March 7, 2014

March 7, 2014
WEST WINDSOR
& PLAINSBORO
NEWS
Headliners:
Mardi Gras comes to West Windsor Arts Council, page 20; Jon Logan plays a pirate in ‘Peter Pan,’ 26.
Hughes Representatives
Seek Community Input
Not Just a School,
But a Community
T
by Sue Roy
he staff and students at all of
the West Windsor-Plainsboro
schools are known not just
for their academic excellence but
also for their commitment to community service and helping out the
disadvantaged, whether they live
far away or are their fellow students.
In that vein come two recent tales
of compassion, both on behalf of
members of the school district community.
The Town Center Elementary
School PTA just completed a
school-wide coin drive to support
pediatric cancer research in honor
of Zoey Ganesh, a Plainsboro resident who was a kindergartener at
Town Center Elementary School
who died in November, 2012 (see
story, page 7).
And while WW-P school district
staff are always willing to help one
another, rarely do you hear of a
more valuable gift than the one that
has been given by Sherri Bailey, the
Continued on page 10
A
by Sue Roy
t its February 18 meeting,
the West Windsor Town
Council held a promotional
ceremony for Mark Lee, who was
promoted to sergeant last year. The
Council also witnessed the swearing
in of new officers Carlos Abade,
James Collins, Frank Zicha, Edward
McQuade, and Sean VanNess, all of
whom are patrolmen.
Says Lee: “I found out on my twin
daughters’ 10th birthday that I was
being promoted to sergeant. What a
wonderful day that was. If you had
asked me 10 years ago if I thought
that I would be promoted to sergeant
in 10 years, I would have said, ‘no
way.’”
“I am humbled and happy to have
been acknowledged by the police hierarchy,” Lee says. “Becoming a sergeant was a career goal of mine, one
that I have now achieved. I want to
ing just that. After having to cancel
one scheduled in-person interview
fter months of no activity, due to weather-related travel isthe Howard Hughes Cor- sues, the Hughes executive was
poration is once again talk- reached by E-mail for a discussion
ing about development — this of how the company plans to elicit
time, by contacting West Windsor suggestions from the community
individuals and groups to ascertain and utilize that information.
the public’s opinions about plans
“The Howard Hughes site in
for the former
West Windsor is
American Cya very complex
anamid
site,
piece of land to
‘We held a town hall
now owned by
try to develop,”
meeting to introduce
the
Hughes
said Simon. “It
ourselves to the comCorporation.
is approximate“There is a
munity, and then spent
ly 660 acres, dinew
contact
vided by a road,
the
rest
of
the
year
figperson
in
with 47 dilapiuring out what we have
charge of the
dated buildings
project,” said
at the Cyanamid site
and a sewage
West Windsor
and how to develop it.’
treatment plant
Planning Board
that is no longer
Chairman Marbeing used. We spent almost all of
vin Gardner. “Howard John Si- last year [2013] just focusing on all
mon, senior vice president for stra- of the physical issues involved
tegic planning. He is apparently with the site: sewer, water, electricconsidering new options and is ity, traffic, wetlands, and environreaching out to the community for mental concerns.
input.”
John Simon has been busy do-
A
Transplant Team:
Kylie Wyers, above
right, with her brothers, Logan, left, and
Drew, received a new
kidney thanks to Sherri
Bailey, right, the financial secretary at
High School South and
colleague of Kylie’s
mother, Leslie Wyers.
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Continued on page 17
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TO THE
continue to grow throughout my career as a police officer. If that includes additional promotions, that’s
great, but I am more interested in
becoming even more well-rounded.
I have been using my time as sergeant to gain more expertise in all
aspects of police work.”
Lee’s first priority is to be a part of
the West Windsor community. He
and his family moved to West Windsor from Hamilton when Lee was 12
years old, and his family has lived
here ever since. His father bought
the Village Pantry deli in 1983, and
the family moved upstairs, where his
parents still live. Mark and his siblings started working in the deli
when the family moved here, and his
brother Scott now runs the deli.
Lee is a 1988 graduate of West
Windsor-Plainsboro High School
by Sue Roy
PD
Police Family: From left, Mark Lee’s mother, Patricia, daughter Kaylyn, her
mother Shanna, and twin sister Brianna. Behind Brianna is Mark’s father,
‘Lucky,’ and brothers Todd and Scott.
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Views & Opinions
Greater Princeton
To the Editor:
Praise for Council
Owner/Sales
Associate
Village Grande Value
boro, the extremely competent
Plainsboro Business Administrator, Bob Sheehan, would be seated
down front and off to the side with
am certain few paid heed to my the township attorney.
purposefully not providing
Both of these positions (busiWest Windsor Township Busi- ness administrator and attorney)
ness
Administrator
Marlena provide the Council with advice
Schmid with a copy of suggestions and information; neither of these
I presented during the March 3 positions are a decision-making
West Windsor Council meeting.
body afforded the dais.
I did not want to waste the paper.
The recently re-elected mayor
Ms. Schmid has yet to respond leading to the November, 2013,
to anything I
election would
have sent to her
have the electorand the Hsueh
ate believe he is
What a seamless Counadministration.
all about West
cil meeting! I thought I
I guess she
Windsor. To the
was in Plainsboro givdoesn’t
like
contrary, the diquestions from
en the brevity and
rectly
elected,
peasants seekfully accountable
business-like conduct
ing public inmayor maintains
of Council.
formation and
he does NOT
answers. Inforneed to be present
mation sought via Open Public Re- during Council meetings in which
cords Act (OPRA) requests is ex- the township’s business is being
tremely slow and of finite value.
conducted in public. Therefore,
At the next Council meeting I why does West Windsor need a
will call Ms. Schmid out on this ... paid figurehead?
and ask that Council seek an RFP
Pete Weale
bids for a competitive business administrator, as Council has done for
the municipal attorney.
On an extremely positive note,
read your article dated February
what a seamless Council meeting!
7, 2014, regarding the Mercer
I thought I was in Plainsboro given
the brevity and business-like con- Park stage drama. It has taken a
duct of Council under the leader- while for me to regain my compoship of Bryan Maher. (See story, sure after reading some of the rhetpage TK).
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oric coming from Executive Director Bannon. You see I have lived on
South Post Road for about 18 years,
directly across from the field where
that the stage will be built, so you
can see the reason for my sending
you this E-mail. I am also sending
a copy to Council President Bryan
Maher who I see from the article
may be our only local advocate, as
I haven’t heard from the Mayor.
Back in September, 2013, not to
long after the Italian American Festival I sent certified letters to Mr.
Bannon, copying Brian Hughes,
Andrew Worek, John Cimino,
Shing-Fu Hsueh, and George
Borek. I stating my concerns and
asked for some relief. To this date I
have only heard back from Mr.
Bannon. His response was not surprising and just bolsters my negative opinion about some elected
and appointed officials. It also reduces my confidence that any of
the county elected officials care
about my concerns. I am but a small
fish in a large county, who is not active in any political party nor am I
someone who pays to play. Just
someone who wants to live in peace
and quiet.
Rather than go into a lengthy explanation and history I will ask that
you read my letter and his response
and then review the bullets below.
Were the “experts/consultants”
who deemed this area the best place
to put the stage, independent or, as
I suspect, made up of people who
are paid by the park, or the festival
promoters?
Was there an independent impact study done on how the effects
Who is going to pay the
residents of South Post
Road for the loss in
property value because
of the festival area?
of noise, traffic, lights will have on
the neighborhood?
How many and who from South
Post Road support this construction which Mr. Bannon refers to? I
know of at least four that I have
talked to who don’t like it and there
are only a dozen or so on the street.
Is this so important that they
have to spend millions of dollars of
county taxpayers money for this
How can they spend this kind of
dollars when there are citizens who
need help, seniors, children, veterans the unemployed? Is the reces-
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sion over and everyone is back
working?
Who gets the contract for building it?
How much was spent on the
fencing and electric that surrounds
just a portion of the field where the
stage is to be built?
Where is the money coming
from? What part of the county budget?
Is there pay to play involved
here?
Who is really is making out on
this deal? The concert people?
This may not be bridgegate so
what is it?
Why move the summer concert
series from the marina to this area?
Which means loud music many
weekends including the festivals.
The number of days — not events
— for both is the real question.
Why does it have to be so loud?
Who monitors the noise levels and
how?
Why don’t the local officials enforce noise level limits?
Why does the park need this?
Are they embarrassed of the portable stage?
Would any of those involved
want to have this across the street
from their home?
How does he know that the residents were aware of this? No one
ever sent a notice around asking
our opinion before they made the
decision. I guess they new what the
response would be. The first time I
was notified was when a friend
asked if we heard about the stage.
To refute Mr. Bannon’s comment about “We have never received a single complaint in my 10
years as executive direct of the
Park Commission,” referring to the
noise. Please refer to Mr. Bannon’s
response letter to me: He refers to a
letter that was sent to him five years
earlier. It was actually an E-mail I
sent to the council and mayor asking for relief. A council member
forwarded it to the county executive, which was subsequently sent
to Bannon. The E-mail was of the
same sort complaining about the
noise.
Maybe the township needs to review sound level regulations, the
hours of operations and enforce
them rather that have a dispatcher
dismiss you or debate you about
noise levels.
Finally but just as important as
all of the rest. Who is going to pay
the residents for the loss in property
value because of the festival area?
Mr. Bannon, the park commission,
county executive, freeholders? I
think it’s just a bunch chest thumping and ballyhooing people with
limited vision saying look at what
I’ve done. Doesn’t really help the
citizens of the county now does it?
Thank you West WindsorPlainsboro News and Council
President Maher for taking an interest in this matter.
Jeff Hamer
South Post Road,
Princeton Junction
Bannon’s Response
T
hank you for your letter regarding past and future events and
noise levels at Mercer County Park.
I appreciate the fact that our neighbors on South Post Road communicate with me and my staff regularly.
The communications cover a diverse number of topics and there
are certainly many different points
of view. As you noted in your letter,
the Park Commission is responsive
and aims to please.
You wrote me five years ago almost to the day on this very subject.
My answer then is similar to what
my response is now. While we do
offer a number of diverse family-
MARCH 7, 2014
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RADHA CHEERATH
Suburban Mom
ust when you think you can’t
be shocked by anything kids do
these days, there’s this story in
our own state: Rachel Canning, a
high school senior in Lincoln Park,
is suing her parents to force them to
pay the remainder of her private
high school tuition and college beyond. Oh, and she wants them to
pay her legal fees so she can sue
successfully. This story has gone
hugely viral and as always, there
are two sides, but at the heart of it is
a tragedy about a parent-child relationship that has gone wrong, very
wrong.
Since when did Canning figure
that going to private school was a
right and not a privilege? When did
parents in general have an obligation to pay for any kind of school?
Canning is a spoiled, entitled brat
who is setting new standards for
bad behavior. I feel sorry for her but
even more sorry for her parents,
who are feeling the fury of a child
scorned. Even sadder is that they
raised this monster whose behavior
has to be a reflection of some of the
values they imparted in their upbringing. Where did they go wrong?
Every family has its own approach when it comes to deciding
who pays for what. Some parents
feel kids should pay for all of college and even the shampoo they use
in the house; others feel that it’s
their responsibility to educate their
progeny. Others set conditions: get
straight As and we’ll pay the whole
kit and caboodle; anything else and
you’re on your own, kid.
Canning claimed her parents
kicked her out of the house; her
parents said that she left on her own
because she didn’t like their rules.
It’s not the first time this kind of she
said/they said drama has been
played out, but never before so nakedly in public with a worldwide
audience thanks to social media
and a voracious 24/7 news cycle.
So many kids today have an exaggerated sense of their importance
when they really don’t have any
context about the real world. Have
we coddled them so much that they
can turn on us in such a vicious and
self-centered fashion? Don’t they
understand that actions have consequences? Do they appreciate
what they have or take everything
for granted? Adults, even the best
intentioned, can feed this sense of
entitlement.
Case in point: the recent “affluenza” case in Texas, where a judge
literally gave a teenage drunk driver a get-out-of-jail-free card, even
oriented events at the park we are
never in violation of any of West
Windsor’s ordinances. We don’t do
many events that go into the night
(only two events go until 11 p.m.
the entire year) and we closely
monitor the events’ noise output.
The events we hold at this time do
not come close to the maximum
decibel level in the ordinance. We
have also reduced the hours for
night softball and basketball significantly.
It is true that this year we will
complete phase two of our festival
grounds that will include a plaza in
front of the skating rink (making
the area much safer for pedestrians
and adding trees, a rain garden,
benches, and lighting), two formal
entrances into the festival grounds,
and finally, a permanent stage.
There will also be security lighting
and an electronic message board at
the stage for public service an-
by Euna Kwon Brossman
after he killed four people in an alcohol-soused joyride. The argument was that he couldn’t be held
accountable for his actions because
he was raised by wealthy parents
who never set any limits for him.
Ethan Couch was sentenced to a
residential treatment facility and
probation. To this I say send the
whole lot of them to jail: the boy,
his parents, AND the judge who
had neither empathy for the victims’ families nor any sense of how
justice should work.
I understand that our children
are adorable and it’s really hard to
see them suffer, especially by our
own hands. I have been accused by
my older two children of being
So many kids today
have an exaggerated
sense of their importance when they really
don’t have any context
about the real world.
Have we coddled them
so much that they can
turn on us in such a vicious and self-centered
fashion?
much easier on the youngest child,
the baby, the princeling, the heir to
the throne. I say all of this tonguein-cheek, but I do find it harder to
be the enforcer with Will.
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till, I try, understanding that
kids need to understand that
their behavior has a ripple effect,
and actions have consequences. So
when Will tweets out something
he’s not supposed to, we have the
social media talk — again — and
then I take his phone away. I always
threaten a week, and then somehow, it’s back in his hands again in
a day or two because he convinces
me that he needs it to communicate
about homework, school, and practice. I believe him, but I admit that
I’m often a pushover. I need to
change this.
Molly recently learned the sting
of paying the consequences for her
actions. I needed help picking up
Will from school. But she was tired
and couldn’t Katie just accompany
her or even go herself and gee, it
had been a long time and she
couldn’t even remember how to get
to school in the first place.
nouncements and information. The
stage location is more than 1/4 of a
mile from South Post Road, as far
away as possible. The direction of
the stage was selected after consultation with engineers, architects,
and events specialists who looked
at the direction of the sun, power
sources, the content and preferred
layout of the events that we have
traditionally hosted for over 10
years.
In conclusion, please know that
prior to hosting any of our events I
can assure you the impact that they
will have on our South Post Road
neighbords will be heavily considered in each and every case. There
are always ways that we can imrpove, and we can always work together to address your concerns.
Please let me know if I can be of
further assistance.
Kevin B. Bannon
Executive Director
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"Excellence is not an act, but a habit"
I responded to this hemming and
hawing and hesitancy with growing fury — and then I launched:
“With everything I do for you,
driving you to and from the airport,
allowing you to live in Paris for the
entire year abroad and travel all
over Europe and you can’t figure
out how to navigate the way to
Princeton? Have you heard of
MapQuest and Google and helping
out? Have you lived here your entire life? Well, then, if you can’t
drive your brother, I guess you
can’t figure out how to drive to
school in New York to visit your
friends for spring break, so no car
for you.”
That explains why she ended up
taking the train both ways for a total of 12 hours travel time, instead
of the highly efficient five-hour
round trip by car. I’d like to think
that the next time I ask her to drive
somewhere for me, she’ll jump.
I relate this tale to illustrate that
being in a family means knowing
that it’s about the give-and-take.
Ultimately, most things are privileges and not rights, and parents
hold the power. Most parents do
things because they want to, not because they have to.
So far, the judge in the Canning
case has ruled in favor of her parents: they don’t have to pay high
school tuition or her living expenses. The ruling on college tuition
comes next month. But in that family, with its screwed-up sense of
right and wrong and responsibilities, no matter who wins in court or
the court of public opinion, in the
most important sense, they’ve already lost.
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People in the News
Bard Winner
A
licia Kabia, a senior at
High School South, won
the
English-Speaking
Union’s national Shakespeare regional competition. She will attend
the national competition at Lincoln
Center in New York City from May
4 to 6. Close to 15,000 students participate each year, and the winner
of the nationals is awarded an allexpenses-paid summer trip to study
Shakespeare in London.
Students read, analyze, perform,
and recite Shakespearean monologues and sonnets in three qualifying stages. Visit www.esuus.org for
information about the program and
the contest.
Education
Conference
I
t took two years for Anne Geremia of West Windsor to get a diagnosis for her symptoms. In 2009
she began to struggle with planning
her days, working, and was often
confused. Doctors had no definitive
answers for the then 57-year-old.
“My wife, who had been an outgoing, fun-loving woman who enjoyed challenging herself, became
overwhelmed with the simplest of
tasks, was rather apathetic most of
the time, and struggled to speak
and convey her thoughts,” said her
husband, Jim. “I took her to specialists in Pennsylvania who gave
her a diagnosis of dementia and
possibly one called corticobasal
degeneration.”
Two years later, the initial diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist in New York City, and the couple learned that she had a progressive degenerative brain disease
called frontotemporal degeneration that has no real treatment and
no cure. FTD, a disease process
that affects the frontal and temporal
lobes of the brain, causes a group of
brain disorders that are characterized by changes in behavior and
personality, language and/or motor
skills, and an inevitable deterioration in a person’s ability to function. FTD is often diagnosed when
people are in their 50s.
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, a national nonprofit based in Philadelphia, made
an example of Geremia’s case in
press materials for its education
conference and annual meeting at
the Crowne Plaza in White Plains
on Friday, March 14, from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Visit www.theaftd.org.
Dr. Edward Huey, assistant
professor in the departments of
psychiatry and neurology at Columbia University, will give an
overview of FTD as well as speak
about trends and development in
the field of FTD research. Robert
Bazell, former NBC chief science
and medical correspondent, will
give the keynote address.
The education conference features an interactive program, focused on the issues and challenges
that may arise at different stages of
FTD. Attendees may choose breakout sessions for making a life, coping with language changes, coping
with behavior changes, comfort
care, and end of life considerations.
Register at www.theaftd.org. Free
for family caregivers and those affected with FTD.
Consumer Bowl
Champs
A
team of students from High
School North took the top honor at Mercer County’s High School
Consumer Bowl, beating out seven
other area schools in a quiz-show
style competition on good consumer practices. Team members include Joe Gonnella, Lauren
Miele, Chris Orsini, Jack Paley,
and Roberta Schapiro. The team’s
adviser is teacher William Totaro.
The North team will compete at the
Central Jersey Regional Consumer
Bowl in Monmouth County on
Tuesday, April 8.
The annual competition, held by
the Mercer County Division of
Consumer Affairs in conjunction
with the New Jersey Division of
Consumer Affairs, pits teams from
local high schools against each
other to test their knowledge on being a smart shopper. The bowl was
created in 1994 to encourage students to become smarter consumers, to be wary of scams and unfair
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knowledgeable when obtaining
services like home improvements
or buying products such as vehicles
or appliances.
This year’s competition was
held February 26 at the Stone Terrace in Hamilton. Other schools
participating included Ewing,
Hamilton West, Hightstown, Nottingham, and Steinert high schools,
Villa Victoria Academy, and High
School South.
The Mercer County office handles complaints about fraudulent
and unconscionable business practices from individual consumers
against local businesses. It also
provides consumer counseling and
complaint resolution services to
close to 350,000 county residents.
Call 609-989-6671 for information.
Youth Arts
A
mbrose Liu, a 1990 graduate
of West Windsor-Plainsboro
High School, is the project director
of the Olney Youth Arts Festival
under the umbrella of CultureTrust
Greater Philadelphia. The threehour outdoor celebration showcases diverse groups of young performing artists from a variety of
Philadelphia neighborhoods, all on
one stage.
The festival was originally Philadelphia
Education
Funds’
ArtsRising, but due to lack of
funds, it was unable to continue.
“I’ve taken it upon myself along
with my co-conspirators to continue this event on our own under the
auspices of another non-profit,
CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia,” says Liu. “They act as our
fiscal sponsor, but we have to raise
the money.”
“It’s a demonstration of what
wonderful talent exists and what
happens when caring mentors and
groups take the time to nurture this
talent,” says Liu. “Last year’s event
was a wild success, and that is why
I’ve chosen to volunteer my time to
spearhead the effort to keep it
alive.”
The event, piloted last June, under a different organization, is now
in need of support in order for it to
Consumer Champions: High School North team
members Joseph Gonnella, left, Lauren Miele, team
captain Christopher Orsini, and Jack Paley, and
teacher/advisor William Totaro.
sustain and grow. An Indiegogo
campaign is underway through
March 28 to raise $5,000 for the
event. Visit www.indiegogo.com/
projects/olney-youth-arts-festival-2014 to donate.
In addition to the main stage performances, there is a resource fair
featuring organizations that address issues of health, youth engagement, and community improvement. The attendees are invited to learn as much as they can
on the resources in their midst.
The festival’s goals: “Showcasing different ethnic expressions towards cross-cultural awareness,
and bringing positive energy to a
languishing business district along
North 5th Street,” says Liu. “The
event addresses some of the challenges including diminishing economic vitality and sense of safety,
lack of a high-profile platform to
promote youth programs to families, and general misunderstanding
between the various immigrant and
ethnic groups that call Olney home
or a place of business.”
Liu was raised in West Windsor.
His parents, John and Millie Liu,
still live in town. Liu received a
bachelor’s degree in fine arts in
1994 from Mason Gross School of
the Arts, Rutgers University. He
worked at NJPAC for eight years
and has been the outreach manager
for the college access and postsecondary success program of the
Philadelphia Education Fund,
helping under-served youth get into college.
His wife, Tamala Montgomery, is an elementary teacher. The
couple lives just outside of Philadelphia.
Wedding
A
ngeli Saijwani and Dr. Rahul
Sharma were married February 22 at Cipriani in New York
City. Pandit Himanshu D. Jani, a
Hindu priest, officiated.
The bride graduated from Bryn
Mawr and earned a law degree
from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the manager of business
development at Dentons, a law
firm in Manhattan. Her parents, Vinaya Saijwani and Amar
Saijwani, live in West Windsor.
The groom graduated from Hofstra and received an MBA and a
medical degree from Tufts. He is
the medical director and the associate chief of service of the Tisch
Hospital Emergency Department
at NYU Langone Medical Center.
His parents, Dr. Sheelawanti
Sharma and Dr. Dharmendra
Sharma, live in Floral Park, New
York.
New Partner
F
rank Liao of Plainsboro is a
new equity partner at Meagher
Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Liao,
LLP, an intellectual property law
firm based in Princeton.
Liao has a bachelor’s degree in
electrical engineering from Cornell
University, a master’s degree in
systems engineering from University of Pennsylvania, and a juris
doctorate from Rutgers Law
School-Newark. He is admitted to
practice law in New Jersey and
New York, and is registered to
practice before the United States
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fluent in Chinese (Mandarin) and
Taiwanese.
Liao was formerly the vice president of U.S. patent operations at
Technicolor/Thomson Licensing.
In addition to his licensing experience, he has proven success in
worldwide patent prosecution,
having prosecuted patents that
have been licensed, asserted in litigation, or deemed essential to industry standards and patent pools.
“Like my other partners, Frank
has substantial patent licensing experience and has successfully conducted patent assertion and licensing activities globally,” says managing partner Thomas Meagher in
a press release. “He was in charge
of patent pools (e.g., MPEGLA,
Premier BD, Japan Uldage, HDMI,
etc.) and licensing programs (e.g.,
digital TV and PC/Laptop) that
generated more than $2 billion of
patent royalties. Frank has also
successfully defended patents in
various appeal and invalidation
proceedings in the United States,
Europe, China and Japan. He is an
important addition to our firm.”
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Zoey Ganesh
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PTA raised more than $2,500 to
honor Zoey Ganesh, a kindergarten student at the school, who died
in November, 2012. The schoolwide coin drive to support pediatric
cancer research raised awareness
and funds to honor Zoey, who died
from diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a rare form of pediatric brain
cancer. The staff also held a “wear
jeans” day when they wore Zoey’s
favorite colors, pink, purple, and
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Swim-a-Thon Raises More Than $1,000
S
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South swim team held a swima-thon to raise money for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The
student swimmers raised more than
$1,000 to help the relief efforts in
the Philippines. The money was
donated to the American Red Cross
and will be used to send food supplies, provide clean drinking water,
and distribute items to help make
shelters in the Philippines. The
team’s head coach is Anthony
Bartolone.
The team members include Jennifer Birkland, Sydney Bornstein, Justin Chao, Saagar Chitale, Amogh Chitnis, Vincent Curatolo, Richard Deng, Cole Ding,
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A Plainsboro resident, Zoey
died two months after her brain tumor was diagnosed. She was the
daughter of Suman and Karthik
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school’s PTA president, Joyce
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In College
Boston University: Sara J. Lieber of Plainsboro received a bachelor of science degree in hospitality
administration, cum laude. Maya
Inozemtseva and Lieber are on
the dean’s list. West Windsor students Imran Hossain, Shannon
M. MacKay, Sridevi Suresh, and
Stefanie J. Wisotsky are on the
dean’s list.
Colgate University: Students on
the dean’s list include Kory Beach
of West Windsor, a graduate of
High School South; and Jessica Li
of Plainsboro, a graduate of High
School North. Both are members of
the Class of 2015.
University of Delaware: Jack
Janick of West Windsor is on the
dean’s list. He is a 2013 graduate of
High School South.
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s College at Florham: West
Windsor residents Daniel Pungello and Mariane Herte are on the
honors list.
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck: Matthew McCann of West
Windsor is on the dean’s list; and
Kenneth Lemley of West Windsor
is on the honors list.
Georgia Institute of Technology: Ted Lee of West Windsor
earned a doctor of philosophy in
bioengineering.
Loyola University Maryland:
West Windsor residents Rachael
Degnan, a member of the class of
2015; and Maria DiCindio, a
member of the class of 2017, are on
the dean’s list.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Dean’s list recipients include
Plainsboro residents Timothy
Chambers, who studies information technology and web science;
Rani Kalaria, who studies civil
engineering; Irina Matos, who
studies architecture; and Akeem
Thorpe, who studies aeronautical
engineering.
Rochester Institute of Technology: Veronica Santoso of Plainsboro is on the dean’s list. She is a
For Zoey: Town Center Elementary School held a
school-wide coin drive in honor of Zoey Ganesh. On
the school’s wear jeans day, everyone wore jeans and
Zoey’s favorite colors: pink, purple, and red.
second-year student in the industrial design program in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.
Rockford University: Cui
Zheng of Plainsboro was named as
a distinguished scholar.
Trinity College: Connor McElligott of West Windsor received
faculty honors for the fall semester.
Tufts University: Prachi Sharma of Plainsboro is on the dean’s
list.
Deaths
Robert Anthony Guadagnino,
77, of Lawrenceville and Fort Myers Beach, Florida, died February
17. He retired from the State of
New Jersey, where he was employed as director of work force
development. Survivors include
daughter and son-in-law, Andrea
and Tom Everett of West Windsor.
Donations may be made to Princeton Hospice, 88 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Suite 202, West Windsor 08550.
L. Stanley Reed, 84, of the
Dutch Neck section of West Windsor died at home on February 19.
Raised on a farm owned by his parents, Lesler and Evelyn Reed, Reed
and his family raised potatoes,
grain, and corn.
He co-founded Reed Brothers
Construction with his brother, Clifford Reed. The brothers, along with
their sister, Mildred Loomaw, lived
in three adjacent houses on Village
Road. Private services were held
under the direction of Saul Colonial Home in Hamilton Square.
Donations may be made to Dutch
Neck Presbyterian Church, 154
South Mill Road, West Windsor
08550; or APAW (Animal Shelter),
Box 162, West Windsor 08550.
Robert Lenkeit, 77, of North
Carolina, died February 22. Survivors include his son and daughterin-law, Cary and Brenda; and
grandchildren, Evan and Michael,
all from Plainsboro. Donations
may be made to Hospice of Wake
County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607; or to Hayes Barton Baptist Church, 1800 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27607.
Anthony J. Manna, 78, of West
Windsor died February 23. Born in
North Tarrytown, New York, he
lived in West Windsor for 48 years.
He served in the Army Reserves.
Manna was involved with the
West Windsor baseball and basketball leagues when his children were
growing up. He served as the president of the West Windsor Little
League from 1972 until 1975, having achieved the inclusion of girls
in the league, paying off the mortgage, and the installation of lighting for the league’s fields during
his tenure.
A graduate of Clarkson University in 1958 with a degree in engineering, he was the vice president
of marketing for RCA and General
Electric Aerospace, formerly RCA
Astro Electronics. He retired after
30 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 56
years, Maryann (Kish) Manna; his
three children, Jean Manna, Joseph
Manna and his wife, Cynthia, and
Kevin Manna and his girlfriend,
Jeanine DeOre; his daughter-inlaw, Heather Manna; his grandchildren, Leanne, Anthony, and Cole;
his sister, Josephine Barnhart; and
his nieces and nephew, Maryann,
Geri, and Robert.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated February 28, at St. David the King R.C. Church in West
Windsor. Donations may be made
to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen,
Box 872, Trenton 08605.
Edwina M. Lach, 87, of Freehold died February 24. Survivors
include a sister-in-law, Roberta
Lach of West Windsor. Donations
may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 30 Jackson Street,
South River 08882.
Elaine H. Siegel, 88, died February 26. Born in Elizabeth, she
moved to the area in 1986 and volunteered at the gift shop at Congregation Beth Chaim in West Windsor.
Survivors include her son and
daughter-in-law, Gerald and Nancy
Siegel of Plainsboro; three grandchildren, David, Jamie, and Matt;
and her toy poodle, Lylah. Donations may be made to Congregation
Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road,
West Windsor 08550.
Richard A. Harbourt, 82, of
West Windsor died at home on February 26. Born and raised in Hamilton, he lived in West Windsor since
1954. He was the owner of Harbourt Express, a trucking company
based in Hamilton.
Harbourt served on the West
Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education for 13 years; eight of which
he served as its president. His community involvements include Little
League and Babe Ruth baseball
teams; and was president of West
Windsor-Plainsboro PTA from
1971 to 1974. He served as a volunteer and chair for West Windsor’s
Economic Development Commission from 1982 to 1987.
Harbourt was the recipient of
two heart transplants, which led
him to become an advocate and
dedicated volunteer for Second
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association. From 1999 to 2001
Harbourt served as president of the
Hahnemann Chapter Heart Transplant Support Group and became
the chair of the Second Chance
Heart Transplant Support Group
from 2001 to 2006. In 2006 he reorganized the group and continued to
serve as its chairman for several
years. Harbourt received a Jefferson award for volunteerism in 2002.
In 2001 he became actively involved in a local task force to promote discussion of alternatives for
property tax reform in New Jersey.
He testified on Capitol Hill regarding the deregulation in the trucking
industry. He was also the co-founder of Airfreight Motor Carrier Conference of Mercer County.
Survivors include his wife of 63
years, Marion (Long) Harbourt; his
daughters, Patti Kemble, Kathi
Harbourt, and Lori Lee; his son,
John Harbourt; his granddaughter,
Shawn Kemble; and his greatgranddaughter, Kyla Kemble.
Visitation will be Saturday,
March 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the
Saul Colonial Home, 3795 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square. A
memorial service will be will at 3
p.m. Donations may be made to
Second Chance, 23 Independence
Court, Piscataway 08854.
Marcus W. Kline, 92, of West
Windsor died February 27. He
served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was an insurance agent with State Farm for
more than 40 years.
Survivors include his wife of 70
years, Theresia C. Kline; his son
and daughter-in-law Marcus W.
and Carolyn Kline Jr. of Las Vegas,
Nevada; daughter and son-in-law,
Vickie and Adrian Gurzau of West
Windsor; brother and sister-in-law,
Williard and Eleanor Kline of Pottstown; sister Shirley Siarkowski of
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August wedding. The couple met
at a music festival in Connecticut
in the summer of 2011. Neither
had planned to go but both are
glad they did.
Lerner, a graduate of High
School North in 2004, graduated
from University of Pittsburgh,
and is pursuing a master’s degree
in occupational therapy at Philadelphia University. She is the
daughter of Sheila and Marshall
Lerner of West Windsor.
Rubin, a graduate of Yeshiva
University and Thomas Jefferson
Medical School, is a second-year
fellow studying oncology and hematology at Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital. He is the son
of Dr. Rene Rothstein Rubin and
the late Dr. Raphael Rubin of
Merion Station, Pennsylvania.
Michelle Haar and Bryan
Kissinger are planning an August
wedding.
Haar, a 2002 graduate of High
School South, received her bach-
Albuquerque, New Mexico; four
grandchildren; and two great
grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held on
Friday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m. at
Monaghan Funeral Home, 612
Main Street, Red Hill, PA 18076.
Donations may be made to the
American Legion Post 184, 744
Gravel Park, Box 44, East Greenville, PA 18041.
Gladys Elizabeth (Adams)
von Schmidt, 92, of West Windsor
died March 2 at Compassionate
Care Hospice in Trenton. Born in
Trenton, she graduated from Tren-
elor’s in communications and
marketing from Salisbury University. She is a business operations manager at Comcast in Philadelphia. Her parents are Debbie
and Sande Haar of East Windsor.
Kissinger received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psy-
chology from St. Joseph’s University and is pursuing an MBA at
the Fox School of Business at
Temple University. He is a senior
product manager at Comcast. He
is the son of Kathy and Roland
Kissinger of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
ton Central High School, and retired from the Mercer County Department of Corrections and the
Township of Hopewell.
Survivors include her two sons
and daughters-in-law, Thomas R.
and Eileen von Schmidt and Timothy and Cindy von Schmidt; three
daughters, Karen West, Susan
Wysocki, and Judi Finnegan; a
brother, George Adams; two sisters, Zelma Applegate and Alberta
Calehuff; 13 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; and a greatgreat-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, March 7, at noon at the Til-
ghman Funeral Home, 52 Main
Street, New Egypt 08533. Donations may be made to Autism NJ,
500 Horizon Drive, Suite 530,
Robbinsville 08691 (Autismnj.
org); or to the Compassionate Care
Hospice Foundation, 11 Independence Way, Newark, DE 19713.
Lucky
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Evelyn H. Walton, 101, a resident in the Dutch Neck section of
West Windsor for most of her life,
died March 3 at the Elms of Cranbury. A graduate of Princeton High
School, she worked for many years
as an administrative assistant for
Walter B. Howe Inc. in Princeton.
Survivors include her daughter,
Barbara Danser; and her grandchildren, Alan Danser and Laura Jackson. Donations may be made to the
First Presbyterian Church of Dutch
Neck, 154 South Mill Road, West
Windsor 08550.
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and downs after his transplant surgery, her brother Logan is now
thriving.
In a show of solidarity for these
two staff members, and especially
Kylie, all 10 district schools have
hosted or will be hosting special
events during the month of March,
which is National Kidney Month.
The Wyers family has set up the
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the freshman honors biology pilot
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2012-’13 school year. The general
philosophy behind the pilot program, now in its first full year, is to
allow students to learn by working
independently on hands-on projects to connect more to the course
and better retain the material.
Some parents and students,
however, are concerned that the
students enrolled in the pilot program are not actually learning the
foundations of the course material
and will therefore be at a disadvantage vis-a-vis other honors bio students at North as well as at High
School South, which does not currently have the pilot program. The
concern is that the different instructional approach will be felt
particularly at the end of the year
assessment, which is based on traditional teaching methods and is
graded accordingly.
The school district is aware of
the concerns and will hold a discussion to address them on Thursday,
March 13, at 7 p.m. in the media
center at North. Martin Smith, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, North principal Mike Zapicchi, and Rebecca
McLelland Crawley, supervisor of
K-12 science, will be on hand.
In addition, some parents may
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Board of Education meeting on
Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. at
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n February 18, Onyx Corporation, the new owners of Plainsboro Plaza, presented its plans for
the redevelopment of the plaza to
the Plainsboro Planning Board.
Land use planner Jim Constantine
spoke on behalf of Onyx and outlined the plan’s three main components: signage, facade improvements, and the reconfiguration of
the rear portion of the parking lot.
According to Lester Varga, the
township director of planning and
zoning, the plan was well-presented and thorough, and was in fact a
formal recitation of the plans for
exterior improvements that Onyx
had been developing since taking
ownership of the property. (WW-P
News, January 24). Onyx has
worked closely with the township
in this endeavor, focusing on the
shared goal of generating interest
for new tenants and increasing consumer traffic to the Plaza.
“The idea behind this plan is to
make the plaza more esthetically
pleasing to tenants and shoppers,
while making the parking and access to the site more convenient,”
said Varga.
“Onyx technically needed to
seek a variance for the new signage
they are proposing, because the
township ordinance contemplates
the plaza site as a whole, rather than
allowing for different signage for
the various buildings or sections.
However, Onyx requested that the
signage for the section facing
Schalks Crossing Road and Plainsboro Town Center be modeled after
the signage in the Town Center, so
that the two sites appear to flow together. The Planning Board agreed
with this modification and granted
this variance.”
Varga explained that the Planning Board’s main concern was
how the reconfiguration of the
parking lot at the other end of the
plaza would affect the landscaping.
The Board wanted to ensure that
there would continue to be adequate landscaping, and they also
requested that additional benches
be added near the center of the pla-
The new owner of
Plainsboro Plaza is
moving ahead with
changes to make it fit
better with Plainsboro
Town Center across the
street.
za, to encourage foot traffic and to
give consumers a place to mingle.
Onyx agreed to these requests.
“Onyx will be removing the
heavy tree canopy that exists there
to allow for more visibility for the
businesses there. But they will not
be reducing the amount of landscaping; just redesigning it as part
of the redesign of the parking lot.
The parking lot will be reconfigured to allow for easier access to
that portion of the plaza for both
cars and pedestrians,” Varga said.
“The Planning Board unanimously approved the site plan.
Now Onyx will work towards perfecting the plans so that they can
get building permits for the work,
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Sheehan presented the administration’s draft 2014 budget at the
Committee meeting on February
26. Questions from the Township
Committee followed; as a result of
that discussion the Township Committee directed Sheehan to make
further reductions in order to lessen
the property tax impact on residents. Sheehan promised to revise
the budget to reflect a tax rate increase of only one cent. Under
Sheehan’s original budget, the tax
impact would have been an increase of $58 on an average home
(valued at $386,200). Now that
number will likely be less.
The total budget as presented
was $25,620,148, which is an increase of $366,243 over the 2013
township budget. The proposed
budget assumed that state aid will
remain the same as in 2013, which
was $1,644,744; it also includes
using $4,135,000 from the surplus
as a revenue source.
According to Sheehan, other
revenue sources were “a mixed
bag”: UCC fees decreased by
$135,595, but hotel tax revenues
increased by $100,327, and court
fines increased by $56,548.
There were several increases to
the operating budget, including
pension payments of more than
$100,000 for police and non-police
personnel. There was an increase in
the payment due of bond principal
of $123,000; however, this will be
offset by a decrease in interest on
bonds of $144,331. Similarly,
while health insurance premiums
increased seven percent, or
$88,090; this was muted by a
$250,000 employee contribution.
Savings include a decrease of
$150,000 over the past three years
in police overtime costs, as well as
a savings of $562,945 as a result of
the township’s health insurance
opt-out program.
The proposed capital budget is
$2.7 million and includes projects
such as: a new roof for the municipal center; road maintenance and
repair; the purchase of public
works equipment; and the purchase
and maintenance of equipment and
technology for various township
departments.
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which will be formally introduced
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“We held a town hall meeting to
introduce ourselves to the community, and then spent the rest of the
year figuring out what we have and
how to develop it given all of these
physical complexities.
“Now we are shifting our focus
to obtaining feedback from the
community on what development
they would like to see at the space.
Starting last month, we began interviewing anybody and everybody who would talk to us: individuals, especially those with
strong opinions about development, citizens’ groups, environmental groups, and people involved in the arts, the educational
system, or local businesses, and
others,” Simon said.
“We are looking to talk to a
cross-section of the community,
and to talk to people with different
viewpoints. We are asking about
their views of the community, the
pluses and minuses found here, and
whether there is anything missing
that they would like to see at the
site. This is very important. We do
not have any sort of development
plan yet. We are going to shape our
plan in response to the needs of the
people we speak with.”
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February 21 issue, the ownership of the new Italian restaurant expected to open at the CVS
shopping center at Route 571
and Southfield Road was incorrectly identified. The owner of
the development process, Simon
said. “I strongly believe in meeting
with the members of the community directly, rather than hiring consultants to do it. We want to get this
right the first time around, and develop something that meets the
needs of the community.”
Simon estimates that he and
Chuck McMahon have interviewed
15 to 20 groups or individuals a
week for the past few weeks. Right
now the company is still gathering
information. The Hughes group
hopes to come to some general
conclusions by mid-April or so.
Simultaneously, they are assessing the real estate, retail, business
and other markets in the area. “Our
intent is to move some ideas forward this calendar year. It is important to realize that the site is so
large, and so complex, that it will
not all be developed simultaneously. It will be done in phases, over a
period of years. So we want to
make sure we identify what would
be the top development priorities,
what should be included in the second phase, and what is longer term.
And we need as much input as possible from the community to make
sure we get this right,” said Simon.
Gardner, speaking before the interview above with Simon, noted
that “it may be that Hughes decides
to come to the Planning Board with
a ‘concept plan.’ This is an informal process that allows a developer
to get a sense of what the Planning
Board, residents, and township
consultants think of any development concept. There is significant
input from the public during this
process, which takes place over a
period of time, not just at one or
two meetings. Changes and adjustments can be made, and then discussed. This is a lengthy process.”
Gardner also said that under this
process, the developer also deposits money into an escrow account
which is used to pay township consultants, so that there would be no
additional cost to taxpayers for this
process.
“We have been given no indication of what their development
plans may be at this point; whether
they are going to just build office
space, which they can do without
any zoning changes, or try and
build mixed-use space,” said Gardner.
“Or they may decide to do nothing. But even if they only build office space, they will likely still be
required to build some affordable
housing units. The number of affordable housing units that must be
built in a town is determined by the
New Jersey Council on Affordable
Housing (COAH). We are in what
is known as the third wave of the
COAH requirements, and they
haven’t yet finalized what those requirements are going to be. They
were supposed to have been done
by February, but it is likely they
will need additional time. Until
those numbers are released, we do
not know what our affordable
housing obligations will be, and
this is completely outside of the
Planning Board’s control,” he said
“What we do know is that
Hughes Corporation is not going to
decide on anything until they have
completed their current community outreach efforts,” said Gardner.
the new restaurant, Il Forno, is
Jeff Malloy.
While no significant new construction is required for the restaurant, the application still requires health, zoning, and code
enforcement review. At that
point construction permits can
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West Windsor Tax:
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T
own Council, by a vote of 5 to
0, has instructed the administration to produce a budget that has
a zero tax levy increase. The administration had recommended a
budget with a 1.33 percent tax levy
increase.
Over a series of special public
work sessions, the Council listened
to budget presentations from each
of the township’s departments and
then reviewed every line item in
the administration’s budget. The
Council made several changes, decreasing the budgets for some departments, and adding funding for
others. In addition, the revised budget contemplates using greater resources from the township’s fund
balance, a move which had not
been recommended by the Township’s Chief Financial Officer,
Joann Louth (WW-P News, February 21).
In a joint interview with Council
Vice President Linda Geevers,
Council President Bryan Maher
said, “We scrutinized the budget
line by line, in order to encourage
financial prudence. We have
trimmed the operating budget. We
did not take an axe to any item or
department but just trimmed some
of the fat. We made some rational,
bottom-line decisions to some of
the budgets. It is up to the administration to make the line-item
changes to reflect the new bottom
lines.”
Said Geevers: “We took our fiduciary responsibilities seriously.
This budget is reflective of the
Council’s views and our revisions.
Through this process, we are no
longer just rubber-stamping the administration’s budget.”
One of the items that were increased by the council included reducing tuition reimbursement by
$5,000 to $80,000. According to
Maher, this reduction was justified
because as of the third quarter of
2013, only $16,000 had been spent
in this category. In addition, he
said, the newly negotiated labor
contracts max out individual requests to $4,000.
“If every single person asks for
the maximum allowable training in
2014, then the total cost will be
$89,000, so we will be over budget.
It is a risk, but a justifiable one.”
“We also reduced the budget for
fire hydrant maintenance services.
Thanks to the efforts of resident
John Church, who counted all of
the township fire hydrants, we have
learned that the township only
needs to spend about $740,000 for
this service,” Maher continued.
“Every year, we have budgeted
$895,000 for this-and have been
charged that much. This year, the
administration asked for $783,000;
we reduced that to $748,000.”
“Altogether, we cut $83,150 in
line item reductions from the operating budget. We then lowered legal fees from $113,000 to $100,000.
Our township attorney was present
and he didn’t object to this. This
portion of the budget includes three
categories: legal fees, litigation,
and labor attorney fees. We reContinued on page 14
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fund balance this year. Chief Joe
Pica agrees with that assessment.”
West Windsor News
Considering all of the reducContinued from page 12
tions and additions to the budget,
the Council needed to withdraw an
duced this item somewhat because
additional $84,000 out of the fund
some council members believe that
balance. In order to reach a zero
our litigation expenses will be lowpercent increase in the tax levy.
er this year — some of our more
Said Maher “I know that Louth is
costly litigation has been completopposed to large one-shot budget
ed, and I think there will be more
fixes, but she was referring to 2010,
settlements of outstanding cases.”
when the Council used $600,000
(See sidebar, page 16.)
from liquor license revenue to balThe Council also increased the
ance the budget. That is more than
asphalt budget, which includes
we are contemplating this year.”
pothole repair as well as winter
“In addition, the township has a
storm supplies by $40,000. They
lot of available money on hand, beadded a line item for National
sides the fund balance, most of
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which is in already-funded capital
and increased the council’s own
projects accounts that have not
education budget by $750 to
been spent. As of December 2013,
$5,000.
the township had $49,587,000 in
Said Maher: “After these changits various bank accounts, most of
es, we still needed approximately
which is for capital projects. John
$455,000 to be able to reach a zero
Church, who was instrumental in
percent tax levy increase, which
helping us prepare for the budget
was our goal.
review, figured
Another area
out that there is
we scrutinized
Council voted unanienough cash to
was our revenue
give every man,
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to
adopt
the
restreams. The
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budget,
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will
administration
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has consistently
be introduced at the
Windsor a check
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March 17 meeting.
for
$1,900,”
for our sources
said Maher.
of revenue, so
“So during the second quarter of
we corrected that. For example, evthe year, we will be carefully reery year they budget $775,000 for
viewing these capital projects to
UCC fees, but even in the leanest
find out which are not likely to be
economic years, our actual revenue
done, which are no longer needed,
in this area has been between $1.2
and which are still viable. We will
to $2.2 million. So we increased
also work with the administration
the revenue line item in this categoto see how much of this money can
ry to a flat one million dollars.”
be reallocated to other things.”
Maher explained that police revGeevers noted, “I have long pushed
enue has declined by $101,000, but
for a flat tax rate increase from year
that can be accounted for because
to year. Bryan and I want our govalthough the department hired 5
ernment to run more like a businew patrol officers in 2013, they
ness.”
spent most of the year at the police
After all of the deliberations, the
academy, and so there were less ofCouncil voted unanimously to
ficers on hand to patrol and issue
adopt the new budget, which will
tickets.
be formally introduced at the net
“So we increased the projected
Council meeting on March 17.
revenue in this category as well.
“Our fund balance is currently
We took that money out of the fund
approximately $7 million. I am
balance; however, we believe that
comfortable with a fund balance of
we will recoup all of that revenue,
$5 million. I would have liked it to
so that it will go right back into the
be even lower, frankly, but I understand the need for a cash cushion.
Plus, I wanted to reach consensus
with my fellow council members
during this process. I wanted everyone to have input, and have everyone’s views heard and respected. This is a budget that all of us
feel comfortable with, and I am
satisfied with that,” Maher added.
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ithin the next few months, a
new roundabout will be built
in West Windsor, at the intersection
of Bear Brook Road and Old Bear
Brook Road, just off of Alexander
Road (across from the new Vaughn
Drive commuter parking lot. In addition, Old Bear Brook Road will
be turned into a cul-de-sac, and
cars will no longer be able to access
it from Alexander Road.
At its March 3 meeting, the West
Windsor Town Council unanimously approved two contracts
that will set into motion the Alexander Road improvement, Old
Bear Brook Road closure, and the
traffic signal improvement project.
The first contract, at a cost of
$674,933, is with Black Rock Enterprises; the second is with Remington, Vernick and Arango Engineers for $30,375.
“The primary purpose of this
plan is to close Old Bear Brook
Road, so that it can no longer be
used as a cut-through from Alexander Road,” said township land use
manager Sam Surtees, “That is a
residential street, and cars would
just race down the road, making a
dangerous situation for residents
there.”
“This project has been part of
the master plan for at least 5 years,”
Surtees said. “It was added when
the adjacent property, known as the
Maneely property, was rezoned to
mixed-use neighborhood from its
retail, office and manufacturing
zoning designation. ”
Toll Brothers has purchased the
Maneely property, and, according
to Surtees, will likely be presenting
a conceptual design plan for the
space to the Planning Board in late
spring or early summer. Numerous
public meetings are expected to be
held, to obtain input from the Planning Board, township engineers,
and residents, before Toll Bros. obtains a fully-engineered site plan.
Their project will consist of townhomes, apartments, retail space, an
an extended stay hotel.
In other news, the Council unanimously approved the ordinance
raising the salary range of the parttime senior bus driver position, in
the hopes that the higher salary
range will attract qualified candidates to apply for the position. The
Council also approved a contract
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West Windsor’s Christmas Tree Bites the Dust
T
he large evergreen that sat for years at
the corner of Route 571 and Clarksville Road, across from High School
South, and which was the main attraction
of the annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, has been taken down by West
Windsor township.
“It was a matter of safety,” explains
township landscape architect Dan Dobromilsky. “The tree was very unstable and
posed a serious safety risk to people and
property. We have known for some time
that it would need to come down — it was
just a matter of when.”
Dobromilsky explained that the township had consulted the Shade Tree Commission to determine whether the tree
could be saved. The Shade Tree Commission inspected and evaluated the tree, and
agreed with the township’s assessment
that it could not be saved.
“We met again in October, 2013, to decide when the tree should be cut down. It
was decided that it could be utilized for one
last tree-lighting ceremony, but that it would
have to come down in early 2014. We have
just been waiting for the snow to dissipate before removing it,” said Dobromilsky.
“Years and years ago, when the tree was
quite young, guy wires had been wrapped
around it to stabilize it. This is a fairly common practice used on evergreens. However,
the guy wires were left in place instead of being removed as they should have been, and
grew into the tree. When I became the landscape architect and discovered the guy wires,
it was already too late to remove them. Guy
wires can slowly strangle a tree, causing it to
become unstable and eventually to die. That
is what was happening with our Christmas
tree.”
“Plus, it had already been severely damaged by a storm, which had forced us to remove the top, and has since been damaged
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damaged during the storms this winter, to the
point where it could lose many branches suddenly, or in fact come down. So we had to
take it down as a preventative safety measure.”
In anticipation of this, the township planted a Douglas fir near it, with the idea that this
would replace the damaged tree and become
the “new” Christmas tree. In addition, a sapling from the NASA space shuttle, a white
pine, had been planted nearby. (WW-P News,
April 29, 2011). According to Dobromilsky,
there are plans to plant a deciduous tree of
some type in between the two conifers, creating an “entranceway” into the Ron Rogers
arboretum also located on site.
“There are absolutely no plans to do away
with our tree-lighting event,” assures Dobromilsky. “We will utilize the Douglass fir and
continue to hold this important township
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WW Will Send RFP for Township Attorney Position
M
by Sue Roy
ention the name Mike
Herbert in West Windsor,
Plainsboro, or any of another half dozen municipalities in
central New Jersey and many people would immediately associate it
with “township attorney.” Mike
Herbert Sr. and his firm specialized
in municipal law until his death in
2011 at the age of 73. His son, Mike
Jr., pictured at right, was already
following in his footsteps and upon
his father’s death, the younger Herbert quickly resigned as Lawrence
Township attorney to take the West
Windsor position.
“Serving as the West Windsor
township attorney was my father’s
passion,” says Herbert. “My father
owned a condo in West Windsor,
and my uncle still lives there, and
we have strong ties to West Windsor. Even though I live in Hamilton,
representing West Windsor is my
passion as well.”
But despite the Herberts serving
as West Windsor attorney for 16
consecutive years, beginning with
Republican mayor Carole Carson
and now with Democratic mayor
Shing-Fu Hsueh, the lawyers have
also been controversial. Several
political opponents of Hsueh have
accused the attorney — father and
son — of ruling in the mayor’s favor rather than the township’s best
interest.
This year when Republicans
took control of Town Council they
ordered that Herbert no longer sit
on the dais with the elected officials, but rather take a seat in the
well below. Then they voted that
the reappointment of the township
attorney be made subject to a request for proposal (RFP), eliciting
competitive bids for the position.
After some initial reluctance,
Mayor Hsueh announced that he
would be recruit bids for the position through the RFP process. Said
Hsueh: “This will give us an opportunity to compare law firms and to
ensure we are getting the most for
our money.
At the January 28 Town Council
meeting, the Mayor said that he
would honor the Council’s request
to solicit bids and “we will work
with the League of Municipalities,
which is an unbiased non-partisan
agency, to guide us through the
RFP process for this position.”
Despite the Mayor’s announcement, the Council passed a resolution, by a vote of 3 to 2, asking the
Mayor to send out the RFP for
township attorney within the next
30 days. Noted Council President
Bryan Maher in a later interview:
“We were willing to extend the
deadline somewhat because of the
weather and because the administration was working on the budget.
Nonetheless, it is time for the administration to send out the RFP.”
Said Council Vice President
Linda Geevers explained her support for the RFP process. “I have
had no problems with Mike Herbert’s performance. The reason I
pushed for an RFP for the township
attorney position is simply because
it is a best business practice. Mike
Herbert Sr. was appointed approximately 16 years ago to this position
under Mayor Carole Carson, a Republican, and in all of that time we
have never issued an RFP. I think it
is time to see what other options are
out there. I intend to propose the
same process for the township auditor position, again, because it is a
best business practice.”
Maher went further. “My issues
are both quality and cost,” he said.
“During my two years on the town
council, I have often been unhappy
with the services that have been
rendered [by Mike Herbert Jr.]. In
all fairness, now that I have become
council president, Mike has made a
concerted effort to rectify that.
Nonetheless, the RFP process is
long overdue. If we only receive
one bid, from the Herbert firm, that
is going to be a problem. However,
assuming we receive more than
one bid, and assuming all things
being equal, such as costs and services being offered, then I might
consider choosing new counsel in
order to get a fresh perspective.”
township attorney is not unique; in
fact, many surrounding towns follow this procedure, including
Princeton and Plainsboro. Herbert’s firm filed nine RFPs in the
last year. Said Herbert: “A lot of
towns go through the RFP process,
including many of the towns I represent. I am very comfortable with
the RFP process and have no issue
with West Windsor’s decision to
follow suit.”
But the taxpayers should not expect that the RFP process will automatically lead to lower legal costs.
Herbert’s hourly rate for serving as
township attorney for Plainsboro,
where he was hired through the
RFP process, is $170 per hour. In
West Windsor it is $165 an hour.
But while Plainsboro’s bill was
approximately $60,000 in 2013,
West Windsor’s was approximately $330,000. Why is there such a
huge discrepancy? According to
Herbert, there are a number of factors. “Plainsboro’s committee
meetings are generally much shorter than West Windsor’s town council meetings. I prepare many more
legal opinions for the council and
the mayor of West Windsor than I
do for the committee and mayor of
Plainsboro. Many of those legal
opinions are answers to queries
posed by West Windsor residents,”
he says.
“Plainsboro has fewer largescale legal issues than West Windsor. Plainsboro is a smaller town,
with less open space that is subject
to development. The biggest difference between the two towns is the
amount of litigation each town is
involved in. Over the years, West
Windsor has been involved in many long and costly lawsuits, many
A
dded Maher: “People tend to
underestimate the true power
that the council has, because not
only does the council have ‘advise
and consent’ power, but we have
budgetary control. While we cannot lower a township employee’s
salary, we can lower the amount
that we will pay for fees, such as
legal fees. In fact, we have done
just that in this year’s budget. We
lowered the legal fees line item
from $113,000 to $100,000. (See
related budget article, page 14).
And we have the authority to pay
— or not to pay — every bill that
comes in. People need to remember
that.”
Until such time as a new attorney is picked, Herbert remains in
the position of township attorney.
By law, a municipality is not allowed to have a vacancy in the position of township attorney.
The idea of sending out an RFP
to solicit bids for the position of
of which are tied to development
and land use issues. Plainsboro
tends to be more pro-active in seeking settlement agreements than
West Windsor is.”
Herbert continued, “These are
trends that have been in place a
long time. Much of the litigation I
have been involved in started under
Carole Carson or Tom Frascella,
two former mayors of West Windsor. And of course former councilman Charlie Morgan has sued the
township a number of times as
well.”
“We also had one of the biggest
cases in the state of New Jersey, Yadav v. West Windsor. Mr. Raj Yadav is extremely litigious, and in
the past has involved West Windsor
in very costly litigation. Luckily,
the township prevailed, and I was
able to have the courts invoke sanctions of approximately $10,000
against Yadav, which was used to
offset the town’s legal fees. I have
also been successful in obtaining
injunctions against Yadav in both
state and federal court that prohibit
him from filing suit against the
township again. This will help re-
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duce West Windsor’s legal fees in the
future.”
In addition to being the township
attorney for West Windsor, Herbert
is currently the township attorney for
Plainsboro; counsel for the Robbinsville Zoning Board; counsel for the
Planning Boards of East Windsor,
Ewing, and Marlboro; counsel for
the Mercer County Freeholders (for
the legislative body only); assistant
counsel for the towns of Cranbury
and Hopewell; assistant counsel for
the New Jersey Interscholastic High
School Athletic Association; and assistant counsel for the diocese of
Trenton.
He is also special counsel for the
borough of Seaside Park. “An attorney is appointed as special counsel
when there may be a legal issue that
can be a conflict for the township
counsel. The position is usually issue-specific, rather than being a permanent position. In this case, I was
appointed because a developer had
begun building condominiums without permission, because he thought
he controlled the town. I represented
the borough in the litigation, and was
able to stop the development, acquire the property through receivership, and turn it into a beautiful
township park. It was very successful litigation, and even though that
issue is resolved, the borough has
kept me on as special counsel in the
event that other issues arise.”
In addition, Herbert is involved
with many community organizations. He recently ended a term as
President of the Board of the Mount
Carmel Guild, an organization serving the Trenton area’s disadvantaged
by providing food and medical services. He has been on the board for
approximately 25 years. Herbert
provides training in municipal law
for the League of Municipalities, and
teaches municipal and land use law
through the New Jersey Institute for
Continuing Legal Education (ICLE).
Growing up Herbert recalls his father’s weekly grind as a lawyer, often attending meetings four nights a
week. “As a kid I first wanted to be a
fireman — both of my grandfathers
were firemen,” Herbert says. “My
father told me whatever I chose don’t
be a lawyer — you have to work constantly and you don’t make that
much money.” In his senior year at
Rider University a career counselor
noted his grades and told him he
should consider being a college professor, which might take 8 to 10
years to attain, or a lawyer, which
would require three years of further
study.
Herbert opted for law at Seton
Hall, and began his career in environmental law before being drawn
into bankruptcy, land use, and then
municipal law.
His wife, Kimberly, teaches at
Mercer County special services, and
his three children have all been involved in sports. “I have also coached
the Hamilton Wildcats travel soccer
league, and Hamilton PALS basketball for many years. My youngest
daughter, who attends Ramapo College, is a national level swimmer, so
I have been attending as many swim
meets as I can. I’m as local as it gets,”
Herbert says.
Herbert says that neither he nor
his firm are glitzy players in the New
Jersey legal scene. “I still drive my
father’s Buick to meetings,” he says.
“I like representing governments,
because it means I am representing
the people, and serving the community. That’s the type of lawyer I am;
that’s the type of person I am. I could
have decided to represent developers
or corporations, but I prefer to work
with communities, because it allows
me to give back. That’s what lets me
sleep at night.”
Mark Lee
Continued from page 1
(now High School South), attended Mercer County Community
College, and then Glassboro State
College (now Rowan University).
When Lee first came out of the
academy, he worked at the Mercer
County Sheriff’s office for a year
and a half, but he knew that he
wanted to join the West Windsor
force, because, he says, it had a
reputation of being head and
shoulders above other police forces, one that he says it still holds.
Lee enjoys living and working
his hometown. “My daughters,
Kaylyn and Brianna, will also
graduate from South. They have
lived in West Windsor for their
entire scholastic life. I wanted to
make sure that they have the same
quality of education that I had.
Plus, the girls love that I am a police officer in their town, and it
has helped me to build a rapport
with many of our students, which,
along with our DARE program,
helps to bridge the gap between
the police and the township’s
youth.”
In addition, Lee believes that
being a part of the community is
not only an asset to his work as a
police officer, but it is one of the
responsibilities of the job. “I
know so many people here in
town, and they really appreciate it
when I come to their house, or the
scene of an accident, or whatever.
I am a friendly face. When the police are active in the communities
they serve, it really helps build
trust between the force and the
community. Some of the fear and
potential conflict just fades
away,” Lee says.
“Plus, it gives me an opportunity to give back to my community while doing my job. I very
much enjoy that part of police
work and will continue to serve in
that role as sergeant. It allows me
to broaden my police experience
while serving the people in my
community.”
(As an aside, Lee notes that he
is not the same person as the Robbinsville police officer Mark Lee
who, due to a disability, assaulted
a family of disabled residents. Lee
explained that it is important that
people be made aware of this, so
that the mutual trust and respect
For Lee, being a part of
the community is not
only an asset to his
work as a police officers
but is also one of the responsibilities of the job.
that he shares with West Windsor
residents remains intact.)
Lee was a detective in the West
Windsor detective bureau before
being promoted to patrol sergeant.
There are currently six patrol sergeants, one detective sergeant,
and one traffic sergeant on the
West Windsor police force. Lee,
who is currently an evening patrol
sergeant, is still often out on the
road in the community.
In addition, he helps Lieutenant Pat O’Brien, who is his supervisor, to oversee interdepartmental training, and remains active in
community policing programs.
“For instance, I have been working on a senior program at the Elements to help seniors avoid scams.
We met with the seniors and explained the types of scams that are
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used to prey on the elderly, and
how to identify them. Officer Justin Insalaco and I also gave a
crime prevention presentation to
the residents of Canal Pointe.”
When asked why he became a
police officer in the first place,
Lee takes a moment before replying. “Working in my father’s deli
throughout my childhood really
helped develop my work ethic,”
he says. “You couldn’t be sick. If
you couldn’t work, you didn’t get
paid. Plus, I really learned how to
handle people, from customers to
other employees. I was a teenager
overseeing adult employees. That
takes understanding of other people, how to relate to them. That
experience has really helped me
now, when I have to relate well
with administrators and supervisors, plus officers that I oversee,
and, most importantly, the public
I serve.”
“In addition,” Lee says, “many
of the officers on the force would
visit the deli, so I got to know
them. For example, patrol sergeant Ken Hawthorne lived across
the street. Sergeant John Hanchen
lived in the neighborhood — I
rode the bus with his son. I also
rode the bus with Sergeant Brian
Gallant, who joined the force
when he was 19 years old. Later
on, he was my supervisor when I
became a detective. They were all
great guys, and the force had a
great reputation. So while I was in
college, I started thinking about
becoming an officer myself, and
decided to take the tests, and here
I am.”
“This summer I will have been
a police officer for 20 years, and I
know I made the right career
choice back then,” Lee says. “I
can’t think of any other place that
I would rather be.”
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Sports Scores
Boys’ Basketball
T
he South boys eked out a 48-47
victory over North Brunswick
in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 4 tournament on March
4. Danny Borup and Jonathan Lee
led the Pirates with 15 points each.
South was set to face top-seeded
Montgomery in the quarterfinals
on March 6.
North (6-17). A 70-25 loss to
Trenton Catholic on Tuesday, February 18. Juwan Harrison, Isaiah Powell, 7. Christian Waters, 5. Malik
Thompson, 4. Kevin Murphy, 3. Mercer County Tournament, first round.
A 90-49 loss to Trenton on
Wednesday, February 19. Harrison,
18. Powell, 10. Waters, 8.
A 66-58 loss to Hightstown on Friday, February 21. Powell, 21. Harrison, 17. Nigel Jordan, 12.
A 51-46 loss to Moorestown on
Monday, February 24. Waters, 16.
Murphy, Harrison, 10.
South (15-9). A 63-44 win over Allentown on Tuesday, February 18.
Tommy Hussong, 16. C.J. Howell,
10. Jeff Register, 9. Mercer County
Tournament, first round.
A 56-53 win over Bordentown on
Wednesday, February 19. Danny
Borup, 14. Hussong, 12. Howell, Idris
Erinjogunola, 7.
A 63-61 loss to Pennington on Friday, February 21. Borup, 16. Hussong, 13. Jonathan Kline, 12. Kareem Elhossieni, 11. Mercer County
Tournament quarterfinal.
A 72-69 win over Nottingham on
Tuesday, February 25. Hussong, 19.
Borup, 16. Jeff Register, 13.
Girls’ Basketball
North (17-9). A 55-35 win over
Robbinsville on Tuesday, February
18. Jasmin Watson, 18. Lauren
Schwartzman, 12. Morgan Magid, 8.
Mercer County Tournament, first
round.
A 47-32 win over Trenton on
Wednesday, February 19. Watson,
10. Chrissy DiCindio, 9. Schwartzman, Tyler Cruz, 8.
A 45-43 loss to Ewing on Friday,
February 21. Watson, 17. Cruz, Natalie Everett, 6. Schwartzman, 5. Mercer County Tournament quarterfinal.
A 36-30 win over North Brunswick
on Monday, February 24. Magid, 9.
Watson, 8. Schwartzman, 7.
A 41-34 loss to Montgomery on
Friday, February 28. Watson, 8.
Cruz, 7. Julia Tampellini, 6.
South (14-9). A 38-28 win over
Hightstown on Tuesday, February
18. Karoline Sandvig, 12. Rachel
Goldfinger, 7. Alyssen Rivers, 6. Mercer County Tournament quarterfinal.
A 57-28 loss to Notre Dame on Friday, February 21. Goldfinger, 8. Andrea Ndubizu, 7. Kate McCormick, 4.
A 48-31 loss to South Brunswick
on Saturday, March 1.
Boys’ Fencing
North (11-0) defeated South 1512 on Thursday, February 20. North
epee: Amit Sarma, 3-0. William
Zhang, 2-0. Prashant Baliga, 1-2. Jeremy Kaish, 1-0. North foil: Wilfred
Kwok, 3-0. Dylan Pyne, 2-1. North
saber: Kyle Jacobson, Michael
Leung, Marco Palombit, 1-2. South
epee: Rex Chen, Wesley Yuan, 1-2.
South foil: Keve Sandor, 2-0. Lachlin
Robertson, Jason Xie, 1-2. South saber: Kevin Gao, Stefano Luchetti, 3-0.
South (7-4). A 15-12 loss to Montgomery on Friday, February 7. Epee:
Yuan, 3-0. Joey Dashevsky, 2-1. Tom
Grzywacz, 1-0. Saber: Gao, 3-0.
Derek Ge, 2-1. Franklin Huang, 1-2.
Girls’ Fencing
North (8-2) defeated South (5-5)
15-12 on Thursday, February 20.
North epee: Tanvee Varma, 2-1. Lillian Chen, Nikita Nagia, 1-1. North
foil: Tianna Kwok, 2-1. Katrina
Beske, Lucy Ye, 1-2. North saber:
Elysia Wang, 3-0. Celine Demorre,
Katie Khaw, 2-1. South epee: Anna
Akkara, 3-0. Victoria Liang, Angela
You, 1-2. North foil: Jade Rowland,
3-0. Valerie Hou, Audrey Chan, 1-2.
North saber: Jennifer Ling, 2-1.
Ice Hockey
South (11-12-1). A 3-1 loss to
Tenafly on Sunday, February 16.
Goals: Jonathan Matthews. Assists:
Steven Cangelosi, Brian Tso, 1.
Saves: Patrick Tso, 38.
Pirate Pride: High
School South’s boys’
basketball team celebrated senior night
during the team’s February 12 game against
Steinert. Seniors pictured with coach Robert Schurtz include
Mike Brynes, left, Brian Meersma, Jeff Register, Idriss Erinjogunola, Kareem Elhossieni, Jonathon Lee, and
Khalil Griffin-Gibbs.
Grover Gold: Grover
Middle School’s wrestling team, right, led by
coach Dan Valentine,
won its first ever Mercer
County championship.
A 2-1 loss to Robbinsville on Monday, February 17. Goals: Matthew
Sayde. Assists: Rob Brown. Saves:
Andrew Holubec, 53. Mercer County
Tournament quarterfinal.
A 3-0 win over Hightstown on
Wednesday, February 19. Goals:
Matthews, Adam Deslatte, Nikolai
Yershov. Assists: Brown, 2. B. Tso,
Yershov, 1. Saves: Holubec, 28.
A 6-2 loss to Hopewell on Sunday,
February 23. Goals: Sayde, Shikky
Rathor. Assists: B. Tso, 1. Saves:
Holubec, 25.
An 11-2 loss to Howell on Monday,
February 24. Goals: Matthews, 2. Assists: Cangelosi, B. Tso, 1. Saves:
Holubec, 30.
Boys’ Swimming
South’s Aly Sayed swam at the
Meet of Champions on Sunday,
March 2. He placed second in the
100-yard butterfly.
Indoor Track
T
op track and field athletes from
High Schools North and South
competed at the state Meet of
Champions on March 1.
North’s Pati Dziekonska led the
way with a first place finish in the
55-meter hurdles in a time of 7.99.
North’s other competitor, Simone
Counts, finished 26th in the 800
meters with a time of 2:24.
For South, Edlyn Gulama placed
19th (2:20) in the girls’ 800, while
Jack Arbeiter placed sixth in 1:59
in the boys’ 800. Deirdre Casey
competed in the 1,600, finishing
27th in 5:22. In the 3,200, Nikhil
Pulimood (9:26) and Karn Setya
(9:45) finished 5th and 23rd. Chris-
tina Rancan placed 12th with a time
of 11:06 in the girls’ race.
Wrestling
N
orth’s Joe Bryde (113 lbs.) defeated Tyler Shwartz of East
Brunswick in the NJSIAA District
20 third place qualifier meet on
February 22. Vinny Porreca (182
lbs.) lost in the meet’s final round.
Porreca advanced to the Region
5 meet on February 26, where he
lost in the first round. Bryde made
it to the semifinals but was eliminated.
South’s Nicholas Maher (126
lbs.) defeated Tyler Gallegos of
East Brunswick in the NJSIAA
District 20 third place qualifier
meet on February 22. Ryan Moshman (132 lbs.) and Ben Schulman
(170 lbs.) lost in the meet’s final
round, while Rob Armus (138 lbs.)
defeated Nick Sodano of Old
Bridge.
Moshman wrestled in the first
round of the Region 5 meet on February 26, where he was eliminated
in the first round. Maher and Armus advanced to the quarterfinals,
where they both lost.
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J
oe Jensen was a baseball and
football standout at High School
North, but at Hamilton College, the
junior took up track for the first
time last year — and in a big way.
Jensen is one of the track and field
team’s top athletes. He has been
named Conference Track Athlete
of the Week three times in 2014.
The college hosted the Hamilton
College Continental Invitational on
January 25, and Jensen placed first
in both the 200 and 400 meter races. His 200 time (21.73) is the seventh fastest in the nation, while his
400 (48.23) is the sixth fastest. He
took second in the 60 meter dash
and was part of the fourth-place
800-meter relay team. He currently
holds school records in the 60, 200,
300, and 400.
He had a similar day at the Hamilton College Invitational on February 15, winning the 200 and 400.
He qualified for the New York
State Collegiate Track Conference
Championship meet, where he
again won the 200 and 400. He also
broke his own school record in both
events and set a meet record in the
200. His performance earned him
First Team All-Conference honors
in both events and the Outstanding
Performer of the Meet award, the
conference’s highest honor.
Jensen will be running in the
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship meet March 7
and 8 in Boston, where he could
qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division III Championships in Lincoln,
Nebraska, the following week.
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West WinDsor arts CounCil’s annual Gala | saturDay, marCh 1
Photos by mark CzajkoWski
early 200 people attended
Mardi Gras Magic, a gala
presented by the West
Windsor Arts Council, on Saturday, March 1, at the arts center on
Alexander Road. The event raised
more than $15,000 to benefit arts
education, arts programming,
scholarships, student internships,
and art exhibits. Some of the silent
auction items purchased included
art, vacations, and the chance to go
to space camp.
An authentic New Orleans experience was created by Arin
Black, executive director of the arts
council, her staff, and volunteers.
Black greeted guests at the door
and later served Hurricane cocktails. She shared her secret ingredi-
Ellen and John Affel of Cranbury.
ents with the News — Malibu rum,
grenadine, and orange, pineapple,
lime, and black cherry juices. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
The concept of a gala in March
led to the Mardi Gras theme — celebrated for two weeks in New Orleans. Ingrid Lucia, known as the
New Orleans Nightingale, headlined the entertainment. Food included fried green tomatoes, Cajun
pasta, red beans and rice, jambalaya, burgers, several vegetarian
dishes, fried shrimp, and more. Caterers included Alchemist and Barrister, Peony Pavilion, Bobby’s
Burger Palace, Cheesecake Factory, Olive Garden, Tre Piani, Americana Diner, Patron Tequila, Olives,
Dunkin’ Donuts, It’s a Grind, Trad-
Sareena and Jon Brookshire of West Windsor.
er Joe’s, and more.
Sponsors included Katie Stokel
and Peter Ligetti, Howard Hughes
Corporation, Kaveri and Jayant
Kalawar, Holly Singer-Eland and
Richard Eland, Madison Marquette, MarketFair, Princeton Air,
Allan and Susan Zavarro, McCaffrey’s, Wells Fargo, and Charles
Schwab.
“This is what this sleepy town
needed,” says Paul Cerna, one of
the founders and the first president
of the arts council. “It is what a lot
of people imagined.”
West Windsor Arts Council offers classes, exhibits, films, music,
and camps. Visit westwindsorarts.
org or call 609-716-1931.
— Lynn Miller
Kaveri Kalawar, office manager of the arts center, left,
with Arin Black, executive director of the center.
West Windsor residents and
artists Ilene Dube, left, and
Carol Schepps.
Gary Chun, a board member of the arts council, left;
West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh; and Weihong Liu.
Kevin and Sharon Chapman
of West Windsor with Sharon’s photo Holly Singer Eland of West Windsor, left,
of the unisphere.
with Karen Clark and Jill Muir.
Decorations committee members
John and Rhonda Sydra
Krupali Desai and Jasmine Dadlani. of West Windsor.
Stephanie Candaleria, left, Azadeh NematiRad, and Katerina Kyuchukova, all of West
Windsor, were servers at the event.
Richard and Jaime Wong
of West Windsor.
Paul Cerna, treasurer and former president, with
Lisa Weil, current president of the Arts Council.
Rich and Doreen Garelick.
She is a planning committee volunteer.
West Windsor resident
Susan Parris.
Christina and Jeff Tryon, a board
and planning committee member.
Lindsay Wood, a volunteer at the arts center,
with Dick Snedeker, a West Windsor resident,
contributor to the WW-P News, and artist.
Melodi Harfouche served
crabcakes to guests.
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Friday
March 7
On Stage
Breaking Up is Hard to Do, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South
Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell,
609-466-2766. Musical set in the
Catskill Mountains in 1960 features 18 songs from Neil Sedaka.
$29.50 to $31.50 includes dessert.
7 p.m.
Grease, High School South, 346
Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-716-5050.
www.ww-p.org.
Musical set in a high school in the
1950s. $12. 7:30 p.m. See story.
August: Osage County, Actors’
NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue,
Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694.
Tracy Letts’ play about a dysfunctional family. For mature audiences. $20. 8 p.m.
Into the Woods, Axelroad Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant
Avenue, Deal Park, 732-5319100. www.axelrodartcenter.org.
Musical features Ben Menahem of
Plainsboro as the Wolf and a
Prince. He graduated from High
School South in 2011. $32. 8 p.m.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Berlind Theater,
McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-1500.
“The Producers,” a musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ film. 8 p.m.
Student Playwrights Festival,
Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray
Theater, Princeton University,
609-258-1742.
www.theatreintime.org. $12. 8 p.m.
Film
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-9529.
www.princetonlibrary.org. Screening of “Wadjda.”
In Arabic with English subtitles.
6:30 p.m.
Art
Gallery Talk, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, 609-258-3788. artmuseum.
princeton.edu. “Gabriele Munter:
Painting Her Life” presented by
Jeanne Mazzetti. Free. 12:30
p.m.
Dancing
Dance Jam, Dance Improv Live,
Princeton Center for Yoga Health,
88 Orchard Road, Skillman, 609924-7294.
www.danceimprov.
com. Lightly guided dance improvisation with live music and refreshments. $18. 8 p.m. to 10
p.m.
Folk Dance, Princeton Folk
Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-912-1272.
www.princetonfolkdance.org. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. Free. 8 to 11
p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Barnes & Noble,
MarketFair, West Windsor, 609716-1570. www.bn.com. Len Vlahos, author of “The Scar Boys.” 7
p.m.
Classical Music
Meeting, Piano Teachers’ Forum,
Jacobs Music, Route 1, Lawrence,
609-921-2900.
www.pianoteachersforum.org. “Keep Your
Mind on the Music: Performance
Psychology for Six to Twelve Year
Old Musicians” presented by Jyoti
Hench, an independent piano
teacher. Guest fee is $10. 9:15
a.m.
Princeton University Orchestra,
Princeton University, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-9220.
puorchestra.org. Works by Britten,
Ravel, and Mozart. Barbara Rearick, a mezzo-soprano, is featured
in “Phaedra.” Jessie Chen on violin and Nicholas Stead on piano.
Conducted by Michael Pratt. Register. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Alan Feinberg, Westminster
Choir College, Bristol Chapel,
Princeton, 609-921-2663. www.
rider.edu. Solo piano recital features works from Feinberg’s recently released album, “Basically
Bull,” and works by Chopin, Byrd,
and others. Free. 8 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Jazz Cafe, South Brunswick Arts
Commission, South Brunswick
Municipal Complex, 540 Route
522, Monmouth Junction, 732329-4000. Wenonah Brooks presents songs by Duke Ellington,
Count Basie, and more. $6 includes refreshments. 8 to 10 p.m.
Live Music
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. Solo
jazz guitar. 6 to 9 p.m.
John & Carm, Teddy’s, 49 North
Main Street, Cranbury, 609-6553120. 6 to 9 p.m.
Into the Woods: Ben Menahem of Plainsboro portrays one of the princes as well as the Wolf in Axelroad Performing Arts Center’s production in Deal.
Menahem is pictured with the Baker’s Wife, Andrea
Brooks-Pica, a former intern at McCarter Theater.
Keith Franklin Jazz Quartet, Salt
Creek Grille, One Rockingham
Row, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-419-4200. www.saltcreekgrille.com. 7 to 11 p.m.
Open Mic, West Windsor Arts
Council, 952 Alexander Road,
West Windsor, 609-716-1931.
www.westwindsorarts.org. $5. 7
to 9 p.m.
Emily Danger Band, The Record
Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth
Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3240880. www.the-record-collector.
com. $15. 7:30 p.m.
World Music
Celtic Music Concert, Ellarslie,
Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, 609-989-3632. Bill
O’Neal on the guitar, harmonica,
and vocals; and Andrew Koontz on
the fiddle. $20. 7:30 p.m.
Comedy
R.C. Smith, Catch a Rising Star,
Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie
Center, West Windsor, 609-9878018. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Comedy Night, HA Comedy Productions, Rat’s Restaurant, 126
Sculptor’s Way, Hamilton, 609584-7800.
www.heleneangley.
com. Helene Angley of West Windsor hosts her line-up of seasoned
comics. 21 plus. Register. $25 to
$30 includes a food discount. 8:30
p.m.
On the House Comedy Night,
Station Bar and Grill, 2625 Route
130 South, Cranbury, 609-6555550.
www.stationbarandgrill.
com. Hosted by Mike Bonner. 9 to
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Wellness
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, St. David’s Church, 90
South Main Street, Cranbury, 609403-6679. Bring recovery into
your yoga practice. E-mail [email protected] for information. $5. 6 p.m.
Monthly Drum Circle, Center for
Relaxation and Healing, 666
Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. www.
relaxationandhealing.com. Presented by Marie Palmieri. Register. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Lectures
New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act, PlanSmart NJ, College
of New Jersey, Ewing, 609-3939434. Speakers include Timothy
Lizura, Dan Madrid, Ted Zangari,
Anthony Perno, and Brent Jenkins. Register. $65 includes breakfast. 8 to 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Club, Edward Jones, 1006
Washington Boulevard, Foxmoor,
Robbinsville, 609-448-0004. Discuss current updates on the market and economy in an informal
setting with coffee. Register. Free.
8:30 a.m.
Shoot It and Eat It, Princeton
Photo Workshop, Tre Piani, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609921-3519. Photography class with
Frank Veronsky and three course
dinner. Register. Register. $139
includes class, dinner, and a glass
of wine. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Hawks of New Jersey, Howell
Living History Farm, Charles
Fish Barn auditorium, 609-7373299. www.howellfarm.org. “Hawk
Talk” presented by Diane Nickerson, director of Wildlife Center;
and Jenn Rogers, Mercer County
naturalist. $3. 7:30 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Woodcock Watch, Stony Brook
Millstone Watershed, 31 Titus
Mill Road, Hopewell, 609-7377592.
www.thewatershed.org.
Short hike with Jeff Hoagland.
Register. $5. 6 p.m.
Book Sale
West Windsor Library, 333 North
Post Road, 609-799-0462. www.
mcl.org. Sales benefit children’s,
teen, and adult programming;
community events; the summer
reading program; additions to the
library’s periodical and book collections; landscaping; and furniture. Books, DVDs, CDs, audio
books, and more. 9:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Hansel & Gretel: Gail Lee conducts Sinfonietta
Nova’s performance of the classic fairy tale on
Saturday, March 8, at Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church.
Singles
Happy Hour, Yardley Singles,
Cafe Mulino, 938 Bear Tavern
Road, Ewing, 215-736-1288.
www.yardleysingles.org. 5 p.m.
Divorce Recovery Program,
Princeton Church of Christ, 33
River Road, Princeton, 609-5813889.
www.princetonchurchofchrist.com. “Dealing with Anger”
seminar.
Non-denominational
support group for men and women. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Tax Assistance
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For Seniors
Men in Retirement, Princeton Senior Resource Center, Suzanne
Patterson Building, 45 Stockton
Street,
609-924-7108.
www.
princetonsenior.org. Social group
for men who are making or who
have made the transition into retirement. Free. 2 p.m.
Saturday
March 8
Dance
Rider Dances Everywhere,
Westminster Choir College, Luedeke Center, Rider
University, 609-921-2663.
Rider dance students perform works by choreographer from previous dance programs at four different locations in
the center. $20. 7:30 p.m.
Romeo and Juliet, American
Repertory Ballet, The Theater at
Raritan Valley Community College, 908-725-3420. www.arballet.
org. New full-length ballet by
Douglas Martin. Based on Shakespeare’s story and set to Prokofiev’s score. $25 to $35. 8 p.m.
Grease, High School South, 346
Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-716-5050.
www.ww-p.org.
Musical set in a high school in the
1950s. $12. 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Peter Pan, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheater.net. Musical about a magical world. $20. Opening night reception follows the evening show.
Liz Rzasa of Lawrenceville stars in
the title role. 2 and 8 p.m. See
story.
Breaking Up is Hard to Do, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South
Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell,
609-466-2766. Musical set in the
Catskill Mountains in 1960 features 18 songs from Neil Sedaka.
$29.50 to $31.50 includes dessert.
7 p.m.
On Stage
Into the Woods, Axelroad Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant
Avenue, Deal Park, 732-5319100. www.axelrodartcenter.org.
Musical features Ben Menahem of
Plainsboro as one of the princes.
He graduated from High School
South in 2011. $32. 8 p.m.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Berlind Theater,
McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu/arts.
“The
Producers,” a musical adaptation
of Mel Brooks’ film. 8 p.m.
Student Playwrights Festival,
Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray
Theater, Princeton University,
609-258-1742.
www.theatreintime.org. $12. 8 p.m.
Family Theater
Cirque Eloize: Cirkopolis, McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787.
Dance, circus arts, music, and theater. $20 to $55. 8 p.m.
Film
Thomas Grover Middle School
10 Southfield Road • West Windsor
March 22, 2014 at 7pm
March 23, 2014 at 1pm
$10 in advance • $11 at the door
Tickets Available at The Dance Corner (609)799-9677
Saturday Film Series, West
Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, 609716-1931. www.westwindsorarts.
org. Screening of “Lars and the
Real Girl,” 2007, a film about an
unconventional relationship between a teen boy and a doll he purchased on the Internet. The
speaker is Marian R. Stuart, a licensed psychologist with a private
practice in the area. She will expound upon the themes of mental
illness and health in a community
context. $8. 7:30 p.m.
Art
Art for Families, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
University Art Museum, 609-4970020. “Kente Cloth: A Colorful Expression of Ritual and Culture.”
10:30 a.m.
$8.00
Tickets
Tots on Tour, Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. For ages 3 to 5.
Listen to a story, become park explorers, make original works of art.
One adult must accompany each
child. Register. Free with park admission. Rain or shine. 11 a.m.
and 1 p.m.
Nature Workshops, New Jersey
State Museum, 205 West State
Street, Trenton, 609-292-5420.
www.statemuseumnj.gov. “Backyard Tweets Wildlife Conservation
Day” with interactive workshops
for ages 3 to 6, wildlife experts and
conservationists, a scavenger
hunt, and more. $5. 11 a.m.
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Roomful of Teeth: The ensemble performs Sunday,
March 9, at the Institute for Advanced Study; and Monday, March 10, at Monroe Public Library. To reserve
free tickets to Sunday’s performance E-mail info@
princetonsymphony.org.
Seminar, Princeton Rug Society,
Mary Jacobs Library, 64 Washington Street, Rocky Hill, 732-2740774. “Scoartze: Romanian Folk
Kilims” presented by Stefano Ionescu, an independent scholar on
Oriental carpets. 1 p.m.
Anker, It’s a Grind Coffee House,
7 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. www.itsagrindnj.com. Originals and pop including songs from his new CD,
“Washington Crossing.” 8 to 10
p.m.
Art Exhibit, Artworks, 19 Everett
Alley, Trenton, 609-394-9436.
www.artworkstrenton.org. Opening reception for the gallery’s first
juried print exhibit. Juror is Phyllis
Wright. Also on view is an exhibit
of works by students throughout
Mercer County and a solo exhibition by Ruth Wolf. On view to
March 29. 4 p.m.
Good Causes
Art Exhibit, Ellarslie, Trenton
City Museum, Cadwalader Park,
609-989-1191. www.ellarslie.org.
Opening reception for “People and
Places,” an exhibit of paintings,
photographs, etchings, and sculptures by Jennifer Hansen Rolli,
Louis Russomanno, Sterling
Shaw, Ronald M. Villegas, and
Charles Wells. Gallery talk is Sunday, April 6, at 2 p.m. On view to
April 27. 7 to 9 p.m.
Benefit Galas
Dancing
R.C. Smith, Catch a Rising Star,
Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie
Center, West Windsor, 609-9878018. www.catcharisingstar.com.
Register. $22. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Dance Lesson, New Covenant
United Methodist Church, 1965
South Broad Street, Hamilton,
609-393-4725. www.newcovenantumc.net. Ballroom, swing, and
merengue. Partner not required.
Childcare available. Free. 11 a.m.
Ballroom Blitz, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill
Road, Princeton, 609-945-1883.
www. central jersey dance. org.
Lesson followed by open dancing.
No partner needed. $12. E-mail
ballroom@centraljerseydance.
org for information. 7 to 11:30
p.m.
Literati
Storytelling Workshop, Garden
State Storytellers League, Hamilton Library, 1 Municipal Drive,
609-890-3378.
englearnr@aol.
com. “Celebrate NJ’s 350 Anniversary Through Storytelling,” a storytelling workshop featuring Laura
Crockett portraying Mary Stumpf
in a story of the Battle of Princeton.
Register at [email protected].
Free. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Reading Series, Panoply Bookstore, 46 North Union Street,
Lambertville,
609-397-1145.
Charlie Bondhus, author of “All the
Heat We Could Carry,” poetry editor at the Good Men Project, and a
teacher at Raritan Valley Community College. 6 p.m.
Classical Music
Princeton University Orchestra,
Princeton University, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-9220.
puorchestra.org. Works by Britten,
Ravel, and Mozart. Barbara Rearick, a mezzo-soprano, is featured
in “Phaedra.” Jessie Chen on violin and Nicholas Stead on piano.
Conducted by Michael Pratt. Register. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Hansel and Gretel, Sinfonietta
Nova, Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church, 609-462-4984. www.
sinfoniettanova.org. The West
Windsor-based orchestra conducted by Gail H. Lee presents a
concert performance sung in German with English narration. Humperdinck’s classic fairy tale opera
for the child in all of us. Free for
children under 12. 7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.
allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar.
6 to 9 p.m.
Third of Never and the Truants,
The Record Collector Store, 358
Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown,
609-324-0880. www.the-recordcollector.com. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Pancake Breakfast, High School
South Pirate Marching Band,
Applebee’s, 3330 Route 1 North,
Lawrenceville.
www.piratemarchingband.org. All you can eat
pancakes, sausages, coffee, and
juice. Band members will be servers. $8. 8 to 10 a.m.
Starry Night Gala, Jewish Family
and Children’s Services of
Greater Mercer County, Westin,
Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609987-8100.
www.jfcsonline.org.
Dinner, silent auction, dancing,
and more. Register. $200. 7 to 11
p.m.
Comedy
Faith
Meeting, Bhakti Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton,
732-604-4135. Discussion, meditation, and Indian vegetarian luncheon. Register by E-mail to [email protected]. 2 p.m.
Mental Health
Dog Exchange Meetings, Attitudes in Reverse, Heavenly
Hounds Dog Training School, 231
Baker’s Basin Road, Lawrenceville. www.attitudesinreverse.org.
The program matches dogs with
people who would benefit from the
emotional support in their life. Email [email protected]
for information. 6 p.m.
Wellness
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, Firefly Yoga, 2500
Brunswick Pike, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, 609-403-6679. www.
yoga4sobriety.com. Bring recovery into your yoga practice. E-mail
cinderellamom96@comcast. net
for information. $5. 8 a.m.
Lectures
Integrated STEM Education Conference, IEEE, Friend Center,
Olden and William streets, Princeton. ieee.org/conf/stem. “Designing Pathways to STEM Success”
presented by Alicia Abella, AT&T;
Nita Patel, L-3 Warrior Systems;
and Karen Panetta, Tufts University. Register. $150. 8 a.m.
Workshop, Astrological Society
of Princeton, 173 South Harrison
Street, Princeton, 609-924-4311.
www.aspnj.org. “An Introduction
to Symmetrical Astrology” presented by Gary Christen. Register.
$50. Noon.
Science Lectures
Science on Saturday, Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory,
Forrestal Campus, Route 1 North,
Plainsboro, 609-243-2121. www.
pppl.gov. “From MOOC to MIIC:
Can Effective Learning Be Big”
presented by Mung Chiang, professor of electrical engineering,
Princeton University. For students,
parents, teachers, and community
members. Photo ID required.
Free. 9:30 a.m.
Outdoor Action
Princeton Canal Walkers, Turning
Basin Park, Alexander Road,
Princeton, 609-638-6552. Threemile walk on the towpath. Bad
weather cancels. Free. 10 a.m.
Pysanky Ukrainian Egg Decorating, Stony Brook Millstone Watershed, 31 Titus Mill Road,
Hopewell, 609-737-7592. Register. $60 per family. 10 a.m.
Family Nature Programs, New
Jersey Audubon, Plainsboro
Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road,
Plainsboro, 609-897-9400. Little
Tyke Nature Hike. Register. $5. 3
p.m.
Schools
Open House, The Lewis School,
53 Bayard Lane, Princeton, 609924-8120. www.lewisschool.org.
Information about alternative education program for learning different students with language-based
learning difficulties. Pre-K to college preparatory levels. 10 a.m.
Book Sale
West Windsor Library, 333 North
Post Road, 609-799-0462. Sales
benefit children’s, teen, and adult
programming; community events;
the summer reading program; additions to the library’s periodical
and book collections; landscaping;
and furniture. Books, DVDs, CDs,
audio books. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sports
Harlem Globetrotters, Sun National Bank Center, Hamilton Avenue
at Route 129, Trenton, 800-2984200. $22 to $120. 2 and 7 p.m.
Sunday
March 9
Dance
Rider Dances Everywhere, Westminster Choir College, Luedeke
Center, Rider University, 609-9212663. www.rider.edu. Rider dance
students perform works by choreographer from previous dance
programs at four different locations in the center. The dancers
will unite for the final portion. $20.
2 p.m.
On Stage
Breaking Up is Hard to Do, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South
Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell,
609-466-2766. Musical set in the
Catskill Mountains in 1960 features 18 songs from Neil Sedaka.
$29.50 to $31.50 includes dessert.
1 p.m.
August: Osage County, Actors’
NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue,
Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694.
Tracy Letts’ play about a dysfunctional family. For mature audiences. $20. 2 p.m.
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Service for the whole family
Health Fair, Princeton HealthCare System, 7 Plainsboro Road,
Plainsboro, 888-897-8979. www.
princetonhcs.org. Celebrate the
first anniversary of Princeton Fitness and Wellness. Health screenings, classes, and tours. 9 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Psychic Development Tools,
Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite
635, Plainsboro, 609-750-7432.
Presented by Jessica McKay.
Register. $26. 2 p.m.
Art of Living, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road,
East Windsor, 609-448-1330.
Breathing techniques to reduce
stress and heighten mental clarity
presented by Sita Subramanyam.
Register. Free. 2 p.m.
For Families
Read and Explore Program, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-9242310. www.terhuneorchards.com.
“Composting.” Register. $5. 10
a.m.
For Teens
Mercer County Math Circle,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. Advanced group for high
school and advanced middle
school students at 2 p.m. Recreational group for students in
grades 6 to 12 at 3:14 p.m. 2 p.m.
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Peter Pan, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheater.net. Musical about a magical world. $20. 2 p.m.
Murder is a Game, Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road,
Hillsborough,
908-369-7469.
www.svptheatre.org. $18. 2 p.m.
Into the Woods, Axelroad Performing Arts Center, 100 Grant
Avenue, Deal Park, 732-5319100. www.axelrodartcenter.org.
Musical features Ben Menahem of
Plainsboro as one of the princes.
He graduated from High School
South in 2011. $32. 3 p.m.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Berlind Theater,
McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu/arts.
“The
Producers,” a musical adaptation
of Mel Brooks’ film. 8 p.m.
Family Theater
Cirque Eloize: Cirkopolis, McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.org. Dance, circus
arts, music, and theater. $20 to
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Film and Discussion, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529.
Screening of “Women Art Revolution,” the New Jersey premiere of
Lynn Hershman’s documentary
exploring the history of feminist
art. Discussion with Hershman
and Judith Brodsky. 3 p.m.
Richard Goode and C.K. Williams, Princeton University
Concerts, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-2800. princetonuniversityconcerts.org. The poet
and pianist will alternate with Williams giving his poetic take on the
pieces Goode performs. Music of
Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin,
Bach, and more. Pre-concert discussion between Williams and Jeff
Dolven at 2 p.m. $20 to $45. 3 p.m.
Art
Nassau Arts, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-924-0103. Opening reception for “Mainely Delights,” an exhibit of photographs
by Tasha O’Neill. All art is for sale.
On view to March 31. 2 to 4 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Princeton Jewish
Center, 435 Nassau Street, 609921-0100. Reception for “Recent
Paintings,” an exhibit of abstract
paintings by Gilda K. Aronovic of
Princeton. On view to March 31. 2
to 5 p.m.
Art Exhibit, West Windsor Arts
Council, 952 Alexander Road,
West Windsor, 609-716-1931.
www.westwindsorarts.org. Opening reception for “What the Fiber,”
an exhibit of fiber arts. Works are
presented in both traditional and
non-traditional materials. Artists
will speak about their works. Artists from West Windsor include
Adria Sherman. On view to May 2.
4 to 6 p.m. See story.
Choral Reading, Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609587-7123. www.princetonol.com/
groups/psma. “Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms and Mozart Solemn Vespers of the Confessor”
conducted by Marjorie Herman. All
singers are invited to join. No auditions. Vocal scores provided. Refreshments. $10. 4 to 7 p.m.
Chamber Series, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Wolfensohn
Hall, Institute for Advanced Study,
609-497-0020.
www.princetonsymphony.org. Roomful of Teeth a
cappella ensemble. Reservations
required by E-mail to [email protected]. Free. 4:30 p.m.
Live Music
Ed Wilson, Alchemist & Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555.
www.
theaandb.com. 21 plus. 10 p.m.
Read Out Loud: Joyce
Carol Oates reads from
her latest book, ‘Carthage: A Novel,’ at
Labyrinth Books in
Princeton on Monday,
March 10.
Good Causes
Reception and Cirque Eloize,
CASA for Children of Mercer
and Burlington counties, McCarter Theater, Princeton, 609434-0050. www.casamercer.org.
Dessert reception, a magic show
by Anthony Salazar, and a silent
auction. “Cirkopolis,” a show that
combines the words of circus,
dance, and theater, by acrobats,
jugglers, and contortionists. Benefit for the non-profit organization
committed to speaking up in court
for the best interests of children
who have been removed from
their homes due to abuse and neglect. Register. $100; $75 for children. 1:30 p.m.
Faith
Lenten Lunch and Study Series,
All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints
Road, Princeton, 609-921-2420.
Adults will read “The Problem of
Pain” by C.S. Lewis. 10:15 a.m.
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p.m.
History
Cookie Jar Exhibit, Cranbury
Museum, 4 Park Place East,
Cranbury, 609-409-1289. www.
cranbury.org. Several dozen
cookie jars of Elsie the Cow, Disney characters, and more. Vintage
cookbooks and kitchen implements are also on exhibit. These
include “Betty Crocker’s Cookbook for Boys & Girls” published in
1957. The book’s author, Thelma
Sonnichsen, lived in Cranbury,
along with 12 child volunteer testers. On view to April 6. 1 to 4 p.m.
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
158 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-921-6748.
www.princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
around downtown Princeton and
Princeton University campus. $7.
2 p.m.
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com. Tours of the camp. 11 a.m. to
3 p.m.
Open House, Rambling Pines
Day Camp, 74 Lambertville
Hopewell Road, Hopewell, 609466-1212. www.ramblingpines.
com. Parents and children may
tour the facility and meet staff
members. Camp program for ages
3 to 15 and a teen program for
grades 7 to 10. Register. 1 to 3
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Lecture, Astrological Society of
Princeton, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Doren Street, Plainsboro,
609-924-4311.
www.aspnj.org.
“Uranian Thoughts for a Saturnian
World” presented by Gary Christen. Register. $10. 2 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Maple Sugaring, Washington
Crossing State Park, Washington Crossing State Park Nature/
Interpretive Center, 609-7370609. Participatory demonstration
of the procedures of home maple
sugar production. Register. Free.
1:30 to 3 p.m.
Politics
Candidate Forum, Republican
Women of Mercer County, Leonardo’s II, 2021 Business Route 1,
Lawrenceville,
609-297-7962.
www.rwomc.org. Luncheon and
Q&A with the candidates. Congressional candidates include
Congressman Chris Smith and Dr.
Alieta Eck. U.S. Senate candidates include Jeff Bell, Brian Goldberg, Rich Pezzullo, Murray Sabrin, and Robert Turkavage. Email [email protected] for information or registration. $30. 11 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Bridal Show
Wedding Set Go, Nassau Inn, 10
Palmer Square, Princeton, 732899-7740.
www.weddingsetgo.
com. Performance by Mission
Dance. Runway fashion show by
David’s Bridal. Prizes. Noon to
3:30 p.m.
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Book Sale
For Families
West Windsor Library, 333 North
Post Road, 609-799-0462. www.
mcl.org. Sales benefit children’s,
teen, and adult programming;
community events; the summer
reading program; additions to the
library’s periodical and book collections; landscaping; and furniture. Books, DVDs, CDs, audio
books, and more. 12:30 to 5 p.m.
Karaoke for Kids, Friendly’s,
1031 Washington Boulevard, Foxmoor Center, Robbinsville, 609426-9203. Sing your favorite hits.
Participants receive an ice cream
sundae. Free. 6 to 8 p.m.
For Women Only
Har Sinai Temple Sisterhood,
2421 Pennington Road, Pennington, 609-836-0301. “Celebrate the
Women We Are” for ages 13 and
up. Buffet dinner, make a craft, get
a makeover, learn to belly dance,
get a massage, and more. Register. $25. 3 to 7 p.m.
Moms Night Out, Mercer Friends,
Mystique Hair and Salon, MarketFair, West Windsor, 609-6837240. www.mercerfriends.com.
Dessert buffet and more. Register
by E-mail to rsvp@mercerfriends.
com or phone. Open to moms of
children and adults with special
needs. 4 p.m.
Sports for Causes
Icebreaker Fun Run, Princeton
Athletic Club, CrossFit Nassau,
255 Nassau Street, Princeton.
www.princetonac.org. Benefit for
Hurricane Sandy relief and Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad.
5K and 8K. Register. 9 a.m.
Monday
March 10
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haitanya Natarajan of Plainsboro is a winner of Westminster Conservatory’s concerto competition and will perform the first
movement of Villa-Lobos’ Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone with
the Westminster Community Orchestra at the Westminster Conservatory Showcase on Sunday,
March 16, at 3 p.m. at Richardson
Auditorium on the Princeton University campus.
A senior at High School North,
Natarajan, who has been playing
the alto saxophone since fifth
grade, also plays the soprano saxophone. He has studied under Darryl
Yokley at Westminster Conservatory for the past eight years, and he
is part of the Young Artists Program. He was a winner of last
year’s Musicfest competition and
performed at Carnegie Hall.
At North he performs as first
chair in his high school jazz bands
and sings in the a cappella groups
Out of the Blue and Knight Owls.
Natarajan is also involved in vocal
and instrumental South Indian
classical music and studies advanced violin with Radhika Devarajan. He hopes to pursue saxophone performance and mathemat-
Lectures
Two Meetings, Human Resources Management Association,
Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center,
West Windsor, 609-844-0200.
hrma-nj.shrm.org. Careers in
Transition group meets at 4:30
p.m. Dinner meeting features
“Employment and Labor Law Update and Future Outlook” presented by Stefanie Riehl from New
Jersey Business & Industry Association. Register. $50. 4:30 p.m.
Book Sale
West Windsor Library, 333 North
Post Road, 609-799-0462. www.
mcl.org. Sales benefit children’s,
teen, and adult programming;
community events; the summer
reading program; additions to the
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Westminster Choir, Westminster
Conservatory, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 609258-9220. Homecoming concert
after a tour of Oklahoma and Texas. They will be joined by the
Westminster Festival Chamber
Orchestra for a preview of their
2014 Spoleto USA festival program. Register. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Mental Health
Support
Group,
Princeton
PFLAG, Trinity Church, 33 Mercer
Street, Princeton, 732-679-8812.
www.pflagprinceton.org. Parents
provide support for parents and
their children who are coping with
the pressures and misunderstandings associated with being gay,
lesbian, transgender, or gender
variant people. E-mail [email protected] for information. 7 to 9 p.m.
Support Group, The Push Group,
Saint Mark United Methodist
Church, 465 Paxton Avenue,
Hamilton Square, 609-213-1585.
For men and women with anxiety
disorders. Free. 7 p.m.
Wellness
Tai Chi and Meditation, Gratitude
Yoga, 27 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-532-2618. Deep
relaxation, philosophy, and more.
Beginners are welcome. 7 p.m.
We s t m i n ster Conservatory Showcase,
Westminster
Conservatory,
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University.
Sunday, March 16, 3 p.m. $15.
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next year.
Participants
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winners are selected after each
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122 Nassau Street Princeton,
609-497-1600. Joyce Carol Oates
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Off to Neverland
with J.M. Barrie’s
‘Peter Pan’
‘P
eter Pan,” the story of the
mischievous boy who refuses to grow up, is on
stage at Kelsey Theater for the next
three weekends. Based on the classic book by J.M. Barrie, it has been
adapted in stage, film, animated,
and television productions. Fly
along to the enchanted world of
Neverland from Saturday, March
8, to Sunday, March 23. A reception
with the cast and crew follows the
opening night performance on Saturday, March 8.
In “Peter Pan” the title character
takes Wendy, John, and Michael
Darling for an adventure with the
Lost Boys, Indians, fairies, and a
colorful crew of pirates led by the
evil Captain Hook.
West Windsor residents in the
production include Jeanette Smith,
who plays a kangaroo. Lost Boys
include Sabrina Chevlin, Harrison
Cohen, and Makenna Katz, and the
band of pirates includes Jonathan
Logan, Edward Szemis, and Stephen Szemis.
Chris Szemis of West Windsor,
the stage manager, has managed 12
shows for Yardley Players since
2006. She initially became involved with community theater
when her middle son, David, was
11 and decided he wanted to become an actor. He is now a junior
majoring in marketing at NYU’s
Stern School of Business. Her other sons are Stephen, also in “Peter
Pan,” and her oldest son, Kevin,
who graduated from Emerson College with a major in studio television, and is now living in Los Angeles and working for TMZ as a
broadcast engineer. When not
backstage, she works as a communication systems engineer for a major defense contractor.
Szemis has appeared in five previous shows at Kelsey Theater. He
has had no formal acting or singing
training but has taken ballroom
dance lessons and plays keyboards
with In the Cut, a band that plays
dance music in local bars. Recent
roles at Kelsey include an obsequious hotel manager in “Born Yesterday,” an irate parent and lascivious
shriner in “Bye, Bye Birdie,” a
Nazi in “The Sound of Music,” and
a semi-clothed Winkie Guard in
“The Wizard of Oz.”
Their son, Stephen Szemis, is a
pirate named Noodler. This is his
15th production on the Kelsey
stage. His favorite roles include
Flick in “A Christmas Story,” Little
Jake in “Annie Get Your Gun,” and
Sidney Sawyer in “The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer.”
He has studied voice with sev-
eral voice teachers including Patricia Bartlett and studied dance for
seven years, including tap, jazz,
and musical theater. He has also
studied acting at the Tomato Patch
performing arts camp at MCCC.
A sophomore at Notre Dame
High School, he plays alto and tenor saxophones and clarinet with the
school’s concert and jazz bands,
sings in the school’s madrigal
choir, and will be in the pit orchestra in “Hairspray.”
“I am enjoying being a goofy pirate and getting a chance to share
the stage with my dad, and my
mom, who is the stage manager for
this production,” says Szemis.
Forever Young: Stephen Szemis (Noodler), back left,
Ed Szemis (Mullins), Jonathan Logan (pirate),
Amanda Bank, and Jack Lynch; and Jeanette Smith
(Indian and kangaroo), front left, Harrison Cohen
(Curly), Sabrina Chevlin (Nibs), and Makenna Katz
(Lost Boy).
Princeton Dance and Theater. His
previous shows on the Kelsey stage
are “Camp Rock the Musical” and
the 2013 Kelsey Awards Show.
“My character as a lost boy is
strong and reckless and I think it is
very awesome to be part of this production,” says Cohen.
about the audition from his Tomato
Patch counselor, Elizabeth Rzasa,
who plays Peter Pan.
Past roles include Stanley Larson in “Mystery at Shady Acres,”
and Charlie Brown in “You’re a
Good Man Charlie Brown.” He also played Ralph Herdman in “The
Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” He
plays bass in the jazz band and
chamber orchestras at school and is
also involved with cross country
and lacrosse.
“I am very excited to play the
part of a pirate,” says Logan. “I
have made many new friends and
hope to see them on stage again in
future plays at Kelsey Theater.”
Jeanette Smith, a sixth grade
student at Grover Middle School,
Her husband, Ed Szemis, porportrays both an Indian and the
trays a pirate named Mullins. A
kangaroo in her first show at
programmer and systems analyst at
Kelsey. The family are subscribers
Bank of America Merrill Lynch,
at Kelsey and she has been attending shows there since she was two
years old.
A dancer since she was 18
months old,
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she
studies
Chevlin of West
ballet,
tap,
‘The production staff
Windsor, a sixth
jazz, lyrical,
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and hip hop at
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Singles
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.
com. Drop in for soups, sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee, and conversation. Register at www.
meetup. com/Princeton-Singles
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Dancing
Good Causes
International Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance, Riverside
School, 58 Riverside Drive, Princeton, 609-921-9340. Ethnic dances of many countries using original
music. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance. No partner
needed. $3. 7 to 9 p.m.
Information Sessions, CASA for
Children of Mercer and Burlington counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing, 609-4340050.
www.casamercer.org.
Seeking potential volunteer advocates to learn about the 30-hour
training program. Court Appointed
Special Advocates is a non-profit
organization committed to speaking up in court for the best interests
of children who have been removed from their homes due to
abuse and neglect. Call to register
for training session. 9:30 a.m.
Literati
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street Princeton,
609-497-1600. Stanley Corngold,
author of “Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis: A Bug’s Life,” and Michael
Jennings, professor of German at
Princeton University. 6 p.m.
Tax Assistance
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Classical Music
Meeting, Princeton Recorder Society, Kingston Presbyterian
Church, 4565 Route 27, Kingston.
www.princetonrecorder.org. Socializing and making music. Players of all levels are invited. 7 p.m.
Socials
General Meeting, Italian American Festival Association, Heritage Center, 2421 Liberty Street,
Hamilton, 609-631-7544. www.
italian american festival. com.
Open to the public. 7 p.m.
Flute Master Class, Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey, Community Middle School, 75 Grovers
Mill Road, Plainsboro. www.yocj.
org. Angela Gao, Sophia Isnardi,
Dan Milo, Wenyi Ouyang, Bethany
Tsai, and Roopa Venkatraman will
be on stage while their fellow musicians will be in the audience.
Bart Feller, principal flute player of
the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, directs. Accompanied by
Sylvie Webb. Free. 7 p.m.
Postcard Collecting
Washington Crossing Card Collectors, Union Fire Hall, 1396
River Road, Titusville, 609-7373555.
www.wc4postcards.org.
Program, “Ellen Clapsadde,” and
auction. 8 p.m.
Tuesday
March 11
Pop Music
Rehearsal, Princeton Garden
Statesmen, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Doren Street, Plainsboro,
888-636-4449. Men of all ages
and experience levels are invited
to sing in four-part harmony. Free.
7:30 to 10 p.m.
On Stage
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Berlind Theater,
McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu/arts.
“The
Producers,” a musical adaptation
of Mel Brooks’ film. 8 p.m.
Rider Musical Theater Cabaret,
Rider University, Yvonne Theater, Lawrenceville, 609-9212663. www.rider.edu/arts. “Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino”
presented by an all female cast.
Register. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Faith
Lenten Services, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau
Street at Vandeventer Avenue,
Princeton, 609-924-2613. Meditation followed by a light lunch. Led
by Catherine Williams, the pastoral care assistant and a resident of
West Windsor. Noon.
The Station Churches of Mercer
County, Church of Saint Ann, St.
Paul Church, 214 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-882-6491. www.
churchofsaintann.net. Celebrate
evening mass during Lent. Tour
the church’s art and architecture
following the service. 7:30 p.m.
Health
Living with Lupus, Princeton
HealthCare System, 1 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 888-8978979.
www.princetonhcs.org.
Q&A with Michael J. Froncek, MD,
board certified in internal medicine
and rheumatology. Free. 7 p.m.
Mental Health
Jewish Bereavement Group,
Jewish Family and Children’s
Services of Greater Mercer
County,
Congregation
Beth
Chaim, 329 Village Road East,
West Windsor, 609-987-8100.
www.jfcsonline.org. Open to any
Jewish adult, regardless of affiliation, who has lost a loved one within the past 18 months. Facilitated
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Musically Speaking:
Poet C.K. Williams,
right, collaborates with
pianist Richard Goode
for a concert Sunday,
March 9, in Richardson
Auditorium on the
Princeton campus.
by Beverly Rubman, chaplain.
Register by E-mail to laraw@
jfconline.org. Donations invited. 7
to 8:30 p.m.
Wellness
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, East Windsor Fire Department, 51 One Mile Road, East
Windsor, 609-403-6679. www.
yoga4sobriety.com. Bring recovery into your yoga practice. E-mail
cinderellamom96@comcast. net
for information. $5. 6 p.m.
1330. Explore inheritance goals,
tax deferrals, capital gains, tax relief, trusts, retirement plans, and
more with attorney Rob Morris.
Register. 7 p.m.
Politics
What You Need to Know About
Food
Allergies,
Princeton
HealthCare System, Hamilton
YMCA, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 888-8978979. Symptoms and substitutions presented by Jayanti Rao,
board certified in allergy and immunology. 6:30 p.m.
Meeting, League of Women Voters, Princeton Public Library,
Princeton,
609-658-6107.
lwvprinceton.org. 10:30 a.m.
Schools
Open House, The Laurel School,
407 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-466-6000. www.laurelschoolprinceton.org. For students in
grades 1 to 8 with dyslexia. 1 p.m.
Lectures
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, 185 Nassau
Street,
609-258-1500.
www.
princeton.edu/arts. “Musical Directing Sondheim,” a conversation
with Rob Berman. Free. 3 p.m.
Book Sale
West Windsor Library, 333 North
Post Road, 609-799-0462. www.
mcl.org. Sales benefit children’s,
teen, and adult programming;
community events; the summer
reading program; additions to the
library’s periodical and book collections; landscaping; and furniture. Books, DVDs, CDs, audio
books, and more. 9:30 a.m. to 9
p.m.
For Women Only, Believe, Inspire, Grow, First Assembly of
God Church, 87 Route 31 South,
Pennington, 609-280-1905. www.
believeinspiregrow.com. “Dress
for Success” presented by Kaya
Townsend. Register online or by
E-mail to joabigleaderpen@gmail.
com. 7 p.m.
Estate Planning, Hickory Corner
Library, 138 Hickory Corner
Road, East Windsor, 609-448-
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Dance
Firebird, Rite of Spring, and Afternoon of a Faun, American
Repertory Ballet, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. An evening of
ballets inspired by the 20th century works of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. The world premiere of
Douglas Martin’s “Firebird” set to a
selling. With the growth of the
internet this is no longer true.
Airlines have algorithms and
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when the price is right.
Myth 3: Four Stars is better
than Three Diamonds ratings for
hotels.
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research, experience, and
knowledge of hotels and resorts
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Myth 4: Best prices are for
last minute deals.
In many cases, the airline
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able to sell the last tickets and
actually bump the price up. And
if you wait too long you may not
be able to get tickets to your
destination at all. For a cruise, if
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get the cabin location you want
and take advantage of any price
decreases that occur before
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score by Stravinsky; his “Rite of
Spring,” also set to music by
Stravinsky; and Kirk Peterson’s
“Afternoon of a Faun,” set to Debussy’s score. 7:30 p.m. See story.
On Stage
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Berlind Theater,
McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-1500.
“The Producers,” a musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ film. 8 p.m.
Film
World Cinema Series, Garden
Theater, Nassau Street, Princeton.
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Screening of “Gloria,” in Spanish
with English subtitles. $10. 6 p.m.
Myth 5: Don’t take an organized tour if you want to see the
“real” country.
Many travelers believe tour
guides will only take you to tourist traps or gift shops. In reality
the right tour guide may be the
best way to learn about a new
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Art
Art Exhibit, Princeton Charter
School, 100 Bunn Drive, Princeton, 609-924-4461. Reception for
the school’s second annual art exhibition features the work of Elisa
Hirvonen of Princeton. The exhibit
includes recent ceramic sculptures and vessels, drawings, and
watercolors. Eight grade students
decorated pink pots made in
classes led by Hirvonen. Refreshments. 6 to 8 p.m.
Literati
Program in Creative Writing Series, Princeton University, Berlind Theater, McCarter Theater
Center, 609-258-1500. princeton.
edu/arts. Readings by Dana Levin,
poetry; and Claire Vaye Watkins,
fiction. Free. 4:30 p.m.
Live Music
Douglas Martin’s Rite of Spring.Credit: Kyle Froman Photograpy
Open Mic, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555. 21 plus. 10 p.m.
Firebird
McCarter Theatre
March 12, 2014, 7:30pm
Douglas Martin’s Firebird &
Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)
and Kirk Peterson’s Afternoon of a Faun
(Debussy)
www.arballet.org
Free pre-performance lecture
Feb. 25 at 7pm at Princeton Public Library:
Behind the Music of the Ballets Russes
Featuring Music Scholar Simon Morrison
Pop Music
Rider Musical Theater Cabaret,
Rider University, Yvonne Theater, Lawrenceville, 609-9212663. www.rider.edu/arts. “Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino”
presented by an all female cast.
Register. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Faith
Rethinking Purim, Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road,
East Windsor, 609-443-4454. Discussion about relationships based
on those in the Purim megillah, the
story of Esther. Facilitated with
Beverly Rubman, chaplain for JFCS’s Secure@Home program.
Presented by Project S.A.R.A.H.
(Stop Abusive Relationships at
Home). Register. Free. 7 p.m.
Food & Dining
Cornerstone Community Kitchen, Princeton United Methodist
Church, Nassau at Vandeventer
Street, Princeton, 609-924-2613.
Hot meals served, prepared by
TASK. Free. 5 to 6:30 p.m.
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Men’s Support Group, West
Windsor, 732-277-4775. A group
of middle-aged men meet in
homes to talk about their lives, careers, relationships, health, and
more. Men going through divorce
are welcome. E-mail [email protected] for information.
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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Children of Aging Parents, Princeton Senior Resource Center,
Suzanne Patterson Building, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
www.princetonsenior.org. Monthly
group for family and friends caring
for an older adult. Group facilitated
by Susan Hoskins, LCSW. Information includes helpful strategies
for providing good care, local resources, caregiver self-care, and
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Crystal Singing Bowls Guided
Meditation, Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro,
609-750-7432. www.relaxationandhealing.com. Presented by Janis Alber. Register. $22. 7 p.m.
Spiritual Law of Attraction, One
Yoga Center, 405 Route 130
North, East Windsor, 609-9180963. www.oneyogacenter.net.
Presentation by Michele Granberg, a therapist, coach, and healer. Bring a journal or notebook.
Register. $30. 7 to 9 p.m.
History
Lunchtime Program, New Jersey
State Library, 185 West State
Street, Trenton, 609-278-2640,
ext. 172. njstatelib.org. “Challenges of Researching Family Members” presented by Thomas Callahan Jr. Register by E-mail to [email protected]. Free. Noon.
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. www.
drumthwacket.org. New Jersey
governor’s official residence.
Group tours are available. Registration required. $5 donation. 1
p.m.
Tour and Tea, Morven Museum,
55 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-924-8144. www.morven.org.
Tour the restored mansion, galleries, and gardens before or after
tea. Register. $20. 1 p.m.
Lectures
Job Seeker Workshops, South
Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston
Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732329-4000. “Skill Training Opportunities for Job Seekers” presented
by Middlesex County Workforce.
Register. 1 p.m.
Public Lecture, Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall,
Einstein Drive, Princeton, 609734-8228. www.ias.edu. “After
Syria: The Future of the Responsibility to Protect” presented by Gareth Evans, the chancellor of the
Australian National University and
former foreign minister of Australia. 4:30 p.m.
Cultural Communication Circles,
Speaking That Connects, Plainsboro,
609-799-1400.
www.
speakingthatconnects.com.
Slang, idioms, and social etiquette. Register. $20. E-mail [email protected]
for information. 7 p.m.
Meeting, UFO and Paranormal
Study Group, Hamilton Township
Library, Municipal Drive, 609-6318955. Facilitated by Pat Marcattilio. Free. 7 to 10 p.m.
Meeting, Princeton Photography
Club, Johnson Education Center,
D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1
Preservation Place, Princeton,
732-422-3676. “Out of Focus” presented by Joel Morgovsky of
Brookdale Community College.
Free. 7:30 p.m.
Schools
Open House, Chapin School,
4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton,
609-986-1702.
www.chapinschool.org. Information about
summer programs. 9 a.m.
Information Session, Villa Victoria Academy, 376 West Upper
Ferry Road, Ewing, 609-2589226. Programs for girls in pre-K
and kindergarten through high
school. School tour, program overview, conversation, and refreshments. Register online. 1 p.m.
Information Session, Mercer
County Technical Schools, Sypek Center, 129 Bull Run Road,
Pennington, 609-837-9785. www.
mcts.edu. 2 to 6 p.m.
Open House, St. Francis Medical
Center, 601 Hamilton Avenue,
Trenton, 609-599-5190. www.
stfrancismedical.com. Information
about the schools of nursing and
radiologic technology. Refreshments and tours. 4 to 6:30 p.m.
For Seniors
Kosher Cafe East, Jewish Family
and Children’s Service, Beth El
Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream
Road, East Windsor, 609-9878100. “When to Call 911” presented by Barbara Vaning, Princeton
HealthCare
System.
Kosher
lunch. Register. $5. 12:30 p.m.
Thursday
March 13
Art
Art Exhibit, Gallery at Mercer
County College, Communications Center, West Windsor, 609586-4800, ext. 3589. www.mccc.
edu. Opening reception for “Mercer County Artists 2014,” a juried
exhibit featuring works of artists
who live, work, or attend school in
Mercer County. On view to April 3.
5 to 7:30 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Rider University, Luedeke Center, Lawrenceville, 609921-2663.
www.rider.edu/arts.
Opening reception for “John Heliker: The Music of Painting,” a retrospective of the artist’s small
paintings of figures, landscapes,
and still lifes. On view to April 20. 5
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Mental Health
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Mercer Chapter of the Sunshine
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master of ceremonies. Register.
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Faith
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Celebrate evening mass during
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p.m.
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Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville,
609-882-6491.
www.
churchofsaintann.net. Screening
of “Francis: The Pope of the New
World” and evening prayer. 7 p.m.
Farm Markets
Winter Market, Princeton Farmers’ Market, Princeton Public Library,
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Produce, cheese, cakes, crafts,
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org. Supportive network to share
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and socialize with other families of
twins and triplets. E-mail [email protected] for information.
Free. 7 p.m.
Schools
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Princeton, 609-375-8015. www.
yhis.org. Information about programs include Chinese language
and culture camp. 7 p.m.
For Seniors
Time at Last: Navigating Retirement, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge
Road, Mercerville, 609-584-5900.
www.rwjhamilton.org. So much of
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around work. This supportive
group discusses the joys, concerns and challenges of having
extra time and making decisions
about using it to create fulfillment.
Register. Free. 2 to 3 p.m.
prize money of $314.15. For
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On Stage
Breaking Up is Hard to Do, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South
Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell,
609-466-2766. Musical set in the
Catskill Mountains in 1960 features 18 songs from Neil Sedaka.
$29.50 to $31.50 includes dessert.
7 p.m.
August: Osage County, Actors’
NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue,
Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694.
Tracy Letts’ play about a dysfunctional family. For mature audiences. $20. 8 p.m.
Peter Pan, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheater.net. Musical about a magical world. $20. 8 p.m.
Art
Gallery Talk, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, 609-258-3788. “Egyptian
Coffin Lid: News from the New
Kingdom” presented by Anne Merle-Smith. Free. 12:30 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Gallery 14, 14 Mercer
Street, Hopewell, 609-333-8511.
www.photogallery14.com. Opening reception for “Street Art Portraits,” an exhibit of 20 large
framed color prints each featuring
street art portraits by Miek Boltjes.
The portraits, all painted within the
last 18 months, are juxtaposed
with people and shown in their environment. Boltjes, a former resident of West Windsor, now lives in
Princeton. Also “Autumn’s Beauties,” an exhibit of works by Rhoda
Kassof-Isaac, a painter and photographer. She has gathered and
rearranged fallen leaves into new
patterns and combinations. On
view to April 13. 6 to 8 p.m.
MARCH 7, 2014
Dancing
Comedy
Folk Dance, Princeton Folk
Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-912-1272. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. $5. 8 to 11
p.m.
Harrison Greenbaum, Catch a
Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102
Carnegie Center, West Windsor,
609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Classical Music
Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms, New
Jersey Symphony Orchestra,
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton
University, 800-ALLEGRO. www.
njsymphony.org. Hahn plays
Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts. The program also include Stravinsky’s
“The Firebird Suite.” $20 to $82. 8
p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Scott Tixier, Tavern on the Lake,
101 Main Street, Hightstown, 609426-9345. www.tavernonthelake.
net. Jazz violinist from France with
poet Lamont Dixon. $20. 7:30 to
10 p.m.
Live Music
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.
allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar.
6 to 9 p.m.
Joe Hutchinson, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. 7:30 p.m.
Eliot Lewis, The Record Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-324-0880.
$20. 7:30 p.m.
Sound Bites, Arts Council of
Princeton, 102 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8777. Steve Hudson and Outer Bridge Ensemble
performs jazz, funk, Afro-beat, Afro-Cuban, and more. Workshop
for musicians and students of jazz
begins at 6:30 p.m. Bring your own
instrument. Register by E-mail to
[email protected]. $10. 8 p.m.
On the House Comedy Night,
Station Bar and Grill, 2625 Route
130 South, Cranbury, 609-6555550.
www.stationbarandgrill.
com. Hosted by Mike Bonner. 9 to
10:30 p.m.
Faith
Center for the Study of Religion,
Princeton University, CTI Commons, 50 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-683-4797.
www.
princeton.edu. “The Future of Liberal Theology” presented by
Douglas Ottai, author of “Theology
for Liberal Protestants; Theo Hobson, author of “Reinventing Liberal
Christianity;” and Robin Lovin, CTI
director of research. Free. 4:30
p.m.
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dish and beverages. 6 p.m.
Food & Dining
Chef’s Secret Dinners, Tre Piani,
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Village, Plainsboro, 609-4521515. www.trepiani.com. Dinner
created by Jim Weaver, owner and
chef. Register. $50 plus. 5 p.m.
Wellness
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, St. David’s Church, 90
South Main Street, Cranbury, 609403-6679.
www.yoga4sobriety.
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E-mail
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THE NEWS
The Prince:
Stephen
Campanella
performs in
American
Repertory
Ballet’s
‘Firebird.’
est Windsor resident Stephen Campanella, who began dancing with Princeton Ballet
School when he was five, performs
as a principal dancer with American Repertory Ballet, the school’s
professional program. His earliest
stage appearance was as a mouse in
ARB’s “The Nutcracker.” A year
later, he appeared in ARB’s production of “Our Town,” where he to attend Rutgers
After
was carried onstage in the arms of University.
then ARB principal dancer Doug- graduating in 2007
las Martin, now the company di- with a degree in hisrector. Now he is dancing profes- tory, he left New Jersionally for those who trained him. sey for a position as a
(“A Dancer Comes Full Circle,” trainee with Pittsburgh Ballet TheThe News, November 19, 2010).
Campanella is dancing the role ater. He returned in
of Prince Ivan in the upcoming pro- 2008 as an apprenduction of “Firebird,” one of tice with ARB.
Campanella also
Stravinsky’s early scores, at McCarter Theater on Wednesday, attended San Francisco Ballet
March 12. It shares a program with School and ABT Alabama summer
“Rite of Spring” and “Afternoon of intensives on merit scholarship for
a Faun,” all three created by the three years in a row. He went on to
early 20th century dance company the graduate program at Pittsburgh
Ballet Theater, where he performed
Ballet Russes (Russian Ballet).
“I am committed to keeping the role of Sancho Panza in PBT’s
great 20th century works alive by production of “Don Quixote.”
He was an apprentice at Ameriboth continuing to perform those
can
Repertory Ballet before joining
great works and by creating new
versions with my personal takes on New York Theater Ballet, where he
those themes,” says Martin. “These performed at Carnegie Hall in a LeDiaghilev-era ballets opened the rner and Loewe concert with the
West to Eastern pageantry and lore. New York Pops. His repertory
They introduced Western audienc- while at NYTB also included Ashes to the artist that would go on to ton’s Capriol Suite, Limon’s Madefine art in the 20th century. Ex- zurkas, the pas de deux from Agnes
ploring that history and expound- de Mille’s Carousel, and an ugly
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“Ballet is cyclical,” Campanella
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others. It is an incredible opportunity to be able to dance and teach in
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MARCH 7, 2014
Sherman’s Work Balances Art and Science
A
dria Sherman, a fiber artist
living in West Windsor, has
her work in West Windsor
Arts Council’s “What the Fiber!”
exhibit. Her art combines her loves
of science, color, texture, and design. Sherman’s “Healing Fibers
2” is a handstitched multimedia
collage with dye printed silk and
wool, gauze bandaging, and handmade paper. It measures 20 by 28
inches and is listed for sale at $200.
The opening reception is Sunday,
March 9, from 4 to 6 p.m.
“Achieving a balance between
expression of the left and right
sides of my brain has been a dominant force in my life,” Sherman
says on her website, adriasherman.
com. “From the left, my formal
education and primary career is as
a nutrition scientist and professor.
From the right side my passion for
art began in childhood, was suppressed during college and graduate school, and came into full expression about 15 years ago when I
combined earlier interests in visual
arts and sewing by creating art.”
Sherman, who was born and
raised in Philadelphia, has enjoyed
art since she was a child. She took
Saturday morning art classes for
many years. “I wanted to be a fashion designer,” she says. “My father
bought me a sewing machine and I
sewed my own clothes.”
But when it came time for her to
make college decisions her father
had a different plan for her. “He
told me that I have to be a scientist
and save the world,” she says. “He
thought I had the right set of skills
for it.” Her father died when she
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Holistic Networking Social, Center for Relaxation and Healing,
666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. For
holistic and wellness practitioners
and healers. Presented by Michele Granberg. Register to [email protected].
Free. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
For Families
Happy Pi Day, Princeton Tour
Company, Princeton Area, 609902-3637. www.pidayprinceton.
com. Celebrate Albert Einstein’s
March 14 (pi) birthday with a walking tour of Einstein’s neighborhood, a pizza competition, and
more. 10 a.m.
Lectures
Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Dodds, Robertson Hall, 609-258-0157. “Successes and Failures: What Can
We Learn from the Sudan — South
Sudan Peace Process?” presented by Princeton Lyman, former
U.S. ambassador to Nigeria and
South African. 4:30 p.m.
Singles
Drop In, Yardley Singles, Washington Crossing Inn, River Road,
PA, 215-736-1288. www.yardleysingles.org. Cash bar. 9 p.m.
Tax Assistance
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
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www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Socials
St. Patrick’s Day Puppy, Monday
Morning Flowers, 111 Main
Street, Princeton, 609-520-2005.
www.sendingsmiles.com. Create
an adorable floral puppy. Corned
beef, green beer, and snacks. $60
includes $10 of Monday Morning
money. Register. 6 p.m.
was in graduate school and her
mother died 10 years ago.
She graduated from Penn State
with bachelor’s and doctorate degrees. A resident of West Windsor
for 27 years, she moved from Illinois, where she was on the faculty
at University of Illinois, when she
obtained a job as a professor at Rutgers.
She met her husband, Michael,
also a native of Philadelphia, before her high school graduation. A
graduate of Penn State University
with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture and a Ph.D. in
art education, he was an associate
professor of interior design at the
University of Illinois from 1979 to
1987, and an associate professor of
landscape architecture at Rutgers
University from 1987 to 2001. He
died in 2011.
Their son, Ariel, a 1996 graduate
of WW-P High School, and his
wife, Chandra, have a son and a
daughter. Their daughter, Elisa, a
2000 graduate of WW-P High
School, is married to Matthew Sautter, and they have an infant daughter.
As Sherman pursued her education and career in science, her love
for art was put on hold. When her
son played football for WW-PHS
she did not like the way his uniform
fit. “I took out my old sewing machine for the first time in years,”
she says. “My husband encouraged
me to buy a new one. That jersey
started me sewing again, and I really enjoyed it.”
She was frustrated with commercial fabrics and learned how to
Saturday
March 15
In the SpotlIght:
Pi Day Princeton
Pie judging, pie eating, pie throwing, pi recitation, Einstein LookAlike contest, and more. All activities free. Some contests have
prize money of $314.15. For
schedule of events visit www.pidayprinceton.com.
On Stage
Peter Pan, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-570-3333. \Musical about a
magical world. $20. 2 and 8 p.m.
August: Osage County, Actors’
NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue,
Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694.
Tracy Letts’ play about a dysfunctional family. For mature audiences. $20. 8 p.m.
Murder is a Game, Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road,
Hillsborough,
908-369-7469.
www.svptheatre.org. $18. 8 p.m.
Family Theater
John Graham, McCarter Theater,
91 University Place, Princeton,
609-258-2787. Magician presented by the David A. Gardner ‘69
Magic Project. $45. 8 p.m.
Film
MET Live in HD, Fathom Events,
AMC in Hamilton, Multiplex in East
Windsor, and Regal in North
Brunswick. www.fathomevents.
com. Massenet’s “Werther.” $18 to
$24. 12:55 p.m.
Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Grounds For Sculpture, 126
Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609586-0616.
www.groundsforsculpture.org. Register. $14. 7
p.m.
dye her own fabrics. Sherman then
began to make art quilts and wall
hangings. “It’s my own therapy,”
she says. “Currently I am focused
on creating textile art through
painting, printing, and dying silks.
These pieces may be enhanced
with hand or machine stitching,
beads and/or additional layers of
fabrics.”
“Each piece starts out as blank
white fabric and evolves as I work
on it over a period of weeks or
months to express my ideas and
feelings,” says Sherman on her
website. “Inspiration may come
from travel memories or photos,
microscopic images of living and
mineral matter, or pure fantasies of
my mind.”
— Lynn Miller
What the Fiber, West Windsor
Arts Council, 952 Alexander
Road, West Windsor. Opening reception, Sunday, March 9, 4 to 6
p.m. On view to May 2. 609-7161931. www.westwindsorarts.org.
Fiber Art: Artist Adria Sherman and her work ‘Healing Fibers 2,’ on view at West Windsor Arts Center.
Art
Live Music
Faith
Art for Families, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
University Art Museum, 609-4970020. “Spirit Beasts: Ancient Chinese Tomb Guardians.” 10:30
a.m.
St. Patty’s Day Bash, Grover’s
Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. A night of Irish music and celebration. 7:30 p.m.
Meeting, Bhakti Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton,
732-604-4135. bviscs.org. Discussion, meditation, and Indian
vegetarian luncheon. Register by
E-mail to [email protected]. 2
p.m.
Dancing
Dance Lesson, New Covenant
United Methodist Church, 1965
South Broad Street, Hamilton,
609-393-4725. Ballroom, swing,
and merengue. Partner not required. Childcare available. Free.
11 a.m.
California Mix, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-945-1883. Lessons followed by social dance. No
partner needed. Refreshments.
$12. 6:30 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street Princeton, 609497-1600. Laura Overdeck, author of “Bedtime Math” and “Bedtime Math 2.” A graduate of Princeton University with a bachelor’s
degree in astrophysics, she has
an MBA from Wharton School of
Business. A mother of three children, she presents math problems
along with bedtime stories. Part of
Pi Day activities. 2 p.m.
Classical Music
Meet the Music Family Concert
Series, Princeton University
Concerts, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-2800. “Leave It to
Ludwig” features musicians from
the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The concert features
music of Beethoven. The event is
targeted at ages 6 to 12 and their
families. $10; $5 for children. 1
p.m.
Concert, Princeton Pro Musica,
University Chapel, Princeton University, 609-683-5122. “Treasures
of the English Cathedral. Melanie
Russell, soprano; Eric Plutz on Organ.” Tribute to the 75th anniversary of the Princeton Adult School.
$25 to $55. 8 p.m.
John Ford Band, The Record
Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth
Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3240880. www.the-record-collector.
com. $20. 7:30 p.m.
Stu Laermer, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing Road,
Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. www.
itsagrindnj.com. Acoustic pop. 8 to
10 p.m.
Black Cat Habitat, Small World
Coffee, 14 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-4377. www.
smallworldcoffee.com. Acoustic
original indie pop rock. 8:30 to
10:30 p.m.
Benefit Galas
Annual Gala and Performance,
American Repertory Ballet,
Crossroads Theater and Heldrich
Hotel, New Brunswick, 609-9848400. www.arballet.org. “Diamond
Gala: Celebrating 60 Years: 1954
to 2014.” Performances by ARB,
Princeton Ballet School, and
Dance Power scholars. Dinner,
dancing, silent auction, and more.
Register. $150 and up. 6 p.m.
Comedy
Harrison Greenbaum, Catch a
Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102
Carnegie Center, West Windsor,
609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $22. 7:30 and
9:30 p.m.
Craft Fairs
Handcrafted Arts and Craft Fair,
Robbinsville High School, 155
Robbinsville-Edinburg Road, Robbinsville, 609-575-2001. www.
facebook. com/100handcrafted.
Juried show featuring regional artisans. Benefit for the high school’s
drama and instrumental music
programs. Free admission. Bring a
toiletry item for the Robbinsville
food pantry. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Gardens
Garden Symposium, Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Stuart
Country Day School, Princeton,
609-989-6830. www.mgofmc.org.
“Gardening by Design,” a garden
symposium with David L. Culp,
Lynden B. Miller, Dan Benarcik,
and Barbara J. Bromley. $90 includes breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and prizes. 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
Wellness
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, Firefly Yoga, 2500
Brunswick Pike, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, 609-403-6679. www.
yoga4sobriety.com. Bring recovery into your yoga practice. E-mail
cinderellamom96@comcast. net
for information. $5. 8 a.m.
Transformation with the Angels
Workshop, Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro,
609-750-7432. Presented by Mary
Armstrong. Register. $30. 11 a.m.
For Families
Happy Pi Day, Princeton Tour
Company, Princeton Area, 609902-3637. www.pidayprinceton.
com. Celebrate Albert Einstein’s
March 14 (pi) birthday with pie
judging, pie eating, pie throwing,
and more. Events at Princeton
Public Library include violin contest for ages 3 to 6, at 10 a.m.; Einstein look a like contest at 11 a.m.;
pi recitation contest for ages 7 to
13, at 1 p.m.; Rubik’s Cubing at
2:15 p.m.; birthday party with
cake, singing, and music by Pi
Fight at 5 p.m. 10 a.m.
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Grease Is the Word
H
igh School South presents
“Grease” on stage, transforming the theater into
Rydell High, an all-American high
school of the 1950s. This show is
filled with memorable songs and
magical moments as good-girl
Sandy and bad-boy Danny try to
survive teenage heartache. Marilyn
Stoddard is the director, Janice Anderson-Chapin is the vocal director, and Eric Kang is the orchestra
director. Set design is by Giuliano
Chicco. Michael Novak is lighting
advisor. Regina Robles is the producer.
The cast includes Lillian Vargyas as Miss Lynch, Daisy Chase as
Patty Simcox, Justin Buchbinder
as Eugene Florczyk, Sophia DiLeo
as Jan, Alissa Julius as Fran, Emma
Kothari as Marty, Isidora Filipovic
as Betty Rizzo, Winston Leung as
Doody, Filip Filipovic as Roger,
Adam Bachir as Kenickie, Danny
Stoddard as Sonny LaTierri, Stephanie Krakower as Frenchy, Kara
Benerofe as Sandy Dumbrowski,
Tomas Vinci as Danny Zuko, Jacob
Gurock as Angelo/Teen Angel,
Shirley Hecht as Cha-Cha DiGregorio, Oritsebemigho Ukueberuwa
as Johnny Casino, and Tristan
Wiemer as Vince Fontaine.
Pink Ladies include Adia Gilmore, Cheryle Chong, Leah Rozario,
Lora Riehl, Snigdha Kasi, Vanessa
Huang. Greasers include Austin
Meo, Charles Acuna, Christine
Strange, Eric Simon, and Jaymin
Patel.
Ensemble girls include Adrienne Kaplowitz, Katarina KarrisFlores, Leanne Robinson, Lindsey
Hinczynski, Madeline McCall,
Natalie Porfido, Reilly Linskey,
Savanna Tolar, Smiti Srinivasan,
and Taylor Hoogsteden.
The cast and crew
for High School
South’s production
of ‘Grease.’
Ensemble boys include Tenriaji
Sjamsu, Brendan Werth, Christopher Geanis, Marco Kaisth, Matthew Deslatte, and Michael Mitgang.
Band members include Shivram
Viswananthan and Brian Starace
on tenor sax, Harry Meadows on
trumpet, Tianyue Liang on trombone, Matthew Wong and Jintak
Han on guitar, Brian Yee on bass,
Allison Cohen on drums, and
Vineeta Muthuraj and Neeraja Aravindan on keyboards. Rehearsal
accompanist was Neeraja Aravindan.
Ryan Linskey is the student director and stage manager. Alexandra Valen is the assistant student
director and stage manager. Costumes by Nancy Zong, Keely Lyons, and Koleen Hernandez. Props
by Alisa Rubinstein and Gabriella
Alvarez.
Maggie Boyle is the director’s
assistant. Hair and makeup by Alessandra Simmens. Sound and lighting by Kat Wan, Sujanesh Jasti, Erica Anderson, Andrew Bortnick,
Timmy Callahan, Sara Froehlke,
Corbin McLean, and Jerry Williams. Set design by Laura Wolfe,
Elizabeth Byrne, and Nora Peachin.
At The Lewis School of Princeton, the challenges of dyslexic students
are understood not as disabilities, but as learning differences: the
expression of the remarkable and diverse capacities of the brain.
Songs
include
“Summer
Nights,” “Beauty School Drop
Out,” “Born to Hand Jive,” and
“Greased Lightning.”
— Lynn Miller
Grease, High School South,
346 Clarksville Road, West Windsor. Thursday and Friday, March 6
and 7 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday,
March 8, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. $12.
609-716-5050 www.ww-p.org.
June 23 – July 18
SUMMER STUDY PROGRAM
Our Morning Academic Session includes
integrated, multisensory classes, which
strengthen the student’s academic skills
while reinforcing the essential mechanics
of language. Areas of focus include:
• Graphomotor Development
• Handwriting Fluency
• Phonemic Awareness
• Decoding and Encoding
• Vocabulary for Contextual Meaning
• Reading Fluency
• Grammar and English Composition
• Visual Targeting and Tracking
• Organizational and Study Skills
• Note-Taking Strategies
53 Bayard Lane
Our Afternoon Enrichment Session provides a
wide variety of “hands-on,” discovery learning
programs through creative arts, math, science
and engineering, athletics and more. Programs
include:
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Computerized Robotics
Design, Create & Enhance Your Art Portfolio
College, PSAT and SAT Preparation
Geocaching : Modern Day Treasure Hunters
Computer Literacy
Gardening for Green Thumb Kids
Intensive Spelling, Reading & Writing Labs
Writing Matters for Poetic Minds
Drama, Improvisation and Method Acting
Athletics (ages 10 and older)
Princeton, NJ
609
609--924
924--8120
Our Speech & Language Enrichment Session
offers direct instruction to build functional
communication skills through multisensory,
multimodality learning experiences in various
social settings and contexts. Topics include:
• Receptive and Expressive Language
• Auditory and Visual Processing
• Recall and Word Retrieval
• Deductive & Inductive Reasoning
• Sustained and Selective Attention
• Task Attention and Tolerance Skills
• Vocabulary Development
• Sequencing and Organization
• Interactive Social Skills
• Interpersonal Communication Techniques
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Science Lectures
Science on Saturday, Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory,
Forrestal Campus, Route 1 North,
Plainsboro, 609-243-2121. www.
pppl.gov. “What Art Can Tell Us
About the Brain” presented by
Margaret Livingstone, professor of
neurobiology, Harvard University.
For students, parents, teachers,
and community members. Photo
ID required. Free. 9:30 a.m.
Outdoor Action
Princeton Canal Walkers, Turning
Basin Park, Alexander Road,
Princeton, 609-638-6552. Threemile walk on the towpath. Bad
weather cancels. Free. 10 a.m.
Open House, Stony Brook Millstone Watershed, 31 Titus Mill
Road, Hopewell, 609-737-7592.
www.thewatershed.org. Summer
camp information for ages 3 to 16
and their families. 2 to 4 p.m.
Family Nature Programs, New
Jersey Audubon, Plainsboro
Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road,
Plainsboro, 609-897-9400. www.
njaudubon.org. Spring Equinox
Celebration. Register. $5. 3 p.m.
Schools
The Art and Science of Speaking,
Speakology, Tiger Labs, 252
Nassau Street, Princeton. speakology.us. First session of six week
class for ages 7 to 17 focused on
learning how to communicate. Presented by Dana Lichstrahl of Princeton. Register. $225. 4 to 6 p.m.
Computer Show
Trenton Computer Festival, College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, 800-6310062. The oldest personal computer show and sale in the world.
New and used hardware and software, talks, forums, speakers, and
amateur radio events. Keynote
talk, “The Internet of Things” presented by Joseph Salvo, GE Global Research. Flea market open at
9 a.m. Free parcel pickup areas
and free parking. $12. 9 a.m.
Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor,
609-448-1330. www.mcl.org. Free
income tax preparation for singles
and families making less than
$50,000 a year. Register. 9:30
a.m. to 3 p.m.
For Seniors
House Six, Community without
Walls, Princeton Senior Resource
Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton,
864-901-6109.
princetoncww.org. Meeting for the newest chapter of CWW. E-mail
[email protected] for information. 3 p.m.
Sports
Winter Series, Hunter Farms,
1315 The Great Road, Princeton,
609-924-2932. Horse show with
heated viewing area. 8 a.m.
ChiRunning Clinic, Pennington
Ewing Athletic Club, 1440 Lower
Ferry Road, Ewing, 609-8832000.
www.peachealthfitness.
com. Combination of running with
Tai Chi presented in a half day
course. Register. $120. 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday
March 16
On Stage
Breaking Up is Hard to Do, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South
Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell,
609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical set in the
Catskill Mountains in 1960 features 18 songs from Neil Sedaka.
$29.50 to $31.50 includes dessert.
1 p.m.
August: Osage County, Actors’
NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue,
Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694.
Tracy Letts’ play about a dysfunctional family. For mature audiences. $20. 2 p.m.
Peter Pan, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheater.net. Musical about a magical world. $20. 2 p.m.
Murder is a Game, Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road,
Hillsborough,
908-369-7469.
www.svptheatre.org. $18. 2 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Gallery 14, 14 Mercer
Street, Hopewell, 609-333-8511.
www.photogallery14.com. Meet
the photographers Miek Boltjes
and Rhoda Kassof-Isaac. In conjunction with “Street Art Portraits,”
an exhibit of 20 large framed color
prints each featuring street art portraits by Miek Boltjes. The portraits, all painted within the last 18
months, are juxtaposed with people and shown in their environment. Boltjes, a former resident of
West Windsor, now lives in Princeton. Also “Autumn’s Beauties,”
an exhibit of works by Rhoda Kassof-Isaac, a painter and photographer. She has gathered and rearranged fallen leaves into new patterns and combinations. On view
to April 13. 1 to 3 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Barnes & Noble,
MarketFair, West Windsor, 609716-1570. www.bn.com. Susan
Greeley, author of “Cooking with
Trader Joe’s.” 7 p.m.
Classical Music
Sunday Musicale Series, Steinway Musical Society, Jacobs
Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, 609-434-0222. www.
princetonol.com/groups/steinway.
Clipper Erickson in concert. Refreshments follow the performance. $18. 3 p.m.
Hofreiter/Hofreiter, Westminster
Choir College, Bristol Chapel,
Princeton, 609-921-2663. www.
rider.edu. Paul C. Hofreiter, bass
and guitar. Free. 3 p.m.
Westminster
Conservatory
Showcase, Westminster Conservatory, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 609258-9220.
www.rider.edu/arts.
The program features ensembles
from the Westminster Conservatory of Music. Chaitanya Natarajan of Plainsboro performs the first
movement of Villa-Lobos’ Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone. He is
a winner of the concerto competition. $15. 3 p.m. See story.
OOPPEENN HHOOUUS ES E
Live Music
Spanky’s Garage, Alchemist & Barrister,
28
Witherspoon
Street,
Princeton,
609-924-5555.
21
plus. 10 p.m.
Pop Music
Jarrod Spector, McCarter Theater at
Berlind, 91 University Place, Princeton,
609-258-2787. www.
mccarter.org.
He
starred in Broadway’s “Jersey Boys” as Frankie
Vallie for two years. $50. 2 p.m.
World Music
McDermott’s Handy, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529.
Kathy DeAngelo and Dennis
Gormley present an Irish music
concert. The husband and wife
duo sing in Irish and English. She
plays the harp, fiddle, 5-string banjo, and bodhran. He plays guitar,
flute, tinwhistle, mandolin, and
bouzouki. 3 p.m.
Zakir Hussain’s Percussion Masters, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. Indian drumming from both
the Hindustani and Carnatic traditions. $20 to $54. 7 p.m.
Faith
Winter Birds of the Park, Washington Crossing State Park,
Washington Crossing State Park
Nature/Interpretive Center, 609737-0609. Franta Broulik leads
walk for winter birds and early
spring migrants. Register. Free.
1:30 to 3 p.m.
Monday
March 17
Purim Celebration, Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick,
Pierre’s Ballroom, 582 Georges
Road, Monmouth Junction, 732398-9492. Megillah reading, masquerade contest, buffet, music by
the Baker Brothers, crafts, and activities. Register. $18. 4:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Healthy Cooking Demonstration,
New Covenant United Methodist Church, 1965 South Broad
Street, Hamilton, 609-393-4725.
12:30 p.m.
Gardens
History
470 Quakerp.m.
Road, Princeton | 609.683.1194 | www.princetonfriendsschool.org
1:00–4:00
with tours at
Outdoor Action
Lenten Lunch and Study Series,
All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints
Road, Princeton, 609-921-2420.
Adults will read “The Problem of
Pain” by C.S. Lewis. 10:15 a.m.
Reiki Level I, Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro,
609-750-7432. Presented by Michele Granberg. Register. $169.
10 a.m.
SATURDAY,
the top of the hour
MARCH 23
Open House, Camp Ockanickon,
1303 Stokes Road, Medford, 800442-2278. www.ycamp.org. Residential camp for boys ages 7 to 16.
1 to 4 p.m.
Sports
Wellness
1:00–4:00
p.m.
MARCH
23
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For Families
Purim Carnival, Congregation
Beth Chaim Pre-School, 329 Village Road East, West Windsor,
609-799-9401. www.bethchaim.
org. Family event for all ages. $20
for 20 games and refreshments;
$14 for 14 games and refreshments. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Pruning Demonstration, Terhune
Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road,
Lawrence, 609-924-2310. Gary
Mount presents a talk about pruning in the orchards, new varieties
of fruit trees suitable for planting
by the homeowner, and the difference between various rootstocks.
Cider and donuts will be served.
Rain or shine. Register. Free.
12:30 to 2 p.m.
SATURDAY,
MARCH 22
SATURDAY,
From Broadway: Jarrod Spector comes to
McCarter Theater on
Sunday, March 16.
Cookie Jar Exhibit, Cranbury
Museum, 4 Park Place East,
Cranbury, 609-409-1289. www.
cranbury.org. Several dozen cookie jars of Elsie the Cow, Disney
characters, and more. Vintage
cookbooks and kitchen implements are also on exhibit. These
include “Betty Crocker’s Cookbook for Boys & Girls” published in
1957. The book’s author, Thelma
Sonnichsen, lived in Cranbury,
along with 12 child volunteer testers. On view to April 6. 1 to 4 p.m.
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
158 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-921-6748.
www.princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
around downtown Princeton and
Princeton University campus. $7.
2 p.m.
Winter Series, Hunter Farms,
1315 The Great Road, Princeton,
609-924-2932. www.hunterfarms.
us. Horse show with heated viewing area. 8 a.m.
St. Patrick’s Day
Family Theater
Magic and Comedy Show, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-9249529. Family show presented by
Brian Richards. 3 p.m.
Film
Second Chance Film Series,
Princeton Adult School, Friend
Center Auditorium, Computer Science Building, Princeton University, 609-683-1101. www.princetonadultschool.org. Screening of
“No.” $8. 7:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Leif Ove Andsnes, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org. All
Beethoven program on piano. $20
to $56. 7:30 p.m.
Good Causes
St. Patrick’s Day Party, Alchemist & Barrister, 28 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-5555.
www.theaandb.com. Irish music,
Irish dancing, Guinness, Irish fare,
and the annual Longbeard contest
winner is revealed. Prizes for best
beard and other categories. Benefit for Mercer Street Friends Food
Bank. Noon.
Gardens
Program, Garden Gate Club,
Lawrence Senior Center, 30 Darrah Lane, Lawrenceville, 609-8836648. “How to Start a Family Garden” presented by Amy Ricco,
professor and horticulturist at Mercer Community College. Refreshments. Free. 7 p.m.
Mental Health
Support Group, The Push Group,
Saint Mark United Methodist
Church, 465 Paxton Avenue,
Hamilton Square, 609-213-1585.
For men and women with anxiety
disorders. Free. 7 p.m.
MARCH 7, 2014
In Town
WaterWorks Aquatic Complex is accepting applications for
resident and non-resident memberships for families, individuals, and
seniors. Visit www.westwindsornj.
org or call 609-799-2400.
India Foundation of Metropolitan Princeton, a community
based organization serving the cultural and social needs of the Indian
community in the greater Princeton
area, has volunteering opportunities for high-school students. The
group was started in 2012 by high
school students with a mission to
support and address the needs of
the Indian community first locally,
then globally. The group has performed music and dance shows at
seven nursing homes, raised money for Ekal Vidyalaya and Sankara
Eye Foundation, and performed at
a Sandy Benefit concert to support
those affected by the storm. The
youth group is seeking volunteers
and musicians who are motivated,
want to develop leadership, communication, social and, organization skills, as well as wanting to
make a difference in the lives of
others around them. Meetings are
held in West Windsor every Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. E-mail [email protected] for information.
New Jersey State League of
Municipalities offers a scholarship opportunity for high school
juniors and seniors who are residents of New Jersey and plan to
continue their education after high
school. The competition seeks to
advance the virtues of elected and
volunteer members of municipal
government.
Write a 500-word essay on the
theme “What My Municipal Government Does Best” based on your
perceptions and experiences with
your municipality’s local government. Essays must be submitted to
your hometown mayor by Monday,
March 10. Visit www.njslom.org.
For the Young
Cotsen Children’s Library invites submissions from ages 8 to 18
to for its annual writing competition. Write a 350-word story (no
poems, illustrations, or comics)
that includes the sentence, “The
image blurred, then darkened.”
Winning stories will be published
in the summer issue of the Picture
Book Press, and the authors receive
a $50 shopping spree at Labyrinth
Books. Deadline is Friday, March
14. One submission per author. E-
Wellness
Tai Chi and Meditation, Gratitude
Yoga, 27 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-532-2618. Deep
relaxation, philosophy, and more.
Beginners are welcome. 7 p.m.
For Families
Karaoke for Kids, Friendly’s,
1031 Washington Boulevard, Foxmoor Center, Robbinsville, 609426-9203. Sing your favorite hits.
Participants receive an ice cream
sundae. Free. 6 to 8 p.m.
Singles
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.
com. Drop in for soups, sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee, and conversation. Register at www.
meetup. com/Princeton-Singles
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tax Assistance
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Partnership for a Drug Free
New Jersey invites submissions by
students in grades 5 to 8 for the
PSA Challenge contest. Create a
30-second television public service
announcement to get the message
out about the importance of avoiding substance abuse. Deadline is
Friday, April 11. Visit drugfreenj.
com, E-mail [email protected],
or call 973-467-2100, ext. 24.
PEAC Health and Fitness in
Ewing has launched a new training
program for children ages 6 to 10.
“Jump Start” will get kids on the
road to fitness and/or athletics. Designed for younger children, the
program will focus on balance, coordination, endurance and, agility
in a non-competitive atmosphere.
Call 609-883-2000 or E-mail
Christine Salmon at csalmon@
peachealthfitness.com.
Fulper Farms in Lambertville
offers “Farmstead Adventure
Camp” in one week sessions from
July to mid-August. Visit www.
fulperfarms.com, E-mail info@
fulperfarms.com, or call Megan
Dewalt at 609-651-5991.
Lawrence Library seeks art
from students in grades 7 to 12 and
adults for its fifth annual Trashed
Art Contest. The purpose of the
contest is to encourage people to
rethink trash and the possibility of
transforming ordinary trash into a
work of art.
The deadline for entries is Friday, April 4. Entries must be delivered to the library at 2751 Brunswick Pike. All accepted art entries
will be publicly displayed throughout the library. Entries will be
judged on Earth Day, Tuesday,
April 22, and winners will be notified by phone or E-mail. Prizes will
be awarded for first, second, and
third place in both adult and student
categories. Visit www.mcl.org, call
Karen Serach at 609-989-6922 or
E-mail [email protected].
Speakology offers “The Art and
Science of Speaking” for ages 7 to
17. Dana Lichtstrahl, a Princeton
resident and founder of Speakology, presents a six session 12-hour
course beginning Saturday, March
Tuesday
March 18
Family Theater
Ernie and Neal, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-9529. Family
concert includes rock, reggae,
ska, jazz, folk, bluegrass, and
more. 3 p.m.
Pop Music
Rehearsal, Princeton Garden
Statesmen, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Doren Street, Plainsboro,
888-636-4449. www.menwhosing.
org. Men of all ages and experience levels are invited to sing in
four-part harmony. Free. 7:30 to
10 p.m.
Faith
Lenten Services, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau
Street at Vandeventer Avenue,
Princeton, 609-924-2613. www.
princetonumc.org. Meditation followed by a light lunch. Noon.
15, 4 to 6 p.m., through April 19, at
Tigerlabs on the second floor of
252 Nassau Street, Princeton.
$225. Visit speakology.us.
Auditions
Pierrot Productions has auditions for “The Great American
Trailer Park Musical” on Wednesday, March 12; Monday, March 17;
and Tuesday, March 18, beginning
at 7 p.m. Applicants are asked to
come prepared with an upbeat song
from any compatible musical theater work, and a 1 to 3 minute comic monologue. E-mail [email protected].
Bimah Players seeks actors,
singers, and a musician for “In
Transit,” a comedy with music
based on works by Chaucer, De
Maupassant, O. Henry, Maugham,
and other classic and contemporary
writers. Audition is Sunday, March
9, 1 to 6 p.m. at Monroe Township
Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Avenue,
Monroe. Visit www.Bimahplayers.
org, E-mail DirBimahPlayers@
aol.com, or call 609-395-2969.
Volunteer Please
League of Women Voters seeks
volunteers for Communiversity in
Princeton on Sunday, April 27,
from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Volunteers
will distribute stickers, tote bags,
brochures, and voter registration
forms. E-mail Nancy Hall at [email protected].
2014 Special Olympics USA is
recruiting 10,000 volunteers to be
part of the games this year. Volunteers are need for public address,
awards, professional medical staff,
law enforcement, Medical attendant, recycling attendant, security
attendant, sports media relations,
transportation, welcome day, and
photographers. Visit www.2014specialolympics.org.
New Jersey Blood Services is
in need of volunteers at blood
drives. The blood service volunteer
assists donors with registration, escorts them, and watches for post
donation reactions. Volunteers
should have the ability to relate to
the public, be able to perform different jobs as needed, and be willing to follow the rules. Contact R.
Jan Zepka at 732-616-8741 or [email protected].
The Station Churches of Mercer
County, Church of Saint Ann, St.
Raphael, 3500 South Broad Street,
Hamilton, 609-882-6491. Celebrate evening mass during Lent.
Tour the church’s art and architecture following the service. 7 p.m.
Mental Health
Jewish Bereavement Group,
Jewish Family and Children’s
Services of Greater Mercer
County,
Congregation
Beth
Chaim, 329 Village Road East,
West Windsor, 609-987-8100.
Open to any Jewish adult, regardless of affiliation, who has lost a
loved one within the past 18
months. Facilitated by Beverly
Rubman, chaplain. Register to [email protected]. Donations invited. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Public Education Program, NAMI
Mercer, 3371 Brunswick Pike,
Suite 124, Lawrenceville, 609799-8994. “What is PTSD and
How Is It Treated?” presented by
David Kensler, director of outpatient services at Greater Trenton
Behavioral Healthcare. Register.
Free. 7:30 to 9 p.m.
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Mental Illness
Opportunities
mail [email protected] with
your story, your name, age, and
mailing address.
THE NEWS
Literati
Ragged Sky Press, a 501(c)3
nonprofit based in Princeton, and
publisher of “Eating Her Wedding
Dress: A Collection of Clothing
Poems,” is planning a new anthology. Seeking poems that delve into
what is most crave-worthy about
chocolate or coffee, for a delectable literary sampler of poetry about
chocolate and coffee. Send 1 to 3
poems accompanied by a short
cover letter. Deadline is Friday,
April 18. Visit raggedskypress.
submittable.com/submit. $5 per
poem, $8 for three poems.
Morven Museum begins a new
book discussion group on Thursday, April 3, 6:30 to 8 p.m. The
book being discussed is “Signature
of All Things” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Call 609-924-8144, ext.113,
or E-mail [email protected].
ESL for Business
YWCA Princeton’s English as
a Second Language program offers
“American Business Culture” presented by Rick Moretti to help students adapt to American culture in
the workplace. The new course is
designed to provide a safe forum to
learn about the rules of etiquette in
the workplace. Call 609-497-2100,
ext. 306 for information.
Call for Photos
Friends for the Abbott Marshlands seeks entries for a photographic exhibition featuring the
works of artists showcasing Abbott
Marshlands and natural areas in
Hamilton, Trenton, and Bordentown. The show opens at Ellarslie
on Saturday, September 20, with an
awards ceremony. On view to November 20, it then travels to the
Tulpehaking Nature and Interpretive Center at Roebling Park. Entry
categories are plants, wildlife, natural habitats, and people connecting with nature. Visit www.marshfriends.org for information.
Tax Assistance
United Way offers assistance in
filing taxes online for free if you
earn $58,000 or less. Visit myfreetaxes.com/mercercash or call
855-698-9435 for information.
NAMI Mercer is accepting registration for Family-to-Family, a
free, 12-week education course for
adult family members of persons
living with mental illness. Classes
begin Tuesday, March 25, from
6:30 to 9 p.m. at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 1985 Pennington Road, Ewing.
By attending this program, family members have the opportunity
to meet others like themselves in a
confidential setting. The curriculum covers the biology of brain disorders, recent developments in
brain research related to mental illness, and the latest medication and
treatment options. Families also
learn how to cope with the stress of
caregiving and how best to advocate for their loved ones. Call 609799-8994 or E-mail home@
namimercer.org.
Post Sandy
Mercer County requests that
residents who were affected by Superstorm Sandy take a health and
well-being assessment survey at
www.mercercounty.org. The data
will be compiled by the Mercer
County Division of Public Health
and used in conjunction with the
New Jersey Department of Health
to improve ongoing and future
storm recovery efforts. Responses
are requested by Friday, March 21.
Summer Internship
Community Justice Center, a
legal services non-profit with offices in Trenton, is seeking a law
student for its summer internship.
While the position is unpaid, the
center will participate with any law
school stipend/grant program. The
agency assists low-income, disabled veterans, and other eligible
residents.
The internship will include direct interaction with prospective
and current clients including coordinating referrals, conducting intakes, and participation in community events and outreach. Experience and/or demonstrated interest
in disability and civil rights work is
required. Experience and/or familiarity with “invisible” medical conditions and geographic familiarity
with Central New Jersey are preferred. Send cover letter and resume to [email protected], with the
subject line: Summer 2014 Internship. Deadline is Monday, March
31.
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THE NEWS
MARCH 7, 2014
Looking Back
T
he 1st of February — the day
by Dick Snedeker
before Super Bowl Sunday
Incidentally, that was when I
— was the date the third paywas on the school board and had to
ment was due on the 2013-’14 local
keep answering questions from
real estate tax bill. If you own proppeople about why our school taxes
erty in West Windsor or Plainsboro
were so high. Well, for one thing, I
there’s no avoiding that inevitable
said, you want no more than 20
fact. To make the whole tax matter
children in a classroom . . . and so
even more unpalatable, it seems
on and so on.
that real estate taxes always go up,
If you will refer to the graph at
never down.
right, you will see all the numbers
Well, if you want to live in a “dein terms of percentage tax increases
sirable” community like this, you
or decreases on a typical property
should be willing to pay for it,
since 1959. These data are based on
right? Excellent schools, thoroughthe total tax rates, that is the cost of
ly provided municipal services,
taxes in all the categories added toand all the other things that make
gether per $100
the community
of
assessed
what it is are
property value.
paid for through
Why do most property
The categories
our real estate
owners in West Windare Local Mutaxes, and we
nicipal Tax, Losor
say
their
taxes
are
should be hapcal Open Space
always going up? Bepy to pay them.
Tax,
Local
Uh, maybe not
cause it’s almost always
School
Tax,
“happy,” but at
true.
County
Tax,
least willing.
County Open
Why do most
Space Tax, and
property owners say their taxes are
County Library Tax. Until 1976
always going up? Because it’s althere was a small exemption if you
most always true. Having lived in
were a senior citizen or a veteran.
West Windsor for more than a half
Individual costs in tax dollars
century, I have had the audacity to
depend on the value of individual
save all my tax bills — all 56 of
properties, and those are numbers
them. Well, actually, I lost the 1969
that most people keep to thembill. But I got the data on it from a
selves. Sometimes the amount
friend years ago when I decided to
someone actually pays may depend
do a little analysis to see where we
on an individual reappraisal that
were going and where we had been.
the township has made on their speSo here is more of the same.
cific property in a specific year.
MARCH 18
Continued from preceding page
Wellness
Art of Living, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road,
East Windsor, 609-448-1330.
www.mcl.org. Breathing techniques to reduce stress and
heighten mental clarity presented
by Sita Subramanyam. Register.
Free. 10 a.m.
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, East Windsor Fire Department, 51 One Mile Road, East
Windsor, 609-403-6679. www.
yoga4sobriety.com. Bring recovery into your yoga practice. E-mail
[email protected]
for information. $5. 6 p.m.
Mindfulness and Lovingkindness Guided Meditation, Center
for Relaxation and Healing, 666
Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. www.
relaxationandhealing.com. Presented by Michele Granberg. Register. $15. 7 p.m.
Tri-County Chapter, Brandeis
National Committee, Hamilton
Library, Justice Alito Way, 609298-4515. “Jews in the Civil War”
presented by Rabbi Eric Wisnia of
Congregation Beth Chaim in West
Windsor. He will discuss the roles
of civilians, patriots, and pacifists.
Free. 2 p.m.
Safe Boating Course, Coast
Boating School, Monroe Township High School, Schoolhouse
Road, 732-521-2111. Register.
$85. 6:30 to 10 p.m.
College Bound Lecture, PEAC
Fitness, 1440 Lower Ferry Road,
Ewing, 609-883-2000. www.peachealthfitness.com. “An Insider’s
View of Current Day College Admissions” presented by Don Betterton of Betterton College Planning. A college admission expert,
he served on Princeton University’s admission committee for three
decades. Register. Free. 6:30
p.m.
Schools
For Families
Open House, The Laurel School,
407 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-466-6000. www.laurelschoolprinceton.org. For students in
grades 1 to 8 with dyslexia. 1 p.m.
Read and Explore Program, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-9242310. www.terhuneorchards.com.
“Getting Ready for Spring.” Register. $5. 10 a.m.
Wednesday
March 19
Lectures
Conference, Growth Potential
Consulting, Chauncey Conference Center, 660 Rosedale Road,
Princeton, 732-207-7922. www.
growthpotentialcons.com.
Two
day event to help communications, influence decisions, and
motivate people. Register. $987.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ttap Acceleration Day, NJ Hospital Association Conference Center, 760 Alexander Road, West
Windsor, 908-400-4096. www.
techacceleration.us. Tech teams
accelerator platform for commercialization of novel ideas in the
medical space. Register. 9 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Family Theater
Puppet Show, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-9529. “Just
So Stories” presented by Robert
Rogers Puppets. 3 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, College of New Jersey, Library Auditorium, Ewing,
609-771-2065.
www.tcnj.edu.
“History of Histories, Afghan Films,
1960 to Present” with Mariam
Ghani, an artist and film archivist.
In conjunction with “Art Amongst
War: Visual Culture in Afghanistan, 1979-2014,” an interdisciplinary exhibition. 6:30 p.m.
Such a reappraisal may be the result of improvements made to the
property. If the improvements involved something like building an
addition to the house — an operation that would require a building
permit — the township would
know about it and be alerted to the
possible need for an individual reappraisal and a change in the assessed value for tax purposes. But
the tax rate applied each year is exactly the same for everyone.
The graph shows that only three
times since 1959 has there been a
decrease in the property tax on this
house from year to year: in 1962,
1985, and 1993. In most years the
increase has been less than 10 percent. Once, in 1963, the increase
was over 30 percent. (For my house
Dancing
Newcomer’s Dance, American
Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue,
Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.
americanballroomco.com. $10. 7
to 9 p.m.
Live Music
John & Carm, Fedora Cafe, 2633
Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609895-0844. 6 to 9 p.m.
Open Mic, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555.
www.theaandb.
com. 21 plus. 10 p.m.
Faith
The Station Churches of Mercer
County, Church of Saint Ann,
St. Joachim, 21-23 Bayard Street,
Trenton, 609-882-6491. www.
churchofsaintann.net. Celebrate
evening mass during Lent. Tour
the church’s art and architecture
following the service. 7 p.m.
Food & Dining
Cornerstone Community Kitchen, Princeton United Methodist
Church, Nassau at Vandeventer
Street, Princeton, 609-924-2613.
www.princetonumc.org.
Hot
meals served, prepared by TASK.
Free. 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Health
Hospice and Palliative Care,
Princeton HealthCare System,
Hopewell Senior Center, 395
Reading Street, Pennington, 888897-8979. www.princetonhcs.org.
Information about how programs
provide help and support presented by Liz Cohen, hospice social
worker with the Hospice program
of Princeton HomeCare. 10:30
a.m.
Support Group, Alzheimer’s Association, RWJ Center, 3100
Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville,
609-396-6788. www.alz.org. For
caregivers of a person with a dementia disorder. Register. Free. 6
p.m.
Alzheimer’s Disease, Hickory
Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, 609-448-
the total 1962 tax had been $266.80,
and in 1963 it went up to $351.69!
You should realize that gasoline
cost around 30 cents a gallon then,
so those amounts were not trivial.)
Since 1990, the tax increases
have always been less than 10 percent, and in the past 10 years they
have usually been less than 5 percent. The graph also shows the incidence of general property reassessments. That is the times when the
township has had appraisers go
around and decide whether the assessed value of each house should
be changed to reflect changes in its
structure and features — any items
that were not covered by an individual reappraisal.
The reassessments also reflect
changes in the local real estate mar1330. www.mcl.org. “Techniques
to Handle Challenging Behaviors”
presented by Home Instead Senior Care. Register. 6:30 p.m.
History
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. www.
drumthwacket.org. New Jersey
governor’s official residence.
Group tours are available. Registration required. $5 donation. 1
p.m.
Tour and Tea, Morven Museum,
55 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-924-8144. www.morven.org.
Tour the restored mansion, galleries, and gardens before or after
tea. Register. $20. 1 p.m.
Bald Eagles, Van Harlingen Historical Society, Mary Jacobs Library, 64 Washington Street,
Rocky Hill, 609-924-7073. www.
vanharlingen.org. “Our National
Bird: Back from the Brink of Extinction” presented by Maria Grace,
education and outreach manager
at Conserve Wildlife Foundation of
NJ. Register. Free. 7 p.m.
Lectures
CBC
Business
Networking
Group, Congregation Beth
Chaim, 329 Village Road East,
West Windsor, 609-799-9401.
www.bethchaim.org. Gerald Siegel of Siegen & Sigel is guest
speaker. E-mail eshulman@
bethchaim.org for information.
7:30 a.m.
Job Seeker Workshops, South
Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston
Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732329-4000. www.sbpl.info. “Services of the One-Stop Career Centers” presented by Middlesex
County Workforce. Register. 1
p.m.
Author Event, College of New
Jersey, Mildred and Ernest Mayo
Concert Hall, Ewing, 609-7712065. Douglass Rushkoff, author
of “Program or Be Programmed,”
discusses how we continue to accept new technologies into our
lives with little or no understanding
of how these devices work and
work on us. Free. 4 p.m.
ket and the overall economy, something that is usually reflected in the
consumer price index (CPI). Reassessments have been done in 1982,
1992, and 2005. It’s not clear that
there has been any significant
change in the data for this house
that could be traced to these reassessments, though during the late
1960s and early ’70s, the tax
jumped around a lot. But there’s no
evidence that was due to the reassessments. Since 1993 things have
settled down quite nicely.
Over all, it seems that the tax
picture is relatively stable, at least
more so in the past decade than it
was before. That may be due more
to national economic conditions
than it is to local policy.
Science Lectures
Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture, Princeton Chamber, Dodds
Auditorium, Robertson Hall, Princeton University, 609-924-1776.
“From Basic Science to Advances
in Anti-Infective Medicine” presented by Ada Yonath, Nobel Prize
winner in chemistry, 2009. Free.
5:30 p.m.
Thursday
March 20
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Viva Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609948-4448. vivatango.org. All levels class at 8 p.m. Intermediate
level class at 8:30 p.m. Open
dance, socializing, and refreshments from 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. No
partner necessary. $15. 8 p.m.
Classical Music
Faculty Series, Westminster
Conservatory, Niles Chapel,
Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61
Nassau Street, Princeton, 609921-2663. www.rider.edu. Kenneth Ellison and Joseph D’Auguste
on clarinet. Free. 12:15 p.m.
Live Music
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. 7 p.m.
Arnie Baird, Alchemist & Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555.
www.
theaandb.com. 21 plus. 10 p.m.
Faith
Meeting, Bhakti Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton,
732-604-4135. Discussion, meditation, and Indian vegetarian luncheon. Register to princeton@
bviscs.org. 2 p.m.
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MARCH 7, 2014
Suspicious Package. Princeton
University officials reported a suspicious package at the school’s
mail processing facility at 701 Forrestal Road on Tuesday, March 4.
Plainsboro police, fire, and EMS
joined the Princeton public safety
officers at the scene.
A box addressed to a student was
leaking a powdery white substance
from its seams. Four employees
who came in contact with the box
were quarantined and monitored,
but showed no signs of illness.
A Middlesex County hazmat
team was summoned and investigation revealed that the substance
was powdered eggs — a non-toxic
nutritional supplement. Normal
operations resumed after 90 minutes.
Fire. Police, fire, and EMS personnel responded to an apartment
fire on Hunters Glen Drive on Friday, February 21. The lone occupant of the apartment had evacuated, and firefighters used handheld
extinguishers to put out the fire.
Other residents of the building
were evacuated for approximately
35 minutes while the heavy smoke
was dissipated. No injuries were
reported.
Warrant Arrest. Isaac Collins,
31, of Newark was stopped for
making an unsafe lane change on
Friday, February 14, and was found
to have an active traffic warrant
from Plainsboro for $339. He was
arrested and also received summonses for unsafe lane change and
failure to exhibit driver’s license.
Police arrested Naji Arrington,
40, of Plainsboro after stopping his
car on Tuesday, February 18. Arrington was found to have a suspended license as well as an outstanding criminal warrant from
South Brunswick for $3,485. He
was issued summonses for driving
while suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, and failure
to notify change of address before
being turned over to South Brunswick police. His car was towed and
impounded.
Thomas Townsend, 46, of
Plainsboro was arrested for violation of parole on Friday, February
21, and lodged at Middlesex County Adult Correctional Facility on
$10,000 bail.
Fawzy Salib, 58, of Matawan
was stopped for speeding on Sunday, February 23, and was arrested
after police discovered an outstanding warrant from East Windsor for $290. Salib received summonses for speeding, unsafe lane
change, driving while suspended,
and uninsured motorist. He was
turned over to East Windsor police.
Monique Barnes, 23, of Rahway
was stopped on Sunday, March 2,
for failure to wear a seatbelt and
was found to have active warrants
from three jurisdictions. She was
arrested on the outstanding warrants and also received summonses
for driving with a suspended license, failure to wear a seatbelt,
unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, and cracked
windshield.
DWI. A driver delaying traffic
on Friday, February 14, was found
to be intoxicated. Sylvester Davis,
57, of Brooklyn was arrested and
charged with DWI, reckless driving, careless driving, and delaying
traffic.
The driver of a car with inoperable license plate lights was found
to be intoxicated after being pulled
over on Saturday, February 15.
Nieme Banks, 21, of Princeton was
arrested and charged with DWI,
reckless driving, and maintenance
of lamps.
A driver stopped for failure to
maintain a lane was arrested for
DWI on Sunday, February 23. Dora Jeter, 62, of Plainsboro was
found to be intoxicated and was
charged with DWI, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, driving at a slow speed, and careless
driving.
Ashutosh Rai, 45, of Canton,
Michigan, was arrested for DWI on
Wednesday, February 26. He was
stopped for failure to maintain a
lane and was found to be intoxicated. He also received summonses
for reckless driving, failure to signal, and failure to maintain a lane.
Police responding to a two-car
collision on Sunday, March 2,
found that Hatul Patel, 25, of
Scranton, Pennsylvania, had rearended the vehicle in front of his.
Patel was subsequently found to be
intoxicated and was arrested. He
was charged with DWI, reckless
driving, following too closely, and
careless driving.
Police responded to Hunters
Glen Drive on Tuesday, March 4,
on reports of a motor vehicle accident. Meghna Menon, 21, of
Plainsboro had crashed her car into
a tree. Witnesses told police that
Menon had left the scene, but she
returned and told officers that she
had been texting, which led her to
drive off the roadway. Menon was
also found to be intoxicated and
was arrested. She was charged with
DWI, reckless driving, leaving the
scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, destruction of agricultural property, operating a motor vehicle while using a cellular
phone, and failure to maintain a
lane.
Possession. Serge Charles, 24,
of Trenton was found to be in possession of marijuana during a traffic stop for unsafe lane change on
Sunday, February 16. He was also
found to have active warrants from
Lawrenceville totaling $464 and
from Hamilton for $81. He was arrested and charged with possession
of marijuana under 50 grams and
possession of drug paraphernalia.
Theft. An unknown man distracted a clerk at CVS on Thursday,
February 20, allowing him to steal
a pre-paid Visa gift card worth
$500.
Fraud. A resident of Fox Run
Drive was the victim of fraud between Sunday, February 9, and
Wednesday, February 19. An unknown person responded to an ad
placed on the Internet by the victim
and mailed him a check for $4,850.
The victim was told to deposit the
check and use the funds to purchase
Money Pak cards whose serial
numbers would be sent to the person. After purchasing $3,500 in
cards the victim’s bank account
was frozen because the check was
fraudulent.
Wanted. A driver stopped for
tinted windows on Monday, February 17, was determined to be a man
wanted in Essex County for nonpayment of child support. Whitney
Malone, 36, of South Orange was
arrested and turned over to the Essex County Sheriff.
West Windsor
Trial Begins in Sexual Assault
Case. The trial of a West Windsor
man accused of sexually assaulting
a 12-year-old Robbinsville girl in
2009 began February 27.
Darren Maglione, 41, faces
charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. He is also
charged with computer theft for
installing spy software on a laptop
he had given to the girl.
Theft. A Lake Shore Drive resident reported on Monday, February 17, that two gold rings valued at
$2,000 had been stolen from her
home.
An iPhone valued at $650 was
stolen from a gym locker at High
School South on Thursday, February 20.
A resident of Zaitz Farm Road
discovered on Friday, February 28,
that an unknown person had gained
access to their financial accounts
and had fraudulently removed
funds amounting to thousands of
dollars.
A High School South student reported on Friday, February 28, that
his cellphone, valued at more than
$500, was stolen after he inadvertently left it on his school bus. The
phone was traced to a Trenton address.
Clothing and electronics valued
at $580 were stolen from a car
parked in front of Walmart on Saturday, March 1, around 3:30 p.m.
The victim reported that the convertible top to his Jeep had been cut
and items were taken. The suspect
was wearing jeans and a hoodie
and drove a dark-colored late model Nissan Altima or Maxima.
Shoplifting. Famous Footwear
reported on Friday, February 28,
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that two black females, ages 27 to
35, with stocky builds, had concealed items in their bags and left
the store without paying. The value
of the stolen items is estimated at
$92.
Forgery. On Friday, February
21, Reginald Wright, 20, of New
York City allegedly tried to pay for
an iPad, valued at $400, at Best
Buy with forged travelers checks.
When confronted he attempted to
flee the store but was arrested. He
was charged with robbery and forgery and sent to Mercer County
Work House on $55,000 bail.
A black male estimated to be
around 20 years old is suspected of
using forged travelers checks to
purchase a PS4 valued at $460
from Best Buy on Friday, February
21.
DWI. Police investigating a
three-car accident on Sunday, February 23, found one of the drivers
involved to be intoxicated. Tess
Elizabeth Jeffers, 25, of Princeton
was arrested and charged with
DWI, reckless driving, careless
driving, and refusal to submit
breath samples.
Possession. Malcolm Davis, 21,
of East Windsor was found to be in
possession of marijuana after being
pulled over for making an unsafe
U-turn on Friday, February 21. He
was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana under 50
grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, and careless driving.
Warrant Arrest. A driver
stopped for a traffic signal violation on Saturday, March 1, was
found to be a wanted person in
Monmouth County. Richard Reutter, 67, of Princeton was arrested
and held by West Windsor police
while awaiting transport to the
Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department.
$1,000 reward is being offered
for information that leads to an
arrest in a February 20 burglary in
West Windsor. That evening a
home on Hathaway Drive was burglarized, and in addition to jewelry
and medicine the burglars made off
with something far more precious:
a box of ashes belonging to the
homeowner’s late wife.
Arthur Robinson’s wife, Nancy,
died of ovarian cancer in 2009.
Robinson, 78, graduated from Rutgers in 1956 and was captain of the
football team. He and his wife
moved to their West Windsor home
in 1967. Police believe Nancy’s
ashes, which were kept in a wooden box inside a felt bag, were inadvertently stolen by the burglars,
who assumed the box contained
something valuable.
West Windsor police believe
there were two males involved who
traveled by car. A second burglary
that evening, at a home near Windsor Drive and Route 571, is thought
to be related.
Anyone with information about
the suspects of the whereabouts of
the ashes is asked to call West
Windsor police at 609-799-1222.
Tip Jar Arrest
J
oshua McLaughlin, 28, of West
Windsor was arrested on February 7 in connection with a January
26 robbery at Efe’s Grill in Princeton. McLaughlin allegedly took all
of the money from the restaurant’s
tip jar — about $80 — and told employees who chased after him that
he had a gun.
McLaughlin, who was in Burlington County Jail on unrelated
charges at the time of his arrest,
was incarcerated with bail set at
$100,000 cash. He faces charges of
robbery and terroristic threats.
On February 17, Hopewell police interviewed McLaughlin and
identified him as the suspect in the
January theft of a tip jar from a
Starbucks on Denow Road and a
car from Pennington Estates. In
those cases he is charged with burglary and two counts of theft.
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The Station Churches of Mercer
County, Church of Saint Ann,
Blessed Sacrament, 716 Bellevue
Avenue, Trenton, 609-882-6491.
www.churchofsaintann.net. Celebrate evening mass during Lent.
Tour the church’s art and architecture following the service. 7:30
p.m.
Food & Dining
Wild Game Dinner, Rat’s Restaurant, 126 Sculptor’s Way, Hamilton, 609-584-7800. www.ratsrestaurant.org. Exotic game dinner paired with wine and spirits.
Register. $89. 6 p.m.
Health
Healthy Ideas for Seniors, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory
Corner Road, East Windsor, 609448-1330. www.mcl.org. Workshop facilitated by Jo Carolyn
Dent-Clark of Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare. Register. 11
a.m.
Varicose Vein and Venous
Screening, RWJ Fitness and
Wellness Center, RWJ Vein &
Vascular Surgery, 3525 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 2000, Hamilton,
609-570-2071.
www.
rwjhamilton.org/education.
Screenings by Doctors Alissa
Brotman O’Neill and Sto Poblete.
Register. 3 p.m.
Social Skills Seminar, Behavior
Therapy Associates, Holiday
Inn, 100 Independence Way, Monmouth Junction, 732-873-1212.
www.behaviortherapyassociates.
com. Information night for parents
in conjunction with “Hi-Step Social
Skills,” a program for children and
teens with disabilities. Register. 7
p.m.
Understanding Metabolic Syndrome, Hickory Corner Library,
138 Hickory Corner Road, East
Windsor, 609-448-1330. www.
mcl.org. Symptoms, risk factors,
and treatment option. Register. 7
p.m.
Mental Health
Hospice Bereavement Support
Group, Princeton HealthCare
System, 1 Plainsboro Road,
Plainsboro, 888-897-8979. www.
princetonhcs.org. For community
members who need support in
coping with grief and loss. Register. Free. 1 and 6:30 p.m.
Generator and Electrical Service
Panel setup and instructions. Free estimate. Call 609-275-6631.
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Reasonable fees. Free initial consultation. Evening and weekend appointments.
TRANSPORTATION
Computer problem? Or need a
used computer in good condition $80? Call 609-275-6631.
A Personal Driver seeking to transport commuters, shopping trips, etc.
Modern, attractive car. References provided. 60% less than commercial taxi
services. E-mail to gvprinter@gmail.
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H’andrea’s Massage Therapy: Providing N.J. residents mobile massage
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For Families
Nature Program, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529.
“Nature by the Yard” presented by
Pam Newitt. 3 p.m.
Lectures
Veteran Career Fair and Military
Expo, Rider University, Bart Luedeke Center, Lawrenceville, 609896-5000. www.rider.edu/careerservices. For job seekers who are
veterans of the armed services,
including those on active duty,
members of the National Guard
and reserve components, as well
as military spouses. Free to employers and job seekers. Open to
the non-military public at 11 a.m.
Breakout sessions. Bring multiple
copies of your resume. Free. 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meeting, 55-Plus, Jewish Center
of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street,
609-896-2923. www.princetonol.
com. “Albert Hirschman: Worldly
Philosopher” presented by Jeremy Adelman, Princeton University.
10 a.m.
Consumer Affairs, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33,
Hamilton, 609-890-9800. www.
mercercounty.org. “Wills and Power of Attorney” presented. 10:30
a.m.
Composition on Location, Princeton Photo Workshop, Princeton
University, 609-921-3519. www.
princetondigitalphotoworkshop.
com. Opportunity for photographers of all levels to learn and to
practice their craft. Explore the
campus using the rules of composition. Register. $59. 11 a.m.
Safe Boating Course, Coast
Boating School, Monroe Township High School, Schoolhouse
Road, 732-521-2111. Register.
$85. 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Socials
Social Coffee, Newcomers Club,
Princeton YWCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, 609-4972100.
www.ywcaprinceton.org/
newcomersclub.cfm. For women
to explore interests, the community, and new people. 9:30 to 11
a.m.
For Seniors
Seniors Group, Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road,
East Windsor, 609-443-4454.
www.bethel.net. “The Wonderful
World of Giuseppe Verdi” presented by Jerry Kalstein of Boheme
Opera. Refreshments. 1 p.m.
Friday
March 21
On Stage
Breaking Up is Hard to Do, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South
Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell,
609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical set in the
Catskill Mountains in 1960 features 18 songs from Neil Sedaka.
$29.50 to $31.50 includes dessert.
7 p.m.
August: Osage County, Actors’
NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue,
Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694.
www.actorsnetbucks.org. Tracy
Letts’ play about a dysfunctional
family. For mature audiences.
$20. 8 p.m.
Peter Pan, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheater.net. Musical about a magical world. $20. 8 p.m.
Murder is a Game, Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road,
Hillsborough,
908-369-7469.
www.svptheatre.org. $18. 8 p.m.
Film
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Antique Military Items: And war relics wanted from all wars and countries.
Top prices paid. “Armies of the Past
LTD”. 2038 Greenwood Ave., Hamilton
Twp., 609-890-0142. Our retail outlet is
open Saturdays 10 to 4:00, or by appointment.
INSTRUCTION
Chemistry Lessons: AP, Honors,
Regular, College. 24 years classroom
teaching experience. Call Matt 609919-1280.
Music Lessons: Piano, guitar, drum,
sax, clarinet, F. horn, oboe, t-bone,
voice, flute, trumpet, violin, cello, banjo,
mandolin, harmonica, uke, and more.
$32 half hour. School of Rock. Adults
or kids. Join the band! Montgomery 609924-8282. West Windsor 609-8970032. Hightstown 609-448-7170. www.
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Classical Music
Mental Health
Bach 2 Rock, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-9529. Caryn
Lin performs on four, five, and six
string electric violins. 3 p.m.
Lecture Series on Autism, Eden
Institute Foundation, Princeton
University, 609-987-0099. www.
edenautism.org. Open forum
where authorities present new
finding and future possibilities for
the treatment and awareness of
autism. “Neurology of Autism” by
Margaret Bauman, M.D., Harvard
Medical School. “Understanding
and Treating Severe Behavior
Problems in Persons with ASD” by
V. Mark Durand, University of
South Florida. “Youth with Autism:
Bridges from School to Adulthood”
by Paul Wehman, Virginia Commonwealth University. Register.
$75 includes breakfast and lunch.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Folk Music
David Jones, Princeton Folk Music Society, Christ Congregation
Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-799-0944. Songs of the
sea, ballads, and music hall songs.
$20. 8:15 p.m.
Comedy
Al Caz, Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt
Regency, 102 Carnegie Center,
West Windsor, 609-987-8018.
www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Comedy Night, HA Comedy Productions, Grovers Mill Coffee
House, 335 Princeton Hightstown
Road, West Windsor, 609-7168771.
www.heleneangley.com.
Helene Angley of West Windsor
hosts. 8 p.m.
Vic DiBitto, Sarcasm Comedy,
Tavern on the Lake, 101 North
Main
Street,
Hightstown,
732-SARCASM. www.sarcasmcomedy.com. The “milk and bread”
guy returns to the stage. Register.
$20 for show. 8 p.m.
Art
Craft Fairs
Folk Dance, Princeton Folk
Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-912-1272.
www.princetonfolkdance.org. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. $5. 8 to 11
p.m.
Literati
Preview Day, Bryn Mawr-Wellesley Book Sale, Princeton Day
School, 650 Great Road, Princeton,
732-895-5347.
www.
bmandwbooks.com. More than
100,000 books expected to be
sold to benefit scholarships to both
women’s colleges. $20 admission.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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and able to work well with and manage
children 6 to 18 years old. Evenings 4 to
9:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings. Call
Master Steven at 609-799-0088 or
email [email protected].
On the House Comedy Night,
Station Bar and Grill, 2625 Route
130 South, Cranbury, 609-6555550.
www.stationbarandgrill.
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10:30 p.m.
Dancing
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Many excellent references throughout
West Windsor-Plainsboro. My former
students are attending top universities.
Reasonable rates. 609-658-6914.
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-9529.
www.princetonlibrary.org. Screening of “Caramel,” Lebanese, 2007. 6:30 p.m.
Gallery Talk, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, 609-258-3788. artmuseum.
princeton.edu. “Guido da Siena:
Forerunner of the Renaissance:
presented by Anne Young. Free.
12:30 p.m.
HELP WANTED
Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Garden State Exhibit Center, Somerset, 800-210-9900. Fine artists,
craft designers, craft demonstrations, gourmet foods, entertainment, interactive children’s performances, and live music. $10. 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Food & Dining
Hallmark Wine Series, Rat’s Restaurant, Toad Hall Shop, 126
Sculptor’s Way, Hamilton, 609584-7800. Presented by Alan Hallmark, Rat’s resident wine expert
and beverage manager. Wine
tasting. Register. $10 (will be applied to optional dinner at Rat’s).
5:30 p.m.
Health
Support Group, Nicotine Anonymous, Lawrence Community
Center, 295 Eggerts Crossing
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-2184213. www.nicotine-anonymous.
org. For anyone with a desire to
stop using nicotine. Free. 7 p.m.
Wellness
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, St. David’s Church, 90
South Main Street, Cranbury, 609403-6679.
www.yoga4sobriety.
com. Bring recovery into your yoga
practice.
E-mail
[email protected] for information. $5. 6 p.m.
Politics
Ready to Run: Campaign Training for Women, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Douglass Campus, 100 George Street, New
Brunswick, 732-932-9384. www.
eagleton.rutgers.edu. Bi-partisan
program for women seeking public
office, running for higher office, becoming community leaders, or
working on a campaign. Register.
$150. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tax Assistance
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For Seniors
Computer Lab, Princeton Senior
Resource Center, Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton
Street,
609-924-7108.
www.
princetonsenior.org. Drop in for
help with computer and technology questions. Free. 10 a.m.
Lunch and Learn, Princeton Senior Resource Center, Suzanne
Patterson Building, 45 Stockton
Street,
609-924-7108.
www.
princetonsenior.org. “It Could be
Poison” presented by Barbara
Vaning, Princeton HealthCare
System, includes identification,
dos and don’ts of medications and
household cleaners, and more.
Bring your own lunch. Beverages
and desserts provided. Register.
Free. Noon.
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THE FIGARO PLAYS
By PIERRE BEAUMARCHAIS
Adapted and directed by STEPHEN WADSWORTH
The Barber
The Marriage
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