November 19, 2010

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November 19, 2010

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CEO Steve Goldin will get to
build a portion of what he originally proposed for his property in
the 350-acre Princeton Junction
train station area.
A settlement in the litigation
brought by InterCap regarding the
township’s redevelopment plan, as
well as a redeveloper’s agreement,
will be presented — and possibly
put to vote — on Monday, November 22.
The Township Council announced the pending settlement
during its November 15 meeting
and provided materials to the public days later.
The settlement calls for a total of
800 housing units — to be phased
in — on InterCap’s 25 acres of
property off Washington Road,
along with retail development and
infrastructure and amenity contributions, most notably an 80-foot
promenade area that would provide a public area for residents.
“Should it be approved, it will
end the litigation,” said Township
Attorney Michael Herbert. “We’re
at the point now where we think we
came up with a proposal that makes
a lot of sense from everybody’s
perspective.”
According to a memo prepared
by Herbert, 40 of the 800 residential units will be moderate income
units based on state Council on Affordable Housing requirements.
“The development would be
consistent with the present rede-
e
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or the most part, Asian and
white students at WW-P
consistently score at more
advanced proficiency levels than
their African American and Hispanic classmates, a district analysis found.
The analysis also showed that in
most areas, more Asian students
scored at advanced levels than any
other group.
But WW-P officials are not
alarmed by the achievement gap:
the trends found among four
groups of student populations —
white, African American, Asian,
and Hispanic — mirrored those
seen everywhere, said Russell Lazovick, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and
instruction.
“The district is still, in all categories and across the entire district, high performing,” he said.
“We perform consistent with, if
not better than, our district factor
group, and across the state.”
The District Factor Group is a
group of districts with similar demographics. WW-P is in the “J”
group, with the most affluent and
high-achieving districts.
For example, taking fourth
grade test scores in language arts,
the graph shows that just below 20
percent of white students and
slightly below 10 percent of Asian
students were only partially proficient in language arts.
velopment plan, which allowed
350 units as of right and additional
units based upon infrastructure and
amenity contributions,” stated the
memo. “Those infrastructure and
amenity contributions include the
construction and maintenance of a
promenade, the reimbursement of
redevelopment fees, and the construction of traffic improvements
both within and outside the redevelopment site, justifying the additional units.”
The integrated development
would not include any office space.
Concept Plan: InterCap hopes to construct 800 units
and 70,000 square feet of retail, as well as a promenade through the center of the site. Plans will be unveiled on Monday, November 22, when West Windsor
officials review a possible settlement with InterCap.
Under the agreement, InterCap
will be required to construct
70,000 square feet of retail space
correlated to the phasing of residential units.
That comes in three phases, with
the first 25,000 square feet of retail
to be constructed no later than
when a certificate of occupancy is
issued for the first 251 units. By the
time a CO is issued for the 501st
DAY-BY-DAY IN PLAINSBORO & WEST WINDSOR
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Friday
November 19
On Stage
Guys and Dolls, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical comedy features gambling, romance, and fashion from the
1950s portrayed by Jim Petro of
Hamilton, Vicki Czarnik of Hopewell, John Burgeron of Morrisville,
Elizabeth Rzasa of Lawrenceville,
and Curtis Caine of Princeton.
$27.50 to $29.50. 7 p.m.
Lend Me a Tenor, High School
South, Playhouse Theater, 346
Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-716-5050.
www.ww-p.org.
Ken Ludwig’s comedy. $10. 7:30
p.m. See story page 21.
Annie Get Your Gun, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton
Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333.
www.kelseytheatre.net.
Musical starring Maggie Mustico
as Annie Oakley, Ken McCormick
as Buffalo Bill, and Bill Pessel as
Frank Butler. $16. Opening night
reception with cast and crew follows the performance. 7:30 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. North, High School
North, 90 Grovers Mill Road,
Plainsboro, 609-716-5100. Drama by Owen Davis is based on
stories published in the New Yorker in the 1940s. $8. 8 p.m.
Boys’ Life, Mercer County Community College, Studio Theater,
Communications Building, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-570-3524. Howard Korder’s
Pulitzer Prize-nominated black
comedy about coming of age. $14.
8 p.m.
The Good Person of Setzuan,
Princeton University, Berlind at
McCarter Theater, 609-258-2787.
www.princeton.edu/arts. Adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play by
Tony Kushner. Directed by Mark
Nelson, Class of 1977. Original
music by Princeton graduate student in composition Gilad Cohen.
$15. 8 p.m.
Striking 12, Rider University,
Yvonne Theater, Lawrenceville,
609-896-5303.
www.rider.edu.
Musical in a new expanded version based on “Little Match Girl.”
$20. 8 p.m.
This Is Our Youth, Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray Theater,
Princeton University, 609-2581742.
www.theatreintime.org.
Drama about two young men on
the upper West Side of New York
City in 1982. $12. 8 p.m.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott
Lane, Somerset, 732-873-2210.
www.villagerstheatre.com. Musical. Through November 21. $18. 8
p.m.
Film
Acme Screening Room, Lambertville Public Library, 25
South Union Street, Lambertville,
609-397-0275. www.nickelodeonnights.org. Screening of “The Kids
Are Alright.” $7. 7 and 8:50 p.m.
Art
Artist Talk, Arts Council of
Princeton, 102 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Sculptor
Joseph Petrovics visits for a
brown bag talk and Q&A about his
works on display and his approach
to art-making. Inside if inclement
weather. Noon.
Go West, Young Man: West Windsor’s Bill Pessel (of
Fulginiti & Pessel law practice in Carnegie Center),
center; Michael Mitgang, left, a sixth grader at
Grover Middle School; and Stephen Szemis, a seventh
grader in Hamilton, take the stage in ‘Annie Get Your
Gun,’ opening Friday, November 19, at Kelsey.
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DOT Plan Will Make
Route 1 Traffic Worse
Resident Questions
Hsueh’s Assembly Bid
T
O
he DOT ideas to improve traffic flow on
n behalf of residents, taxpayers, and
Route 1 in West Windsor must be a joke.
visitors to West Windsor, I am surPreventing northbound motorists from exit- prised in 10-year Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh’s
ing at Washington or Harrison to get to quest and registration of interest in the 14th
Princeton and having them continue to District Assembly seat.
Scudders Mill Road and turn around doubles
“With a background in engineering at the
the traffic. They will have to drive twice state Department of Environmental Protecthrough the greatest congestion area — first tion?”
north and then come back south to go to
Look at our Democratic chameleon’s efPrinceton.
forts to clean up West Windsor. No other
Lengthening the lights to enter Route 1 is community in the district looks as decrepit
a worse idea. It will back up Washington as West Windsor under the mayor’s “free
Road to Nassau Street in Princeton and the money” leadership. Why does this township
train station in Princeton Junction during have $45 million in debt and ever-increasing
busy times. The DOT needs to study Wash- municipal budgets? No wonder he wants to
ington Road traffic during
move on.
rush hour or after a large
As one of the many coPreventing motorists
Princeton activity.
conspirators in facilitating
The problem is that too from exiting at WashWest Windsor’s 1992
many motorists want to go
from township
ington or Harrison dou- change
to Princeton or Princeton
committee to mayor-counJunction. This means one bles the traffic.
cil form of government,
lane is always backed up
there has been anything
with people entering or
but transparency and lowleaving Route 1. The solution is to make er-cost, more accountable local government.
three through lanes in each direction. The Wasn’t West Windsor supposed to be nonfourth lane in each direction should be used partisan?
for all entering and exiting. This eight-lane
An example of Hsueh’s fiscal genius:
roadway needs to be extended without why would the mayor spend $51,000 for a
squeezing from Meadow Road to College part-time mayoral job paying $17,000?
Road.
“It’s high time West Windsor got inIf the DOT narrows it, the squeezing to- volved at the state level,” he said. “West
gether always creates a traffic jam. The per- Windsor has been ignored for too long.
fect example of a designed traffic jam is We’ve always been a spectator, and I think
Northbound on Route 1 at Washington it’s time we need to be one of the players.”
Road. Drivers entering at Alexander Road Goodness gracious. Wasn’t the presiding
(four lanes) must merge with northbound mayor ... in charge?
drivers exiting at Washington (three lanes).
Perhaps Hsueh can ignore the state’s cripI suggest all future DOT traffic studies be pling fiscal challenges as well as he has perconducted between 8 and 9 a.m. and 5 and 6 formed his local responsibilities. Charity
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n a recent game with his travel
team, Will had an uncharacteristic bobble at third base.
“Well, that was sloppy,” I grumbled to Bill in the bleachers. “We
let him stay up too late after the
dance last night; he’s obviously
down sleep.” Bill, almost always
the kinder, gentler parent, came
through this time as well and defended him.
“Everybody makes an occasional mistake,” he reminded me. “That
was okay and it didn’t cost them
anything.” Sure enough, the next
minute, his team had retired the
side and they were running in from
the field. I saw his coach give him
not exactly a high-five as he joined
the huddle, but maybe more of a
“medium-five” — just a quick,
non-verbal affirmation along the
lines of “hey, buddy, I know you
feel bad that you missed that shot
and I know you’ll get the next one.”
Another coach gave him a pat on
the head that said the same thing.
And I, sitting in the stands, felt
guilty that I had been so quick to
judge and to criticize my own son. I
was also moved because I recognized how lucky Will was to have a
dad and coaches who believe in the
power of positive coaching to motivate him to do his best.
We’ve all known or at least seen
and heard the nightmare coaches
and parents who scream at their
kids when they make a mistake, as
if that’s going to motivate anyone
to run faster or try harder. We
cringe and feel sorry for the players
at the receiving end of such verbal
abuse. We feel embarrassed for the
adults who are behaving outra-
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ketball great; Nadia Comaneci,
Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics; Ronnie Lott, a member of the
National Football League Hall of
Fame; Steven Smith, NASA astronaut and All-American water polo
player; and Donna Lopiano, executive director of the Women’s
Sports Foundation.
The PCA’s goal is to create a
culture of positive coaching that
starts at the very top and permeates
every level of youth sports to include not just the coaches but players, parents, officials and fans. The
ultimate prize is creating a culture
where kids learn to play the game
and love it. They look forward to
practices and games as a time to be
with friends and have fun. While
winning is great, they understand
that there are other important goals
such as effort and personal improvement.
geously and we would like to believe that neither we nor anyone
close to us would ever do the same.
There have been national stories
about parents scuffling on the sidelines and violence erupting off the
The ethics learned from
athletics — hard work,
teamwork, good sportsmanship, and learning
from mistakes — carry
over into the classroom.
field. Youth sports have become so
competitive, the pressure to win so
great, that victory becomes everything, accompanied by a tunnel vision that is intolerant of mistakes,
even when it is your own kid and
maybe especially when it is your
own kid. And yet, “mistakes are an
inevitable and important part of the
learning process. A key to success
is being able to rebound from mistakes with renewed determination.
This way, players gain a sense of
control over their own development and confidence in their ability
to succeed, in life as well as in
sports.”
This wisdom comes straight
from the Positive Coaching Alliance, a non-profit created at Stanford University in 1998 to “transform youth sports so sports can
transform youth.” The PCA National Advisory Board includes
such luminaries as Bill Bradley,
former U.S. senator and two-time
NBA champion and Princeton bas-
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Will’s travel soccer and baseball
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Greg Beyer — coach at the high
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e at the West
Windsor-Plainsboro News not
only welcome your comments to our stories posted
online at wwpinfo.com, we also
read them and sometimes even act
on your suggestions. Cases in point
this week:
School Violence. The November 5 issue reported on the annual
report quantifying incidents of “violence” in the school district. But
an online reader wondered about
the qualitative aspect of those incidents: “What kind of violence?
Was it assault, harassment, terroristic threats, etc.? Any one of those
should land you in jail. Did anyone
call the police?” Reporter Cara
Latham has written a follow-up report on page 18 of this issue.
Achievement Gap. In the
events section of the November 5
issue, we previewed the 25th anniversary meeting of the WW-P
Africa-American Parent Support
Group, and in that story a cofounder of the organization referred to the “achievement gap”
between Asian, African-American, Hispanic, and other students.
A reader asked for more data:
“It’s great to see wealthy districts owning up to their achievement gap issues but I’m cynical
about how this will change anything. What is being done with
teacher development? What are the
data over the past decade for
African American and Latino/a
students in these districts in terms
of graduation rates from high
school and college admissions/
diplomas? Until the districts show
us their data disaggregated in these
ways, they can do all the weekend
workshops for the public they
want, but it won’t change policies
and practices inside the schools. So
let’s see some data in the next arti-
Letters & Opinions
Continued from page 3
WW Recognized By
Sustainable Jersey
W
est Windsor has obtained the
silver award from Sustainable Jersey. This is the highest
award and has been awarded to only three other municipalities in
New Jersey. Only 65 municipalities are certified in the state of New
Jersey. Sustainable Jersey is a nationally recognized program designed to recognize New Jersey
municipalities that have implemented programs and policies that
demonstrate their commitment to
environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
This award is the result of the
hard work, vision, and commitment of the township and its partnership with many community organizations and private citizens. To
name a few: Friends of West Windsor Open Space, Farmers Market,
West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian
Alliance, Greening of West Windsor, the girls scouts, and school
groups.
Yet we would not have been recognized without the “green team”
who spent hundreds of hours gathering data and submitting the application. The green team members
included the members of the Environmental Commission: Michael
Hornbsy, Andrew Kulley, Arnie
Schiffman, Kevin Appelget, Martin Rosen, Michael Reid, Jon
Polevoy, Randi Kronthal-Sacco,
Robert Roth, and township landscape architect Dan Dobromilsky.
Thanks also to Jerry Foster from
It’s very unfortunate
what happened. What
gives them the right to
assume that the school
district is to blame?
Does it mean that the district did
not teach these kids basic decency?
Is it remotely possible that some
kids don’t learn in spite of the best
efforts of the teachers?
“Today in the U.S. everybody
wants to blame somebody other
than the actual person responsible.
It is time to stop pointing fingers at
anyone other than the individuals
who did the stupid thing.”
But another online reader was
less charitable:
“So what WW-P administrator
or board member is really fingerpointing? You folks just don’t get
it. Your two alumni were likely
partially responsible for the death
of a young man by their cruel actions. Of course it reflects on the
school they most recently attended. What makes this worse is the
complete lack of empathy on the
part of WW-P administrators. You
all look like you could care less.”
Online Opinions
cle in this series so we have something other than words to go on.”
We have an article on page 1 of
this issue that addresses some (but
not all) of the reader’s requests.
Plainsboro Police. The November 5 issue reported on another
in a long succession of anonymous
complaints lodged against the
Plainsboro police. An online reader urged the News to “investigate
and get to the bottom of this! We
need more insiders coming forward. I don’t trust our officials.”
Another reader noted that the
chief declined to comment on the
letter. “No comment by the Chief?
Must be a lot of truth to it. No comment from anyone because they
want more tickets so they can get
more revenue. I hear around my
neighborhood there are a lot more
problems at this department.”
Asked another post: “Can all of
these complaints, past and present
hearings, all be imagined?” We
sought comments from both Chief
Richard Furda and Mayor Peter
Cantu. See page 16 for their brief
— very brief — responses.
The online community, perhaps
reflective of the community at
large, continued to be divided over
the resolution of the cyber-bullying case at Rutgers that involved
two members of the Class of 2010
at High School North. The following was written in response to the
John Hinsdale’s November 5 letter
to the editor criticizing Superintendent Victoria Kniewel’s response
to the Rutgers incident:
“I am amazed everybody in the
media and people like Mr. Hinsdale want to make the school district the scapegoat in this tragedy.
the West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance, Lynnie Sharma, Edmund Haemmerle from the Greening of West Windsor, and resident
Fred Allen.
Thank you to the green team for
taking on the application process
and thanks to the mayor, council,
Environmental Commission, Planning Board, municipal employees,
community groups, and the residents of West Windsor for understanding the importance of working together to make West Windsor
a community that cares about sustainability issues that will affect us
today and in the future.
Diane Ciccone
West Windsor Council President
Words Of Thanks
W
e would like to take this opportunity to thank the voters
of Plainsboro Township for their
support in our re-election to the
Plainsboro Township Committee.
We are indeed humbled by the confidence the community has expressed through their votes.
Elections are about having a dialogue with the voters. That’s what
we tried to do with our door-todoor campaign that we began in
August. During the last three
months we visited virtually all of
our communities and in speaking
with hundreds of voters, we heard
their concerns and their hopes for
the future. We plan to continue this
discussion with residents of Plainsboro Township during the next
three years.
We also believe that the election
result in Plainsboro Township in
which we received more that 60
percent of the votes is a reflection
of a record of good government
Finally, another comment on the
proposed Princeton International
Academy Charter School, which
hopes to use the full immersion approach to the teaching of Chinese.
“One of the best things about
living in WW-P is the diversity of
our families. I see PIACS as a natural expression of that diversity —
if you were to look at the families
who signed their kids up, you
would have been amazed by the variety of backgrounds represented.
This is not just a school for Chinese
people. This school represents a
choice for families who desire cutting edge education based upon
world standards (not just local
standards). These parents deserve
a say in where their money goes for
their children’s education.”
Have a comment?
To post a comment or add
your opinion to the discussion, read the articles in this
week’s edition of the WW-P
News at www.wwpinfo.com.
Or feel free to E-mail our
editor: rein@ wwpinfo.com.
that has led to tangible results including the Plainsboro Preserve, a
new library anchoring the Village
Center, infrastructure improvements, and in early 2012 the expected opening of a new state-ofthe-art regional hospital. Our commitment to the residents of Plainsboro Township is to continue this
record of good government.
Our focus in the next three years
will be to build on Plainsboro’s
sound fiscal management, smart
growth, effective municipal planning, and open space preservation
to ensure that Plainsboro Township
remains a community in which its
citizens are proud to live, work and
raise their families.
Ed Yates
Michael Weaver
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hank you for the wonderful article you wrote about my Ragtime Bluesin the October 22 issue
of the News. I have received many
compliments and even a few gig
opportunities as a result. Plus the
Historical Society performance on
November 1 was filled to capacity.
Thank you so much for an excellent job. You got every detail correct, which is no small feat I realize, and weaved a thoughtful story.
Karl Dentino
West Windsor
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
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by Cara Latham
t’s one thing to donate to charity, but members of the parish at
the Queenship of Mary Roman
Catholic Church are moving ahead
with a partnership with a parish in
Guatemala that proves to be beneficial to both sides — financially
and spiritually.
Two Plainsboro women — Ann
Jackman and Connie Persico —
are at the forefront of the initiative.
Both traveled this month as part of
a team of parish delegates to
Guatemala, where they met with
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Carolina Simao, and Grissele Camacho traveled to
Guatemala to work with their sister parish to help
families with their agricultural businesses in the impoverished town of La Morena.
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their “sister” parish of Santa Cruz
to check on the progress of their
newly developed microfinance
program, the Amistad y Fe (Friendship and Faith) Fund. The fund was
established for the impoverished
rural village of La Morena.
The microfinance program is
just one aspect of the partnership
formed between the two parishes.
The first round of the program consisted of collecting share certificates of $50 each from members of
the Queenship of Mary parish —
for a total of $23,000 — that were
used to provide loans to members
of the La Morena community to
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its, faith sharing, and advocacy with the ultimate goal of global solidarity.
“It seemed very appropriate,” said Jackhelp them establish their local businesses.
La Morena is a farming community of 230 man of the parish-to-parish initiative.
families, who have faced issues relating to “Everything that happens over on the other
health care availability, inadequate and inside of the world does affect us here. It
terrupted access to education, limited em- would be a chance to make a difference and
ployment opportunities, and other chal- get to know people in other parts of the
world. Back then, we didn’t know what we
lenges.
According to information from the would do, how it would evolve.”
Persico said that when the partnership
parish, microfinance is a popular strategy
used throughout the world to empower indi- was first formed, it became clear to the
viduals who have no access to traditional fi- Queenship of Mary parish that the Santa
nancial services. Microfinance programs of- Cruz parish community was very similar to
fer loans based on non-traditional forms of their own parish in Plainsboro. “We felt that
security, as community groups are presented we could establish this relationship and realas collateral. In time, successful borrowers ly invest in the community and in our belief
in global solidarity,” said Persico.
can obtain larger loans and longer terms.
Jackman served on one of the committees
Community members in La Morena apthat was set up to organize
plied for the loans, the first
the “ongoing quest” to see
round of which were just
awarded. There were 18 The parish-to-parish al- what the partnership could
bring. After the first three
loans that went to agriculliance was formed to
trips, the idea for the mitural businesses, while two
crofinance program came
provide
project
supwere nonagricultural. At
into place, she said.
the end of the growing sea- port, education, ex“It’s particularly excitson, the farmers will har- change visits, faith
ing to me because I’ve
vest their produce, sell it,
been working on it for twoand then use the money to sharing, and advocacy
and-a-half years, and this
with
the
ultimate
goal
repay the loans, most of
is my first opportunity to
which will be paid back in of global solidarity.
go down there.”
a year. The other two went
For Jackman, having an
to local businesswomen
opportunity
to reach out to
and may take a little longer to repay.
This month, six residents from the Plains- a completely different part of the world is inboro parish, including Persico and Jackman, spiring, even though she does have prior extraveled to Guatemala to check the status of perience in heading to a new part of the
the new initiative. It is the fourth delegation world. Jackman grew up in England. Her fathat will head to Guatemala since the part- ther worked for a company that specialized
nership was formed. It was the first trip for in shop-fitting, working his way up from
carpenter to management of the company.
Jackman and the second for Persico.
The initiative has been a couple of years Her mother was a homemaker. Jackman
in the making, said Jackman, who has been moved to the United States in 1984 because
involved from the beginning. The Catholic of her husband’s job. They lived in East
Church Solidarity Team of the Diocese of Windsor until 1989, when they moved to
Metuchen initially introduced the Queen- Plainsboro while expecting their third child.
ship of Mary parish to the people of Santa Jackman has been a member of the parish
Cruz, Guatemala. The parish-to-parish al- ever since and has been involved in volunliance was formed to provide opportunities teer work since arriving in the United States.
“It’s amazing that we can reach out to a
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Plainsboro Library Director Jinny Baeckler
received a community
service award from the
Plainsboro Business
Partnership. Leslie
Burger, of West Windsor, far right, director
of Princeton Public Library, will receive a
community leader of
the year award from
the Princeton Area
Chamber of Commerce.
completely different part of the
world like this,” she said.
Jackman said that there are minimal health care and educational
opportunities in the community of
La Morena, and the goal of the microfinance program is to help the
local people in that community become more self-sufficient. New
loans will be administered using
the money that is repaid, and Jackman said the goal is to expand the
program as it progresses.
The hope is to not only allow the
agricultural initiatives to provide
the community with products to
sell, but to help promote better diets.
“There will eventually be things
like interest and savings components,” she said. “We haven’t been
able to factor all that in yet.”
As part of the program, Persico
said that participants attend sessions on different topics, run by a
program administrator in the Santa
Cruz parish, before going through
the loan application process.
Persico was on the first and second delegations and is fluent in
Spanish. This comes in handy and
allows her to interpret and help with
communication to see what aspects
of the program can be improved.
The most recent trip, the fourth
delegation that took place between
November 13 and 17, allowed the
delegation to see how the microfinance program is working and allow the La Morena community to
share ideas with them.
“We get as much or more with
this partnership,” said Persico.
“It’s very gratifying to know that
this will give people the opportunity by virtue of investment to contribute to their families and their
community.”
Persico has witnessed first-hand
what can happen when underprivileged communities are given a
chance to succeed. A resident of
Plainsboro for the last 13 years,
Persico’s mother was a housekeeper, and her father was a waiter.
Having three grown sons affords
her the opportunity to get involved
in the program.
Persico has worked as a registered nurse in the Emergency Department in Newark for the last 22
years. Persico says she grew up in
an area that is very similar to the
one where she now works in
Newark.
“When people are given the opportunity and treated with dignity,
they can do great things in spite of
the obstacles they may have in their
way,” she said. “As long as they
have faith in themselves, and others have faith, they can have the opportunity to create what they want
their lives to be. The value of investing in a community and putting
your faith in people can pretty
much surmount any obstacle.”
Persico says she sees this in the
people of La Morena, who have
great faith in their community.
“They have a solid sense that the
most important thing is to educate
and provide for their children and
care for each other.”
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For the people in the Queenship
of Mary parish delegation, it allows
them to put into practice what they
believe, she said.
“It was not small thing that over
$20,000 was raised in a matter of a
few weeks because of the belief
that our community shares that this
is something valid and this is something we can all benefit from,” said
Persico. “We can’t be separated by
borders. We have to reach out and
meet our brothers and sisters.”
Awards For Service
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inny Baeckler, Plainsboro Library director, received the first
community service award from
Plainsboro Business Partnership.
Although the first award was decided by the committee members,
future awards will require nominations.
The Plainsboro Business Partnership is comprised of business
owners, township residents, and
community leaders who are dedicated to promoting the spirit of
Plainsboro via the patronage of local establishments and community
resources. Visit www.myplainsboro.com for more information and
updates via twitter and E-mail.
Leslie Burger of West Windsor, director of Princeton Public Library, will receive a Community
Leader of the Year award from the
Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce at the gala at Jasna Polana on
Tuesday, November 30. She also
serves as the secretary for the library board of trustees and for the
Library Foundation board of directors. She was previously a consultant with Library Development Solutions, a firm she founded in 1991.
Burger is a recognized speaker,
writer, and consultant on library issues such as staff development,
planning, evaluation, organizational development, pay equity, and the
future challenges facing libraries.
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W-P Girl Scout Troop 70600
prepared a Halloween meal
for 27 preschool students at the
Cherry Tree Club preschool in
West Windsor in late October. The
menu included an orange dip with
black chips (Velveeta and salsa dip
with blue corn chips) for an appetizer. Brains and eyeballs with
blood on the side for main course
(spaghetti and meatballs with
spaghetti sauce). For dessert the
girls made pumpkin chocolate chip
cookies with Halloween shapes.
Participating scouts included Aana
Bansal, RaeLynn Chapman,
Ashika Ganesh, Dani Henkel,
Tasneem Maner, Brielle Robertson, and Rebecca Schwartz.
If you are interested in joining
girl scouts as a scout or adult volunteer contact Louisa Ho at 609-3712119 or send an E-mail to
[email protected].
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tudents and staff from Millstone River School and Village
School collected more than 300
coats for Martin House in Trenton.
The coat drive, held on October 23,
was the 15th annual coat drive.
Over the years more than 7,000
coats have been donated.
“On this National Make a Difference Day, students and staff
made a difference for those less
fortunate,” says teacher Joanne
DeGoria. The motto for the two
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SCAT, an above-level test scaled
for younger students.
“With our annual award ceremonies, we’re committed to giving
these exceptional young people a
stage on which to recognize their
academic achievements, just as we
celebrate achievements in athletics
or the performing arts,” said CTY
executive director, Lea Ybarra.
“Their performance places them in
the top tier of students taking these
tests, and they certainly deserve acclaim. They possess an academic
fearlessness and intellectual ability
that will benefit their entire generation.”
Since 1979, CTY has sought the
most academically able elementary
and middle school students each
year and encouraged their enrollment in CTY’s annual talent
search. Students enrolled go on to
test through the fall and spring. The
results of these tests give families a
better idea of a child’s academic
talents, particularly in comparison
to the thousands of other academically talented students.
Students can also earn recognition at CTY’s awards ceremonies,
and their test scores may qualify
them for CTY’s summer programs
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schools with students in grades 4
and 5, is “Lend a Hand, Warm a
Heart.”
In College
Boston University: Emily Rudofsky of Plainsboro is studying
abroad through the school’s international programs office. A theater
arts major at the College of Fine
Arts, she is in London through the
end of the fall semester.
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Windsor and Plainsboro
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statewide awards ceremony for
gifted children held by the Johns
Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. Awards were based
on an exceptional performance on
a rigorous, above-grade-level test
given to second through eighth
grade talent search participants.
Seventh and eighth graders took
the SAT or ACT — the same tests
used for college admissions. Sec-
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New Jersey’s 2010 Awards Ceremonies were held at Rowan University on Sunday, October 10; Seton Hall University on Saturday
and Sunday, October 23 and 24;
Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey on Saturday, October
30; and Drew University on Saturday, November 6.
Top in country award recipients
include Steven Pan of Plainsboro,
a student at Community Middle
School; and Yinan Zheng of West
Windsor, a student at Grover Middle School. Both seventh grade students scored high in ACT, SAT,
and STB exams.
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“Parents who support and encourage their children, and teachers who inspire through their
knowledge and passion for a subject, create engaged young people
who are well prepared to lead and
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both West Windsor residents,
were winners in the Sinfonietta
Nova “Mahler Art” contest in conjunction with the October 30 performance of Gustav Mahler’s music at High School South.
An art contest was held to encourage listening to recordings of
Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 prior to
the concert with an aim at inspiring
the creation of visual images, to increase appreciation for the music,
and to celebrate the 150th birthdate
of the composer.
“The orchestra’s mission is to
reach out to our community to inspire and educate with quality performances of great works of orchestral music,” says Gail Lee, the
orchestra’s director and also a
West Windsor resident.
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Deaths
Harold J. Wild, 83 of Fairfield
Harbor, New Bern, North Carolina
died October 19. Survivors include
son and daughter-in-law Harry and
Janine Wild of Plainsboro.
Shirley A. Dorman, 72, of
Browns Mills, died November 1.
Survivors include a sister, Lillian
Coleman of West Windsor.
William Henry Finn, 80, died
November 3 in Fort Myers, Florida. A Navy combat veteran of the
Korean War, his wartime decorations include the Air Medal, United
Nations Service Medal, Korean
Service Medal, and the China Service Medal. Survivors include a
daughter, Susan Finn of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to
the Disabled American Veterans or
Feed The Children.
Lillian Coleman, 84, of West
Windsor died November 6 at her
home in Florida. Born in Caribou,
Maine, she was a longtime resident
of West Windsor. She was a member of the First Presbyterian
Church of Dutch Neck in West
Windsor. An avid golfer, she had
five holes-in-one during her 30plus years playing.
Survivors include her husband
of 65 years, Jess C. Coleman Jr.;
four sons and daughters-in-law,
Kip and Donna Coleman of Lambertville, Ken Coleman of Port St.
Lucie, Florida, Kim and Karen
Coleman of Princeton, and Keith
and Susan Coleman of Solebury,
Pennsylvania;
her
brother,
William Reimer of Hamilton; her
sisters, Kaye Benedict and Louise
Smith, both of Florida, and Shirley
Dorman of Browns Mills; 11
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and
nephews.
Donations may be made to Deborah Hospital, Box 3005, Hamilton
08619; or the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, New York, NY 10004.
James Harold Lovell of
Ketchum, Idaho, died November 7.
Born in Plainsboro to dairy farmers, Harold and Ruth Lovell, he left
for San Diego after high school
graduation. He served in the Coast
Guard and Coast Guard Reserves.
Survivors include his sister, Ann
Lovell Rowe; his brother-in-law,
Richard Rowe, and three nephews,
Peter, Andrew, and Christopher
Rowe.
Kenneth E. Durland Sr., 88, of
Plainsboro died November 10 in
the University Medical Center at
Princeton. He was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Plainsboro and the Plainsboro Senior Citizens Club.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was raised in Shickshinny
and moved to Plainsboro in 1951.
Durland, who worked for Johnson
and Johnson, Walker Gordon
Farms, and Belle Meade Lumber
Company, retired from Mohawk
Laboratories in Monmouth Junction in 1985.
Survivors include his daughters
and sons-in-law Sharon Durland
Blechschmidt and her husband,
Edward, of Reading, Pennsylvania, Florence and David LaBeur of
Green Cove Springs, Florida, and
Grace Moylan of Hamilton; two
sons and daughter-in-law, Kenneth
E. Durland Jr. of Hamilton, and
Charles M. and Karen Durland of
Plainsboro; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Donations
may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro, 500
Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro
08536.
Inga Vild, 88, of West Windsor
died November 11 at the Bear
Creek Assisted Living in West
Windsor. Born in Aarhus, Denmark, she lived most of her life in
Fords, and moved to West Windsor
three years ago.
Survivors include her two
daughters and son-in-law, Valerie
and Bob Neher of Mansfield, and
Karen Leigh of Westampton; her
four grandchildren, Naomi Milner
and Holly Fraga of East
Brunswick, and Greta Leigh and
Christoffer Cragin Leigh, both of
Westampton; and her six great
grandchildren, Joey Leigh; Jesse,
Garrett, and Katelyn Burrell; Tommy Fraga; and Jacob Hansen
Leigh; and her brother Harry
Christensen of Clark. Donations
may be made to the Our Redeemer
Lutheran Church School Fund, 28
South 4th Street, Fords.
Emily
Gladys
Porter
Torsiello, 88, of West Windsor
died November 12 at Robert Wood
Johnson University Hospital at
Hamilton. Born in Trenton, she
graduated from Trenton High
School and worked for the Bell
Telephone Company for 10 years
before retiring to raise her family.
Survivors include her daughter
and son-in-law, Pamela A. and Jeffrey S. Kulchar of West Windsor;
her sister, Madelyn Webb of Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania; and two
nephews, Tim Webb and Michael
Webb and his wife Sandra,
Jacqueline Kelling Kozsuch,
49, of Johns Creek, Georgia died
November 12. She was a former
West Windsor resident.
Born and raised in Cleveland,
Ohio, she graduated from Evangel
College in 1983with a degree in
communications. She was a television reporter and anchor for
WCYB-TV 5 in Bristol, Virginia,
and then spent most of her career
as an association, fund raising, and
public relations professional, during which she worked for Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
Virginia Retail Merchants Association, and New Jersey Hospital
Associaton. She had recently returned from Haiti where she assisted in the aftermath of the earthquake.
Survivors include her husband,
Sandhi; daughter and son, Hannah
and Neal; parents, Anthony and
Ann Kelling of Cleveland; a sister,
Catherine Janke; and a brother,
Michael Kelling from Cleveland.
Donations may be made to
Peachtree Christian Hospice, 3430
Duluth Park Lane, Duluth, GA
30096; or to the Scholarship Program in memory of Jacqui Kozsuch, Chattahoochee High School,
5320 Taylor Road, Johns Creek
GA 30022.
Carol J. Gaylord Rutan, 84,
died November 13 in Richmond,
Virginia. Survivors include daughter and son-n-law, Connie and Bart
Kartoz of West Windsor; and three
granddaughters, Claire, Madison,
and Lindsay Kartoz. Memorial services will be held in Dutch Neck
Presbyterian Church, 154 South
Mill Road, West Windsor, on Saturday, November 20, at 2 p.m. Donations may be made to Save the
River, 409 Riverside Drive, Clayton, NY 13624.
Barbara Jean Straley, 75, of
Poughkeepsie, New York, died
November 15. Survivors include
son and daughter-in-law, Perry and
Kathleen Straley of Plainsboro;
and granddaughter, Emily Robin
Straley of Plainsboro. Donations
may be made to Pamela Jean Straley and mailed c/o McHoul Funeral Home, Box A, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533.
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residential unit, a total of 50,000
square feet of retail must be completed. The remaining 20,000
square feet (70,000 total) is to be
constructed no later than the issuance of the CO for the 800th residential unit.
There is also a provision that requires InterCap to build an additional 30,000 square feet of retail
space if, during the previous 18
months, 95 percent of the first
70,000 square feet of retails space
is occupied at an average base rent
of $30 a square foot.
The concept plan was designed
by Jim Constantine of the Looney
Ricks Kiss firm in Princeton, who
will present the plan during the
meeting on November 22. The plan
shows a promenade surrounded by
first-floor retail space.
According to Herbert’s memo,
the promenade will be constructed,
maintained, and owned by InterCap. The promenade, which runs
through the center of the property,
“will serve as the central gathering
space for Township residents.” In
the ordinance, officials specified
that the promenade will include
passive areas and active public
gathering space that can host a
farmer’s market and other public
events.
The promenade will provide
pedestrian, bicycling, and motor
vehicle access and will function as
a “low speed pedestrian-oriented
public space through which motor
vehicles travel and park.”
Parking will be available on site
for all residents. “To facilitate retail activity and to attract use of the
promenade by the public, the
township will support InterCap’s
use of shared parking at existing
New Jersey Transit and township
Parking Authority facilities during
weekdays, after-hours, and weekends,” the memo states.
The settlement also requires InterCap to pay the township
$683,000 in redevelopment fees,
as well as $2.678 million for offtract roadway improvements. InterCap will also be responsible for
all on-tract infrastructure, including the construction of internal
streets and portions of Vaughn Drive.
Once approved by the West
Windsor Council, the settlement
still has to head to the state Superior Court for approval, officials
said.
“Since the InterCap litigation
was filed in May, 2009, as a Mount
Laurel affordable housing lawsuit,
it will be necessary for the Mercer
County Superior Court (Judge Linda Feinberg) to conduct a fairness
hearing to determine it satisfied
Mount Laurel principles and the
Fair Housing Act,” stated the
memo.
Once the court approves the settlement, InterCap has agreed to
prepare a “stipulation of dismissal”
of its lawsuit and head to the township’s Planning Board. If the Plan-
ning Board approves the development application, the dismissal of
the lawsuit will become effective.
“Based on what both sides came
up with, to me the settlement is reasonable,” said Mayor Shing-Fu
Hsueh. “Some people will say it’s
too much, and some people will
say it’s not enough. We had our experts review all of the proposals
and offer their expert opinions. I
personally feel more comfortable
based on the comments from our
professionals.”
Goldin did not respond to requests for comment.
West Windsor officials are expecting that the issue will generate
concern in the community, specifically regarding how the plans for
future development in the settlement will impact the number of
school children moving into the
area. So along with the concept
plans, officials plan to provide information during the meeting to
quell fears that might be circulating
around town.
Township Council members
and the administration — who all
seemed to be on board with the
terms of the settlement — say they
will be prepared to answer questions when the plan is presented to
the public.
Most council members have
said that the plan is reasonable and
should not impact the schools, but
called for a communication plan to
be rolled out when the plan is presented.
“For those of you who are concerned about the school children
impact of this redevelopment, it is
just way overstated; it’s over-
‘There’s going to be a lot
of concern in the community at first glance
when it’s rolled out, but
there’s not much here,’
says Morgan.
blown; it’s not real,” said Councilman Charles Morgan. “There’s going to be a lot of concern in the
community at first glance when it’s
rolled out, but there’s not much
here in my opinion.”
Morgan referenced his campaign three years ago in which he
and current Councilman George
Borek ran on the platform against
1,000 housing units in the redevelopment area.
“We’re not going to see 1,000
housing units,” Morgan said.
“We’re going to see housing, but
we’re not going to see anything
that’s alarming. We need to anticipate the fears of the community
that this thing might generate and
have our conversation ready about
why those fears might be misplaced, or they’re addressable.”
Further, Morgan said, “I am satisfied that what we’re doing is in
the best interest of the community.”
Morgan referenced the finance
subcommittee meetings that were
held during deliberations on the redevelopment plan. During those
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meetings, the township brought in
former school board member Stan
Katz, who was renowned for his
statistical analyses of the number
of school children brought in by
each new development, as well as a
statistician from Rutgers University, both of whom testified that there
would be no severe impact to the
school district.
“The fear factor on children is
totally misplaced,” said Morgan,
who said that historically, the tightest attendance has been at Maurice
Hawk.
“Even Maurice Hawk will not
be overwhelmed with students because the phasing is such that the
number of children coming in over
time is going to integrate with a
projected decline in our school
population,” Morgan said. “Absent
redevelopment, they are projecting
a decline in the school population,
but even that decline in school population is not going to result in any
immediate foreseeable savings because you don’t cut teachers and
buildings and administration just
because you have a slow decline in
school population.”
Borek agreed, saying that this
year for the first time, Maurice
Hawk created a kindergarten class
of about 30 students because it had
the room after a decline in enrollment. This means that schools can
absorb any new students coming
into the area from the redevelopment.
In addition, Councilwoman Linda Geevers said that the number of
school children rises when there is
development that includes childfriendly amenities. “The redevelopment area on the west side does
not have child-friendly amenities
like pools, tot lots, swing sets, tennis courts, or basketball courts,”
she said. “Will there be children
who live there? Yes.” But the number will be limited.
On the agenda for approval on
November 22 is a resolution approving the settlement and redeveloper’s agreement. But in the future, the Township Council will also be asked to consider two ordinances. The first one puts into
place the standards as they apply to
the InterCap property and identifies the areas of the redevelopment
plan that will not be applied to the
InterCap tract.
The second ordinance guarantees that the terms of the settlement
and redeveloper’s agreement will
remain in place, even if the township’s redevelopment plan is
struck down in a third party litigation, even though Planning Attorney Gerald Muller explained in a
memo to council that none has
been filed to date.
The settlement comes in the
11th hour for West Windsor, as a
pending trial is looming on the
horizon in front of Judge Linda
Feinberg in state Superior Court.
In May, 2009, InterCap filed a
lawsuit challenging the legitimacy
of West Windsor’s redevelopment
designation for the 350-acre area
around the Princeton Junction train
station. The lawsuit followed a series of public presentations put on
by Goldin for the community at his
own expense to try to garner support for his plans for the area before
the council adopted its own plan in
March, 2009.
The township’s redevelopment
plan calls for a total base number of
483 housing units consisting of 311
market-priced units and 172 affordable housing units. As for nonresidential development, the plan
proposes 207,910 square feet of retail with the potential option to increase retail floor area in District 1
— which encompasses the 25 acres
off Washington Road owned by InterCap Holdings — by an additional 67,500 square feet along with
7,500 square feet of added office
space.
Five other parties — including
transportation giant Amtrak —
joined InterCap’s lawsuit in August. Those property owners include two owners of property in the
Ellsworth Center — Ellsworth Realty Associates, which owns 19
Cranbury Road, and Won Chang
Realty, which owns 33 Cranbury
Road; the Avante site at 70 Washington Road, which is owned by
Far Sighted Investments; and the
parking facility at 43 Station Drive,
owned by Sidetrax Inc.
The lawsuit involved InterCap’s
challenge of the designation of the
area as “in need of redevelopment.”
If a settlement is not reached and
the case heads to trial, a ruling in
the developer’s favor could, in the
worst case scenario, void the township’s redevelopment plan.
West Windsor’s attempt at
thwarting a trial was shot down on
June 22, when the Appellate Division of the State Superior Court denied the township’s interlocutory
appeal to do so.
The township had filed the motion to the Appellate Division to
question whether InterCap had a
right to challenge the designation
of the area in need of redevelopment since it had not filed a motion
for three-and-a-half years and then
participated in the redevelopment
process, township attorneys said.
The motion was filed after Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg ordered that both sides prepare for a
trial on the matter, and then re-affirmed her decision when West
Windsor appealed.
In recent months, InterCap
Holdings CEO Goldin said InterCap had submitted a number of settlement offers. In July and August,
Goldin ran an advertising campaign calling on residents to urge
the township to come to a settlement. That campaign drew some
comment from township officials
at the time, who called the ads misleading, hinting that the campaign
has hurt InterCap’s position at the
negotiation table.
If a settlement is not reached,
nullifying the redevelopment plan
through court would pave the way
for InterCap to seek to have its previous zoning also voided. If the redevelopment plan or process is invalidated by the court, InterCap attorney Richard J. Hoff Jr., of the
Bisgaier Hoff law firm of Gibbsboro, has said in the past that the
developer would re-file a previous
lawsuit that challenged the old
commercial zoning of the property.
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West Windsor Township Council
unanimously introduced two ordinances that pave the way for the
township’s purchase of a 27.6-acre
parcel of open space from the Jewish Community Campus.
The township introduced the
measures, which will, if ultimately
approved, allow the township to
purchase the land on Clarksville
Road at a price of $1,358,725. The
township has appropriated a total
of $1,385,000 in its funds toward
the acquisition, which also includes costs associated with surveys, environmental assessments,
and other administrative and legal
work associated with the purchase.
Those “soft” costs total around
$25,625 — about $5,000 of which
is paid for by the state Green Acres.
The administration reported that
it was able to re-negotiate with JCC
officials to lower the selling price
by more than $200,000 off the original price. The 27-acre parcel is
part of the larger 81-acre future
JCC campus.
The funds for the purchase will
come from the township’s Open
Space and Recreation Trust Fund,
which is dedicated to open space
acquisition. The Friends of West
Windsor Open Space (FOWWOS)
will contribute $100,000 to the
fund after the transaction to help
offset some of the cost.
In addition, Mayor Shing-Fu
Hsueh says Mercer County offi-
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“It just seems weird, and I think
cials have agreed to contribute
$203,808 to further offset the costs Linda and George should be commended for looking into it deeper,”
to West Windsor.
The township is also awaiting Maher said.
Lisa Weil, who is with Gloria
word from the state Green Acres
ew Jersey Transit has issued
officials about whether the town- Nilson, also questioned the price.
a request for qualifications
ship could receive an additional “I was concerned about whether
(RFQ)
from private entities to op$629,363 from the state. If state the correct appraisal was being
erate parking facilities at 81 staGreen Acres funding comes done,” she said.
tions across the state, one of
Despite her call for more study
through, West Windsor could end
which is Princeton Junction —
up paying only about $425,554 out and analysis of the price, Geevers
the first of a two-stage procureof the $1.35 million total purchase voted to introduce the ordinances,
ment process that would move
along with the three other council
cost.
toward privatizing NJ TransitCouncilwoman Linda Geevers members in attendance. Councilowned parking facilities.
tried to discuss the matter before man Charles Morgan was absent.
But Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh
The first ordinance is a capital
the ordinances were introduced on
says this recent move by the NJ
November 8 at the council’s meet- ordinance that provides the fundTransit does not deal with strucing at the new West Windsor Arts ing for the acquisition of the parcel
tured parking. Rather, it deals
Council building, but Council — $1,385,000 — which will be
with management of the NJ
President Diane Ciccone gaveled taken from the township’s dedicatTransit-owned parking facilities.
her into silence, saying that discus- ed Open Space and Recreation
While it might not affect the
sion would be held during the pub- Trust Fund. The second ordinance
structured parking plans, the
lic hearing on Monday, November authorizes the contract with the
prospects of focusing on those
JCC for the land purchase at a price
22.
plans for a new garage on NJ
Geevers was concerned that the of $1,358,725.
Transit’s property will see at least
There were members of the pubadministration and her council colsome delay.
leagues had not followed her sug- lic who called for the ordinances to
West Windsor officials said
gestion to bring in a commercial re- be introduced. Alison Miller, presearlier this year that they would
al estate broker to provide expert ident of FOWWOS, urged council
be one of the entities submitting
advice on the true selling value of to move forward with the measure
proposals when the request for
the property. Appraisals estimated so that the township could acquire
proposals (RFPs) are sent out for
the value of the property was be- “this very valuable and desirable
development of a new parking
tween $55,000 and $58,000 per property.”
garage at the train station.
She commended the administraacre — a $19,000 increase over the
Right now, Hsueh says, West
$37,000 per acre for which the JCC tion for its “extra great job in re-neWindsor
is focused on creating its
had purchased the property in gotiating” to get the price down.
own site for a parking lot at the
She said there are plans for a net2005.
former township compost site on
When Ciccone said that discus- work of pedestrian paths through
Alexander Road, where West
sion was not appropriate during the the property, and that preserving it
Windsor can develop parking for
introduction of the ordinances, would also protect the heronry on
West Windsor residents only.
Geevers responded, “We’re voting site.
And officials say that the
David Siegel, also a member of
on an important matter, and we
spaces currently owned and manshould have a discussion.” Geevers FOWWOS, said that the township
aged by the West Windsor Parksaid no discussion had taken place already had the best information it
ing Authority will not be impactby the council since the previous needed to make the purchase, as
ed and that the privatization will
both appraisers who estimated the
executive session on the matter.
only affect NJ Transit-owned
However, “I asked the council value of the property were on the
properties.
what direction they wanted to give state Green Acres list of approved
In April, the West Windsor
the administration,” said Ciccone. appraisers. The township followed
Township Council submitted a
“Without going into what was said, the appropriate state-regulated
joint proposal with the parking
the administration acted on what- method of seeking appraisals for
authority to NJ Transit that would
ever we did. It is now up for intro- estimates of the value of the propdesignate the parking authority as
erty, he said — a
duction.”
the developer of the new parking
notion that was
Geevers said
garage at the train station.
emphasized by
she wanted a reObtaining
an
opinion
Mayor Shingport
from
on the value of the 27.6Fu Hsueh.
Township Ata meeting, they have no authority
Hsueh em- to say anything about it.”
torney Michael
acre property from a
phasized that
Herbert about
Further, Hsueh said the towncommercial real estate
the property has ship was able to negotiate a much
the merits of
broker is not permitted
been on the better price for the property. “I
bringing in a
t o w n s h i p ’ s don’t believe you can get that kind
commercial reby law, said Hsueh.
radar for a of price today,” he said.
al estate broker,
while. He also
but Herbert sent
Even if the township does not
a one-line E-mail saying that the said that the township was the enti- get the state Green Acres funding,
mayor re-negotiated with the JCC ty that initiated the deal. “We want- the township would only end up
ed to buy it, and they are also will- paying roughly $1 million of the
for a lower price.
After a back-and-forth, Ciccone ing to sell,” he said.
cost out of its own open space fund.
Roughly 9.2 acres of the proper- “It would not be smart to not buy
banged the gavel to end the converty is environmentally constrained this piece of property now before
sation.
But some residents also echoed — 7.2 acres of which are wetlands, all of this money is gone,” he said.
Geevers’ concerns. Penn Lyle he said. About 18.39 acres are de- “Today, it’s not easy to get money,
Road resident Bryan Maher said he velopable.
and the county already gave us a
“In terms of the price, the state promise.”
supported Geevers and Councilman George Borek, who echoed and township set up ground rules
Councilman George Borek,
Geevers’ concerns when it was 10 years ago that you have to go by who along with Geevers, originally
certified appraisals,” he explained. called for a commercial real estate
first considered last month.
“For $1.5 million, more infor- “Commercial brokers will not be broker to provide advice on the valmation is better than less informa- acceptable by the state. It’s a ue of the property, said he had altion in my book,” Maher said. “My process established by the DEP ready reached out to legislators,
take on it is the community has (Department of Environmental calling for a change in the mandatbeen asking time and time and time Protection), and they have a whole ed procedures for expert review
again that you guys address Route list of certified appraisers. Even if when it comes to land acquisition.
571. You’re not addressing 571. we wanted to contact [the commer“I’ve reached out to some of our
cial real estate brokers] to come to elected officials in Trenton to see if
It’s a disaster; it’s embarrassing.”
“We need to make educated financial decisions before just saying, ‘That’s a good price,’” Maher
added. “You all were elected to be
financial stewards of the town.
And with some of the highest property taxes in the country, we need
to take a long, hard look at that.”
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The move would have allowed
the township to have a higher level of control over the project. Although developing the projected
2,200-space garage would give
the township a greater ability to
oversee the project, West Windsor cannot reserve any parking
spaces specifically for township
residents in the garage. In prior
talks with New Jersey Transit,
township officials encouraged
Privatization of NJT’s
parking facilities will
not affect West Windsor
Parking Authorityowned spaces.
New Jersey Transit to include the
retail space in the design.
However, New Jersey Transit
advised the township to submit a
proposal when it sends out the
RFPs, meaning the township will
have to bid along with the private
developers.
Hsueh said, though, that this
recent action by NJ Transit deals
with management of NJ Transitowned facilities on site, not on
development of new parking
garages.
“Last year, we were working
with New Jersey Transit under a
different administration,” said
Hsueh, adding that the prior administration had a different philosophy. The new administration,
however, is moving toward privatizing its facilities. It is only after
that management privatization is
complete that the focus will turn
to building parking garages.
“From our perspective, we decided to move forward with our
own parking, and that means we
are going to expedite the process
to deal with the compost stations
and turning that into additional
parking for West Windsor resithey can change it through administrative or legislative manner,” he
said. “Now is the time to revisit the
rules that we’re governed by and to
bring something else into the equation.”
Debate over the acquisition —
and the appraised value of the
property — began in September.
In the weeks leading up to the
meeting, Borek and Geevers had
worked behind the scenes to try to
get their colleagues to bring in a
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dents,” said Hsueh. “That will become our priority.”
Added Hsueh: “The first step
is they want to have management
contractors. After that, they will
talk about structured parking or
additional facilities. I don’t think
West Windsor can wait for that.”
According to the RFQ document filed by NJ Transit, “the
purpose of this RFQ is to provide
prospective proposers an opportunity to formally express their
interest in bidding on a concession of certain NJ Transit parking
assets.”
In the document, NJ Transit
states that the concession agreement is expected to be a longterm agreement granting the successful proposer the exclusive
right to operate the concession
assets and to collect parking and
other revenues. The concession
agreement is anticipated to be in
the range of 30-50 years.
According to figures provided
in the document by NJ Transit,
the Princeton Junction train station averages about 7,030 weekday boardings. The figures also
show that NJ Transit controls 72
percent — or 2,625 of the total
3,635 — of the parking spaces at
the train station.
The annual gross revenue
brought in by parking facilities at
the train station is $3.13 million.
Andy Lupo, the chairman of
the West Windsor Parking Authority, said that there will be no
impact on WWPA-owned spaces
and facilities.
“We had received word from
New Jersey Transit about their intentions,” said Lupo. “They have
some cash flow issues and budget
gaps that they’re trying to fill.”
“We have to see what they’re
going to do with their properties,
but we are obviously exploring
different options to benefit West
Windsor commuters,” said Lupo.
commercial real estate broker to
shed some light on the value of the
property.
They argued that the two most
recent appraisals — conducted by
two independent firms — did not
take into account the low market
value for commercial property in
today’s economic environment.
The issue of the value in the apContinued on following page
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praisals — public documents obtained by the News through an
Open Public Records Act request
— held up the township’s negotiations for the purchase of the property and prompted the members of
the Friends of West Windsor Open
Space to urge the council to come
to an agreement. FOWWOS members even offered to provide the
funds to hire an independent professional to conduct a third appraisal in hopes of moving the
process along.
Geevers and Borek had pointed
to another figure contained in both
appraisals: the price — $37,795
per acre — at which JCC purchased the property in 2005. They
both questioned how the property
could have appreciated so drastically in today’s economic climate.
They said a commercial real estate
broker should discuss the issue
with the council before the township considered any offer from the
JCC that was based on those appraisals.
After the meeting, however,
Hsueh provided a timeline that detailed the township’s history in targeting the property for acquisition.
According to the timeline,
Dataram purchased the 81.35-acre
property in 1980 for $875,000 — at
a cost of $10,756 per acre.
In 1999 the mayor’s task force
identified 91 parcels to acquire for
Open Space acquisition, which included the Dataram property. The
township tried to purchase the land
in 2002 from Dataram but was unsuccessful in reaching an agreement.
Instead, Dataram sold the property to the JCC in 2002 at a cost of
$3.075 million — at the price of
$37,800 per acres. In August,
2008, the township hired Martin
Appraisals to appraise a 31.91 parcel of the total 81-acre property and
subsequently offered to purchase
the property at a price of $2.075
million — $65,027 per acre. The
price reflected roadway improvements and sewer extension, but the
offer was rejected by the JCC.
In May, 2009, the township
hired Sockler Realty Services to
conduct an appraisal on the property, which was reduced from 31.9
acres to 27.59 acres, and the property is appraised at $1.5 million —
$54,368 per acre. The township also hired Martin Appraisals for an
update of the original August,
2008, appraisal to reflect the reduc-
WW Eyes Another
Tough Budget
O
fficials in West Windsor are
anticipating another tough
year ahead as the township’s annual budget process begins.
Some challenges this year include the state’s mandated 2-percent cap on tax levy increases as
well as contract negotiations for
five of the township’s unions —
including three uniformed unions
as well as its white and blue-collar
workers. Those contracts will expire on December 31.
Still, officials say that the
biggest challenge will not be in
limiting costs and expenditures;
rather, it is in curtailing the declining revenue the township has
seen in recent years.
“I have been examining every
way we can increase our revenues,” reported Business Administrator Robert Hary during
the Township Council’s November 15 meeting.
One solution is to revise its
township fee ordinance to include
increases in some areas, Hary reported. The revision to the ordinance will be on the agenda for the
Township Council to vote on
Monday, November 22.
Hary said he and other officials
went through the township’s list
of fees and found areas where the
township could increase the fees
within reason to help bring in
more revenue.
“There is nothing major or
large in there,” he said. “It hasn’t
been looked at in a while.”
Councilman Charles Morgan
said that the issue was a “classic
clash between user fees and taxes,” he said. “I would encourage
us to do whatever we can to maximize those fees” to help offset the
tax burden.
However, Councilwoman Linda Geevers said she was worried
tion in acreage. The property was
appraised at $1.57 million —
$56,905 per acre.
Despite many meetings from July to December, 2009, the township was unsuccessful in negotiating a price, and the township abandoned its negotiations. But in
March, 2010, the JCC contacted
township officials to discuss the
sale of the lot again, and both sides
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that some of the fees in the ordinance seemed to have a high percentage of increase. She said she
saw that in some areas, the fees increased by as much as 30 percent,
and in a few cases, they doubled.
But Morgan said that the real
question was whether West
Windsor’s fee ordinance was in
line with other neighboring
towns.
Hary said it was. “We’ve
looked at them all, and we’re not
out of whack with anyone else,”
he said. “We’re probably equal to
The council is revising
its fee ordinance to increase charges for some
township services.
or higher in some areas,” but in
those areas, the township offers
more extensive services than in
those other towns.
Hary said officials are planning
to include some suggestions in the
budget from the efficiency study
that is currently underway at the
township.
The administration will have to
have the budget to the Township
Council by the state-mandated
deadline of January 15, but Hary
said the administration will try to
get the budget to council as soon
as it can.
Council members said the issue
last year was that the budget was
presented to them later in the year.
Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh explained
that the state deadline was pushed
back into the middle of March this
past budget cycle because the new
governor took over and needed
time to provide municipalities
with state information regarding
aid and other factors.
Councilman Kamal Khanna
said another issue the council
faced last year was a confusion
praisals completed and to abide by
average value of both properties.
That’s where the most recent appraisals come in. The first appraisal on the property was conducted on June 15 by Sockler Realty Services Group, of Hightstown.
In that appraisal, the market value
of the property was estimated to be
$55,000 per acre, for a total value
of $1,517,450.
The other appraisal was conducted on July 3 by Richard J.
Carabelli of Martin Appraisal Associates in Lawrenceville. It estimated that the 27.59-acre property
was worth $58,000 per acre, for a
total of $1,600,220, which was
rounded down to $1.6 million.
In August, Green Acres officials
certified the market value of the
property at $1.558 million, and the
township received the executed
contract from the JCC for that
price, the Township Council declined to introduce an acquisition
ordinance. The administration was
able to renegotiate a contract with
the JCC for a sale price of
$1,358,725.
The property lies in the ROM-1
zoning area, which allows for research, office, and manufacturing
uses. The JCC purchased the property — two adjoining parcels totaling 81.36 acres.
When the project is constructed,
the JCC campus will include one
78,000 square-foot building and
one 7,000 square-foot structure for
the day camp. The campus will include a child care and early education center, health and fitness facilities, a Kosher cafe, private JFCS
[Jewish Family and Children Service] suites, and offices for the
created by the terminology used
when discussing the budget, including confusion over the difference between a tax levy and tax
rate. Hary said the administration
will include a breakdown of the
terminology in this year’s budget
presentation so that everyone is
on the same page.
Cable TV Ordinance. Work
continued on revisions to the Cable TV ordinance, as Council
members Charles Morgan and
Linda Geevers met with Steve
Goodell (from Township Attorney Michael Herbert’s firm) this
month to go through the ordinance and make revisions based
on earlier discussions.
Morgan reported during the
November 15 meeting that work
on the ordinance had been done.
The council is expected to review
the revisions in December before
introducing it in January.
Discussions on the Cable TV
Advisory ordinance have been
ongoing, but in October, the council voted to create a smaller Cable
TV Advisory Board — shrinking
it from nine to five members.
The current body consists of
nine appointed resident members,
but will be replaced in favor of a
committee with more governmental influence to “streamline” the
process for handling cable television-related policy decisions.
However, it will still maintain
some public input. Instead of the
current set up, the council voted
unanimously on October 18 to
create an advisory committee
consisting of the mayor or his designee (a member of the administration), two Township Council
members, and two members of the
public — one appointed by the
mayor, and one by the council.
Morgan and Geevers said that
the decision was made to keep the
“Cable TV Advisory Board” title
for the body, rather that changing
United Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Foundation. It will
also include recreation fields and a
swimming pool.
The remaining, undeveloped
portion of the campus comprises
the 27.59-acre piece of land the
JCC is in negotiations to sell to the
township. The Duck Pond Run traverses the parcel, which also contains a blue heron rookery.
Windsor Plaza
Hearing Continues
I
ncluding a trail through the
“Acme Woods” to connect the
future Windsor Plaza shopping
center to the train station would
create a slew of liability and environmental issues, officials from
Cyzner Properties told the Planning Board.
Cyzner Properties, which appeared for a second hearing lasting
nearly four hours on November 10,
was also reluctant to accept some
other suggestions from West
Windsor Township officials. But
its principal, Irv Cyzner, emphasized his commitment to creating a
special shopping center for the
downtown area.
“We’re trying to do the best we
can with the funds we have available,” he said. “We have to create a
center that gives the small merchant the best chance” to be successful.
Officials did not get into the issues regarding the size of the signage proposed by Cyzner for the
13.5-acre site at Princeton-Hightstown and Alexander roads, as
planning officials opted to first get
its name to a committee, as originally proposed.
Affordable Unit Acquisition.
In other business during the November 15 meeting, the council
also agreed to put a resolution on
the agenda for Monday, November 22, that would allow for the
township to purchase a unit in the
Windsor Ponds development to
keep it from being sold as a market-rate unit.
According to Township Attorney Michael Herbert, the township needs to acquire the unit because its affordable housing restrictions expire. According to officials, the purchase would allow
the township to maintain the unit
as a “moderate-income” unit, with
a maximum sale price of $88,000.
“We do have funds available in
our affordable housing account,”
said Herbert.
Councilman Charles Morgan
urged township officials to take a
broader look at the township’s affordable housing obligations, as
many of the 30-year affordable restrictions will be expiring in the
coming years. “We’re facing a real problem when these restrictions
run out,” he said. “It seems to me
we need to be addressing this
problem more broadly than just
this one unit.”
In other business, the council
also agreed to a put a resolution on
the agenda for the November 22
meeting that would appoint a
board of assessors — consisting
of three residents — who would
work with township officials to
assess and distribute costs associated with the sewer project in the
Heatherfield Development to
property owners there.
According to officials, the
costs are estimated to be around
$15,000 per property owner for
their own connections to the sewer lines, to be reimbursed to the
township over a period of years.
through the board professionals’
reports and testimony. A decision
was not made on the site plan application.
Signage, as well as the other issues, are expected to be discussed
at the third meeting on the site on
Tuesday, November 30, at 7 p.m.
The meeting is being held on a
Tuesday out of respect for religious
observations on Wednesday, December 1, the first night of
Chanukah.
Plans for the site, where Starbucks has already signed a letter of
intent to move, include the reduction in square footage from 59,500
to 58,055 square feet by demolition
of two back loading areas to make
way for a circular road connection
around the site for deliveries that
would lead out to a proposed new
driveway connection to Alexander
Road, across from Harris Road.
The plans feature a facelift for
the shopping center that includes a
cupola on the side of the building
closest to Alexander Road.
Plans also included increasing
the number of parking spaces from
311 to 342, including eight handicapped spaces, and two new “monument” signs — one on the
Alexander Road frontage and another on Route 571. The signs require waivers, since Cyzner is
proposing two 90-square foot signs
as high as 15 feet, even though the
ordinance only permits one sign at
a maximum 30 square feet.
During the November 10 meeting, Planning Board professionals
made various recommendations
for Cyzner. Among those was one
that would reconfigure the proposed second Alexander Road dri-
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veway that would lead delivery
trucks out to the intersection with
Harris Road. The reconfiguration
would create a clockwise circulation — as opposed to the currently
proposed counter-clockwise circulation, which would draw trucks in
from Route 571, go behind the
building, and send them out
through the second Alexander
Road driveway.
The suggested circulation reconfiguration would permit trucks
to enter through the second driveway on Alexander Road, head behind the shopping center’s main
building, and leave through the
Route 571 main entrance.
Planning Board Traffic Consultant Gary Davies told Planning
Board members that instead of
simple signage prohibiting trucks
and other traffic from crossing into
Harris Road and preventing right
turns out of the driveway, the board
could create an ordinance with
those restrictions, making it illegal
to do so.
He did express some of the concerns that have been echoed by
nearby residents — that drivers
could be otherwise tempted to
cross into Harris Road.
Conceptually, the additional
driveway works, but the board
should consider various ways to
minimize possible impacts to Harris Road, Davies said. “It could be
that there would be a slight tendency for trucks and service vehicles
and also patrons of the shopping
center to go straight across.”
He suggested implementing an
ordinance to prohibit traffic from
heading onto Harris Road and limiting the driveway to delivery
trucks.
Davies expressed concern that
the trucks could “kiss the curb” in
several locations in the plan as proposed. Rather, he suggested asking
the developer to install signs that
would route entering trucks
through the Alexander driveway
and the existing trucks to exit via
the driveway on Route 571 to “get
them off the site as quickly as possible.”
The issue that seemed to generate the most discussion was the creation of trails through the property
in two places: through the Acme
Woods to Borosko Place, and
through the Schlumberger property.
“The linkage between Borosko
Place and this center takes place on
property that’s owned entirely by
the application, so that would be
under his control,” said Madden,
regarding access to trails. The other proposed trail goes through extensive wetlands and would require negotiations with Schlumberger.
Frank Petrino, Cyzner’s attorney, said there were liability and
environmental concerns. “We do
know that the trail though the
Acme Woods has very specific environmental concerns,” he said.
“We don’t want people walking
through wetlands. We don’t want
people walking through detention
basins. We don’t want people
walking across the ditches or
through the ditches. I don’t know if
those things are occurring on the
property, but we’re prepared to
work with the town on that.”
Residents said that trails already
exist for commuters from adjacent
neighborhoods who use the woods
as a shortcut to the train station. Susan Abbey, a member of the Site
Plan Review Advisory Board, suggested that the property be acquired by the township for open
space.
Berrien City resident David
Siegel said the trail is desirable and
that the township has helped con-
struct trails in other areas already.
However, not all residents and
Planning Board members were on
board. Installing a path would provide a place for criminal mischief,
said James Stives, who lives on
Borosko Place where the current
trail empties. He said he has experienced thefts, loitering, and even
small arson fires in the woods. He
said he also found litter on his
property that provided evidence of
drug transactions taking place in
the woods.
A permanent path would “promote extra-curricular activity,” he
said.
Board member Michael Karp also had safety concerns. “This is an
isolated area,” he said. “From a
young age, I was taught you don’t
take shortcuts through isolated areas. I don’t know why anybody
would want to cut through the
woods to go to the train station.
You take the best-lit route, where
there’s a lot of traffic, and you get
to your destination safely.”
Officials also said that a waiver
would need to be considered for
Cyzner’s plans to keep the 10-foot
wide sidewalk in front of the building instead of extending its width
to create a community space, as set
forth in the township’s redevelopment plan — a detail residents have
also lauded. Cyzner officials said
extending the sidewalk would require spending more money to reconfigure a portion of the parking
lot and lead to other improvements
on site — something they wanted
to minimize.
Said Madden: “I can tell you the
applicant’s position is if he has to
‘Nothing he’s asked for
is a tremendous deviation from the redevelopment plan or the
standards in the ordinance,’ said Petrino,
Cyzner’s attorney.
expand that, he’s obviously going
to have to change the whole parking scheme. It’s a major alteration
of the site.”
Township landscape architect
Dan Dobromilsky agreed. “I think
this redevelopment plan anticipated a more elaborate redevelopment
of this site that would allow for the
modification of that,” he said. “Under the current proposal, it’s not
easy to do.”
Officials suggested that expansion of the sidewalk and other
amenities to emphasize a downtown community space could be
included in the second phase of the
project to come later.
But citing the property’s importance as a key piece in the redevelopment area, Planning Board
Chairman Marvin Gardner also
suggested that Cyzner Properties
include at least a conceptual design
of the second phase of construction
on the property, which could in-
WW Considers
Massage Parlor
Regulations
N
ews that three West Windsor
massage parlors were raided
on charges of prostitution and human trafficking activities has
township authorities looking at
ways to prevent such activity in
the future.
According to Chief Joseph Pica, part of the alternative ways to
combat illegal activity at massage
parlors is to implement an ordinance that requires massage parlors to be licensed.
“There
are
legitimate
masseuses,” he said. “If we have
some licensing, maybe we’ll have
a better hand on what goes on.”
Last month West Windsor police and federal law enforcement
and immigration agents raided
three West Windsor massage parlors on charges of prostitution and
human trafficking activities.
Employees at Bodyworks
Massage, at 83 Princeton-Hightstown Road; Oriental Moon Massage, on 702 Alexander Road;
and Min’s Health Center, on 222
Washington Road, were taken in
clude another building closer to the
road on Route 571.
“All that discussion going on
with the redevelopment plan that
was approved by the governing
body may not hold true in every instance — I can accept that,” said
Gardner. “I can also accept the fact
that the redevelopment plan is an
evolving situation. It’s going to
span a significant number of years,
but we’re dealing with a major
component of the redevelopment
plan here. The question is how
much latitude do we give the developer on this application and how
dramatically different will some of
the major components of this redevelopment plan change very, very
quickly from the time it was approved by the governing body?”
Gardner said he didn’t mind
modifying some of the thinking of
the governing body, but he did not
want to “ignore all the work that’s
been done over the years and the
taxpayer dollars that have been
spent on paying for the consultants’ advice.”
Petrino said it would not be feasible to accommodate all of the
new requests of the board’s professionals.
Citing Cyzner’s 30-year history
as a successful developer of retail
shopping centers, Petrino said that
the amount of deviation to the actual site is not economical. “There
are a number of issues that are now
being raised that quite frankly go
beyond where he is prepared to
go,” said Petrino. “We have put together a plan, and people have said
this is a wonderful plan. It will revitalize this area.”
He said the proposal addresses
many goals of redevelopment, including remediation at the site. But
for questioning on October 26, after police executed search warrants at all three locations.
Authorities
also
seized
$15,000 in cash, as well as computers, surveillance equipment
and financial documents. Computer hard drives will be examined forensically by the West
Windsor Police Department
Forensic Unit to identify individuals on the surveillance video and
to decipher any financial records,
police said.
Employees of the massage parlors were brought back to the
West Windsor Police Department
headquarters, where immigration
officials and translators were on
hand to interview and process
them. According to police, one of
the six employees is being placed
into deportation proceedings by
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials for undisclosed immigration issues.
West Windsor police said that
charges are pending based on the
investigative findings.
The execution of the search
warrants came as a result of a
four-month investigation into
possible prostitution and human
trafficking at the massage parlors.
there is a limit to the amount of
work that can be done within the
context of the first phase of revitalization. “Nothing he’s asked for is
a tremendous deviation from the
redevelopment plan or the standards in the ordinance,” he said.
“They are rational and reasonable
requests, given the fact that the
plan said we were retaining the
center and the building as it exists.”
Petrino said if some of the new
conditions were imposed, specifically the expansion of the sidewalks, “I don’t know that this project could go forward.”
Added Petrino: “A lot of these
things we are talking about are not
minor, little tweaks to this plan;
they are major redesigns of this
center, and that’s not what’s being
proposed.”
Petrino also said that the developer understands that going forward with future phases will require certain changes to the plan to
fit within the standards set forth in
the redevelopment plan. He said
that there were many things that the
developer has already agreed to do
at the request of the township. But
the developer wants to create an
area that will spark redevelopment.
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“Most of the massage parlors in
this investigation were doing
business within a half mile of a
school or child care center,” the
press release stated.
The West Windsor Detective
Bureau, the West Windsor Tactical Team, the Mercer County
Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Investigations Units, the Federal
Bureau of Investigations, and
agents from Immigration & Customs Enforcement teamed up for
the investigation.
The story generated comments
on www.WWPinfo.com, where
residents alleged that there were
two other massage parlors operating on Route 571 in town, speculating that there could be similarly shady activity going on.
“We are aware that there are
several others in our town,” said
Pica. “We are looking at alternatives to address this situation. We
have limited resources, but we are
doing the best we can with our resources.”
“We were very fortunate to
have the FBI give us a hand with
the last investigation,” added Pica. “That combination of all the
resources made it a more efficient
operation.”
“There’s nothing else in the redevelopment area that’s moving
forward,” he said. “This is the project that will be the catalyst, but
you can’t kill the catalyst.”
However, Gardner said that
Planning Board members and professionals were simply asking the
questions to get the information
they needed to make decisions. Because the board has not yet gone into deliberations, the questions are
part of the process, he said.
“To get this kind of response is
somewhat surprising to me,” he
said. “We are not going to change
how we proceed. We have a responsibility as members of this
Planning Board to ask questions of
our professionals.”
Board member Larry McGill
said he recognizes that “the economics of the situation we are in
right now are not the same as the
ones that were there when we made
decisions about the redevelopment
plan.”
Added McGill: “I do have very
strong feelings about the importance of kicking off an area as important as this in the right way.”
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THE NEWS
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
In Plainsboro:
Seminary Zoning
Change Adopted
T
he Plainsboro Township Committee has adopted two ordinances to rezone the St. Joseph’s
Seminary property to allow for educational and cultural arts uses on
site as well as for a cemetery zone.
The committee held a public
hearing on the ordinances before
adopting them on November 10.
The ordinances were introduced in
October, sent to the Planning
Board for review, as part of the legal process, and sent back to the
Township Committee.
In August the Planning Board
adopted a Master Plan amendment
that designated the zone as an educational and cultural arts area. The
ordinances adopted by the Township Committee enact that amendment.
The first ordinance preserves the
grassy area in front of the stone
buildings, known as the “great
lawn” and provides a generous setback from the right-of-way on
Mapleton Road to the buildings.
The goal of the setback is to preserve the front area of the property.
The buildings on site will be
zoned for educational and arts type
uses, including for schools, performance areas, practice areas, dormitories, eating space, and other uses
associated with a school. In the
area behind the buildings, there is a
smaller setback that would allow
for possible building expansions
for dormitory space or other space.
A second ordinance creates a
zone for cemetery uses that allow
things like headstones, mausoleums, and burial places for human remains.
The seminary will continue to be
owned by the Eastern Province of
the Congregation of St. Vincent de
Paul — known as the Vincentians.
The idea is to preserve the buildings and the grounds, and officials
said the best way to do so was to
WW Residents
Want Overpass
W
est Windsor residents called
on township officials to push
for an overpass over Route 1 at
Harrison Street — as called for in
the long-discussed Penns Neck EIS
of years ago — instead of the proposed Route 1 changes the state
Department of Transportation has
released.
Residents responded to the proposed ideas during the Township
Council’s meeting on November 8,
saying now was the time to call for
the overpass.
bring back the use of the property
as it was once envisioned, which
was for educational purposes.
St. Joseph’s was built in 1914,
when it served as a high school and
college seminary for the Vincentians.
The seminary attracted attention
this summer when the Princeton
International Academy Charter
School tried to obtain a variance to
operate at the seminary — a necessary step in the state approval
process that was halted when a discrepancy in notice requirements
was found by the West WindsorPlainsboro school district and recognized by the Zoning Board. The
discrepancy prevented the charter
school from opening in September.
However, officials say that the
Master Plan amendment and ordinances apparently have nothing to
do with PIACS. Rather, it is indicative of the seminary’s goals and
plans for the site, as well as officials’ desire to preserve the site and
its historical architecture, officials
said.
The 44-acre site has reportedly
attracted interest from a variety of
area institutions, including the
Princeton-based American Boychoir, which is exploring the possibility of relocating to the site.
Biased Bullying
Prevention Grant
F
ocus on preventing bullying incidents like the case that happened at Rutgers University in
September and gained national attention continues.
The Plainsboro Police Department has announced it received a
$5,000 “Bias Prevention and Education Grant” from the Middlesex
County Prosecutor’s Office — the
office that is prosecuting the cyberbullying case against the two High
School North graduates involved
in that Rutgers case.
The grant is divided between
high-profile crime prevention patrols and education.
The DOT’s latest idea to ease
congestion on Route 1 proposes a
modification of the jughandles at
Harrison Street and Washington
Road, barring traffic on Route 1
north from entering Princeton between Alexander Road in West
Windsor and Scudders Mill Road
in Plainsboro.
Washington Road (which features a quasi-circle at a traffic light)
and Harrison Street (which features a jughandle at a traffic light)
create backups that ripple down the
road at peak hours. By altering the
jughandles and changing the timing so that there are longer greens
for Route 1 drivers, the back-ups
will ease, DOT officials say.
For motorists on Washington
For the education side of the
grant, Plainsboro Police will use
the money to bring in Paula C. Rodriguez Rust, a sociologist, diversity educator, and bullying prevention specialist, who will present
“Aim Higher,” a biased-based bullying assembly for all high school
students at North.
The presentation will cover all
forms of diversity, including
race/ethnic/cultural, religious, appearance and body type, gender
identity, sexual orientation, social
Students will learn how
their words and actions
affect others, and how
they can help make
their school environment one in which all
students feel safe and
comfortable.
class, and disability, according to a
press release from the police department. “Students will also learn
the importance of respect, how
their words and actions affect others, and how they can help make
their school environment one in
which all students feel safe and
comfortable,” stated police.
T
he issue of cyber-bullying has
been a hot topic around the nation since the Rutgers incident in
September, when Dharun Ravi, 18,
of Plainsboro, and Molly Wei, 18,
of West Windsor, both freshmen at
Rutgers, were charged with allegedly using a web camera in
Ravi’s dorm room to secretly transmit images of his roommate’s sexual encounter with another man
live on the Internet.
Their alleged victim, Tyler
Clementi, a gay freshman from
Ridgewood, committed suicide,
adding questions of whether their
actions warrant an upgrade to a
hate crime consideration.
Road (Route 571) heading toward
Princeton, nothing will change except the duration of their red light
(though by how much no one
knows yet). Drivers on Washington Road will still be able to make a
left onto Route 1 South, a right onto Route 1 North, or go straight
across into Princeton.
The changes only affect motorists on Route 1 North, who will
either need to get into Princeton via
Alexander Road or head north to
Scudders Mill Road, where they
will have to turn around, head
south, and make a right onto Harrison Street at the Sunoco station.
The mouth of Harrison Street
will be widened to accommodate
the increase in southbound traffic.
The current DOT ideas for this
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Affordable Housing Letter ‘Does Not
Agency Dissolution Warrant Response’
A
s expected, the Township
Committee introduced an ordinance on November 10 to dissolve the township’s Affordable
Housing Agency.
The township has been contracting out affordable housing services
with Frank Piazza of Piazza & Associates and state law no longer requires towns to establish affordable housing agencies.
A public hearing on the ordinance is scheduled for Wednesday,
December 8.
In other business during the
meeting, Township Committee introduced an $8 million bond ordinance to fund a the park on the site
of the new University Medical
Center of Princeton at Plainsboro,
off Route 1. A public hearing on
that ordinance is also scheduled for
Wednesday, December 8.
The burden of funding the improvements to the park will not affect taxpayers because the bond ordinance is simply a requirement
under the state’s redevelopment
law. It will be paid back by the hospital after the project is completed,
officials said.
The redevelopment law requires
the township to assist in financing
the public improvement part of the
redevelopment project, which is
the park the hospital is providing to
the community. The bond ordinance covers the costs associated
with demolition of buildings on the
site that were used by the FMC
Corporation as well as the grading
and other landscaping work.
Principle costs and interest will
be paid back to the township by the
hospital, officials said.
Located on 50 acres of a 160acre site off Route 1, the new hospital will consist of 636,000 square
feet of interior space, including 237
single patient rooms, operating
rooms, treatment areas, and an
emergency department, double the
size of the current one.
A
area of Route 1 have been scaled
down dramatically since a decade
ago when the department considered eliminating the traffic lights at
Washington Road and Harrison
Street and building an overpass at
Harrison, similar to that at Meadow
Road.
But the bypass project was estimated at $190 million and when
nothing materialized over the
years, DOT finally pulled the funding for the project in 2008. The
DOT’s current plans run about $2
million.
However, the DOT’s new plans
do not address Fisher Place, said
resident Guy Pierson, who said he
was present at the discussions for
the Penns Neck EIS. He pointed to
the township’s Master Plan, which
currently calls for the Penns Neck
Bypass as among the major projects to go forward between 2008
and 2012.
“This is the best opportunity to
have a bypass,” he said.
With Governor Chris Christie
pulling the plug on the $8.7 billion
project to construct a rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York,
there should be more money at the
state level to construct the project,
said Pierson.
“It’s time for us to stop being
one of the mules pulling the wagon” and lead the effort to get the bypass idea resurrected, said Pierson.
Resident Al Lerner also supported the idea of a bypass. “There is so
much good that will accrue from an
overpass at that particular spot that
I suggest that if possible, some sort
of joint undertaking between
Princeton and West Windsor be
initiated to see if they can put both
of their clout together and just push
this thing,” he said. “It’s just the
obvious thing that has to happen.”
In response to the DOT’s plans,
the mayors of West Windsor and
Plainsboro as well as Princeton
Borough
and
Township,
Lawrence, and South Brunswick
sent a letter, written by West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh, to
DOT commissioner James Simpson that requests further discussion
between Simpson, the mayors, and
representatives from Princeton
University and the Princeton
Healthcare Systems over what the
coalition sees as significant points
to consider.
nother anonymous letter sent
to the media alleging wrongdoing within the Plainsboro Police
Department prompted comments
on the News’ website.
While some readers on
www.wwpinfo.com theorized that
the letter could contain some grains
of truth, township officials maintain that the police department is
following the law.
The News reported earlier this
month that the letter alleged, yet
again, that the department is circumventing the state law against
mandating ticket quotas. According
to the letter, officers are being questioned when the number of summonses they issue is low in comparison with their colleagues’ — a way
around the illegal practice of creating a mandatory number of summonses for each officer to issue.
In response, one comment on
the West Windsor & Plainsboro
News stated: “Must be a lot of truth
to it. No comment from anyone because they want more tickets so
they can get more revenue.”
The same responder added:
“When you have this many internal
complaints leaking out to the public over such a long period it’s obvious that there is truth to it. I hear
around my neighborhood that there
are a lot more problems at this department. Those that I have talked
to say the people running this place
shouldn’t be in charge of a lemonade stand.”
When questioned about the
anonymous letters, and their long
history, Mayor Peter Cantu said he
would not speculate. “That’s
ridiculous. These things have been
looked at in the past, and they don’t
have any basis in reality.”
“Anonymous letters just don’t
rise to the level of warranting a response,” he said.
Cantu said officials have looked
into the department’s policies and
have found them to be legal.
Council Tables
WWBPA Proposal
T
he Township Council has
tabled a resolution proposed by
the West Windsor Bicycle and
Pedestrian Alliance that calls for
the concept plan for Route 571’s
“Main Street” to fit state guidelines.
The WWBPA presented the proposed resolution to the council at
its meeting on November 8, but the
council decided to table it after discussion at the November 15 meeting, citing concern that passing the
resolution could jeopardize funding for the county’s Route 571 project.
Jerry Foster, the WWBPA pres-
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Achievement
However, just below about 40
percent of African American and
Hispanic students scored at partially proficient levels in the fourth
grade. The graphs also showed that
about 35 percent of Asian students
scored at advanced proficiency
levels in language arts in the fourth
grade, compared with 20 percent of
white students, 15 percent of
African American students, and
less than 10 percent of Hispanic
students.
In fourth grade in similar highperforming districts to WW-P, the
results were almost identical.
But around the state, more students in every demographic group
performed at only partially proficient levels in fourth grade language
arts. Around the state, about 30 percent of white students, more than 60
percent of African American, more
than 20 percent of Asian, and nearly
60 percent of Hispanic students
scored only partially proficient.
The trends showed that in most
subjects, the subgroup of students
who placed in the advanced proficiency levels the most were Asian
students — but that is a statewide
trend that is not exclusive to WW-P
and is not affected by WW-P’s
larger Asian population, Lazovick
explained.
Rather, “our trends mirror the
trends elsewhere,” where Asian
students score at high advanced
proficiency levels. However, every
single subgroup of students scored
at higher proficiency and advanced
proficiency levels than around the
state. Compared to numbers
statewide, all of WW-P subgroups
of students scored higher across the
board.
ident, said the key issue is speed on
Route 571, specifically near the intersection with Sherbrooke Drive.
“It creates a situation where drivers
don’t want to stop for pedestrians
at that crosswalk,” he said.
Foster asked the council to ensure that the township’s engineers
and professionals ask the county to
review the plans for Route 571 to
ensure they are in line with the
guidelines set by the state Department of Transportation.
Prior to the meeting, Foster
posted details of the WWBPA’s
concerns in an online Google discussion group. Speed “affects
more than just safety; it also affects
the size of the signs that the new
owner wants for the ex-Acme
shopping center,” he wrote.
The county’s plans for Route
571, which were reviewed last December, show three lanes — one in
each direction and a center turning
lane — and sidewalks and bike
lanes on both sides of the roadway
from Wallace and Cranbury roads
east to its intersection with
Clarksville Road, where 154 car
accidents occurred between 2005
and 2007 alone. The plan also proposes crosswalks and other pedestrian-friendly improvements.
Plans also depicted two lanes in
each direction at the three major intersections on Route 571: Cranbury and Wallace roads, Alexander Road, and Clarksville Road —
which would taper down to one
lane after each intersection.
Currently, the speed limit is 40,
and some residents have called for
it to be lowered to 25 or 30.
The resolution proposed by the
WWBPA calls for a concept design for the roadway that is based
on the DOT’s “Smart Transportation Guidebook.”
However, Business Administra-
As for the achievement gaps between different groups, “there is
still an issue in every district,” said
Lazovick. “We are committed to
making sure every single student is
proficient. We are trying our best to
deal with those gaps.”
A method the district has implemented to monitor its progress is to
use a program known as Performance Matters. The board ap-
‘We’re very concerned
about the gap in the
numbers in the proficiency levels, and we
will be working aggressively with the school
district to address it.’
proved a one-year agreement in
June with the firm to help track student progress. The program can
track SAT, AP, and other student
scores, and helps teachers improve
their instruction methods.
The program allows teachers to
measure trends and understand the
strengths of any individual student,
compared with another student
who is at the same point in the curriculum.
The analysis was presented on
November 9 and was aimed at
sparking discussion and understanding among district officials,
teachers, and community to pinpoint ways to increase performance
levels of the small number of students who do not meet proficiency
levels on state-mandated tests.
Lazovick, who gave the presentation during the meeting, showed
various bar graphs and also explained the state’s progress tracking method known as Adequate
Yearly Progress.
tor Robert Hary said that the project has been ongoing for decades.
“The project is slow-moving,
but we have the funding in place to
go forward,” he said. “The last
thing we want to do now is muddy
the waters.”
Mayor Hsueh said the process
was jumpstarted when he approached the county in 2001,
which led to an agreement in 2003.
The details of the project are
currently under review by state and
federal agencies for funding. “If
we pass this resolution, it’s going
to send mixed messages to the state
and federal government,” Hsueh
“Our community needs to understand exactly how our kids are
performing when they come here,”
said Lazovick. “Students here perform better. That’s due to the work
we do in district, starting with the
teachers.”
Last spring, the district began
the conversation by releasing information from its annual state Department of Education report card,
which showed that WW-P Students improved their performance
across the board in 2008-’09 on annual tests measuring proficiency in
language arts and math. The levels
of advanced proficiency in both areas increased in nearly every grade
level.
Barbara Edmonds, president of
the African-American Parent Support Group, said the group is “actively engaged in discussions with
the WW-P school district on strategies to address the achievement
gap, and we have been for some
time.”
Earlier this month, the topic was
addressed during the 25th anniversary program of the formation of
the AAPSG. The conference, “An
Update on Cutting Edge Strategies
for Addressing the Achievement
Gap and Increasing Parental Engagement in Our Community,”
was held at Thomas Grover Middle
School.
Officials from the school district, including Superintendent
Victoria Kniewel, as well as Angel
L. Harris, an assistant professor of
sociology and African American
studies at Princeton University,
were involved in the discussions.
Also participating in the program
were officials from around the
state, students at the district, and
AAPSG members.
said. “The timing is such that we
don’t want to hurt our chances of
getting the money.”
Council members agreed, saying they would table the resolution
until the funding goes through.
Foster, however, called the
council’s move disappointing.
“This issue that we’re trying to
bring forward is not about the money,” he said. “It’s: will this design
get us a Main Street?”
He said that the concept plan
does not look like it creates a true
Main Street. “Why wait until we
get the money to see if we’re going
in the right direction?” he added.
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THE NEWS
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Season Wrap-Up:
X-Country X-Cels
W
ith the fall season coming to a close, WW-P
sports teams had ups and
downs this year, but did find some
success, most notably in the sports
of cross country, tennis, field hockey, and volleyball. North’s football
team also made it to the state tournament, but fell in the first round.
Here are some highlights of the
year:
Cross Country. The teams at
both North and South had their
own successes this season in cross
country. Despite only having one
of the Rosa brothers on board this
season, the North boys’ team
claimed its fourth straight state
Group III title on November 13.
Led by Jim Rosa —whose twin
Joe was sidelined by a foot injury
all season — North had five of its
runners in the top 32 places overall
at the state meet on November 13.
Rosa also took home his first individual title with a time of 15:46. Pat
O’Connell, Casey Dalrymple, Eddie Cunningham, and Danny Lee
rounded out the other top four runners for North.
The Knights will head to the
NJSIAA Meet of Champions on
Saturday, November 20, where
Rosa will look to earn his first Meet
of Champions individual title. He
finished second last year, behind
his brother, Joe.
The state title made up for
South’s upset of North last month,
when the Pirates ended the
Knights’ chances of winning a
fourth-straight Mercer County
“We’re very concerned about
the gap in the numbers in the proficiency levels, and we will be working aggressively with the school
district to do whatever we can to
address it,” said Edmonds, who
emphasized that the AAPSG has
had a close working relationship
with district officials on an ongoing basis to address the issue. “We
realize it’s not one of those issues
you can resolve overnight, but it’s
going to take a lot of strategic initiatives, including a lot of stakeholders,” as well as a lot of consultants like the people that were
brought in for the conference, she
said.
“We’re also very interested in
trying to get more African American faculty and high-level administrators, and we’ve been working
with the school district,” she
added.
In other business during the November 9 meeting, the board hired
Lee McDonald as the district’s new
supervisor of guidance.
Board to Consider
Field Light Deal
A
memorandum of agreement
between the WW-P Board of
Education and the WW-P High
School South Booster Club for
handling the installation of field
lights at both of the district’s high
schools will be discussed at the
board meeting on Tuesday, November 23.
The drafted memorandum of
agreement places all of the responsibility of installing the lights —
from obtaining any necessary zoning approvals to financing the football field lights — in the hands of
the Booster Club.
It protects the school district
against any charges — even for
Tournament title. The South boys’
and girls’ cross country teams both
won their respective MCT titles.
The South boys’ took home second place in the state Group IV
meet, behind Jeff Riff, who placed
23rd overall with a time of 16:33.
Brian Schoepfer, Dan Riff, and
Dan Sheldon all finished within 10
places. The Pirates have also qualified for the NJSIAA Meet of
Champions on Saturday, November 20.
For the girls, the Pirates were led
by Caroline Kellner, who continued her impressive career at South.
Kellner finished first overall at the
Mercer County Tournament, helping the girls to first place at the
event.
Caroline Kellner placed fourth,
with a time of 18:45 at the state
Group IV championships on November 13.
Football. Despite having what
has been considered one of the best
seasons, High School North’s football team was unable to extend play
beyond the first playoff game this
year, when it fell to rival Hamilton
in the first round of the Central Jersey Group III state tournament.
The Knights had defeated
Hamilton earlier in the season, 106, but were unable to stop the Hornets, who were out for revenge on
November 13, when they defeated
the Knights 35-13 to end their season.
The biggest storyline all season
was the talent and ability of junior
rusher Jaymar Anderson, who had
an explosive season, finishing with
1,535 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Anderson had a touchdown in the
team’s loss.
The WWP Wildcats football team was the runner-up in the Central Jersey Division
II Championship Game on October 23. In the front row are Zachary Yonish, left,
Jack Holleran, Luke Apuzzi, Nicholas Princiotta, Zachary Crossey, Robert Peterson, and Kade LaForge. In the center row are Aury Concepcion, left, Sanat
Vundyala, Dan Pemberton, Jake Rosenthal, Bryan Heiser, Colby Warner, Sameer
Goyal, Michael Bush, Gleb Bourtsev, Kevin Murphy, Daniel Bellezza, Hayden Cunningham, CJ Markisz, and Coach Kevin Rosenthal. In the back row are Coach Ed
Apuzzi, left, Head Coach Gerry LaForge, and Coach Len Bellezza.
Meanwhile at South, the Pirates
finished the season with a 4-5
record and failed to make the playoffs, despite its own success in the
rushing game behind sophomore
Brian Schoenauer, who had an
equally stunning season.
Field Hockey. For the first time
in school history, the North field
hockey team moved onto the sectional final of the state tournament
after defeating Old Bridge and
Monroe in the first two rounds.
The team made it all the way to
utility (electrical) costs — with re- the board and the Booster Club will
gard to use of the lights.
meet to estimate the cost of the usThe proposed agreement grants age for that school year, and the
the Booster Club the permission to Booster Club will be required to
enter school property to install the advance those costs to the district
“improvements,” which consist of before the school year begins.
“a four-pole lighting system deOne board member asked for
signed to illuminate two football more to be put into the agreement.
fields (approximately 360 feet by Board
member
Alapakkam
160 feet at each school) with 50 Manikandan said he saw that the
foot candles.” According to the agreement covered the installation
proposed agreement, the installa- aspects of the lights and the utility
tion would take place in 2012.
fees, but he was worried the agreeThe Booster Club would be re- ment left the board responsible for
sponsible for independently fi- unforeseen issues and costs in the
nancing, carrying out, and in- future.
stalling the improvements, includ“One of the things that I was
ing obtaining any loans and hiring thinking is there could be hidden
any professionals or contractors to costs as we go ahead in terms of
install the lights.
their maintenance,” he said. “I was
“No board funds have been allo- wondering if we could have a more
cated for or spent on the improve- general clause in here that says any
ments,” the proposed agreement type of ongoing maintenance is alstates. The agreement also states so going to be covered by the
that if the Booster Club is unable to Booster Club.”
raise sufficient funds to install the
As for safety, the agreement
lights within two years, the board states that as much of the work as
will terminate the agreement.
possible for installation will be perThe school board does play formed during hours when school
some role in the light installation: is not in session, and all of the areas
approving the plans, specifica- that can be accessible by students
tions, and design of the field lights. will be cordoned off.
The scheduling of work for the proThis past year, the board voted
ject will also be subject to approval to give the West Windsor-Plainsby the superintendent.
boro Athletic Foundation the goThe proposed measure also en- ahead to raise money to fund lightsures that the
ing for the playdistrict will not
ing fields at
be responsible
High Schools
No WW-P district funds
for any legal
North
and
claims. Once
South, despite
have been allocated for
the project is
concerns from
or spent on the installacompleted, the
residents in the
tion of field lights.
board will reneighborhoods
tain the exclusurrounding the
sive right to detwo schools.
termine the usage of the completed
In anticipation of the future
project, the proposed agreement agreement with the Booster Club
states.
for installation of field lights, the
The agreement also states that school board voted over the sumfollowing the installation, the mer to adopt a set of regulations
Booster Club will be responsible governing commercial activities
for utility costs attributable to the and advertising.
use of the lights. Every school year,
The policy set up various areas
the championship game of the
NJSIAA Section II, Group IV tournament, where it ultimately fell to
Bridgewater-Raritan, 8-0.
Against Monroe, the Knights,
were led by Devin Brakel and Kristen Carpio, who each had three
goals in the 7-0 rout.
The team was able to move
through the first two rounds of the
tournament despite missing a few
starters. Junior varsity goalie Aleni
Christou stepped in for Sarah Bush
in both wins, and Kristin Troianel-
lo moved into the center midfield
position against Monroe to take
over for Chloe Spetalnick, who
broke a finger in the team’s win
against Old Bridge.
Not only was it the first time that
the Knights made it this far in the
state tournament, the season
marked the sixth consecutive divisional title for the team, which finished with a record of 14-4-1.
of commercial activity to be regulated: advertisements, sponsorships, and exclusive rights agreements. Officials did not include the
district’s acceptance of gifts and
the issue of naming rights, citing
other policies handling those matters.
A decision regarding the actual
installation will come once the
fundraising is complete, a cost
analysis is done, and more financial information provided.
around, hitting the other in the
shoulder and causing a small
scratch. The student explained,
however, that he was pretending to
be a helicopter. That would not be
considered an assault because the
student “did not attempt to cause
the injury and did not realize his
play behavior would cause an injury.”
However, in another example,
an eight-year-old student hit his
teacher with a ruler after being disruptive. He later told officials he
hated his teacher. That would be reported as an “assault,” with the
teacher as the victim.
According to David Aderhold,
the assistant superintendent for
pupil services at WW-P, most of
the incidents reported at WW-P
were not as serious as to warrant
criminal charges and police presence, but rather involved typical
bullying and hallway fighting incidents, which he characterized as
simply “student-to-student misconduct.”
“All but one incident was something involving a student in the
hallway or at dismissal time, or on
the bus,” he said.
While more serious incidents
seen in more urban areas has eluded WW-P, Aderhold said an incident that, for example, involved a
weapon like a gun, could happen
anywhere.
“Every district has to be prepared to take it seriously,” he said.
“You have to be prepared for incidents of that caliber in any district.”
The annual Violence and Vandalism report, released last month,
showed that incidents involving violence at the middle and high
school levels increased from 20 in
2008-’09 to 33 in the 2009-’10
school year. The number of substance abuse incidents increased
from 11 to 18. But vandalism fell
from 14 to 9 reported incidents,
while the number of incidents involving weapons fell from 5 to 4.
What is a ‘Violent’
Incident in Schools?
A
recent report showed an increase in the number of “violent” incidents in the WW-P district last year, but what kind of incidents are considered “violent?”
To make the list of “reportable”
incidents, an incident must take
place on school grounds, at a
school-sponsored event, or on a
school bus. The incident also has to
meet certain criteria.
The Electronic Violence, Vandalism, Substance Abuse Reporting System (EVVRS) provides a
list of incident definitions to school
officials to help them in reporting
incidents at each school. For an incident to be reported as violent it
has to meet a certain definition: assault, criminal threat, extortion,
fight, a harassment, bullying, or intimidation threat, kidnaping, robbery, and sex offense.
But a lot of how those incidents
are reported is determined by the
intent of the student/person who
initiated the incident. The EVVRS
also provides scenarios to help officials make those determinations.
For example, the EVVRS provides a scenario involving two
kindergarten students who were
chasing and tackling each other
during recess. While they were
playing, one student picked up an
eight-inch stick and swung it
Tennis. For the third straight
year, the High School South girls’
tennis team won the Mercer Coun-
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
ty Tournament, taking home four
out of five individual titles in the
win. With 24 points, the Pirates
beat Princeton and Princeton Day.
At the MCT, Belinda Ji (second
singles), Sahana Jayaraman (third
singles), Larissa Lee Lum and Mallory Wang (first doubles), and
Nicole Joseph and Catharine Wong
(second doubles) all took home individual titles.
The Pirates moved through the
earlier rounds of the state tournament, defeating Monroe in the
quarterfinal round and East
Brunswick in the semifinal round
before falling to Montgomery in
the championship round, 3-2.
Individually, South’s Ammu
Mandalap advanced in the NJSIAA singles tournament by defeating Maggie Kurtz of Burlington
City in the first round and then defeating Satreethai Sasinin of New
Brunswick in the second round.
She fell in the subsequent round.
Meanwhile, North finished in
fourth place at the Mercer County
Tournament. The team fell in the
quarterfinal round of the Central
Jersey, Group IV tournament to
East Brunswick.
Volleyball. The South girls’
volleyball team had a stellar season, moving all the way to the
NJSIAA Group III championship
game on November 13, before
falling to the state’s top-ranked
team, Old Tappan, 25-15, 25-9.
This season also featured the
team’s first state sectional title in
school history. South defeated
Moorestown, 25-16, 16-25, 25-23,
in the Group III final on November
11 before facing Old Tappan.
In the championship game,
South’s Vera Shulgina, Rachael
Degnan, and Mariame Fadiga each
had four kills. South finished the
season with a commanding 18-3
record.
Soccer. The boys’ soccer team
at North made it to the Mercer
County Tournament semifinal last
month, where the team fell to
Princeton Day School.
The girls’ soccer teams had
good seasons this year. North defeated Monroe in the first round of
the Central Jersey Group IV tournament. The team moved on to the
quarterfinal round, where it fell to
Jackson Memorial, 2-0.
Meanwhile, South tied Steinert
in the NJSIAA Group IV Central
tournament first round game and
put up a tough fight in overtime,
heading into the sixth round of
shootouts before falling to Steinert.
Prior to that, the team made it to the
Mercer County Tournament semifinals before falling to Pennington.
South had advanced to the semifinals of the MCT after taking out
North in the quarterfinal round.
New Coaches
Named
T
he WW-P school district has
appointed two new head
coaches: one at South and one at
North.
Michael Santoro, a health and
physical education teacher at
North, has been named the new
varsity baseball coach at North. He
replaces Bob Boyce, who stepped
down after a 10-year tenure.
Santoro, who has been the junior
varsity coach for the past four
years, has experience playing baseball at the high school and collegiate levels and has experience
coaching for the American Legion.
At South, Tom Lecorchick has
been appointed as the new girls’
varsity basketball coach, replacing
Lisa Guaneri, who stepped down
after her five-year tenure.
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North defeated South, 32-14, in the annual crosstown football rivalry on October 16. Clockwise from
top left are South's Chris Evans and North's Andrew
Newman; North's Tyrone Parker, and South's Joel
Roberts; South's Alex Rohrbach, and North's Brendan Kenavan.
— Photos by Brian McCarthy
Lecorchick has spent the past
two years as varsity assistant at Old
Bridge High School and has eight
years of experience coaching interscholastic girls’ basketball. Lecorchick is an eighth-grade history
teacher in Spotswood.
Sports Scores
tional on November 6. 1.) Jim Rosa,
15:51.11. 5.) Casey Dalrymple; 7.)
Eddie Cunningham; 8.) Pat O’Connell; 12.) Danny Lee.
South: A second place finish, with
120 points, at the NJSIAA Group IV
Championship.
A first place finish, with 62 points,
at the NJSIAA Group IV Sectional on
November 6. 3.) Brian Schoepfer; 7.)
Jake Riff; 8.) Dan Riff.
Football
Girls’ Cross Country
North (7-3): A loss to Hamilton,
35-13, on November 13, in the first
round of the Central Jersey Group III
playoffs. Rushing: Jaymar Anderson:
12-52, TD. Joe Jensen: 13-92, TD.
Tyrone Parker: 4-11; Chris Banks: 358. Passing: Jensen: 8-19-1, 91
yards. Receiving: Kelvin Mateo: 1-7;
Kevin Dwyer: 1-7; Greg Weisbecker:
2-20; Brendan Kenavan: 4-66. Interception: Parker: 1-2.
A win against Hopewell Valley,
40-27, on November 6. Rushing:
Jaymar Anderson: 15-140, TD;
Cortell: 7-46, TD; Jensen: 5-52, 2
TDs; Parker: 5-9; Weisbecker: 1-6;
Dunston: 1-2. Passing: Jensen: 2-5;
95 yards, 2 TDs. Receiving: Kenavan: 2-51;Mateo: 1-43. Sacks: Parker.
South (4-5): A loss to Steinert,
17-16, on November 6. Rushing: Brian Schoenauer: 24-89; Bijan
Matthews: 5-23; Xavier Saxon: 1-2.
Passing: Evans: 8-15-1, 192 yards,
TD. Receiving: Alex Rohrbach: 1-62,
TD; Connor McElwee: 2-68, TD;
Austn Gioseffi: 1-7; Tom Efstathios:
2-25; Schoenauer: 1-13; Josh Lee:
1-15. Sacks: Etienne Aduya: 1-7; Efstathios: 1-5.
Girls’ Soccer
North (12-5-2): A loss to Jackson
Memorial, 2-0, on November 5 in the
Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinal
round. North took 10 shots. Wisotsky
had 9 saves.
Field Hockey
North (14-4-1): A loss to Bridgewater-Raritan, 8-0, on November 9,
in the championship game of the
NJSIAA Section II, Group IV tournament.
A win against Monroe, 7-0, on November 6 in the state semifinals.
Goals: Devin Brakel: 3; Kristen Carpio: 3; Kelly Girandola. Assists: Carpio: 3; Brakel: 2; Girandola; Heather
Bilardo. North took 18 shots. Christou had 4 saves.
A win against Old Bridge, 3-1, on
November 5 in the NJSIAA Group IV
North 2 quarterfinals. Goals: Kelly
Girandola; Devin Brakel; Chloe
Spetalnick. Assists: Heather Bilardo;
Kristen Carpio; Kristin Troianello; Girandola. North took 11 shots. Aleni
Christou had 5 saves.
Boys’ Cross Country
North: A first place finish, with 85
points, at the NJSIAA Group III
Championship. 1.) Jim Rosa, 15:46.
A first place finish, with 33 points,
at the NJSIAA Central Group III Sec-
North: A ninth place finish, with
276 points, at the NJSIAA Group III
Championship, on November 13.
A fourth place finish, with 134
points, at the NJSIAA Group III Sectional. 15.) Christina LiPuma. 20.)
Manolya Altan. 25.) Bryn Gorberg.
South: A 7th place finish, with
213 points, at the NJSIAA Group IV
Championship on November 13. 4.)
Caroline Kellner, 18:45.
A third place finish, with 77 points,
on November 6, in the NJSIAA
Group IV Sectional. 1.) Caroline Kellner, 18:02.0. 9.) Ingrid Simon. 20.)
Nicole Crossey.
Volleyball
South (18-4): A loss to Old Tappan, 2-0, on November 13.
A win against Moorestown, 2-1,
on November 11, in the NJSIAA
Group III Sectional championship.
Nikki Senopoulos and Vera Shulgina
each had 13 kills and 8 digs. Amy
Greenberger had 33 assists.
Sports Briefs
Plainsboro resident Jimmy Merrow stopped a season-high 37 shots
on goal during the SUNY Canton
men’s ice hockey team’s loss to
SUNY Potsdam on October 20.
West Windsor resident Isabelle
Peel, 9, placed first in the 50-meter
backstroke, with a time of 36.68; third
in the 100 IM, with a time of 1:23.41;
fifth in the 100 free, with a time of
1:17.18; sixth in the 50 free, with a
time of 33.85; and seventh n the 50
breast, with a time of 43.30, in the 10
and under age group at the GCIT Oktoberfest event. Peel also placed first
in the B division in the 50 fly, with a
time of 37.78.
West Windsor resident Marissa
Kirkendoll, 12, also placed at the
event. She placed fifth in the A division 50 breast, with a time of 37.55;
and eighth in the 50 fly, with a time of
32.93. She also placed fifth in the B
division 50 back, with a time of 33.47.
West Windsor residnet Jack
McIntyre, 12, also placed at the
event. In the A Division, he placed
first in the 50 free, with a time of
27.01; second in the IM, with a time
of 1:07.56; second in the 100 free,
with a time of 58.47; and third in the
50 fly, with a time of 30.06. McIntyre
also palced first in the BB division in
the 50 back (32.43) and 50 breast
(35.08).
West Windsor resident Faith
Rogers, 12, placed second in the 50
back, with a time of 31.59; fourth in
the 50 fly, with a time of 31.56, and
eighth in the 100 IM, with a time of
1:11.45, in the A Division. She also
placed first in the 50 free, with a time
of 28.31 and third in the 100 free,
with at ime of 1:02.98 in the BB Division. In the B division, Rogers placed
first in the 50 breast, with a time of
38.77.
All four swimmers are members of
the Eastern Express swim team.
High School North graduate
Marissa Kuzbyt, a resident of
Plainsboro, is a junior on the
Methodist University women’s soccer team. She led the team in assists
with five and had two goals.
Methodist finished 11-7-1. She
played in all 19 games, starting in 16.
She was a tri-captain.
South’s Jessica Lee was named
to the USRowing 2010-’11 Scholastic Honor Roll.
High School South graduate
Becky Peters, a junior on the
women’s basketball team at Fordham University, was named to the
Phoenix Classic All-Tournament
Team on November 14. She averaged 15 points, five rebounds, 3.5
steals, and three assists in two
games over the weekend. She
opened the tournament with 18
points, five rebounds, and three assists, while tying a career-high with
six steals against Elon.
She took over point guard responsibilities in the second game against
Stony Brook, leading her team to an
81-73 victory. She had 12 points, five
rebounds, and three assists.
Male and female softball players,
ages 21 and older, are sought for a
spring slow-pitch softball league in
Plainsboro. For more information,
contact Bruce Cooke at 212-6207479 or 609-721-4358.
High School North graduate
Megan Pisani, a junior at Rider University, scored three goals to lead
the Broncs to a come-from-behind
win over Saint Francis, 5-1, on October 31 to win the Northeast Conference Regular Season Championship
for the second year in a row.
High School South graduate Nick
Schmidt, a freshman at Hobart College, was named the Liberty
League’s Mens’ Cross Country
Rookie of the Week after leading his
team across the finish line at the
Heron Invitational. He finished fourth,
with a time of 28:54.
Rhea Banerjee (PDA Atletica), left, and Jillian
Wachira (PDA Gunners), both of Plainsboro, and
Grace Xiong (PDA Atletica), of West Windsor, participated in the final competition of NJ Youth Soccer
State Cup in October. The two teams faced off for
first and second place for the U-11 Girls.
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THE NEWS
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
DAY-BY-DAY IN WW-P
NOVEMBER 19
Art Exhibit, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, Johnson Education Center,
1 Preservation Place, Princeton,
609-924-4646.
www.drgreenway.org. “Stories of the Sourlands,” a reception in honor of Oye
Olukotun, retiring D&R Greenway
trustee who has preserved key
acreage in the Sourland Mountains. “Wildness in Our Midst,” a
celebration of the Sourland Mountains region is on view to December 31. Register. Free. 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Gallery 14, 14 Mercer
Street, Hopewell, 609-333-8511.
www.photosgallery14.com.
Opening reception for “Variations
on Sol Lewitt” by Larry Parsons,
and “Amazing Colors” by Rhoda
Kassof-Isaac. On view to December 19. 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Dancing
Swing Dance, Princeton High
School Jazz Bands, 151 Moore
Street, Princeton, 609-806-4280.
www.phs.prs.k12.nj.us/band. The
award-winning bands perform big
band numbers featuring music of
Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke
Ellington, and Michael Jackson.
$6, $4 seniors and students. 7 to
10 p.m.
Jersey Jumpers, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Unitarian Church,
50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton,
609-945-1883.
www.centraljerseydance.org. East Coast
Swing lesson followed by an open
dance. $12. 7:30 p.m.
Dance Party, American Ballroom, 569 Klockner Road, Hamilton,
609-931-0149.
www.americanballroomco.com. $15. 8
to 11 p.m.
Dance Jam, Dance Improv Live,
All Saints’ Church, 16 All Saints’
Road, Princeton, 609-924-3767.
www.danceimprov.com. Expressive dance improvisation with live
music. $15. 8 to 10:15 p.m.
Karaoke Dance, American Legion Post 401, 148 Major Road,
Monmouth Junction, 732-3299861. Free. 8:30 p.m.
Literati
Good Causes
Bookfair, Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, West Windsor, 609-7161570. www.bn.com. Stony Brook
Elementary School in Pennington
presents arts and crafts, kids’ poetry readings, family bingo, a
scavenger hunt, and storytimes.
Purchases made benefit the
school’s library. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Art Auction, St. David’s Episcopal Church, 90 South Main
Street, Cranbury, 732-762-4219.
www.stdavidscranbury.com.
“Good Friends, Good Food, and
Artistic Renderings” includes original paintings by area artists
Corinne Peters, Daniel Thomas,
and the Reverend Linda Scholer,
as well as more than 200 other
original oils, watercolors, silkscreens, etchings, pen and ink
drawings, paper sculpture, lithographs, and mixed media. Wine,
cheese, appetizers, and desserts.
$10 to $15. 6:30 p.m.
Princeton Moth-Up, Labyrinth
Books, 122 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-497-1600. www.bordersgroupinc.com.
Explore
moth storytelling with the theme,
“Thanks or No Thanks: Stories of
Gratitude or the Lack Thereof.”
Tell a story, listen to storytellers, or
be part of the judging team. All stories will be videotaped and some
may be featured on NPR’s Moth
podcasts. No experience necessary. 7 p.m.
Folk Music
Roy Bookbinder, Princeton Folk
Music Society, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane,
Princeton, 609-799-0944. www.princetonfolk.org. A master storyteller and a blues guitar entertainer. $20. 8:15 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Howard Parker& His Hot TakeOut Band, Ellarslie, Trenton
City Museum, Cadwalader Park,
609-989-1191. www.ellarslie.org.
Classic Zydeco jam band performs folk, blues, and politics.
Register. $20. 7:30 p.m.
Pop Music
Princeton Triangle Show, McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.org. “Family Feudalism,” a song and dance comedy show. $22 and up. Searchlights
on McCarter front lawn beginning
at 5:30 p.m. Post show party in
Lockwood lobby with cast, writers,
orchestra, and company. For ages
10 and up. 8 p.m.
The Fab Four, Patriots Theater at
the War Memorial, Memorial Drive, Trenton, 609-955-5566. www.thewarmemorial.com. “The Ultimate Beatles Tribute.” $35 to $55.
8 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Frank Santorelli and Corey Rodriguez, Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 609-987-8018.
www.catcharisingstar.com. Santorelli, who began his stand-up career in Boston in the mid-1980s,
has appeared on television and
films (“meet the Parents” and “No
Reservations”), and is best known
as “Georgie,” the bartender on
HBO’s “The Sopranos.” Register.
$19.50. 8 p.m.
Comedy Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771.
www.groversmillcoffee.com. Helene Angley of
West Windsor hosts. 8 p.m.
Food & Dining
Wine
Tasting,
Terhune
Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road,
609-924-2310.
www.terhuneorchards.com. The winery offers
seven varieties of red and white
wine. Taste five wines for $5, $8
with the glass. Noon to 6 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Tai Chi, West Windsor Recreation, Senior Center, Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7999068. www.wwparks-recreation.com. Free. 8:15 a.m.
Blood Drive, American Red
Cross, Princeton University, Frist
Center, Washington Road, 800448-3543.
www.pleasegiveblood.org. 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Meditation Circle, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane and Route 1,
Toot Sweet: Sourland Hills Actors Guild production
of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ features Caoimhe
Tyndall as Jane Potts, left, Debbie Lingel as Truly
Scrumptious, Chris Patti as Caracatus Potts, and
Aisling Tyndall as Jemima Potts. Friday to Sunday,
November 19 to 21, at Montgomery High School.
Lawrence Township, 609-9896920. www.mcl.org. Light stretching begins the session led by Ann
Kerr. Register. 2:30 p.m. to 3:30
p.m.
For Families
Fab Fun Fridays, Tiger Hall Play
Zone, 53 State Road, Princeton,
609-356-0018.
www.tigerhallkids.com. Playroom, arts, and quiet spaces for toddlers to age 8. $8.
3 to 5 p.m.
Family Theater
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sourland Hills Actors Guild, Montgomery High School, 1016 Route
601, Skillman, 609-240-4693.
www.sourlandhills.org. Musical
adaptation of Ian Fleming’s book
and the film with 75 singers, actors, and dancers. $10. 7 p.m.
Lectures
Consumer Affairs, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33,
Hamilton, 609-890-9800. www.mercercounty.org. Information on
credit, home improvement, automotive, or Internet fraud. Register.
Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton
University, Lewis Center, 185
Nassau Street, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu/arts. “Provincializing Ireland: Patrick Kavanagh vs. the King of the Twist”
presented by Gregory M. Londe,
Princeton University. Free. 4:30
p.m.
Public Lecture, Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall,
Einstein Drive, Princeton, 609734-8175. www.ias.edu. “HumanMade Climate Change: A Moral,
Political, and Legal Issue” presented by James E. Hansen, climatologist and adjunct professor
of earth and environmental sciences at Columbia University. He
will explore available options to
avoid morally unacceptable consequences of human-made climate change. Free. 5 p.m.
Live Music
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley
Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.
The Ones with classic rock. 5 to 8
p.m.
Doug Miller and Bernhard
Geiger, Blue Rooster Cafe, 17
North Main Street, Cranbury, 609235-7539.
www.blueroosterbakery.com. Piano and acoustic
bass. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar.
6 to 9 p.m.
Bravura and the Belt, Salon 33,
33 Chestnut Street, Princeton,
609-720-0098. Ward Saxton presents a program of Broadway and
operatic tunes. Register by E-mail
to [email protected]. Free-will donation. 7:30 p.m.
Bob Orlowski, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing Road,
Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. www.itsagrind.com. Easy listening. 8 to
10 p.m.
Steal Your Face, BT Bistro, 3499
Route 1 South, West Windsor,
609-919-9403. www.btbistro.com.
Sets rely heavily on the Grateful
Dead repertoire. 9 p.m.
Dirty Jersey Band, Princeton
Elks, 354 Route 518, Blawenburg,
609-466-4945. Dancing and music. No cover. 9 p.m.
Karaoke Night, Zinna’s Bistro,
1275 South River Road, Cranbury, 609-860-9600. www.zinnasbistro.com. $10 cover charge for
unlimited karaoke. BYOB. Appetizers available. 9 p.m.
DJ Darius, Ivy Inn, 248 Nassau
10 p.m.
Politics
Woodrow
Wilson
School,
Princeton University, 300 Wallace Hall, 609-258-2943. www.princeton.edu. “Reshaping EUUS Relations,” the Notre Europe
Task Force report, presented by
Paavo Lipponen, former prime
minister of Finland, and other
speakers. By invitation only. 1 to
2:30 p.m.
What’s in Store
Factory Sale, Ana Designs, 1 Ott
Street, Trenton, 609-394-0300.
www.fivestripes.com. Candles, tapers, and pillars overstocks. Also
other signature striped items. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Socials
Women’s Group, YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place,
Princeton, 609-497-2100. www.ywcaprinceton.org. General meeting for social group formerly
known as the Grads for graduating
newcomers. Light lunch available.
Noon to 2 p.m.
For Seniors
Thanksgiving Luncheon, West
Windsor Senior Center, 271
609-799-9068. Hot turkey sandwich and dessert. Register. $2.50.
12:45 p.m.
Sports
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Harvard. $10. 7 p.m.
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Saturday
November 20
School Sports
North and Boys/Girls Cross
Country, 609-716-5000, ext.
5134. www.ww-p.org. NJSIAA at
Holmdel. Call for time.
On Stage
This Is Our Youth, Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray Theater,
Princeton University, 609-2581742.
www.theatreintime.org.
Drama about two young men on
the upper West Side of New York
City in 1982. $12. 2 and 8 p.m.
Guys and Dolls, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical comedy. $27.50 to $29.50. 7
p.m.
Lend Me a Tenor, High School
South, Playhouse Theater, 346
609-716-5050.
www.ww-p.org.
Ken Ludwig’s comedy. $10. 7:30
p.m. See story page 21.
Annie Get Your Gun, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community
College, 1200 Old Trenton Road,
West Windsor, 609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical.
$16. 7:30 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. North, High School
North, 90 Grovers Mill Road,
Plainsboro, 609-716-5100. Drama
by Owen Davis is based on stories
published in the New Yorker in the
1940s. $8. 8 p.m.
8 p.m.
The Good Person of Setzuan,
www.princeton.edu/arts. Adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play by
Tony Kushner. Directed by Mark
Nelson, Class of 1977. Original
music by Princeton graduate student in composition Gilad Cohen.
$15. 8 p.m.
Striking 12, Rider University,
Yvonne Theater, Lawrenceville,
609-896-5303.
www.rider.edu.
Musical in a new expanded version based on “Little Match Girl.”
$20. 8 p.m.
p.m.
Princeton Triangle Show, McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.org. “Family Feudalism,” a song and dance comedy show. $22 and up. For ages 10
and up. 8 p.m.
Film
609-397-0275. www.nickelodeonnights.org. Screening of “The Kids
Are Alright.” $7. 7 and 8:50 p.m.
Art
Art Classes for Children, Artworks, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton,
609-394-9436.
www.artworkstrenton.org. For ages 6 to 14. Cartooning workshop presented by
Ken Wilkie. Register. $10. 10 a.m.
to noon.
Art Show, End of the Row, Rock
and Stymiest roads, Lambertville,
609-397-2895. Visit the 1840s
farmhouse with four fireplaces and
a bread oven restored in 1994.
Works by Piroska Toth, felter; Sally Stand, jeweler; Judy Tobie, paper vessels; Deborah Cyr, fabric
collage; Jeanne Walton, clothing;
Chris Darway, sculpture to wear;
Martha Mulford-Dreswick, basket
maker; Hanneke deNeve, chil-
dren’s clothing and knits; Amy
Whitney, maiolica pots, wool duvets, and roving; and Annelies van
Dommelen, archival heirloom boxes and paintings. Ongoing demonstrations of basket making, spinning, and knitting. Cider, donuts,
and homemade soup available.
Also Sunday, November 21. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Mistaken Identity, Misadventures, and More!
Tots on Tour, Grounds For
Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road,
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. Young Artist Workshop:
Holiday Style for ages 6 to 12, at 1
p.m., $12. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. http://artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free. 2
p.m.
Art Exhibit, Sycamore Place
Gallery, 35 Sycamore Place,
Kingston, 609-720-0277. Chinese
brush paintings by Wen-Hua Shui
of Plainsboro, Kyung-ah Kim of
Princeton, Anna Tang Hu of
Kendall Park, and Yi-Tien Yang of
Hillsborough featuring flowers,
birds, animals, and landscapes. 2
to 5 p.m.
Art Exhibition, Artworks, 19
Everett Alley, Trenton, 609-3949436. www.artworkstrenton.org.
Opening reception for “The Nature
of Things,” a group exhibition exploring nature through art. On view
to December 31. 5 to 8 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Belenikin Fine Art
Gallery, 5 Lambert Lane, Lambertville, 609-397-5855. Reception for “From Oppression to NonConformity” featuring works by
Valeriy Belenikin, Lev Dyakonitsyn, Victor Kazarin, Andrey Averyanov, Pavel Lazarev, and Audrey Medvedev. On view to January 15. 5 to 8 p.m.
Dancing
Salsa Sensation, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-945-1883. www.centraljerseydance.org.
Merengue and salsa lessons followed by open dancing. No partner needed. $15. Dance shoes only. No spike heels. 7:30 p.m.
Ballroom Dance Social, G & J
Studios, 5 Jill Court, Building 14,
Hillsborough,
908-892-0344.
www.gandjstudios.com.
Standard, Latin, smooth, and rhythm.
Refreshments. BYOB. $12. 8 to
11 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-497-1600.
www.labyrinthbooks.com. Andrei Codrescue,
author of “The Poetry Lesson,” an
account of the first day of a creative writing course taught by a
beatnik. He taught literature and
creative writing at Louisiana State
University for 25 years before retiring in 2009. 3 p.m.
Folk Music
Ellis Paul and Robyn Landis,
Concerts at the Crossing, Unitarian Church at Washington
Crossing, Titusville, 609-5106278.
www.concertsatthecrossing.com. Paul, a classic urban songwriter, has written songs
that often appear in movie and
television soundtracks. Landis, a
songwriter, an actor, and a professional writer, opens the show. $23.
7:30 p.m.
Pop Music
Concert, Central Jersey Choral
Society, St. David Episcopal
Church, 90 South Main Street,
Cranbury, 609-751-5805. www.cjchoralsociety.org. “Our Favorite
Songs,” a concert featuring solo
works from pop, folk, classical art
songs, as well as Broadway tunes.
Silent auction features hand-crafted, gourmet, beauty, holiday, and
vintage items. Dessert reception
K
en Ludwig’s comedy, “Lend
Me a Tenor,” will be performed in the Playhouse, the original theater at High School South
on Friday and Saturday, November 19 and 20. The play, set in
1934, features mistaken identity,
plot twists, and misadventures.
The story is about the Cleveland Opera Company’s upcoming appearance for the tenor, Tito
Morelli, played by Sergio Ingato.
His wife is played by Nicole Caricato, and the other women in his
life are played by Erin McElwee,
Rebecca Rost, and Alice Kabia.
Morelli is given a double dose of
tranquilizers to calm his nerves
and passes out. Thinking he is
dead, the company’s manager,
follows the performance. $12 and
$15. 3 p.m.
Jolly’s Dueling Piano Bar, Beth
El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream
Road, East Windsor, 609-4434454. bethel.net. Two piano players present music from the 1960s
to now to clap along or sing along.
Register. $59 includes refreshments and the show 7:30 p.m.
World Music
West African Drumming Workshop, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive,
Suite 506, Skillman, 609-9247294. www.princetonyoga.com.
Sharon Silverstein presents djembe drumming workshop, $20;
community drumming circle at 8
p.m., $15. $30 for both. 6:30 p.m.
Good Causes
A Country Barn Dance, Montgomery School District Special
Education PTA, Elks Lodge, 354
Route 518, Skillman, 908-8683916. Benefit evening with dancing, line dancing, lessons for beginners, children’s activities from 5
to 7 p.m. Country Western DJ
Dave Kim of Marlin Disc Jockeys.
Buffet dinner. Cash bar. Register
Plot Twists: The cast of High School South’s production of ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ includes, first row:
Jordan Carroll, left, Erin McEleww, Mike Krakower, and Nicole Caricato; second row: Alice Kabia,
left, Rebecca Rost, Mark De LaRosa, and Sergio
Ingato. Standing: Alexandra LaTorre, left, and
Lizzie Williams, stage managers.
played by Jordan Carroll, and his
assistant, played by Mike Krakower, attempt to salvage the
evening. Mark DeLa Rosa portrays the dual role of a fanatic fan
and the bellhop.
The play opened on Broadway
in 1989 and received two Tony
awards, three Outer Critics Circle
awards, and four Drama Desk
by phone or E-mail [email protected]. $40; $75
for couple. 5 to 11 p.m.
Angel Award Dinner, Project
Freedom, The Stone Terrace,
John Henry’s, 2275 Kuser Road,
Hamilton, 609-588-9919. www.projectfreedom.org. Gala to benefit the mission to develop affordable, accessible housing for people with disabilities. Hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner, open bar, silent
auction, and music by the Meg
Hansen Group. Honoree is Brian
M. Hughes, Mercer County executive. Register. $100. 6 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Frank Santorelli and Corey Rodriguez, Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 609-987-8018.
www.catcharisingstar.com. Santorelli, who began his stand-up career in Boston in the mid-1980s,
has appeared on television and
films (“meet the Parents” and “No
Reservations”), and is best known
as “Georgie,” the bartender on
HBO’s “The Sopranos.” Register.
$22. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Comedy on the Lake, Sarcasm
Comedy, Tavern on the Lake, 101
awards. It was revived on Broadway in 2010.
— Lynn Miller
Lend Me a Tenor, High
School South, Playhouse Theater, 346 Clarksville Road, West
Windsor. Friday and Saturday,
November 19 and 20, 7:30 p.m.
Ken Ludwig’s comedy. $10. 609716-5050. www.ww-p.org.
Main Street, Hightstown, 732SARCASM.
www.sarcasmcomedy.com. Dinner buffet followed by performance featuring
Dena Blizzard, former Miss New
Jersey; Dave “The Hammer”
Shultz, a Stanley Cup champion
who has been seen on HBO’s
“Broad Street Bullies;” and Steve
Trevelise, veteran radio personality on WPST, WYSP, and Sportsradio 610 WIP, and former house
emcee at Catch a Rising Star,
West Windsor. Register. $29.99;
show only, $20. 8 p.m.
Comedy Night, Ivy Inn, 248 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-4624641. 10 p.m.
Faith
Marriage Seminar, Samaritan
Baptist Church, 531 Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Trenton, 856-566-3267. “Leadership
Coaching for the Husband,” an interactive seminar for men who
want to take proactive steps to improve their marriage presented by
the Promised Land Ministry. Register. 10 a.m.
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Craft Fairs
Craft Show, Bordentown Elks, 11
Amboy Road, Bordentown, 609585-2254. Indoors. Tables are
$30. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Crafters’ Marketplace, YWCA
Princeton, John Witherspoon
School, Walnut Lane, Princeton,
609-497-2100. www.ywcaprinceton.org. The annual juried craft
show showcasing more than 140
professional artisans from the
Northeast exhibiting original handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing
and other gift items. Cafe lunch
and homemade baked goods.
Proceeds benefit the Pearl Bates
Scholarship fund. No strollers.
Handicapped-accessible. $6. Also
Sunday, November 21. 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. See story page 23.
Food & Dining
Wine
Tasting,
Terhune
609-924-2310.
Farmers’ Market
Winter Farmers Market, Slow
Food Central New Jersey,
Vaughn Drive Parking Lot, Princeton Junction Train Station, 609577-5113.
www.slowfoodcentralnj.org. Cheese, bread, apple cider, mushrooms, baked
goods, potatoes, squash, greens,
and sweets. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Women’s Wellness Day, Heart to
Heart, Inc., ETS, Carter and
Rosedale roads, Princeton, 609689-3131. www.hearttohearts.org. Health screening, Reiki and
reflexology sessions, chair massages, talks about sleep apnea,
body image, thyroid issues, and
healthy eating. Exhibitors with
health and wellness products and
services. “Shape Shifting Through
Time” presented in keynote
speech by Marie Savard, M.D. and
author. Breakfast and lunch buffets. Registration required (no
walk-ins). $60; $50 members and
seniors. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Symposium Celebrating Care
Givers, Institute of Wonderful
Women Working for Empowerment, Mercer College Conference
Center, West Windsor, 609-3881867.
www.wonderfulworkingwomen.org. “Helping Care Givers
to Meet the Challenges of Caring
for an Aging Population” with conversations featuring James Collymore, Shirley Satterfield, Sharon
Nemeth, and Janice Love in
lessons learned from the family
perspective. Resources presented by Rosemarie Valentine, Care
One; Beverly Henderson, Mercer
Street Friends; Susan Hoskins,
Princeton Senior Resource Center; Gabrielle Strich of Strich Law;
Martha Gunning, licensed funeral
director; and Valicia Rafferty, St.
Francis. Eilene Doremus, Mercer
County Office on Aging, is the
keynote speaker. Register. $25. 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Nia Dance, Functional Fitness,
67 Harbourton Mt. Airy Road,
Lambertville,
609-577-9407.
www.nianewjersey.com. Register. $17. 10 to 11 a.m.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
609-275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Demonstration, discussion, and beginner lesson presented by Todd Tieger. Bring soft,
thin-soled shoes and comfortable
clothing. Free. 10 a.m.
Breathwork Workshop, Volition
Wellness Solutions, 842 State
Road, Princeton, 609-688-8300.
www.volitionwellness.com.
Breathing, meditation, and personal healing with Jane Martin and
Pat Czeto. Register. $99. 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Meditation Group, Mercer Free
School, Lawrence Community
Center, 295 Eggerts Crossing
Road, Lawrence, 609-456-6821.
Bring a yoga mat or towel. Register. Free. 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Healing Journey Through Art,
Planet Apothecary, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 732-406-6865.
www.planetapothecary.com.
Gallery, discussion, and reception
in conjunction with photographic
art of Frank DiGiovanni. Register.
Free. 7 to 9 p.m.
Douglas B. Weekes DVM
History
Colonial Harvest Day, Washington Crossing State Park, Johnson Ferry House, 355 Washington
Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-2515. English
Harvest feast meal prepared by
Susan McLellan Plaisted of Heart
to Hearth Cookery. Cider pressing, corn shucking, wool spinning.
Hot and cold cider. Free. 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Civil War and Native American
Museum, Camp Olden, 2202
Kuser Road, Hamilton, 609-5858900. www.campolden.org. Exhibits featuring Civil War soldiers
from New Jersey include their
original uniforms, weapons, and
medical equipment. Diorama of
the Swamp Angel artillery piece
and Native American artifacts.
Free. 1 to 4 p.m.
Kids Stuff
Central Jersey Chess Tournament, Hyatt Place, 3565 Route 1,
West Windsor. www.njchess.com.
Open to kindergarten to 8th
graders of all levels. All players receive a medal or trophy. Register
online, $30; on site, $40. 1 to 4
p.m.
For Families
Oldtime Auction, Howell Living
History Farm, Valley Road, off
Route 29, Titusville, 609-7373299. www.howellfarm.org. Silent
and live barn auction features
tools, household items, collectibles, books, theater tickets,
farm products, items by the farms
blacksmiths, restoration carpenters, bakers, and sewing guild.
Benefit for purchase of period furnishings for the house, which is
undergoing a restoration. 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Anime! Manga!, Cotsen Children’s Library, East Pyne Hall,
Princeton University, 609-2582697. www.princeton.edu. Artist
Mengsi Chen will sketch visitors
into original manga characters.
Screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s
film, “Howl’s Moving Castle.” For
ages 8 and up. Free. 2 to 5 p.m.
Family Theater
Kerry Danielsen VMD
EDINBURG ANIMAL HOSPITAL
www.edinburgvet.com
601, Skillman, 609240-4693.
www.sourlandhills.org.
Musical adaptation
of Ian Fleming’s
book and the film
with a cast of 75 actors, singers, and
dancers. $10. 7 p.m.
Lectures
Networking Group,
St. Gregory the
Great Church, 4620
Nottingham
Way,
Hamilton
Square.
Support in the job
search process. Email [email protected] for information. 8:15 to
10:30 a.m.
Engaged
Retirement,
Princeton
Senior Resource
Center,
Suzanne
Patterson Center,
45 Stockton Street,
609-924-7108. Explore your options and develop
your plan in a workshop. Register.
9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Live Music
Music Night, Hopewell Valley
Sergio Neri presents a solo performance. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Paige Stewart, Blue Rooster
Cafe, 17 North Main Street, Cranbury, 609-235-7539. www.blueroosterbakery.com. The Great
American Songbook. 6 to 9 p.m.
Darla Rich Quintet, Hopewell
Bistro, 15 East Broad Street,
Hopewell, 609-466-9889. www.hopewellvalleybistro.com. 7 to
9:30 p.m.
My Life on the Bench, Salon 33,
33 Chestnut Street, Princeton,
609-720-0098. Musical biography
of Randy Dreyer, piano teacher,
organist, and church musician.
Pot luck dinner. Register by E-mail
to [email protected]. Free-will donation. 7 p.m.
3-26 Rodney & Eva, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Rock jam. 8 p.m.
Kirtan, Integral Yoga Institute
Princeton, 613 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, 732-274-2410.
www.iyiprinceton.com. Arjun Baba. Register. $15. 8 to 10 p.m.
Off the Record, It’s a Grind Coffee House, 7 Schalks Crossing
Road, Plainsboro, 609-275-2919.
www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic pop
folk. 8 to 10 p.m.
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Schools
Open House, The Lewis School,
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Open house for alternative education program for learning different
students with language-based
learning difficulties related to
dyslexia, attention deficit, and auditory processing. Pre-K to college
preparatory levels. Summer study
available. 10 a.m.
What’s in Store
Warehouse Book Sale, JR Trading Company, 34 Stouts Lane,
Monmouth Junction, 732-3293500. www.jrtradingbooks.com.
Adult paperbacks and hardcover,
fiction, non-fiction, craft, cookbooks, and books for children. 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fact/Tip of the Day:
Many common household items are potentially
toxic to your pets. These include Tylenol,
ibuprofen, chocolate, caffeine, grapes,
raisins, batteries, insecticides, many human
medications and household plants.
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Family Nature Programs, Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner
www.njaudubon.org. “Tracking:
Making Plaster Casts” using
tracks found in outdoor haunts.
Register. $5. 3:30 to 5 p.m.
609-275-1212
Factory Sale, Ana Designs, 1 Ott
Street, Trenton, 609-394-0300.
www.fivestripes.com. Candles, tapers, and pillars overstocks. Also
other signature striped items. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Take It Easy: Bob
Orlowski presents easy
listening tunes on
Friday, November 19,
at 8 p.m., at It's a
Grind Coffee Shop
in Plainsboro.
Book Sale, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road,
East Windsor, 609-448-4129.
$1.50, hardcover; 50 cents to $1,
paperback; and DVDs, CDs,
comics, and books on tape for children, young adults, and adults. 10
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Holiday Trunk Show, Whimsy
Designs, 7 Woodview Drive,
Cranbury, 609-395-7034. Sterling
silver, semi-precious, eclectic,
and found object jewelry; art;
windchimes; and notecards. 1:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Singles
Wine and Dinner, Dinnermates,
Princeton Area, 732-759-2174.
www.dinnermates.com. Ages 30s
to early 50s. Call for reservation
and location. $20 plus dinner and
drinks. 7:30 p.m.
For Seniors
Exploring Options: A Multicultural, Multigenerational Day of
Discovery, South Brunswick
Aging in Place, South Brunswick
Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road,
Monmouth Junction, 732-3057079. aginginplacepartnership.org. Demonstrations, food, prizes,
exhibits, vendors, round table discussions, and panel presentations
to explore health and wellness,
home maintenance, quality of life,
and access to transportation. The
goal is for senior citizens to remain
in the home of their choice with the
lifestyle they desire. Register.
Free. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sports
Princeton Football, Princeton
Stadium, 609-258-3538. Dartmouth. 1 p.m.
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Dartmouth. $10. 4
p.m.
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500. www.TrentonDevils.com.
Elmira Jackals. $11-$29. 7 p.m.
Sunday
November 21
On Stage
$16. 2 p.m.
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Lenora Kandiner’s Third Act: The Artist’s Life
L
enora Kandiner of West
Windsor has been working
in polymer clay since 1991,
when she accidentally walked
down the polymer clay aisle in an
art supply store. A self-confessed
“color junkie,” she likes polymer
clay because it allows her to let her
color sense reign. She creates
wearable art including necklaces,
earrings, pins, and barrettes; dolls
and other sculptures; and functional decorative items including
clocks, picture frames, vessels,
pens and pencils, pill boxes, and
lifetime nail files. She will be exhibiting and selling her art at the
YWCA Crafters’ Marketplace on
Saturday and Sunday, November
20 and 21, at John Witherspoon
Middle School, in Princeton.
Born in Washington, D.C., Kardiner spent many years in Philadelphia. She received a scholarship
from the Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. She started out majoring in
mathematics and graduated with
honors in romance languages after
studying both Spanish and French
in Europe as an undergraduate. She
stayed to do graduate work in formal linguistics and mathematical
logic.
“My parents appreciated art and
I now own my favorite pieces of
the art which surrounded me as a
child,” she says. “We had many
friends who were professional
artists.”
Her father was a chemical engineer whose hobbies were photography and woodworking. “He did
cabinetry and carved exquisite earrings out of exotic hardwood
scraps,” she says. Her mother, a
ghost writer for two Secretaries of
Agriculture and a speechwriter for
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was a
knitter. “My mother knit every
sweater I owned until I graduated
from high school but she was more
of an artisan than an artist,” says
Kandiner.
Kandiner cannot remember a
time when she did not appreciate
art — and shapes. A story that remained in the family was that when
she was three or four she remarked
to a professor of math at Duquesne
University that he should look at
the trapezoids on the ceiling.
A congenital ability to dislocate
her right thumb resulted in teachers
telling her that she could not paint
or draw as a child. After it was surgically repaired during her teen
years, she began doing ceramics,
both hand-building and wheel
thrown pots and sculpture. “I’ve
made a point of getting past all the
things I was told by narrow-minded teachers that I couldn’t do when
I was a child,” she says.
Her wood sculptures created in
junior high school were exhibited
in the Ford Industrial Arts Exhibition. “I stopped working in wood
because it was too time consuming
and it interfered with my academic
work,” she says.
After taking a programming job
when she graduated, she studied
operations research at Stevens Institute of Technology. The learning
continues and she is now a senior
citizen auditor at Rutgers, studying
French.
Kandiner came to the Princeton
area in 1969 to join Mathematica.
2 p.m.
Davis, administration; Greg Gunzelman, science; and Jack Washington, history. They will share stories from the classroom, the gym,
the cafeteria, and the halls. In conjunction with “Trenton High
Through the Years,” an exhibit
showcasing the history of Trenton
High School from 1874. On view to
December 30. 2 p.m.
p.m.
Autumn Tales, Bimah Players,
Monroe Township Jewish Center,
11 Cornell Avenue, 732-2511119.
www.bimahplayers.org.
Staged reading of humorous and
scary ghost stories by Charles
Dickens, Thomas Hardy, and others. Register. $10. 3 and 7:30
p.m.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Raritan Valley Community College, Route 28, North Branch,
908-725-3420. www.rvccarts.edu.
Shakespeare’s comedy. $22 and
$27. 7 p.m.
Art
Art Show, End of the Row, Rock
and Stymiest roads, Lambertville,
609-397-2895. Visit the 1840s
farmhouse with four fireplaces and
a bread oven restored in 1994.
Works by Piroska Toth, felter; Sally Stand, jeweler; Judy Tobie, paper vessels; Deborah Cyr, fabric
collage; Jeanne Walton, clothing;
Chris Darway, sculpture to wear;
Martha Mulford-Dreswick, basket
maker; Hanneke deNeve, children’s clothing and knits; Amy
Whitney, majolica pots, wool duvets, and roving; and Annelies van
Dommelen, archival heirloom boxes and paintings. Ongoing demonstrations of basket making, spinning, and knitting. Cider, donuts,
and homemade soup available. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Ellarslie, Trenton
City Museum, Cadwalader Park,
609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org.
“Teachers Tales” presented by
three long-time teachers at Trenton Central High School, Sam
Art Exhibit, Sycamore Place
Gallery, 35 Sycamore Place,
Kingston, 609-720-0277. Chinese
brush paintings by Wen-Hua Shui
of Plainsboro, Kyung-ah Kim of
Princeton, Anna Tang Hu of
Kendall Park, and Yi-Tien Yang of
Hillsborough featuring flowers,
birds, animals, and landscapes. 2
to 5 p.m.
Gallery Tour, Friends of the
Princeton University Library,
Firestone Library, 609-258-3155.
www.fpul.org. Curator, Alan Stahl,
presents a gallery tour of “Money
on Paper: Bank Notes, and Related Graphic Arts from the Collections of Vsevolod Onyshkevych
and Princeton University,” Milberg
Gallery. On view to January 3. 3
p.m.
Gallery Tour, Princeton University, Firestone Library, 609-2582697. www.princeton.edu. Curator, John Delaney, presents a
gallery tour of the exhibit, “Strait
Through: From Magellan to Cook
& the Pacific,” a documentation of
the story and drama of the exploration of the Pacific Ocean that followed the discovery of the Strait of
Magellan. Rare historic maps include the first printed map to name
the Pacific Ocean from 1540, the
first printed map devoted to the
Pacific Ocean from 1589, and the
first printed chart of the whole Pacific Ocean from 1650. On view
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through January 2. 3 p.m.
Full Moon Tour and Dinner at
Rat’s Restaurant, Grounds For
Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road,
Hamilton, 609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. Threecourse dinner for two followed by
group tour lit by the full moon. Register. $55 per person. 7 p.m.
“I was looking for a house with
trees that I could afford,” she says.
“I bought my West Windsor house
in 1971 when single homeowners
were very rare. The day after I
made the offer, I found out that
Mathematica was moving from
Palmer Square to Princeton Junction.”
She worked in the computer
field for 32 years, 25 of them in the
software industry. Starting out as a
programmer, she wrote her first
computer program in 1955 while in
junior high school. She moved into
technical support, project management, software sales and sales
management, business development, and corporate management.
“When my employer did a
leveraged ESOP (employee stock
ownership plan) in 1997, I decided
that it was time for another phase of
my life,” she says. “I went back to
work for a non-profit organization
that had received a three-year grant
from NEH. It needed a bilingual
(Spanish) project manager with
computer skills. I retired again
when the grant ended in 2006.”
She studied drawing at McDaniel College in Maryland and
later studied watercolor with Russ
Johnson and others at the West
Windsor Senior Center. Kandiner
began working with polymer and
within six weeks people tried to
buy her earrings out of her ears.
“I’ve also been able to take workshops with many famous polymer
artists over the last 10 years,” she
says.
A member of the New Jersey
Polymer Clay Guild and Philadelphia Area Polymer Clay Guild,
Leaf It Up to Me: Lenora Kandiner wearing her leaf
necklace, left, and one of her clocks, which will be
showcased at the YWCA Crafters’ Marketplace
November 20 and 21.
Kandiner is on the board of the International Polymer Clay Association. Her work was on the cover of
the Polymer Clay 2000 Calendar
and is included in 400 Polymer
Clay Designs published by Lark
Books.
Her work has been shown in
New Jersey at the Montgomery
Center for the Arts, Bristol Myers
Squibb Gallery, Sweetree Gallery,
University League Gallery, St. Peters University Hospital, Jacob
Swerdlow Gallery in Bound
Brook, Woolbearers in Mt. Holly,
and Princeton YWCA Crafters
Marketplace. She has also exhibited at the gallery at the Synergy
conference and at Common
Ground on the Hill in Maryland,
Artworks in Utah, the Augusta
Heritage store in West Virginia,
and the artisan areas of the Old
Dancing
Classical Music
5Rhythms, Dance Expo, 4 Market
Street, Suite 800, Plainsboro, 609468-2354. www.danceexpo.org.
Movement practice on the dance
floor. No dance experience required. Register. $25 to $30. 1 to 5
p.m.
Carillon Concert, Princeton University, 88 College Road West,
Princeton, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Concert on the fifth
largest carillon in the country.
Free. 1 p.m.
Literati
Tellabration, Garden State Storytellers League, Hamilton Library,
1 Municipal Drive, 609-499-0107.
Storytelling event for adults and
young adults benefit the Patrick S.
Biddulph Leukemia Foundation
and Hamilton Library Trust Fund.
Workshop and concert, $20.
Reservations suggestions. 1 p.m.
Queen Christina in Rome, Dryden Ensemble, Miller Chapel,
Princeton Theological Seminary,
609-466-8541. drydenensemble.org. The saga of the Swedish
queen who gave up her throne for
music, art, and religion in Rome.
With actors Roberta Maxwell and
Paul Hecht. $35. 3 p.m.
Benefit Concert, Princeton Girlchoir, Trinity Cathedral, 801 West
State Street, Trenton, 609-6881888. www.princetongirlchoir.org.
Songs Festival in New York and
the New England Folk Festival in
Massachusetts. Visit www.lenorastudio.com for more information.
— Lynn Miller
Crafters’ Marketplace, YWCA Princeton, John Witherspoon
School, Walnut Lane, Princeton.
Saturday, November 20, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.; and Sunday, November 21,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual juried
craft show showcasing more than
140 professional artisans from the
Northeast exhibiting original
handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing and other gift items. Cafe lunch
and homemade baked goods. Proceeds benefit the Pearl Bates
Handicapped-accessible. $6. 609497-2100. www.ywcaprinceton.org.
“Children Making a Difference”
features the Girlchoir’s Grace
Notes and Semi Tones along with
the Training Chorus of the Trenton
Children’s Chorus in concert to
benefit the scholarship funds of
the Trenton’s Children’s Chorus
and the Trenton Community Music
School. Free-will donation. 3 p.m.
See story page 25.
Chamber Choir, Princeton University Concerts, Richardson
Auditorium, 609-258-5000. www.princeton.edu/utickets.
“Chansons Francaises” celebrates
French choral music separated by
some 400 years. $5. 3 p.m.
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Westminster Kantorei, Westminster
Conservatory,
Bristol
Chapel, Princeton, 609-921-2663.
www.rider.edu.
“O
Dolorosa
Gioia,” a program of Italian madrigals. Andrew Megill conducts.
$20. 3 p.m.
Westminster Jubilee Singers,
Westminster
Conservatory,
Bristol Chapel, Princeton, 609921-2663. www.rider.edu. “A
Time of Gratitude,” a program of
jazz and sacred music vespers. J.
Donald
Dumpson
conducts.
Guests include Trudy Pitts on piano and Brian Le Nair on saxophone. $20. 7:30 p.m.
Good Causes
Walking Tour, D&R Canal Watch,
Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader
Park, Trenton, 609-462-5368.
www.canalwatch.org. Two-mile
walk to learn about the history of
the canal, the neighborhoods
alongside it, and challenges now
faced by the waterway. Car shuttles back from Battle Monument
Park available. Rain
event. Free. 9 a.m.
cancels
Craft Fairs
Crafters’ Marketplace, YWCA
Princeton, John Witherspoon
School, Walnut Lane, Princeton,
609-497-2100. www.ywcaprinceton.org. The annual juried craft
show showcasing more than 140
professional artisans from the
Northeast exhibiting original handmade jewelry, pottery, clothing
and other gift items. Cafe lunch
and homemade baked goods.
Proceeds benefit the Pearl Bates
Handicapped-accessible. $6. 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. See story page 23.
Faith
Giving, Caring, and Sharing,
Jewish Community Center, Rider University, 2883 Lawrence
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-2199550. www.jcctoday.org. Family
fun for all ages with mahjong, poker, canasta; concert presented by
children from area synagogues;
Lisa Garwood shares stories
about acts of kindness; Israeli
dancing with Rak-Dan; Chanukah
concert with Yosi; shop for gifts,
candles, and dreidels, and donate
change; and reunite with camp
friends. Bring household and personal products to donate. Volunteer to make phone calls for the
annual
federation
campaign
telethon. 2 to 5 p.m.
Thanksgiving Ecumenical Worship Service, Hamilton Baptist
Church,
Memorial
Baptist
Church, 17 Highland Avenue,
Yardville, 609-587-8585. Canned
food collection for the Hamilton
food bank. 7 p.m.
Musical Meditation, Krishna
Leela Center, 13 Briardale Court,
Plainsboro, 609-716-9262. www.krishnaleela.org. Group meditation, chanting, and discussion.
7:30 to 8:15 p.m.
Food & Dining
Fourth Anniversary Celebration,
Valley Wine & Spirits, Hopewell
Crossing, 800 R Denow Road,
Pennington,
609-730-1119.
www.valleywinespirits.com. More
than 30 wine selections for tasting,
blind tasting with prizes, food
catered by Piccolo, Vietnamese
delicacies, and mingle with fellow
wine enthusiasts. Register. $20. 5
to 7 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Raja Yoga, Integral Yoga of
Princeton, 613 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, 732-274-2410.
www.integralyogaprinceton.org.
Presented by Wendy and Ron.
Register. $10. 10 a.m. to noon.
Caregiver Symposium, Jewish
Community Center, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road,
Lawrenceville,
609-883-5391.
www.jcctoday.org. “Taking Care
of Yourself and Your Loved Ones”
presented in conjunction with
Greenwood House. Bagel breakfast. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to
noon.
Yoga, Onsen For All, 4451 Route
27, Princeton, 609-924-4800.
www.onsenforall.com. Gentle yoga class, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Multi-level class, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Register. $15 each. 10:30
a.m.
History
Civil War and Native American
Museum, Camp Olden, 2202
Kuser Road, Hamilton, 609-5858900. www.campolden.org. Exhibits featuring Civil War soldiers
from New Jersey include their
original uniforms, weapons, and
medical equipment. Diorama of
the Swamp Angel artillery piece
and Native American artifacts.
Free. 1 to 4 p.m.
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
609-921-6748. www.princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
of downtown Princeton and
Princeton University includes stories about the early history of
Princeton, the founding of the University, and the American Revolution. $7; $4 for ages 6 to 12. 2 to 4
p.m.
For Families
Rapunzel, Waldorf School, 1062
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609466-1970.
www.princetonwaldorf.org. Folk Tale Puppet
Troupe presents program. Register. $5. 2 p.m.
Family Theater
601, Skillman, 609-240-4693.
www.sourlandhills.org. Musical
adaptation of Ian Fleming’s book
and the film with a cast of 75 area
singers, actors, and dancer. $10. 2
p.m.
Lectures
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Werner Lecture Fund, Beth El
Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream
Road, East Windsor, 609-4434454. www.bethel.net. “Chanukah
Donuts: A Finger Licking Good
Cooking Class” includes all supplies. Register. $10. 9:30 a.m.
Benefit, New Jersey Future, Morven Museum and Garden, 55
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609393-0008. www.njfuture.org. Honoree is Ingrid Reed, a founding
member, who recently completed
three years as chair of the board
and will soon begin as the organization’s inaugural senior fellow.
Cocktail reception. Festive attire.
Register. $100. 4 to 6 p.m.
Live Music
Larry Tritel and Guy DeRosa,
Thomas Sweet Ice Cream, 1330
Route 206, Skillman, 609-4302828. www.larrytritel.com. Guitar,
harmonica, and vocals. 1 to 3 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Six Years of Mars Rovers and the
Search for Life in 3-D, Washington Crossing State Park, Visitor
Center, Titusville, 609-737-0609.
Multimedia presentation on our
solar system and planetary exploration presented by Ken Kremer,
NASA ambassador. Register.
Free. 1:30 p.m.
Schools
Flamenco, Belly Dance, and
Zumba, Drum & Dance Learning
Center,
4110
Quakerbridge
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-3247383.
www.drumdancecenter.com. Flamenco practice at noon,
$20. Belly dance mini class at 2
p.m., belly dance performance at
2:45 p.m.; Zumba Latin dance
workout class with live drumming
at 3:15 p.m. Free. 1:30 p.m.
What’s in Store
Farm and Flea Market, Princeton
908-240-9694. Tables available,
$10. E-mail [email protected]
for information. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Warehouse Book Sale, JR Trading Company, 34 Stouts Lane,
Monmouth Junction, 732-3293500. www.jrtradingbooks.com.
Adult paperbacks and hardcover,
fiction, non-fiction, craft, cookbooks, and books for children. 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Book Sale, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road,
East Windsor, 609-448-4129. $4
per bag. 1 to 3 p.m.
Singles
Spiritual Singles Group, Center
for Relaxation and Healing, 666
Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. www.relaxationandhealing.com. Dis-
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Grace Notes: Concert for a Cause
P
rinceton Girlchoir is hosting a benefit
concert for Trenton Children’s Chorus
and the Trenton Community Music
School on Sunday, November 21, at 3 p.m. in
Trinity Cathedral in Trenton. The concert
will feature the Grace Notes (51 choristers)
and the Semi-Tones (45 choristers), directed
by Melissa Malvar-Keylock and accompanied by Jack Cleghorn and Fred Meads, as
well as the Training Chorus of the Trenton
Children’s Chorus. Donations to the scholarship funds are encouraged in lieu of ticket
cost.
The program, “Children Making a Difference,” has become an annual Thanksgivingseason tradition for the Princeton Girlchoir,
who in past years has held this concert for the
benefit of the UN World Food Program, the
Trenton Food Pantry, the American Cancer
Society and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at the Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital. This year the Girlchoir
has selected Trenton organizations that provide rich arts education programs to at-risk
children. The Trenton Children’s Chorus will
use the funds received to support full scholarships to Camp Albemarle at the American
Boychoir School, and the Trenton Community Music School to provide scholarship assistance to families with financial need.
West Windsor and Plainsboro singers in
the Grace Notes include Trisha Ghotra, Millstone River School; Katie Kuharsky and
Aditi Mehndiratta, Stuart School; and
Christa Niver, Maurice Hawk School.
WWP singers in the Semi-Tones include
Asmita Baskar and Ann Xu, Millstone River
School; Penelope Benkard, Grover Middle
School; Aly Carminati and Susanna Kim,
Community Middle School; Madeline Day
and Alona Mostowy, High School North;
and Jenna Venturi, Stuart School.
cussion and social night for singles on a spiritual path. Register.
$22. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Chess
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. For
advanced adult players. 1 to 5
p.m.
Monday
November 22
Municipal Meetings
Public Meeting, West Windsor
Township Council, Municipal
Building, 609-799-2400. www.westwindsornj.org. 7 p.m.
Public
Meeting,
Plainsboro
Township Committee, Municipal
Building, 609-799-0909. www.plainsboronj.com. 7:30 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Popular Music Colloquium,
Princeton University Concerts,
Woolworth Music Center, 609258-5000. www.princeton.edu/utickets. “The Incredible Slightness of Being: 1970s Disco” presented by Alice Echols, University
of Southern California. 4:30 p.m.
Pop Music
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Doren Street, Plainsboro,
732-236-6803. www.harmonize.com/jerseyharmony. New members are welcome. 7:15 p.m.
Food & Dining
Happy Hour, Tre Bar, Tre Piani
Restaurant, Forrestal Village,
Plainsboro, 609-452-1515. www.trepiani.com. $5 pasta. Drink specials. 5 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Look Good, Feel Better Workshop, St. Francis Medical Center, 601 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton,
800-227-2345.
www.stfrancismedical.com. For women
who are undergoing chemothera-
The Princeton Girlchoir, a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1989 by
Janet A. Westrick, has
grown from a small afterschool choir into a training
and performance choir for
more than 200 girls ages 8
to 18.
There are more than
400 alumnae, many of
whom continue to sing in
their schools, churches,
communities, and on professional stages around
the world. The six choirs
range from third to
twelfth grade students
from central New Jersey
and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Auditions for prospective choristers are individual or in pairs. All girls
sing “America the Beautiful” and simple tone patterns as part of their audition so that directors can
ascertain a girl’s range. Although the 2011
audition dates have not yet been announced,
they are usually held in the late spring.
“The Princeton Girlchoir believes that
people of every age can make a difference in
the world,” says Malvar-Keylock, the concert’s organizer. “We are teaching our
singers that regardless of age or financial situation, we can join together with our neighbors to make the world a better place. The
performers at this concert will combine their
musical talents to help provide music training to other young people in our area through
the funds earned at the benefit concert. We
py and radiation treatments. Program presents beauty techniques
that help combat the appearancerelated side effects of cancer
treatment. Register with American
Cancer Society. Free. 6:30 to
8:30 p.m.
Gentle Yoga, Heart to Heart
Women’s Health Center, 20 Armour Avenue, Hamilton, 609-6893131. Gentle alignment-focused
class includes elements of breathing, basic yoga postures, and
meditation techniques. Register.
$15. 7 to 8 p.m.
Yoga
Practice,
Lawrence
Library, Darrah Lane and Route
1, Lawrence Township, 609-9896922. www.mcl.org. Register. 7
p.m.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Cognitive Therapy
Programs, Princeton Center for
Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman, 609-9247294. www.princetonyoga.com.
Introduction to the eight-week
two-hour class format includes information about mindful meditation, yoga, and awareness. Register. Free. 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Lectures
Mario Vargas Llosa and Paul
Muldoon, Princeton University,
50 McCosh Hall, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu/arts. “Roger
Casement, the Congo, Ireland,
and Latin America,” a conversation between Llosa, a Nobel laureate in literature, and Muldoon, a
Pulitzer Prize winning poet. Free.
4:30 p.m.
Politics
Woodrow
Wilson
School,
Princeton University, Robertson
Hall bowl 016, 609-258-2943.
www.princeton.edu. “Declaring
War and Peace” presented by
Tanisha Fazal, Columbia University. Lunch. Noon.
“Banks, Shadow Banks, and the
New Face of Wall Street” presented by Andrew Ross Sorkin, chief
mergers and acquisitions reporter
and columnist for the New York
Times: Gary Gensler, chairman of
the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Jon Corzine, former New Jersey governor and a
visiting professor at WWS.
look forward to joining hands
with other local arts organizations to help make music education opportunities more accessible to all children.”
— Lynn Miller
Benefit Concert, Princeton
Girlchoir, Trinity Cathedral,
801 West State Street, Trenton.
Sunday, November 21, 3 p.m.
Free-will donation.. 609-6881888.
www.princetongirlchoir.org.
Robertson Hall bowl 016, 4:30
p.m.
Singles
Coffee
and
Conversation,
Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335
Princeton Hightstown Road, West
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com.
Coffee,
tea, soup, sandwich, or dessert.
Register at www.meetup.com/Princeton-Area-Singles-Network.
6:30 to 8 p.m.
For Seniors
Gardening Lecture, West Windsor
Senior
Center,
271
609-799-9068. “Putting Your Garden to Bed” presented by Trish
Verbeyst, master gardener. Register. 10:30 a.m.
Also, Movie, Screening of “Catch
& Release.” 1 p.m.
Tuesday
November 23
Municipal Meetings
Meeting, WW-P Board of Education, Community Middle School,
609-716-5000. 7:30 p.m.
With Heart and Voice: West Windsor and
Plainsboro singers include, back row: Kristen Kane, Meg Orita and Molly Karlin (PGC
Interns), Alona Mostowy, and Madeline Day;
middle row: Trisha Ghotra, left, Jenna Venturi, Susanna Kim, Ann Xu, Penelope
Benkard, Asmita Baskar; front row: Aditi
Mehndiratta, left, Christa Niver, and Katie
Kuharsky. Also pictured: Grace Notes and
Semi-Tones director Melissa Malvar-Keylock, and accompanist Jack Cleghorn.
Film
Classical Music
Films for Foodies, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. Screening of
“Waitress.” Mediterra offers special menu items based on the
theme of the film. Register. 6 p.m.
Free. 6:30 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Friends of the
Princeton University Library,
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, 609-258-3155. www.fpul.org. “John F. Kennedy: From Old
Nassau to the New Frontier” featuring objects, photographs, and
documents
created
during
Kennedy’s time as a Princeton
student and throughout his political career. On view to January 31.
9 a.m.
Visual Arts Lecture Series,
Princeton University, Lewis
Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609258-1500. www.princeton.edu/arts. “Free Time” presented by
Frances Stark. Free. 4:45 p.m.
Dancing
Tuesday Night Folk Dance
Group, Riverside School, Princeton,
609-655-0758.
www.princetonfolkdance.org. Instruction and dancing. No partner
needed. $3. 7 to 9 p.m.
Pop Music
Barbershop Chorus, Princeton
Garden Statesmen, Plainsboro
Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
Plainsboro, 609-799-8218. www.princetongardenstatesmen.com.
Men of all ages and experience
levels are invited to sing in fourpart harmony. The non-profit organization presents at numerous
charities. Free. 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Food & Dining
Dinner, Princeton Elks, 354
Route 518, Blawenburg, 609-4664945. Roast beef, potatoes, and
vegetable. $10. 6 to 9 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Group Studio Workout, Optimal
Exercise, 27 Maplewood Avenue,
Cranbury, 609-462-7722. Supervised cardio, core, strength, and
stretching. Register. $20. 6 a.m.
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Multigenerational
Households:
Implications for Grandparents’
Health and Wellbeing” presented
by Stacie Carr, Ph.D. candidate,
WWS. Noon.
NOVEMBER 23
Aging Eye, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, 609799-0462. Matossian Eye Associates presents program. 11 a.m. to
noon.
Yoga for Beginners, Onsen For
All, 4451 Route 27, Princeton,
609-924-4800. www.onsenforall.com. Basic instruction for those
who are new to yoga or have practiced only with a DVD. Register.
$15. 6 to 7 p.m.
Lectures
Holocaust Genocide Center,
Mercer College, West Windsor,
609-570-3324. www.mccc.edu.
Screening of “Focus,” a 2002 film
based on Arthur Miller’s book of
the same name, released in 1945.
1 p.m.
Senator Lautenberg Representative, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33, Hamilton,
609-890-9800.
www.mercercounty.org. Discuss federal government issues including passport, immigration matters, Social
Security, and tax issues. 5 to 7
p.m.
Computer
Clinic,
South
Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston
Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732329-4000. www.sbpl.info. Bring in
questions or ailing PC for evaluation. Ask for help with purchase of
new computer or consult about
your Blackberry, Droid, IPhone, or
HDTV. No MACs. Register. Free.
5 to 8 p.m.
Meeting, Republican Women of
Mercer County, Nassau Club,
Princeton. www.rwomc.org. Open
to all Republicans. 6 p.m.
Singles
Princeton
Singles,
Charlie
Brown’s, Route 27, Kingston, 908874-5434. Lunch. Register. Noon.
Wednesday
November 24
Dancing
Newcomers Dance Party, American Ballroom, 569 Klockner
Road, Hamilton, 609-931-0149.
www.americanballroomco.com.
$10. 7 to 9 p.m.
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, 609924-6763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction followed
by dance. $8. 7:40 to 10:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Free. 6:30 p.m.
Good Causes
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
Planned Pethood Clinic, Animal
Alliance, 1410 Route 179 North,
Lambertville,
609-818-1952.
www.animalalliancenj.org. Notfor-profit veterinary clinic offers
low-cost animal health services to
all pet owners, regardless of income. Rabies vaccination, $15;
microchipping, $30; shave down
for dogs, $15; heartworm testing
for dogs, $30; FeLV/FIV testing for
cats, $30; dewormings, $5. All performed by a licensed veterinarian
in an animal hospital setting without additional office visit fee. 6 to 9
p.m.
Politics
Faith
Woodrow
Wilson
School,
Princeton University, 300 Wallace Hall, 609-258-2943. www.princeton.edu. “Grandparenting in
Community Thanksgiving Service, Pennington Presbyterian
Church, 13 South Main Street,
Pennington, 609-737-1221. Ecu-
Business Meetings
JobSeekers, Parish Hall entrance,
Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street,
609-924-2277.
www.trinityprinceton.org. Networking and
support for changing careers.
Free. 7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Cranbury Gymnastics Academy
menical service led by Reverend
Dan Casselberry. 7:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Wine
Tasting,
Terhune
609-924-2310.
Health & Wellness
Yoga Flow, West Windsor Arts
Council, 952 Alexander Road,
www.westwindsorarts.org. Linda
Domino presents. $12. 10 to
11:15 a.m.
Want the Best Gymnastics
Experience for Your Child?
Call Today: 609-395-1416
(new students only)
12 Stults Road, Suite 129 • Dayton. NJ
Pixar Film Series, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
“Toy Story.” Free. 2:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
For Families
Singles
Playgroup, Moms Club of Hamilton, Hamilton area. E-mail [email protected] for
location. 10 a.m. to noon.
Princeton Singles, TBA, 908-8745434. Thanksgiving dinner. Register. 1 p.m.
Live Music
Clifford Adams Jazz Organ Trio,
The Record Collector Store, 358
Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown,
609-324-0880. www.the-recordcollector.com. $15. 7 p.m.
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Open Mic, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555. www.theaandb.com. 10 p.m.
Karaoke, Ivy Inn, 248 Nassau
10 p.m.
Thursday
November 25
Faith
10 mins. from Princeton on Rt. 130 N.
Film
Thanksgiving Dinner, Salt Creek
Grille, One Rockingham Row,
Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609419-4200. www.saltcreekgrille.com. Roast turkey dinner with all
the fixins. $26. Register. Noon to
8 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. $15. 1 p.m.
History
Thanksgiving.
MEMBER CLUB
2010 2011
Food & Dining
Chakra Balancing Restorative
Yoga, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive,
Chakra
rainbow
meditation,
breathing exercises, supported
poses, savasana. Register. $30.
1:30 to 4 p.m.
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Original
sounds from young people who
met at the coffee shop during their
high school years. Now they keep
in touch via YouTube. The leader
is Jimmy Ikeda and band members include Chelsea Gold, John
Morrison, Connor Healy, Jamie
Garry, Lauren Marsh, Waco, Dylan Roth, and Vani Ramaraj. 8
p.m.
★ Clean Environment
★ Professional Staff
★ Easy Monthly Payments ★ Family Atmosphere
Life Is Funny: Dena Blizzard, former Miss New
Jersey, performs stand-up comedy based on family
antics with Sarcasm Comedy on Saturday, November
20, at Tavern on the Lake, Hightstown.
Community Thanksgiving Service, Princeton Clergy Association, Princeton University Chapel,
609-258-3000. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Crisis
Ministry food pantries in Princeton
and Trenton. 11 a.m. to noon.
Sports for Causes
Turkey Trot, Trinity Church, 33
Mercer Street, Princeton, 609924-2277. www.trinityprinceton.org. 5K fun run walk on a scenic
route through Mercer Street
neighborhood that was home to
Albert Einstein, Paul Robeson,
Woodrow Wilson, and Grover
Cleveland. Benefit for the Crisis
Ministry food pantry. Bring a
canned good. Register. $30. 8
a.m.
Friday
November 26
Reunion
10-Year Reunion, West WindsorPlainsboro High School, Class
of 2000, Nassau Inn, 10 Palmer
Square,
Princeton.
www.wwp2000.com. Celebrate the last
year of the district’s solo high
school with music, dancing, open
bar, prizes. Register. $60. 7:30 to
11 p.m.
Dance
The Nutcracker, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton,
609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.org. American Repertory
Ballet and Princeton Ballet School
present the Tchaikovsky holiday
classic. $38 to $48. 1 and 4:30
p.m. See story.
On Stage
$16. 7:30 p.m.
609-397-0275. www.nickelodeonnights.org. Screening of “The Life
and Times of Allen Ginsberg.” $7.
7 and 8:30 p.m.
Art
Holiday Studio Tour, Covered
Bridge Artisans, The General
Store, Sergeantsville, 609-3971535.
www.coveredbridgeartisans.com. Self-guided tour of
mixed media artist studios featuring pottery, paintings, stained
glass, hand-spun yarn, leather
bags, baskets, and decorative
boxes. Maps available online.
Dancing
Dance Party, American Ballroom, 569 Klockner Road, Hamilton, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $15. 8 to 11
p.m.
Hillsborough,
908-892-0344.
11 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Steve Mittleman, Catch a Rising
Star, Hyatt Regency, 102
Carnegie Center, West Windsor,
609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Faith
Tree Lighting, Palmer Square,
On the Green, 800-644-3489.
www.palmersquare.com. Princeton High School Choir, Holiday
Brass, and Santa. Strolling musicians from 6 to 8 p.m. Rain or
shine. Free. Princeton Ballet
School performs. 4:45 to 6 p.m.
Food & Dining
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend,
Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46
Yard Road, Pennington, 609-7374465.
www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.
$5
includes
etched wine glass and wine samples. Noon to 5 p.m.
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend, Silver Decoy Winery, 610 WindsorPerrineville Road, East Windsor,
609-371-6000. www.silverdecoywinery.com. $5 includes a glass
and wine tasting. Noon to 5 p.m.
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Wine Tasting, Joe Canal’s
Liquors, 3375 Route 1 South,
Lawrenceville,
609-520-0008.
www.ultimatewineshop.com.
Caymus Special Section and Caymus Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. 4
to 4 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Health Lecture, Hickory Corner
Library, 138 Hickory Corner
Road, East Windsor, 609-4481330. www.mcl.org. “National
Memory Screening Day” presented by Alzheimer’s Foundations of
America. Register. Free. 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Chakra Balancing Restorative
Yoga, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive,
Chakra
rainbow
meditation,
breathing exercises, supported
poses, savasana. Register. $30.
1:30 to 3 p.m.
For Families
Christmas Parade and Lighting
Ceremony, Hightstown Engine
Company,
Hightstown
High
School, Leshin Lane, 609-8477268.
www.hightstownfire.org.
Parade proceeds to downtown
area. Santa will pull the switch to
turn on the holiday lights in town.
Refreshments and photos with
Santa ($3) in the firehouse. Donate new, unwrapped toys for the
police department to distribute to
needy children in the area. 6:30
p.m.
Magic Show, Kids Towne UAA,
2222 Route 33, Hamilton, 609838-1881. Illusions, levitation, and
body separation. Register. 6:30
p.m.
Lectures
Meeting, Toastmasters Club,
United Methodist Church, 9
Church Street, Kingston, 908-3163957. http://ssu.freetoasthost.ws.
Build speaking, leadership, and
communication skills. Guests are
welcome. 7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley
Hopewell Valley Vineyards’ Jazz
Ensemble presents jazz. 5 to 8
p.m.
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar.
6 to 9 p.m.
Peter Tork, Shoe Suede Blues,
and Dean Friedman, The
Record Collector Store, 358
609-324-0880. www.the-recordcollector.com. $25. 7:30 p.m.
Simon & Garfunkel Tribute,
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Performers include CJ Barna, Denis Nobile, John Masseo, Stuart Binder,
Dierdre Forrest, Tom Johnston,
and Franc Gambaese. 8 p.m.
Connor Healey, It’s a Grind Coffee House, 7 Schalks Crossing
www.itsagrind.com.
Acoustic
rock. 8 to 10 p.m.
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Divorce Recovery Program,
Princeton Church of Christ, 33
River Road, Princeton, 609-5813889.
www.princetonchurchofchrist.com. Support group for men
and women. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Drop-In, Yardley Singles, The
Runway, Trenton Mercer Airport,
Ewing, 215-736-1288. www.yardleysingles.org. Music by Rick
and Kenny, dancing, and cash
bar. 9 p.m.
For Seniors
Mercer County Widows and Widowers, Knights of Columbus,
1451 Klockner Road, Hamilton,
609-585-3453. Dance social $8.
7:30 p.m.
Saturday
November 27
Dance
609-258-2787.
classic. $38 to $48. Alumni gather
in the West lobby at 6:30 p.m., register at 609-921-7758, ext. 11. 1
and 4:30 p.m. See story.
Nutcracker, Roxey Ballet, College of New Jersey, Kendall Hall,
Ewing, 609-397-7616. www.roxeyballet.com. Holiday tradition.
$14 to $50. 3 and 7 p.m.
On Stage
$16. 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Santa Claus is Coming Out, Passage Theater, Mill Hill Playhouse,
Front and Montgomery streets,
Trenton, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. Comedy written and performed by Jeffrey
Solomon portraying 20 characters
in a story about the relationship
between Santa and Giovanni
Geppeoo, the Italian toy maker.
$20. 8 p.m.
Film
Pixar Film Series, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
“Toy Story 2.” Free. 2:30 p.m.
609-397-0275. www.nickelodeonnights.org. Screening of “The Polar Express.” $5. 7 p.m.
Art
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
JUNCTION
BARBER SHOP
33 Hightstown Rd., Princeton Jct.
ELLSWORTH’S CENTER (Near Train Station)
Hrs: Tues - Fri: 10am - 6pm
Sat: 8:30am - 3:30pm
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609-799-8554
campus, 609-258-3788. http://artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free. 2
p.m.
Dancing
The Cranberry Ball, Princeton
Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson Center, Monument Drive,
609-924-6763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Music and instruction by Ron Buchanan with
Notorious from 3 to 6 and the
Avant Gardeners from 8 to 11 p.m.
Bring a dish to share for pot luck
dinner. All dances are taught and
prompted. New dancers welcome.
Basics workshop at 2:30 and 7:30
p.m. No partner needed. Bring
soft-soled shoes to dance in. No
high heels or fragrances. $10, afternoon; $15, evening; all day,
$22. 3 to 11 p.m.
Hillsborough,
908-892-0344.
11 p.m.
Classical Music
Holiday Concert, Opera Project,
Saint Andrew’s Church, 50 York
Street, Lambertville, 908-2681264. Concert of arias and duets
Boys Behaving Badly: The Princeton University
Triangle Club performs ‘Family Feudalism,’ a song
and dance comedy show, on Friday and Saturday,
November 19 and 20, at McCarter Theater. Michael
Gordon, a senior from Princeton Junction, helped
produce the show.
with sopranos Nicole Guberman
and Amy Jean Suznovich. Both
graduates of Ithaca College, they
both recently returned from their
third summer of performances in
Germany. $15. 8 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Steve Mittleman, 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.
The Comedy All Stars, Patriots
Theater at the War Memorial,
Memorial Drive, Trenton, 609955-5566. www.thewarmemorial.com. Joe Bublewicz, Eric Lyden,
Tina Giorgi, and Pat Barker. $25. 8
p.m.
Fairs
A Perfect Holiday, Forrestal Village, College Road West and
Route 1 South, Plainsboro, 609799-7400.
www.princetonforrestalvillage.com. Horse and wagon rides, strolling carolers and
characters, a stilt walker dressed
as a toy soldier, holiday art project
for all ages. Photos with Santa
from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.; DanceVision presents excerpts from the
Nutcracker at 3 p.m. Cameras invited. Free. 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Holiday Tree Lighting, Downtown Bordentown Association,
609-291-7020. www.downtownbordentown.com. 5 p.m.
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Food & Dining
Yard Road, Pennington, 609-7374465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. $5 includes etched
wine glass and wine samples.
Noon to 5 p.m.
609-371-6000. www.silverdecoywinery.com. $5 includes a glass
and wine tasting. Noon to 5 p.m.
Wine Tasting, Joe Canal’s
Liquors, 3375 Route 1 South,
Lawrenceville,
609-520-0008.
www.ultimatewineshop.com.
Dom Perignon champagne and
Johnny Walker Blue. 2 to 4 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Blood Drive, American Red
Cross, St. James Church, 1040
Yardville Allentown Road, Yardville, 800-448-3543. www.pleasegiveblood.org. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Nia Dance, Functional Fitness,
67 Harbourton Mt. Airy Road,
Lambertville, 609-577-9407. Register. $17. 10 to 11 a.m.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
609-275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Demonstration, discussion, and beginner lesson presented by Todd Tieger. Bring soft,
thin-soled shoes and comfortable
clothing. Free. 10 a.m.
For Families
Thanksgiving Hayrides; Wreath
and Sleighbell Sale, Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road,
off Route 29, Titusville, 609-7373299.
www.howellfarm.org.
Horsedrawn hayrides or sleighrides. Donations of canned good
for area food banks are invited.
Sleighbells sold benefit the farm’s
restoration projects. Handmade
items sewn by the Pleasant Valley
Stitchers, four and honey, evergreen wreaths, and doorhangings
also available. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lights On, Grounds For Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton,
609-689-1089.
www.groundsforsculpture.org. Cookie
decorating with frosting, sprinkles,
and more from 3 to 5 p.m. Tea and
cookie tasting at Toad Hall shop
from 2 to 4 p.m. Nassau Brass and
the Haddenfield Madrigal Singers
present holiday music in the Seward Johnson center. Awards for
the gingerbread house contest.
Lighting of the fairy lights throughout the park at 5 p.m. Free with
pair admission. Materials fee for
some activities. 1 to 5:30 p.m.
Family Theater
The Nutcracker Children’s Tea
Party, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, 609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.org. Holiday treats
with costumed dancers from
American Repertory Ballet and
Princeton Ballet School’s holiday
classic. $45; children, $30. Performance tickets sold separately.
Alumni gathering, register. 11
a.m. See story page 29.
Workshop, Astrological Society
of Princeton, 173 Harrison
www.aspnj.org. “A New Model for
Horoscope Interpretation” presented by Bruce Scofield. Register. 1 to 5 p.m.
tional Bank Center, 609-5999500. www.TrentonDevils.com.
Alaska Aces. $11-$29. 7 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Live Music
Teacher Training Program, One
Yoga Center, 405 Route 130,
East Windsor, 609-918-0963.
www.oneyogacenter.net.
Information meeting. Register. 2 p.m.
Music Night, Hopewell Valley
Robert Phillips plays jazz. 5:30 to
8:30 p.m.
Sunday
November 28
Paige Stewart, Blue Rooster
Cafe, 17 North Main Street, Cranbury, 609-235-7539. www.blueroosterbakery.com. The Great
American Songbook. 6 to 9 p.m.
Peter Tork, Shoe Suede Blues,
and Dean Friedman, The
Record Collector Store, 358
609-324-0880. www.the-recordcollector.com. $25. 7:30 p.m.
Cafe Improv, Arts Council of
Princeton, 102 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8777. www.cafeimprov.com. Greg Provo and Glory Road present alternative folk
and bluegrass music. $2. 8 p.m.
Riverside Jam Traveling Band,
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Rock. 8
p.m.
15 Keys, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing Road,
Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic Duo. 8 to
10 p.m.
Greg Provo and Glory Road,
Pheasants Landing, 311 Amwell
Road, Hillsborough, 908-2811288. Singer songwriter presents
two new songs about lost loves, “
Still Think of Me” and “Firefly in a
Jar.” 9 to 11 p.m.
Blame it on Richie, Ivy Inn, 248
Nassau Street, Princeton, 609462-4641. 10 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Family Nature Programs, Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner
www.njaudubon.org. “Garbage to
Gifts” using milk cartons and magazines. Register. $5. 3:30 to 5
p.m.
Book Sale
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Hardbacks, $1; paperbacks, 50 cents;
miscellaneous media and art at
bargain prices. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Singles
Walk the Canal, Princeton Singles, Canal Walk parking lot,
Route 27, Kingston, 609-8961170. A moderately paced walk or
run along canal, followed by optional lunch. Register. 10 a.m.
Wine and Dinner, Dinnermates,
Princeton Area, 732-759-2174.
www.dinnermates.com. Ages 30s
to early 50s. Call for reservation
and location. $20 plus dinner and
drinks. 7:30 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun Na-
Joyful
Disciples
Living the
Faith
WORD AND SACRAMENT WORSHIP
SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 8:30 AND 11:00AM
EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES AT 9:45AM
aA
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA)
177 Princeton Hightstown Road • Princeton Junction 08550
609.799.1753 • Rev. Paul Lutz, Pastor
www.popnj.org
Dance
609-258-2787.
classic. $38 to $48. 1 p.m. See
story.
$14 to $50. 1 and 4 p.m.
On Stage
$16. 2 p.m.
Santa Claus is Coming Out, Passage Theater, Mill Hill Playhouse,
Front and Montgomery streets,
Trenton, 609-392-0766. www.passagetheatre.org. Comedy written and performed by Jeffrey
Solomon portraying 20 characters
in a story about the relationship
between Santa and Giovanni
Geppeoo, the Italian toy maker.
$20. 8 p.m.
Art
Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609258-1500.
www.princeton.edu/arts. “Free Time” presented
by Rupert Huber. Free. 4:45 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango Social Dance,
Central Jersey Dance Society,
Suzanne Patterson Center, Monument Drive, 609-945-1883. www.centraljerseydance.org. Lessons
and social dance with live music.
All levels are welcome. Refreshments. No partner needed. $15. 7
to 11 p.m.
Classical Music
Free. 1 p.m.
Faculty Recital, Westminster
Conservatory, Bristol Chapel,
Princeton, 609-921-2663. www.rider.edu. “Twice the Fun: Music
for Two Voices.” Danielle Sinclair,
soprano; Denise Mihalik, mezzo
soprano, and Kathy Shanklin, piano explore vocal repertoire written for women’s voices — from art
song to opera. Free. 3 p.m.
Sinclair, a Plainsboro resident, cofounded Westminster Conservatory Youth Opera Workshop in
2000. She has performed with orchestras throughout the country
and appeared in numerous operatic roles. She also performs frequently with Princeton Society of
Musical Amateurs and the Orchestra at St. Luke’s. Sinclair is on
New York City Opera’s roster.
Anatomy of a Song: Dan Sufalko of Plainsboro talks
about the process of songwriting and performs at the
Songwriters in the Round event, Sunday, November
28, at the Princeton Public Library.
Jazz & Blues
Popular Music Colloquium,
Princeton University Concerts,
Woolworth Music Center, 609258-5000. www.princeton.edu/utickets. Robert Huber, Austrian
pianist and composer. 4:30 p.m.
Faith
Friendship
Circle,
Mercer
Friends, 103B Kingston Terrace
Drive, Princeton, 609-683-7240.
www.mercerfriends.com.
Mini
Chefs, a Kosher cooking club for
Jewish girls with special needs,
ages 8 to 11. Register. $12. 3 p.m.
Benefit Concert, Community
Christian Choirs, Robbinsville
Seventh Day Adventist Church,
2314 Route 33, Robbinsville, 609587-7076.
www.ccchoir.com.
Free-will offering. 6 p.m.
Musical Meditation, Krishna
Leela Center, 13 Briardale Court,
Plainsboro, 609-716-9262. www.krishnaleela.org. Group meditation, chanting, and discussion.
7:30 to 8:15 p.m.
Food & Dining
Yard Road, Pennington, 609-7374465.
www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.
$5
includes
etched wine glass and wine samples. Noon to 5 p.m.
609-371-6000.
www.silverdecoywinery.com. $5 includes a glass and wine tasting.
Noon to 5 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Yoga, Onsen For All, 4451 Route
27, Princeton, 609-924-4800.
www.onsenforall.com. Gentle yoga class, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Multi-level class, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Register. $15 each. 10:30
a.m.
History
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
609-921-6748. www.princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
of downtown Princeton and
Princeton University includes stories about the early history of
Princeton, the founding of the University, and the American Revolution. $7; $4 for ages 6 to 12. 2 to 4
p.m.
Family Theater
The Nutcracker Children’s Tea
Party, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, 609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.org. Holiday treats
with costumed dancers from
American Repertory Ballet and
Princeton Ballet School’s holiday
classic. $45; children, $30. Performance at 1 p.m., $38 to $48. 11
a.m. See story.
Live Music
Larry Tritel and Guy DeRosa,
Thomas Sweet Ice Cream, 1330
Route 206, Skillman, 609-4302828. www.larrytritel.com. Guitar,
harmonica, and vocals. 1 to 3 p.m.
Songwriters in the Round,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Kim Yarson, Barbara Harley, Al
Lind, and Dan Sufalko present
their songs and talk about the
process of songwriting. 3 p.m.
What’s in Store
Farm and Flea Market, Princeton
908-240-9694. Tables available,
$10. E-mail [email protected]
for information. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Book Sale, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, 609275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. $3 for a bag. 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Singles
Etz Chaim Sociable Single Seniors, Monroe Township Jewish
Center, 11 Cornell Avenue, 609655-5137. Discussions, socializing, and refreshments. For 50
plus. $5. 1 to 4 p.m.
Chess
Chess, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, 609275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. For advanced adult players.
1 to 5 p.m.
Sports
Princeton Basketball, Jadwin
Gym, 609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Siena. $12. 2
p.m.
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500. www.TrentonDevils.com.
Cincinnati Cyclones. $11-$29. 4
p.m.
Monday
November 29
Dance
$14 to $50. 10 a.m.
Architecture
Shades of Green Series, Princeton University School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium, Princeton, 609-258-3741. www.soa.princeton.edu.
“Greenfrastructure” presented by Sarah Dunn,
Urbanlab, Chicago, Illinois; and
Julie Bargmann, Dirt Studio, Charlottesville, Virginia. Free. 6 p.m.
Literati
Plainsboro
Literary
Group,
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Nibbles, conversation, and readings.
6:30 p.m.
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Pop Music
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, Plainsboro, 732236-6803. www.harmonize.com/jerseyharmony. New members
are welcome. 7:15 p.m.
Faith
Missions and Migrations, Princeton Theological Seminary,
Mackay Campus Center, 609497-7963.
www.ptsem.edu.
“Every Foreign County a Motherland: Immigration, Religions, and
the American Church” presented
by Jehu J. Hanciles, associate
professor of the history of Christianity and globalization and director of the Center for Missiological
Research at Full Theological
Seminary. Free. 7 p.m.
Food & Dining
Plainsboro, 609-452-1515. www.trepiani.com. $5 pasta. Drink specials. 5 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Gentle Yoga, Heart to Heart
Women’s Health Center, 20 Armour Avenue, Hamilton, 609-6893131. Gentle alignment-focused
class includes elements of breathing, basic yoga postures, and
meditation techniques. Register.
$15. 7 to 8 p.m.
Yoga
Practice,
Lawrence
1, Lawrence Township, 609-9896922. www.mcl.org. Register. 7
p.m.
Kids Stuff
Workshop, Science Seeds, 80
Spruce Street, Princeton, 917453-1451. www.scienceseeds.com. “Art Makes Science” for
grades K to five to explore principles of geometry, color, density,
physical forces, and human perception. Extended day available.
Register. $80. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Singles
Coffee
and
Conversation,
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com.
Coffee,
tea, soup, sandwich, or dessert.
Register at www.meetup.com/Princeton-Area-Singles-Network.
6:30 to 8 p.m.
For Seniors
Computer Class, West Windsor
Senior Center, 271 Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7999068. Two-day session for E-mail
includes how to open an account,
create and send messages, build
contact lists, organize folders,
send with attachments, and distribution lists. Second session is
Monday, December 6. Register.
$5. 10 a.m.
Movie, West Windsor Senior
Center, 271 Clarksville Road,
Screening of “Oceans Thirteen.” 1
p.m.
Health & Wellness
Teacher Training Program, One
Yoga Center, 27 Scotch Road,
Ewing, 609-882-YOGA. www.oneyogacenter.net. Information
meeting. Register. 8:45 p.m.
Tuesday
November 30
Municipal Meetings
Planning Board, Municipal Building,
609-799-2400.
www.westwindsornj.org. Special meeting to continue the hearing on
Windsor Plaza site plan. 7 p.m.
Art
Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609-
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A Dancer Comes Full Circle
S
teven Campanella, who began dancing with Princeton
Ballet School when he was
five, is now 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 was carried onstage in the arms of then
ARB principal dancer Douglas
Martin, now the company director.
When Campanella was 10, his
family moved to West Windsor in
order to be closer to PBS.
Throughout his youth, he continued to take classes at PBS. He also
attended San Francisco Ballet
School’s Summer Intensive on
merit scholarship for three years
in a row.
After graduation from Rutgers
University with a degree in history, he left New Jersey in 2007 for
a position as a trainee with Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. He returned
in 2008 as an apprentice with
ARB. Last season he danced as a
member of New York Theater
Ballet performing in various
roles, including in a Lerner and
Loewe concert with the New
York Pops at Carnegie Hall.
This season Campanella returned to the ARB as a member of
the company and a faculty member at PBS. Now he is dancing
professionally for those who
trained him.
“Ballet is cyclical,” he says.
“We train, we dance, we teach
258-1500.
www.princeton.edu/arts. “Free Time” presented
by Carol Bove. Free. 4:45 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Princeton University,
Lewis Center, 185 Nassau Street,
609-258-1500. www.princeton.edu/arts. Reception for “Photography, Sculpture, and Ceramics
Graphic Design Show.” On view to
December 9. 6 to 8 p.m.
Dancing
Tuesday Night Folk Dance
Group, Riverside School, Princeton,
609-655-0758.
www.princetonfolkdance.org. Instruction and dancing. No partner
needed. $3. 7 to 9 p.m.
Classical Music
Free. 6:30 p.m.
others. It is an incredible opportunity to be able to dance and teach
in the same organization that
trained me; I now not only pass on
to others all the love and knowledge of the art instilled in me by
the teachers and dancers here, but
am privileged to do it alongside
those same people.”
Another ARB professional
company dancer in a lead role is
Audra Johnson, a Plainsboro resident who is in her seventh season
with the company.
Advanced students in the preprofessional company include
Amy Tsai and Mizuki Oshima of
West Windsor, who are both students at Grover Middle School.
Marian Farrell, a student at the
Wilberforce School; and Talise
Redmond, a Community Middle
School student, live in Plainsboro.
Oshima, who has been injured,
will not be performing in the Nutcracker.
Plainsboro student dancers include Kaila Jones, 5; Camille
Redmond, 5; Emmanuelle Farrell,
7; and Utku Ozdemir, 5.
West Windsor student dancers
include Nora Lee Weiss, 3; Victoria Mak, 6; Olivia Heimann, 3;
and Diana Tang, 6.
Performances of its 48th annual season of The Nutcracker in
theaters throughout New Jersey
feature new choreography by
company director Martin, and a
restored Victorian-era Act I, originally created for the company by
Princeton Ballet School founder
Audree Estey in 1963. Set to
Tchaikovsky’s score, and featur-
Food & Dining
Taking Dance to New Heights: Stephen Campanella and Maggie Schoendorf. Photo: George Jones
ing a cast of more than 100 performers, the dancers recreate the
classic story of a young girl and
how a mysterious gift brings
about enchanted dreams and fantastical scenes.
In addition to the theatrical presentations of “The Nutcracker,”
there are several special events in
the community this season including Nutcracker Teas immediately
preceding the 1 p.m. performances on Saturday and Sunday,
November 27 and 28, at McCarter
Theater. A live reading of the
classic tale prepares attendees for
the ballet, along with a brunch,
photos with costumed dancers
from the ballet, live music, and a
gift for children.
Alumni of the American
Repertory Ballet and Princeton
Ballet School are invited to the
sixth annual Nutcracker Alumni
Gathering on Saturday, November 27, immediately following the
4:30 p.m. performance. Register
for the free event if you, your children, or any member of your family has ever taken part in this production.
— Lynn Miller
The Nutcracker, McCarter
Theater, 91 University Place,
Princeton. Friday and Saturday,
November 26 and 27, 1 and 4:30
p.m.; and Sunday, November 28,
at 1 p.m. American Repertory
Ballet and Princeton Ballet
School present the Tchaikovsky
holiday classic. $38 to $48. 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org.
The production is also at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial,
Trenton, on December 11, at 1 and
4:30 p.m. and at State Theater, in
New Brunswick, on December 18
and 19, at 1 and 4:30 p.m.
Dinner, Princeton Elks, 354
Route 518, Blawenburg, 609-4664945. Roast beef, potatoes, and
vegetable. $10. 6 to 9 p.m.
JobSeekers, Parish Hall entrance,
Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street,
609-924-2277.
www.trinityprinceton.org. Networking and
support for changing careers.
Free. 7:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Live Music
Yoga for Beginners, Onsen For
All, 4451 Route 27, Princeton,
609-924-4800. www.onsenforall.com. Basic instruction for those
who are new to yoga or have practiced only with a DVD. Register.
$15. 6 to 7 p.m.
Lectures
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
Colleges
Open House, Raritan Valley
Community College, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, 908253-6688.
www.raritanval.edu.
For prospective students. Held in
the West Building at the Branchburg campus. Meet with members
of the RVCC faculty and discuss
academic programs. Workshops
on the admissions process, financial aid, and transfer opportunities.
Campus tours included. Register.
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Socials
Men’s Circle, West Windsor, 609933-4280. Share, listen, and support other men and yourself. Talk
about relationship, no relationship, separation, divorce, sex, no
sex, money, job, no job, aging parents, raising children, teens, addictions, illness, and fear of aging.
All men are expected to commit to
confidentiality. Call for location.
Free. 7 to 9 p.m.
Networking Breakfast, Princeton
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Missions and Migrations, Princepresented by the founder of mint.ton Theological Seminary,
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native Colombia. 6:45 to 8:45
Research at Full Theological
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NOVEMBER 19, 2010
In Town
Plainsboro Food Pantry seeks
donations of sugar, sugar substitutes, cold and hot cereals, beans,
pancake mix, maple syrup, canned
fruit, canned tomatoes, pasta
sauce, boxed potatoes and rice,
bread crumbs, condiments, jellies
and jams, and canned and boxed
meals. Donations may be delivered
to Fox Run Apartments in Plainsboro. Call 609-799-0783 for information.
Mercer County Community
College announced the 2010 issue
of “Kelsey Review,” an arts journal published annually. The visual
arts are represented with drawings
by illustrator Anne Karetnikov of
Plainsboro. This year’s issues features submissions by 17 writers,
artists, and photographers who live
or work in Mercer County. Copies
are available in all branches of the
county’s public libraries. The
deadline for submission for the
2011 edition is Sunday, May 15.
Visit www.mccc.edu or E-mail
[email protected] for information.
Enable links the needs of individuals with disabilities and their
families with people in the community who can respond to special
holiday requests and needs. The
non-profit agency based in West
Windsor serves individuals in the
central New Jersey region with its
annual holiday gift drive and is
seeking individuals, families, and
organizations to help with the 2010
holiday gift drive. Please volunteer
to purchase gifts, collect food,
make a monetary donation, and
wrap presents. Call 609-987-5003,
ext. 124 or E-mail [email protected].
Good Causes
HomeFront seeks gently used
household goods and gently worn
clothing for families working to
build a new home. Tax-deductible
donations of twin and full size mattresses and box springs with frames
Continued preceding page
Wednesday
December 1
Municipal Meetings
Planning Board, Municipal Building,
609-799-2400.
www.westwindsornj.org. 7 p.m.
Holidays & Special
Days
World AIDS Day. Noon to 6 p.m.
Art
Holiday Exhibit, Gold Medal Impressions, 43 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609606-9001.
www.goldmedalimpressions.com. Photographer
Opportunities
in good condition; bunk beds;
dressers, small dinette tables and
chairs, small sofas and love seats,
televisions (tape cord and remote
to TV), bedding for twin and full
size beds, household items (with
multiple parts bagged together),
and clothing in bags or on hangers.
They are not accepting oversized furniture, used toys, exercise
equipment, computers, printers,
scanners, office furniture, musical
equipment, and large televisions.
All donations must be clean and
operable. Call 609-989-9417, ext.
127 or E-mail [email protected] to schedule pick-up, get
directions and times about dropoff.
PEAC Health & Fitness is collecting new, unwrapped toys for
Toys for Tots. Collection will run
from Saturdays, November 20 to
December 11. Bring a toy for ages
newborn to 16 to be distributed to
children in Mercer and Bucks
counties. 1440 Lower Ferry Road,
Ewing. Call 609-883-2000 or visit
www.peachealthfitness.com.
Paper Mill Playhouse has its
annual coat drive during the run of
“Les Miserables,” Friday, November 19 to Thursday, December 30.
The winter coats benefit at-risk
men, women, children, and infants
in New Jersey through Jersey
Cares. Bring to the theater lobby at
22 Brookside Drive in Millburn.
Call 973-376-4343 or visit www.papermill.org.
South Brunswick Library
seeks new children’s books, bilingual books, and young adult books
for the Libraries of Middlesex annual Books to Keep program. The
new books will be distributed to
disadvantaged children throughout
Middlesex County. Bring to the
box in the children’s department.
Cash and checks are also welcome.
Richard Druckman features a limited number of collection-quality
photographs from Super Bowls,
Giants, Jets, Eagles, Yankees,
Mets, Nets, Devils, Flyers, Rutgers, Georgetown, and West
Windsor-Plainsboro High School
North and South images. Through
December 24. Call for hours. 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.
Gallery Display, West Windsor
Library, 333 North Post Road,
609-799-0462. www.mcl.org. “Familiar
Princeton
Watercolor
Scenes,” an exhibit by Daniel
Thomas. On view to December
31. 9 a.m.
Art Exhibit, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, 609799-0462. Gallery features works
of Daniel Thomas. Through December 31. 10 a.m.
Architecture
Shades of Green Series, Princeton University School of Architecture, Betts Auditorium, Prince-
Wills & Estate Planning
Mary Ann Pidgeon
Pidgeon & Pidgeon, PC
Attorney, LLM in Taxation
600 Alexander Road
Princeton
609-520-1010
www.pidgeonlaw.com
Call 732-329-4000, ext. 7285 for
more information.
New Jersey Blood Services
seeks volunteers to work blood drives. Tasks include assisting donors
with registration, escorting and
canteen duties, and watching for
post donation reactions. Call R. Jan
Zepka at 732-616-8741 or E-mail
[email protected].
One Simple Wish is collecting
canned gods, boxed items, grocery
store gift cards and more to assemble more than 250 Thanksgiving
meal packages for foster families
in New Jersey. Bring items to the
Wish Shop, 183 Scotch Road, Ewing, during business hours before
Monday, November 22. Visit
www.onesimplewish.org/wishshop or call 609-883-8484.
Rotary Club of RobbinsvilleHamilton Sunrise has its fall bike
drive on Saturday, November 13, 9
a.m. to 1 p.m., at 1 Washington
Boulevard, Robbinsville. Drop off
your used bikes for the Boys and
Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer
County bike exchange program.
For more information visit www.BikeExchangeNJ.org or call Lorna
Cruz at 609-273-1058.
novel. The prize is a book contract
(on the publisher’s standard form)
covering world rights for a hardcover and a paperback edition, including an advance and royalties.
The award includes $1,500 in cash
and a $7,500 advance against royalties. The contest is open to U.S.
writers who have not previously
published a young adult novel.
Foreign-language manuscripts and
translations are not eligible. Manuscripts submitted to a previous
Delacorte Press contest are not eligible. Contact Delacorte for a complete list of rules and regulations.
Submissions should consist of a
book-length manuscript (100 to
224 pages) with a contemporary
setting that will be suitable for
readers ages 12 to 18. Send manuscripts to Delacorte Press Contest,
Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, New
York 10019. Deadline is Friday,
December 31.
Lawrenceville
History
Middlesex Master Gardeners
offers assistance with backyard environmental issues, plants, bugs,
and home conservation issues. Call
732-398-5220
on
Mondays
through Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon,
or leave a message anytime. Location is the EARTH Center in
Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick.
“Reflections: Fond Memories
of Growing Up in the Village of
Lawrenceville,” a new book written by Lawrenceville natives Bob
Cleary and Dick Coffee, now both
85, captures their childhood memories from the late 1920s through
the ‘40s. The two became friends at
Lawrenceville Elementary School,
both were Merchant Marine Officers during World War II, and were
in each other’s weddings. The $17
book includes 79 photos of the village and nearby sites. To order call
609-896-0345 or 843-422-3337 or
E-mail [email protected].
Book Contract?
For Seniors
Delacorte Press Books for
Young Readers has its 29th annual contest for a first young adult
Aging in Place offers “Exploring Options: A Multi-Generational, Multi-Cultural Day of Dis-
Available
ton, 609-258-3741. www.soa.princeton.edu. “The Ecological
Nations” presented by Stefano
Boeri, Milan; Gerald E. Frug; Harvard University; Winy Maas, Rotterdam. Free. 6 p.m.
Dancing
Newcomers Dance Party, American Ballroom, 569 Klockner
Road, Hamilton, 609-931-0149.
www.americanballroomco.com.
$10. 7 to 9 p.m.
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, 609924-6763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction followed
by dance. $7. 7:40 to 10:30 p.m.
Literati
U.S. 1 Poets Invite, Princeton
Street, 609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. Readings by
Bernadette McBride, poet laureate of Bucks County, and Eric
Heller, marketing director for
SightLogix, a Princeton-based
technology company. Open mic
session follows 7:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Free. 6:30 p.m.
Harp Extravaganza, Princeton
University, Chapel, 609-2583654. www.princeton.edu. Recital
featuring the harp students of
Elaine Christy. Free. 8 p.m.
Good Causes
Planned Pethood Clinic, Animal
Alliance, 1410 Route 179 North,
Lambertville,
609-818-1952.
animalalliancenj.org. Not-for-profit
veterinary clinic offers low-cost animal health services to all pet owners, regardless of income. Rabies
vaccination, $15; microchipping,
$30; shave down for dogs, $15;
heartworm testing for dogs, $30;
FeLV/FIV testing for cats, $30; dewormings, $5. All performed by a licensed veterinarian in an animal
hospital setting without additional
office visit fee. 6 to 9 p.m.
Volunteer Orientation Meeting,
HomeFront, 1880 Princeton Avenue, Lawrenceville, 609-9899417. www.homefrontnj.org. Information about volunteer opportunities. Register. 6 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Yoga Flow, West Windsor Arts
Council, 952 Alexander Road,
www.westwindsorarts.org. Linda
Domino presents. $12. 10 to
11:15 a.m.
History
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. www.drumthwacket.org. New Jersey
governor’s official residence. Register. $5 donation. 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Holiday Open House, Drumthwacket
Foundation,
354
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609683-0057. www.drumthwacket.org. Tour of the official residence
of the Governor of New Jersey
featuring “EverGreen,” an eco-
covery” on Saturday, November
20,. at 10 a.m. at South Brunswick
Senior Center, Route 522, Monmouth Junction. Area restaurants
provide diverse ethnic foods,
speakers, panels, exhibits, and activities. Register. Free. Call 732305-7079 or E-mail [email protected].
Audition
Somerset Valley Players has
auditions for “The Velveteen Rabbit” on Monday and Tuesday, December 13 and 14, at 7 p.m. Need
three men, ages 20 to 45 plus; two
women, ages 25 to 40 plus; and
children 10 and up. Call 908-3697469 or visit www.svptheatre.org
for location and appointment.
For Book Clubs
George Street Playhouse invites book clubs and individuals to
participate in discussions about
“The Subject Was Roses,” a
Pulitzer Prize winning drama
scheduled to be on stage in the theater Tuesday, February 8 to Sunday, March 6. $56.50 includes a
ticket to see a performance, the acting edition script of “The Subject
Was Roses,” a study guide, and a
discussion with a member of the
staff. People may participate on
their own and attend the Tuesday,
February 15 performance. Call
Michelle 732-846-2895, ext. 134,
or E-mail [email protected].
Trip
Jewish Historical Society of
Central Jersey has a trip to New
York City on Tuesday, November
30. Tour includes Hebrew Union
College for a curated tour of “A
Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative
Textile;” and the Jewish Museum
to view “Houdini: Art and Magic.”
Lunch is at Cafe Weissman, a
kosher restaurant in the museum.
$55 includes the bus trip, museum
admission, and tours. Call Deborah
Cohen at 732-249-4894 for information and reservation.
friendly theme created by garden
clubs throughout the State. Register. $5 donation. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Festival of Trees, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. www.morven.org. Galleries adorned for the
holidays by area businesses and
garden clubs. $6. Through January 9. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lectures
Distinguished Lecture Series,
Mercer College, West Windsor,
Communications 109, 609-5703324.
www.mccc.edu.
“Two
Worlds, One Neighborhood: Doing Anthropology and Nursing in
the `Burg” presented by Rachel
Adler, associate professor of anthropology at the College of New
Jersey. She will discuss the research she has conducted in Trenton’s historic Chambersburg district and the effects of recent U.S.
immigration policy on the community. Author of “Yucatecans in Dallas, Texas: Breaching the Border,
Bridging the Distance,” Adler has
a Ph.D. from Arizona State University and recently earned her bachelor degree in nursing from Drexel
University. Free. Noon.
Knitting Circle, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane and Route 1,
Lawrence Township, 609-9896920. www.mcl.org. Ann Garwig
assists. Register. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Ask a Lawyer, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-9529. www.princetonlibrary.org. Free private consultations on legal issues. 7 p.m.
Live Music
An Evening of Jazz, Spigola Ris-
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torante, 3817 Crosswicks-Hamilton Square Road, Hamilton, 609585-5255. www.spigola.net. Dick
Gratton on jazz guitar and Linda
Lee on vocals. Reservations recommended. 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Open Mic, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555. www.theaandb.com. 10 p.m.
Karaoke, Ivy Inn, 248 Nassau
10 p.m.
Socials
Meeting, Outer Circle Ski Club,
Princeton Meadows Country Club,
Plainsboro, 609-721-4358. Open
to adults interested in ski trips,
hikes, picnics, and game nights.
New members welcome. 8 p.m.
Thursday
December 2
Chanukah begins at sundown.
On Stage
Garden District, Theatre Intime,
Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University, 609-258-1742.
www.theatreintime.org. $12. 8
p.m.
Film
Films for Foodies, Princeton
“Christmas
in
Connecticut.”
Mediterra offers special menu
items based on the theme of the
film. Register. 6 p.m.
TCNJ Chamber Music Ensemble,
College of New Jersey, Mildred
and Ernest Mayo Concert Hall,
Ewing, 609-771-2585. www.tcnj.edu. Free. 8 p.m.
Good Causes
Music, Merlot, and Miele VIII,
South Brunswick Library, Miele
Design Center, Route 1 North,
South Brunswick, 732-329-4000.
www.sbpl.info. Cooking demonstration by Christopher Albrecht,
executive chef, Terra Momo
Restaurant Group; and wines by
Viking Wine & Liquors, Monmouth
Junction. Register. $50. 6:30 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Comedy Night, Tavern on the
Lake, 101 Main Street, Hightstown, 908-202-1322. Hosted by
Joseph DeLong, comedians include Dina Hashem, the first place
winner at the 2009 New Jersey
Comedy Festival, and Gordon
Baker Bone, a three-time winner
of New Jersey’s Funniest College
Student and currently a finalist for
2010 New Jersey Comedy Festival. Also, Lee Arleth, Fred Austin,
Batholomew Battista, Gordon
Baker Bone, Ben Brosh, Michael
Castiner, Scott Chaplain, Michelle
Darien, Justin Flanagan, Josh G,
Dina Hashem, Stephen Hilger,
Phil Hochman, John Hollywood,
Micheal Hoydis, Matt Jenkins,
Michael Keren, Ken Krantz, Max
Lorenzi, and John Minus. $5 cover
and two drink minimum., 7 to 9
p.m.
Faith
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com. All level class focuses on
stretching the muscles of the upper body, arms, and fingers. Free.
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Making Friends with the Enemy
Inside, Planet Apothecary, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 732406-6865.
www.planetapothecary.com. Workshop with
transformational practices for
making friends with the internal
critic who sabotages and doubts
your sense of well-being. Jeffrey
Ramdas Starbuck, a psychotherapist, sound healer, life coat, poet,
and certified Integral Yoga
teacher, presents the session using Peruvian whistling vessels and
pranayama. Register. $30 to $35.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
For Parents
Simplicity Parenting, Princeton
Street, 609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. Discussion
led by Deborah Renna, simplicity
parenting coach. 7 p.m.
Lectures
Meeting, 55-Plus, Jewish Center
of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street,
609-737-2001. www.princetonol.com. “Art” presented by James
Steward. 10 a.m.
Brown Bag Series, College of
New Jersey, Mildred and Ernest
Mayo Concert Hall, Ewing, 609771-2585. www.tcnj.edu. Program by the school of the arts.
Free. 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Jewelry Making Class, Lawrence
1, Lawrence Township, 609-9896920. www.mcl.org. Create simple jewelry with wooden beads
presented y Davida Hunting. Register. 7 to 8 p.m.
Choral Concert: Soprano Danielle Sinclair of
Plainsboro and mezzo-soprano Denise Mihalik present ‘Twice the Fun: Music for Two Voices’ on Sunday,
November 28 at 3 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the campus of Westminster Choir College. Admission is free.
princetonhistory.org.
Annual
event with activities and refreshments. Bring a new, unwrapped
toy for Toys for Tots program before Monday, December 13. 5 to 7
p.m.
Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction,
732-329-4000.
www.sbpl.info. Develop conversation
skills in a social setting. 10:30 to
11:30 a.m.
Dancing
Menorah
Lighting,
Palmer
Square, North Hulfish Plaza, 800644-3489. Klezmer music, hot
latkes, donuts, and Chanukah
gelt. In front of Mediterra Restaurant. Rain or shine. Free. 5 p.m.
Argentine Tango, Black Cat Tango, Suzanne Patterson Center,
Monument Drive, 609-273-1378.
www.theblackcattango.com. Beginner and intermediate classes
followed by guided practice. No
partner necessary. $12. 9:15 p.m.
Christmas
Carol
Festival,
Church of St. David the King, 1
New Village Road, West Windsor,
609-275-7111. Christmas Carols,
cookies, baked goods, coffee, apple juice, and wassail. Free. 7:30
to 9 p.m.
Literati
Food & Dining
Schools
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
609-497-1600.
www.labyrinthbooks.com. Matthew Sharpe, author of “You Were Wrong: A Novel.” 6 p.m.
Plainsboro, 609-452-1515. $5 pizza. Drink specials. 5 p.m.
Admission Tours, Princeton
Montessori School, 487 Cherry
Valley Road, Princeton, 609-9244594. www.princetonmontessori.org. For infants through eighth
grade. Register. 9 a.m.
Share, Shop, Give: A Ladies
Night Out, HomeFront NJ,
Greenacres Country Club, 2170
Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville,
609-883-7500. www.homefrontnj.org. A benefit for Women’s Initiative with close to 12 vendors
with designer clothing, wine bags,
jewelry, and a tarot card reader.
Cash in on gold. $30 donation. 7 to
10:30 p.m.
Amy Vogel of West Windsor is one
of the event organizers. “We also
want to encourage anyone who
may not know about HomeFront to
come and learn more about the organization,” says Vogel. “It is a
great organization which has a
proven track record of providing a
comprehensive network of services for the poor and homeless in
Mercer County.”
Author Event, Barnes & Noble,
MarketFair, West Windsor, 609716-1570. www.bn.com. Anita
Shreve, author of “Rescue.” 7
p.m.
What’s in Store
Singles
On Stage
Classical Music
Yoga for Computer Users, Cranbury Therapeutic Massage,
Cranbury Public Library, 23 North
Main Street, Cranbury, 609-6550555. www.cranburymassage.-
Judith Ripka Jewelry, Westin Hotel, 201 Village Boulevard, Plainsboro,
609-452-7000.
www.judithripka.com. Sample sale. 10
a.m. to 8 p.m.
Divorced and Separated Support
Group, Hopewell Presbyterian
Church, Hopewell, 609-4660758.
www.hopewellpres.org.
Register. 7:30 p.m.
Holiday Shopping Party, Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-921-6748. www.-
Socials
In One Bed and Out the Other,
Off-Broadstreet
Theater,
5
South
Greenwood
Avenue,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com.
Classic
farce. $27.50 to $29.50. 7 p.m.
Concert, Princeton University,
Chapel, 609-258-3654. www.princeton.edu. Free. 12:30 to 1
p.m.
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Live Music
Edward Boutross, Santino’s Ristorante, 240 Route 130 South,
Robbinsville,
609-443-5600.
www.santinosristorante.com.
Jazz vocal standards. BYOB. 6:30
to 8 p.m.
English Conversation Group,
South Brunswick Library, 110
Friday
December 3
Dance
Student Dance Concert, Mercer
County Community College,
Studio Theater, Communications
Building, 1200 Old Trenton Road,
Eight original works. $14. 8 p.m.
Collaborative Dance Thesis,
www.princeton.edu/arts. Choreography by Mark Morris and senior dance certificate students. 8
p.m.
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Vintage New Jersey: Have You Tasted a Garden State Wine Lately?
Bart Jackson of Plainsboro lifts his
glass to salute New Jersey’s wineries
Plainsboro’s Bart Jackson was
born and raised in Westfield, the
son of a chemical engineer and VP
of FMS (Princeton University,
Class of 1933, one year after Jimmy
Stewart), and an English teacher.
He graduated from Hobart College
in 1970 with a bachelors in English
literature.
A fulltime freelance writer who
has written for U.S. 1 Newspaper
since its earliest days, he has recently written “The Garden State
Wineries Guide,” which will be released by the Wine Appreciation
Guild in January. His wife, Lorraine, who did the book’s photography, served as the director of the
South Brunswick Library for nearly
three decades, and now consults for
area libraries and helps found new
ones in Africa.
T
he Andes had again proved
exhausting. And her wine
exhilarating. The old muleskinner, Manuel, and his infuriatingly gazelle-like guide daughter,
Criselle, had dragged our agonized
bones up and down Aconcagua’s
high, frozen slopes. The fact that
this mountain was South America’s highest, or that my wife Lorraine and I had at least a decade on
Manuel, gave my ego cold comfort.
The only real soothing came
when we descended into Mendoza,
the section of the Andes’ foothills
against which Argentineans have
grown that land’s best wine since
the 16th century. Shepherded by
Manuel, we explored the region’s
wineries and discovered many a
startlingly full-bodied, delightful,
and inexpensive vintage. This was
2004, and Argentina was “nowhere” in the fine wine world. It
would take two years before American importers would deign to set
its wines on liquor store shelves beside Chilean counterparts. But on
my return, I ended up writing more
magazine articles about Argentina’s wines than her mountains.
That’s been the way of it. Fine
wine historically gets discovered in
the most unexpected places, I’ve
learned. And before you know it,
the newcomer is knocking the traditional incumbents right back on
their pretensions. I’ve seen it in the
by Bart Jackson
Karoo of South Africa, and the
South Island of New Zealand, both
of which proffered me wines that
far outshone what I have imbibed in
France’s famed Loire Valley.
In 1987 I first witnessed the burgeoning of another unexpected
vinicultural challenger when West
Windsor was hosting some sort of
wine tasting run by the Garden
State Wine Growers Association,
and U.S. 1 assigned me to preview
the wine tasting with a brief writeup of each participating winery.
Seemed like a good idea. Starting when I was five, my parents had
taken me on our frequent canoe
camping forays into the Pine Barrens. With them, and later with my
wife, Lorraine, I had rambled all
across northwestern New Jersey’s
section of the Appalachians. (Lorraine, a native of Boulder, Colorado, continues to call these “little
hills.”) I had even written a New
Jersey hike book, which necessitated burrowing into crannies from
Our state’s wineries have
grown up. Their quality
has marvelously matured, and the public is
beginning to take notice.
Cape May to High Point. But
through all these years and journeys, when U.S. 1 gave me the assignment, I could only recall one
Garden State winery.
The First Sip
I
n the empty field where Old
Trenton Road crosses PrincetonHightstown Road, the winegrowers had assembled their tents. Lorraine, I, and perhaps a couple of
hundred other people took our
glasses and began tasting the wines
from the dozen Garden State
wineries. In this calm, farm market
atmosphere, the owners unhurriedly took time to chat about their
products to each of us. They poured
and explained how south Jersey’s
sandy soils provided the same
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Cheers: Bart Jackson,
above, tending to grapes
at his home in Plainsboro; Jackson’s new
book; and his wife,
Lorraine, pictured in
Paris, en route to the
Loire Valley.
quick drainage to an underlying
water table as the hills of France
and Germany. Grapes like dry feet,
they instructed.
Hmm. Apparently our Garden
State was living up to its name in
accommodating wine grapes, too.
The vintages seemed pleasant.
Certainly, even then, they were far
and above the unjustified reputation to which New Jersey’s wines
have condescendingly fallen heir.
We came away from this tasting
with glowing feelings about our
state’s wines, which were reflected
in that long ago U.S. 1 article. I also came away with one bottle of
Cabernet from Tomasello Winery
— and an idea.
Owners Jack and Charlie Tomasello had told me how their grandfather, Frank, heard on the radio in
1933 that the Noble Experiment of
Prohibition had been repealed. He
jumped into his truck and returned
from Washington, DC, with the
68th license to produce alcohol in
the nation. From that day, the sweet
potatoes were plowed under to
make way for grapes.
Not too many years earlier — in
1919, when the Noble Experiment
was just being undertaken, New Jersey revenuers closed down over 100
wineries in Burlington County
alone. This statistic has always impressed me, considering I cannot
imagine more than 102 families in
that rural county in 1919. But with
this came my idea. If they could do it
— grow grapes, that is, why not me?
In those days, our home, which
sat against the southern edge of
Cranbury, with its half acre yard,
held a massive garden and several
unknown varieties of vines yielding far too much grape jam. In 1992
seeking more land and less traffic,
we purchased three acres on Petty
Road across from the Protinick’s
farm, founded in 1929 with the old
man, his wife, and one horse.
Our first plantings were grape
vines that bore their first fruits in
1995. Until then my only real brush
with grapes had come during my
studies at Hobart College in New
York’s Finger Lakes region. When
not studying English literature, it
was considered the tres elegant
thing to take one’s lady out to a
winery to sip whatever they were
giving away for free. From these
thrifty seduction ploys, I had
learned that the white grape Niagara, and the red Catawba, were
hardy enough to withstand their
snowy climes, so that’s what I
planted here in Princeton.
As our first vintage poured from
of our mini-press, one helper noted
“this ‘wine’ is neither red nor white
— it’s taupe.” Thus the name, “Vin
de la Taupe” graced our first labels.
Today, thanks to advice from many
New Jersey winemakers, our hobby vineyard produces about 100
bottles annually of “Chateau
Bonne Chance,” which many elegantly laud as “darn fine stuff.” We
like it.
Today’s Pressing
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ast forward: Allaire Village,
September 4, 2010. I sit at a
table pre-publicizing my “Garden
State Wineries Guide,” which individually profiles the now three
dozen winery/vineyards in New
Jersey. An estimated 45,000 people throughout this wine festival
weekend cram around the 25
wineries represented, frantically
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pouring their wares. It is an
oenophilic frenzy.
Our state’s wineries have grown
up. Their quality has marvelously
matured, and the public is beginning to take notice. Winery touring
in New Jersey has become an outing for thousands of folks. While
the progress of the state’s wineries
has been steady, these past three
years I have been particularly astounded by the phenomenal current growth spurt of New Jersey
wines.
On October 11, 2007, I stood
with 200 wine experts beneath a
tent in Amalthea Cellars winery of
Louis Caracciolo in Atco. It was an
evening of convivial tension. My
business partner, Pravin Philip,
with whom I had launched Biz4NJ,
a statewide business journal, had
introduced me to Louis and reintroduced me to the Jersey wine revolution.
Tonight was to be a blind wine
tasting, administered by the American Dionysian Society, grandly titled the Last Judgment of Paris.
This title evokes not only the strife
caused by the mythological contest
among Grecian deities, but the
event in 1976, when, in a similar
setting, the wines of California
bested those of France. Former financial writer (and founder of NJ
BIZ magazine, which he sold in
2005) George Taber had been the
only press person lured to this
seemingly nolo contendere event,
and when California won, Taber
was able to blow the trumpet of triumph worldwide. His book, “The
Judgment of Paris,” was the basis
for the 2008 movie “Bottle Shock.”
Taber was present at Amalthea,
as those in the know were comparing the best vintages of California
and France with — yes — New Jersey. In the end, when all the votes
were tallied and the covers removed from the bottles — behold,
the Garden Sate wines blew away
the incumbents.
While the Wine Spectator magazine refused comment, I rushed
home and tapped out an article:
“Garden State Wines — They’ve
Captured the Palates, Can They
Capture the Shelves?” While public palates have increasingly
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
agreed with that evening’s outcome, store owners have shown an
aggressive reluctance to stock Jersey’s less-recognized labels.
This opposition led to my decision to write “Garden State Wineries Guide.” If retailers would not
bring our state’s fine vintages to
the public, perhaps I could help
lure the public to the wine. How
tough could such a book be? Go to
all the state’s wineries and drink
their wine — then sober up and
write about it. My education was
just beginning.
I began working with the true
experts like Louis Caracciolo, head
of the Garden State Wine Growers
Association; Gary Pavlis, Jersey
wine’s ultimate authority and former head of the American Wine
Association; and Anthony Fisher,
certified wine judge and head of
the regional Dionysian society.
Armed with their teachings, my
wife and I began approaching individual wineries. Some, like Silver
Decoy (610 Windsor-Perrineville
Road, East Windsor) and Cream
Ridge (145 Route 539, Allentown),
we could reach on our tandem bicycle. Others even our GPS couldn’t
locate. I would interview the owners, taste their favorite vintages,
and tour the pressing room and
vineyard, in hopes of catching each
winery’s unique flavor. Lorraine
followed behind photographically
capturing the winery’s essence.
Winemakers, I soon learned, are
a tough, independent breed, used to
hard labor, and intolerant of idleness in any form. Almost all the
work — the pruning, the incessant
leaf pulling to let in the sun, the
weeding, spraying, harvesting is
done by hand, vine by vine, row by
endless row. The hands that pour
you a tasting of their labors are hard
and calloused.
Some, like Ray Johnson and
Randy Shea’s Laurita winery in
New Egypt, are platforms for elegance, with the winery’s two enormous blended barns housing imported bars, a fromagerie, vast patios, and attached spa. Others, like
Ollie Tomasello’s Plagido’s Winery in Hammonton or Al Natali’s
Natali Vineyards in Cape May provide merely a few wooden chairs
overlooking the vineyard. Here
one may sit, hold a glass, gaze
down the long rows of laden vines,
while eyes and mind are drawn to
the distant source of the outer
coastal breeze drying the grapes.
But don’t let your eyes prejudice
your palate. When we eventually
found Sylvin Farms Winery in Egg
Harbor City, we entered amidst its
wooded lot, sprawling with thick
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Exploring the ‘Terroir’: Author Bart Jackson, above
left, amid traditional presses and barrels while touring France’s Loire Valley. Above: The grapevines at
DiMatteo's Vineyards in Hammonton.
pines and enough rusting farm machinery to excite any antiques dealer. The tasting room was a tight
nook with a bar, fashioned from
two collapsing barrels spanned by
a door. But behind it stood the immensely knowledgeable Frank
Salek, whose fabulously narrated
tales served with his incomparable
Cabernets and Merlots reward all
travelers. I encourage you to make
this pilgrimage.
In the middle of the book’s creation, my whitewater paddling
partner and close friend, Warren
Yeisley, suddenly died. In his honor, I went to our wine cellar and
brought out that bottle of Tomasello Cabernet that I had purchased
and laid down way back in 1987.
My wife uncorked, and we shared
our many memories of Warren.
The vintage had held its flavor
magnificently. It is my hope that all
of you may make the trek to some of
New Jersey’s fine wineries, find
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Plainsboro
Criminal Mischief. A resident
of Ravens Crest Drive was the victim of criminal mischief between
November 8 at 7 p.m. and November 9 at 6 p.m. Officer Kenneth
Beatty said someone damaged the
victim’s car by gouging marks in
the front passenger side door, possibly with a key. The damage is estimated at $300.
A resident of Ravens Crest Drive was the victim of criminal mischief between 7:30 a.m. and 9 p.m.
on October 27. Officer Timothy
McMahon said someone forced a
piece of wood into the front door
deadbolt lock of the residence,
breaking the lock and denying the
owner access to their apartment.
Someone also tampered with the
residence’s circuit breakers, temporarily shutting off all power to
the residence. The homeowners
told police they had no known reason for the damage to the home.
Repairs are estimated to cost $75.
Theft. A High School North student was the victim of theft between 3 and 5:30 p.m. on November 12. Officer Martin McElrath
said someone stole an iPod Touch
from the victim’s bookbag that he
left unsecured in the boys’ locker
room. When he returned, he found
that his bookbag was opened, and
his iPod, worth $300, was stolen.
Someone stole copper piping,
worth a total $4,200, from the basement area of the hospital construction site on Plainsboro Road between October 25 and 27, said Officer Bruce Stankiewicz. The copper wire belonged to Davidson and
Howard, Inc. of Fairfield. The case
has been turned over to the Detective Bureau.
A resident of Hunters Glen Drive was the victim of theft between
From The Police Blotter
5 p.m. on October 29 and 4:30 p.m.
on October 31. Officer Bruce
Stankiewicz said someone stole
the victim’s Schwinn 10-speed bicycle, worth $200, from the
breezeway outside of his residence. There are no suspects at this
time.
PSAV Presentation Services of
Marriott on College Road East was
the victim of theft. According to
Officer Adam Wurpel, employees
found that after conducting an inventory of equipment, they discovered that a 1700 Lumens LCD projector, worth $1,369.69, and a VHS
camcorder, worth $1,184.50, were
missing. The total value of the
stolen items is $2,554.19.
Harassment/Terroristic
Threats. A resident of Ravens
Crest Drive was the victim of harassment between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.
on November 3. Officer Richard
Wolak said someone smeared feces on his porch and door knobs.
The incident is being investigated
by police.
A resident of Fox Run Drive was
the victim of harassment at 5:30
p.m. on November 2. Officer
Bruce Stankiewicz said someone
made threatening and harassing
comments to the victim over the
phone. At the victim’s request, no
charges were filed at this time.
Fraud. A resident of Edgemere
Avenue was the victim of fraud between November 12 and 15. Officer Timothy McMahon said someone used the victim’s bank account
to make several fraudulent purchases totaling $600.
Drug Arrests. Rami Abujoudeh, 25, of Fox Run Drive, was
charged November 16 with possession of drug paraphernalia as well
as burglary. Officer Richard S.
Wolak said he was on routine patrol near Fox Run Drive when he
saw Abujoudeh, who was dressed
completely in black, jump over a
fence and break into the Fox Run
Club House. He said during the investigation he found drug paraphernalia on Abujoudeh. He was
sent to the Middlesex County jail in
lieu of $1,500 bail.
Dorran A. Burnett, 33, of Riverside, was charged November 4
with possession of marijuana under 50 grams. Officer Joe Breyta
said he stopped him for having an
inoperable license plate light and
found he had marijuana. He was also charged with possession of a
controlled dangerous substance in
a motor vehicle, maintenance of
lamps, and obstruction of view.
DWI Arrests. Ramkumar Reddy, 37, of Hunters Glen Drive, was
charged November 15 with driving
while intoxicated. Officer Richard
S. Wolak said he stopped Reddy on
Hunters Glen Drive for failing to
maintain a lane and found he was
intoxicated. He was also charged
with reckless driving, driving
while intoxicated with a minor passenger, careless driving, and failure to maintain a lane.
Joe Fuqua, 33, of New
Brunswick, was charged November 8 with driving while intoxicated. Officer Richard Wolak said he
stopped him on Route 1 North for
speeding and found he was intoxicated. He was transported to headquarters, where he provided false
information and a fake name, said
Wolak. He was also charged with
hindering apprehension, obstruction, falsifying records, reckless
driving, speeding, driving while
suspended, failure to exhibit a driver’s license, failure to exhibit registration, consuming alcohol in a
motor vehicle, failure to keep right,
and failure to wear a seat belt. He
was sent to the Middlesex County
Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Justin K. Horton, 24, of Howell,
was charged October 23 with driving while intoxicated. Officer
Arthur Gant said he stopped him on
Ravens Crest Drive for having an
inoperable headlight and found he
was intoxicated. He was also
charged with reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane, maintenance
of lamps, and obstruction of vision.
Latasha G. Stewart, 27, of Elizabeth, was charged October 31 with
driving while intoxicated. Officer
Joseph DiGeronimo said he
stopped her on Route 1 North for
failing to maintain a lane and found
she was intoxicated. She was also
charged with reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane, and having
an unregistered vehicle. She was
turned over to the Keansburg Police Department on a $215 traffic
warrant.
West Windsor
Shoplifting. Steven J. Luciano,
42, of Hamilton, was charged November 7 with shoplifting at
Kohl’s. Officer David Jelinski said
he concealed $224.91 worth of
merchandise and was stopped by
Kohl’s loss prevention officers,
who called police.
DECEMBER 3
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,
Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor,
609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheatre.net. Holiday classic of Joe Landry’s
adaptation of Frank Capra’s 1946 film recreates the experience of seeing a live radio
broadcast from the 1940s just as a studio
audience would have. Each actor presents
multiple roles and there is a live sound effects crew. Benefit for the James Tolin
Memorial Fund. $14. 7:30 p.m.
An Evening with Mark Twain, Peddie
School, 201 South Main Street, Hightstown,
609-490-7550. www.peddie.org. Kurt H.
Sutton performs his original one-man play.
He portrays Twain and performs music the
way Samuel Clemens often entertained
family and dignitaries. $10. 8 p.m.
Floyd Collins, Princeton University, Lewis
Center, 185 Nassau Street, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu. Directed by Andy Linz,
Class of 2011. 8 p.m.
Film
Friday Film Cafe, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org. Screening
of “Shanghai Express,” 1932. 10 a.m.
Banff Mountain Film Festival’s Radical
Reels, Princeton University, McCosh 10,
609-258-9220. princeton.edu. Screenings
of high-adrenaline outdoor sports. $15. Benefit for D&R Greenway Land Trust. 7:30
p.m.
Dancing
Dance Party, American Ballroom, 569
Klockner Road, Hamilton, 609-931-0149.
$15. 8 to 11 p.m.
Classical Music
Piano Teachers’ Forum, Jacobs Music,
Route 1, Lawrence, 609-921-1510. $10. 9
a.m.
TCNJ Percussion Ensemble, College of
New Jersey, Mildred and Ernest Mayo Con-
Romel E. Castro, 31, of Trenton,
was charged November 5 with
shoplifting at Kohl’s. Officer
Michael Bollentin said Castro concealed $250 worth of merchandise
and tried to leave the store without
paying. He was stopped by Kohl’s
loss prevention outside of the front
of the store, and police were called.
Criminal Mischief. A Stockton
resident was the victim of criminal
mischief on November 6 in the
Best Buy parking lot. Officer Ted
Hojnacki said someone scratched
the driver and passenger side doors
of the victim’s pick up truck. The
damage was estimated to be $200.
A Lawrenceville resident was
the victim of criminal mischief at
Mercer County Community College on November 5. Officer Lee
Evans said someone scratched the
passenger side doors and fender of
the victim’s car while it was parked
in the college’s parking lot.
DWI Arrests. Gregory J. Apai,
32, of Trenton, was charged November 7 with driving while intoxicated. Officer Ted Hojnacki said
he stopped him on Route 1 at
Quakerbridge Road for an equipment violation and found he was
intoxicated. He was also charged
with refusal to submit to a breath
test and maintenance of lamps.
Daniel S. Ferlisi, 27, of East
Windsor was charged November 6
with driving while intoxicated. Officer Michael McMahon said he
stopped him on Washington Road
at Manor Avenue because he was
driving so slowly, he was impeding
traffic. During the stop, McMahon
said he found Ferlisi was intoxicated. He was also charged with flashing high beam lights, reckless driving, driving at a slow speed to
block or impede traffic, and failure
to inspect.
cert Hall, Ewing, 609-771-2585. www.tcnj.edu. Free. 8 p.m.
Christmas Around the World, Riverside
Symphonia, Church of St. John, 44 Bridge
Street, Lambertville, 609-397-7300. www.riversidesymphonia.org. Classics and traditional holiday favorites. Violinist Clare
Semese, the winner of the organization’s
Caprio Young Artists competition, performs.
$20 to $55. 8 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Jazz Program Performance, Princeton
University Concerts, Cafe Vivian, Frist
Campus Center, 609-258-5000. www.princeton.edu/utickets. University Jazz
Composers. 11:30 p.m.
Pop Music
A Capella Night, Princeton Public Library,
65 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8822.
www.princetonlibrary.org. Vocal groups
from four Princeton high schools compete.
Open only to high school students attending
Princeton schools. 7 p.m.
ABBA Mania, Patriots Theater at the War
Memorial, Memorial Drive, Trenton, 609955-5566. www.thewarmemorial.com. Two
hours of ABBA’s songs with staging, lighting, and special effects. $36 to $55. 8 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Uncle Floyd and Steve Trevelise, Catch a
Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie
Center, West Windsor, 609-987-8018.
www.catcharisingstar.com.
Register.
$19.50. 8 p.m.
Fairs
Holiday Walk, Pennington Business and
Professional Association, Main Street,
Pennington, 609-737-7765. Music, beverages, and tree lighting kick off festivities.
Santa Claus arrives. Holiday tales at the library. Pennington Dance Company performs a holiday show in the lobby of the Pennington Presbyterian Church, 13 South
Main Street, at 6:45 p.m. Free. 6 p.m.
Craft Fairs
Sauce for the Goose, Arts Council of
Princeton, Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprince-
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
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WW-P News Classifieds
HOW TO ORDER
Mail your ad to the News at P.O. Box
580, West Windsor 08550. Fax it to 609243-9020, or use our e-mail address:
[email protected]. We will confirm
your insertion and the price, which is sure
to be reasonable: Classifieds are just 50
cents a word, with a $7.00 minimum. Repeats in succeeding issues are just 40
cents per word, and if your ad runs for 12
consecutive issues, it’s only 30 cents per
word.
HELP WANTED
HOUSING FOR SALE
Tarpon Springs, Florida; 2-Bedroom, 2-Bath Condo for Sale: Close to
the Florida Gulf Beaches. Many upgrades including a new kitchen/tile
floors. Enclosed patio overlooks the lush
conservation area with walking trails,
heated pool/spa & tennis. Completely
furnished, priced in the low 80s. Call Diane Smith/www.lsiproperty.com. 813854-2398
CONTRACTING
Handyman/Yardwork: Painting/Carpentry/Masonry/Hauling/All Yard Work
from top to bottom. Done by pros. Call
609-737-9259 or 609-273-5135.
CLEANING SERVICES
Environmentally Safe Cleaning
Services: MVP Green & Clean provides
high quality residential and commercial
cleaning services using premium
“Green” cleaning products that are safe
for all. To go “Green” visit www.mvpgreenandclean.com or call 732-6855233.
Patty’s Cleaning Service: Serving
Plainsboro,
the
Windsors,
the
Brunswicks, and Brandon Farms since
1978. Thorough, honest, and reliable.
Free estimate. 609-397-2533.
Window Washing: Lolio Window
Washing. Also gutter cleaning and power washing. 609-271-8860.
HOME MAINTENANCE
Bill’s Custom Services: Residential
repairs and carpentry. Practical approach, reasonable rates, local references — 32 years in business. 609-5321374.
HELP WANTED
MEDIA SALES
E-mail Richard K. Rein: [email protected]
HOME MAINTENANCE
ADULT CARE
Handyman: A small job or big job will
be accepted for any project around the
house that needs a handyman service
with free estimates. Please call my cell
phone 609-213-8271.
Companion - Retired RN. Will make
light meals, assist you with shower,
dressing, light housework, shopping,
etc. Competitive rates. Call 609-2355579.
robthehandyman- licensed, insured,
all work guaranteed. Free Estimates.
We do it all - electric, plumbing, paint,
wallpaper, powerwashing, tile, see website for more: robthehandyman.vpweb.com
[email protected],
609-269-5919.
CHILDCARE
TLC in home daycare. Small groups,
lots of personal care. 25 years experience, lots of references. Call 609-7999054.
BUSINESS SERVICES
HEALTH
Bookkeeper/Administrative Specialist: Versatile & experienced professional will gladly handle your bookkeeping and/or administrative needs. Many
services available. Reasonable rates.
Work done at your office or mine. Call
Debra @ 609-448-6005 or visit www.vyours.com.
Acupuncture for Women in Princeton. Get relief from anxiety, depression,
insomnia & pain. Meg Mowrey, Ed.S.,
R.N., L.Ac., 609-213-8500. www.finerpointsacupuncture.com
Computer repair, upgrade, data recovery, or maintenance. Free estimate. Call (cell) 609-213-8271.
TAX SERVICES
Tax Preparation and Accounting
Services: For individuals and small
businesses. Notary, computerized tax
preparation, paralegal services. Your
place or mine. Fast response, free consultation, reasonable costs. Gerald
Hecker, 609-448-4284.
PERSONAL SERVICES
Clutter Control: Professional organizer will help you create order in your
home/home
office.
Cyndi.
[email protected] or 609-933-1550.
ton.org. Opening reception for the annual
arts and crafts sale featuring paintings,
drawings, ceramics, glasswork, holiday ornaments, greeting cards, photography, jewelry, hats, and scarves. Gallery hours are
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.;
and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Through
December 21. 4 to 7 p.m.
Faith
Chanukah, Temple Micah, Lawrenceville
Presbyterian Church, 2688 Main Street,
Lawrenceville, 609-921-1128. www.templemicah.org. Pot luck Shabbat dinner followed
by services geared to families and children.
Register. 6 p.m.
Women’s Christmas Celebration, Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing
Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-9000. www.princetonalliance.org. “The Gift for All Seasons” includes a social, songs of the season, and desserts. “The Gifts to the Magi”
discussed by a guest speaker. $5. 7 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Tai Chi, West Windsor Recreation, Senior
Center, Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-799-9068. www.wwparks-recreation.com. Free. 8:15 a.m.
Meditation Circle, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane and Route 1, Lawrence Township,
609-989-6920. www.mcl.org. Light stretching begins the session led by Ann Kerr. Register. 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Posture Perfect, Lawrence Library, Darrah
Swedish Massage By European
Staff. Rt 1 N, 5 min from Trenton, NJ
609-802-6791.
INSTRUCTION
Cello Instruction - Fall Session: Beginners through advanced, In Princeton
Junction - call Alan for consultation and
details:
609-558-6175
[email protected]
www.thecellolearningcenter.yolasite.com
Farrington’s Music Lessons: Piano, guitar, drum, sax, clarinet, F. horn,
oboe, t-bone, voice, flute, trumpet, violin, cello, banjo, mandolin, harmonica.
$28 half hour. School of Rock. Adults or
kids. Join the band! Princeton 609-9248282. Princeton Junction 609-8970032.
Hightstown
609-448-7170.
www.farringtonsmusic.com.
Learn to Cook! Join your friends for a
Life Beyond Ramen Noodles cooking
class for beginners. Class is held in your
own kitchen for as little as $10 per person. Call 609-213-0329 or email [email protected].
Lane and Route 1, Lawrence Township,
609-989-6920. www.mcl.org. Simple exercises with Ann Garwig and Maria Okros to
increase flexibility and improve posture.
Register. 4 to 8:30 p.m.
For Families
Fab Fun Fridays, Tiger Hall Play Zone, 53
State Road, Princeton, 609-356-0018.
www.tigerhallkids.com. Playroom, arts, and
quiet spaces for toddlers to age 8. $8. 3 to 5
p.m.
Live Music
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Wine available. 5 to 8 p.m.
Doug Miller and Bernhard Geiger, Blue
Rooster Cafe, 17 North Main Street, Cranbury, 609-235-7539. www.blueroosterbakery.com. Piano and acoustic bass. 6
p.m. to 9 p.m.
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk Cafe, 2667
Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995.
www.allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar. 6
to 9 p.m.
Black Cat Habitat, Beanwood Coffee
Shop, 222 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-324-1300. www.beanwood.com.
Acoustic duo with original pop and rock.
7:30 p.m.
Ed Goldberg and the Odessa Klezmer
Band, The Record Collector Store, 358
Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-324-
Every Wednesday we deliver 19,000 copies
of U.S.1 Newspaper to 4,500 business locations
in the greater Princeton area. Every other Friday
we deliver the West Windsor & Plainsboro News
to homes in those towns. We welcome people
with common sense, curiosity, and a reliable car
to help us do the job.
Earn $100 per day! Plus Mileage!
Plus Bonuses for information you provide our editors!
Mail or fax us a note. We hope to hear from you.
SALARY • BONUS • BENEFITS
COMPUTER SERVICES
HELP WANTED
Can You Deliver?
The WW-P News & U.S. 1 Newspaper seek
energetic, business-minded individual with good
communication skills to help area businesses
incorporate print and online advertising
opportunities into their marketing plans.
OFFICE RENTALS
Plainsboro - 700 SF to 3,000 SF Office Suites: in single story building in
well maintained office park off Plainsboro Road. Immediately available. Individual entrance and signage, separate
AC/Heat and electricity. Call 609-7992466 or E-mail [email protected]
HELP WANTED
Tell us about yourself and why you
are free to deliver on Wednesdays.
Mail to U.S. 1 Delivery Team, 12 Roszel Road,
Princeton 08540; or fax to 609-452-0033
INSTRUCTION
MERCHANDISE MART
Lessons in Your Home: Music
lessons in your home. Piano, clarinet,
saxophone, flute and guitar. Call Jim
609-737-9259 or 609-273-5135.
Computer P4 with XP: In good condition $80. Cell phone (609)213-8271.
Math, Science, English, ACT & SAT
Tutoring: Available in your home.
Brown University-educated college professor. Experienced with gifted, underachieving and learning-disabled students. Web: http://ivytutoring.intuitwebsites.com Call Bruce 609-371-0950.
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.
Piano Lessons in your home, Vocal
Coaching and Audition Prep. Certified
music teacher. Ages 6 thru adult. Never
too late to start! Learning easy and fun!
Call Joe: 732-383-5630 or 732-6871033.
SAT and ACT Tutoring — Reading,
Writing, Math: Boost your scores with
outstanding private instruction by experienced college English professor and
high school math teacher. Let us help
you succeed! Reasonable fee. Many excellent WW-P references. 609-6586914.
Science and Math Tutoring: Biology, Chemistry, Algebra, Geometry.
Taught by college professor. 17 years
experience. Recipient of two national
teaching awards. Discoverygenics 609581-5686.
Tutoring for Math & science for
grade 3-8. If interested,please e-mail for
more info @ [email protected].
Fee $15/hr. All proceeds will go towards
the support of children in developing
countries.
ENTERTAINMENT
One Man Band: Keyboardist for your
party. Perfect entertainment. Great variety. Call Ed at 609-424-0660.
0880. www.the-record-collector.com. $12.
7:30 p.m.
Paul Schober, It’s a Grind Coffee House, 7
Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, 609275-2919. www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic
originals and covers. 8 to 10 p.m.
Schools
Open House English as a Second Language, YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, 609-497-2100. Tour
and information about corporate on-site programs and private lessons. 4 to 8 p.m.
Performance, Pennington Dance, Pennington Presbyterian Church, 13 South
Main Street, 609-737-7596. www.penningtondance.com. In conjunction with Holiday
Walk. 6:45 p.m.
What’s in Store
Factory Sale, Ana Designs, 1 Ott Street,
Trenton, 609-394-0300. www.fivestripes.com. Candles, tapers, and pillars overstocks. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Judith Ripka Jewelry, Westin Hotel, 201
Village Boulevard, Plainsboro, 609-4527000. www.judithripka.com. Sample sale.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Singles
Divorce Recovery Program, Princeton
Church of Christ, 33 River Road, Princeton, 609-581-3889. www.princetonchurchofchrist.com. Support group for men and
women. Free. 7:30 p.m.
WANTED TO BUY
HELP WANTED
Real Estate Sales Need a change?
Looking to obtain your RE license? No
experience needed! FREE coaching!
Unlimited income! Call Weidel today!
Hamilton:
Tom
609-586-1400,
[email protected]; Princeton: Robin
609-921-2700,
[email protected];
West Windsor: Bruce 609-799-6200,
[email protected].
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant: Part-time - Seeking strong
computer, secretarial and phone skills
necessary for a busy Real Estate Co.
Fax resumes to 609-951-9695 - Attn:
Linda C.
Team Leader - Work from home and
supervise a small team of court transcribers. Will train right person. Tight
deadlines on most work. Income to $35
per hour. Must have a four-year college
degree, type 80 WPM, and have supervisory experience. Send resume to
[email protected].
Wanted: Part Time waiter for Indian
restaurant in Princeton NJ, Weekdays
only 9:30AM - 2:30PM, Driving License
preferable, call 646-596-5456.
CLASSIFIED BY FAX
609-243-9020
Socials
Luncheon, Rotary Club of the Princeton
Corridor, Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center,
609-799-0525.
www.princetoncorridorrotary.org. Register. Guests, $25. 12:15
p.m.
Drum Circle, Lawrence Library, Darrah
Lane and Route 1, Lawrence Township,
609-989-6920. www.mcl.org. Beginner’s
drum circle with Ange Chianese of Zip-ADee-Doo-Dah
Entertainers.
Shakers,
gongs, bells, and other percussion are welcome. Register. 4:30 p.m.
Scrabble, Classics Used and Rare Books,
117 South Warren Street, Trenton, 609394-8400. All skill levels welcome. 6:30
p.m.
For Seniors
AARP Safe Driving, West Windsor Senior
Center, 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, 609-799-9068. Two-session program in
safe driving may create a discount on auto
insurance premium. Register. $12 to $14.
Noon to 3 p.m.
Music Appreciation Program, West Windsor Senior Center, 271 Clarksville Road,
West Windsor, 609-799-9068. “Musical of
WWII” presented by Ted Otten and Michael
Kownacky. 2 to 4 p.m.
Sports
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink, 609-2584849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Clarkson. $10. 4 p.m.
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THE NEWS
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
Gloria Hutchinson
Abrams, Hutchinson & Associates
Owner/Realtor
609-683-5000 office
Richard “Rich” Abrams
Broker/Owner
609-750-7300 office
64 Princeton Hightstown Road, Princeton Junction, NJ • 609-683-5000
10 Schalks Crossing Rd., Plainsboro, NJ 08536 • 609-750-7300

November 19, 2010

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