March 15, 2013

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March 15, 2013

March 15, 2013
WE ST WIN DSO R
& PL A IN SBO RO
N E WS
Headliners:
WW Focus Group’s Libby Vinson, 12; Food Pantry’s Kara Benerofe, 13, Actress Sabrina Chevlin, 22
WORKING THROUGH DYSLEXIA
B
by L ynn Robbins
rian Meersma is passionate
about learning and sharing
what he learns with others.
Meersma, a junior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School
South, is challenged with dyslexia, a condition that causes difficulties in recognizing printed words.
Challenged, but not stymied.
“Most people read with their eyes.
Blind people read with their fingers, and I read with my eyes and
ears. As long as we all get the
meaning, how we do it isn’t so important,” says Meersma.
Sitting in the dining room of his
family’s Princeton Junction home,
Meersma demonstrates several
assistive technology computer
programs that help him read with
greater comprehension and speed.
Explaining how the software
works comes easy to Meersma.
He has had lots of practice. He has
participated in several how-to
workshops over the past few
years, and writes an ongoing blog
about product news and trends
that gets up to 1,000 hits per day.
Last fall Meersma was given
the Outstanding Student of the
Year award by the New Jersey International Dyslexia Association
at a fundraising dinner. “It was
such an honor to receive an award
from such a great organization as
NJIDA. I was humbled by the recognition,” Meersma says.
He also gave a presentation at
the Princeton Public Library before about 50 students, parents,
and educators. Some products and
solutions that Meersma covered
include:
Bookshare.org: An online library of more than 165,000 books,
available for free to students with
reading disabilities. Users can
take notes on screen, add bookmarks, and look up words. Bookshare can be accessed on computers, tablets, phones, MP3 players,
other devices, and various assistive technology programs.
K urz weil: A program that displays and vocalizes text while
highlighting the words as they are
being vocalized. The product is
named after its initial developer,
District F aces N ew Burden
O n Teacher E valuations
But the biggest change in observations will be for teachers who
routine school budget dis- already have tenure. Now they are
cussion on March 12 be- required to have three observations
came anything but in light instead of one per year. Altogether,
of recently announced proposed these regulations will require an
changes to state regulations re- increase of 3,500 observations a
garding teacher evaluations. Mere year,” Smith said.
days after the state announced that
“Observations must be conductaid would reed by trained and
main flat for a
certified personTeachers
who
already
majority
of
nel, either princihave tenure now may be
school
dispals,
assistant
tricts — inreq uired to have three
principals,
or
cluding WWcentral office adobservations
instead
of
P — it proministrators. Alone per year.
posed regulathough certified
tions
that
teachers who are
would signifisupervisors are allowed under the
cantly impact the way teacher eval- state regulations to perform obseruations are conducted — and sig- vations, the local teachers’ union
nificantly increase the cost.
must agree to this, and our local
“This is an unfunded mandate, union has indicated that they are
that the state expects us to imple- not recommending that teachers
ment without providing the re- review other teachers at this time,”
sources for us,” said board vice Smith said.
president Robert Johnson.
“These new regulations will
The new teacher evaluation sys- create lots of changes for us, espetem would require teachers to be cially with regard to the amount
evaluated based on multiple mea- and length of observations we need
sures and multiple data sources. to conduct and the way we collect
Assistant superintendent Martin and apply data to teacher evaluaSmith said that teachers will now tions. The district budget will need
be rated on both observations and to support these changes,” Smith
student growth from year to year said.
on the NJASK, a state-wide test
Board
President
Hemant
given in grades 3 through 8. In ad- Marathe calculated that the Disdition, teachers would now be trict will need six additional fullgranted tenure after their fourth time administrators, at an average
year, rather than after their third salary of $125,000 per year plus
year. And tenured teachers who re- benefits, to comply with these regceive a rating of “ineffective” for ulations. “We will need a million
two years in a row would face pos- dollars to comply with this unfundsible revocation of tenure.
ed state mandate,” he said.
Smith explained how the new
Vice President Johnson noted
regulations will affect the budget. that “anyone who thinks we have
“Teachers have always been rated too many administrators doesn’t
based in part on observations done know what they are talking about.
by supervisors. However, now the The reason we don’t have a system
number of observations will in- like this already in place is because
crease. For non-tenured teachers, we don’t have the resources for it.
three observations will still be re- How is the budget going to support
quired, but now two of the three this? ”
have to be long, or 40 minutes in
Board member Richard Kaye
duration, and one must be short, or added that “this raises all kinds of
20 minutes, with conferences fol- questions about our budget. We
lowing each. And since the tenure will have to talk about this at the
track is now four years instead of budget retreat. We need to help the
three years, additional observations will be needed for all nonContinued on page 17
tenured teachers.”
A
H el p at A l l L ev el s : WW-P’s Brian Meersma, who is
helping other school kids overcome dyslexia, meets
with Senator Tom Harkin, a sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Ray Kurzweil, author of “How to
Create a Mind,” “The Age of Spiritual Machines,” and several other
books exploring human-technology interaction.
Priz mo: A smartphone app that
can scan a news article or content
from any printed source that can
then be read with text-to-speech
technology.
L earning A lly: The Roszel
Road-based nonprofit (formerly
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic) that produces audio books
that can be used alone or in combination with printed text.
G oogle search by reading level: An advanced search that allows users to choose among three
levels: basic, intermediate, or advanced.
Meersma discovered he was
dyslexic in the third grade, and as
a result was introduced to assis-
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tive technology. He started using
AlphaSmart, a keyboarding device with a spell check function. “I
remember that I could write a story and my teacher could understand it,” Meersma says. In the
fourth grade, Meersma enrolled at
the Princeton Friends School,
where he started using Kurzweil.
In sixth grade he switched to the
WW-P school district, where he
continues to use assistive technology, including the Bookshare
website.
“I use it for text books and novels,” says Meersma. “You can
download as many books as you
need. You can highlight text and
take notes. They have their own
text-to-speech software or you
can use Kurzweil.”
Meersma has been invited to
join the National Advisory Board
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ome High School North parents
mentioned to me that the Februhe trustees of the West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian ary American Math Competition
Alliance support the pro- exam was offered at High School
posed Princeton Junction Pocket South but not at High School North.
Park on Alexander Road between North students were not allowed to
Route 57 1 and Harris Road. We be- take the exam at South and had to
lieve the park will be a great place go to a community college 40 minto bring West Windsor residents to- utes away. To make things worse,
gether, to meet and enjoy our con- this year’s exam took place on the
day of locktinually improvdown, February
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sources
and suggest addshould
be
shared
within
the district.
ing a sidewalk connection to Harris
Road, which will be useful for I propose that programs be orgafamilies and students who walk to nized at the district level.
The district has made some
the park.
progress
on this issue. Dr. Alyce
We encourage contributions to
Friends of West Windsor Open Doehner used to teach sixth and
Space, P.O. Box 74, West Windsor, eighth grades at Grover Middle
NJ 08550, to support the park, and School, while Mr. Craig Frame
look forward to making West taught the same grades at CommuWindsor a more bicycle and pedes- nity Middle School. For the 2012’13 school year the district made a
trian-friendly community.
switch so that Dr. Doehner taught
Je rry F oster
sixth grade at both Community and
President, West Windsor Bicycle
Grover, and Mr. Frame teaches
and Pedestrian Alliance
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Suburban Mom
T
here were two things I loved
about working in broadcast
news. The deadlines were
absolute, perfect for a procrastinator like me. If your story was not
shot and edited by the 6 o’clock
newscast, that was it, you were not
going to be on air. Just like a train
with doors that close no matter how
fast you run for it, the show would
go on, with or without you.
The other beauty of working for
a nightly newscast was that at 7
p.m. or 11:30 p.m., whenever that
show was over, it was a wrap. The
studio lights turned off, the crew
locked up for the night, and we all
went home to rest and relax and
wait for the next day to see what
news would break.
This was back in the 1980s and
1990s , now the olden golden days
of news, when I worked as a nightly
news reporter, and boy, have things
changed since then. Now you can’t
turn off or shut off anything; there
is no such thing as a daily news cycle. It is by the hour, by the minute,
24/ 7, and the news of the world is
an incessant noise in our daily lives
with no respite.
With only four years until the
last baby goes off to college, I have
thought about life after Suburban
Momhood and have thought about
trying to jump back into the television news business. But I may as
well be a 1960s Plymouth sedan
trying to nudge my way on the
racetrack with sleek, well-groomed
and speedy Maseratis, because everything has changed about the
news business and not all for the
better.
Back in the day the old-timers
used to grumble about the changing technologies that would put
them out of business, the digital
revolution that was making videotape obsolete. The hard-core newsies would bemoan the encroachment of entertainment on news,
and everyone knew that if it bled, it
led, and pets, tots and a four-letter
word for the mammary glands
would ensure an enrapt audience.
Today, it’s often difficult to discern
what is news and what is entertainment — it is infotainment and the
proliferation of reality shows
means that the lines are even more
fuzzy.
by E una K won Brossman
There is still some quality programming. It may look heavy and
dated, but the content is there. Bill,
for example, loves to sit down to a
recorded version of the PBS Newshour, and just the other night, the
kids were laughing at him: Dad,
NOBODY watches the PBS News.
They’re right. In the ratings game,
they are hardly at the top of the list,
so the private funding is critical to
its mission.
I shared my thoughts about
jumping back in the game with a
cameraman I met at a recent trade
show in New York. He was a freelancer working that day for MSNBC. Today’s most sought-after
Paying your dues is a
concept that crosses
generational lines, but
so does the concept of
standing up for yourself
and not letting others
take advantage of you.
It’s a hard balance because the reality is that
today’s j ob market is
tough no matter what
age you are.
photographers tend to be freelance,
and they can make a pretty penny
selling their talents to all of the networks for shows like Dateline,
Nightline, the Today Show and so
on. My age and a fellow-KoreanAmerican, he felt compelled to
give me the honest scoop. In a
word, lady, don’t do it, he said.
He told me that those in the television news business these days
mockingly call it the big 24- 24- 24.
That is, those in the industry tend to
be 24 years old, working for
$24,000 a year, and willing to work
24 hours a day. Ugh.
The New York Times recognized this trend with an article
about today’s 20-somethings that
exposed the rise of the 22-22-22 –
22-year-olds willing to work 22
hours a day for $22,000 a year.
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this article captured my interest instantly. The article cited a Labor
Department report that revealed
that in the last quarter of 2012,
workers aged 20 to 24 made an average of just over $24,000 a year.
On the surface, that might not look
so bad. But that’s less than half of
one year’s tuition for a private college these days, and when you factor in how many hours a day they
are working, on an hourly basis, the
pay does not cut the mustard or
make a dent in the rent.
There are some companies, such
as start-ups, that genuinely don’t
have the money to pay a decent salary. But the article also suggested
that there are other companies that
are taking advantage of the slow
economy, high unemployment
rate, and the youthful energy of
young workers eager to gain experience, even if it means going back
to live under mom and dad’s roof or
getting a parental subsidy.
Paying your dues is a concept
that crosses generational lines, but
so does the concept of standing up
for yourself and not letting others
take advantage of you. It’s a hard
balance because the reality is that
today’s job market is tough no matter what age you are, and sometimes the experience and references stemming from a low-paying job
or non-paying internship is worth
the trade-off.
The bottom line is that today’s
young people are looking at a work
environment that is vastly different
from the one I entered as a college
graduate in the ’80s. I feel sorry for
them in a lot of ways. They have to
learn skills that we never had to
think about: how to figure out when
to shut out E-mail and voicemail
and text messages, and stand up to
the boss. They need the courage to
say, pay me what I’m worth and my
time is my time unless you want to
pay me for it.
Now more than ever, we as parents have to teach our children not
only the talents that will make them
productive members of the workforce, but give them the personal
skills of negotiation, time management, self-assertion, and self-preservation. These are the skills of
their future and our current reality.
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Dr. Doehner trained 40 mathletes from both schools for MathCounts in one room. Her students
swept the regional competition at
MCCC recently and were featured
in the News (February 15). Mr.
Frame trained mathletes, both students and parents, from the whole
district. He tried to arrange a Rubik’s Cube competition on the
HSN football field with more than
700 participants to break the Guinness World record.
Whether or not WW-P’s schools
compete with each other, programs
should be planned at the district
level, and resources should be
shared. It’s cost-effective and
makes parents happy. The above
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two success stories show theMillion
result
of shared resources. Unitedfor
weMuch
stand. The winner is our(Although
beloved ever
WW-P district.
The school district has a long
history of shared services. After
Plainsboro Township was founded
on May 6 , 19 19 , Plainsboro K-8
students attended Plainsboro
schools, including Wickoff. For
MARCH 15, 2013
The writer is a candidate for the West
Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education.
Postscript: Some readers might quote last
September’s New Jersey Monthly and argue
that WW-P’s ranking slipped recently. The
issue was discussed at Board of Education
meetings. WW-P’s academic metrics are
comparable with those of other top-ranking
districts. The reason for the slip was that the
WW-P district has a lower teacher/ student
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of Fresh!
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Hsueh, Council Member Linda Geevers, and
former Council Member Diane Ciccone who
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the 10 best municipal websites in New Jersey. West Windsor Township received high
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transactions.
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township volunteers, and council are always
welcome.
An awards event is being held at Monmouth University on Thursday, March 21, to
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partnership, not a sending/ receiving relationship. WW-P High School South was subsequently built. High schoolers graders would
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as the both townships kept expanding, more
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WW-P students win top state and even national honors in competitions in math, science, history, writing, and Model UN.
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aniel C . L uchansky of Plainsboro won the youth division,
13 and under Pi Recital Contest at
Princeton Pi Day on Sunday, March
10, by reciting Pi to 1,092 places. A
seventh grade student at Community Middle School, he is 12 years
old.
“We heard about the contest
from The News last year and Daniel came in third place,” says his
father, Daniel A . L uchansky, a retired portfolio manager with Merrill Lynch and Blackrock. “He
spent about a week working on
memorizing 265 places. Knowing
he wanted to do better this year, he
spent more time working on it practicing on and off over the past couple of months.”
His father and mother, Sherri
A ndrews, an analyst and manager
of mutual funds in the distressed
debt, convertible, and equity sectors, moved to Plainsboro in 1985.
The younger Daniel has lived here
all his life.
“He memorized the numbers in
groups of five, and practiced reciting them in what is known in musical terms as five four time meter
signature,” says his father. “This is
a notational convention in music
describing how many beats are in
each measure — exemplified by
Dave Brubeck’s song ‘ Take Five.’”
Not only does Daniel do math,
but he has been playing piano for
about nine years and loves to compose his own material. He has been
competing in chess tournaments
for close to three years and placed
eighth in the NJ Grade School
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year playing in the all state championship tournament).
He has mastered Rubik’s Cube.
He is also an avid expert MineCraft
player and administrator on multiple servers. Daniel is a first degree
black belt attending East Coast
Martial Arts Institute.
Here is the start of the sequence
he memorized and recited at the
competition.
3. 14159 26535 89793
23846
2643
83279
50288 41971
693
37510 58209 749
59230 78164
To get a sense the magnitude of
Daniel’s accomplishment, the remaining 1,022 digits of pi he memorized would require an additional
41 lines of space.
“Daniel’s math role models are
John Von Neumann and Carl
Gauss,” says his father. “Von Neumann, an original member of the
Manhattan Project and Institute for
Advance Study in Princeton was a
pioneer in game theory and digital
computing, among other things.”
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featuring the farmers market, will
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Also signing the letter: The
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A
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to mulch around their trees, it
is not wise to mulch too generously. Indeed, mulch should never be
piled up against a tree’s bark.
Mulching in a “volcano” shape can
render the tree more susceptible to
fungus, insects, and rodents.
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shape. Keep mulch six inches from
the trunk and mulch out as far as the
branches above. Keep the mulch
two to four inches thick. Every
spring, break up the old mulch and
3 . 14 15 9 : As winner of
the pi recitation contest, Daniel Luchansky
received a check for
$314.15.
C ommunity, G rover
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athCounts teams from Community and Grover middle
schools took first and second place,
respectively, at the state MathCounts competition. Only onequarter of one point separated the
two teams from the West WindsorPlainsboro Regional School district.
CMS team members Tyler
Shen, A lexander X ue, C hristopher X ue, and Je ffery Y u combined to win the first place team
trophy. GMS team members ByContinued on page 8
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McQ uarrie was on his way to the
police academy when former
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opportunity to write their debut
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name in hallways conversations —
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ron C hin, Ju lia Wu, Sharon
Z hang, and K ai Z heng secured a
second place trophy. All eight WWP mathletes scored in the top 15.
Christopher X ue was in first
place at the end of the individual
written portion. Other awards included Tyler Shen, second place;
Byron Chin, fourth place; Sharon
Z hang, fifth place; Julia Wu, seventh place; Alexander X ue, ninth;
Kai Z heng, 13t h place; and Jeffery
Yu, 15th place.
After the countdown round that
pits problem solvers in a 45- second
competition the results changed
slightly. They were Christopher
X ue, second place; Tyler Shen,
third place; Byron Chin, fifth place;
Sharon Z hang, sixth place; Julia
Wu, eighth place; Alexander X ue,
ninth place; Kai Z heng, 13t h place;
and Jeffery Yu, 15th place.
Christopher X ue and Tyler Shen
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compete for the national prizes. By
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attendance as the Jewish
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its annual philanthropy fair and
check presentation ceremony on
March 3 at High School South. A
total of $72,000 was distributed to
29 programs by 162 area teens representing 12 middle schools, 21
high schools, and 17 synagogues.
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M ath l etes : At top, the Community Middle School
MathCounts team of Christopher Xue, left, Jeffery
Yu, Tyler Shen, and Alexander Xue, took first place.
Members of the second-place Grover Middle School
team are Julia Wu, left, Sharon Zhang, Byron Chin,
and Kai Zheng. Pictured with both teams is coach
Alyce Doehner.
Students from West Windsor
and Plainsboro include E mily
C alman, L eah Dworsky, Mallory
F riedlander, Isabel Jos ephson,
K atrina Meni, Michael Mitgang,
Je ss Sabin, G riffin V alentine,
Je nna
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Wolfe, Michael G reenberger,
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Wold, L indsay C hevlin, Ben L itwin, A lli Bacher, Je nna Bailin,
A llison C ohen, Rachel G oldfinger, N oah Wolfe.
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K eller, Brett Schenkman, A ndrew Bortnick, Ben C hevlin,
Daniel G reenfield, Matthew
Wold, Samantha C irkus, Sophie
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Michael Miller, Samantha Paley,
Dustin Tabor, Drew Weinberger,
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A lison Berg of Princeton Junction, a 2010 JCYF graduate, received the third annual JCYF Distinguished Alumni Award for her
commitment to the Jewish community and her participation in many
philanthropic and community service activities.
A junior at the University of
Michigan double majoring in political science and communications, Berg graduated from High
School North in 2010. She has
D is tinguis h ed A l umna: Alison Berg of Princeton Junction was given JCYF’s award for her commitment to the
Jewish community and philanthropic activities.
lived in West Windsor close to 14
years.
At Michigan Berg is the director
of philanthropy and service for her
sorority, Z eta Tau Alpha. She is responsible for two major fundraising events per year for breast cancer education and awareness (a 5k
Pink Ribbon Run and a “Pinknic”)
in addition to other events raising
awareness rather than money.
Berg also provides the chapter
with various service opportunities
including making Valentine’s Day
packages for cancer patients, hosting a senior prom at nursing homes,
helping Girl Scout’s complete
badges, and helping clean up public campus areas.
She also participated in an alternative spring break program to Nicaragua to help establish sustainable agricultural practices. Berg
created a video advertisement for
the Huron Valley Humane Society’s major fundraiser event and
participated in Habitat for Humanity projects in Michigan. She recently visited Israel through Birthright.
Berg’s $360
award was donated
to sponsor fellow JCYF alumna
E rica Borsack of West Windsor as
she participates in the NYC Aquaphor Triathlon for Team OneFami-
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N
eha K ulkarni of Plainsboro
received a Pay It Forward
$1,000 scholarship award from
Cure Auto Insurance at a recent
dinner at Salt Creek Grille. The
award recognizes young adults
who possess an unwavering drive
to make a positive impact on society. Unlike most scholarships, it is
not based upon academic achievement, but on moral fiber and leadership qualities.
Kulkarni developed Solar Cooking for Ghana, a three-year project
in which she traveled to Ghana,
trained 20 volunteers to teach the
villagers the solar cooking building
process, and led solar cooker workshops in five different regions of
West Africa. She also founded
Reading for Life, a non-profit organization which raises money for
The Hunger Project.
Kulkarni, 17, is a senior at High
School North, where she has been
on the school’s debate league for
the past four years. A volunteer for
March of Dimes, she has been a
Girl Scout for more than 10 years
ly. The organization helps victims
of terrorist attacks in Israel rebuild
their lives.
“The Jewish Community Youth
Foundation was the best high
school experience that I had and
has lasted me long past graduation,” Berg says. “My experiences
and the steps I have taken to continue my involvement in the community have shaped my career path
to nonprofit management.”
Since the inception of the program 10 years ago, 357 JCYF participants have donated $463,745
to
53 Jewish programs. “The money
was originally donated by the
group of students involved in the
JCYF program,” says Berg. “Each
student donated a certain amount
of their own money — earned from
babysitting, doing chores, and bar
and bat mitzvah gifts.” The Jewish
Federation of Princeton Mercer
Bucks and the Andrew J. Shechtel
Philanthropic Fund match each
dollar, tripling the pool of money.
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S trong M oral F ib er:
Neha Kulkarni was
awarded a Cure Auto
Insurance Pay It Forward Scholarship that
rewards her drive to
make a positive impact
on society.
and recently earned her Gold award
in conjunction with the solar cooking project.
Born in Mumbai, India, Kulkarni lives in Plainsboro. Her parents,
Anant and Nutan Kulkarni, work in
the pharmaceutical industry. Her
brother, Nikhil, 24, graduated from
High School North in 2007, earned
a degree in mechanical engineering
from UCLA, and works at BMW.
Kulkarni began combating poverty abroad as a middle school student. In eighth grade she addressed
key issues of illiteracy abroad with
her Girl Scout Silver award project
that provided more than 1,800
books to lesser developed countries like Botswana, Cambodia,
Swaziland, and Uganada. “I wanted to address poverty internationally, because fundamentally it’s
more severe than almost any other
issue,” Kulkarni said in a July 20,
2012, story in the WW-P News.
“According to international
studies, millions of women abroad
walk miles to find fuel to heat their
food. In fact, in some regions of Africa, women spend up to five hours
a day collecting fuel and up to four
hours preparing it with the traditional cooking fire,” says Kulkarni.
“I’m looking to put an end to that
through the alternative of solar
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D. Sullivan, and David S. Torres.
West Windsor students on the
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Reguer, Rahul Purohit, Vijay Josephs, Emmanuel
Storino, and Nayan Pallothu.
Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences: Michelle Rodriguez of
Plainsboro was recognized as a
graduating senior who has demonstrated exceptional achievement
during her college career. She received a New Jersey Educational
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Seton Hall University: A management major, Devan Patel of
West Windsor is on the dean’s list.
F uture E ngineer
Ikshita Singh received a Michael A. Valenti Memorial scholarship award from the Professional
Engineers Society of Mercer
County. A student at High School
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where she was named a semi-finalist.
Singh, who has achieved a grade
of A in every class during her high
school years, has a weighted GPA
of 4.7.
A member of the National
Mathematics Honor and National
Honor societies, she will attend the
University of Pennsylvania to pursue a degree in chemical engineering.
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Scouts held its annual blue
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anniversary of the founding of the
Boy Scouts. Thirteen pack members participated in the “Arrow of
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graduation from Cub Scouts. All
fifth grade students at Village and
Millstone River schools, they will
bridge from cub scouts to webolos
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N ayan Pallothu. They received
their Arrow of Light and certificate
of recognition for completing all
four levels of Cub Scouts.
The dinner held at Community
Middle School featured skits performed by each den in each level of
scouting. West Windsor Mayor
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graduating scout a certificate and a
personalized arrow, decorated to
reflect the specific achievements
each boy has accomplished during
his years as a Cub Scout. Town
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den leaders for the last five years,
guiding these scouts.”
Pack 6 is always looking for
new scouts to join. An open pack
meeting will be held on Sunday,
May 19, in Mercer County Park.
The annual fishing derby, also on
May 19 , is free and open to all
scouts and potential scouts. Visit
www.westwindsor6 6 .mypack.us
for information.
Births
A son, A aron F rancis F errara,
was born to West Windsor residents
F rank F errara and Shannon
L udlum F errara, a music teacher
at Village School, on March 7.
E liz abeth is the big sister.
Deaths
Bernard G oodman, 92, died
January 17 in West Windsor. Raised
in the Bronx, New York, he received his bachelor’s degree from
Cornell University. He served in
the Army Signal Corps during
World War II. He earned his master’s degree in counseling from
Cornell in his 50s and worked in
the department of neurobiology
and behavior for the next 27 years.
Survivors include his wife of 70
years, Ruth Goodman; his daughters and sons-in-law, Judith and
Robert Mecklenburger and Susan
and Robert Feldman; his grandchildren and their spouses, Kathryn
Mecklenburger Wakefield (Jeffrey), Laura Mecklenburger, David
Feldman (Megan Stoehr), and Elana Feldman (Cass Sapir); and
great-grandson, Brayden Wakefield. The family invites friends
and former students to send reminiscences, stories, and pictures to
Ruth Goodman, at 9 Colonial Avenue, West Windsor 08550.
Ryan Mark Schellenberg, 30,
of Plainsboro died February 24.
Born in Toms River, he was a customer representative for Billtrust.
Survivors include his grandparents, Allen and Joan Schleckser of
Toms River; his mother, Laura
Schellenberg of Little Egg Harbor;
his father, Mark Schellenberg of
Tiverton, Rhode Island; his brother, Joshua Schellenberg of Little
Egg Harbor; and his sister, Lauren
Brodeur and her spouse, Vicki of
Massachusetts.
Joh n E . Boyd, 81, of West
Windsor died February 25 at the
University Medical Center of
Princeton in Plainsboro. He was
raised in Americus, Georgia, and
Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
Boyd earned his bachelor’s degree at Kutztown State, his master’s degree at Lehigh University,
and his Phd in biological chemistry
at Penn State. He was a research
chemist with American Cyanamid,
first in Stamford, Connecticut, and
then in West Windsor. He rose to
the position of director of computing research and designed, developed, and supervised a roboticbased research lab. Boyd was an
adult leader with Boy Scout Troop
40 in West Windsor.
Survivors include a son, Mark
A. Boyd of San Mateo, California;
a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra
Boyd and John Davis Jr. of Arcadia, California; two grandsons,
Stephen A. Boyd of San Mateo,
California, and John Davis III of
San Diego, California; and a granddaughter, April Davis of Arcadia,
California.
E dward J. G olda, 89, of Plainsboro died March 3. Born in Newark, he was a World War II Army
veteran and a professor of languages at Union County College.
Survivors include his nieces and
nephews, John and Fran Golda,
Terence and Barbara Golda, Kathy
and Jay Curtiss, Karen and Skip
Lucas, Kenneth and Dianne Golda,
Michael and Kathleen Golda, and
Gregory and Jeanne Golda.
Joh n F . “Jac k” H elman, 78, of
Pekin, Illinois, died March 4. He
was a Navy veteran. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Susan and her
husband, Larry Kezele of West
Windsor. Donations may be made
to American Diabetes Association
or American Heart Association.
K enneth Tencz a, 63 , of Hamilton died March 4. Born in Passaic,
he was a former resident of West
Windsor. An Air Force veteran, he
served during the Vietnam War. He
was a supervisor for Verizon where
he was employed for the past 30
years.
Survivors include his mother,
Alice (Borani) Tencza; his wife of
39 years, Joan (Stoehs) Tencza; his
sons and daughter-in-law, David
and Sarah Tencza, Ryan Tencza,
and Scott Tencza; two grandsons,
Q uinn and Z achary Tencza; a
brother and sister-in-law, Michael
and Barbara Tencza; two brothersin-law, Bill Stoehs and wife Cathy,
John Stoehs and wife Mary-Grace;
and a sister-in-law, Ellen Romann.
H arry Turner, 93, of Snellville,
Georgia, died March 5. Survivors
include a grandson, Turner Mills,
and his wife Crystal of Plainsboro.
Donations may be made to Snellville First Baptist Church, 2400
Main E Street, Snellville, GA
30078
Margaret A . “P eg” DeSandre,
74,
of Cranbury died March 6.
Born in West Windsor, she lived in
Cranbury since 1979.
She was a
graduate of Princeton High School,
Class of 1956, and Mercer School
of Nursing, Class of 1959.
Survivors include her husband
of 52 years, Joseph DeSandre;
three daughters and sons-in-law,
Ann Marie and Andy Potts, Betty
and Mike Sterling, and Jen and
Dean Micale; one son and daughter-in-law, Joey and Nancy DeSandre; eight grandchildren, Drew,
Tony, and Alan Potts, Trevor Sterling, Tanya and Natasha DeSandre,
and Austin and Sophia Micale; two
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Dutch Neck
What Does WW Want at C yanamid Site?
by Sue Roy
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Policy at Rutgers. I got a job as a
lobbyist with the NJ Business and
Industry Association, and decided
to move back to West Windsor.
While I loved the town, as a young
single professional, there was nothing for me to do here. I went other
places, such as New York, for entertainment.”
However, Vinson met her future
husband, Dennis, who was a social
studies teacher at High School
South, and after they married, they
remained in West Windsor. Their
children are James, a fourth grader
at Millstone; Grant, a second grader at Maurice Hawk; and Cole, in
kindergarten at Maurice Hawk.
“My sister lives here, in Canal
Pointe, and she has two small children,” says Vinson. “My parents
live here, and my brother lives in
Princeton. We are planning on staying here, but taxes are very high.
New development would help. The
school board and the Township are
doing what they can to keep taxes
down, but expenses still increase.
That’s why I am glad to be part of
this focus group.”
The Vinsons already are active
in town. “My husband has coached
for the West Windsor Wildcats for
seven years, and we are both involved in Little League. I am involved in the PTA and have been
ince the Howard Hughes Corporation first decided on developing the former American Cyanamid property, it has
sought to foster a dialogue with
West Windsor and its residents
about the proposed development.
154 South Mill Road
To this end, a cross-section of the
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
West Windsor community has been
assembled as a focus group, to
serve as a liaison between Howard
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Hughes and township residents. At
its second public meeting on FebPALM/PASSION SUNDAY, March 24 - 9:30 AM
ruary 27, Howard Hughes intro11:15 AM - Open Door Worship Service
Rev. Stanley Jenkins
duced the members of the focus
group to the community.
MAUNDY THURSDAY, March 28 - 8:00 PM
The group, gathered at a USERVICE OF TENEBRAE (SHADOWS)
shaped
cluster of tables in the main
WITH THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
meeting
room of the West Windsor
Rev. Stanley Jenkins
Municipal Center, included lots of
GOOD FRIDAY, March 29 - 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM
familiar faces, including officials
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from the township and the county,
the school board, and the private
EASTER SUNDAY, March 31 - 9:30 AM
sector (see list below).
CELEBRATION OF THE RESURRECTION
Says Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh, “I
WITH THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
wanted
the group to focus on four
Christ Is Risen! Alleluia!
main issues: impact on the schools;
11:15 AM - Open Door Worship Service
attractiveness to business commuRev. Stanley Jenkins
nity; recreational opportunities for
young and old; and public services.
I picked a cross-section of the community. I didn’t ask them their
points of view, or ask them what
they wanted to see done with the
property. I just wanted to include a
wide variety of people so that How‘ To not utiliz e the propard Hughes could understand our
community better.
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cide when and where the meetings
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more connections to West Windsor
“The mayor recommended me
to build functional communication skills through multisensory, multi- than most — Libby Vinson, a longfor the focus group because of my
resident and the professional background, but also
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back here when I earned my masAdds Vinson: “Over the years,
ter’s degree in politics and public there have been so many missed
appointment
affairs from the Edward J. Blous- opportunities. We have operated
tein School of Planning and Public under ‘ paralysis by analysis.’
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Raised in West Windsor,
Libby Vinson has some
suggestions for her
home town.
When I moved here, we had very
little of what we have now. Now we
are delighted by what is here — the
school system, recreational facilities, the parks and open space. Many of this wasn’t here when I was
growing up.”
“The one piece we are missing is
a downtown place to gather, which
would give West Windsor a real
small-town community feel. We
don’t need to build another Princeton, and we won’t. But we need to
link up the existing developments
with bike paths and walk ways. We
are getting there. Five years ago I
could not run from my house to
other open spaces; I had to risk my
neck crossing Alexander Road.
This is becoming a more walkable
community and that is a good
thing.”
When asked about those who
question the benefits of the proposed Howard Hughes development, Vinson responded emphatically, “to say ‘ no’ to more development will lead to bad development.
Development is not a bad word.
There shouldn’t be an adversarial
relationship with developers. It is
counter-productive. Development
will continue to happen; we should
be part of the process.”
“This is beyond politics, it is
about quality. What we have now is
not working. The site is abandoned
property. It is the gateway to West
Windsor. To be opposed to properly developing this site is bad public
policy. To not utilize the property is
hurting the taxpayers and is not
smart economically. Look at the
property now. Is that the best we
can do? We can’t do any better than
that? It is a draw on the tax rolls.
This abandoned property is one of
the major entrances to our town.
“People ask me, ‘ why does development take so long in this
town.’ I mean, we can’t even build
a pocket park. That just shows there
is something culturally wrong with
some levels of our government. We
need to stop our small-mindedness
and think of our Township as a
whole.”
“We should turn [ American Cyanamid] into something we can be
proud of — something for kids and
seniors alike. West Windsor’s location is ideal. We have access to NY
and Philadelphia, we support the
concept of open space, we have lots
of recreation and sports amenities,
there is a strong sense of commitment to the community. But we
have a lack of housing for young
adults without children, and affordable housing that would allow older adults to stay. Our town can only
be enhanced by more downtown
gathering places, not big box
MARCH 15, 2013
When this Pantry’s Bare, People Are Hurting
T
he recent demographic study
conducted on behalf of the
WW-P School District
showed that the median income in
Plainsboro is $1 12,004, and 72.4
percent of residents have at least a
bachelor’s degree. Despite these
numbers, 2.1 percent of Plainsboro
children live below the poverty
level, and many other residents live
in reduced circumstances as well.
This fact becomes readily apparent on the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month, when the
Plainsboro Food Pantry donates
bags of non-perishable groceries to
needy Plainsboro families. Says
Maria (Ria) Benerofe, a Plainsboro
resident who runs the food pantry:
“At present we serve 37 families.
They include senior citizens on
fixed incomes; individuals who are
disabled and cannot work; and single parents with children. This is
the highest number since I started
working at the pantry almost two
years ago.”
“Some people only remain on
the list for a year, because they are
able to get back on their feet and get
their lives together. That is heartwarming to see. Others have been
coming to the food pantry for years
because they are unable to work,”
she says.
Benerofe explains that “to be
eligible to receive food, people
must be residents of Plainsboro and
must be low income. They fill out a
yearly application and must provide proof of residence and income. This provides some sort of
accountability and helps keep us
organized, so we can anticipate
need. On the applications, families
indicate whether they need baby
items, have food allergies, and
what food they need on a regular
basis. The food we provide is a
supplement — this food does not
sustain them, it just helps out.”
Although the food pantry operates under the aegis of Plainsboro
Township, and is housed in the municipal building, it is funded solely
by a grant — all salaries, including
Benerofe’s, and other expenses are
paid through the grant, not Township money. “We do have a trust
account as well, which comes from
people and corporations that make
cash donations. We use that money
to supplement the food bank when
needed items run out,” she says.
Benerofe became involved with
the food pantry through her son,
Scott, who is currently a junior at
High School South. “Scott wanted
to volunteer at the food pantry
when he was 15 years old, and at
that time youth under the age of 16
needed to be accompanied by a
parent or guardian. (Now 15-yearolds can volunteer on their own).
“So I would go with him and
help out too. I learned about the entire process: how to organize and
stock the food; how to date the food
and make sure none was expired;
how to bag the food for the participants. Both of us really enjoyed it.
So when the person who was formerly running the food pantry
moved over to the tax division, I
applied.” She has been working
there for almost two years.
“I work during the school day,
and some evenings and weekends.
My son Scott still volunteers here,
and my older son Andrew used to
help me at home with pantry work.
He is now in college at Syracuse, so
right now he is unable to help out.
My daughter Kara, a freshman at
South, volunteers at the pantry
through her Girl Scout troop. She
really enjoys helping out there.”
“We have several volunteers.
Adults usually come during the
day, and students come in the after-
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Pantry, Ria Benerofe and her daughter, Kara, a
freshman at High School South, find that demand is
increasing during the ongoing recession.
noons. We welcome scout groups;
students who need to earn community service hours; anyone willing
to give us a hand. I have been actively recruiting volunteers because we always need help.”
Benerofe is no stranger to volunteer work. She has been a troop
leader for her daughter’s Girl Scout
troop for many years, and took the
girls to volunteer at the food pantry
several times. She has been involved in many PTA positions, and
has also volunteered to help out
many of the clubs and sports teams
her children have been involved
with. She is a literacy volunteer,
teaching adults to read, and is involved in her neighborhood sunshine committee, which prepares
meals and helps out with neighbors
who are ill or are going through difficult times.
“My parents inspired me to become involved,” she says. “My father was a New York City police
detective in the Bronx, and my
mother, who was generally a stayat-home mom, would volunteer to
cut people’s hair, and also watched
people’s children for free. When
my father retired, he opened a secu-
‘ My goal right now is to
line up volunteers and
donations for the summer, because we have a
real need this year.’
rity business, and then we all
helped out with the family business.”
Benerofe, who grew up in Pearl
River NY, earned a bachelors from
SUNY Binghamton in math and
economics, and became an economist. She worked as an economist
for a number of companies, including the Research Triangle Institute
in Raleigh-Durham, NC. “But I really always wanted to be a teacher.
We moved to Plainsboro 16 years
ago, to be closer to my husband
Dave’s job. He currently works at
Ambac in New York City. So I decided to teach at Kid’s Corner Cooperative day care, and worked
there for eight years. I am still
teaching — as a substitute teacher
in the WW-P district,” she said.
One of Benerofe’s tasks at the
pantry is publicity. “I have worked
really hard to raise awareness, both
for people who use our services,
and for those who donate.”
“It is very important. We always
need more volunteers, and we always need food, especially this
time of year into the summer. People are very generous during the
holiday season, between Thanks-
giving and New Year’s, and we get
a lot of food then.”
Spring is not a popular season
for food drives. “There are so many
fundraisers this time of year, and
people get very busy, and so the donations suffer,” says Benerofe.
“We participate in the 10 month/ 10
school program, and each of the
schools in our district picks a
month to donate food. This is
where we get most of our food. As
the spring and summer months
come closer, of course we get less
donations from the schools. Scouts,
individuals, and corporations also
donate food, as do area churches.
For example, the Plainsboro Presbyterian Church collects food for
us, and we have an arrangement
with the Princeton Alliance Church
whereby we give our overflow
food to them when they need it, and
they give their overflow to us.”
“We have two special events every year — Thanksgiving baskets
and holiday gift trees in December.
Gift tags are hung on the trees and
people can take a tag and purchase
the gift request listed on the tag.
The Q ueenship of Mary Catholic
Church fulfills nearly all, if not all,
of the requests for both of these
events,” Benerofe says.
“We also get a large anonymous
donation from time to time. I have
tried to find out who the benefactor
is so that we can thank the person
or group who leaves the bags of
food for us, but so far I haven’t
been able to figure out who it is! ”
“My goal right now is to line up
volunteers and donations for the
summer, because we have a real
need this year. Because of Hurricane Sandy, everyone was extremely generous in the fall, but no
we have run short of many food
items and necessities. We need
more volunteers, and we need more
food.”
Says Benerofe: “The best way to
help is to donate the most needed
food items, which are listed on the
township website. Food can be
dropped off at the municipal center
or the recreation center. If you cannot deliver the food to us, you can
also call 609- 790909, ext. 1712
or 1719 and we will arrange to pick
up the food. We can always use
monetary donations. Checks
should be made out to the Township of Plainsboro Food Pantry. Finally, we always take volunteers.
Groups can pick a particular day to
help out as part of a project or requirements, or individuals can
come and help. I am making a huge
effort to find volunteers, so please
come and help us out! ”
— S ue R oy
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gathering places, more walkable
places.”
“I truly believe the people who
are opposed to this concept are a
small minority. Families that are
moving here want this — they
don’t want to have to jump into
their cars every two seconds to get
somewhere. People that I speak to
at Little League or Wildcats games,
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this concept. But they are just too
busy to be vocal on these issues. It’s
about quality of life-being able to
walk or bike places, or sit outside
and eat with your friends. I think it
is unfair that people are worried
about mixed-use development
bringing more people in. So it’s OK
that they moved in, but now no one
else can? ”
“For the people that say ‘ it used
to be better here,’ I say it is much
better today. There are so many
more amenities, so much more focus on our history, so many positives. But it can be even better in
the future. We should work together to have West Windsor reach its
full potential,” she added.
The other focus group members
include Howard Hughes executives Chuck McMahon and John
DeWolf; Bob Prunetti, president of
the MidJersey Chamber of Commerce; Peter Crowley, president of
the Princeton Regional Chamber of
Commerce.
Also Ron Slinn, vice president
of the Shade Tree Commission;
Hemant Marathe, president of the
WW-P Board of Education; Alison
Miller, president of Friends of West
Windsor Open Space (FOWWOS);
Jean Jacobsohn, chair of the Affordable Housing Committee; and
Nick Schiera, a resident representing township sports activities.
Also Liz Muoi, Mercer County
Office of Economic Development
and Sustainability; Steve Jany,
member of the Agricultural Advisory Committee; John Roeder,
chairman of the Z oning Board;
Andy Lupo, chairman of West
Windsor Parking Authority; and
Beth Feehan, co-founder of the
WW Farmer’s Market
Council President George Borek
participated at the meeting but has
since recused himself, stating that
“I didn’t want even the perception
of a conflict of interest. I was there
to provide general support, but will
not be involved in the discussions.”
Marvin Gardner, head of the
Planning Board, also declined to be
part of the group for similar reasons.
WW C ouncil N ews
by Sue Roy
T
he budget process continues to
be the focus of the West Windsor Town Council. At its regularly
scheduled meeting on March 4, the
Council discussed the capital expenditures section of the budget,
and Council will hear a report on
the revenue review at the upcoming
meeting on Monday, March 18. But
don’t necessarily expect lengthy
budget discussions at the regular
Council meetings. The bulk of the
budget discussions are taking place
at special budget meetings. Two
have already been held, on March 1
and 8, and a third is scheduled for
Friday, March 22, at 10 a.m.
“I am trying to keep the Council
Meeting agendas short,” said
Council President George Borek,
“because we are having several ongoing working meetings devoted
solely to the budget. It is at these
working meetings that many of the
specific programs and department
budgets are being discussed.”
At these meetings, which are
open to the public, the Council and
administration staff have been reviewing this year’s budget. Some
of the budget topics discussed at
the March 8 meeting involved possible improvements in technology,
professional development for staff,
and ways to provide more services
to constituents. All five Council
members praised Sharon Young
and the Clerk’s Office for presenting a departmental budget that is 8
percent lower than last year’s departmental budget, in spite of the
fact that the office is handling far
more work with less staff.
Said Council member Linda
Geevers: “you have cut your number of staff and you are all working
harder. I am very impressed that
you have cut your budget as much
as you have.”
Council Vice President Kristina
Samonte added, “I am also very
impressed, and if we can help you
out in any other areas of the budget,
such as through our new IT committee, please let us know.”
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upcoming development. Land use
manager Sam Surtees noted that
there are several potential new developments on the horizon for the
coming year, which may result in
significant additional work for the
department.
“For instance, Ellsworth will be
coming to the Z oning Board for
changes to the Ellsworth property
[ at the corner of Route 571 and
Cranbury Road] . There will be renovation of the existing store fronts,
as well as the construction of 24
apartments above the existing
stores, as well as the addition of
20,000 square feet of retail space.”
Board Member Khamal Khanna
expressed concern over this section
of town. “Will this development
take place in the upper level [ already developed] or the lower level
[ vacant] ? The lower level is an eyesore. People taking the train see it
every day.”
Pat Ward, director of Community Development, responded that
“the development Ellsworth is
planning is for the upper portion.
He does not own the lower portion.
He is trying to buy the lower level,
but the other owner is resistant to
sell. The owner pays his taxes, so
we can’t force him to clean it or
paint it, or do anything with it. We
have tried to work with him. He
won’t return our calls. We ensure
that he within code compliance, but
we cannot condemn the property
because it is part of the redevelopment plan.”
Surtees mentioned several additional developments. “Howard
Hughes is on the horizon. In addition, the Thompson tract, on Old
Trenton Road, is under contract
with a developer to develop the
property. It will need to be rezoned.
In addition, there is a contractor
agreement to build 16 single family
homes behind Kindercare on Rabbit Hill Road.”
“Toll Brothers is now under contract to buy 46 acres of the Maneely
tract, off of Bear Brook Road. They
are planning on constructing 51
townhomes, 20,000 square feet of
retail space with apartments above
it, and a 203- room extended-stay
hotel, which they will own and operate themselves. This will be their
first venture into owning and operating a hotel. And there will be 72
to 75 Project Freedom units. The
zoning for this is already in place,
so they will likely be coming before the Site Plan Review Board in
early summer, and may start construction by this time next year.”
Not all of the developments involve housing. “At the last meeting, the Z oning Board approved the
application for the Institute of Islamic Studies, so they are likely to
begin construction late this year or
early next year,” Surtees said. “And
the Korean Community Center has
discussed plans to build their center in West Windsor, so that is moving forward as well. And the town
is actively negotiating to purchase
property to preserve open space.”
Other March 4 Council business:
The installation of sprinkler and
fire protection systems at the West
Windsor Fire Company and other
municipal facilities, discussed at
previous council meetings, was approved, as was a change order with
Ground Force Inc. involving deductions of incomplete work and
loss of services in November and
December, 2012, that represents a
decrease of $6,250.
Jeffrey I. Rubin was reappointed
as municipal prosecutor for a oneyear term at a cost of $30,000. John
MARCH 15, 2013
Brian Meersma
of Bookshare and is the only high school student to serve in this capacity. The rest of the
board includes one college student and several professionals in the fields of education,
technology, and public policy. Members of
the advisory board can make suggestions on
how to improve and enhance Bookshare’s
services.
Meersma said his first visit to a board
meeting was inspiring. As a new member, he
listened and learned. “That was pretty cool,”
he said.
In addition to public presentations and
participation in the Bookshare Advisory
Board, Meersma organized and ran a reading
club last summer for kids between nine and
eleven years old with reading disabilities and
social challenges. He recalls that it wasn’t
always easy, but it was fun and gratifying. He
remembers one boy in particular who said,
“Oh Brian, you’re my hero.”
Using Bookshare, Meersma helped the
kids find reading material on topics they
chose. A popular topic was dragons and another was trains. Meersma expects to form a
new group this summer. Meersma has met
many elected officials and leaders in the field
of assistive technology over the past several
years.
One who stands out is Tom Harkin, the
Iowa senator who was a key player in draft-
ing the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). Thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Education, schools and qualified
students can get Bookshare memberships for
free. Currently every public school district in
Iowa is a member of Bookshare, compared
with about 25 percent in New Jersey.
Meersma is also active in Decoding Dyslexia — NJ, a grassroots group of students
and parents working to raise dyslexia awareness in public schools through teacher training, screening tests, remediation programs,
and assistive technologies.
Meersma and the group met with New
Jersey congressmen to request their participation in the Congressional Dyslexia Caucus. As a result of the meeting, eight New
Jersey representatives signed on.
In addition to sharing his knowledge
about assistive technologies, Meersma is
passionate about the environment and is a
member of Friends of West Windsor Open
Space.
“One time when driving by a new development, I thought of all the trees that once
stood there. I had just learned about deforestation and was concerned about the environmental impact of destroying so many trees. I
realized that we only have one home, and
that is the earth, so we better take good care
of it.” Meersma said.
When Meersma was in the sixth grade, he
met with Whole Foods and made an agreement with them to pass out reusable shopping bags for free. He prepared a fact sheet
What’s the WW-P District’s Role?
W
W-P student Brian Meersma has
Reviewing its Intervention and Referral
found a way to deal with his dys- Services protocol, which includes a desire to
lexia on his own. But some par- move to a procedure called Response to Inents may be wondering what the school dis- tervention.
trict’s approach is regarding children such as
Using a computerized program for readBrian. The question has a complicated aning, “Read 180,” for struggling readers in
swer.
middle school.
The district’s official answer comes in the
Implementing after-school tutoring sesform of a four-paragraph statement (see besions
at three of the K-5 level schools to aslow) that the district requested be printed
in its entirety. But not everyone has agreed sist struggling learners.
with the District’s approach over the years.
In addition, the district has also employed
In 2008 a group of parents whose children a teacher resource specialist for Special Edhave various special needs, including dys- ucation to assist students with social skills
lexia, filed a complaint with the U.S. De- instruction as well as to provide behavioral
partment of Education Office of Civil Rights support to students on the autism spectrum.
(OCR). They alleged that the district had
Explored expanded curriculum offerings
failed to provide sufficient staffing to enable
special needs children to take required for the high school level, as well as continWorld Language courses, as well as various ued individualized instruction for each of
the Special Education students PK -12.
Honors and Advanced Placement classes.
The district denied the allegations, but it
And initiated a search for a Special Edufollowed OCR’s recommendation to enter cation Project Manager to assist in a variety
into a corrective action plan rather than en- of areas regarding compilation of code comgage in costly litigation. As part of the plan, pliance data as well as importing assessment
the district hired outside expert Michele Ka- data into the district database.
mens to conduct a review of the Special EdThe District Statement. Gerri Hutner,
ucation Department.(WW-P News, Septemdirector
of communications for the WW-P
ber 21, 2012).
District,
provided
the following statement:
Kamens presented her findings to the
“Dyslexia is a clinical diagnosis for which
Board of Education, and a copy of her report, as well as several other documents re- the Special Education codes do not mandate
lating to the Special Services Program Re- any specific accommodations.
“In the case of a student
view, is available on the
with
a disability,
district website at www.
Sales
Rep: such as
In 2008 a group of
dyslexia that affects his or
west-windsor-plainsboro.
her reading
BC ability, a WWk12.nj.us. The district has
parents of children
P IEP team, which conbegun implementing the
with special needs, insists of Child Study Team
recommendations set forth
cluding dyslexia, filed
professionals, the parents,
in the report.
and the student once he or
a
complaint
against
Some highlights:
she turns 18, generally
the
WW-P
district.
Expanding its behavior
will collaborate to deterdisabilities program by
mine what accommodaimplementing a class at
tions are appropriate.
Community Middle School, and expanding
“The range of available supports includes
a program at Town Center School for stu- extra time on assignments and tests, study
dents on the autism spectrum. Students are guides, pre- and post-lesson review, in-class
instructed utilizing the core curriculum con- support from a paraprofessional or special
tent standards with Applied Behavior Anal- education teacher, assistive technology and
ysis (ABA) employed as defined by the stu- whatever other accommodations may be
dent Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
deemed necessary. The evaluation process
Hosting ongoing meetings between child to determine appropriate supports generally
study team members as well as Special Edu- includes standardized testing through forcation teachers and administrators to imple- mal evaluation, classroom observations of
the student’s functional capabilities, and inment vertical and horizontal articulation.
put from the parents and the student.
Increasing communications to parents,
“It is very important to remember that
along with sharing information with the es- student needs are different and Child Study
tablished Parent Advisory Committee, Teams collaborate with classroom teachers
which meets four times a year. Also, a Spe- to implement the agreed-upon accommodacial Education Parent Teacher Student As- tions.”
sociation has held meetings on a variety of
topics.
Final Visual
that was placed in each bag listing the disadvantages of using plastic. For instance, it
takes 12 million barrels of oil to supply
America with plastic bags each year; plastic
bags break down into tiny bits polluting the
soil, rivers, lakes and oceans; and plastic
bags can take up to 1,000 years to decompose. He also gave out bags at Rider Univer-
What drives Brian is the desire
to let people with disabilities in
the area of reading, writing, or
communicating know about resources that are available to
lessen their struggles.
sity basketball events, and gave them to car
companies who put them in the new cars
with a note asking the buyer to use the bag
when he shopped.
In Meersma’s free time, he loves playing
basketball with his teammates on the South
varsity team and also enjoys taking bike
rides. And, of course, he enjoys reading for
pleasure. One recent book on his list: Steve
Jobs’ biography, which he says was available
on Bookshare the same day it hit the bookshelves.
Meersma attributes much of his success to
Brian Freidlander, assistive technology consultant and professor at the College of St.
Elizabeth in Morristown. Freidlander helped
him take full advantage of the assistive technology software.
But he gives most credit to his family: his
mother, Kathy Stratton, a psychologist in the
counseling department at Westminster Choir
College; his father, Steven Meersma, an executive at TRC in New York City; his sister,
who is studying environmental science at the
University of Massachusetts in Amherst; and
two extended family members who are blind
and share technology tips with him.
“My parents are the best advocates that I
could ever imagine,” Meersma said.
“They’re there for me every step of the way.
My parents never made me feel bad about
struggling to read. They would read to me all
THE NEWS
the time and made me see that the important
thing about reading was getting meaning
from the words on the page.”
His parents say he always loved to learn
and is lucky to be living in a time when assistive technology is exploding.
“Technology and Bookshare opened so
many doors for him,” his father said. “It’s
wonderful that he’s able to set an example for
others.” And, based on responses to an article
young Meersma posted on Bookshare.org,
he is definitely setting an example.
One that particularly touched Meersma
and his family came from a mother of a nineyear-old boy facing the challenges of dyslexia. She wrote:
“Brian, you have no idea how much your
post will bless my family,” the mother wrote.
“I have been searching for EVERYTHING
you mentioned in this article. You have just
helped us in so many ways. I now have a
place to start and to see what will help him.
With tear-filled eyes I THANK YOU for
your bravery and your willingness to inform
and serve others. Outstanding work. We are
so grateful. I look forward to being a follower of your blog.”
Meersma will be honored next week at the
NJ Council for Exceptional Children’s annual meeting, and next month at the National
Council for Exceptional Children’s annual
convention. However, “what really drives
Brian is the desire to let people with disabilities in the area of reading, writing or communicating know about resources that are
available to lessen their struggles, not the
recognition,” says his mother.
Meersma said he is often asked if he feels
uncomfortable using reading aids in the
classroom. “It is not difficult being the only
one in the classroom using assistive technology. What was hard was not knowing the lessons and not being able to keep up with the
other students,” he said. What’s difficult,
says Meersma, is being the only one who
doesn’t get it.
Brian Meersma’s assistive technology
blog is located at bdmtech.blogspot.com.
For more information visit Bookshare at
www.bookshare.org.
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MARCH 15, 2013
West Windsor C ouncil
W. Hartmann was reappointed to
be the township public defender
for a one-year period at a cost of
$19,200.
The Council also approved the
reappointment of Jean Ward as
deputy registrar of vital statistics,
through March 9, 2016, and authorized the appointment of Eric
Payne as a member of the Affordable Housing Committee, with a
term to expire on December 3 1,
2014.
One personnel matter led to
some discussion. Although the
Council had previously agreed to
hire Bill Dambrova, of Dambrova
Designs, to complete final designs
for the Environmental Education
Exhibit at the Schenck Barn, at a
cost of $42,100, Council member
Bryan Maher expressed concern
over the cost, saying that, in his
opinion, the work could be done by
high school students.
Borek noted that Maher’s concern was legitimate, and agreed to
Maher’s request to have the consultant make a presentation at the
upcoming Council meeting on
Monday, March 18.
The Mayor will present his
“State of the Township” address at
the meeting on March 18. His address will be presented from 7 to
7 :30 p.m. The regular Council
meeting will begin following the
Mayor’s address. The meeting will
begin with a closed session at 6: 30
p.m. to discuss PBA litigation.
7- E leven O pening
The official grand opening of
the new 7- Eleven convenience
store next to the Valero station at
Princeton-Hightstown and Alexander roads will be Saturday,
March 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Face painting, bagpipers, free food
and drinks, balloons, and ribbon
cutting are planned. For information call 6 09- 790881.
Route 571
Bridge
To Be Rebuilt
M
otorists can expect some additional delays on Route 571,
beginning as soon as Monday,
March 18, as the county begins
work on the replacement of its
bridge over Big Bear Brook, just
south of the intersection with Lanwin Boulevard and Rabbit Hill
Road.
While construction will be
staged so that one lane of traffic
will remain open in each direction,
Route 571 will be reduced from
four to two lanes in the construction area. The lane closings will be
in place around the clock for the
duration of the project. The anticipated work schedule is Monday
through Friday from 7 a.m. until 4
p.m., and Saturdays 8 a.m. until 4
p.m.
The replacement bridge will accommodate four lanes of traffic,
with shoulders, as well as sidewalks on both sides. The timing of
the work is based on the fact that
environmental permits require that
no work be done in the stream between May 1 and June 30. The
project is expected to last nine
months, depending on weather.
Subdivision Back
with Planners
T
he application by Vishwas
Tengshe to subdivide his property at 16 Bolfmar Avenue will return to the West Windsor Planning
Don’t Blink: Winter Track Is Sprinting Into Spring
by Samantha Sciarrotta
I
t’s March, and for high school
athletes that usually means a
break between the winter and
spring sports seasons. The North
and South track teams, though, run
right through March and into April.
Those who also do winter track
train continuously from December
on.
Both schools saw success during the winter. South’s boys and
girls’ squads followed up secondplace finishes at the county championship in January with Central
Jersey Group III sectional titles in
February. The North girls captured
the county title, led by juniors Patrycja Dziekonska and Simone
Counts.
South boys’ head coach Todd
Smith hopes to keep that success
going into June. With dynamic athletes on both the boys’ and girls’
teams, that shouldn’t be a problem.
Smith has a specific goal in mind
for the boys’ distance medley relay
team of Dan Riff, Jake Riff, Donyell Reid, and Eddison Gulama, who
are all coming off of a stellar winter
season.
“They had one of the fastest
times in the country coming out of
the indoor season,” he said. “One
of our goals will be for them to
make it to the medal stand at the
Penn Relays. We have never done
that before, so that would be pretty
awesome.”
Behind twins Dan and Jake Riff,
who have excelled on the track
since their freshman year, the goal
is within reach.
“When you have a sub-4: 20 miler, that’s great,” Smith said. “When
Board Wednesday, March 20, at 7
p.m.
The application, continued from
January 9 when it ran into criticism
from neighbors, seeks approval to
subdivide the property into two
lots, one for the existing house and
the other a vacant lot. The Planning
Board agenda notes that “the existing lot is over-sized and is almost
thrice the minimum lot size allowed in the R-20 zone district. The
location of the existing lot at the
end of a cul-de-sac easement results in the need for variances for
lot frontage for both lots and lot
width for the proposed vacant lot.
The proposed lots satisfy all other
bulk standards of the R-20 zone
district.”
At the January meeting the plan
met with criticism from both his
neighbors and the Planning Board
regarding the size of the proposed
house to be built on the second lot,
the number of trees that may be removed; potential water drainage
issues; and potential impact on
wells.
The Planning Board advised
Tengshe to produce a revised plan
that better addresses the issues
raised at the January meeting.
Website a Winner
N
ew Jersey is home to 565 municipalities and a similarly
large number of municipal websites. That’s why West Windsor officials are beaming after learning
that their website, www.westwindsornj.org, has been named one of
the 10 best municipal websites in
the state.
The Monmouth University Polling Institute and the Graduate Program in Public Policy launched an
E-government project to examine
how New Jersey municipalities use
their websites to inform citizens,
provide services, and encourage
D is tanc e M edl ey :
WW-P South’s indoor team was one
of the fastest in the
country. From the
left Dan Riff, Eddison Gulama, Donyell Reid, and Jake
Riff.
he has an exact genetic match,
that’s even better. They have
been mainstays in Mercer County for the past four years. We
have set some pretty lofty goals
for them this season, and we’re
hoping they will finish up with a
bang.”
Reid, Smith added, is coming
off his best indoor season ever,
while Gulama has helped fill the
shoes of mid-distance runner AJ
Chavez, who graduated in 2012.
“He has stepped right in where AJ
left off and has become one of the
state’s elite middle distance runners,” Smith said.
Smith said Meet of Champions
qualifier distance runner Karn
Setya, long jumper Nick Benfer,
discus thrower Eric Davis, middle
distance runner George Hamilton,
and hurdler and sprinter Julis Klaer
will all also be key for the South
boys.
On the girls’ side, Smith said the
Pirates have “reloaded” after graduating Caroline Kellner, one of the
most decorated distance runners in
county history, and Mariame Fadiga, who holds the school record in
the shot put. The team finished 9- 0
in dual meets and was Colonial Dipublic engagement. A total of 540
municipal websites were analyzed
for availability of content and ease
of use.
West Windsor received high
marks in nearly every category and
was noted for online access to citizen transactions. Said Mayor
Shing-Fu Hsueh: “I am proud that
our website has been recognized.
Continuing improvements are ongoing and suggestions from the
public, our township volunteers,
and council are always welcome.”
An awards event will be held at
Monmouth University on Thursday, March 21.
K orean C enter
Moves A head
A
6.4- acre area off of Meadow
Road near Princeton Presbyterian Church is the future home of
the West Windsor Korean Community Center. This project, which
was until recently in the conceptual/ fundraising phase, is now moving closer to reality. Begun by a
dozen individuals who created the
Korean Community Center of
Greater Princeton (KCCGP), the
group, which now has nearly 100
founding members, has been fundraising since 2007 to raise enough
money to construct the center.
“Last year we were able to purchase the land from the Presbyterian Church, led by Rev. Dr. Kenneth
Smith,” said Young Lee, incoming
president of KCCGP. “They were
interested in selling the land to a religious or non-profit institution,
and we were looking to buy land in
the area. It was a perfect opportunity.” Added Young: “The church
members have been kind supporters of our organization and allowed
us to use their facilities for events
in the past 12 to 18 months as we
got the building off the ground.”
vision champion for the fifth consecutive year in 2012.
“We are looking to two sophomores, Julia Deen and Deirdre
Casey, to carry the load for us in the
distance races,” he said. “They
both have continued the great tradition of distance running at South.
They are coming off of outstanding
winter seasons.”
Paige Brown has also been a top
athlete for South. A hurdler, high
jumper, and long jumper, Smith
said Brown has the potential to
break the school record in all of
those events by the end of the season. Two pole vaulters, county indoor champion Michelle Gao and
indoor Meet of Champions qualifier Suzy Kardaras, will also lead
the team. Smith said he expects Edlyn Gulama (400 and 800), Kalayah Smith (hurdles and high
jump),
Brittany
Washington
(sprints), and Sarah Moxham (mid-
Plainsboro N ews
C ommittee N ews
A
s expected — and as requested
by Plainsboro Mayor Peter
Cantu — the initial Plainsboro municipal budget presented last month
came back leaner at the March 13
Committee meeting.
The original budget had anticipated a 1.6 cent municipal tax increase and a projected increase of
$61.60
on an average priced home.
The trimmed down budget, presented by Township Administrator
Robert Sheehan, reduced the tax
increase to .96 cent and would increase taxes on the average home
(valued at $385,000) only by $37.
The overall 2013 budget of
$25,253, 905 is virtually identical
to the 2012 budget — and actually
$293
less. The reason for the tax increase is to offset the reduction of
$4
million in assessed property
value and to replenish surplus
funds used in 2012.
Despite this, revenues remained
generally strong, with three performing very well:
Recreation fees exceeded expectations by $60,888, due to the
increased enrollment in summer
camp;
Uniform Construction Code
(UCC) fees increased by approximately $524,400,
largely due to
construction at Novo Nordisk;
and Payment In Lieu of Taxes
(PILOT) increased by $475,340
due to the addition of the medical
arts pavilion at Princeton Healthcare.
Several expenses were also reduced: the Public Employee’s Retirement System (PERS) was reduced by $52,139;
interest on
bonds was reduced by $123,089;
dle distance) to be major contributors as well.
For the Knight boys, Anthony
Z eng and Jerrick Z heng qualified
for the state championships in the
shot put last season. Z eng, who
placed fifth at the indoor Meet of
Champions, will be one of the
spring’s top competitors.
Dziekonska and Counts are the
leaders on the girls’ side as the two
juniors work to fill the shoes of
2012 graduate Christina LiPuma.
After leading the Knights to their
first-ever sectional title last spring,
Dziekonska captured the indoor
Meet of Champions 55-meter hurdles title, becoming the first female
individual champion in school history.
Both schools begin their spring
seasons with home dual meets on
Tuesday, April 2. North faces
Steinert and Hightstown, and
South hosts Trenton Central.
and health insurance costs were reduced by $23,926.
The reduction in health insurance costs is attributable both to the
fact that the Township now uses the
State Health Benefits Plan, and that
Township employees will contribute $205,000 to their health insurance premiums, an increase of
$75,000 over 2012.
Finally, the major capital expenditures in the 2013 budget include:
Intersection improvements at
Plainsboro Road/ Schalks Crossing
Road/ Parkway Avenue, at a cost of
$1.4 million;
Improvements to play areas at
Schalks Meadow and Morris Davison Parks, totaling $225,000;
Drainage improvements on
Cranbury Neck Road, which will
cost $227,000; and the annual road
maintenance program, which will
cost a total of $1.5 million.
In addition to budget matters,
the Committee set a speed limit of
35 m.p.h. on Enterprise Drive and
Plainsboro Road. “This was formerly a private road that the Township accepted as a public road late
last year,” said Sheehan. “As part
of that process, we determined an
appropriate speed limit and now
the Committee has officially approved it.”
The Committee also approved
the Princeton Healthcare System
redevelopment plan.
Regarding another potential development — the Plainsboro Plaza,
and specifically the possibility of a
food store — Sheehan noted that
there is “now a contract buyer for
the whole Plaza property, although
the deal has not been finalized yet.
The Township is continuing to
press the potential new owners to
bring in some type of food market,
which they will try to do, but there
will unfortunately be no relief on
that issue in the near future. But we
will keep working at it.”
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Twenty-three students at U nited B l ac k B el t T aek w ondo S c h ool were recently promoted to black belt. Pictured are Ryan Davidson, bottom left, Anirudh Govindan,
Saahil Noupada, Sanjana Chimaladinne, Logan Slater, Tegbir Singh, Emilio
Cardenas, and Krishna Vadlamani. In the middle row: Master Sanghee Kim, left,
Guhan Pradeep, Pranav Mahableshwarkar, Ryan Lee, Michael Hu, Rhea Khandelwal, Vidhur Badarayan, Anish Rajesh, Master Yeon Seok Do, and Master Eric
Hong. And in the top row: Teofil Sporea, left, Benjamin Litwin (volunteer), Arun
Vadlamani, Rajesh Ramachandran, Erik Daab, Rohan Yadav, Pablo Cardenas, Zoe
Kim, Simarjot Kaur (volunteer) Ritika Yadav, and Siddarth Challani (volunteer).
School Budget
community understand how these
new regs will impact the budget.
Perhaps then the community can
express their views to Trenton.”
Kaye then spoke directly to
West Windsor Township Council
member Linda Geevers. “We need
multiple voices on this. Perhaps the
Council can help us get the message out and also express our concerns to Trenton? ”
Geevers agreed to discuss it
with the Council and also recommended that the board pass a resolution to send to the state expressing its concern over how to fund
this mandated program.
Assistant superintendent of finance Larry Shanok emphasized,
“What saves the day, besides the
frugality we exercised in expenditures, is the amount that we can
squeeze out of our excess. The total
tax levy increase will remain at zero for this year. We have committed
to that. We may not be able to do
that again, so we should celebrate
this year. This is an untenable situation. It is very important to the
budget discussions; that’s why we
included it today. Something will
have to give to make progress over
the daunting challenges we are facing this year,” Shanok added.
L anguage A rts
Review
T
he board also listened to a presentation given by Maurice
Hawk Principal Denise Mengani
regarding the internal review portion of the ongoing Language Arts
Literacy program review. Highlights include:
Continuing the commitment to
the “workshop model” of teaching
language arts, and working towards more consistency across
grade levels and schools to this
model;
Increasing time spent on language arts instruction, including
during periods when other disciplines are taught;
Strengthening support for all
students, especially those struggling with reading and writing,
across all grade levels;
Revising report cards to better
reflect the actual curriculum being
taught, and revising methods by
which student progress is measured;
Updating technology, library
materials, and textbooks to better
ensure consistency across schools
and levels of study.
After Mengani presented her report, several board members
thanked her and the entire committee for the thoroughness and frankness of the report, especially
throughout all grade levels.
Mengani noted, “literacy and
language arts proficiency does not
just revolve around the language
arts area of study. This report is a
reminder of that.”
Johnson responded: “I agree
with you. Proficiency in reading
correlates into success in every
subject. But how do we increase
time for reading? Do we need to
lengthen the school day? ”
“The committee did consider
that solution, which may happen
one day. Right now we recommend
incorporating more language arts
instruction throughout other disciplines,” Mengani said.
Kaye, who served on this committee, pointed out that “this report
emphasizes the importance of equity, reliability, and accessibility,
and the need to formalize agreements regarding how other teachers in other disciplines, such as
math, or social studies, handle
reading and writing. Change is not
very easy. But we can see how far
we have already come. We have
transformed ourselves from a system of schools into a real school
system,” he added.
School Safety
T
he ongoing issue of school
safety was briefly discussed.
Johnson mentioned that the board
will likely not implement a fullscale safety policy until the conclusion of the two-month, two-school
pilot safety program is completed
(scheduled to run April through
June of this year), “so that our policy does not preempt the pilot program.”
In addition, he noted that building use has also been discussed in
terms of safety. “One idea we are
considering is to impose a possible
security surcharge for groups who
use school buildings after 6: 30
p.m.”
The board also voted to approve
its continuing partnership with
Rider University’s CONNECT-ED
Program, which provides teacher
professional development in science and math. As part of this partnership, the board approved the
participation of up to 10 teachers in
either the Q uest and Connect-Ed
Summer Institute or the Q uest
2013 Scholars Program, at a total
cost not to exceed $2,500.
A new walking path will also be
constructed at Dutch Neck Elementary School, as part of the capital budget expenditures.
And the board agreed to purchase a new textbook for the high
school-level statistics course, entitled, Stats in Your World 2012, by
David Bock and Thomas Mariano,
for a total cost of $29,200. This includes six years of electronic access to programs associated with
the textbook.
H igh S c h ool S outh advanced to the semifinals
of the Central Jersey Group IV tournament,
but was thwarted by Trenton. Bryan Rivers,
above, was called for an offensive foul.
Below: Jeff Paskewitz defends for South.
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Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Berlind Theater,
McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-1500.
“In the Next Room, or the Vibrator
Play,” a comedy by Sarah Ruhl set
in the Victorian Age. $15. For mature audiences. 8 p.m.
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March 15
In School
You’re a Good Man, Charlie
Brown, Grover Middle School,
10 Southfield Road, West Windsor, 609-716-5250. Comedy about
growing up. Directed by Peter
Shaughnessy, a teacher at the
school. $8. Through Saturday,
March 16. 7:30 p.m.
O n Stage
I Love You Because, Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609466-2766. New musical. $29.50 to
$31.50 includes dessert. 7 p.m.
Gypsy, Kelsey Theater, Mercer
County Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. Musical
about the road to stardom based
on the life of Gypsy Rose Lee and
her mother is presented by Pierrot
Productions. Loosely based on
the striptease artist’s 1957 memoirs, the musical follows the
dreams and efforts of her mother
to raise two daughters to perform.
$18. Opening night reception follows the performance. 8 p.m. See
story.
Art Exhibit, Gallery 14, 14 Mercer
Street, Hopewell, 609-333-8511.
Opening reception for “Dancing
Lights, an exhibit featuring painting with a camera by Larry Parsons and “Night in the Vigeland
Sculpture Park” by Samuel Vovsi.
Meet the artists on Sunday, March
17, from 1 to 3 p.m. On view to
April 14. 6 to 8 p.m.
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Princeton Poetry Festival, Lewis
Center for the Arts, Richardson
Auditorium, 609-258-1500. Readings and discussions featuring poets from around the world. Register online. Poets include Paul Muldoon, Gabeba Baderoon, Bei Dao,
Stephan Dunn, Sheriff Ghale, Jorie Graham, Lizzie Hutton, Amit
Majmudar, Bejan Matur, Don Paterson, Gary Whitehead, XiChuan,
and Monica Youn. $15. 2 to 6 p.m.
Evenings with Friends, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-9249529. “A Conversation on Climate
Change” with Michael Lemonick,
senior science writer with Climate
Central, and Stephen Pacala, professor of ecology and biology at
Princeton University. Refreshments followed by conversation.
Register. $50. 6:30 p.m.
F olk Music
The Nields, Princeton Folk Music
Society, Christ Congregation
Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-799-0944. Folk music
sister duo. $20. 8:15 p.m.
C omedy
Comedy Night, HA Comedy Productions, Grovers Mill Coffee
House, 335 Princeton Hightstown
Road, West Windsor, 609-7168771.
www.heleneangley.com.
Helene Angley of West Windsor
hosts. Comedians include Tom
Ragu, Paul Welsh, Aaron Kominos-Smith, and Mike Edwards.
Free. 8 p.m.
H ealth
Open House, Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, 615617 Executive Drive, Princeton,
609-279-0009. Register. Free. 1
to 6 p.m.
Mental H ealth
Annual Symposium, Children’s
Specialized Hospital, Pines
Manor, 2085 Route 27, Edison,
732-258-7129. “Effective Strategies for the Autism Journey” focuses on improving the lives of
people affected by autism spectrum disorder. For healthcare providers, mental health professionals, adults with ASD, parents,
caregivers, school personnel,
therapists, and others. Register.
$50 to $150. 7 p.m.
F or F amilies
Parents Night Out, West Windsor
Arts Council, 952 Alexander
Road, West Windsor, 609-7161931. www.westwindsorarts.org.
Prix Fixe Menu
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P rodigy : Plainsboro resident Jeffery Yu, a winner of
the piano competition at Westminster Conservatory,
performs the third movement of Edward Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 with the Westminster
Community Orchestra at the Westminster Conservatory Showcase on Sunday, March 17, in Richardson
Auditorium at Princeton University.
Drop off kids ages 6 to 10 at the
arts center for pizza and entertainment. Register. $30. 6 to 10 p.m.
F or Teens
What’s Up Princeton, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8777. An evening
for high school students to perform. Free. 7 to 10 p.m.
Tax A ssistance
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Titans Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-341-1100.
Cincinnati. 7 p.m.
Saturday
March 16
In School
Art and More, Grover Middle
School, 10 Southfield Road, West
Windsor. www.groverptsa.org. Silent auction of original art, photographs, restaurant certificates, gift
cards, and more to benefit the Parent Teacher Student Association
student programs. Bake sale. Donations invited. 6 p.m.
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and Kamishibai. Lucia DiPolvere
of West Windsor, a featured storyteller at the event, tells “Dragon
Hunt,” by Melissa O. Markham.
Register at [email protected].
Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Irish Festival: St. Patty’s Day
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Jim Baxter and Andie, It’s a Grind
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Annual St. Petricks Day, Haldeman Ford Subaru, 607 Route 33,
Hamilton Square, 609-586-7600.
Benefit for Hamilton Animal Shelter and AFEW animal rescue. Silent auction. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
St. Baldrick’s benefit, World
Class Riders, Amalfi’s, 146 Lawrenceville-Pennington
Road,
Lawrenceville. Ali Ari leads the
team to raise awareness of childhood cancer. Sign up or donate
online. 11 a.m.
Spaghetti Dinner, St. David’s
Episcopal Church, 90 South
Main Street, Cranbury, 609-6554731. $10 benefit the church’s altar guild. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Benefit G alas
Gala, CASA (Court Appointed
Special Advocates), Greenacres
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Black tie optional. Dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions, music
by Midnight Sun Orchestra. $175.
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reception for “Perseus Slays Medusa: A Greek Myth Retold as
Self-Portraits,” an photography
exhibit by Barbara Warren. On
view to April 13. 4 to 6 p.m.
F amily Theater
Amazing Mac King, McCarter
Theater (Berlind), 91 University
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F our H ands : Pianists
Phyllis Alpert Lehrer,
left, and Ena Bronstein
Barton perform in celebration of their
30-year collaboration
as the Barton-Lehrer
Duo on Sunday, March
24, in Bristol Chapel
at Westminster Choir
College in Princeton.
Jackie Fontana, Mary Mancini,
and Mario Tacca, Whittingham
Homeowner’s
Association,
Monroe High School, 200 Schoolhouse Road, Monroe, 609-3950404. An evening of comedy and
music. Register. $18. 8 p.m.
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St. Patrick Day Weekend, Station
Bar and Grill, 2625 Route 130
South, Cranbury, 609-655-5550.
www.stationbarandgrill.com. Irish
menu and cocktails. Discount if
you wear a kilt or bring in a bar of
Irish Spring soap. Noon.
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Garden Symposium, Master Gardeners of Mercer County, Stuart
Country Day School, Princeton,
609-989-6830. www.mgofmc.org.
“Gardening For The Future,” a
Garden Symposium with Michael
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out. $90 includes breakfast, lunch,
refreshments, and prizes. 8 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
Horticulture Expo, Mercer County College, 1200 Old Trenton
Road, West Windsor, 609-5703372. Floral arrangements created by more than 500 students from
28 high schools throughout the
state compete for awards. 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Gary’s Pruning Demonstration,
Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-9242310. Gary Mount, owner of Terhune Orchards, explains pruning
techniques and equipment that
the home owner can use on both
standard and dwarf apple, peach,
and pear trees. Rain or shine. Refreshments. Free. 11 a.m.
Blood Drive
American Red Cross, Central Jersey Donor Center, 707 Alexander
Road, West Windsor, 800-4483543. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Establishing a Healing Practice,
Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite
635, Plainsboro, 609-750-7432.
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your practice; marketing and advertising basics; and more. Presented by Michele Granberg, a
healer, therapist, and coach for
more than 13 years. Register. $49.
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Clean-up Day, Princeton Battlefield Society, Princeton Battlefield, 908-295-3732. 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
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Read and Explore Program, Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil
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“Gypsy,” a musical opening at
Kelsey Theater on Friday, March
15. Outside of dance recitals and a
camp performance at Arts University, this is her first time on stage. “I
am so excited that I’m in my first
show,” says Chevlin. “I found out
about the audition because, my
mom and I were checking out the
website and we said, ‘ well why not
give it a shot? ’”
The classic musical fable about
the road to stardom will be produced by Pierrot Productions on
weekends from Friday, March 15,
to Sunday, March 24. A reception
with the cast and crew follows the
opening night performance on
March 15.
“Gypsy” is loosely based on the
19 57 memoirs of the famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, and
her mother, Rose, whose name has
become synonymous with a stage
mother determined to focus on the
stars. With lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne, the
show follows the dreams and efforts of Rose to raise two daughters
to perform onstage. The show first
opened on Broadway in 1959 and
has had Broadway revivals in 1974,
19 89, 2003, and 2008.
Cast members for the Kelsey
production include Pam Jorgensen
of Franklin Park as Rose; Jenna
Scannelli of Manalapan as Louise;
Tom Chiola of Trenton as Herbie;
Samuel Spare of Howell Township
as Tulsa; Aziza Seven of Lawrence
as Tessie; Grace Matwijec of Newtown, PA, as Baby June; Caitlin
Sprang of Lawrence as June; Dani-
elle Grosso of Hamilton as Mazeppa; and D. Nixon of Ewing as Electra. Chevlin is an ensemble member.
The only cast member Chevlin
knew before rehearsals is Lisa Diaz, who is playing the role of Baby
Louise. They have done several auditions together.
Chevlin attends a private school
in Yardley, Pennsylvania, where
she is active in music and a member
of the volleyball club. At home she
plays U-11 travel soccer. “I usually
go skiing in the winter, and I love
that as one of the best things I do
because when you ski it feels like
you are the only one on the mountain and it is so peaceful,” Chevlin
says. In the summer she goes to the
beach, visits with her cousins, and
knits with her grandmother.
“I started loving theater and acting when I was about 9, but I knew
I wanted to sing as soon as I could
talk,” she says. “I guess I started
since I was growing up with both
my sister and brother playing instruments, so my house was filled
with music.”
Chevlin studies singing and piano with Patricia Bartlett and goes to
acting camps in the summer. “My
family and I love theater events,”
she says. “We rarely have time to fit
it in, but whenever we have time we
try to go to Broadway shows.”
Though she has not seen any stage
productions of “Gypsy,” she has
seen the film.
Her mother, Jill Schwartz-Chevlin, is a board certified physician in
internal medicine, hospice, and
palliative medicine, and owner of
Princeton Home and Primary Care
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Princeton Canal Walkers, Turning
Basin Park, Alexander Road,
Princeton, 609-638-6552. Threemile walk on the towpath. Bad
weather cancels. Free. 10 a.m.
Family Nature Programs, New
Jersey Audubon, Plainsboro
Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road,
njaudubon.org. “Spring Equinox
Celebration” includes a snack and
a hike to Maggie’s Point on the
trail. Register. $5. 2:30 p.m.
Princeton Middle East Society,
Princeton University, Arts Council of Princeton, Witherspoon
Street, 609-258-2943. “Shifting
Ground: The American Church’s
Changing Role in the Politics of
Peace in Israel and Palestine” presented by Rick Ufford-Chase, director of Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. Note location. 2 p.m.
Afghan Women’s Project, Coalition For Peace Action, Unitarian
Universalist Congregation, 50
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609924-5022. Presentation by Peggy
Kelsey, founder of the project after
meeting with a delegation of 14
women from Afghan. Her presentation is based on trips to Afghanistan in 2003 and 2010. Her book,
G y ps y : Sabrina Chevlin of Princeton Junction, inset, performs in
‘Gypsy’ at Kelsey Theater along with Tom Chiola, above left, Lisa Diaz, Pam Jorgenson, Grace Matwijec, and ensemble cast members Julia Patella, Morgan Wambach, Marisa Lazar, Tom Bessellieu, Alexys
Pulsinelli, Sabrina Chevlin, Christina Pullen, and Tom Petrino.
PC, a practice focusing on primary
care for the aging population in
their homes in the greater Princeton area. Her father, Brian Chevlin,
is the deputy general counsel at
Pernod Ricard USA, and the immediate past president of Beth El Synagogue in East Windsor. They both
acted in school shows.
The family has lived in West
Windsor for close to 15 years. Her
sister, Lindsay, 15, and her brother,
Ben, 17, attend school in Philadelphia. “They are very athletic and
fun,” she says. “They play basketball, and we all play soccer. Lind-
“Gathering Strength: Conversations with Afghan Women,” will be
available for purchase and booksigning. Free-will donation for the
event. 7:30 p.m.
Schools
Open House, Quakerbridge
Learning Center., 4044 Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville, 609933-8806. Information about summer academic camp. 9:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Singles
Dance Party, Steppin’ Out Singles, Crowne Plaza, 390 Forsgate
Drive, Monroe, 862-397-4723.
Ages 40 plus. No jeans, sneakers.
$15. 8 p.m.
say also plays the violin.”
“Our family is very busy; my
dad works in New York, and my
mom is out seeing patients all day,”
says Chevlin, who is also active
with community service. “I sometimes go to nursing homes with my
mother,” she says. “I also helped
clean up a cemetery for my brother’s bar mitzvah project and went
to nursing homes with my sister
when she played violin for her bat
mitzvah project.
“Since I have never been in any
show before it is an overwhelming
feeling but in a good way. I have
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March 17
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Reception for “Water, Water, Everywhere...,” a shared exhibition
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Art Exhibit, Gallery 14, 14 Mercer
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Meet the artists in conjunction with
“Dancing Lights, an exhibit featuring painting with a camera by Larry
Parsons and “Night in the Vigeland
Sculpture Park” by Samuel Vovsi.
On view to April 14. 1 to 3 p.m.
Poetry Reading, South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane,
948 Alex
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Dwarfs, Villagers Theater, 475
DeMott Lane, Somerset, 732-8732710. $10. Noon.
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G ypsy, K elsey Theater, Mercer C ounty C ommunity C ollege,
Windsor. Musical based on the life
of Gypsy Rose Lee presented by
Pierrot Productions. $18. Weekends, Friday, March 15, to Sunday,
March 24. 609- 570- 3
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and they are all so nice and welcoming,” says Chevlin. “I feel like
it is a second family, and I’m having a spectacular time at rehearsals.”
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Organ Recital, Central New Jersey American Guild of Organists, Princeton University Chapel,
609-921-7458. Program includes
music by J.S. Bach, Pachelbel,
and more. Free. 2:30 to 3 p.m.
Music Made Physical, Dalcroze
Society of America, Unitarian
Universalist Congregation, 50
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 908359-7594. “What is Dalcroze Eurhythmics? Exploring the Music
and Movement Matrix,” a workshop presented by William R. Bauer, president of the Dalcrose Society of America. 2:30 to 4 p.m.
MARCH 15, 2013
Sunday Musicale Series, Steinway Musical Society, Jacobs
Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, 609-434-0222. Vince di
Mura in solo piano concert of
works by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin,
and Richard Rodgers. $18. 3 p.m.
Conservatory Showcase, Westminster Conservatory, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 609-258-9220. Jeffery Yu of
Plainsboro is the winner of the piano competition at Westminster
and will perform Grieg’s Piano
Concerto in A Minor with the Community Orchestra. Yu, 13, began
playing piano at age five. Westminster
Community
Chorus,
Westminister Conservatory Children’s Choir, Princeton High
School Freshman Women’s Choir,
Westminster Conservatory Youth
Orchestra, and others also perform. $15. 3 p.m.
Pop Music
Jarrob Spector, McCarter Theater (Berlind), 91 University
www.mccarter.org. “Minor Fall,
Major Lift” presented in a solo concert featuring classics from the
Beatles, Billy Joel, Smokey Robinson, Barry Manilow, Bobby Darin,
and others. Spector, a former star
of the Princeton Triangle Club and
a resident of New Jersey, has portrayed Frankie Valli in “Jersey
Boys.” Rescheduled from October
21. $48. 3 p.m.
Women’s History Month, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Fireplace on second
floor,
609-924-9529.
www.
princetonlibrary.org. Performance
by Key of She, an all female a cappella quintet that performs covers
of popular songs and parodies in a
tightly harmonized jazz style. The
group, founded in 2001, includes
Sue Jaques of Skillman, Cheryl
Wnek of Hopewell, Sheila
Truncelito of Lawrenceville, and
Amy Raditz and Carol Heffler of
Lambertville. 3 p.m.
G ood C auses
F ood &
Dining
St. Patrick Day Weekend, Station
Bar and Grill, 2625 Route 130
South, Cranbury, 609-655-5550.
Irish menu and cocktails. Discount
if you wear a kilt or bring in a bar of
Irish Spring soap. Noon.
G ardens
Horticulture Expo, Mercer County College, 1200 Old Trenton
Road, West Windsor, 609-5703372. Floral arrangements created by more than 500 students from
28 high schools compete for
awards. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
H istory
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
158 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-921-6748. Two-hour walking
tour of downtown Princeton and
Princeton University. $7; $4 for
ages 6 to 12. 2 to 4 p.m.
F or F amilies
Open House, Rambling Pines
Day Camp, 74 Lambertville
Hopewell Road, Hopewell, 609466-1212. Parents and children
may tour the facility and meet staff
members. Camp program for ages
3 to 15 and a teen program for
grades 7 to 10. Register. 1 to 3
p.m.
O utdoor A ction
Volunteer Orientation, Mercer
County Park Commission, Wildlife Center, 1750 River Road, Lambertville, 609-883-6606. Volunteers must be 18 or older to work
with animals, and have had a current tetanus vaccine. Register. 10
a.m. to noon.
Winter Birds of the Park, Washington Crossing State Park,
Washington Crossing State Park
Nature/Interpretive Center, 609737-0609. Lou Beck leads walk for
winter birds and early spring migrants. Register. Free. 1:30 to
3:30 p.m.
r
Worship Service, Saved Souls
Ministries,
TFax Homewood
number Suites,
3819 Route 1 South, Plainsboro,
888-433-6139. www.savedsouls.
org. “Empowering Every Believer”
worship and youth Bible study.
Free. 11:15 a.m.
mini manicures, and makeup by
Zayna Salon; hors d’oeuvres by
Marsilio’s; and vendors with jewelry, tea, home and garden products, chocolates, accessories,
clothing, and skincare. Register.
$20 to $25. 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Monday
March 18
Municipal Meetings
West Windsor Council, Municipal Building, 609-799-2400.
www.westwindsornj.org. 7 p.m.
G ardens
Plainsboro Planning Board, Municipal Building Courtroom,
609-799-0909. www.plainsboronj.
com. 7:30 p.m.
Spring Program, Garden Gate
Club, Lawrence Senior Center, 30
Darrah Lane, Lawrenceville, 609883-6648. “Garden Pollinators”
presented by Heather McNeilNazareth. Refreshments. Free. 7
p.m.
F ilm
H ealth
floor,
609-924-9529.
www.
princetonlibrary.org. Screening of
“Veronica Guerin,” 2003. 7 p.m.
Second Chance Film Series,
Princeton Adult School, Friend
Center Auditorium, Computer Science Building, Princeton University, 609-683-1101. www.princetonadultschool.org. Screening of
“Meek’s Cutoff,” USA, 2010. Register. $8. 7:30 p.m.
Pop Music
Ring in the Spring, Jersey Harmony Chorus, Griggstown Reformed Church, 1065 Canal Road,
Princeton, 732-469-3983. Listen
to the groups four part a cappella
harmony as the ensembles practice for their upcoming regional
competition. The groups perform
jazz, popular, Broadway, as well
as songs from the 1940s. New
members are welcome. Free. 7:30
p.m.
G ood C auses
Sports
Autism and Special Needs Day,
Trenton Titans Hockey, Sun National Bank Center, 609-341-1100.
TAddress
TExpiration
Vs. Elmira. Raise awareness by
wearing blue to the game. Philadelphia Petting Zoo. Autograph
session follows the game. E-mail
bhenninger@trentontitanshockey
.com. 3:05 p.m.
Discussion Group, Dynamic
People with Diabetes, West
Windsor Library, 333 North Post
Road, West Windsor. Topic: “Addictive Foods and Cravings: What
Are the Alternatives?” Peer to peer
group offering open conversation
to share experiences in a nonmedical environment. E-mail [email protected]. Free. 7 p.m.
Support Group, Families Anonymous, Presbyterian Church, 2688
Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609414-2776.
familiesanonymous.
org. For relatives and friends concerned about the use of drugs or
related behavioral problems. Registration encouraged. 7:30 p.m.
Wellness
Love Your Body, Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro,
609-750-7432. Presented by Dr.
Susan Burger. Register. $25. 7
p.m.
L ectures
Luncheon Series, Successful
Women Connect, Eno Terra,
4484 Route 27, Kingston, 609924-1083. “How to Get a Better
Night’s Sleep” presented by Debbie Schaeffer, owner of Mrs. G’s
TV & Appliances. Register by Email to vandagens@jandmads.
com. $32 includes lunch. 12:30
p.m.
Program and Meeting, Washington Crossing Audubon Society,
Pennington School, 112 West Delaware Avenue, Pennington, 609443-3981. www.pennington.org.
Refreshments followed by “Coming Home to Natural New Jersey”
by Jared Rosenbaum. Free. 7:30
p.m.
Singles
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.
com. Drop in for soups, sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee, and conversation. Register at http://ht.
ly/3gd9w 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tax A ssistance
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Socials
Meeting, Women’s College Club
of Princeton, All Saints Church,
16 All Saints Road, Princeton,
609-924-9181. “A Teller of Tales, A
Singer of Songs” presented by
Gwendolyn Jones, professor
emerita of College of New Jersey
and founder of the Garden State
Storytellers League. She is also
the co-producer of “Tellabration,”
an international storytelling event.
Refreshments. Free. 1 p.m.
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conditions, but educate you on how to prevent future breakouts.
The Aesthetics Center at
24 years in the same location:
24 years in the same location:
Princeton Dermatology Associates
10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
609-275-7272
609-275-7272
Superfresh shopping center
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(next door to the Indian Hut restaurant)
(next door to the Indian Hut restaurant)
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2083 Klockner Road, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
2083 Klockner Road, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
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V oy age G al a: John Dominick III, a bass baritone,
performs at Princeton Festival’s gala at Greenacres
Country Club on Saturday, March 23.
Girls’ Night Out, PEI Kids, MarsiSocials
lio’s Kitchen, 71 West Upper Ferry
St. Patrick’s Day Party, AlcheRoad, West Trenton, 609-695mist & Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Annual Luncheon and Fashion
3739. www.peikids.org. Benefit for
Show, The Contemporary, TrenStreet, Princeton, 609-924-5555.
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609-731Guinness, Irish fare, and the aning of children. Wine tasting by
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Tuesday
March 19
Dancing
International Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance, Riverside
School, 58 Riverside Drive, Princeton, 609-921-9340. Ethnic dances of many countries using original
music. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance. No partner
needed. $3. 7 to 9 p.m.
L iterati
Writers Room, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-9529. Writers
of all levels share their work and
receive feedback. 7 p.m.
C lassical Music
Peter Serkin, McCarter Theater,
91 University Place, Princeton,
609-258-2787.
www.mccarter.
org. All Beethoven program on piano. $42 to $58. 7:30 p.m.
F aith
Mass to Honor Law Enforcement
Personnel, Diocese of Trenton,
St. Mary of Assumption, 151 North
Warren Street, Trenton, 609-4067400. Also known as Blue Mass
features more than 600 members
of law enforcement, color guard
units, bagpipers, and drug and
bugle corps. 10:30 a.m.
Wading in the Water Lenten Meditations, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer Street, 609-924-2613.
www.princetonumc.org. Worship
and light lunch. Noon.
Wellness
Shanti Meditation, Friends of
Conscious Evolution, Fellowship in Prayer, 291 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 732-642-8895.
Facilitated by Acharya Girish Jha,
a spiritual counselor from the Hamalayas. Register by E-mail [email protected]. $30. First class
is free. 6 p.m.
F or Teens
Understanding the College Financial Aid Process, West
Windsor Library, 333 North Post
Road, 609-799-0462. Presentation by Carol Rickard. 7 p.m.
Tax A sssistance
West Windsor Senior Center,
609-275-9068.
westwindsornj.
org. Register. Free. 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Public Speaking
L ive Music
Toastmasters Club, Strayer University, Room 103, 3150 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, 908421-6151. Public speaking. 6:30
p.m.
Open Mic Night, It’s a Grind Coffee House, 7 Schalks Crossing
Road, Plainsboro, 609-275-2919.
www.itsagrind.com. Sign up at
6:45 p.m. 7 to 8:45 p.m.
Socials
Open Mic, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555.
www.theaandb.
com. 21 plus. 10 p.m.
Whole Foods Market, Windsor
Green Shopping Center, West
Windsor, 609-799-2919. “Homemade Beauty Products” workshop. Register. $10. 6:30 p.m.
Big Game Night, Station Bar and
Grill, 2625 Route 130 South,
Cranbury, 609-655-5550. Mix,
mingle, and play giant versions of
Jenga and Xbox. 7 p.m.
Meeting, Rotary Club of Plainsboro, Guru Palace, 2215 Route 1
South, North Brunswick, 732-3989033. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
March 20
Municipal Meeting
West Windsor Planning Board,
Municipal building, Room A,
609-799-2400. 7 p.m.
F ilm
Anonymous Community, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Fireplace on second
floor, 609-924-9529. Screening of
“We Are Legion.” 7 p.m.
Dancing
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, Princeton, 609-924-6763. Instruction followed by dance. $8. 7:30 to 10:30
p.m.
G ood C auses
Youth of the Year Dinner, Boys &
Girls Club of Mercer County,
Chauncey Conference Center,
660 Rosedale Road, Lawrenceville, 609-392-3191. Register by Email to kschoenitz@bgctrenton.
org. $50. 6 p.m.
F aith
Interfaith Advisory Board, Enable, Erdman Center, Princeton
Theological Seminary, Princeton,
609-987-5003. www.enablenj.org.
“Enabling Faith: Crafting an Inclusive and Accessible Ministry,” a
seminar to offer insight into making faith congregations accessible
and inclusive for people with disabilities. For seminarians, clergy,
chaplains, and lay persons from
faith communities. Panels include
one with persons with disabilities
and family members who will
share experiences. The second
panel includes Rabbi Daniel
Grossman, Adath Israel Congregation; Brother John of St David of
Wales; Reverend Eugene K. Savarimuthu of Our Lady of Sorrows;
and Reverend William Ganenta,
Elizabeth M. Boggs Center. Register. Free. 2 to 4 p.m.
F ood &
Dining
Kabab Night, Indian Hut, 10
Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro,
732-997-0539.
www.
yourmealoncall.com. Music, candlelight, and dining. BYOB. 5 to 10
p.m.
Cornerstone Community Kitchen, Princeton United Methodist
Church, Nassau at Vandeventer
Hot meals served, prepared by
TASK. Free. 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Wellness
Spiritual Guidance, Center for
Relaxation and Healing, 666
Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
relaxationandhealing.com. “Spirit
Messages for Growth and Expansion” with Christi Maybo and the
Guides. Register. $30. 7 p.m.
B unnies A b ound: Families are invited to an Easter
egg hunt for ages 2 to 9 at Windsor Chapel on Sunday, March 24.
H istory
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. New
Jersey governor’s residence.
Register. $5 donation. 1 p.m.
Tour and Tea, Morven Museum,
55 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-924-8144. Tour the restored
mansion, galleries, and gardens.
Register. $20. 1 p.m.
F or F amilies
Open House, Princeton Montessori School, 487 Cherry Valley
Road, Princeton, 609-924-4594.
Meet the teachers and learn about
the summer program. Programs
for infants to eighth grade. 8:45
a.m.
F or 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.
L ectures
Understanding Social Security
Benefits, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road,
East Windsor, 609-448-1330. David Vinokurov, district manager of
Social Security Administration,
shares information about how and
when to apply for Medicare, Social
Security, and other topics. Register. Free. 10 a.m.
Lunch and Learn, Princeton Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street,
Princeton, 609-921-2782. “The
Rewards of Risk Taking: Two Civil
War Admirals” presented by
James M. McPherson. Bring a
dairy or parve lunch. Dessert provided. Noon.
Investing in Uncertain Times,
West Windsor Library, 333 North
Post Road, 609-799-0462. 7 p.m.
Socials
Make Your Own Bulb Garden,
Monday Morning Flower and
Balloon Company, 111 Main
Street, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-520-2005. Create your
own arrangement to take home.
Register. $75 includes wine and
snacks. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Miller Landscaping
Complete Landscaping and Lawn Service
• Lawn Cutting
• Clean-ups
• RR Ties
• Mulch
• Seeding
“Celebrating 30 Years!”
www.mtmscapes.com
NJ License # 13VH03001600
• Shrub Removal
• Shrub Replacement
• Thatching
• Pruning
• Topsoil
• Gutter Cleaning
609-585-9778
609-888-4436
Thursday
March 21
O n Stage
Roundelay, Passage Theater,
Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front
Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766.
www.passagetheatre.org.
A
globe-trotting tale of love by R.N.
Sandberg, a member of the theater’s Play Lab. Directed by Adam
Immerwahr. Through April 7. $28
to $33. 7:30 p.m.
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Afternoon Movie, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner
Road, East Windsor, 609-4481330. www.mcl.org. Screening of
“Flight.” Free. 2 p.m.
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Distinguished Artist Series, Artsbridge, Stone Mill, Prallsville Mill ,
Route 29, Stockton, 609-3973349. www.artsbridgeonline.com.
Jo-Ann Osnoe, a Bucks County
painter, works in watercolors and
oils. Her inspiration is taken from
the changing seasons of the landscape surrounding her home, including the river, canal, farmland,
and historic towns. 7 p.m.
Charles Jargoe: Clavier a Lumieres, Arts Council of Princeton,
102 Witherspoon Street, 609-9248777.
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. An interactive
sound and light installation and
performance exploring the relationship between the 12 notes in
the chromatic musical scale and
colors from the visible spectrum of
light. Continues on Friday, March
22, with an art talk and reception.
Free. 8 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Viva Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609948-4448. vivatango.org. Milonga
lessons presented by Lesley
Mitchell followed by practice session. $12 includes a light supper. 8
p.m.
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Author Event, Barnes & Noble,
MarketFair, West Windsor, 609716-1570. www.bn.com. John W.
Hartmann, author of “Jacket: The
Trials of a New Jersey Criminal
Defense Attorney,” presents a program and booksigning. A Lawrenceville resident, he was raised
in West Windsor. The book provides a humorous look inside New
Jersey’s criminal justice system
and Trenton politics. 7 p.m.
C lassical Music
Faculty Series, Westminster
Conservatory, Niles Chapel,
Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61
Nassau Street, Princeton, 609921-2663. www.rider.edu. Loeffler
Trio in concert. Free. 12:15 p.m.
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Cl as s ic al P iano: Peter Serkin gives an all Beethoven
performance at McCarter Theater on Tuesday,
March 19.
LESSONS
Bach on Thursdays, Trinity
Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, 609-883-0261. Fuma Sacra
presents a Baroque cantata performance. Free. 12:30 p.m.
Gala, Anchor House, Hamilton
Manor, 30 Route 156, Hamilton.
“From Your Heart” silent auction
and dinner to benefit the shelter
and more. 6 to 10 p.m.
Bach Concert, WWFM Classical
Network, Miller Chapel, Princeton
Theological Seminary, Princeton.
Performances by Tempesta di
Mare and Renee Anne Louprette.
On-air hosts introduce the artists
and provide commentary throughout the program, which will be
broadcast live on WWFM. The
concert caps off a celebration of
the 328th birthday of J.S. Bach.
Free. 7 p.m.
F aith
L ive Music
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771. 7 p.m.
World Music
Slask Song and Dance Ensemble
of Poland, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. Folk music and dance
of Poland presented by the ensemble of 80 singers, musicians,
and dancers in costume. $20 to
$54. 7:30 p.m.
Benefit G alas
New Jersey Women’s Hall of
Fame, YWCA Trenton, Westin,
Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609396-8291. Honorees include Lisa
P. Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency; Amy B. Mansue, Children’s Specialized Hospital; General Becky Halstead, U.S. Army;
Eleanor V. Horne, Educational
Testing Service; June Ballinger,
Passage Theater; Gloria Santiago, Rutgers University; and Mary
G. Roebling, posthumously. Register. $125. 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Rend Collective Experiment,
Princeton Presbyterian Church,
545 Meadow Road, West Windsor, 609-987-1166. Folk rock
Christian band from Northern Ireland. $10 to $20. 6:30 p.m.
F ood &
Dining
Open House, The Grape Escape,
12 Stults Road, Dayton, 609-4099463. Appetizers from Chef Luis
Martinez. Music by Alter Ego.
Free. 6 to 8 p.m.
H ealth
Caring for the Caregiver, Hickory
Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, 609-4481330. Presented by Melissa von
Stein, Alzheimer’s Association;
and Marsha Maloney, Greater
Trenton Behavioral Healthcare.
Register. Free. 1:30 p.m.
H istory
New Jersey Pine Barrens, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-924-8144. “From
Flora to Fire: The Ecological Story
of the New Jersey Pine Barrens,” a
virtual tour and lecture with Amy
Karpati, director for conservation
science with Pinelands Preservation Alliance. Register. $12. 7 p.m.
L ectures
Veteran Career Fair and Military
Expo, Rider University, Bart Luedeke Center, Lawrenceville, 609896-5000. “Honoring Our Heroes,”
an event for job seekers who are
veterans of the armed services,
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Free. 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(lessons only)
the junction where the arts and community meet
Meeting, 55-Plus, Jewish Center
of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street,
609-896-2923. “The Scars of Human Evolution” presented by Alan
Mann, professor of anthropology
of Princeton University. $3. 10 a.m.
Windrows University, Windrows
Community, 2000 Windrow
Drive, Plainsboro, 609-520-3700.
“The Doctors and Nurses are In”
presented by Dr. James Hastings,
a general surgeon for 40 years; his
wife, Peg Hastings, a registered
Ms. Hagen was an influential acting
nurse; and Dr. Barbara McCorteacher, who taught, among others:
mack, an obstetrician and gynecologist for 35 years. Lunch, refreshments, and tours of the community.
Free. 2 p.m.
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Holy Week Services at All Saints’ Church
Palm Sunday, 3/24: 8 & 10:15 AM Liturgy of the Palms
Maundy Thursday, 3/28: 7:30 PM Foot washing & stripping of the altar
Good Friday, 3/29: 12 noon Stations of the Cross; 7:30 PM Good Friday Liturgy
Holy Saturday, 3/30: 7:30 PM Great Vigil of Easter, followed by Easter Feast
Easter Sunday, 3/31: 10:15 AM Festival Communion with All Saints’ Choir & Brass
The Rev. Dr. Hugh E. Brown, III, Rector
All Saints’Church
An Anglican/Episcopal Parish
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MARCH 21
Sample Class, Waldorf School,
1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton,
609-466-1970.
www.princetonwaldorf.org. For children ages 2 to
5 with a caregiver. Register. Free.
9 to 10:30 a.m.
Singles
Widows Support Group, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-2522362. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Susan M. Friedman facilitates.
Call to register. 11:30 a.m.
Sports for C auses
Annual Walk Kick Off Luncheon,
NAMI Mercer (National Alliance
on Mental Illness), Janssen
Pharmaceuticals, 1125 TrentonHarbourton Road, Titusville, 609799-8994. www.namimercer.org.
Registered and potential walk
team captains are invited to the
luncheon. The walk is on Saturday, May 18, with a goal to fight
stigma and raise funds to support
programs for individuals and families affected by mental illness.
Register. 11:30 a.m.
Friday
March 22
O n Stage
I Love You Because, Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.
com. New musical is a modern
twist on Jane Austen’s “Pride and
Prejudice” focusing on a greeting
card writer and a photographer.
$29.50 to $31.50 includes dessert.
7 p.m.
A
to $33. 7:30 p.m.
Moonlight and Magnolias, Actors’ NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA, 215-2953694. Comedy about Hollywood
writers. $20. 8 p.m.
E th nic E x perienc e:
Slask Polish Song and
Dance Ensemble of Poland performs at McCarter Theater on
Thursday, March 21.
Windsor, 609-570-3333. Musical
based on the life of Gypsy Rose
Lee and her mother presented by
Pierrot Productions. $18. 8 p.m.
Two Sides of Love, Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset,
732-873-2710. Romantic comedy
by Tom Baldinger of Hillsborough
produced by 624 production. $16.
8 p.m.
F amily Theater
Golden Dragon Acrobats, Monroe Township Cultural Arts
Commission, Monroe Middle
School, 1629 Perrineville Road,
Monroe, 877-77Click. Family
friendly performance features acrobatics, traditional dance, costumes, ancient and contemporary
music, and more. Register. $25. 7
p.m.
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Gallery Exhibit, Peddie School,
Mariboe Gallery, Hightstown, 609490-7550. Opening reception and
artist talk in conjunction with “Sustenance,” an exhibition by Andrew
DeCaen featuring drawing, printmaking, and paper sculpture. On
view to April 17. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Charles Jargoe: Clavier a Lumieres, Arts Council of Princeton,
102 Witherspoon Street, 609-9248777. An interactive sound and
light installation and performance
exploring the relationship between
the 12 notes in the chromatic musical scale and colors from the visible spectrum of light. Art talk and
reception. Free. 7:30 p.m.
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floor, 609-924-9529. Ifa Bayeza,
author of “Some Sing, Some Cry,”
a book she wrote with her sister,
Ntozake Shange (For Colored
Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf). 7
p.m.
C lassical Music
H ealth
Mozart’s Requiem, New Jersey
Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 800-ALLEGRO. Christine
Brandes, soprano; Susanne Mentzer, mezzo soprano; Gordon Gietz, tenor; Robert Pomakov, bass;
and Montclair State University
Singers. $20 to $82. 8 p.m.
Healthy Ideas for Seniors, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory
Corner Road, East Windsor, 609448-1330. www.mcl.org. Workshop presented by Jo Carolyn
Dent-Clark, Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare. Register.
Free. 1:30 p.m.
L ive Music
Tom Johnston and Guest, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335
Princeton Hightstown Road, West
Windsor, 609-716-8771. 7:30 p.m.
World Music
Kodo Drummers, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. All male drum
corps invokes the spirit of the
Samurai. $20 to $54. 8 p.m.
G ood C auses
Benefit Evening, Good Grief, The
Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street,
Princeton, 609-498-6674. Celebrate the opening of the Princeton
office with a cocktail reception.
Register by E-mail to events@
good-grief.org. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
F aith
Jewish Playtime, Congregation
Beth Chaim Pre-School, 329 Village Road East, West Windsor,
609-799-8811. For infants and
toddlers with a parent. E-mail earlychildhood@bethchaim. org.
Register. 9:15 to 10 a.m.
Mental H ealth
Lecture Series on Autism, Eden
Institute Foundation, Friend
Center, Princeton University, 609987-0099. www.edenautism.org.
Open forum where authorities
present new finding and future
possibilities for the treatment and
awareness of autism. Speakers
include Eric Hollander, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Valerie
Hu, George Washington University School of Medicine; Ronald
Comer, Princeton University, and
Marilyn Benoit, Devereux. Register. $75 includes breakfast and
lunch. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Singles
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.
Tax A ssistance
Sports
Princeton Lacrosse, Class of
1952 Stadium, 609-258-4849.
www.goprincetontigers.com. Yale.
$8 to $10. 5 p.m.
Saturday
March 23
O n Stage
I Love You Because, Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.
com. New musical is a modern
twist on Jane Austen’s “Pride and
Prejudice” focusing on a greeting
card writer and a photographer.
$29.50 to $31.50 includes dessert.
7 p.m.
A
to $33. 7:30 p.m.
Moonlight and Magnolias, Actors’ NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA, 215-2953694. www.actorsnetbucks.org.
Comedy by Ron Hutchinson about
Hollywood writers. $20. 8 p.m.
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.
Two Sides of Love, Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset,
732-873-2710. Romantic comedy
by Tom Baldinger of Hillsborough
produced by 624 production. $16.
8 p.m.
HOLY WEEK
SERVICES
MARCH 24 PALM/PASSION SUNDAY
Worship with Holy Communion
at 8:30 & 11 a.m.
MARCH 28 MAUNDY THURSDAY
Worship with Stripping of the Altar
and Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m.
MARCH 29 GOOD FRIDAY
Tenebrae Service at 7:30 p.m.
MARCH 31 EASTER SUNDAY
Worship with Holy Communion
at 8:30 & 11 a.m.
Easter Brunch at 9:45 a.m. All invited!
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Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA)
Pastor Carl Joecks
177 Princeton Hightstown Road • Princeton Junction 08550
609.799.1753 • www.popnj.org
MARCH 15, 2013
F or Students
Princeton L earning C ooperative offers “College 101,” a sevenweek course to help high school
juniors with the college application
and admissions process. Presented
by Alison Snieckus of Plainsboro
and Barbara Rapaport of West
Windsor. Course dates are March
18 to April 30. E-mail Barbara.rapaport@ gmail.com for details.
In Town
Plainsboro A rtists’ G roup
calls for entries in its upcoming
“Trash Menagerie,” an exhibit using some recycled materials combined with conventional art supplies and materials. Keep a list of
your “ingredients” to be hung
along side the art. All mediums accepted. Cash awards. Register by
Saturday, June 1.
One entry per artist. All wall art
wall must be wired for hanging.
Framing is not required. Art must
be delivered to Plainsboro Public
Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro. Contact 609- 275- 2897
or
donnasen@ lmxac.org.
Plainsboro Public L ibrary and
Princeton G arden Statesmen are
sponsoring “Love To Sing,” a free,
five-week men’s harmony workshop on Tuesdays, from 7 :30 to 9
p.m. at the library. Men of all ages
are encouraged to join the fellowship of singing four-part harmony.
Visit www.princetongardenstatesmen.com.
Mercer C ommunity C ollege
invites area writers and artists to
submit their work for possible inclusion in Kelsey Review 2013.
The Review accepts short fiction,
poetry, personal essays, excerpts of
novels, black and white line drawings, and cartoons.
Fiction and essays should be
limited to 5,000 words. Poetry
should be limited to six pieces. Material can be on any topic, but
should not have been previously
published or be simultaneously
submitted to other journals. Visit
www.mccc.edu/ kelseyreview. The
deadline for all submissions is
Wednesday, May 15.
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Monmouth Museum has a call
for entries in its seventh annual
New Jersey Emerging Artists Series\ .
Open to residents of New Jersey,
18 and older. Artwork will be con-
F amily Theater
Star Shows, Raritan Valley College, Planetarium, College Center, North Branch, 908-526-1200.
www.raritanval.edu. “Black Holes”
at 3 p.m. “Winter Skies” at 7 p.m.
$7 each. 3 p.m.
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Art Exhibit, Princeton University
Art Museum, Princeton campus,
609-258-3788.
artmuseum.
princeton.edu. First day for “The
Year of Modernism,” the 100th anniversary in the development of
modern art and literature in Paris
and abroad. On view to June 23.
10 a.m.
Artists in Action, Grounds For
Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way,
Hamilton, 609-586-0616. Artists
open their studios to guests. “Color Theater, Unlocking the Mystery”
presented by Joe Gyurcsak, resident artist. Free with park admission. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dancing
Family Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, Monument Drive, Princeton,
609-924-6763.
www.
princeton country dancers. org.
Potluck dinner at 6 p.m. $5; $15
per family. 3:30 p.m.
Opportunities
sidered in all media except film and
video, and must be wall-mountable. Entry is through digital submission only. Submissions are limited to a maximum of 10 pieces. All
artwork entered must be the artist’s
original creations completed within the last five years. $10 fee. Visit
www.monmouthmuseum.org, call
732- 742266,
ext. 6; or E-mail
cclark@ monmouthmuseum.org.
Brunch at H ome
Princeton Senior Resource
C enter offers Brunch at Home, a
basket for two people delivered
Sunday April 7, by 9 a.m. The
foods include a freshly baked
quiche, smoked salmon, bagels,
scones, sparkling cider, cream
cheese, juice, and more brunch delights. May be given as a gift to
people in Princeton, Lawrenceville, Kingston, Rocky Hill, Plainsboro, West Windsor, Pennington,
Hopewell, East Windsor, and Monroe. $37.50
benefits the organization. Call 609- 924- 7108, ext. 20; or
visit www.brunchathome.org
A uditions
Plays in the Park has open call
for the summer season beginning
on Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m.
Prepare 16 bars of an uptempo
showtune. Bring sheet music in the
proper key. A pianist will be provided. Backstage at Plays-in-thePark, 1 Pine Drive, Roosevelt Park,
Edison. Call 732- 54 8-2884 for information.
Wednesday, April 7, at 7 p.m.
Open call for one boy and two girls
for “Les Miserables.” Boys auditioning for Gavroche must be between 7 to 11 with good acting and
singing skills. Girls auditioning for
Young Cosette and Young Eponine
must be between 7 and 10 must
have fair skin and a sweet soprano
voice. No exceptions. Callbacks on
Sunday, April 14, at 5 p.m.
Friday, April 12, at 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14,
at noon are open call auditions for
all roles in “Les Miserables,” “Spamalot,” and “X anadu.” Callbacks
are Monday to Saturday, April 15
to 21. Be prepared to dance and
read from the script. Visit www.
playsinthepark.com.
California Mix Dance, Central
Jersey Dance Society, Suzanne
Patterson Center, 45 Stockton
Hustle workshops followed by social dance. No partner needed.
Refreshments. $12 for beginner
lesson and dance; $17 for workshop and dance. 6:30 p.m.
Center, Monument Drive, Princeton, 609-924-6763. Instruction followed by dance. $10. 7:30 p.m.
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Workshop for Writers, Sisters-inCrime, Jamesburg Senior Center,
139 Stevens Avenue, Jamesburg,
732-521-5646. Writers critique
group at 9:30 a.m.; readers group
at 10 a.m.; speaker and program
begins at 11:30 a.m. Bring your
own lunch. 10 a.m.
F olk Music
Spuyten Duyvil and Pesky J. Nixon, Concerts at the Crossing,
Unitarian Church, 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road,
Titusville, 609-406-1424. Acoustic
folk bands, an eight piece and a
four piece, on stage for the largest
in the round in the concert series
history. $20. 7:30 p.m.
Scholarships
Je wish F amily & C hildren’s
Service of G reater Mercer C ounty offers a college scholarship opportunity to Jewish students who
reside in the community. The
scholarships are awarded based on
financial need and students must be
accepted and enrolled in a college
or university for the fall semester.
Visit www.jfcsonline.org. Application deadline is Saturday, June 1.
N ominations Invited
N ew Je rsey G overnor’s C ouncil on Mental H ealth Stigma is accepting submissions for its Ambassador Awards. The Council seeks to
award those who champion its mission to raise mental health awareness and combat stigma, educate
the public about mental illness, and
engage communities in the process
of embracing mental health. All
nominees, and those submitting
nominations, should either live or
work in New Jersey. The awards
will be presented on Thursday,
May 16, at 11 a.m., at the Crowne
Plaza in Monroe. For more information call 732- 940- 0991
or Email lpowell@ naminj.org.
Spring Break C amp
F ernbrook F arms offers outdoor education on Tuesday to
Tuesday, March 26 to April 2, at
142 Route 545, Chesterfield, Burlington County.The program is
available for ages 6 to 14, from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.
FernbrookEducation. org/ camps/
spring.
Passover Seder
H ar Sinai offers a Passover seder on Tuesday, March 26, at 6: 15
p.m., at 2421 Pennington Road,
Pennington. It is a family style Kosher style buffet. $42.50 per person; $22 for children 13 and under;
and free for children age 2 and under. Call 609- 730- 8100 to register.
F or the Y oung
G reater Princeton Y outh O rchestra is scheduling auditions for
all instruments for the 2013 season.
Register at www.gpyo.org. All auditions take place at Montgomery
High School on Wednesday and
Thursday, May 8 and 9.
U SA F ield H ockey presents a
youth field hockey program for
ages 7 to 11 and 12 to 14 at Princeton Day School’s Smoyer Field.
Saturdays, April 13 to May 18, rain
or shine. Players must provide their
own mouth and shin guards. $10 0.
Register at kidsfieldhockey.com/
fun.
Q uickC hek N ew Je rsey F estival of Ballooning invite New Jersey students in grades 2 through 12
to take part in PNC Bank’s essay
contest by writing a short essay on
“What the American Flag Means to
Me.” The grand prize winner will
receive a visit to his or her school
by a 75- foot-tall hot air balloon in
June and a special VIP package for
the festival, a hot air balloon ride
for two, four Blue Sky Club VIP
tickets, and the opportunity to meet
one of this year’s concert headliners. Deadline is Friday, May 3.
Visit www.balloonfestival.com to
enter or for details.
Delta U psilon C hapter of
O mega Psi Phi F raternity, in affiliation with Mercer Community
College invites teens in ninth to
twelfth grades to enter the annual
Talent Hunt competition on Saturday, March 23, at noon, at MCCC’s
Trenton Campus, 102 North Broad
Street, Trenton. The deadline for
entry is Monday, March 18.Register at trentonques.org, E-mail talenthunt@ trentonques.org, or call
Donald Davis at 609- 570- 3157.
V olunteer Please
Mercer C ounty Wildlife C enter, which accepts and treats birds,
mammals, and reptiles, is seeking
individuals who would like to volunteer their time to care for animals
brought to the Hopewell facility.
The center’s staff and volunteers
care for native wildlife that are injured, ill, or displaced, and provide
medical treatment and a temporary
refuge to prepare the animals for
release into an appropriate wild
habitat.
Volunteer orientation is Sunday,
March 17, and Saturday, March 23,
at 10 a.m. To work directly with the
animals, volunteers must be at least
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18 years of age, have had a current
tetanus vaccine, and are required to
attend one orientation session. Volunteers who work with animals
must commit to a regular, once-aweek, four-hour shift from April
through October. Contact Jane Rakos-Yates
at
jrakosyates@
mercercounty.org or call 609- 883606,
ext. 103 to register or for
more information. .
Plays-in-the-Park has opportunities for theatrically-inclined volunteers in several capacities. Day
shift volunteers are needed for
painting the sets, building the
props, sewing the costumes, and
helping with the lighting. Night
shift positions require a 20 night
commitment to attend all tech rehearsals and performances to work
follow spots, run props, crew, and
dressers. Contact Michelle Massa
by
E-mail
at
michelle@
playsinthepark.com or call 732548- 2884, ext. 223.
A merican H eart A ssociation
and A merican Stroke A ssociation
seek volunteers to help with different activities including health fairs,
fundraising, event support, as well
as local speaking opportunities. Information session on Saturday,
March 23, from 10 a.m. to noon, 1
Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville. Register by E-mail to toray.
butler@ heart.org or call 609- 2233754.
G ood C ause
Parkinson A lliance has its
fourth annual Princeton Area Dines
Out for Parkinson’s Disease Research in April. Dine at any participating restaurant from Sunday,
April 14, to Saturday, April 20, and
a percentage of the proceeds will be
donated to the organization. Participating restaurants include Blue
Point Grill, Elements, Eno Terra,
Gennaro’s, Mediterra, Metro
North, Osteria Procaccini Pennington, PJs Pancake House, Teresa
Caffe, and Witherspoon Grill. Visit
www.parkinsonalliance.org
for
more information.
H ealth
Mercer C ounty offers a new
discount prescription drug program for Mercer County residents
who are paying full price at the
pharmacy for prescription drugs,
regardless of their age or income.
Free for all ages and income. Visit
NJRxDiscountCard.com or call
877- 762285.
L ive Music
Cafe Improv, Arts Council of
Street, 609-924-8777. Music, poetry, and comedy. Register to perform. $2. 7 p.m.
Beatles Fest: Tribute to the Music of the Beatles, Grover’s Mill
609-716-8771. 7:30 p.m.
Anker, It’s a Grind Coffee House,
7 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. Acoustic
originals. 8 to 10 p.m.
Benefit G alas
Gala, Princeton Festival, Greenacres Country Club, 2170 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, 609759-0379. “Voyage,” a party with
cocktails, dinner, silent auction,
and dancing. Black tie or seafaring garb preferred. Music by Doug
Miller during cocktail hour and
Courtney Colletti Band for dinner
and dancing. John Dominick III, a
bass baritone and the understudy
for the upcoming performance, will
sing. Register. $250 to $1,000.
Cocktail hour with an open bar and
entertainment is $45 6 p.m.
Palm Sunday Service
9:30 am on March 24th
Enjoy a special time of children's singing as we celebrate Palm Sunday.
Child care and nursery provided,
Good Friday Service
7:00 pm on March 29th
This Good Friday, join us for a night of reflection, remembering God and
our relationship with Him. He hasn't forgotten us.
Easter Sunday Service
9:30 am on March 31st
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Join us for a morning of praise to the God who continues to extend us
His love and mercy. Child care and nursery are provided.
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MARCH 23
10th Anniversary Gala, The
Bridge Academy, Trenton Country Club, 609-844-0770. www.
banj.org. Food, wine, music, and
silent and live auctions. $75. 6
p.m.
C omedy
Mike Morse, Catch a Rising Star,
Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie
Center, West Windsor, 609-9878018. www.catcharisingstar.com.
Open act for Lisa Lampinelli,
Morse has been on the “Tonight
Show,” Comedy Central, and Sirius Radio. Register. $22. 7:30 and
9:30 p.m.
L iving L ocal E xpo
H appy H oli
P
lainsboro Public Library presents the traditional Indian
spring festival of Holi, marked
with characteristic color, on Saturday, March 23. Taking center stage
to begin the fun will be Hamid
Kahn and other radio personalities
and singers. A talent show follows.
Be prepared to be greeted with a
smear of paint on your face when
you enter the event.
A game of Antakshari is planned
where songs will be flung among
several teams accompanied with
music. In a style similar to the car
game where people string together
names using the last letter of the
previous name as the first letter of
the next, Antakshari challenges the
uninhibited to sing a song whose
first letter is the same as the last letter of the previous song. Sign up at
the library to play, or just listen.
“The advent of spring is marked
in India by the Holi, an event with
some similarities to Halloween.
The way people trick during Holi is
as colorful as the flowers of spring.
Everyone carries pouches of dry
powder colors. The moment people
I n T h e H ol i S pirit:
Deputy Plainsboro
Mayor Neil Lewis participated in the festivities at the library.
respond to their door bells, mischievous hands reach out to color
their faces. The visitors cheerfully
sing, “It’s Holi! It’s Holi! ” Evening
brings more entertainment in the
form of fairs, with food, amusements, new clothes, and beautiful
jewelry for the women.
“We encourage everyone to preserve this true spirit of Holi and
dress with brilliance and flair,”
says Eileen Burnash, director of the
library. “In a word, dress up with an
attitude.”
H oli, Plainsboro Public L ibrary, 9 Van Doren Street. Saturday, March 23, 3: 30 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. Celebrate the Indian spring
festival marked with color. Music,
games, a talent show, and prizes.
Each visitor will be greeted with a
smear of paint on his face. Free.
609- 275- 2897.
www.lmxac.org/
plainsboro.
Sustainable Lawrence, Lawrence
High School, 2525 Princeton Pike,
Lawrenceville,
609-731-1818.
www. sustainable lawrence. org.
Sustainable local businesses,
electric cars, local farms, cooking
demonstrations, and hands-on
workshops. Participate in building
an electric bicycle and discuss remodeling and energy efficiency
projects. Speakers present a variety of sustainability issues ranging
from local school gardening and
science projects, the future of
transportation, and recycling. Donate your old bike to the Trenton
Bike Exchange or donate gently
used medical equipment. Noon to
4 p.m.
F ood &
Dining
Wellness Club, Whole Foods
Market, Windsor Green Shopping
Center, West Windsor, 609-7992919.
www.wholefoods.com.
Mommy and Me cooking class focuses on homemade baby food.
Register. Free. 12:30 p.m.
Blood Drive
American Red Cross, Central Jersey Donor Center, 707 Alexander
Road, West Windsor, 800-4483543. www.redcrossblood.org. 7
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wellness
Mindful Eating, Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro,
609-750-7432. www.relaxationandhealing.com. Presented by Michele Branberg. Register. $25. 2
p.m.
Restorative Yoga, One Yoga Center, 405 Route 130 North, East
Windsor, 609-918-0963. www.
oneyogacenter.net. Relax into
postures using props, accentuate
breathing techniques, and listen to
readings from Kahlil Gibran’s “The
Prophet.” No yoga experience
necessary. Bring an eye pillow if
you have one. Register. $40 to
$45. 3 to 5 p.m.
K ids Stuff
WestWindsorArts.org | 609.716.1931
SUNDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SATURDAY
952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
04/06
8pm
04/14
1–4:30pm
04/27
7:30pm
05/05
5–7pm
Avi Wisnia
Acoustic Americana with
Brazilian Bossa Nova
Sponsored by Title Village, Richard Eland, President.
Spring Poetry Awakening
hosted by Mahogany Browne
Performance Poetry Workshop: 1–2:30pm
Poetry Slam: 3–4:30pm
Tales from the
Golden Age [2009]
Saturday FILM Series!
WW33 Exhibit:
“Full Circle”
Opening Reception
Central Jersey Chess Tournament, New Jersey Chess, All
Saints Church, 16 All Saints Road,
Princeton.
www.njchess.com.
Open to kindergarten to eighth
graders of all levels. All players receive a medal or trophy. Register
online, $30; on site, $40. E-mail
[email protected] for information. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
F or F amilies
Easter Egg Hunt, West Windsor
Lions Club, West Windsor Community Park, Princeton-Hightstown Road, 609-799-1728. Bring
a basket or small container. Free
for WW-P students in pre-k to third
grade. Prizes. Meet the Easter
bunny. Rain date is Saturday,
March 30. 9:45 a.m.
Open House, West WindsorPlainsboro Community Education, Village School, 601 New Village Road, West Windsor, 609716-5030. www.ww-p.org. Information about summer programs,
kindergarten extension, preschool
programs, after school enrichment
programs, extended day program,
Saturday programs, and adult and
youth programs. 10 a.m. to noon.
T ara on S tage: David Swartz, left, David Newhouse,
and Steve Lobis star in ‘Moonlight and Magnolias’
produced by Actors’ NET of Bucks County at the Heritage Center Theater in Morrisville through Sunday,
March 24.
Summer Camps Open House,
Mercer County College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-586-9446. www.mccc.edu.
Information for 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. Snow date Sunday,
February 3. Noon to 2 p.m.
Adopted Children Workshops,
Adopted Parents Organization
of Central New Jersey, St. Gregory’s Church, 4620 Nottingham
Way, Hamilton Square, 609-2597253. Workshop for ages 5 to 12 to
familiarize adopted children with
adoption language. The program
helps adoptive parents and adopted children handle comments and
questions from others about their
adoption. Babysitting is available.
Register online. 1 to 3 p.m.
O utdoor A ction
Volunteer Orientation, Mercer
County Park Commission, Wildlife Center, 1750 River Road, Lambertville, 609-883-6606. Volunteers must be 18 or older to work
with animals, and have had a current tetanus vaccine. Register. 10
a.m. to noon.
Nature Programs for Kids, Mercer County Park Commission,
Mercer Meadows, Rosedale Park,
609-883-6606. “Outdoor Adventures” program for ages 6 to 9.
Register. $10. 10 a.m.
Princeton Canal Walkers, Turning
Basin Park, Alexander Road,
Princeton, 609-638-6552. Threemile walk on the towpath. Bad
weather cancels. Free. 10 a.m.
Family Nature Programs, New
Jersey Audubon, Plainsboro
Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road,
njaudubon.org. “Woodcock and
Amphibian” evening walk with Sean Grace. Register. $5. 2:30 p.m.
Schools
Open House, Quakerbridge
Learning Center., 4044 Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville, 609933-8806. Information about summer academic camp. 9:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.
Open House, Princeton Learning
Cooperative, 16 All Saints Road,
Princeton, 609-851-2522. www.
princetonlearningcooperative.org.
For families interested in knowing
more about an innovative approach to learning. Free. 10 a.m.
Open House, The Lewis School,
53 Bayard Lane, Princeton, 609924-8120. www.lewisschool.org.
Information about alternative education program for learning different students with language-based
learning difficulties related to dyslexia, attention deficit, and auditory processing. Pre-K to college
preparatory levels. 10 a.m.
Camp Open House, Princeton
Friends School, 470 Quaker
Road, Princeton, 609-683-1194.
www.princetonfriendsschool.org.
Tours begin at the top of the hour.
1 to 4 p.m.
Sports
Tee Off Luncheon, Executive
Women’s Golf Association, Mercer Oaks, 725 Village Road West,
West Windsor, 609-936-9603.
www.ewgacentralnj.org. Information about golf outings, leagues,
education. Keynote speaker is
Laura T. Wallace, general manager New York metro district, Microsoft Corporation. Buffet lunch.
Cash bar. Register. $40. Noon to
3 p.m.
Sunday
March 24
Palm Sunday
O n Stage
Moonlight and Magnolias, Actors’ NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA, 215-2953694. www.actorsnetbucks.org.
Comedy by Ron Hutchinson about
Hollywood writers. $20. Final performance. 2 p.m.
Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.
A
Sandberg, a member of the theater’s Play Lab. $28 to $33. 3 p.m.
F amily Theater
Red Riding Hood and Other Stories, Grounds For Sculpture,
126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton,
609-586-0616. www.groundsforsculpture.org. Presented by New
Jersey Theater Alliance’s Stages
Festival. Free with park admission. Rain or shine. 2 and 1 p.m.
F ilm
Global Cinema Cafe, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street,
609-924-8822.
www.
“From the ‘Burg to the Barrio,” a
film by Susan Ryan exploring the
challenges facing the community
of Chambersburg in Trenton. The
documentary focuses on how the
former “Little Italy” of Trenton, has
transformed to cater to the Latino
population. Free. 4 p.m.
MARCH 15, 2013
Plainsboro
F raud. A Tamarron Drive resident was the victim of fraud between February 6 and 20. An unknown individual offered the resident a job through the Internet and
sent a fraudulent check for $2,20 0.
Adult Correctional Center in default of $50,000 bail.
Possession. Three occupants of
a Hyundai pulled over on Route 1
were arrested on Thursday, February 28. The driver, Suzniel Tresilus, 28, of Wilkes Barre, PA, and
the front seat passenger, Aniel Dorvil, 21, of Philadelphia, were found
to be in possession of marijuana. A
rear seat passenger, Derrick Fuller,
25, of Philadelphia was found to be
in possession of a loaded .380
handgun.
Tresilus and Dorvil were both
charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams. Fuller was
charged with unlawful possession
of a handgun and possession of a
handgun for unlawful purposes. He
was taken to Middlesex County
West Windsor
A rt
F or Parents
Art Talk, Ellarslie, Trenton City
Museum, Cadwalader Park, 609989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. “African Textiles” presented by David
Bosted. On view to April 14. 2 p.m.
Open House, Liberty Lake Day
Camp, 1200 Florence-Columbus
Road, Bordentown, 609-4990025. www.libertylakedaycamp.
com. Tours of the camp. 11 a.m. to
3 p.m.
DWI. Christopher Cox, 27, of
Monmouth Junction, was arrested
for DWI on Tuesday, March 5. Police found him to be intoxicated
after he was pulled over for going
7 4 miles per hour in a 55 mile per
hour zone. He was also charged
with reckless driving and speeding.
A driver with unclear license
plates was pulled over and subsequently arrested for DWI on Saturday, March 9. Joseph V. SmithWilson of Upper Darby, PA, was
found to be intoxicated and also
charged with reckless driving, unclear plates, and failure to exhibit
documents.
Paul Rossmango, 62, of Princeton, was arrested for DWI on Sunday, March 10. Police pulled him
over after he was observed swerving and detected the odor of alcohol on his breath. He was also
charged with reckless driving and
failure to maintain a lane.
A 20-year-old Trenton resident
was charged with DWI and hinder-
C lassical Music
The Barton and Lehrer Duo: A
Celebration, Westminster Choir
College, Bristol Chapel, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-9212663. www.rider.edu. Ena Bronstein Barton and Phyllis Alpert
Lehrer on piano with works by
Brahms and Stravinsky. Free. 3
p.m.
F aith
Easter Egg Hunt, Windsor Chapel, 401 Village Road East, West
Windsor, 609-799-2559. Face
painting, balloon animals, and egg
hunt for ages 2 to 9. Rain date is
Saturday, March 30. 9 a.m.
Worship Service, Saved Souls
Ministries, Homewood Suites,
3819 Route 1 South, Plainsboro,
888-433-6139. “Empowering Every Believer” worship and youth
Bible study. Free. 11:15 a.m.
H istory
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
158 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-921-6748.
www.princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
of downtown Princeton and Princeton University includes stories
about the early history of Princeton, the founding of the University,
and the American Revolution. $7;
$4 for ages 6 to 12. 2 to 4 p.m.
Sports for C auses
Bowling for Babies, March of
Dimes, Slocum’s Bowling Center,
1675 Pennington Road, Ewing.
www.lifeinparentland.com. $15 to
$20 includes two games, shoe
rental, and more. E-mail [email protected] for information. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Junction train station between 10
a.m. on Friday, February 22, and
3: 15 p.m. on Saturday, February
23. During that time his locked
mountain bike, valued at $250, was
stolen from the Wallace Road lot.
Theft. A student at High School
North was the victim of theft on
Wednesday, February 27. She inadvertently left her iPhone 4S , valued at $500, in a restroom, and
when she returned to retrieve the
phone two hours later it was gone.
Penske Truck Leasing Company
was the victim of theft between
5:15 p.m. on Thursday, February
21, and 8 a.m. on Friday, February
22. An unknown person removed
two catalytic converters from a
GMC Box Truck parked in the Penske lot. The value of the stolen converters is approximately $2,000.
A ccident. An unidentified
Asian male was seriously injured
while riding his bike on Old Trenton Road when he was hit by a motorist. Frederick Bongiovanni, 81,
of West Windsor struck the man,
who was transported to Capital
Health in Trenton.
Police are seeking any information that would help them identify
the victim. He is an Asian male, 4 0
to 50 years old, who is believed to
have been traveling home from the
Dollar Store on Route 130 in East
Windsor. He was riding a turquoise
Magna man’s bike.
A resident of Hilton Head, South
Carolina, was the victim of theft at
Whole Foods on Friday, March 1.
She set her iPhone down while
shopping and it was gone when she
went to retrieve it. The phone is
valued at $700.
Recycling
Plainsboro Curbside Recycling,
Public Works Department, 609799-0099.
publicworksdept@
plainsboronj.com. 7 a.m.
F ilm
Second Chance Film Series,
Princeton Adult School, Friend
Center Auditorium, Computer
No Science Building, Princeton GUniversiimmicks,
e
Hassle-Fre
ty, 609-683-1101. www.princetonpping!
o
Sh
adultschool.org. Screening of
“Monsieur Lazhar,” Canada, 2011.
Register. $8. 7:30 p.m.
An employee of A-1 Limo reported that between 4 p.m. and
midnight on Friday, March 1, an
unknown person broke into her
1994
Honda Accord and stole
roughly $5 worth of property.
An unknown actor broke into
the former American Cyanamid
site on Q uakerbridge Road and
stole approximately $1,300 of copper wire from a maintenance shed
between 2:30 p.m. on Thursday,
February 28, and 7 a.m. on Friday,
March 1.
Drug C harges. A driver pulled
over for speeding was found to be
in possession of Oxycodone without a prescription on Friday, March
1. Ashley Howard, 27, of Robbinsville was arrested and charged with
speeding and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in a
motor vehicle.
Two guests at the Clarion Hotel
were the victims of theft between 5
p.m. on Friday, March 1, and midnight on Saturday, March 2. They
reported that during that time
$3,000 worth of clothes, electron-
DWI. Police arrested Triola
Aranha, 34, of Princeton for DWI
on Saturday, March 2. After police
tried to pull her over, Aranha allegedly swerved across the width of
the roadway before stopping and
telling the officer, “I’m drunk! ”
She was issued numerous motor
vehicle summonses.
L iterati
Mental H ealth
L ectures
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street Princeton,
609-497-1600. Joyce Carol Oates,
author of “The Accursed,” a novel
set in Princeton circa 1905, created a blend of history, the occult,
and psychological insight. The
characters include retired president Grover Cleveland, sitting
president Theodore Roosevelt,
and future president Woodrow
Wilson, with writers Upton Sinclair,
Jack London, and Samuel Clemens. 6 p.m.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Cando Fitness, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-8181226. Introduction to the eight session program presented by Pat
Vroom and Robin Boudette, both
psychologists in private practice.
Sessions will meet Mondays, 7 to
9 p.m., April 8 to June 3. Register.
Free. 7 p.m.
Learning to Navigate Insurance
Claims, Hickory Corner Library,
138 Hickory Corner Road, East
Windsor, 609-448-1330. www.
mcl.org. “Getting the Best Results
When You File a Claim” presented
by Daniel Goldstein, a public adjuster licensed by the state to protect consumer rights working on
behalf of property owners. Register. Free. 7 p.m.
Theft. A West Windsor resident
was the victim of theft at Princeton
K ids Stuff
Multi Arts Camp, West Windsor
Road, West Windsor, 609-7161931. “European Vacation” for ages 5 to 14. Extended day available.
Bring lunch or order a sandwich
from Brothers Pizza. Register.
$90. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pop Music
Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony
Chorus, 1065 Canal Road, Princeton,
732-469-3983.
www.
harmonize. com/ jersey harmony.
New members are welcome. 7:15
p.m.
Monday
at Rider Furniture
March 25
Passover begins at sunset
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ics, and personal items were stolen
from their room.
From the Police Blotter
ing apprehension on Sunday,
March 10. After being pulled over
for careless driving, Stephen Taylor allegedly gave officers a false
name and birthday. He was found
to be intoxicated and was also
charged with underage DWI, reckless driving, careless driving, and
failure to exhibit a driver’s license.
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F or F amilies
Music Matters, Villa Victoria
Academy, 376 West Upper Ferry
Road, Ewing, 609-882-1700. “Encouraging Your Child’s Cognitive
and Emotional Development” presented by Cheryl Manfredonia.
Guided activities involving singing,
movement, and musical instruments for parents and children ages 3 to 6. Register. Free. 9:30 a.m.
H ealth
American Cancer Society’s Look
Good, Feel Better, Princeton
HealthCare System, University
Medical Center of Princeton at
Plainsboro, 1 Plainsboro Road,
princetonhcs.org. Beauty techniques to combat the appearance
related side effects of cancer treatment. Register. Free. 6 p.m.
Support Group, Families Anonymous, Presbyterian Church, 2688
Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609Bolton
F r e e familiesanonymous.
Sheep!
414-2776.
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org. For relatives
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Belvedere-Firm
Twin Set $599
Full Set $699
Queen Set King Set $1099
$799
Crystal-Vera Wang Euro Top
Twin Set $999
Full Set $1099
Queen Set
King Set $1549
$1199
The Bridge Academy, Adath Israel
Synagogue, 1958 Lawrenceville
Road, Lawrenceville, 609-8440770. “Bridge the Gap for Your
Students in Mathematics” for
teachers, principals, curriculum directors, and interested persons.
Morning sessions include “Math
Language Learner” and “What Am
I Supposed to Do with These Colored Rods in My Closet” workshops. Choice of workshops in the
afternoon include beginning algebra, the positives and negatives of
algebra, the problem with percent,
fractions, and mixed numbers.
Register. Free. 8:30 a.m.
Rider Furniture.com
$649
FREE
Set Up
Removal
Math Workshop
$399
$549
King Set $899
Twin Set
Full Set
Addison
$899
Queen Set
$699
$799
King Set $1249
Twin Set
Full Set
Promise-Vera Wang Pillow Top
Twin Set $1199
Full Set $1299
Queen Set
King Set $1699
$1399
Sofa & Recliner
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Made in America Sale - Entire Month of March
Rider Furniture
Where quality still matters.
4621 Route 27, Kingston, NJ
609-924-0147
Monday-Friday 10-6; Saturday 10-5; Sunday 12-5
Design Services Available.
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Spring Into the A rts at West Windsor A rts C ouncil
A
rt, drama, film, and more are available
in your own backyard. Several new
teaching artists and trainers are offering new
classes for adults and children at the West
Windsor Arts Council.
Aparajita (Pooja) Sen of West Windsor is
one of the new instructors. Born in New Delhi, India, she was inspired to begin drawing
and sketching by her grandfather, who was a
well-known artist. She worked in the financial and banking fields for many years, but
her strong desire to study art led her to change
careers and enroll in art classes at the Visual
Arts Center in Summit. She has since had the
opportunity to work with award-winning artists and has begun her own teaching practice.
Sen will be teaching Adventures in Art for
children ages 7 to 10 and 10 to 14 on Saturday afternoons. “Children will develop their
inner creativity and imagination while focusing on exploring new ideas and discovering
the endless possibilities of colors and
shapes,” she says. “Students will work in
various mediums like pastels, oil pastels,
charcoal, markers, acrylic paints, and mixed
media to create representational and abstract
compositions inspired by everyday life.”
Bollywood Strength Training will be
taught by West Windsor resident Manisha
Lalwani on Monday nights and Tuesday
mornings. Lalwani has a bachelor’s degree
in psychology and is a certified personal and
group fitness trainer. “My intention to help
MARCH 25
Teacher Workshop
Quakerbridge Learning Center.,
4044 Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville, 609-933-8806. www.
quaker-bridge.com. Information
about summer academic camp.
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Singles
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.
com. Drop in for soups, sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee, and conversation. Register at http://ht.
ly/3gd9w 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tax A ssistance
E nergy in M otion: ‘Hailing
Cabs’ by Brian Seidenfrau is
part of an exhibit running
through Saturday, April 27, at
West Windsor Arts Council.
others is based on my personal experience, as
a working mother of two, when I discovered
that strength training and healthy eating habits helped me battle fatigue,” she says. “My
goal is to help people deal with their health
issues and motivate them to make their bodies work with maximum efficiency and energy enabling them live life to the fullest.”
Vijaya Balakrishnan of West Windsor resumes her hatha style tween and teen yoga
class and a kid’s yoga class on Tuesdays. She
is a certified hatha yoga and children’s yoga
teacher registered with the Yoga Alliance.
Balakrishnan began to practice yoga as a preventative measure to avoid diabetes and high
blood pressure. Having experienced the benefits of yoga, she was drawn to pursue teacher training to equip herself with the expertise
to share this ancient tradition with others.
She has developed yoga programs specifically for children from pre-K to teens as well
as adults. “My passion is to share the joy of
yoga with others, helping people to live a better quality of life with vitality, peace, and
harmony,” she says.
Tuesday
March 26
O n Stage
F ood &
“E nergy in Motion,” a photographic exhibit featuring works by residents of West
Windsor and the surrounding towns, is on
view in the gallery. Brian Seidenfrau, a former resident of West Windsor, uses new techniques as a photographic artist. “Many of my
photos are local to our area, and my photo of
the dinky train station is very popular,” he
says. The exhibit continues through Saturday, April 27.
Spring Break C amp will be offered Monday to Friday, March 25 to 29 . The theme,
Dining
Wellness Club, Whole Foods
Market, Windsor Green Shopping
Center, West Windsor, 609-7992919. www.wholefoods.com. Vegan cooking class. Register. 6 p.m.
G ardens
www.princeton.edu/arts.
“Baby
Wants Candy,” a musical theater
improvisational troupe. Register.
$15. 8 p.m.
Starting a Vegetable Garden,
Mercer County Connection, 957
Route 33, Hamilton, 609-8909800. Presentation by Barbara
Bromley. Register. Free. 10:30 to
11:30 a.m.
F aith
Diabetes: Are You at Risk?,
Princeton HealthCare System,
University Medical Center of
Princeton at Plainsboro, 1 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, 888-8978979. www.princetonhcs.org. Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes discusses by Nancy Rhodes, RN,
and Sandra Byer-Lubin, RD. Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Wading in the Water Lenten Meditations, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer Street, 609-924-2613.
www.princetonumc.org. Worship
and light lunch. Noon.
Passover Seder, Temple Micah,
Lawrenceville
Presbyterian
Church, 2688 Main Street, Lawrenceville, 609-921-1128. www.
temple-micah.org. Second seder
includes traditional dishes, songs,
and games. Register. $45; $20 for
ages 5 to 13. 6 p.m.
~2013 WWP Community Fair~
Showcasing local businesses and parent-owned businesses
in the West Windsor Plainsboro school district
H ealth
Wellness
Shanti Meditation, Friends of
Conscious Evolution, Fellowship in Prayer, 291 Witherspoon
Register by E-mail guruji220@
gmail.com. $30. First class is free.
6 p.m.
Introduction to Dowsing and Kinesiology, Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro,
609-750-7432. Dowsing uses a
pendulum as a tool for interpreting
what is best for the body. Kinesiology uses the body itself as an indicator. Register. $25. 7 p.m.
K ids Stuff
Saturday, April 6, 2013
9am-1pm • Village School
601 New Village Road • West Windsor NJ 08550
See what our community has to offer!
Free Admission to the general public
Door Prizes! Kids’ Activities!
To register for a table, go to www.groverptsa.org,
click on WWP Community Fair
Vendors may bring sample products or products to sell
Co-sponsored by Village PTA and Grover PTSA
Road, West Windsor, 609-7161931. “European Vacation” for ages 5 to 14. Extended day available.
Bring lunch or order a sandwich
from Brothers Pizza. Register.
$90. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
L ectures
Center for African American
Studies, Princeton University,
McCormick Hall 101, 609-2583000. “Critical Encounters: Writing, Food, Intimacy” presented by
Christopher Albrecht, executive
chef of Eno Terro; Leonard Barkan, a professor at Princeton;
Frank Bruni, former restaurant
critic, New York Times: Gabrielle
Hamilton, author and chef of Prune
in New York City; and Anita Lo, author and chef of Annisa in New
York City. Free. 4:30 p.m.
“European Vacation,” costs $ 3 80 for the entire tour of France, Greece, Germany and
Scandinavia, Italy, and England. Children
may also select one or more countries to “visit” for $ 9 0 per day. Create a puppet theater,
explore mythology, make relief sculptures
and comedia del’arte masks, or practice Morris dancing and Shakespearean language.
Classes are for ages 5 to 14 , 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
West Windsor A rts C ouncil, 59 2 Alexander Road, West Windsor. 609- 716931
or
www.westwindsorarts.org
Center for African American
Studies, Princeton University,
Bowl 02, Robertson Hall, 609-2583000. “W.E.B.Du Bois and Scientific Sociology” presented by Aldon
Morris, a professor of sociology
and African American studies at
Northwestern University. Free.
4:30 p.m.
Meeting, Princeton PC Users
Group, Lawrence Library, 2751
Route 1 South, 609-423-6537.
www.ppcug-nj.org. Free. 7 p.m.
Tax A ssistance
West Windsor Senior Center,
609-275-9068.
westwindsornj.
org. Register. Free. 9 a.m. to 1
p.m.
Socials
Big Game Night, Station Bar and
Grill, 2625 Route 130 South,
Cranbury, 609-655-5550. www.
stationbarandgrill.com. Mix, mingle, and play giant versions of
Jenga and Xbox. 7 p.m.
Meeting, Rotary Club of Plainsboro, Guru Palace, 2215 Route 1
South, North Brunswick, 732-3989033. www.plainsbororotary.org.
7:30 p.m.
F or Seniors
Art Forgery, Princeton Senior
Resource Center, Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton
Street,
609-924-7108.
www.
princetonsenior.org. “Questioned
Documents: The Lord Byron Forgery — Says Who?” presented by
John Daab, a forensic art expert, a
docent at Princeton University Art
Museum, and author of “The Art
Fraud Protection Handbook” and
“Forensic Applications in Detecting Fine, Decorative, and Collective Art Fakes.” The National Historical Park Museum in Morristown
recently discovered that a letter
presumed to have been written by
the Poet Lord Byron was a fake.
Register. Free. 10 a.m.
Wednesday
March 27
Municipal Meetings
West Windsor Planning Board,
Municipal building, Room A,
609-799-2400.
www.
westwindsornj.org. 7:00 p.m.
Plainsboro Township Committee, Municipal Building, 609799-0909. www.plainsboronj.com.
7:30 p.m.
WW-P Board of Education, Community Middle School, Grovers
Mill Road, 609-716-5000. www.
ww-p.org. Public hearing on the
2013-’14 budget. 7:30 p.m.
O n Stage
www.princeton.edu/arts.
“Baby
Wants Candy,” a musical theater
improvisational troupe. Register.
$15. 8 p.m.
Dancing
Center, Monument Drive, Princeton,
609-924-6763.
www.
princetoncountrydancers.org. Instruction followed by dance. $8.
7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
L iterati
609-497-1600. Jeremiah Ostriker,
a professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University and
author of “Heart of Darkness: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe,” “Formation of Structure in
the Universe,” and “Unsolved
Problems in Astrophysics;” and
Michael Lemonick, author of “Mirror Earth: the Search for Our Planet’s Twin.” 6 p.m.
L ive Music
Open Mic, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555.
www.theaandb.
com. 21 plus. 10 p.m.
F ood &
Dining
Kabab Night, Indian Hut, 10
Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro,
732-997-0539.
www.
yourmealoncall.com. Music, candlelight, and dining. BYOB. 5 to 10
p.m.
Cornerstone Community Kitchen, Princeton United Methodist
Church, Nassau at Vandeventer
www.princetonumc.org.
Hot
meals served, prepared by TASK.
Free. 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Tea 101, Hickory Corner Library,
Windsor, 609-448-1330. www.
mcl.org. Presentation includes the
history of tea, how to prepare a
proper cup of tea, and various
kinds of tea and their purpose.
Register. Free. 7 p.m.
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609-243-9020, or e-mail [email protected]. We will confirm your insertion
and the price, which is sure to be reasonable: Classifieds are just 50 cents a
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Joes Landscaping Inc. of Princeton Property Maintenance and Specialty Jobs. Commercial / Residential. Over
25 Years of Experience. Fully Insured.
Free Consultations. Email: [email protected].
Text (only) 609-638-6846. Office 609216-7936.
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References.
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Tax Preparation and Accounting
Services: For individuals and small
businesses. Notary, computerized tax
preparation, paralegal services. Your
place or mine. Fast response, free consultation, reasonable costs. Gerald
Hecker, 609-448-4284.
Music Lessons: Piano, guitar, drum,
sax, clarinet, F. horn, oboe, t-bone,
voice, flute, trumpet, violin, cello, banjo,
mandolin, harmonica, uke, and more.
$28 half hour. School of Rock. Adults
or kids. Join the band! Princeton 609924-8282. Princeton Junction 609-8970032. Hightstown 609-448-7170. www.
farringtonsmusic.com.
Ed Raybuck Flowers - 20 Millstone
Road - Grovers Mill Area: Mother’s
Day baskets, herbs, perennials, flowers
vegetable plants. Fall mums, pumpkins.
Cut flowers during the summer.
HOUSING FOR SALE
Ranch Home for $388,000 5 bed, 2
bath, 2 car garage, in-law suite. One
miles to train station. West Windsor
schools. Details: forsalebyowner.com
OR zillow.com. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 551-482-5157.
HOME
MAINTENANCE
Amazing House Painting. Interior/
exterior. Wallpaper removal, powerwashing, deck/fence staining, aluminum siding/stucco painting. Owner operated. Licensed/insured. Free estimates. Serving New Jersey area and
Buck County, PA. 215-736-2398.
It’s Time for Some Spring Landscaping Clean Up? Branches, trimming, leaves, mulching, general clean
up and much more. Call 609-722-1137.
CLASSIFIED BY E-MAIL
[email protected]
Healthy Living, Whole Earth Center, 360 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-924-8021. www.wholeearthcenter.com. Discussion group cohosted by Palmer Uhl and V. Bea
Snowden. Register by E-mail to
register@healthylivingprinceton.
org. Free. 7 p.m.
H ealth
Blood Drive, West Windsor Senior Center, 271 Clarksville Road,
West Windsor, 609-799-9068.
Register. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Women and Aging, Robert Wood
Johnson Hamilton Center for
Health and Wellness, 3100
Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton,
609-584-5900. www.rwjhamilton.
org/education. “A Positive Experience” presented by psychologist
Dr. Martin Seligmann. Share your
thoughts and experiences in a discussion group format. Register.
Free. 1:30 p.m.
Sleep Vendor Expo, Robert
Wood Johnson Hamilton Center
for Health and Wellness, Hamilton Sleep Care Center, 1 Union
Street, Robbinsville, 609-5845900.
www.rwjhamilton.org/
education. Meet the sleep doctor
who conducts studies in home-like
surroundings. Blood pressure
readings and equipment demos.
Register. Free. 6 to 8 p.m.
Wellness
Dance for People with Parkinson’s Disease, DanceVision,
Forrestal Village, 116 Rockingham
Row, Plainsboro, 609-514-1600.
www.danceforpd.org.
Dancers
who trained with 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 and their caregivers. Register. Free. 1 to 2:15 p.m.
Stress Management Workshop,
West Windsor Library, 333 North
Post Road, 609-799-0462. Presentation by Carol Rickard. 7 p.m.
H istory
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. www.
drumthwacket.org. New Jersey
governor’s official residence.
robthehandyman- licensed, insured, all work guaranteed. Free Estimates. We do it all - electric, plumbing,
paint, wallpaper, powerwashing, tile,
see website for more: robthehandyman.
vpweb.com [email protected],
609-269-5919.
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHER - Check out my
website - christinahweiss-studio.com.
Weddings starting package $950. Studio Located in West Windsor, NJ. Call
609-426-1260.
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Roy S Chereath, CPA, CISA Certified Public Accountant. 195 Nassau
Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. 1670
Route 130 N. North Brunswick, NJ
08902. Phone: 609-333-1218/732-4224214. Individual & Business Tax Service.
Consultants/Partnerships/
Corporations/S-Corp. FREE E-FILE for
Fast Refund. Reasonable Fees. Free
Initial Consultation. Evening and Weekend Appointments.
ADULT CARE
Barbara’s In-Home Care Assistance (Non-Medical) Born and raised in
Middlesex County. This is truly my passion. Learn about me: www.inhomecarebybarbara.com 732-735-4243.
TRANSPORTATION
Personal Driver seeking to transport
commuters, shopping trips, etc. Modern, attractive car. References provided. E-mail to [email protected] or
call 609-331-3370.
INSTRUCTION
Flute & Piano Lessons. Professional Instructor M.A. All Ages/levels. 1st
lesson free. 609-936-9811.
Math, Science, English, ACT & SAT
Tutoring: Available in your home.
Brown University-educated college professor. Experienced with gifted, underachieving and learning-disabled students. Web: http://ivytutoring.intuitwebsites.com Call Bruce 609-371-0950.
CLASSIFIED BY FAX
Science and Math Tutoring: Biology, Chemistry, Algebra, Geometry.
Taught by college professor. 18 years
experience. Recipient of two national
teaching awards. Discoverygenics 609468-9494.
Startup Suzuki Cello Classes - Ages 4-7. Experience the gift of music with
your child. Parent and child learn together. Ideal for pre-schoolers and
home schoolers. Private and group
classes. Call 609-558-6175.
Tutor — SAT, ACT, SSAT — Reading, Writing, Essays: Boost your
scores with outstanding private instruction from college English professor.
Many excellent references throughout
West Windsor-Plainsboro. My former
students are attending top universities.
Reasonable rates. 609-658-6914.
Will you make the most of your one
chance to impress college admissions? Expert college essay advice by
a Princeton/Columbia Law graduate.
Enroll in a summer workshop now!
Princeton Academic Coaching and Tutoring (www.princetonact.com)
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
Property Inspectors: Part-time
$30k, full-time $80k. No experience, will
train. Call Tom, 609-731-3333.
SALES - REAL ESTATE Need a
Change? Looking to get a RE License?
We take you by the hand to ensure your
success and income! FREE Coaching!
Unlimited Income! No Experience needed! Contact Weidel Today! Hamilton:
Judy 609-586-1400, jmoriarty@weidel.
com; Princeton: Mike 609-921-2700,
[email protected].
JOBS WANTED
Available for house sitting. Short or
long-term. Negotiable. Very clean, quiet, professional female. If interested
please call 609-937-1895.
609-243-9119
Group tours are available. Register. $5 donation. 1 p.m.
Tour and Tea, Morven Museum,
55 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-924-8144. www.morven.org.
Tour the restored mansion, galleries, and gardens before or after
tea. Register. $20. 1 p.m.
K ids Stuff
“European Vacation” for ages 5 to
14. Extended day available. Bring
lunch or order a sandwich from
Brothers Pizza. Register. $90. 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
L ectures
Elder Law, Kathleen Scott
Chasar, Ewing Senior Center, 999
Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, 609882-2200. “Don’t Let the State
Take Your Estate” presented by
Kathleen Scott Chasar, an attorney who specializes in elder law.
Information on how to protect your
estate and an explanation of documents all seniors need to protect
themselves and their estates.
Lunch will be served. Register.
Free. 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Financial Literacy Seminar, McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union,
120 Windsor Center Drive, East
Windsor, 800-226-6428. www.
mcgrawhillfcu.org. Seminar, parking, and dinner included. Register
by E-mail to amacdonald@
mcgrawhillfcu.org. Free. 5:30 to 7
p.m.
Thursday
March 28
O n Stage
A
Sandberg, a member of the theater’s Play Lab. $28 to $33. 7:30
p.m.
A rt
Art Exhibit, Rider University, Luedeke Center, Lawrenceville, 609921-2663.
www.rider.edu/arts.
Gallery talk in conjunction with
“Joseph A. Fiore: Fiore/Drawing,”
a retrospective of works by Fiore,
who died in 2008. He was a professor in the Philadelphia College
of Art and Maryland Institute College of Art. 7 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Viva Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609948-4448. vivatango.org. Milonga
lessons presented by Lesley
Mitchell followed by practice session. $12 includes a light supper. 7
p.m.
L iterati
609-497-1600. Neil Rudenstine,
author of “The House of Barnes:
The Man, the Collection, the Controversy” and president emeritus
of Harvard University. The book
sheds new light on ideas about art
collecting, education, and aesthetics that shaped the way Albert C.
Barnes thought. The collection include more than 800 paintings by
Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, PIcasso, and others. 6 p.m.
L ive Music
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
609-716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
F aith
Maundy Thursday, Princeton
United Methodist Church, Nassau at Vandeventer Street, 609924-2613.
www.princetonumc.
org. Tenebrae service. 7:30 p.m.
F ood &
Dining
Healthy Living, Whole Earth Center, 360 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-924-8021. www.wholeearthcenter.com. Discussion group cohosted by Palmer Uhl and V. Bea
Snowden. Register by E-mail to
register@healthylivingprinceton.
org. Free. 9:30 a.m.
Nutrition Program, McCaffrey’s,
Southfield Shopping Center, West
Windsor, 215-750-7713. www.
mccaffreys.com. “The Whole
Truth About Whole Grains” presented by Jill Kwasny, a registered
dietitian. Register by E-mail to
joan.tardy@ mccaffreys. com.
Free. 1:30 p.m.
H ealth
Life Tools: How to Manage Stress
Instead of Stress Managing
You, Hickory Corner Library,
Windsor, 609-448-1330. www.
mcl.org. Presented by Carol Rickard. Register. Free. 7 p.m.
K ids Stuff
a.m. to 3 p.m.
L ectures
Consumer Affairs, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33,
Hamilton, 609-890-9800. www.
mercercounty.org. Discuss how to
avoid credit, home improvement,
difficulty with a local business, Internet fraud, or unreliable repairmen with the chief of the county
Consumer Affairs Commission.
Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Dodds, Robertson Hall, 609-258-0157. Gail Collins, first woman appointed editor
of the New York Times editorial
page, op-ed columnist for The
Times, and author. Books sale,
signing, and public reception in the
Shultz dining room follows the discussion. Tickets required. 4:30
p.m.
F or Seniors
Kosher Cafe West, Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village
Road East, West Windsor, 609987-8100.
www.jfcsonline.org.
Kosher meal and speaker for ages
60 and up. “Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease” presented by
Robert Platzman, a certified geriatrician. Register by E-mail to [email protected]. $5. 12:30
p.m.
Friday
March 29
Good Friday.
O n Stage
A
Sandberg, a member of the theater’s Play Lab. $28 to $33. 7:30
p.m.
F ilm
floor,
609-924-9529.
www.
“Oranges and Sunshine” based on
Margaret Humphreys’ book “Empty Cradles.” 7 p.m.
F aith
Good Friday, Princeton United
Methodist Church, Nassau at
Vandeventer Street, 609-9242613.
www.princetonumc.org.
Worship. Presentation of the Durufle Requiem at 7:30 p.m. features the combined choirs and musicians directed by Hyosang Park.
Noon and 7:30 p.m.
K ids Stuff
a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Special Events
Peter Serkin
PETER SERKIN, piano
All Beethoven program
TUESDAY, MARCH 19 – 7:30pm
Company of 80!
T he Winter’s Tale
by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
directed by REBECCA TAICHMAN
´
˛
SLASK
SONG and
DANCE ENSEMBLE
of POLAND
´ ˛
Slask
Only New Jersey engagement!
THURSDAY, MARCH 21 – 7:30pm
KODO
Kodo
FRIDAY, MARCH 22 – 8pm
DAVID SEDARIS
MONDAY, APRIL 8 – 7:30pm
MITSUKO
UCHIDA, piano
APRIL 2 - 21, 2013
MONDAY, APRIL 15 – 7:30pm
MOMIX
David
Sedaris
in Botanica
THURSDAY, APRIL 25 – 7:30pm
ets
Tick t
start
a
!
$20
Sonic Breakout Session:
JAKE
SHIMABUKURO,
Mitsuko
Uchida
Momix
ukulele
and
TIME FOR THREE
Jake
Shimabukuro
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 – 7:30pm
Tragic, romantic, hilarious, and uplifting, this genre-bending
masterpiece is one of Shakespeare’s most elegant and haunting plays.
This beautiful, music-filled, and magical classic celebrates
redemption, reconciliation, and the mending of broken hearts.
Princes and princesses, disguised identities, jealous kings, oracles,
pickpockets, and one ravenous bear—if you haven’t seen
The Winter’s Tale before, don’t miss this opportunity!
“Delish and dazzling: …Shakespearean comedy true to text but made
gorgeously fresh by a brilliant young director, Rebecca Taichman.”
— The Philadelphia Inquirer
(On Taichman’s 2009 production of Twelfth Night at McCarter)
Beethoven Sonatathon 2013:
STEWART
GOODYEAR
All 32 Piano Sonatas!
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
THREE CONCERTS!
10am, 3pm, 8pm
Stewart
Goodyear
TRACES
High Energy Urban Acrobatics
FRIDAY, MAY 3 – 8pm
Produced in association with
THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY, Washington, DC
Traces
2012-13 Signature Series sponsored by
Opening Night sponsored by
Support for the Music Series provided by The Edward T. Cone Foundation
For a complete listing of events, visit www.mccarter.org or call 609.258.2787
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