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Crime in Princeton down almost 11 percent By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Crime continued to fall in Princeton, as 2016 saw a nearly 11-percent decrease at a time when murders, rapes, robberies and other crimes rose in Mercer County. Princeton had two rapes, zero robberies, 44 assaults, 34 burglaries, 194 larceny-thefts and five motor vehicle thefts, all of which contributed to a 10.6-percentdecrease in crime compared to 2015, figures the State Police showed. There were no homicides. Princeton has been trending in the right direction, with crime down by 21.5 percent since 2014. The numbers were found in a

report the State Police compiles from data from law enforcement agencies throughout New Jersey. The declines in Princeton occurred despite a small rise in crime in the rest of the county, which had a 1.7 percent increase. Nearly every crime category, except for motor vehicle thefts, was up countywide compared to 2015. Mercer had 25 murders, up from 20. As it does year after year, Trenton accounted for the majority of those offenses, 21. Ewing [2] East Windsor [1] and Hamilton [1] made up the rest. Rapes and attempted rapes rose to 107 compared to 92, and robberies were up to 587, compared to 540. In particular, the number of gun-related robberies

was up by 9 percent, 205 to 188. Motor vehicle thefts fell to 541 compared to 712. In terms of neighboring towns to Princeton, crime rose in Plainsboro and West Windsor but was down in Montgomery. As for other parts of Princeton, crime also fell at Princeton University by 25.3 percent, despite slight increases in some violent offenses, data showed. University officials reported three rapes and five robberies in 2016, compared to none in either category in 2015. In addition, motor vehicle thefts rose to 14 from 10. Princeton Police Chief Nicholas K. Sutter and Mayor Liz Lempert could not be reached for comment.

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Princeton High School Mandarin language teacher Shwu-Fen Lin and the school’s Chinese Club along with the Princeton Chinese Language School, hosted a celebration of the Chinese New Year Feb. 11 at the Princeton Public Library. The celebration included traditonal music and instruments, martial arts, calligraphy, painting, dance, games and crafts. Here, attendees watch the Lion Dance.

Princeton Charter school calls for school board to drop suit

The disputed expansion of the Princeton Charter School is headed for state court, with the school and the Princeton Board of Education accusing each other of violating New Jersey’s open meetings law.

are going down, I would expect to see some declines in crime rates too,” he said. “I don’t know of any studies on this right now in New Jersey, per se,” he continued. “But it could have something to do with the fact that there’s just fewer people in the prime ages of people who commit crimes, between the ages of 14 and 22. And if those populations are getting smaller, crime rates always go down.” Census data for New Jersey estimated the population of people under 18 at 22.3 percent in 2015, compared to 23.5 percent in 2010. By comparison the number of people 65 and older is growing, to an estimated 15 percent in 2015 compared to 13.5 percent in 2010.

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Overall, New Jersey saw crime drop 6.7 percent, part of a larger, national pattern of crime on the decline since 1990, said one expert who studies the issue. “We’re at record lows across the board, across the country,” said Victor Thompson, a criminal justice professor at Rider University. “There’s been some uptick in a few places, largely a few metropolitan areas.” Homicide rates, nationally, are at levels not seen since the 1960s, he said. In New Jersey, demographics begin to explain why crime is down in a state with an aging population. “Young adults are the people who are the primary drivers of crime. And so if those numbers

The charter school alleged in papers filed in state Superior Court that the board failed to give proper notice when it met Dec. 11 to plot its opposition to the expansion plan. Under the state’s 1970s-era “sunshine law,” school boards are required to pass a resolution stating the “general nature” of its sessions - a requirement the charter school contended the board has ignored for years. The actions that school officials took after that closed session - including passage of a resolution to send a written objection to the expansion proposal to acting Education Commissioner Kim Harrington - should be thrown out by a state Superior Court judge, the Charter School contends. Harrington will decide the expansion request. For its part, the school board has sued the charter school board of trustees, claiming it violated the sunshine law when it acted to seek state approval to expand the

school by 76 more pupils. In a Feb. 8 letter, the charter school’s attorney threatened to seek sanctions against the district if it didn’t drop its lawsuit within 28 days. The attorney said the district’s suit had been “filed in bad faith and for an improper purpose.” School board President Patrick Sullivan said last week that the district’s actions were proper and would be upheld in court. The contretemps, involving a charter school and a school board that have a history of not getting along, grew out of a request the charter school made to the Christie administration to allow for 76 more pupils. If approved, the move would force the school district - which already provides about $5 million a year to the 340-pupil charter school - to provide an additional $1.16 million. Schools Superintendent Stephen C. Cochrane has said the funding increase would be “devastating” for the district.

Front-running Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy and three of his rivals for the party’s nomination campaigned Sunday in Princeton, offering similar views on social issues and other challenges facing the state while taking turns criticizing Republican Gov. Chris Christie and President Donald J. Trump. Murphy was joined by state Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (D-19), state Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak (D-20) and former Clinton administration official James Johnson at a meeting of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization. The organization later endorsed Wisniewski in a vote of the party rank and file. The event, which drew a crowd of roughly 300 to the Suzanne Patterson Center, was the first time all four challengers faced off in the same venue together. They weighed in on abortion, health care, education, immigration, criminal justice reform and other issues during a moderated question-andanswer session. Murphy assailed “failed special interest politics that have failed this state and failed us.” He called for raising the minimum wage to $15, providing paid sick leave for employees and making college affordable. “I want to be the governor that funds Planned Parenthood, that doesn’t have to be dragged to fund lead remediation programs, that will sign sensible gun safety laws again, that will accept the sad reality of climate change and then put in place a series of programs to push back against it …,” Murphy said. Wisniewski offered his credentials as a state lawmaker representing parts of Middlesex County for 21 years. He helped lead the charge into investigating

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the politically motivated closure of the George Washington Bridge lanes by allies of Christie. He tried to make the case that his experience in Trenton was an asset, as he contrasted himself with previous occupants of the governor’s office. He said “twelve years of outsiders trying to make Trenton better, it hasn’t worked and it won’t work again.” On finances and the economy, Lesniak said he favored having a millionaire’s tax, while Mr. Murphy supported creating a public bank to provide student loans at “more reasonable rates,” fund “small-scale infrastructure projects” and work with other lenders to support small businesses. On the state contributing to the government employee pension system, Murphy said: “The employees, the public sector unions, have done what they’ve been asked to do. The state has not, dating back now to the ‘90s. Chris Christie has kicked that can hard and far down the road, but he’s not the first governor to do so.” Wisniewski said that, as governor, he would ensure that state government paid its “entire share.” See CANDIDATES, Page 11

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Princeton man takes plea in kidnapping case By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

A Princeton man accused of holding his girlfriend captive in his car and threatening to kill her in November pleaded guilty earlier this month to theft in return for getting probation. Benjamin Li, 23, was

able to resolve his case only a few months after being arrested Nov.28 on charges of kidnapping, criminal restraint and receiving stolen property. Authorities claimed that he drove his 20-year-old girlfriend around for three hours through the area, with her screams of help catch-

ing the attention of Princeton Police officer. The victim told police that Li punched her, stole her cell phone and threatened to kill her, police said at the time. In state Superior Court Feb.2, he pleaded guilty to third-degree theft by unlawful taking, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office

said. He took the plea bargain one day before his 23rd birthday. “The state is recommending probation, no contact with the victim, domestic violence counseling, and that the defendant continue psychological counseling and follow all recommendations and treat-

Latoya Parsons, 34, of Nassau Street, Princeton, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after police were called to investigate an illegally parked car on Red Oak Row at 11:40 p.m. Feb. 11. She was released with a pending court date.

An Apple iPhone, valued at $480, was reported

stolen from a charging station at Princeton High School between 1 and 2 p.m. Feb. 8. The theft was reported at 6:07 p.m. Feb. 10.

Cory Frost, 39, of Adella Avenue, Hamilton Township, was arrested on an outstanding warrant from the Mercer County Sheriff’s office following a motor vehicle stop for speeding on Elm Road at Two people tried to pass 10:49 p.m. Feb. 8. He was fraudulent prescriptions for turned over to the Mercer Oxcycodone and Percocet at County Sheriff’s office. the CVS pharmacy on State Road, but left after employSomeone stole an Apple ees refused to fill them. The iPhone belonging to a incident was reported at Princeton High School stu6:11 p.m. Feb. 10. dent. When it was recovered later, it was found to have a cracked screen. The theft was reported at 1:50 p.m. Feb. 8.

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Prosecutor’s Office was “very reasonable” in light of “extenuating circumstances.” He declined to elaborate. Li had had trouble with the law before. In 2013, he entered the pre-trial intervention program to resolve drug charges in Middlesex County.

Skillman man charged with luring, lewdness

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ment including any medications,” said Casey A. DeBlasio, spokeswoman for the Prosecutor’s Office. He is due to be sentenced March 30, she said. David Oakley, Li’s lawyer, said Wednesday that it was a “good outcome for everybody” and a “fair resolution.” He said the

three 17-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl were released to their parents’ cusBy Lea Kahn tody.

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Peter J. Tracy, 39, of Hollynoll Drive, Hamilton Township, was charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle and failure to inspect following a motor vehicle stop on Route 1 South near College Road at 8:10 a.m. Feb. 11. He was released with a pending court date.

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Four juveniles were charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia when police responded to investigate a suspicious car parked in the area of Walker Gordon Drive at 7:53 p.m. Feb. 14. The

Julio C. Paz, 18, of Princeton, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after police responded to Montgomery High School on the report of a student in possession of drugs Feb. 7. He was released with a pending court date. Daniel Young, 18, of Skillman, was charged with possession of marijuana, improper passing, maintenance of lamps and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle following a motor vehicle stop on Skillman Road Feb. 2. He was released with a pending court date.

A Skillman man, who is a registered sex offender, has been ordered to be detained after being charged with luring and lewdness offenses, according to spokeswoman Casey DeBlasio of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Adam Woolf, 23, of Skillman, was ordered to be detained by Mercer County Superior Court Judge Peter E. Warshaw Wednesday at the request of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Mr. Woolf was charged with five counts of seconddegree luring, three counts of fourth-degree lewdness and five counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The incident occurred Feb. 7 in pool area of the Physical Education building at Mercer County Community College, Ms. DeBlasio said. Mr. Woolf told three boys and two girls, who were all under 13 years old, that he was a maintenance employee and that the chlorine levels in the swimming pool would damage their swimsuits, Ms. DeBlasio said.

He told the three boys to go into an upstairs men’s locker room. He followed them inside, undressed and showered naked in front of them. He also encouraged the boys to shower naked, Ms. DeBlasio said. Mr. Woolf followed the two girls into the women’s locker room and attempted to do the same thing with them that he did with the boys, she said. Mr. Woolf was subsequently approached and identified at the pool by Mercer County Community College security officers. Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri gave credit to the West Windsor Township Police Department and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Victims Unit for the investigation that led to Mr. Woolf’s arrest. Assistant Prosecutor Renee Robeson is handling the case. Under bail reform, a defendant can be ordered to be held for pretrial detention at the Prosecutor’s Office’s request, or released with or without conditions. There is no more monetary bail.

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Residents updated on Cherry Valley Road project By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Nearly a dozen residents who live along Cherry Valley Road turned out for a neighborhood meeting organized by Princeton and Montgomery Township officials to update them on the Cherry Valley Road reconstruction project Wednesday. Princeton and Montgomery officials walked the residents through the project, which is expected to get under way later this year. Properties on the north side of Cherry Valley Road are in Montgomery Township, and those on the south side are in Princeton.

A half-mile stretch of Cherry Valley Road, between Jefferson’s Curve and an area about 300 feet west of Cherry Hill Road, will be widened from 20 feet to 34 feet. The plan calls for two 12-foot-wide lanes, plus a 5-foot-wide bicycle lane on both sides of the road. Ditches on both sides of the road will be filled in and replaced with underground drainage pipes. An asphalt pedestrian path will be installed on the Princeton side of the road, which will be an extension of an existing asphalt path to the east. Officials also told residents Wednesday that about 150 trees will be cut down

to make room for the wider road. The tree work is expected to begin in March and to be completed by the end of the month. The majority of trees to be removed have trunks between 6 inches and 24 inches in diameter. There are nine trees that have diameters of 30 inches to 45 inches, and eight trees whose trunk is more than 45 inches. Noting that some of the trees are 100 to 125 feet tall, Princeton Municipal Arborist Lorraine Konopka acknowledged that removing the trees will have a “major” impact on the tree canopy. “It sounds terrible, but a

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lot of the trees need to come down for safety,” Konopka said. Some of those trees are dead. All of the trees that are being removed are within the public right-ofway. When several residents questioned why Cherry Valley Road - which one Montgomery Township resident described as “a sweet little tree-lined road” - has to be widened, officials said it would make the road safer. During bad weather, cars have to be pulled from the ditches. Residents also said they were concerned that a wide road would lead to speeding. Pointing out that drivers “fly down the road,” one

Montgomery Township resident asked if speed humps or other traffic-calming measures could be installed. But Princeton Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton said current regulations would not permit them. Stockton suggested that striping the two lanes so they are 11 feet wide might help to slow down motorists because narrow lanes would give the road a “constrained feel.” Princeton Police Sgt. Thomas Murray said motorists speed on Cherry Valley Road, but there are strategies to encourage them to slow down, such as bicycle lanes and pedestrian paths. A double yellow line pained down the middle of

the road might help, he said. Sgt. Murray said the Princeton and Montgomery police departments would like to set up radar to enforce the speed limit, but Cherry Valley Road is too narrow. “To be quite honest, the biggest challenge both police departments face is, even with radar, there is no place to set it up,” Sgt. Murray said. “With a wider road, our ability to do radar enforcement will improve.” “We think we have a good handle on this. We will put a cap on speeding. I personally think this will benefit you in many ways,” Sgt. Murray said of the road widening project.

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Trees more social than you may think

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 and concluded that humans are wrong in assuming trees lack intelligence because they don’t have brains. 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. 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. 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. To learn more about the book, check out author interviews at the Yale Environment 360 website athttp://e360.yale.edu/features/ are_trees_sentient_peter_wohll eben and on Y o u T u b e a t h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? 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.

CAPITOL NEWS AND COMMENT Sanctuary cities bill could hurt state budget Senator Jim Holzapfel (R-10) announced his opposition to legislation, S3007 / A4590, which would require the state to reimburse local governments for the loss of federal funds that result from their status as a “sanctuary” jurisdiction. “The legislation has the potential to devastate our state budget by shifting a $15 billion burden onto New Jersey taxpayers,” stated Holzapfel. “While this ill-conceived legislation is designed to make a political statement, it lacks a financial statement that addresses the tremendous tax increases it would require.” According to the FY 2017 state budget, New Jersey municipalities are expected to receive $15.7 billion in federal funding this year. The legislation would allow municipalities or counties who have been denied federal funds to apply to the state Commissioner of Community Affairs for a “dollar-for-dollar” match to compensate for the withheld federal money. “Why should taxpayers across the state pay for the decisions of local governments that declare themselves a sanctuary from immigration law enforcement?” asked Holzapfel. “This bill could potentially have ten times the financial impact of the gas tax increase that generated a statewide public outcry, yet we haven’t had a single public hearing.” “I don’t understand why we’re voting on bills like this when the New Jersey Senate hasn‘t addressed the real problems in our state,” added Holzapfel. “We need to take action to cut property taxes and address education concerns, and not waste time on careless bills designed to make political statements at the expense of taxpayers.”

Senate Democrats block affordable housing reform

An effort by Senator Kip Bateman (R-16) to have the New Jersey Senate vote on comprehensive affordable housing reform legislation was blocked by the majority Senate Democrats. Bateman’s action follows a recent ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court on affordable housing which ensures continued confusion and expensive litigation for municipalities. “Towns across the state were begging for legislative relief to clarify the state’s incoherent affordable housing policy before the recent Supreme Court ruling, and those pleas have only increased since the decision was released,” said Bateman. “I am saddened that the Senate Democratic majority refuses to consider the passage of reform legislation that would prevent unnecessary litigation for towns and protect residents from higher property tax bills.” Bateman sponsors S2216, which would allow towns to administer their own affordable housing obligations, giving every municipality the flexibility and autonomy to make their own decisions. His effort to make S2216 the “Order of the Day” in the Senate, which would allow a vote to advance the bill, was immediately blocked by Senate Democrats. Michele S. Byers is executive director of “The Supreme Court left the door open for the Legislature to the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in enact a new affordable housing scheme,” added Bateman. “Unless Morristown. the Legislature accepts that invitation and takes action to adopt a coherent and sensible affordable housing policy, the impact on property taxes, open space and the environment could be devastatwww.princetonpacket.com ing for many towns. The Senate’s continued inaction is inexcusFounded in 1786 able.” Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005 Bateman’s action coincides with other efforts by Senate Republicans to push the New Jersey Senate to act on issues of importance to the people of New Jersey. Aubrey Huston Managing Editor ahuston@centraljersey.com

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Wounded Warriors bill goes to governor’s desk Legislation Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo, Bob Andrzejczak, Raj Mukherji, Paul Moriarty, Daniel Benson, Joseph Danielsen and Eric Houghtaling sponsored to boost assistance for “wounded warriors” and their caregivers, an ever-growing demographic that faces unique challenges in the post-9 / 11 era, was approved 37-0 by the Senate on Feb. 13, giving it final legislative approval. The lawmakers were inspired by a 2014 RAND Corporation study that included a number of unsettling statistics regarding the care of wounded veterans in the post-9 / 11 era, most notably that an estimated 1.1 million civilians are providing volunteer caregiving services to wounded veterans. Meanwhile, the study found that 53 percent of post-9 / 11 voluntary caregivers have no support network.

“The purpose of the bill is to help care for those who are caring for our veterans,” said Mazzeo (D-Atlantic). “Care-giving for post9 / 11 veterans is a massive economic and societal undertaking that we’re facing right now. The enormous sacrifice our military members have made during two wars for over a decade now deserves a better response from our end.” The sponsors also noted that 12 percent of these voluntary caregivers provide more than 40 hours of care per week, which would be worth $3 billion annually in services if the care were not voluntary. Additionally, studies have shown that employee assistance programs for military caregivers have reduced absenteeism by 43 percent and enhanced work productivity. “Support for military caregivers is not just the right and necessary thing to do - it also makes good economic sense,” said Andrzejczak (D-Cape May / Atlantic / Cumberland), a retired U.S. Army sergeant who lost his leg while serving in Iraq in 2008. “We can’t turn a blind eye to this growing issue when our service men and women have been actively engaged overseas for going on two decades now. While most family members will give selflessly of their time to help a loved one who was wounded in battle, the fact remains that they still need to support themselves, and perhaps other family members, which becomes much harder to do when they have less time to devote to earning a living.” The bill (A450), the “Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act,” would provide an income tax credit to family caregivers of certain former members of the military with service-connected disabilities. The bill sets the refundable qualified veteran care credit at 100 percent of the service member’s disability compensation or $675, whichever is less. To qualify for the credit, a caregiver must: * Be related to the service member within the third degree; * Share a residence with the service member for at least six months of the year; * Have a gross income that does not exceed $100,000 as a joint filer or $50,000 as a single or separate filer. “Caregivers of veterans often devote long hours tending to the needs of their loved ones, many times sacrificing their own wellbeing,” said Benson (D-Mercer / Middlesex). “This can definitely be stressful, both physically and financially. We need to step up and help repay some of the sacrifice our veterans and their family members have made.” “These are veterans who have made grave sacrifices for our country, irreparable sacrifices” said Danielsen (D-Middlesex / Somerset). “They deserve our utmost devotion and attention, as do their caregivers, given the enormous responsibilities they have before them. Hopefully this legislation will help ease some of life’s everyday challenges for them.” The bill was approved by the Assembly in June. It now goes to the governor.

Senate OKs varsity letter bill

Legislation sponsored by Senate Republicans Christopher “Kip” Bateman and Diane Allen to extend opportunities to earn varsity letters to high school students who participate in competitive activities other than athletics has passed the New Jersey Senate. “Extending varsity letters to kids who compete on stage or in a classroom doesn’t diminish the value of the letter - it enhances it,” Senator Bateman (R-16) said. “Our schools are home to some of the best performing arts programs in the country. I think anyone who has witnessed a standing ovation at a school musical would agree that the kids who participate in these programs deserve varsity letters, too.” The bill S2398 provides that school districts may adopt a policy allowing high school students who participate in any schoolsponsored, interscholastic extracurricular activities that include competitions to earn a varsity letter awarded by the district. “Interscholastic competition is becoming increasingly common, especially as we continue to see more of our students interested in science and math,” Senator Allen (R-7) said. “We need to show these kids that academic achievements matter. Whether it’s with the chess team, robotics club, or any other academic win over other schools, we must acknowledge that. Our student performers and academic competitors work just as hard as our athletes. They should be honored in the same meaningful way.” Currently, each board of education may decide the sports and activities for which a student may be eligible to receive a varsity letter. The legislation is permissive and would not require schools to give out varsity letters to students who compete in extracurricular activities outside of athletics.

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WEST WINDSOR

Freedom Village apartment complex approved By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Like some of her classmates who graduated with her from West WindsorPlainsboro High School North in 2009, Monica Koppstein would like to move out of her parents’ home and live in her own apartment. Koppstein, 29, works as a cashier’s assistant at a local business. Although she has multiple disabilities and could live on her own with some support, there are few options available to her. That’s why she has remained under her parents’ roof.

But that could change, now that the West Windsor Township Planning Board has approved Project Freedom Inc.’s proposed 72-unit rental apartment complex, off Old Bear Brook Road. Work on Freedom Village at West Windsor, as the new rental apartment complex will be known, is expected to begin at the end of this year or early in 2018. The 72 apartments will be distributed among six, two-story buildings. There are 14 one-bedroom apartments, 42 two-bedroom apartments and 16 threebedroom apartments. All are designed to be wheelchair-accessible, with wide

doorways and hallways, elevators and walk-in showers. Freedom Village at West Windsor will be Project Freedom’s eighth development, Tracee Battis told the Planning Board at its Feb. 8 meeting. She is the director of housing development for the Robbinsville-based nonprofit organization. There are four developments in Mercer County, and one each in Burlington, Ocean and Salem counties. Project Freedom Inc.’s mission is to provide affordable housing for people with disabilities, Battis said. The earliest projects were fully occupied by the dis-

abled, she said. But the State of New Jersey, which offers subsidies, now requires 25 percent of the units to be set aside for the disabled, Battis said. The rest are available to low- and moderate-income households. For Freedom Village at West Windsor, this means 18 units would be deed-restricted for the disabled. Although the State of New Jersey’s goal is to mix the disabled with the non-disabled, Project Freedom Inc. has found that about 40 percent of the units typically are occupied by the disabled, Battis said. When the meeting was

opened for public comment, a couple of attendees encouraged the Planning Board to approve the application. Nantanee Koppstein said her daughter, Monica Koppstein, would “greatly benefit from the affordable, fully accessible and quality housing” that Project Freedom Inc. offers. It would the first such housing development in West Windsor Township, Koppstein said. “There is a critical shortage of accessible housing for residents with disabilities,” she said. “Throughout the past several years, I have watched with envy the beautiful and well-main-

tained housing being developed, owned and efficiently run by Project Freedom Inc. in Hopewell, Lawrence, Robbinsville Hamilton and more,” she said. “Future residents of Freedom Village, like Monica, will be tax-paying and productive members of our community,” Koppstein said. If the application is approved, it would enable people with disabilities to live independently with their peers in the community, she said. With little comment, the Planning Board unanimously approved Project Freedom Inc.’s application.

Township considers changes to tobacco use policy By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

It might soon be harder to catch a break - a cigarette break, that is. West Windsor Township Council is considering some changes to its tobacco use ordinance that would restrict the locations where cigarette smoking is allowed. Township Council, which doubles as the municipal Board of Health, reviewed a draft of the proposed changes presented by township Health Officer Jill Swanson Monday night. The proposed revisions, as outlined by Swanson, would create an absolute

ban on smoking in all township parks. As it stands now, a smoker can light up a cigarette in a municipal park if he or she is at least 35 feet away from another person. Also, smoking a cigarette or tobacco product would not be permitted within 35 feet of any entrance to any municipal building. Currently, smoking is prohibited within 35 feet of the front entrance to the Municipal Building, but not the secondary or side entrances. Municipally owned or managed buildings include the Municipal Building, the Senior Citizens Center, the West Windsor Post Office and the Police Depart-

ment/Municipal Court building, all of which are on the Municipal Complex at 271 Clarksville Road. The 35-foot rule would also apply to the township Department of Public Works facility, the West Windsor Arts Council building and the Emergency Services building, which are scattered around the township. Township Council was receptive to expanding the ban from the front entrance of the Municipal Building to all entrances of that building, but Councilwoman Linda Geevers sought to take it one step further by instituting a total ban on smoking on all municipal property.

Geevers, who is a former school board member, pointed out that the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District enacted a total ban on smoking on school property and on school trips. “There is nothing healthy about smoking or breathing in second-hand smoke,” Geevers said. Encouraging a healthy lifestyle means banning tobacco use, not restricting it, she said. Councilwoman Ayesha Hamilton questioned a total ban on smoking and its impact on township employees who are cigarette smokers. It could force them to walk out to Clarksville Road to

smoke, she said. “I don’t know how you would account for a smoke break,” Hamilton said. When Hamilton said that “you can’t tell people what to do,” Geevers replied that the school district ban affects about 1,000 employees and the municipal ban would affect about 200 employees. “They changed,” Geevers said of the school district employees. Council President Peter Mendonez, who said he is a former cigarette smoker, favored the proposed changes. The 35-foot ban is “low-hanging fruit,” he said, adding that “I’m all for that.”

There was much less debate over the suggestion to ban smoking in all township parks. “I think absolutely we should do it,” Councilwoman Alison Miller said. But Councilman Hemant Marathe was indifferent to the proposed changes. He said he did see any issues with a 35-foot ban or a total ban on smoking. “When I see people smoking, I tell them not to do it. Life is too short to fight every person who smokes,” Marathe said. Township Council is expected to introduce revisions to the smoking regulations at a subsequent meeting.

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University expands gender-neutral housing for undergrads By Somi Jun Correspondent

Full mixed-gender rooming is coming to Princeton University. Though men and women have been permitted to live together in campus housing for nearly a decade, starting next semester undergraduates can choose to live with “gender-nonconforming” students as well. The new policy follows a unanimous vote last November by the University Student Life Committee to expand “gender-neutral” housing following years of petitions from student groups. “Many committees comprised of faculty, administration and students tried to get this done before and frankly, it happened now in

large part because ... [vice president Rochelle] Calhoun decided to make it a priority,” said senior Lily Gellman, who helped research the proposal. “She’s an administrator with enough power to get that push going when populism alone wasn’t enough.” In 2008, Princeton became the last Ivy League school to offer gender-neutral housing. According to senior Lafayette Matthews, who participated in a teach-in and demonstration supporting the proposal, genderneutral accommodations are complicated by “leftover” policies from Title IX, the federal government anti-sex discrimination law. When Title IX was first passed, its regulations used terminol-

ogy that specifically addressed male and female genders. Increasingly, however, national discourse on gender includes a wider spectrum encompassing genderqueer and transgender identities. “There are a lot of restrooms around campus that are single stall, but have a gender marker on them. A lot of those are there because of Title IX regulations, that stipulate that you need to have a women’s restroom in every building, because it used to be that there were only men’s restrooms,” Matthews said. Matthews and seven other Princeton students wrote testimonials for betterprinceton.org about their personal experiences with

gender-neutral accommodations. Matthews, for example, remembered memorizing a map of gender-neutral and private bathrooms on campus and choosing his dormitory based on proximity to them. “I didn’t seek out gender-neutral housing because I figured it was only for when you had a roommate. I didn’t even know there were rooms with private bathrooms until junior year,” Matthews said in his testimonial. “I just tried to keep my head down, constantly reminded that I’m lucky to even be at Princeton.” Junior Nicolas Freeman faced a similar experience when he tried to draw housing in a mixed gender group last year. The process was

confounded by the “n+1” rule, which requires that gender-neutral dorms have one more room than the number of occupants. This restricted gender-neutral dorms to quads with at least five rooms or doubles with at least three rooms, arrangements that are snatched up early in the drawing system. “We were denied gender-neutral housing,” Freeman said. “It was a discouragingly long and mysterious process. The new housing changes should hopefully make this process a lot easier.” The new housing policy does away with the “n+1” rule by allowing groups of students seeking housing to mix genders. Other aspects of the policy include ways to extend gender-

neutral housing to incoming first-years and give transgender or gender-nonconforming students priority in accessing private bathrooms. The expansion of gender-neutral housing is the culmination of years of advocacy from student groups. According to Matthews, other efforts to promote gender inclusivity could involve the Office of the Registrar’s policy that allows students to identify as “male” or “female” only. Again, Princeton finds itself entangled with federal institutions: The Office of the Registrar sticks with a gender binary to align with federal student aid rules, which offer students only “male” or “female” identity options.

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Most Mercer County offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in observance of Presidents Day. The following county offices and facilities will be closed to the public on Monday, Feb. 20, and will reopen for business onTuesday, Feb. 21: McDade Administration Building, 640 South Broad St.; Criminal Courthouse, 400 South Warren St.; Civil Courthouse and Office of the County Surrogate, 175 South Broad St.; Office of the Mercer County Clerk, 240 West State St.; Mercer County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton; and all branches of the Mercer County Library System. The following County

facilities will remain open: Trenton-Mercer Airport (except administrative offices), Correction Center, Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services Communications Center. The following Mercer County Park Commission facilities will be open on Presidents Day: Ice Skating Center, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.; Tennis Center, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Equestrian Center, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Wildlife Center, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mercer Oaks West and Princeton Country Club golf courses will be open if conditions permit — call pro shop for updates. Howell Living History Farm, Tulpehaking Nature Center, and the Mercer Oaks East and Mountain View golf course will be closed. For more information on Park Commission facilities, visit www.mercercountyparks.org.

Women to discuss church leadership Princeton Theological Seminary’s Center for Theology, Women, and Gender (CTWG) will host a fireside chat, “Breaking the StainedGlass Ceiling: Women Leaders in the 21st Century Church,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center on the seminary’s main campus. The event is free and open to the public. “Although more women are enrolled in seminary and preparing to lead congregations, there is still a belief that women cannot handle the pressures of leadership,” said Regina Langley, CTWG program administrator. “ Presentations will be given by: The Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, senior minister, The Riverside Church, New York, New York; the Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli, senior pastor, Foundry United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C.; the Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner, senior pastor, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois; and the Rev. Courtney Clayton Jenkins, senior pastor, South Euclid United Church of Christ, South Euclid, Ohio. The event is free, but registration is necessary. Visit http://tinyurl.com/gt4qz6k to register. For more information, contact Regina Langley at regina.langley@ptsem.edu.

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Locks of Love Fourteen Stuart girls - 13 students and one staff member at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, the PS-12 independent girls' day school in Princeton - cut their hair on Feb. 14, to donate to children with permanent hair loss at Stuart's 17th annual "Locks of Love" haircutting event. Stylists from Metropolis Spa and Salon in Princeton gave complementary haircuts. Since February 2001, Stuart girls, faculty and staff, and their families, have been growing their hair in order to donate ponytails. Stuart has given more than 300 ponytails to Locks of Love forponytails to make hair wigs for children with permanent hair loss.

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Marjory Gelpke White, 92 Marjory Gelpke White, a long time Princeton resident, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2017 at the age of 92 in the home of her loving daughter, Laura White Marks in Windham, New Hampshire. Her daughter, Nancy White Baruch and granddaughter, Cayce Marks were also at her bedside at the time of her passing. She was born Marjory Gerhardine Gelpke on July 25, 1924 to Ellen and Adolf Gelpke in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Marjory attended Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania in 1941-1945, graduating with a Masters Degree in both Biology and Chemistry. Marjory then attended Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia in 1946 - 1948. After meeting the love of her life, William Rolt White, they married in 1948 and lived in %ASTON 0ENNSYLVANIA WHILE h"ILLv lNISHED HIS DEGREE AT Lafayette College. Settling back in the Philadelphia area for a number of years, they then moved to Princeton in 1963. Both were active members of the All Saintâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, the school and community. At All Saintâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, Marjory served on the Altar 'UILD &LOWER 'UILD AND WAS THE lRST WOMAN TO BE elected to the Vestry. As her children were involved in the Boy and Girl Scouting programs, she volunteered to be leaders in both organizations. She was President of the Princeton High School PTA, a 27 year member of PEO, a philanthropic educational organization that raises money for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scholarships and a long time active member of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Club of Princeton from 1963 - 2016, serving as president 1981-1983. The WCCP also raises monies for scholarships for young women to attend college. Having been raised to value education, Marjory was passionate about helping young women further their education through scholarship assistance. After Bill Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sudden and unexpected death (on his 50th birthday) in 1971, Marjory became sole provider of her three children; one in college, one on the way to college and another in high school. Marjory, having just earned her Real Estate Brokers license a few months before, joined Audrey Short Realty World and embarked on an illustrious career, earning multiple awards as New Jerseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top salesperson, spanning decades in the business. This was evident as, at the age of 85 she was BEING RECRUITED BY lVE COMPETING 0RINCETON REAL ESTATE lRMS AFTER HER lRM "URGDORFF 2EALTORS WAS BOUGHT BY Coldwell Banker. Marjoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success in real estate was rooted in creating a caring relationship and welcoming her clients into the community she loved. Many of her clients became good friends and fellow parishioners at All Saints Church. As matriarch of the family, Marjory was the historian and keeper of the many generational stories. She helped strengthen the family bonds with her passion to connect everyone. Family reunions in Ocean City, New Jersey, were especially joyful occasions. Always an adventurous spirit, Marjory enjoyed exploring the world with her children and grandchildren, traveling to England, Ireland, France, Costa Rica, the Caribbean Islands, Italy and Greece. A life long learner AND LOVER OF THE ARTS -ARJORY REAPED THE BENElTS OF living in Princeton, auditing courses at the University and regularly attending performances at McCarter Theater and the NJ Symphony at Richardson Hall. Beloved wife, mother, mother in law, grandmother and great grandmother, Marjory was predeceased by her parents, Ellen and Adolf Gelpke, her husband, William R. White, her sister Ellen Craun, brother in law Ted Craun, nephew Todd Craun, sister in law Gloria Gelpke and brother in law John Macinko. She is survived by her three children, Geoffrey, Laura and Nancy, brother Roy Gelpke, sister Connie Macinko, grandchildren Fenlon, Justine, Seaver, Brett, Tyler, Cayce, Luke and great grandson, Adrian. There will a memorial service to celebrate Marjoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 2:30 pm , at All Saints Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton, NJ. )N LIEU OF mOWERS -ARJORY REQUESTED CONTRIBUTIONS made to Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College Club of Princeton, NJ, PO Box 3181, Princeton, NJ 08540, PEO Foundation, 3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312, or All Saints Church, 16 All Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Road, Princeton, NJ 08540.

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Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong resident of Princeton. Blanche married Robert David McCarthy on June 29, 1949 at Blessed Sacrament Church in Trenton. She was a former member of the Present Day Club of Princeton, an honorary member of Springdale Golf Club of Princeton and a lifelong parishioner of St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church in Princeton. Daughter of the late James J. and Blanche Marie (Gallagher) McGuire, wife of the late Robert David McCarthy, and sister of the late Elinor McCarthy, she is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law Robert D. McCarthy, Jr. and Marly MacFarlane, and James J. McCarthy, one daughter and son-in-law Kathleen McCarthy and Richard J. Maylander. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 AM Friday, February 17, 2017 at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, 216 Nassau St., Princeton. Burial will follow in St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cemetery. Calling hours will be held from 8:30 to 10:00 Am Friday at The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, 40 Vandeventer Ave., Princeton. Obituaries

JOY LOUISE (BARKER) ROSIN JOY LOUISE (BARKER) ROSIN Passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Atrium Acute Care in Princeton on January 10th. She was born in Trenton NJ and lived in Florida for many years. She is survived by her children Tracy-Joy, Shawn and Terrance Todd, as well as several grandchildren, great grandchildren, her sister and brothers. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert T., son, Robert Scottand parents Alfred and Evelyn Barker. Joy was a wonderful person, very much loved and will be missed by many. Private Memorial Service to be held in the Spring. Donations can be made to Hospice of Cranbury, NJ. . Obituaries

Robert W. Wright Robert W. Wright, 97, formerly of Princeton, NJ died on February 3, at home in Teaneck, NJ surrounded by his loving family. Born in Newark, NJ on January 29, 1920 and raised in Princeton, Robert graduated from Princeton HS in 1939. He attended Lincoln University in Pa. before enlisting in the army during WW II. Robert fought with the 999th Field Artillery Battalion (Colored) from 1944 until the end of the war. When he returned home in 1946, he found employment with Princetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rockwood Dairy. Robert retired from the dairy in 1967 and later worked as a security guard at Princeton University. Robert loved to travel and he often took cruises with his companion of 25 years, Geraldine Burch. The pair settled in Willingboro, NJ and together took up photography and craft-making. Robert received multiple awards for his photos, wooden chests and rocking horses.

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Predeceased by her husband, Stanley Harris "Bucky" Runyon, Mary Evelyn is survived by two loving daughters, Cindy RunyonGreen and her husband, Tom, and Lauren Runyon Bregenzer and her husband, Bill. She was also the proud grandmother of 5: Andrew Green and his wife, Dana; William Bregenzer and Marissa Fung; Carey Green and his fiancee Michelle Volansky; Kelley Bregenzer and Morgan Bregenzer.

Son of the late Bruce and Alice Thigpen Wright, brother of the late Honorable Bruce McM. Wright, and the late Juanita Wright Moss, he is survived by two sons Robert and Pastor Bruce McMarion Wright II, 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Mary Evelyn was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Hopewell Women's Club and the Friday Coffee Group. She was an avid biker and reader, but her greatest joy was spending time with her loving family and friends. She will be missed.

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Calendar Continued from Page 7A Clevelands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Princetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OTHER Presidential Couple.â&#x20AC;? The Rev. Mulford will explore the ties both Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland formed with Princeton. This meet-

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Tue., Feb. 21 AARP Smart Driver Course, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, 1225 State

Road, Princeton. Led by an AARP instructor, this program focuses on defensive driving techniques and other invaluable skills, and could result in a reduction

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NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held February 13, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-7 AN ORDINANCE BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON CONCERNING GARBAGE, REFUSE AND RECYCLING AND AMENDING THE "CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 1974â&#x20AC;? AND THE "CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 1968" was passed on second and final reading and adopted. Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk

NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held February 13, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-1 AN ORDINANCE BY PRINCETON CONCERNING THE ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND AMENDING SECTION 2-116 OF THE "CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRINCETON, 1968" was passed on second and final reading and adopted. Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk PP, 1x, 2/17/17 Fee: $10.50

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NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held February 13, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-6 AN ORDINANCE BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON REGULATING NO PARKING AND TWO-HOUR PARKING ON CARNAHAN PLACE AND AMENDING THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 1968â&#x20AC;? was passed on second and final reading and adopted. Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk

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in car insurance premiums and possible removal of up to two points from participantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; New Jersey driving records. Cost: $15 for AARP members; $20 for non-members. To register v i s i t www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call (888) 8978979. A History: Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer, 8 to 9 p.m., Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau St., Princeton. Lecture by oncologist and biotech executive Rachel Humphrey. Open to the public. Non-member fee: $5. Dessert will be served.

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Legal Notices NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held February 13, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-5 AN ORDINANCE BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON REGULATING NO PARKING, TWO-HOUR PARKING AND TEN HOUR PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MERCER STREET BETWEEN NASSAU STREET (NJ ROUTE 27) AND EDGEHILL STREET, AND AMENDING THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 1974â&#x20AC;? was passed on second and final reading and adopted. Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk

NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held February 13, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-3 AN ORDINANCE BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON REGULATING NO PARKING AND TWO HOUR PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF PINE STREET AND AMENDING THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 1974â&#x20AC;? was passed on second and final reading and adopted. Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk PP, 1x, 2/17/17, Fee: $11.55

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Legal Notices NOTICE MERCER COUNTY INSURANCE FUND COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WITH EXECUTIVE SESSION NOTICE is hereby given that the Mercer County Insurance Fund Commission has scheduled a meeting on February 27, 2017 at 10:30 AM with an EXECUTIVE SESSION to be held in Room 211 of the Mercer County Administration Building, 640 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ, for the express purpose of the following:

NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held February 13, 2017 an ordinance entitled: 2017-2 AN ORDINANCE BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON ABOLISHING THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;GENERAL BOARD FOR MAKING ASSESSMENTS FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTSâ&#x20AC;? AND AMENDING THE "CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 1974â&#x20AC;? AND THE "CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY, 1968" was passed on second and final reading and adopted. Kathleen Brzezynski Municipal Clerk PP, 1x, 2/17/17 Fee: $12.60

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The Princeton Housing Authority has prepared its five-year and annual plans in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and provisions of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE 2017-05

The plans will be available to the public after February 10, 2017 and can be reviewed during normal business hours at the Princeton Housing Authority, 1 Redding Circle, Princeton, NJ 08540.

TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM SYED REALTY, LLC LOCATED AT BLOCK 5, LOT 77 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 59 CRANBURY ROAD

A public hearing will also be held on April 6, 2017 at 11:00 AM at 1 Redding Circle, Princeton, NJ 08540.

The ordinance published herewith was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the governing body of the Township of West Windsor, in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, held on February 13, 2017. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the governing body to be held in the West Windsor Township Municipal Building, in the Township on February 27, 2017 at 7:00 o'clock P.M., and during the weeks prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available at the Clerk's office to the members of the general public who shall request the same.

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This professional was appointed with the non-fair and open process, as the above will exceed the Pay to Pay amount of $17,500. These contracts, disclosure certifications, and the resolution authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk.

2017-03 TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM IAN R. BRADBROOK AND EILEEN BRADBROOK LOCATED AT BLOCK 5, LOT 48 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 31 CRANBURY ROAD

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Wed., Feb. 22 Medication Safety, 1 to 2 p.m., Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, 1225 State Road, Princeton. Timothy Reilly, clinical pharmacist with Princeton HealthCare System and clinical assistant professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, RutgersĂ˘Ë&#x2020;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;The State University of New Jersey, will discuss learning more about sticking to a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommended treatment, managing multiple prescriptions, interactions and medicationrelated problems. Free. To register visit www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call (888) 897-8979. Business Networking Event, hosted by The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Spruce Street Community Center, 1040 Spruce St., Lawrence. A guided tour of the new community center, live program demonstrations, information about child care and club programs for your companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employees, details regarding volunteer opportunities and a chance to connect with other area professionals. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free. To register visit bgcmercer.org.

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2017-02 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR

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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT CHAPTER 168, â&#x20AC;&#x153;TRAFFIC AND PARKING,â&#x20AC;? OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR

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TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PRINCETON JUNCTION REDEVELOPMENT PLAN REGULATING PROVISIONS TO EXPAND THE RP-7 ZONING DISTRICT OF THE PRINCETON JUNCTION REDEVELOPMENT PLAN &+$37(5 2) 7+( &2'( 2) 7+( 72:16+,3 2) :(67 :,1'625

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was duly approved and adopted on Second and Final reading at a regular meeting of the West Windsor Township Council held on February 13, 2017 and was approved by Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh on February 14, 2017. This Ordinance shall become effective on March 6, 2017. Sharon L. Young Township Clerk West Windsor Township PP, 1x, 2/17/17 Fee: $27.30

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The public hearing on this Ordinance will be held at the Township Council meeting of February 27, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the West Windsor Township Municipal Building, 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, New Jersey.

TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR (1999) TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ORDINANCE TO ADOPT TWO AMENDMENTS COVERING THE TWO AREAS IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT AND ENTITLED â&#x20AC;&#x153;AMENDMENT TO THE PRINCETON JUNCTION RP-7 ELLSWORTH CENTER REDEVELOPMENT PLANâ&#x20AC;? AND â&#x20AC;&#x153;EASTERLY PORTION OF THE MANEELY AREA REDEVELOPMENT PLANâ&#x20AC;?. CHAPTER 200 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR (1999) The attached ordinance amends Chapter 200, Land Use by adopting two Redevelopment Plan Amendments covering two areas in need of redevelopment and entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amendment to the Princeton Junction RP-7 Ellsworth Center Redevelopment Planâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Easterly Portion of Maneely Area Redevelopment Planâ&#x20AC;?.

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT TAKE NOTICE that the Mayor and Council of Princeton, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey has awarded the following contract without competitive bidding executed as an extraordinary, unspeciďŹ able service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1) (a) at a meeting held on February 13, 2017. The contract and the resolution authorizing them are available for public inspection in the OfďŹ ce of the Municipal Clerk as follows: NAME

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Labor Counsel

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Princeton Hydro, LLC

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The Secret Concentration Camp Diary of Odd Nansen, 7 p.m., Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St., Princeton. Retired attorney and writer Timothy Boyce gives a talk and and leads a discussion of the World War II diary â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Day to Day,â&#x20AC;? a World War II concentration camp diary â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of only a handful ever translated into English â&#x20AC;&#x201D; secretly written by Odd Nansen, a Norwegian political prisoner. The diary illuminates Nansenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily struggle, not only to survive, but to preserve his sanity and maintain his humanity in a world engulfed by fear and hate. Mr. Boyce devoted years to getting the book

Fri., Feb. 24

Meet the Mayor, 8:30 a.m., lobby, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Princeton residents are invited to discuss concerns with Mayor Liz Lempert.

Sun., Feb. 26

Signs of Life in the Winter Landscape, 1 to 3 p.m., Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park Headquarters, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. Join Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands (FPNL) for a walk through the fields of the Mapleton Preserve, looking for signs of life in the winter landscape, be they plants, animals or birds, evidence of feeding, tracks or scat. It will probably be cold, and could be snowy or muddy, so dress for the weather. Hot chocolate will be served after the walk. Free and all are welcome; preregistration requested. To register, call Karen Linder at (609) 6830483. For more information and directions visit http://fpnl.org/.

Tue., Feb. 28

The Princeton PC Users Group, 7 to 8:45 p.m., monthly meeting, Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. For more information visit ppcugnj.org..

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back into print with full annotations. Co-sponsored by the Princeton Public Library, The Princeton Clergy Association, The Jewish Center and Nassau Presbyterian Church. Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wellness & Heart Health, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Community Education & Outreach, 731 Alexander Road, Suite 103, Princeton. Learn ways to help keep your heart healthy and recognize the risk factors and symptoms of heart disease unique to women at this valuable presentation led by Dr. Desiree M. Younes, a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System specializing in cardiovascular disease. Free. To register visit www.princetonhcs.org/calendar or call (888) 8978979.

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Friday, February 17, 2017

The Princeton Packet

WHAT’S UP RESULTS PU basketball The Princeton University men’s basketball team ran its win streak to 11 by sweeping a pair of games at Jadwin Gym last weekend. The Tigers topped Columbia, 61-59, on Saturday night to improve to 15-6 overall, 8-0 in the Ivy League. One night earlier, the Tigers topped Cornell, 69-60. Princeton will play at Yale on Friday night and at Brown on Saturday. The Tigers have a twogame lead over Yale and Harvard in the Ivy League standings.

MCT hockey The top-seeded Princeton High School boys ice hockey team will meet seventh-seeded Hun School team in the championship game of the Mercer County Tournament today at 5:30 p.m. at Mercer County Park. Princeton reached the final with a 4-1 win over fourth-seeded Robbinsville on Tuesday. Brendon McCormick scored one goal and assisted on two in the win. Goalie Sawyer Peck made 21 saves as the Little Tigers improved to 16-2-4. Hun, the three-time defending champion, topped third-seeded Notre Dame, 6-3, in the other semifinal. Blake Brown scored three goals for the Raiders, who improved to 7-17-1 with the win.

SCT hoops Matt Remsen scored 14 points and Rohan Prakash added 10 to help the Montgomery High boys’ basketball team to a 57-47 win over Bernards in the second round of the Somerset County Tournament. Danny Engels added nine points for the Cougars, who advanced to face second-seeded Bridgewater in the quarterfinals. Montgomery improved to 10-10 on the season with the win. The Montgomery girls fell to Pingry, 53-47, in the opening round of the SCT. The 14th-seeded Cougars, who fell to 3-18, were led by Bria Johnson and Dana Schaar, who each scored 10 points.

Prep A hoops The Hun School boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the state Prep A tournament with an 81-61 win over Lawrenceville in the opening round on Tuesday. Austin Hutcherson scored 20 points and Desmond Cambridge added 17 in the win for the Raiders, who improved to 11-14 and advanced to face top-seeded Blair in the semifinals. The Hun girls were eliminated from the Prep A tournament with a 72-61 loss to Lawrenceville. Jada Jones scored 24 points and Anna MaGuire added 20 for the Raiders, who fell to 9-12 with the loss.

Prep B hoops The Princeton Day School boys basketball team lost to Morristown-Beard, 76-73, in the state Prep B tournament semifinals on Sunday. John McArthur scored 29 points and Chase Lewis added 21 for the Panthers, who fell to 17-8. In the girls state Prep B tournament, Stuart Country Day School was eliminated in the semifinals with a 48-23 loss to Pennington. The he Tartans fell to 18-8 with the loss. PDS lost its opening-round game to Pennington, 72-34. Brooke Smukler had nine points in the loss.

SEEDING State hoops The West Windsor-Plainsboro High North girls basketball team is the No. 5 seed for the Central Jersey Group III tournament. The Knights will host 12-seeded Matawan in the opening round. In the CJ IV girls tournament, Princeton is the No. 15 seed and will open play at second-seeded South Brunswick. In the boys state tournament, Montgomery is the No. 8 seed in CJ IV and will open play at home against ninth-seeded Trenton. Princeton, the No. 13 seed , will play at fourth-seeded Marlboro. In CJ III, WW-P North is the No. 16 seed and will play at top-seeded Ewing in the opening round.

Fye-Moore, Knights race to sectional title By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

When Miles Fye-Moore took a fall during the finals of the 55-meter hurdles at last weekend’s North Jersey, Section 2 Group III sectional indoor track meet, he hoped it didn’t cost his team a shot at a championship. “When it happened, I was unsure because I didn’t know how the rest of the meet would go,” Fye-Moore said. “But my teammates picked me up and made sure my head was up for the rest of my races. We have a lot of good kids. We have a lot of young freshmen and sophomores.” Those good kids all came through and picked up Fye-Moore as the team put together a strong performance to capture the sectional title that had just eluded them a year earlier. The Knights finished with 50 points, which put them 14 points ahead of second-place Chatham. “We had a good shot,” North coach Brian Gould said of his team’s chances entering the meet. “With everything online now, you know what everyone is showing up with. So we were favored to win. Getting to a meet and doing it is very different. I know the guys were motivated to get it done. We lost a close one last year so there was a lot of motivation.” Fye-Moore won the 55-meter dash in 6.64, while Atharv Kulkarni was first in the 800 meters in 1:59.69. Those two winners, coupled with the Knights’ depth, were enough for a sectional title. Luke Johnson was second and Matt Santamaria was third in the 1,600 meters, while Santamaria was fourth and Vedang Lad was fifth in the 3,200 meters The Knights’ 4x400 relay of Fye-Moore, Evan Francis, Kulkarni and Myles Williamson finished second, while Theo Yasson finished fifth in the shot put. “Theo, our shot putter, was seeded seventh and he finished fifth,” Gould said. “So those were a couple unexpected points. Atharv Kulkarni was seeded second in the 800 and he won. Luke Johnson and Matt Sanatmaria, our milers, finished higher. On a whole, everybody really stepped up and exceeded their personal responsibilities and that added up. So with a couple of miscues we had over the course of the day, it made the difference. Our relay fin-

Members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High North boys track and field team celebrate with their trophy after capturing the North Jersey, Section 2 Group III indoor championship last weekend. ished second at the end and we weren’t supposed to finish second.” Fye-Moore rebounded from the spill in the hurdles to win the 55-meter dash. He’s come a long way from his freshman year and is now one of the top performers in the state in a number of different events. “He just keeps getting better,” Gould said. “He was a promising freshman. He was a little bit better as a sophomore. He had an excellent junior year, indoor and outdoor. I think of all of our guys, he is one of the guys that took that close loss last year the most personally and he has really been on a mission all year. He has tremendous drive and resiliency. He is enjoying the fruits of really hard work in the cold months and bad weather. It is paying off. It’s easy in the winter to take days off and he doesn’t do that.” While he would have liked to have placed in the hurdles, Fye-Moore was happy his team came back with some hardware after just missing out a year ago. “It was good to be able to put the trophy in the trophy case,” he said. “Last year we lost by four or six points. To be that close to accomplishing something we all worked so hard for and then not get it, we all kept our motivation up for this year. “I just try to focus on improving and always

setting higher goals each season. I just started doing hurdles this year, but I have done a lot of different events over the years. I like doing different things. Whatever I can do to help my team win, I’ll do. I don‘t really have one main event.” Fye-Moore is a versatile athlete who has run the 100, 200 and 400 outdoors, and competed in some field events. He’s added the hurdles this year and just keeps getting better. This weekend he and the Knights will compete in the state Group III meet in Toms River. “I’m looking forward to competing well this weekend and seeing if I can get to the Meet of Champs,” Fye-Moore said. “I am also looking forward to seeing how my team does. We have some young kids that I think can do some special things.” The WW-P North girls finished fourth at the sectional meet with 24 points. While the Knights did not win an event, they were able to score points in several. Kayla Tulloch was third in the 55-meter dash, Emma Faivre was fifth in the 400 meters, Calia Cordasco was fifth in the 1,600 meters, Aditi Parekh was third in the 55-meter hurdles, Veda Donthireddy was fifth in the 3,200 meters, and Anjali Chandrasekhar was fourth in the pole vault. The Knights were also fifth in the 4x400 relay with Faivre, Tulloch, Parekh and Kruti Shah.

Montgomery girls, South teams reach swim finals By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

The Montgomery High girls swim team is the ultimate throw the record out the window team. The Cougars entered Tuesday’s Central Jersey A Division semifinal with a 3-7 record, but left with a resounding win and a berth in Friday’s CJ A final. Montgomery advanced to the sectional final with a 103-67 win over Hunterdon Central on Tuesday. The second-seeded Cougars will face top-seeded Hillsborough in the 6 p.m. final at Neptune Aquatic Center. The Cougars dominated the meet from start to finish and picked up wins from Hailey Roberti in the 100 free and 200 free, Allison D’Allegro in the 50 free, Michelle D’Allegro in the 100 breaststroke, Kara Lydzinski in the 100 butterfly, and Bridgid DiBlasio in the 500 free. The Cougars are 4-7 on the season against perhaps the toughest schedule in the state. “If you include everybody in the state, power points wise we’re right around the top 10,” Montgomery coach Claire Scarpa said. “Our conference is tough. It’s so tough and then out of the league we swim against Scotch Plains, Morristown, Immaculate Heart. Thos

are the top teams in the state. Nobody will swim us, which is okay. Swimming against the best teams is only going to make us better.” The Cougars are solid at the top of the lineup and also have plenty of depth. The depth comes from swimmers like freshman Serena Sharpless, who was second in the 100 butterfly and second in the 200 free, events where Montgomery took the top two places. “She just has so much heart,” Scarpa said. “When she is up on the blocks she is clapping and so intense. And then when you talk to her she is all cherry and happy. And then she turns it on and gets on the block and is a whole other monster.” Sharpless is the daughter of Princeton High School Hall of Fame track athlete Peter Sharpless. While her father excelled in track and field, Serena has found her niche in the pool. “I love working hard and being in the water,” said Sharpless, who swims for Princeton Piranhas club team. “And then as I got better I was so motivated to win everything. I’ve been really happy. The team is very welcoming.” Sharpless has enjoyed the high school swimming experience and the lessons learned from the older Cougar swimmers. “I love swimming against the other teams because it makes you want to push yourself

more,” she said. “These meets are very exciting. It’s new to me. I just focus on myself and beating the person next to me.” In addition to Montgomery, both West Windsor-Plainsboro South swim teams also advanced to sectional finals. The WW-P South girls topped WW-P North, 110-60, in the CJ B semifinals to advance to Friday’s 3 pm final against Manasquan at Neptune. The Pirates, who improved to 14-0 with the win, picked up two individual wins apiece from Claire Huang and Emily Huang, while Isabel Williams and Lehna Ding also picked up wins. Christina Kim won two events for the Knights. The WW-P South boys reached the CJ B final with a 117-53 win over Manasquan. The top-seeded Pirates were scheduled to face second-seeded Moorestown in the final on Thursday. In the semifinal win, Kurt von Autenreid and Manish Rachamallu won two events apiece, while Michael Krigeris, Joshua Huang and Michael Zhong also won individual events for the Pirates. The second-seeded Montgomery boys dropped a 94-76 decision to third-seeded Summit in the North 2, A Division semifinals. Michael Poirier won a pair of events, while Lee Poirier and Colin Liu also picked up wins for the Cougars.

Hun’s Shay dives to fourth straight title By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Victoria Shay’s fourth straight Mercer County diving title didn’t come easily. The Hun School senior defended her county title and captured her fourth straight crown with her highest score yet. But at the same time, she faced her toughest competition in four years as well. “It was really rewarding,” said Shay, who will compete in the Eastern championships next weekend. “The competition has increased each year which has pushed me to increase my skills. I have been working for this and to earn it four straight years is a great honor. “Each year my scores have increased and this year it was close. The competition is really great, which is good to see. I was happy I was able to win.”

Shay finished with a score of 245.24, which put her ahead of Elena Li of West WindsorPlainsboro South, who finished with a score of 225.22. The Pirates placed four other divers in the top 10 for the girls, as Courtney Kraft was fourth (185.70), Lindsey Walter finished fifth (183.53), Catherine Kenney was sixth (178.80) and Lillie Widmayer was eighth (160.13). The Pirates also captured the co-ed team title. “It was a balanced competition with great divers,” Shay said. “Everyone is super supportive at the competitions and that is something I enjoy.” Shay, who dives for the Blue Dolphins club team our of The College of New Jersey, will cap off her Hun career at Easterns, where she was second last year. “This one is an 11-dive meet ,so it is a little more challenging,” she said. “The competition is great. It’s one of the bigger meets that I look

forward to and practice hard for. There are schools from all over, not just New Jersey, so the competition is a lot harder. iIt is really interesting each year and a unique group of divers that I compete with that are all really talented.” In the Skyland Conference/Somerset County meet, which was held the same night, Annie Hathaway of Montgomery finished second with a score of 277.87. She trailed Alexandra Beran of Ridge. The Cougars also took third through sixth with Jackie Swick, Angela Zhou, Rei Miyauchi, and Katie Parsons finishing behind Hathaway. The Cougars’ Dan Soper was third in the Skyland/Somerset boys meet. Goutham Yalla of WW-P North was ninth in the Mercer boys meet.

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The milestone men of West Windsor Plainsboro South By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Coming into the season, Sean Thompson and Jon Kline both had an eye on a milestone in their respective sports. In the end, both West Windsor-Plainsboro High South seniors were able to achieve their goal. Thompson picked up his 100th career win on the wrestling mat with a victory over Jake Mostowsky of Freehold Boro last Saturday. A few days earlier, Kline became the school’s latest 1,000-point scorer for his career on the basketball court. “To me, it shows how far I have come,” said Thompson, who won a Mercer County Tournament

title earlier this year. “During my freshman year I never would have thought it was possible. But my coach said if I put the hard work in and was willing to fight to get it, you will get better. I have been training and working with teammates and working with my coaches and every match I am willing to fight to the end. I am glad I got my 100th win.” Thompson has steadily improved over the course of his career and as a senior he is putting together his best season yet. He will take a 29-2 record into the district tournament this weekend, hoping to move on to regionals. “That is what I am looking for now,” Thompson

said. “I am going to put all the hard work in and hopefully move on to regions.” For Thompson, improvement has been steady and comes with a lot of work not just in the winter, but the rest of the year as well. “I think wrestling in the offseason and going to clubs and tournaments has made me a better wrestler,” Thompson said. “It has given me a mindset to do a lot and the physical training has made me a better wrestler.” While Thompson started to see his goal getting closer this season, Kline has had an eye on 1,000 points since getting varsity playing time as a freshman for the Pirates. He was well on his

last few years, Kline would not trade any of his career. Future success will come without Kline, who will depart WW-P South having become a solid allaround player and now a member of the 1,000-point club. “I know from middle school I was a pass first guy,” Kline said. “I loved setting my teammates up. I worked really hard going into my freshman year on my shot because I knew it would be harder to go to the basket and facilitate. I became more of an offensive threat. I still love setting guys up. I am extremely thankful to play four years of varsity for this program in a tough, good conference.”

West Windsor-Plainsboro High South senior Sean Thompson became the latest Pirate wrestler to reach 100 wins for his career during a quad-meet last weekend at South. way to the milestone before an injury cost him half of his junior season. “After last year’s injury to my ankle where I was out half of the games,” Kline said. “I knew this was

something I wanted to accomplish this year because of the setback. Looking back this will probably be one of my best memories.” While the Pirates have struggled to win games the

Hun swimmers take ‘fresh’ approach to winning By Bob Nuse Sports Editor

Maddie Petty can’t help but feel a little bit like a protective mother each day at Hun School swim practice. “I think part of it is that even though I am a junior, I had to step into a role of being more of the big sister because we have so many freshmen,” said Petty, who is in her third year with the swim team and one of only eight non-freshmen on the 23 swimmer Raiders’ roster. “At the races, I feel like I am almost responsible for them . . . For a lot of them it is the first time swimming one of those events so for them it is having to step into another role.” Despite the youth of the Raiders, the team is having its best season in years. Hun finished the dual meet por-

tion of its co-ed season with a 5-2 record. At last weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Prep League Invitational, a pair of the freshmen posted topfour finishes against a very talented field. And just this week, the boys scored 52 points and the girls finished sixth with 128 points at the state prep meet, which was held at Lawrenceville. At the MAPL meet, freshman Grace Davis was second in the 200 freestyle (2:01.65) and third in the 100 free (55.93). Abbie Danko, another freshman, was third in the 500 free (5:25.54) and fourth in the 200 individual medley (2:19.65). With the freshmen joining a solid returning group that includes co-captains Petty, Henry Claisse, Emily Ryan and Jin Mun, Hun has not only improved this season, but has high hopes for

the future. The roster includes just one senior, Mike Wang. Having 15 freshmen join the team in the same season has made for a much more competitive team. “The swim team is going to grow,” said Josh Nguyen, one of the 15 freshmen. “At the meeting before the season, Sean (Pazdera) and Jin were there and they were already swimmers on the team. They talked about how the team wasn’t that big and I only knew one other person that was coming, so I thought it would be a small team.” Nguyen is part of a group of freshmen boys that also includes Brendan Pearson, Jake DiAndrea, Andrew Petty, Cameron Gray and Leon Xie. In addition to Danko and Davis, the other freshmen girls are Emma Caforio, Zoe Wallace, Mariel Egan, Grace Lin,

Nicole Kiczek, Sanjana Kowshik and Lily Henry. “I think the team can only get better,” Caforio said, because everyone is already so much better than they were at the beginning of the season.” Nguyen is a boarder at the school who is from Vietnam. The team includes a mix of boarders and day students, as well as club swimmers and non-club swimmers. “When I saw the sports, after soccer I saw swimming for the winter and I wanted to go there because I had prior experience at swimming before from when I was in Vietnam,” said Nguyen, who was 21st in the 50 free and 22nd in the 100 free at the state meet. “I was on a swim team in Vietnam for seven years. Sophomores Alex He

and Izzy Martinez round out a roster that, in theory, could see just about everyone return next year. For Petty, the connection to the freshmen is even tighter than most, as her younger brother, Andrew, is one of that group. “I am always proud of him when I watch him swim because he has gotten so much better over these years,” she said. “We had a relay the other day and I swam second and he swam third and that was so much fun.” The Raiders have been doing a lot more winning than in the past, which has everyone excited. The five wins topped the four they had a year ago with a more veteran roster. “The craziest part is more than half of the team is freshmen,” Petty said. “The fact we were able to

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Wisniewski, the chairman of the Assembly transportation committee, charged that New Jersey Transit has become one of the worst transportation agencies in the country because it is not been funded “properly.” He said he would complete the proposed Gateway Tunnel into New York City. “As governor, I would make sure that we’re not only funding mass transit as a priority [but] that we are expanding the opportunities,” he said. Lesniak said the “worst mistake” Christie had made during his two terms was cancelling the tunnel project. He later pointed to how New Jersey spends “three to ten times more in road construction than any other state in the nation.” On the topic of criminal justice reform, Lesniak said he worked to eliminate mandatory minimum prison sentences for drug offenses, resulting in fewer people

behind bars for such crimes. He said he favors ending solitary confinement. “My goal is to change the culture of corrections in our society,” he said, “so that a prisoner comes out of prison as a better person than when they went in.” Murphy said he favors legalizing marijuana in the state, what he called “the right thing to do” to get “at this extraordinary incarceration reality.” He, too, favors ending solitary confinement. Without elaborating, he said the state also needed to decriminalize a whole “range of other offenses.” Murphy waded into a local issue, voicing opposition to the proposed enrollment expansion of the Princeton Charter School. “It doesn’t have local support, as far as I can tell. And without local support, I don’t think there’s a rationale to pursue it,” he said. Meanwhile, Christie and Trump were not far from the candidates’ thoughts. Wisniewski called the president

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“the sad reality of Washington D.C.” “We will stand up to President Trump and whatever else he throws our way that we deem, collectively, to be un-American and unconstitutional,” Murphy said. On immigration, Murphy has proposed giving illegal immigrants statewide identification cards and driver’s licenses and access to financial aid for college. “Among the most vulnerable people in our society are the people that are undocumented,” said Johnson, “which means that the rest of us should be standing up for them.” Lesniak proposed making New Jersey a “sanctuary state” and vowed to fight the Trump administration in court if any federal money is cut to towns or the state. “The federal government cannot commandeer resources of the state to enforce federal laws,” he said. On health care, Wisnewski drew applause as he proposed a single-payer

medical insurance plan. “We can fund it here in New Jersey, we can do it here in New Jersey and make sure that there’s nobody who goes without the healthcare they need,” he said. Johnson, who backs abortion rights, promised to fully fund Planned Parenthood and make sure women have “full access to full reproductive freedom.” Murphy is seen as the favorite to win the party nomination in the June primary, leading Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno in a recent Quinnipiac University poll by 16 points. The former Goldman Sachs executive and ambassador to Germany under President Obama had $11.3 million in his campaign coffers - of which $10 million was a personal loan to the campaign - spent $10.6 million and has locked up endorsements around the state. But Wisniewski, sitting next to Murphy during the event, said his campaign is about “Main Street versus Wall Street.”

Mayor details meeting with Rider president By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

The possible sale of Rider University’s Westminster Choir College campus led Mayor Liz Lempert to seek a private meeting with the university president in December to express the town’s desire to see the music school stay in Princeton. At her press conference Monday, the mayor disclosed some details of the meeting she had with Rider President Gregory G. Dell’Omo in December, after he announced his administration was studying selling the campus and moving Westminster to the main Rider campus in Lawrenceville. She said the meeting including staff members from the town and the uni-

versity - was intended to convey the town’s view that the property is in an important spot and the municipality wants to keep open lines of communication. The campus spans more than 20 acres, located near Princeton High School. “We want to be very, very engaged,” she said. “I mean, I think at this point, I hope that the Choir College stays in town. They’re an amazing institution. And they add to the cultural vibrancy of what we have here in Princeton. But if they do decide they’re going to move, we want to be very closely involved in what happens to that campus.” Rider spokeswoman Kristine A. Brown said Monday “we’ll continue to keep the lines of communication open.”

Murphy’s Charter School opposition at odds with his adviser By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy on Sunday declared himself “dead set” against the Princeton Charter School adding more students, in a position putting him at odds with a top campaign adviser who is head of the school’s board of trustees. In town for a Princeton Community Democratic Organization forum with three other candidates, he waded into a local issue that has stoked passions on both sides. In giving his answer, he never mentioned that Paul Josephson, the presi-

dent of the Charter’s board, serves as counsel to his campaign. Josephson, a lawyer with Duane Morris, is a leading figure in state politics, having worked for the likes of former Gov. James E. McGreevey among others. “I don’t live here,” Murphy said in a response to a moderator’s question, “but based on what I know, I’m dead set against the expansion of the Princeton Charter.” The K-8 school, home to 340 pupils, is seeking to add 76 more students. A decision by state Department of Education acting Commissioner Kim Harrington is

pending. Critics from the school district and others are trying to block the plan. “It doesn’t have local support as far as I can tell,” Murphy said, “and without local support I don’t think there’s a rationale to pursue it.” Josephson declined to respond to Murphy’s comments. “I’m going to have no comment,” he said Tuesday. But Murphy’s position was greeted with open arms by the Princeton Board of Education, which is fighting an expansion proposal that would cost the district an extra $1.16 million a year. “We believe that charter expansion in a high per-

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

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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RESTAURANT REVIEW By Faith Bahadurian

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

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. 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