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Alumna makes lead gift to establish first residential college at Princeton University named for a Black woman

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ellody Hobson and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation have made the lead gift to establish a new residential college at Princeton University.

Hobson College will be the first residential college at Princeton named for a Black woman and will be built on the site of First College, formerly known as Wilson College.

“This extraordinary gift will be transformative for Princeton,” said President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83, who began discussing the gift with Hobson last year, according to a statement released by the university. “It will enable us to improve the student experience at Princeton and to reimagine a central part of our campus, while also recognizing a remarkable woman who is a positive, powerful force for change in the world.

Mellody Hobson is a wonderful role model for our students, and we are thrilled that her name will now grace our newest residential college. I am grateful to Mellody and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation for their generosity

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Mellody Hobson and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation have made the lead gift to establish a new residential college at Princeton University. Hobson College will be the first residential college at Princeton named for a Black woman and will be built on the site of First College, formerly known as Wilson College.

and their forward-thinking commitment to Princeton.”

The university plans to begin work on Hobson College in 2023, following the opening of two

new, currently under-construction colleges: Perelman College and a second undergraduate residential college. Hobson College will be the third new residential college and is tentatively scheduled to open in the fall of 2026, in time to welcome the Class of 2030, according to the statement.

“No one from my family had graduated from college when I arrived at Princeton from Chicago, and yet even as I looked up at buildings named after the likes of Rockefeller and Forbes, I felt at home,” said Hobson, who is coCEO of Ariel Investments and a member of Princeton’s Class of 1991, according to the statement.

“My hope is that my name will

remind future generations of students — especially those who are Black and Brown and the ‘firsts’ in their families — that they too belong. Renaming Wilson College is my very personal way of letting them know that our past does not have to be our future.”

In June, the Board of Trustees voted to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from the School of Public and International Affairs and Wilson College. While recognizing Wilson’s achievements and contributions to the university, the board determined that Wilson’s racist views and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or a college whose scholars, students and

alumni must stand against racism, according to the statement.

The residential colleges have helped define campus life since the early 1980s, and they remain essential to Princeton’s mission and distinctive educational model. The colleges — which currently include Butler, First, Forbes, Mathey, Rockefeller and Whitman — play a formative role in developing student identity, campus community, and a collegial and collaborative learning environment, according to the statement.

“Along with class year, their residential college affiliation is one of the most significant identifiers for Princeton students,” Jill Dolan, dean of the college, said in the statement. “That future students will be able to say, ‘Meet you at Hobson,’ and that Hobson will be a proud part of our annual ‘Clash of the Colleges’ competition during first-year orientation will transform our future students’ experiences.”

The university’s strategic framework, adopted by the board in 2016, called for the expansion of the undergraduate student body by 500 students, an increase of approximately 10%.

This enrollment increase, paired with Princeton’s nationally recognized, need-blind financial aid program, will ensure that more talented students from all backgrounds and sectors of society have access to a Princeton education, according to the statement.

“Everyone deserves access to the best education, and Princeton is leading the way to make sure higher education better reflects See HOBSON COLLEGE, Page 4A

Princeton mayoral seat is unopposed on the ballot

By LEA KAHN PHOTO/ANDREW HARRISON/STAFF

A bird views its surroundings on the grass at Monument Hall in Princeton during a fall evening.

Incumbents run unopposed for Princeton Council seats

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Two incumbent Princeton Council members, both Democrats, are running unopposed for re-election. The Republican Party did not field candidates for the two open seats on the Princeton Council.

David Cohen and Leticia Fraga are seeking their second, consecutive terms on the council. The term is for three years.

Cohen has lived in Princeton since 1987. Fraga has lived in Princeton for the past 13 years.

In his next term on the Princeton Council, Cohen said he would like to focus on climate change and affordable housing. Those are the top issues to be confronted in the next two or three years, he said.

Cohen has been the council’s liaison to Sustainable Princeton’s Climate Action Plan steering committee. He was also a member of the council’s negotiating team that led to the town’s affordable housing settlement agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center. The nonprofit group sued Princeton and many towns in New Jersey for allegedly failing to provide their fair share of affordable housing.

“These issues dovetail perfectly with the Smart Growth agenda I ran on in my first campaign, focusing future development on walkable, transit-friendly, energy efficient patterns of growth,” Cohen said. “Now that the Climate Action Plan has been adopted, much remains to be done – both to prepare for the impacts of climate change and their severity.”

Cohen, who serves on the Princeton Planning Board, said he played a role in helping to create the Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Element in the town’s Master Plan. It established sustainability as a guiding principle in the Master Plan.

Cohen said his work to mitigate the impact of climate change See UNOPPOSED, Page 5A

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Ask Mark Freda for his opinion on the top issue that he would like to address if he is sworn in again as the second mayor of the Municipality of Princeton, and his answer is simple and concise: communication.

“Communication – ensuring the town continues to build on what have become excellent methods of communication reaching out to our residents over the past few months,” Freda said.

Freda, who is a Democrat, is running unopposed for the top elected post in Princeton. Current Mayor Liz Lempert is not seeking re-election.

Born and raised in Princeton, Freda is not a newcomer to municipal politics. He served for 13 years on the former Princeton Borough Council, including a stint as the Princeton Borough Council president.

In the Princeton, the mayor – who serves a four-year term – serves as the chief executive officer of the town. Among other duties, the mayor nominates appointees to the boards and committees, subject to the Princeton Council’s approval. The mayor presides over the Princeton Council meetings, and may be the tiebreaker if there is a 3-3 vote.

On the issue of communications, Freda said it is important for residents to communicate with the town. There should be easily available ways for residents to

express their concerns and share ideas, and it will be an evolving effort to accomplish that goal, he said.

Freda said there is a segment of the town’s residents who are “underserved” and whose personal situations make it difficult for them to speak up. They may not realize what their rights are and the services that are available to them, so having municipal staff communicate with them on a regular basis is one way to help them, he said.

While communication is the top issue for Freda, there are other issues facing the town that he would like to address – from housing to the health of the business community, and working collaboratively with the Princeton Public Schools, Princeton University and Mercer County.

Housing is an issue that cuts across socio-economic levels, he said. Housing opportunities need to be made available for people at many different income levels to encourage the diversity that makes Princeton a special place, he said.

It can be encouraged through planning, zoning and housing decisions made by the town.

Encouraging economic development and a healthy business community are key, because their impact ripples across the town, Freda said. They affect jobs and property taxes.

“We need to develop plans to grow the commercial and business areas of the town (in order) to expand the percentage of the town’s

tax base,” Freda said. Property tax revenue generated by the town’s commercial properties helps to balance the municipal portion of the property tax bill.

Freda said he would like the town to work more closely with the Princeton Public Schools, Princeton University and Mercer County. The town has begun to work with the school district, and he would like to expand that relationship between the school board and the district staff, and the Princeton Council and municipal staff.

Building on the town’s relationship with the other educational institution in town – Princeton University – is another of his goals, Freda said. He would like it to become more of a partnership, because many of the needs and plans of the town are tied to the university.

Summing up, Freda said his approach to the role of mayor is that of being viewed as the leader of the Princeton Council and of the town. The mayor provides leadership, sets the tone for the management of the municipality, and ensures that there is “robust” communication with the residents and the staff outside of the Princeton Council meetings.

The mayor needs to lead by example, Freda said. The mayor needs to ensure that all voices are heard, because communication is the key to good decision-making.

It is all about what is doing best for the town and the residents, he said.

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Friday, October 16, 2020F

CALENDAR Wednesdays, through December 16

The Princeton Family YMCA will hold a series of “Paths to Success,” a weekly online interview series for students in grade 6 and above, from 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 16.

The schedule is: • Oct. 21 – Ron Carter, deputy assistant director, United States Marshall Service • Oct. 28 – Abi Shitta-Bey, high school math teacher/STEM educator • Nov. 4 – Zara Northover OLY, 2008 Summer Olympian and product manager, Quicken Loans • Nov. 11 – Marlon Davila, fine artist self-employed at www.7ovechild.com • Nov. 18 – Matt Roseborough, EMT and firefighter in Baltimore • Dec. 2 – Ramon Basie, business consultant, Insperity • Dec. 9 – Monique Jones, director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Stuart Day School, Princeton • Dec. 16 – Patrick and Pushawn Brown, brothers and high school football coaches Princeton public school students can receive community service hours for participation.

The link to the Zoom webinar will be sent after registration is completed.

To register, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B77YKFF or contact Mike Roseborough at Mroseborough@PrincetonYMCA.org

Weekends, through November

Terhune Orchards will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Nov. 1 for Fall Family Fun Weekends.

Enjoy live music by local bands from noon to 4 p.m. Find your way out of the cornstalk maze and hay bale maze. Take a family stroll through the farm trail and sunflower trail.

Children can enjoy pony rides, rubber duck races, the hippity hop corral, the barnyard, the tractor play area and the Adventure Barn.

At the main farm during Fall Family Weekends, visit the pick-your-own pumpkin patch. Free pumpkin painting with the purchase of a 5 pound pumpkin.

The fall food tent has picnic bags ready with BBQ chicken, mac & cheese, homemade soup and chili with sides, ready to

grab-n-go.

General admission is required for the winery. Light fare of cheese plates and chips and salsa bags are available. Groups and tables are limited to six guests and have a 2-hour time limit. Masks required until seated at table.

The farm store or tented outdoor market are brimming with varieties of apples, fresh vegetables and herbs grown on the farm, as well as apple cider donuts, apple cider and an array of fresh baked goods and treats.

Admission to Fall Family Fun Weekends is $10, ages 3 and up. Pumpkins, food and pony rides are not included in admission.

All entry to the farm on Cold Soil Road, Princeton, including winery and farm store, must be purchased in advance with online timed admission tickets. Visit www. terhuneorchards.com Tickets are valid for three hours after entry. Mask are required on premise for all guests 3 year and older.

For more information, call 609-9242310; or visit www.terhuneorchards.com or Facebook.com/terhuneorchards

Thurs., October 15

Princeton University Concerts will open its 2020-21 season with a virtual watch party featuring the Takács String Quartet, in a performance live from Colorado.

Free of charge and open to all, the watch party will feature music by Mozart, Debussy, Bartók and Samuel ColeridgeTaylor, and will conclude with a live question-and-answer session in which listeners can directly interact with members of the Takács Quartet.

The watch party will take place from 8-9 p.m. Oct. 15. The stream will then be available for on-demand viewing through Oct. 18.

While this free virtual event is non-ticketed, attendees are encouraged to RSVP in advance by emailing princetonuniversityconcerts.org for access to special related content leading up to the stream, including a brief video introduction to the evening’s program given by Princeton University Professor Emeritus Scott Burnham who will include the history of Coleridge-Taylor’s background as a 20th-century English composer and activist of European and African descent.

The Central NJ & Bucks Co. Women in Development (WID) is hosting monthly roundtables for nonprofit professionals online.

Join Amy Boroff from Action for a discussion on how the pandemic is impacting communication and year-end fundraising efforts at noon on Oct. 15.

Learn the essentials to frame a year-end appeal.

Roundtables are a member-only benefit.

Renew for the 2020 21 season before signing up.

Register online at https://widmercer. org/site/event/october-roundtable/ Good Grief will hold its 10th annual gala from 7-8 p.m. Oct. 15.

The program will feature Good Grief kids sharing their stories of hope and resilience as well as special appearances by sports stars Dalvin Tomlinson of the NY Giants and former New York Yankee allstar Bernie Williams.

The evening will also include a tribute to medical professionals who have served on the front lines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Individual tickets for the event are $150 and provide viewers with a link to the virtual broadcast.

Full information is available at GgGala2020.givesmart.com For more information, visit www.goodgrief.org

Sat., October 17

Community bank Bryn Mawr Trust has been hosting food drives to collect and direct food to local organizations in the fight to end hunger, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bryn Mawr Trust will hold a contactless food drive at its Arts Council of Princeton branch, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton, from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 17.

For more information, visit www.bmt. com/hunger/

The American College of Orgonomy, based out of Princeton, is hosting a free webinar from 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 17.

Chris Burritt, D.O., will present “Identifying the Health In a Patient.”

Following the presentation, Jackie Bosworth, M.D., will join Dr. Burritt for a discussion.

The webinar is hosted by Dee Apple,

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VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE Upper School

Sunday, October 18 • 9:30–11:30 a.m.

Ph.D. Dr. Burritt will present two brief therapy vignettes to highlight the importance of identifying the emotional health in patients.

Identifying and treating pathology has long been a staple of medicine in general and psychiatry in particular, but we find that by also identifying the areas where the patient possesses genuine emotional heath, we can have a fuller picture of the individual and an ally against debilitating anxiety, depression and other emotional illness.

Registration is required by visiting https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ImY5khuaRw65OJYB1bEmWg Attendees will receive a link to the Zoom presentation.

For more information on the American College of Orgonomy, visit www.orgonomy.org or www.adifferentkindofpsychiatry.com

Sundays, October 18 & 25

The Pennington School will host two virtual open houses to show prospective students and their families the academic and extracurricular programs and activities that the independent coeducational boarding school offers to students in grades 6-12: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 18 for the Upper School, and from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 25 for the Middle School.

These events will offer prospective families an opportunity to explore the Pennington experience, meet with students, see the classrooms, and talk with teachers.

For more information, visit pennington. org/admission/open-house.

Mon., October 19

The Washington Crossing Audubon Society will present “Climate Watch: Monitoring Bird in a Changing Climate,” an online presentation by Kathy Dale, at 8 p.m. Oct. 19.

Dale, National Audubon Society’s director of Science Technology, will discuss Audubon’s latest, groundbreaking science effort, Climate Watch. Climate Watch seeks to understand how birds are being affected by climate change and to test and model the future change predictions for U.S. species.

This is a free, virtual event.

To register, email contact.wcas@gmail. com to receive a link to Zoom with access code.

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Princeton Public Schools must protect staff who request to work from home I am writing in response to the letter sent out by Michael Volpe, on behalf of Princeton Public Schools Human Resources, to teachers and staff who have asked for accommodations to work remotely. The letter tells teachers and staff who are requesting to work from home due to COVID concerns that they must take a leave of absence without pay and health insurance. I am alarmed and deeply concerned that our school district is asking our teachers and staff to “choose” between their lives and their livelihood. This is not a choice, it is a threat.

I have been hopeful about Dr. Barry Galasso’s stewardship of Princeton Public Schools during these difficult days. In the short time that he has been superintendent, I found his approach – seemingly grounded, knowledgeable and compassionate – to be refreshing.

I sincerely applaud and appreciate the district’s tremendous efforts and hard work in preparing for this unprecedented, challenging school year. I believed the team has been trying to act in the best interest of everyone in the PPS community.

This latest decision, however, completely defies that notion.

In the interest of full disclosure, a little about me and my family: my husband teaches at Princeton High School; our two children are in Princeton Unified Middle School this year; I teach at Fordham University in New York, fully remotely this semester; we live with my 81-year old mother-in-law. Due to health concerns – my own, my daughter’s and my elderly mother-inlaw’s – and the fact that both my husband and I typically work in a highrisk environment that involves interaction with many people for long periods of time, we decided that it would be in our family’s best interest to work from home.

I can go into all of the many reasons why I believe reopening schools now – just as remote learning is falling into a rhythm and flu season begins – is still a bad idea, for us personally and PPS as a whole, but that is not the point of this letter. The point is that our decision was not taken lightly.

Each family in the Princeton community has had to weigh their priorities and sift through myriad possibilities to calibrate what risks they are willing and able

to take.

What choice is best for them – Send kids to school or keep them at home?

Work in person or remotely? This is the very choice that is being taken away from our teachers and school staff. For my family, as an example, all the careful consideration and planning and preventative behavior is all for naught if my husband is forced to teach in person. For some PPS employees, the situation could be even more dire – the distress in the voice of the PHS science teacher who spoke during the Sept. 29 board meeting was chillingly palpable. Is this truly what we want to tell our educators and staff – that if they feel compelled to work from home in order to protect the health of their families and themselves, the only option is to take leave without pay and without health insurance? That they are in effect expendable? Is this an option that most teachers and staff can even consider if they want to continue to provide for their families?

This “choice” is cruel and unconscionable.

Our dedicated PPS teachers and staff go the distance to educate and care for our children under ordinary circumstances, and that instinct has not changed. Teachers generally agree that in-person teaching is not only better for their students, but also for themselves – remote instruction requires more time, effort, preparation and creativity to do effectively than traditional teaching, and our educators have been rising courageously to the challenge.

Remote instruction may not be ideal, but it can be done and it can be done well – particularly if we (at home and at school) find ways to ensure that our children have some social interaction and screen-free time for some much-needed balance.

Teachers and staff have put a great deal of work into delivering good remote education this fall. Why not allow those who feel the need to work from home continue to do so? In fact, given the limitations imposed by COVID compliance in the classroom, they may even be able do their jobs more effectively – certainly they would be able to work with greater peace of mind.

At the end of the day, teachers and staff know better than anyone the realities of what their jobs entail; if they are expressing concerns about returning to work in

person, we should pay attention.

On the other hand, given that we are still operating in a pandemic, hybrid learning could in fact be far from ideal.

Yes, the numbers are currently very low in Princeton, and the mortality rate from COVID among children is minimal. To respond: The numbers are low because we have been doing fairly well staying away from one another – reopening schools will create the very conditions where this virus thrives. And children for the most part may be spared from the ill effects of the disease, but they tend to be asymptomatic super-spreaders, unknowingly bringing the disease home to vulnerable family members, or taking it to school to their teachers and peers. Every possible preventative measure has to be in place, every single protocol perfectly adhered to for it to work with any success – an extremely tall order, especially in the absence reliable testing and tracing.

In addition, what happens if a teacher does take the leave of absence because she feels that is the only way to preserve her health, or a teacher falls ill while on the job, or a teacher is simply exposed to the virus and must quarantine? Can the district easily replace the teacher on leave or the teacher who is sick with someone with the same experience and expertise?

Will the teacher who is in quarantine resume remote instruction? This will wreak tremendous havoc on the continuity and quality of education that PPS will be able to deliver.

My personal opinions notwithstanding, I do understand and respect that there are two distinct camps in our community – those who want schools to reopen and those who do not. I support families that prefer to send their children to hybrid school – but not if that means putting our teachers and school staff in any kind of jeopardy that they are unable or unwilling, for whatever reason, to take on their own. Is this what we want to model to our students – that it is somehow okay to throw our “valued” teachers and staff under the bus? If our children do not already know, this is the perfect opportunity to teach them that the best way to overcome crises and adversity is to look out for one another and work together – not pit ourselves against each other or be willing to

sacrifice others for our own betterment.

I, as a Princeton resident, do not agree to bear the moral burden of this decision.

A friend recently remarked that this adverse outcome is the result of using “a conventional approach to an unconventional problem”. Certainly, the requirements of special needs students and children whose parents are essential workers/ cannot work remotely must be met first.

After that, surely there are resourceful and innovative ideas that will meet the needs of the remainder of our (remote and hybrid) community without putting anyone in harm’s way? We in Princeton are especially fortunate – we have the means and tools to effectively face this challenge: students have new computers, families will be provided WiFi and hotspots if needed, we as a district have a surplus.

It is up to you, as superintendent and Board of Princeton Public Schools, to find solutions that will serve our community without exacting such a high cost from your own “valued” employees. This is bad policy, on both ethical and practical grounds. In the interest of myself, my family, and the teachers and staff who are facing an impossible choice, I strongly urge you to re-evaluate the wisdom and humanity of your position.

Jhilam Z. Iqbal Princeton

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By Kenneth A. Goldman, M.D.

Minimally Invasive Treatments Vanish Varicose Veins

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s you age, the likelihood of developing varicose veins increases.

In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, varicose veins and their smaller counterparts, known as spider veins, affect half of adults over 50.

Years ago, procedures to treat varicose veins required hospitalization and long, uncomfortable recovery periods.

By contrast, today’s treatments are performed in the office and are quick, safe and essentially painless.

At the Center for Vascular Care at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, board certified vascular surgeons along with skilled nurses and trained vascular staff offer a variety of treatment options for vascular conditions, including varicose veins.

Women at Greater Risk Varicose veins occur when the valves in the legs weaken and become damaged. As a result, blood backs up and pools in the veins, causing them to stretch and bulge.

Over time, these veins lose their elasticity, becoming longer and wider and exacerbating valve failure. Because of this, varicose veins are usually progressive and tend to become increasingly worse.

Genetics play a significant role in determining whether you’ll develop varicose veins. If one parent had them, you have about a 50 percent chance of developing them. If both parents had them, the likelihood jumps to an estimated 90 percent.

While both men and women can develop varicose veins, women experience the condition more frequently than their male counterparts.

Women who have had one or more children, along with individuals who stand – or sit – in one place for long periods of time run the greatest risk of developing symptomatic varicose veins.

When to Seek Medical Attention Varicose veins often lead to achiness, heaviness, or tiredness in the legs. Some patients also report itchiness, especially in the lower part of the leg.

Warm weather can make symptoms worse. In more severe cases, leg ulcers can develop leading to infection and wound care challenges.

If left untreated, varicose veins can hinder everyday activities.

You should seek medical attention from a vascular surgeon if you notice any of the following symptoms: • Bulging veins • Swelling in your legs • Brownish ankle discoloration • Achiness, tiredness, and heaviness in your legs

Not Your Grandma’s Surgery The first line of treatment for varicose veins involves keeping the legs elevated as much as possible and wearing properly fitted compression socks. These measures will often alleviate symptoms and slow progression, but they don’t actually fix the underlying problem.

If symptoms persist, surgical procedures including radio frequency ablation and sclerotherapy can close and seal leaking veins.

Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive treatment in which heat is used to seal the leaking vein, naturally rerouting blood through healthier, properly working veins.

Sclerotherapy involves injecting a chemical solution into the vein. Often the solution used is a foam which adheres to the walls of the vein and causes it to shrink, until it is ultimately absorbed by the body. This minimally-invasive procedure is especially effective for people with recurrent or stubborn varicose veins.

Typically, these procedures can be performed in the office and take about 15 minutes on average. You usually can drive yourself to the appointment and, in many cases, resume normal activity the same day.

Most insurances will cover the procedures, as they are more than simply a cosmetic fix.

Put Your Feet Up Though you can’t control genetics, there are steps you can take to help stop varicose veins from getting worse.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers these tips: • Get regular physical activity. Muscles in the legs help your veins push blood back to the heart, against the force of gravity. If you have varicose veins in your legs, any exercise that works the muscles in your legs will help prevent new varicose veins from forming.

• Lose weight if you are overweight or obese. Extra weight makes it more difficult for your veins to move blood back up to your heart. Losing weight may also help prevent new varicose veins from forming.

• Do not sit or stand still for long periods of time. If you must sit or stand at work or home for a long time, take a break every 30 minutes to stand up and walk around. This helps the muscles in your legs move the blood back up to your heart more effectively than when you are sitting or standing still without moving around.

• Wear compression garments. Compression stockings help increase blood flow from your legs.

• Put your feet up. When sitting, rest your feet on a stool as much as possible to help the blood in your legs flow back to your heart.

With safe and minimally invasive treatments so readily

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available, there is absolutely no reason to live with the pain and discomfort caused by varicose veins.

For more information about the Center for Vascular Care or to find a physician affiliated with Penn Medicine Princeton Health call 888-742-7496 or visit www.princetonhcs.org.

Kenneth A. Goldman, M.D., R.V.T., F.A.C.S., is board certified in general surgery and vascular surgery. He is a registered vascular technologist, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the medical staff at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.

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our society as a whole,” Hobson, a Princeton trustee from 2002-06, said in the statement. “I was so proud to serve on the board when the university developed its generous ‘no-loan’ financial aid program. By inviting more students from a variety of backgrounds to attend and contribute, we are not only building a better University community, we’re helping create a better world.”

Hobson’s storied career as co-CEO of Ariel Investments began with a summer internship in 1989. She also serves as chair of the board of trustees of the Ariel Investment Trust — the company’s publicly traded mutual funds — and serves on the boards of Starbucks and JPMorgan Chase. Previously, she served as a director of Estée Lauder and board chair of DreamWorks Animation SKG, according to the statement.

Her commitment to service includes her role as chair of After School Matters, a Chicago nonprofit providing thousands of inner-city teens with after-school enrichment programs and summer jobs. She and her husband, George Lucas, were awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2019.

“Our shared passion is education and its power to transform lives — as it did ours,” Hobson said in the statement.

Together, they co-chair the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. She is also a board member of the George Lucas Education Foundation.

Additionally, Hobson is vice chair of World Business Chicago, a board member of the Economic Club of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Bloomberg Philanthropies. She is also a trustee at the Rockefeller Foundation.

A nationally recognized voice on financial literacy and investor education, Hobson has appeared as a contributor and analyst for CBS and ABC news programs. She speaks about diversity in corporate boardrooms.

In 2015, Time Magazine named Hobson one of the “100 Most Influential People” in the world, according to the statement.

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An eloquent witness to Earth’s changing climate

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n his 94 years, British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough has explored every part of the Earth, from polar ice caps to equatorial rain forests to African savannas.

His acclaimed television series, including “Life on Earth” and “The Blue Planet,” brought exotic animal species into millions of homes, sparking a sense of wonder and discovery. n But in his lifetime, Attenborough has seen immense changes to the Earth’s landscape and climate patterns. rThe world’s population has tripled, nearly half of its wilderness has been lost, and the amount of carbon in -the atmosphere has risen by 50%. Thousands of wildlife species are now declining or extinct, as air and ocean temperatures rise.

If current trends continue, he says, large parts of the nEarth will become uninhabitable in the next 80 years, wildlife will undergo a mass extinction, and our civilization’s survival will be threatened.

Attenborough’s newly released film, “A Life on Our Planet” (available on Netflix), is his attempt to change the trajectory of human impact on Earth before it is too late.

“This film is my witness statement and my vision,” says Attenborough, speaking directly to the camera, his bright blue eyes clouding with grief at scenes of denuded rain forests, melting ice sheets and bleached ocean coral.

For 100,000 years, he said, the Earth was a “Garden of Eden” with an average temperature that did not vary by more than a degree. But the last 200 years of human domination have disrupted its gentle, reliable rhythms.

Instead of living in harmony with nature, he said, humans are burning fossil fuels that release carbon into the atmosphere, destroying forests that support wildlife and absorb carbon, and in the process are raising the Earth’s temperature.

However, Attenborough finds hope in many places.

One such place is Costa Rica, which in the 1980s was down to only 25% forest cover as a result of uncontrolled logging. But following a concentrated effort to restore forests and habitats, Costa Rica is now 50% forested and is renowned as an ecotourism destination.

Another place is the Pacific island nation of Palau, which instituted vast no-fishing zones to prevent fish species from being wiped out by commercial harvests.

With sufficient no-fish zones, Attenborough believes, species can rebound in great enough numbers to be a plentiful food source in those places where fishing is allowed.

Yet another place is the small, densely populated country of Holland. The Dutch, he said, have become masters at high-tech farming and are producing more food on less land – thus proving the worldwide “land grab” to clear forests for agriculture can be reversed.

One unusual place where Attenborough sees hope is Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of a nuclear power plant explosion in April 1986.

With high levels of radiation, the city of 50,000 was immediately evacuated and abandoned. With no human activity over the past 35 years, the land has been reclaimed by forest and wildlife is now abundant.

“If we take care of nature, nature will take care of us,” said Attenborough. “We have to move from being apart from nature to being a part of nature once again.”

Attenborough has an optimistic vision of how humankind can rescue the planet – and civilization – during the next 100 years: • Switch to renewable energy. As Attenborough points out, “the living world is essentially solar powered.”

Humans must phase out fossil fuels in favor of renewable sources like solar, wind and geothermal. When this happens, energy will be more affordable, cities will be cleaner and quieter, and the power will never run out.

• Plant new forests. “They are the best technology nature has for locking away carbon,” he says. “The wilder and more diverse forests are, the better they are at absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.”

• Protect the oceans. The oceans and their phytoplankton are another powerful ally in the battle to reduce carbon in the atmosphere. And the healthier and more diverse the ocean life, the more sustainable it will be as a food source.

• Reduce population growth. Every species has a maximum population that can be sustained and Attenborough believes humans are hitting their limit.

The good news is the number of children being born worldwide each year is leveling off and some countries like Japan have stabilized their population.

• Change our diets. If enough people switch their diet to mostly plant-based foods, which use far less land than meat production, more land can be replanted with trees to absorb carbon and provide habitat for wildlife.

This is not just about saving our planet, it’s about saving ourselves, emphasizes Attenborough, who said, “With or without us, the natural world will rebuild.”

“A Life on Our Planet” is a magnificent addition to Attenborough’s opus, clearly explaining the threats to Earth’s inhabitants and offering a clear pathway to a sus-

tainable future.

Attenborough notes that humans are the smartest creatures that ever lived on Earth and the only species that is able to envision the future. Let’s take this wise elder’s advice and act now for the benefit of the planet and all its species.

To see trailers for “A Life on Our Planet,” go to https:// www.ourplanet.com/en/video/david-attenborough-alife-on-our-planet-trailer/ Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Far Hill. She may be reached at info@njconservation.org

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Turning to affordable housing, Cohen said his professional background as an architect will be useful as officials review development plans for the affordable housing sites identified in the town’s settlement agreement with the Fair Share Housing Center.

On providing housing for the “missing middle” – those who do not qualify for low- and moderate-income housing, and who also cannot afford $1 million-plus homes – Cohen is an advocate for allowing duplexes and triplexes in certain zones by loosening zoning regulations, which is what he refers to as the “essence of Smart Growth.”

Cohen said another approach would be to allow condominiums to be created in the large houses in the town’s exclusive Western Section – Hodge Road, Library Place, Westcott Road and Cleveland Lane, for example. It would allow people to downsize to a walkable location and still preserve the architecturally significant houses.

Fraga, who also is seeking her second term on the Princeton Council, said the top issues facing the town are affordability, inclusiveness and quality of life.

Focusing on health care, Fraga said she has worked with the town’s Health Department and the Human Services Commission to expand health services, including well-baby clinics. Access to health care is critical, espe-

cially for residents who are uninsured or underinsured, she said. It is a quality of life issue.

Addressing housing and affordability, Fraga also is an advocate for changes in zoning regulations and policies to provide “much needed” diverse housing options.

Those diverse housing options include allowing for duplexes, fourplexes and accessory dwelling units as a means to provide housing for the missing middle, Fraga said. They could provide accessible housing options for first-time homebuyers, as well as renters.

The Princeton Council also could work with the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education to reduce property taxes, she said. Combined, the municipal property tax and the school district tax make up nearly 70% of the property tax bill.

“Although we have explored shared services, our options appear limited. However, we should always strive to coordinate our efforts whenever possible to prevent waste,” she said.

Fraga also suggested continuing to explore possible collaboration with neighboring towns to find cost-saving measures through shared services. Princeton and Lawrence Township already share the Joseph H. Maher Ecological Center in Lawrence Township.

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PETER PERROTTA

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hen you walk into a Such is the case, as well, good Italian restauwhen you get your fist look at rant, no one needs to the 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Ti tell you where you are.

Sport AWD compact SUV. In fact, if you were blindQuite simply, there is somefolded, you would still be able thing unmistakably Italian about to have a good sense or where the look, feel and drive of this you were. First off, the smells SUV. It has that Italian panache emanating from the kitchen and flair. would be a dead giveaway. If “In a world of bland crossthat weren’t enough, maybe overs, the Stelvio is a spicy the Sinatra music playing in the Italian meatball in a Ferragamo background or the clink, clink suit,” write the editors of Car Peter Perrotta of wine glasses would be the and Driver. That, my friends, is clinchers. an almost perfect description.

Introduced in 2016, the StelEither way, the ambiance of vio is considered a compact luxury crossthe Italian vibe is usually unmistakable.

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over SUV that competes with the likes of the BMW X3 and the Mercedes GLC. This crossover is produced at Alfa Romeo’s Cassino Plant in Piedimonte, San Germano, Italy. It is currently Alfa Romeo’s best selling model. In 2018, Alfa Romeo sold about 43,000 Stelvios.

It had been quite some time since I had road tested an Alfa Romeo for review purposes. I think the last Alfa Romeo I had driven was the Spider way back in 1994 – the last year that car was produced.

That Spider was a two-seat, front engine, rear drive roadster. Like most Italian cars, that roadster had a lot of flair to it. However, most of what I remember about that one week test drive with the Spider was how difficult it was to steer that small car. It steered like a Mack truck. The car was fun to drive, once you got it up to speed, but if you had to do a lot of twists and turns with it, it wasn’t so much fun.

Well, suffice it to say, a lot has changed at Alfa Romeo since 1994.

My one week test drive behind the wheel of the 2020 Stelvio was thoroughly enjoyable. This Stelvio is slick looking, stylish, comfortable on the inside and fun to drive.

It’s steering, by the way, is smooth as silk – I guess the engineers at Alfa Romeo have figured out how to fix that issue.

The Stelvio I drove was rosso – the Italian word for red – with a slick black leather interior and sporty looking 20-inch aluminum, 5-hole wheels. It has an aggressive and sporty exterior stance.

Powering this Stelvio is a a 2.0 liter, four cylinder, turbo-charged engine that puts out an impressive 280 horsepower. The transmission is a smooth eight speed automatic.

The Ti Sport – the model I drove – features a dynamic sport tuned suspension that affords this vehicle an exciting ride. It’s fun to drive, handles well through the tight turns and has enough power to do aggressive lane changes and passing maneuvers.

The base price of the Ti Sport AWD is $45,745. My tester was equipped with a lot of options and option packages, bringing the bottom line sticker price to $61,240 as tested.

Options included: $2,300 for the Rosso

Competizone Tri-coat exterior paint; $2,500 for the Ti AWD sport package; $3,250 for Active Driver Assist package; $400 for the security and convenience package; $1,350 for the performance package; $1,350 for a dual pane sunroof; $900 for an upgraded Harmon Kardon audio system; $200 for a wireless charging pad; $700 for the upgraded wheels; $1,100 for leather dash and doors and $200 for red brake calipers.

The EPA fuel consumption ratings for the Stelvio are not all that impressive, but, on the other hand, not terrible. The Stelvio averages 24 miles per gallon – 28 mpg on the highway and 22 around town. The EPA estimates that it will cost, on average, about $2,050 a year in fuel costs for the Stelvio. It uses about 4.2 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven.

The Stelvio has not been crash test rated the by the government’s 5-star crash test yet.

For positive points, the editor’s at Car and Driver noted of the Stelvio that it had “unmistakably Italian styling, lively handling and gutsy turbo charged engine.”

Agreed.

Car and Driver hit the Alfa Romeo for having “a tight cargo area and untested reliability.”

I didn’t find the cargo area to be tight at all. I’m not sure what the editors at Car and Driver were trying to fit back there, but I found there to be ample room.

Reliability has always been an issue with Italian and French cars. However, since most people lease their vehicles these days anyway, I don’t think reliability should be a major concern if you are considering leasing one of these vehicles because the Stelvo will be covered under the 4-year, 50,000 mile warranty offered, if you lease the vehicle for 3 years.

On the other hand, if you are thinking of purchasing the Stelvio and keeping it long term, beyond the basic warranty coverage, you might want to find yourself an able bodied mechanic who can fix and repair Italian cars before purchasing.

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n spite of being stressed and overwhelmed with COVID related problems, Princeton officials remembered to give me a gift that has been 40 years in the making. Wrapped in construction tape on Palmer Square, it is on display for everyone to see – and use.

After decades of my whining about the need for bus shelters in Princeton, the town last week installed the crown jewel of the town’s bus shelter family on Palmer Square. My bus shelter quest, which traveled a long, winding and frustrating road has finally come to an end. And I give a big virtual high five and hug to Princeton Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton and her staff for making it happen.

In my various roles since 1980 as writer, editor, managing editor, and columnist for The Princeton Packet newspaper, I have used the platform to advocate for bus shelters in Princeton. I am not only a fan of using one’s legs and mass transit for transportation, but also a fan of treating all people, including people who take buses, in a respectful and dignified fashion. Although I do have a car, I often would choose to take a bus to work or shopping just to reduce my carbon footprint. I would travel, however, with other individuals who, for the most part, had no choice. They had to take a bus because they had no access to a car. Waiting in the cold, rain, snow, and wind, I would bristle at the fact that the people in dry, warm cars going past the bus stops were often the same people who brushed off my request for bus shelter installation in Princeton. The reasons were usually the cost, the aesthetic (would they conform to the Princeton style and who would clean them?), Princeton Borough/ Township pre-consolidation squabbles, and alternative uses, such as serving as a hangout for the homeless.

Then one day, about seven years ago,

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the fairy Godmother of mass transit intervened. Also known as the mayor of the newly consolidated Princeton, Liz Lempert, who apparently had listened to my rants, asked me to serve on the Princeton Traffic and Transportation Committee. I never failed to bring up my bus shelter issue at every meeting. Thanks to the excellent work from Princeton municipal staff, I learned that NJ Transit had gotten federal funding for installation of free shelters throughout the state. Princeton working with Transit on the appropriate locations prepared the “pads” for the shelters and in a fairly efficient manner, Princeton soon installed more than a half-dozen new bus shelters. I committed to a custodial role – Windexing the shelters’ windows, whenever I could, and removing illegally posted advertisements. The most annoying flier taped on a brand new shelter wall was the one advertising a cleaning service.

Once the free NJ Transit shelters (all with solar powered lighting) were installed, there was only one remaining bus shelter hurdle – the one on Palmer Square.

The members of the Traffic and Transportation Committee determined that The Palmer Square shelter should be a sexier, more luxurious version (larger, sleeker, more glass) of the standard NJ Transit shelter, because the location was so iconic.

To install a shelter on the Palmer Square location, we needed money for both a design consultant and the purchase of the actual shelter, because NJ Transit would not pay for anything other than its standard shelter. The committee members determined that a logical source of funding for the Palmer Square bus shelter would be the Transit Trust Fund, Princeton University money donated to the town, as part of the settlement of a town/ gown battle over the university’s Arts and Transit development. Its funds were des-

ignated for transit-related projects only. I volunteered to write the shelter proposal, which the Transit Fund trustees approved.

Consultant Jim Constantine and his Princeton-based Looney Ricks Kiss (LRK Associates) – particularly Michael Yaffe – were brought on board. The committee liked the work of LRK, we came to a decision about design, secured the funding, and I thought we were home free. But alas nothing happened.

The committee disbanded a few years ago, but I occasionally would ask about the status of the Palmer Square bus shelter. “It is in the works,” I was told – and I figured Princeton residents would be flying on personal transport units before we ever would see a bus shelter on Palmer Square.

What I failed to consider was the complexity of siting a structure on a state highway right of way – an historic state highway right of way. The project had to endure going through several state and local approvals and every change meant going back for further review.

So you can imagine my shock when early one morning two weeks ago, a bus

shelter appeared on Palmer Square. Was it real or was it a hologram? No one was sitting in it, because, as one bus rider told me people are afraid to sit inside the shelter.

“It is not safe, there is still construction tape around it,” said the bus rider.

Was this a COVID restriction (I do not think Gov. Murphy banned bus shelters) or structural? I asked Deanna Stockton, who noted that it was “sort of structural.”

The glass walls of the shelter are so clean and transparent, that a pedestrian actually walked into the side of the shelter. “We have to now figure out some sort of marking on the glass even just a frosted glass strip or decal in the middle of the glass wall,” Deanna said.

In the meantime, how about wrapping the shelter in a green ribbon and bow.

(Green is Princeton’s logo color and the color of environmental sustainability.) The frost glass strip when installed should say “thank you” to the town for installing the shelter, to the university for providing the funds, and to the people who ride the busses. They generally are the workers who have to get to their “essential” jobs in this pandemic and deserve a huge thank you.

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Now is not ‘time for a change’ for Princeton school board leadership I am writing in support of Beth Behrend, Michele Tuck-Ponder and Jean Durbin for Princeton’s Board of Education.

Upon assuming board leadership in January 2019, Behrend and Tuck-Ponder took immediate steps to improve board oversight.

Through fact-based and expertise-based decision-making, they have steered the ship straight, even during these unprecedented times.

The Princeton Public Schools district is certainly not perfect, but I couldn’t disagree more with a “time for a change” narrative I’ve heard with respect to this board leadership. In fact, reelecting Behrend and TuckPonder with a mandate to continue the work they have begun is our best bet for measurable and timely improvement with respect to equity and excellence for all our children and management of our tax dollars.

In addition to Behrend and Tuck-Ponder, there are six candidates running for the three seats. Jean Durbin’s proven record of dedication and results in her volunteer and professional careers, as well as her absolute integrity, collaborative approach, strong understanding of the issues facing Princeton Public Schools and knowledge of how to make change at all levels of government, make her my clear choice. Durbin shares the current leadership’s results-oriented focus on equity, excellence and fiscal responsibility and she will bring complementary skills and new perspectives to the team.

If you appreciate the following accomplishments and initiatives that have taken place under Behrend and Tuck-Ponder’s Board leadership, and want to see more like them, please vote for Behrend, Tuck-Ponder and Durbin: • District-wide free Pre-K • Restorative justice practices resulting in

substantial decline in suspensions • K-12 racial literacy curricula partially implanted and under further development • Ongoing diversification of faculty and supervisors • Training in culturally sensitive teaching • One-to-one technology program that levels the playing field and allows teachers to adapt to 21st century best practices as well as pandemic exigencies for all students • Sustainability built into all facilities planning • More healthy, sustainable and locallysourced food in the cafeterias • Successful implementation of major facilities projects • Stabilization of finances, and banking of surplus for unforeseen circumstances • $500,000 in administrative cost-savings in this year’s budget • Multi-year priority-based budgeting process • Increased transparency and communication with the public • Improved coordination with partner institutions • Hiring of highly-qualified senior administrators, including interim superintendent, permanent business administrator and facilities manager. Note: the number one job of the next board will be to hire an experience and inspired superintendent who understands district priorities and will deliver measurable results.

For more information on these candidates, please see the following: Behrend: facebook.com/BehrendforBoard Tuck-Ponder: www.mtp4boe.com Durbin: facebook.com/JDurbin4BOE Amy J. Mayer Princeton

Behrend, Tuck-Ponder have record of working toward equity This year, the school board will face essential decisions for the future direction of our schools – most importantly, the selection of our next superintendent. We are writing to support the re-election of board President Beth Behrend and Vice President Michele Tuck-Ponder. Both have a proven record of working collaboratively with community partners to support our students, promoting equity while responsibly managing the finances of the district.

The board, under Beth and Michele’s leadership, has gone beyond rhetoric to implement programs that address equity.

It has been proven that early intervention makes a difference in educational outcomes.

Through a partnership with the YWCA and grants from both the Burke Foundation and the state, free pre-K was expanded by 75 additional students with dual Spanish/English instruction.

Remote learning was a challenge to many of our students who did not have home computers. Through the, 1:1 Technology Initiative, funds were strategically redeployed from the existing district technology budget to ensure that all students have equal access to school programming in the pandemic. An

anonymous grant of $250,000 funded the necessary broadband and hotspots necessary to deliver instruction.

Through a successful partnership with SHUPP (Send Hunger Packing Princeton) and Princeton University, the Princeton Public School’s food service and transportation staff were able to provide three meals a day and fresh staples to 500 students and their families. Food boxes were delivered by staffed school buses, each week since the beginning of remote learning in March. This program continued throughout the summer as well as school year.

School boards are non-partisan overseers of the district. The past few months have brought never before seen challenges to our board. Beth and Michele have been able to lead with an approach of community collaboration and fiscal responsibility with an ever-present eye on the well-being of all of our students.

Molly Chrein Martha Land Julie Ramirez Ross Wishnick Princeton

Resident concerned about board members’ roles in school board election Recent actions by sitting Princeton Public Schools Board of Education members Deborah Bronfeld and Daniel Dart have left me concerned about the integrity of November’s board election. While I respect their right to state their opinions as individuals about issues before the board, I am disturbed by what appears to be a disregard for transparency or deliberate obfuscation of their roles in an election campaign committee for the very governing body on which they both currently serve. I feel a civic obligation to share the following information with other residents and taxpayers of Princeton and it is in that capacity I submit this letter.

It recently became public that Ms. Bronfeld is serving as campaign chairperson and Mr. Dart is serving as treasurer for a slate of candidates running for the board, which seems highly inappropriate to me. Mem-

bership on the board is a public service role which requires members to act in the best interest of the students, staff and community they serve at all times. In my opinion, Ms. Bronfeld’s and Mr. Dart’s recent actions are contrary to that charge, continue to distract the board from important work and ultimately are a disservice to all. These actions are particularly unseemly in the midst of a pandemic.

There are grave and critical issues in need of attention and our children deserve the support of the adults we have elected to serve. Undermining a fair election by eschewing transparency does not change the support our children need and only adds to the indecency of what is happening with elections nationwide.

Felicia A. Spitz Princeton

Princeton Soccer Academy plan will negatively impact Princeton Ridge “How many Princetonians does it take to change a light bulb?

Three: One to change the bulb and two to wax philosophically about how great the old one was.”

This was a joke told to us when we first moved to Princeton nine years ago. This quip stuck with us and we can now appreciate the sentiment based on the careful and thoughtful consideration made to proposed changes in and about town.

In the Princeton Master Plan, published on the municipal website, the Planning Board references all that we hold dear: community character, quality of life, scenic aesthetic quality, preservation and protection of the natural environment. The Planning Board is committed to evaluate all regional planning, ensuring that it conforms to their core values, “that all permitted development is designed so as to be as harmonious as possible with the surrounding neighborhood.”

Residents residing in the area known as the Princeton Ridge have long appreciated the balance of nature, the unique geography and geology of The Ridge, which supports high levels of biodiversity. Upton Sinclair wrote “The Jungle” in a tarpaper shack behind a farmhouse on the Princeton Ridge.

This area has been a focus of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and targeted in the Community Master Plan: “The preservation and protection of the natural environment must be in integral part of all plans and designs for improvements and changes in land use. Examples include rezoning of the Princeton Ridge”.

This is why our community was rocked when we were informed of the proposed changes at the apex of the Ridge in a land-lease agreement between The Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart and the Princeton Soccer Academy (PSA). In the agreement, the school will remove 4.2 acres of grass and natural surface, includ-

ing 46 mature trees and replace it with nonpermeable artificial turf. PSA is looking to lease this complex and conduct practices, games and tournaments, year-round, every day and every night until 9:30 p.m.

Eleven diesel operated light towers are included in the proposal; loudly rumbling, belching smoke, and illuminating the night sky. Stormwater runoff is certain to cascade down The Ridge into adjacent properties and disturb environmentally sensitive lands. No evaluation of toxic runoff has been conducted to assess the impact of base and infill materials in our wetlands and waterways.

The Princeton Environmental Commission (PEC) went on record to say this impermeable, plastic surface creates “an uninhabitable environment” and added, replacing plant material with “synthetic turf that has far too many negative impacts on the environment, the PEC recommends the variance be denied.”

What the residents cannot understand is the rational for such draconian measures in such a fragile ecosystem in the middle of a quiet, peaceful residential neighborhood. With no shortage of soccer fields in Princeton, why would we allow an out-oftown, non-taxpaying organization upend our quality of life with blinding lights and diesel generators running every night at the expense of Princeton residents? Why would we consider disturbing a delicate conservation zone with many threatened and endangered species who live and migrate on The Ridge?

We encourage Princeton residents to weigh in on this egregious overreach that negatively impacts the quality of life of Princeton residents.

The Menapace, Bibro, Davies, Bennett, Chan, Levine, Peck and Hollingsworth families Princeton

School board incumbents address what they deem to be misinformation circulating around Princeton As citizen volunteers elected to the Board of Education, it has been an honor to represent you in ensuring that our children receive an effective and equitable education, reflective of our community’s values.

We feel obliged, however, as the incumbents in a competitive election, to address misinformation about the board being circulated in the community. We write here in our capacity as private citizens, not as a slate, and not on behalf of the board. For the most objective source of information on candidate positions, visit the League of Women Voters website at www.VOTE411. org.

In addition, we note: No financial information was “withheld” from the public or other board members when the 202021 budget was approved on May 5. At the public hearing, the board discussed how COVID-related savings/costs were not yet known, the potential for future significant reductions in state aid and the necessity of submitting a budget by the May 8 statutory deadline based on the best available information at the time. Once the budget was submitted, the board was unable to “revise” tax levies. Our board is more “transparent” than most, with frequent public meetings that are recorded and available on the district website, open committee meetings and community forums on the budget, planning, and enrollment. All board members are encouraged to share their perspectives and most often do.

To learn more about the board and follow our work, please visit www.princetonk12.org/board.

There is no “gag order” on board member communication. Members are free to speak at board meetings and as private citizens elsewhere, subject to N.J.S.A. 18A, which requires all speech to be accurate and not contain confidential information or compromise the board.

The board has no plans to purchase the Westminster Choir College. The board has been clear that its top priority in dealing with rising enrollments is to maximize the use of existing facilities and to carefully evaluate the potential of all district properties.

The decision to purchase district-owned devices for every student is more costeffective, equitable, and pedagogicallysound, than allowing some students to use personal devices. Devices were purchased with 5-year lease-financing at no additional cost to taxpayers. Private devices posed practical and cost issues with tech support, access to licensed software and privacy – and cannot be used for standardized testing. Cheaper devices were considered but did not match Apple in functionality, support or resale value. This initiative provides high-quality remote learning to all students and advances equity by leveling the technology playing field.

The board implemented construction of the voter-approved Princeton High School field restroom facility after extensive deliberation and public input. The facility is handicapped-accessible, supports our commitment to gender equity, includes secure, all-season storage and a small space for fundraising through concessions – and was approved by voters as the top athletic priority in the 2018 referendum.

The board’s essential role is studentcentered: ensuring that all of our children receive an effective and equitable education that reflects the values of our community. We are committed to focusing our board service on better meeting the needs of all of our students, now and into the future.

Beth Behrend Michele Tuck-Ponder Princeton

Princeton board member supports candidates in accordance with Schools Ethics Commission I am writing as a Princeton Public Schools parent and private citizen and not on behalf of, or authorized by, the Board of Education, of which I am an elected member.

I believe that school board members have a duty, acting as private citizens, to encourage and support other dedicated individuals to serve as unpaid members of the board. I know the commitment, temperament and energy it takes to serve as a school board member, and believe serving as a school board member is the most important public service

role in our community. The Board of Education oversees a $100 million annual budget for the benefit of nearly 4,000 students.

School spending has steadily increased year over year and now represents 49% of the overall Princeton property tax bill-without measurable improvements in advancing racial equity or closing the achievement gap.

For too long there have been too few candidates running for the Board of Education. This year there are eight candidates running for three board positions. I hope the real winner of this election will be the

diverse student body and community, many of whom may be forced to relocate due to increasingly unaffordable school spending.

I am transparently supporting a diverse slate; Paul Johnson, Karen Lemon, Bill Hare and Adam Bierman. I have conducted myself in accordance with School Ethics Commission (which oversees school board member conduct), Advisory Opinion A36-14, which finds that “”there would be no violation of the Act for you [a school board member] to express yourself politically as a private citizen with regard to the endorsement of

candidates in any election. You do not give up your fundamental rights as a citizen upon being seated on a Board of Education.”

During the final weeks of this election season, I call on all candidates, and their supporters, to conduct themselves in a manner that is respectful to all and model behavior that we should expect from our elected leaders; transparency, honesty and civil discourse.

Daniel J. Dart Princeton

0Friday, October 16, 2020

The Princeton Packet 9A

www.princetonpacket.com

LEGAL NOTICES ORDINANCE SUMMARY

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE OF PROPERTY FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES, ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER MUNICIPAL CHARGES PLAINSBORO TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I, Jesse Faasen, Collector of Taxes, in the Township of Plainsboro, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, pursuant to the provisions of “Act concerning unpaid taxes, assessments, other municipal and utility charges on real property and providing for the collection thereof, by the creation and enforcement of liens thereon (revision of 1918 Title 54:5-19 Revised Status)” will sell at public venue, all the land and real estate mentioned in the following lists, in fee subject to redemption at the lowest rate of interest, in no case exceeding 18% per annum, for the purpose of making the amount chargeable against said land for taxes, interest and cost to date of sale.

In the event that the owner of the property is on active duty in the military service, the tax collector should be notified immediately.

The sale will take place in the Plainsboro Township Municipal Building, Court Room, 641 Plainsboro Rd., Plainsboro, in said Township on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Purchasers will be required to pay cash, certified check, or money order for the municipal liens chargeable against each parcel of land purchased by them prior to the conclusion of the sale, or the property will be resold.

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT CHAPTER 200 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR (1999) BY CREATING THE RESIDENTIAL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ZONE (RRC) DISTRICT The attached ordinance amends Chapter 200, Land Use regulations by creating the Residential Retirement Community (RRC) district.

The public hearing on this Ordinance will be held at the Township Council meeting of November 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the West Windsor Township Municipal Building, 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, New Jersey.

Prior to the public hearing date you may obtain a complete copy of the ordinance, free of charge, by contacting the Township Clerk’s office at West Windsor Township (609-7992400) or coming to the Township Clerk’s office at the West Windsor Township Municipal Building.

Certificate purchasers are herewith advised, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:k-6, that industrial property may be subject to the “Environmental Clean Up Responsibility Act”, the “Spill Compensation and Control Act”, or the “Water Pollution Control Act”. These laws preclude the municipality from issuing a Tax Sale Certificate to any purchaser who is or may be in any way connected to the previous owner or operator of such sites.

Gay M. Huber Township Clerk West Windsor Township

The following is a list describing the land to be sold, owner’s name and the total amount due thereon as computed to the date of sale.

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020 Fee: $32.55

Block 401 401 401 401 401 501 501 501 501 501 501 502 502 703 801 801 806 807 809 809 811 813 1102 1505 1601 1601 1703 1801 1801 1803 1807 2202 2401 2702 2801 2901 2901 2901 3301 3401

Lot 132 180 262 343 423 1307 2313 2316 3323 3324 4404 4 8 7.12 29 42 8 15 43 49 8 7 12 15 12 21 2.03 39 63 7 22 1801 8407 506 14 611 1807 5103 3 93

Quali er

-C1307- -C2313- -C2316- -C3323- -C3324- -C4404- -

-C1801- -C8407- -C506 - -C611 - -C1807- -C5103- -C0003- -

Owner Name NHIWATIWA, KUDAKWASHE SIMEONE, DIANE BORSUK, CHRISTOPHER & JUDETTE BHAREL, VINAY & SAMAL, SMITA LAYCOCK, MARK ROSEN, JOEL & JANET ROSEN, JOEL & JANET ROSEN, JOEL & JANET ROSEN, JOEL & JANET ROSEN, JOEL & JANET BANZRAGCH,E. & LHAMNORJIN, L. CARNEGIE, BRUCE & SUSAN BROOKS, MARIANNE BOUSQUET NAIK, SATEESH & VAGHELA, SHAILJA J GUPTA, HARSH STEPHAN, CAROL KUMAR, MUKESH & SHARMA, SAPNA BLOUNT, JERMAINE & JENINE RIZVI, SYED A KATIYAR, PRASHANT & RASHMI SHAIK, GHOUSE O'CONNELL, KENNY & CATHERINE KANNABIRAN, S. & SRINIVASAN, S. AMERI, MASSIMILIANO & FRAN MARTIN, ADRIANNE BEVERE, JAMES F MILLSTONE RIVERVIEW REAL ESTATE LLC PASUMARTI, SWAMY & SHEELA CHIMALADINNE, SRIDHAR & KRISHNAVENI NOVIO, NOLASCO & ANGELICA JONES, JUNIOR & MAUREEN MATHEW, SANANDA ELYSSA WISDOM, SHARON DIAN HATCHER, RONALD & GWENDOLYN DHEERAJ, TANDON WATTS, BEATRICE E-TRUSTEE DROPIK, SCOTT COPELAND, RICHARD MARGHA REALTY LLC SANTOSO, NUGROHO IWAN & DEWI

Totals T - Property Taxes W - Water S - Sewer E - Electric Q - QFARM B - Bill Board R - Cell Tower

Amount Type Other Qual Property Loca on 467.65 S 132 SAYRE DRIVE 10,310.29 T 180 SAYRE DRIVE 601.42 S 262 SAYRE DRIVE 618.84 S 343 SAYRE DRIVE 467.65 S 423 SAYRE DRIVE 467.65 S 1307 SAYRE DRIVE 467.65 S 2313 SAYRE DRIVE 467.65 S 2316 SAYRE DRIVE 467.65 S 3323 SAYRE DRIVE 467.65 S 3324 SAYRE DRIVE 545.16 S 4404 SAYRE DRIVE 3,503.18 T 703 SAYRE DRIVE 319.18 S 707 SAYRE DRIVE 173.33 S 1 GRACE COURT 173.33 S 31 HAMILTON LANE NORTH 170.85 S 57 HAMILTON LANE SOUTH 601.13 S 13 MAJOR LANE 601.13 S 8 MERSHON LANE 319.18 S 94 PARKER ROAD SOUTH 601.13 S 80 PARKER ROAD SOUTH 599.37 S 15 GROENDYKE LANE 135.67 S 11 MACKENZIE LANE 13,246.33 T 4 BRENTWOOD LANE 6,123.99 T 440 PLAINSBORO ROAD 467.65 S 341 PLAINSBORO ROAD 565.99 S 1 PASTURE LANE 55,703.04 S 100 PLAINSBORO ROAD 15,271.96 T 25 BIRCH DRIVE 542.80 S 29 DOGWOOD DRIVE 11,165.19 T 43 HAWTHORN DRIVE 594.46 S 9 HEATHER COURT 3,678.20 T 9 JAY COURT 5,030.94 T 8407 TAMARRON DRIVE 2,978.60 T 506 ASPEN DRIVE 14,721.41 T 32 DRAYTON LANE 140.46 T 611 RAVENS CREST DRIVE 1,552.36 T 1807 RAVENS CREST DRIVE 4,028.27 T 5103 RAVENS CREST DRIVE 34.13 T DEER CREEK DRIVE/S 1 DE 14,495.05 T 21 HILLTOWN COURT 172,887.57 A - Sp Assmnt 1 - Misc 2 - Board Up 3 - Demoli on

O - Other

PP, 2x, 10/9, 10/16/2020, Fee: $143.80 Affidavit: $30.00

Route 33, Cleveland Avenue to Paxson Avenue, Resurfacing, Contract No. 001153740, Township of Hamilton, County of Mercer

Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the contractor, sub recipient or subcontractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 26 in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts. Failure by the contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach of this contract, which may result in the termination of this contract or such other remedy as the recipient deems appropriate.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontractors prior to contract award or authorization.

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Wage and Hour Compliance at the time of bid.

The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252 U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the project award.

Plans, specifications, any addenda to the specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available at Bid Express website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe, follow the instructions on the web site. Fees apply to downloading documents and plans and bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directly payable to Bid Express.

Plans, specifications, and bidding information may be inspected (BUT NOT OBTAINED) by contracting organizations at our various Design Field Offices at the following locations: 200 Stierli Court One Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Phone: 973-601-6690

Executive Campus Rt. 70 West Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Phone: 856-486-6623

New Jersey Department of Transportation Division of Procurement Bureau of Construction Services 1035 Parkway Avenue PO Box 600 Trenton, NJ 08625

Nelson Spring, LLC Review of Satisfaction of Condition of Prior Approval File #P1917-487PD LOCATION: Spring Street; Block 27.04, Lot 20 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Approval was granted in 2018 for the construction of three story expansion to the existing one-story Nelson Glass building. A section of the commercial building was found to be structurally unsound and partial demolition was warranted. The applicant is required to return to the Board to explain the demolition.

APPLICANT:

Trustees of Princeton University – Solar Array Minor Site Plan w/variance – Solar Array File #P2020-829PM LOCATION: Elm Drive and Faculty Road; Block 45.01, Lot 101 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Construction of a 2.83 acre solar panel array that will create a canopy above the three existing surface parking lots.

APPLICANT:

Copies of the documents are on file in the office of the Planning Board of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. The building is closed to the public so to review this material please submit your request to: clerksoffice@princetonnj.gov

Kerry A. Philip, Board Secretary PRINCETON PLANNING BOARD

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020 Fee: $34.65 Affidavit: $15.00

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting on September 23, 2020 adopted the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Resolution for the following application:

Name and location:

Nature of Application:

Barry and Danielle Rand-Owners/Applicant 16 S. Harrison Street Anthony Marinzoli and Tamara Barnes-Owners 5 Sergeant Street Block 53.01, Lots 17 & 18 D (2) variance, a D (4) variance and c (2) variances to allow constructions of additions to the existing single-family dwelling at 16 S. Harrison Street to permit a floor area ratio of 44.8%, a smaller side yard setback of 4.1 feet and a height to setback ratio of 5.24:1

File:

Determination:

Z2020-858

Copies of the documents are on file in the Princeton Zoning Department, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours.

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020, Fee: $29.40 Affidavit: $15.00 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF CMS PAC SERVICES, LLC

Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of the Members of CMS PAC Services, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company, will be held at 9:40 a.m. on the 4th day of November, 2020 to elect Officers and Directors of the Company and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. The meeting shall be held at Hollywood Memorial Park Offices located at 1621 Stuyvesant Avenue, 2nd Floor, Union, New Jersey, 07083.

J. Bradley Green President

Estimated Maximum Amount of Bonds & Notes

Period of Usefulness

$39,900

5 years

$555,000

$527,250

5 years

2) The acquisition of a street sweeper, including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto.

$305,000

$289,750

15 years

3) Roof replacement at Witherspoon Hall, including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto and further including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto.

$187,000

$177,650

15 years

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020 Fee: $26.25

c) Engineering Department Safe Routes to School improvements to Rosedale Road, including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto.

$128,000

$121,600

10 years

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting on September 23, 2020 adopted the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Resolution for the following application:

d) Infrastructure Department Remediation of River Road Site, including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto.

$417,000

$396,150

20 years

e) Recreation Department 1) Rebuilding of dugouts and retaining wall at Grover Park, including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto.

$27,000

$25,650

15 years

2) The acquisition of a vehicle for Programming, including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto.

$34,000

$32,300

5 years

$25,000

$23,750

15 years

$1,720,000

$1,634,000

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq. and in consideration of Executive Order No. 103, issued by Governor Murphy on March 9, 2020, declaring a State of Emergency and a Public Health Emergency in the State of New Jersey, the Mercer County Insurance Commission, a public entity established under NJSA 40A:11-5 (1) et. seq. , does hereby notify the public that to protect the health, safety and welfare of our citizens while ensuring the continued functioning of government, the meeting of the Mercer County Insurance Commission, scheduled for 10:30 AM, October 26, 2020 at the McDade Administration Building, will be held TELEPHONICALLY only. Fund Commissioners, Fund Professionals, Risk Management Consultants and Members of the public who wish to participate in the meeting may do so online by visiting the website https://zoom.us/j/5795069590 OR by calling 1-312-626-6799 – and enter meeting ID# 5795069590 at 10:30 AM. Individuals calling into this number will be able to fully participate in the meeting, including providing public comment. This meeting will include an Executive Session. A non-public dial-in number will be used.

Joseph Hrubash Executive Director

Name: Location of Property:

Chambers 16 LLC –Owner and Applicant 16 Chambers Street; Block 19.02, Lot 16

Nature of Application:

D (1) use variance to allow use of the first floor space of 3114 sf. for retail banking, enclosure of the open porch area on the second floor and conversion to usable floor area and a +/- 171 sf. addition to accommodate an elevator and upper level lobby, along with a parking variance for a .49 parking space and a north side setback of 8.5 inches and a south side setback of 6 inches and related minor site plan approval.

File:

Z2020-836

Determination:

Approved with conditions

2) Renovations to Greenway Meadow roof, including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto.

Total: Appropriation: $1,720,000

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020, Fee: $27.30 Affidavit: $15.00

Bonds/Notes Authorized: $1,634,000

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting on September 23, 2020 adopted the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Resolution for the following application: Name and location:

Stuart Kerachy and Rebecca Maynard -Owners/Applicants

Location:

86 Moore Street; Block 25.06, Lot 54

Nature of Application:

C variance to allow a rear yard setback of 16.5 feet to allow the connection of the existing detached carport to the single-family residence to provide direct access from the carport/garage to the house as set forth in the application

File:

Approved with conditions

Copies of the documents are on file in the Princeton Zoning Department, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours.

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020, Fee: $26.25 Affidavit: $15.00

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting on September 23, 2020 adopted the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Resolution for the following application: Name: Location of Property:

Michael and Elme Schmid -Owners/Applicants 374 Cherry Hill Road; Block 3901, Lots 3 and 6, now known as Lot 14

Nature of Application:

One-year extension of time within which to apply for construction permits for the variances granted by the Princeton Zoning Board Resolution of Memorialization adopted November 9, 2018, said extension to expire on November 9, 2020.

Z1919-789

Determination:

Section 20 Costs: $60,000 Useful Life: 12.17 years Delores A. Williams, Clerk

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020, Fee: $102.90

NM-00443070

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Z2020-868

Determination:

Grant Appropriated: N/A

This Notice is published pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17.

Approved with conditions

Copies of the documents are on file in the Princeton Zoning Department, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours.

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020, Fee: $28.35 Affidavit: $15.00

Princeton Self Storage, 35 Airpark Rd, Princeton NJ 08540, wishing to avail themselves of the provision under the “New Jersey Self Storage Facility Act (N.J. S.A. 2A:44-187 et seq.)” hereby gives notice of sale under said act to wit. Bids will be accepted online only at lockerfox.com and the sale will end on November 1st, 2020 at 10:00 AM. The public sale to the highest bidder, for cash only, will include the contents of following spaces: Edith Roush Unit 5008 Household Goods Eric Breisacher Unit 5007 Household Goods Joseph Riggio Unit 5037 Business Goods This sale is being made to satisfy the land-lords lien. Sale is subject to adjournment. Reserve the right to cancel public sale.

Princeton Self Storage 35 Airpark rd Princeton, NJ. 08540 (609) 279-2199 PP, 2x, 10/9/2020, 10/16/2020, Fee: $48.30 Affidavit: $15.00

NOTICE Take notice that on June 12, 2020, a change occurred in the ownership of PFV Rockingham Row Corporation, trading as Salt Creek Grille, the holder of a Plenary Retail Consumption License for premises located at 1 Rockingham Row, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 resulting PFV Rockingham LL Holdings LLC, 9854 National Blvd, #147, Los Angeles, CA 90034, acquiring twenty percent (20%) of the ownership thereof.

Any information concerning the qualifications of the current stockholders should be communicated in writing to Carol Torres, Township Clerk of Plainsboro Township.

By: Richard S. Israel, Esquire Earp Cohn, PC PP, 1X, 10/16/2020, Fee: $14.70, Affidavit: $15.00

LEGALNOTICE Notice is hereby given that the PLANNING BOARD OF PRINCETON at a special meeting on September 24, 2020 adopted the Findings of Fact for the following application: Christ Congregation Church Minor Site Plan w/variance - signage File #P2020-833PM LOCATION: 50 Walnut Lane; Block 23.02, Lot 19 NATURE OF APPLICATION: Replace existing sign with a new two-sided sign in the corner front area.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PRINCETON ABBEY MANAGEMENT, LLC

APPLICANT:

Copies of the documents are on file in the office of the Planning Board of Princeton, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. The building is closed to the public so to review this material please submit your request to: clerksoffice@princetonnj.gov Kerry A. Philip, Board Secretary PRINCETON PLANNING BOARD

Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of the Members and Directors of The Princeton Abbey Management, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company, will be held at 1 :00 p.m. on the 4th day of November, 2020 to elect Officers of the Company and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. The meeting shall be held at Hollywood Memorial Park Offices located at 1621 Stuyvesant A venue, 2nd Floor, Union, New Jersey, 07083.

J. Bradley Green President PP, 3x, October 16, 23, 30, 2020 Fee: $50.40 Aff: $15.00

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020 Fee: $24.15 Affidavit: $15.00 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF PRINCETON ABBEY AND CEMETERY, INC.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF CMS PAC HOLDINGS, INC. Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of the Members and Directors of CMS PAC Holdings, Inc., a New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation, will be held at 9:30 a.m. on the 4th day of November, 2020 to elect Officers and Directors of the Corporation and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. The meeting shall be held at Hollywood Memorial Park Offices located at 1621 Stuyvesant Avenue, 2nd Floor, Union, New Jersey, 07083.

Notice is given that the Annual Meeting of the Members and Trustees of the Princeton Abbey and Cemetery, Inc., a New Jersey Non-Profit Corporation, will be held at 12:30 p.m. on the 4th day of November, 2020 to elect Trustees of the Corporation and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. The meeting shall be held at Hollywood Memorial Park Offices located at 1621 Stuyvesant Avenue, 2nd Floor, Union, New Jersey, 07083.

J. Bradley Green President

J. Bradley Green President

PP, 3x, October 16, 23, 30, 2020 Fee: $50.40 Aff: $15.00

PP, 3x, October 16, 23, 30, 2020 Fee: $50.40 Aff: $15.00

Approved with conditions

Appropriation & Estimated Cost

$42,000

File:

Notice is hereby given that the PLANNING BOARD OF PRINCETON at a special meeting on August 20, 2020 adopted the Findings of Fact for the following application:

Purposes:

b) Department of Public Works 1) The acquisition of a small trash truck and dump trucks, including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto.

HV, PP, 3x, 10/9/2020, 10/16/2020, 10/23/2020 Fee: $332.64 LEGALNOTICE

Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY PRINCETON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $1,720,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,634,000 BONDS OR NOTES OF PRINCETON TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF

a) Police Department The acquisition of lights and sirens for vehicles, including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto.

Copies of the documents are on file in the Princeton Zoning Department, 400 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ and may be viewed during normal business hours.

Federal Project No: NHP-0033(314) UPC NO: 153740 DP No: 20129

The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the governing body of Princeton, in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, on October 12, 2020. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the governing body to be held at in Zoom on October 26, 2020 at 7 o’clock p.m. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of the full bond ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours at the Clerk’s office for the members of the general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows:

Purpose

PUBLIC NOTICE MERCER COUNTY INSURANCE FUND COMMISSION

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received from Bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.2 via the Internet until 10:00:59 A.M. on 10/29/2020 at which time the bid proposals submitted will be downloaded, and publicly opened and read, in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625; for:

NOTICE OF PENDING BOND ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY

ORDINANCE 2020-22 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR (1999)

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, unspecifiable service pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1) (a) at a meeting held on October 12, 2020. The contract and the resolution authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk as follows: NAME

SERVICE

TIME

Magic Touch Construction Company, Inc.

Plumbing Services

2021

Not to Exceed $75,000.00

AMOUNT

McMahon Associates

Witherspoon Street Traffic Impact Study to Analyze One-Way and Two-Way Traffic Operations And a Full Closure

10/12/202010/11/2021

Not to Exceed $19,800.00

B&T Tools, Inc.

Purchase of a Work Center Tool Box

2020

Not to Exceed $12,751.37

Dawn M. Mount Deputy Municipal Clerk

PP, 3x, October 16, 23, 30, 2020 Fee: $50.40 Aff: $15.00

MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF PRINCETON NOTICE is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: Ordinance #2020-33 An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Concerning Salaries and Compensation of Certain Personnel of the Municipality of Princeton was introduced on first reading at a meeting of the Mayor and Council of Princeton held on October 12, 2020.

Said ordinance is available to the public, free of charge, in the Office of the Clerk, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey and on the Princeton Municipal Website at https://www.princetonnj.gov/ordinance-pages/2019-ordinances

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said ordinance will be will be further considered for final passage after a public hearing thereon on October 26, 2020 at a meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Princeton Municipal Building, Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon Street, in the Main Meeting Room at which time and place any person interested may be heard.

Delores A. Williams Municipal Clerk

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020, Fee: $24.15

PP, 1x, 10/16/2020, Fee: $45.50 WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AWARDS The Township Council of West Windsor has awarded/amended the following contracts without competitive bidding as professional services pursuant to NJSA 40A:11-5(1)(a) at their October 13, 2020 Business Session. These contracts and the resolutions authorizing them are available for public inspection in the Office of the Municipal Clerk.

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Miller, Porter & Muller

Litigation Services

Time Period

Cost: Not to Exceed

thru 12/31/2020

$65,000.00

Gay M. Huber Township Clerk West Windsor Township PP, 1x, 10/16/2020 Fee: $29.75

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HiTOPS annual half marathon returns virtually later this month

By ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer

HiTOPS Princeton Half Marathon will be a little different this year, as the race event has adapted to the new normal of COVID-19 by going fully virtual.

The race event, which previously gathered many to a central Princeton course location to run the 13.1-mile race, will now have participants run anywhere they chose, as they log their miles for the half marathon.

The miles can be run in one day or through however many days the runners decide to log their miles to complete the event from Oct. 25 to Nov. 8.

“Through our website we actually have a place for where people can record their miles. They will click the link ‘log your miles’ on the website and are then able to submit the miles that they run,” said Annie Pasqua, senior manager development at HiTOPS. “If they run all 13.1 miles in one day, they can submit it there or they can revisit that link as many times as they need to record all 13.1 miles.”

A daily email will be sent to participants to remind them to log their miles for each day from late October to early November.

With an interactive online results tracking tool, there is also a leaderboard that shows who finished the half marathon and when based on the participant’s miles and times.

“It will also populate a map. For exam-

ple, if you are running the miles in Princeton it would pop up and say you are currently on mile six at Washington Street Bridge,” Pasqua said. “As people log their miles they will be populated on the website and so at the end of the two weeks where people can log their miles, we will probably share on social media those results for people who are curious of where they fell in the final results.”

Top prizes this year for participants are three $150 gift cards to Hamilton Jewelers.

Instead of prizes going to the top three finishers of the half marathon for 2020’s race, anyone who finishes the race will have the opportunity to win.

The race also features a new addition in 2020 for youth to run virtually. Just RUN is for all young people up to age 18.

“Since primarily we are a half marathon and we didn’t have any other way for people to be involved. We decided to add this new component to focus on youth, since we are a youth-focused agency,” Pasqua said. “We wanted to do a youth run to encourage young people to be active. They do not have to run a set number of miles, we just want them to run, they would receive a medal for competing in this race.”

According to HiTOPS, registering for the half marathon event costs $45, and is $25 for the HiTOPS Youth Run. Registration has been extended so participants can continue to register through Nov. 8.

“The monies that are raised go to the

youth we provide services for, as well as, the adults that care for them. We provide support services and education throughout the greater Mercer County area and it is critical that we use this race to increase awareness,” said Lisa Shelby, executive director of HiTOPS. Occurring each year, the half marathon is the nonprofit’s largest fundraiser and allows for the organization to provide programming to young people of all identities regarding sexual health education and LGBTQ+ support in Mercer County.

The fundraising goal for 2020 is a net of $50,000. HiTOPS seeks to raise the funds from registrations, sponsorships, and donations.

“The impact of the pandemic has only made circumstances worse for a lot of young people that we in particular work with,” Shelby said. “With all of the school closings and young people being more isolated, I think it is harder; potentially being in environments that are not safe and not being able to connect with their friends or their peers, especially for youth that identify as LGBTQ+. We knew we needed to pull out every stop to continue to support these kids.”

When planning began for the half marathon in January and with continued developments regarding the coronavirus pandemic, there was still no doubt that a race or event would take place for the organization in 2020.

“Unequivocally this was never in doubt.

This is one of the biggest events that happens in the community on an annual basis and for HiTOPS this is our biggest annual fundraiser,” Shelby said. “We knew we would make this work no matter what.

Lucky for us in 2019, we had already added a virtual component to the event, so we had that experience in our pocket. We were able to build off of that.”

Speaking with community advisors, which included the Princeton Police Department, plans for a virtual race were being crafted since March.

“As we began planning for the race in January and then the pandemic hit in March, we monitored and kept our ears to the ground. As we saw more and more organizations go to virtual races and events over the summer, we knew a virtual half marathon was possibility,” Shelby said. “We worked on getting our ducks in a row during June and July to be ready to go virtual and decided that we would make that decision at the very beginning of July.”

She added that HiTOPS has received a great response for the event from sponsors and also has promising commitments from participants.

“People can run or walk in the event. It has been really fun to see more youth join this event,” Shelby said. “We have strong community support and really affirms that so many people are coming out to support the work that we do.”

Adath Israel to present ‘Between Privilege and Peril’ virtual lecture Dr. Devin Naar, a renowned historian and popular speaker, will present a virtual lecture on Jews and Structural Racism through the Adath Israel MOSAIC Cultural Series.

Formerly from Lawrenceville, Naar currently is the Isaac Alhadeff professor in Sephardic Studies, associate professor of History, and faculty at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.

He will speak at 4 p.m. Oct. 25 via Zoom.

A former Fulbright scholar with a PhD in History from Stanford University, Naar is a scholar of empire, nationalism, race, and migration, themes he examines through the lenses of Jewish history and culture. As founder and chair of the Sephardic Studies Program, Naar has transformed the University of Washington into a nationally and internationally recognized center for the study of Sephardic history, culture, and language

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as exemplified through the creation of the world’s largest digital repository of Ladino texts and a robust online and digital humanities presence, according to a prepared statement.

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LEGAL NOTICE PRINCETON ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 7:30 p.m., the Zoning Board of Adjustment of Princeton will hold a public hearing via electronic means (as described below) to review a use variance and related site plan application involving a building known as the Trinity Counseling Center, 22 Stockton Street and designated as Block 37.01, Lot 17 on the Princeton Tax Map, submitted by Rector Wardens & Vestrymen Trinity Church (“Applicant”). Because of the state of emergency in New Jersey regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the meeting will be held electronically via “Zoom.” Instructions for how to access the meeting are below and will also be posted on the home page of Princeton’s website (www.princetonnj.gov) and on the meeting agenda.

In light of the current state of emergency which exists due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Governor Murphy's executive order 104 limiting public gatherings, the Zoning Board will hear the application virtually via webcast using the Zoom webinar platform. Copies of the application, plans, reports along with the applicant's exhibits shall be available for public review on the municipal website at www.princetonnj.gov.

Any objector exhibits shall be provided to the Board Secretary in PDF format at least two days prior to the hearing date to insure distribution to the Board and on the municipal website prior to the hearing. Members of the public may contact the Board Administrative Coordinator with any questions regarding document access or meeting access at (609) 921 1359 or cceballos@princetonnj.gov.

The Board will convene its public meeting at 7:30 p.m. and it will be held electronically via Zoom’s webinar service. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting can choose from one of the following options: Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/94301840968 Or iPhone one-tap : US: +16465588656,,94301840968# or +1301715852,,94301840968# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 943 0184 0968 International numbers available: https://princeton.zoom.us/u/aoykp0bpt Or an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai) 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad) 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands) 213.244.140.110 (Germany) 103.122.166.55 (Australia) 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) 69.174.57.160 (Canada) 207.226.132.110 (Japan) Meeting ID: 943 0184 0968 SIP: 94301840968@zoomcrc.com If logging into Zoom via computer or mobile device for the first time, allow a few extra minutes to install the program or app.

Instructions for accessing the hearing will also be posted on the municipal website at www.princetonnj.gov. Please be advised that the dial-in phone numbers and URL provided above are subject to change and members of the public should review the Planning Board Agenda online at the upcoming meeting page on Princeton’s website (www.princetonnj.gov) to confirm there has not been any updates.

The proposed project is located in the R3 Zone of the former Princeton Borough and contains 3.12 acres. The site is bound to the north by Stockton Street and the Princeton Municipal Building; to the west by the Trinity Church; to the east by the Witherspoon Institute, and to the South by Mercer Street/Trinity Street Rectory. The site is home to the Trinity Church, Ivy Hall, and the Trinity Church Counseling Center. The existing site improvements include two parking lots and a playground for the daycare center at the church.

The Applicant is seeking approval to convert the Trinity Church Counsel Center, a permitted non-residential conditional use, to an office use for social service professionals. The proposed office use is not permitted in the R3 Zone. The Applicant intends to lease the office space to tenants such as therapists, licensed psychologists, social workers, a structural integration practitioner, a physical therapist, and a non-profit organization. There are no improvements proposed to the building or the site other than signage.

Applicant is requesting a d(1) variance to allow its proposed office use. Applicant is also seeking a sign variance to allow a 14”x6” sign identifying the building, where commercial signs are not permitted.

The Applicant also requests any variances, waivers, amendments to conditions of approval, amended site plan approval, permits, approvals, exceptions or other relief as may be required to permit the proposed development or which may result from the recommendations of the municipality or the Zoning Board of Adjustment in its professional review.

The site plan application and all relevant maps and documents are located on the municipal website and are on file with the Princeton Planning Board, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey. Said materials are available for public inspection through the municipal website: princetonnj.gov. Copies may also be obtained through Christopher DeGrezia, Esquire, Attorney for the Applicant, c/o Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, P. O. Box 627, Princeton, New Jersey 08542, (609) 716-6615 (christopher.degrezia@faegredrinker.com). Any questions may be directed to Christopher DeGrezia, Esq. at (609) 716-6615. If the virtual meeting is continued to or adjourned to a different day, instructions on how to access the future meeting or meetings will be posted on the upcoming meeting page of Princeton’s website (www.princetonnj.gov) and on the meeting agenda, without any further public notice.

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the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece, won a 2016 National Jewish Book Award and the 2017 prize for best book awarded by the Modern Greek Studies Association. His current book project, supported in 2020-21 through a fellowship from the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities’ Society of Scholars, investigates the multifaceted experiences of Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews with American conceptions of race.

Naar has lectured widely at universities, museums, and community institutions across the country and abroad and also writes for popular venues, such as The Jewish Review of Books, Tablet Magazine, Jewish Currents, and Public Radio International. While he conducts research in six languages, Naar speaks his endangered ancestral language, Ladino, with his two small children, according to the statement.

Naar’s talk is entitled “Between Privilege and Peril: Jews and Structural Racism in

the United States”. He will explore a series of key moments in American Jewish history from the 18th to 20th centuries that reveal the ways in both Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews have simultaneously been targets and beneficiaries of racism and discrimination.

He will look at how these dueling dynamics played out in relation to the question of American citizenship in 1790, Emma Lazarus and her famous 1883 poem “The New Colossus,” the lynching of Leo Frank in 1915, and the passage of the Immigration Restriction Act in 1924.

To register for the event, call Adath Israel Congregation at 609-896-4977 and leave your full name and email.

Dr. Devin Naar grew up in Lawrenceville, attended Lawrenceville Public Schools.

The family was a member of Adath Israel Congregation and Devin had his Bar Mitzvah at Adath Israel. Devin’s dad was a professor at Rider University.

Global Guide recounts journey fleeing from Iraq, starting new life in U.S. Artist, designer and educator Yaroub Al-Obaidi opened The Pennington School’s Global Speaker Series by asking students to list the 10 things they would put in their backpack if they had to leave their homes today.

As a Global Guide for the Penn Museum, Al-Obaidi shared his long journey as a refugee from Iraq, through Syria, to Malaysia, and finally to Philadelphia.

During his presentation, “Rebuilding New Life: Photo Memories from Iraq,” over Zoom on Sept. 25, he revisited each point of his journey, describing the memories, challenges, and hopes he had at each transition, according to information provided

by The Pennington School.

Born in Iraq, Al-Obaidi grew up in the province of Diyala. He earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree at the University of Baghdad, where he studied industrial and product design. He then became a lecturer at the University of Baghdad’s College of Fine Arts.

In 2007, Al-Obaidi’s life was upturned when he was targeted by a radical group, forcing him to flee to Syria immediately, according to the statement. Packing only the very essentials, he made the dangerous journey from Baghdad to Syria, and later found a job in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

“I didn’t have a dream, I just wanted to save my life,” he said in the statement.

After a lengthy process of interviews and background checks, Al-Obaidi had the opportunity to come to Philadelphia in 2016. This time, the International Organization for Migration allowed him to bring two bags, each weighing 50 pounds.

Most importantly, Al-Obaidi said in the statement, “I carried my hopes to my new country.”

In Philadelphia, Al-Obaidi resumed his artistic work for the first time since leaving Iraq, working with Mural Arts Philadelphia on Radio Silence, a live

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Yaroub Al-Obaidi presented at The Pennington School about his journey as a refugee from Iraq.

performance about the Iraqi diaspora. He also became a Global Guide at the Penn Museum, where he led tours of the Middle East galleries, synthesizing his personal experiences with historical information to interpret the artifacts, according to the statement.

Al-Obaidi continued to further his already extensive education, earning a master’s degree in socially engaged art from Moore College of Art and Design in 2018.

Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in communications media at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Near the end of the presentation, one student asked Al-Obaidi if he felt angry that he was forced to leave his home.

“It’s a very difficult feeling to leave everything behind,” responded Al-Obaidi, according to the statement, adding that he endeavors to think positively and focus on the future. “That’s why, when I came to the U.S., I said, ‘OK, what’s next?’ ”

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Lawrence Township, NJ – Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B) has announced that Venue at Cobblestone Creek, an Active Adult (55+) golf course community in Lawrence Township, has been named Community of the Year for an Attached Community over $500,000 at the 33rd Annual Virtual Sales and Marketing Awards. The annual event, hosted by the New Jersey Builders Association, was held virtually on September 29 after being postponed earlier in the year due to COVID-19.

Venue at Cobblestone Creek also took home the award for Best Attached Home for a Community Over $500,000.

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