Volume LXIX, Number 41
Fall Home Section Included Princeton Police Consider Using Body Cameras . . 9 Theatre Intime Presents Adams’s Psycho-Drama Gidion’s Knot . . . . . . 18 PU Concerts Feature Vocal Ensemble Gallicantus at Richardson . . . . . . . 21 Princeton Football Routs Colgate 44-20, Improves to 4-0; Showing Depth, Intensity in Tradition of ’95 Ivy Champs . . . . . 35 Enjoying Solid Debut Season for Loyola Cross Country, PHS Alum Sutton Excited to Come Home for PU Meet . . . 39
Previewing the Friends of the Library Book Sale on Anthony Trollope’s Bicentenary . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Classified Ads . . . . . . . 46 Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Music/Theater . . . . . . 21 Mailbox . . . . . . . . . . . 11 New to Us . . . . . . . . . . 32 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . 44 Police Blotter . . . . . . . . 9 Real Estate . . . . . . . . 46 Religion . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Topics of the Town . . . . 5 Town Talk . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Trenton-Mercer Airport Sees Passenger Surge For Frontier Airlines With Frontier Airlines promoting low fares and less stress than a trip to airports in Philadelphia or Newark, Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) is becoming a busy spot. A report from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) covering the 12-month period ending March 31, 2015, shows Trenton-Mercer serving 394,815 passengers, a 105 percent increase over the previous year. The FAA also reports that Frontier made over $33 million at TTN last year, a 98 percent increase over the previous year. TNN ranks fourth in New Jersey and 19th among the Eastern Region’s 59 commercial service airports in terms of the number of passengers using the facility. In commenting on the FAA report, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes expressed his optimism for the future of the airport and for the continuing economic growth of the county: “I believe this confirms, once and for all, that there is an overwhelming demand for commercial passenger service here and it is finally being met. It also demonstrates that this is a very viable market for any airline willing to make a commitment here.” Frontier is currently the only commercial carrier at TTN. Along with other lowcost carriers, Frontier has recently been under fire for a number of cost-cutting, revenue-enhancing measures, ranging from adding extra seats and tightening legroom, charging extra for carry-on bags and snacks, low percentages of on-time flights, and relatively high numbers of passenger complaints. Mr. Hughes downplayed the criticism as a normal part of doing business and emphasized the competitiveness of the commercial airline business and the adaptability required to succeed. “Passengers are starting to demand more. Frontier will have to make decisions to ensure that they make themselves profitable.” The Mercer County executive feels confident that the TTN-Frontier collaboration will be a viable, profitable one into the future. “They go to places where they can fill seats in their planes and you’ve got to respect that. They are finding TrentonMercer to be a great place for their business.” From Trenton-Mercer, Frontier currently flies direct flights to 11 destinations. Its Continued on Page 8
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Princeton Professor Wins Nobel Prize
Princeton University economics professor Angus Deaton has won the 2015 Nobel Prize in economics, it was announced on Monday. Mr. Deaton, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs and a professor of economics and international affairs at the University’s Woodrow Wilson School, was informed of the honor with a 6:10 a.m. telephone call from Stockholm, home to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. “People keep congratulating me today, and I keep thinking, for what?,” Mr. Deaton joked at a press conference Monday afternoon. “I’m slowly getting used to it.” The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences goes to Mr. Deaton for his work in “consumption, poverty, and welfare,” according to the Royal Swedish Academy. Well known for his contributions to understanding consumption at the individual level and in aggregate, he is the author of several books on economics including The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality (Princeton University Press 2013), which was recommended by Bill Gates, “if you want to learn about why human welfare overall has gone up so much over time.” “The consumption of goods and services is a fundamental part of people’s welfare. The Laureate, Angus Deaton, has deepened our understanding of different aspects
of consumption,” the Nobel committee said. “His research concerns issues of immense importance for human welfare, not least in poor countries. Deaton’s research has greatly influenced both practical policymaking and the scientific community. By emphasizing the links between individual consumption decisions and outcomes for the whole economy, his work has helped transform modern microeconomics, macroeconomics and development economics.” Richardson Auditorium was filled with colleagues of Mr. Deaton, students, University officials, and members of the press. University president Christopher L. Eisgruber hailed Mr. Deaton, who is a native of Scotland, as “a leader not only in
his field but on our campus” and “a great economist and a great Princetonian.” Cecilia Rouse, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School, praised him as “a devoted teacher known to push students to be better than they thought they were.” Janet Currrie, the University’s Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and director of the Center for Health and Well-Being, is a former student of Mr. Deaton. Asked Monday by The New York Times what kind of dinner companion Mr. Deaton might be, she said she described him as “enormously funny, witty, well read, frighteningly erudite, and very good company.” Continued on Page 7
Hospital Site Cleanup Underway But Area Residents Have Concerns On Tuesday morning at 7 a.m., trucks began hauling away crushed concrete from the AvalonBay construction site on Witherspoon Street, where rental units are being built at the former site of the University Medical Center at Princeton. The town’s engineering director Bob Kiser reported at a meeting of Princeton Council Monday night that he had met with the developer that morning and plans for site remediation were put into place.
Originally, 30 trucks were to be used each day to remove the materials. A revised plan calls for 10 — at least for now. “They will see how it goes and then perhaps increase the number of trucks depending on how it proceeds,” Mr. Kiser said, adding that the process would be monitored by the engineering department and the local police. It could take two to three months to complete the cleanup, he Continued on Page 10
MOBILIZING TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE: At a press conference Monday at Hinds Plaza, government officials and members of the clergy were joined by citizens concerned about the rise of gun violence in this country . The group is pressuring New Jersey senators to override Governor Chris Christie’s recent veto of a bill that would have required anyone seeking a gun permit to notify local law enforcement if they are attempting to have their mental health records expunged . Mayor Liz Lempert, shown here at the microphone, introduced State Senate President Stephen M . Sweeney, who is pictured between Senator Linda Greenstein and the Reverend Bob Moore of the Coalition for Peace Action . Mr . Sweeney said the governor’s veto of the “common sense” gun safety legislation was done to placate conservative voters . Reverend Moore said, “Let us put partisan politics aside and put the protection of the public from gun violence first — for at least one day .” The override vote will take place October 22 .