November 21, 2014

November 21, 2014
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Township to Howard Hughes:
No Information, No Designation
Giving Thanks To
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by Lynn Miller
lorence Emery Cohen of
Plainsboro, formerly of West
Windsor, will receive Project Freedom’s Angel Award on
Saturday, November 22, at the
Stone Terrace in Hamilton. A
member of the board of trustees for
more than 19 years, Cohen has
used her expertise in financial
management to help the organization develop a sound financial
structure while continuing its exponential growth. The annual
award is presented to an individual
whose life demonstrates a commitment to promoting independent
living opportunities for disabled
individuals.
Project Freedom, a non-profit
developer of housing for people
with disabilities, provides affordable housing and support services
for disabled adults and educational
programs that enable tenants to become eligible for employment.
The organization has residential
units in five central New Jersey
communities, and is expected to
add more units as part of the Maneely development on Old Bear
Brook Road in West Windsor.
For Cohen, however, Project
Freedom is important to her entire
family. Her son Jason, paralyzed
by a virus he contracted as an infant, has been both a client and a
volunteer for Project Freedom.
lieve the School Board knows a lot
more, or has talked a lot more with
est Windsor council has the Howard Hughes people. Based
rejected the Howard on their responses to some of the
Hughes Corporation’s questions, the Board thinks they
request to initiate redevelopment can address growth or needs. My
designation for the company’s interpretation is they’ve had a lot
658-acre property off Quaker- more conversation with the Howbridge Road.
ard Hughes people than we as a
“At this time we will not enter- governing body have had.” See
tain the idea of designating the area separate story, page 12, for the lein need of redevelopment. Simply gal sparring that has begun beput they did not
tween the towngive us enough
ship and Howard
information,”
‘At this time we will not
Hughes attorneys.
said
council
entertain the idea of
Ellsworth
president Brydesignating the area in
Center update.
an Maher at the
need of redevelopment.’ Council did apNovember 10
prove a resolution
council meetto
explore
redevelopment
designaing. “We welcome them to go to
the Planning Board to give a con- tion for two residential lots adjacent to the Ellsworth center. The
ceptual plan.”
Maher added that he could not center is part of the redevelopment
recall a single person expressing zone and has been approved for
mixed-use redevelopment. Both
support for the idea.
Council member George Borek properties are owned by Shawn
also noted his impression that Ellsworth. The resolution authoHoward Hughes has had more con- rizes the Planning Board to evaluversation with the School Board ate whether the two lots are in need
than with council, referencing the of redevelopment, and any recomWW-P School Board Candidates mendation would then need apForum in the News (October 24), proval from council.
in which candidates were asked
Pedestrian safety. After two
how the board would anticipate de- West Windsor residents, Richard
velopment of the property.
Called for comment after the
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meeting, Borek said: “I tend to be-
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A Special Cause: When the kids were young the
Cohens moved to West Windsor, where the schools
were able accommodate Jason’s special needs. The
family continues to support Project Freedom.
Florence Cohen was appointed
to the Project Freedom Inc. board
of trustees in 1993. During her tenure, she has seen the organization
grow from one complex of 30 units
to five communities with 321 rental apartments with an additional
144 units under construction.
Born in Paterson, she was raised
in the Philadelphia area. Her mother worked in the public transportation system in Philadelphia and her
father was a shipyard painter.
“They had no time or inclination to
volunteer,” she says.
Florence and her future hus-
band, Harvey, both attended Overbrook High School in Philadelphia
but did not meet until after they
graduated. They married in 1965
when they both completed college.
She graduated from Temple University with a bachelor’s degree in
history. He graduated from Drexel
with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was an industrial engineer at Inland Steel Company in
Indiana, and the couple moved to
Chicago.
Continued on page 21
by Vincent Xu
Off to the Races:
South’s cross country
teams will compete in
the Meet of Champions
on Saturday, November
22. From left, Edlyn
Gulama, Haley Rich,
Deirdre Casey, and
Christina Rancan; and
boys’ team members
Nikhil Pulimood, Sam
Williams, Tim Bason,
Zahib Kotecha, and
Brendan O’Shea. See
sports, page 16. Photos
by Suzette Lucas.
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NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Views & Opinions
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neighbors, friends, and the community. Unfortunately, we also
have learned that in the past several
years, there have been quite a few
accidents involving cars and pet has been more than a month destrians. We believe it is time for
since my father, Xuande Guo, the township to take action to enpassed away on October 10 af- hance the traffic rules and the proter being struck by a car on the tection of pedestrians.
For example, the intersection of
night before. My family and espeClarksville
and Hawk Drive is a
cially my mom are still in the deepvery
busy
area.
There is no crossest sadness.
walk
for
pedestrians,
nor a speed
My parents
bump.
The road
immigrated to
in
front
of Mauthe U.S. seven
We strongly suggest
rice
Hawk
years ago and
the township add a
school
is
very
planned to spend
wide.
The
road
crosswalk
and
speed
their retirement
is wide enough
bumps at the interseclives with their
for
four-lane
only child, me,
tion of Clarksville
traffic.
Cars
my wife, Eva,
Road
and
Hawk
Drive.
speed
through
and their three
this school secgrandchildren.
tion
and
residential
neighborhood
They moved from our house to the
even
during
school
dismissal
time.
Gables, the senior apartment, in the
Each
day
commuters
from
our
summer of 2013. Every day, when
neighborhood
walk
across
Clarksweather permitted, my father
would walk from their apartment to ville to the train station; parents
our house. This was his way of ex- cross through the street to send
ercise, and more importantly, he their children to Maurice Hawk
wanted to see his grandchildren School or to use the playground.
whenever possible. On October 9, The library, Senior Center, Post Ofon his way to bring dinner to his fice, and Arts Center are all popular
grandchildren, he was hit by a car at destinations for pedestrians from
the intersection of Clarksville Road our neighborhood. We strongly
suggest the township add a crossand Hawk Drive.
We have lived in West Windsor walk and speed bumps at this interfor more than 10 years. We love the section. We also suggest the towntown, the people, and the schools. ship examine other areas to make
After my father’s incident, we have appropriate improvements.
My family has lost a devoted
received much support from our
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NOVEMBER 21, 2014
husband, a caring father, and a loving grandpa. We hope such tragedy
will never happen again in our town.
Thank you for your consideration.
The family of Xuande Guo
Wife, Lihui Liu; son, Tao Guo;
daughter-in-law, Eva Yang; and
grandchildren, Annie, Angelo, and
Katherine
Pedestrians and
Drivers Have Rights
I
am responding to a letter from
the November 7 issue, and I concur with the writer — the driver is
not always wrong. However, I
would also like to bring to the attention of all folks, and particularly
the Plainsboro authorities on the issue of pedestrian rights trying to
cross Plainsboro Road.
I have seen several instances
when drivers (who are primarily
n response to the article on hav- non-Plainsboro residents), speed
ing a bike route on Cranbury road up when they see a pedestrian apand more sidewalks: I’m all in fa- proaching the marked crossing arvor for the safety of all who enjoy eas. I am a Plainsboro resident, and
walking and biking. Driving I absolutely enjoy taking walks in
through some of these neighbor- our rather lovely community.
However, on multiple occasions
hoods that have sidewalks, very
rarely do I see people using them. when I try to cross Plainsboro Road
They are in the street walking. at the pedestrian crossing near
Some are two to three side by side Scotts Corner Road, I experience
and don’t know enough to get out speed demons. More often than not
of the road when a car comes or these cars are heading out of the
Plainsboro area toward Cranbury,
maybe get on the sidewalk.
It’s the same way with bicyclists leading me to believe these are
— two or more acrossHello,
and it doesn’t non-Plainsboro residents using our
roads
as awith
pass through. Recently I
occur to them to get in
a single
Please
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Shawn Court,
and replace
when a car comes. I’mThanks!
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ing what is needed for our commu- attempting to cross over and was
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YES, THE DRIVER ISN’T always to
blame, but Mr. Buchert’s description of traffic law is inaccurate
(The News, November 7). NJ’s Department of Transportation (www.
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clearly states that “a crosswalk is
an extension of the road, sidewalk,
curb, or edge of the shoulder at an
intersection for people on foot . . .
Not every crosswalk is marked
with painted lines. In fact, most are
not. Drivers should know the laws
and stop for pedestrians at all types
of crosswalks.”
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consider myself fairly in tune
with the times and my children,
especially when it comes to language, but a recent incident has
proven me wrong.
We were in the parking lot at
Barnes & Noble and it was packed
with what I presume to be early
holiday shoppers. Finally, a woman started pulling out in front of me,
and though it was pretty far from
the doors, I chortled, “it’s a bird in
the hand, so I’m parking here; we
can walk.”
You know that sensation when
someone is looking at you, eyes
boring into your back, but there is
also that feeling when people are
rolling their eyes at you behind
your back, and that’s exactly what
Molly and Will were doing. Finally, Molly ventured, “Mom, is it because you learned English as a second language and your parents
made you read some weird books
that you sometimes say such
strange things?”
“What are you talking about?” I
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the hand is worth two in the bush,”
I explained. “It means that even
though this parking spot is farther
away, it’s a sure thing, so I’m going
Language is evolving
constantly to keep up
with new inventions, social trends, and geopolitical realities.
to grab it, instead of driving in closer with the likelihood that there
won’t be anything there and I’ll
lose this spot in the process. It’s an
idiom that means it’s often better to
take the sure thing than gamble on
the chance that you’ll find more
somewhere else.”
I was so astonished at their lack
of understanding that I decided to
take an informal poll among
friends. I also wanted to affirm my
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cultural. The age spread
ranged from two in their 60s, two in
their 50s, two in their 40s, one in
her 30s, and two in their 20s. News
flash! The three youngest in the
group did not understand the idiom!
Meanwhile, our friend Rose
took our understanding to another
level, explaining that the phrase
originated in the days when people
commonly hunted for food, and
trading a guaranteed catch on the
possibility of flushing out birds in
the bush meant that the family
could go hungry.
“Six of one, half a dozen of another; don’t count your chickens
before they’re hatched; that’s a
horse of a different color; add insult
to injury; cost an arm and a leg;
don’t cross that bridge until you
come to it”; these are some of my
favorite sayings, I have been using
them liberally my entire life, especially with the kids. But now, those
same kids have revealed that all
along, they have been thinking it’s
just their born-in-another-country
mom talking funny.
I suppose the modern parallel is
the whole new language of social
media and the Internet that sometimes makes us parents scratch our
heads. Of course, we’ve gotten acronyms such as LOL, LMAO,
GTG, JK, WTF down pat, and perhaps have even incorporated them
into our own communications. But
the reality is that language is evolving constantly to keep up with new
inventions, social trends, and geopolitical realities, and you’ve really
got to be on your toes to keep up.
For example, just this week, the
venerated folks at the Oxford English Dictionary revealed that their
word of the year for 2014 is “vape.”
If, like yours truly, you have no
idea what that is, consider that it is
both a noun and a verb. As an action, Oxford defines vape as, “to
inhale and exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or
similar device.” Vape can be used
as a noun for the e-cigarette and for
the act of inhaling itself.
A 2014 runner-up is “budtender,”
someone who serves customers in a
cannabis dispensary or shop, an obvious play on “bartender.”
I personally love another runnerup, “bae,” a term of endearment for
one’s romantic partner, a shortening of “babe” or “baby.” One less
letter is significant in the texting
era, it seems. But the reason I like
bae is because it is also said to be an
acronym for “Before Anyone Else,”
which I find incredibly sweet.
My favorite, however, is another
runner-up which I have never heard
anyone use in daily language, but
which I will try to use every day
multiple times moving forward to
increase its popularity. That’s because someone has finally defined
my personal fashion style, which is
to please myself and no one else.
“Normcore” refers to a trend in
which ordinary, unfashionable
clothing is worn as a deliberate
fashion statement. So the next time
we go shopping, this is what I’m
going to say to my kids: “hey my
pretty baes, this parking spot is a
bird in the hand, so let’s grab it.
When we go in, let’s check out
some normcore, and not be tempted by clothes that cost an arm and a
leg and add insult to injury to our
financial situation.”
And when my children look at
each other blankly, thinking,
“OMG, WTF is up with mom,” I
will laugh and say, “ROFL, JK,
LOL, since dad is out working so
hard to bring home the bacon, let’s
go break the bank.”
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Continued from page 3
called the Broadside and a book
written by Henry McAdams called
“West Windsor, Then & Now.”
Also please note that the
Schenck Farmstead at 50 Southfield Road will be open to visitors
for tours of the building on Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7,
from 1 to 4 p.m. You will be welcomed by members of the Historical Society of West Windsor.
Mary Schenck
West Windsor
Mary Schenck’s family owned
Schenck Farm from 1899 until
1971. Schenck lived there as a
young woman.
Schenck Farm’s
Non-Profit Issue
A
year ago at the November 25
town council business meeting, Ordinance 2013-17 authorizing a lease of the Schenck Farm to
the West Windsor Historical Society was scheduled to be introduced.
Then-Council president George
Borek mentioned that this ordinance had been pulled from the
agenda and would be considered at
a later time.
The proposed ordinance was
discussed at the December 9 work
session, where land use manager
Sam Surtees confirmed that although the society was registered
as a New Jersey nonprofit organization, it was not federally recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
organization. Township attorney
Michael Herbert then read the governing state statute and confirmed
that federal law must be complied
with to proceed with the lease.
Councilwoman Kristina Samonte
agreed that registration as a 501(c)
(3) would have to be obtained before a lease could be signed. Further action was delayed.
An identical ordinance, 201420, was introduced at the November 10 council meeting. But as
President Bryan Maher mentioned,
and as discussed at length during
public comment, the same issue
that was brought up before has apparently never been addressed.
As far as I am currently aware,
the Historical Society still has not
shown that it is a tax-exempt 501(c)
(3) organization at the federal level. As Herbert himself discussed
last December, such recognition is
required according to New Jersey
law dealing with leasing public
property to organizations of this
type. The full citation is N.J.S.A.
40a:12-14, Subsection (c):
“In the case of a lease to a nonprofit corporation or association
for a public purpose, the lease shall
be authorized by resolution, in the
case of a county, or by ordinance,
in the case of a municipality, and
may be for nominal or other consideration. Said authorization shall
include the nominal or other consideration for the lease; the name of
the corporation or corporations
who shall be the lessees; the public
purpose served by the lessee; the
number of persons benefiting from
the public purpose served by the
lessee, whether within or without
the municipality in which the leasehold is located; the term of the
lease, and the officer, employee, or
agency responsible for enforcement of the conditions of the lease.
“Said ordinance or resolution
shall also require any nonprofit
corporation holding a lease for a
public purpose pursuant to this section, to annually submit a report to
the officer, employee or agency
designated by the governing body,
setting out the use to which the
leasehold was put during each year,
the activities of the lessee undertaken in furtherance of the public
purpose for which the leasehold
was granted; the approximate value or cost, if any, of such activities
in furtherance of such purpose; and
an affirmation of the continued taxexempt status of the nonprofit corporation pursuant to both State and
federal law.”
Contrast the above comprehensive requirements with the muchabbreviated version given under
the “Now therefore be it ordained”
part of the proposed ordinance:
“2. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40a:1214, the Historical Society shall an-
The Historical Society
needs to take the initiative to obtain federal
tax-exempt status as a
501(c)(3) organization.
nually submit a report to the Township administration setting out the
use to which the leasehold was put,
the activities of the Historical Society undertaken in furtherance of the
above public purpose and an affirmation of the continued tax-exempt
status of the Historical Society.”
The omission of most of the statutory requirements, especially the
final phrase “pursuant to both State
and federal law,” was improper
both in 2013 and now. There is also
the issue of a possible lapse in the
society’s New Jersey nonprofit status, which also needs addressing.
The IRS explains the difference
between federal and state tax-exemption requirements on its website: “Nonprofit status is a state law
concept. Nonprofit status may
make an organization eligible for
certain benefits, such as state sales,
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557 for more information.” An online search for the above terms will
quickly bring up all the required
information and procedures.
In summary, the Historical Society needs to take the initiative to
obtain federal tax-exempt status as
a 501(c)(3) organization, and they
must also show continued recognition as a nonprofit at the state level.
I encourage them to acquire the
necessary documentation so that
the ordinance and lease can be finally approved.
John A. Church
West Windsor
Post-Election
Thoughts
I
sincerely thank all the voters for
coming out to vote on the election day. As a candidate for the
board of education challenging two
incumbents running on the same
slate, I am truly honored and humbled to get elected. My campaign
team and supporters share the vision of an enriched and diverse
community where excellent education is valued and learning with
passion is cherished. And I strongly
believe the same vision is shared by
the vast majority if not all residents.
I appreciate all the candidates
for their willingness to devote their
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time and energy to public service,
and I am proud that we all ran clean
and positive campaigns. I have sent
my congratulations to Dana Krug,
as well as Isaac Cheng in Plainsboro, and I am looking forward to
working with them and other board
members. I have expressed my sincere appreciation to Richard Kaye,
as well as Rachelle Feldman Hurwitz in Plainsboro, and asked them
to be my mentors, so that their
wealthy knowledge and experiences can be leveraged. I will stay
in touch with the entire community
that I represent, and become their
voice and advocate.
On election day a senior citizen
said to me, I voted for you because
the effort you put into your campaign showed how hard you are
willing to work, and how much you
really care. My motto for the next
three years as a board member will
be working hard for our community driven by strong passion and
deep care to our children’s education. I hope to gain more support
from you all, including those who
did not vote for me on November 4.
Thank you.
Yingchao ‘YZ’ Zhang
The writer is a member-elect of
the Board of Education representing West Windsor.
Thanks from Krug
I
am thrilled to have earned a second term on the West WindsorPlainsboro School Board.
Thank you to all of my friends,
neighbors, and supporters for their
help and support in this campaign.
I am honored to continue to
serve the children of West Windsor
and Plainsboro.
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People in the News
Silver Award for
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N
atasha Singer, Corinne
Smith, Shannon Smith,
and Olivia Jurcisin, all
freshmen at High School South,
completed their Girl Scout silver
award project to address the isolation of senior citizens through music. They are part of WW-P’s newly
organized Senior Girl Scout Troop
72808.
The four scouts began their project while students at Grover Middle School. As members of the
school’s orchestra, they knew they
were well suited to provide a service. With the help of their mentors, Mariana Vasiliu and Robert
Peterson, the girls identified appropriate music for the cause.
There were two violin parts, for
Singer and Shannon Smith, a cello
part for Corinne Smith, and a bass
part for Jurcisin.
After a month of rehearsing and
preparation, the girls performed at
Bear Creek Assisted Living in West
Windsor; the Pavilions at Forrestal
Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing sections in Plainsboro; and
Hamilton Continuing Care.
“I think the world would be a
nicer place if more people would
do what the girls did today. and put
a smile on another persons face,
even if not in the happiest of places,” says Colleen De Trolio, whose
mother has lived in the Pavillions
for 11 years.
The girls put more than 50 hours
each into the project, along with the
help of Jeanette Smith, a Cadette
scout in Troop 70935, who played
the viola in the performances.
Smith looks forward to doing her
own silver award project in the future.
Strings for Seniors: Above left, Corinne Smith, left, Jeanette Smith (front), Shannon
Smith, Natasha Singer, and Olivia Jurcisin.
First Robotics: Above, Sahil Shah, front left, and Sarath Jaladi; Ria Mittal, second
row left, Chinmay Sevak, Megha Mohandas, Shalin Mehta, Gaurav Hardikar, Goutham Yalla, Ayesha Gupta, and Uday Vutla; and Ruchir Raturi, back left, Adil Fazir,
Daksh Dua, Sharath Yalla, Zach Austin, Kartik Vaidya, Kashif Peshimam, Ayush Vikram, Ahil Subbraian, Abhiaya Raghunathan, Dr. Kathy Rogers, and Shailesh Mittal.
“After this experience I feel like
I am able to better relate to that generation, and I now know how wonderful it is to make others feel loved
and happy,” says Natasha Singer.
The girls, who each earned their
bronze awards as Junior Scouts,
will receive their silver award, the
second highest award a girl scout
can earn.
If you are interested in joining
Girl Scouts as a girl or as an adult
volunteer, email girlscoutswwp@
verizon.net, or call Louisa Ho at
609-371-2119
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W-P’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics
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competition. The robot, Hat Trick,
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from Riverdale. The MidKnight
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The MidKnight Magic is a rookie team of 15 students in grades 7 to
9 from WW-P schools. In addition
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students are committed to expanding interest in science, technology,
engineering, and math throughout
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va Blomgren of Plainsboro
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Windsor participated in the children’s sabbath at Princeton United
Methodist Church on November
16. Empowering children to participate in the worship experience
is a top priority for Anna Gillette,
the new associate pastor of discipleship at the church.
Children led the 9:30 and 11
a.m. worship services — reading
the liturgy and scripture and presenting a skit that served as the sermon. They presented four anthems
in choirs directed by Tom Shelton.
“When children participate in
worship — singing hymns, saying
the creeds and the liturgy, and reading the scripture — children are
learning and growing in faith, just
as they are in the classroom,” says
Gillette. She invites children,
youth, and adults to classes on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and to adult learning opportunities during the week.
Shelton is also new to the church,
succeeding Yvonne Macdonald,
who retired as youth choir director
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wali. Diya Hundiwala and Tanvi
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anthem. The Indian anthem, Jana
Gana Mana, was performed by Diya Hundiwala on keyboard while
the audience members sang.
Children dressed in Indian outfits paraded through the library accompanied by Indian music. The
parade was led by children holding
American and Indian flags.
Hundiwala presented a Garba
workshop where children learned
traditional Garba dance movements. Children explored a variety
of crafts on view throughout the library including Diya painting,
Rangoli chalk coloring, door hangings, and more.
The event ended with “Taste of
India,” a sampling of sweet and
salty Indian foods for each participant. Hundiwala has already volunteered to participate in the planning and execution of next year’s
event.
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Cindy Sherbin Chait is portraying the witch in the Eagle Theater’s production of “Into the
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Visit theeagletheatre.com. Tickets
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Jennifer Litzinger of West
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through Saturday, November 22, in
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are $7. Call 410-857-2448 for information.
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years, she was also the emcee for
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William Clinton Barger, 79, of
Plainsboro died October 14 at
Windrows. Born in Flint, Michigan, he received a bachelor’s degree in English from Wheaton College in Illinois; a master of divinity
at Princeton Theological Seminary,
and a doctor of ministry from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1962 and served as
the pastor of New Hope and
Thompson Memorial Presbyterian
churches in Pennsylvania from
1962 to 1968. From 1968 to 1978,
he was the pastor of Park United
Presbyterian Church in Beaver, PA.
He became pastor of Doylestown
Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania in 1978. Barger retired from
Doylestown Presbyterian in 2000
and became pastor emeritus.
Survivors include his wife of 55
years, Catherine Elaine Ball Barger; three children; five grandchildren; 12 nieces and nephews; and
two brothers.
Donations may be made to Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton or Doylestown Presbyterian
Church in Doylestown, PA.
John H. Froehlke, 94, of Neenah, Wisconsin, died November 3.
He was a Navy veteran and served
in the Pacific during World War II.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Dale Froehlke;
and grandchildren Sara and Hannah
Froehlke, of West Windsor. Donations may be made to Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church, 809 South Commercial Street, Neenah, WI 54956.
Carolyn M. Hawley, 85, of West
Windsor died November 10 at her
home. Born in New Brunswick, she
moved to West Windsor in 1950.
Survivors include her husband of
66 years, Richard W. Hawley; her
daughter and son-in-law, Susan L.
and Gary Froehlich; her granddaughter, Kristie Christ and her husband, Tim; two great-grandchildren,
Kyle and Jennifer Christ; a brother
and sister-in-law, Bill and Elizabeth
Arendt; a niece, Elizabeth Maciorowski and her husband, Jeffrey;
and extended family and friends.
Renee Haas Cooper, 92, died
November 12. She was the mother
of Philip Millstein of Montgomery,
who retired from the WW-P School
District after teaching English for
29 years.
A Bittersweet Veterans Dedication
THE NEWS
by Vincent Xu
Regan and his son Richard Regan,
Jr., were struck by a car crossing
the D&R Canal towpath at Washington Road (Route 571) in Princeton last month, Council approved
a resolution urging Mercer County
to install safety improvements such
as warning lights and signs at the
location. Princeton’s town council
approved a similar resolution in
late October.
In addition, council member
Linda Geevers noted a November 7
letter to the editor in the Trenton
Times written by West Windsor
residents Roger and Marcia Alig.
The Aligs point out that while towpath crossings at Harrison Street
and Alexander Road have warning
lights, crosswalk, and signs, the
crosswalk lights on Harrison and
Alexander have not been functioning in past years.
Borek also addressed the crossing at Hawk Drive and Clarksville
Road, where West Windsor resident Xuande Guo was struck and
killed by a car last month (see letter
to the editor, page 2). According to
Borek, traffic engineers have previously looked at the crossing and
concluded a crosswalk was unfeasible given the configuration of the
exit and entrance of the Maurice
Hawk parking lot.
Said Borek after the meeting:
“What made it difficult to put a
crosswalk there is the entrance and
exit from Maurice Hawk Elementary School. Cars would come out
and not necessarily see someone is
at the crosswalk. So from an engineering standpoint, it is difficult to
put in.”
Borek added the council is considering a resolution to ask Mercer
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Afterwards the house fell into
disrepair and was demolished in
December following a 3-2 council
vote in July, 2013, amidst opposition from residents who sought to
preserve the farmhouse. As part of
the resolution to demolish the
farmhouse, a memorial for Thomas
Grover was to be built.
The memorial is located right
off Village Road East, marked by a
flagpole and a white sign reading
“Grover Farm” in red lettering. A
jetty rock that had been in the township’s possession was chosen for
its triangular flat face, in consultation with the plaque manufacturer.
The bronze plaque commemorates
Tom Grover and ends with a Biblical verse from John 15:13: “Greater love hath no man than this: that a
man lay down his life for his
friends.”
Ted Grover still lives on the edge
of the farm site with his wife, JanCounty to assess the crossing. “We
want to get the school, county and
ask how do you make this a safer
crossing not only for residents but
for the schools?” Borek says.
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ownship bonds. Following the
recommendation of bond
counsel Ed McManimon, council
passed a resolution to participate in
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative. McManimon explained to
Council that the SEC initiative allows bond issuers, in this case the
township, to self report documentation and that participation in the
An ordinance regarding
the Historical Society’s
lease of the Schenck
Farmstead again raised
questions about the
group’s nonprofit status.
initiative would be “arguably an
amnesty” on any material misstatements made in past disclosures.
The township will complete a disclosure audit in consultation with
Phoenix Advisors.
Three ordinances were also introduced, with public hearings to
be held at the Monday, November
24, Council meeting: an amendment to the “peddling and soliciting” ordinance; a sidewalk easement at 861 Alexander Road from
GHO Ventures; and a lease between the Historical Society of
West Windsor and the township.
The Historical Society’s lease of
the Schenck Farmstead on Southfield Road was contested with respect to the organization’s non-
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the president of Educational Services Group at 15 Roszel Road in
West Windsor. He and Janice have
two daughters, Emily, a physician
in Boston, and Amanda, a third
grade teacher in Virginia.
Speaking before the attendees,
at one point Ted’s voice strained
with emotion as he read his brother’s military commendation.
Tom’s death “was very difficult
to deal with for a while,” Ted said
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profit documentation. Said Maher:
“It’s a tight ordinance, it gives us
control. I don’t want the property to
go unused. If the documentation is
not there, I will block it.” (See letter
to the editor, page 5.)
Other news: Business administrator Marlena Schmid said there
are continuing difficulties with
yard waste as residents have disposed of debris after their pick up
date, which is scheduled by zone.
Township Public Works will issue
notices to those defying the yard
waste ordinance.
Public Works also successfully
cleaned up West Windsor’s 9/11
memorial, which was vandalized
over the weekend of November 1
and 2. The police department is
pursuing leads and seeking any information the community may
have. Borek thanked residents for
contributions that have increased
the reward to $1,800.
Borek also mentioned the recent
pattern of tractor trailers taking
New Village Road to and from
Trenton in lieu of Old Trenton
Road, saying the shortcut route being taken has “tremendous impact
on residents.”
Council member Peter Mendonez called the town’s 33 percent
voter turnout on November 4 “very
poor,” encouraging younger residents to go to the polls.
Council also approved the submission of a grant application to the
state Department of Transportation
regarding the relocation of the
Vaughn Drive bus station at the
train station; a contract with Van
Cleef Engineering Associates for
engineering consultation involving
the 2-14 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Program for $28,450; and a
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embers of the Grover
family, residents, and
township officials gathered at the Grover Farmstead under
blue skies on a mild Veteran’s Day
morning November 11 to dedicate
the Thomas R. Grover memorial,
the culmination of a divisive debate
over the property’s preservation.
Thomas Roy Grover, Specialist
Four, U.S. Army, was killed in action in Vietnam on February 2,
1969, at the age of 22. Grover was
mortally wounded as he left his position to support two squad members under fire. He received a silver
star and two purple hearts. Tom’s
brothers, Ted and Robin, both
spoke at the ceremony.
“We owe a debt to all of you veterans today. We were given the
benefits of life. The veterans give
back much more,” said Robin, as
he thanked the West Windsor community and its schools for all they
have given him growing up on the
family farm.
The unveiling of the memorial
concludes a contentious issue revolving around the demolition of
the farmhouse, where the Grover
brothers grew up. The 90-acre farm
is considered a major symbol of
West Windsor’s agricultural heritage and it was purchased by the
township in 1994 for $3.26 million.
The farmstead’s subsequent preservation has led to further open
space preservation efforts.
The 170-year-old farmhouse
was occupied until 2009, when
Florence Grover, the family matriarch, moved out following her husband Pete’s death, and the rights to
the house were turned over to the
township.
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Grover Memorial
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after the ceremony. “Probably for a
year or so. Meeting Janice made a
big difference.”
Ted was stationed at Fort Dix
and was due to be sent abroad when
he received news of his brother’s
death. Tom had three weeks of duty
left, Ted says.
“It is important to learn that people have responsibilities in life, that
you can’t run away from your obligations,” Ted says. “Having something there for him is important. He
had a major impact on us.”
The Grover family had two sons
drafted by the army. The third son,
Robin, was five years younger than
Ted and did not serve in the military. He currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia, working as a trade
attorney and licensed customs broker.
“The brothers grew up in West
Windsor and despite my being
away, it’s still home,” says Robin,
who moved away in 1975. “It was a
wonderful educational system back
then and it still is. I’m grateful for
the township and the taxpayers.”
Their mother Florence, 92, was
unable to attend. Father LeRoy C.
“Pete” Grover Jr. died in 2008.
Pete and Florence grew potatoes
on the farm but switched to strawberries, pumpkins, corn, asparagus, and tomatoes in the 1970s. The
farm was one of the first in the area
to invite families to pick fruits and
vegetables.
“I knew Tom’s father for 50
years. I talked to Pete all the time,
he taught me how to grow things,”
said Bob Cox, the commander of
American Legion Post 76 who
gave the ceremony’s keynote
speech. “We used to come over
with my kids and grandkids to pick
vegetables. This ceremony is sig-
nificant for me. I served in the same
war, in the Air Force.”
Post 76 chaplain Wes Holman,
who also grew up in West Windsor
and served on aircraft carrier USS
Leyte, and Post 76 member George
Goeke, of Hillsborough, were also
in attendance.
A
sense of indignation still remains in relation to the demolition of the farmhouse several hundred feet from the memorial. The
farmhouse demolition took place
last December, after being delayed
for more than a year and a half as
volunteer members of the Grover
Farmstead Restoration Committee
sought to preserve the house.
When reached by phone, John
Church, a member of the committee and the principal editor of the
comprehensive 93-page committee report advocating for the farmhouse’s preservation, said he had
no further comment.
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Geevers pay tribute to Ted and Robin’s brother, Tom,
who died during combat in Vietnam in 1969.
“I’m going to leave this one
alone, I’ve said everything I needed to say,” Church said.
Committee vice-chair Pete
Weale blames the township administration for a lack of disclosure
over the demolition plans and subsequent investigations regarding
the house’s condition.
“The Grover Homestead should
have been the Tommy Grover legacy, not some silly rock,” Weale
wrote in an E-mail. Weale himself
had located a larger rock at the Trap
Rock Quarry in Kingston and offered to buy it himself if the township would transport it.
When called for comment, Ted
Grover said his family took over
the farm in the early 1900s. “The
farm house was a historic site and
we set up a committee and felt it
should have been preserved. There
wasn’t really support from the historical society to preserve the
house, which didn’t make any
sense. It was the most pristine farm
and farm building within the township. It dated back to the early
1800s. But the house, after my
mother moved out, nothing was
done to maintain it. After three
years, it was decided to be torn
down rather than saved.”
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Matthew S. Steinberg, DMD, FAGD
requirement without needing to
by Sue Roy
lose another course slot or do Optandardized test scores, the
tion II to meet the requirement.”
possibility of High School
“Business/computer
science
North pulling ahead of South
and language arts courses will no
in high school rankings, and the exlonger be allowed to offer visual
tent of increases in next year’s budn personnel action, the Board and performing arts course credits,
is the
get all were discussed at a relativeunanimously approved Barbara as state law requires that teachers
ly quiet meeting of the WW-P Soares Gould as principal of Vil- must be ‘highly qualified’ in these
Board of Education on November lage School, replacing Christine content areas,” continued Kaye.
to a
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According to Assistant Superin- director of data assessment, and ac- portfolio review as a way to meet
tendent Martin Smith, West Wind- countability. Gould had been serv- prerequisite requirements.”
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four standardized tests: NJASK, budget for next year, reported with NJ Core Content standards.
HSPA, SATs, and Advanced Place- Board member Dana Krug. “The Robotics will now be rebranded as
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finance committee will recom- engineering to further show district
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“Regarding the NJASK admin- mend that the Board utilize the full commitment to STEM courses.”
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I want to point out that this is the creased student size and increases geometry will be combined. Honlast time we will ever see these in special education and transpor- ors, and honors and accelerated
Hours by
scores, as these tests will no longer tation costs.”
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be administered. In fact, the state of
appointment
Board member Scott Powell said Kaye.
New Jersey has made it clear that commented, “As a Board we have
He further noted that oceanogra609-716-8008
we cannot compare NJASK/HSPA not yet had a robust enough discus- phy and meteorology will be disscores against the new PARCC test sion on possible budget stressors, continued because for the past sevscores. So this year’s PARCC and that we should have that dis- eral years, no student had signed up
scores (which will be administered cussion at the Board retreat before for the course. Similarly, Latin is
in the spring of 2015) will become we recommend spending to our cap being discontinued as of next year,
a bench line to compare against fu- limits.”
due to low enrollment. However,
ture PARCC scores.”
Board president Tony Fleres re- Latin 4 will be available online for
“In addition,” continued Smith, sponded that the budget would be the few students who need it.
“over the past few years, the state discussed in depth at the next Board
The committee recommended
has been transitioning the types of retreat, and that the proper proce- eliminating the independent study
test questions found on the NJASK, dure is to have the finance commit- option as of the 2015-’16 school
aligning them to PARCC-type tee make recommendations first, year, because, according to Kaye,
questions, so the state doesn’t ex“it is a voluntary option on behalf
pect a huge difference in test scores
of teachers with very little student
from one test to another.”
WW-P students excelled
accountability. Students can still
Regarding the NJASK scores,
take courses not offered by the dison
state
standardized
Smith noted that once again, the
trict as part of Option II.”
tests, but those scores
district students scored significantFinally, Kaye announced some
ly higher than the state average,
will not be comparable
proposed changes to the Option II
and in line with similarly situated
to PARCC scores.
concept itself, which allows stupeer districts (known as the district
dents to take extra courses over the
factor group, or DFG). Nearly all and then to have the full Board dis- summer to earn credits or to fulfill
district students scored in the profi- cuss the budget at the retreat.
requirements: “Credit can be
cient or advanced proficient cateBoard member Michele Kaish earned for only one course, for one
gories, and more WW-P students then reported on the results of the year, from July-June, whereas we
measured “ advanced proficient” in survey results regarding the dis- used to allow students to get credit
both language arts and math than trict’s Eyes on the Door security for two courses. We want students
rest of the DFG.
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were much
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scored virtually the same, with the submit the formal request for the failing the district exam), the stuaverage being at slightly above 600 trip’s approval.
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proximately 620 for math.”
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by Vincent Xu
n an apparent concern for the amount of
housing planned for the 653-acre Howard
Hughes site, the West Windsor Township
Council exchanged legal correspondence with
the Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) as
both sides hesitate to make the first commitment.
Council denied the HHC property as a candidate for redevelopment examination “due to
a lack of information” in a November 3 letter
by township attorney Michael Herbert. Instead, Council is advising HHC to present a
concept plan for informal review before the
Planning Board. So far the company has not
provided any specifics beyond its intention to
build a mixed-use development on its property.
In response to Council rejecting its redevelopment request, HHC remains intent on pursuing the redevelopment consideration, proposing a parallel approach in which Council would
authorize the Planning Board to determine
whether the site is in need of redevelopment
while simultaneously reviewing a concept plan
from the company.
The letter from Council endorses the Planning Board’s expertise in land use, stating it “is
best equipped to review the specifics of your
client’s plans for the site.” The same letter also
refers to the need for additional escrow deposits if HHC submits an application under municipal land use protocol.
“A concept plan would keep things in the
public eye, make sure everything is above
board and not discussed behind closed doors,”
Herbert explained over the phone.
HHC responded in a strongly worded letter
dated November 13 and written by Mark Solomon of Pepper Hamilton LLP, based at 301
Carnegie Center. Expressing surprise at receivContinued on page 14
ollowing are excerpts from a letter
written by West Windsor Township
lawyer Michael Herbert to Mark Solomon,
representing the Howard Hughes Corporation, and excerpts from Solomon’s response.
Dear Howard Hughes:
A
t a recent West Windsor Council
meeting, your client, the Howard
Hughes Corporation, asked that the Township Council refer their property to the
Township Planning Board for an investigation as to whether or not the property
should qualify as an area in need of redevelopment.
At this time, the Council does not believe your client’ s property is a candidate
for examination as to whether it can be redeveloped due to a lack of information.
The Township Council advises that your
client consider bringing to the Planning
Board “a Concept Plan” for informal review so that more information can be given
as to what is planned for the property.
The Township Council believes that the
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— Michael W. Herbert
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our letter raises many questions concerning the Council’s intent. Just so
Council is aware, we were a bit surprised
to receive a response by letter. We have
been following the Township Council
meetings and are not aware that Council
has had any substantive public discussion
of HHC’s request since the date of HHC’s
appearance. Our hope was that Council
would have had some public discussion
during which Council members would
have identified any questions they had or
indicated further information about HHC’s
proposal they might find useful.
Your letter says that the Council reached
the conclusion that HHC’s property is not a
candidate for examination as to whether it
can be redeveloped due to a lack of information.” I note that my client’s presentation made a compelling case that the buildings on the property are substandard, unsafe, dilapidated, and obsolete — all of
which are criteria under New Jersey law
for designating an area in need of redevelopment.
As the Township’s own redevelopment
counsel would advise them, in our case the
redevelopment process offers so many advantages to both parties beyond those
available under traditional rezoning, that
we think it would be a terrible misstep and
a missed opportunity not to at least explore
whether the redevelopment process is suited for our property. This factor weighs
heavily on how HHC may choose to proceed with the development of its property.
We also are somewhat confused by the
direction your letter offers. At this point,
we have no real understanding as to the information that the Council believes is
missing. Your letter suggests that HHC
present a concept plan to the Planning
Board “so that more information can be
given as to what is planned for the property.”
But showing the Planning Board what
may or may not be planned for the property
has no relation to the question of whether
the property qualifies as an area in need of
redevelopment. We proposed a “tool kit”
for how to approach reuse and redevelopment of the property. With no disrespect
intended, the Council’s response appears
to be, “first tell us what you want to do,
then we’ll decide whether to consider your
request.” We do not see how a concept land
use process before the Planning Board answers the fundamental question of whether
the property qualifies as an area in need of
redevelopment.
In order to make the requested exercise
meaningful to all, we ask that the Council
commit to a two-pronged approach to the
consideration of HHC’ s property, viz:
HHC will engage in a concept plan development and review process with the Planning Board. We will ask the Planning
Board for guidance as to the nature and
extent of the information it will find useful
for a productive discussion. Along with the
concept plan review process, we ask that
the Council simultaneously authorize the
Planning Board to conduct an investigation as to whether the property qualifies as
an area in need of redevelopment.
The Planning Board would then engage
in parallel processes — the investigation
and the concept review. Upon completion,
the Planning Board would report its findings and recommendations to Council for
appropriate Council action. Council then
would be in a position to make an informed
decision about our request.
For everyone’ s peace of mind, I remind
you that designating the property an area in
need of redevelopment in no way would be
approving any concept plan. Preparation
and consideration of an actual redevelopment plan would be a wholly separate step
controlled by the Planning Board and
Township Council that would come later.
As we have stated, designating the
property an area in need of redevelopment
simply provides the Township a tool box
not otherwise available that can help provide an alignment of interests of the Township, the School Board, and my client, and
can assist everyone in jointly developing a
mutually beneficial plan for the responsible development of HHC’s property. We
have a sense of the issues which arise out
of HHC’s desire to redevelop its property,
and recognize that development of the
property may concern some people in the
community. We remain committed to addressing all of these concerns in a fair,
open, and responsible manner.
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ing a response by letter from the
township, as well as a “disconnect”
regarding the Council’s request for
more information through a concept plan and the company’s original request for approving an investigation of redevelopment area designation.
The letter states: “The Council’s
response appears to be, first tell us
what you want to do, then we’ll decide whether to consider your request.”
Before proposing “a twopronged approach” involving simultaneous concept review and redevelopment area investigation by
the Planning Board, HHC’s attorney asked how a non-binding concept process “will legitimately lead
to consideration of its original request.”
The letter states that “designating the property an area in need of
redevelopment provides a tool box
that can help provide an alignment
of interests of the township, the
school board,” and HHC.
When reached by phone, Howard Hughes project director Chuck
McMahon says the Council’s request for an informal review before
the Planning Board is within its
right, but he reiterated concern regarding how Council’s proposal
connects with the company’s redevelopment request.
“The council has not detailed
how this proposal will legitimately
return to our original request,” McMahon says. When asked how many residential units are under consideration by the company, McMahon says that question will be explored during the planning process
after the property has been designated for redevelopment.
West Windsor’s experience with
redevelopment — specifically in
the area surrounding the Princeton
Junction train station — may indicate why the company has so far
refrained from publicly outlining
specific details. Questions of housing numbers plagued the train station redevelopment area, and the
company may be trying to distance
itself from the housing discussion.
Transit village plans were derailed
when preliminary proposals for the
number of planned residential units
went as high as 2,000 units, prompting an opposition slate to win
Council seats in 2007.
That same year redevelopment
planning consultant, Princeton architect J. Robert Hillier, presented
a treatise that made an economic
case for 1,000 residential units, extrapolated from state-mandated affordable housing requirements,
and the adopted redevelopment
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Helmetta. Plainsboro switched its
animal control services in 2010 for
cost savings reasons. The township
previously paid more than $60,000
a year for shared services with
West Windsor. The township has
this year paid Helmetta more than
$8,900, last year paying $17,000.
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ollowing the retirement of
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plan for the 350-acre train station
area ultimately proposed fewer
than 500 units.
So how many housing units can
be expected from the much larger
653-acre Howard Hughes property? HHC has specified more than
200 acres of wetlands will be set
aside for open space, though that
still leaves the developable acreage
at roughly 450 acres.
Richard Johnson, senior vicepresident at Matrix Development
Group in Monroe, says he would be
surprised if Hughes is considering
2,000 residential units for its development, a number that was discussed in the train station redevelopment zone nearly 10 years ago.
“If you look at Howard Hughes’
portfolio, they are master plan
mixed-used builders,” Johnson
says. “I haven’t seen their plan, but
I’m sure it’s not going to be anything like single-family homes on
one-acre lots. If you have 200-acres
for wetlands you have 400-acres
left, and by the time you do roads
and facilities, one house per acre
gives you 300 houses. That
wouldn’t make any sense.”
Instead Johnson says the site
will more likely be a mixture of
residential components including
single family homes, attached
‘This is not for the faint
of heart: 650 acres, as
well located as it is,
there is still a lot of risk.
The fact is that Howard
Hughes has the experience to get it done.’
townhomes, and apartment flats or
condominiums in the six to eightstory range, as well as different retail and office developments. Combining uses diversifies the risk for
developers, and according to Johnson mixed-use projects near transit
usually generate children at a lower
rate than single-family developments dependent on cars.
“I think it is a fairly common reaction to ask about residential and
school-age children. How are the
resources of the community going
to be impacted? Is the development
in the end a source of benefit to the
community?” says Johnson, who
lives in nearby Cranbury. “I think
the biggest issue in sites this large,
the question is who are you dealing
with. This is not for the faint of
heart: 650-acres of land, as well located as it is, in a strong of a market
as it is, there is a lot of risk. The fact
that Howard Hughes has been there
for 10 years and has the experience
to get it done. It doesn’t give the
community all the answers they
want, but it gives them a comfort
level.”
rath will be promoted to corporal.
Bresnen currently commands
the patrol division, having joined
the department in 1999 and worked
in patrol and traffic divisions. He
was promoted to corporal in 2008
and to sergeant a year later.
Olma is a supervisor in the patrol division. He grew up in Monroe and joined the department in
2003. In addition to serving in patrol and administration, Olma has
been assigned to the Middlesex
County narcotics task force and
special operations response team.
McElrath is from Edison and
joined the department in 2008. He
has worked in patrol as well as in
the detective bureau as a juvenile
officer.
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At both the September 22 and
October 6 Council meetings HHC
emphasized it is the sole owner of
the site, while the train station redevelopment area involved dozens of
owners. The company has also
noted the site would take more than
25 years to be fully built out, and
the timing of residential construction does matter when determining
the impact of school children enrollment and whether new schools
are needed.
W
hatever is eventually built
will of course impact the entire region, and the property’s
unique transportation access has
attracted attention from transit oriented professionals. In the company’s presentation before Council in
September, HHC representatives
discussed a human-scale mixeduse development with traffic, bicycle, and pedestrian connections.
“West Windsor has expressed
concerns about overdevelopment.
A project like this has the possibility of bringing amenities the community might want,” says Nat Bottigheimer, a Princeton consultant
who has worked as a professional
transportation planner and real estate economics consultant. “I think
what you’ll find is they will try to
position it to people who want an
active, walkable, bikeable atmosphere, but customized for the suburbs. People tend to think you are
building a city in the suburbs but in
Europe there are lots of small towns
that are bikeable and walkable.”
Bottigheimer notes the property’s transportation access to Route
1, the train station, as well as its
proximity to the Mercer County
Park and the D&R Canal. He says
transit oriented development for
the site with continuous walkable
and bikeable trails could link residents to the nearby amenities on
both sides of Route 1 that would
not be dependent on cars.
Martin Robbins, the director
emeritus of the Allen M. Voorhees
Transportation Center at Rutgers
who a decade ago coordinated the
lengthy study of the proposed regional Millstone bypass of Route 1
at Washington Road in West Windsor, says the property’s proximity
to the northeast corridor rail line
could have similar characteristics
to the Main Street North Brunswick development, a new train station transit village also on the
northeast corridor.
This is a massive piece of property that could use the rail line right
of way effectively, “either as a station or to create a connection from
the Hughes property to the Princeton Junction train station,” Robbins
says. “A station would draw off
excess demand from Princeton
Junction and greatly benefit the
housing development.”
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by Jashvina Shah
ebuilding year” is not a
phrase one typically associates with a team that
recently won its fifth consecutive
Mercer County championship.
“We lost so many athletes last
year, a lot of coaches would call this
year a rebuilding year. I hate that
sentiment, ‘rebuilding year,’” said
South boys’ cross country coach
Kurt Wayton. “It’s like a purgatory
limbo. For our kids, I want to put
out the best possible product.”
Wayton’s product turned out to
be pretty good. His Pirates were
undefeated in dual meets, won the
Mercer County title, and headed
into the state meets with their sights
set on a berth in the Meet of Champions on Saturday, November 22,
at Holmdel Park.
At the Group IV Central sectional on November 8, the Pirates took
third place, led by senior standout
Nikhil Pulimood, who won the
race, and Tim Bason, who finished
third.
Pulimood again carried the team
at the Group IV championship on
November 15, taking the individual state title in a time of 15:44. As a
team, meanwhile, South finished
fourth. With only the top three
teams in each division qualifying
automatically for the Meet of
Champions, the Pirates had to wait
out the rest of the day’s races to see
if the team’s average time would
hold up for a wildcard spot.
South’s girls found themselves
playing the same waiting game after a fifth-place finish in a highly
competitive Group IV race. They,
too, earned a wildcard berth at the
Meet of Champions.
At the sectional meet the week
before, South’s girls were the class
of the field, taking first place and
finishing three runners in the top
10.
South’s top runners this season
were Christina Rancan and Deirdre
Casey. The pair finished second
and seventh at sectionals and fifth
and sixth at the group meet. “We
look to them as our leaders,” head
coach Josh Siegel said, but he
named Alex Hesterberg, who finished ninth at sectionals and 33rd at
groups, as the team’s most improved runner.
“The girls just became a team
and supported one another throughout everything, whether it’s practice, school, or competition itself,”
Siegel said. “We’ve been so successful running as a team and just
becoming a better unit.”
On the boys side, Wayton said
Zabih Kotecha served as a leader
this season, while Bason, who finished fifth in the Group IV meet,
was one of the team’s most improved runners.
Pulimood also made big gains
this season, and with the second
fastest time across all races at the
group meet, he is in a prime position for a top finish at the Meet of
Champions. “He’s always raced
pretty tough,” Wayton said. “I think
the big thing with him in the last
year is just the training. It’s allowed
him to just put anything together,
so now he’s in a very small group at
the top.”
Gould said. “Watching these guys
grow over the summer for me was
great.”
Kian Jackson was North’s top
runner, while Albert Mendez and
Gabe Yoder-Shenk took leadership
roles as captains. Jackson was the
highest-finishing North runner at
the Group IV meet with a 34thplace finish in 16:49. North finished ninth as a team.
“We have a pretty good tradition
going back for our seniors, who
may have been average guys for the
first couple of years, really stepping up and competing well,”
Gould said. “Gabe was one of those
guys this year, and I think Kian as
well. He was always a good runner,
but he really competed at a high
level this year. Shuming Teoh, he’s
a junior, he stepped up and performed really well, competed really well and acted as a leader as
well.”
North’s girls’ cross country
team, with just nine runners, finished with an 8-6 record and finished fifth at the Central sectional
to qualify for the Group IV meet,
where the Knights finished 15th.
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they had higher goals for the team
themselves.”
College Bound: South cross country and track stars
Nikhil Pulimood, above left, and Edlyn Gulama, signed
national letters of intent to compete in college. Pulimood will run for Duke University, and Gulama for
Northeastern University. They are pictured with their
families and coaches Kurt Wayton, left, and Josh Siegel.
Nonetheless, five runners —
Yuzki Oey, Sahana Natarajan, Anu
Kandasamy, Julia Grande, and Sarah Liu — ran personal bests at the
Group IV meet. Oey, the team’s top
runner, advanced to the Meet of the
Champions as an individual with a
13th-place finish in 19:28.
“She’s been really focusing on
her race,” Biro said. “Making sure
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North boys: Fourth place. 8. Kian
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igh School South graduate Ian
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Performer of the Week on November 11.
Dixon-Anderson was a triple
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freestyle in 10:14.35, 200 butterfly
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Signing On: North softball player Madison Bloom
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t took until the final game of the
season, but South’s football team
finally notched a win and ended its
nine-game losing streak on November 13 against Robbinsville.
Quarterback Zack Joseph scored
both South touchdowns, running
from the 1-yard line each time.
North, meanwhile, saw its hopes
for a playoff spot dashed with a 4721 loss to Princeton on November
7. Princeton jumped out to a 26-0
lead before North scored its first
points in the third quarter on a
10-yard run by C.J. Markisz.
Robert Peterson and Patrick Zeoli contributed two more touchdowns for the Knights in the fourth
quarter, and Steven Schilder’s
three point-after attempts were all
successful.
In the consolation round of the
playoffs the Knights again fell in a
high-scoring game against Northern Burlington. Quarterback Kevin
Murphy completed 14 of 27 passes
for 231 yards and four touchdowns
in the 48-41 loss.
Markisz led the team in rushing
with 172 total yards and two touchdowns. Malik Thompson was the
top receiver, with five receptions
for 74 yards and two touchdowns.
Robert Peterson and Kade Laforge
accounted for the Knights’ other
two touchdowns.
North (5-5): A 47-21 loss to Princeton on November 7.
A 48-41 loss to Northern Burlington on November 15.
South (1-9): A 14-0 loss to Steinert on November 7.
A 12-7 win over Robbinsville on
November 13.
Girls’ Volleyball
North (17-13): A 2-1 loss to Wall
on November 5. Aces: Vrinda Gupta,
2; Ylana Lopez, 1. Kills: Lopez, 2;
Ashley Yao, 14. Assists: Gupta, 1;
Anuksha Singh, 14; Zoe Zhuang, 1.
South (15-11): A 2-0 loss to Old
Tappan on November 5.
VC helps clients focus on beauty, inside and out
When
Angela
Pantaleone
decided to open up VC Salonspa
in 1995, she wanted customers to
connect with their true selves upon
entering the Robbinsville salon.
“Nothing makes my day more
than when someone says that they
never knew they could look like
this—so beautiful and so amazing,”
Pantaleone said.
Located in Town Center’s Building
B at 2350 Route 33, Pantaleone has
molded VC to be a place where
customers can focus on their health
and well-being, and come out
looking really great.
“We strive to provide a service
and a sense of well-being to our
guest,” Pantaleone said. “The
surroundings in which people live
are crucial because all of these
things can change the way you
feel.”
The staff at VC keeps an eye out
if clients are having a rough day
or are in a bad mood, and always
strives to provide services that shift
clients into a positive frame of mind.
“Our mission is to make people
feel great, and make people look
and feel beautiful and fabulous
every day,” Pantaleone said.
“Having the ability to help people
love what they look like is the
is extremely proud of. She said she
greatest gift and something we strive
continually looks for people who are
for day after day, year after year.
a great fit at the salon.
For instance, we love using makeup
“I love my team, our community
and hair dressing to contour so it
and our industry,
looks like you had a
and we are always
face lift.”
looking for the right
The salon has been
people to join our
named a top 200
team,” Pantaleone
salon in the nation,
said.
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a top 10 salon in
you want to excel
New Jersey and is
in
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service,
top 1 percent of
master hair styling,
salons in the country,
cutting or coloring,
Pantaleone said.
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and passion for
to our community,”
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professionals to a
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bar for new talent
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VC
features
coming in. With the
Angela Pantaleone
many
services
level of mastery in
for hair, including
our business today, I
conditioning services that both
am excited to see what the level of
repair and protect the integrity
talent will be in the future.”
of the hair, Umbrella brand
The VC team—which includes
waterproofing
and
pre-color
Denise Dinyon, the “den mother” of
treatments and blowout styles with
the staff—is something Pantaleone
names like “Go Big or Go Home,”
“Pillow Talk” and “Shake What Your
Mama Gave You.” The Umbrella
pre-color treatment creates less
cuticle damage on the hair, which
helps the color to last longer, and
enhances shine for deeper and
richer tones, Pantaleone said.
Pantaleone
and
her
staff
participate in the major events
such as Oribe Backstage, New
York Fashion Week, New Jersey
Fashion and Beauty Week and
in-house
editorial
shoots
that
provide creative inspiration for
the team to bring to the clients.
This—along with an environment
that focuses on the four elements
of earth, air, fire and water—gives
clients what Pantaleone believes
are exceptional services in an
exceptional environment.
In addition to all of the hair
services, VC offers services for skin,
including hydrafacials, massages,
nails and sunless tanning. A number
of packages may be purchased,
which include spa, party, bridal, and
prom packages.
VC Salonspa is located at 2350
Route 33 in Robbinsville’s Town
Center. It is open Monday through
Saturday. Phone: (609) 259-5952.
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event, call or check the website
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an event? Submit details and photos to [email protected].
West Windsor, 609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheatre.net.
Family
holiday drama presented by M&M
Stage Productions. $18. Weekends through Sunday, November
30. Reception with the cast and
crew follows the opening night
performance. 8 p.m.
Friday
November 21
Mame, Playhouse 22, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, 732254-3939. www.playhouse22.org.
Musical. $22. 8 p.m.
On Stage
Hair, Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, 732-8732710. www.villagerstheatre.com.
Musical. $20. 8 p.m.
Little Women, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical based on the life of Louisa May
Alcott and her sisters. $29.50 to
$31.50 includes dessert. Weekends through January 3. 7 p.m.
The Laramie Project, High
School South, 346 Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7165050. www.ww-p.org. Drama
based on the Matthew Shepard
story is set in Laramie, Wyoming.
$10. 7:30 p.m.
ZM, Westminster Choir College,
Yvonne Theater, Rider University,
Lawrenceville,
609-921-2663.
www.rider.edu. Workshop production of a new musical. Book and
lyrics by Greg Kotis. Music by
Mark Hollman. Sean Daniels, director; Steven Gross, music director; and Wendy Seyb, choreographer. $20. 7:30 p.m.
Red Noses, Berlind Theater, McCarter Theater Center, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2589220. www.princeton.edu/arts. By
Peter Barnes. $15. 8 p.m.
Miracle on 34th Street, Kelsey
Theater, Mercer Community
College, 1200 Old Trenton Road,
Art
Holiday Wreath Making, Morven
Museum, 55 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-924-8144. www.
morven.org. In the Carriage
House. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Gallery Talk, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, 609-258-3788. artmuseum.
princeton.edu. “The Rape of the
Sabines: A Baroque View of an
Antique Myth” presented by Sandy Kurinsky. 12:30 p.m.
Author Event, Firehouse Gallery,
8 Walnut Street, Bordentown,
609-298-3742. www.firehousexgallery.com. Launch of “If Picasso
Had a Christmas Tree” featuring
the art of Eric Gibbons, founder of
the Firehouse Gallery and art
teacher at Northern Burlington Regional High School. With the help
of social media Gibbons worked
with art teachers from the U.S., the
U.K., and China in which teachers
emulated an artist through a
Christmas tree design. Artwork,
prints, and signed books available. 6 to 9 p.m.
Dancing
Folk Dance, Princeton Folk
Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-912-1272. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. $5. 8 to 11
p.m.
Folk Music
Joel Mabus, Princeton Folk Music Society, Christ Congregation
Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-799-0944. $20. 8:15 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Jeff Fadden Trio, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609924-1604. Blues, bossa nova, and
Brazilian jazz. Fadden on guitar,
Lori Ingwerson Fadden on vocals
and flute, and David Paller on double bass. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Live Music
The Brown Bag Series, College
of New Jersey, Mildred and Ernest Mayo Concert Hall, Ewing,
609-771-2065. www.tcnj.edu. The
Guitar in Ensemble: Making Music
Together 12:30 p.m.
Pop Music
The Doo Wop Project, McCarter
Theater (Matthews), 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. Jarrod
Spector, Dominic Nolfi, Dwayne
Cooper, Charl Brown, and Dominic Scaglione. $30 to $60. 8 p.m.
Comedy
A New Rising Star Contest, Catch
a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102
Carnegie Center, West Windsor,
609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Face to Face: An exhibit of portraits by eight artists
opens at Princeton Brain and Spine Institute on Friday, December 5.
Comedy Night, HA Comedy Productions, Grovers Mill Coffee
House, 335 Princeton Hightstown
Road, West Windsor, 609-7168771.
www.heleneangley.com.
Helene Angley of West Windsor
hosts. Comedians include Jason
Pollack and Tom Ragu. Free. 8
p.m.
Comedy Night, Station Bar and
Grill, 2625 Route 130 South,
Cranbury, 609-655-5550. Hosted
by Mike Bonner. 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Opening Night, Blooming Grove
Inn, 234 West Upper Ferry Road,
Ewing, 609-882-1150. Renovations are complete for the new restaurant. Formerly Paulie’s Anna
Rose and Lieggi’s Ewing Manor.
Built in the 1860s, the restaurant
has been restored. Plans are for a
large vegetable garden in the back
of the building for spinach, kale,
peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers; an herb garden on the side of
the property; and trees in the front
yard. 5 p.m.
Advanced Home Brewing Q&A,
Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Earth Center, 103 College
Farm Road, New Brunswick, 732398-5262. With Michael Klaser.
Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Wellness
Lunch and Learn on Osteoporosis, Princeton Senior Resource
Center, Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Street, 609-9247108. Presented by Dr. Leigh Seigel, Board Certified Internist from
Capital Health. Bring a brown bag
lunch. Beverages and dessert provided. Register. Noon.
Transitions Into Retirement,
Princeton Senior Resource
Center, Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Street, 609-9247108. Group led by Dr. John
George. Register. Free. 3:30 p.m.
Kundalini Meditation, Fellowship in Prayer, 291 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 732-642-8895.
Led by Acharya Girish Jha. Register. $25. 7 p.m.
Princeton Foot & Ankle
Associates, P.C.
Adult and Pediatric Medical and Surgical Treatments of the Foot and Ankle
John F. Stanoch - DPM, DABPS, DABPM
Josh B. Ottenheimer - DPM, DABMSP
Peter Panagakos - DPM, DAPBM
Sachin H. Patel - DPM
609-924-1922
609-799-0043
11 N. Harrison St. | Princeton, N.J. 08540
263 Princeton-Hightstown Rd. | West Windsor, N.J. 08550
www.princetonfootandankle.com
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Nutcracker season runs Saturday, November 22, through Sunday, December 21, at venues across
New Jersey including McCarter
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Brunswick.
The holiday classic features
Tchaikovsky’s score and a cast of
more than 100 performers including professional dancers from
American Repertory Ballet and select students from Princeton Ballet
School. A holiday tradition since
1964, it is one of the longest-running Nutcracker productions in
New Jersey and one of the longest
consecutively running shows in the
United States. The performances at
the State Theater will feature a live
orchestra, conducted by Michael
Pratt, and the Princeton GirlChoir.
Plainsboro dancers include Cate
Bashore, a fifth grade student at
Millstone River, and Frances
Brown, a fourth grade student at
Millstone, who both portray party
children. Sophia Walker and Ema
Niculescu-Mizil, both third grade
students at Wicoff School, portray
angels. They are dance students at
Princeton Ballet School.
The
annual
“Nutcracker
Lectures
Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Dodds, Robertson Hall, 609-258-2943. “Grand
Strategy and Self-Determination”
colloquium in conjunction with the
Liechtenstein Institute. Free. 9
a.m.
Annual Conference, Network for
NJ’s Afterschool Communities,
Marriott, 100 College Road East,
Plainsboro.
www.njsacc.org.
“Finding the Balance,” a two day
conference with workshops in
learning, standards, testing, and
STEM (science technology engineering and math). $273 includes
continental breakfast, lunch, and
materials; $163 for one day. 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Science Lectures
Public Tour, Princeton Plasma
Physics Laboratory, Forrestal
Campus, 100 Stellarator Road,
Plainsboro, 609-243-2484. www.
pppl.gov. Age 12 and over. E-mail
[email protected] to register. 10
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Schools
Campus Tours, Princeton International School of Mathematics
& Science, 19 Lambert Drive,
Princeton,
609-454-5580.
prismus.org. Curriculum combines American and Chinese education. E-mail kevin.merges@
prismus.org. Noon.
Sweets” party will be held on Friday, November 28, at 3:15 p.m.,
between the 1 and 4:30 p.m. performances at McCarter Theater. The
family-friendly event features
homemade treats including tea,
coffee, and hot cocoa served in
china teacups; story time; and free
photos with costumed characters.
Tickets for “Nutcracker Sweets”
are sold separately from performance tickets, but are also available through the McCarter box office.
As it has for several years, Terra
Momo restaurant group is once
again partnering with ARB’s Nutcracker season. They will offer
ARB’s Nutcracker ticket holders
20 percent off a meal at Eno Terra
in Kingston, Mediterra in Princeton, or Teresa Caffe in Princeton.
On Saturday, November 22, between 1 and 3 p.m., costumed characters will be greeting guests at
Mediterra restaurant.
The Nutcracker, American
Repertory Ballet, Union Performing Arts Center, 1601 Irving Street,
Rahway. Saturday, November 22, 2
p.m. 732-499-8226. www.arballet.org.
The Nutcracker, American
Repertory Ballet, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton. Wednesday, November 26, 7
p.m.; Friday and Saturday, Novem-
Saturday
November 22
Dance
The Nutcracker, American Repertory Ballet, Union Performing
Arts Center, 1601 Irving Street,
Rahway, 732-499-8226. www.
arballet.org. Performance with
Tchaikovsky’s score. 2 p.m.
On Stage
Miracle on 34th Street, Kelsey
Theater, Mercer Community
College, 1200 Old Trenton Road,
West Windsor, 609-570-3333.
Family holiday drama presented
by M&M Stage Productions. $18.
2 and 8 p.m.
ZM, Westminster Choir College,
Yvonne Theater, Rider University,
Lawrenceville,
609-921-2663.
www.rider.edu. Workshop production of a new musical. Book and
lyrics by Greg Kotis. Music by
Mark Hollman. Sean Daniels, director; Steven Gross, music director; and Wendy Seyb, choreographer. $20. 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Little Women, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical based on the life of Louisa May
A Dreamy Christmas:
More than 100 dancers, including several
from Plainsboro, participate in American
Repertory Ballet’s production.
Phone: 609-275-5707 • Fax: 609-275-9503
E-mail: [email protected]
660 Plainsboro Rd. • Plainsboro, NJ 08536
ber 28 and 29, 1 and 4:30 p.m. 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org.
The Nutcracker, American
Repertory Ballet, Patriots Theater, War Memorial, Trenton. Saturday, December 6, 1 and 4:30 p.m.
$35 to $45. 609-948-8400. www.
arballet.org.
The Nutcracker, American
Repertory Ballet, Algonquin Arts
Theater, 60 Abe Voorhees Drive,
Manasquan. Saturday, December
13, 1 and 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday,
December 14, 3 p.m. 732-5289211. www.arballet.org.
The Nutcracker, American
Repertory Ballet, State Theater,
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. Friday, December 19, 7:30
p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, December 20 and 21, 1 and 4:30 p.m.
Performance with live orchestra of
Tchaikovsky’s score conducted by
Michael Pratt, and the Princeton
GirlChoir. 732-246-7469. www.
arballet.org.
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Alcott and her sisters. $29.50 to
$31.50 includes dessert. 7 p.m.
The Laramie Project, High
School South, 346 Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7165050. www.ww-p.org. Drama
based on the Matthew Shepard
story is set in Laramie, Wyoming.
$10. 7:30 p.m.
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AND OFTEN
Mame, Playhouse 22, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, 732254-3939. www.playhouse22.org.
Musical. $22. 8 p.m.
Hair, Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, 732-8732710. www.villagerstheatre.com.
Musical. $20. 8 p.m.
Film
Family Events, Garden Theater,
Nassau Street, Princeton. Screening of “Back to the Future 2.” $4.
10:30 a.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897. www.lmxac.
org/plainsboro. First day for exhibit of paintings, drawings, mixed
media, and poetry created by artists of ArtSpace, a therapeutic art
program that is part of HomeFront’s Family Preservation Center’s emergency shelter. On view
to December 10. 10 a.m.
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Hand-Blown Glass Ornaments,
Grounds For Sculpture, 126
Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609586-0616.
www.groundsforsculpture.org. With Leanne Purkis. $90. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Author Event, Firehouse Gallery,
8 Walnut Street, Bordentown, 609298-3742. www.firehousexgallery.
com. Launch of “If Picasso Had a
Christmas Tree” featuring the art
of Eric Gibbons, founder of the
Firehouse Gallery and art teacher
at Northern Burlington Regional
High School. With the help of social media Gibbons worked with
art teachers from the U.S., the
U.K., and China in which teachers
emulated an artist through a
Christmas tree design. Artwork,
prints, and signed books available. Noon to 3 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8777.
www.
artscouncilofprinceton.org. Gallery talk in conjunction with “B
Homes” by Peter Abrams, the 25th
anniversary exhibition. 2 p.m.
Exhibit, Ellarslie, Trenton City
Museum, Cadwalader Park, 609989-3632.
www.ellarslie.org.
Opening reception for “Splash,” an
exhibit featuring promising water-
Point of View: Princeton Public Library
screens and hosts a
discussion of ‘15 to
Life: Kenneth’s Story’
on Wednesday, December 3.
colorists. Robert Sakson served
as juror. Artists’ talk on Sunday,
January 18, at 2 p.m., the last day
of the exhibit. 7 to 8 p.m.
Dancing
Latin Sensation Plus, Central
Jersey Dance Society, Unitarian
Universalist Congregation, 40
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609945-1883. Lessons followed by
social dance. No partner needed.
Refreshments. $12. 6:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Fall Concert, Westminster Choir
College, Bristol Chapel, Princeton, 609-921-2663. Westminster
Kantorei conducted by Amanda
Quist. $20. 8 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
University Concert Jazz Ensemble, Princeton University, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-9220.
princeton.edu/~puje.
Featuring
the Alison Crockett Trio. $15. 8
p.m.
Live Music
Tribute Night, The Grind Coffee
House and Cafe, 7 Schalks
Crossing Road, Plainsboro, 609275-2919. plainsborogrindcoffeencafe.com. Crosby, Stills, Nash
and Young. Musicians include Jim
Baxter, James Nemecek, Gary
Pearsall, Dennis Noble, Helen
O’Shea, Ed Hermann, Brandon
Broderick, and Wade Prestridge. 7
to 10 p.m.
Rodney & Eva, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.
com. 7:30 p.m.
Pop Music
Rock School, Farringtons Music,
51 Everett Drive, Suite A-80, West
Windsor, 609-448-7170. www.
farringtonsmusic.com. All musicians are invited to participate in a
rock band. Register. $25 includes
a two-hour jam. 6:30 p.m.
THE DANCE CORNER’S
GIFT TO YOU FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Benefit Galas
Gala Angel Awards Dinner, Project Freedom, Stone Terrace by
John Henry’s, 2275 Kuser Road,
Hamilton, 609-278-0075. www.
projectfreedom.org.
Dinner,
drinks, and entertainment by Meg
Hansen and Billy Hill. Honoree is
Florence Emery Cohen, a longtime member of the board of trustees and a Plainsboro resident.
Register $125; $200 for two. 6
p.m. See story.
Comedy
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West
Windsor, 609-987-8018. www.
catcharisingstar.com.
Register.
$22. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Craft Fairs
Crafters’ Marketplace, YWCA
Princeton, John Witherspoon
School, 217 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. $8. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Faith
Meeting, Bhakti Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton,
732-604-4135. Discussion, meditation, and Indian vegetarian luncheon. Register by E-mail to [email protected]. 2 p.m.
3 FREE DANCE CLASSES
*FOR NEW STUDENTS ONLY*
OFFER GOOD UNTIL DECEMBER 23, 2014
For More Information Call:
(609) 799-9677
www.thedancecorner.org
Farm Markets
Last Market of 2014, West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market, Vaughn Drive Parking Lot,
Princeton Junction Train Station,
609-933-4452. www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. Everything for
your Thanksgiving dinner, except
the turkey, will be available. Hostess gifts include candles, wine,
sauces, centerpieces, and soaps.
Fresh produce, bread, pies, sausages, poultry, beef, and more.
Prepared foods, pot pies, and root
vegetables. The volunteers from
Yes, We Can will be on site collecting fresh and canned foods along
with frozen turkeys for The Crisis
Ministry of Mercer County. West
Windsor Little League will be on
site collecting gently used baseball and softball equipment. Girl
Scout Cadette Troop 71806 will be
distributing tree saplings and information on the importance of trees.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wellness
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, Firefly Yoga, 2500
Brunswick Pike, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, 609-403-6679. Bring
recovery into your yoga practice.
E-mail [email protected] for information. $5. 8 a.m.
T’ai Chi, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, 609275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Free. 10 a.m.
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NOVEMBER 21, 2014
In Retirement, a Career Helping Others
Harvey earned his MBA from Illinois Institute of Technology while
Florence was determined to have it
all. While she was head of the acquisition department at University
of Chicago Law School, she was
also going to school and had young
children at home. “I remember
holding the baby, stirring a pot, and
reading a book at the same time,”
she says. Their sons are John and
Jason, who developed spastic
quadriplegia after contracting a virus as an infant. She graduated
from the University of Chicago
with a master’s degree in history.
The family moved to the Philadelphia area in 1970 when Harvey
joined the International Mill Service, where he worked for the next
22 years. Harvey then became a
stockbroker and financial advisor
with Dean Witter and retired in
2003. Florence became a company
official with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Florence was then recruited by
Prudential to work in the corporate
office in Newark. “The children
were four and eight, and we needed
to check out educational opportunities for Jason,” she says. “We
were lucky to find a house in West
Windsor, and it all worked out.”
The family moved to West
Windsor in 1978. The West Windsor-Plainsboro School District
worked with the Cohen family and
purchased a mini bus with a lift to
accommodate Jason and his wheelchair. He attended a special school
on the campus of Mercer Community College through middle
school. The child study team
checked on him often and realized
that Jason was far ahead of his class
and wanted to try him at WW-P
High School. After getting an A in
one class and two A’s when he took
two classes, they transferred him in
10th grade with an aide to help him.
Jason, a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, Class
of 1994, was one of the first wheelchair-bound students in the school
(now High School South). He was
inducted into the National Honor
Society during his high school
days.
College was a potential challenge. “There were only six schools
in the country that could handle Jason,” says Cohen. One of them was
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College
in North Carolina, from which Cohen received his bachelor of arts
degree in communications with a
minor in religious studies. A volunteer at Project Freedom in Robbinsville prior to his senior year in
college, he was able to secure both
an apartment and a part-time job
there after graduation.
Project Freedom named Jason
the recipient of the Stephen Wensley award for his support and continued service to Project Freedom
and his community. Since he began
living there in 1999, Cohen has
taught a computer course for residents, maintained much of the
Project Freedom website, as well
as mined databases for grant funds.
Cohen has been involved in the
New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive
Ministries with a focus on getting
houses of worship to become ac-
‘When I took early retirement I decided that I
would give back to the
community for the rest
of my life,’ says Florence Cohen.
cessible for the disabled population. Cohen has completed other
programs related to the disabled in
New Jersey including Partners in
Policymaking.
His brother, John Aaron Cohen,
a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School and Newgrange
School in 1988, received a bachelor’s degree from St. Andrew’s in
1992, so the family knew the school
well. He is now an employment
specialist with Northeast Community Center for Mental Health/
Mental Retardation.
“We drove Jason to college six
or eight times a year,” says Florence Cohen. “The school was decades ahead of their time. All the
buildings were accessible to wheelchairs. Students in a work study
program helped him take notes
during classes.”
“Project Freedom affects not
only tenants but families and provides opportunities for many. People live in the community and contribute to society,” says Cohen.
“Jason is happy to work and pay
taxes. He has an independent spirit
and I feel more at ease.”
Florence Cohen held numerous
positions with Prudential before
taking advantage of an early retirement package in 1994. After working part time in various capacities,
she started Welcoming Services
LLC, to assist newcomers with services in the West Windsor area.
She also began to volunteer many hours of community service.
“When I took early retirement I decided that I would give back to the
community for the rest of my life,”
she says. She has been a member of
the Princeton Corridor Rotary
Club, chairman of West Windsor’s
Affordable Housing Committee,
member of West Windsor Historical Society and Friends of West
Windsor Open Space. She is also a
deacon and elder at Dutch Neck
Presbyterian Church.
As a Project Freedom board
member Cohen has served on the
financial committee and as chairman of the personnel committee. In
2001 she received a Prudential
Community Champions award for
her work with Project Freedom. At
the time she devoted an average of
25 hours a month in services,
served on several committees,
chaired the annual fundraiser, and
helped raise community awareness
of the organization.
She also earned a top CARES
grant award of $5,000 for Project
Freedom to aid accessible housing
and support services for low-income, physically disabled individuals, and their families. Cohen appeared several times before the
town council and planning board of
West Windsor in pursuit of approval to build a Project Freedom complex as part of the Toll Brothers
project on the Maneely tract on Old
Bear Brook Road.
Today Project Freedom’s Robbinsville location is an apartment
complex of 30 units designed specifically for people with disabilities. Project Freedom at Hamilton
features 40 one-bedroom apartments and eight two-bedroom
apartments in eight buildings. Proj-
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Giving Back: Florence and Harvey Cohen’s son was
one of the first wheelchair-bound students at WW-P
High School and later received help from Project
Freedom, which Florence has served since 1993.
ect Freedom at Lawrence features
44 one-bedroom apartments and 10
two-bedroom apartments in nine
buildings. Freedom Village in
Hopewell and in Woodstown include one, two, and three bedroom
rental apartments. Transportation
is available through NJ Transit buses and, for those who qualify, New
Jersey Transit’s Access Link.
Cohen and her husband moved
to Windrows in Plainsboro in 2012.
“We looked at many active adult
communities before making a decision,” she says. “You can be as active as you want and you can really
enjoy your retirement with lec-
tures, concerts, tours, yoga, and
water aerobics. We are happily retired and recommend it highly.”
She is now on Windrows’ finance and welcome committees.
“Seniors are so valuable to their
communities,”
says
Cohen.
“Where else do you get free labor?“
Gala Angel Awards Dinner,
Project Freedom, Stone Terrace
by John Henry’s, 2275 Kuser Road,
Hamilton. Saturday, November 22,
6 p.m. Entertainment by Meg Hansen and Billy Hill. Register $125;
$200 for two. 609-278-0075. www.
projectfreedom.org.
Princeton Orthopaedic Associates is
Pleased to Announce That
Michael S. Grenis, MD is Joining Our
Central New Jersey Orthopaedic Practice.
Dr. Grenis has been practicing orthopaedic and hand surgery in
Princeton since 1990. Dr. Grenis brings special interest and
advanced training in hand surgery encompassing the evaluation
and treatment of conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome,
tendonitis, fractures and ligament injuries of the hand and wrist.
In addition, for the past 3 years Dr. Grenis has been serving
as one of the orthopaedic trauma surgeons at Pocono Medical
Center and will be joining our trauma team at the Capital Health
Regional Medical Center, a Level II Trauma Center.
Michael S. Grenis, MD
If you would like a consultation with Dr. Grenis at our main
Princeton office, our Ewing office, or our newest office at the
Medical Arts Pavilion, University Medical Center of Princeton
at Plainsboro, please give us a call at (609) 924-8131.
Central Scheduling
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325 Princeton Ave.
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Lectures
Horse Show
Outdoor Action
Princeton Basketball, Jadwin
Gym, 609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com.
Incarnate
Word. $12. 11 a.m.
Schools
Early Child Open House and
Sample Class, Waldorf School,
1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton,
609-466-1970.
www.princetonwaldorf.org. Ages 2-5 with caregiver. 9 to 10:30 a.m.
25 years
years in
in the
the same
same location:
location:
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10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
609-275-7272
609-275-7272
Superfresh shopping center
Superfresh
shopping
(next door
to the Indian
Hutcenter
restaurant)
(next door to the Indian Hut restaurant)
Book Sale
Also located at:
Also
located at:
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Hardbacks, paperbacks, miscellaneous media, and art at bargain
prices. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
2083 Klockner Road, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
2083 Klockner Road, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
609-588-4999
609-588-4999
www.plainsborofootandankle.com
Pre-Cut Lot
Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite
635, Plainsboro, 609-750-7432.
www.relaxationandhealing.com.
$15. 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Getting to Know Your Digital
Camera, Princeton Photo Workshop, Princeton Theological Seminary, 20 Library Place, Princeton,
609-921-3519.
www.
princetondigitalphotoworkshop.
com. Register. $59. 10 a.m. to
noon.
Princeton Canal Walkers, Turning
Basin Park, Alexander Road,
Princeton, 609-638-6552. Threemile walk on the towpath. Bad
weather cancels. Free. 10 a.m.
10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Kirtan Evening
Princeton Show Jumping, Hunter
Farms, 246 Burnt Hill Road, Skillman, 609-924-2932. Free. 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Sports
Sports for Causes
Trenton Ebola Awareness Walk,
East Coast Outreach Development International, City Hall, 319
East State Street, Trenton. 10:30
a.m.
Information Meeting for Annual
Walk, NAMI Mercer, Omeda Diner, 1337 Route 1, North Brunswick,
609-799-8994.
www.
namimercer.org. How to start
teams, raise funds, and volunteer.
Annual walk combats stigma and
raises money to benefit education
and support programs for families
affected by mental illness. Register. 11 a.m.
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Sunday
November 23
On Stage
Little Women, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
Musical based on the life of Louisa
May Alcott and her sisters. $29.50
to $31.50 includes dessert. 1:30
p.m.
Miracle on 34th Street, Kelsey
Theater, Mercer Community
College, 1200 Old Trenton Road,
West Windsor, 609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheatre.net.
Family
holiday drama presented by M&M
Stage Productions. $18. 2 p.m.
Hair, Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset, 732-8732710. www.villagerstheatre.com.
Musical. $20. 2 p.m.
ZM, Westminster Choir College,
Yvonne Theater, Rider University,
Lawrenceville,
609-921-2663.
www.rider.edu. Workshop production of a new musical. Book and
lyrics by Greg Kotis. Music by
Mark Hollman. Sean Daniels, director; Steven Gross, music director; and Wendy Seyb, choreographer. $20. 2 p.m.
Mame, Playhouse 22, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, 732254-3939. Musical. $22. 3 p.m.
Film
Freedom Summer, Princeton
Public Library, Garden Theater,
160 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-924-9529.
www.princetonlibrary.org. Screening of “Freedom
Summer” directed by Stanley Nelson. Register at thegardentheatre.
com. Free. 1 p.m.
Classical Music
Richardson Chamber Players,
Princeton University Concerts,
Richardson Auditorium, 609-2582800.
princetonuniversityconcerts.org. “Divine Winds” presented by the chamber ensemble
includes works by Mozart, Poulenc, and more. $15. 3 p.m.
Sacred Rights, Scared Song: A
Concert of Concern, Westminster Choir College, Bristol Chapel, Princeton, 609-921-2663.
www.rider.edu. Works by Francine
Gordon, J.A. Kawarsky, Laomi
Less, Benjie Ellen Schiller and
others. Conducted by J.A. Kawarsky with Francine M. Gordon as
narrator. Free. 3 p.m.
Fall Concert, Westminster Choir
College, Bristol Chapel, Princeton, 609-921-2663. www.rider.
edu. Westminster Jubilee Singers.
Conducted by Brandon Waddles.
$20. 7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Kenny Cunningham, Alchemist
& Barrister, 28 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-5555.
www.theaandb.com. 10 p.m.
Craft Fair
Crafters’ Marketplace, YWCA
Princeton, John Witherspoon
School, 217 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. $8. 11
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Faith
Reflect, Realize, and Refine,
Plainsboro Manthan Manch,
120 Parker Road South, Plainsboro, 914-316-8322. Ponder a
topic without debate or controversy. Register. 10:15 a.m.
Hymn Sing, Princeton Meadow
Church, 545 Meadow Road, West
Windsor, 609-987-1166. www.
princetonmeadow.com. All ages. 5
to 6 p.m.
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Women’s Jewish Group, Adath
Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, 609896-4977. www.adathisraelnj.org.
Discussion, refreshments, and
more. Register. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Wellness
A Guided Gratitude Meditation,
Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite
635, Plainsboro, 609-750-7432.
www.relaxationandhealing.com.
With Marla Hanan. $16. 11 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.
Crystal Grids Workshop, Center
for Relaxation and Healing, 666
Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. www.
relaxationandhealing.com. $30. 2
to 4 p.m.
History
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
158 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-921-6748.
www.princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
around downtown Princeton and
Princeton University campus. $7.
2 p.m.
“Spies in the Continental Capital”, Washington Crossing State
Park, Visitor Center, Titusville,
215-493-4076. Author and historian John Nagy. Free. Individuals
with disabilities who need special
assistance or accommodations
should call in advance. 2 p.m.
Kids Stuff
Legos, Princeton Public Library,
65 Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Grades K to 2 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Grades 3 to 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. 1
p.m.
For Families
Pet Photos with Santa, Quaker
Bridge Mall, Center Court, lower
level,
609-799-8177.
www.
quakerbridgemall.com. Cats and
dogs invited. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Lectures
Art
Gun Violence Prevention Program, Princeton Jewish Center,
435 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-468-3965. www.thejoanlevinschool.org. Keynote speaker is
Reed Gusciora, Deputy Majority
Leader of the NJ State Assembly.
Panelists include Glen Miller,
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office
and former NJ State Trooper, Reverend Bob Moore, Coalition for
Peace Action, Rabbi Joel Mosbacher, Congregation Beth Haverim Shir Shalom in Mahwah, Gianni
Pirelli, clinical and forensic psychologist, and Mandy Perlmuter,
NJ Chapter Lead of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in
America. 4 to 6 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Princeton Day
School, The Great Road, Princeton, 609-924-6700. www.pds.org.
“Jerry Hirniak,” film drawings and
a continual film screening. On
view to December 18. 5 p.m.
Book Sale
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Hardbacks, paperbacks, miscellaneous media, and art at bargain
prices. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Workshop for Kids
Monday Morning Flowers, 111
Main Street, Forrestal Village,
Plainsboro, 609-520-2005. www.
sendingsmiles.com. Real Pumpkin Floral Design for ages 5 to 12.
Refreshments. Register. $25. 1 to
2 p.m.
Monday
November 24
Municipal Meetings
Meeting, West Windsor Township Council, Municipal Building,
Clarksville Road, 609-799-2400.
www.westwindsornj.org. 7 p.m.
Plainsboro Township Committee, Municipal Building, 609799-0909.
www.plainsboronj.
com. 7:30 p.m.
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Literati
Plainsboro
Writers’
Group,
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
Share works in progress with both
published and unpublished authors. 6:30 p.m.
Pop Music
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, 1065 Canal Road, Princeton, 732-236-6803. For women
who can carry a tune and attend
weekly rehearsals. 7:15 p.m.
Health
Relaxercise, Princeton Relaxercise, Princeton Center for Yoga &
Health, Orchard Hill Center, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, 609-9247140. Move mindfully to release
tension and increase flexibility
based on the Feldenkrais Method.
$17. Noon.
The Feldenkrais Method, Feldman Chiropractic, 4418 Route
27, Kingston, 609-252-1766. Register. First class is free. 7 p.m.
Mental Health
Support Group, The Push Group,
Saint Mark United Methodist
Church, 465 Paxton Avenue,
Hamilton Square, 609-213-1585.
For men and women with anxiety
disorders. Free. 7 p.m.
Wellness
Beginner Yoga, South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane,
Monmouth Junction, 732-3294000. First of four classes for new
yoga practitioners. Bring your own
yoga mat and a beach towel. Presented by Denise Trimble. Register. $44. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Farm Fresh: West Windsor Farmers Market opens for
the last time this season on Saturday, November 22, in
the Vaughn Drive lot at Princeton Junction station.
Socials
Lectures
Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Bowl 016, Robertson Hall, 609-258-2943. Panel
and reception in conjunction with
“South Side of Chicago,” an art exhibit with photographs by Jon Lowenstein. On view to December 4.
4:30 p.m.
Pluralistic Judaism in Israel,
Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple
Stream Road, East Windsor, 609443-4454. www.bethel.net. “Pioneering Pluralistic Judaism in a
Jewish State: One Woman’s Perspective” presented by Osnat UrLeurer, the chairperson of the
Masorti/Conservative congregation at Kfar Vradim and a noted Israeli Holocaust educator. Register. Free. 7 p.m.
Singles
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.
com. Drop in for soups, sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee, and conversation. Register at www.
meetup. com/Princeton-Singles
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Origami Workshop, Princeton
Senior Resource Center, Suzanne Patterson Building, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
Thanksgiving themed workshop to
fold a turkey shaped napkin holder
for all levels presented by Laura
Kruskal of Princeton. Register.
Free. 1:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving Centerpiece Design Workshop, Monday Morning Flowers, 111 Main Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609520-2005. www.sendingsmiles.
com. Wine, cheese, and personal
design instruction to make an elegant centerpiece. Register. $95.
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Gaia Oracle Card Readings, Center for Relaxation and Healing,
666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. www.
relaxationandhealing.com. $25 for
20 minute reading by Rosina Valvo. 6 to 9 p.m.
ESL Conversation Class, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren
Street,
609-275-2897.
www.
lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. 7
p.m.
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Opportunities
in Town
Where Are They Now?
H
igh School South’s Class of
2004 is having a 10-year reunion at Cranbury Inn, 21 South
Main Street, Cranbury, on Saturday, November 29, from 7:30 to
10:30 p.m. The cocktail party will
have music and a cash bar. Tickets
are $75 to $85.
“Ten years later, and nothing has
changed ... or has it?” says Clara
Dixon. “Come find out as we celebrate and reminisce about the good
times we shared together.”
The class was the inaugural
eighth grade class at the new Grover Middle School. “Our class
theme was 2004ever and we were a
very spirited class,” says Dixon.
“We were well known for the
couchmen that would appear at
various school events (mostly
sports) and literally set up a couch
alongside the field to cheer on the
Pirates.”
Dixon, formerly Clara Bracke,
served as class president. Reunion
organizers include council members Brian Lee, Joanna Yang, and
Sabaa Dam; and classmates Christina Edwards, Jenn Wills, and Melissa Reich.
“Some of our class’s favorite
memories include our senior trip to
Disney and our senior prank day
when we took over the school parking lot for the day and hung out together as a class,” says Dixon.
Over the past 10 years members
of the class have gone in many directions, including starting their
own companies, becoming teachers and social workers, getting
married and starting families, and
one classmate was in a national
television commercial. Three sets
of high school sweethearts are now
married.
Spouses, partners, and significant others are welcome. Purchase
tickets online at www.eventbrite.com/e/ wwphs-south-10-year-re
union-tickets-12883648339.
Email [email protected].
Oxen in West Windsor
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he Hopewell Stampede — in
which area artists displayed
their art on 68 life-size oxen placed
all over Hopewell Valley — included an ox by Plainsboro resident Tatiana Sougakova.
“One of the artists was our very
own art teacher Tatiana Sougakova,” says Sangeeta Warier, owner
of That Pottery Place and a West
Windsor resident. “Her art students
also designed their own ox, albeit
on paper, and we displayed these at
the West Windsor library in October.”
Warier would like to share the
experience with all children ages 5
to 10 with an ox-illustrating art
contest. One winner in each category will be chosen, ages 5 to 6, 7 to
8, and 9 to 10. A panel of art teachers will serve as judges. The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 5.
In Town: The Class of
2004, above, showing
Pirate spirit, and Tatiana
Sougakova with her ox.
The prize in each category is a
dinner plate on which you can paint
your winning entry or you may
choose to paint something else on
the plate. All glazing and firing fees
are included in the prize.
Visit www.thatpotteryplace.net
for an outline of the ox to make
your own. Call 609-716-6200. The
store is located at 217 Clarksville
Road in West Windsor.
Volunteer
Opportunities
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est Windsor Arts Center
will be transformed into Rio
de Janeiro for Carnaval do Brasil,
this year’s theme for its annual fundraising party on Saturday, February 28. To replicate the authenticity, flavor, and fun of this internationally known celebration, the
council is inviting community artists and volunteers to join its inhouse staff to create this exotic evening.
“Creating an immersive environment featuring the rich talent
that surrounds us here is an ideal
way to capture the spectacular, vivacious event that is Brazilian Carnaval,” says Krupali Desai, cochair of the fundraising committee
and director of global marketing
with Impact Unlimited.
Building on the success of last
year’s fundraiser, Carnaval Magic
will feature original artwork, set
design, and decorations while
guests savor signature South American fare and cocktails, samba
dance to live music, and bid on oneof-a-kind silent auction items.
“The council’s mission has always been to inspire and celebrate
art, music, and performance in the
community,”
says
Jasmine
Dadlani, co-chair of the fundraising committee and senior vice pres-
ident and director of branding for
Cramer Krassault. “We are excited
to bring the hottest party in the
world to West Windsor, showcase
local arts, and celebrate the center’s supporters.”
Artwork in all mediums is being
“commissioned” from the community through January 15. Jennifer
Connaughton, a children’s fashion
designer and aspiring children’s
book illustrator, and Sejal Krishnan, a textile and graphic designer,
are leading the efforts for the magical transformation. E-mail [email protected] or call 609815-0636 for information.
Tickets are $75 per person. Visit
www.westwindsorarts.org or call
609-716-1931 for volunteering or
sponsorship opportunities.
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Call for Art
West Windsor Arts Council
has a call to artists for its members
exhibit, “Inspiration Point,” artwork inspired by sculpture, dance,
music, writing, or other art forms
will be accepted. Artists may join
as a West Windsor Arts Council
member at the time of submission.
Submissions for jury review must
be submitted electronically by Friday, December 12. Kyle Stevenson, a professor of fine arts at Mercer Community College, is the juror. Visit www.westwindsorarts.
org, call 609-716-1931, or E-mail
[email protected].
South Brunswick Arts Commission invites artists in all media
to submit work for a juried exhibit
on the theme “Classic Subjects:
Still Life” by Wednesday, December 10. The theme of the show depicts an arrangement of inanimate
and/or man-made objects either in
a realistic or abstract manner. Visit
www.sbarts.org or call 732-3294000, ext. 7635.
Monmouth Museum seeks
miniatures for “Big Art in Small
Packages,” a juried exhibition of
small works (no larger than 12” x
12” when framed) in a variety of
media by member artists. Visit
monmouthmuseum.org or call
732-747-2266. Submission deadline is Friday, December 5.
Voice for Actors
WW-P Community Education
offers “Getting Paid to Talk,” a
class for people from all walks of
life entering voice acting for supplemental or retirement income, or
even as a full time career on Monday, December 8.
Attendees will learn everything
from the basics of getting started,
working in the studio, effective demo production methods, and industry pros and cons, to where to look
for opportunities in and around
their community and how to land
the job. They will also have the opportunity to record a mock commercial under the direction of a
producer. Visit voicecoaches.com
or call 609-716-5030 to register.
Class fee is $35.
For Young Musicians
Donate Please
Long & Foster Real Estate in
West Windsor has launched its annual toy drive to benefit the U.S.
Marine Corps Reserve Toys for
Tots campaign. Toys may be
dropped off Monday to Friday, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor. Donations must be made before Monday, December 15.
The toys are distributed through
churches and social welfare agencies to the neediest children
throughout the community. Call
609-275-5101 or visit www.
toysfortots.org.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
is seeking volunteers to “adopt” a
needy area family for the holiday.
The group is specifically looking
for gift cards to grocery stores such
as Shop Rite or Wegmans for holiday meals. The group will also accept gift cards to stores such as Target and Walmart so that holiday
gifts can be purchased for the families. Contact Patricia at 609-8977939 or [email protected].
South Brunswick Department
of Social Services welcomes donations of gift cards to local food,
pharmacy, and dry goods stores.
Money is also invited and families
may be adopted. Checks should be
payable to South Brunswick Human
Intervention Trust Fund, and sent to
South Brunswick Township, Box
190, Monmouth Junction 08852.
Call 732-329-4000, ext. 7674.
Princeton Racquet Club is collecting unwrapped toys for needy
children through Saturday, December 6. Bring to 150 Raymond Road,
Princeton. Call 732-329-6200.
Youth Orchestra of the Princeton Opera Alliance has announced auditions on Wednesday,
December 3; Friday, December 5;
and Saturday, December 6, at All
Saints Church in Princeton. The
Princeton Foot and Ankle Associates is collecting shoes to help
Soles4Souls people who need
them. Used and new shoes may be
dropped off at 11 North Harrison
Street, Princeton; or 263 PrincetonHightstown Road, West Windsor.
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On the Road
International Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance, Kristina Johnson Pop-Up Studio, Princeton
Shopping Center, 609-921-9340.
Ethnic dances of many countries
using original music. Beginners
welcome. Lesson followed by
dance. No partner needed. $5.
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Global Study Tours, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703660. www.mccc.edu. Information
session for travel with an academically enriched itinerary. Travelers
may be current students or enroll
only for the single travel-related
course. Trips include Cuba, March
14 to 21, for sociology of Latin
America; Italy, March 13 to 20, for
Italian health care system; Belize,
May 15 to 22, for archaeology;
China, May 18 to 26, for business
and Chinese culture; Poland, May
22 to 31, for the Holocaust; and
Paris, May 30 to June 14, for
French immersion. Register.
Noon.
Faith
Lectures
Tuesday
November 25
Dancing
Care and Feeding of the Soul,
Congregation Beth Chaim, 329
Village Road East, West Windsor,
609-799-9401. Explore Judaism
with Cantor Stuart Binder. Free. 11
a.m.
Health
Diabetes Wound Care Management, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge
Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900.
Register. Free. 6 p.m.
Princeton PC Users Group, Lawrence Library, 2751 Route 1 South,
609-883-5262.
www.ppcug-nj.
org. “Holiday Gadgets 2014: Getting Into Body Tech and Smart Devices” presented by Doug Dixon.
Free. 7 p.m.
UFO Ghosts and Earth Mysteries, UFO and Paranormal Study
Group, Hamilton Township Library, Municipal Drive, 609-6318955. www.drufo.org. Discussion
about UFOs, ghosts, psychic phe-
Visit www.princetonfootandankle.
com or call 609-924-1922 or 609799-0043.
The Jewish Center in Princeton
is collecting food items through
Sunday, November 23. Food may
be dropped off in the synagogue
lobby. A basket filling assembly
line will be held on Sunday, November 23, at 11 a.m. There will be
pizza and entertainment for the volunteers. Register to [email protected].
PEAC Health & Fitness will be
a collection site for the U.S. Marine
Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. Donate new, unwrapped toys
to be distributed at Christmas to local, underprivileged children. PEAC’s collection is in conjunction
with Battery G 3rd Battalion 14th
Marines, located in Fort Dix.
For more information about
Toys for Tots visit www.toysfortots.
org. For more information about
PEAC’s collection, contact Christine Tentilucci at 609-883-2000 or
ctentilucci@ peachealthfitness.
com, or visit www.peachealthfitness.com. PEAC is located at
1440 Lower Ferry Road, in Ewing.
Weichert Realtors is collecting
new, unwrapped toys for its annual
toy drive at the company’s sales offices through Friday, December 12.
The toys will be delivered throughout the holidays in conjunction
with local charities that assist financially and physically disadvantaged children. Visit www.
weichert.com.
Basketball for Boys
Mercer Y League includes
teams from Hopewell Valley, Hamilton, and Princeton YMCAs.
Teams of boys from grades 2 to 8
will practice once a week with
games on weekends. The house
basketball league for grades 2 to 3
introduces players to the league
format. Visit www.hvymca.org.
Writing Contest
Chapman University and the
1939 Society seek submissions
from students and teachers for the
16th annual Holocaust art and writing contest, “Through Discovery to
Action: Making Meaning from
Memory.”
nomena, crop circles, poltergeists,
channeling, and government cover-ups facilitated by Pat Marcattilio. Free. 7 to 10 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Preschool Program, Stony Brook
Millstone Watershed, 31 Titus
Mill Road, Hopewell, 609-7377592.
www.thewatershed.org.
Nuts to You. Register. $15. 10 to
11:30 a.m.
Singles
Dancerama, Princeton Singles,
Route 33, Mercerville, 609-8831214. Age 50 plus. Register. $20.
Noon.
Public Speaking
Mid-Day Toastmasters, Robbinsville Library, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road, Robbinsville, 609585-0822.
4139.toastmastersclubs.org. Members meet for prepared and impromptu speeches to
improve as speakers and as leaders. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Schools will be eligible to win a
first prize of $500. First place students in each category are invited
to participate in an expense-paid
study trip in June to Washington,
D.C. Students awarded second
prize in each category will receive
$250. The deadline for entries is
Tuesday, February 3. Visit www.
chapman.edu/holocaust-arts-contest or call 714-628-7377.
Sammy’s Hope in North Brunswick will open a new animal welfare and adoption center in Sayreville on January 1. The center will
be able to house, support, and care
for up to 12 dogs and 24 cats at any
one time, and will be open to the
public Monday to Friday from 4:30
to 7 p.m. and on weekends from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. Donations of equipment, supplies, and
money are invited. Volunteers are
needed. Visit www.sammyshope.
org or call 732-518-2313.
Call for Plays
Lawrence Library will host its
seventh annual One-Act Play Festival, on Saturday, April 25. Playwrights residing or working in the
Delaware Valley are asked to submit their works of a staged reading
for the festival. Plays should be 10
minutes in length and a maximum
of five characters. The plays will be
staged for the community at the library at 2751 Brunswick Pike,
Lawrenceville.
Playwrights, amateur or professional, should submit their plays by
Monday, December 15. Scripts
may be E-mailed as a Word document attachment to [email protected]
or brought to the library’s reference
desk. Include two title pages: one
with the play title only and the other with play title and name, address, phone, and E-mail of author.
The playwright’s name should not
appear in the script. Call Ann Kerr
at 609-989-6922 for information.
Grant for Schools
New Jersey Artists-in-Education offers a residency grant program for New Jersey public, private, charter, or parochial schools
serving grades pre K to 12. Grants
provide up to $7,000 for residency
expenses and support residencies
for 20 days or more. The deadline
for applications is Monday, February 2. Visit www.njaie.org.
Gingerbread
Menorahs
Friendship Circle of Greater
Mercer County presents a fundraiser with handmade Kosher
chocolate gingerbread menorah
decorating kits that celebrate Jewish traditions and holidays. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated for every kit purchased
through Sunday, November 30.
Kits are available for $21.95 to
$29.95 plus shipping. E-mail
Musky Wilhelm at mercerfriends@
gmail.com or visit www.gingerbreadmenorahs.com and enter promo code FCGMC14.
Call for Stitchers
Morven Museum & Garden is
seeking stitchers to pick up a needle and lend hand in creating the
Hugh Mercer panel for the Scottish
Diaspora Tapestry. The project
documents Scottish global connections on a series of embroidered
panels. Millions of stitches by hundreds of volunteer hands will have
come together worldwide to produce a final tapestry to represent
communities from 25 nations.
Busy Hands stitching open
houses takes place every Thursday
morning in Morven’s galleries.
Contact Michelle Sheridan at
[email protected] or 609924-8144, ext. 106.
Volunteer Please
New Jersey Blood Services
seeks volunteers for blood drives to
assist donors with registration, escorting, and canteen duties, and to
watch for post donation reactions.
Volunteers should have the ability
to relate to the public, be able to
perform different jobs as needed,
and have the willingness to follow
the rules. Contact R. Jan Zepka at
732-616-8741 or E-mail rzepka@
nybloodcenter.org.
Benefits for Animals
Animal Friends for Education
and Welfare will benefit from hol-
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Paws Photography on Saturday,
November 22, from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. at Foxmoor Center, 1071
Washington Boulevard, Robbinsville. $45 for a 10-minute session
for one dog. E-mail [email protected] or call
609-203-1015.
Opportunities
auditions are open to instrumentalist students in grades 8 through college. Visit YPO.PrincetonOpera.
org, or contact Jared Judge at 609436-9993 or E-mail [email protected].
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Wednesday
November 26
Dance
The Nutcracker, American Repertory Ballet, McCarter Theater,
91 University Place, Princeton,
609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.
org. Tchaikovsky’s score with a
cast of more than 100 dancers including ARB’s professional dancers, ARB trainees, and Princeton
Ballet School students. 7 p.m.
Dancing
Newcomer’s Dance, American
Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue,
Ewing, 609-931-0149. $10. 7 to 9
p.m.
Live Music
Clifford Adams Trio, The Record
Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth
Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3240880. www.the-record-collector.
com. $20. 7:30 p.m.
Open Mic, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555.
www.theaandb.
com. Hosted by Eric Puliti. Registration begins at 9 p.m. 21 plus. 10
p.m.
Musical Hijinks: TCNJ’s chorale, choir,
and wind ensemble
perform at Mayo Conference Hall on Friday,
December 5.
Good Causes
Weekly Meeting, Rotary Club of
Hamilton, Princeton Manor, 661
Route 33, Hamilton. Networking
and luncheon. $20. 12:15 to 1:30
p.m.
Food & Dining
Cornerstone Community Kitchen, Princeton United Methodist
Church, Nassau at Vandeventer
Street, Princeton, 609-924-2613.
www.princetonumc.org.
Hot
meals served, prepared by TASK.
Free. 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Wellness
Community Hatha Yoga Class,
St. David’s Episcopal Church,
90 South Main Street, Cranbury,
609-655-4731. $5. 3 to 4 p.m.
History
Tour and Tea, Morven Museum,
55 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-924-8144. www.morven.org.
Tour the restored mansion, galleries, and gardens before or after
tea. Register. $20. 1 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Preschool Program, Stony Brook
Millstone Watershed, 31 Titus
Mill Road, Hopewell, 609-7377592. Nuts to You. Register. $15. 1
to 2:30 p.m.
Pre-Thanksgiving Hike, Mercer
County Park Commission, Baldpate Mountain, Fiddler’s Creek
Road, 609-303-0700. Five mile
hike for teens and adults, free.
“Celebrate the Harvest” for ages 8
to 12, $10. Register. 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday
November 27
Thanksgiving. Postal and bank
holiday.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Viva Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609948-4448. vivatango.org. Class,
open dance, socializing, and refreshments. No partner necessary. $10. 9 p.m.
Wellness
Jazzercise Fundraiser for Plainsboro Food Pantry, Plainsboro
Recreation, Plainsboro Municipal
Building, 641 Plainsboro Road,
Plainsboro, 908-890-3252. www.
jazzercise.com. “Huff and Puff Before You Stuff.” Bring food item(s)
for Plainsboro Food Pantry as admission to class. For more information contact Mary Jane at 908890-3252 or mjjazz81@verizon.
net 8 a.m.
Outdoor Action
Thanksgiving Day Walk, Friends
of Princeton Nursery Lands,
145 Mapleton Road, Kingston,
609-683-0483.
www.fpnl.org.
Walk with Karen Linder, president
of the association. Register. Free.
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Sports for Causes
Turkey Trot, Mercer County Park,
334 South Poast Road, West
Windsor,
609-924-2277.
mercercountyturkeytrot.com. 5K
run and 1 mile walk. Participants
encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to be donated to
TASK. Register. $25. 8 a.m.
Turkey Trot, Trinity Church, 33
Mercer Street, Princeton, 609924-2277. trinityturkeytrot.org. 5K
run walk race through Princeton.
Benefits Crisis Ministry of Mercer
County, Urban Promise Trenton,
Housing Initiatives of Princeton,
and Trenton Children’s Chorus.
Donations of non-perishable food
for the Crisis Ministry are invited.
$40. 8:30 a.m.
Friday
November 28
Dance
The Nutcracker, American Repertory Ballet, McCarter Theater,
91 University Place, Princeton,
609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.
org. Tchaikovsky’s score with a
cast of more than 100 dancers including ARB’s professional dancers, ARB trainees, and Princeton
Ballet School students. Annual
“Nutcracker Sweets” party at 3:15
p.m. Tickets sold separately. 1
p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
On Stage
Location:
Tickets:
Thomas Grover Middle Schoool
$10 in advance $11 at the door
Sat. Dec. 6 at 7PM • Sun. Dec. 7 at 1PM
For More Info Call The Dance Corner: 609-799-9677
Little Women, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical
based on the life of Louisa May Alcott and her sisters. $29.50 to
$31.50 includes dessert. 7 p.m.
Miracle on 34th Street, Kelsey
Theater, Mercer Community
College, 1200 Old Trenton Road,
West Windsor, 609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheatre.net.
Family
holiday drama presented by M&M
Stage Productions. $18. 8 p.m.
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Break the Cycle
with Art
Your music Resource for over 50 years
T
he gallery at Plainsboro Library hosts an exhibit by client
artists of ArtSpace, a therapeutic
art program that is part of HomeFront’s Family Preservation Center
emergency shelter. Featuring
painting, drawing, mixed media,
and poetry created in the program’s
workshops, the show runs from
Saturday, November 22, through
Wednesday, December 10. “This is
the second time the library has
hosted their artwork,” says Donna
Senopoulos, the director of the gallery.
Homefront is a non-profit organization that provides an array of
preventative, emergency, and longterm support services for families
who are homeless or in danger of
becoming homeless. As a key component to the agency, ArtSpace has
a mission to rebuild people through
the creative process.
By creating art, participants are
able to build self-confidence and
self-esteem, learn socialization
skills, problem solve, follow
through on projects, and get to
know themselves and their abilities
better. The skills are necessary to
break the cycle of poverty and become self-reliant. Visit www.
artspacenj.org for information.
MUSIC LESSONS
Learn to Play: Piano, Guitar, Vocal,
Violin, Ukelele, Drums, All Brass and
Woodwind Instruments and more
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Tuesday - Friday
10am - 6pm
Saturday
8:30am - 4pm
No appointment Walk-in service
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Art Exhibit, Plainsboro Public
Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
Plainsboro. Saturday, November
22, 10 a.m. On view to December
10. 609-275-2897. www.lmxac.
org/plainsboro.
Comedy
History
Vic Dibitetto and Steve Trevelise,
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West
Windsor, 609-987-8018. www.
catcharisingstar.com. Laugh with
the “Bread and Milk” guy and the
funny man from New Jersey 101.5.
Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Holiday Trolley Tours, Princeton
Tour Company, Downtown Princeton,
609-902-3637.
www.
princetontourcompany.com. Ride
past the homes and hangouts of
Princeton luminaries such Albert
Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, Grover
Cleveland, TS Eliot, Robert Oppenheimer, and more. Register.
$15. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Comedy Night, Station Bar and
Grill, 2625 Route 130 South,
Cranbury, 609-655-5550. www.
stationbarandgrill.com. Hosted by
Mike Bonner. 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend,
Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor-Perrineville Road, East Windsor,
609-371-6000.
www.
workingdogwinerynj.com. Music
by John Alberici. Bring a snack. $5
includes tasting glass. 2 to 5 p.m.
Wellness
Black Friday Detox, One Yoga
Center, 405 Route 130 North,
East Windsor, 609-918-0963. Led
by Elizabeth Trimble. $20. Noon
to 1:30 p.m.
For Families
ArtSpace Art: ‘Village
Wedding,’ top, and
‘Confetti Vase.’
Saturday
November 29
Dance
One Of The Area’s Largest Craft Shows
The Nutcracker, American Repertory Ballet, McCarter Theater,
91 University Place, Princeton,
609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.
1 and 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 6, 2014, 9:30am-3:30 pm
$1 Admission - Charitable Donation
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-9242310. www.terhuneorchards.com.
Wine tastings, sample baked
goods, visit the barn yard, wagon
rides, and more. Noon to 5 p.m.
The Nutcracker, Roxey Ballet,
College of New Jersey, Kendall
Hall, Ewing, 609-397-7616. Holiday tradition directed by Mark
Roxey. $15 to $50. 3 p.m.
Sports
Miracle on 34th Street, Kelsey
Theater, Mercer Community
College, 1200 Old Trenton Road,
West Windsor, 609-570-3333.
Family holiday drama presented
by M&M Stage Productions. $18. 2
and 8 p.m.
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Michigan State Mankato. $10. 7 p.m.
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Little Women, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical
based on the life of Louisa May Alcott and her sisters. $29.50 to
$31.50 includes dessert. 7 p.m.
Film
Family Events, Garden Theater,
Nassau
Street,
Princeton.
thegardentheatre.com. Screening
of “Despicable Me 2.” $4. 10:30
a.m.
Art
Holiday Studio Tour, Covered
Bridge Artisans, Cultural Arts
Center, Sergeantsville, 609-3971535.
www.coveredbridgeartisans.com. Self-guided tour of
mixed media artist studios in Lambertville, Stockton, and Sergeantsville areas and guest artists at the
cultural center. Oil paintings, pottery, sculpture, stained glass, and
more. Maps available online. Free.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Author Event, Firehouse Gallery,
8 Walnut Street, Bordentown, 609298-3742. www.firehousexgallery.
com. Launch of “If Picasso Had a
Christmas Tree” featuring the art
of Eric Gibbons, founder of the
Firehouse Gallery and art teacher
at Northern Burlington Regional
High School. With the help of social media Gibbons worked with
art teachers from the U.S., the
U.K., and China in which teachers
emulated an artist through a
Christmas tree design. Artwork,
prints, and signed books available. Noon to 3 p.m.
Hello Holidays, Grounds For
Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way,
Hamilton, 609-586-0616. Make
your own unique holiday gift box or
create a holiday snow shaker.
Noon to 5 p.m.
Dancing
Comedy
Jersey Jumpers, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Suzanne Paterson Center, Monument Drive,
Princeton, 609-945-1883. www.
centraljerseydance.org. Swing, jitterbug, and lindy hop. Lesson followed by an open dance. $12. No
partners needed. Beginners welcome. 7 p.m.
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West
Windsor, 609-987-8018. www.
catcharisingstar.com.
Register.
$22. 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Fred Hersch, piano and Julian
Lage, guitar, McCarter Theater
(Berlind), 91 University Place,
609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.
org. $50. 8 p.m.
Live Music
Cigar Box Festival, The Record
Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth
Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3240880. www.the-record-collector.
com. April Mae and the June Bugs;
One String Willie; Cigar Box Stompers; Killing Aunt Grace; Debra
Dynamite and Crash Gordon. $15.
7 p.m.
Simon & Garfunkel Tribute, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335
Princeton Hightstown Road, West
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.
groversmillcoffee.com. 7:30 p.m.
Tom Byrne, The Grind Coffee
House and Cafe, 7 Schalks
Crossing Road, Plainsboro, 609275-2919. plainsborogrindcoffeencafe.com. Acoustic pop. 8 to 10
p.m.
Good Causes
Brunch with Santa, Children’s
Home Society of New Jersey,
Notre Dame High School, 601
Lawrenceville Road, Lawrence,
609-915-7774. www.chsofnj.org.
Christmas carols, games, holiday
crafts, a performance by the auxiliary, and Santa. Holiday bazaar
features homemade crafts and
baked good. Refreshments and
goody bags. $5 benefits the infant
foster care program. 9:30 a.m.
and noon.
Faith
Meeting, Bhakti Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton,
732-604-4135. bviscs.org. Discussion, meditation, and Indian
vegetarian luncheon. Register by
E-mail to [email protected]. 2
p.m.
Food & Dining
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend,
Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor-Perrineville Road, East Windsor,
609-371-6000.
www.
workingdogwinerynj.com. Music
by Matt Williams. Bring a snack.
$5 includes tasting glass. 1 to 5
p.m.
Wellness
Twelve Step Recovery, Yoga For
Sobriety, Firefly Yoga, 2500
Brunswick Pike, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, 609-403-6679. www.
yoga4sobriety.com. Bring recovery into your yoga practice. E-mail
cinderellamom96@comcast. net
for information. $5. 8 a.m.
Restorative Yoga, One Yoga Center, 405 Route 130 North, East
Windsor, 609-918-0963. www.
oneyogacenter.net. Relax into
postures using props. No yoga experience necessary. Register.
$45. 3 to 5 p.m.
T’ai Chi, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, 609275-2897. Free. 10 a.m.
For Families
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-9242310. www.terhuneorchards.com.
Wine tastings, sample baked
goods, visit the barn yard, wagon
rides, and more. Noon to 5 p.m.
Holiday Laser Lights Premiere,
New Jersey State Museum, 205
West State Street, Trenton, 609292-6464. www.newjerseystatemuseum.org. Laser light program
set to seasonal music favorites.
$7. 1 and 3 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Princeton Canal Walkers, Turning
Basin Park, Alexander Road,
Princeton, 609-638-6552. Threemile walk on the towpath. Bad
weather cancels. Free. 10 a.m.
Horse Show
Princeton Show Jumping, Hunter
Farms, 246 Burnt Hill Road, Skillman, 609-924-2932. Free. 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Sports
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Michigan State. $10. 7
p.m.
Art Exhibit: Sculpture
by Rory Mahon is on
view at the Morpeth
Contemporary in
Hopewell through Sunday, November 23.
Sunday
November 30
Dance
The Nutcracker, Roxey Ballet,
College of New Jersey, Kendall
Hall, Ewing, 609-397-7616. www.
roxeyballet.com. Holiday tradition
directed by Mark Roxey. $15 to
$50. 3 p.m.
On Stage
Little Women, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
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www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical
based on the life of Louisa May Alcott and her sisters. $29.50 to
$31.50 includes dessert. 1:30
p.m.
Miracle on 34th Street, Kelsey
Theater, Mercer Community
College, 1200 Old Trenton Road,
West Windsor, 609-570-3333.
www.kelseytheatre.net.
Family
holiday drama presented by M&M
Stage Productions. $18. 2 p.m.
Family Theater
ganizations. $6. On view Wednesdays to Sundays through the holidays. Noon to 4 p.m.
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
158 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-921-6748.
www.princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
around downtown Princeton and
Princeton University campus. $7.
2 p.m.
For Families
Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival, Sun National Bank Center,
Hamilton Avenue at Route 129,
Trenton, 800-298-4200. www.
comcasttix.com. $31 to $91. 1
p.m. and 4 p.m.
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-9242310. www.terhuneorchards.com.
Wine tastings, sample baked
goods, visit the barn yard, wagon
rides, and more. Noon to 5 p.m.
Art
Sports for Causes
Holiday Studio Tour, Covered
Bridge Artisans, Cultural Arts
Center, Sergeantsville, 609-3971535.
www.coveredbridgeartisans.com. Self-guided tour of
mixed media artist studios in Lambertville, Stockton, and Sergeantsville areas and guest artists at the
cultural center. Oil paintings, pottery, sculpture, stained glass, and
more. Maps available online. Free.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Genice Armstrong Memorial
Bike Ride, Shiloh Community
Development Corporation, Shiloh Baptist Church, 340 Rev. S.
Howard Woodson Way, Trenton,
609-433-6947.
shilohcdc.org.
Bike ride from the Princeton Theological Seminary on Mercer Street
in Princeton to Shiloh Baptist
Church in Trenton to promote
awareness of the need for child
adoption services. Riders collect
donations for pledges to ride from
1 to 15 miles. Register. $30. Bike
rentals available. Rain or shine.
2:30 to 6 p.m.
Holiday Studio Tour, Covered
Bridge Artisans, Cultural Arts
Center, Sergeantsville, 609-3971535.
www.coveredbridgeartisans.com. Self-guided tour of
mixed media artist studios in Lambertville, Stockton, and Sergeantsville areas and guest artists at the
cultural center. Oil paintings, pottery, sculpture, stained glass, and
more. Maps available online. Free.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hello Holidays, Grounds For
Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way,
Hamilton, 609-586-0616. www.
groundsforsculpture.org. Brunch,
tea party, and more. 11 a.m. to 6
p.m.
Live Music
Lecture in Song, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529.
www.princetonlibrary.org. “They
Wrote the Words Part 2” presented by Fred Miller. 3 p.m.
Paula Ryan, Alchemist & Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555.
www.
theaandb.com. 10 p.m.
Faith
Miracle of Peace, Community
Christian Choirs, Robbinsville
Seventh Day Adventist Church,
2314 Route 33, Robbinsville, 609587-7076.
www.ccchoir.com.
Concert sung by children and adult
choruses. Free-will offering. 3 and
6 p.m.
Monday
December 1
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Park, 609-716-5000 ext. 5134.
www.ww-p.org. Nottingham. 4
p.m.
South Ice Hockey, Mercer County
Park, 609-716-5000 ext. 5134.
www.ww-p.org. Lawrence. 6 p.m.
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www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Painters, sculptors, mixed media artists, and photographers meet to
exchange ideas and connect with
each other. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Literati
Thinking Allowed Series, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-9249529. Dancer, choreographer, and
director Bill T. Jones discusses his
new book “Story/Time: THe Life of
an Idea” with Princeton University
dance professor Judith Hamera. 7
p.m.
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Food & Dining
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend,
Working Dog Winery, 610 Windsor-Perrineville Road, East Windsor,
609-371-6000.
www.
workingdogwinerynj.com. Music
by Vic Della Pello. Bring a snack.
$5 includes tasting glass. 1 to 5
p.m.
Wellness
Cultivating Inner Peace for Everybody, Center for Relaxation
and Healing, 666 Plainsboro
Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro, 609750-7432.
www.relaxationandhealing.com. With Najan Narayanaswamy. $20. 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Yoga and Sound Healing: the
Heart Chakra, One Yoga Center,
405 Route 130 North, East Windsor, 609-918-0963. www.oneyogacenter.net. Dalien, aka 13
Hands, presents postures and sequencing designed to open the
mid and upper back, chest, and
neck; a 40-minute savasana with
gongs, crystal bowls, native flutes,
and other percussion; and chanting. Register. $35. 3 to 5:30 p.m.
History
Festival of Trees, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-924-8144. www.morven.org.
Holiday trees decorated by area
businesses, garden clubs, and or-
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Pop Music
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, 1065 Canal Road, Princeton, 732-236-6803. www.jerseyharmonychorus.org. For women
who can carry a tune and attend
weekly rehearsals. 7:15 p.m.
Health
Relaxercise, Princeton Relaxercise, Princeton Center for Yoga &
Health, Orchard Hill Center, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, 609-9247140. www.Princetonrelaxercise.
com. Move mindfully to release
tension and increase flexibility
based on the Feldenkrais Method.
$17. Noon.
Monthly Meeting, Compassionate Friends, Capital Health System, 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville
Road, Hamilton, 609-516-8047.
www.tcfmercer.org. Bereavement
support group for those who have
lost children at any age. 7 p.m.
The Feldenkrais Method, Feldman Chiropractic, 4418 Route
27, Kingston, 609-252-1766.
www. feldman chiropractic. com.
Register. First class is free. 7 p.m.
Adults with ADHD Facilitated
Support Group, Children and
Adults with Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder, Princeton Speech Language and Learning Center, 19 Wall Street, Princeton, 609-731-7556. www.chadd.
net. $5. 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For Families
Drop-in Lego Corner, Monroe
Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, 732-521-5000. www.
monroetwplibrary.org. Mondays,
December 1 through 29. Ages 5
and older. 4:30 p.m.
Christmas Is
Coming
T
he holiday season begins at
Kelsey Theater with M & M
Stage Productions presentation of
the holiday classic “Miracle on
34th Street.” The family musical
will be on stage weekends from
Friday, November 21, to Sunday,
November 30. A reception with
the cast and crew follows the
opening night performance on
November 21.
The cast includes Dan Slothower of Plainsboro as Shellhammer,
West Windsor residents Dylan
Katz as Thomas Mara Jr., and
Makenna Katz and Jeanette Smith
as ensemble members. Chris Szemis of Plainsboro is the stage
manager.
The musical is based on the
1947 film that takes place between Thanksgiving and Christmas. A stage version came to
Broadway in 1963, along with
several versions for television.
Filled with humor, spectacle, and
songs such as “It’s Beginning To
Look A Lot Like Christmas,” the
show has become a holiday classic.
The character Doris Walker is
an executive at Macy’s and the
single mother of six-year-old Susan. A pragmatist, Doris has de-
Lectures
Video Camera Basics, Princeton
Community Television, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, 609-2521963. www.princetontv.org. Register. Free with $20 annual membership. 6:30 p.m.
Chess and Your Child, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529.
cided not to fill her daughter’s
head with notions, including believing in Santa Claus. When Macy’s hires a new Santa for the holiday season, he is almost too good
at his job as he listens to the
dreams of little boys and girls.
Could he possibly be the real Kris
Kringle? Once the courts get involved, Santa’s fate and the very
future of Christmas hang in the
balance.
Presented by Yaefong Dong and
his daughter, chess champion and
PHS junior Alice Dong. Teen center. 7 p.m.
Miracle Workers: Makenna Katz of West Windsor,
front left, Dylan Katz of West Windsor, Aanya Menon, and Jeanette Smith of West Windsor. In the
back row, Dan Slothower, left, of Plainsboro, Sheldon Bruce Zeff, and Sally Page.
Miracle on 34th Street,
Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. $18.
es, desserts, tea, coffee, and conversation. Register at www.
meetup. com/Princeton-Singles
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Singles
Socials
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.
com. Drop in for soups, sandwich-
ESL Conversation Class, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren
Street,
609-275-2897.
www.
lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. 7
p.m.
Weekends through Sunday, November 30. 609-570-3333. www.
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December 2
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Wellness Center, 1 Hamilton
Health Place, Hamilton, 609-5845900.
www.rwjhamilton.org/
education. Reserve a bulb; $10
donation for silver, $20 for gold.
Donations benefit RWJ Hamilton
Auxiliary’s pledge to RWJ Hamilton. Register. Free. 6 p.m.
November 22December 21, 2014
Film
An Afternoon at the Movies, Robbinsville Library, 42 AllentownRobbinsville Road, Robbinsville,
609-259-2150. www.mcl.org. Jersey Boys. Register online. 10:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dancing
International Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance, Kristina Johnson Pop-Up Studio, Princeton
Shopping Center, 609-921-9340.
www.princetonfolkdance.org. Ethnic dances of many countries using original music. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. $5. 7:30 to
9:30 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Lawrence Library,
Route 1 South, 609-585-6200.
www.mcl.org. Rodney Richards,
author of “Episodes,” a poetic
memoir of surviving bipolar disorder in the modern age, presents a
memoir and creative non-fiction
class. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Writers Room, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-9529. www.
princetonlibrary.org. For fiction
and non-fiction writers to read their
work and get feedback. 7 p.m.
Poetry Workshop, Delaware Valley Poets, Lawrence Public Library, Darrah Lane, 609-8829246. www.delawarevalleypoets.
com. Visitors welcome. Bring 10
copies of your poem. Free. 7:30
p.m.
Classical Music
Holiday Concert, Westminster
Choir College, Bart Luedeke
Center Theater, Rider University,
Lawrenceville,
609-921-2663.
www.rider.edu. Rider University
Band and the Blawenburg Band.
Conducted by Jeffrey Rife. Free.
7:30 p.m.
Craft Fairs
Holiday Art Show, Raritan Valley
Community College, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, 908526-1200.
www.raritanval.edu.
Exhibition and sale featuring ceramics, sculptural pieces, prints,
silk scarves, woven apparel and
more. Refreshments wil be
served. Noon to 8 p.m.
Faith
Care and Feeding of the Soul,
Congregation Beth Chaim, 329
Village Road East, West Windsor,
609-799-9401. www.bethchaim.
org. Explore Judaism with Cantor
Stuart Binder. Free. 11 a.m.
Food & Dining
Film, Suppers Program, Whole
Earth Center, 360 Nassau Street.
www. thesuppersprogram. org.
Screening of “Fat, Sick and Nearly
Dead.” 7 to 1 p.m.
Health
Joint-Friendly Fitness, Optimal
Exercise, 27B Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury, 609-462-7722.
www.optimalexercisenj.org. Bill
DeSimone, ACE-certified Health
Coach, explains how to avoid
workout injuries. $20. Call to register. 6 to 7 p.m.
Non-Surgical Approaches to
Knee and Shoulder Pain, RWJ
Fitness and Wellness Center,
3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton,
609-584-5900.
www.
rwjhamilton.org/education. Register. Free. 6 p.m.
Support Group, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Robbinsville Senior Center, 1117 Route
130, Robbinsville, 609-799-9585.
w w w. n a t i o n a l m s s o c i e t y. o r g .
Learn, share, and socialize in a
positive setting. 7 to 9 p.m.
Kids Stuff
Princeton Sound Kitchen, Princ- Chess Club, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
eton University Department of
Princeton, 609-924-9529. www.
Music, Taplin Auditorium, 609princetonlibrary.org. With David
258-2800. princeton.edu/music.
Hua and Amnon Attali. Register.
Various artists and ensembles
Free. 4 p.m.
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Tree of Lights and Remembrance
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Ceremony, RWJ Fitness and
School Sports
North Ice Hockey, Mercer County
Park, 609-716-5000 ext. 5134.
www.ww-p.org. At Lawrence. 6
p.m.
Film
Feature Films, South Brunswick
Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-4000.
www.sbpl.info.
Screening
of
“Chef,” 2014. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Film and Discussion, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529.
Screening of “15 to Life: Kenneth’s
Story” followed by a discussion led
by members of The Campaign to
end the New Jim Crow Princeton
Chapter and the Princeton University’s Students for Prison Education and Reform group. Kenneth
Young of Florida was 15 when he
received four life sentences for a
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series of armed robberies. The
film, part of the Point of View series, follows his legal battle. 7 p.m.
National Theater Event, Garden
Theater, Nassau Street, Princeton.
thegardentheatre.com.
Screening of “Skylight.” $18. 7:30
p.m.
Dancing
Newcomer’s Dance, American
Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue,
Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.
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Jazz & Blues
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NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Plainsboro
Warrant Arrest. Cyril A.
Mpacko-Sanje, 25, of Plainsboro
was found to have traffic warrants
out of Irvington and Fanwood totaling $200 when the police stopped
him for failing to stop prior to turning right on red on Tuesday, November 4. He was issued summonses for failure to stop prior to right on
red and suspended driver’s license.
Accident. On Thursday, November 6, a vehicle traveling on
Route 1 South left the roadway and
struck a tree. The driver, John Francisco, 19, of Toms River was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital for life threatening injuries. The front seat passenger, Nicolette Dulin, 19, of
Metuchen and the rear seat passenger, Andrew J. Larosa-Engst, 19, of
Jersey City were taken to the same
hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
On Thursday, November 13, police responded to the report of a
motor vehicle collision on Thoreau
Drive. Lauren McParland, 42, of
Jamesburg drove off the roadway,
hit a curb, and collided with a vehicle parked in a driveway. Investigation revealed that McParland
was operating the vehicle under the
influence of narcotics. She was arrested and underwent testing by a
drug recognition expert. She was
subsequently transported to the
University Medical at Plainsboro.
DWI. On Sunday, November 9,
police stopped a vehicle on Route 1
North for speeding and failing to
maintain a lane of travel. Investigation revealed that the driver, Don
M. Migliorisi, 35, of South Bound
Brook was intoxicated. Migliorisi
was arrested.
On Sunday, November 16, the
police stopped a vehicle for going
80 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h. zone and
failing to use a turn signal. Investigation revealed that the driver,
Dean Silverman, 22, of Princeton
was driving while intoxicated. Silverman was arrested. While at
headquarters, Silverman was found
to be in possession of a bag of suspected cocaine. Silverman was
charged with DWI, DWI in a school
zone, possession of a controlled
From the Police Blotter
dangerous substance in a motor vehicle, reckless driving, speeding,
failure to signal a turn, possession
of cocaine, and possession of drug
paraphernalia.
On Monday, November 17, a
citizen called 911 after observing a
car traveling into the lane of oncoming traffic and almost striking a
pedestrian on George Davison
Road. Police located and stopped
the vehicle on Hunters Glen Drive.
Police detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and of burnt marijuana emanating from the car. Investigation revealed that the driver,
Sean W. Laone, 24, of Plainsboro
was driving while intoxicated. He
was arrested and received summonses for being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance as well as motor vehicle
summonses for DWI, reckless
driving, and operating an uninsured vehicle.
Hindering Apprehension and
Obstruction of Justice. On Tuesday, November 11, police stopped
a car on Route 1 North for failing to
maintain a lane of travel. During
the stop, a passenger, later identified as Hason Cox, 31, of New
Brunswick, provided a false name
to prevent his own apprehension.
Investigation revealed Cox to have
an active criminal warrant for
$3,500 from New Brunswick and
another of $201 from North Brunswick. Cox was arrested and charged
with hindering apprehension and
obstruction of justice with a bail
amount of $2,500. Cox was transported to the Middlesex County
Adult Correctional Center in lieu
of his $6,201 total bail.
West Windsor
Criminal Mischief. Police responded to an activated burglar
alarm in the Princeton Oaks development on Wednesday, November
12, and found that a garage door
had been forced open by the suspect. Officers followed a fresh bicycle tire track leading away from
the residence and located a tall man,
identified as Jacob D. Burrow, 32,
riding a small women’s bike. Officers later discovered that the bike
had been reported stolen in Princeton. They also found that he had
parked a stolen pick-up truck, reported stolen in Woodbridge, at the
Windsor Plaza Shopping Center.
Burrow was arrested and
charged with two counts of receiving stolen property and criminal
mischief. He has additional charges pending in Princeton and Woodbridge. He was lodged at the Mercer County Workhouse in lieu of
$127,500 bail.
Theft. A resident of Princeton
reported that his vehicle, valued at
$6,000, was stolen from the 502
Carnegie Center parking lot between Wednesday, October 29, and
Monday, November 3.
On Wednesday, November 5, a
resident of West Windsor reported
that between October 17 and October 25, his bicycle, valued at
$1,300, was stolen from an area underneath the stairway at the Mews
Apartment Complex.
On Wednesday, November 5,
two residents of Ewing were the
victims of theft at WalMart. One
victim inadvertently left her zippered pouch containing several
credit cards, currency, her driver’s
license, and the second victim’s
credit card in the child’s seating
area of a shopping cart after shopping. She contacted the store and
conducted her own search, but no
one had turned in the missing
pouch or other items.
On Friday, November 7, a resident of Robbinsville was shopping
at the Dick’s Sporting Goods store
on Nassau Park Boulevard when
she placed her iPhone 5S, valued at
$600, down on a shelf. When she
realized the phone was missing,
she called it using another phone.
An unknown male answered her
missing phone and hung up. She
placed the phone in lost mode.
An employee of Bristol Myers
Squibb reported on Tuesday, November 11, that an unknown person
stole an iPad and keyboard case
valued at $729.
Shoplifting. Daisah M. Crisler,
18, of Trenton, was accused of
shoplifting from the Babies R Us at
Nassau Park Pavilion. Crisler had
been an employee of the store and
executed fraudulent transactions to
transfer the value to gift cards offered for sale at the store ($1,444.40
in total) between August 19 and
October 18.
The police investigated a shoplifting incident that occurred at the
Anthropologie store at MarketFair
on Thursday, November 6. The unknown actor stole six “Tiny Tops”
with a total value of $528.
On Friday, November 7, an unknown actor at the Rite Aid on
Princeton-Hightstown Road selected a One Vanilla PrePaid Visa
Card and requested that $500 be
added to the card. After the request
was completed, the suspect requested cigarettes and completed
his theft of the PrePaid Visa Card.
Over $493 had been used prior to
the card being cancelled.
Kiel J. Picolinski, 56, of Trenton
was arrested for shoplifting at Wegmans on Tuesday, November 11.
A tuna sub sandwich and a bottle of
sparkling wine were recovered
from him, valued at $25.88. He was
also found to have stolen additional
bottles of sparkling wine in the previous days, bringing the total value
of the stolen items to $105.84.
Possession of Marijuana. On
Tuesday, November 4, police responded to a report by security at
Mercer County Community College that two individuals had been
observed smoking marijuana. Security was able to take one of the
individuals, Adler Davidson Pierre,
23, of Hamilton into custody. The
other individual remains unidentified. Pierre was found to have five
bags of marijuana on his person.
Attempted Robbery. Police responded to a report of shoplifting at
the Best Buy on Friday, November
7. The store manager reported that
two actors attempted to purchase
two MacBook Pro computers and
two iPad Minis in two separate
transactions with a total value of
$3,469.96. The credit card provided by one of the suspects was declined and then the other suspect
took the bag containing the merchandise and attempted to walk out
of the store.
The front doors were subsequently closed by the store’s Loss
Prevention Officer (LPO). The
manager grabbed the bag from the
second suspect, who turned around
and placed the LPO in a choke
hold. The suspect then released the
LPO, physically opened the closed
doors with his hands and the two
suspects fled the area.
Police are seeking information
about the suspects. One is a black
male described as approximately
30 years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall and
215 pounds with short hair, a mustache, and a beard. The second suspect is a black female, approximately 28 years old, 5 feet 6 inches
tall and 140 pounds with black hair.
Burglary. A West Windsor resident reported that his shed was burglarized between November 5 and
9. An unknown person stole $1,200
worth of power tools belonging to
the victim, as well as an $120 power tool belonging to a Hamilton
resident.
A Hamilton resident reported on
Thursday, November 13, that an
unknown person broke into his car
and stole an item valued at $15,
which belonged to a West Windsor
resident.
On Friday, November 14, a
Hamilton resident parked at Whole
Foods reported that the front passenger side window of his car had
been smashed, and an HP laptop
and bag worth $860 had been stolen. The damage to the window was
estimated at $300.
Warrant Arrest. Ruchita
Ruchita, 34, of Lawrenceville was
arrested following a motor vehicle
stop on Friday, November 14, for
an outstanding warrant of $165
from Plainsboro.
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T
he recent senseless vandalizing of the West Windsor
9/11 Memorial at the Ron
Rogers Arboretum is a reminder of
how fragile some of our most important public symbols can be. Until the story appeared on the front
page of the Trenton Times on November 4, I’m sure a large portion
of the residents of West Windsor
had no idea that we even had a memorial, let alone where it was or
what it looked like. Well, now is the
time to enlighten those who live
here, but pay little attention to what
surrounds them in their home
“town.”
It’s too bad that it takes an event
like this one to inform so many —
especially those thousands who
have moved here in the past decade
— of such a singular and symbolic
memorial as this one. But it’s been
in our midst for a long time. In fact,
it was dedicated on April 22, 2002,
to the seven West Windsorites who
lost their lives at the World Trade
Center on September 11, 2001.
Ours was one of the first permanent
9/11 memorials created anywhere.
If there was ever a truly community
project, it was this one, and, aside
from their voluntary contributions,
it cost the citizens of West Windsor
virtually nothing.
By pure coincidence, a hardworking citizens’ committee was
already in existence on that fateful
date to promote the recently completed “Ron Rogers Arboretum.”
In the late 1990s Ron Rogers had
been a founding member of the
Friends of West Windsor Open
Space (FOWWOS) and had been a
strong advocate of the preservation
of open space and woodlands. He
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History
Holiday Open House, Drumthwacket Foundation, 354 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-6830057.
www.drumthwacket.org.
“Fantasy Through the Arts” is this
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by Dick Snedeker
the West Windsor Lions Club as a
fund-raising venture in which individuals could have their names and
messages cut in the stone.
When the arboretum was completed it featured a stone monument designed by local architect
Rob White with a bronze replica of
Rogers’ familiar field hat hanging
from an upper corner. The hat was
designed by sculptor Michelle
Post.
West Windsor’s was one
of the first permanent
9/11 memorials created
anywhere. If there was
ever a truly community
project, it was this one.
The Ron Rogers Arboretum was
dedicated on Arbor Day, April 21,
2001.
But less than five months later
was the fateful day that led to a permanent change in the use of the arboretum site: 9/11.
Within a few days of that fateful
event and when it was learned that
seven local residents had been lost,
the arboretum committee was reconstituted to discuss possible
ways for the community to respond. The committee was supplemented by members of the FOW-
Lectures
Literati
Money Management, Plainsboro
Public Library, 9 Van Doren
Street,
609-275-2897.
www.
lmxac.org/plainsboro. Seminar on
making informed financial decisions presented by a representative of PNC Bank. Discussion will
include a review of retirement income sources, the role of social
security, and information to avoid
financial scams. 1 p.m.
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-497-1600. David Ball, author
of “False Starts: The Rhetoric of
Failure and the Making of American Modernism.” 6 p.m.
Multi-Camera Shoot Considerations, Princeton Community
Television, 1 Monument Drive,
Princeton, 609-252-1963. www.
princetontv.org. Register. $35.
6:30 p.m.
Thursday
December 4
School Sports
South Swimming, 609-716-5000,
ext. 5134. Notre Dame. 4 p.m.
North Ice Hockey, Mercer County
Park, 609-716-5000 ext. 5134.
www.ww-p.org. Robbinsville. 6
p.m.
Film
Documentary Screening, Princeton University, Rockefeller College, Princeton, 609-851-4629.
www. loveisaverbmovie. com.
Screening of “Love is a Verb” presented by Peace Islands Institute
and Rumi Club. The film is a documentary about social peace inspired by Fethullah Gulen, an Islamic scholar and honorary president of Peace Islands Institute.
Reception followed by film. Register. 6 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Viva Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609948-4448. vivatango.org. Class,
open dance, socializing, and refreshments. No partner necessary. $10. 9 p.m.
Thinking Allowed Series, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-9249529. Author Andrew Hodges discusses his classic book “Alan Turing: The Enigma.” 7 p.m.
Classical Music
Princeton University Orchestra,
Princeton University, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-9220.
puorchestra.org. Four Sean-nos
Songs arranged by Dan Trueman
and Donnacha Dennehy. Mahler.
$15. 7:30 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
University Freddie Hubbard Ensemble, Princeton University
Department of Music, Cafe Vivian, Frist Campus Center, 609258-2800. princeton.edu/music.
Free. 11 p.m.
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
WOS board and other citizens as
well as members of the West Windsor leadership, including Mayor
Hsueh and Township Council President Alison Miller, who was a
member of the arboretum committee and proposed reconvening it for
this purpose.
Community response to the idea
of a permanent memorial to those
lost was immediate and positive. At
the time there seemed to be little
point in debating the issue. As one
who was deeply involved from the
beginning, I have always wondered
why any community would have
hesitated under the circumstances.
Yet even today, over a decade later,
many nearby communities have
still not marked this singular event
permanently.
The general idea and layout of
the 9/11 Memorial as it was built
was mainly the idea of Helen Rancan, a vice president of FOWWOS.
As it does today, it consisted of
twin ponds with a waterfall and
bridge between them. Overflow
water leaving the lower pond enters Canoe Brook, which flows
down through the wooded portion
of the Rogers Arboretum, and enters Grovers Mill Pond after passing under North Mill Road. Engraved stone pavers that bear the
names of the victims are set into the
walkway near the ponds.
Nearly the entire memorial was
designed and built with volunteer
Dress for the weather as it is an
outside event. The exhibit will be lit
every night through December 31,
but will only have music on 18
nights. Free will donations for
Princeton Alliance Church food
bank in Plainsboro and other charities in the area. 6 to 9 p.m.
Windsor, 732-277-4775. A group
of middle-aged men meet in
homes to talk about their lives, careers, relationships, health, and
more. Men going through divorce
are welcome. E-mail [email protected] for information.
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Benefit Evening, Women with a
Purpose, Rho Waterfront, 50 Riverview Plaza, Trenton. www.
womengive.org. Dinner buffet.
$20 plus $10 donation. Register
by E-mail to wwap.njpa@gmail.
com 6 p.m.
Recycling
Curbside Recycling, Mercer
County Improvement Authority,
609-278-8100. www.mcianj.org.
For Mercer County residents only.
Rain or shine. 6 a.m.
Craft Fairs
Holiday Art Show, Raritan Valley
Community College, 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg, 908526-1200.
www.raritanval.edu.
Exhibition and sale featuring ceramics, sculptural pieces, prints,
silk scarves, woven apparel and
more. Noon to 8 p.m.
Faith
Paul Plumeri Band, Alchemist &
Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-5555. www.
theaandb.com. 10 p.m.
Christmas Carol Festival, Church
of St. David the King, 1 New Village Road, West Windsor, 609275-7111. Christmas carols, cookies, coffee, juice, and wassail.
Free. 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Good Causes
Health
Multimedia Light Show, Cranbury Christmas Lights, 128
North Main Street, Cranbury.
cranbury Christmas Lights. com.
More than 120,000 lights controlled by 640 channels featuring
new additions of falling lights on
the house and additional lights on
the mega tree now number 30,000.
The “Shooting Fountain of Light”
has 10,000 lights and a 20 foot by
20 foot wall of snowflakes has
more than 25,000 lights. The 16
songs range from traditional to
whimsical. Park on North Main
Street or on side streets. No parking directly in front of the house or
across the street from the house.
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labor and donated materials. The
only charge was for the engraving
on the stones. It was remarkable
that so many contractors who were
working on building projects in
West Windsor at the time provided
labor and materials as needed until
the job was finished. Ground was
broken to begin construction on
November 21, barely two months
following the event.
The completed memorial was
dedicated on Arbor Day, April 27,
2002, with a large crowd in attendance.
For many years following its
dedication, an annual ceremony
was held to commemorate the 9/11
event. In the beginning this included a candle-light walk from Town
Hall to the memorial. Although
public interest in this event gradually diminished, the memorial is
still visited by many who do not
want to forget.
Another memorial also exists at
the arboretum site. It is the gazebo
up the hill from the 9/11 memorial
toward Clarksville Road. It was
built there in memory of Lisa McNair Woodbury, a well-known
scholar-athlete at West WindsorPlainsboro High School South in
the class of 1983. She died of cancer in October, 2002. Her memorial
was built by her parents and dedicated on November 29, 2003.
As for the recent vandalism, it
should be mentioned that the West
Windsor Department of Public
Works did an outstanding job in
quickly restoring the damaged areas to near perfect condition. They
knew exactly what to do, and completed the job without delay.
Looking Back
had often mentioned that he would
like to see an arboretum somewhere in West Windsor. Since he
spent most of his spare time cultivating evergreens that he sold as
Christmas trees on his own property in Grovers Mill, he knew his
trees, and was eager to have that
knowledge put to use for the township’s benefit. When he passed
away in 1999, an arboretum committee was formed without delay.
The committee decided that the
“Coward tract” and the adjacent
“Press woods” would be the ideal
location — right at the corner of
Clarksville Road and Route 571.
Before its realignment in the 1960s,
Route 571 followed what is now
Hendrickson Drive, and divided
the Coward farm in two. The south
section of that farm was where
WW-P High School South was
built. The section north of Route
571 abutted the former farm of Barnet Press, which by then had become a forest again. Together, the
two properties constituted over 20
acres.
With the guidance of township
landscape architect Dan Dobromilsky, the plan took shape. It featured
a winding path of stone pavers set
in the lawn amidst the specimen
trees, including at least one of every variety of oak that grows naturally in this portion of New Jersey.
The oak was Ron Rogers’ favorite
tree. The stone pavers were sold by
THE NEWS
Health Hearts Cardiac Support
Group, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge
Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900.
www.rwjhamilton.org/education.
Free. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Mental Health
Family & Peer Support Groups,
South Asian Mental Health
Awareness in Jersey, NAMI NJ,
1562 Route 130, North Brunswick,
732-940-0991. www.naminj.org.
Stigma free atmosphere. Register.
Free. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
For Men Only, Central Jersey
Men’s Support Group, West
Wellness
Brooke
Shields,
Princeton
HealthCare System, Hyatt, Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 888897-8979. www.princetonhcs.org.
Brooke Shields shares her life experiences and discusses her new
book, “There Was a Little Girl: The
Real Story of My Mother and Me.”
Her memoir explores her relationship with her late mother, Teri, who
managed her career as a child and
teen star. Shields began modeling
a a baby and put her career on
hold to attend Princeton University. She graduated in 1987. Register. $40 to $45 includes desserts
and a copy of the book. 7 p.m.
History
Holocaust Workshop for Teachers, Koppelman Holocaust and
Genocide Resource Center,
Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, 609-2929274.
education.state.nj.us/
events. “Focus on Rescue” workshop for K to 8 teachers focuses
on various rescue of Jews during
World War II. Register. 4:30 to
6:30 p.m.
For Teens
Arduino Practice (Studio M),
Monroe Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe, 732-521-5000.
www.monroetwplibrary.org. Ages
9 to 18. Registration begins November 25. 5 p.m.
Socials
Workshop, Monday Morning
Flowers, 111 Main Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609520-2005. www.sendingsmiles.
com. Holiday planter design workshop. Refreshments. Register.
$85. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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NOVEMBER 21, 2014
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Mail, E-Mail, or Fax: That’s all it takes
to order a classified in the West Windsor-Plainsboro News. Mail your ad to 15
Princess Road, Suite K, Lawrenceville
08648. Fax it to 609-844-0180, or e-mail
[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.
HOUSING FOR RENT
5 Trumbull Court, Canal Pointe:
Townhouse; quiet, end unit for rent. 3
bedrooms, 2.5 baths: 1 car garage. Cathedral ceiling. No pets. $2800 per
month. Available 1/1/2015. Call 609799-9061.
Hamilton House 2 bedrooms, 1 bath,
eat-in kitchen, dining room, living room,
washer/dryer, central air, fenced yard,
all yard work included plus more. No
pets, no smoking. 609-587-7682.
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HOUSING
FOR RENT
housing
for rent
South Brunswick, Dayton: Twobedroom private house. Washer/dryer.
Available immediately. $1,100/month.
Pet free, smoke free. 732-329-2683.
HOME
MAINTENANCE
A friendly handyman seeks small
jobs. Let me help you with a variety
maintenance and repairs around your
home. Please call me at 609-275-6631.
robthehandyman- licensed, insured, all work guaranteed. Free Estimates. We do it all - electric, plumbing,
paint, wallpaper, powerwashing, tile,
see website for more: robthehandyman.
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609-269-5919.
COMPUTER
SERVICES
Computer problem? Or need a
used computer in good condition $80? Call 609-275-6631.
CHILDCARE
instruction
INSTRUCTION
help wanted
HELP
help WANTED
wanted
Homebased Family Daycare minutes to Princeton Junction station. 22
years experience. Healthy meal and
snack. Clean, loving, caring learning environment. Fun outdoor/indoor playtime. CPR/first aid certified. References
available. Ages six weeks and up. Contact 609-273-1931.
College Essay Writing Coach: Individual tutoring to help choose topics and
edit college application essays. Clients
accepted to top universities. Graduate
school writing professor for 25+ years.
Princeton University graduate. College.
[email protected].
609-902-2777.
Medical Assistant Pediatric office in
Plainsboro seeking a CMA for part time
employment. Please fax resume to 609275-3875.
TRANSPORTATION
Math and Chemistry Tutoring: AP,
Honors, Regular. 22 years full-time
high-school classroom teaching experience. Call Matt 609-919-1280.
Personal Driver seeking to transport
commuters, shopping trips, etc. Modern, attractive car. References provided. Less than commercial taxi services.
E-mail to [email protected] or call
609-331-3370.
INSTRUCTION
Music Lessons: Piano, guitar, drum,
sax, clarinet, F. horn, oboe, t-bone,
voice, flute, trumpet, violin, cello, banjo,
mandolin, harmonica, uke, and more.
Fun music club. Rock School. Call today! Montgomery 609-924-8282. West
Windsor 609-897-0032. Hightstown
609-448-7170. www.farringtonsmusic.
com.
[email protected]
Continued from preceding page
Friday
December 5
School Sports
South Ice Hockey, Voorhees Flyers Skate Zone, 609-716-5000
ext. 5134. www.ww-p.org. At Paul
VI. 3:30 p.m.
On Stage
Little Women, Off-Broadstreet
Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Musical
based on the life of Louisa May Alcott and her sisters. $29.50 to
$31.50 includes dessert. 7 p.m.
A Christmas Carol, McCarter
Theater, 91 University Place, 609258-2787.
www.mccarter.org.
Holiday classic by Charles Dickens. $20 to $60. 7:30 p.m.
The Normal Heart, Mercer College, Kelsey Theater, 1200 Old
Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3324. www.mccc.edu. Journey to the dawning days of the
AIDS epidemic. Premiered offBroadway in 1985, the 2011
Broadway revival was nominated
for five Tony awards, and was recently adapted into an HBO film.
The cast includes Charles Acuna
of Plainsboro as Hiram Keebler
and David. $18. 8 p.m.
Normal Heart, Mercer County
Community College, Studio Theater, Communications Building,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. A drama
focusing on the early days of the
AIDS epidemic. $18. 8 p.m.
Humbug, Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough, 908-369-7469. www.svptheatre.org. $18. 8 p.m.
Family Theater
’Twas the Night Before Christmas, Kelsey Theater, Mercer
County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.
kelseytheatre.net.
Clement
Moore’s poem is brought to life by
the Kelsey Players. $12. 7 p.m.
Art
Gallery Talk, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, 609-258-3788. “What You
Always Wanted to Know About
Contemporary Art but Hesitated to
Ask,” Dee Gozonsky. 12:30 p.m.
Dancing
Dance Jam, Dance Improv Live,
Princeton Center for Yoga Health,
88 Orchard Road, Skillman, 609924-7294.
www.danceimprov.
com. Lightly guided dance improvisation with live music and refreshments. $18. 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Folk Dance, Princeton Folk
Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-912-1272.
www.princetonfolkdance.org. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. Free. 8 to 11
p.m.
Literati
What Makes Islam Unique?, Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-497-1600. Panel
discussion to discuss Michael
Cook’s recently published book
“Ancient Religions, Modern Politics.” Panelists include Mark
Beissinger, Jack Tannous, Kanchan Chandra, and Kevan Harris.
5:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Meeting, Piano Teachers’ Forum,
Jacobs Music, Route 1, Lawrence,
609-921-2900. www.pianoteachersforum.org. “Climb Every Mountain:
Performance
Fluency
Through Gathering Musical Materials” presented by Leo Wanenchak. Guest fee is $10. 9:15
a.m.
Princeton University Orchestra,
Princeton University, Richardson Auditorium, 609-258-9220.
puorchestra.org. Premier of “Four
Sean-nos Songs” arranged by
Dan Trueman and Donnacha Dennehy. Mahler. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Fall Caberet: An Evening with
Ryan Scott Oliver, Westminster
Choir College, Yvonne Theater,
Rider University, Lawrenceville,
609-921-2663. www.rider.edu. Directed by Mariann Cook. Free.
7:30 p.m.
Il mondo della luna, Westminster
Choir College, Princeton High
School Performing Arts Center,
609-921-2663.
www.rider.edu.
William Hobbs, music director.
$25. 7:30 p.m.
Holiday Concert, Westminster
Choir College, Gill Memorial Chapel, Rider University, Lawrenceville, 609-921-2663. www.rider.edu.
Rider University Choir. Conducted
by Philip Orr. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Choral Shenanigans and Other
Musical Hijinks, College of New
Jersey, Mildred and Ernest Mayo
Concert Hall, Ewing, 609-7712065. www.tcnj.edu. The school’s
chorale, choir, and wind ensemble
feature the music of Peter Schick-
ele, PDQ Bach, Robert Cohen,
Paul Sjolund, Robert Sund, and
more. Conductors include John
Leonard, Philip Cave, and David
Vickerman. Schickele will introduce his pieces through conversation with Wayne Heisler, associate
professor of historical and cultural
studies in music. Schickele’s on
stage character PDQ (Pretty
Damn Quick) Bach is a parody of
three part names given to some
members of the Bach family. $5 to
$15. 8 p.m.
Jazz & Blues
Live Jazz, REJS Entertainment,
Tavern on the Lake, 101 North
Main Street, Hightstown, 609-7128904. Featuring violinist/composer Sonya Robinson (former Miss
America). Live jazz, food and
drink. For tickets contact Rich at
609-712-8904, Eric at 609-2182284, James at 215-669-6594 or
Jacque at 609-433-0489. 7 p.m.
Holiday Soiree, Arts Council of
Princeton, 102 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8777. With Sarah
Donner and Scott Barkan. $10.
7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.
allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar.
6 to 9 p.m.
Westminster Concert Bell Choir,
Grounds For Sculpture, 126
Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609586-0616.
www.groundsforsculpture.org. Holiday concert.
$20. 7:30 p.m.
Light Show for Cause
Multimedia Light Show, Cranbury Christmas Lights, 128
North Main Street, Cranbury.
cranbury Christmas Lights. com.
More than 120,000 lights controlled by 640 channels featuring
new additions of falling lights on
the house and additional lights on
the mega tree now number 30,000.
The “Shooting Fountain of Light”
has 10,000 lights and a 20 foot by
20 foot wall of snowflakes has
more than 25,000 lights. The 16
songs range from traditional to
whimsical. Park on North Main
Street or on side streets. No parking directly in front of the house or
across the street from the house.
Dress for the weather as it is an
outside event. The exhibit will be lit
every night through December 31,
but will only have music on 18
nights. Free will donations for
Princeton Alliance Church food
bank in Plainsboro and other charities in the area. 6 to 9 p.m.
WANTED TO BUY
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, or by appt.
HELP WANTED
CHHAs Wanted: Certified Home
Health Aides are needed to provide
compassionate care to Seniors in the
Princeton area. Flexible Hourly and
Live-In schedules available. Please call
732-329-8954 ext 112.
Retired Teacher Needed. If you are
a Mercer-area retired teacher and could
work 2 to 8 hours per week, we do have
a teaching position for you. Please email your resume to [email protected] or call 609-933-8806 to
make an appointment.
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Van Drivers Wanted: Part or fulltime, to transport seniors to and from
Adult Day Center. Available shifts 7 a.m.
to 11 a.m., 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Must have
excellent driving record and pass physical exam. Call Buckingham Place, 732329-8954 ext. 112.
Good Causes
Lectures
Tree of Light Celebration, The
Lewis School, 53 Bayard Lane,
Princeton, 609-924-8120. Annual
event to benefit the scholarship
and program fund features the
lighting of the tree, a holiday concert, gourmet foods, and a silent
auction. The thousands of lights lit
on the stately outdoor tree represent the 30 million Americans who
are struggling with learning and
literacy. Warm clothing is recommended. 6 to 8 p.m.
Job Seekers, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-9529. www.
princetonlibrary.org. For professionals seeking new employment.
10 a.m.
Comedy
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West
Windsor, 609-987-8018. Register.
$19.50. 8 p.m.
Comedy Night, Station Bar and
Grill, 2625 Route 130 South,
Cranbury, 609-655-5550. Hosted
by Mike Bonner. 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Craft Fairs
Sauce for the Goose Holiday Art
Sale, Paul Robeson Center for
the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-8777. Featuring a holiday performance by the
American Boychoir School. The
sale will run from December 5 to
20, Monday through Friday from
10 a.m. to 5:30 and Saturday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Health
Joint-Friendly Fitness, Optimal
Exercise, 27B Maplewood Avenue, Cranbury, 609-462-7722. Bill
DeSimone, ACE-certified Health
Coach, explains how to avoid
workout injuries. $20. Call to register. 12 to 1 p.m.
Wellness
Science Lectures
Public Tour, Princeton Plasma
Physics Laboratory, Forrestal
Campus, 100 Stellarator Road,
Plainsboro, 609-243-2484. www.
pppl.gov. Age 12 and over. E-mail
[email protected] to register. 10
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Just a Hike, Mercer County Park
Commission, Mercer Meadows,
Keefe and Cold Soil roads, 609303-0700.
www.mercercountyparks.org. Wear sturdy shows and
bring a water bottle. Free. 12:30 to
2:30 p.m.
Shopping News
Greens and Christmas Tree Sale,
William Trent House, 15 Market
Street, Trenton, 609-989-0087.
www.williamtrenthouse.org. The
Garden Club of Trenton sells
greens (holly, ivy, yew, juniper,
winterberry, pine, and boxwood),
holiday baskets, Christmas trees,
and wreaths. Seasonal gifts and
items in the museum shop. 12:30
to 5 p.m.
Holiday Shopping, Ellarslie,
Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, 609-989-1191.
www.ellarslie.org. Preview wine
and cheese reception. $10. 6 to 8
p.m.
Drum Circle
Kundalini Meditation, Fellowship
in Prayer, 291 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 732-642-8895.
Led by Acharya Girish Jha. Register. $25. 7 p.m.
Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite
635, Plainsboro, 609-750-7432.
www.relaxationandhealing. com.
Drums provided. $15. 7:30 to 9:15
p.m.
History
For Seniors
Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton
University, Lewis Center, 185
Nassau Street, 609-258-1500.
“The Socialism of “The Ragged
Trousered Philanthropists”: Robert Noonan and the Modern Labour Party” presented by Irish historian and broadcaster Tristam
Hunt. Free. 4:30 p.m.
Men in Retirement, Princeton Senior Resource Center, Suzanne
Patterson Building, 45 Stockton
Street, 609-924-7108. Dr. David
Barile, a gerontologist in Princeton
who specializes in palliative care,
describes the way the medical profession works with seniors in both
regular care and end of life. Social
group for men who are making or
who have made the transition into
retirement. Free. 2 p.m.
For Teens
A Cappella Night, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8822. Featuring
vocal groups from Princeton’s four
high schools. Only open to students who attend those schools. 7
p.m.
Sports
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Harvard. $10. 7 p.m.
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
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Bring your family to meet ours and celebrate the season with McCarter’s
critically-acclaimed production of Dickens’ classic masterpiece,
A Christmas Carol. Join us for the perennial favorite the New York Times
calls “A must-see,” and make this cherished McCarter
tradition part of yours!
Opening Night sponsored by
Adikesh S. Nathan and Graeme Malcolm in A Christmas Carol, 2013; photo by T. Charles Erickson
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Janine Jansen
THE DOO WOP PROJECT
Featuring Jarrod Spector TONIGHT!
Friday, November 21 – 8pm
FRED HERSCH, piano
JULIAN LAGE, guitar
Saturday, November 29 – 8pm
CLINT HOLMES: Stop This Train
Friday, December 12 – 8pm
Produced by DeepEnd Productions
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
THE LAURIE
BERKNER BAND
BALLET HISPANICO
FAMILY
EVENT
Circus Oz
Tuesday, February 17 – 7:30pm
Saturday, January 24
– 11am & 3pm
Sponsored by
Australia’s National Circus
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
The Broadway Musical
Monday, January 26 – 7:30pm
Presented with support from
CIRCUS OZ
in But Wait…There’s More
FAMILY
EVENT
Saturday, February 21 –
2pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, February 22 – 3pm
CAMERON CARPENTER, organ THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE
Yo-Yo Ma, Artistic Director
Friday, February 6 – 8pm
Tuesday, February 24 – 7:30pm
The New Jersey Symphony
Chamber Orchestra
Jaques Lacombe, conductor
Jim Henson’s
(Note: this performance will take place at
Richardson Auditorium and is a joint presentation
of McCarter Theatre and the NJSO)
JANINE JANSEN, violin
20 Years of Freedom
GIDON KREMER, violin
DANIIL TRIFONOV, piano
Monday, February 9 – 7:30pm
2014-2015 Signature Series sponsored by
Monday, January 5 – 7:30pm
Friday, February 13 – 7:30pm
Friday, December 19 – 7:30pm
Joint Recital
SID THE SCIENCE KID
Saturday, February 7 – 3pm
FAMILY
EVENT
Itamar Golan, piano
SWAN LAKE
State Ballet Theatre of Russia
Sponsored by
VUSI MAHLASELA and
HUGH MASEKELA
Wednesday, February 25 – 7:30pm
Major support for the 2014-2015
Music Series provided by the
Edward T. Cone Foundation
BY PHONE: 609-258-2787 | ONLINE: www.mccarter.org | Princeton, NJ
Award-Winning Accessibility
McCarter programming is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State,
a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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