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Tower tumbles The NL Industries water tower that has stood on Wycoffs Mills Road for many years, was recently razed to make way for a redevelopment project on the property. The East Windsor and Hightstown Fire Departments were on hand in the eventuality that something went awry – which it didn’t, even though the optical illusion in the photo makes it look like the truck is in danger.
Commission plans second ‘Empty Bowls’ event in March
The Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission is collaborating with the Rise Food Pantry to sponsor its second Empty Bowls event from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Banquet Hall of Hightstown Engine Company No. 1 on North Main Street in Hightstown. Empty Bowls is a program that engages participating artists to create and donate handmade bowls in which a simple meal is served to a gathering of caring community members. Local ceramic artist Adam Welch created a limited edition of 250 hand-thrown stoneware soup bowls for the event, and students at Hightstown High School are creating another 50 handmade bowls for the event. Ticket buyers will select a bowl to fill with hot soup from Hightstown eateries. Food sponsors to Courtesy photo date include 12 Farms, Byrne Café & Deli, Tavern on the Lake, Pom- The Hightstown Culrutal Arts Commission is collaborating with the Rise Food Pantry to sponsor the pier Catering, Mannino’s & Mor- second ‘Empty Bowls’ event March 25 in the banquet hall of Hightstown Engine Company No. 1 gan’s Island Grill. Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission Co-Chairs, Ann Marie Miller and Adam Welch, said last year’s inaugural Empty Bowls event successfully raised more than $6,000 for Rise’s Food Pantry. “We were thrilled with community support for the first Empty Bowls. From the stunning array of handmade soup bowls to the delicious restaurant offerings, it was a sold out gathering,” said Miller. “We look forward to another successful evening filled
with smiling faces of generous community members who found a delicious and artful way to give back.” Rise, the community services organization based in Hightstown, is part of a countywide Nutritional Alliance that served more than 325 families in 2015. “We are planning to use the proceeds from Empty Bowls to purchase fresh produce for distribution at the Rise Food Pantry,” said Rise Executive Director Leslie Koppel. “We appreciate the generous support of individu-
als and groups from our community.” Net proceeds from this year’s event will also support future arts programs in Hightstown including arts workshops, public art and Hightstown’s annual summer Theatre in the Park. Tickets for the event are $35 and may be purchased online through eventbrite.com and at the Greater Goods stores in Hightstown. Ticket buyers do not need to be present at the event to reserve their one-of-a-kind soup bowl.
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The Mercer County Park Commission’s Nature Programs will host five summer camps for children ranging in age from pre-K to eighth grade. The camps include outdoor activities, explorations, games and time with old and new friends, all while being immersed in the wonders of the natural world. The Park Commission’s summer camps are developed and instructed by its team of teacher naturalists. Spots are filling quickly, so visit http://www.mercercountyparks.org/assets/Registration_Form_2017_iGZ5fGf.pdf now to register. Making its debut this summer is Archaeology Camp to be held at the Tulpehaking Nature Center. Through hands-on activities and games, your “junior archaeologistin-training” will practice the skills and methods that archaeologists use to unearth information about past cultures, including American Indians, Revolutionary War patriots and exiled kings. Throwing with an atlatl, tool and pottery making, and other challenges are on the schedule as campers experience the lifeways of these past peoples. This camp is designed for children entering grades 4 through 6, and will be held at the Tulpehaking Nature Center in Hamilton the week of July 24 through 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ultimate Camp Experience is the supreme recreation camp, which includes full-day traveling. This will give your child the opportunity to sample the activities and adventures the Park Commission has to offer. Each camp day will start at the Mercer County Tennis Center in Mercer County Park. From there, campers will be transported to two different facilities or parks to learn, explore and have fun. Campers will visit Howell Living History Farm to harvest potatoes and make chips; the Wildlife Center for a live animal presentation; the Golf Academy at Princeton Country Club for expert golf instruction; and the Tennis Center for lessons and drills. Also planned, is hiking at Baldpate Mountain, kayaking and fishing at Mercer Lake, a picnic lunch, and visits to the Tulpehaking Nature Center as well as Arm & Hammer baseball stadium. This program is for children entering grades 5 through 7, and will be held the week of Aug. 7 through 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dropoff and pickup will be at the Mercer County Tennis Center. Daytime transportation to activities will be provided by the Park Commission. If paddling is your child’s preference, then Aquatic Adventure Camp is a perfect fit. Designed to balance the fun of summer with science, Aquatic Adventure Camp will have your child exploring fresh water ecology, testing Mercer Lake’s water, kayaking creeks and coves, and observing wildlife. Always a favorite, Aquatic Adventure Camp also includes activities such as fishing, hiking and a cookout. Campers will memorialize their week by making a Gyotaku T-shirt. Aquatic Adventure Camp will be See CAMPS, Page 8
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The East Windsor Township Police Department initiated the following police reports through Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.
Richard L. Carrano Jr., 23, of East Windsor, was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after being stopped at 9:29 a.m. Feb. 2 on Route 130/Old Cranbury Road. While on patrol an officer observed a vehicle traveling south on Route 130 in the area Old Cranbury Road. The vehicle was not displaying a front license plate and a motor vehicle stop was conducted. During the stop, the officer detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the interior of the vehicle. The subsequent investigation revealed that Mr. Carrano was in posses-
sion of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He was arrested and later released pending court action. Christine Acevedo, 27, of East Windsor, was charged with DUI, reckless driving, careless driving and failure to maintain lane after being stopped at 3:18 a.m. Feb. 5 p.m. on Route 130 North. An officer was on patrol on Route 130 North and observed the vehicle being driven while not maintaining it’s lane of travel. A motor vehicle stop was conducted and while speaking with the driver, the officer detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from within the vehicle. Ms. Acevedo was given field sobriety tests and subsequently arrested for DUI. She was later released pending court action.
Luz Magaly Soto, 39, of Falls Church, VA, was charged with DUI, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain lane and going the wrong way on a highway after being stopped at 3:10 a.m. Feb. 5 on Route 33 at Route 133. An officer was on patrol on Route 33 and observed the vehicle traveling East in the West bound lane of travel. A motor vehicle stop was conducted and while speaking with the driver, the officer detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from within the vehicle. The driver was given field sobriety tests and subsequently arrested for DUI. The driver was later released pending court action. Richard Stockton Cummins Jr., 36, of Robbinsville, was charged with DUI, speeding, reckless
driving, careless driving, failure to maintain lane and failure to report change of address after being stopped at 1:45 a.m. Feb. 6 on Route 130 South. An officer was on patrol on Route 130 and observed the vehicle traveling above the posted speed limit. A motor vehicle stop was conducted and while speaking with the driver, the officer detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from within the vehicle. Cummins was given field sobriety tests and subsequently arrested for DUI. He was later released pending court action. Gabrielle Nicole Glenn, 24, of Lawrenceville, was charged with DUI, reckless driving and careless driving after an incident at 4:40 a.m. Feb. 6 at Americana Diner, Route 130 North. An officer was conducting a business check at the Americana Diner when an occupied vehicle was observed in the rear parking lot. During the investigation
the smell of an alcoholic beverage was detected emanating from the interior of the vehicle. Glenn was given field sobriety tests and subsequently arrested for DUI. She was later released pending court action. The Hightstown Police Department initiated the following police reports from Feb. 7 through Feb. 11, 2017. Christopher P. Spare, 34, of Hamilton, was arrested Feb. 7 on active warrants out of Hightstown Municipal Court and Robbinsville Municipal Court, during the course of a field investigation on the 100 Block of Broad Street. Spare was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and later committed to the Mercer County Adult Correctional Facility, in lieu of bail. Kelly S. Rayner, 39, of Freehold, was arrested Feb. 9 on an active warrant out of Hightstown Municipal Court,
during the course of a motor vehicle stop on Franklin Street. Rayner was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and released after posting bail.
Christopher L. Harclerode, 19, of East Orange, was arrested Feb. 10 for possessing less than 50 grams of marijuana, and possessing drug paraphernalia, during a motor vehicle stop on Spring Crest Drive. Harclerode was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and released on a summons complaint with a pending court date.
Jack N. Cordero, 23, of East Windsor, was arrested Feb. 11 for driving while intoxicated, and for an active warrant out of Englishtown Municipal Court, during the course of a motor vehicle stop on North Main Street. Cordero was transported to police headquarters, booked, processed, and later released to the custody of Englishtown Police Department, in lieu of bail.
University joins legal fight against travel ban order Princeton University and the seven other Ivy League colleges joined the legal fight against an executive order by President Donald J. Trump putting a temporary travel ban on people entering the United States from
seven mostly Muslim countries in parts of Africa and the Middle East. Nassau Hall announced Monday that Princeton and 16 other peer schools had filed a friend of the court brief in a case challenging
the order, in New York federal court. The president’s action has been held in abeyance by a federal judge, whose decision was upheld last week by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in California. In their court filing, the 17 universities said “they educate, employ, conduct research, and collaborate with students, faculty, and scholars from all over the world—individuals who speak different languages, practice different religions, and have wide-ranging life experiences that illuminate [their] campuses and support their academic missions.”
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Mitzvah Day aimed at helping the less fortunate By Steve Guggenheim Contributor
Dr. Marshall Alter of East Windsor teaching kids to make banana bread. By Steve Guggenheim More than 80 Hebrew School students took part in Beth El Synagogue’s 2017 Mitzvah Day at the synagogue Feb. 12 in a day aimed at helping those less fortunate than us. Activity books were assembled for children at the pediatric ward at Princeton Hospital. Meals were prepared for homeless families who live at the Facility Preservation Center at Homefront. Banana bread
was cooked for Holocaust survivors in our local community and also for Meals on Wheels participants. The students made blankets for dogs and cats for the local animal shelter. Signs also were made to help in the adoption of the animals. The students also created candy dishes as a gift for residents of Greenwood House, an assisted living and rehabilitation center in Ewing. Cookies were decorated for delivery to the Trenton Soup Kitchen. Puzzles were made for children who live at the Children’s Home Society. In addition, as a result of the students work, so-called “Blizzard
Bags” were decorated for delivery to the seniors in the local community. The program is not just for children. USY, the teen youth group, held a bake sale for Homefront. Adults donate their time in making sure the program is successful. Mitzvah day has been going on at Beth El for more than a dozen years. The aim is to help others in the community. Originally it started out where members of the synagogue would go out into the community to help those in need. When program chair Andrea Genek of East Windsor took over several years ago she changed the focus to the
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The Hickory Corner Library in East Windsor will present a dynamic show by the Allentown Art Guild from March 4 through April 26, 2017, during regular library hours. As the art produced by guild members is diverse, visitors can expect to be wowed by bright colors, intricate details, flowers and landscapes. Artist Terry Goldstein can evoke the pensive nature of an older man via an amazing collection of lines depicting not only wrinkles but deep-set eyes and a beard. Artist Andree Lisette uses watercolors mixed with oil to produce wildly vibrant impressions of nature. Their works will be joined by those of Karen Overbye, Paulette Hill and Tess Fields. Currently AAG is comprised of nearly 20 members
of professional and non-professional artists from Allentown and surrounding areas. All mediums and styles are encouraged. The guild encourages artistic growth through interaction with fellow artist members, guest speakers, and participation in guild-sponsored workshops. AAG members exhibit regularly at Mill Pond Arts in Allentown, N.J. The guild meets evenings on the third Thursday of the month. Artists interested in further information should visit the guild website at http://allentownartguild.org. For information, contact Jennifer Worringer by email at jworring@mcl.org or by calling 609-448-1330. Hickory Corner Branch Library is at 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, N.J., 08520. The website is www.mcl.org.
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Trees more social than you may think
What do you see when you look at a tree? Perhaps you notice its age and wonder what events occurred in its lifetime. Maybe you think about the nesting birds it harbors or what value it would bring as lumber. You might admire the elegance of its branches and feel inspired by its beauty. But did you ever think of a tree as a social being with the capacity to communicate with - and help - other trees? Peter Wohlleben, author of the new book The Hidden Life of Trees, makes the case that trees are “unique individuals” that feel pain, learn from experience, make decisions, exchange information and nurse sick and injured brethren trees. A German forester, Wohlleben studied research by scientists and concluded that humans are wrong in assuming trees lack intelligence because they don’t have brains. In his book, Wohlleben uses humanfriendly descriptions to explain the science of tree lives. He describes tree friendships, the “language” that trees use to communicate, and how being part of a community - a forest - helps trees live longer. His research further found that trees not only share food with their own species, but sometimes nourish other species. Why would trees help other trees, which are competitors for sunlight and water? “The reasons are the same as for human communities: there are advantages to working together,” Wohlleben wrote. “On its own, a tree cannot establish a consistent local climate. It is at the mercy of wind and weather. But together, many trees create an ecosystem that moderates extremes of heat and cold, stores a great deal of water and generates a great deal of humidity. And in this protected environment, trees can live to be very old.” If every tree were looking out only for itself, he notes, most would never reach old age. Regular fatalities would result in many large gaps in the tree canopy, making it easier for storms to penetrate the forest and uproot even more trees. Unseen by humans, the author said, trees communicate information to each other, even warning about danger. Trees don’t rely exclusively on airborne scent to communicate. Wohlleben cites a study showing that trees also warn each other by sending chemical signals through the fungal networks around the root tips. Electrical impulses transmitted through roots are yet another way trees send “news bulletins” to each other. Trees also have a sense of taste and can tell what insect predators are munching their leaves. “The saliva of each (insect) species is different, and trees can match the saliva to the insect,” wrote Wohlleben. The tree then releases the precise pheromones needed to summon beneficial predators. For example, elms and pines can summon small parasitic wasps that lay their eggs inside caterpillars, killing them. To learn more about the book, check out author interviews at the Yale Environment 360 website athttp://e360.yale.edu/features/ are_trees_sentient_peter_wohll eben and on Y o u T u b e a t h t t p s : / / w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v=1djibBPOfto. Hug a tree today! And to learn about preserving New Jersey’s forests and open space, visit the New Jersey Conservation Foundation website at www.njconservation.org or contact me at info@njconservation.org.
CAPITOL NEWS AND COMMENT Sanctuary cities bill could devastate state budget Senator Jim Holzapfel (R-10) announced his opposition to legislation, S3007 / A4590, which would require the state to reimburse local governments for the loss of federal funds that result from their status as a “sanctuary” jurisdiction. “The legislation has the potential to devastate our state budget by shifting a $15 billion burden onto New Jersey taxpayers,” stated Holzapfel. “While this ill-conceived legislation is designed to make a political statement, it lacks a financial statement that addresses the tremendous tax increases it would require.” According to the FY 2017 state budget, New Jersey municipalities are expected to receive $15.7 billion in federal funding this year. The legislation would allow municipalities or counties who have been denied federal funds to apply to the state Commissioner of Community Affairs for a “dollar-for-dollar” match to compensate for the withheld federal money. “Why should taxpayers across the state pay for the decisions of local governments that declare themselves a sanctuary from immigration law enforcement?” asked Holzapfel. “This bill could potentially have ten times the financial impact of the gas tax increase that generated a statewide public outcry, yet we haven’t had a single public hearing.” “I don’t understand why we’re voting on bills like this when the New Jersey Senate hasn‘t addressed the real problems in our state,” added Holzapfel. “We need to take action to cut property taxes and address education concerns, and not waste time on careless bills designed to make political statements at the expense of taxpayers.”
Senate Democrats block vote on affordable housing reform
An effort by Senator Kip Bateman (R-16) to have the New Jersey Senate vote on comprehensive affordable housing reform legislation was blocked by the majority Senate Democrats. Bateman’s action follows a recent ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court on affordable housing which ensures continued confusion and expensive litigation for municipalities. “Towns across the state were begging for legislative relief to clarify the state’s incoherent affordable housing policy before the recent Supreme Court ruling, and those pleas have only increased since the decision was released,” said Bateman. “I am saddened that the Senate Democratic majority refuses to consider the passage of reform legislation that would prevent unnecessary litigation for towns and protect residents from higher property tax bills.” Bateman sponsors S2216, which would allow towns to administer their own affordable housing obligations, giving every municipality the flexibility and autonomy to make their own decisions. His effort to make S2216 the “Order of the Day” in the Senate, which would allow a vote to advance the bill, was immediately blocked by Senate Democrats. “The Supreme Court left the door open for the Legislature to Michele S. Byers is executive director of enact a new affordable housing scheme,” added Bateman. “Unless the New Jersey Conservation Foundation in the Legislature accepts that invitation and takes action to adopt a Morristown. coherent and sensible affordable housing policy, the impact on property taxes, open space and the environment could be devastating for many towns. The Senate’s continued inaction is inexcusable.” Bateman’s action coincides with other efforts by Senate Rewww.windsorheightsherald.com publicans to push the New Jersey Senate to act on issues of imwww.cranburypress.com portance to the people of New Jersey. Bernard Kilgore, Group Publisher 1955-1967 Mary Louise Kilgore Beilman, Board Chairman 1967-2005
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Wounder Warriors bill goes to the governor Legislation Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo, Bob Andrzejczak, Raj Mukherji, Paul Moriarty, Daniel Benson, Joseph Danielsen and Eric Houghtaling sponsored to boost assistance for “wounded warriors” and their caregivers, an ever-growing demographic that faces unique challenges in the post-9 / 11 era, was approved 37-0 by the Senate on Feb. 13, giving it final legislative approval. The lawmakers were inspired by a 2014 RAND Corporation study that included a number of unsettling statistics regarding the care of wounded veterans in the post-9 / 11 era, most notably that an estimated 1.1 million civilians are providing volunteer caregiving services to wounded veterans. Meanwhile, the study found that 53 percent of post-9 / 11 voluntary caregivers have no support network.
“The purpose of the bill is to help care for those who are caring for our veterans,” said Mazzeo (D-Atlantic). “Care-giving for post9 / 11 veterans is a massive economic and societal undertaking that we’re facing right now. The enormous sacrifice our military members have made during two wars for over a decade now deserves a better response from our end.” The sponsors also noted that 12 percent of these voluntary caregivers provide more than 40 hours of care per week, which would be worth $3 billion annually in services if the care were not voluntary. Additionally, studies have shown that employee assistance programs for military caregivers have reduced absenteeism by 43 percent and enhanced work productivity. “Support for military caregivers is not just the right and necessary thing to do - it also makes good economic sense,” said Andrzejczak (D-Cape May / Atlantic / Cumberland), a retired U.S. Army sergeant who lost his leg while serving in Iraq in 2008. “We can’t turn a blind eye to this growing issue when our service men and women have been actively engaged overseas for going on two decades now. While most family members will give selflessly of their time to help a loved one who was wounded in battle, the fact remains that they still need to support themselves, and perhaps other family members, which becomes much harder to do when they have less time to devote to earning a living.” The bill (A450), the “Wounded Warrior Caregivers Relief Act,” would provide an income tax credit to family caregivers of certain former members of the military with service-connected disabilities. The bill sets the refundable qualified veteran care credit at 100 percent of the service member’s disability compensation or $675, whichever is less. To qualify for the credit, a caregiver must: * Be related to the service member within the third degree; * Share a residence with the service member for at least six months of the year; * Have a gross income that does not exceed $100,000 as a joint filer or $50,000 as a single or separate filer. “The care and devotion from family members and caregivers who tend to our wounded warriors often extends a lifetime,” said Mukherji (D-Hudson), a former sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. “By enacting an income tax credit for family caregivers of disabled veterans, creation of a financial planning assistance program, and expansion of respite care, we are showing that New Jerseyans recognize our freedom is not free.” “Oftentimes it’s overlooked that those caring for our wounded warriors are spouses or family members who have a number of other responsibilities in their life, such as work, managing households or caring for children, as well,” said Moriarty (D-Camden / Gloucester). “Financial and planning assistance is, without a doubt, a welcome and much-needed boost for many.” “Caregivers of veterans often devote long hours tending to the needs of their loved ones, many times sacrificing their own wellbeing,” said Benson (D-Mercer / Middlesex). “This can definitely be stressful, both physically and financially. We need to step up and help repay some of the sacrifice our veterans and their family members have made.” “These are veterans who have made grave sacrifices for our country, irreparable sacrifices” said Danielsen (D-Middlesex / Somerset). “They deserve our utmost devotion and attention, as do their caregivers, given the enormous responsibilities they have before them. Hopefully this legislation will help ease some of life’s everyday challenges for them.” “This is the right thing do for those who have sacrificed so much,” said Houghtaling (D-Monmouth). “We need to do everything we can do to ensure proper care for armed service members with physical disabilities. We owe them.” The bill was approved by the Assembly in June. It now goes to the governor.
Senate OKs varsity letter bill
Legislation sponsored by Senate Republicans Christopher “Kip” Bateman and Diane Allen to extend opportunities to earn varsity letters to high school students who participate in competitive activities other than athletics has passed the New Jersey Senate. “Extending varsity letters to kids who compete on stage or in a classroom doesn’t diminish the value of the letter - it enhances it,” Senator Bateman (R-16) said. “Our schools are home to some of the best performing arts programs in the country. I think anyone who has witnessed a standing ovation at a school musical would agree that the kids who participate in these programs deserve varSee CAPITOL, Page 5
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Some suggestions for kicking the fossil fuel habit
“America is addicted to oil.” This provocative statement came, not from some ardent environmentalist, but from President George W. Bush in his 2006 State of the Union address. This astute observation was almost immediately forgotten by the general public, but calling oil (and fossil fuels) consumption an addiction is perfectly justified. As with any substance abuse, acknowledging the damage being inflicted and understanding that there are better ways of living is essential to kicking the habit. And fossil fuel addiction is curable: using current technology it is possible to nearly eliminate fossil fuel use at the local level. This can be done affordably with no change in comfort or lifestyle. A good place to begin is by understanding why and how much fossil fuel - oil, coal and natural gas - is consumed by a typical New Jersey household. Based on U.S. Department of Energy data, the average New Jersey household burns about 30 barrels (42 gallons per barrel, 1260 gallons) of gasoline per year for personal transportation. Compared to gasoline, energy
from natural gas burned for home heating and hot water is equivalent to the energy in 11.6 barrels of oil, and energy from coal and natural gas burned to generate electricity is equivalent to 9 barrels of oil. Gasoline is the fossil fuel burned the most by New Jersey households, and it has never been easier to reduce or eliminate use of this seemingly irreplaceable fuel. This is due to technical progress and federal regulations, as well as societal factors involved in car ownership: a car is not a merely utilitarian object, but, parked in the driveway, is a highly visible indication of household status, awareness and commitment to environmental values. Vehicles used for commuting need to be replaced every ten years or so, and many households have two or three cars, so that phasing in or one more electric vehicles (EVs) or plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) is quite reasonable. Leasing takes advantage of the Federal Tax Rebate (up to$7500), minimizes the immediate financial expense, and shifts technical obsolescence risk to the automobile company. If the customer is dissatis-
fied, the car can be returned at the end of the lease. EVs have moved from being a niche technology for the wealthy to practical transportation for local travel and commuting. For example, the Leaf, an EV with a 107 mile range can be leased for three years for $1999 down and $199 per month. GM’s Volt, an extended range EV (an EV with a small gasoline engine) has a 53 mile EV range, a total range of 420 miles, and is available for $0 down, $262/month, on a 36 month lease. PHEVs such as the Prius Prime and the Ford CMax Energie have an EV range of about 20 miles. Hybrid cars with fuel economy as great as 55 mpg, are widely available and affordable. Conventional small cars with fuel economy ratings of about 35 mpg now cost about $15,000. After automobiles, home energy consumption should be addressed beginning with a professional home energy audit. The resulting report will list recommended actions and their cost as well as state rebates available. Any code violations and safety issues should also be discussed.
Energy efficiency measures such as better appliances and lighting, better insulation, and reducing air infiltration will also be proposed. Energy efficiency is by far the lowest cost method of reducing home fossil fuel consumption. However, to eliminate fossil fuel consumption one must turn to more advanced heat pump technology for water heating and a ground source (geothermal) heating and cooling system. These can be powered with renewable electricity purchased (at a premium price with great care) from a Third Party Supplier. Here are some general rules for Kicking the Fossil Fuel Habit: Think ahead. Do not wait until the furnace fails or your car breaks down to consider alternatives to familiar technology. Thinking of an Electric Vehicle? Lease, do not buy. Thinking of rooftop solar? Buy, do not lease. Purchase electricity from a certified Third Party Renewable Electricity Supplier (only one of which exists in NJ). Be systematic. Have a Home Energy Audit. Consider comfort, safety
earn a varsity letter awarded by the district. “Interscholastic competition is becoming increasingly common, especially as we continue to see more of our students interested in science and math,” Senator Allen (R-7) said. “We need to show these kids that academic achievements matter.
Whether it’s with the chess team, robotics club, or any other academic win over other schools, we must acknowledge that. Our student performers and academic competitors work just as hard as our athletes. They should be honored in the same meaningful way.” Currently, each board of
education may decide the sports and activities for which a student may be eligible to receive a varsity letter. The legislation is permissive and would not require schools to give out varsity letters to students who compete in extracurricular activities outside of athletics.
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and esthetics when deciding on changes. For example, a well insulated house is more comfortable and quieter. Replace older appliances and equipment with high efficiency models as the opportunity arises. We started our move to a fossil fuel free house and car in 2003. We replaced our oil burner with a ground source heat pump to heat and cool the house and provide some hot water, began buying electricity from a certified Third Party Renewable Electricity Supplier, and installed a heat pump water heater. We also bought a hybrid car (2005, now used only for long distance travel) and in 2014 leased an 84 mile range EV. Our annual local fossil fuel consumption is now
about 2 barrels (84 gallons) of gasoline for long distance travel, and less than 0.5 barrels of oil energy equivalent for a gas kitchen stove, which is far below the 50.8 barrels of oil energy equivalent for the average NJ household. Home comfort levels and convenience are the same or better as with fossil fuel technology: reducing or eliminating fossil fuel consumption does not mean freezing in the dark. As with many types of addiction -to drugs, alcohol, binge eating - once someone kicks the habit, one wonders why it took so long to do so given how much better life can be. Kicking the fossil fuel habit is no different from kicking other forms of addiction, and is equally or more rewarding.
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Baby and Toddler Time from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Join us for singing & rhyming fun followed by play time with the library’s toys. Siblings welcome.
Sat., Feb. 18
Jackie Robinson was the most famous black American in the country for the decade from the end of the war to the emergence of Dr. Martin Luther King. The 1 p.m. talk will cover how his career in Major League Baseball fit in the broader civil rights movement and the extent to which he himself became an influential force in it. With Frank Marlowe. The Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. Yoga for Beginners from 10:30 to noon at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Learn simple and powerful yoga postures to improve stability and balance. No physical agility or prior yoga experience needed. Bring a mat or large towel. Instructor, Aruna, is a trained Isha facilitator. Please register at www.mcl.org.
Sun., Feb. 19
Black History Month Program: “Lifting Every Voice” at 2 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. The Don Evans Players, a volunteer, community theater group named for the late Trenton offBroadway playwright, will perform the short skit, which is an interpretation of the Black national anthem through sound, poetry and improvisation directed by Todd Evans. For information, call 609-448-1330.
Tues., Feb. 21
Greenwood House will facilitate “The Conversation” - the importance of discussing end-of-life wishes with doctors, family and friends - with the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer County at an event from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor. Enjoy a kosher lunch followed by a discussion led by Janet Hayden, LCSW and administrator at Greenwood House Homecare/Hospice, and the film screening of “The Bucket List.” The event is open to the community. RSVP to Beth Englezos at Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer County no later than Thurs-
day, Feb. 16, by email at bethe@jfcsonline.org or call 609-987-8100, ext. 126. Story time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft. Siblings welcome. Beginning Spanish class from 5 to 6 p.m., Citizenship Exam Review from 6 to 7 p.m. and Learning English with Victor from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Register in person or by calling (609) 448-1474 for any of these three classes. Spinning Yarns Craft Circle at 6:30 p.m. at the Cranbury Public Library. Join us for an hour of knitting, crocheting, crafts and conversation. All levels welcome. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury.
Wed., Feb. 22 Gauri Sabnis of Synergex Physical Therapy will present information regarding toning-up for Spring sports at 6:30 p.m. For parents and student athletes. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. Story time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft. Siblings welcome. New to Medicare seminar from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. If you are getting ready to join Medicare for the first time or want to understand more about your Medicare coverage options SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) will be presenting an overview of Medicare in 2017. Please register at www.mcl.org. Embroidery Circle at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Whether you are looking to create your first stitch or expand your skills, learn new methods and techniques, or share embroidery art and craft knowledge, ideas and project work, the Embroidery Circle is open to all skill levels - including absolute beginners. We also encourage you to bring embroidery projects you are working on to share with others or work in the good company of fellow embroiders. For information, call 609-448-1330. Book Discussion at 7:30 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East
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Notice is hereby given that bid proposals will be received from Bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.2 via the Internet until 10:00:59 A.M. on 3/7/17 downloaded, and publicly opened and read, from Bidders classified under N.J.S.A. 27:7-35.1 et seq.; in the CONFERENCE ROOM-A, 1st Floor F & A Building, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625; for: Bridge Preventive Maintenance Contract 2016-3, Forty-Nine (49) Bridges, Edison Twp., Hamilton Twp., Lawrence Twp., North Brunswick Twp., Plainsboro Twp., South Brunswick Twp., Trenton City, West Windsor Twp., Woodbridge Twp. Mercer and Middlesex Counties, Federal Project No: NHP-0001(313) DP No: 16403 Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the contractor, sub recipient or subcontractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 26 in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts. Failure by the contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach of this contract, which may result in the termination of this contract or such other remedy as the recipient deems appropriate. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44, contractor must submit the Department of Treasury, Division of Revenue Business Registration of the contractor and any named subcontractors prior to contract award or authorization. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51, contractors must be registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Wage and hour Compliance at the time of bid. The Department, in accordance with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252 U.S.C., 49 C.F.R., Parts 21 and 23 issued pursuant to such Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 will afford minority business enterprises full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not discriminate against any bidder on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, or handicap in the project award. Plans, specifications, any addenda to the specifications, and bidding information for the proposed work are available at Bid Express website www.bidx.com. You must subscribe to use this service. To subscribe, follow the instructions on the web site. Fees apply to downloading documents and plans and bidding access. The fee schedule is available on the web site. All fees are directly payable to Bid Express. Plans, specifications, and bidding information may be inspected by contracting organizations at our various Design Field Offices at the following locations: 200 Stierli Court Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856 Phone: 973-601-6690
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Windsor. The group will be discussing “The Maltese Falcon” by Dashiell Hammett. No registration. For information, call 609-4481330.
Thurs., Feb. 23 “Booking the Cooks” series at 1 p.m. Organize Your Recipes Digitally. Learn the ins and outs of online management of your favorite recipes. Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main, Cranbury. Science and a Story from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will listen to stories and conduct theme-related science experiments. Messy play clothes, please. One-on-one Medicare Counseling from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Schedule a private appointment with a Medicare counselor. Provided by Mercer County SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program). Call (609) 393-1626 to schedule an appointment. Conversational ESL at 10:30 a.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor.Join educator Beth Broder Epstein to learn how to improve your English language speaking skills, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and fluency. Must have some basic knowledge of English. For information, call 609-448-1330. Organize Your Recipes Digitally at 7 p.m. at the Cranbury Public Library. Learn how to digitize your recipes so they are available to you on any of your electronic devices. Part of our “Booking the Cooks” yearlong programming. The library at 23 N. Main.
Fri. Feb. 24 Baby and Toddler Time from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Join us for singing and rhyming fun followed by play time with the library’s toys. Siblings welcome.
Sat., Feb. 25 The Hightstown Woman’s Club will be sponsoring its 38th Annual Dollhouse & Miniature Show & Sale at the First Presbyterian Church, 320 North Main Street, Hightstown, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and children under 12 is $3. Twenty- five dealers from various areas such as New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and of course New Jersey, will be on hand displaying their wares. A king/queen-sized handcrafted Yellow Brick Road quilt valued at $750 will be raffled by the club this year for $3 a ticket. Door prizes will be available as well as a delicious lunch and tempting homemade cakes and cookies all sold to benefit the Woman’s Club civic improvement projects. Call 609-448-8388 for more information. “Happy Birthday Dr. Suess” with Mr. Malcolm the Storyteller from 11 a.m. to noon at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Help storyteller, Mr. Malcolm bring Dr. Suess’ beloved classics to life in this interactive storytelling program. Suggested for ages 4 and up. Registration suggested at www.mcl.org.
Sun., Feb. 26 Beth El Synagogue of
East Windsor Genealogy Club will be sponsoring a discussion titled “Google and Genealogy” at 7:30 p.m. Sometimes, searching for ancestors is very much an exercise in overcoming brick walls. Casey Zahn will present how to use Google for genealogy searches and how to get the most from all that Google has to offer. Many of these ideas apply to all search engines. Ms. Zahn is a member of the Genealogy Society of New Jersey. Her specialties include beginning research, websites, census, newspapers, immigration and children. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520. The website is www.bethel.net. Contact the synagogue office with any questions, (609) 443-4454. Sahaja Yoga Meditation from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. Sahaja yoga meditation is based on “Kundalini awakening“ which is practiced in more than 90 countries. Experience the peace and joy you can derive from this state of self-realization, and feel its benefits in your life. For information, call 609-4481330.
Mon., Feb. 27 VITA Super Tax Day from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Tax preparation assistance is available FREE as a face-to-face appointment for individuals or families earning $60,000 per year or less. Space is limited. Schedule an appointment in person or by calling (609) 448-1474. Mystery Book Club at 7 p.m. at the Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor. The group will be discussing “The Fifth Gospel” by Ian Caldwell. No registration. For information, call 609-448-1330.
Tues., Feb. 28 Story time with Miss Liz from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Children ages 2-6 will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft. Siblings welcome. Beginning Spanish class from 5 to 6 p.m., Citizenship Exam Review from 6 to 7 p.m. and Learning English with Victor from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Register in person or by calling (609) 448-1474 for any of these three classes. Free Immigration Legal Clinic from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin St. in Hightstown. Register in person or by phone at (609) 448-1474 for a free 15-minute consultation with an immigration lawyer.
Thurs., March 2 Fact or Fiction: how to spot fake news at 7 p.m. at the Cranbury Public Library. Learn tips to analyze news sources, tools for factchecking, and ways to confirm news accuracy with a critical eye before sharing information. The library is at 23 N. Main.
Mon., March 6 Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor will host a Purim Holiday Hoopla and Book Club event at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy finding out about Purim, through read-
ing, practical experiential learning and Holiday Magic. All books, materials and snacks are included. Families must have a child age 3 through second grade to participate. All siblings are welcome. Children, come in your pajamas. RSVP to the synagogue. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, N.J., 08520; 609443-4454; www.bethel.net.
Wed., March 8 Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor and Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer County (JFCS) presents, “Mekonen: The Journey of an African Jew,” at 12:45 p.m. At the age of 12, Mekonen Abebe, immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia. This mini-documentary from JerusalemU will follow First Lieutenant, Mekonen Abebe, a 21-yearold officer in the IDF’s 101st Paratrooper Brigade, as he travels back to Arica to visit his father’s grave for the first time and explore his roots. This uplifting and inspiring film shows how anything is possible with the right attitude, tools and support. Sign up by March 3 and receive a Kosher lunch with a suggested $5 donation to JFCS. Lunch begins at 12:30 pm and will be followed by the film and discussion. This film is presented by Beth El Synagogue and Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer County (JFCS) and sponsored by Hadassah. RSVP to Beth Englezos at bethe@jfcsonline.org or 609-987-8100, ext 126. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, N.J., 08520; 6 0 9 - 4 4 3 - 4 4 5 4 ; www.bethel.net or at Beth El-East Windsor on Facebook.
Thurs., March 30 Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor Werner Lecture Fund is sponsoring the music of bygone era: European Gypsies and their folklore Duo “Sky Caravan” at 7:30 p.m. The evening’s performance will feature Elena Panova on piano and Milena Dawidowicz on violin. Elena is a faculty member of Westminster Choir College, where she teaches piano and is Chamber Music Coordinator. She is also an artist piano faculty with the Peddie School. Milena is a String Orchestra Director in South Brunswick School District. She performs with numerous local groups, including Sinfonietta Nova. RSVP to the synagogue. Beth El Synagogue is at 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ, 08520; 609-4434454;www.bethel.net.
Continuing events Spinning Yarns Craft Circle: This club meets the first and third Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Cranbury Public Library at 23 N. Main St. in Cranbury. Visit the Gambino Room for an hour of knitting, crocheting, crafts and conversation. All levels welcome. The Monroe Township Police PBA #255 & SOA #203 is having its second annual toy drive between now and Dec. 9. Residents are asked to drop off an unwrapped toy or make a monetary donation for children of all ages at the police department, 3 Municipal Plaza. For more information, contact Lt. Lisa Robinson at 732-521-0222, ext. 149 or email lrobinson@monroetwppolice.org; or Officer Wesley Panckeri
at 732-521-0222, ext. 210 or email wpanckeri@monroetwppolice.org. Read It and Eat It! Cook Book Club: This club takes place the third Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. in the Cranbury Public Library at 23 N. Main St. in Cranbury. Call the library to reserve a copy of this month’s book or visit www.goodreads.com/topic/ group_folder/264622. Toddler Stay and Play: This event is held Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the at 23 N. Main St. in Cranbury. Early literacy story time helps prepare children with future reading skills. After singing, reading, and talking, children ages 12-24 months with a caregiver stay and play. Movie Club: This club meets on the third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. in the Cranbury Public Library at 23 N. Main St. in Cranbury Join the lively discussions about movies. Central Jersey Chapter 148 of Korean War Veterans Association: Any veterans who served during the war from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953 or who have served in Korea from July 27, 1953 to the current date can join the group that meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month (except January, February, March and April) at the Monroe Township Municipal Building. Requirements for membership include paying dues of $25 to the Korean War Veterans Association and a $10 chapter fee per year. The chapter is involved in various functions throughout the year including parades with color guard, flag raisings, Korean War memorial ceremonies, funerals and more. For more information, contact Charles Koppelman at 609655-3111 or email him at KWVANJ@yahoo.com. Community dinner: Rise and the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen offer free hot meals at the First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. Main St., Hightstown, on Mondays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and the First United Methodist Church, 187 Stockton St., Hightstown, on Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. All meals are provided free on an unconditional, no-questions-asked basis. Volunteers are welcome. Food Pantry: The Rise Food Pantry is open 52 weeks a year from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and from 5 to 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month. Baby care items, personal products and all nonperishable and perishable food items are needed for local families. The pantry welcomes locally grown fruits and vegetables. Food can be donated directly to the pantry at 225 Franklin St., Hightstown, during operating hours or to the Greater Goods Thrift Store, 114 Rogers Ave., Hightstown. Contact info@rise-community-services.org.
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MERCER COUNTY NOTES County offices to close for Presidents Day
The following County offices and facilities will be closed to the public on Monday, Feb. 20, and will reopen for business onTuesday, Feb. 21: McDade Administration Building, 640 South Broad St.; Criminal Courthouse, 400 South Warren St.; Civil Courthouse and Office of the County Surrogate, 175 South Broad St.; Office of the Mercer County Clerk, 240 West State St.; Mercer County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton; and all branches of the Mercer County Library System. The following County facilities will remain open: Trenton-Mercer Airport (except administrative offices), Correction Center, Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services Communications Center. The following Mercer County Park Commission facilities will be open on Presidents Day: Ice Skating Center, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.; Tennis Center, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Equestrian Center, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Wildlife Center, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mercer Oaks West and Princeton Country Club golf courses will be open if conditions permit — call pro shop for updates. Howell Living History Farm, Tulpehaking Nature Center, and the Mercer Oaks East and Mountain View golf course will be closed. For more information on Park Commission facilities, visit www.mercercountyparks.org.
‘Call for Artists’ announced
The Mercer County Division of Culture & Heritage announces that Mercer County will be posting a public art Request for Qualifications on the CaFÉ (Call for Entry) website www.callforentry.org in March 2017. The county is seeking proposals from an artist or artist team to design five decorative elements for an exte-
rior wall near the main (South Warren Street) entrance of the new Mercer County Courthouse in Trenton. The initial request for qualifications for this project will be offered only through the CaFÉ site, which is also used by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for the Council’s Arts Inclusion opportunities. Artists interested in submitting qualifications for this RFQ are encouraged to immediately set up a free artist’s account on CaFÉ. This free registration gives artists access to monthly listings of public arts project opportunities in New Jersey and across the nation. Through CaFE, artists can upload up to 100 images of their work, as well as their resumes, bios and other materials that can be used in applying for commissions announced through the website. Questions regarding the “Call for Artists” for this RFQ may be directed through CaFE once the call is posted. Artists wishing to be alerted when the RFQ is formally posted may send their email information to tfagan@mercercounty.org.
Students to compete in Consumer Bowl Students from seven Mercer County high schools will compete in the 21st annual NJ High School Consumer Bowl on Thursday, March 2, at 9 a.m. at the Stone Terrace, 2275 Kuser Road, Hamilton. Snow date is March 9. Defending champion Steinert High School, Ewing High School, Hamilton High School West, Hightstown High School, Hopewell Valley High School, Nottingham High School and Trenton Central High School will vie for this year’s Mercer County title. The winner will move on to the Central Jersey Regional Consumer Bowl. The Consumer Bowl features a game-show format to test students’ knowledge of the NJ Consumer Fraud Act, consumer rights and responsibil-
ities such as the purchase of new and used vehicles, investment schemes, home improvement fraud, credit protection, and general knowledge of consumer protection laws and regulations. “This event is a great opportunity for students to gain knowledge they can use to become smarter consumers,” said Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes. “Information is your best defense against consumer fraud.” Anthony Brennan, New Jersey Consumer Affairs investigator and Union County TV personality, will serve as moderator for the Mercer County competition and Mercer County Consumer Affairs Chief Donna Giovannetti will serve as referee. Judges will be County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello, County Surrogate Diane Gerofsky, Assistant Prosecutor Rachel Cook, Sheriff’s Office Detective Jason Salvatore, retired Investigator Joanne Frank and Assistant County Counsel John Maloney. Retired Detective Michele Russell will serve as scorekeeper and Mercer County Weights and Measures Inspector Rebecca Shaw will serve as timekeeper. The Mercer County competition is held by the Mercer County Division of Consumer Affairs, in conjunction with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. The Mercer County office handles complaints from individual consumers against local businesses. It protects Mercer County residents from fraudulent and unconscionable business practices. It also provides consumer counseling and complaint resolution services to Mercer County residents. In contrast to the Better Business Bureau, which charges a fee for consumers to file a complaint and has no legal authority or power, the Mercer County Division of Consumer Affairs never charges a fee for any service rendered to consumers. The Division of Consumer Affairs can be reached at (609) 989-6671.
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IN CONCERT By Anthony Stoeckert
Taking on the Challenge Kirill Gerstein will perform Liszt, Brahms, Bach, and Beethoven at McCarter
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ast year, pianist Kirill Gerstein released an acclaimed recording of Franz Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, and he will perform selections from those etudes during his Feb. 27 concert at McCarter Theatre in Princeton. It promises to be a special experience, as the Liszt solo piano pieces, first published in 1852, are considered one of the great challenges in the piano repertoire. When asked what makes the works so challenging, Gerstein says “Everything.” “Every pianistic difficulty that has been imagined by Liszt is in there,” he says. “Taken together as a cycle . . . it’s the pianistic equivalent of climbing a mountain, it’s one of the pinnacles of our repertoire. There are numerous, enormous, physical challenges, and the idea is that you have to surmount them, but that is not the ultimate goal. What has to come is the virtuosity in some way . . . and one can get to interpreting the musical content behind the pieces. But that’s obviously difficult.” Gerstein, the sixth recipient of the Gilmore Artist Award, presented to a pianist every four years, will open his concert with Bach’s Four Duets, followed by Brahms’ Piano Sonata No. 2, Beethoven’s Pianos Sontas No. 13, Op. 27 No. 1,and Op. 27, No. 2 (the Moonlight Sonata), and then the Liszt etudes. Brahms’ second sonata is actually the first one he wrote, but it was the composer’s second published sonata. “Brahms kind of was in the process of becoming a great composer,” Gerstein says
Kirill Gerstein says listening to classical music is rewarding for audiences. of Brahms when he was working on the second sonata, “so there are places that are wonderfully rough or unpolished sometimes. But he was so incredibly talented, so youthful and energetic, but it’s also interesting to hear that at the age of 18, 19, when he wrote this piece, how many devices and sounds are already what what we associate with later, mature Brahms.” Of the Bach works that will open the concert, Gerstein says their being called “duets” often leads people to think they are played by two musicians, which isn’t the case. “The idea is that it’s four rather short dialogues between two voices, which are obviously played, in this case, by two hands of one person,” Gerstein says. The Moonlight Sonata is sure to be fa-
miliar to many people in the audience, indeed Gerstein says it doesn’t need an introduction. He adds, though, that Beethoven never named it “Moonlight.” “And perhaps it’s not about the moonlight,” Mr. Gerstein says. “In fact, there is a more interesting story, or version, about the first movement especially. If you look at Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni,’ when Don Giovanni kills the father, as he is dying after he is stabbed, there is this music Mozart writes, and the style of that is quite related to the material of the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata. And obviously, Beethoven knew the piece, it’s in a different key but there is a relation. It is somewhat of an homage to Mozart and funeral music.” He adds that there is a connection between Beethoven, who closes the first half
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of the concert, and Liszt, whose works make up the second half. One of Beethoven’s most important students was Carl Czerny, who went on to became a noted piano teacher, and Liszt was one of his most famous students. “In fact, he was a great musician, an excellent composer and a very important teacher,” Gerstein says of Czerny. “His most important, most renowned student was Franz Liszt, so there is a very direct connection from Beethoven to Liszt.” When asked if the Liszt works are challenging for listeners, Gerstein says that listeners have to be open to the music. He finds the music itself a “manifestation of the better side of human nature.” “I don’t think it’s challenging, but it’s not effortless,” he says. “but effortless is not the best game available to us. I think one reaps wonderful rewards with contact from art. “It’s a subject I think about a lot: Why is music relevant and why is classical music relevant? It’s old, written by dead, mostly white males. That’s true but I think some of the reasons I just named are some of the reasons why I think this music is valid, and why art and culture is vital and is crucially important as ever. Perhaps more when the world at large is, I think we can fairly say, in turmoil.”
Kirill Gerstein will perform at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25-$42; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.
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Anjappar Indian Bar & Grill Bold and brave flavors at the dining space at the Clarion Hotel Palmer Inn
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he location of Anjappar has not been auspicious for its predecessors, although Charley Brown’s had a good run there years ago. But I have hopes for this most recent establishment, open since early last year, thanks to the very flavorful Indian food. Tucked into the corner of a Clarion Hotel Palmer Inn, the décor is very nice with rich reds and earth tones, a generous bar area, and a private function room. All combine to provide comfortable spaces for dining, networking, and business or family events. This is the basic layout and décor of Anjappar’s more recent predecessors, BT Bistro and Pure Restaurant & Lounge, and it serves well here, too. The dining room is to the left of the entrance and offers a stretch of banquette seating on the left, tables for four are located down the middle. To the right are a couple of recessed tables behind a gold-striped curtain for privacy. The whole place was hushed during my mid-week early evening visit, although a pair of men showed up not long after my friend and I were seated. The host aimed to seat them at the banquette table right next to us but they gently re-directed him to a spot one table over and we all had a chuckle over it. Overall, our service was really quite nice, accommodating and attentive. I ordered a signature drink, the Garden Martini, made with Hendricks’s gin, apple juice, cucumber and elderflower liqueur. It was potent and refreshing although it should have been colder. (Same with our water until we requested ice.) Anjappar restaurants were founded in Chennai, India decades ago, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The region is known for spicy and highly aromatic dishes and crepe-like dosas. The U.S. restaurants are franchised extensions of the chain; there are area branches in Manhattan and North Brunswick. Throughout our meal, my friend and I were gratified that what was supposed to be spicy actually was, which is not always the case when Indian restaurants serve westerners. The menu has several varieties of deep-fried “65” dishes — mushroom 65, paneer 65, on through chicken, prawn, fish, plus the Gobi (cauliflower) 65 we opted for. The origin of these dishes is not really clear although many sources say the dish was first served in 1965 in a Chennai hotel. The featured ingredient is coated with a robust mixture of ginger, cayenne, mustard powder and vinegar, before being flash fried and served with a wedge of lemon or lime, and sliced onion. Our Gobi 65, garnished with onion, spiralized vegetables, and a lime wedge, was excellent, we ate every brick red floret with relish, loving the intense spiciness — and that was rated just one chili pepper on the menu. The lime was the perfect foil, but we mostly bypassed the spicy red
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Apppetizers at Anjappar include the Gobi 65 and the chicken-based Kozhi Milagu Varuval. sauce on the side. Our other appetizer, Kozhi Milagu Varuval (boneless chicken with spices), was rated two chilis, although it didn’t seem as spicy as the Gobi 65. My opinion might have changed, however, had I eaten any of the several nearly whole red chilis in the dish. Think of this dish as Indian pulled chicken; it was a generous serving of soft shredded (but still chunky) meat that probably would have been great folded into some naan had we ordered bread (we stuck with rice instead). It was moist and flavorful, and some of the generous serving provided most of a dinner at home a couple of nights later. We ordered entrées of shrimp and goat. Coconut prawn curry was more tomato than coconut, but full of flavor although not particularly spicy (no chili peppers on menu). When I see the word “prawn,” I expect something larger than the small shrimp in this dish, but it was still good. In fact, I later learned that the difference between prawns and shrimp is more one of gill structure than size. When I ordered the mildly spicy — one chili pepper — mutton (really goat) Biriyani our waiter warned us about bones, which didn’t deter us. But in the end, the meat was
boneless except for one little piece I found in my leftovers at home. There were, however, plentiful pieces of whole spices, so I chewed carefully. The dish was topped with a hard-boiled egg, a typical touch in Chettinad cuisine, and served with oniony yogurt raita and a small dish of “gravy.” I used the raita more with the coconut prawn curry, however. I restrained myself from ordering bread, knowing there would be more than enough food as it was. The menu offers basic tandoor breads plus a selection of dosas and thali meal platters. (I think of the latter as the Indian version of bento boxes.) Our prawn curry did come with rice, but it was not long-grained basmati, and was without any spices. The menu is divided into many sections with extensive options for both carnivores and vegetarians. Another night I’d be curious to try one of their chef’s signature winebased dishes, maybe the lobster Lababdar with red wine sauce or the lamb Lass Mass with white wine sauce. We held off dessert for another visit when we didn’t fill up on appetizers, but it will take numerous visits to explore this gutsy cuisine which, thankfully, hasn’t been toned down too much for western tastes.
Anjappar Indian Bar & Grill 3499 Route 1 S. (GPS: 29 Emmons Drive) West Windsor 609-285-2141 www.anjapparusa.com Rating: Good Ambience: Rich contemporary décor and attentive staff combine with south Indian cuisine that packs a welcome punch. Prices: Soups/Starters: $3.45-$11.95; Curries/Entrées: $6.95-$22.95. Hours: Open daily for lunch and dinner Essentials: Major credit cards accepted; full liquor license; wheelchair accessible; reservations suggested for larger parties. (Rating includes the overall experience, including food and service, and range from Fair to Excellent. Reviews are conducted anonymously.) Faith Bahadurian blogs at njspice.net (also Twitter @njspice
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“Charles Francis Chan, Jr.’s Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery,” Marie and Edward Matthews ‘53 Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St., Princeton. Satirical fantasia on Asian America that comically challenges racial stereotypes, written by Charles Francis Chan, Jr. Directed by faculty member Peter Kim and featuring Princeton senior Kathy Zhao, Feb. 1718, 8 p.m. (Feb. 17 performance will be American Sign Language-interpreted.) Tickets cost $17, $15 seniors/students. Advanced tickets cost $12, $11 seniors/students; arts.princeton.edu; 609-258-9220. “Beyond the Oak Trees,” Crossroads Theatre Company, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. World premiere of play by Kisha Bundridge about the story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, merging past and present along the Underground Railroad, through Feb. 26, $25-$55; crossroadstheatrecompany.org; 732-545-8100. “American Son,” George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. Christopher Demos-Brown’s play about a mother and her estranged husband who go to the police station after their son, Jamal, has been pulled over and no explanation is forthcoming, through Feb.26; www.georgestreetplayhouse.org; 732-246-7717. “Boeing, Boeing” Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Comedy set in the 1960s about Bernard who has an apartment in Paris and is engaged to three beautiful stewardesses, Feb. 17-26. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students/children; www.kelseytheatre.net; 609-5703333. “Rumors,” Performed by Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Neil Simon comedy about glamorous guests who arrive at a dinner party, and find out their host is absent, March 10-26. Performances: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20, $18 seniors/students; www.svptheatre.org; 908-369-7469. “Murder on the Orient Express,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery by Ken Ludwig, March 14 through April 2; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT The Peking Acrobats, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Troupe of gymnasts, cyclists, jugglers, acrobats, and tumblers. Accompanied by live music, The Peking Acrobats transform 2000-year-old traditions into a modern kaleidoscope of movement, defying laws of body mechanics and physics in a program geared toward family audiences, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., $25-$52; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. “A Year with Frog and Toad,” McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Based on the children’s books by Arnold Lobel, this musical follows two friends — the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad — through the year, March 4, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $25-$35; www.mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. DANCE Balé Folclórico da Bahia, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Brazil’s only professional folk dance company will perform a program titled “Bahia of All Colors,” which includes Afro-Brazilian. Note: this performance may contain nudity, Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25$58; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Twyla Tharp 50th Anniversary Tour, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton. Company of 12 dancers celebrating Tharp as one of the most inventive and innovative choreographers in the history of American dance, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30-$75; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787.
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Richardson Chamber Players, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University Campus. Program of English works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frank Bridge, Gerald Finzi, John McCabe, Benjamin Britten, and Edward Elgar, Feb. 19, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $15, $5 students; princetonuniversityconcerts.org. The Princeton Singers, Princeton University Art Museum on the campus of Princeton University. Concert titled “As the Lily Among the Thorns.” Works from the Song of Songs by Brumel, Palestrina and Billings open this exploration of sacred music. Performed in the Medieval Gallery of the Princeton University Art Museum, Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m., 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15; www.princetonsingers.org. Westminster Conservatory Annual Showcase, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the campus of
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associated with Trenton. “Rustic Regional Windsor Chairs” includes a collection of early Windsor chairs loaned by private collectors. “Please be Seated” displays the work of contemporary area furniture designers and the diversity of styles and materials they use. “On These Walls” is a display of contemporary painting, highlights the role furniture plays in our lives and our homes, through March 12. Opening reception with artists, Jan. 22, 2-4 p.m. Hours: Wed.-Sat. noon to 4 p.m., Sun. 1-3 p.m. www.ellarslie.org; 609-989-3632. Princeton University Art Museum, on the campus of Princeton University, Princeton. Willem de Kooning Drawn and Painted,” through March 19; Hours: Tues.-Wed., Fri.Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. Admission is free; artmuseum.princeton.edu; 609-2583788. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton St., Princeton. “Bruce Springsteen: A Photography Journey.” Curated by the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. Exhibit features more than 40 photographs of the rock legend, and video interviews with the show’s five photographers: Danny Clinch, Ed Gallucci, Eric Meola, Pamela Springsteen, and Frank Stefanko. Together they revisit Springsteen’s career as a frontman and songwriter, capturing his charisma and off stage vulnerability, and documenting a great American musical legend, through May 21, 2017. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10, $8 seniors/students; morven.org; 609924-8144.
M&M Stage Productions will perform the classic French farce “Boeing, Boeing” at Kelsey Theatre on the campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Feb. 17-26. The show follows Bernard, who leads the good life with an apartment in Paris and three fiances who don’t know about each other. But turbulence is ahead as a new, speedy jet throws off Bernard’s schedule and a friend comes to visit. Performances are scheduled for Fridays and Stuart Country Day School’s Considine Gallery, Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton. “Of Shape and Space” feacost $18, $16 seniors, $14 students. For more inturing works by Jeaninne Honstein and Lauri Matisse. The formation, go to www.kelseytheatre.net or call 609exhibit explores the spatial relationship between human fig570-3333. ures on the canvas and the sculpted forms of painted vessels and urns. The human figures suggest living vessels while Princeton University. Westminster Conservatory will pres- the artistic rendering of colorful urns creates warmth and ent its annual showcase featuring Westminster Community liveliness, through Feb. 21. The gallery is open Mondays ensembles and students, Feb. 26, 3 p.m. Tickets cost $15, through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. when school is in session. $10 seniors/students; www.princeton.edu/utickets; 609-258- www.stuartschool.org; 609-921-2330. 9220. Artwork by Professor Zuimeng Cao, Plainsboro PubKirill Gerstein, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, lic Library, 9 Van Doren St., Plainsboro. Zuimeng Cao will Princeton. Gilmore Artist winning pianist will perform a present reproductions of his traditional Chinese paintings. program of Liszt, Brahms and more, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. $25- Having grown up in the highlands of northeast China, Mr. $42; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. Cao focuses on the natural environment he observed for years,depicting landscapes, ice and snow, flora and fauna, JAZZ, ROCK, POP, ETC. and portraits, through Feb. 23. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 609-275- 2897. The Jamcrackers, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Gourgaud Gallery, Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St., CranWalnut Lane, Princeton. Princeton Folk Music Society pres- bury. “Art from The Trenton Community A-Team.” The Trenents an evening of folk, blues, ballads, gospel, and dance ton Community A-TEAM supports, develops, and promotes tunes with the Jamcrackers, a trio with deep roots in New self-taught, local artists because art can be transformative York’s Adirondack region, Feb. 17, 8:15 p.m. Admission by reframing the artist’s connectedness to self and others costs $20, $15 members, $10 students, $5 children; and by enhancing community pride, through Feb. 24. www.princetonfolk.org; 609-799-0944. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed Feb. 20), Feb. 19, Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 1-3 p.m. www.cranburyartscouncil.org. S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Mintel and his quarWest Windsor Arts Council Faculty Student Show, tet will perform a night of music for entire family, featuring Princeton Junction Firehouse, 952 Alexander Road, West original songs by Mintel, music by jazz legend Dave Windsor. Show featuring more than 40 pieces of art by stuBrubeck, Blue Rondo a la Turk, their own version of Paul dents of all ages at the West Windsor Arts Council alongDesmond’s “Take Five,” and jazz renditions of such classic side the works of their teachers, through Feb. 24. Hours: TV show themes as “I Dream of Jeannie,” “Mission Impos- Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 609-716sible,” “The Munsters,” “All in the Family” and many oth- 1931. ers, Feb. 25, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25; “Looking,” Rider University Art Gallery, Bart Luedeke www.buckscountyplayhouse.org; 215-862-2121. Center, Rider University, 2038 Lawrenceville Road, Joey Alexander Trio, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Lawrenceville. Exhibit of works by Allen Fitzpatrick, a Place, Princeton. Jazz concert led by 13-year-old piano member of the faculty at The Lawrenceville School. The prodigy Joey Alexander, March 2, 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25- worksfocus on the still life and landscape from direct ob$52; mccarter.org; 609-258-2787. servation, through Feb. 26. visitwww.rider.edu/arts. Storytellers Cabaret, Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie “Lyrical,” Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge St., Lambertville. Cadwalader Park, Trenton. Trenton vocalist Tom Chiola and Artworks by gallery members accompanied by song lyrics George Sinkler on piano perform American jazz standards and poems, through March 5. Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 11 a.m.inspired by the rhythms of Africa. Interwoven with the mu- 6 p.m. www.lambertvillearts.com. sical performance are tales from Africa, told by members of Brodsky Gallery, Chauncey Conference Center, ETS, the Garden State Storytellers League. Refreshments and 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton. “From The Garden to the adult beverages will be served, March 3, 7-9:30 p.m. $30 at Sea” featuring 28 paintings by Janet Purcell. Ms. Purcell’s door (if available), $25 advance; www.ellarslie.org. award-winning paintings are in private and public collecThe Chieftains, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, tions including Princeton University’s Center For InformaPrinceton. Legendary Irish band is celebrating its 55th an- tion Technology Policy and Capital Health Systems, Mercer, niversary tour, March 3, 8 p.m. $30-$70; mccarter.org; 609- through March 8; www.janpurcellart.com. 258-2787. “Philip Pearlstein: A Legacy of Influence,” Taplin Gallery at the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Group Trenton City Museum, Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie exhibition featuring figure painter Pearlstein and those he at Cadwalader Park, Trenton. “Furniture as Art,” four ex- has influenced through his career as an artist and educahibits in one highlighting the items that bring comfort and tor. Visitors can expect original works from artists Philip beauty to our lives. “Furniture from the Permanent Col- Pearlstein, Janet Fish, Stephen Lorber, Charles David Viera, lection” features furniture from the collection of the Tren- Altoon Sultan, Tony Phillips, George Nick, Lorraine Shemesh, and Thomas Corey, through March 25. Gallery ton Museum Society - antique furniture made in and
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talk with Philip Pearlstein, Feb. 18, 2 p.m. artscouncilofprinceton.org; 609-924-8777. “Identity,” Anne Reid ‘72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School Art Gallery, 650 Great Road, Princeton. Composed of work created by Princeton Day School students in all three divisions, the exhibit centers around individual identities and the diversity of the PDS community, through March. 8. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when school is in session; www.pds.org. Gallery 14, 14 Mercer St., Hopewell. Members exhibit, allowing the gallery’s members to display photographs of their choosing with no overriding them. The members are Martha Weintraub, Charles Miller , Charlie Gross, John Clarke, Larry Parsons, Rhoda Kassof-Isaac, Alice Grebanier and Martin Schwartz, through March 12. Hours: SatSun. noon to 5 p.m. www.photogallery14.com; 609-333-8611. Art Times Two, the gallery at Princeton Brain and Spine, 731 Alexander Road, Suite 200, Princeton. “Mandala.” Paintings and prints featuring mandalas from four regional artists are brought together in this exhibit. Associated with Hindu and Buddhist cultures where, consecrated and purposed for ritual, the mandala is understood to be the abode of the deity, through March 31. www.arttimestwo.com; 609-203-4622. “A Grounds For Sculpture History: The Land in Pictures and Words,” Lakefront Gallery, located in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Works by members of the Princeton Photography Club tell the story of how the former site of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds became Grounds For Sculpture, beginning in 1984 when the Atlantic Foundation purchased 12 acres of the old fairgrounds property adjacent to the Seward Johnson Atelier, through April 2. www.princetonphotoclub.org/LakefrontGallery.html; 732-422-3676. “Nature’s Healing Gifts,” D&R Greenway Land Trust at the Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton. Exhibit includes “Mystery and Magic — New Jersey’s Pinelands” featuring a decade of photographs by Albert Horner. Artists Priscilla Snow Algava, William Dix, Karen McLean, Dallas Piotrowski, Michelle Post and Ray Yeager highlight gifts from nature, through April 7. Opening reception, March 3, 5-7 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.drgreenway.org; 609-924-4646. Sculpture Exhibit by Patrick Strzelec, Graves Terrace at Paul Robeson Center of the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Outdoor exhibit of works by Patrick Strzelec, who makes abstract sculpture using a full range of materials. This Graves Terrace exhibition will provide the public with an introduction to Strzelec’s work preceding the installation of his work on Witherspoon Street at the site of the new Avalon Princeton residencies, through June, 2017. For more information, go to artscouncilofprinceton.org or call 609-924-8777.
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ACME Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville. Oscar-nominated animated shorts. Note, the last film in the series, “Peter Brandy and Cigarettes,” is not appropriate for children. A parental guidance warning will be presented before this short, which will close the program. All other films are acceptable for kids, Feb. 17, 9:15 p.m., Feb. 18, 8:15 p.m. Oscar-nominated live action shorts, Feb. 17, 7 p.m., Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. Oscar-nominated documentary shorts part one, Feb. 19, 5 p.m. Oscar-nominated documentary shorts part two, Feb. 19, 8:40 p.m. “The Last Laugh,” plus meet director Ferne Pearlstein and supper club. The film is a documentary covering whether it’s acceptable to use the Holocaust as the basis for comedy, Feb. 18, 6 p.m., $15, $60 for supper club; “Mifune: The Last Samuri,” documentary about legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, Feb. 24-26; “Of Mind and Music,” musicfilled drama exploring the challenged of memory loss, Feb. 24-26; acmescreeningroom.org. New Jersey Film Festival, Voorhees Hall, Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick. “In the Mood for Love,” period drama set in 1962 Hong Kong about two
Albert Horner’s “Mullica Bend Basin” is among the works on view in the exhibit “Nature’s Healing Gifts” at the D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservtion Place, Princeton, through April 7. An opening reception is scheduled for March 3, 5-7 p.m. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, go to www.drgreenway.org or call 609-924-4646. young couples who rent adjacent rooms in a crowded tenament, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. (free); 2017 United States Super 8 Film and Digital Video Festival, celebrating its 29th year, the festival will feature works by independent filmmakers from around the world, Feb. 18-19, 7 p.m. www.njfilmfest.com; 848-932-8482. Buster Keaton shorts, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope, Pennsylvania. Screening of Buster Keaton’s classic comedic silent short films with live musical accompaniment. Music is by Not-So-Silent-Cinema, composed by its music director, Brendan Cooney, Feb. 18, 2, 4 p.m. $25, $15 children 4-12; bcptheater.org; 215-862-2121.
COMEDY Catch a Rising Star, 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton. Wellie Jackson, Feb. 25-26; catcharisingstar.com; 609-9878018. Stress Factory, 90 Church St., New Brunswick. Yannis Pappas, Feb. 17-18, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. $22. Bret Ernst, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24-25, 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m., $20; Sunday Night Live with Talent and Friends, Feb. 26, 8 p.m., $25; stressfactory.com; 732-545-4242.
DANCE Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. Weekly Wednesday Country Dance, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. (Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.), $9; February Fling for experienced English dancers, Feb. 25 (afternoon and evening sessions, admission by registration only); Family Dance with Mixed-Aged Dance Band, Feb. 26, 3-5 p.m., $5 ($15 per family); www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Friday Night Folk Dancing, at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton. One-hour instruction most weeks, followed by request dancing. Fridays, 8-11 p.m. $5; 609-912-1272.
MISCELLANY Maple sugaring program, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road off Route 29, Hopewell Township. (GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township.) Visitors can join the work and fun by helping farmers in the sugar bush, sugarhouse and farmhouse kitchen, where many hands are needed to ensure that syrup-drenched pancakes are on the table for tasting. Sap collecting, firewood cutting,
syrup making, butter making, flour milling and pancake making are scheduled throughout the day, Feb. 18, 25; www.mercercountyparks.org; 609-737-3299. Historical and Architectural Tours of Cranbury, Meet at the Cranbury Museum at 4 Park Place East off Main Street, Feb. 19, March 5, 2 p.m. Contribution of $7 to the Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society is suggested. richardcmoods@gmail.com; 609-819-1359. Writing Checks, Signing Petitions, and Protest Marches: Is That All There Is? Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Sam Daley-Harris will guide the audience around the pitfalls and on a path to making a profound difference on issues like getting money out of politics, climate change, ending global and domestic poverty, and ending mass incarceration, Feb. 22, noon to 1:30 p.m. www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529. Build a Bee Abode workshop, Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Ave., Hamilton. Join the fight against declining bee populations by taking part in a Build a Bee Abode workshop. Participants will be provided with the knowledge and materials to create a bee-utiful bee home, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. to noon. Registration is required: email natureprograms@mercercounty.org or call 609-888-3218. Author David Price, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. Lawrenceville resident and historical interpreter at Pennsylvania’s Washington Crossing Historic Park, David Price will present to the patrons of the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System his book “Rescuing the Revolution: Unsung Patriot Heroes and the Ten Crucial Days of America’s War for Independence.” Copies of his book will be available through the Friends of the Lawrence Library for sale and signing, March 30, 7 p.m. Registration is suggested. E-mail lawprogs@mcl.org or call 609-989-6920. Ash Borer: Treatment Options for Homewoenrs, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. The Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System will host the program Emerald Ash Borer: Treatment Options for Homeowners. The dreaded emerald ash borer is in the community and thousands of ash trees are now under threat. Pam Zipse, Outreach Coordinator of the Rutgers Urban Forestry Program of the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station and Nicholas Polanin, Agricultural Agent for Somerset County, will discuss options including a mechanism for evaluating the costs of treatment versus removal, March 16, 7 p.m. Registration is suggested. Call 609-989-6920 or email lawprogs@mcl.org.
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PACKET PICKS Feb. 18 Concert and party in Bordentown XTC tribute band Peter Pumpkinhead will perform during a concert at Hope Hose Humane Firehouse, 150 W. Burlington St., Bordentown, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Also performing are the Cucumbers. DJ Randy Now will perform New Wave ‘80s music in between sets and after the concert until 11:15 p.m. The concert is presented by Randy Now’s Man Cave. The store also will host a record release party and meet-and-greet autograph signing for the vinyl release of Smart Remarks’ “Foreign Fields 1982-1984,” Feb. 17, 8-10 p.m. The event will include an acoustic concert at 9 p.m. Randy Now’s Man Cave is located at 134 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. For more information, go to www.mancavenj.com or call 609-424-3766.
Feb. 22 Talking politics at Princeton library Sam Daley-Harris will lead a talk titled “Writing Checks, Signing Petitions, and Protest Marches: Is That All There Is?” noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. Has this election left you hungry to have a bigger voice in our democracy? Are you frustrated by the options you see: writing more checks, signing more petitions, and joining more protests or counter-protests? Are you wondering if that’s all there is? In this talk, DaleyHarris shows that there’s actually much more. He will guide the audience around the pitfalls and on a path to making a profound difference on issues like getting money out of politics, climate change, ending global and domestic poverty, and ending mass incarceration. Sam Daley-Harris founded the anti-poverty lobby RESULTS in 1980, co-founded the Microcredit Summit Campaign in 1995, and founded the Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation (CCET) in 2012. He is the author of “Reclaiming Our Democracy: Healing the Break between People and Government.” The library is located at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, go to www.princetonlibrary.org or call 609-924-9529.
Feb. 23 Black Maria Film Festival at Lewis Center The visual arts program of the Lewis Center for the Arts will present the Black Maria Film Festival, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. at the James M. Stewart Theater, 185 Nassau St., Princeton. The renowned internationally touring festival brings nine short films to Princeton for screening. The screenings will be introduced by Festival Director Jane Steuerwald. An annual juried competition of short works in all genres, the festival is a project of the Thomas Edison Media Arts Consortium, which also showcases the New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival and the Global Insights Collection, an archive of films focusing on the environment, people with disabilities, international issues, and films with themes of social justice. Following the Festival’s annual premiere in February, it travels over the next 12 months across the U.S. and abroad. Admission is free. For more information, go to arts.princeton.edu.
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Pam Hersh
Their Home is Their Castle It should be the script for a modern-day children’s story — a combination of “The Little Engine that Could (Do It Right)” and the “House that Joanne and Dean Built (and Connected It to the Community).” Once upon a time in the summer of 2009, Princetonians Joanne Farrugia and Dean Smith, the prince and princess proprietors of the magical JaZams toy “castle store” (so dubbed by my granddaughter) on Palmer Square, moved into their castle residence at 17 Maclean St. They fell in love with the Maclean Street house after spending many days and nights hanging out there with friends who used to own it. Joanne and Dean met these friends through a midwife who delivered the babies of both women on the same night. The moms and dads and babies became great friends. Joanne and Dean always loved the Maclean Street home of their friends, and they especially loved the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, with its diversity, unpretentious and caring residents, modest scale of the residences, and the history. They looked for houses in the neighborhood but nothing was as perfect as that Maclean Street house. Then one day the friends said they were considering a move to a different part of Princeton, but would move only if Joanne and Dean would become the new owners of this very special house. And abracadabra, it happened. The plot thickened, however, when Joanne and Dean determined they required a wee bit more room in their home. It needed: a tower, mostly to serve as a children’s library to house all the books Joanne had collected during the course of 20 years of selling books in her store; a bathroom; and a kitchen/hanging-out space with a higher ceiling. Enter the knight whose shining armor was in the form of construction tools — Princeton builder George Akers of Material Design Build. He was renowned for renovations respecting the history and “soul” of the structures he had renovated in the area for the past 20 years. Joanne and Dean exchanged ideas and plans with George for three and a half years, while the couple saved their pennies. Finally, they were ready to move forward with making their dream house even dreamier. George and Joanne and Dean partnered this past summer with Princeton architect Steven Cohen. The result was an ending about as happy as anyone could imagine. Without any government mandates — all
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George Akers at the site of a home on Maclean Street he’s renovating. this took place prior to the passage of new historic district zoning for the Witherspoon Jackson neighborhood — the renovated house respected everyone: the neighbors, the history, the look and feel of the neighborhood, and the spirit of the mid -19th-century home (built sometime between 1820 and 1860). George’s magic was derived from a special potion, called structural empathy. He listened to rather than talked at his client, while researching and revering the DNA of the structure under his charge. “‘Dream big, build small’ was emblazoned on a T-shirt we bought at Small World Coffee many years ago… You could say that was the basis for our design,” Joanne said. “We also always knew we wanted to keep our yard as big as possible, as we love to grow food and flowers, and have room to play tag… This all started because the ceiling in our kitchen was just over 6 feet tall. When friends would come over we would say our house was built for little people. The doorframe leading into the kitchen was about 5 feet, 8 inches from the floor. We love to cook and have gatherings at our house, and everybody would inevitably end up in the kitchen. Needless to say, there were lots of bumped heads. Now we have a kitchen with a height of 9 feet, and, as George
says, it feels very adult.” They made conscious decisions about keeping the design more traditional with touches of a modern feel. “I love modern,” said Dean, but everyone believed that the top priority was to keep the integrity of the original house and its sense of place in the neighborhood. In the jargon of builders and architects, the goal was to keep the house “within the local vernacular.” According to George’s research, the building was post-and-beam construction from about 1860. He determined the history of the wood throughout the house, the type of tree, where it was milled, and how it was cut. George, who at one point in his life was studying to be a botanist, grew professionally in a different direction, while retaining his connection to organic materials. His passion is restoration — particularly by recycling old wood and doors from other jobs. The floor in the Maclean Street castle is made from old bleachers (numbers and grip tape still attached) from a school in Ohio. One of the closets was built of old doors repurposed from a house in Kingston. George connected with another builder, Charlie Yedlin, who was demolishing the former SAVE animal shelter on Herrontown Road. The floorboards in the SAVE house were saved and have found residence in the ceiling panels and interior mill work of the Maclean Street house. The old walls and old windows in the Maclean Street house were torn down to create a better-insulated house with much higher energy efficiency. The old beams and two-by-fours were recycled back in the house. “I love creative reuse,” George said. “Sure, at times it can be a challenge, but the reward is great and the reason why I am still at it after many years.” That modest budget tested the commitment of Joanne and Dean to buy local. “We maybe spent a little more money trying to support all the local lumber yards, tile shops and appliance stores in our area to keep money in our local communities,” Joanne said. “But it all comes down to choices,” Dean said. “And for us, as reflected by how we run our business, we choose what is best for the community… the benefits over the long-term are priceless.” George is pushing for completion of the project by the end of the month, after which Joanne, Dean, their 9-year-old son Felix, and their rescue dog, Lucky, intend to live in their castle happily ever after.
Rich Fisher
The fabric of life at Pennington Quilt Works Spring begins March 20, but we all know there is plenty of frigid night air looming beyond that date. And what better way to endure these remaining frosty evenings than by snuggling under a nice, cozy quilt that seemingly provides protection from the whole world? What really adds to the experience is when the quilt was made by the same person it is draped over. That’s where Pennington Quilt Works comes in handy. Located at 7 Tree Farm Road on Route 31 South, Pennington, Quilt Works features 4,000 bolts of fabric from between 20 to 30 different manufacturers, along with all the notions and equipment necessary for quilting. For those who don’t know how to quilt, classes are offered throughout each month. Upon mastering the art, quilters can take pride in what they have done and also have a darn nice comforter to wrap themselves in. Making a quilt can take anywhere from a weekend to, well, a long time, depending on the size and how elaborate the pattern is. “There are studies that show people who sew, which is what you’re basically doing in quilting, have lower blood pressure,” said Jan Crane, owner of Pennington Quilt Works. “They stay active longer, their minds stay active longer. It does include all your senses. You have to think, you have to produce something. Sometimes people get all like, ‘Ooh, I don’t know how I’m going to do all this.’ You just tell them ‘Enjoy the process, that’s what it’s for.’” Crane has been helping people enjoy it for over 20 years, as her original store opened in the Pennytown Complex in 1996 before moving to her current site in February, 2006. During the past two decades, the owner has prided herself on the affable, informative service provided by her staff. “I think we’ve proven . . . that we are a very friendly, welcoming community,” she said. “You can come in
here at any level with any kind of interest and we will help you develop that interest. Both in terms of the supplies we help you find, the learning end of it, and the community part of it.” A south Jersey native, Crane grew up in Williamstown, and graduated from Montclair State with a degree in home economics. Upon graduation, she worked in New York City, teaching homemaking skills to the blind. “They were all people who lost their sight later in life so they just needed to re-establish how to do things for themselves,” Crane said. “It really helped me to drill down into what people needed and what was really helpful to them.” From there, she taught home economics in north Jersey but discovered she liked teaching adults more than teenagers. She went into retail and was a manager and assistant buyer for Bamberger’s. Jan left the business world to raise a family and, while doing so, began looking for a hobby. “A bunch of us from my son’s nursery school started getting together and quilting together,” she said. “We were in this group, our kids were little, they would play together and we would quilt. I became enamored with quilting, with the fabric, the whole construction of it.” When her two sons started school full time, Crane decided to live out a dream of owning a store in which she could sell, teach and create. Having lived in Pennington and knowing numerous members of the burgeoning Hopewell Valley Quilt Guild, she saw potential in opening a quilting shop. It debuted in Pennytown and her first employee was Arlene Stilson, a friend of hers from the nursery school days who is still on staff today. “We just started taking it step by step,” Crane said. “We had maybe 500 to 800 bolts of fabric and a little bit of notions and books and things. Little by little we grew. Arlene and I basically made it up as we went along.
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Pennington Quilt Works owner Jan Crane (left) and employee Arlene Stilson. “I had some retail background from Bambergers, I knew some retail basics. I studied, I bought books and every day we said ‘OK, what can we do today?’ I’ve always been the fabric buyer; I just love fabric, that’s one of my main jobs. Arlene started taking care of all the notions. She’s always done a really great job of keeping that all filled in and finding new things.” Jan started with a 900-square-foot store that increased to 1,700 square feet when she annexed a vacated store next door. Even that space became too small and, coupled with the slow deterioration of the Pennytown complex; she decided it was time to re-locate. Pennington Quilt Works became the first merchant to sign a lease in the brand-new Tree Farm Village. It’s a fun place to visit, with fabrics jumping out of every wall. “Most of the fabric I buy is from fabric reps who come to the store,” Crane said. “Most of it is not made in the U.S., it’s made all over the world and imported here. There’s not really a permanent fabric market here like they have with other products. Twice a year they have a quilt market; one in Houston every fall and a rotating market in the spring. It’s a concentrated look at everything new, so I love doing that. The inventory includes Bernina
sewing machines, as the company approached Crane about being a dealer when she moved into her new space. “I had always sewn on Berninas so I jumped at the chance,” she said. “I have 14 to 16 different ones on the floor and at least one of the best selling ones in the back to sell.” But the main attraction is fabric. Aside from selling bolts and notions separately, Pennington Quilt Works also offers kits to reproduce sample quilts the shop has on display. The kits feature the same fabric as the samples, cut in yards and put in a package with the notions that go with it. And if you don’t know what to do with a kit, you can always learn by taking one of the numerous classes for any level of experience. A complete calendar appears on the store’s website, nationally renowned quilters often serve as guest speakers. The classes provide a communal feel for quilters, which is one of two true joys Crane feels a person can get from quilting. “Number one is the fabric,” Crane said. “People just love choosing and working with the fabric. Then you get to use your creative juices in how you put those fabrics together. It’s a very rewarding thing to take these stacks of fabric. I know people kind of laugh that you cut them up and put them back together again, but you put them back together again in an interesting way. It’s just very satisfying to do that and make something else out of it. “Also, there’s a community about it as well. When people come and take classes here, they could do it on their own, but it’s more fun to do it with someone else. It’s like any club or any hobby. You would meet with people and talk about the coins that you found, or whatever. Here you talk about the hobby, and it’s quilts.” Pennington Quilt Works is at 7 Tree Farm Road, Pennington. For more, go to www.penningtonquilts.com or call 609-737-4321.
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Heart Attack: Know the Warning Signs
February is American Heart Month, a month-long celebration of heart health and a yearly reminder to show your heart some love. It is also a good time to make sure you know the signs and symptoms of a heart attack so you can be prepared to call 911 in case one strikes. Because when it comes to treating a heart attack time is of the essence. At University Medical Center of Princeton, a special team of board-certified physicians, specialists and nurses provides prompt, quality care to heart attack patients, including critical life-saving treatments such as emergency angioplasty and therapeutic hypothermia. Every 43 seconds A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to a part of the heart is suddenly blocked and the heart cannot get enough oxygen. If blood flow is not restored quickly, the heart muscle begins to die and the heart is permanently damaged. Most blockages are caused by clots that are a result of plaque buildup in the arteries, a condition called atherosclerosis. The risk for a heart attack increases with age. Other risk factors include family his-
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tory, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, overweight and obesity, an unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, and high blood sugar. Chest pain or discomfort most common symptom Not all heart attacks are as crushing and dramatic as the ones you see on TV or in the movies. Often symptoms are subtler, making it important to know your body and to seek medical treatment if something just does not feel right. The most common signs of a heart attack include: Pain or discomfort in the center or left side of the chest. It can feel like pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. It can also feel like heartburn or indigestion and be mild or severe. Shortness of breath. This could be the only symptom of a heart attack or it could occur before or along with chest pain or discomfort. Shortness of breath may be described as feeling as if you ran a marathon even when you are at rest or engaging in light physical activity. Upper body discomfort. You may feel pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, shoulders, neck, jaw or upper part of
the stomach, above the belly button. Other signs of a heart attack include breaking out into a cold sweat, nausea, vomiting, lightheadedness and fatigue. A note for women As with men, the most common symptom for women experiencing a heart attack is chest pain or discomfort. However, it is important to note that women are more likely to experience other symptoms even in the absence of chest discomfort. For instance, women are more likely to have shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, and back or jaw pain. Often these symptoms are subtle, and women may not even recognize they are having a heart attack, attributing the signs to something else. Regardless of whether you are woman or a man, if you experience signs of a heart attack call 911. Do not drive to the hospital yourself. Emergency medical workers can begin treatment in the ambulance and alert hospital staff prior to your arrival. Love your heart Lowering your risk factors is the best way to guard against a heart attack. Have a discussion with your doctor, find out your numbers and what you can do to lower your
risk. Your numbers to know include: • Total cholesterol • LDL (bad cholesterol) • HDL (good cholesterol) • Triglycerides • Blood pressure • Fasting blood sugar • Body mass index In addition: • Don’t smoke, and avoid second hand smoke • Eat a healthy diet that is low in saturated fat, trans fat and sodium • Get at least 15 minutes of moderateintensity physical activity a week • Maintain a healthy weight • See your doctor for regular checkups To find a physician with Princeton HealthCare System, go to www.princetonhcs.org, or call 888-742-7496. Lisa S. Motavalli, M.D., F.A.C.C. is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. She is a member of the medical staff of University Medical Center of Princeton.
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Shop Talk is a weekly notebook covering the latest deals and events happening in the area’s stores and businesses. To submit an item, email rfisher@centraljersey.com, and enter “Item for Shop Talk” in the subject field. This week’s items are as follows: Imbue Creative has moved its headquarters into the circa 1860 Italian Revival building at 71 N. Main St., Lambertville, after spending over six months restoring it. The branding and marketing agency was founded in 2004 in New Hope, Pennsylvania and then expanded to a 1,000-square foot office in Ewing in 2013. After outgrowing that space, Imbue took the opportunity to move back to its Delaware River roots, tripling its space to 3,100-square feet in the former Holcombe Hall in Lambertville. Imbue brings a team of creative executives, designers, illustrators, and account managers to their new home in Lambertville. According to the Lambertville Historical Society, Imbue Creative’s new home served as a theater for traveling minstrels and operas, and as a public event space during the Victorian Era. Lambertville High School held its graduation ceremony on the upper floors in 1884, and various merchants sold groceries, oysters, and dry goods on the first floor. *** To celebrate National Margarita Day on Feb. 22, Bahama Breeze in MarketFair will kick off its Viva la ‘Rita celebration by offering the restaurant’s classic margarita for $2.22 all day. “Who doesn’t love margaritas?” said John Wilkerson, president of Bahama Breeze. “Our guests are already looking forward to tastes and sounds of spring. Viva la ‘Rita is just one of the many ways we deliver the Caribbean escape vibe our guests love — year-round.” For more information, go to www.bahamabreeze.com.
*** Valentine’s Day is still in the air at Gentle Healing Spa and Salon in Cranbury this weekend. Enjoy your choice of two different fragrances with your services: “Heavenly Dark Chocolate” or “Falling In Love” (a sweet, sensual fragrance), with which you will feel surrounded by love. Enjoy a romantic martini cocktail by the fireplace in the elegant sitting room with each of this month’s specials, which include: Romantic pedicure: This will have you dancing the night away as you enjoy a martini during the service ($50). Merci (thank you): Be thankful for your body and enjoy a 30-minute scrub followed by a 30-minute massage ($99). Je T’Adore (I adore you): A one-hour massage followed by a one-hour pedicure. Enjoy combining your fragrances for a delectable experience ($139). Ma Belle (My Beautiful): A 30-minute body scrub followed by a 1-hour massage. Fragrances may be combined ($139). Mon Cherie (My sweetheart): Invite a loved one to enjoy a quiet hour as you both relax with side-by-side one-hour massages ($189). Je T’Aime (I love you): Spend some quality time with your love in Gentle Healing’s private suite retreat for two. Begin with fragrant side-byside candlelit Jacuzzi baths, followed by side-byside massages. Finish with romantic martini cocktails and chocolates on the couch by the fireplac *** Winberie’s Restaurant & Bar in Princeton’s Palmer Square has a number of weekly specials, including: Monday “Lite” Drafts (bar/lounge only, 4 p.m. to closing), offering 32-ounce domestic personal pitchers of Coors Light, Bud Light or
Miller Light for $8. “Tapped Out” Tuesday starting at 4 p.m. Three selected craft drafts tapped every Tuesday. A beer board and Bavarian pretzel combo with pimento cheese dip is offered at $15. Wine Wednesday, starting at 8 p.m. Select wines by the glass for $5. Wine flights for $11.95
Beat the Clock Thursday, starting at 8 p.m. Discounted select drafts with the “clock” starting at 8 p.m. Flashback Friday in the bar and lounge only, 8 p.m. to closing, offers Pabst Blue Ribbon or Narragansett Tallboys for $4, house Long Island Ice Teas, 2 for $10.
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Greater Philadelphia Home Sales Show Slight Increase for January of 2017 Compared to January 2016
Home sales in the Greater Philadelphia 12-county region increased slightly by January 2017 HomExpert Market Report© Additional Findings: 4.7 percent in January of 2017, compared to January of 2016. There were 4,946 Lehigh Valley and ABE properties sold compared to this time last year, at 4,726; and in January of 2015 • Homes sales in the Lehigh Valley saw a drop by 12.0 percent with 498 sold properties sold totaled 3,959. According to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox in Jan. 2016 and 438 sold in Jan. 2017. Average days on the market dropped & Roach, REALTORS® HomExpert Market Report, this data shows a continuing by 13.2 percent, from 91 days in Jan. 2016 to 79 days in Jan. 2017. Median recovery in the market with a steady increase in properties sold over a three-year sale price remained almost the same at $165,000 in Jan. 2016 to $164,950 in period year-to-date. Jan.2017. Average days on the market showed a decrease 12.7 percent, from 71 Inventory remains low across the 12-county Greater Philadelphia region, compared in Jan. 2016 to 62 in Jan. 2017. to January 2016 it is down by 16.2 percent, from 42,946 in 2016 to 35,998 in 2017. • Berks County posted an increase in properties sold by 13.5 percent, going from “Inventory has dropped considerably compared to this time last year, along with 275 in Jan. 2016 to 312 in Jan. 2017. Median price for Jan. 2016 increased dropping median prices, this is a good time to sell and buy,” said Steve Storti, by 10.3 percent, from $134,900 in Jan. 2016 to $48,750 in Jan. 2017. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® chief marketing The average days on the market decreased by 13.2 percent, from 91 days in officer. Last year at this time the median price was $205,000, which was a jump Jan. 2016 to 79 days in Jan. 2017. from the Jan. 2015 median of $198, 216, compared to 2017 median price sitting at $200,000, 2.4 percent decrease. • In the Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton area total home sales decreased by 19.3 percent from last Jan. from 187 sold in Jan. 2106 to 151 sold in Jan. 2017. Median Philadelphia County is showing the highest percent decrease in monthly inventory price saw an increase from $99,900 in Jan. 2016 to $124,000 in Jan. 2017, a 24.1 by -24.4 percent (7,095 in Jan. 2017 down from 9,384 in Jan. 2016), followed by percent rise. Homes stayed on the market an average of 58 days in Jan. 2017, Delaware County (2,800, -2.7 percent down from 3,678 in Jan. 2016) and then down from 64 days in the Jan. 2016, a 9.4 percent decrease. Bucks County (2,864, down 23.5 percent from 3,746 in Jan. 2016). In New Jersey, Mercer County shows the largest decrease in inventory at -15.4 percent, with 1,894 New Jersey in Jan. 2017 compared to 2,238 for Jan. 2016. Burlington County is at a 10.0 percent • For Jan. 2017, Atlantic County saw an increase of properties sold by 6.7 percent decrease, with 3,441 in Jan. 2017 compared to 3,822 in Jan. 2016, and Salem County from this time last year, from 225 to 240. Average number of days on the market showed a 9.6 percent decrease with 690 in Jan. 2017 compared to 763 in Jan. 2016. saw a huge decline, by 36.8 percent, from 174 days in Jan. 2016 to 110 days Total number of homes sold in the 12-county region increased by 4.7 percent, in 2017. Atlantic County median home prices decreased in Jan. 2017 by 16.9 with 4,726 homes sold in 2016 compared to 4,946 in 2017. Chester County showed percent from $160,000 in Jan. 2016, to $132,950 this Jan. the highest increase of number of homes sold with a 9.1 percent increase (420 sold • Cape May County home sales saw a decrease by 4.9 percent, from 185 in Jan. 2017 from 385 sold in Jan. 2016), followed by Bucks County home sales properties sold in Jan. 2016, to 176 sold in Jan. 2017. Median home sale increasing from 461 in Jan. 2016 to 482 in Jan. 2017, a 4.6 percent increase and prices dropped by 11.3 percent from $355,000 in Jan. 2016 to $314,950 in Jan. Delaware County had 397 homes sold in Jan. 2016 and 409 homes sold in Jan. 2017, 2017. a 3.0 percent increase. New Jersey Counties showed a steady increase in properties sold across the board, with Salem County at a 22.9 percent increase (35 homes sold Delaware in Jan. 2016 and 43 homes sold in Jan. 2017), followed by Camden County showing • Kent County’s number of properties sold increased by 21.9 percent, from 114 a 16.6 percent increase (404 sold in Jan. 2016 and 471 in Jan. 2017). in Jan. 2016 to 139 in Jan. 2017. Median sale prices were down by 1.7 percent, from $193,236 in Jan. 2016 to $189,900 in Jan. 2017. Average days on market The overall median sale price is down 2,4 percent from this time last year, increased by 16.7 percent, from 78 days in Jan. 2016 to 91 days in Jan. 2017. going from $205,000 in 2016 to $200,000. Chester County posted the highest Monthly average inventory remained the same at 1,415 properties and properties median sale price in Jan. 2017 at $296,945, which is down by 2.6 percent from 2016 under contract saw an increase of 29.9 percent from 137 in Jan. 2016 to 178 in at $305,000, followed by Bucks County ($275,000, +1.1 percent) and Montgomery Jan. 2017. County showing $259,900 in Jan. 2017, a 6.6 percent increase from Jan. 2016’s $245,000. Delaware and Philadelphia Counties also had increases in the median sale • New Castle County had a 7.8 percent increase in properties sold, from 386 in price, at 6.7 percent and 6.6 percent respectively. Jan. 2016 to 416 in 2017. Median price decreased 1.7 percent, from $211,500 in Jan. 2016 to $207,950 in 2017. Average days on the market increased 2.7 percent In New Jersey’s five counties the median decreased by 5.7 percent overall, from 73 in Jan. 2016 to 75 in Jan. 2017 and monthly average inventory saw a from $175,000 in Jan. 2016 to $165,000 this Jan. Salem County showed an increase decline of 9.8 percent from 3,089 in Jan. 2016 to 2,786 in Jan. 2017. in the median sale price, jumping from $122,000 in Jan. 2016 to $131,000 in Jan. 2017, a 7.4 percent increase, and Burlington County also showed a slight increase of About HomExpert Data© 1.4 percent, from $179,500 in Jan. 2016 to $181,950 in Jan. 2017. The HomExpert Report is an exclusive product of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®’ Research Division. Findings are compiled using the company’s exclusive HomExpert Data, which analyzes TREND Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data and provides the timeliest information available in the industry. The HomExpert Market Report offers exclusive analysis of real estate activity regionally, by county, MLS area or zip code across the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach service area. About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®/Trident Group Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® has nearly 4,500 sales associates in 65 offices serving the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The Trident Group is comprised of Trident Mortgage Company, Trident Insurance Agency and Trident Land Transfer Company and offers access to mortgage financing, settlement services, and homeowners and title insurance. For more information go to www.foxroach.com.
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