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Hey Old Man Winter, knock it off Nor’easter pummels Princeton By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Princeton was socked for the second week in a row by a nor’easter, this time with around 18 inches of heavy, wet snow that caused downed power lines on Wednesday. Thousands of residents found themselves without power, fallen trees blocked roads and municipal crews cleared streets. Police reported some minor motor vehicle accidents, but nothing serious. Police Sgt. Fred Williams said Thursday that the department had responded to 68 disabled motor vehicles that were stuck in snow, 66 downed trees and 58 wires — from 2 p.m. Wednesday into Thursday morning. Cleanup continued Thursday, but there was no timetable by the municipality for when things would be back to normal. This week’s storm came on the heels of a March 2 nor’easter that hit Princeton, also causing power outages and felling trees — but without heavy snow. In this case, the snow was heavy and wet. In some places, the storm was less severe, in terms of snow accumulation, than in others.
Sarah Johnson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, Mount Holly, said the storm brought “narrow bands” of heavy snow as well “thunder snow,” or high intensity snow, in many cases. “As a result, we had snowfall amounts varying over pretty short distances,” she said. “Because of thunder, if you just happened to be in the right place under one of these very heavy bands, we were having snow rates of upwards of three inches per hour, which is very high snow rate. So, there were some big differences in total snow amounts across the area.” Mercer, Somerset and Middlesex were among the hardest areas hit, in terms of power outages. Utility PSE&G reported that as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, 2,087 of its customers, in Princeton, had no power. The utility said that it had restored power to 190,000 customers, statewide, since Wednesday. Depending on when crews can get to everything, some customers might have to wait a while before their power comes back on. “It’s still going to vary as the work is conducted. And we are
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Princeton residents had to dig out from under nearly 18 inches of snow that was dumped on the town by Wednesday's nor'easter. warning that it could be days,” PSEG spokeswoman Lauren Ugorgi said Thursday. “We have a lot crews out assessing damaging, trying to avoid the downed trees and working as diligently and safely as they can.” In places where there were fallen power lines, PSE&G had to
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longer and it’s a more dangerous situation.” “We are diligently working,” said Robert Hough, director of infrastructure and operations, by phone Thursday. “And unfortunately, we have a number of issues related to wires and wires in trees. See STORM, Page 2
School district will look to save historic parts of Valley Road School
Celebrating girls, women in sports
Princeton University celebrated the extraordinary achievements of women and girls in sports with a free, hour-long clinic March 3 to recognize the 32nd anniversary of National Girls & Women in Sports Day. This year’s theme was “Play Fair, Play IX,” a reference to Title IX, the federal law that expanded opportunities for female students and athletes across the country since its passage in 1972. The clinic was attended by approximately 200 children from Princeton and surrounding areas. The event has been administered for more than a decade and is historically coupled with a home women’s basketball game. More than 50 student-athletes from 12 varsity teams ran more than 15 sport-specific activity stations for the children in attendance, teaching them some fundamentals and techniques associated with
make sure it was safe before road crews could clean up. “So if there’s a tree blocking the road and it’s just the tree, that can be cleaned up by our crews alone,” Mayor Liz Lempert said Thursday. “When there’s wires in there, there needs to be that coordination and it just takes a bit
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Princeton University’s Women's Lightweight Rowing Coach Sandra Carpenter, left, looks on as 7-year-old Ariana Lenihan of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, uses the rowing machine. their respective sports. Activity stations ranged from street hockey with mini goals to erging on the indoor rowing machines among other activities. All varsity women’s teams that were not competing Saturday afternoon were represented at the clinic. According to Assistant Director of Athletics Brendan Van Ackeren, the event provided an opportunity for Princeton female student-athletes to engage with children from the greater Princeton community and share their love for athletics. “This is maybe our second or third year coming here,” said Tim Lenihan, a parent at the clinic. “[It’s] good family time, good activity for the kids. As young girls getting into athletics and all the good things that come from it, it’s nice to get them exposed to an en-
vironment like this.” Several community groups were also in attendance, including the Girl Scouts, EcoReps, and the Princeton Youth Hockey Association. Many who participated in the clinic stayed to cheer on the Princeton Women’s Basketball team to a 64-53 victory over Yale to claim the Ivy League Championship. “It was really a privilege to help run and organize our celebration of National Girls & Women in Sports Day,” said Elise Wong, the student organizer and member of the Women’s Field Hockey team. “On top of it being an incredible opportunity to give back to the community, this event means even more to me because we get to share the sports we love and inspire the next generation of female athletes.”
The school district will look to save “parts” of historic Valley Road School, the site of a proposed new school for fifth-and sixth-graders, a top school board official said Wednesday. Architects for the district, at a board meeting on Tuesday, March 13, will make a presentation about plans for the new school and for other improvements the district has in mind for its other schools as part of the facilities referendum scheduled for Oct. 2. No formal action will be taken at that meeting. “I think the consensus is that parts of it will be saved,” school board President Patrick Sullivan said Wednesday of Valley Road, which opened in 1918. He called it “still to be determined” which parts are saved. “But I think the architects heard loud and clear that we’d like to at least look at how we can save the historic parts of that building,” he said. “It might be the façade or parts of the façade facing Witherspoon Street. It might be more than that. But we’d like to have a recognition of the history of that site and that building.” Valley Road was the first integrated elementary school in Princeton, in the 1940s, and later was used for municipal government offices. In terms of the broader referendum, the district has ruled out putting on a three-floor addition
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Man charged in fatal hit-and-run in Lawrence By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
The driver of a car that struck and killed a gas station attendant at the QuickChek convenience store on the Brunswick Circle is facing multiple charges, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lawrence Township Police Department. Nasir Reed, 18, of Trenton, has been charged with death by auto and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident with a fatality, said Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri and Police Chief Mark Ubry. Reed was driving a gray Nissan Altima in the parking lot at the QuickChek store when he struck gas attendant Charles Nevius, who was trying to stop him after his car struck another vehicle in the parking lot on Feb. 19, police said. Reed did not stop his car after striking Nevius, who suffered head and leg injuries. The 35-year-old gas attendant was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, where he later died of his injuries. Reed was charged after
Nasir Reed an investigation by Detective David Petelle of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Collision Response Team and Detectives Joseph Radlinsky and Daniel Gladney and Officer Andres Mejia of the Lawrence Township Police Department. The 18-year-old man was determined to be the driver of the car, based on a combination of a review of the surveillance video footage and a confidential tip. Police also located the car. Reed was arrested in Trenton on Monday. The Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion to have him detained and not released on bail.
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Maple sugaring brunch and hike A maple sugaring brunch and hike was held March 3 at the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. About 130 participants hiked with teacher-naturalists to tapped trees to learn about the process of converting maple sap to syrup and then visited the watershed's evaporation station. Afterward, participants enjoyed a pancake brunch, served with syrup made from the trees on the reserve. Above, Casey Schott, a watershed educator, shows children the collection of fresh sap. At left, Matthew Brueggemeier (red hat) of Millstone celebrates answering a question correctly at the event.
Storm Continued from Page 1 And that is impacting some areas. And right now, until PSE&G gets to that, there are some areas that we are not able to have plow and access.” New Jersey Transit train
service on the Northeast Corridor line was running Thursday on a regular weekday schedule, but the transportation agency advised riders to expect “delays and possible cancellations.” NJ Transit spokes-
woman Nancy Snyder said Thursday that the Dinky went out of service around 5:38 p.m. Wednesday due to mechanical problems. She said substitute busing is being provided, but she had no timetable for when the Dinky would be running
again. Public schools were closed Wednesday and Thursday. Superintendent of Schools Stephen C. Cochrane said Thursday it was “too early to tell” about school for Friday. “We need more time to
assess the progress being made by PSEG,” he said. The Princeton Public Library, a place residents often come to after a storm to get warm or power up cell phones, opened Thursday after being closed Wednesday.
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Pi Day to once again offer a slice of Einstein’s hometown By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
Mimi Omiecinski gave Princeton its first edition of Pi Day in 2009, the equivalent of a county fair with Albert Einstein as its theme. The owner of a local tour company is bringing back the annual celebration
this weekend with the usual favorites, like the Einstein look-a-like contest, that draw thousands of people. The action takes place March 10, even though, technically, Pi Day is March 14. “So we always celebrate it the Saturday before Pi Day if Pi Day falls dur-
ing the week,” she said during a phone interview. “So we decided it’s better to kind of get a tradition of the weekend before, and that way, these kids who’ve put all these incredible effort in, it’s a relaxed day in downtown Princeton.” The day begins with an
apple pie eating contest, starting at 9 a.m., at McCaffrey’s. The big attraction starts at noon, with the Einstein look-a-like contest at the Nassau Inn. Other events are planned for that day and March 14, too. For a complete list of things to do, visit www.pidayprinceton.com.
Einstein’s birthday was March 14, 1879, or 3/14, which is the numerical value of pi, 3.14. Born in Germany, he moved to Princeton in the 1930s, lived on 112 Mercer St. and worked on the faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study. He died April 18, 1955, at age 76.
“I think we’re the only place on the planet where you can really celebrate Einstein’s birthday and Pi in his only hometown,” she said. “And if you’re in the tri-state area and you want to have a life bucket day, I think, in a gorgeous town, I just think it’s the place to be.”
Dionne calls for empathy and equality in university lecture By Iris Samuels Correspondent
Young people are crucial in fostering equality and fairness in the era of Donald Trump, according to journalist and political commentator E.J. Dionne. Dionne spoke to a full room at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School on Monday. A celebrated columnist for the Washington Post, Dionne also makes regular appearances on MSNBC and NPR’s “All Things Considered,” among others. He is the co-author of the recent book, “One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate and the NotYet-Deported.” During his talk, Dionne addressed the current political climate, and called for increased civic engagement. “If there’s one good thing that has emerged over the time that Donald Trump has been in office, I think it has been the seriousness with which people are beginning to take their civic and political obligation,” he said. “More and more Americans are discovering both the cost of disengagement and the urgency of en-
gagement.” Dionne focused on the importance of empathy in the current political climate. “It’s something we need to engage in as much as the people we criticize need to engage in,” he said. “We didn’t know how hard it was to be president until we got one with no idea what it takes to do the job.” He emphasized the value of expertise and experience in politicians. “For at least thirty or forty years, our nation has been engaged in a war on public life itself,” Dionne said. “When it comes to government, there is a popular assumption that those who spent their lives mastering the arts of administration and politics and policymaking must be up to no good.” Dionne argued for a public life that is centered on equality and fairness. “I don’t think it’s right to walk away from other Americans who are also suffering. It’s politically foolish and it’s morally foolish,” he said. He referred both to race and to class differences that have contributed to current divisiveness. “This is a country that
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E.J. Dionne, a journalist and political commentator, spoke at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School on Monday. Dionne addressed the current political climate during his talk and called for increased civic engagement. people from all over the world came to because they appreciated the freedom our system offered,” he said. “While we have had many bouts of nativism in the past, we have always ended
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up telling ourselves, at the end of all our fights, that we are better off as a country of people from many different places.” He ended his talk by praising the current genera-
tion of young people, whom he called “some of the most tolerant and progressive parts of the electorate.” Dionne urged this generation to pull the country out of its current political divi-
siveness. “I tell my kids that when my generation disappears, we’ll be a much more progressive country, and then I pause and say, but I want to be around to see that.”
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Recycle your way to zero waste By Michele S. Byers
Trash seems to be an inevitable part of life in our modern culture. But is it possible to reduce your garbage by half? How about 75 percent … or even all of it? New Jersey has always been in the forefront of trash reduction. In April 1987, this state we’re in became the first in the nation to require recycling. But some people are going further. Proponents of the “zero waste” movement say it’s possible to create so little trash that you can eliminate garbage cans and curbside pickups. Some zero waste devotees manage to fit an entire year’s worth of trash in one small glass jar. In nature, there is no waste. All materials - dead trees, animal remains break down naturally and become resources for other creatures. The idea behind the zero waste movement is to do the same with our trash and send nothing to landfalls and incinerators. But saying goodbye to garbage takes lots of planning and tough choices, including recycling, composting, reusing or repurposing everything you would otherwise throw away. But even if you can’t go trash-free, just about everyone can reduce their waste. Here are a few tips: • Avoid one-use items like plastic shopping bags and bottles. Bring reusable tote bags and containers to stores, use refillable water bottles and buy products with minimal packaging. • Compost food waste, as well as grass clippings and leaves. Invest in an indoor composter, or simply start an outdoor compost pile. Try vermiculture and feed your scraps to worms. • Recycle everything possible. You may be surprised how many everyday items don’t need to go in the trash. Most recycling programs pick up the basics: glass, aluminum cans, plastics, newspapers, magazines, loose paper and metal cans. Many offer electronics recycling and household hazardous waste collections. But what about the items recycling programs don’t accept? That’s where a Trenton-based business called TerraCycle comes in. Founder Tom Szaky started his business in 2002 by turning biodegradable food waste into “worm poop” fertilizer packaged in recycled plastic soda bottles. Before long, TerraCycle carved out a new business by recycling waste items previously considered non-recyclable. TerraCycle partners with food, beverage, cosmetics and cleaning supply manufacturers to offer free recycling of many types of packaging - including food and drink pouches, toothpaste tubes, snack bags, lipstick cases, toothbrushes, drinking water filters and plastic cups. The company separates plastic items by composition, then shreds and melts them into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new products. The company also sells “Zero Waste Boxes,” which are especially popular with schools and businesses that want to responsibly dispose of hard-to-recycle items. These boxes are used for dozens of items, including coffee capsules, disposable gloves and even chewing gum and cigarette butts. Part of the proceeds from sales of TerraCycle boxes is donated to charitable organizations. To sign up for TerraCycle’s free recycling programs, go to www.terracycle.com/en-US/ brigades. To learn about buying Zero Waste Boxes, go to https://zerowasteboxes. terracycle.com. To learn more about preserving New Jersey’s land and natural resources, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website atwww.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Positive diplomatic overture between North, South Korea To the editor: As result of an Olympic diplomatic surge by South Korea, a remarkably positive diplomatic overture was reliably reported recently. North Korea offered to freeze its nuclear and missile testing, in conjunction with starting talks with the U.S. that include a goal of denuclearization. Even more amazing, North Korea offered to begin negotiations with the U.S. without insisting that joint military exercises between South Korea and the U.S. be suspended; is scheduling a sum-
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mit with South Korea’s leader; and is opening a hotline between the two leaders. This unexpected diplomatic initiative is a golden opportunity that could provide a peaceful way to resolve the Korean crisis. However, the U.S. State Department has suffered major budget cuts, lost its most senior diplomats experienced in negotiation with North Korea, and has failed to present nominees for key positions, including U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. The U.S. Congress must demand that these deficiencies be urgently remedied so the U.S. can engage in robust,
sustained and effective diplomacy to make the most of this unexpected opening. I urge readers to call their senators and U.S. representative at (202) 2243121 to urge rapidly strengthening U.S. diplomatic capacity. Visit peacecoalition.org to learn more and/or get involved.
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The Rev. Robert Moore is Executive Director of the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action, the largest peace group in the region.
Niki VanAller
Menendez must act to end unauthorized war in Yemen In 1973, the U.S. Congress enacted the War Powers Resolution to ensure that the president could not order military action without approval from the legislative branch. Back then, Congress was admirably responding to President Richard Nixon’s unauthorized bombing of Cambodia in the Vietnam War. Today, they must respond again to firmly oppose the ongoing U.S. role in Yemen’s civil war, where millions of civilian victims are fighting for their lives against indiscriminate bombing, disease, and hunger. On Feb. 28, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced a bill to invoke the War Powers Resolution and put an end to the devastation in Yemen. The bipartisan bill, S.J.Res.54, has gained six co-sponsors, including New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. Booker is to be congratulated for his stance against this unconstitutional and inhumane war that continues without having ever been debated or voted on by Congress. Notably missing, though, is the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - New Jersey’s Sen. Bob Menendez. Sen. Menendez needs to join his colleague and support S.J.Res.54. The resolution could be voted on as soon as early the week of March 12. Many Americans are not aware of the plight of the Yemeni people, or the level
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of U.S. culpability for their dire situation. The conflict began in 2015, when Yemen’s Houthi rebels ousted the country’s leader, and a Saudi-led coalition of Gulf nations intervened to fight the rebels and re-instate the government. The coalition has carried out airstrikes on civilian homes, hospitals, water infrastructure, and farms - attacks that receive essential support from American planes conducting mid-air refueling for the coalition jets. The coalition has instituted a blockade of food and even medical supplies - a blockade enforced by American ships. The coalition has purchased tens of billions of bombs and other arms - from America. More than 8 million people in Yemen are on the verge of starvation, 22 million people there need humanitarian aid, and more than 1 million people have contracted cholera, all resulting from American intervention, and all of this without ever being voted on in Congress. As if that weren’t enough, the war is contributing to the development of terrorist groups in Yemen, who can recruit new members simply by pointing out the shards of U.S-made bombs lying in the ruins of a hospital or school. In November 2017, the U.S. House voted 366-30 to declare that it never authorized military support of the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Surely, our senators cannot
ignore that declaration, or turn a blind eye to the plain truth of the matter: the U.S. has no business aiding the Saudi coalition in its ravaging of the Yemen people. And the American people agree with the House: a reputable poll found that nearly 64 percent do not approve of the U.S. providing military aid to countries such as Saudi Arabia; and nearly 71 percent want Congress to pass legislation to cut back military action overseas. It’s up to our senators to mandate that the War Powers Resolution be adhered to. This resolution is urgently needed to protect the innocent people of Yemen, and to take back congressional authority over when and where the U.S. participates in military action, the Senate needs to vote in favor of S.J. Res.54. I urge voters to call Sen. Menendez immediately at (202) 224-4744 and tell him to stand with Sen. Booker, and vote against unauthorized continuation of the American role in exacerbating the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. He should fulfill his Constitutional obligation by supporting S.J.Res.54.
Niki VanAller is the assistant director for the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action, the largest peace group in the region. For verification, call her at 570-536-5140 or contact her by email at nikivanaller@peacecoalition.org.
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Exploring the dream and vision of a small farm
If you think you might want to try farming, you may want to attend a foursession class - Exploring the Small Farm Dream - at the D&R Greenway Land Trust, starting Wednesday, March 14. Whether your vision includes making goat cheese, selling cut flowers, or growing rare tomato varieties, this course will give you the tools to start making that dream come true. Whether you are thinking of going into farming full-time, part-time, or expanding an existing hobby farm into a business, this course will help you turn your farm dream into an actionable farm plan. Participants will discuss current opportunities in small-scale agriculture production; explore personal objectives; assess personal skills, knowledge, and financial resources; conduct preliminary market research; and develop an action plan for pursuing their interests in food and farming. Presentations by established farmers and tours of local farms will help participants explore their ideas. But this class does NOT cover technical production skills. The instructor is Jess Niederer, a 13thgeneration farmer in Hopewell, New Jersey. She founded Chickadee Creek Farm in 2010, which quickly grew into a thrivMichele S. Byers is executive direc- ing business serving seven weekly farmtor of the New Jersey Conservation ers markets through a market CSA. Jess Foundation in Morristown.
completed a bachelor of science in Natural Resources at Cornell, after which she worked in ornithology and disaster response in Nicaragua and New Orleans. She returned to New Jersey in 2008 to apprentice at Honey Brook Organic Farm with the dream of starting her own farm. Jess has been teaching “Exploring the Small Farm Dream” with NOFA since 2008, and she was the recipient of the 2016 National Outstanding Young Farmer Award. Evening classes will run from 6-9 p.m. on March 14, 21, 28 and April 4, as well as an optional daytime farm tour still to be determined. Classes will be held at the D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton NJ 08540. Tuition is $300 per person for NOFA-NJ members including all course materials. Tuition for non-members is $350. Two people from the same family or working on the same farm business plan may attend for a combined tuition of $450, which includes two copies of all course materials. NOFA-NJ members who have been farming for five years or less may be eligible for a 50 percent scholarship through the Beginning Farmer program. Apply for a scholarship on the website. at www.nofainfo@nofanj.org.
Among things to think about are: Why would you like to try this? Do you plan to engage family or friends? Do you see this as primarily a business? How will this effect the rest of your lifestyle? Where would the farm be? Is the land suitable for your plans? These and other questions will be explored in class, with Jess and other successful farmers. All in all, the experience will provide an excellent first step toward this dream.
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Seventh Democrat joins crowded field for council seat By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
A seventh Democrat joined the race for two seats on the Princeton Council, in a contest that could get more defined in the coming weeks. Surinder Sharma, a selfdescribed “socially progressive and fiscally conservative” rocket scientist, announced his candidacy over the weekend. His announcement came on Saturday. Sharma, a Princeton resident since 1995, called himself dedicated to community service. He is active
in local Democratic politics, and sits on a municipal board, the Complete Streets Committee. Sharma, 69, sees many challenges facing the community. He hears concerns about rising taxes, points to the vacant store fronts in town and believes Princeton needs a better transportation system. He also pointed to the pending decision by a state judge on what Princeton’s affordable housing requirement will be. He is part of a crowded field that includes Eve Niedergang, Adam Bierman, Dwaine Williamson, Myrtha Jasmin, Michelle
Surinder Sharma Pirone Lambros and Alvin McGowen. Sharma said the crowded field shows that people care about Princeton, and wished even more candidates were running. “I’m actually glad that so many people are inter-
ested in running,” said Scotia MacRae, chairwoman of the Princeton Democratic Party, by phone Monday. She said she thinks Democrats “are reacting to the national situation.” “They’re discouraged about what’s going on nationally,” she said, “and they want to contribute to a blue wave in New Jersey and taking back the White House.” In an early test for the candidates, the Princeton Community Democratic Organization, the party club, is scheduled to endorse two candidates March 18. The vote carries heavy
weight in deciding who gets preferred positioning on the ballot for the June primary. The Democratic primary is the de facto election in Princeton, given the edge Democrats have in registered voters, 10,772, compared to 2,149 for Republicans. But turnout for the primary, usually, is low. And with seven candidates in the race, that means a sliver of the electorate will be deciding who gets on the council. “No matter what happens,” MacRae said, “it’s a very small number of people who are electing our representatives.”
The seven candidates are seeking to win the council seats of Heather H. Howard and Lance Liverman, both of whom announced in January that they would not be running for re-election. The departure of the two incumbents represents the continued turnover on the governing body in the past two years. But the seven candidates will not be getting the nod of the town’s top Democrat. Mayor Liz Lempert said Saturday that she is staying neutral in the contest. She endorsed candidates in the primary, in 2014, only to see one of her choices lose.
Candidate sees chance to ‘help the youth’ with council run By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
If an outsider with no experience trying to win on her first try for political office sounds like a familiar story, then meet Myrtha N. Jasmin. She has lived in Princeton for less than a year, but she is part of a crowded field of Democrats competing for two seats on the council. In an interview, Jasmin, 41, said “opportunity,” “diversity” and a desire to “help the youth” motivated her to enter the race. Jasmin, the mother of a 14-year-old daughter and a 23-year-old son, said she had moved from Trenton to
Princeton, in June, because the schools were better and there was less crime. “When I immediately came here,” she said, “I saw that I could make a difference, because that’s just the type of person I am.” Asked if she has lived in town long enough to be familiar with a community she aspires to lead, she answered, “Absolutely.” “You know why I say that?” she said. “Because the people that have been here fifty, forty years have done nothing.” Jasmin graduated from Lawrence High School in 1995, attended Mercer County Community College and the Gordon Phillips Beauty School,
Myrtha N. Jasmin started a cosmetics line and self-published a book. She works for PJ’s Pancake House. To her, the role of government includes bringing in more small businesses and doing more for the
youth and the elderly. She said she thinks it would be “great” if Princeton had a dog park, a place for dog owners to take their pets. With Princeton waiting on a judge’s ruling on its affordable housing requirements, Jasmin is at a loss when asked where new housing can be built in town. “That’s a good question,” she said, “but also, if they want to build something else, they’ll find places for it to go.” She said she believes Princeton Police are doing their job, though she thinks they need to be more in the community. But Jasmin, who is black, claimed to have been racially profiled
in Princeton last year, when she was driving and got pulled over. Yet she quickly appeared to walk that allegation back, at one point suggesting that “maybe I was just having a bad day.” Jasmin and the other candidates are running to join a council that is in transition. Council members Heather H. Howard and Lance Liverman announced in January that they would not seek re-election, part of the continuing turnover in the past two years on the governing body. Whoever wins will be responsible for voting on a municipal budget totaling more than $60 million, hiring staff, setting policy and making
local laws — on a council getting short on experience handling such matters. “When it’s your money, you can spend it the way you want to,” Jasmin said. “When it’s not, you have to be very strategic about how you want to spend the money and what’s necessary.” As for her odds of winning, she gives herself a 6.5, on a scale of one to 10, to win. “I may not know all of them,” she said of the issues facing the community, “but I do know some of them. And I believe the people that lived here longer than me should have already addressed some of these issues.”
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6A The Princeton Packet
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MERCER COUNTY NOTES Mercer Science & Engineering Fair exhibits to be on display
Hundreds of students have spent the past months preparing their exhibits for the Mercer Science and Engineering Fair and those exhibits will will be on display at Rider University Luedeke Student Center from Monday March 12 through Wednesday, March 14. Last year there was a total of about 400 projects in the elementary, junior, and senior divisions.The schedule is as follows: Sunday, March 11, project set-up from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday, March 12, senior judging from 9:30 a.m. to noon; Tuesday, March 13, award ceremony at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, March 14, open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Winners in numerous categories receive prizes and awards for their work, and the Senior Grand Prize winners from the Mercer Fair get an expense-paid trip to enter the Intel International Fair which this year will be held on May 13-18 in Pittsburgh. All event are open to the public. For more information and to register for the fair, see the Mercer Science & Engineering Club website at www.mercersec.org.
County seeks help with location of potholes
Mercer County takes pothole repairs seriously. While crews regularly patrol our roadways, they simply cannot
locate every pothole. That’s why we are asking for your help. If you see a pothole on a Mercer County roadway, report its location to the county dispatcher by calling 609530-7510, providing specific information about the location of the pothole including helpful landmarks, travel lane direction, adjacent addresses and any information that could assist the county in locating and repairing the pothole. If you are not certain the road in question is maintained by the Roads Unit, refer to our County Routes and Roadways webpage for listings by municipality: http://www.mercercounty.org/ departments/transportationand-infrastructure/highway- division/county-routes-androadways. If the roadway is not under county jurisdiction, the county will forward the information to the proper authority for their action.
Park Commission now accepting picnic reservations The Mercer County Park Commission is now accepting reservations for the five county-owned picnic areas for the 2018 season. These include the West and East Picnic Areas in Mercer County Park, Rosedale Picnic Area in Mercer Meadows, Princeton Country Club Picnic Area in West Windsor, and Valley Road Picnic Area in Hopewell Township.
For a link to the online Community Pass reservation system, visit the Park Commission website at http:// mercercountyparks.org/facilities/picnic-areas. Interested parties should have either a MasterCard or Visa card ready to make a reservation. Reservations will be made automatically on a first-come, first-served basis. For those residents without an Internet connection, reservations also can be made over the phone or in-person at the Recreation Center at 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550. For more information, call the Recreation and Events Center at (609) 443-8560 or visit www.mercercountyparks.org.
‘Women of Achievement’ dinner reservation deadline is March 12
The Mercer County Commission on the Status of Women will honor six outstanding women this year at its annual awards dinner Tuesday, March 27, at Mercer Oaks Clubhouse in West Windsor. The cocktail reception starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person, and advance reservations are required by March 12. Since this event typically sells out, tickets will not be available at the door. Honorees are women who live in Mercer County. This year’s recipients are: Women of Achievement - Regina
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Notes Continued from Page 7 Arcuri, Doreen Finley, Heidi Kahme and Martha McDougald; Young Women of Achievement - Kate Liu, a junior at The Lawrenceville School and Elizabeth Araba Aikins, a senior at Robbinsville High School. The Woman of Achievement Award recognizes Mercer County residents who volunteer their time to make the county a better place to live, raise a family, and work. The Young Woman of Achievement Award honors high school students for their outstanding volunteer work within the county. Registration and payment for this reception honoring these Mercer County residents are due March 12.
Wildlife center seeks volunteers
The Mercer County Wildlife Center, which accepted and treated more than 2,400 birds, mammals and reptiles in 2017, will be holding orientations for new volunteers at the facility in Hopewell Township. New animals are constantly arriving. Volunteer orientation sessions for 2018 are scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 17, and 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 25, at the Wildlife Center. Those who are interested are required to attend only one of the two sessions for this unique opportunity. Volunteers must be able to commit to one four-hour shift per week, from April through September. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and have a current tetanus vaccine, and are required to attend one orientation session. No other sessions will be offered this year. Volunteer duties are varied and include enclosure cleaning, diet preparation, laundry and many other behind-the-scenes opportunities. The Mercer County Wildlife Center is owned by the County of Mercer and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission. The center is located on Route 29 in Hopewell Township, approximately 12 miles north of Trenton. To register for either orientation session, or for more information, contact Volunteer Coordinator Jane Rakos-Yates at jrakosyates@mercercounty.org or call 609303-0552, ext. 103. For more information about the Mercer County Wildlife Center or other facilities within the Mercer County Park Commission, visit www.mercer countyparks.org.
Park commission announces summer nature camps
The Mercer County Park Commission’s Nature Programs will host educational summer camps for children ranging in age from pre-K to eighth grade. The summer camps are developed and instructed by the Park Commission’s team of naturalists. Baldpate Mountain Nature Camp is a weeklong camp packed with hands-on nature explorations, science experiments, hikes through the forest and unstructured nature play. Camp days are devoted to a nature-specific topic and may include bugs, forest ecology, birds and tracking. Two different camps accommodate children
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entering grades 1 through 3 and those entering grades 4 through 6. New this year, campers have the option to register for one or two weeks of camp. Camp sessions will be offered July 9 through 13, July 16 through 20, July 30 through Aug. 3 and Aug. 6 through 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Aquatic Adventure Camp will be held at Mercer County Marina, July 25 through 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If your child loves being on the water observing nature, then Aquatic Adventure Camp will be a perfect fit. Designed to balance the fun of summer with science, Aquatic Adventure Camp will have your child diving into fresh water ecology, testing Mercer Lake’s water, kayaking creeks and coves, and observing wildlife. Aquatic Adventure Camp also includes activities such as fishing, taking a ride on the pontoon boat, hiking and a cookout. Campers will memorialize their week by making a gyotaku T-shirt to take home. Wild Discovery Camp will be held at Baldpate Mountain, Aug. 13 through 17 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. This half-day summer camp is an introduction to the wonders of nature designed to capture the curiosity of children entering pre-K and kindergarten. Story time, nature-themed art projects, walks and explorations will make up your child’s morning. Campers will hunt under rocks and logs for crawlies and observe live animals to increase their awareness of the world. All summer nature camps and programs of the Mercer County Park Commission are led and taught by naturalist staff. Camps are filled on a first-come, first-served basis and spots are limited. At this time, the Park Commission is unable to provide before- or after-care for children attending camp. For more information and to download registration forms, visit http://www.mercercountyparks .org/#!/activities/summer-nature-camps.
Veteran ID cards available U.S. Military veterans residing in Mercer County should now obtain their county photo identification card that also designates their status as a veteran. The low cost identification card is available to all Mercer County veterans in acknowledgement for their service rendered to the United States of America. Outside of this weeklong period, veterans would pay a special reduced fee of $10, half the normal price for an ID card, which makes now the perfect time for veterans to pick up one for free as Veterans Day approaches. There are several benefits for the ID cards which have an increased expiration period of 10 years and include the book and page that indicate where a veteran’s honorable discharge is recorded in the County Clerk’s Office. Also, the ID cards that indicate a veteran’s status have additional benefits as many local retailers now offer discounts to veterans. A booklet of participating vendors and retailers in Mercer can be obtained by anyone who visits to receive their Vet ID card. The requirements for a Mercer County ID card are: must
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be a Mercer County resident for at least six months; must produce the following: A valid birth certificate with a raised seal, a United State’s passport, or a naturalization certificate, a valid NJ motor vehicle license or voter registration card or, lease agreement. To have their U.S. military veteran status designated on the ID card, veterans must also produce (or have registered) their DD-214 discharge papers with the County Clerk’s Office. Moreover, the recording of a veteran’s DD-214 form is free of charge to all honorably discharged Mercer County veterans. A Certificate of Release - Discharge from Active Duty, or DD 214 form for short, is generally issued when a service member is honorably discharged from active military duty. The document contains information normally needed to verify military service for benefits, retirement, employment, and membership in veterans’ organizations. Veterans can receive their photo ID card by visiting the Mercer County Clerk’s Office at 240 W State Street, 7th floor, in Trenton. The clerk’s office is open from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information on how to obtain a Mercer County photo identification card, call 609-278-7108 or visit www.mercercounty.org.
Home energy assistance available to eligible residents
Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes is reminding residents that assistance is available for energy costs for those who qualify. The county’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), offered in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, allows individuals meeting various income qualifications to apply for bill payment assistance, energy crisis assistance and energy-related home repairs. LIHEAP is designed to help low-income families and individuals meet home heating and medically necessary cooling costs. This year, the application started Oct. 2, 2017, and runs through April 30, 2018. To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, the applicant household must be responsible for home heating or cooling costs, either directly or included in the rent; and have gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. An eligibility chart can be found on the Mercer County website at https://goo.gl/Lj6jCY. Clients may register at the McDade Administration Building, Room 106, 640 South Broad St., Trenton, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays until 6:30 p.m. through April 30, 2018. Clients also may be served during specific hours at County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton. County Connection hours will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon by appointment only, and Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome during the Saturday hours.
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PACKET BRIEFS La Convivencia to present social justice conference
La Convivencia will have its first social justice and interfaith leadership conference from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at Princeton University’s Carl Fields Center, 58 Prospect Ave. in Princeton. This half-day conference will feature speakers, leadership workshops, youth workshops, and Latin, Spanish and Sephardic music by Zorzal Music Ensemble. Keynote speakers include Dr. Ruha Benjamin of Princeton University and Dr. Patricia Fernandez-Kelly of Princeton University and Chair of LALDEF Latin American legal defense education fund. Dr. Benjamin is an associate professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. Her work investigates the social dimensions of science, technology, race, and medicine, with a focus on the tension between innovation, inequity, and social justice. â⇔‹Dr. Fernandez-Kelly is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Princeton University and as a research associate in the Office of Population Research. Her field of interest is international development with an emphasis on immigration, race, ethnicity, and gender. Leadership workshops will be presented by Dr. Colleen Sears (TCNJ); Rev. Sara Lilja (Director of LEAMNJ); Chief Robert Garofalo (WW Police Dept): Chief Nicholas K. Sutter (Princeton Police Department); Rabbi Eric B. Wisnia (Beth Chaim); Muhammad Mendes (Muslim Center of Greater Princeton); Rev. Peter Froehlke (Prince of Peace Lutheran Church); Tahirih Smith (Baha’i Community Activist); Sue Roy Esq.; Fatima Mughal (Community Activist); Robt-Seda Schreiber (Social Justice Activist); Zain & Bilal Sultan (Co-founders of La Convivencia and Youth Workshop Leaders) All are welcomed to come and explore our workshops to develop leadership and advocacy skills as well as important knowledge and understanding of critical social justice. Spaces are limited. Conference sponsors include: NIOT Princeton, GLSEN Central New Jersey; Kidsbridge Tolerance Center; Windsor Hightstown Area Ministerium, Muslim Center of Greater Princeton, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Islamic Society of Central Jersey, and the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality & Cultural Understanding. La Convivencia is a New Jersey-based non-profit organization whose mission is to honor and celebrate the differences and shared values of a pluralistic community based on the principals of acceptance, trust and mutual respect. By uniting a diverse citizenry through community service and civic engagement, we seek to create a more inclusive and peaceful society. For more information visit www.laconvivencia.org or email laconvivencia.peace@gmail.com.
Healthy food lecture set at Princeton Public Library
The Profeta Farms Campaign For Healthy Food, a notfor-profit New Jersey-based organization, dedicated to warning people about what is harmful in their food supply and alerting them to healthy alternatives, will hold a series of informative lectures around the area. The first lecture of the series will be held on Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library in Princeton.
The topic of the first lecture in the series will be “Impurities in Your Food Supply And What You Can Do To Protect Yourself.” All lectures are free to the general public, and light, healthy refreshments will be served. The “PFCHF Guide to Healthy Living” will be available for free at the door, covering both diet and therapeutic modalities that you can employ to maximize your health and that of your family. The lectures are open to anyone interested in maintaining a healthy lifestyle by making better food choices. The lecture series will feature the expertise of Joanne Malino, a certified integrative nutrition counselor, and her husband, Paul V. Profeta, an organic farmer and owner of Profeta Farms, a local farm dedicated to bringing the purest certified organic farm fresh food to the surrounding community. To reserve your place at the lecture series, email info@profetafarms.com or call (908) 237-1301.
‘First Impressions’ presentation at next 55-Plus meeting “Face Value: The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions,” will be the topic of a presentation by Alexander Todorov, Professor of Psychology at Princeton University, at the meeting of 55-Plusâ⇔‚at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 15, at the Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ. Physiognomy — the pseudoscience of reading character from faces — has long been discredited, but we are all naïve physiognomists. People form instantaneous impressions from faces, agree on these impressions, and act on them. In the last 10 years, we have developed methods that allow us to visualize the configurations of face features leading to specific impressions such as trustworthiness. That is, we are able to visualize appearance stereotypes. But are these stereotypes accurate? In the last decade, there has been a resurgence of studies claiming that the stereotypes are indeed accurate. But a closer look at the modern studies shows that the claims of the new physiognomy are almost as exaggerated as those of the old physiognomy. More information is available on Todorov’s website at www.tlab.princeton.edu. Todorov was born and grew up in communist Bulgaria. He was in his first college year at Sofia University when the communist system collapsed. In 1995, he studied for a year at Oxford University, UK, and in 1996, he moved to the United States. Todorov completed a master’s degree at the New School for Social Research, New York City, in 1998 and a PhD degree at New York University in 2002. Since 2002, he has been a faculty member of Princeton University. Currently, Todorov is professor and associate chair of the department of psychology, an associated faculty member of the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and an affiliated faculty member of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, with a $3 donation suggested.
(formerly known as the Living Local Expo) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday March 17, in the Rider University Student Recreation Center, which is on the main campus, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ. Mercer Green Fest, which promotes green living for Mercer County families, is presented by Mercer County Sustainability Coalition. All Mercer county residents are invited to join in on having fun going green. Bring the whole family and invite your neighbors. Wear green to the Mercer Green Fest on St. Patrick’s Day. The fair is free and open to the public, rain or shine.For more information on the Mercer Green Fest visit www.mercergreenfest.org.
Home and More Show planned by NMG
Newspaper Media Group will host its second annual Home and More Show on Sunday, March 18, from noon to 3 p.m. at MarketFair, at 3535 Route 1 in Princeton. The event will welcome the community to show new ideas to beautify their home, both through home improvements and interior design. The event will provide information and resources for homeowners. Knowledgeable experts from all areas of home improvement, home furnishings and home design will be on hand to share their specialties. The event is free to attend, but registration is requested. For more information and to reserve your spot, visit https://nmg.ticketleap.com/homeandmore. For more information, contact Michele Nesbihal at mnesbihal@centraljersey.com.
Mercer Green Fest set at Rider University More than 75 ecofriendly businesses, organizations, and schools will be offering information and incentives to help you go green and save money at the Mercer Green Fest
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“The Launch of the Rosenstein Haggadah” will be presented at 5 p.m. at The Jewish Center Princeton, 435 Nassau St. The program will be edited by Shoshana Silberman, a teacher, principal, consultant and author of eight books. In 1987, upon encouragement of parents at TJC, she created a Haggadah with features that did not exist at the time. A Family Haggadah was published and became an “accidental” best seller, with more than a million copies sold. She never lost her fascination and deep love for Haggadot and now has teamed up with renowned artist Morechai Rosenstein whose work she has long admired and collected. Rosenstein is an acclaimed artist who uses calligraphy and bold colors to illustrate key expressions and verses from Jewish tradition. He has traveled the world creating and displaying unique pieces of art that now beautify homes, synagogues and communal spaces. The event is free and open to the community. The event is free for The Jewish Center members and $10 for non-members. RSVP is required. For more information,contact the TJC office (609) 921-0100 x 200 or info@thejewishcenter .org.
Mon., March 12
Joint Princeton PFLAG and Transgender-
Net meeting at Trinity Church from 7 to 9 p.m. at 33 S. Mercer St. PFLAG is a support group for families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals. Ramona Sharples, a 25year-old trans woman, UX designer, and comic artist based in San Francisco, will share her experience of coming out, transitioning on the job, and being an out, trans millennial in the workplace. Her presentation will be followed by confidential, nonjudgmental peer-facilitated discussion. Newcomers welcome. Visit www.pflag princeton.org for more information.
Wed., March 14 A public open house has been set to honor retiring Lawrence Township Public Schools Superintendent of Schools Crystal Edwards. The open house will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Lawrence High School Commons. The public is invited to attend at any time during the open house, which is being sponsored by the Lawrence Township Board of Education. Sierra Club Lecture: New Jersey’s Challenges in Going with 100 Percet Renewables & Fighting Pollution - Is it Going to take Hardball?” will be held at the Mercer County Community College Student Center/Welcome
Center. Pizza will be available at 6 p.m. followed by the program at 6:30 p.m. Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, will talk about the Murphy Administration’s challenges in going 100 percent renewable and cleaning up pervasive water and air pollution. With the confirmation of DEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe blocked, what will it take? Easy parking is available close to building. Use the Hughes Drive entrance parking is straight ahead at the Student Center. Security arm to parking will be up. Follow Sierra signs to room. Sponsored by the Sierra Club NJ - Central Group. Please RSVP to: Kipatthesierraclub@ gmail.com. Students are welcome to the free event.
Liberty Foundation and often teaches adult genealogy classes throughout New Jersey. She is a former trustee of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey and was the national program chair for the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Philadelphia in 2008. The event is open to the community. The Jewish Center members can attend for free; non-member price is $10. For more information, contact the TJC office (609) 921-0100, ext. 200 or info@thejewishcenter.org. See CALENDAR, Page 10
Thurs., March 15 “Exploring Your Roots Series - Starting Your Family History” by Casey Zahn will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at The Jewish Center Princeton, 435 Nassau St., Princeton. You’ve thought about looking into your family history. Are your greatgrandparents’ stories true? What if you don’t know where they came from? The challenge of tracing your family seems daunting. Come and learn how easy it is to research your family and enjoy the new stories that you uncover. Casey Zahn is an America History Fellow for the Nathanael Greene
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Students to walk out to protest gun violence By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Montgomery High School and Upper Middle School students will join their counterparts nationwide when they walk out next week to remember the 17 students and staff who were killed Feb. 14 in a mass shooting at a Florida high school. The students who want to participate will be allowed to leave the high school and middle school
for 17 minutes, beginning at 10 a.m. March 14 - one minute for each of the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, according to Montgomery Township school district officials. The goal of this walkout, as well as two other nationwide events that have been planned, is to bring to the forefront the impact of gun violence and mental health in the nation’s schools, said Superintendent of Schools Nancy Gartenberg.
Students are not required to participate in the event next week, which is being held for students and staff only, Gartenberg said. The Montgomery Township Police Department will be present during the event. Next week’s high school walkout event is being promoted by Women’s March Youth EMPOWER on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland, Fla. high school shooting. It is being organized by “a collective of teenage ac-
tivists in cities across the country who work to organize our peers to take action on the issues we marched for on Jan. 21, 2107,” according to https://actionnetwork.org. The Jan. 21, 2017 march was in support of women’s rights, reproductive rights, gender equality, racial equality, immigration reform and healthcare reform, among other issues. The goal of the March 14 walkout is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do no
more than tweet ‘thoughts and prayers’ in response to gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods. We need action,” the website said. The national school walkout is intended to demand that Congress pass legislation to keep students safe from gun violence in school, on the street, and in their homes and houses of worship. “Students and staff have the right to teach and learn in an environment free from
the worry of being gunned down in their classrooms or on their way home from school. Parents have the right to send their kids to school in the morning and see them home alive at the end of the day,” the website said. “Congress must take meaningful action to keep us safe and pass federal gun reform legislation that addresses the public health crisis of gun violence. We want Congress to pay attention,” according to the site.
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Students to participate in gun violence walkout By Lea Kahn Staff Writer
Lawrence High School students will be among thousands of high school students across the United States who are walking out of their classes on March 14 to protest gun violence in the wake of the Florida high school shooting last month. Students may walk out
of class for 17 minutes - one minute for each of the 17 victims - on March 14, which is the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. The nationwide event is being promoted by Women’s March Youth EMPOWER. It is being organized by “a collective of
teenage activists in cities across the country who work to organize our peers to take action on the issues we marched for on Jan. 21, 2017,” according to https://actionnetwork.org. The Jan. 21, 2017 march sought to bring attention to issues that included women’s rights, reproductive rights, gender equality, racial equality, immigration
reform and healthcare reform. The goal of the March 14 walkout is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do no more than tweet ‘thoughts and prayers’ in response to gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods. We need action,” the website said. The national school walkout is intended to de-
mand that Congress pass legislation to keep students safe from gun violence in school, on the street, and in their homes and places of worship. “Students and staff have the right to teach and learn in an environment free from the worry of being gunned down in their classrooms or on their way home from school. Parents have the
right to send their kids to school in the morning and see them home alive at the end of the day,” the website said. “Congress must take meaningful action to keep us safe and pass federal gun reform legislation that addresses the public health crisis of gun violence. We want Congress to pay attention,” according to the site.
starting at 50 cents. All proceeds go to support Central New Jersey college scholarships. Tickets for the first day are $25 each, all other days are free. For hours and details, go to www.bmandwbooks.com.
teur and owner CedarStar catering, will share her family’s Lebanese culture, customs and traditions, and prepare a few special Sephardic recipes to taste. Saad founded CedarStar Catering in January 2015 after a year of culinary training at the Bishulim Institute of Tel Aviv. Before launching her own catering company, Raisie cooked in a variety of restaurants in Tel Aviv and New York City, most notably Herbert Samuel in Tel Aviv and Bar Bolonat in New York.
The event is open to the community. It is free for members of The Jewish Center; cost for non-members is $15. There is limited Enrollment and those planning to attend must RSVP to reserve a spot. For more information, contact the TJC office (609) 921-0100, ext. 200 or info@thejewishcenter.org.
Lecture, dedicated to scientific inquiry and growth, will start at 5:30 p.m. at Dodds Auditorium in Robertson Hall on the campus of Princeton University. The featured speaker is D. Carol Greider, 2007 Nobel Prize winner for physiology. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce with support
from Princeton University’s Office of Community and Regional Affairs. Advance registration is required at www.princetonchamber.org.
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Fri., March 16
The 87th annual Bryn Mawr Wellesley Book Sale will start today and run through Tuesday, March 20, at Princeton Day School, 650 Great Road, Princeton. Choose from 80,000 hard and soft back books, most priced at $2. Books are arranged in 63 categories and include history, gardening, design, architecture, and more. This year we have an unusually large number of children’s books
Sun. March 18 “Fun For Foodies: Sephardic Cooking, Customs and Traditions” will be presented by Raisie Sadd at 4 p.m. at The Jewish Center, 435 Nassau St., Princeton. Raisie Saad, restauran-
Mon., March 19 The 24th annual Albert Einstein Memorial
Obituaries
The Reverend Doctor Gerald F. Moede
The Reverend Doctor Gerald F. Moede, formerly of Montgomery Township/Princeton area, passed away peacefully on February 13th, 2018. Gerald “Jerry “ was born on April 9th, 1930 and grew up in Wisconsin. He and his wife Elizabeth “Bets” Warren were married in 1951 and together they raised four children. He earned a Doctorate of Theology from the University of Basel in Switzerland and after receiving his ordination, he began pastoral ministry serving Methodist parishes throughout Wisconsin.
Jerry was a theologian and noted ecumenical leader, a published author, speaker and visiting theology professor. He served on the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches and as the Executive Secretary of the Consultation On Church Union. He later continued his personal passion for ecumenism on the local/regional level. Jerry’s life will be celebrated on July 6th at 3 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin. A.J. Holly and Sons Funeral Home (www.hollyfuneralhome. com) is assisting the family. Service details to be announced. Obituaries
Oliver P. Giller, 44 Beloved Husband and Father, Oliver P. Giller, 44, of Titusville passed away Friday March 2nd at home surrounded lovingly by his family. Born in Media Pa. and raised in Princeton, NJ, he had resided in Titusville for the last 15 years. He was a Data Manager for the State of New Jersey, Department of Early Intervention. He was a member of St. James RC Church in Pennington and a Cub Scout leader for his son Alexander’s Troop 1776. A friend to all, Oliver was known for his infectious smile, warmth, quick wit and hearty laughter. He was an avid sailor and skier who enjoyed nothing more than time with his wife Susanne and family on the ski slopes, riding waves at the beach and sailing with his Father on the Barnegat Bay. He is survived by his parents, Peter and Renate Walter Giller of Princeton, his wife, Susanne Herbert Giller, his children, Alexander and Julia Giller, as well as sister and brother-in-law, Michelle and Ted Clark and their children Maika and Taggart of Seattle, Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Friday March 9th at St. James RC Church, 115 E. Delaware Ave., Pennington. The burial will follow in Harbourton Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday March 8th, from 5-7 p.m. at the Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Oliver’s name may be made to the American Brain Tumor Association or Good Grief of Princeton. Arrangements are by the Wilson-Apple Funeral Home, 2560 Pennington Road, Pennington. Condolences are welcome at www.wilsonapple.com.
COCKTAIL CONTROVERSY It has recently been noted that a popular cocktail can erode tooth enamel and give rise to cavities. The Aperol Spritz is an Italianinspired cocktail that combines Prosecco (a less-expensive alternative to Champagne) and Aperol (an Italian aperitif composed of bitter orange, rhubarb, and other ingredients). As it turns out, drinking too much of this popular cocktail exposes teeth to the residual sugars and acids that sufficiently eat away at enamel to cause what has come to be known as the “prosecco smile.” Of course, there is nothing new in all this, in that dentists and health professionals have long advised against drinking carbonated beverages, which get their fizz from the release of carbon dioxide, which dissolves into carbonic acid. If you have questions about protecting your teeth’s enamel, be sure to discuss your concerns with us. We bring you our
weekly dental column in order to keep you up-to-date on the latest research, innovations, and procedures available in dentistry today and to inform our friends and neighbors here in Skillman of the many benefits of regular dental care. Our state-of-the-art office is located at Montgomery Knoll, 192 Tamarack Circle, Skillman. Please call 609-924-8300 for an appointment. “Our commitment is to relationships of partnership, respect, and appreciation.” “We offer cosmetic and family dentistry as well as Zoom!® and Invisalign®.” Please e-mail your questions or comments to: drjamescally@yahoo.com
P.S. With respect to consuming acidic and sugary foods and drinks, moderation is key. It also helps to rinse with water after consuming foods that pose a danger to tooth enamel.
Sun., March 25
The eighth annual Princeton 5K road race is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Presented by Princeton Pacers Running, the race benefits the Princeton High School Cross Country and Track & Field Programs. The USATF-sanctioned course begins and ends at Walnut Lane and Guyot Avenue, between Princeton High School and John Witherspoon Middle School. Entry fee is $30; $25 for Princeton High School athletes. Race T-shirts are guaranteed for first 350 registrants. For online registration and information v i s i t www.princeton5k.com.
Sat., March 31
Princeton Battlefield Clean-up Day will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Clean-up Day at the Battlefield is sponsored by the Princeton Battlefield Society in collaboration with the Sierra Club. Also participating in the Civil War Trust’s Park Day, a nationwide clean-up day. Each participant will receive a free t-shirt. This year we will have four teams - each with a team leader: Team - 1: Brush removal - from “island” between Clarke House & Institute Woods; Team - 2: Historic backroad pathway - removal of small brush and bamboo; Team - 3: Invasive porcelainberry removal - from dogwoods near Colonnade; and Team 4: Stick pickingup - around the sshed for young kids. If you have tools and gloves of your own, please bring them. Heavy rain date is April 7. Please RSVP with the name of the team you want to join at: www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.org; for questions: roger@pbs1777.org; 609389-5657. Located at 500 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Plenty of parking.
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Curious about George? Exhibit details Washington’s visit to Cranbury By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer
It was toward the end of June 1778 when an army fighting for Independence and its leader made their way to Cranbury. George Washington’s visit to town 240 years ago is the subject of an exhibit, by the Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society, that opens Sunday at the Cranbury Museum, open Sundays between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., located on 4 Park
Place East. Due to run through September, “When George came to Cranbury: June 26, 1778” will seek to take visitors back to the 18th century, including representative period items. The society also was in touch with the Liberty Hall Museum, on the campus of Kean University in Union County, which is lending some authentic tabletop pieces and a mannequin dressed in reproduced period clothing. The Cranbury Inn is also lending items.
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“So I’m trying to tell the story not only of Washington being in town but what was Cranbury like at that time period,” said Karen Kelley, exhibit curator for the society. Cranbury, then known as Cranberry Town, was a rural community that had an inn serving as a stagecoach stop, for travelers going between New York and Philadelphia, near where the Cranbury Inn is located, she said. The faithful came to the First Presbyterian
Church, whose members included soldiers and patriots dedicated to the cause of American independence. “For such a small town, Cranbury provided a lot,” she said. “I think the more we can tell the story, the better, especially for people who move in and don’t know the story of Cranbury.” New Jersey was a critical theater of the Revolutionary War. In Princeton, Washington and his forces won a battle, in January 1777, that is seen as a turn-
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ing point in the fight for independence. A year later, Washington visited to Cranbury ahead of the Battle of Monmouth. An advance group of American soldiers arrived in town June 25, 1778 with Washington and the rest of his soldiers arriving the next day. He made his headquarters in a now since demolished home on south Main Street, Kelley said. “The most important thing is we have documentation of this because of the
correspondence between Washington and (the Marquis de) Lafayette and other people,” she said. “Fortunately, we have this documentation, so there’s no guessing or speculation.” It’s not clear whether Washington stayed overnight or left later that day, she said. His correspondence, from Cranbury, showed his first letter was written at 9:45 a.m. and his last at 8:30 p.m., she said. It was his first, and only, visit to town “that we know of,” she said.
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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the Princeton Housing Authority will hold a special meeting at the Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 to discuss the Shared Services Agreement with the Lakewood Housing Authority.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICE OF WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COORDINATION Proposed Amendment to the Mercer County Water Quality Management Plan Public Notice Take notice that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) seeks public comment on a proposed amendment to the Mercer County Water Quality Management (WQM) Plan. This amendment proposal, (Program Interest No. 435452, Activity No. AMD170003) entitled “Mercer County Park West Windsor”, submitted by the Mercer County Department of Planning on behalf of the Mercer County Park Commission, would expand the Hamilton Township Water Pollution Control Facility sewer service area (SSA) by 4.08 acres to reincorporate five existing park facilities into the SSA and to add three park facilities (two that are existing and one that is proposed) into the SSA. The existing park facilities within the SSA delineated in the West Windsor Township Wastewater Management Plan (WMP) were inadvertently omitted from the SSA when the Department adopted the Mercer County WMP on October 9, 2013. The West Windsor Township WMP, and its SSA mapping, were incorporated into the Mercer County WMP when the Mercer County WMP was adopted. No new construction or flows are proposed beyond what that which was previously-approved for sewer service in the above referenced West Windsor Township Wastewater Management Plan. Information about the three park facilities that were not located in the previously-adopted SSA are included within the list of the eight park facilities below. These park facilities, located within Mercer County Park in West Windsor Township, Mercer County, addressed by this proposed amendment are: 1. Baseball field restroom – Block 25 portion of Lot 28. Proposed 0.12-acre addition to serve site of existing restroom that is currently served by a septic system and was within the previously-adopted SSA. There are no plans to extend sewer service to the baseball field site, but inclusion of the restroom into the SSA would facilitate any future plans to do so. 2. Ice Rink Building – Block 25, portion of Lot 28. Proposed 1.77-acre addition to serve site of existing ice rink which is currently served by a septic system. 3. Fairgrounds Restroom – Block 25, portion of Lot 28. Proposed 0.11-acre addition to serve existing fairgrounds facilities which are currently served by sewer. 4. Ranger Station Restroom – Block 25, portion of Lot 40. Proposed 0.37-acre addition to serve existing ranger station restroom, which is presently served by sewer and was within the previously-adopted SSA. 5. Soccer Field Restroom – Block 23, portion of Lot 25. Proposed 0.08-acre addition to serve existing soccer field restroom which is currently served by sewer and was within the previously-adopted SSA. 6. West Picnic Area Restroom – Block 23, portion of Lot 24. Proposed 0.12-acre addition to serve existing picnic area restroom that is currently served by sewer and was within the previously-adopted SSA. 7. Marina and Boathouse – Block 25, portion of Lot 35. Proposed 1.44-acre addition to serve existing marina and boathouse that are currently served by sewer and was within the previously-adopted SSA. 8. Future Fairgrounds Concession Stand Site – Block 25, portion of Lot 28. Proposed 0.07-acre addition to serve the restrooms of a future concession stand that has not yet been built. This proposed amendment has been reviewed in accordance with the Water Quality Management Planning rules at N.J.A.C. 7:15 and represents the Department’s decision to proceed further with the amendment application as provided in N.J.A.C. 7:15-3.5(g)5. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(d), sewer service may only be provided to areas that are not identified as Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs), certain coastal planning areas, or areas subject to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 201 Facilities Plan grant conditions, except as otherwise provided at N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(i) through (l). Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e), ESAs are any contiguous area, based on a composite Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis, of 25 acres or larger consisting of any of the following features alone or in combination: areas mapped as threatened and endangered wildlife species habitat as identified on the Department’s Landscape Maps of Habitat for Endangered, Threatened or Other Priority Wildlife as Rank 3, 4, or 5 (Landscape Maps); areas mapped as Natural Heritage Priority Sites; Category One waters designated in the Department’s Surface Water Quality Standard, N.J.A.C. 7:9B, based on the Department’s maps of such waters and their corresponding 300 foot riparian zones based upon the Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:13; and wetlands as mapped pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:19A-1 and 13:9B-25. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(d), areas shall only be eligible for SSA if they are not identified as ESAs, such as threatened and endangered wildlife habitat identified pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e)1. Areas identified by the Landscape Maps as being suitable habitat for threatened and endangered wildlife species Rank 3 (State threatened), Rank 4 (State endangered), and Rank 5 (Federal endangered or threatened) are not to be included in proposed SSAs except as provided under N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(i) through (l). To evaluate areas mapped pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e)1 as threatened or endangered wildlife species habitat, the Department utilized its Landscape Maps, version 3.3 at http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/listall.html. There is no threatened or endangered wildlife species habitat mapped within the proposed SSA. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(d), areas shall only be eligible for SSA if they are not identified as ESAs, such as Natural Heritage Priority Sites identified pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e)2. Areas mapped as Natural Heritage Priority Sites are not to be included in proposed SSAs, except as provided under N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(i) through (l). To evaluate areas mapped as Natural Heritage Priority Sites pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e)2, the Department utilized its GIS data at http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/listall.html. There are no Natural Heritage Priority Sites located on the subject site. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(d), areas shall only be eligible for SSA if they are not identified as ESAs, such as Category One waters and their corresponding 300-foot riparian zones pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e)3. Areas identified as Category One waters and their corresponding 300-foo riparian zones are not to be included in SSAs, except as provided under N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(i) through (l). To evaluate the existence of Category One waters and their corresponding 300-foot riparian zones pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e)3, the Department utilized its GIS data at http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/listall.html. There are no Category One waters or their corresponding 300-foot riparian zones on the subject site. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(d), areas shall only be eligible for SSA if they are not identified as ESAs, such as mapped wetlands pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e)4. Areas mapped as wetlands pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 and 13:9B-25 are not to be included in proposed SSAs, except as provided under N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(i) through (l). To evaluate the existence of mapped wetlands pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(e)4, the Department utilized its GIS data at http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/listall.html. The Department’s review found that there are no wetlands nor wetlands transition areas located on the proposed project site. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(d), areas shall only be eligible for SSA if they are not identified as coastal planning areas pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(f). Areas mapped as Coastal Fringe Planning Areas, Coastal Rural Planning Areas, and Coastal Environmentally Sensitive Planning Areas are not to be included in SSA, except, as provided under N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(f)1 and 2, to abate an existing imminent public health and safety issue, to accommodate infill development or as necessary to create a linear boundary that coincides with recognizable geographic, political, or environmental features depicted in the Department’s GIS coverage. To evaluate the existence of any coastal planning areas identified in N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(f), the Department evaluated the presence of coastal planning areas identified on the CAFRA Planning Map available at http://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/listall.html. The subject site is not located within any Coastal Fringe Planning Areas, Coastal Rural Planning Areas, or Coastal Environmentally Sensitive Planning Areas. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(d), areas shall only be eligible for SSA if they are not identified as areas subject to 201 Facilities Plan grant conditions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:154.4(g). Areas with Federal 201 grant limitations that prohibit the extension of sewers into specified ESAs are excluded from the SSA, unless documentation can be provided demonstrating that a mapping revision or waiver has been obtained from EPA, as provided under N.J.A.C 7:15-4.4(g). To evaluate the existence of 201 Facilities Plan grant conditions that prohibit the expansion of SSA to ESAs, the Department reviewed the EPA list of New Jersey Counties with ESA Grant Conditions at https://www.epa.gov/npdespermits/environmentally-sensitive-area-esa-grant-condition-waiver-program-region-2. There are no 201 Facilities Plan grant conditions for the proposed site. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.4(h)1 and 2, the Department shall consider in the delineation of areas eligible for sewer service, the land uses allowed in zoning ordinances and future land uses shown in municipal or county master plans. Each of the abovereferenced park facilities are located within West Windsor Township’s Low Density Residential/Conservation zone in a currently-developed county park. On November 9, 2017 the Mercer County issued a memorandum stating that the proposed project is consistent with the Mercer County Master Plan. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:15-3.5(j)2, projects that propose to add 100 or more acres to the SSA or where the additional SSA would generate 20,000 gpd or more of wastewater, a modification to the wastewater treatment capacity analysis prepared in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:15-4.5(b) to include the proposed project or activity is required. The proposed project plans to add 4.08 acres to the SSA and the projected wastewater flow for the proposed project, including those park facilities which are presently served by the sewer system, anticipated to be received by the Hamilton Township Water Pollution Control Facility, is 20,845 gpd based on flow calculations in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3. The Hamilton Township Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) is currently permitted to discharge up to 16 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) under New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) permit NJ0026301. Based on the highest consecutive 12month rolling average flow from NJPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports over the most recent five-year period, for the 12-month period from March 2015 to February 2016, the existing wastewater flow discharged from the Hamilton Township WPCF was calculated to be 9.146 MGD. Therefore, the additional flow should not cause the facility to exceed its permitted capacity. This notice is to inform the public that a plan amendment has been proposed for the Mercer County WQM Plan. All information related to the WQM Plan and the proposed amendment is located at: Mercer County Department of Planning McDade Administration Building 640 South Broad Street P O Box 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 AND NJ Department of Environmental Protection Office of Water Resources Management Coordination P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 401-02A 401 East State Street Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 The Department’s file is available for inspection through the Open Public Records Act. Requests may be made on-line at http://www.nj.gov/opra/. Interested persons may submit written comments on the amendment to WQM Program Docket, at the Department address cited above. Comments should reference Program Interest No. 435452, Activity No. AMD170003, and must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this public notice or within 15 days of the last public hearing, as described below. A copy should be sent to: Secretary, Mercer County Planning Board P O Box 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 AND Mr. Andrew Lloyd Mercer County Department of Planning McDade Administration Building 640 South Broad Street P O Box 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 A public hearing, as required by Mercer County’s adopted amendment procedures will be held by the Mercer County Department of Planning for the proposed amendment on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 9:00 A.M. in the McDade Administration Building, Freeholder Meeting Room 211, 640 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ. All comments submitted should reference Program Interest No. 435452, Activity No. AMD170003 and must be submitted by Thursday, April 26, 2018. All comments submitted prior to the close of the comment period shall be considered by the Department, The Mercer County Planning Board, and the County Executive inreviewing the amendment request. Interested persons may request in writing that the Department hold a nonadversarial public hearing on the amendment or extend the public comment period in this notice. Such request should reference Program Interest No. 435452 Activity No. AMD170003 and must demonstrate sufficient public interest for the public hearing or extension of the comment period, as defined under N.J.AC. 7:1D-5.2(d). The request must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this notice to the WQM Program Docket at the Department address cited above. Should the Department decide to hold a public hearing, notice of said hearing and the revised comment period’s closing date will be published in a future New Jersey Register. If a non-adversarial public hearing for the amendment is held, the public comment period provided by this notice shall close 15 days after the last public hearing. All comments submitted prior to the close of the comment period shall be considered by Mercer County and the Department in reviewing the amendment request. Sewer service is not guaranteed by this amendment. This proposed amendment represents only one part of the permit process and other issues may need to be addressed. Inclusion in the sewer service area as a result of the approval of this amendment does not eliminate the need to obtain all necessary permits, approvals or certifications required by any Federal, State, County or municipal review agency with jurisdiction over this project/activity.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned has applied to the LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT for the approvals described below, affecting lands and property located at 1253 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville NJ and being designated as Block 2313, Lot 1.01 on the Tax Map of Lawrence Township and being located in the EGI zone.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting on February 28, 2018 adopted the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Resolution for the following application:
With this application, the undersigned has applied for the following approvals:
(i) a use variance to allow for the construction of a canopy solar array as an accessory use to the exiting church facility; (ii) preliminary and final site plan approval; (iii) bulk variances for accessory structure front yard setback (75 feet required, 49.5 feet proposed on Lawrence Ave. and 28.8 feet proposed on Rossa Ave.), and side yard setback (75 feet required, 47.6 feet proposed); (iv) bulk variances for lot area, width, impervious coverage, front yard setback, left side yard setback, right side yard setback, rear yard setback and floor area ratio, previously approved by the Board in Resolution 8-62Z; (v) for such other variances, waivers and other and further relief as may be required and which the Board believes to be necessary or proper.
A hearing on this application will be held at a regular meeting of the Board on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lower Level Conference Room, Lawrence Township Municipal Building, 2207 Lawrence Road (Rt. 206), Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648.
Name of Applicant:
Grosso Homes, LLC
Name of Owner:
Estate of Blanch Sherman
Location of Property:
170 Terhune Road; Block 7008, Lot 1; R6 (Twp.)
Nature of Application:
C (1) variances to allow a lot width of 75 ft. and lot frontage of 75 ft. to permit demolition of the existing single-family residence and construction of a new single-family dwelling with conditions
File
Z1717-529
Determination:
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, 3/9/18 Fee: $26.25 Affidavit: $15.00
You may appear in person or by agent or attorney and present any objections which you may have to the granting of these approvals.
Copies of the application, maps and related documents for the proposed development are available for inspection at the office of the Lawrence Township Division of Planning and Redevelopment, Lawrence Township Municipal Building, 2207 Lawrence Road (Rt. 206), Lawrence Township, New Jersey, 08648 weekdays (except holidays), between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. IGS Solar LLC, Applicant PP, 1x, 3/9/18 Fee: $38.85 Affidavit: $15.00
Take notice that Salah Mansour and Ola Eltahan have applied to the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of South Brunswick for approval of a bulk variance for approval to exceed the floor area ratio for a 25’ x 46’ addition on a 1-acre lot in the RR zone, submitted on December 8th, 2018. On property shown as Block 37. Lot(s) 30.12 on the South Brunswick Township current tax map duplicate. Said property is also commonly know as 26 Drinking Brook Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852. A public hearing on said application will be held by the Zoning Board of Adjustment on March 22nd at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey 08852, at which any interested person may be heard concerning said application. A copy of the maps and documents for which approval is sought is in the file in the office of the Board for public inspection during regular business hours (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM) Monday through Friday, except holidays.
NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of March at 7:30 P.M., Main Meeting Room, 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey, the Zoning Board of Adjustment of Princeton will hold a hearing on the application of the undersigned, at which time and place all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Location of premises: 159 Linden Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540 Nature of application: Set Back Zoning Variance for 4 window wells and 2 AC units Variances: A new house was built and passed all inspections with exception to above mentioned window wells and AC units exceeding the setback parameters. Hearing to show that Window wells and AC units will not detract from the neighborhood and in fact will add value without hindering the purpose of the setback rules. Required Existing Right Side Yard Setback 8 ft. 6.34 ft. Left Side Yard Setback 12 ft. 6.5 ft. Combined Side Yard Setback 20 ft. 12.84 ft. The Applicant will also apply for such other variance relief, exceptions, waivers, permits, approvals or licenses that are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Applicant or the Board, and which may arise during the course of the hearing process. All documents relating to this application are on file in the office of the Zoning Board in the Municipal Complex, 400 Witherspoon Street and are available for inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. M Weinglass PP, 1x, 3/9/18 Fee: $31.50 Affidavit: $15.00
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting on February 28, 2018 adopted the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Resolution for the following application: Name of Applicant/Owner: Aneesh and Simi Bakshi Location of Property:
162 and 166 Linden Lane; Block 7302, Lots 6 and 7; R8 (Twp)
Nature of Application:
D (1) use variance and related parking variances to allow 162 and 166 Linden Lane to be used as two-family dwellings
File
Z1616-386
Determination:
Denied
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, 3/9/18 Fee: $22.05 Affidavit: $15.00
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting on February 28, 2018 adopted the Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Resolution for the following application: Name of Applicant/Owner: Elizabeth A. Kalber Baglio and Steven L. Baglio Location of Property:
48 Cleveland Lane; Block 6.01, Lot 19; R1 (Boro)
Nature of Application:
C (1) variances to allow a larger side yard setback of 17 feet, a combined side yard setback of 25 ft., a rear yard setback of 10' 4" and impervious coverage of 45.8% to allow construction of a 246 sf. addition over the existing 1st floor on the eastern elevation of the property and a 113 sf. addition to the garage
File
Z1717-550
Determination:
Approved with conditions
LEGAL NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF WEST WINDSOR ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ZB18-01 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., the Township of West Windsor Zoning Board of Adjustment ("Board"), in Room A at the West Windsor Township Municipal Building, 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, New Jersey 08550 (at the corner of Clarksville and North Post Roads), will hold a hearing on the application of Syed Realty LLC ("Applicant") for preliminary and final major subdivision, use variance, bulk variance approvals, and a permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-35 and -36 (the "Approvals") for property located at 59 Cranbury Road, West Windsor, New Jersey 08550, and designated as Lot 77 in Block 5 on the Township of West Windsor tax maps ("Property"). The Property is located in the R-1/C Residence District and is approximately 3.88 acres in area. The Applicant requests the Approvals in order to subdivide the Property into two lots. The existing New Horizons Montessori child-care center/preschool/kindergarten will remain on proposed Lot 77.01, and the Applicant will construct a new single family dwelling unit (to replace the existing single family dwelling unit) on proposed Lot 77.02. As part of the Approvals, the Applicant requests a use variance from Sections 200158.B(1) and 156.B.(9)(d) of the Township of West Windsor Municipal Code ("Code"), pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.d.(3), to permit a lot area of 1.97 acres for a child-care center/preschool/kindergarten use (proposed Lot 77.01) where a minimum lot area of 3.33 acres is otherwise required. As necessary, the Applicant also requests a use variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.d.(2) to permit the subdivision of the Property. In addition, the Applicant requests the following bulk variances from the Code, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:44D-70.c: (1) a variance from Code Section 200-159.C to permit lot widths of 100.27 feet (proposed Lot 77.01) and 99.18 feet (proposed Lot 77.02), respectively, where a minimum lot width of 175 feet is otherwise required; (2) a variance from Code Section 200-159.G to permit an improvement coverage of 21.3% (proposed Lot 77.01) where a maximum improvement coverage of 17% is otherwise required; and (3) a variance from Code Section 200-159.B to permit a lot frontage of 0 feet (proposed Lot 77.02) where a minimum lot frontage of 85 feet is otherwise required. The Applicant also requests a permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-35 and -36 to allow the creation of a lot without frontage on a public street (proposed Lot 77.02). While the Applicant believes that, except as stated above, its application is in conformance with the Code, the Applicant also requests such other variances, design standard exceptions, waivers, deviations, amendments, approvals, and/or permits as are required to develop the Property in the manner indicated in the application materials. Copies of all application materials submitted to date are on file at the office of the Township of West Windsor Division of Land Use, West Windsor Township Municipal Building, 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, New Jersey 08550, and are available for public inspection from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. At the hearing, any interested party may appear, either in person or by their attorney, and be given an opportunity to be heard with respect to the application. Dated: March 6, 2018
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, 3/9/18 Fee: $25.20 Affidavit: $25.20
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By: Peter M. Flannery, Esq. BISGAIER HOFF, LLC 25 Chestnut Street, Suite 3 Haddonfield, New Jersey 08033 (856) 795-0150 Attorneys for the Applicant
SIGNED Alan Miller, Manager Office of WRM Coordination Department of Environmental Protection February 7, 2018 PP, 1x, 3/9/18 Fee: $218.40 Affidavit: $15.00
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WHAT’S UP
RESULTS Princeton U hoops The Princeton University women’s basketball team captured the regular season Ivy League championship and earned the No. 1 seed for the Ivy League tournament, which will be held this weekend at the Palestra in Philadelphia. Princeton swept Brown and Yale last weekend to finish the regular season with a 22-5 overall record and a 122 mark in the Ivy League. The Tigers will open the Ivy League tournament on Saturday at 6 p.m. against Yale. The Princeton men finished their season with a 1316 overall record and a 5-9 mark in the Ivy League after splitting their final weekend on the road, defeating Brown before falling to Yale in overtime. Princeton played five overtime games in the Ivy League this season, going 1-4 in those five contests.
PU hockey The Princeton University men’s ice hockey team swept Brown in its opening-round series of the ECAC playoffs. The Tigers won their opener, 8-2, on March 2 before winning the second game, 7-1, the following night. Josh Teves and Ryan Kuffner each scored a pair of goals in the opening game. Max Veronneau had a goal and two assists in the win that closed out the series. Princeton, which improved to 15-12-4 with the series sweep, will play at Union in New York in the quarterfinals beginning tonight. The Tigers are the No. 7 seed in this best-of-three series while Union is seeded second.
Cupid’s Chase 5k Connor Walsh of North Plainfield was the top overall finisher in the Cupid’s Chase 5k, which was held on Feb. 10 in Princeton. The race began and finished at the Princeton Shopping Center. Walsh covered the course in 19 minutes, 38 seconds and was nine seconds ahead of Steve Ondrejack of East Windsor, who finished second. Princeton resident Matthew Wasserman was third in 19:47. Caroline Melhorn of Montgomery was the top female finisher, fifth overall, with a time of 20:16. Montgomery resident Elizabeth Henderson was the second female finisher with a time of 20:22.
COLLEGE Desmond Cambridge The Hun School graduate was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year after a standout season for the Brown University men’s basketball team. Cambridge, freshman, is the fifth player in Brown basketball history to be named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, earning the unanimous vote of the head basketball coaches. Cambridge was also named a Second Team All-Ivy selection. A six-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, Cambridge set a Brown freshman scoring record with 468 points. He ranked third in the Ivy League in overall scoring with 17.3 points per game and second in conference scoring with 18.6 points per game.
Swick, Hathaway 1-2 at state diving By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
While diving is certainly an individual sport, Montgomery High coach Penny Pariso is quite pleased with the way her divers have brought a team feeling to pool. “Diving is such an individual sport even though we are a team,” Pariso said. “When we go into a meet the question I ask them is what are your personal goals? None of them ever come back with the I want to win. It’s I want to break 500 points. I want to be consistent. I want to make sure the one dive I am not confident in, when I get on the board, I am confident. “It’s nice from a coaching perspective that they are really happy for each other and how they performed. It’s nice as a coach to have four incredible athletes that support each other in an individual sport.” The Cougars turned in outstanding performances as individuals and as a team at the state championship meet that was held at Montgomery on Feb. 28. Montgomery sophomore Jackie Swick was the overall state champion with a score of 523.70 for the 11dive meet. Her teammate, junior Annie Hathaway, finished second with a score of 494.25. Montgomery also had two other divers finish in the top seven. Rei Miyauchi finished fifth (457.35) and Angela Zhou placed seventh (400.15). Princeton’s Hannah Colazio finished in 10th place. “I felt that my dives were going well,” said Swick, whose score set a new school record for an 11-dive event. “I was trying to stay consistent. But like last time (at the Skyland Conference meet) I was not watching anyone else. I was focused on making my dives consistent and at the end I saw I did well.” Swick finished just ahead of Hathaway, who was third at the state championship meet for the third straight year. As a freshman and a sophomore, she finished behind Haddonfield’s Sophia Peifer, who is now a freshman at Princeton University. “When it is 11 dives I treat it like I split it off by five and then three and then three,” said Swick, who was third at last year’s state meet. “That is how I split it and stay focused on each dive so. It was a little more relaxing knowing a lot of the girls. I compete with them in and out of high school and it was nice to see them do well.
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Montgomery High sophomore Jackie Swick finished first at the NJSIAA state diving championships, which were held on Feb. 28 at Montgomery High School. “(Hathaway) and I are good friends. We are always cheering for each other no matter what. I have known those girls a while. Annie, Rei and Angela and I all did gymnastics together when we were younger.” For Hathaway, there could be a certain amount of frustration in finishing second at the state championships three years in a row. But rather than frustration, she came away feeling pleased about the way she dove. “I don’t judge it by place,” Hathaway said. “That is such a minor thing. Really it is the quality of the dives that I am proud of. The second place means as much as first place would mean if I didn’t dive as well. I was really happy with my performance. It was one of my best I could have done. It wasn’t one of my better scores, but I was still pretty happy with it.”
Both Swick and Hathaway compete for the Lords of the Boards team out of Rutgers. They will continue to compete throughout the year and will both be back next year, along with Miyauchi and Zhou. “I had a good meet,” Hathaway said. “I was happy with what i did. I just try to be consistent. Every year I have been consistent and that is what I have done. My goal every meet is to hit all my dives and do the best I can. I am usually pretty happy with performance.” Hathaway will compete for the Montgomery track team this spring while also continuing to work with her club diving team. “I like track,” she said. “It gives me a good break from diving and I use a different set of muscles which helps me. I pole vault and run for the workouts. It’s good because you have to use
your body strength and core.” Swick will be back next year looking to defend both her state title as well as the conference and county titles she won earlier this season. “I wasn’t expecting to win,” Swick said. “I wasn’t expecting anything. I never expect to place. I hope to win, but it is about each dive and keeping it consistent. I go in with no expectations. I just want to hit every dive.” And on this day, all four Cougars did pretty much just that. “I was so happy for the girls,” Pariso said. “They’ve all worked so hard at their sport and are so talented and great. It is very special and fabulous to have such a talented group of young women all together. And I another year with them all together. Annie will be a senior and the other three will be juniors.”
PHS senior Musa among those to be honored at football dinner By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
Adam Musa is always prepared to give his best effort no matter what he’s doing. For the Princeton High School senior, that could mean performing on the football field or as a volunteer with the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad. Musa was a four-year member of the football team at Princeton. He’s also in his third year as an EMT. They are both passions of his, and he’s managed to excel at both. On Sunday, Musa will be one of the honorees at the 56th Annual George Wah Scholar-LeaderAthlete Awards Dinner, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton. The event will honor high school seniors from 22 schools, representing players from Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties. Musa is being honored as a scholar-athlete along with Hun School senior Patrick Holly. Princeton University senior Richard Bush will also be among those honored. Off the field award winners include Michael Renna of South Jersey Industries as the Robert F.
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Princeton High senior Adam Musa (left) and Princeton High football coach Charlie Gallagher will be among those at the 56th Annual George Wah Scholar-Leader-Athlete Awards Dinner on Sunday at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. Casciola Distinguished American and Dan Klim, executive director of the American Physical Therapy Association of New Jersey, as the Contributor to Amateur Football. “He is one of four kids and has three sisters,” Princeton football coach Charlie Gallagher said of Musa. “That has to be tough. My son is in the same boat with three sisters. Adam has done a great job with everything he has tried, and he has made his own way. When-
ever I talk to him, I have to ask him what he is up to. He might be working one of his three jobs. He’s taking lessons to be a pilot. “We moved in 2017, and he is saying, ‘Coach, I can help you move. I have a big truck and I also have a trailer.’ That is the kind of guy he is. He is there if kids need someone to talk to. He has his own friends and peers but at the same time, he’ll be looking to help a freshman that might need a ride or
help with something. His mom has done a great job, and his sisters have reaped a great brother. And through it all, we’ve reaped the benefits.” Musa began his football career as a freshman at Princeton. He’s stuck with it through four years and has been a key player on the line the past two seasons. While he would have liked the results on the field to have been better than one win over the last two seasons, he’d never trade his experience on the football field for anything. “The score doesn’t really matter,” Musa said. “I just love the team and the function of it. My freshman year was my first year of football. One of my very good buddies was a football player, and he was a quarterback and said I’d be good at this. Coach (Dan) Rodriguez was friends with him, and he pushed me into it. I did it, and I loved it.” Musa also loves the time he spends with the EMT unit. It’s another of his passions. “My whole family does it, so it is hard not to be involved with it,” said Musa, whose sisters — Lana, Susan and Dahlia — all volunteer with the Princeton Fire and Rescue. “I am an EMT because I love it and love volunteering my time. But I’m not sure if it is something See MUSA, Page 13
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Princeton’s Bobchin eighth at state wrestling By Bob Nuse Sports Editor
One year ago, Alec Bobchin was happy to just get to the state wrestling tournament at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. This year, in his second trip to the state tournament, the Princeton High junior had much loftier goals. Bobchin went to Atlantic City with the goal of earning a spot in the top eight to place and stand on the awards podium. Mission accomplished. Bobchin became the first PHS wrestler since Ian Reddy in 1993 to earn a top-eight finish at the state tournament when he placed eighth in the 138-pound weight class. Reddy had earned a state medal for the Little Tigers in 1993 when he finished fourth.
Wrestlers who finish in the top eight in their weight divisions earn state tournament medals. “It was pretty special,” Bobchin said. “It is like going down in history being know as one of the best guys to wrestle for Princeton High. Going down there last year helped a lot. I was a lot more confident. This was not my first time in Boardwalk Hall. Having the one year of experience is a mental advantage over those wrestlers who have not been there before.” Bobchin, the No. 12 seed, opened the tournament with a 13-3 decision over 21stseeded Dante Stefanelli of Delbarton before falling to fifth-seeded Andrew Gapas of North Hunterdon, 16-1, by technical fall. He got himself together in wrestlebacks and decisioned
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I want to pursue for a living. I just love riding the ambulance and going out to help people. Anywhere we go, I am trying to get on the truck.” Musa will be as excited as any of the award winners on Sunday. He knows his football career has come to an end, although he hopes to play in the annual Sunshine Classic this summer. Gallagher was quite pleased with what Musa contributed to the PHS football program, both on and off the field. “I think he fits the mold of the type of person you want to see get this type of honor,“ Gallagher said. “There are a lot of great stories with our team. Football produces them. You get players with great behind-
Scott Jarosz of Roxbury, 3-1, in round two and then pinned Alex Baran of Manalapan in 2:37 in round three. In the match that would put him into the medal round, Bobchin defeated Camden Catholic’s seventhseeded Anthony Croce, 8-6, in overtime. In the consolation match for seventh/eighth place, Bobchin was decisioned by Shane Kobis of High Point, 7-5. The victory over Croce was the top highlight in a tournament full of highlights for Bobchin. “It was crazy,” Princeton coach Rashone Johnson said of the match. “That was one of the most exciting matches I have coached in. And for it to help him get on podium, it was out of control. (Croce) was solid and good and we were
doing everything in our power to run the match. “We were getting the takedowns and not getting the points. The match ended up closer than it needed to be. He won in overtime. There was so much drama. He finished higher than he was seeded and that is always good thing.” Bobchin expressed his feelings. “It was probably one of the most exciting matches I have been a part of. After that loss in the second round, I felt like I needed to bounce back and be mentally strong. After I after won that first match, I felt myself getting more confidence.” With an eighth-place finish under his belt, Bobchin, who won the Region 5 title on Feb. 24 at Hunterdon Central, is already looking forward to
making a return trip to Boardwalk Hall next year. “I already know what my new goal is - to get on top of the podium,” said Bobchin, who finished this season with a 37-7 record and has 102 career victories. “I think of this season as a success because I completed the goal I worked so hard to accomplish. Now I have a new goal for next year.” Johnson thinks Bobchin has what it takes to make it back to Boardwalk Hall next year. And he has what it takes to make that next few steps up the podium. “He will have a shot at coming back next year and doing even better,” Johnson said. “He‘s got improvements he can make. He is happy he placed, but definitely not satisfied. He wants to do better and we’ll get on that path.
“It is tremendous advantage having made it there before you are a senior. It gives you an advantage to know what you are walking into down there. It was important that he didn’t just get there last year, but he won matches. He went 2-2 last year. So he knows he has the ability to go down there and win. It is a super pumped time for Princeton High wrestling right now. It os one of the highest points of my coaching career. It is really good for PHS and hopefully inspire some more kids at PHS. Montgomery’s Emmanuel Perera lost in first round of wrestlebacks, 103, to Billy Moore of Bordentown at 126 pounds. Perera had opened the tournament with a loss to Michael Kelly of St. Peter’s Prep of Jersey City, 20-4
Cougar hoop teams fall in states the-scenes stories. We had a good group of seniors. Here in Princeton, we have kids doing a quality job, and they get involved. But when I looked at Adam, he just puts himself out there. “He’s involved with Big Brothers, Big Sisters. He just picked up another little brother. With football, he loves being around the guys. He’s a great team player, and he wants to help the guys. Sometimes we take the wins and losses too seriously. He has the bigger picture in mind.” And in a pinch, he could help out a teammate on the field who wasn’t feeling quite right. That seems to be a hallmark for Musa, who is always doing the best he can no matter what it is he happens to be doing.
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When all was said and done, both the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams at Montgomery High exceeded whatever expectations they may have had entering the season. The Montgomery girls, who went just 4-20 a year ago, saw their season come to an end on Tuesday with a 32-26 loss to Hunterdon Central in the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional tournament championship game. The Cougars finished with a 208 record and a Skyland Conference Raritan Division championship. The Montgomery boys faced their toughest schedule in Kris Grundy’s 13 years as head coach, yet still managed
to finish 17-11, with their season ending last Saturday with a 58-40 loss to Colts Neck in the Central Jersey, Group IV state sectional tournament semifinals. For the Cougar girls, the season was truly remarkable after winning just four games a year ago. The team started a freshman, three sophomores and junior in the sectional final. Sophomore Bria Johnson led the scoring with seven points, while sophomore Kristen Lucht and freshman Andrea Katramados added six points apiece. “After the game, I asked the girls what other team out there went from 4-20 to 20-8, won their conference and got to a sectional final,” Montgomery coach Megan Pisani said. “They are proud and we are so proud of
them. We had one magically season.” The Cougars will graduate three seniors - Julia Loffredo, Kerri Nolan and Dana Schaar. But the rest of the roster is back with another year of experience and the taste of winning. Montgomery, the No. 2 seed, opened the state sectional tournament with a 5338 victory over 15th-seeded Monroe before topping 10th-seeded Trenton, 66-47, in the second round. The Cougars got past thirdseeded Colts Neck, 59-51, in the sectional semifinals before falling to eighthseeded Hunterdon Central in the final. In the semifinal victory over Colts Neck, Katramados scored 18 points, while Caroline Prevost scored 11 and Lucht produced 10
points. The game tested the Cougars as they had to overcome some weather obstacles that saw them lose a day of practice and have the game moved to the Upper Middle School gym. The Montgomery boys won a pair of state sectional games before falling to topseeded Colts Neck on the road. Mack Bloom and Kevin Fromelt each scored 11 points in the loss for the fifth-seeded Cougars, who defeated 12th-seeded Long Branch and 13th-seeded Hillsborough to reach the Central Jersey, Group IV semifinals. “It was a great season for our team,” Grundy said. “These guys go really hard and that is what I was happy about, that they ended on a high.
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