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Children’s Hospital Looks
At Plainsboro Location
the Princeton HealthCare System
at their current location,” said Bell.
lainsboro officials opened CHOP provides pediatric emerthe year with news that a gency consultation, inpatient pediprominent healthcare orga- atric care, and neonatal care at the
nization was looking to move into current hospital in Princeton and
the township.
has been working with PHCS to
Officials at the Children’s Hos- develop the pediatric unit and
pital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have neonatal intensive care unit at the
confirmed they are interested in new hospital, which is currently
opening a facility in Plainsboro on under construction.
13 acres on the
Since CHOP
new
hospital
doctors will be
campus
off
operating the
Officials at the ChilRoute 1. Mayor
pediatrics unit
Peter Cantu andren’s Hospital of
at the new hosnounced
the
pital, the new
Philadelphia confirmed
news at the reorCHOP facility
interest in a facility in
ganization
will complePlainsboro on 13 acres
meeting on Janment the seruary 4.
in the new hospital
vices provided
“We
acto patients, she
campus
off
Route
1.
quired land on
said. The facilithe new camty would be for
pus, and we’re
children who need outpatient visits
just about to launch the design with specialists and also serve as a
process,” confirmed Madeline diagnostics center.
Bell, CHOP president and chief fiFor example, if a child needed to
nancial officer. “The township has visit a pediatric endocrinologist for
been working very closely with us an outpatient visit, the doctor
on ensuring consistency with the would be located right on the new
hospital look.”
hospital campus. “It will be a nice
CHOP was founded in 1855 as continuum of care,” Bell said.
the nation’s first hospital devoted
“We are very pleased that the
exclusively to caring for children Children’s Hospital of Philadeland has been ranked as a top hospi- phia — which is often recognized
tal nationally. CHOP staff will op- as the best children’s hospital in
erate the pediatric unit at the new the United States — will be part of
UMCP at Plainsboro, which is our comprehensive health campus
scheduled to open in early 2012.
“We have had a relationship
Continued on page 9
over the last year and a half with
P
Rivalries Heat Up
at WW-P Schools
I
t is early in the WW-P season,
but key matches between North
and South have already set the
bar high for this winter’s rivalries.
The most compelling win came
from the North girls’ basketball
team, which emerged victorious,
53-49, in a thrilling overtime
match-up against their crosstown
rivals, South, on January 4.
Sophomore Jacquie Klotz, who
finished the game with 29 points
Ice Action: North’s Sam Engel, left and South's Will
McAuliffe played against each other in a 1-1 tie on
December 23.
Photos by Brian McCarthy
and 21 rebounds, led the Knights
by scoring all 11 of the team’s
points in overtime to overcome a
late South surge during regulation.
South’s Laura McCormick hit two
important 3-pointers to help South
send the game into overtime, but
North proved to be too much.
The Knights also found success
at the War of the Worlds tourna-
ment over the winter break, where
they made it to the championship
game before falling to Bishop Ahr,
50-29, on December 30. North has
a record of 4-2, while South is sitting at 3-3.
Meanwhile, the South boys’
basketball team was able to domiContinued on page 16
by Cara Latham
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School Sports
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North and South Boys/Girls Diving. Cougar Invite 2, Montgomery. 4
p.m.
South Girls Basketball. At Nottingham. 5:30 p.m.
North vs. South Wrestling. At
North. 6:30 p.m.
North Boys Basketball. Hopewell
Valley. 7 p.m.
North Girls Basketball. At Hopewell
Valley. 7 p.m.
South Boys Basketball. Nottingham. 7 p.m.
Dance
Tapparition, Princeton University,
Frist Campus Center Film and Per-
Art Benefit: ‘Birch Trees’ by Renee Kumar of West Windsor, from a solo show at the University Medical Center
at Princeton, opening with a reception on Thursday,
January 13, 5 to 7 p.m. in the hospital dining room. A
portion of the proceeds from the art sale benefits UMCP.
formance Theater, 609-258-3000.
www.princeton.edu.
TapCats,
Princeton’s tap dancing troupe, performs. Also, Saturday, January 8.
$10. 8 p.m..
Winter Show, BodyHype, Hamilton
Murray Theater, Princeton University, 609-258-1742. www.theatreintime.org. $10. 10 p.m.
On Stage
In One Bed and Out the Other, OffBroadstreet Theater, 5 South
Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell,
609-466-2766.
www.off-broadstreet.com. Classic farce. $27.50 to
$29.50. 7 p.m.
Amadeus, Kelsey Theater, Mercer
County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical. Ashley
Stuart of WW is Mozart’s wife, Constanze. $16. 7:30 p.m. See story
page 19.
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-
2787. www.mccarter.org. Through
February 13. 8 p.m.
A Broad Abroad, Princeton University, Whitman Theater, 185
Nassau Street, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu. Written and
performed by Olivia Stoker, Class of
2011. 8 p.m.
Dinner Theater
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater,
Omicron Theater Productions,
Amici Milano Restaurant, Chestnut
Avenue, Trenton, 609-443-5598.
Audience participation. Register.
$48.50 includes dinner, show, and
gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Film
Friday Film Cafe Series, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street,
609-924-8822.
www.princetonlibrary.org. Screening of
“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”
Free. 10 a.m.
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hanks, Steve Goldin, for having the vision, determination,
and guts to put your money where
your mouth is to finally get the
politicians of this town off the
dime. (WW-P News, December 3,
2010)
I moved here 11 years ago — at
which time they were talking about
development around the train station. There is still nothing tangible.
When I first moved here I had to
drive to the Hamilton station to
park and get a train. The lot became
crowded, and all of a sudden, there
was a new, multi-story parking
garage under construction.
Now, there is a six-story garage,
literally a few feet from the station
platform. Recently, I have even
seen large posters for a new housing complex, “The Crossings at
Hamilton,” at the train station. I
have had occasion to go to New
Brunswick this year, and over the
summer, they have built a new 10or 11-story parking garage with
residential and retail space incorporated in the structure. Last week,
I saw that it is connected by a foot
bridge, above street level, directly
to the New Brunswick station.
The two communities to the
north and south of us have greatly
expanded their parking facilities,
and we’re still floundering around.
I know that there is a vocal minority that would like to keep West
Windsor in the 1930s, but maybe,
thanks to Steve, we can finally
progress into the 21st century.
Thanks again, Steve. You deserve it.
Len Hittner
23 Honeyflower Lane
West Windsor
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Efforts Appreciated
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Production
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Bill Sanservino
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I
want to thank Mayor Shing-Fu
Hsueh, Robert Hary, the Council, and especially the Public
Works Department for a great job
clearing our roads of the snow!
I was in NYC, and four days after the storm many of the streets
were still not passable. West
Windsor was cleared immediately
after the snow storm. Thank you,
thank you, thank you!
You all deserve our gratitude for
a job well done! Please keep up the
great work!
George Gati
71 Danville Drive
Princeton Junction
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The Digital World:
From Little League
To Trash Collection
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una Kwon Brossman’s December 17 column on the
hard work going on in the
Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League
generated immediate criticism at
the News’ website, wwpinfo.com.
The comment apparently came
from a parent who felt that some
important contributors were overlooked:
“The quote ‘The dream of an indoor facility has been floating
around for years’ is an unfortunate
choice of words to me because it
doesn’t do justice to the hard work
and efforts of the three past CPLL
presidents and the board members
who have contributed to bring the
indoor facility to its present state.
“The indoor facility has not just
been floating around without substantial effort to keep the dream
aloft. It has taken a lot of ground
work to bring the facility closer to
reality. There are a number of unsung individuals who have spent
long hours developing architectural plans, regularly meeting with
other members to plan strategies,
and working with town officials to
create a plan where an ethically
pleasing facility can be integrated
into the Plainsboro Community
Park landscape.
“Not only have CPLL board
members contributed but also a
number of caring people have volunteered their time, efforts, and talents to the project. Please let’s celebrate the hard work of ALL of the
individuals who have worked on
the plans and those that continue to
work on the facility to make the
dream real. Truly, it does take a village to raise an indoor facility.”
Other fodder for the online grist
mill:
The Arts Council railing, for
which West Windsor Township
has authorized $1,000 to an architect to oversee the installation
process. A comment was posted by
Fisher Place resident Pete Weale:
“As suggested recently during
WW Council public comment,
why could not the Arts Council so-
Readers ask: Why does
the Arts Council need an
architect for a railing?
Why is commentary on
PIACS so unconstructive? Why does Council
rely on no-bid contracts?
licit three bids from vendors and
have the selected vendor to oversee
the installation instead of wasting
$1,000 on an architect? I am certain
there are many architects in the
area who might have volunteered
their expertise.”
The architectural commission
prompted Weale to pose some additional questions: “What is the
cost of the new railings? And how
did the building receive a certificate of occupancy without the railings? Why does the Town Council
have to ask the Administration to
do something? What happened to
initiative?
“How did the Arts Council’s
$60,000 fundraising program turn
out? If the enterprise receives public funding or support (in the form
of subsidized rent for utilities),
shouldn’t there be a P&L report to
the public? Revenue minus expenses?” For more on the railing,
see story, page 13.
Princeton International Academy Charter School. One commenter lamented that rather than
offering constructive arguments,
commenters offer old articles they
may not fully understand or criticize existing schools: “Why is it
that every time PIACS is mentioned anywhere in the WW-P
News we are bombarded with comments that either dredge up poorly
understood news articles to sell
their position or they denigrate the
current school systems?”
The concept of West Windsor
merging with another township:
“I just got another mailer from my
realtor that says my property value
just dropped again! She said the
property taxes are a real turnoff for
new buyers and this is putting a
damper on home values,” wrote
one commenter.
Competitive bidding for trash
collection. Another comment was
provided by Pete Weale:
“What a shame refuse collection
companies need to bid competitively but ‘professionals’ like the
lawyers and countless consultants
need not sully their reputations by
baring their costs. No-bid professional service contracts rule in
West Windsor. West Windsor government operates under the ‘I
think, I feel, I believe’ form of
management by wandering around
(MBWA). Its ‘management’ lives
in other townships.
“I would request the WW Business Administrator and Mayor provide the full information (tonnage,
costs) from vendors from 1990
through the present contract in
2010. Princeton miraculously operates with a single-day pickup
schedule year-round.” For more on
the trash collection contract, see
page 14.
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n 1965, the British rock group
The Who released the famous
single “My Generation” about
young people and their pride, their
need to stick together, and how older people just don’t understand. Almost 50 years later, I’m realizing
that my own generation needs lots
of growth to earn that pride and
older people still don’t understand,
because if they did, we wouldn’t be
facing many of today’s problems
as well as the ones looming in the
future. Though we have created
certain problems of our own, my
generation will be instrumental in
fixing the ones created by our parents, the Baby Boomers. Our work
is cut out for us and it’s good we understand this because we are the
hope not only for the United States,
but for the world in all ways –– economically, environmentally, and
diplomatically.
For most of my high school
years, I have watched the economy
stumble, fall, and attempt a recovery. Never before has wealth in this
country become so unequal.
Hunger across America is at an alltime high along with unemployment. And yet, when I go to Wegman’s, it’s always packed, especially during the holiday season.
Food shopping with my sister turns
into a traffic jam in the grocery
store aisles. The mall is also
buzzing with customers and eager
sales people. The crowds at stores
like Best Buy and the Apple Store
would indicate that many people
have cash to spare.
Is wealth so concentrated that
literally the rich get richer and the
poor poorer? Historically the world
has seen communism and constant
class struggles between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, and it
seems the time has come for another class struggle.
Population dynamics in the
United States will change dramatically very soon. The baby boomers
are getting older. When they reach
retirement age, there will be an influx of Americans living off the tax
dollars of younger working citizens. What will be the future of social security and retirement benefits when older people outnumber
the young, and there is no money
left to sustain outdated government
policies meant to protect retired
by Molly Kwon Brossman
citizens? What will be the focus of
health care when geriatrics becomes the primary medical field?
My generation has the right to be
angry when the country is so broken and yet, the Republicans in
Congress want to waste even more
time and money to try to repeal the
health care bill, one of the major
successes of President Obama’s
presidency. Without proper health
My generation has a lot
of work to do to fix the
problems created by
our parents and by us.
Let’s start with the
small things.
care, it would be even harder to
tackle growing epidemics for
youth, such as increasing rates of
obesity, one of two toxic problems
plaguing young people today. The
staggering failures of our country’s
public schools go hand-in-hand
with poor nutrition; when it comes
to school lunches, city budgets
have been known to capitalize on
cheap food like pizza, chicken
nuggets and high fructose corn
syrup-infused canned fruit.
In the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science
Study, TIMMS, in 2007, seven
countries had higher percentages
of eighth-grade students performing at or above the advanced international mathematics benchmark
compared to the United States.
How and when have we gotten so
far behind, so much so that a $100million donation by Facebook inventor Mark Zuckerberg to
Newark public schools has been
called a drop in the bucket compared to actual need?
I’m also worried for my generation because of the new technologies that are tearing down the way
we interact socially and the dependence on technology that makes us
helpless in some ways. I admit I
would feel lost without my iPod,
computer, and cell phone. It’s
amazing how I can be friends online with people from France,
sor for their prompt and professional response to these serious
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fires and to our other calls for backContinued from page 2
up and assistance. We’re proud to
fight fires and serve the public beside you. We will be there for you
whenever you need us.
We would also like thank the
Plainsboro Rescue Squad and
s the New Year begins, part of Township EMS for providing
our reflection involves our emergency medical assistance and
gratitude to the mutual aid fire and rehabilitation services as well as
EMS companies who responded to coordinating the mutual aid EMS
two serious fires in Plainsboro in companies who lent their support.
2010 — the DeWe would alcember 28 fire
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the Plainsboro
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Hollow Drive
whom we work
— and provided
grateful to all those who
closely on a daisupport
and
ly basis, for their
came
to
its
aid.
coverage to us
camaraderie and
throughout the
assistance at the
year.
hundreds of incidents to which we
We would like to thank our mu- responded during the year.
tual aid companies from Cranbury,
Major incidents like this require
East Windsor, Kingston, Prince- a great deal of coordination and we
ton, Princeton Junction, Princeton would also like to acknowledge the
Plasma Physics Lab, Lawrence- work of the Mercer County Comville, Lawrence Road, Applegarth, munications staff in ensuring that
Central Monroe, and West Wind- we had the resources we needed to
Plainsboro Grateful
To Mutual Aid Cos.
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Britain, and connect with friends I
went to school with more than 10
years ago.
While we seem more connected,
however, there is a certain irony in
that we are communicating less
than before and in much more superficial ways. When friends text
instead of actually seeing each other, when people rely on E-mailing
and dating sites for social interaction, we are actually creating a new
generation of young people with no
social skills — many are basically
incapable of what would be considered “normal” interaction.
Another skill that has largely
been lost to techno-dependence is
map reading. I used to be a Girl
Scout and I remember learning
how to use a compass, but most of
my friends have GPS in their cars
and they wouldn’t know how to get
from point A to point B without a
computer voice telling them how.
It’s frightening to think what
would happen if the batteries went
dead or if all the GPS satellites
were hit by a meteor shower.
Technology can also decrease
our planet’s level of sustainability.
Companies bent on making profits
constantly crank out newer versions of the same thing so that even
if you aren’t one of those people
who needs the latest gadget to feel
cool, you still need an upgrade because the old equipment is no
longer compatible. Then people
have to dispose of electronics so
acid doesn’t leak into the landfills,
and those kinds of challenges have
not been fully addressed.
My generation has a lot to think
about and even more to do. Health
care, public education, hunger, joblessness, the environment, and
learning social grace are just a few
items on our to-do list. Our future is
ours to determine, and it’s time to
recognize and act on the need for
change. We can start out with small
things, and New Year’s resolutions
for 2011 can include such goals as
learning how to read a map, collecting food for the local food
pantry, tutoring other students, and
disposing of batteries and printer
cartridges in the proper places.
I’m talkin’ about my generation.
I’m proud to be part of it, and I plan
to continue to earn that pride by doing the right thing.
do the job safely and efficiently.
This is done in coordination with
the Middlesex County Fire Marshall’s Fire Coordinator Division.
Doug Vorp, Chief
Robert Brown, President
Plainsboro Fire Company
Keep Up The Good
Work, Mr. President
I
cheer President Obama and his
administration for working with
Congress to pass monumental legislation. The START treaty reaffirms the U.S. commitment to reduce nuclear arms and sets rules for
inspection. The repeal of Don’t
Ask Don’t Tell removes official
discrimination against gays in the
military. The 9/11 health bill compensates first responders and residents for medical costs associated
with that horrific day.
I encourage the president to continue to push for more legislation
that will help move our country forward. This is the politics of hope.
Sandra Shapiro
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Princeton Junction
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n accordance with our New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Tier A Municipal
Stormwater General Permit, the
township has adopted ordinances
to regulate the impact of stormwater runoff and pollutants on the environment. As part of our Local
Public Education Program, this letter highlights the requirements and
environmental benefits of these ordinances.
Pet Waste: This ordinance requires pet owners to pick up and
properly dispose of pet waste
dropped on public or other people’s property. It prevents fecal
contamination from impacting the
local waterways.
Litter: This ordinance makes it
unlawful to throw, drop, discard, or
otherwise place litter on public or
private property, other than in a litter receptacle. It prevents unsightly
and unsanitary conditions and prevent litter from impacting waterways.
Improper Disposal of Waste:
This ordinance states that it is illegal to dispose of waste in any place
not specifically designated for the
purpose of solid waste storage or
disposal. The purpose of this ordinance is to prevent unsanitary con-
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times and prohibits the spilling,
dumping, leaking, or otherwise
discharge of liquids, semi-liquids,
or solids from the containers into
the storm sewer system.
Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting: This ordinance requires all
existing privately owned storm
drain inlets that are in direct contact
with repaving, repairing, reconstruction, regarding, or resurfacing
or alterations of facilities on private property, be retrofitted to prevent the discharge of solids and
floatables (such as plastic bottles,
cans, and food wrappers) into the
storm sewer system.
We have enacted these ordinances to protect our environment
and to keep pollutants that are commonly conveyed by stormwater
from adversely impacting our waterways and groundwater supplies.
These ordinances can be found online under the Code Book Section
on West Windsor Township’s
website (www.westwindsornj.org)
under “Chapter 150 — Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan (SP3).”
Thank you for your continued
cooperation with our environmental protection efforts.
Robert Hary
Business Administrator
West Windsor
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he tax-the-rich advocates
ought to spend more time trying to become one of them than trying to figure out ways to pick their
pockets. Someone also should tell
them that there was an election in
November and the liberal brand of
redistributing wealth was voted
down. Tax cuts belong to the people who actually pay taxes.
The facts are indisputable: supply-side economics and free market capitalism create enormous
wealth for the country as a whole. It
is also indisputable that the rich actually do a very good job of redistributing their own wealth.
We the people of the middle
class need to surrender our obsession with the less than 1 percent of
wage earners who are truly rich and
recognize that our emotions are
one of envy not disdain.
Dennis Buchert
Plainsboro
ditions and groundwater pollution.
Wildlife Feeding: Feeding of
unconfined wildlife on any public
park, private deed restricted (e.g.
open space, greenbelt, conservation) area or on any other property
owned or operated by the township
is prohibited. The purpose of this
ordinance is in response to health
concerns regarding bacteria harmful to humans and fish populations.
Yard Waste: Yard waste is regulated via ordinances that establish
the current zone collection system
and the methods of collecting
leaves, brush, and other yard waste.
The purpose of this ordinance is to
keep leaves and grass out of the
storm sewer system.
Illicit Connections: This ordinance makes it unlawful to connect
any pipe or device to the municipal
storm sewer system, spill or dump
any material other than Stormwater
runoff or groundwater (sump
pumps) into the system. The purpose of these Ordinances is to prevent pollution and contamination
of waterways which receive discharge from our storm sewers.
Refuse Containers/Dumpsters:
This ordinance requires that all
dumpsters and other refuse containers that are outdoors or exposed
to stormwater, be covered at all
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Girl Scout Silver
Award Earned
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eha Kulkarni of Plainsboro recently earned the
Girl Scout silver award for
her “Learn to Read, Read to Learn
Book Drive.” A member of Troop
71490 in Plainsboro, her leadership
service has benefited both the West
Windsor-Plainsboro community
and impoverished people internationally.
“It’s one thing to experience the
wonder of reading yourself, and
another to give it to a child in
need,” says Kulkarni, a sophomore
at High School North, and a girl
scout for more than seven years.
Her plans include a career in science.
Her project began in 2009 when
she organized, prepared, and ran a
book drive at her middle school
yielding donations of more than
1,800 books within three weeks.
“The amount of books I collected
was without a doubt unanticipated
— the goal I had originally set
seemed farfetched at first, and you
could imagine my surprise when I
found out that not only did I reach
my goal of 1,000 books, but that I
had surpassed it.”
Kulkarni recounts the few
weeks during which she faced a
dilemma with an ultimate happy
ending. The book drive was held at
the end of the school year and she
was not reaching her goal fast
enough. She had trouble deciding
whether to end the book drive at the
600 mark or keep going. She decided to keep collecting books until
the last day of school. “I did indeed
have a lot of extra work, but looking in retrospect, it all paid off,” she
says.
“I was proud of collecting so
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Neha Kulkarni of Plainsboro, left, earned the Girl
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Healthcare Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.
many books and surpassing my
goal, let alone almost doubling my
goal,” Kulkarni says. “I realized, it
was indeed worth the extra effort
and extra hard work, to achieve my
goal, and even to surpass it.” But
her project encompassed more than
just organizing a book drive.
After organizing and sorting
through the books, she teamed up
with Books for Third World, an organization that helped to donate
her books to underdeveloped countries including many impoverished
African and Asian countries. “It
was amazing to think that from a
small, simple town like Plainsboro,
I could be changing, impacting,
and influencing the lives of impoverished people around the globe,
who have never before had access
to books and knowledge that many
like me have always taken for
granted.”
In addition to making a difference globally, Kulkarni has also
contributed to her local community. Shortly after collecting the
books, she read to children at the
Plainsboro Public Library and
planned activities focusing on
books in WW-P’s community education programs.
While many strive to better their
country or their local community,
Kulkarni strived to help the destitute kids of third-world countries,
and served as a catalyst for changing the lives of the impoverished
lives of kids within poverty-stricken countries.
“This is the kind of project that
you can’t help but learn from,” she
says. “I’ve learned about issues
that trouble our international community including low literacy rates
and what education and knowledge
bring.” She has also had the benefit
of applying skills of leadership,
communication, time management, and organization.
“The thing that really sticks with
you is that sense of accomplishment — the idea that you’ve had
some sort of an impact, which
makes all your efforts and endeavors worth it, in the end,” she says.
“Without a doubt, I encourage anyone and everyone to get out there
and help out in anyway they can,
because ultimately even the smallest step makes a difference.”
Miller Addresses
Health Conference
A
ndrew Miller of West Windsor addressed two of the learning sessions at the 2010 QualityNet
Healthcare Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. More than 1,000
healthcare professionals from
across the country attended the
conference.
Miller, a physician, is director of
physician services and co-leader of
the New Jersey Care Transitions
Projects. One of his presentations
recounted the success Virtua
Memorial Hospital has had using a
form of patient-centered care
called the care coordination model.
Data from its pilot study indicated
that CCM improved and sustained
patient satisfaction and quality of
care, as well as decreased the
length of hospital stays and hospital readmissions.
He also shared findings on the
impact of the cardiac connections
home hospice program of Westampton, a New Jersey-based compassionate care hospice. Its innovative approach has resulted in increased hospice enrollment among
heart failure patients and zero unnecessary heart failure-related hospitalizations and emergency department visits, along with a high
level of patient and family satisfaction.
In College
N
icole Marie Constantine of
West Windsor graduated with
honors from Westchester University, with a degree in teaching. A
graduate of High School South,
Class of 2006, she plans to attend
graduate school to obtain her master’s degree in teaching.
International Day
N
ew Horizons Montessori celebrated “International Day” to
mark the holiday season. “Children
and parents participated in class
festivities in their own distinct
fashion, to celebrate our diverse
community,” says Shaheen Syed,
the academic director of the school
and a West Windsor resident.
Children and their parents prepared posters about their native
countries and described the different holidays they observe, costumes they wear at the holiday
events, and other points of interest
from their native lands. To mark
the occasion, children came
dressed in their special dress, and
talked about their native countries.
“Since no holiday party is complete without food parents brought
their native specialties to share,”
says Syed.
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L
eah Gould and Joseph Diniega are engaged. The couple
met during jet pilot training in
Kingsville, Texas.
The bride-to-be graduated from
High School South, Class of 2004.
She received a degree in international relations from George
Washington University and is a
lieutenant junior grade intelligence
officer in the U.S. Navy. She is the
daughter of Brian and Susan Gould
of Plainsboro.
The prospective bridegroom is
from Pearl City, Hawaii. He received a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado and is a captain in the US
Marine Corps and a Prowler pilot.
He is the son of the late Michael
Diniega and Darlene Diniega of
Aurora, Colorado.
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Births
T
he University Medical Center
at Princeton has announced
that twin sons were born to West
Windsor residents Shamala Ajay
and Ajay Pillai on December 22.
Deaths
Mary D. Corbett, 85, of Toms
River died November 11 at Community Medical Center in Toms
River. Survivors include son and
daughter-in-law, Richard and
Cheryl Corbett of Plainsboro. Donations may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association, 400
Morris Avenue, Denville 07834.
Robert J. Hanaway, 71, of
Plainsboro died December 14 at
the Pavilions at Forrestal. Born in
Trenton, he was a parking lot attendant for the Trenton Parking Au-
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thority. Survivors include his sister, Rita Hanaway.
Albert Marshall Zigler, 86, of
Greensboro, North Carolina, died
December 15. He was a longtime
member of Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, he
served in the Navy during World
War II. A retired member of the
New York, New Jersey, and North
Carolina bars, he was a former general counsel and secretary of Western Electric Company, and retired
from AT&T in 1986.
Survivors include his sons and
daughters-in-law, Robert K. and
Katherine Zigler II of Boise, Idaho,
Peter S. and Carolina Zigler of
Chula Vista, California; daughter,
Amy J. Zigler, of McLeansville,
North Carolina; five grandchil-
dren, Bryan Zigler, Sean Zigler,
and Nicole Zigler, of Chula Vista,
California, and Justin Clark and
Hayley Clark, of McLeansville,
North Carolina; one great-granddaughter, Alyssa Zigler, of Chula
Vista, California; his sister, Donna
Jenson; his brothers, James Zigler
and Robert Zigler; his sister-inlaw, Beverly Zigler; and his special
friend, Janice Morris.
Vera Muhleisen Wagner, 93,
of Monroe died December 15 at
Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital in New Brunswick. Survivors include a grandson and his
wife, Russell and Karen Wagner of
West Windsor.
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Survivors include sons, Nicholas
and Christopher Falkowski; siblings; Judy Flynn and Walter
Falkowski; and nieces and
nephews, Karen Cohen, Andrew,
James Michael, and Kim Leegan.
Donations may be made to American Diabetes Association, Memorial and Honor Program, Box 11454,
Alexandria, VA 22312.
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ions at Forrestal Assisted Living in
Plainsboro. Born in Shenandoah,
Pennsylvania, she retired from
Nabisco after 30 years.
Survivors include her daughter
and son-in-law, Doris and Mark
Kalnas; her granddaughter, Barbara Weigand and her husband
Ross; her great-granddaughters,
Mikayla and Cheyanne Weigand;
and her nephews, Jim and Tom
Knox. Donations may be made to
the Church of the Sacred Heart,
343 South Broad Street, Trenton
08608.
Evelyn Oczkowski, 87, of West
Windsor died December 18. Born
in Brooklyn, New York, she was a
registered nurse. She lived at Bear
Creek Assisted Living since 2008.
Survivors include her daughters
and sons-in-law, Susan and Joseph
Conlon of West Windsor, and Patricia and Joe McFadden of Edgewater Park; her son and daughterin-law, Raymond John and Elizabeth Oczkowski of Hickory, North
Carolina;
and
grandchildren
Nicholas, Erin, and Mary Conlon
of West Windsor, and Sara-Celeste
Carr Safeer and her husband, Dan
Safeer of Hammonton.
James E. Cox, Sr., 76, of West
Windsor died December 19 at Bear
Creek Assisted Living. Born in
Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to
West Windsor 11 years ago.
He graduated magna cum laude
from Ohio University where he
was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
and Phi Eta Sigma. He retired in
1989 after 31 years of service at
AT&T where he was a director.
Cox was also a director of IEEE for
seven years. A member of the First
Presbyterian Church of Cranbury,
he served as a deacon, and was a
volunteer with TASK. A captain in
the Army, he served in R.O.T.C. at
Ohio University and was a member
of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife of 54
years, Barbara Bailey Cox; two
sons, Retired Colonel James E.
Cox Jr. M.D. and his wife Colonel
Martha Lenhart M.D. of Silver
Springs, Maryland, Douglas M.
Cox of Hunter, New York; his
daughter and son-in-law, Deanna
and William Munoz of Plainsboro;
one sister, Marian Richards of Alabama;
five
grandchildren,
William, Julia, and Natalie Munoz,
and James E. III and Joseph M.
Cox.
A life celebration will be held
Saturday, January 8, at the First
Presbyterian Church of Cranbury,
22 South Main Street, Cranbury.
Donations may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association, 400
Morris Avenue, Suite 251,
Denville 07834.
George Richard Walter Sr.,
73, of West Windsor died December 20 at Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital, Hamilton.
Born in Trenton, he was a longtime
resident of West Windsor, a former
committee member, and a former
mayor of the town,
A Navy reservist, he was a pharmacist who owned and operated
Walter’s Pharmacy in Allentown
for 40 years. He was a past president of the NJ Pharmaceutical Association and a former member of
the Allentown Economic Development Committee.
Survivors include his wife of 53
years, Frances C. Walter; three
children and their spouses, Cindy
and Ray Canter of Allentown; Rick
and Belinda Walter of Allentown,
and Sandy and Todd McGonigal of
Hamilton; and eight grandchildren.
Donations may be made to Hamilton Square Baptist Church.
Hans Joachim Priester, 86,
above, of West Windsor died at his
home on December 13. Born in
Leipzig, Germany, he settled in
West Windsor with his family in
1960.
Priester received his doctorate
from the University of Hamburg,
and after a two-year clinical position at Trenton State Hospital, he
joined the staff at the Child Guidance Center for Mercer County in
1962 and remained there for the
rest of his career both as a psychologist and later the executive director. In the mid-1980s he was recruited by UNESCO to lead a project to standardize intelligence testing for children in Hong Kong. He
retired in 1989.
Survivors include his wife of
more than 60 years, Lotti; five children and their spouses, Angelica
Hopkins (Ronnie) of Managua,
Nicaragua, Reinhard (Susan Katner) of Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Thomas of Asbury Park, Michael
of Oakland, California, and Heidi
Williams (Roland) of Howell, New
Jersey; four grandchildren, Andrew Priester, and Jade, Brianna,
and Kali Williams; and one greatgrandchild. Paige Williamson. Donations may be made to Acts 1:8,
Box 23, Cedartown, GA 30125.
Abraham Block, 78, of
Holmdel died December 20 at his
home. Survivors include daughter
and son-in-law, Wendy and Andrew Lipka of West Windsor.
Michael O’Leary, 46, died December 20 at Park Place Center in
South Brunswick. Born in New
Brunswick, he lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before returning to
New Jersey a year ago. He was a
certified mechanic for a marina in
Fort Lauderdale. Survivors include
his brother, Sean O’Leary of
Plainsboro; his sister and brotherin-law, Erin and Cliff Williams of
Monmouth Junction; and a
nephew, Brandan Williams of
Monmouth Junction.
Concetta Gulino, 95 of West
Windsor died December 21.
Arrangements were made by A.S.
Cole Funeral Home.
Edgar C. Craven Sr., 86, of
Hamilton died December 24 at the
Pavilions at Forrestal, Plainsboro.
Born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, he
was an Army veteran of World War
II. Survivors include two sons and
a daughter-in-law, Edgar C. and
Maria Craven Jr. of Hamilton and
Richard Craven of Ewing; two
daughters, Linda Demand of
Kingston, New York, and Debra
Prettyman of Ewing; and a brother,
Richard Craven.
Reverend Lawrence S. “Larry” Falkowski of Plainsboro died
December 26 at Princeton Medical
Center in Princeton.
Born in Bayonne, he graduated
from St. Peter’s College and received a Ph.D. in political science
from Rutgers University. After
teaching at Louisiana State University for 15 years, he attended the
seminary in Arlington, Virginia,
and was ordained an Episcopal
priest at Holy Trinity Church in
West Orange. He served at St.
Steven’s Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon until his retirement.
Sophie H. Desautelle, 93, of
Robbinsville died December 26 at
Rose Hill Assisted Living of Robbinsville. Born in Yonkers, New
York, she was a resident of Penns
Neck for 65 years. A member of
Penns Neck Baptist Church, she
co-owned the VN Desautelle
Florist in Penns Neck for more than
30 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Shirley D. Minnick and Donna A. Reading; six grandchildren,
Bob Minnick Jr. and his wife Renee, Sharon Madden, Lynda Stott
and her husband Dan, Sandy Minnick, Frank Reading and his wife
Erika, Donna L. Mahon; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Peter Danchisko Sr., 92, of
Perth Amboy died December 26 at
Center of Hope Hospice, Scotch
Plains. Survivors include a son,
George Danchisko of Plainsboro.
Margaret McGarvey Hayden,
86, of Plainsboro died December
28 at the Windrows of Princeton.
Born in Harlem, New York, she
moved to Plainsboro in 2007. A
registered nurse, she worked at
Perth Amboy General Hospital for
many years and later with Muhlenberg Hospital.
Survivors include three sons,
Gregory W. Hayden, Kevin J. Hayden, and Paul F. Hayden; a brother,
Charles McGarvey; a sister,
Catherine Connors; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Donations may be made to
Catholic Charities Diocese of
Metuchen, 319 Maple Street, Perth
Amboy 08861.
William John “Bill” Werder,
84, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
died December 29 at his home.
Survivors include a son and daughter in-law, Jim and Patricia Werder
of West Windsor. Donations may
be made to benefit cancer research.
Ruth A. Malsbury, 95, of
Princeton Junction died December
30 at her home. Born in Cream
Ridge, she was a longtime Princeton Junction area resident. Malsbury worked at Dutch Neck School
for more than 30 years and retired
in 1990.
Survivors include her sister,
Virginia Oakerson of Browns
Mills; a special friend, Anquanetta
Woodard; and several nieces and
nephews.
Calling hours are Saturday, January 8, at 11 a.m., at the Peppler Funeral Home, 114 South Main Street,
Allentown. The funeral begins at
noon. Donations may be made to the
Twin W First Aid Squad, Box 385,
Princeton Junction 08550; or to the
West Windsor Volunteer Fire Co.
No. 1, 153 South Mill Road, West
Windsor 08550.
Harry R. Gosselin, 80, of Robbinsville, died December 31 at
Hamilton Continuing Care in
Hamilton Township. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law,
Robert W. and Franca Gosselin of
West Windsor. Donations may be
made to Embracing Hospice Care,
109 South Main Street, Cranbury
08512.
James D. Moskonas, 84, of
New Brunswick died December 31
at the Parker Home in New
Brunswick. Survivors include
daughter and son-in-law, Gabriela
and Joseph Nieves of Plainsboro.
JANUARY 7, 2011
THE NEWS
Mon-Thurs
2 or 4 Day Program
3:30-6:10pm
Grand Opening: With
the new hospital rising
across the street, the new
Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center, right,
will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting
on Tuesday, January 11,
at its facility on Plainsboro Road.
Children’s Hospital
Continued from page 1
in Plainsboro,” said Barry Rabner,
president and CEO of Princeton
HealthCare System. “CHOP experts now provide care in our Pediatric unit and Special Care Nursery, as well as pediatric emergency
consultation in our Emergency Department, and they will continue to
do so at the new hospital.”
CHOP officials have not submitted any official plans or details
to Plainsboro. However, Cantu
said that CHOP officials have indicated they would go through the
necessary Planning Board process
to enable them to open a facility in
Plainsboro.
Located on 50 acres of a 160acre site off Route 1, the new hospital will consist of 636,000 square
feet of interior space, including 237
single patient rooms, operating
rooms, treatment areas, and an
emergency department, which will
double the size of the current one.
The new medical center will be
located on a 171-acre healthcare
campus that will also include a
medical office building, a fitness
and wellness center, a health education center, a senior residential
community, a skilled nursing facility, pediatric services, and a 32acre public park along the Millstone River.
Cantu made the announcement
about CHOPS during the Township Committee’s reorganization
meeting on January 4, during
which the mayor also highlighted
the accomplishments of the year
and announced the projects that are
upcoming in 2011.
“We’ve had some recent interest
expressed by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to come into that
area,” said Cantu. “That will require modification of our redevelopment plan.”
Les Varga, the township’s director of planning and zoning, said
that the area they are targeting is
currently vacant land adjacent to
the hospital property and is zoned
for the continuing care retirement
community. “That would be
parceled out, much like the skilled
nursing facility, which sits on its
own 5 acres,” said Varga.
If CHOP were to occupy a parcel of that land, the township’s redevelopment plan would need to be
amended. “It’s one contiguous parcel right now,” said Varga. “If they
came in, we would have to come in
and do a subdivision and re-write
that portion of the plan.”
Bell said the new location would
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sit on a 13-acre site to the right of
the main entrance of the hospital.
“It will be very visible there on
Plainsboro Road and at the entrance of the new hospital’s main
driveway,” she explained.
CHOP also has locations for
specialty services in West Windsor, at 707 Alexander Road,
Voorhees, New Brunswick, and
other areas.
Details on the size and extent of
CHOP’s new facility will be
known once CHOP submits plans
to the township. Bell said CHOP
would go through the normal planning process with the township.
During preliminary discussions,
CHOP mentioned a desire of a
structure that could occupy anywhere between 25,000 and
100,000 square feet, said Varga.
“It’s still hard to say what the size
of their ultimate facility will be because we don’t even know what the
size of their parcel would be,” Varga said.
CHOP “is one of the premiere
children’s hospitals in the country,” said Cantu. “It is important
that we carefully consider their interest to come into Plainsboro
Township.”
Merwick Grand
Opening Scheduled
T
he new Merwick Care & Rehabilitation Center will host a
grant opening and ribbon-cutting
ceremony on Tuesday, January 11,
at 10:30 a.m.
The event will be hosted by
Windsor Healthcare, owners of the
new state-of-the-art facility. State
and local officials, healthcare professionals, community members,
patients, and residents are expected
at the ceremony.
The 200-bed long-term nursing
and short-term rehabilitation center is the first facility to open in the
new healthcare campus on Plainsboro Road, directly off Route 1.
The new Merwick Center replaces the facility currently located
on Bayard Lane in Princeton.
Cantu Mayor Again
O
pening the new library facility
in the Town Center, achieving
an AAA bond rating from Standard
and Poor’s, and celebrating the
opening of the Merwick Rehabilitation Center on the new hospital
campus highlighted 2010 for
Plainsboro, said Mayor Peter Cantu.
“Communities have been increasingly challenged, but I think
we had a really good year in 2010
in a lot of respects,” said Cantu, after he was selected by his Township Committee colleagues as
mayor for his 31st year (he has
been on the Committee for 37
years) during the January 4 reorganization meeting.
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THE NEWS
JANUARY 7, 2011
Continued from preceding page
During the meeting, Township
Committeemen Michael Weaver
and Ed Yates took their oaths of office after having been re-elected in
November. The Township Committee again chose Neil Lewis as
the Deputy Mayor.
Cantu highlighted the township’s achievements in the past
year and looked forward to 2011,
which will include progress on the
conversion of the township’s former library facility into a recreation, culture, and community center (see story below), and the beginning of a project to bring a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
branch to the township (see story,
page 1).
The new library generates 1,100
visitors daily, and has been a great
asset to the community, said Cantu.
“It’s marvelous not only for the library services it provides under the
leadership of Jinny Baeckler, but
also the fact that it’s an integral part
of the Town Center, and I think it
serves that purpose very well.”
With respect to the former library, officials finished the design
for its conversion into a recreation
center in 2010 and are looking forward to beginning the project this
year.
Also during 2010, the township
said bid farewell to longtime recreation director Joanne Lupica, who
retired after 24 years of service
(and who will return as a volunteer), and welcomed new director
Debbra Voorhees, who was chosen
from a pool of 100 applications.
The township earned its AAA
bond rating from Standard and
Poor’s this year — “something I
thought we deserved for many
years,” said Cantu. The township is
now one of two municipalities in
Middlesex County and only about
a dozen in the state to achieve the
rating.
With regard to finances, the
township was able to maintain a
“favorable tax collection rate” this
year, as it has a rate of over 99 percent annually, said Cantu. The tax
assessment officials also worked to
maintain the tax ratio this year,
maintaining a ratio in excess of 97
percent, he added. “That’s critically important to us in defending tax
appeals or initiating tax appeals,”
said Cantu.
The township’s initiated tax appeals this year “yielded $3.4 million in direct tax benefits to Plainsboro Township as a result of several commercial tax appeals that will
be helping us with a very difficult
budget time,” Cantu said.
The township received 12 grants
worth a total of $868,000 in 2010
and participated in nine shared ser-
‘While much is being
said about the challenges municipalities
face, I want to assure
you our community is
uniquely positioned to
face those challenges.’
vices programs to also work to offset some of its costs.
With regard to code enforcement, officials are busy with ongoing inspections at the new hospital
site, and officials completed fire inspections for all of the township’s
commercial properties.
The township also expanded its
food pantry services to increase
contributions during the rough economic time and saw the success of
its 31st annual Founder’s Day, said
Cantu.
With regard to public safety, the
township also completed a hazardous waste response plan in coordination with the Middlesex
County Office of Emergency Management.
The police department conducted 13 defensive driving courses at
the high school, reaching over 400
students, and developed and began
implementing a cyber-bullying
program in the schools. Police also
conducted more than 100 child
safety seat installations in 2010.
The township also received a
commendation letter from the state
Department of Environment Protection regarding its stormwater
management program. In addition
to the recognition, Plainsboro will
also benefit from the letter because
it reduces the frequency of required
inspections to once every two
years, as opposed to once annually.
In 2011, Cantu said township officials are putting their efforts into
tax stability, collection, and revenue, as the township currently has
the lowest municipal tax rate in the
county. The township will have to
work within the 2 percent cap on
property tax increases imposed on
municipalities by the state, and officials will be looking at ways to
maintain services despite budget
constraints. The township will also
be working on five collective bargaining agreements with five of the
township’s unions.
Cantu also said that he hopes to
continue with a program initiated
last year to bring attention to the
township’s retail businesses. The
program involved highlighting the
retail businesses on the township’s
local cable channel. “We intend to
expand that,” he said.
The police department is currently involved with an accreditation process with the state police
association and hopes to try to
complete that process this year.
The township will also proceed
with its Plainsboro Road traffic
calming project, which will also be
completed in 2011.
Cantu said the township’s master plan has provided a balance of
housing opportunities, strong economic development, and preservation of over 50 percent of the township’s open space, and its planning
initiatives are widely recognized.
“In the past as these meetings, I
spoke about the evolution of our
community to where it is today,”
said Cantu. “While much is being
said about the challenges the municipalities face, I want to assure
you our community is uniquely positioned to face those challenges.”
Review of Field
Lights Project?
P
lainsboro officials hope that the
WW-P school board will continue its history of providing courtesy reviews of school board projects by the township’s Planning
Board — this time, with regard to
the lights that will be installed at
both of the district’s high schools.
Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu
said Plainsboro is requesting that
the school board provide a courtesy
review of the proposal — which
was approved last month — by the
township’s Planning Board.
The request, he emphasized, is
nothing more than what the district
has always provided in the past.
“The board has delegated responsibility to a citizens’ group to
finance and construct, with their
approval, lights for the two fields,”
said Cantu. “When there’s been
projects, whether they were new
schools or other projects, the
school board has come to the Planning Board to provide an opportunity to provide review and comment on those projects.”
A memorandum of agreement
between the WW-P Board of Education and the WW-P High School
South Booster Club allows the club
to preside over the process for installing athletic field lights at High
School South in West Windsor and
at North in Plainsboro.
The drafted memorandum of
agreement places all of the responsibility for installing the lights —
from obtaining any necessary zoning approvals to financing the football field lights — in the hands of
the Booster Club.
Since the idea was first discussed last year, district officials
have maintained that the district
would not spend any of its own
money on the installation of the
field lights, estimated to cost .
The proposed agreement grants
the Booster Club the permission to
enter school property to install the
“improvements,” which consist of
“a four-pole lighting system designed to illuminate two football
fields (approximately 360 feet by
160 feet at each school) with 50
foot candles.” According to the
proposed agreement, the installation would take place in 2012.
The agreement protects the
school district against any charges
— even for utility costs — with regard to use of the lights.
The Booster Club would be responsible for independently financing, carrying out, and installing the improvements, including obtaining any loans and hiring
any professionals or contractors to
install the lights.
West Windsor residents Pat
Boyle and Manny Efstathios, who
have represented the Booster Club,
told the board at prior meetings that
the installation of the lights would
cost between $240,000 and
$260,000 using energy-efficient
lighting with a 25-year guarantee.
The two residents, who first introduced the idea to the school district
two summers ago, said they would
raise the money through fundraising events and donations.
The project — and discussions
about the Booster Club’s involvement in the project — began in the
summer of 2009, and the board
spent numerous public meetings
throughout 2010 discussing the
proposal and hearing from residents.
The agreement the board approved with the Booster Club
states that if the club is unable to
raise sufficient funds to install the
lights within two years, the board
will terminate the agreement.
The school board does play
some role in the light installation:
approving the plans, specifications, and design of the field lights.
The scheduling of work for the project will also be subject to approval
by the superintendent.
Once the project is completed,
the board will retain the exclusive
right to determine the usage of the
completed project, the proposed
agreement states.
The agreement also states that
following the installation, the
Booster Club will be responsible
for utility costs attributable to the
use of the lights. Every school year,
the board and the Booster Club will
meet to estimate the cost of the usage for that school year, and the
Booster Club will be required to
advance those costs to the district
before the school year begins.
School Board President Hemant
Marathe confirmed he heard that
Plainsboro officials were preparing
a letter to the WW-P district regarding the request for review but
said the district had not yet received an official request.
“We do keep both towns’ officials informed about things that affect the townships,” said Marathe.
“We’ll certainly get them involved
at the appropriate time.”
He pointed to the meetings the
district has been having all year and
the involvement from the public
from the beginning of discussions.
“The neighbors that live near North
did come and comment on the
lights,” Marathe said. “The board
will vote on the actual model [of
the lights] and the actual contract at
the board meeting when it is
ready.”
Marathe said he could not comment specifically about whether
there would be a courtesy meeting
at the Plainsboro Planning Board.
“We will do all the necessary
steps,” said Marathe. “We had the
public involved very much in this
process. This has been going on for
quite some time, and we have posted all the documents on the Internet. It’s not a decision that was
made very quickly or behind
closed doors.”
Cantu said his concern was with
the proposed lights at High School
North. “The lights are adjacent to a
residential area, and I think that it’s
important that there be an opportunity to review so that residents have
an opportunity to comment, as well
as the Planning Board, so that it’s
done in a way that’s not a negative
impact,” said Cantu.
Cantu acknowledged, though,
that the Planning Board lacks any
authority on school projects. But
“we have a good relationship with
the school district, and I think this
will continue,” Cantu said. “We
want to make sure the school district maintains a level of control
and continues its past practices.”
Despite controversy over the
field lights throughout the year, the
approval came with hardly any
comment and amid low attendance
by residents.
Plainsboro Rec
Center Update
O
ne of the major projects on the
agenda for Plainsboro officials over the course of the next
year is the conversion of the township’s former library complex into
a community recreation center.
In May the Township Committee gave the go-ahead to township
professionals to enter the next
phase in the design for the renovation and expansion project, which
will provide the space for the township’s recreational and cultural
programs.
According to Township Administrator Robert Sheehan, architects
are close to finalizing the plans,
and construction plans are just
about done. The plans will be reviewed by the Township Committee prior to going out to bid for the
project. Those bid documents are
currently being prepared.
JANUARY 7, 2011
Officials are anticipating that “the bid ramp. Walls will also need to be repaired, he
specs will be complete in January, and a cost said.
estimate would be prepared and then the
Originally included in the plans was an
Township Committee would review that in- outside stage overlooking the grassy area
formation, determine if they are comfortable outside of the existing common building. Ingoing forward, and if they are, they would au- stead, to save costs, officials will keep that
thorize the bid process,” said Sheehan.
area grassy to allow for a stage in the future.
“We would be into spring probably before
An important feature of the building will
we got a contract awarded and construction be the drop-in center, an isolated space off to
beginning,” added Sheehan.
the side of the building upon entering. The
Construction is estimated to take between drop-in center will be used for community
10 and 12 months, and under that scenario, groups like seniors, special needs groups,
officials are targeting early 2012 as a project- children, exercise classes, and social activied completion date.
ties for large groups. The bathrooms will also
“Most of the year, we’d be in construc- be modified to meet ADA requirements.
tion,” said Sheehan. “Hopefully, we’ll start
In addition, bulk storage areas will be proconstruction
in
the
vided along the side of the
spring.”
building to meet the storThe conversion of the
“This is certainly goage needs over a number
ing to be the number one
of years.
former library ‘ is cerproject for the township
The central space in the
tainly going to be the
this coming year,” he
existing facility will be
number one project for
added.
used for arts and enrichthe township this upNicholas Duca, of
ment programs. The
D/H&K Architects in
space can be used for art
coming year.’
Moorestown, presented
displays, lecture series,
renderings in April that
stand-alone
displays,
called for a revamping of the outside land- concerts, and other activities. It could seat up
scape and renovation of the former library fa- to 220 people.
cility that will create meeting rooms, a cookThe new facility will also feature new
ing area, computer training rooms, a drop-in lighting, ceilings, and heating and air condicenter that can be accessed after hours, bulk tioning units. The existing roof will also need
storage areas, a painting and crafts room, and to be replaced, and work will need to be done
a large space in the center of the library that to the windows and doors.
can seat up to 220 people for lectures and othThe total cost for construction alone was
er activities.
estimated then to be $4.91 million. However,
The renovation of the 19,200-square-foot Duca shows a total construction budget that
existing structure and the outside plaza sur- came to a total of $3.95 million. That did not
rounding it could cost up to $4.7 million, include other project costs, like furniture,
Duca estimated, presenting a packet of vari- civil engineering fees, design fees, site surous expenses that included a number of alter- veys, and other costs not typically included in
natives for the project. The architect also pro- estimates.
vided a breakdown of all the costs, including
Duca said, though, that he did not want to
site surveying and civil engineering fees.
report just the construction costs. So, he also
Plans also call for modification of storm added in a breakdown of those costs, bringing
drainage. Low, drought-tolerant planting the entire budget to $4.74 million.
material will also replace the tall canopy trees
Global healthcare firm Novo Nordisk has
that currently block visibility of the plaza. already donated $75,000 toward the project.
Duca also said that officials will keep the ex- Plainsboro officials is looking into funding
isting entrance ramp but will provide a longer from the county.
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WW Reorganizes: Khanna Named President
F
by Cara Latham
inding areas of efficiency,
limiting the burden to taxpayers, and bringing more
business to West Windsor top the
list of goals for 2011 for the West
Windsor Township Council and its
new President Kamal Khanna.
Khanna, a West Windsor resident for more than 30 years who
was elected to council in May,
2009, was unanimously selected
by his council colleagues at the
January 5 reorganization meeting.
Former president Diane Ciccone
was unanimously selected as the
Township Council’s vice president.
“Very soon, we will be working
on the 2011 budget,” said Khanna.
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Geevers said depending on how
us to meet the current economic
conditions and the caps imposed long the paperwork process takes,
by the state. We need a budget that the demolition of the buildings
makes sense and is within the could occur as soon as this month.
caps.”
The buildings have been viewed
Khanna pointed to the efficien- as the eyesore of the property lincy study that he has suggested ing the gateway into the township,
since being elected that is now un- where a Rite Aid is approved for
derway. “I am encouraged by the future development.
fact that the first phase — a comparison with like municipalities —
has been completed,” he said.
“This will help identify areas that
can be improved by cutting costs
and/or providing better services.”
rogress with the Princeton
“In my opinion, the very culture
Junction train station redevelhas to change so that everyone, at opment area and the revitalization
all levels of the government, un- of the former Acme Center site
derstands his or her responsibility were on former Council President
in doing their share to meet the Diane Ciccone’s “wish list” for
challenges of tomorrow,” Khanna 2011.
added.
During the Township Council’s
Khanna also said the township meeting on December 20, Ciccone
needed to look at bringing in more briefly recalled all of the accomcommercial ratables with a mini- plishments that she felt had been
mum impact on quality of life. achieved in 2010 and highlighted
“Businesses look at predictability the upcoming year.
and stability before making site deThis year, the council will have
cisions,” he said. “Our redevelop- to finalize its part under the terms
ment plan, along with a unified of the settlement agreement with
council and mayor, will go a long InterCap Holdings by introducing
way in convincing businesses to and adopting two ordinances
make West Windsor their home.”
putting into effect the details of the
Khanna also encouraged resi- settlement — a process that will
dents to continue providing input begin this month.
to the council. “We may not adopt
InterCap, led
all of your sugby CEO Steve
gestions,
but
Goldin, a townthey do help us
‘Our redevelopment
ship resident,
make decisions
plan, along with a unihad sued West
which are best
Windsor over
fied
council
and
mayor,
for most of the
the redevelopwill go a long way in
residents
of
ment designaWest Windsor.”
convincing businesses
tion of the 350Other counto make West Windsor
acre
area
cil members alaround
the
their home.’
so stressed the
Princeton Juncimportance of
tion train stacontrolling
tion, which included InterCap’s 25
costs and creating a tight 2011 bud- acres off Washington Road. The
get.
settlement paves the way for 800
Councilman Charles Morgan housing units surrounding a promsaid that West Windsor’s govern- enade with a shared space concept
ment “has shown a tendency to stay for traffic and bicycle and pedestrithe course as usual.” He pointed to an circulation as well as retail
the township’s hiring of Business storefronts. The settlement also reAdministrator Robert Hary in 2009 quires InterCap to provide amenias a flawed process because the ties and infrastructure improvetownship did not seek candidates ments.
from outside of the township.
In November, the township’s
He also said that when the coun- Planning Board also wrapped up
cil is asked to approve upcoming its third meeting on the site plan
professional services agreements, hearing submitted by the new ownit should request that the township ers of the former Acme shopping
solicit bids from at least three pro- center for the proposed revitalizafessionals for each position to en- tion of what is now known as
sure it is getting the best quality at Windsor Plaza on Route 571. Dethe lowest cost to the township.
liberations are scheduled to continReferencing the difficult eco- ue on Wednesday, January 12.
nomic climate, Ciccone said, “We
The shopping center’s new
need to start thinking outside the owner, Irv Cyzner, has estimated
box. The council will work as dili- that about 20 storefronts — 22 at
gently as we can.”
most — could occupy space in the
Resident John Church pointed shopping center if the Rite Aid
to Census numbers, which showed space were divided into two storea decrease in population in New fronts and each of the 20 tenants
Jersey. He said it was because of occupied 2,000 square feet.
the increase in costs to the public.
All together, the proposed plans
“You can control your costs here,” include the reduction in square
he told the council. “The budget footage from 59,500 to 58,055
season is approaching. Do whatev- square feet by demolition of two
er you can to keep costs under con- back loading areas to make way for
trol.”
a circular road connection around
Following the meeting, the the site for deliveries that would
township’s Planning Board also bring delivery trucks in through a
held its reorganization meeting, proposed new driveway connecwhere Marvin Gardner was re- tion off Alexander Road, across
elected as chairman and Michael from Harris Road.
Karp as vice chairman.
The plans feature a facelift for
Redevelopment
Progresses in 2010
P
Demolition This Month? During her comments at the reorganization meeting, Councilwoman
Linda Geevers reported that she
had been to the township’s municipal building and had seen that paperwork was submitted for demolition of the two vacant buildings on
the corner of Cranbury and Princeton-Hightstown roads.
the shopping center that includes a
cupola on the side of the building
closest to Alexander Road, where
Starbucks has already expressed
interest in moving.
Plans also included increasing
the number of parking spaces from
311 to 342, including eight handicapped parking spaces, and two
new “monument” signs — one on
JANUARY 7, 2011
THE NEWS
Much Ado? The
36-foot-long ramp
leading to the front
door of the WW
Arts Council is only 13 inches above
ground level at its
highest point. But
a railing is required, and the
town has hired an
architect to oversee the work. In
West Windsor that
spells controversy.
Designer Railing?
H
ere’s a design detail that might
have been lost on the punch
list for most building projects. But
this is the controversial Princeton
Junction firehouse renovation for
the West Windsor Arts Council
and the news that a railing now
needs to be retrofitted to the building, and that $1,000 is being paid to
the architect to oversee the work,
has raised some eyebrows.
After raising safety concerns
about the entrance ramp when the
building opened in October, the
Township Council voted on a contract on December 20 that would
begin to correct the issue. Architect
James B. Foran will oversee the
process of installation of guardrails
along the ramp.
The elevated, handicapped-accessible path, features a gradual incline toward the building but has
no railing, and some council members were worried that people
could fall off the raised portion of
the pathway, which inclines to
about a foot above the ground, especially during icy conditions in
the winter. (The hazard is temporarily reduced by the positioning
of planters along the walk.)
The contract with Foran will
cover the length of the project, the
council’s resolution states.
Resident Pete Weale criticized
the contract both during the meeting and online after the meeting,
questioning why the township did
not just solicit bids from railing
vendors and let them oversee the
installation of a railing — as opposed to spending money for an architect to oversee the project.
the Alexander Road frontage and
another on the Route 571 frontage.
The signs require waivers, since
Cyzner is proposing two 90-square
foot signs as high as 15 feet, even
though the ordinance only permits
one sign at a maximum 30 square
feet.
The signage issue, which has
drawn a lot of concern from residents, will be discussed at the January 12 hearing.
As 2011 begins, Ciccone said
she would like to see InterCap honor the terms of the settlement
agreement and move forward with
redevelopment of its site. She said
she would also like to see the improvements to the Acme center
progress.
Senior Center
Meets Needs
S
ince its implementation in November, the bus transportation
service provided at the West Windsor senior center has already administered over 260 rides to West
Windsor residents.
However, Business Administrator Robert Hary said the contract
will cover Foran’s work in doing
the drawings and design for the
railing, and that the contract also
includes his work in creating specs,
permits, and documentation associated with the railing’s installation.
“Once he’s done, we take those
specifications, and depending on
the proposed pricing, we go out to
bid or get three priced bids from
companies that are suitable to perform the work,” said Hary.
Foran, of Yardville-based Fett
& Foran, has been involved with
the building renovation since the
beginning. “We don’t need to hire
a construction manager for this; we
can do this with our own in-house
architect,” Hary said. “Jim Foran is
the township’s designated architect. We used him for the renovation of the building, so we thought
it would also be prudent to use him
for this project.”
Hary said that the township will
not have a cost estimate on the railings until the design is completed.
While there was some earlier talk
by Township Council members
about incorporating an artistic design to suit the building, Hary said
township officials are more interested in a “functional design — one
that enhances the safety of getting
in and out of that building.”
Hary noted that the township
owns the property, and as part of its
agreement with the Arts Council,
the township is responsible for undertaking capital projects. “We
feel this is needed to enhance the
safety of that building,” Hary said.
The West Windsor Arts Council
celebrated the opening of its new
Donna Fucetola, the senior center’s new manager of senior and social services, reported the figures
during her presentation at the
Township Council’s December 20
meeting, which was held at the senior center building for the occasion.
“One of the very frequently used
and important means of service
that we offer is transportation,”
said Fucetola about the services
provided by the senior center.
After receiving the bus as a donation from Princeton University,
the township hired a part-time bus
driver to provide transportation
services for seniors at a cost of $1
per one-way trip and $2 per roundtrip. Fucetola reported that the senior center provided 144 rides in
November and 119 in December.
Many may not know, but the senior center provides a variety of
services for all residents of the
township, not just senior citizens.
The senior center serves as an information and referral site for all
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home in September. The 75-yearold former firehouse on Alexander
Road was transformed to include a
125-seat performance space, an education space for classes, and a
community meeting room-lobbycafe, with Wi-Fi access.
Under the 10-year agreement
with the township approved by the
council in the fall, the Arts Council
will pay the township $250 a
month in rent for the first two
years. In the third and successive
years, the rent will be $500 and increase by 10 percent each year.
According to Arts Council officials, the organization has contributed $300,000 to the renovation of the building itself — a
building it does not own — as well
as years of work from its volunteers.
West Windsor Township provided $800,000 in funding to bring
the building up to code.
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dents, regardless of age, are also
able to rent wheelchairs, walkers,
canes, and other equipment from
the senior center, said Fucetola.
Senior center officials also organize volunteer medical rides for
seniors to doctors within the immediate area, and a group of students
from High School South who volunteer to shovel snow, Fucetola
said.
The senior center, which is open
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday
through Friday, serves 110 people
daily. Just this year, the center registered 291 new senior residents.
“We were the first municipal senior center in the state of New Jersey to receive accreditation” at the
national level in 2002, said Fucetola. The senior center received reaccreditation in 2007.
The 10,000-square-foot senior
center celebrated a grand re-opening in September, 2009, renovations to the existing building, five
additional
classroom/meeting
rooms, bathrooms, and more storage space.
The $1.185 million contract for
the first phase was awarded to TriForm Construction Inc. of
Metuchen in June, 2008, for the
first phase. A $500,000 grant from
the county; a $100,000 grant
through Assemblywoman Linda
Greenstein; and $50,000 from the
state Department of Community
Affairs helped fund the project,
with the rest coming from township funding.
Fucetola highlighted the new facility during her presentation. With
its new high-tech computer room,
game room,library, and second entrance, the senior center is “an active, vibrant facility,” she said.
The Friends of the West Windsor Senior Center also has raised
$70,000 in its enhancement fund,
$30,000 of which has been spent to
add to the facility. Of the successful programs, the senior center offers physical fitness programs like
strength training, yoga, and ballroom dancing; educational programs, like investments, world
languages, and arts classes; and
recreational programs like billiards, day trips, and a Mahjong
class.
It also provides a senior cafe and
partners with the AARP to offer
free income tax service and safe
driving classes. It also holds an annual holiday luncheon. More than
100 participants attended the most
recent luncheon.
Fucetola said the more information on senior and social services is
provided on the township’s website — www.westwindsornj.org.
She said the senior center always
encourages and welcomes new
members. For more information,
call 609-799-2400.
Garbage Contract
T
wice-a-week garbage collection over the summer in West
Windsor could be history, as the
township is examining its many
options for cost savings under a
new contract officials hope to approve this month.
Among those options is one that
would provide for garbage collection once-a-week, like many other
neighboring towns, including
Princeton.
With the township’s current
trash collections contract expiring
at the end of January, the Township Council will be asked to look
into approving a contract with a
new vendor — Waste Management.
The Houston-based contractor
was one of two companies that
submitted bids to West Windsor
for solid waste collection this past
fall. Business Administrator
Robert Hary told the council during the December 20 meeting that
Waste Management came in with
lower bids than Central Jersey
Waste, the township’s current
provider, which also submitted
bids.
Hary said he would provide the
documentation to the Township
Council in advance of its next
meeting on Monday, January 10,
so that a vote can be taken before
the current contract expires on January 31.
Township officials went out to
bid for solid waste collection in
hopes of saving money. Prior to
going out to bid, officials discussed possible changes to the
township’s collection schedule.
For the past five years, the township has a winter and summer collection schedule, which consists of
one collection per week from January through mid-May and then a
summer schedule that is from midMay through early September,
which involves two collections per
week.
In the bid specifications, the
township included a variety of options. One is to provide bidders
with the opportunity to bid on contracts ranging anywhere from one
to five years. They could bid on either a contract that specifies a winter and summer schedule or one
that includes once-a-week pick-up
year-round — both collected by
diesel-fueled trucks.
Then they had the opportunity
to bid either a winter/summer or
once-a-week year-round collections that will be done by “clean
technology” trucks.
“We had numerous alternates
and options,” said Hary of the bids.
“At this point, we don’t have anything definite with regard to the
garbage contract because it is such
a detailed document, and it has to
be reviewed for accuracy by the
township attorney.”
However, “regardless of any
options or alternates, Waste Management did come in with lower
prices than Central Jersey Waste,
which is our current provider,”
Hary added.
Officials will notify both bidders
to ensure there is a smooth transition for residents. The new contract
will be effective February 1.
Work on S-Curve to
Begin in Spring
A
ccording to township officials, work on the dangerous
Alexander Road S-curve will begin this spring.
According to Brian Aronson,
the township’s assistant manager
of engineering, utility relocation
along the S-curve is currently taking place. “Construction activities
have ceased until the early spring,”
he said.
The work was triggered by an
accident on the S-curve in September, 2005, that killed Rebecca Annitto, of Princeton Township, just
before her 15th birthday.
The Township Council awarded
a $769,000 bid for the reconstruction project in September. It also
approved a $35,000 contract with
Remington & Vernick Engineers
for professional engineering services for the project.
West Windsor received three
bids for the project, ranging from
$769,096.50 to $879,269.17, when
it opened the bids in July. Lucas
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JANUARY 7, 2011
In the Schools:
WW-P Officials
Look for Input
T
o kick off the new year, officials at the WW-P school district are turning to their constituents for their input about the
school’s priorities.
In keeping with the district’s
promise to get the community
more involved, Superintendent
Victoria Kniewel will host a community forum on Thursday, January 27, at 7 p.m. at High School
South’s Playhouse (the older auditorium).
“We need your help to answer
the question, ‘What’s Important in
WW-P,’” a press release about the
forum stated. “The purpose of the
first-ever community forum is for
parents, students, staff, residents,
and elected officials to come together and discuss priorities for the
school district. This forum will
provide opportunities for all attendees to be a part of a larger discussion about the district’s vision and
priorities.”
The district has solicited the
help of a Princeton University
graduate student, Dan Myers, who
has been working with the superintendent on a process to engage
stakeholders around the values that
are brought to the table when discussing the district’s budget.
“It is our hope that this discussion will help everyone to appreciate what is important, to review
what worked when the 2010-’11
budget was crafted, and to articulate what the group believes can be
done to reduce expenses for future
budgets,” said Kniewel.
During the community forum,
the public will be invited to engage
in small-group discussions about a
list of suggestions that would affect the 2011-’12 budget. “The
goal of these meetings is to gather
information about how the public
feels about specific changes and to
build an understanding of how a
budget is prepared,” Kniewel said.
Diwali No Holiday
for WW-P Students
W
ednesday, October 26, 2011
is a day listed as a normal
school day for students in the WWP school district.
However, students of Hindu
backgrounds who are celebrating
Diwali will not be penalized if they
take off for religious observation,
WW-P officials say.
Despite news last month that the
South Brunswick school district
included Diwali in its calendar of
school holidays — meaning school
will be closed for the religious observance — schools will be open as
usual in WW-P.
Diwali is not a day that has been
designated as a holiday on the
WW-P school district’s 2011-’12
calendar, which was approved in
December, confirmed School
Board President Hemant Marathe.
But Gerri Hutner, the district’s
director of communications, said
that the religious holiday is on a list
of over 70 holidays officially approved by the state Department of
Education for which students are
excused without being penalized.
“Students who take off for any
religious holiday that’s in the accepted list for the state of New Jersey, it’s not counted toward their
absence lists,” she said. “It’s not
counted as an absence.”
Other holidays on the state-wide
list include holidays for Islamic,
Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Wiccan, and many more religions. For
example, the Islamic holiday of
Eid al Fitr, as well as the Hindu holiday of Ganesha Chaturthi, are
both on that list.
A Hindu group released a press
release last month in which Hindus
applauded the South Brunswick
district for declaring Diwali as a
school holiday.
In a statement, Hindu statesman
Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said that
awareness about other religions
created by such holidays would
make the South Brunswick School
District pupils “well-nurtured,
well-balanced, and enlightened
citizens of tomorrow.” He also said
it would bring cohesion and unity
in the community.
Diwali, the festival of lights,
aims at dispelling the darkness and
lighting up the lives, and symbolizes the victory of good over evil.
When asked whether WW-P
will consider creating a religious
holiday for Diwali, Marathe said
the district had already approved
the calendar for next year.
From what he can remember,
“there have been a couple of requests in the past, but the board has
not discussed it to any extent,” he
said. “It’s not on the agenda as we
speak.”
While the district does not keep
records of students’ individual religious backgrounds or nationalities,
there is a large Indian American
presence in the WW-P district. The
district does keep records of ethnicity, broken down into five categories, one of which is Asian, and
51 percent of WW-P students are
of Asian descent.
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nate its rivalry match, also on January 4, and
come out victorious over North, 62-44, behind Chris Evans, who finished with 20
points. South also saw contributions from
Jake Donohue, who finished with 13 points,
Bryan Rivers, who finished with 11, and Eric Bierck, who scored 10 points. South has a
4-2 record, while the Knights have a 3-3
record.
When it came to ice hockey, however,
North and South played to a 1-1 tie in a game
on December 23 that honored the late David
Bachner, who graduated from North in 2009
but died before getting a chance to pitch for
Seton Hall University’s baseball team. Both
ice hockey teams are off to a good start, with
North at 6-0-3, and with South at 5-2-2.
North’s wrestling team has made some
progress this season already, with the team’s
first victory of the season coming against
North Brunswick, 44-33, on December 23.
At the East Brunswick Bear Invitational
Tournament on December 29, North’s Matt
Persico (160 pounds) went 3-1 to finish third
at the tournament. The North and South
wrestling teams face off on Friday, January
7, at 6:30 p.m. at North.
North’s fencing program is also off to a
good start. The boys are currently undefeated at 4-0, while the girls are 3-1.
Sports Scores
Boys’ Basketball
North (3-3) A loss to South, 62-44, on January 4. C. Banks: 1-0-0-2; Can: 0-2-2-8; Harel:
2-0-2-6; B. Johnson: 4-0-4-12; Klotz: 1-0-3-5;
Silva: 0-0-2-2; Whipple: 2-0-2-6; D. Banks: 0-03-3.
A loss to Hamilton, 47-46, in the Prime
Time/Eastern States Christmas Invitational
Tournament on December 29. Harel: 2-4-8;
Continued from page 14
est responsible bidder and was
awarded the contract.
The project includes widening
the road to 38 feet, with one lane of
travel and a five-foot bike path in
each direction. Features of the new
road included elevation of the
roadway to create a banking effect,
use of high friction pavement, and
improved striping and signage.
The estimated cost of the project is
about $500,000, with $190,000 in
funding from a Department of
Transportation grant.
The project is estimated to take
60 days to complete.
Parking at Former
Compost Site
W
est Windsor officials are applying for $200,000 in grants
through the state Department of
Environmental Protection for the
third phase of remediation investigation at the township’s former
compost station on Alexander
Road.
The township wants to turn the
site into a parking lot for as many as
500 West Windsor residents who
commute via the Princeton Junction train station.
According to officials, the
township could receive the funding
within the next three months and
may even be able to move ahead
with parking on the site in six
months.
The township had previously
been awarded two brownfield
grants under the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund
(HDSRF) from the DEP to fund the
first two phases of investigation into the remediation of the township
compost site.
During the Township Council’s
meeting on December 20, Business
Administrator Robert Hary said
the funding would be used toward
the third stage of remediation efforts, which involves coming up
Whipple: 1-1-3; Can: 1-0-2; C. Banks: 3-1-7;
DuBois: 1-0-2; Klotz: 9-6-24.
A win against Pennsbury, 66-52, in the
Prime Time/ESCIT tournament on December
28. Ethan Harel: 7-5-20; Whipple: 0-2-2; Eli
Can: 7-0-20; Fania: 1-0-2; C. Banks: 2-0-4;
Klotz: 3-11-18. 3-point goals: Can: 6; Harel;
Klotz.
A win against Lawrence, 70-59, on December 21. Ethan Harel: 5-4-14; B. Johnson: 2-04;
Whipple: 5-0-10; Eli Can: 5-0-13; C. Banks: 20-4; DuBois: 02-2-2; Mike Klotz: 9-5-23. 3point goals: Can: 3.
A loss to Trenton, 63-53, on December 17.
Banks: 2-0-4; Can: 3-1-9; Harel: 5-3-13; Johnson: 3-3-9; Klotz: 6-4-16; Whipple: 1-0-2.
South (4-2) A win against North, 62-44, on
January 4. Bierck: 1-2-2-10; Donohue: 6-0-113; Edmonds: 1-0-0-2; Evans: 1-6-0-20; Z.
Johnson: 1-0-02; rivers: 3-0-5-11.
A loss to Baltimore City, 66-37, in the Prime
Time/ESCIT Tournament on December 29. J.
Donohue: 6-5-17; Bierck: 3-0-6; Grant: 0-1-1;
Evans: 2-0-4; Rivers: 2-5-9.
A loss to Trenton Catholic Academy, 72-50,
in the 2010 Prime Time/ESCIT Tournament on
December 28. Bierck: 3-0-6; Donohue: 7-0-16;
Edmonds: 2-0-4; Evans: 2-0-5; Witter: 1-0-2;
Rivers: 7-3-17.
A win against Robbinsville, 47-37, on December 23. Sharell Lowe finished with 15
points. Skylar Delemos scored 12. Laura McCormick finished with 9 points.
A win against Hightstown, 39-30, on December 21. J. Donohue: 3-2-8; Eric Bierck: 40-9; Witter: 3-0-6; Edmonds: 1-0-2; Evans: 2-38; Rivers: 2-2-6. 3-point goals: Bierck, Evans.
A win against Steinert, 68-52, on December
18. Erick Bierck: 9-3-4-31; Jake Donohue: 2-07-11; Bryan Rivers: 2-0-5-9; Chris Evans: 1-20-8; Ryan Witter: 2-0-0-4; Isaiah Edmonds: 00-2-2; Sagar Patel: 2-0-0-4.
Girls’ Basketball
North (4-2) A win against South, 53-49, in
overtime, on January 4. Klotz: 14-1-29; K. McNeilly: 3-0-7; Allen: 0-2-2; Foster: 2-0-4; S. McNeilly: 2-0-4; Schwartzman: 1-0-2; Aggarawal:
0-2-2; King: 1-0-3.
A loss to Bishop Ahr, 50-29, in the champi-
with a remediation plan at the compost site.
The grant would cover “more
detailed testing of the site that will
result in development of a remedial
action work plan,” he said.
Hary also said that township officials are currently in discussions
with the West Windsor Parking
Authority to bring an agreement in
front of the Township Council in
January to manage the parking on
site for West Windsor residents.
“The plan is to coordinate the
Phase 3 and Phase 4 remediation
work in connection with a proposed agreement we’d like to undertake with the Parking Authority
to turn that facility into a parking
lot for West Windsor residents,”
said Hary. “We hope to offer up to
500 additional parking spaces
there.”
Officials must first do the Phase
3 assessment, which examines how
to remediate the site and how to incorporate remediation work into
development of the actual parking
lot, said Hary. “That’s still to be negotiated with the Parking Authority — the payment for that and other details,” said Hary.
West Windsor officials began
remediation investigations in
2008, when Windsor Compost,
which had operated the facility until December, 2008, moved operations to Cranbury and Hamilton.
Officials from the state Office of
Smart Growth Brownfields Program made a presentation to the
township at the time to explain the
process for site remediation, which
comes in four phases — preliminary assessment, site investigation,
remediation investigation, and remediation action, the last of which
involves the actual cleanup of the
contamination and is usually the
most costly.
West Windsor was eligible for
state funding, which covers 100
percent of the funding of the first
three phases of the process. It may
be eligible for funding for some
portion of the cleanup, which is determined by the end use of the site.
onship game of the War of the Worlds Tournament on December 30. Kerry McNeilly had 7
points.
A win against South Hunterdon, 51-44, in
the Steve Wiener Memorial War of the Worlds
Tournament on December 28. Klotz: 8-1-17; K.
McNeilly: 2-0-6; Allen: 2-0-4; Foster: 2-0-4;
Schwartzman: 1-5-7; King: 1-0-3; Aggarwal: 30-6; Tatuli: 1-0-2; Isnardi: 1-0-2.
A win against Lawrence, 44-33, on December 21. Jacquie Klotz: 11-0-22; Foster: 4-1-9;
McNeilly: 1-0-3; Agrawal: 3-0-6; Allen: 2-0-4;
A loss to Trenton, 58-25, on December 17.
Marilyn Allen: 4-0-1-9; Kayla Foster: 1-0-0-2;
Jacquie Klotz: 2-0-2-6; Brianna King: 1-0-1-3;
Kerry McNeilly: 0-1-0-3; Sarah McNeilly: 1-0-02.
South (3-3) Gilman: 3-4-10; Hahn: 5-1-11;
Lowe: 3-0-6; McCormick: 5-0-14; Delemos: 21-5; Barnes: 1-0-2; Fitzpatrick: 0-1-1.
WW Enters Arbitration. Business Administrator Robert Hary also told the Township Council during the December 20 meeting that
he was unable to reach contract
agreements with three unions that
represent the township’s uniformed employees — the Policemen’s Benevolent Association
The unions representing
the township’s police
and firefighters have
filed for contract arbitration.
(PBA), Superior Officers Association (SOA), and the International
Association of Fire Fighters
(IAFF).
“All three have filed for arbitration,” said Hary.
Governor Chris Christie recently signed legislation that puts into
place a 2 percent cap on salary increases for police and firefighters if
their unions cannot come to an
agreement during contract negotiations. The cap goes into effect on
all contracts that expire after January 1, 2011.
However, Hary said that because the local unions’ arbitration
motions were filed before the new
year, the former arbitration rules
— and not the 2 percent cap —
would apply.
Key Players: North’s Marc
Kolber and South’s Alex
Senopolous.
—Photos by Brian McCarthy
A loss to Sayreville, 42-40, on December 29
in the Hillsborough Holiday Classic. Lowe: 4-08; McCormick: 1-1-5; Hahn: 3-4-10; Delemos:
0-3-3; Barnes: 4-1-9; Fitzpatrick: 2-1-5.
A loss to Delaware Valley, 46-32, on December 28 in the Hillsborough Invitational.
A win against Hightstown, 54-32, on December 21. Gabi Hahn: 22 points. Delemos: 10-2; Borup: 2-1-5; Lowe: 6-0-12; Fitzpatrick: 10-2; McCormick: 1-1-3; Gilman: 4-2-10.
ship’s reporting of an expenditure
under Public Assistance because
the expenditure did not have adequate supporting documents. However, this will not be a problem next
year because Mercer County now
handles Public Assistance matters.
Road Project Extensions. The
Township Council also approved
the township’s application for extensions to five grants West Windsor received from the state Department of Transportation to help
with road projects around town.
According to the resolutions,
the township has to file for an extension of time by February to retain the money to be able to use the
funding when the time comes to
award contracts for the projects.
The projects include the first
phase of the Village Road West
Reconstruction; Wallace Road improvements; the South Post Road
Bikeway; the second phase of the
Penn Lyle Road Reconstruction;
and the Dutch Neck Bicycle and
Pedestrian Safety Improvements.
According to Business Administrator Robert Hary, the township
intends to go out to bid for all of the
projects in the spring. The reasons
the township has not used the money yet is because when the township received the money, the grants
did not coincide with the township’s road improvement schedule,
as configured in the township’s
capital project plan.
WW Gets Good
Marks on Audit
Snow: No Financial
Problem for WW
W
T
est Windsor’s annual audit
has produced only one finding —or criticism — of the township’s financial report for 2009.
Councilwoman Linda Geevers
reported the news during the December 20 meeting before the
council voted to accept the annual
audit.
According to Business Administrator Robert Hary, the one finding was a discrepancy in the town-
he blizzard that ravaged the
state over the holidays apparently did not wreak havoc on West
Windsor’s budget.
According to Business Administrator Robert Hary, the township
had used all of its funds for snow
removal in 2010 by the time the
storm hit.
However, “we had the foresight
to actually have a reserve for snow
removal, so we’re tapping that re-
serve, so it will not affect the 2011
budget,” he said.
The blizzard, which began December 26, dumped more than 30
inches on parts of the state and
stranded motorists on state highways. It also forced delays for travelers through airports and commuters on mass transit.
Tyco Project
T
yco closed out the year by entering the first step of the expansion project that had received
Planning Board approval in August.
The Township Council approved a land development performance guarantee agreement with
Tyco for its plans to develop a covered walkway between the two
buildings on the Tyco site, as well
as expansion of the cafeteria space
at the Roszel Road facility.
The application called for a covered walkway of about 2,850
square feet to connect the two office buildings on site, which total
292,000 square feet and hold 500
employees. The walkway will provide shelter to employees who
travel between the two buildings.
In addition, Tyco — the leading
provider of security products and
services, fire protection and detection products and services, valves
and controls, and other industrial
products — will add an additional
1,260 square feet to the dining and
cafeteria area, which currently only seats 75 employees.
The expansion will increase the
capacity to 150 seats and, Tyco officials say, decrease the number of
employees who travel off the site
for lunch.
Tyco officials estimated the project would cost over $2 million.
The performance guarantee
bonds accepted by the Township
Council on December 20 to “secure the installation of site improvements”
were
worth
$17,276.49 and cash in the amount
of $1,919.61.
JANUARY 7, 2011
Ice Hockey
North (6-0-3) A win against
Lawrence, 10-5, on January 5.
Goals: Ben Bugge: 4; Marc Kolber;
Matt Strober; Joe Bensky: 2; Casey
Litwack: 2. David Zohn had 12
saves. Assists: Sean Henry: 2;
Casey Litwack; Marc Kolber; Joe
Bensky; Ben Bugge: 2; David Sandberg: 1.
A tie with South, 1-1, on December 23. Goal: Marc Kolber.
A win against Nottingham, 10-4,
on December 20. Goals: Casey
Litwack: 2; M. Strober: 2; Goldfinger;
Bensky; Kolber; Bugge; Kessler; D.
Strober. Assists: Litwack: 2; Bensky:
4; Kolber; Bugge; D. Strober. North
took 44 shots. Saves: Adair: 9.
South (6-2-2) A win against Nottingham, 10-0, on January 5. Goals:
Joe Cangelosi: 4; Jesse Carnegie: 2;
Nick Wong; Mangone; Inverso;
Senopolous. Assists: Carnegie; Cangelosi: 3; McAuliffe; Wong; Starace;
Clancey. Andrew Holubec had 12
saves.
A loss to Hopewell Valley, 5-2, on
January 3. Goals: Joe Cangelosi: 2.
A tie with North, 1-1, on December 23. Goal: Nick Wong. Assists:
Joe Cangelosi, Mike Morabito. Jon
Pleaser had 18 saves.
A win against Hightstown, 7-0, on
December 20. Goals: Chris So: 2;
Joe Cangelosi: 2; Chris Clancey;
Jesse Carnegie; Will McAuliffe. Assists: Rothman: 2; So; J. Cangelosi;
Carnegie. Saves: Karl Stafford: 3.
South took 50 shots.
A win against Steinert, 9-1, on December 17. Goals: Steven Cangelosi: 3; Joe Cangelosi: 2; Adam
Rothman: 2; Chris So. Assists: J.
Cangelosi: 5; Rothman: 2; So: 3;
Carnegie; Wong. Shots: 48. Plester
had 21 saves.
Boys’ Swimming
North (5-1) A win against Trenton, 120-46, on January 4, in a co-ed
meet. 200 medley relay: 1.) South
(Christine McCarthy, Alex Afursin,
Matt Tan), 2:13.80; 3.) North (Leeza
Rojas, Greg Cino, Jon Martinez,
Gabe Miranda), 2:21.21. 200 Free:
1.) Ben Lao, 2:22.14; 2.) Alex Liu,
2:36.07; 3.) Melissa Loo, 2:38.24.
200 IM: 1.) Jon Martinez, 2:39.42; 2.)
Ben Chang, 2:54.88. 50 Free: 1.) Ha
Kin Hoang, 28.59. 100 Fly: 1.) Jung
Mao Hsieh, 1:10.09; 2.) Melissa Loo,
1:40.24; 3.) Leeza Rojas, 1:56.53.
100 Free: 1.) Jason Wang, 1:07.08;
3.) Cynthia Liu, 1:16.85. 500 Free:
1.) Eugene Kim; 2.) Alex Lager,
4:57.17; 3.) Alex Afursin, 5:50.82.
500 Free: 1.) Eugene Kim; 2.) Alex
Lager, 4:57.17; 3.) Alex Afursin,
5:50.82. 200 Free Relay: 1.) North;
3.) North. 100 Back: 2.) Brian Chan,
1:11.92; 3.) Lucy Davis, 1:25.58. 400
Free Relay: 1.) North (Ben Chang,
Greg Cino, Alex Liu), 4:59.17; 2.)
North, 5:00.73; 3.) North, 5:19.92.
South (5-1) A win against Steinert, 112-58, on January 4. 200 Mdley
Relay: 1.) South (Kevin Welsh, David
Yin, Patrick Park, Dan Druckman),
1:49.91; 2.) South, 1:54.64. 200
Free: 2.) Grant Lee, 1:56.39; 3.)
Raphael Tang, 2:02.29. 200 IM: 1.)
Patrick Park, 2:03.29; 3.) Ian DixonAnderson, 2:16.21. 500 Free: 1.)
Kevin Welsh, 23.95; 2.) Josh Cohen,
25.45. 100 Fly: 1.) Dan Druckman,
1:00.00; 2.) Sylvan Zhang, 1:02.49;
3.) Tyler Jaffe, 1:02.56. 100 Free: 1.)
Kevin Welsh, 55.28; 2.) David Yin,
57.12. 500 Free: 2.) Ian Dixon-Anderson, 5:20.56; 3.) Evan Hackett,
5:42.16. 200 Free Relay: 1.) South
(Grant Lee, Patrick Park, Kevin
Welsh, David Yin), 1:39.55; 3.)
South, 1:44.83. 100 Back: 1.) Dan
Druckman, 1:00.31; 2.) Grant Lee,
1:02.34. 100 Breast: 1.) Patrick Park,
1:02.40; 3.) Raphael Tang, 1:10.91.
400 Free Relay: 1.) South.
A win against Notre Dame, 88-82,
on December 17. 200 MR: 1.) South
(Druckman, Park, Welsh, Yin),
1:46.37. 200 Free: 2.) Lee, 1:57.21.
200 IM: 1.) Druckman, 2:07.82; 3.)
Dixon-Andersen, 2:15.58. 50 Free:
1.) Welsh, 23.38. 100 Fly: 1.) Park,
53.96. 100 Free: 1.) Welsh, 50.98;
3.) Hogan, 53.96. 500 Free: 1.)
Dixon-Anderson, 5:18.47; 3.) Jaffe,
5:26.44. 200 FR: 1.) South (Park,
Lee, Yin, Welsh), 1:34.59. 100 Back:
1.) Druckman, 59.72; 3.) Lee,
1:01.00. 100 Breast: 1.) Park,
1:03.29; 3.) Ward, 1:08.88. 400 FR:
2.) South (3:17.19).
Girls’ Swimming
North (5-1) A win against Trenton, 120-46, on January 4 in a co-ed
meet. See details in boys’ scores.
South (4-1) A win against Steinert, 119-51, on January 4. 200 Medley Relay: 1.) South (Annie Bonazzi,
Amanda Grant, Sydney Bornstein,
Cori Michibata), 1:58.60; 3.) South,
2:06.27. 200 Free: 1.) Jocelyn Yuen,
1:59.28; 3.) Amani Saeed, 2:15.45.
200 IM: 1.) Sydney Bornstein,
2:19.72; 2.) Sarah Lattime, 2:34.87.
50 Free: 1.) Annie Bonazzi, 27.20;
2.) Amanda Grant, 27.30; 3.) Marianna Wilson, 29.30. 100 Fly: 1.) Jocelyn Yuen, 1:01.92; 3.) Danielle Olgin,
1:18.59. 100 Free: 2.) Sydney Bornstein, 57.19; 3.) Sarah Lattime,
1:00.01. 500 Free: 1.) Amanda
Grant, 5:59.69; 2.) Cori Michibata,
5:59.70; 3.) Elise Qian, 6:17.21. 200
Free Relay: 1.) South (Kathryn
Wembacher, Jocelyn Yuen, Amanda
Grant, Cori Michibata), 1:50.33; 3.)
South, 2:02.68. 100 Back: 1.) Gabby
Oliveira, 1:10.20; 2.) Amani Saeed,
1:10.44; 3.) Marianne Herte, 1:15.58.
100 Breast: 1.) Kim Chiu, 1:13.2; 3.)
Cori Michibata, 1:17.99; 400 Free
Relay: 1.) South; 2.) South.
A win against Notre Dame, 11456, on December 16. 200 MR: South
(Michibata, Grant, Yuen, Bornstein),
1:56.31; 3.) South, 2:06.55. 200
Free: 1.) Bornstein, 2:02.10; 3.)
Chiu, 2:12.63; 200 IM: 1.) Michibata,
2:15.66; 3.) Saeed, 2:30.80; 50 Free:
1.) Yuen, 26.51; 3.) Wembacher. 100
Fly: 1.) Bornstein, 59.82; 2.) Bonazzi,
1:05.71; 100 Free: 1.) Yuen, 55.30;
3.) Grant, 58.14; 500 Free: 1.)
Bonazzi, 5:32.45; 3.) Chiu, 5:57.06.
200 FR: 2.) South, 1:56.95. 100
Back: 1.) Michibata, 1:02.71; 3.) Lattime, 1:10.24. 100 Breast: 1.) Grant,
1:10.94; 3.) Qian, 1:16.72. 400 FR:
1.) South (Bornstein, Latime,
Bonazzi, Michibata), 3:55.26; 3.)
South, 4:12.72.
Wrestling
North (1-4) A loss to Nottingham,
69-6, on January 4. 112 pounds:
Chris Bryde, P, 0:55.
A loss to Lawrence, 56-19, on December 28. 135 pounds: Kevin
Mansfield, MD, 14-1. 145 pounds:
James Mulhall, fall, 1:28. 160
pounds: Matt Persico, fall, 2:50. 171
pounds: David Adlai-Gail, DEC, 6-3.
A loss to Hamilton West, 58-18,
on December 23. 103 pounds: Joe
Bryde, Fall, 4:46. 112: Chris Bryde,
DEC, 10-4. 135 pounds: Kevin
Mansfield, TF, 16-0.
A win against North Brunswick,
44-33, on December 23. 103
pounds: Joe Bryde, won by forfeit.
112 pounds: James Diaz, won by forfeit. 119 pounds: Chris Bryde: Fall,
4:56. 125 pounds: Elija Anseaume,
won by forfeit. 135 pounds: Kevin
Mansfield, TF, 15-0. 145 pounds:
James Mulhall: Fall, 3:40. 160
pounds: Matt Persico: DEC, 8-1. 171
pounds: David Adlai-Gail, Fall, 1:59.
A loss to Belleville, 6-15, on December 17. Pins: Elija Anseaume
(125); Sean Tsaur (130).
South (0-1) A loss to Trenton, 5224, on December 22. 103 pounds:
Etaih Yonah, won by forfeit. 135
pounds: Brian Ogelsby, won by forfeit. 189 pounds: Austin Scharfstein
pinned his opponent, 1:20. 215
pounds: Liam Kiernan pinned his opponent, 5:33.
Boys’ Fencing
North (4-0) A win against
Moorestown Friends, 16-11, on January 4. Sabre: A squad win for sabre,
7-2. Michael Zhuang went 3-0; Victor
Wu went 2-0; Kevin Dwyer went 1-1;
Marco Palombit went 1-0. Foil: A
squad win for foil, 5-4. Robert Goldhirsch went 2-0; Martin Gitomer went
1-1; Alex Huang went 1-0; Michael
Miller went 1-1. Epee (4-5): Vivek
Jaishankar went 2-0; Wilson Kwok
went 2-0.
A win against Mendham, 15-2;
Somerville, 21-6; and Teaneck, 24-3;
in a quad meet on December 18.
Against Mendham: Sabre: A squad
win for Sabre (8-1). Victor Wu went
3-0; Michael Zhuang went 3-0; Kevin
Dwyer went 2-1. Foil: (4-5) Robert
Goldhirsch went 2-0; Alex Huang
went 1-0; Michael Miller went 1-1.
Epee: (3-6) Wilson Kwok went 2-1;
Raj Ardeshna went 1-1.
Against Somerville: Sabre: A
squad win for Sabre (8-1). Victor Wu
went 3-0; Michael Zhuang went 3-0;
Kevin Dwyer went 2-1. Foil: A squad
win for Foil (5-4). Robert Goldhirsch
went 2-0; Martin Gitomer went 1-1;
Wilfred Kwok went 1-0; Wynston
Stanback went 1-0. Epee: A squad
win for Epee (8-1). Raj Ardeshna
went 2-0; Vivek Jaishankar went 2-0;
Wilson Kwok went 2-0; Jeremy Kaish
went 1-0; Aravind Sundararajan
went 1-0.
Against Teaneck: Sabre: A squad
win for Sabre (8-1). Kevin Dwyer
went 2-0; Victor Wu went 2-0;
Michael Zhuang went 2-0; Raghav
Kalra went 1-0; Marco Palombit went
1-0. Foil: A squad win for Foil (9-0).
Martin Gitomer went 3-0; Robert
Goldhirsch went 3-0; Michael Miller
went 2-0; Alex Huang went 1-0.
Epee: A squad win for Epee (7-2).
Raj Ardeshna went 2-0; Vivek Jaishankar went 1-1; Jeremy Kaish went
1-0; Wilson Kwok went 1-1; Christopher Orita went 1-0; Aravind Sundararajan went 1-0.
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Rival Match: From left, North’s Matt Strober and
South’s Jesse Carnegie, and South’s Joe Cangelosi
and North’s Casey Litwack (middle) and Sean Henry
face off in the David Bachner memorial game on December 23. The game ended in a 1-1 tie.
Girls’ Fencing
North (3-1) A win against
Moorestown Friends, 16-11, on January 4. Sabre: A win for the sabre
squad, 5-4. Emily Wu went 2-1;
Daphne Ye went 2-1; Kristina Leung
went 1-2. Foil (3-6): Selena Park
went 1-1; Angel Sun went 1-2;
Katherine Wang went 1-1. Epee: A
squad win for epee, 8-1. Meena
Chandrasekar went 2-0; Tejasvi
Gowda went 2-0; Mounica Paturu
went 2-0; Aditi Trivedi went 1-0;
Claudia Wai went 1-0.
A loss to Mendham, 19-8; and a
win against Somerville, 16-11; and a
win against Teaneck, 14-13 in a
quad meet on December 18. Agaist
Mendham: Sabre (1-8). Daphne Ye
went 1-2. Foil: (4-5) Angel Sun went
2-1; Selena Park went 1-2; Katherine
Wang went 1-2. Epee: (3-6). Mounica Paturu went 2-1; Tejasvi Gowda
went 1-2.
Against Somerville: A squad win
for Sabre (6-3). Daphne Ye went 3-0;
Elysia Wang went 2-1; Emily Wu
went 1-2. A squad win for Foil (7-2).
Katherine Wang went 3-0; Selena
Park went 2-0; Angel Sun went 1-1;
Tanvee Varma went 1-0. Epee: (36). Mounica Paturu went 2-1; Tejasvi
Gowda went 1-1.
Against Teaneck: Sabre: (3-6)
Daphne Ye went 2-1; Isabel Bryant
went 1-2. A squad win for Foil (5-4).
Selena Park went 2-1; Katherine
Wang went 2-1; Angel Sun went 1-2.
A squad win for Epee (6-3). Mounica
Paturu went 3-0; Tejasvi Gowda
went 2-1; Meena Chandrasekar: 1-2.
Sports Briefs
Stephanie Ji, of Plainsboro, won
the Girls 12s Division of the Nassau
Racquet Club Thanksgiving Championships. Belinda Ji, of Plainsboro,
won the Girls 16s. West Windsor resident Felicity Smith won the Girls
18s. West Windsor resident Nihal
Sidhu reached the finals of the Boys
10s.
South graduate Jon Scheer
started 17 games for the University
of Delaware men’s soccer team. He
finished as the leader in goals, with
4, and points, with 9. The senior
earned second team All-Colonial
Athletic Association honors.
West Windsor resident Ryan
Lupo, a High School South graduate, helped the Williams College
football team go 8-0-0 this year. He
ran for 773 yards on 199 attempts for
an average of 3.9 yards. He scored
eight rushing touchdowns and tied
the Eph single-game rushing touchdown mark when he scored four
times against Tufts. Lupo averaged
96.6 yards per game.
Brittain Dearden of High School
South and Megan Chismar of High
School North were named to the list
of top players in the East region by
the National Soccer Coaches Association.
Plainsboro resident Jimmy Merrow had 21 saves for the SUNY
Canton men’s ice hockey team’s
shutout over the University of Buffalo, 3-0, on December 4.
South graduated Becky Peters
finished with 20 points on 7-for-13
shooting for the Fordham University
women’s basketball team, which defeated Rider on December 8.
West Windsor resident Jack
McIntyre placed first in the 400 IM
(4:57.69) in the 11-12 age group at
the Fall Festival of Xcellence in November. He also placed second in
the 500 free (5:39.19) and third in the
200 IM (2:23.23). McIntyre also
placed sixth in the 200 breast
(2:46.97). West Windsor resident
Faith Rogers won eighth in the
400IM (5:30.84). Both swimmers are
members of the Eastern Express
swim team.
High School North graduate
Steven Au-Yeung, who is a junior
on the New York University men’s
cross country team was honored for
his work in the classroom. An economics major in the College of Arts
and Science, Au-Yeung was named
University Athletic Association (UAA)
Fall Sport All-Academic. It was his
fourth career UAA All-Academic honor.
Au-Yeung competed in four
events in 2010, running a careerbest 12:44.2 in the 4K at the Stevens
Institute of Technology Invitational to
help the Violets finish in first place in
the event. NYU finished 10th at the
NCAA Division III Championship,
posting its fifth straight top-20 national finish. In addition, the Violets took
second at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship,
snapping their streak of four straight
UAA titles, and claimed third out of
39 teams at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championship. NYU was
ranked as high as No. 5 nationally
and No. 1 in the Atlantic Region.
The West Windsor Little League
is recruiting boys and girls ages 14
and older (as of April 1, 2011), including adults, to work as umpires for
Little League baseball and softball
games this spring.
Umpires earn between $15 and
$30 per game depending on the assignment and the experience of the
umpire. Hours and assignments are
flexible. Games are played every day
of the week except Sunday, from
April through June.
The Little League provides a free
training program on Wednesday
evenings from 6:30 to 8:30, beginning Wednesday, February 9, and
ending on Wednesday, March 9. The
league also provides free uniforms
and equipment for umpires.
To register for the free training
program, visit the league’s web site
at www.wwll.org and look for the link
for umpire registration, or contact the
league’s umpire coordinators at [email protected].
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JANUARY 7, 2011
DAY-BY-DAY IN WW-P
JANUARY 7
Sound” presented by Sheila Paige, executive director and founder of the Piano Wellness Seminar. $10. 9 a.m.
Continued from page 1
Pop Music
Movie Series for Seniors, Princeton Senior Resource Center, Suzanne Patterson
Building, 45 Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
Screening of “Eat Pray Love.” Register.
Free. 1 p.m.
Burn and the Brights, Arts Council of
Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, 609924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
$5. 8 p.m.
Acme Screening Room, Lambertville Public Library, 25 South Union Street, Lambertville, 609-397-0275. www.nickelodeonnights.org. Screening of “The Passenger,”
1975. $5. 7 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Erin Jackson, Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt
Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Art
Faith
Art Exhibit, Artists’ Gallery, 18 Bridge
Street, Lambertville, 609-397-4588. www.lambertvillearts.com. First day for gallery
members group show. On view to March 6.
Free. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Contemplative Shabbat Evening, String
of Pearls, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609430-0025.
www.stringofpearlsweb.org.
Rabbi Donna Kirshbaum leads the congregation for one meditative hour using simple
melodies from ancient Jewish communities
of Asia and the Middle East accompanied by
a clarinet and a soft drum. 7:30 p.m.
Art Show, Small World Coffee, 254 Nassau
Street, Princeton, 609-924-4377. www.smallworldcoffee.com. Opening reception
for “Our Countryside,” an exhibition of paintings inspired by the countryside around
Princeton by Mary Waltham of Princeton.
Proceeds from the sale benefit D&R Greenway Land Trust. On view to February 1. 5:30
to 7:30 p.m.
Dancing
Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523
Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149.
www.americanballroomco.com. $15. Note
new location. 8 to 11 p.m.
Dance Jam, Dance Improv Live, All Saints’
Church, 16 All Saints’ Road, Princeton, 609924-3767. www.danceimprov.com. Expressive dance improvisation with live music.
$15. 8 to 10:15 p.m.
Classical Music
Piano Teachers’ Forum, Jacobs Music,
Route 1, Lawrence, 609-921-1510. “Anatomy and Posture and How Motion Affects
STUART
COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
of the SACRED HEART
Shabbat Service, Temple Micah, Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, 2688 Main
Street,
Lawrenceville,
609-921-1128.
www.temple-micah.org. 7:30 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Tai Chi, West Windsor Recreation, Senior
Center, Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-799-9068. www.wwparks-recreation.com. Free. 8:15 a.m.
Meditation Circle, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane and Route 1, Lawrence Township,
609-989-6920. www.mcl.org. Stretching
and relaxation techniques with Ann Kerr.
Register. 2:30 p.m.
History
Festival of Trees, Morven Museum, 55
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144.
www.morven.org. $6. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Art Opening: Carol Shepps, left, of West Windsor with Gloria
Hansen and her quilt, ‘Circles Collide,’ from ‘Fiber Revolution: An
Exhibition of Contemporary Quilts,’ opening Saturday, January 8,
at the West Windsor Arts Council.
Shepps, one of the founders of the arts council, organized the fiber show. Hansen,
a graphic designer, web designer, and photographer from East Windsor, is a
member of FiberRevolution.
Cat Show
Central Jersey Cat Fanciers, Hilton Hotel,
Parsippany, 973-267-7371. ticama.org/cj.
Three-day regional show features close to
250 cats in 20 rings. Pedigree cats include
Bengals, Sphynx, Maine Coons, Siamese,
Orientals, Ragdolls, Persians, plus household pets and kittens. Judging takes place in
seven rings. Vendors with gift items and catrelated supplies. Homeless pets for adoption. $7. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lectures
Consumer Affairs, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33, Hamilton, 609-890-
9800. www.mercercounty.org. Information
on credit, home improvement, automotive,
or Internet fraud. Register. Free. 11 a.m. to
3 p.m.
Live Music
Drum Circle, Lawrence Library, Darrah
Lane and Route 1, Lawrence Township,
609-989-6920. www.mcl.org. Beginners
drum circle facilitated by Ange Chianese of
Mercer County’s Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Entertainers. Bring your drum, shakers, gongs,
bells, or other percussion. Refreshments.
Register. 4:30 p.m.
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-
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Mozart’s Own Soap Opera
T
he intrigue surrounding the
life and death of one of the
world’s great composers,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
comes to life at Kelsey Theater
with Peter Shaffer’s Tony Awardwinning drama “Amadeus.” The
intriguing drama is presented by
PinnWorth Productions on Fridays
and Saturdays, January 7, 8, 14,
and 15 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays,
January 9 and 16, at 2 p.m. Tickets
are $14.
The play, set in 18th century Vienna, offers a fictionalized narrative of two men whose fates are intertwined: Mozart, the brilliant,
manic genius who composes inspired symphonies, and Antonio
Salieri, the less-gifted court musician who observes Mozart’s successes with envy and blinding resentments.
When “Amadeus” opened at the
Broadhurst Theater in 1980, Tim
Curry portrayed Mozart and Jane
Seymour played the role of his
wife. The show ran for 1,181 performances. It received six Tony
Awards, including best play. It was
revived at the Music Box Theater
in 1999.
The Kelsey production features
West Windsor actors Ashley Stuart
as Mozart’s wife, Constanze Weber; Frank Ferrara as Gottfried Van
Swieten, an Austrian government
official and a patron of Mozart; and
Russ Weiss as Johann Kilian Von
Strack, the valet and musical advisor to the emperor. The show is directed by Lou J Stalsworth of Allentown. Set and costume design is
by Stalsworth’s wife, Kate Pinner,
who has been working on the
4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Ambiance Duo with
jazz and swing. Wine by the glass
or bottle available. 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar.
6 to 9 p.m.
Chris Smither, The Record Collector Store, 358 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3240880. www.the-record-collector.com. American folk and blues
singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
$20 to $25. 7:30 p.m.
Alex DeSimine, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. groversmillcoffee.com. Five performers. 8 p.m.
Pup Bolding, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing Road,
Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. www.itsagrind.com. Soft jazz. 8 to 10
p.m.
Singles
Wine and Dinner, Dinnermates,
Princeton Area, 732-759-2174.
www.dinnermates.com. For business and professional singles.
Age groups differ. Call for reservation and location. $20 plus dinner
and drinks. 7:15 p.m.
Divorce Recovery Program,
Princeton Church of Christ, 33
River Road, Princeton, 609-5813889.
www.princetonchurchofchrist.com. Non-denominational
support group for men and
women. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Drop-In, Yardley Singles, The
Runway, Trenton Mercer Airport,
Ewing, 215-736-1288. www.yardleysingles.org. Music by Rick
and Kenny, dancing, and cash
bar. 9 p.m.
Socials
Luncheon, Rotary Club of the
Princeton Corridor, Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center, 609-7990525.
www.princetoncorridorrotary.org. Register. Guests, $25.
12:15 p.m.
“Amadeus” costumes since May in
an effort to replicate down to the
button the clothing of Mozart’s
day. Lighting and sound design are
by Robert Terrano of East Windsor.
Stuart’s first stage experience
was on the Kelsey stage as a caroler in “A Christmas Carol,” when
she was 11. During her years at
High School South she was a
cheerleader and time commitments
would have conflicted with a pursuit of acting. She did take many
acting classes while in high school
and was given the opportunity to
student teach in her senior year
with Demi Ashton, who directed
many plays during her years at
South.
Stuart graduated from South in
2004 and entered Gettysburg College with a major in biology. She
switched to theater arts major in her
sophomore year. Her favorite and
most memorable role was Blanche
DuBois from Tennessee William’s
“A Streetcar Named Desire.” Her
parents Tina, a teacher; and Jeff, a
banker in New York City, are very
supportive and see all of her shows.
Although Stuart graduated from
Gettysburg in 2008 with a degree in
theater arts, she is now taking prerequisite science classes at Mercer
College before applying to universities to study nursing. At present
she lives with her parents and
works as a nanny.
“I have absolutely loved working on `Amadeus’ and cannot wait
until the show opens, she says. “We
have a terrific cast, all hardworkers, and have managed, under the
wise direction of Lou Stalsworth,
to pull together a truly great show.”
“I have really enjoyed playing
the part of Constanze Weber,
Mozart’s wife,” says Stuart. “She
loves her husband, despite his
many idiosyncrasies, but must ultimately do what she can to survive.”
— Lynn Miller
The Genius — and Drama — of Mozart’s Life:
Matty Daley of Toms River as Mozart and Ashley
Stuart of Princeton Junction as his wife, Constanze.
Amadeus, Kelsey Theater,
Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor. Musical. $16. 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net.
Art Exhibit, West Windsor Arts
Council, Alexander Road, West
Windsor, 609-919-1982. www.westwindsorarts.org. Opening reception for “Fiber Revolution” featuring contemporary art quilt on
display as an art form. Rather than
covering a bed, the textiles hang
from a wall in the same way as a
painting. Kevan Lunney, a member of Fiber Revolution presents a
gallery talk. Each quilt shares its
own personal story as well as the
story of the artist, its creator. On
view to February 27. 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Sports
Dance
Art
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Cornell. $10. 4 p.m.
Tapparition, Princeton University, Frist Campus Center Film and
Performance Theater, 609-2583000. www.princeton.edu. TapCats, Princeton’s tap dancing
troupe, performs. $10. 8 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Ellarslie, Trenton City
Museum, Cadwalader Park, 609989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. First
day for “The Works of Tom Chesar”
featuring sculptures embracing
African Diaspora, Australian Aborigines, Nature Americans, and
Maori People of New Zealand; and
“The Works of Clifford Ward” featuring scenes of the Delaware Valley and coastal Maine. Opening reception on Saturday, January 15, 7
to 9 p.m. On view to February 27.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Advance Auto Parts Monster
Jam, Sun National Bank Center,
81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton,
800-298-4200. www.comcasttex.com. $15 to $45. 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
January 8
Good Causes
Benefit Manicure and Pedicure,
Wonder Nails, 435 Nassau Park
Boulevard, West Windsor, 609919-0141. Benefit for West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
Girls Basketball team. 10 a.m.
Magic Show, High School South,
New Theater, Clarksville Road,
West Windsor. Chad Juros, the
youngest magician to perform at
the White House and founder of
Spread the Magic Foundation, performs. He will also share his story
focusing on his battles against cancer as a young boy and his family’s
determination to heal him. Benefit
for his foundation to spread hope
and inspiration to children battling
cancer through the power of magic.
$7. E-mail [email protected] for information. 7 p.m.
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Boys Fencing. Cetrulo
Tournament at Morris Knolls. 8
a.m.
North Girls Fencing. Santelli
Tournament at Voorhees. 8 a.m.
South Girls Fencing. Santelli
Tournament at Voorhees. 8 a.m.
South Wrestling. Quad at Spotswood/JP Stevens/Middlesex. 10
a.m.
Winter Show, BodyHype, Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton
University, 609-258-1742. www.theatreintime.org. $10. 7 and 10
p.m.
On Stage
In One Bed and Out the Other,
Off-Broadstreet
Theater,
5
South
Greenwood
Avenue,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com.
Classic
farce. $27.50 to $29.50. 7 p.m.
Amadeus, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical. $16.
7:30 p.m.
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. 8 p.m.
A Broad Abroad, Princeton University, Whitman Theater, 185
Nassau Street, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu. Written and
performed by Olivia Stoker, Class
of 2011. 8 p.m.
Dinner Theater
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater,
Omicron Theater Productions,
Amici Milano Restaurant, Chestnut Avenue, Trenton, 609-4435598. Audience participation.
Register. $48.50 includes dinner,
show, and gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Film
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screening of “Despicable Me.” 4
p.m.
Tots on Tour, Grounds For
Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road,
Hamilton, 609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. For ages
3 to 5. Listen to a story, become
park explorers, make original
works of art. One adult must accompany each child. Register.
Free with park admission. Rain or
shine. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. http://artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free. 2
p.m.
Art Exhibit, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, 609924-8777.
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Opening reception
for “Raw Beauty: An Exhibition of
Sculpture” organized by guest curator Rebecca Kelly. Works by Carole
Cole, Hannah Fink, Lesley Haas,
Elizabeth Mackie, Donna M. McCullough, Leslie Pontz, Miriam
Schaer, and Leo Sewell. On view to
February 28. Reception also celebrates “Terrace Project: John
McDevitt” featuring steel sculptures
by the New Hope artist on the
Michael Graves Terrace. On view to
May 31. 4 to 6 p.m.
Artists Network, Lawrenceville
Main Street, 2683 Main Street,
Lawrenceville,
609-512-1359.
www.lmsartistsnetwork.com. Art
gallery reception for “Light and
Shadow” with soup tastings from
Purple Cow Ice Cream and wine
tasting from Unionville Vineyards.
Koop Jazz Group perform. Free. 4
to 7 p.m.
Dancing
Ballroom Blitz, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Unitarian Church,
50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton,
609-945-1883. www.centraljerseydance.org.
Swing
crash
course followed by open dancing.
No partner needed. $12. 7 to
11:30 p.m.
English Country Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne
Patterson Center, Monument Drive, 609-924-6763. princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction
and dance. $10. 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Concert, Central Jersey Choral
Society, Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College, 101 Walnut
Lane, Princeton, 609-751-5805.
www.cjchoralsociety.org. Works
of Bach, Beethoven, and Bernstein. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Scenes from Mozart Opera,
Princeton University Opera
Theater, Richardson Auditorium,
609-258-9220. www.princeton.edu. Scenes from “Cosi Fan
Tutte,” “The Marriage of Figaro,”
and “The Magic Flute” performed
by students in Music 214 with
members of the Princeton University Orchestra in the pit. Directed
by Edward Berkeley, a visiting lecturer in the music department. The
scenes will be sung in Italian and
German with spoken commentary
by Berkeley. $10. 8 p.m.
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hold pets and kittens. Judging
takes place in seven rings. Vendors with gift items and cat-related
supplies. Homeless pets for adoption. $7. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Folk Music
Lectures
Susan Werner, Concerts at the
Crossing, Unitarian Church at
Washington Crossing, Titusville,
609-510-6278. www.concertsatthecrossing.com.
Singer-songwriter performs songs from her upcoming CD, “Kicking the Beehive,”
as well as selections from her previous eight CDs including her most
current, “Classics.” Gail Ann
Dorsey, a bassist and vocalist, accompanies her. $23. 7:30 p.m.
Workshop, Monroe Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe,
732-521-5000. www.monroetwplibrary.org. “Overcoming Fear of
Failure” presented by Terry Antoniewicz. Register. Free. 1 p.m.
Pop Music
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Patriots
Theater at the War Memorial,
Memorial Drive, Trenton, 609984-8400. www.thewarmemorial.com. “A Tribute to Cab Calloway.”
$25 to $42. 8 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Erin Jackson, Catch a Rising
Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 609987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $22. 7:30 and 9:30
p.m.
Rescheduled New
Year’s Eve Event
Hogmanay New Year’s Eve Bonfire, Lawrence Historical Society, Brearley House, Meadow
Lane, Lawrenceville, 609-8951728. www.thelhs.org. Revelers
of all ages gather in the Maidenhead Great Meadow to light up the
night with a traditional Scottish
New Year’s Eve bonfire. The ancient tradition celebrates a clean
break from all that had been bad in
the old year. Hot cocoa, cake, and
music follow indoors at the Brearley House. Free. Originally scheduled for December 31 but postponed because of snow in parking
areas. 6 p.m.
Science Lectures
Science on Saturday, Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory,
Forrestal Campus, Route 1 North,
Plainsboro, 609-243-2121. www.pppl.gov. “Major Themes in Evolutionary Medicine” presented by
Steve Stearns, department of
ecology and evolutionary biology,
Yale University. Register on site
beginning at 8 a.m. Students, parents, teachers, and community
members invited. Photo ID required. Free. Series is coordinated
by Ronald Hatcher, James Morgan, and Kathleen Lukazik. 9:30
a.m. See story.
Live Music
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley
Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.
Wombats with classic rock. Wine
by the glass or bottle available.
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Paige Stewart, Blue Rooster
Cafe, 17 North Main Street, Cranbury, 609-235-7539. www.blueroosterbakery.com. The Great
American Songbook. 6 to 9 p.m.
Black Cat Habitat, Beanwood
Coffee Shop, 222 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-3241300.
www.beanwood.com.
Acoustic duo with original pop and
rock. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Family Nature Programs, Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner
Road, Plainsboro, 609-897-9400.
www.njaudubon.org. “The Wonders of Winter Birding” with Vicki
Schwartz. Register. $5. 2:30 to 4
p.m.
Schools
Preschool and Activities Fair,
Moms Club East, Lawrenceville
High School, 2525 Princeton Pike,
Lawrenceville. www.momsclubeast.webs.com. Shop for information about area preschools and activities for young children. 10 a.m.
to noon.
Sports
Coaches Workshop and Vendor
Exhibition, New Jersey Youth
Soccer, NJ Convention Center,
Raritan Center, Edison, 973-9413605. www.njyouthsoccer.com.
Workshop for coaches, administrators, and parents of youth soccer programs. Vendors offer
equipment, apparel, trophies, and
photographs. Play Zone for ages 9
and 14 with players from the Red
Bull Street Team and NJ SkyBlue,
$15. 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Advance Auto Parts Monster
Jam, Sun National Bank Center,
81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton,
800-298-4200. www.comcasttex.com. $15 to $45. 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
January 9
School Sports
South Boys Fencing, 609-7165000. Cetrulo Tournament at Morris Hills. 8 a.m.
On Stage
Faith
Bruce
Springsteen
Tribute,
Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335
Princeton Hightstown Road, West
Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Five performers. 8 p.m.
In One Bed and Out the Other,
Off-Broadstreet
Theater,
5
South
Greenwood
Avenue,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com.
Classic
farce. $27.50 to $29.50. 1:30 p.m.
Chanting Meditation, Krishna
Leela Center, 13 Briardale Court,
Plainsboro, 609-203-6730. www.krishnaleela.org. Kirtan and discussion. 5 to 6 p.m.
Deb & Mike, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing Road,
Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. www.itsagrind.com. Soft rock duo. 8 to
10 p.m.
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. 2 p.m.
Health & Wellness
The Charles Laurita Trio, BT
Bistro, 3499 Route 1 South, West
Windsor, 609-919-9403. www.btbistro.com.
Featuring
Rick
Lucherini and Darwin Morua. 9
p.m.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
609-275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Meditation in motion
presented by Todd Tieger for all
levels. Free. 10 a.m.
Rabies Clinic, West Windsor
Health Department, Princeton
Junction
Fire
House,
245
Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-936-8400. Pets must be on a
leash or in a carrier. Free. 10 a.m.
to noon.
Cat Show
Central Jersey Cat Fanciers,
Hilton Hotel, Parsippany, 973267-7371. ticama.org/cj. Threeday regional show features close
to 250 cats in 20 rings. Pedigree
cats include Bengals, Sphynx,
Maine Coons, Siamese, Orientals,
Ragdolls, Persians, plus house-
Outdoor Action
Freezing Cold Hash Run, Rumson Hash House Harriers, 2053
Woodbridge Avenue, Edison,
732-572-0500. www.active.com.
Non-competitive three to five-mile
group run in Edison woods on an
off-road course laid out with baking flour through woods, grass,
swamp, and marsh. No fee, no
awards, no recorded times. A
sense of humor is a must. Must be
over 21 to participate. $17 day of
event. Pre-register for $12.69 and
receive a free shirt and open bar
admission beginning at 7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
Amadeus, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical. $16. 2
p.m.
A Broad Abroad, Princeton University, Whitman Theater, 185
Nassau Street, 609-258-1500.
www.princeton.edu. Written and
performed by Olivia Stoker, Class
of 2011. 8 p.m.
Film
International
Film
Festival,
South Brunswick Library, 110
Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-4000. www.sbpl.info. Screening of “Vitus.” Free. 2
p.m.
Art
Artists’ Apiary, Camillo’s Cafe,
Princeton Shopping Center, 609252-0608. www.camilloscafe.net.
The Lowdown on Relationships: Celebutante Lo
Bosworth appears on Tuesday, January 11, at Barnes
& Noble MarketFair to promote her new book,
‘The Lo Down,’ about ‘life and love in the Hollywood
Hills.’ Wristband distribution begins at 5 p.m.
Sunday series features an artist’s
work, a four-course brunch, and a
drumming experience led by
Roberta Pughe. Wine and prosecco available. A portion of brunch
proceeds benefits the artist who
also receives 100 percent of all art
sales. Automotive, landscape,
and figurative photographs by
Thom Montanari. $40. 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Art Exhibit, Gallery 14, 14 Mercer
Street, Hopewell, 609-333-8511.
www.photosgallery14.com. Meet
the photographers in conjunction
with “Monks of Burma and Laos”
by Michael Paxton and “Voids &
Vanitas” by Ania Gozdz. On view
to February 6. 1 to 3 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Lawrence Library,
Darrah Lane and Route 1, Lawrence Township, 609-989-6922.
www.mcl.org. Reception for exhibit featuring works by photographer Ginny Roth of color images of
the giant pandas she photographed in the Chengdu Panda
Breeding and Research Station in
China’s Sichuan Province. 2 p.m.
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. http://artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free. 2
p.m.
Art Exhibit, Silva Gallery of Art,
Pennington School, 112 West
Delaware Avenue, Pennington,
609-737-8069. www.pennington.org. Opening reception for “String
Theory” an exhibit featuring the
works of Hilary Hutchison. She will
share thoughts about her creative
process at 4 p.m. On view to January 30. 3 to 8 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. “Dreaming and Thinking in Chinese” presented by Deborah Fallows, author of “Dreaming
in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in
Life, Love, and Language.” Booksigning follows the talk in the community room. Also, the book
launch for Betty Bonham Lies’s
new book of verse, “The Day After
I Drowned” in the fireplace area on
the second floor. 7:30 p.m.
Good Causes
732-339-9300
Plainsboro 609-297-4070
Edison
www. InfertilityDocs .com
Night Out with NAMI, NAMI Mercer, Music Building, College of
New Jersey, Ewing, 609-7998994.
www.namimercer.org.
“Jazz Classics, American Composers, and the Healing Powers of
Their Music” presented by Bill
Charlap Trio. The program includes classics based on the
works of George Gershwin, Cole
Porter, and Leonard Bernstein
who have been affected by mental
illness, $49; concert and dinner,
$165. 3 p.m.
Faith
Meditation and Prayers for World
Peace,
Menlha
Buddhist
Center, 243 North Union Street,
Lambertville,
609-397-4828.
www.meditationinnewjersey.org.
A brief teaching, chanted prayers,
and two guided meditation sessions presented by Diane Cadman. $12. 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Health & Wellness
Nada Yoga Workshop, Princeton
Center for Yoga & Health, 50
Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman, 609-924-7294. www.princetonyoga.com. Sharon Silverstein
presents a workshop for adults
(over 13). Breathing, simple
rhythm work, mantras, and vibrations. Register. $25. 1 to 3 p.m.
History
Festival of Trees, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. www.morven.org. $6. Last day. Noon to 4
p.m.
Cat Show
Central Jersey Cat Fanciers,
Hilton Hotel, Parsippany, 973267-7371. ticama.org/cj. Threeday regional show features close
to 250 cats in 20 rings. Pedigree
cats include Bengals, Sphynx,
Maine Coons, Siamese, Orientals,
Ragdolls, Persians, plus household pets and kittens. Judging
takes place in seven rings. Vendors with gift items and cat-related
supplies. Homeless pets for adoption. $7. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For Families
Party Showcase, Congregation
Beth Chaim Pre-School, 329 Village Road East, West Windsor,
609-799-9401. www.bethchaim.org. Register. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open House, Rambling Pines
Day Camp, Route 518, Hopewell,
609-466-1212.
www.ramblingpines.com. Tour the facility and
meet staff members. Register. 1
to 3 p.m.
Live Music
Louis Prima Jr. & the Witnesses,
The Record Collector Store, 358
Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown,
609-324-0880. www.the-recordcollector.com. $40. 7 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Winter Walk, Friends for the
Marsh, Roebling Park Nature
Center, 157 Westcott Avenue,
Hamilton, 732-821-8310. www.marsh-friends.org.
“Wintering
Ducks” walk with Jenn Rogers.
“Winter Ducks: An Illustrated Talk”
and hot chocolate presented by
Joe Schmeltz. Register. 1 p.m.
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What’s on Your Camp Agenda? Travel? Language? How About Cooking?
W
hile the annual camp issue for the News is still
more than a month away,
there are several camp fairs and
summer programs planned for the
month of January. Have you talked
to your child about interests in day
camp, horseback riding camp, a
travel experience, or do you need a
program for a child with special
needs?
American Camp Association offers several fairs in New Jersey.
The first event is Saturday, January
15, in Bridgewater. Free admission
includes giveaways, snacks, face
painting, and a 50 plus page booklet summarizing all of the camps
and providing contact information
for all camps participating in the
ACA’s camp fairs this season.
There is also a DVD with camp directors and parents discussing programs and facilities.
“Although the Internet is a great
way to do a preliminary research
when finding a camp it does not
have the impact of a face-to-face
meeting with a camp director, let
alone almost 35 of them in one
room,” says Barbara Rubin, camp
fair director. “The camp fairs provide a perfect one-stop shopping
spot for busy parents.”
Tips on Trips and Camps, organized by Nurit Zachter, has two
events for summer fun scheduled.
The annual teen summer opportunities fair at Princeton High School
on Wednesday, January 19, features tips advisors, program directors, and representatives from summer programs focusing on community service, travel, language immersion, cultural immersion, teen
travel, photography, creative writing, theater, culinary, sailing, and
SAT prep. For information about
the fair, for summer programs, or
for free advice E-mail [email protected].
Zachter also presents her first
overnight summer camp fair at
Johnson Park Elementary School
in Princeton on Saturday, January
29. The free program is open to students and their families to meet tips
advisors, camp and program directors and representatives. Zachter
offers free advise about summmer
programs.
Jewish Community Center has
several open houses to introduce
campers and their families to
Abrams Day Camp at Rider University and Teen Travel programs.
There are also programs for
younger children. Junior and senior counselors, office staff, art,
theater, and music specialists, and
a transportation coordinator are
needed.
Mercer County Community
College invites families to learn
about its summer programs for
children and teens at a “Summer
Camps Open House” on Sunday,
January 23, from noon to 3 p.m.
The snow date is Sunday, January
30.
Camp directors will be on hand
to provide overviews and answer
questions. Tours of MCCC’s facilities including computer labs, television studio, Olympic-size swimming pool, tennis courts, and cafeteria are available.
Families will have many options
from which to choose. Camp College offers children ages 6 to 12 an
enriching alternative to traditional
summer camp in two four-week
sessions. Campers may choose
from more than 60 subject areas
and create an individualized schedule to match their interests. Camp
College also offers specialty
camps for ages 6 through 16 in oneweek full and half-day sessions.
Sports camps, for ages 7 to 17, offer instruction in popular sports.
These weeklong sessions are
taught by high school and college
coaches, as well as college athletes.
Tomato Patch Visual and Performing Arts Workshops offer students
entering grades 5 through 12 a multidisciplinary experience in theater, dance, vocal music and visual
arts. Each session concludes with a
performance and gallery exhibit.
Additional details about MCCC’s summer youth programs are
available by visiting www.mccc.edu/camps or by calling 609-5703311. Camp College will host additional information sessions on February 19, March 26, and April 30 in
the Student Center, noon to 2 p.m.
For those who wish to complete
the camp application on the day of
the Open House, some medical information is required.
Visit
www.mccc.edu/camps for details.
The camps seek area teachers
and counselors (students 17 and
older) who are interested in summer employment. Call 609-5703311 or E-mail [email protected].
— Lynn Miller
Duck and Winter Walk, Mercer
County Park Commission, Roebling Park, 609-989-6540. www.mercercounty.org. Dress for the
weather and bring binoculars.
“Winter Ducks: An Illustrated Talk”
by Joe Schmeltz follows the walk.
Register by E-mail to [email protected]. Free. 1 to 3
p.m
Street, 609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. Dancing ensemble. 6:30 to 9 p.m.
West, Hightstown, 800-733-2767.
www.redcrossblood.org. Register. 1 to 7 p.m.
Baldpate Mountain Hike, Washington Crossing State Park,
Church Road, 609-737-0609. Preteen to adult. Register. Free. 1:30
p.m.
Literati
New Jersey Writers’ Society
Meeting, West Windsor Library,
333 North Post Road, 609-7990462. Become a better writer and
defeat writers’ block. 6:30 to 8
p.m.
The Nature in Me, Washington
Crossing State Park, Visitor Center, Titusville, 609-737-0609. Craft
project for ages 5 to 8. Register.
Free. 1:30 p.m.
Noodle Talk, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-5584. http://tinyurl.com/pnoodle. Lightly structured discussion based on personal questions
that embrace the human condition
instead of flinching from it. Led by
Noodle Talk’s creator Alan Goldsmith. Free. 7 to 8:45 p.m.
Schools
Classical Music
Open House, St. Paul School,
214 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-921-7587. www.spsprinceton.org. For grades K to 8. 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Choral Audition, Philomusica
Chorale, Unitarian Society, 176
Tices Lane, East Brunswick, 888744-5668. www.philomusica.org.
Register. 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Sports
Pop Music
Princeton Hockey, Baker Rink,
609-258-4849. www.goprincetontigers.com. Colgate. $10. 4 p.m.
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Dorn Street, Plainsboro, 732236-6803. www.harmonize.com/jerseyharmony. New members
are welcome. 7:15 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Guided Meditation, One Yoga
Center, 27 Scotch Road, Ewing,
609-882-YOGA. www.oneyogacenter.net. No experience required. $10. 7 to 8 p.m.
Monday
January 10
Municipal Meetings
Public Meeting, West Windsor
Township Council, Municipal
Building, 609-799-2400. www.westwindsornj.org. 7 p.m.
Dance
Handsome Molly, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Good Causes
Testimonial Luncheon, African
American Chamber, Marriott, 1
West Lafayette Street, Trenton,
609-571-1620. www.mtaacc.org.
“Passing the Torch.” Register.
$35. 11 a.m.
Food & Dining
Cooking Classes with Executive
Chef Shane Cash, Grounds For
Sculpture, Toad Hall Shop, 18
Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, 609586-0616.
www.groundsforsculpture.org. Four classes. Register. $30. 6 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Blood Drive, American Red
Cross, Gold’s Gym, 761 Route 33
Summer Camp Fair, American Camp Association, Marriott,
700 Commons Way, Bridgewater.
Deep Relaxation and Meditation
Class, South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-4000.
www.sbpl.info. Four-week session presented by Denise Trimble.
Register. $40. 7 p.m.
World Traveler: Nurit
Zachter of Tips on Trips
and Camps, pictured
hiking in Costa Rica at
a camp her family
attended in 2009.
Saturday, January 15, Noon to 3
p.m. Camp directors and staff meet
parents and children and provide
information and brochures on
camp programs from Maine to
Florida. Traditional, specialized,
residential, and day programs are
represented. Older teens and adults
seeking a summer camp job also
welcome. Free. 877-488-2267.
www.acanjsummercampfairs.org.
Summer Trip and Program
Fair, Princeton High School, 151
Moore Street. Wednesday, January 19, 7 to 9 p.m. Fair for teens
and their parents featuring more
than 35 summer programs for
teens. Nurit Zachter, a consultant
with Tips on Trips and Camps, offers a free consulting service for
overnight camps for ages 8 to 18.
Free. 609-497-3434. www.tipsontripsandcamps.com.
Summer Camps Open House,
Mercer County College, 1200 Old
Trenton Road, West Windsor.
Sunday, January 23, Noon to 3
p.m. Open house for young people’s Camp College, Sports
Camps, and Tomato Patch Camp.
Meet camp directors, tour the facilities, and register. The camps seek
counselors and area teachers interested in summer employment.
ter. 7 p.m.
Postcard Collecting, Washington Crossing Card Collectors,
Union Fire Hall, 1396 River Road,
Titusville, 215-737-3555. www.wc4postcards.org. “Camden, NJ”
presented by Joe Signore. An
auction of 100 lots follows. 8 p.m.
Singles
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Princeton Center for
Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman, 609-9247294. www.princetonyoga.com.
Introduction to the eight-week
two-hour class format includes information about mindful meditation, yoga, and awareness. Register. Free. 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Also, Chanting and Meditation.
Meditation, mantra, kirtan, and yogic philosophy in a group setting
led by Suzin Green. For all levels.
Dan Johnson accompanies chanting on tabla. $20. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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
http://ht.ly/3gd9w 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Lectures
Movie Afternoon, West Windsor
Senior Center, 271 Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7999068. Screening of “Confession of
a Shopaholic.” 1 p.m.
Mercer County Connection, 957
Route 33, Hamilton, 609-8909800.
www.mercercounty.org.
“Navigating the Health Care Continuum” presented by Dawn Bock,
CareOne. Register. 10:30 to
11:30 a.m.
Farming in and Around Princeton, Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
“Past, Present, and Future,” an exhibit of photographs, maps, documents, newspaper articles, and
testimonies about the farms and
families who worked the land. Molly Dancers present a dance
demonstration associated with
Plough Monday, the first Monday
after the Epiphany. 11 a.m. to 9
p.m.
Workshop, Princeton Photography Club, Johnson Education
Center, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, 1 Preservation Place,
Princeton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org.
“Advanced Critique” workshop presented by Ricardo Barros. Regis-
For Seniors
Pain Management Lecture, West
Windsor Senior Center, 271
Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-799-9068. “All Your Need to
Know About Arthritis.” Register.
11 a.m.
Sports
Meeting, Ernest Schwiebert
Trout Unlimited, Pennington Fire
House, Bromel Place, Pennington, 609-984-3851. www.esctu.-
Snow date is Sunday, January 30.
609-586-9446. www.mccc.edu.
Camp Open House, Jewish
Community Center, Rider University, Lawrenceville. Sunday, January 23, 2 to 5 p.m. Information
about Abrams Day Camp and teen
travel. Also seeking to fill several
staff positions. 609-219-9550.
www.jcctoday.org.
Overnight Summer Camps
and Programs Fair, Johnson Park
School, Princeton. Saturday, January 29, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Inaugural
event for students and their families features trip advisors, camp
and program directors, and representatives. Nurit Zachter, a consultant with Tips on Trips and Camps,
offers a free consulting service for
overnight camps. Free. 609-4973434.
www.tipsontripsandcamps.com.
Note that the annual camp issue
is Friday, February 18.
org. Fly tying presentation, business meeting, and speaker. Park
in the rear of the firehouse and enter through the back entrance.
Free. 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday
January 11
Municipal Meetings
Meeting, WW-P Board of Education, Community Middle School,
609-716-5000. 7:30 p.m.
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Boys/Girls Diving. At
South/North Brunswick. 4 p.m.
North Swimming, Boys/Girls. At
Steinert. 4 p.m.
South Boys/Girls Fencing. At
Moorestown Friends. 4 p.m.
South Swimming, Boys/Girls. At
Princeton. 4 p.m.
South Wrestling.
6:30 p.m.
Nottingham.
Continued on following page
Sunday services at 8 a.m, 9:30 a.m & 11:15 a.m.
Church school and staffed nursery at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesdays at 9:15 a.m., Healing Service
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North Boys Basketball. At Allentown. 7 p.m.
North Girls Basketball. Allentown. 7 p.m.
South Boys Basketball. At Hopewell Valley. 7 p.m.
South Girls Basketball. Hopewell
Valley. 7 p.m.
On Stage
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. 7:30
p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, South Brunswick Arts
Commission, South Brunswick
Municipal Building, 540 Route 522,
Monmouth Junction, 732-3294000. Opening reception for “See
All the People,” a new exhibit. On
view to March 30. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Art Exhibit, South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732-329-4000.
www.sbpl.info. Reception for “See
All the People,” an exhibit juried by
Howard Siskowitz, an artists
whose Portrait Project was on a
national tour with the Smithsonian
Museum. 6:30 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Barnes & Noble,
MarketFair, West Windsor, 609716-1570.
www.bn.com.
Lo
Bosworth, author of “The Lo
Down.” 7 p.m.
Pop Music
Barbershop Chorus, Princeton
Garden Statesmen, Plainsboro
Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
Plainsboro, 609-799-8218. www.princetongardenstatesmen.com.
Men of all ages and experience
levels are invited to sing in fourpart harmony. The non-profit organization presents at numerous
charities. Free. 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Sculpture, Toad Hall Shop, 18
Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, 609586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. Four classes. Register.
$30. 6 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Rabies
Clinic,
Robbinsville
Health
Department,
Public
Works Garage, 56 RobbinsvilleAllentown Road, Robbinsville,
609-936-8400. Pets must be on a
leash or in a carrier. Free. 4:30 to
6:30 p.m.
Strength Circuit Workout, Can
Do Fitness Club, 121 Main
Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-514-0500. www.candofitness.com. 30-minute program.
Register. Free. 5:30 to 6 p.m.
The 12 Principles, Mercer Free
School, Lawrence Community
Center, 609-456-6821. An open
discussion centering on the work
of Steven Covey, Don Miguel
Ruiz, and Michael Cavallaro. 7 to
8:30 p.m.
History
Open House, Lawrence Historical Society, Port Mercer Canal
House, Province Line Road at
Quaker Road, Lawrenceville, 609538-8168. www.thelhs.org. Visit
the preserved historic canal company house and learn about the
waterway’s past. Free. 1 to 3 p.m.
For Families
Read and Explore, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, 609924-2310.
www.terhuneorchards.com. “The Gingerbread
Man.” Register. $5 per child. 10
a.m.
For Parents
Decorating Committee Meeting,
High School North Post Prom,
Art Room, High School North,
Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro,
609-558-4320. Painting, craft
work, and more. 7 to 9 p.m.
Lectures
Food & Dining
Public Speaking, Mid-Day Toastmasters, Robbinsville Library, 42
Allentown-Robbinsville Road, Robbinsville, 732-631-0114. Guests
are welcome. Free. 11:30 a.m.
Cooking Classes with Executive
Chef Shane Cash, Grounds For
Engaged Retirement, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Douglas B. Weekes DVM
Street, 609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. “Downsize
Your Possessions with Ease” presented by Ellen Tozzi of Natural
Order Design focused on ages 55
to 70 who are parting with a life’s
accumulation of belongings. Free.
7 p.m.
Princeton Macintosh Users
Group, Computer Science Building, Princeton University, 609258-5730.
www.pmug-nj.org.
“Geotagging your Digital Photos
on the Mac,” Michael Blank, free.
7:30 p.m.
Princeton Macintosh Users
Group, Computer Science Building, Princeton University, 609258-5730.
www.pmug-nj.org.
“Geotagging Your Digital Photos
on the Mac” presented by Michael
Blank, website designer for the
Princeton Internet Group. Beginners interest group meets at 6:30
p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Science Lectures
Meeting, Amateur Astronomers
Association of Princeton, Peyton Hall, Ivy Lane, Princeton University, 609-252-1223. www.princetonastronomy.org.
“The
Space Shuttle, The Space Station,
and What’s Beyond for NASA”
presented by Ken Kremer, NASA
Ambassador, who includes photos and descriptions from personal
behind the scenes visits to the
Kennedy Space Center. Free. 8
p.m.
Live Music
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
Laura Hull, Salt Creek Grille, One
Rockingham Row, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-419-4200.
www.saltcreekgrille.com. Concert
features American popular songs,
jazz standards, and original
songs. 7 p.m.
Schools
Author Event, Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1128
Great Road, Princeton, 609-9248143. www.princetonacademy.org. Dr. Anthony Rao, author of
“The Way of Boys: Raising
Healthy Boys in a Challenging and
Kerry Danielsen VMD
EDINBURG ANIMAL HOSPITAL
www.edinburgvet.com
Behind the Lens: A photo of Shakira by Frank
Veronsky, a New York City celebrity and commercial
photographer who has relocated to Belle Mead,
gives a presentation to the Princeton Photography
Club on Wednesday, January 12, Johnson Education
Center, D&R Greenway Land Trust, One Preservation Place (off Rosedale Road), Princeton.
Complex World,” discusses how
raising boys isn’t with the boys but
our expectations of them. “When
parents understand the wide
spectrum for normal boy development, they can successfully communicate with them and help them
grown into healthy, smart, strong
men,” says Rao. Register. 7 p.m.
“Boys are being bombarded with a
slew of diagnosis—ADHD, Asperger’s, bipolar disorder — at an
alarming rate and at younger
ages. `The Way of Boys’ urges
parents, educators, pediatricians,
psychologists, and other developmental experts to reevaluate and
significantly change how we deal
with our youngest boys.
“It’s time we stopped trying to ‘fix’
young boys. When parents understand the wide spectrum for normal boy development, they can
successfully communicate with
their son — and everyone in their
son’s life — and help him grow into
a healthy, smart, strong man.”
Singles
Widows and Widowers, Concordia Jewish Congregation, Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe,
609-395-8999. Get-together to
plan dinners, shows, and companionship. Register. 1:30 p.m.
Socials
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Municipal Meetings
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Public
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Building, 609-799-0909. www.plainsboronj.com. 7:30 p.m.
Fact/Tip of the Day:
Make sure to use a animal-friendly ice melt on
your walkways this winter. And be sure to wipe
your pet's feet off when they come in from
outside during the winter. Snow, ice and debris
can get stuck in between the pads of their feet.
609-443-1212
Men’s Circle, West Windsor, 609933-4280. Share, listen, and support other men and yourself. Talk
about relationship, no relationship, separation, divorce, sex, no
sex, money, job, no job, aging parents, raising children, teens, addictions, illness, and fear of aging.
All men are expected to commit to
confidentiality. Call for location.
Free. 7 to 9 p.m.
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
609-275-1212
North Boys/Girls Fencing. Governor Livingston. 5:30 p.m.
North vs. South Ice Hockey. At
South. 6 p.m.
North Wrestling. At Hopewell Valley. 6:30 p.m.
On Stage
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. mccarter.org. 7:30 p.m.
Film
International
Film
Festival,
South Brunswick Library, 110
Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction,
732-329-4000.
www.sbpl.info. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Chapin School, 4101
Princeton Pike, Princeton, 609924-7206. www.chapinschool.org. Opening reception for “Exploring the Medium,” an exhibit
featuring the paintings of Nancy
Bentley and “Impressions in
Wood,” the wood carvings of Jeffrey Genthner. On view to January
29. 5 to 7 p.m.
Dancing
Newcomers Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149.
americanballroomco.com. $10.
Note new location. 7 to 9 p.m.
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, 609924-6763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction followed
by dance. $8. 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Opera Video Series, Princeton
Senior
Resource
Center,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
www.princetonsenior.org.
Screening of “Oedipus Rex” with
Philip Langridge, Jesseye Norman, and Bryn Terfel. Introduced
by Carol King. Dessert and beverages provided, bring your own
lunch. 12:30 p.m.
Jazz Vespers, Princeton University, Chapel, 609-258-3654.
www.princeton.edu. Free. 8 p.m.
Good Causes
Haiti Earthquake Commemoration Program, Haitian Diaspora
Community, Carl Field Center, 58
Prospect Street, Princeton, 609439-1409. “Remembering the
People of Haiti One Year Later” includes 30 seconds of silence at
exactly 4:53 p.m. followed by
songs, music, poetry reading, and
a tribute to victims of the earthquake. Haitian reception follows.
Bring pennies to donate to Pennies for Clean Water Project. Information about how to get involved
locally and internationally. Facebook: Princeton Remembers
Haiti. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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This Dad Will Rock Out to Benefit His Child
A
benefit concert is being
held to help raise money for
a young woman struggling
to fight against a debilitating disease called reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a progressive disease of the
autonomic nervous system. It is
commonly known as complex regional pain syndrome because it
causes extreme pain. Brittany
Fields of West Windsor has been
battling this rare disease for several
years, and the proceeds of this concert will go a long way towards
helping the cause.
“A specialist from Hahnemann
University Hospital in Philadelphia said that Brittany’s case of
RSD is one of the most severe cases he has ever seen; thus, Dr
Schwartzman has recommended
that Brittany see a doctor in Tampa,
Florida in order to have a Ketamine
infusion, which has proven to be
successful in treating RSD in many
patients.” The treatment includes
Ketamine infusions followed by
Ketamine booster shots for the rest
of her life. The procedure, with an
initial cost of more than $10,000
and thousands more each year, is
not covered by insurance.
The fundraiser, a 90-minute
rock concert, will be held at Kelsey
Theater on Thursday, January 13,
at 7:30 p.m. The weather make-up
date is Thursday, January 27. The
rock concert includes all original
material. Brittany’s father, Stephen
Fields is both organizing and performing at the event.
Fields was signed in 1965 by
Florence Greenberg of Scepter
Records to sing “Winchester
Cathedral” as lead singer and pianist. He played live with many top
bands including Blood Sweat &
Tears, Paul Butterfield Blues
Band, David Clayton Thomas, Jimi
James & Blue Flame, Blues Project, and the Chambers Brothers.
He also wrote “Will You Be My
Lover” covered by Maxine
Nightingale.
Musicians and singers performing original music include Steve
Fields, vocals/piano; Hannah Zaic,
lead singer; Dave DeMarco, bass;
Marc Norgaard, drums; Rich Taylor, lead vocal; Joe Marascio, percussion, blues harmonica; Vaughan
Burton, guitar; Kathy Sheppard,
keyboard/synthesizer/organist; Lisa
Miller, violin; Pat Sutor, saxophone.
The United Choir featuring Dorothy
Moore, Chayna Wilson, Cynthia
MacCray, Antwan Michael, and Alison Benus will also perform.
Tickets are $35 per seat and are
payable via PayPal at helpbrit-
tbeatrsd.org or by check payable
to: “Help Britt Beat RSD (CRPS)
Inc.” Mail payment to: 412 Blanketflower Lane, Princeton Junction
08550. For more information, call
609-947-3795 or visit www.helpbrittbeatrsd.org.
Fields has lived in West Windsor for more than 20 years. A realtor with Gloria Nilson Realtors, he
was a musician in the 1960s and
’70s and many of his original songs
have been updated in Retromedia
Sound Studio in Red Bank. His
newest CD is “Hard Times” available through www.songcastmusic.com. This is Fields’ first live
performance in three decades. “I
will continue to perform to raise
money for Britt’s medical care and
will plan for several additional
concerts throughout the year,” he
says.
His wife Marsha was a recording artist before becoming a stayat-home-mom. She was later a nanny for local families with young
children in their homes. They
moved to Village Grande to help
care for Marsha’s mother.
Brittany graduated from West
Windsor-Plainsboro High School
in 1995. She was studying at Mercer College when she took ill. “The
RSD stopped her from continuing
Food & Dining
Family Bounce Night, Bounce U,
410 Princeton Hightstown Road,
West Windsor, 609-443-5867.
www.bounceu.com. Must be 34
inches to bounce. $8.95 per child.
Adults bounce for free. $3.25 extra
for pizza. 6 to 8 p.m.
Socials
Lectures
For Seniors
School Sports
Career Transition Workshop, KT
Associates, CanDo Fitness, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609514-0500.
www.candofitness.com. “Am I My Resume” presented by Karen Tombacher includes
information about cover letters, elevator speech, and resume objectives. Register by E-mail to
[email protected]. Free. 7
p.m.
Kosher Cafe East, Jewish Family
and Children’s Service, Beth El
Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream
Road, East Windsor, 609-9878100. www.jfcsonline.org. Kosher
meal and speaker for ages 60 and
up. “Keep Your Memory Sharp”
presented by Davida Nugiel, LSW.
Register. $5. 12:30 p.m.
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
Meeting, Princeton Photography
Club, Johnson Education Center,
D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1
Preservation Place, Princeton,
732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org. “A Career as a Picture Maker, Not a Picture Taker”
presented by Frank Veronsky,
who has been employed in the
fields of commercial, editorial, music, fashion, and portrait photography. His talk includes classic studio lighting to eclectic environmental methods. “Learning to be
resourceful enough to consistently
succeed — coming back from assignments with the goods — is all
part of a pro photographers life,”
he says. “powerful images can be
made from everything — from the
best to the worst of conditions.”
For more information about
Veronsky
visit
www.frankveronsky.com.
Refreshments,
networking, and program. 7:30
p.m.
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500.
www.trentondevils.com.
Wheeling Nailers. $11-$29. 7 p.m.
Happy Hour, Rat’s Restaurant,
126 Sculptor’s Way, Hamilton,
609-586-0616.
www.ratsrestaurant.org. Drink and appetizer specials. 5 to 7 p.m.
Red Wines of Italy, One 53, 153
Washington Street, Rocky Hill,
609-921-0153. Tasting and hors
d’oeuvres. Register. $75. 6:30
p.m.
Health & Wellness
Yoga Workshop, Shreyas Yoga,
Holsome Holistic Center, 27 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 732642-8895.
www.shreyasyoga.com. Yoga in the Himalayan tradition with Acharya Girish Jha. Register at [email protected].
$25. 8:15 a.m. and 7:15 p.m.
Pilates Resolution Solution, Can
Do Fitness Club, 121 Main
Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-514-0500. www.candofitness.com. Register. Free. 10
a.m. and 6 p.m.
Acharya Girish Jha, Shreyas Yoga, Holsome Holistic Center, 27
Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
732-642-8895.
www.shreyasyoga.com. “Resolving Conflicts in
Relationships,” a talk by a master
teacher and spiritual counselor.
Register by E-mail to [email protected]. Free-will donation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive
Therapy, Princeton Center for
Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman, 609-9247294. www.princetonyoga.com.
Introduction to the eight-week twohour class format includes information about mindful meditation,
yoga, and awareness. Register.
Free. 3:30 to 5 p.m.
History
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. drumthwacket.org. New Jersey governor’s official residence. Register.
$5 donation. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tour and Tea, Morven Museum,
55 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-924-8144. www.morven.org.
Tour the restored mansion, galleries, and gardens before or after
tea. Register. $20. 1 p.m.
For Families
Playgroup, Moms Club of Hamilton, Hamilton area. E-mail [email protected] for
location. 10 a.m. to noon.
Princeton Symphony Soundtracks Series, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. “The Beethoven Difference” presented by Scott Burnham in conjunction with the orchestra’s upcoming performance
at Richardson Auditorium on Sunday, January 23. Burnham, who
teaches music history at Princeton
University, focuses on the ways
Beethoven absorbed the ethos of
Viennese classical style of Haydn
and Mozart and inflected that style
into his own voice. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Schools
Open Classroom, Wilberforce
School, 33 River Road, Princeton, 609-924-6111. www.wilberforceschool.org. Christian school
from kindergarten to eighth grade.
Children are welcome. 8:30 a.m.
Meeting, NJ Ski and Snowboard,
Chickie’s and Pete’s, 306 Route
130 North, Bordentown, 609-4240710. www.njskiandsnowboard.com. 7:30 p.m.
Sports
With a Little Help From Their Friends: Stephen
Fields of West Windsor is organizing and will perform in a concert to benefit his daughter Brittany.
with her plans as she became fully
disabled several years ago,” he
says. She lives with her parents
now.
“Only in an effort to raise money
for Britt am I performing,” says
Fields. “The concert is special because all the participants have donated their time for free for Britt’s
cause and some are travelling from
different states to be there on concert night.”
“Although Brittany is disabled
and bedridden at the age of 32, and
despite all of the pain that she lives
with, she always has a smile on her
Benefit Concert, Help Brittany
Beat RSD, Kelsey Theater, Old
Trenton Road, West Windsor.
Thursday, January 13, 7:30 p.m.
Register. $35. All tickets are advanced sales only and will call.
609-947-3795. www.helpbrittbeatrsd.org.
2787.
p.m.
Thursday
January 13
North Swimming,
Hightstown. 4 p.m.
face,” says Fields. “She has dreams
of having a family of her own and
leading a productive life. Brittany
refuses to give up hope and neither
does her family.”
— Lynn Miller
South Boys/Girls Fencing. At
Lawrenceville. 4 p.m.
South Swimming, Boys/Girls.
Hamilton West. 4 p.m.
On Stage
Environmental Film Festival,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Visit website for schedule. Films include “Living Downstream.” Speakers include Chelsea Sexton, consulting producer of “The Future of
the Electric Car” at 7 p.m. 11 a.m.
Visions of Light: Art Through
Film, Arts Council of Princeton,
102 Witherspoon Street, 609-9248777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Screening in conjunction
with art. Post screening discussion with a panel of artists. Free.
7:30 p.m.
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-
All Leather
Furniture
On Sale!
7:30
Film
Boys/Girls.
SOFA & RECLINER
www.mccarter.org.
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Dancing
Dancing by Peddie Lake, 112 Etra
Road, Hightstown, 609-443-8990.
www.dance.homestead.com.
Five-week dance class offering instruction by Candace WoodwardClough in swing, foxtrot, waltz and
Latin dancing. Beginners at 7:30
p.m.; intermediates at 8:30 p.m.
Register. $70 per person. 7:30
p.m.
Argentine Tango, Black Cat Tango, Suzanne Patterson Center,
Monument Drive, Princeton, 609273-1378. www.theblackcattango.com. Beginner and intermediate classes followed by guided
practice. No partner necessary.
$12. 9:15 p.m.
Classical Music
Concert Classics, Princeton University Concerts, Richardson
Auditorium, 609-258-9220. www.princeton.edu/puconcerts.
The
American String Quartet. $20 to
$40. 8 p.m.
Good Causes
Benefit Concert, Help Brittany
Beat RSD, Kelsey Theater, Old
Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-947-3795.
www.helpbrittbeatrsd.org. A rock concert
featuring all original material coordinated by Steve Fields on vocals
and piano. His daughter, Brittany,
32, needs medical treatment to
fight against reflex sympathetic
dystrophy, a painful medical condition. $35 payable via paypal on
the website or by check payable to
Help Britt Beat RSD, 412 Blanketflower Lane, West Windsor 08550.
All tickets are advanced sales only
and will call. Other musicians include Hannah Zaic, lead singer;
Joe Marascio on percussion and
blues harmonica; Vaughan Burton
on guitar; Dave DeMarco on bass;
Kathy Sheppard on keyboard,
synthesizer, and organ; Marc Norgaard on drums; Lisa Miller on violin; Rich Taylor, lead vocals; and
Pat Sutor on saxophone. The United Choir featuring Dorothy Moore,
Chayna Wilson, Cynthia MacCray, Antwan Michael, and Alison
Benus join them. 7:30 p.m. See
story page 23.
Food & Dining
Beer Tasting, Joe Canal’s
Liquors, 3375 Route 1 South,
Lawrenceville,
609-520-0008.
www.ultimatewineshop.com.
Stoudt’s. 5 to 7 p.m.
Farmers’ Market
Winter Market, Princeton Farmers Market, Princeton Public Library, Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-655-8095.
www.princetonfarmersmarket.com.
Produce, cheese, breads, pastries, honey, candles, fresh juices,
baskets, jewelry, pottery, rugs, alpaca wool clothing, paintings,
books, DVDs, games, and greeting cards. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lectures
Workshop, Princeton Community Television, 369 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-252-1963.
www.princetontv.org. “Empowering Non-Profit Communications”
workshop to use the Internet to
spread your message presented
by Donna Liu, founder of AllPrinceton. Register. Free. 9 to 11
a.m.
Live Music
Edward Boutross Trio, Santino’s
Ristorante, 1240 Route 130
South, Robbinsville, 609-4435600. www.santinosristorante.com. Jazz vocal standards. BYOB. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Singles
Happy Hours, Princeton Area
Singles Network, BT Bistro, 3499
Route 1 South, West Windsor.
http://ht.ly/3gd9w. Cocktails, appetizers, and dinner available.
Register online. 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Dinner, Yardley Singles, Cafe
Mulino, 938 Bear Tavern Road,
Ewing, 215-736-1288. www.yardleysingles.org. Italian food.
Register. 6 p.m.
Friday
January 14
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Ice Hockey. Princeton. 4
p.m.
North Boys/Girls Fencing. At
Princeton Day. 4:15 p.m.
North Wrestling. Allentown. 6:30
p.m.
South Wrestling. Hopewell. 6:30
p.m.
North Boys Basketball. Notre
Dame. 7 p.m.
North Girls Basketball. At Notre
Dame. 7 p.m.
Paper Chase: Elizabeth Mackie’s ‘Bed of Rapunzel’
handmade paper made from corn husks, from
‘Raw Beauty: An Exhibition of Sculpture, opening
Saturday, January 8, at the Arts Council of Princeton. Photo: Taken by the artist at PPG Wintergarden,
Pittsburgh, PA.
South Boys Basketball. Steinert.
7 p.m.
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. 8 p.m.
South Girls Basketball. At Steinert. 7 p.m.
Dinner Theater
On Stage
In One Bed and Out the Other,
Off-Broadstreet
Theater,
5
South
Greenwood
Avenue,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com.
Classic
farce. $27.50 to $29.50. 7 p.m.
Amadeus, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical. $16.
7:30 p.m.
schedule. Speakers include Heidi
Cullen, a climatologist and environmental journalist, at 4 p.m.; and
Fabien Cousteau, grandson of
Jacquest Cousteau and an accomplished explorer, at 7 p.m. 11
a.m.
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater,
Omicron Theater Productions,
Amici Milano Restaurant, Chestnut Avenue, Trenton, 609-4435598. Audience participation.
Register. $48.50 includes dinner,
show, and gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Acme Screening Room, Lambertville Public Library, 25
South Union Street, Lambertville,
609-397-0275. www.nickelodeonnights.org. Screening of “Moon,”
2009. $5. 7 and 8:45 p.m.
Film
Art
Environmental Film Festival,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screenings and speaker programs related to environmental issues. Visit website for complete
Artists Network, Lawrenceville
Main Street, 2683 Main Street,
Lawrenceville,
609-512-1359.
www.lmsartistsnetwork.com. Art
gallery reception. 4 to 7 p.m.
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JANUARY 7, 2011
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Sleights of Mind: The Saturday Science Series
T
ake the chill off wintry Saturdays by learning about hot
topics such as inertial confinement fusion energy, evolutionary medicine, the neuroscience of
magic, and human vs. computer in
competitions. These and other topics will be featured during the 2011
Science-on-Saturday lecture series
beginning January 8 through
March 12 at the Princeton Plasma
Physics Laboratory in Plainsboro.
The 27th annual series includes
nine talks from January through
March. Although the free talks are
geared toward high school students, they are open to everyone.
Doors open at 8 a.m. and the talks
begin at 9:30 a.m. in PPPL’s auditorium. Students, teachers, parents,
and community members are welcome to attend any or all of the lectures.
The series is co-organized by
PPPL’s Ronald Hatcher, Kathleen
Lukazik, and James Morgan.
Hatcher and Morgan are Plainsboro residents.
“Science on Saturday has become a tradition in the Princeton
community. Multiple generations
have the opportunity to hear worldclass scientists present their research,” Morgan said. “These lectures inspire all ages.”
Morgan, senior program leader
in science education, began working at PPPL in 1994 while he was
still a student at Temple University. “I have always loved the sciences, but also pursued other interests,” he says. He moved to Plainsboro from Morristown in 2002 to
be closer to his grandmother, who
was in a nursing home in Cranbury.
“Throughout the course of the
year we review science magazines
and journals to consider contempo-
rary science topics and stars in scientific fields,” says Morgan about
choosing potential speakers for the
Science on Saturday series.
The audience includes high
school students, Princeton University staffers, and community members. “All of those groups attend,
and many often attend the entire series. Also, many come year after
year for the talks,” he says.
Morgan has been running the
annual science bowl for high
school students at PPPL for 15
years. He received a plaque to recognize his achievement in 2002 after his 10th year. Morgan was one
of the inventors of the Academic
Competition Software used in the
science bowl. “It worked even better than I thought it would, and
saved resources,” he says.
Hatcher, a senior research engineer at PPPL, decided to pursue a
career in science during high
school. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he graduated
from Carnegie Mellon University
with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and mathematics
and a master’s degree in electrical
engineering. He began working at
PPPL in 1984 and chose to live in
Plainsboro due to proximity to the
laboratory.
“We choose speakers based on
acquaintances, interesting research
and/or bio, and recommendations
from past speakers,” he says. According to Hatcher all ages attend
the talks.
The first talk on Saturday, January 8, is “Major Themes in Evolutionary Medicine” presented by
Professor Steve Stearns, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, Yale University. A 1967
graduate of Yale College, he
earned a master’s degree. from the
University of Wisconsin, and a
Ph.D. from the University of
British Columbia.
Stearns works on life history
evolution, which links the fields of
ecology and evolutionary biology,
and on evolutionary medicine. He
was professor of zoology at the
University of Basel from 1983 to
2000 and began work at Yale in
2000.
His books include “Evolution,
an introduction” (Oxford, 2005)
with Rolf Hoekstra, “Watching,
from the Edge of Extinction”
(Yale, 1999) with his wife, Beverly
Peterson Stearns, “The Evolution
of Life Histories” (Oxford, 1992),
and two edited volumes, “Evolution in health and disease” (Oxford,
2008), and “The Evolution of Sex
and its Consequences.”
Stearns founded and has served
as president of both the European
Society for Evolutionary Biology
and the Tropical Biology Association and was founding editor of the
Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
He has been a vice president of the
Society for the Study of Evolution
and is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science.
Art Exhibit, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, Johnson Education Center,
1 Preservation Place, Princeton,
609-924-4646.
www.drgreenway.org. Artists’ reception for
“Beauty of Biodiversity: Birds,
Bees, and Butterflies” featuring
works by Beatrice Bork, Steven
Ferrari, Jamies Fiorentino, Kristin
Haraldsdottir, Brenda Jones, Keith Miller, Jo-Ann Osnoe, Jessi
Reel,Michael Schweigart, Madelaine Shallaby, Laurinda Stockwell, Adam Uhl, Annelies van
Dommelen, and William Vandever. On view to March 25. Register.
Free. 5:30 p.m.
com. Shabbot dinner for Jewish
adults with special needs. Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Trenton2Nite, Trenton Downtown,
South
Warren
and
Lafayette streets, 609-393-8998.
www.trenton-downtown.com. Music, art, games, and activities. Visit website for full list. Most are free.
5 p.m.
Gallery Exhibit, Peddie School,
Mariboe Gallery, Hightstown, 609490-7550.
www.peddie.org.
Opening reception for “Inside
Out,” an exhibit by Naomi Reis, an
artist who uses manual drafting
techniques with paint, collage, and
a software-enabled 3D modeling.
On view to February 18. Free.
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Dancing
Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue,
Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $15.
Note new location. 8 to 11 p.m.
Literati
English Conversation Class,
West Windsor Library, 333 North
Post Road, 609-799-0462. For
ESL students. 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Shuli, Kevin Israel, and Kojo,
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center,
West Windsor, 609-987-8018.
www.catcharisingstar.com. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
Faith
Friendship
Circle,
Mercer
Friends, Princeton area, 609683-7240. www.mercerfriends.-
Health & Wellness
Tai Chi, West Windsor Recreation, Senior Center, Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 609-7999068. www.wwparks-recreation.com. Free. 8:15 a.m.
Aqua Fitness for Athletes, Can
Do Fitness Club, 121 Main
Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-514-0500. www.candofitness.com. Register. Free. 11
a.m. to noon.
Meditation Circle, Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane and Route 1,
Lawrence Township, 609-9896920. www.mcl.org. Stretching
and relaxation techniques with
Ann Kerr. Register. 2:30 p.m.
Lectures
Annual Meeting, Awards, and
Luncheon, New Jersey Hospital
Association, Hyatt Regency,
Carnegie Center, West Windsor,
609-275-4000.
www.njha.com.
Keynote speaker is Joe Scarborough, news commentator and
host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe
Show. Community Outreach
Award for reducing healthcare disparities will be presented by
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Register. 10 a.m.
Upcoming Science-on-Saturday
include:
January 15: “Electrons, Camera,
Action: Advanced Microscopy
Techniques for Understanding
Structure-Property Relationships
in Energy-related Materials,” Professor Mitra Taheri, Department of
Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia.
January 22: “Sleights of Mind:
What the Neuroscience of Magic
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk
Cafe, 2667 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995. www.allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar.
6 to 9 p.m.
Project London Youth Concert,
Princeton Elks, 354 Route 518,
Blawenburg,
609-466-4945.
Bands include Jagged. $10. 6 to
10 p.m.
Bravo, Utah! and Oldermost, The
Record Collector Store, 358
Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown,
609-324-0880. www.the-recordcollector.com. $10. 7:30 p.m.
Joe Hutchinson, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 8 p.m.
Tom Byrne, It’s a Grind Coffee
House, 7 Schalks Crossing Road,
Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic pop. 8 to
10 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Meeting, Toastmasters Club,
United Methodist Church, 9
Church Street, Kingston, 732-6310114. http://ssu.freetoasthost.ws.
Build speaking, leadership, and
communication skills. Guests are
welcome. 7:30 p.m.
In Search of Owls, Stony Brook
Millstone Watershed, Buttinger
Nature Center, 31 Titus Mill Road,
Pennington, 609-737-7592. thewatershed.org. Winter night exploration in search of owls after a
presentation by Alison Jackson, a
teacher and naturalist. Warm beverages in the nature center post
tour. Register. $15. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Live Music
Schools
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley
Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.
John and Carm with classic rock.
Wine by the glass or bottle available. 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Belly Dance, Drum & Dance
Learning Center, 4110 Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville, 609324-7383.
www.drumdancecenter.com. Belly dance blast at
7:30 p.m. Belly dance veil at 8:30
p.m. No experience needed. Reg-
Brain Food: James Morgan, left, and Ronald
Thatcher, both of Plainsboro, are co-organizers of
the Science-on-Saturday lecture series at Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory. .
Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions,” Dr. Stephen L. Macknik, Director of Behavioral Neurophysiology, and Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde, Director of Visual
Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix.
January 29: “The Robotic Scientist: Can Scientific Discovery Be
Automated?” Professor Hod Lipson, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Computing & Information Science, Cornell University, Ithaca.
The laboratory is on Princeton
University’s Forrestal Campus off
Route 1 in Plainsboro and not on
the University’s main campus in
Princeton. The lectures usually
last, with questions, about two
hours. Registration is on-site prior
to each session. Seating is on a
first-come, first-served basis.
ister. $20 each; $30 for both. 7:30
p.m.
PPPL is a federal facility.
Heightened security measures are
presently in effect at the laboratory.
Upon arrival, all adult visitors must
show a government-issued photo
I.D. This could include a passport
or a driver’s license. Non-U.S.
adult citizens must show a photo
I.D., plus provide the following information: citizenship, date of
birth, and place of birth. For the
welfare of both staff and visitors,
PPPL security staff retains the right
to inspect vehicles and personal
packages such as briefcases,
satchels, book bags, and purses.
Visit
http://www.pppl.gov for
more information.
— Lynn Miller
Science on Saturday, Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory, Forrestal Campus, Route 1 North,
Plainsboro. Free. 609-243-2121.
www.pppl.gov.
ext. 5134. www.ww-p.org.
Tenafly. 5:10 p.m.
At
Singles
On Stage
70s Tributefest, Social Circles,
Starland Ballroom, 570 Jernee Mill
Road, Sayreville. www.meetup.com/socialcircles.
Celebrating
The Who, Black Sabbath, AC/DC,
and Led Zeppelin. Register for
free ticket. $18 at the door. Parking is $6 to $18. 6:30 p.m.
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. 3 and 8
p.m.
Speed Dating Cocktail Party,
Heart and Soul, Gold’s Gym,
4152 Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville, 609-235-7414. www.heart-n-soul-events.org. Dress to
impress. Register. $35. 7:30 to 10
p.m.
Singles
Divorce Recovery Program,
Princeton Church of Christ, 33
River Road, Princeton, 609-5813889.
www.princetonchurchofchrist.com. Seminar: “Dealing with
Depression.” Non-denominational
support group for men and
women. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Socials
Luncheon, Rotary Club of the
Princeton Corridor, Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center, 609-7990525. princetoncorridorrotary.org.
Register. Guests, $25. 12:15 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500.
www.trentondevils.com.
Elmira Jackals. $11-$29. 7 p.m.
Saturday
January 15
In One Bed and Out the Other,
Off-Broadstreet
Theater,
5
South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.offbroadstreet.com. Classic farce.
$27.50 to $29.50. 7 p.m.
Amadeus, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical. $16.
7:30 p.m.
Dance/Health
Parkinson Disease Master Class,
DanceVision, Forrestal Village,
116 Rockingham Row, Plainsboro, 609-688-0020. www.danceforpd.org. The Mark Morris Dance
Group and Brooklyn Parkinson
Group collaborate with DanceVision and Parkinson Alliance to
present a movement class for people with Parkinson’s disease, their
caregivers, partners, and friends.
David Leventhal and John Heginbotham from Mark Morris Dance
Group lead the 90-minute class
where participants explore elements of modern dance, ballet,
tap, and social dancing. Dance for
PD classes began in Brooklyn in
2001 and have been replicated in
more than 40 communities around
the world. Classes are appropriate
for anyone with PD and prior
dance experience is not necessary. A community discussion with
teachers and participants follows
the class. Register. Free. 2:30
p.m. See story page 32.
School Sports
South Ice Hockey, 609-716-5000
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In Town
West Windsor Arts Council
offers classes in multimedia drawing, digital photography, jewelry
making, drama and acting, break
dancing, stand-0up comedy, and
Bollywood. 609-716-1931 or [email protected].
Visit www.westwindsorarts.org
for a full schedule.
Plainsboro Department of
Recreation has a variety of positions available in summer programs for counselors, instructors,
coordinators, directors, and volunteers. Must be 15 or older. The program runs from Monday, June 20
to Friday, August 12. Visit www.plainsboronj.com or call 609-7990909, ext. 1702 for information
and application.
Elixir Fund, an organization
based in West Windsor, offers
“Bridge to Wellness,” a six-week
seminar series for patients and
caregivers to complementary therapies to reduce stress, manage side
effects, and ease the overall cancer
journey. The series begins Monday, February 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m., at
Four Winds Yoga, Straube Center,
Pennington. The series include
meditation, massage, yoga, acupuncture, and tai chi. Refreshments, support group, and a time to
talk with instructors at each session. Register. $30. www.elixirfund.org or call 800-494-9228.
Good Causes
American Heart Association
seeks nominations for its fifth annual New Jersey Go Red For
Women “Woman of Distinction”
awards to recognize and honor
women who speak up on women’s
issues, work to improve neighborhoods, serve as role models, and
encourage
healthy
lifestyles
among women. Awards will be
presented Monday, May 16, at the
Palace in Somerset for women in
business, industry, healthcare, education, non-profit, community, and
civic. Nominations are due by Friday, February 4. Visit goredforwomen.org or call 609-208-0020
for information.
Bank of America is issuing a
call for applications to the student
leaders program part of the Neighborhood Excellence Initiative.
JANUARY 15
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Dinner Theater
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater,
Omicron Theater Productions,
Amici Milano Restaurant, Chestnut Avenue, Trenton, 609-4435598. Audience participation.
Register. $48.50 includes dinner,
show, and gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Film
Environmental Film Festival,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-924-
Opportunities
New Jersey area high school juniors and seniors with a commitment to community service are invited to apply. Five winners will
receive a paid eight-week summer
internship at a community based
organization and will travel to
Washington, D.C. for an all expense paid weeklong leadership
summit. Deadline is Wednesday,
January 12. Visit www.bankofamerica.com
Auditions
Joshua Harr Shane Foundation offers tickets to Disney on Ice
“Princess Classics” at the Sun
Bank Center on Wednesday, January 26, at 7 p.m. $15. Register with
Judy Shane by E-mail to [email protected] or call 732713-1549.
Playhouse 22 has auditions for
“The Merchant of Venice” on
Wednesday and Thursday, January
12 and 13, at 7:30 p.m. All ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Also auditions for “All the King’s
Women” on Sunday and Monday,
January 16 and 17, at 8 p.m. Call
732-560-3689 or E-mail [email protected]. www.playhouse22.org.
Free Yoga
Princeton Center for Yoga &
Health offers free classes for new
visitors from Monday to Sunday,
January 10 to 16. Locations include 50 Vreeland Drive, Skillman
or a second location at Wild Child
Yoga, Princeton Shopping Center,
301 North Harrison Street, Princeton. Visit www.princetonyoga.com or call 609-924-7294 for more
information and the winter class
schedule.
Songs for Kids
Sharim v’Sharot Foundation
announced its fourth annual Jewish
Youth song writing contest for students ages 8 to 18 who live in or attend school in Mercer or Bucks
counties. Students will be divided
into three categories according to
age. Select lyrics to set into songs
from a list of texts on Jewish Environmentalism. First prize winners
in each age category receives $72
and may have their songs performed at the Princeton Mercer
Jewish Choral Festival at Congregation Adath Israel, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville on
Sunday, March 27, at 3 p.m. Visit
www.sharimvsharot.org for applications, rules, and tips on song
writing.
8822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screenings and speaker programs related to environmental issues. Visit website for complete
schedule. Films include “Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey
Home.” Speakers include Dr.
Michael Greger, director of public
health and animal agriculture at
the Human Society of the United
States at 4 p.m. 11 a.m.
Art
Ice Sculpture Demonstration,
Grounds For Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, 609689-1089.
www.groundsforsculpture.org. Free with admission. 2 to 4 p.m.
North Brunswick Recreation
has auditions for “The Pajama
Game” on at North Brunswick
High School on Saturday, January
8, at 10 a.m. for the general company and those interested in working
behind the scenes. E-mail
[email protected]
m or call 732-247-0922, ext. 475
for information.
Roxey Ballet has auditions for
children’s classic stories on Saturday, January 15, 243 North Union
Street, Lambertville. Ages 4 to 6, 3
p.m.; ages 7 to 10, 3:30 p.m.; ages
11 to 13, 4 p.m.; ages 14 to 18, 4:30
p.m. $30 audition fee. E-mail [email protected] or call 609397-7616. www.roxeyballet.org
Voices Chorale has auditions
on Monday, January 17, at 7:30
p.m. at 225 Hopewell-Pennington
Road, Hopewell at the open sing of
Handel’s “Messiah.” Contact
Sandy Duffy at 609-799-2211 or
E-mail [email protected] to arrange for an audition on an
alternative date.
For Teens
Straube Foundation presents
the first run of its high school level
robotics course aimed at teaching
beginners the basics of robotics using LEGO Mindstorm Robots and
modern programming methods.
Weekly classes begin Sunday, January 23, noon to 4 p.m. and run
through February 20. $125. Register at www.straube.org, E-mail [email protected] or call
609-737-3322.
course with textbooks, three practice tests, and quizzes for eight
three-our sessions beginning Saturday, January 15, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Register. $250. E-mail [email protected] or call 609-7373322. www.straube.org.
Health
NAMI Mercer offers a free
seven-week education course for
parents and caregivers of children
and adolescents who are living
with emotional or behavioral challenges beginning Wednesday, January 19, 7 p.m., at 3371 Brunswick
Pike, Suite 124, Lawrenceville.
Register by E-mail to [email protected] or call 609-8994.
Mercer County offers a program for caregivers of people with
dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Call 609-989-6661 for information
about the Skills2Care and Project
Lifesaver programs.
Adoption
Information
IAC Center Groups offers support groups in Pennington including pre-adopt groups; parents
through domestic adoption; parents through international adoption, a girl’s group for ages 8 to 10;
and a tween group for girls ages 11
to 13. Also workshops for baby
care for adoptive parents and how
to meet the challenges of adolescence. E-mail [email protected] or call 609-737-8750.
$75 to $100 per session.
Food and
Wine Classes
Stage Left offers a wine course
on five consecutive Friday evenings at 7 p.m. beginning on January
7. The five class package is $450;
$100 for individual classes. Visit
www.stageleft.com or call 732828-4444 to register.
Volunteer Please
Hopewell Valley Youth Activity Center offers an SAT Prep
Mercer County Wildlife Center seeks individuals to volunteer
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. http://artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free. 2
p.m.
Classical Music
Art Exhibit, Monmouth Museum,
Brookdale Community College,
Newman Springs Road, Lincroft,
732-747-2266. www.monmouthmuseum.org. Opening reception
and awards ceremony for the
32nd annual juried art exhibition.
On view to February 27. 4 to 6
p.m.
Art Exhibit, Ellarslie, Trenton
City Museum, Cadwalader Park,
609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org.
Opening reception for “The Works
of Tom Chesar” featuring sculptures embracing African Diaspora,
Australian Aborigines, Nature
Americans, and Maori People of
New Zealand; and “The Works of
Clifford Ward” featuring scenes of
the Delaware Valley and coastal
Maine. On view to February 27. 7
to 9 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-945-1883. www.centraljerseydance.org. Beginner
and intermediate lessons followed
by social dance. No partner needed. Refreshments. $12. 7:15 p.m.
Concert, Central Jersey Choral
Society, St. David Episcopal
Church, 90 South Main Street,
Cranbury, 609-751-5805. www.cjchoralsociety.org. Works of
Bach, Beethoven, and Bernstein.
$15. 3 p.m.
World Music
Mummenschanz
in
3x11,
Matthews Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place,
Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.
Visual
theater
troupe presents “3x11,” a retrospective of close to 40 years of
theatrical tricks and transformations. $39 and up. 2 and 7:30 p.m.
West African Drumming Workshop, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive,
Suite 506, Skillman, 609-9247294. www.princetonyoga.com.
Sharon Silverstein presents djembe drumming workshop, $20;
community drumming circle at 8
p.m., $15. $30 for both. 6:30 p.m.
Good Causes
Dreams of Petrovskaya, Eden Institute Foundation, Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie
Center, West Windsor, 609-9870099.
www.edenservices.org.
The 23rd annual gala theme dinner dance features cocktails,
silent auction, interactive theater,
time to care for animals brought tot
he Hopewell facility. Volunteer
orientation sessions are Saturday,
January 30, or Saturday, February
5, from 10 to 11 a.m. Call Jane
Rakos-Yates at 609-883-6606, ext.
103. www.mercercounty.org
Diocese of Trenton seeks volunteers to collect, sort and package
hygiene and toiletry kits, school
supplies, and children’s books, as
well as prepare meals and make
bag lunches for area social service
agencies. For Martian Luther King
Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 17, at 701 Lawrenceville
Road, Trenton, from 8 a.m. to non.
Call 609-406-7400, ext. 5518 for
information.
Faith
The Friendship Circle, a Jewish
organization that matches children
with special needs with teen volunteers. Programs include Jewish holiday programs, drop-off programs,
parent workshops, and nights out.
The adult division offers a cooking
circle, lunch meetings, and bowling
outings. Free. Call 609-683-7240.
www.mercerfriends.com.
Jewish Family & Children’s
Service offers discounted rides
from RideProvide for medical visits, grocery shopping, and other
transportation. Call 609-987-8100.
Art
VSA New Jersey offers parent
and child workshops in the arts for
children with autism or autistic behaviors on Saturdays, February 19
to April 23, in New Brunswick,
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $30 registration fee. Call 732-745-3885 or Email [email protected]. Deadline is
Friday, January 28. www.vsanj.org.
Nominate
Alice Paul Institute seeks nominations for the 2011 Alice Paul
Equality Awards to be presented at
an April gala. The awards honor individuals from any industry or field
who capture the spirit of Alice
Stokes Paul who led the final campaign for women’s right to vote. Email [email protected] or call
856-231-1885. Deadline is Tuesday, January 18. www.alicepaul.org .
dinner, and dancing. White tie preferred. Warded to Wawa, Inc. and
Robert E. Humas, immediate past
chairman of the board. Valet parking available. Register. $350 and
up. 6:30 p.m.
Comedy Clubs
Shuli, Kevin Israel, and Kojo,
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.
Faith
Chanting Meditation, Krishna
Leela Center, 13 Briardale Court,
Plainsboro, 609-203-6730. www.krishnaleela.org. Kirtan and discussion. 5 to 6 p.m.
Health & Wellness
T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
609-275-2897. www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Meditation in motion
presented by Todd Tieger for all
levels. Free. 10 a.m.
Tinnitus Self-Help Group, First
Presbyterian Church, 100 Scotch
Road, Ewing, 609-426-6079.
“Presentation of the Resound Live
TS, a hearing aide that works
through the use of sound. 10 to
11:30 a.m.
Body Step Launch, Can Do Fitness Club, 121 Main Street, For-
JANUARY 7, 2011
restal Village, Plainsboro, 609514-0500.
www.candofitness.com. Register. Free. 10:30 to
11:30 a.m.
Kirtan, One Yoga Center, 405
Route 130, East Windsor, 609918-0963. www.oneyogacenter.net. New Mantra Sphere. Register. $10. 7:30 p.m.
History
Hearth Cooking Class, Washington Crossing State Park, Johnson Ferry House, 355 Washington
Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-2515. Mercy Ingraham presents a colonial meal
using 18th century recipes. Register. $8. 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For Families
Hansel and Gretel Gingerbread
Cottage Challenge, Cotsen
Children’s Library, Labyrinth
Books, Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-258-2697. www.princeton.edu. Contestants are Chez Alice,
the Bent Spoon, Jen’s Cakes and
Pastries, the Little Chef, and
Thomas Sweet Chocolates. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summer Camp Fair, American
Camp Association, Marriott, 700
Commons Way, Bridgewater,
877-488-2267. www.acanjsummercampfairs.org. Camp directors and staff meet parents and
children and provide information
and brochures on camp programs
from Maine to Florida. Traditional,
specialized, residential, and day
programs are represented. Older
teens and adults seeking a summer camp job also welcome. Free.
Noon to 3 p.m. See story page 21.
“A camp fair is an opportunity for
parents and their children to meet
and talk with camp directors and
their staff, see videos and slides of
the camp, and get an instant feel
for the camp,” says fair director
Barbara Rubin.
“Rock climbing, caving, rappelling,
kayaking, ropes course, mountain
biking, climbing walls, whitewater
rafting, backpacking, and windsurfing are just a few of the activities available at the camps,” says
Rubin. “More and more adolescents are looking for a new experience and our camp fairs are a way
to find not only the traditional but
what’s cutting edge in summer
programs.”
Camps represented from Canada
to the British West Indies include
specialized programs for horseback riding, academically talented, pre-college programs, teen
travel, and children with special
needs.
Camp directors are also interested
in meeting older teenagers and
adults interested in a summer
camp position.
Lectures
Genealogy Workshop, Hickory
Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, 609-4481330. www.mcl.org. “Googling
Your Granny” presented by Cathy
Zahn, Central Jersey Genealogical Society. Register. Free. 2 to 4
p.m.
Science Lectures
Science on Saturday, Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory,
Forrestal Campus, Route 1 North,
Plainsboro, 609-243-2121. www.pppl.gov. “Electrons, Camera, Action: Advanced Microscopy Technique for Understanding Structure-Property Relations in EnergyRelated Materials” presented by
Mitra Taheri, department of materials science and engineering,
Drexel University. Yale University.
Register on site beginning at 8
a.m. Students, parents, teachers,
and community members invited.
Photo ID required. Free. Series is
coordinated by Ronald Hatcher,
James Morgan, and Kathleen
Lukazik. 9:30 a.m. See story page
25.
Live Music
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley
Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.
Plan B Jazz Ensemble performs.
Wine by the glass or bottle available. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Paige Stewart, Blue Rooster
Cafe, 17 North Main Street, Cranbury, 609-235-7539. www.blueroosterbakery.com. The Great
American Songbook. 6 to 9 p.m.
Sarah Donner’s Indie Music
Night, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, 609924-8777.
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Keith Hartman, Copasetic, Kohli Calhoun, and Dinner perform. $5. 7 p.m.
Kim Yarson, Grover’s Mill Coffee
House, 335 Princeton Hightstown
Road, West Windsor, 609-7168771.
www.groversmillcoffee.com. 8 p.m.
Scott Langdon, It’s a Grind Coffee House, 7 Schalks Crossing
Road, Plainsboro, 609-275-2919.
www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic originals and covers. 8 to 10 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Family Nature Programs, Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner
Road, Plainsboro, 609-897-9400.
www.njaudubon.org.
“Cooking
Outdoors: Food in the Wild” feature venison stew and blueberry
biscuits. Register. $8. 2:30 to 4
p.m.
Schools
Open House, The Lewis School,
53 Bayard Lane, Princeton, 609924-8120. www.lewisschool.org.
Open house for alternative education program for learning different
students with language-based
learning difficulties related to
dyslexia, attention deficit, and auditory processing. Pre-K to college
preparatory levels. Summer study
available. 10 a.m.
Bollywood Dance, Drum &
Dance Learning Center, 4110
Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville, 609-324-7383. www.drumdancecenter.com. Register. $20
to $25. 3 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Devils Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-5999500.
www.trentondevils.com.
Toledo. $11-$29. 7 p.m.
Sunday
January 16
On Stage
In One Bed and Out the Other,
Off-Broadstreet
Theater,
5
South
Greenwood
Avenue,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.com.
Classic
farce. $27.50 to $29.50. 1:30 p.m.
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. 2 p.m.
Amadeus, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Musical. $16. 2
p.m.
Etty, Peddie School, 201 South
Main Street, Hightstown, 609-4907550. www.peddie.org. Susan
Stein presents her one-woman
play based on the writings of Etty
Hillesum, a young Dutch Jew with
an ethical dilemma. Stein is an educator at Princeton Day School.
$10. 8 p.m.
Film
Environmental Film Festival,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screenings and speaker programs related to environmental issues. Visit website for complete
schedule. “Films include “I Bought
a Rainforest” and “Jane’s Journey.” 11 a.m.
Art
Highlights Tour, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
campus, 609-258-3788. http://-
artmuseum.princeton.edu. Free. 2
p.m.
Classical Music
Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital, Westminster Conservatory, Bristol Chapel, Princeton, 609-921-2663. www.rider.edu. Works by Alan Hovhanes.
Free. 3 p.m.
Faith
Martin Luther King Interfaith
Worship Service, WindsorHightstown Area Ministerium,
TBA, 609-655-4731. Choirs from
area churches and synagogues.
WHAM is an interfaith consortium
of active clergy persons dealing
with common problems and opportunities facing people of faith. 7
p.m.
Health & Wellness
Parent to Parent: Family Training
on AD/HD, Children and Adults
with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Princeton Public
Library, 609-683-8787. An interactive and education program for
adults and parents of children and
adolescents with AD/HD. Register. 1 to 3 p.m.
Bust Your Sugar Cravings, One
Yoga Center, 405 Route 130,
East Windsor, 609-918-0963.
www.oneyogacenter.net.
Presented by Leslie Hadley. Register.
$24. 3 to 4 p.m.
Lectures
Workshop, Astrological Society
of Princeton, Plainsboro Public
Library, 9 Van Doren Street, 609924-4311. www.aspnj.org. “2011
Game Changers: How Saturn,
Uranus, and Pluto are Changing
the Way You Live” presented by
Amanda Owen. Register. 2 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Guided Meditation, One Yoga
Center, 27 Scotch Road, Ewing,
609-882-YOGA. www.oneyogacenter.net. No experience required. $10. 7 to 8 p.m.
Monday
January 17
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. New
Jersey legal holiday. Bank and
postal holiday.
School Sports
North Ice Hockey, 609-716-5000
ext. 5134. www.ww-p.org. Paul VI.
4 p.m.
Film
Environmental Film Festival,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screenings and speaker programs related to environmental issues. Visit website for complete
schedule. 11 a.m.
Visions of Light: Art Through
Film, Arts Council of Princeton,
102 Witherspoon Street, 609-9248777.
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Screening of several short films include “Alice
Need” and “Last Performance.”
Berendina Buist, the filmmaker of
“Last Performance,” speaks about
the film. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Choral Audition, Philomusica
Chorale, Unitarian Society, 176
Tices Lane, East Brunswick, 888744-5668. www.philomusica.org.
Register. 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Open Rehearsal and Sing, Voices Chorale, Music Together, 225
Pennington-Hopewell
Road,
Hopewell, 609-799-2211. www.voiceschorale.org. Singers are invited to observe and take part in a
rehearsal with highlights from
Handel’s “Messiah” and then audition for membership in the chorale.
Auditions may be arranged for other dates by sending E-mail to [email protected].
7:30
p.m.
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Pop Music
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van
Dorn Street, Plainsboro, 732-2366803. www.harmonize.com/jerseyharmony. New members are
welcome. 7:15 p.m.
Martin Luther King
Events
Martin Luther King Day of Service, Diocese of Trenton, Pastoral Center, 701 Lawrenceville
Road, Trenton, 609-406-7400.
www.dioceseoftrenton.org. Volunteer to collect, sort, and package hygiene and toiletry kits,
school supplies, and children’s
books, as well as prepare meals
and make bag lunches for area social service agencies. Donations
welcome. 8 a.m. to noon.
Day of Service, Jewish Community Center, Hamilton and Ewing locations, 609-219-9550. www.jcctoday.org. Dress for Success, 9
Lamont Avenue, Hamilton, 9:30
a.m. to noon. Enable, 588 Flock
Road, Hamilton, 10 a.m. to noon.
Tween and Teen Bowl-a-Thon,
1675 Pennington Road, Ewing, 3 to
4:30 p.m., $15. Family Bowling for
Israeli Fire Victims, 1675 Pennington Road, Ewing, 1 to 2:30 p.m.,
$15. Mitzvah headquarters, Greenwood House, 53 Walter Street, Ewing, 10 a.m to noon. 9:30 a.m.
Martin Luther King Day of Service Cleanup, Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston, 609-6830483. www.fpnl.org. Volunteer to
clear small trees, brush, and trash
from the preserve. Bring tools including saws, clippers, loppers,
and rakes. Dress for the weather.
Work gloves, sturdy shoes, warm
clothing, and hats are recommended. Free. Noon to 3 p.m.
Martin Luther King Day Celebration, Arts Council of Princeton,
102 Witherspoon Street, 609-9248777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Afternoon of creative and
hands-on workshops and projects
for elementary and middle school
students. Free. 1 to 4 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Mercer County College, 102
North Broad Street, Trenton, 609570-3404. www.mccc.edu. Keynote speaker Dr. Jamal Eric Watson, assistant professor of English
at Mercer, talks about the importance of giving back to one’s community. Program participants include Tommy Gryce Trio, jazz vocalist Doris Spears, the OneWay
Dance Team, and presentations by
MCCC professors. Awards to the
Hedgepeth family, interim Trenton
Chief of Police Ernest Williams,
and Don Davis, director of MCCC’s
youth college programs; and Tommy Gryce. 2 to 4 p.m.
10% Off
Until 1/20/11
7 Schalks Crossing Rd., Plainsboro
609-275-2919
Lighten Up: Erin
Jackson performs at
Catch a Rising Star on
Friday and Saturday,
January 7 and 8.
Martin Luther King Day Celebration, West Windsor Library, 333
North Post Road, 609-799-0462.
“A Community Conversation Towards Building Justice in our Global Community” is sponsored by the
West Windsor Plainsboro African
American Parents Support Group.
Arts and crafts activities for
younger children. Free. 2 to 4 p.m.
Martin Luther King Celebration,
West Windsor-Plainsboro African American Parent Support
Group, West Windsor Library.
www.ww-p.org. Interactive discussion about eliminating poverty,
quality education for all, sustaining
our environment, and making a
difference in the community for
middle school and high school students, as well as adults. Arts and
crafts activities for younger children. Presented with West Windsor Human Relations Council.
Contact Barbara Edmonds by Email at [email protected]. 2 to 4 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Blood Drive, American Red
Cross, Holiday Inn, 339 Monmouth Street, Hightstown, 800448-3543.
www.pleasegiveblood.org. 2 to 7:30 p.m.
Yoga, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, One Preservation Place,
Princeton, 609-924-4646. www.drgreenway.org. Vinyasa yoga for
all levels from 6 to 7:25 p.m. Gentle yoga from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Register. $16 each. 6 p.m.
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North Boys/Girls Diving. Montgomery at South. 4 p.m.
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Continued from preceding page
North Girls Basketball. www.wwp.org. At Trenton. 4 p.m.
Outdoor Action
North Swimming, Boys/Girls. At
Princeton. 4 p.m.
Winter Survival Day Camp,
Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts
Corner Road, Plainsboro, 609897-9400. Practice survival techniques in the winter weather. Register. $55. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Singles
South Boys/Girls Diving. Montgomery. 4 p.m.
South Swimming, Boys/Girls. At
Nottingham. 4 p.m.
South Boys/Girls Fencing. At
Governor Livingston. 5:30 p.m.
North Wrestling. Trenton. 6:30 p.m.
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
http://ht.ly/3gd9w 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday
January 18
Municipal Meetings
Public Meeting, West Windsor
Township Council, Municipal
Building, 609-799-2400. www.westwindsornj.org. 7 p.m.
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
South Wrestling. Hamilton West.
6:30 p.m.
North Boys Basketball. Trenton.
7 p.m.
South Boys Basketball. At Hamilton West. 7 p.m.
South Girls Basketball. Hamilton
West. 7 p.m.
For Parents
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. Screenings and speaker
programs related to environmental issues. Visit website for complete schedule. 11 a.m.
Pop Music
Barbershop Chorus, Princeton
Garden Statesmen, Plainsboro
Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
Plainsboro, 609-799-8218. www.princetongardenstatesmen.com.
Men of all ages and experience
levels are invited to sing in fourpart harmony. The non-profit organization presents at numerous
charities. Free. 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Good Causes
Benefit, The Teal Tea Foundation, Rosa’s Ristorante, 3442
South Broad Street, Hamilton,
609-234-5153. www.tealtea.com.
Dine to benefit for ovarian cancer
research. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Decorating Committee Meeting,
High School North Post Prom,
Art Room, High School North,
Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro,
609-558-4320. Painting, craft
work, and more. 7 to 9 p.m.
Food & Dining
On Stage
Health & Wellness
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. 7:30 p.m.
Film
Environmental
Film
Festival,
Tuesday Night Dinner, Princeton
Elks, 354 Route 518, Blawenburg,
609-466-4945. Hot meal, $12. Kids
menu available, $6. 6 to 9 p.m.
Get Into Step, Lawrence Library,
Darrah Lane and Route 1,
Lawrence Township, 609-9896920. www.mcl.org. Combine aerobic exercise with the rhythm of
dancing with Maria Okros. Register. 5 p.m.
Strength Circuit Workout, Can
Do Fitness Club, 121 Main
Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-514-0500. www.candofitness.com. 30-minute program.
Register. Free. 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Gentle Yoga Workshop, Center
for Relaxation and Healing, 666
Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. www.relaxationandhealing.com. Register. $21. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Lectures
Public Speaking, Toastmasters
Unleashed, Infragistics Corporation, 2 Commerce Drive, Cranbury, 609-448-2000. http://tinyurl.com/ti-unleashed. E-mail [email protected]. 6
p.m.
Job Seekers Toastmasters, Robbinsville Library, 42 AllentownRobbinsville Road, Robbinsville,
732-421-6151.
midday-freetoasthost.net. Share job seeking
techniques, information, leads,
and lead sources. Enhance job
seeking skills through improved
communication and leadership
skills. Guests are welcome. 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Workshop, Princeton Photography Club, Johnson Education
Center, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, 1 Preservation Place,
Princeton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org.
“The
Power of the Muse” presented by
James Pryor. Register. 7 p.m.
Engaged Retirement, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8822. www.-
Senior Care Management®
Specializing in Elder Care Services
CARE MANAGEMENT
• Assessments/Recommendations • On Going
monitoring for families living at a distance
HOME CARE
• Personal Care Assistance • Meal Preparations
• Transportation • Companionship
• Certified Home Health Aides • Nursing Supervision
Mercer County, NJ (609) 882-0322
Bucks County, PA (215) 321-1401
www.seniorcaremgt.com
Visual Antics: Mummenschanz appears on Saturday,
January 15 at McCarter Theater in Princeton.
princetonlibrary.org. “Introduction
to Your Retirement” presented by
Carol King. Free. 7 p.m.
Live Music
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
Karaoke Night, Zinna’s Bistro,
1275 South River Road, Cranbury, 609-860-9600. www.zinnasbistro.com. $10 cover charge for
unlimited karaoke. BYOB. Appetizers available. 9 p.m.
Wednesday
January 19
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Boys/Girls Winter Track.
At Lawrenceville. 4 p.m.
South Boys/Girls Winter Track.
at Lawrenceville. 4 p.m.
South Ice Hockey. St. Joe’s. 8
p.m.
On Stage
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. 7:30
p.m.
Film
Environmental Film Festival,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Screenings and speaker programs related to environmental issues. Visit website for complete
schedule. Films include “A Road
Not Taken” and “Carbon Nation.”
11 a.m.
Dancing
Newcomers Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue,
Ewing,
609-931-0149.
www.americanballroomco.com.
$10. Note new location. 7 to 9 p.m.
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, 609924-6763. www.princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction followed
by dance. $8. 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Cancellation
Poetry Workshop, Delaware Valley Poets, Lawrence Public Library, Darrah Lane, 609-8829246. delawarevalleypoets.com.
Visitors welcome. Bring 12 copies
of your poem. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Classical Music
Opera Video Series, Princeton
Senior
Resource
Center,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
www.princetonsenior.org.
Screening of “Norma” starring
Joan Sutherland. Introduced by
Carol King. Dessert and beverages provided, bring your own
lunch. 12:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital, Princeton University Concerts, Taplin Auditorium, 609-258-5000. www.princeton.edu/utickets. Dov Scheindlin
on viola and Nelson Padgett on piano perform works by Bach, Schumann, and Brahms. Free. 8 p.m.
Food & Dining
Happy Hour, Rat’s Restaurant,
126 Sculptor’s Way, Hamilton,
609-586-0616.
www.ratsrestaurant.org. Drink and appetizer specials. 5 to 7 p.m.
Health & Wellness
T’ai Chi Chih, Next Step Strategies, Kingston Wellness Associates, 4446 Route 27, Kingston,
609-752-1048. A gentle moving
meditation for beginners of all
ages. Presented by Siobhan
Hutchinson, Wear loose clothing
and heavy socks or shoes without
a heel. Register. $125 for eightweek class. 10 a.m.
Intro to Mindfulness, Center for
Relaxation and Healing, 666
Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. www.relaxationandhealing.com. Register. $35. 6:45 to 9:15 p.m.
JANUARY 7, 2011
Plainsboro
Fire. Residents living in 16 condominium units in Plainsboro were
displaced on December 28, after a
fire broke out in their Ravens Crest
Drive building around 5 p.m.
Plainsboro firefighters were
called to the 1600 block of Ravens
Crest Drive just after 5 p.m. and
spent five hours battling the blaze.
The fire began in a ground-level
unit and left eight of the units with
heavy fire damage. The remaining
damaged units suffered smoke and
water damage.
Officials said that no residents
or civilians were injured, and all
had escaped the blaze, but 16 of the
units were left uninhabitable.
The raging fire required Plainsboro officials to call in help from
nearby fire districts, including
Princeton Junction, West Windsor,
Kingston, and East Windsor. Fire
officials are trying to determine the
cause of the fire but do not believe
it to be suspicious.
Theft. Someone stole approximately 200 gallons of cooking
grease valued at $40 from the rear
of Aljon’s Restaurant on January 3.
Two suspects who were permitted by an employee to take scrap
metal from outside of the Caddy
Shack on December 20 also stole
two empty beer kegs, worth $120,
said Officer Martin McElrath.
From The Police Blotter
possession of fraudulent documents. Officer Thomas Larity said
that police were called to a burglary
in process on Hunters Glen Drive
around 11:05 a.m. He said the victims returned home and found an
unknown man in their living room,
who fled upon being confronted.
Based on the description provided
by the victim, police were able to
locate Dominguez, who was found
with two fraudulent government
identification forms. He was sent to
the Middlesex County jail in lieu of
$10,000 bail.
Residents of Petty Road were
the victims of theft on December
21 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Officer Joseph DiGeronimo said someone shattered the rear window of a
residence and stole property from
within. The home was ransacked,
and the suspects were selective in
loot, said DiGeronimo. A second
burglary took place on Petty Road
within the same time period, as a
second resident called police at
1:28 p.m. to report that a forcible
entry had been made into the residence, and property was stolen.
The suspects in the second burglary were also selective in loot.
A resident of Plainsboro was the
victim of theft between 3 and 3:30
p.m. on December 22. Officer Martin McElrath said someone stole
the victim’s bicycle, which he left
unattended and unsecured near the
bike rack at the main entrance to
High School North. The 21-speed
black Schwinn mountain bike was
worth approximately $40.
A maintenance worker from
Aimco Property Management discovered that intruders had been
trespassing and using drugs in a vacant Hunters Glen Drive unit on
December 16.
Officer Jason Mandato was
called to the scene at 2301 Hunters
Glen Drive around 2:09 p.m., after
the maintenance worker heard people exiting the residence through a
window in the rear of the unit when
he arrived to clean. He told Mandato that he saw that the door frame
was damaged, prohibiting the door
from being closed and locked properly.
Mandato said that in addition to
the damaged door frame, burn
marks were also observed in the
carpet in a bedroom, and various
items of controlled dangerous substance paraphernalia, as well as evidence of alcohol consumption,
were also found. Damage is estimated to be $800, and the Detective Bureau is investigating.
Burglary. Juan B. Dominguez,
23, of Philadelphia, was charged
December 21 with burglary and
Identity Theft. A resident of
Cranbury Neck Road was the victim of identity theft between No-
History
Summer Trip and Program Fair,
Princeton High School, 151
Moore Street, 609-497-3434.
www.tipsontripsandcamps.com.
Fair for teens and their parents
featuring more than 35 summer
programs for teens. Nurit Zachter,
a consultant with Tips on Trips and
Camps, offers a free consulting
service for overnight camps for
ages 8 to 18. Free. 7 to 9 p.m. See
story page 21.
Students from area high schools
and their parents are invited to the
annual event. Programs include
study on a college campus, travel,
community service, cultural exchange programs, teen tours,
wilderness expeditions, or outdoor
adventure activities.
“When teens outgrow traditional
overnight camps or want to go
away for the first time, there are
many enriching and challenging
opportunities to choose from,”
says Isaacs. “There are possibilities that appeal to all kinds of
teenagers. Some prefer a more
cerebral experience, others are
excited by physical challenge,
some want to sleep in a hotel or
dormitory throughout their travels,
and others backpack through remote regions.”
“For parents, the key is finding a
program that is a good fit with their
A resident of Quail Ridge Drive
was the victim of theft on December 19. Corporal Eamon Blanchard
said the victim reported that his car,
worth $6,800, had been stolen from
the parking lot of the Quail Ridge
development overnight.
A resident of West Windsor was
the victim of theft on December 8.
Corporal Eamon Blanchard said
the resident’s son’s Texas Instrument TI-84 graphing calculator,
worth $120, was stolen from a gym
locker at High School North.
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. drumthwacket.org. New Jersey governor’s official residence. Register.
$5 donation. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tour and Tea, Morven Museum,
55 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-924-8144. Tour the restored
mansion, galleries, and gardens
before or after tea. $20. 1 p.m.
For Families
Playgroup, Moms Club of Hamilton, Hamilton area. E-mail [email protected] for
location. 10 a.m. to noon.
Family Bounce Night, Bounce U,
410 Princeton Hightstown Road,
West Windsor, 609-443-5867.
www.bounceu.com. Must be 34
inches to bounce. $8.95 per child.
Adults bounce for free. $3.25 extra
for pizza. 6 to 8 p.m.
For Parents
Breastfeeding
Support,
La
Leche League of Princeton,
Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren
Street, Plainsboro, 609-799-1302.
Information and support for mothers and expectant mothers. Babies are welcome. Free. 10 a.m.
vember 1 and December 13. Officer Timothy McMahon said someone used the victim’s bank account
to make several fraudulent purchases. The estimated total value of
the fraudulent purchases is approximately $3,000. Police are investigating.
Drug Arrests. Anuj Nehra, 28,
of New Brunswick, was charged
December 30 with possession of a
controlled dangerous substance.
Lieutenant Troy Bell was conducting an Over the Limit, Under Arrest campaign detail when he saw
Nehra driving erratically on Plainsboro Road. He said he saw him
side-swipe a snow bank and continually crossed over the center
double yellow lines. He said he
stopped him on Maple Avenue.
During the investigation, Bell said
he found an unlabeled pill bottle in
his jacket pocket, which contained
one and a half capsules of a narcotic used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy. Nehra had no prescription
for the narcotics.
He was also charged with possession of prescription drugs, careless driving, maintenance of lamps,
possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle,
and failure to maintain a single
lane.
Amiel Chong, 26, of Piscataway, was charged December 14
with driving while intoxicated. Officer Timothy McMahon said he
stopped him for failing to stop at a
stop sign on Village Boulevard in
Forrestal Village and found him to
be intoxicated. He was also
charged with reckless driving and
failure to stop.
DWI Arrests. Michael J. Mraz,
37, of Ravens Crest Drive, was
charged January 1 with driving
while intoxicated. Officer Richard
S. Wolak said he stopped him after
learning the car’s registered owner
had an expired driver’s license. He
said he found Mraz was intoxicated. He was also charged with reckless driving and having an expired
driver’s license.
and found he was intoxicated. He
was also charged with reckless driving, careless driving, possession
of an open container of alcohol in a
motor vehicle, and consumption of
alcohol in a motor vehicle.
Myeong C. Shin, 42, of Princeton, was charged December 23
with driving while intoxicated.
Sergeant Scott Seitz said he
stopped him on Dey Road while on
an Over the Limit, Under Arrest
campaign patrol for failing to dim
his high beams and found he was
intoxicated. He was also charged
with driving while intoxicated in a
school zone, reckless driving, and
failure to dim high beams.
Walter A. Gilmore, 43, of Pennington, was charged December 20
with driving while intoxicated. Officer Joseph DiGeronimo said he
stopped him on Scudders Mill
Road for failing to maintain a lane
and found him to be intoxicated.
He was also charged with reckless
driving and failure to maintain a
lane.
Thomas A. Connolly, 23, of Petty Road, was charged December 22
with driving while intoxicated. Officer Joseph DiGeronimo said he
stopped him on Plainsboro Road
for failing to maintain a lane and
found he was intoxicated. He was
also charged with reckless driving,
failure to maintain a lane, and driving while intoxicated within a
school zone.
Tracy K. Hourihan, 39, of
Yardville, was charged December
17 with driving while intoxicated.
Officer Adam Wurpel said he
stopped her on College Road East
near Robert Wood Johnson Drive
after he avoided a head-on collision with her as she was traveling
westbound, and he was traveling
eastbound. He said he found she
was intoxicated. She was also
charged with reckless driving and
driving on the wrong side of a divided highway.
Michael G. Newland, 22, of
Frenchtown, was charged December 31 with driving while intoxicated. Officer Joseph DiGeronimo
said he stopped him on Route 1
South for failing to maintain a lane
Kristina Froemchen, 37, of Bristol, PA, was charged December 15
with driving while intoxicated.
Sergeant John Bresnen was working the “Over the Limit, Under Arrest 2010 Holiday Crackdown,”
when he said he stopped Froemchen for speeding on Route 1
teenager’s interests and the experience they want for their child,”
she says.
Meeting, American Legion Post
401, 148 Major Road, Monmouth
Junction, 732-329-9861. 7 p.m.
Compass Special Needs Program, South Brunswick Library,
110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth
Junction, 732-329-4000. sbpl.info.
Stories and activities for children
with special needs and their families. Register. Free. 7 p.m.
Workshop, Princeton Photography Club, Johnson Education
Center, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, 1 Preservation Place,
Princeton, 732-422-3676. www.princetonphotoclub.org. “Painting
on Photographs” presented by
Rhoda Kassof-Isaac. Register. 7
p.m.
Lectures
Colleges
Consumer Affairs, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33,
Hamilton, 609-890-9800. www.mercercounty.org. Information on
credit, home improvement, automotive, or Internet fraud. Register.
Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Career Night, Mercer College,
MS Building, Room 116. www.mccc.edu. Medical Laboratory
Technology Program. 5 p.m.
For Families
Lunch and Learn, Princeton Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-921-2782. “Causes and Consequences of American’s War on Immigrants” presented by Douglas Massey, professor of social and public affairs
at Princeton and director of
Woodrow Wilson’ doctorate program. Bring a dairy lunch. Coffee,
tea, and cookies provided. Free.
Noon.
Thursday
January 20
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Boys/Girls Diving. North
Brunswick. 4 p.m.
North Swimming, Boys/Girls. At
Nottingham. 4 p.m.
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South. He said he found she was intoxicated. She was also charged
with reckless driving and speeding.
Priscilla A. Modrov, 22, of
Quail Ridge Drive, was charged
December 17 with driving while
intoxicated. Officer Martin McElrath said he stopped Modrov on
Fox Run Drive for a maintenance
of lamps violation and found she
was intoxicated. She was also
charged with reckless driving and a
maintenance of lamps violation.
West Windsor
Shoplifting. Shanna R. Byrd,
27, of Trenton was charged December 16 with shoplifting at
Kohl’s. Officer Nathan Cuomo
said she concealed Xbox and Nintendo video games, worth a total
$99.96, in her purse and tried to
leave the store without paying. She
was detained by Kohl’s loss prevention until Cuomo arrived on
scene.
Burlgary/Theft. A Bordentown
resident was the victim of theft on
December 16. Officer Frank
Sabatino said that someone stole a
combined bike/ski rack, worth
$600, from the victim’s car while it
was parked at 506 Carnegie Center
Boulevard.
A Treeswallow Drive resident
was the victim of burglary and theft
on December 16. Officer Frank LaTorre said someone entered the
victim’s car and stole a cordless
drill worth approximately $700.
There was no apparent forced entry.
DWI Arrests. Jose Angel
Ramirez, 27, of Riverdale, MD,
was charged December 19 with
driving while intoxicated. Officer
Christopher Van Ness said he
stopped him for careless driving on
Route 1 North and found him to be
intoxicated. He was also charged
with careless driving and reckless
driving.
Jagjiwan Sing, 50, of Burlington, was charged December 18
with driving while intoxicated. Officer Michael McMahon said he
found Sing slumped over the steering wheel of his car, stopped in the
shoulder on Route 1 North, near
Meadow Road. He said he found
Sing asleep in the driver’s seat, but
that the vehicle was still running.
After waking him up, he said he
found he was intoxicated. He was
also charged with reckless driving.
South Boys/Girls Diving. At North
and North Brunswick. 4 p.m.
South Swimming, Boys/Girls. At
Lawrence. 4 p.m.
On Stage
The How and the Why, Berlind
Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. mccarter.org. 7:30 p.m.
Far and In Between, Arts Council
of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Performance by JW Actors Studio’s improv comedy troupe featuring
members of the studio’s advanced
improv workshop for the past two
years. $15. 8 p.m.
Film
Environmental Film Festival,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. princetonlibrary.org. Screenings and speaker programs related
to environmental issues. Visit website for complete schedule. Films
include “Houston We Have a Problem.” Speakers include Mary Clurman, a volunteer organic farmworker, at 1 p.m. 11 a.m.
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JANUARY 7, 2011
Every Move You Make: Bringing Dance to Parkinson’s Patients
Marie Alonzo Snyder seeks to bring
national dance program to Princeton
Dance and Theater in Plainsboro
I
t started with a surf on the Internet. Marie Alonzo Snyder, a
West Windsor resident, was
reading a dance article online written by a friend of hers in Atlanta. A
hyperlink took her to a site that focuses on careers dancers choose after they leave the stage, including
information about dancers from
the Mark Morris Dance Group who
work with Parkinson’s patients. “I
was intrigued because my father
has been battling Parkinson’s disease since 1992,” Alonzo Snyder
says. “He is now 83 and is really
struggling but healthy.”
Alonzo Snyder is a faculty
member at DanceVision, the nonprofit arm of Princeton Dance and
Theater Studio, which fosters artistic excellence and professionalism
among young emerging dancers.
As soon as she read about the
Parkinson’s program, she immediately knew that she wanted to know
more and become trained to teach it
in her community, simply to honor
her father
“I would like to see myself help
some people find the joy in movement — something I see my father
struggle with every day. After
learning about this program I asked
Risa Kaplowitz [owner of Princeton Dance and Theater Studio and a
former principal dancer with the
Dayton Ballet and Manhattan Ballet] if she would be interested in
helping me bring it to our community since there has been nothing
like this done in New Jersey yet,”
she says. “Risa was so thrilled and
supportive — especially because
her mother was recently diagnosed
with Parkinson’s disease.”
The Mark Morris Group and
Brooklyn Parkinson Group are collaborating with DanceVision and
Parkinson Alliance to offer Dance
for Parkinson’s Disease at PDT’s
studios on Saturday, January 15, at
2:30 p.m. The class is free but registration is required. People with
Parkinson’s disease, their caregivers, partners, and friends are invited to join in the pilot class taught
by David Leventhal and John
Heginbotham, Dance for PD
founding teachers from the Mark
Morris Dance Group. Leventhan
and Heginbotham will also assess
interest in creating an ongoing
class taught by local teachers.
In the 90-minute class participants will explore elements of
modern dance, ballet, tap, social
dancing, and Mark Morris company repertory in a non-pressured en-
vironment that features live musical accompaniment. A community
discussion with teachers and participants will follow the class.
Dance is beneficial for people
with Parkinson’s disease because it
develops flexibility and also connects mind to body. “Dance training in particular seems to fit
Parkinson’s disease like a glove
because the training itself addresses so many of the things that people
with Parkinson's start to have trouble with — balance, coordination,
flexibility, rhythm, fluidity of
movement, physical memory, automatic movement, specificity and
motor control. If you asked a
dancer to break down what their
technique has taught them, it
would include all of those elements,” says Leventhal.
A class begins with participants
in a seated position utilizing simple
leg and arm exercises before moving to a ballet barre. By the end of
the class most of the dancers move
across the floor gracefully.
Participants learn the same
movements as professional dancers with the music reminding
them to keep moving. “When
‘I would like to see myself help some people
find the joy in movement — something I see
my father struggle with
every day,’ says Maria
Alonzo Snyder.
members of the class see us in performance, they see that they’ve
learned some of the same movements,” says Leventhal. “That
gives them a sense of empowerment and a sense of community.”
Leventhal has danced with the
Mark Morris Dance Group since
1997 and has appeared in more
than 40 of Morris’ dances. Raised
in Newtown, Massachusetts, he
graduated from Brown University
with a bachelor’s degree in English
literature with a focus on cultural
performance in early modern drama. He lives in Brooklyn with his
wife, Lauren.
John Heginbotham was raised in
Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated
with a bachelor of fine arts degree
from Juilliard School in 1993. He
joined the Mark Morris Dance
Group in 1998 and performs leading roles in “The Hard Nut” and
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Dancing
Argentine Tango, Black Cat Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, Monument Drive, Princeton, 609-273-1378. Beginner and
intermediate classes followed by guided
practice. $12. 9:15 p.m.
Classical Music
Faculty Series, Westminster Conservatory, Niles Chapel, Nassau Presbyterian
Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609921-2663. Danielle Sinclair, soprano;
Denise Mihalik, mezzo soprano; and Kathy
Shanklin, piano. Free. 12:15 p.m.
Food & Dining
Beer Tasting, Joe Canal’s Liquors, 3375
Route 1 South, Lawrenceville, 609-5200008. Sam Adams. 5 to 7 p.m.
“Four Saints in Three Acts,” part of
the company repertory. He has also
danced in the companies of Susan
Marshall, Pilobolus Dance Theater,
John Jasperse, and Ben Munisteri.
Dance for PD classes began at
the Mark Morris Dance Center in
Brooklyn in 2001 and have since
been replicated in more than 40
other communities around the
world. Classes are appropriate for
anyone with PD — no matter how
advanced. No prior dance experience is necessary.
Alonzo Snyder and Kaplowitz
have contributed to the expenses of
holding the pilot class, and Leventhal has guided Alonzo Snyder
through the process of organizing
the event. She also met with Carol
Walton, chief executive officer of
the Parkinson Alliance in Kingston, and with Helaine Isaacs, the
event director for Parkinson Unity
Walk. “Interestingly enough the
evening before our meeting PBS
aired a news segment on Dance for
Parkinson, which they had both
watched and were inspired by,”
says Alonzo Snyder. “They gave
DanceVision a grant toward the
expenses of this event.”
Alonzo Snyder’s father, who
lives in the Philippines, has a 24hour nurse but is no longer able to
visit Alonzo Snyder. “Last summer
was the first summer he did not
come to visit because travelling all
the way from the Philippines is really very taxing and difficult for his
condition,” she says. The last time
he visited they were not able to get
a visitor’s visa for his nurse, and it
was very difficult for her mother to
do all of the caring for him during
the travel.
“I am so happy that the class is
happening in January because January 21 is my mom’s 80th birthday,” says Alonzo Snyder. “I cannot be there due to performances I
Lectures
Meeting, 55-Plus, Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, 609-737-2001.
www.princetonol.com. “National Security
and the Constitution” presented by Diane
Snyder. 10 a.m.
Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33,
Hamilton, 609-890-9800. “The 10 Signs of
Early Alzheimer Detection” presented by
Barbara DeAngelis, Alzheimer’s Association. Register. 10:30 a.m.
Engaged Retirement, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. www.princetonlibrary.org. “Maximizing Your Volunteer Experience” presented
by Adrienne Rubin, VolunteerConnect. Focused on ages 55 to 70. Free. 3 p.m.
Princeton Middle East Society, Princeton
University, McCormick 101, Art Museum,
609-258-7221. “War Without End: The Oily
Origins of the Iraq War” presented by
Michael Schwartz, author of “War Without
End: The Iraq War in Context.” He demonstrates how the U.S. occupation is fueling
One Small Step: Mark Morris dancer John Heginbotham, top center, with Parkinson’s patients.
Martin Thall, above left, a PD patient, in class with
Mark Morris dancer David Leventhal.
have at NJPAC that weekend, so I
hope that with this special event I
will be paying tribute to my parents
from the other side of the world.”
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that results when the cells in the
brain that produce the chemical
dopamine are damaged and can no
longer produce sufficient levels of
the chemical. While PD usually
progresses slowly in most people,
symptoms exhibited vary from
person to person and may include a
resting tremor, rigidity, slow
movement, and impairments in
balance and coordination. Approximately 50,000 to 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s are diagnosed in
the United States each year.
The Princeton-based Parkinson
Alliance is a national non-profit organization dedicated to raising
funds to help finance the most
promising research to find the
cause and cure for Parkinson’s dis-
rather than restraining civil war in Iraq.
Schwartz is a professor of sociology and
founding director the undergraduate college
of global studies at Stony Brook University.
Reception follows the talk. Free. 4:30 p.m.
Weathering Job Loss, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East
Windsor, 609-448-1330. www.mcl.org.
“Preserving Your Future,” an educational
seminar presented by Ameriprise Financial.
Register. Free. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Workshop, Princeton Photography Club,
Johnson Education Center, D&R Greenway
Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton, 732-422-3676. “Advanced Critique”
workshop presented by Ricardo Barros.
Register. 7 p.m.
Live Music
Edward Boutross Trio, Santino’s Ristorante, 1240 Route 130 South, Robbinsville, 609-443-5600. www.santinosristorante.com. Jazz vocal standards. BYOB. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
ease. Visit www.parkinsonalliance.org for more information.
DanceVision, a Plainsborobased organization, has a mission
to enrich the community with quality dance experiences, including
performances, school residencies,
and dance festivals. The founders
include Susan Jaffe, a former principal dancer with American Ballet
Theater, and Kaplowitz. Visit
www.dancevisionnj.org for more
information.
“I am so excited to see this happening,” says Alonzo Snyder. “I
am planning on doing the training
program in February or in May and
hopefully bring more of these
classes to our community.”
— Lynn Miller
Parkinson
Disease
Master
Class, DanceVision, Princeton
Dance and Theater Studio, 116
Rockingham Row, Plainsboro,
609-688-0020,
www.danceforpd.org. Register. Free. Saturday,
January 15, 2:30 p.m.
Schools
English as a Second Language, Princeton
Adult School, Princeton High School, 151
Moore Street, 609-683-1101. www.princetonadultschool.org. In-person registration for ESL for speakers of other languages. 7 to 8 p.m.
Public Meeting, Princeton International
Academy Charter School, Tiger Hall Play
Zone, 53 State Road, Princeton. PIACS
Board of Trustees meeting. 8 p.m.
Singles
Sociable Singles, Etz Chaim, Monroe
Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Avenue, 609-655-5137. Discussions, socializing, and refreshments. For 50 plus. $5. 1 to
4 p.m.
Happy Hour, Princeton Area Singles Network, BT Bistro, 3499 Route 1 South, West
Windsor. http://ht.ly/3gd9w. Cocktails, appetizers, and dinner available. Register online. 5:30 to 8 p.m.
JANUARY 7, 2011
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580, West Windsor 08550. Fax it to 609243-9020, or use our e-mail address:
[email protected]. We will confirm
your insertion and the price, which is sure
to be reasonable: Classifieds are just 50
cents a word, with a $7.00 minimum. Repeats in succeeding issues are just 40
cents per word, and if your ad runs for 12
consecutive issues, it’s only 30 cents per
word.
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all work guaranteed. Free Estimates.
We do it all - electric, plumbing, paint,
wallpaper, powerwashing, tile, see website for more: robthehandyman.vpweb.com
[email protected],
609-269-5919.
sultation, reasonable costs. Gerald
Hecker, 609-448-4284.
ly located in Princeton Junction. Call for
program details: 609-558-6175 [email protected] TheCelloLearningCenter.com
One Man Band: Keyboardist for your
party. Perfect entertainment. Great variety. Call Ed at 609-424-0660.
OFFICE RENTALS
Plainsboro - 700 SF to 3,000 SF Office Suites: in single story building in
well maintained office park off Plainsboro Road. Immediately available. Individual entrance and signage, separate
AC/Heat and electricity. Call 609-7992466 or E-mail [email protected]
CONTRACTING
Handyman/Yardwork: Painting/Carpentry/Masonry/Hauling/All Yard Work
from top to bottom. Done by pros. Call
609-737-9259 or 609-273-5135.
CLEANING SERVICES
Window Washing: Lolio Window
Washing. Also gutter cleaning and power washing. 609-271-8860.
BUSINESS SERVICES
Companion - Retired RN. Will make
light meals, assist you with shower,
dressing, light housework, shopping,
etc. Competitive rates. Call 609-2355579.
Bookkeeper/Administrative Specialist: Versatile & experienced professional will gladly handle your bookkeeping and/or administrative needs. Many
services available. Reasonable rates.
Work done at your office or mine. Call
Debra @ 609-448-6005 or visit www.vyours.com.
TLC in home daycare. Small groups,
lots of personal care. 25 years experience, lots of references. Call 609-7999054.
COMPUTER SERVICES
HEALTH
Computer repair, upgrade, data recovery, or maintenance. Free estimate. Call (cell) 609-213-8271.
Start the New Year with Less
Stress/More Energy - Learn T’ai Chi
Chih: Joy thru Movement- 8 week class
at 4446 Rt. 27, Kingston, NJ at 10AM on
Wednesdays beginning 1/19/11. A gentle moving meditation for beginners with
many health benefits. Adopted by UCLA
for research studies. Increased immunity for seniors and decrease in insomnia.
Helps with balance, increasing energy
while decreasing stress, people with
arthritis report improvements, as well as
people with Parkinson’s. Group classes
and private lessons available. Accredited and experienced teacher. Call 609752-1048. Website: www.nextstepstrategiesllc.com
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Princeton Financial Care Services,
LLC CPA firm with 40 years of experience. Bill paying, checkbook reconciliation, financial reports, tax return preparation. Call 609-730-0067 or E-mail
[email protected]. Check our website at www.princetonfcs.com for further
information.
HOME MAINTENANCE
Handyman: A small job or big job will
be accepted for any project around the
house that needs a handyman service
with free estimates. Please call my cell
phone 609-213-8271.
ADULT CARE
TAX SERVICES
Tax Preparation and Accounting
Services: For individuals and small
businesses. Notary, computerized tax
preparation, paralegal services. Your
place or mine. Fast response, free con-
CHILDCARE
INSTRUCTION
Cello Instruction All levels. Starting
as young as 3 yrs old using the Suzuki
methodology. Home studio convenient-
Socials
Film
Luncheon, Women Interested In Networking, Villa Mannino Restaurant, Route 130,
Hamilton,
609-890-4054.
www.whoscoming.com/WIN. Register. $20. Noon.
Environmental Film Festival, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609924-8822. princetonlibrary.org. Screenings
and speaker programs related to environmental issues. Visit website for complete
schedule. Films include “Dive: Living Off of
America’s Waste” and “Bag It.” 11 a.m.
Friday
January 21
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call
the hotline: 609-716-5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Wrestling. Quad with Robbinsville/South Brunswick/Ewing. 4 p.m.
South Boys/Girls Fencing. Princeton Day.
4 p.m.
North Boys/Girls Fencing. At Lawrenceville. 4:15 p.m.
Dancing
Jersey Jumpers, Central Jersey Dance
Society, Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill
Road, Princeton, 609-945-1883. www.centraljerseydance.org. Swing and lindy
hop from the 1920s to the present. Lesson
followed by an open dance. Live band, $15.
No partners needed. Beginners welcome. 7
p.m.
Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523
Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149.
$15. Note new location. 8 to 11 p.m.
Karaoke Dance, American Legion Post
401, 148 Major Road, Monmouth Junction,
732-329-9861. Free. 8:30 p.m.
South Ice Hockey. Hamilton West. 6 p.m.
English Conversation Class
North Boys Basketball. At Robbinsville. 7
p.m.
North Girls Basketball. Robbinsville. 7 p.m.
West Windsor Library, 333 North Post
Road, 609-799-0462. For ESL students.
1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
South Boys Basketball. Ewing. 7 p.m.
Literati
South Girls Basketball. At Ewing. 7 p.m.
North Ice Hockey. Brick. 8:15 p.m.
On Stage
In One Bed and Out the Other, Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.offbroadstreet.com. Classic farce. $27.50 to
$29.50. 7 p.m.
A Few Good Men, Kelsey Theater, Mercer
County Community College, 1200 Old
Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Military
courtroom drama by Aaron Sorkin. Actors
include Scott Karlin of Plainsboro. $14. A reception with the cast and crew follows the
opening performance. 7:30 and 7:30 p.m.
The How and the Why, Berlind Theater at
the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. 8
p.m.
Dinner Theater
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, Omicron
Theater Productions, Amici Milano
Restaurant, Chestnut Avenue, Trenton,
609-443-5598. Audience participation.
Register. $48.50 includes dinner, show, and
gratuity. 7:30 p.m.
Author Event, Barnes & Noble, MarketFair,
West Windsor, 609-716-1570. www.bn.com. Tonya Hurley and E. Lockhart, authors
of “Ghostgirl: Lovesick” and “Real Live
Boyfriends.” 7:30 p.m.
Folk Music
Diana Jones, Princeton Folk Music Society, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut
Lane, Princeton, 609-799-0944. www.princetonfolk.org. Singer songwriter creates
lyrics echoing her own experiences. $20.
8:15 p.m.
Farrington’s Music Lessons: Piano, guitar, drum, sax, clarinet, F. horn,
oboe, t-bone, voice, flute, trumpet, violin, cello, banjo, mandolin, harmonica.
$28 half hour. School of Rock. Adults or
kids. Join the band! Princeton 609-9248282. Princeton Junction 609-8970032.
Hightstown
609-448-7170.
www.farringtonsmusic.com.
Lessons in Your Home: Music
lessons in your home. Piano, clarinet,
saxophone, flute and guitar. Call Jim
609-737-9259 or 609-273-5135.
Professional Flute & Piano Instruction with Performer/Recording Artist. All
levels/ages welcome. Plainsboro studio. 609-936-9811.
SAT and ACT Tutoring — Reading,
Writing, Math: Boost your scores with
outstanding private instruction by experienced college English professor and
high school math teacher. Let us help
you succeed! Reasonable fee. Many excellent WW-P references. 609-6586914.
Tutoring for Math & science for
grade 3-8. If interested,please e-mail for
more info @ [email protected].
Fee $15/hr. All proceeds will go towards
the support of children in developing
countries.
Comedy Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee
House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road,
West Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Helene Angley of West
Windsor hosts. 8 p.m.
Food & Dining
Wine Tasting, Rat’s Restaurant, Toad Hall
Shop, 126 Sculptor’s Way, Hamilton, 609584-7800. www.groundsforsculpture.org.
Alan Hallmark, Rat’s resident wine expert
and beverage manager, presents a series
for wine novices as well as aficionados.
Register. $10 which will be applied to optional dinner at Rat’s. 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Health & Wellness
Tai Chi, West Windsor Recreation, Senior
Center, Clarksville Road, West Windsor,
609-799-9068. www.wwparks-recreation.com. Free. 8:15 a.m.
Posture Perfect, Lawrence Library, Darrah
Lane and Route 1, Lawrence Township,
609-989-6920. www.mcl.org. Simple exercises to improve posture and increase flexibility with Ann Kerr and Maria Okros. Register. 3:30 p.m.
New Year, Renewed You, Machestic Dragons, YWCA Princeton, Bramwell House,
Paul Robeson Way, 609-497-2100. www.machesticdragons.org.
Celebrate
the
group’s ninth season with a program, a covered dish supper, and door prizes. The
group organizes a dragon boat festival to
benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center
of the YWCA Princeton. The team includes
breast cancer survivors and supporters.
5:30 to 9 p.m.
Family Theater
The Little Engine That Could, Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-2766. www.offbroadstreet.com. Geared for ages 3 to 7. $4.
10 a.m.
Lectures
Frank Vignola’s Hot Club, Peddie School,
201 South Main Street, Hightstown, 609490-7550. www.peddie.org. In celebration
of Django Reinhardt’s 100th anniversary,
guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola assembled a
quintet to a tribute to one of his earliest musical influences. $15. 8 p.m.
Expanding Horizons Speaker Series,
Princeton Senior Resource Center,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton
Street, 609-924-7108. “Is It Music or Is It
Noise?” presented by Stephen Arthur Allen,
assistant professor of music, Rider University and founder and director of the Princeton Brass Band. Register. Free. 2:30 p.m.
Warren Holstein and Gregory Kostievsky,
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102
Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 609-9878018. www.catcharisingstar.com. Register.
$19.50. 8 p.m.
Computer P4 with XP: In good condition $80. Cell phone (609)213-8271.
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 4:00,
or by appointment.
HELP WANTED
Child Care Provider Needed Warm
and reliable individual needed to staff
nursery for infants through 36 months
during Sunday church services. SeptJune hours-9:00am-12:00pm, Summer
hours—9:15am-11:00am. Call church office for more information 609-799-0712.
Real Estate Sales Need a change?
Looking to obtain your RE license? No
experience needed! FREE coaching!
Unlimited income! Call Weidel today!
Hamilton:
Tom
609-586-1400,
[email protected]; Princeton: Robin
609-921-2700,
[email protected];
West Windsor: Bruce 609-799-6200,
[email protected].
Violin Private Lessons for just $10!
Learn how to read music, play pieces,
and More! Call 609-936-1678.
Jazz & Blues
Comedy Clubs
MERCHANDISE MART
Live Music
Wine and Music, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Darla and Rich present jazz. Wine by
the glass or bottle available. 5 to 8:30 p.m.
CLASSIFIED BY PHONE
609-243-9119
Dick Gratton, Chambers Walk Cafe, 2667
Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-896-5995.
www.allaboutjazz.com. Solo jazz guitar. 6
to 9 p.m.
Dangerous New Highs, Princeton Elks,
354 Route 518, Blawenburg, 609-4664945. Special children’s committee presents a concert. Cash bar. Register. $15. 7
p.m.
Chelsea Gold, It’s a Grind Coffee House, 7
Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, 609275-2919. www.itsagrind.com. Acoustic
originals. 8 to 10 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Meeting and Film, Sierra Club Central Jersey, Panera Bread, Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-918-1149. www.newjersey.sierraclub.org/Central. Meeting followed by
screening of “Baggit” at Princeton Public Library’s Environmental Film Series. 6 p.m.
Schools
Old School Belly Dance, Drum & Dance
Learning Center, 4110 Quakerbridge
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-324-7383. www.drumdancecenter.com. Register. $20. 7:30
p.m.
Band Festival Concert, High School
South, 346 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, 609-716-5050. www.ww-p.org. High
School South and Grover Middle School in
concert. Free. 8 p.m.
Singles
Wine and Dinner, Dinnermates, Princeton
Area, 732-759-2174. dinnermates.com. For
business and professional singles. Age
groups differ. Call for reservation and location. $20 plus dinner and drinks. 7:15 p.m.
Socials
Women’s Group, YWCA Princeton, 59
Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, 609-4972100. www.ywcaprinceton.org. General
meeting for social group formerly known as
the Grads for graduating newcomers. Light
lunch available. Noon to 2 p.m.
Luncheon, Rotary Club of the Princeton
Corridor, Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center,
609-799-0525.
www.princetoncorridorrotary.org. Register. Guests, $25. 12:15
p.m.
Sports
Raw World WWE Tour, Sun National Bank
Center, Hamilton Avenue at Route 129,
Trenton, 800-298-4200. www.comcasttix.com. Randy Orton vs. the Miz. Also Wade
Barrett, Mark Henry, John Morrison, Daniel
Bryan, and the Nexus. $15 to $60. 7:30 p.m.
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