Volume LXIX, Number 32
Back-to-School Section Inside See Our Bucks County Section Inside Poet, Painter, Visionary William Blake (Nov. 28, 1757-Aug. 12, 1827), Lives On Through Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Van Morrison, and Patti Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Princeton Summer Theater Closes 2015 Season with Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice . . . . . . . . . . 17 In First Season at Stanford Field Hockey, DiTosto Aims to Make Contribution . . . . . . . 30 Nassau Swim Club Thrived at PASDA Meet . . . . . 31
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Safe Streets Weekend Honors Area Leaders With Sports, Other Events Political consultant John Bailey has lived in Denver, Colorado, for several years. But come each August, the New Jersey native heads back to Princeton to take charge of a special weekend that is close to his heart. “I come home every summer to do this,” said Mr. Bailey, talking about The Joint Effort-Princeton Pete Young Sr. Memorial Safe Streets Weekend, which starts Thursday. The four-day series of events and activities is designed to encourage good decision-making skills and recognize residents who have made significant contributions to the community. This year’s program runs through Sunday, August 16, beginning at The Arts Council of Princeton and continuing at the first Baptist Church, Community Park, the Elks Lodge, and the Hank Pannell Center. “The whole concept is to keep neighborhoods safe, develop relationships between the community and police, and convince people to do the right thing,” said Mr. Bailey, who is the former director of the local and national Weed and Seed program. “It started off with [Princeton Police] Chief Federico, and Mayor [Mildred] Trotman. Now, [Princeton Police] Chief Sutter and [municipal administrator] Marc Dashield are taking the lead, and they’re very supportive of the concept. They guide the thinking and help me raise the dollars to make things happen.”
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Taxi Service to Replace Bus to Hospital
Princeton residents who relied on NJ Transit’s 655 bus for travel to and from Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS) in Plainsboro will have another resource when the NJ Transit service ceases operations on September 1. Starting August 24, an on-demand taxi service will be available, for free, to patients who live within a half-mile of the former hospital on Witherspoon Street and have no other means of getting to the complex. That radius stretches from the old hospital on Witherspoon Street to Nassau Street, Route 206, Princeton High School, and Valley Road. Hospital administration worked with Princeton’s Health and Human Services staff to come up with the plan after NJ Transit announced plans to halt the 655 bus as part of system-wide cost-cutting efforts. “Princeton HealthCare System is committed to ensuring that all patients have access to the care they need,” said Barry S. Rabner, president and CEO, in an issued statement. “During the Certificate of Need process for the new hospital, we made a commitment to provide access to patients who walked to the former hospital and had no other means of transportation. We are continuing to fulfill that commitment by establishing this on-demand taxi service.” At a meeting of Princeton Council on
Monday night, Carol Norris-Smith, the hospital’s vice-president of marketing and public affairs, said PHCS has spent about $225,000 to support the bus and other transportation for patients since the move from Witherspoon Street to Plainsboro three years ago. That included a $65,000 a year subsidy for the bus and services for those who qualify for RideProvide and Princeton Crosstown. Once NJ Transit announced its plans to dispense with the 655 bus route, hospital and municipal staff began to look for an alternative. Under the new taxi service, patients who have an appointment at the hospital, its community health center, or the Medical Arts Pavilion can call to arrange a door-to-door round trip. Patients are asked to call 24 hours in advance and schedule a pickup time at least half an hour before their appointment time.
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Mixed Use Development in Trenton Could Be a “Game Changer” for City The Roebling Lofts project targeted for a cluster of former industrial buildings along Route 129 in Trenton has been through years of planning and the administrations of three mayors. Those attending a breakfast gathering of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce last week learned that government
funding for the mixed-use development is now in place. The complex predicted by current mayor Eric Jackson to be “a potential game-changer” for the capital city is finally about to break ground. HHG Development Associates detailed plans for putting rental lofts, restaurants, Continued on Page 4
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Sean Driscoll Excited to Take Helm of Princeton University Women’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bilingual staff members will take calls Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and two Saturdays each month, 9 a.m. to noon. During the week, the first pickup will be at 7:30 a.m. and the last at 6 p.m. The service will also be available the two Saturdays each month that the community health center is open. As part of the plan to provide transportation to those without other ways to get to the hospital, Princeton University is extending its Tiger Transit service to Plainsboro by adding a stop in Palmer Square. The buses are free to everyone, not just University students and personnel. “We’ve been able to cobble together an alternative that for some people will be better than what the bus was providing,” said Mayor Liz Lempert, before the meeting. “Just a few months ago we weren’t
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SUNDAY AUGUST 16, 2015
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