April 4, 2014

April 4, 2014
WEST WINDSOR
& PLAINSBORO
NEWS
Headliners:
Music Teacher Chiu-Ling Lin, page 7; First Grade Pianist Taksh Gupta, 8; Author Elizabeth Stelling, 23.
Action Plan Set for Honors Bio
A
Celebration Time: Caroline Brooks, left, Gina DeMilt, and Sandy Karl
celebrate the final out in South’s season-opening 5-0 win over North on
April 1. See story, page 19.
Photo by Dick Druckman
MAKING
W
THE
by Sue Roy
hile baseball fans across the
country celebrated opening
day, residents of West Windsor and Plainsboro have a different batand-ball sport to be excited about.
Cricket fields are on the horizon for
both townships.
“The [West Windsor Cricket] Association has talked about having cricket
fields in West Windsor for a long time,”
says Kamal Khanna, a former councilman and current member of the association. “Finally, about a year or so ago,
while I was still on the town council, I
started acting as a coordinator between
the township and the association, as a
type of community service. I advised
the association to get organized and to
come up with a plan, which they did,
and presented it to the township.”
The plan calls for permanent cricket
fields at Community Park, behind the
lacrosse fields.
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FOR
“The township has been very supportive and provided a temporary spot
to play cricket,” Khanna said, “but after
I left the council, plans for a permanent
court kind of fell apart, so I approached
Ken Jacobs, the township director of
recreation, to see what could be done.
He has been a great help, and he presented a plan to the council, which voted 5-0 to allocate funds in the 2015
capital budget for permanent cricket
fields.”
“Recently, Jacobs advised the association that he has secured some funds
that would allow the project to move
ahead in 2014, rather than 2015, so I
advised the council of this at the meeting on March 17. There is enough money in the recreation department budget
to fund the engineering study, which is
the first step in the process. Council
Vice President Linda Geevers had requested that this be done properly, with
an engineering study, and of course we
had agreed to that. All of the council
by Sue Roy
concerns over the idea of “student-centered instructional strategies.”
In a March 21 E-mail to parents, Aderhold said he had reviewed the feedback
from the parents’ meeting on March 13
with Mike Zapicchi, North principal, and
Martin Smith, assistant superintendent for
curriculum and instruction, and had decided on the following “action steps:”
fter hearing concerns about High
School North’s honors biology pilot program at a March 13 meeting, David Aderhold and others in the
West Windsor-Plainsboro administration
came to the March 25 Board of Education
meeting with a detailed action plan.
By all accounts, the response has been
Grades of D and F will be changed to
substantial. In thanking parents and students — especially those who filled out “Incomplete” for Marking Periods 1 and
surveys about the program — Aderhold 2.
noted that “the inforAny student not
mation I received was
meeting progress indinot always positive,
‘We will work with stucators for Marking Peribut it was enlightenod 3 will receive a grade
dents who are behind to
ing.”
of “Incomplete.”
help them meet the
Parents and stuTeachers will utilize
goals and re-establish
dents also expressed
direct
instruction during
support for Aderappropriate pacing.’
the knowledge acquisihold’s solutions, and
tion period of each unit.
for the speed in which
To
accomplish
this,
there will be a transihe implemented the changes. Some contion
from
a
completely
self-paced classcerns still linger, including whether there
will be enough time this year for students room and a move toward a hybrid model,
to catch up on missed project work, a pro- which will include both direct instruction
vision for extra teaching of basic biology and application. This will allow students
concepts, and up-to-date grading. In addi- to receive personalized feedback, while
tion, parents have expressed concern that still fulfilling the need for whole class dethe teachers involved will be discouraged briefing and conversation.
by the lack of support the pilot program
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has received. Finally, parents expressed
CRICKET
members and the administration are on
board with this project. Mayor ShingFu Hsueh and council member Kristina
Samonte have sat in on some of the association’s meetings, and council
member Peter Mendonez told us that
cricket is one of his favorite sports.”
Khanna estimates that 100 to 200
West Windsor residents will utilize the
cricket facility, and he expects that
number to grow. “Cricket appeals to a
wide variety of people from everywhere in the world — India, Pakistan,
Australia, England, and the West Indies. For many people from these countries, cricket is the only game they
know. And as more and more people
relocate to West Windsor from these
places, the interest in cricket will continue to grow.”
“Plus,” he added, “cricket is a family
sport. While it is played by men and
boys, whole families come out to watch
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Pocket Park Tempest
T
he
much-debated
Princeton Junction
Pocket Park is slowly
moving forward, but not
without a new dose of controversy. A seemingly
straightforward plan to offer
naming rights to elements of
the park in return for donations became a point of contention at the March 31 West
Windsor Council meeting.
Council President Bryan
Maher and Vice President
Linda Geevers objected to
using individual donations
to help fund the park, saying
that it went beyond the scope
of the mayor’s powers.
Said Geevers, “We need a
policy discussion on this,
and we [the Council members] need to be involved
with this. It is a policy, how
donations are to be handled.”
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Maher reacted vehemently. “The mayor is not thinking things through. His behavior is quite curious. If he
wants to work collaboratively with us, then we will
work with him. Otherwise
he is wasting his time. We
know what he is trying to do
here — he is acting circuitously, trying to bypass us
when making these decisions. Suppose a new mayor
came along and wanted to
change the names? This is a
ridiculous idea.”
Township attorney Mike
Herbert noted that under
West Windsor’s form of
government, the administration manages township
property and has the authority to offer naming rights.
Further, Herbert said, the
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Editor’s Note: The News asked
School Board President Tony
Fleres to explain the tax levy increase. He responded: “The school
et me see if this makes sense. budget has three major revenue
The WWP school budget in- sources — Local Tax Levy, State
creases 1.34 percent and Aid and Fund Balance. The Fund
state aid to help defray that cost Balance is basically money that
goes up by $200,000 but some how was budgeted in the prior year but
the tax levy necessary to pay the not spent. This year’s contribution
$164.6 million school budget is go- from Fund Balance is down by
ing up 2.35 percent. How can the about $1.5 million compared to
tax levy increase more than the
2013-’14. (Last
budget? This is
year it was unespecially curiusually
high.)
How can the tax levy
ous since the
The
difference
is
increase more than the
state aid inmade up in the tax
budget? This is especreased
and
levy. Therefore,
now covers a
cially curious since the
the budget and
whopping 4.85
tax levy percentstate aid increased and
percent of the
ages will almost
now covers 4.85 perbudget.
So
always be differs o m e o n e
cent of the budget.
ent. For example,
please
point
in 2012-’13 the
out how the facts reported in this budget rose 1.9 percent while the
paper make any sense. Maybe then taxes declined 1 percent and in
I can move on to understanding 2013-’14 the budget increased
how our per pupil costs are only av- about 0.9 percent without any tax
erage when our pupil to teacher and increase.”
pupil to administration rations are
so much higher than average. The
main expense line item is staff salary/benefits. One would think that
espite enlarged pictures, arguhigh higher student to teacher/adments for public safety, public
ministrator ratios would lead to
lower costs. But somehow that presentations, a fully staffed and
simple math doesn’t work out ei- funded West Windsor Police Department Traffic Safety Division,
ther. Might just be easier to move.
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Thank You from
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the mayor and council for public
safety sidewalks along Route 571
in Penns Neck, the cricket fields get
a priority without any 91-page
business plan (see Grover House)
he Friends of the West Windsor
or private funding (see former
branch of the Mercer County
WW-P Board President Hemant Library wish to thank the commuMarathe-led demands of school nity for its generous support of our
district for private funding of foot- 32nd Annual Book Sale by donatball/band/soccer/graduation field ing and purchasing more than
lighting)?
40,000 books. The book sale was a
The better protocol would be to great success!
invite the mayor, whenever he reWe also want to thank the many
turns from an extended vacation, to volunteers whose constant support
walk and bike along Route 571 dur- make this sale possible and fun to
ing morning/evening rush hour and run. Additional particular thanks to
at night in the rain and snow. For Sam’s Club, McCaffrey’s, Wegbest results, sprinkle a few signs on man’s, and Trader Joe’s for providresidents’ yards and heap copious ing us with boxes and flats in which
amounts of praise on Council. Voi- to display our wares, McCaffrey’s
la!
for supplying grocery bags to hold
I don’t wish
purchases and
to be a council
cookies to sell,
It appears if you want
member. Rather,
Wegman’s and
something done, get a
I wish I were a
Trader Joe’s for
former politician to
former council
providing food
member
who
and drinks for
mumble a few words
just shows up
our volunteers to
and get things done. No
with a herd of
enjoy, and our
questions asked.
residents (most
local press — the
of whom I have
WW-P News and
never seen attend a council meeting other area newspapers — for adin 12-plus years), and walk off with vertising our book sale dates and
funding advanced from a couple of times.
years into the future.
The annual book sale is the
It appears if you want something Friends of the Library’s main funddone, get a former politician to raiser. All items sold were donated
mumble a few words and things get by the community since last year’s
done. No questions asked. Despite sale. Many of the donations are put
millions of taxpayer dollars sitting into circulation at the library, while
in the mayor’s fund balance, even others are sorted and held for sale.
the sidewalks in downtown Ply- Proceeds from the sale are used to
wood Junction — Best Town in the sponsor special community events;
World — aren’t completed. Why fund the library’s programming;
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those unable to get things done? well as provide other projects and
Lead, follow, or get a government purchases not supported by the
job.
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Yellow balloons blowing in the breeze, signs showing the way, chocolate kisses in pretty glass dishes, lights blazing, the scent of lemon Pledge
wafting from every surface of the house, realtor hosts/hostesses dressed to the nines – and yet, the guests arrive without gifts (unless you count
bank pre-approvals).
The Open House starts out hopeful and happy and very mysterious for the guests are only rarely known beforehand. Everyone is invited!
The Open House is announced all around town and on all relevant social and realtor media.
Sometimes there are serious house hunters out on a mission and they come armed with cameras to take pictures and compasses to check
directions. They ask questions and write notes and sometimes return with an entourage in tow who ask more questions and take more pictures.
The entourage is a very good indication of promising things to come. This makes the hostess happy because the guests are so purposeful that they
wonder about the schools and even the height of the ceiling in the Master Bedroom. And out comes the measuring tape to verify the estimate.
One can always count on a neighbor or two to pop in to see what the house looks like now that their neighbor has put it on the market.
We ask if they know of anyone who might be interested in purchasing this home and they sometimes say yes ---that they are on a reconnaissance
mission for a good friend who would love to live in their neighborhood. This too is promising news.
Occasionally, guests arrive who are on their way to Somewhere Else, the grocery/soccer field/playground – and just happen to see the balloons
and the signs and because they are contemplating a move at some point, they and their children take a full house tour, fistfuls of candy and
make a rather boisterous getaway, much to the children’s relief. When asked if they would like additional information about the home, there is
always one or two who would like answers about when the owner would like to close on the home and how quickly they might be able to obtain
a mortgage commitment. These are important questions, full of promise for the sellers.
Every once in a while a good offer is proffered at an Open House, sometimes multiple offers for a great
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t’s funny how the significance
of holidays evolves as one
grows older and wiser. For example, April Fools’ Day, observed
just this past week, used to be one
of my favorite traditions as a kid.
How my brother and I loved
switching the sugar with the salt on
my dad and watched, consumed by
giggles, at the sour but hilarious expressions rippling across his face.
How the kids and I laughed the
morning we hid all of their dad’s
shoes in the shower, hoping that he
would not notice as he turned on
the water, thereby giving all of his
footwear a good soaking. Alas for
us practical jokers, he did see them
despite the morning grog, enabling
him to perform a rescue and save
himself a search later that morning
as he got ready for work.
But this past week’s April 1
passed with nary a practical joke,
save for Will’s last minute, rather
feeble attempt to convince us that
he wanted to transfer to a military
academy for the rest of high school
and deploy to parts unknown the
moment he graduated. Too bad that
his joke had zero credibility, knowing how happy he is this year and
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now, especially, that he is in the
thick of his beloved lacrosse season and counting down to summer.
You see, the brutal reality is that
too often, these jokes cut too close
for comfort or humor, and even the
best-intentioned jokes can have unexpected consequences. There are
actually sons and daughters who go
It is even more important than ever to take
note of all the good
things because none of it
comes with a guarantee.
to military academies or sign up to
serve, are sent to the front lines, and
they never come home. Substituting salt for sugar in grandpa’s bowl
would be bad either way, since he
suffers from high blood pressure —
hold the salt please — and diabetes
— hold the sugar too.
Shoes of any kind have become
too expensive, and the family budget cannot withstand any destruction for the sake of a good laugh.
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Besides, if we tried to hide dad’s
shoes, and he had to search for
them, he might miss the train for
work in New York and he’s always
cutting it a little too close anyway.
I am not saying that I’ve lost my
sense of humor. These days, as always, a little bit of humor goes a
long way, and in so many situations, if you don’t laugh, you just
might cry. But this endless winter
has taken its toll on my tolerance
for petty nonsense, and I am ready
to move into spring.
It is hard when the weight of the
world seems to create a collective
sadness, especially in the case of
the missing Malaysian jet. I intentionally stayed away from this topic in my last column, hoping that by
now, we would have some answers
to this painful mystery. But now, it
is already almost a month since
Flight 370 disappeared without a
trace, and we have no answers. The
families’ anguish is unimaginable.
One hopes for the fantastic
straight out of the movies or TV:
perhaps it was an alien abduction
and all people on board will return
safely to earth soon, in a giant silver
capsule. Maybe, like an episode
straight out of the Twilight Zone,
the plane is flying in an endless
loop, and like the alien spacecraft,
will touch down safely, with new
answers about the universe. Or
maybe it will be like the television
show “Lost” and the plane has
landed in some remote jungle, but
the people are alive and will return
to their families with awesome stories about their fantastic voyage.
Somehow the possibility that we
— and their loved ones — may
never know what happened is even
more troubling than the possibility
that the plane did go down somehow. At least that scenario provides
answers and closure. So, like this
endless winter, this story drags on.
But at least we know that spring
will be here. The buds poking
through and the occasional warmth
of the sun on our faces tell us so.
But the mystery of the Malaysian
jet may never be resolved. I confess
that the small pit in my stomach
that forms any time any of my
loved ones takes a plane has grown
just a little bit bigger.
So April Fools’ is out but Easter,
though we don’t celebrate it in the
religious sense, will have special
significance this year, as the symbol of rebirth and new possibility.
Though I don’t personally like to
celebrate my own birthday, my
mother’s 80th (as noted in my column of March 21) and my fatherin-law’s 90th in November are big
events on the family calendar.
And just last week, there was the
60th surprise party for our dear
friend Steve Putterman, whose
family gathered friends and family
for an old-fashioned hoedown with
square dancing. In the olden days in
Korea, the 60th was the grand event
of one’s lifetime, considered a full
life cycle, but now, with greater
longevity, 60 is still but a baby.
Steve, an avid golfer, noted how
blessed he is in the important things
in life, especially for those of us on
the back nine. To this, Bill said to
me in stage whisper: “We should
tell him to play 36; then he’d still be
in the first half.”
As the events of the world swirl
around us, it is even more important than ever before to pause, to
celebrate special times like these,
and to take note of all the good
things — the love of family and
friends, health, and the time we
spend together — because none of
it comes with a guarantee.
APRIL 4, 2014
Continued from page 3
budget so that our branch can better
meet the needs of our community.
The West Windsor Library accepts donations of new and gently
used books and audio visual materials during library hours. Please
bring your donations to the circulation desk. Tax receipts are available. Please call ahead if you have a
large number of donations. Information about the Friends of the Library organization and our donations policy is available on our
website:
sites.google.com/site/
friends ofthewestwindsorlibrary.
We hope to see you at next year’s
sale or our ongoing sale of special
books inside the library.
Nancy Walsh
Book Sale Chair
Kathy Brennan, Colleen Butler,
Irene Hoyt, and Dana Krug
Officers and Members of the
Board of Directors, Friends of the
West Windsor Library
Planting a Tree
This Spring?
W
e tend to love trees for their
shade on a hot summer’s day
and their colorful leaves in the fall,
but hate them when those leaves
need to be raked and snow and
wind in the winter bring them down
on our homes and power lines.
If you are planning to plant a tree
near your home this spring, take into account that it may have the inherent potential to grow to more
than 50 feet in half that number of
years and produce a canopy width
half its height. Its roots can spread
unseen to occupy as much space underground as it does above ground.
Undeniable facts of tree life are that
they are under constant attack from
insects and diseases and will — regrettably — eventually die. Bringing them down can be not only dangerous but complex and costly.
Here are just a few tips on planting and living with a tree:
- Don’t plant a tree where there
are possibly buried utilities.
- Water it generously initially
but then only when dry weather
dictates.
- Put no more than two inches of
mulch around — but not in contact
with — the base of the tree, in the
shape of a donut, not a volcano.
(See “Looking Back,” page 36)
- Minimize pruning at planting.
Trees need as many leaves or needles as possible to help it recover
from the transplanting shock.
- With established trees, if you
can’t prune a branch with both feet
on the ground, hire an arborist.
There are “right” and “wrong”
ways to prune.
- Never prune branches that are
within 10 feet of utility lines. Call
your local utility.
- Don’t string ribbons, wire or
pet leashes around a tree. They
could eventually strangle it.
- Don’t nail or screw anything
into your tree. Diseases would welcome this free entryway through
the tree’s protective bark.
- Keep lawnmower and trimmer
whips from injuring the base of a
tree.
- Don’t let children climb trees
that have branches within 25 feet of
a power line.
- When hiring an arborist, select
one that has general liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence.
WW Firefighters
Seek Funds
W
est Windsor Volunteer Fire
Company’s annual fund
drive has begun. The officers, firefighters, fire police, and support
personnel of the company wish to
thank all residents who supported
our 2013 fund drive.
Under the command of Chief
Larry Rubinstein, we are a cohesive group of highly trained emergency responders on call 24/7 to
help you. This year we responded
to more then 80 emergencies in
January alone, working in extreme
cold, ice, and snow conditions. We
ask for your financial support just
once a year.
Aside from responding to all
types of emergencies, we have the
responsibility to maintain a large
fire station that was recently expanded to meet the needs of our
growing community. We ask a lot
from our members, who must attend an intensive fire academy and
retrain constantly to maintain skills
in a wide range of disciplines related to the duties of firefighters.
We receive no salary and are
completely volunteer. We are not
related to any phone solicitors who
may ask for money for firefighters.
Our members are highly motivated
individuals who must balance family life, full-time jobs, and continuous training to serve the community of West Windsor. The most recent tragic gas explosion in a
neighboring community only
serves to remind us of the sometimes life-threatening environment
in which we are called to work.
This year’s fund drive is focusing on the exceptional individuals
who volunteer to serve you. This
year we are also asking you, the
people we serve, to make a commitment to support our hometown
heroes.
Maintaining our expanded fire
station and paying a mortgage and
utilities is extremely costly and can
only be accomplished with your
support. Please be part of our success this year. To donate, visit westwindsorfire.com or call 609-7993311.
President Richard Visovsky Sr.
Chief Larry Rubinstein
Fund Drive Chair
Wayne Tindall
Volunteers Meet
Strategic Needs
I
would like to call attention to the
importance of National Volunteer Week (April 6-12). This year
marks the 40th anniversary of National Volunteer Week, which recognizes the country’s volunteers
for their vital contributions.
There are more than 2,500 registered nonprofits in Mercer County.
As nonprofits continue to do more,
with fewer resources, the role of
the volunteer continues to grow.
The traditional need for volunteers to roll up their sleeves to serve
meals at soup kitchens, pass out
water at a 5K, or “stuff envelopes,”
has not gone away. But today volunteering has also expanded to
support the strategic needs of a
nonprofit.
Business professionals are using
their skills, degrees, and talents to
complete mission-critical projects
that nonprofits otherwise might not
be able to afford. These “skillsbased volunteers” are working in
our community to help nonprofits
with business plans, marketing efforts, technology, program development, financial planning, grant
writing, and much more.
VolunteerConnect would like to
thank our many skills-based volunteers who have gone into the community to help area organizations,
including the West Windsor Arts
Center. Skills-based volunteers allow nonprofits to better serve their
clients while continuing to direct
their finances to client services.
I encourage everyone to make
time to support a nonprofit this
year. It will not only prove rewarding to the volunteer, but your work
will be vital to the success of your
chosen nonprofit. I know VolunteerConnect speaks on behalf of
the region’s nonprofit community
in expressing gratitude to all of our
fellow citizens who have answered
the call to give back.
I invite you to browse our website at www.VolunteerConnectNJ.
org.
Amy Klein
Executive Director,
VolunteerConnect
the junction where the arts and
community meet
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For more information, consult a
reliable arborist or reference the
“Tree Owner’s Manual” U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service at www.na.fs.fed.us.
Ron Slinn
Vice Chair, West Windsor Shade
Tree Commission
THE NEWS
Scan me!
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Arianna Huffington
Tuesday, April 22nd · 7PM
$45 - Chamber Members
$60 - Non-Members
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For more information, contact [email protected].
To register for the event, visit www.princetonchamber.org.
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APRIL 4, 2014
People
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News
Hands Across the Water
C
heryl Ciaranca, a teacher at Community Middle School, was instrumental
in bringing visitors from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the school on
March 27. Eight years ago her academic
team held a spaghetti dinner and auction resulting in more than $9,000 to supply clean
water in Africa. Her students have been raising money and giving since then.
“We had witnessed first hand how inspired and energized kids become when empowered to make a difference in the world,”
Ciaranca says. “After the event I watched
them shift from a focus on helping people
who have nothing back to their world of
Facebook, iPods, and cell phones.”
“They needed to truly connect with the
kids on the other side of the globe whose
lives were changed by their efforts,” says Ciaranca. “This was the beginning of Hands
Across the Water and a journey that continues to be one of the most enlightening and
educational experiences of my lifetime.”
The motto for Hands Across the Water, an
E-mail exchange program started by Ciaranca, is “changing the world one child at a
time.” There are 257 students in WW-P
schools who are sharing their lives with Congolese students through the program.
“Students who were corresponding with
Congolese children really got to learn about
the difficulties these kids face on a daily basis,” says Ciaranca. “One seventh grader
learned that her friend did not own a book
and an eighth grade student learned her Congolese friend would not be in school the fol-
lowing year because it was her sister’s turn to
attend.”
“I found myself surrounded by inspired
students who had gotten a call to action,”
says Ciaranca. “There were no computers in
the school so the Congolese participants
would have to earn enough money to pay for
computer time at the Internet cafe, two miles
over the bridge. This worked as long as the
bridge was not washed out by the seasonal
flooding.”
There is no public education in Congo,
and families pay $5 to $10 per month for
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Middle School on March 27 to congratulate
Hands Across the Water, the international
service club at CMS, for its efforts to support
orphaned and destitute children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The club hosted a question-and-answer
session to give students an accurate picture
of life for the children they support. They
spoke of arranged marriage for girls —
sometimes at age 12 or 13 to men 30 and
older. They spoke of young girls resorting to
prostitution to support siblings or their own
children. They told stories about the children
FEBA has been able to help in Kinshasa, the
capital of the DRC.
For Congolese students a missing roof
was normal and not a big problem. The students had no desks, only bundles of sticks to
place in their laps to prop up their books.
Students and teachers in Congo miss school
often due to illness. Disease runs rampant in
the Congo where there is no medical care
and untreated water.
“As I found myself exploring the logistics,
legalities, and staggering cost of shipping
supplies into Congo, one of our girls learned
that her contact in Congo had just lost her
young sister to malaria,” Ciaraca says. “By
the end of that school year we raised enough
money to ship five cases of donated books, a
used laptop, and a case of insecticide.”
The group has sponsored 26 orphaned
children for the past six years by paying high
school tuition and related school fees. Those
who graduate have a responsibility to “pay it
forward” with 60 hours of community service.
They are covering the tuition, fees, books,
and uniforms for all four years at Pembas
Academy. Many of these children share a
personal goal of becoming a teacher. “If we
are to make the American dream a reality we
must develop a world perspective,” says Ciaranca.
The next fundraising event is a spaghetti
dinner and auction to benefit Hands Across
the Water, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen,
Woman Cradle of Abundance, and HomeFront on Friday, May 16.
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Lin is the immediate past president of the
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icoff Elementary School’s
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and donations for the NephHope
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Guest readers shared their favorite books and read bedtime stories
to the pajama-wearing staff and
students. Readers included WW-P
Superintendent of Schools David
Aderhold; Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu; Martin McElrath, a
police officer from Plainsboro;
Lori Skibinski, assistant principal
at Millstone River School; and
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“Jammie Day 2014 was a wonderful event that provided fun as
well as a great opportunity for students to positively influence the
community,” said Michael Wellborn, principal at Wicoff. “I thank
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and staff, and to all the guest readers for sharing their favorite books
with our elementary school students for this important community
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race Lee, a 2010 graduate of
High School North, created a
video of her singing “Let It Go,” a
track from Disney’s film “Frozen.”
The video has had more than 4 million views and is part of a cover
song contest at ryanseacrest.com.
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Lee, 22, studies pharmacology
at Rutgers and now lives in Edgewater. She has recorded in the past,
has appeared on ABC’s “Good
Morning America,” and has sung
the national anthem for Rutgers
basketball games. “Turning to music on the side is enjoyable,” says
Lee.
Young Philanthropy
M
ore than 600 people were in
attendance as the Jewish
Community Youth Foundation celebrated its cumulative giving of
$535,745 since the program’s inception. The celebration took place
at JCYF’s annual philanthropy fair
and check presentation ceremony,
held February 23 at Robbinsville
High School. A total of $72,000
was distributed to 24 programs by
174 area teens representing 16
middle schools, 21 high schools,
and 21 synagogues.
Youth from West Windsor include Sydney Albert, Lenni Elias,
Brianna
Fontak,
Philippa
Chown, Laura Wolfe, Sammy
Berger, Emily Calman, Leah
Dworsky, Mallory Friedlander,
Becca Hofing, Isabel Josephson,
Katrina Meni, Michael Mitgang,
Jess Sabin, Griffin Valentine,
Jenna Valentine, Michael Green-
Hope & Harmony:
Above, superintendent
David Aderhold reads
to students on Jammie
Day. Taksh Gupta,
right, will perform in
Carnegie Hall in May.
berger, Sam Merkovitz, Leah
Mozenter, Jack Paley, Kenny
Pepper, and Julia Redavid.
Also, Allyson Samet, Ethan
Schweitzer, Emily Strober, Taylor Wasserman, Abby Wold,
Lindsay Chevlin, Ben Litwin,
Ross Stern, Alli Bacher, Jenna
Bailin, Allie Cohen, Rachel Goldfinger, Noah Wolfe, Zachary Bacall, Lucian Chown, Kyle Jacobson, Grant Keller, Brett Schenckman, Andrew Bortnick, Ben
Chevlin, Daniel Greenfield, Matthew Wold, Samantha Cirkus,
Sophie Davis, Allison Fleming,
Emma Fleming, Bethany Harris,
and Matthew Lichtenstein.
JCYF is a teen philanthropy program and a project of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater
Mercer County. It is funded by the
Ricky and Andrew J. Shechtel Philanthropic Fund and the Jewish
Federation of Princeton Mercer
Bucks.
Daniel Fine of West Windsor, a
junior at the University of Pennsylvania and a 2011 JCYF graduate,
received the fourth annual JCYF
Distinguished Alumni Award for
his commitment to the Jewish community and his participation in
many philanthropic and community service activities. He received a
$360 award which he will donate to
MEOR, an organization that works
to create a vibrant Jewish future led
by a new generation literate in Jewish wisdom, culture, and heritage.
“Think about and appreciate the
values that JCYF teaches you,”
says Fine. “It’s a program that goes
beyond philanthropy and helps
give you a greater connection to the
Jewish community.”
Visit www.jfcsonline.org, Email [email protected], or
call 609-987-8100 for more information about the program.
Mayoral Support
M
ayor Shing-Fu Hsueh of
West Windsor and Mayor
Peter Cantu of Plainsboro delivered meals and visited with Red
Cross Home Delivered Meals clients in their towns on March 27
during Mayors for Meals Day. The
Red Cross is a participant in the
March for Meals national campaign, which aims to raise awareness of senior hunger and encourage action in the local community.
The program delivers daily nutritious meals to those who are
homebound and those unable to
prepare meals for themselves. Last
year the Red Cross delivered more
than 44,000 meals to more than 175
clients in the Mercer County area.
Visit redcross.org/Princeton or
contact Brandon Verrault at 609951-2124 or brandon.verrault@
redcross.org for information.
Carnegie Hall
T
aksh Gupta, above, of West
Windsor recently won the gold
prize in the Golden Key Music
Competition and will be performing at Carnegie Hall on May 31.
For Gupta, a first grade student at
Dutch Neck School, this will be his
second performance on the grand
stage. Gupta won the gold prize at
the NJMTA competition last year
and won the silver prize at IMPACT competition at Rutgers. Last
May he played at Carnegie Hall after winning the Young Pianist
Competition of New Jersey (The
News, May 24, 2013).
His parents, Nitin Gupta and
Srishti Gupta, were born, raised,
and educated in India. They moved
to the United States in 2002 and to
the West Windsor area three years
ago. Nitin works in the financial
services technology industry. Srishti leads the digital group at a
market research firm.
Taksh has been helping his
younger brother, Parth, 4, on the
piano. “He helps his bother practice and shows him how to play
with rounded fingers and correct
posture,” says his mother.
Other than piano, he plays soccer and tennis. He also enjoys problem solving and math and recently
participated in the JEI math olympiad.
“Neither of us plays music,
which makes Taksh’s progress
even more remarkable,” said Nitin
in 2013. “We believe that Taksh has
his musical genes from his grandmother, who used to sing and play.
(She died before Taksh was born).
Taksh is also very attached to his
maternal side grandparents who
have shown him the importance of
hard work and perseverance.”
Taksh started playing about three
years ago on a keyboard given to
him by his uncle. “Taksh enjoys a
wide variety of music though his
favorite pieces are fast and energetic,” says Nitin. “His teacher insisted
that we buy a piano because that is
where he will learn to play with the
right technique and dynamics.”
Taksh studies with Todd Simmons and Ingrid Clarfield and
spends 60 to 90 minutes every day
practicing the piano with his mother. “We had been a little skeptical
about buying a piano but now we
know we made the right decision,”
said Nitin in 2013.
Continued on page 10
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Scholastic Achievements
S
tudents from Community Middle
School, Grover Middle School, High
School North, and High School South
took a record number of awards at the recent
Future Problem Solving State Bowl. Six
hundred students, in grades 4 through 12,
from 15 schools, participated in New Jersey
Future Problem Solving program this year.
Representing New Jersey at the International
Competition will be WW-P students who
took all nine awards: first place, second
place, and third place in junior, middle, and
senior divisions in the Global Issues Team
Problem Solving Competition. In addition,
WW-P students will represent New Jersey in
Scenario Writing at the International Competition. The following are individual honors:
Global Issues Team Problem
Solving
Junior Division. Team 007 from Grover
Middle School took first place with team
members include Praneel Chakraborty,
Emily Huang, Rhea Kak, Kaylin Ku, Jacob Park, and Rayna Wuh. Team Einstein
Pandas from Grover took second place with
team members include Aakriti Dave, Emily
Luo, Saikrishna Manojkumar, Raghav
Ramesh, and Anika Shenoy. Team Super
Solvers from Community Middle School
took third place with team members include
Eric Leung, Eric Kong, Neha Narayan,
Sriya Bapatla, Aparna Rajesh, and Rohan
Patel.
Middle Division. High School North’
Team Untitled took first place with Ryan
Zhang, Diana Tang, Ritvik Vaish, Kriti
Devasenapathy, and Catherine Wang.
Middle Division. High School South’s
Team AEYA took second place with Eric
Liu, Alex Chang, Yi Wei, and Allison Lin.
Community Middle School’s Team Wubba Duckees took third place with Anthony
Zhang, Kelvin Chen, Michael Lin, Goutham Yalla, Ranjan Mahanth, and Jonathan Wang.
Senior Division. High School North’s
Team BeMVPs took first place with Morven
Chin, Vishan Nigam, Pratyush Trivedi,
and Bolong Xu. High School North’s Team
NorthStars took second place with Pastorales Liu, Taiway Kyon, Christopher Lai,
and Andrew Ding. High School South’s
Team Justice League took third place with
Nishad Maskara, Akhil Dondapati, Andy
Luo, and Allan Wang.
Individual Global
Issues Problem Solving
Senior Division. Max Puthenpura of
High School North earned a second place
award. Durgesh Prusty of High School
North received a third place award.
Scenario Writing
Junior Division. Ishita Bhimavarapu
and Aditya Kaushik of Community Middle
School earned first place awards. Phalgun
Garimella of Community Middle School received a third place award.
Middle Division. Katherine Xiong of
Community Middle School earned a third
place award.
Senior Division. Angela You of High
School South earned a first place award. Michele Zhang of High School North received
a second place award.
Action Plan Skits
Junior Division. Community Middle
School’s Team Super Solvers took third
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Problem Solvers: Middle and
high school students from WWP earned numerous awards at
the Future Problem Solving
State Bowl.
place with Eric Leung, Eric Kong, Neha
Narayan, Sriya Bapatla, Aparna Rajesh,
and Rohan Patel.
Middle Division. Community Middle
School’s Team 42 Teddies took first place
with Kristina Khaw, Hasit Dantara, Daniel Wang, Harini Srinivasan, Shambhavi
Mishra, and Anna Hsu. High School
South’s Team Malaydees took second place
with Malay Trivedi, Manogna Konduri,
Sharon Zhang, and Amrita Suresh. Community Middle School’s Team Derby Donuts
took third place with Kavitha Rao, Tim Dai,
Jessica Xu, Vidushi Vashist, Shivani
Prusty, and Srinidhi Ananth.
Senior Division. Team The W-Team took
first place with Geetika Guruprasad, Anusha Chintalapati, Neha Nadkarni, and
Winston Su.
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70891 volunteered as servers
at the One Table Cafe, a community-supported restaurant where all
are welcome regardless of ability
to pay. Restaurants in the Princeton
area take turns donating meals and
volunteers act as servers. Olives
prepared the food Friday.
The guest speaker at the March
21 dinner was Tracy M. Thompson, director of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office’s Human
Trafficking Task Force. The food
was donated by Olives.
The girls, all ninth grade students, include Poonam Kulkarni,
Jasmine Soni, Shivangi Sogani,
Srushti Ghone, Elizabeth Kelley,
Community Servers: Poonam Kulkarni, left, Jasmine
Soni, Shivangi Sogani, Srushti Ghone, Elizabeth Kelley, Cecelia Baumann, Angeline Sturgis from One Table, Julianna Yasson, and Patricia Saunders.
Cecelia Baumann, Julianna Yasson, and Patricia Saunders. Their
leaders are Lin Baumann and Betsy Saunders.
The cafe opened close to three
years ago. “It is run by a large group
of volunteers, many from Trinity
Episcopal Church in Princeton,”
says Saunders, a member of the
church. ‘I suggested the project as
our troop is studying all about food,
including a section on caring for
community, so this was a perfect
opportunity.”
The next dinner will be held on
Friday, May 16. Call 609-9242277, ext. 352 for reservations and
questions. “The girls got so much
out of their experience they asked
to help at the May 16 dinner,” says
Saunders.
If you are interested in joining
Girl Scouts as a girl or an adult volunteer, contact Louisa Ho at 3712119 or E-mail girlscoutswwp@
verizon.net.
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To submit information
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editor Lynn Miller at
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People in the News
Continued from page 8
On the Wall
H
ye Lim Chang of West Windsor is showing her artwork at
ArtExpo New York (www.
artexponewyork.com) at Pier 94,
711 12th Avenue, New York, from
Friday to Sunday, April 4 to 6.
A native of Korea, she learned
the art of oriental painting from
Hoh Baek Ryun, and studied western art and sculpture at Fashion
Institute of Technology. Chang
has exhibited in solo and group
shows throughout the world.
Literati
E
dith McGowan of West
Windsor is a winner in the annual New Jersey Wordsmith competition. Her poem, “Coffee and
Sleeping Pills,” was selected to be
read at Crossroads Theater in New
Brunswick on Saturday, May 31,
at 2 p.m. Sign language interpretation will be provided and assistive
listening devices are available.
Open captioning will be provided.
Visit www.vsanj.org or call 732745-3885 for information.
In College
Caldwell College: Plainsboro
residents Joseph Nieves and
Katherine Yang are on the dean’s
list.
Carnegie Mellon University:
Maya Kaisth, a graduate of High
School South, is on the dean’s list.
She is a freshman.
College of Charleston: Arielle
Niecestro of Plainsboro was initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society.
Emerson College: Alison
Puzio of West Windsor is on the
dean’s list.
Oxford College of Emory University: Carissa Hunter has been
selected for “Who’s Who Among
Students in American Universities
and Colleges.” A sophomore, she
is a former West Windsor resident.
Her family now lives in Massachusetts.
Deaths
Indygo Khristina Brooklyn
Malloy, an infant, of West Windsor died March 13. Survivors include her mother, Heather Malloy;
brother, Erick Cutler; grandmother, Christina Jackson; and grandfather, Eugene Jackson Jr.
Ann E. Pestlin, 93, of West
Windsor died March 17. Born in
Chicago, Illinois, she was a longtime area resident.
Survivors include her daughter
and son-in-law, Starlene and Bruce
Wade; her grandchildren and their
spouses, Amy and Scott Cymanski, John and Erin Wade, Christopher and Kristen Wade, and Patrick Wade; and her great-grandson, Joseph Daniel Wade. Donations may be made to Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, 2730 Princeton
Pike, Lawrenceville 08648.
Mary Ellen “Molly” Sidler,
85, of Plainsboro died March 19.
Born in Kearny, she was a gradu-
ate of New Jersey State Teachers
College and had a teaching career
before becoming a technical advisor for John C. Dolph Co.
Survivors include her children
Richard and Cristina Sidler of Sao
Paulo, Brazil, Erika and Ron Anderson of Chester, Virginia, Hans
and Gretchen Sidler of Hopewell,
and Robert and Debra Sidler of
Missouri; six granddaughters,
Heather, Megan, Kathryn, Elizabeth, Katherine, Nina, two grandsons, Robert and Gunnar; a great
grandson, Nolan; and sisters and
brother-in-law, Virginia and John
Flege of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
Sidney Stevens of Atlanta, Georgia. Donations may be made to the
American Heart Association or
the American Red Cross.
Fortune “Fran” Finley, 90, of
Bear Creek Assisted Living in
West Windsor, died March 20.
Survivors include daughters
and son-in-law, Patricia and Charlie Elia, Maureen, Regina, Kathleen and Eileen Finley; grandchildren Melissa Hall, Kristin Magee,
Kathleen Kohri, Joseph McHattie,
Jessica Calicchio, Lauren Belperio, Jillian Calicchio, and Matthew McHattie; great grandchildren Owen Hall, Claire Magee,
Delaney Hall, Ryan Kohri, Brendan Magee, Sean Kohri, Megan
Magee, and Molly McHattie. Donations may be made to the Philadelphia Children’s Alliance, 300
East Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124.
Susana Beatrice Juricic, 79,
of West Windsor died March 20 at
Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital in Hamilton. Born in Argentina, she was an accounts payable manager for Comcast until
her retirement in 2003.
Survivors include her son and
daughter-in-law, Simeon M. and
Laurie J. Juricic; her daughters
and sons-in-law, Melissa and
George W. Bilyeu Jr., and Patricia
S. and Richard E. McCarron; her
grandchildren, Danielle M. and
Erika L. Juricic, George W. Bilyeu
III, and Kaleigh E. and Owen M.
McCarron. Donations may be
made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Box 96011, Washington,
D.C. 20090-6011.
Charles Fredenburg, 78, a
West Windsor resident since 1998,
died March 20. Born in New Milford, Pennsylvania, he was raised
in Moravia, New York. He served
in the Marine Corps from 1953 to
1957 and attained the rank of staff
sergeant.
Fredenburg studied engineering at Ohio State University and
graduated from Elmhurst College
with a degree in business administration. He completed graduate
work at Northern Illinois University.
He was an engineer at Edax
Corporation and later North American Phillips. In 1979 he formed
his own construction company
and worked in multi-family, residential, and commercial construction as Cahill Enterprises for more
than 25 years. He retired in 1996.
Survivors include his wife Lila;
three children, Mark and Sandy of
Belvidere, Illinois, Julie and Danny Gonzales of Wood Dale, Illinois, Jennifer and Douglas Jennings of Homer, New York; his
stepchildren Camille and James
Licklider of Chicago, Illinois, and
Christian Anderson of Santa Monica, California; his grandchildren
Jacqueline Meacham, Rebecca
Fredenburg, Laura Nearing, Sam
Nearing, Hannah Jennings, Madeleine Jennings, Jonas Licklider,
and Colin Licklider; and his great
granddaughter, Eliza Meacham.
A memorial service will be held
at the Princeton University Chapel
on Sunday, April 6, at 1 p.m. A reception will be held immediately
following the service at 339
Clarksville Road, West Windsor.
Donations may be made to the
American Lung Association or to
the Salvation Army.
Leon S. Altfeld, 88, of Avon
Lake died on March 21. He served
in the Army. Survivors include a
daughter and son-in-law, Cindy J.
and William Bright of West Windsor. Donations may be sent to
Temple B’nai Abraham, 530 Gulf
Road, Elyria, OH 44035.
Grace L. Lee, 93, of West
Windsor died March 22 in Hamilton Grove. Born in New York City,
she lived in West Windsor for
more than 30 years.
Survivors include a daughter
and son-in-law, Theresa and Anthony Pojuner; a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Vicky
Lee; a brother, Louis Leong; three
grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Ann L. Voss, 69, of Plainsboro
died March 24 at the Pavillions at
Forrestal Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Washington,
D.C., she lived in Plainsboro for
more than 40 years.
A graduate of Trenton State
College with a bachelor’s degree
in education, she was a pharmaceutical researcher with Covance
Pharmaceutical Company for 15
years.
Survivors include her husband,
Henry J. Voss; her daughters, Ann
and Lorraine Voss; her son, Thomas Voss; and her brother, Joseph
Westlein. Donations may be made
to the American Diabetes Association, Box 11454, Alexandria, VA
22312.
Ronald E. Hatcher, 56, of
Plainsboro died March 24. Born in
Pittsburgh, he earned a master of
science degree from Carnegie
Mellon. He worked at Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory as a
principal electrical engineer and
host of Science on Saturdays. Arrangements by Barlow & Zimmer
Funeral Home in Hightstown.
Raymond Krasin, 81, of West
Windsor died March 26. Funeral
Services were held at BloomfieldCooper Jewish Chapels.
Linda Barber Hawes, 65, of
Richlands, North Carolina, died
March 29. She was an elementary
school teacher for 37 years. Survivors include a son and daughterin-law, Eric and Heather Hawes;
grandson, Jackson Hawes; and
granddaughter, Rebecca Hawes,
all of Plainsboro.
Joan Esposito of West Windsor died March 27 at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Francis
Medical Center, Trenton. Born in
Philadelphia, PA, she lived in the
area for more than 30 years. Esposito and her late husband, Michael, were the owners of J.E.M.
Stables in West Windsor.
Survivors include her son and
two daughters, Donald Brown and
Susan Brown of West Windsor,
and Maria Foy of Crosswicks; two
step-sons, Andrew and David of
North Carolina; a step-daughter,
Tricia of Louisiana; one sister-inlaw, Rose Castellano of Vineland;
one brother-in-law, Joseph Esposito of Linden; six granddaughters; and one grandson.
A memorial service will be held
2 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, at 2
p.m. at Barlow & Zimmer Funeral
Home, 202 Stockton Street,
Hightstown. Calling hours begin
at 1 p.m. Donations may be made
to any Thoroughbred Retirement
Home.
School News
Continued from page 1
During Marking Period 4,
“quests” will be more specifically
defined with concrete due dates.
Other Curriculum Issues.
Richard Kaye announced that the
district will not be offering Hindi as
a world language alternative in the
2014-’15 school year.
“We reviewed the data we collected, and had a very careful discussion on whether or not the numbers justified offering Hindi as a
language. As we have said all
along, we had to have enough interested students, who are not native
speakers, to sustain the teaching of
at least two sections of the language
through middle school, just as we
do for the other languages offered.
“When we subtracted out the native Hindi speakers, there were only 24 students who had registered
for Hindi who would be attending
Community Middle School, and 20
at Grover Middle School. These
are insufficient numbers and therefore we have made the decision not
to offer Hindi next year. We may
reconsider this in the future.”
A curriculum change that will be
implemented involves the teaching
of computer skills. “We are going
to reconfigure our method of teaching computers,” said Kaye, “so that
there will be an integrated program
of study in the third through the
seventh grades, which will allow
all students to become computerproficient and thus prepared for the
new PARCC assessment tests that
will only be offered on line. We will
replace the current computer
courses in kindergarten and first
grade with a music course, since
music has been lacking from the
younger students’ curriculum.”
In addition, Aderhold wrote,
“we will implement checkpoints of
foundational content knowledge
with standardized assessments to
allow students to demonstrate
knowledge. Whole class or differentiated small group activities will
be more intentional and will include common lab exercises and
activities. We will work with students who are behind to help them
meet the goals and re-establish appropriate pacing to complete the
course successfully.
“No other course, such as chemistry or physics, will be structured
as a totally self-directed, self-paced
course. This does not mean that
teachers may not employ studentcentered instructional strategies
such as problem-based activities,
flipped lessons, and project-based
lessons that are embedded in traditional approaches to instruction.”
Aderhold sent out a second communication to parents, explaining
that the teaching model allowing
for a student self-paced, self-directed education approach will no
longer be employed in biology or
honors biology. However, he reaffirmed the district’s commitment to
the “21st century competencies,”
which, among other things, stress
self-directed learning as one of the
important components of successNorth-Ewing Hockey Merge.
ful educational objectives and
Board
member Michele Kaish dismethodologies.
cussed
the merger of the High
As Aderhold explained self-directed learning, “learning does not School North boys’ ice hockey
stop at the end of the school day or team with Ewing High School for
the end of the school year. Learning the next two school years. Board
is, and must be, a lifelong pursuit. member Michele Kaish explained
As educators, we nurture student that North did not have enough
self-direction and motivation, and players for a full team, but that unwe provide students with opportu- der the cooperative arrangement,
nities before, during, and after in- High School North would serve as
struction to exercise some control the host team, with a few members
of their own learning. This does not being from Ewing. Insurance coverage would
mean students
be extended to
make all the deciAderhold noted that the
cover the Ewsions but it does
ing students.
AP
Bio
exam
is
being
rerequire that we
WW-P will
vised, focusing more on
teach and engage
charge
the
students in speinquiry-based, problemEwing district
cific strategies
based learning.
$250 per team
that offer them
member
to
opportunities to
cover
costs.
make decisions and solve problems
In a later interview, district athto help them process information
letic
director Jean Marie Seal exeffectively and to be self-confident,
plained
that the Ewing team had
engendering a belief that they have
“co-oped”
with Lawrence for the
the abilities to succeed.”
He also noted that the Advanced last two years, and needed a new
Placement (AP) Biology examina- team to join with for the coming
tion, generally taken in junior or season. “We decided to try this to
senior year, is being revised, focus- help stabilize the ice hockey proing more on inquiry-based, prob- gram at North and provide them
lem-based learning, and that stu- with a few extra players,” Seal said.
“Right now the High School
dents in biology classes will conSouth
team is stable [has enough
tinue to work on hands-on quests,
as they have for many years in ev- players] but a cooperative situation
ery biology class in the district, not with High School South might be
an option in the future.”
just those in the pilot program.
However, this type of cooperaFinally, he confirmed that students would be given ample oppor- tive arrangement cannot be extendtunity to complete projects and ed to other sports, Seal said, beother work, that their progress and cause under the NJ State Interschoresults of assessments would be lastic Athletic Association (NJplaced on Infinite Campus for par- SIAA) rules, all group 4 schools
ents and students to review, and are prohibited to co-op. The only
that teachers would be available for exception is ice hockey. According
to the NJSIAA, the exception exafter-school learning sessions.
Aderhold promised another ists, regardless of school size, becommunique would be sent to par- cause of the expense of the sport,
and because schools statewide are
ents on April 11.
Said Board Vice President Rich- having difficulties in fielding full
ard Kaye, “I am very impressed teams. (Former WW-P athletic diwith Dr. Aderhold and the adminis- rector Marty Flynn introduced the
tration for their very high level of motion before the NJSIAA.) At the
professionalism in their handling time of its passage, the NJSIAA inof this issue. They listened to ev- dicated that it might consider exeryone’s concerns and points of tending the waiver to other sports
view, and acted quickly to address in the future, but for the present extended the waiver to one sport.
these concerns.”
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games and tournaments. Girls play
a kind of cricket known as soft
cricket, which is similar to softball.
Parents want their kids to learn too.
Too often they are just playing on
streets and in cul-de-sacs and
things.”
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been prepared by
Jacobs, who gave it to the cricket
association. Once it is signed and
returned to the township, the process can begin, starting with the
engineering study. According to
Khanna, once the MOU is signed,
as early as next week, the association will begin a membership drive
to increase support for the organization, since it will now have something to offer members.
Unlike a baseball diamond,
which has defined dimensions, a
cricket field has no set shape. The
field is circular or oblong, with a
diameter typically of 450 to 500
feet. The cricket pitch (akin to the
area between the pitcher’s mound
and home plate in baseball) is 22
yards long.
“For now, we are agreeing to one
cricket field, with perhaps more
than one pitch on that field,” explained Khanna. “Eventually, we
may need to expand to up to four
fields. South Brunswick has three;
Mercer County Park has three, and
they are always full. In fact, New
Jersey has the most cricket fields of
any state in the nation, and players
are always looking for more.
Cricket is very strong in New Jersey and will continue to get stronger” added Khanna.
Plainsboro Township’s director
of Planning and Zoning, Les Varga,
saw the same increase in popularity
in his town.
“Residents have contacted various members of the town staff over
the years expressing an interest in
having cricket fields — everything
from just having a field to play
pick-up games, to regulation fields
for tournaments and cricket
leagues,” Varga said. “Interest has
been increasing, especially as the
population of Plainsboro has
changed. More and more residents
are becoming interested in cricket,
and, just like in West Windsor, kids
are often forced to play cricket in
alleys or streets. This increase in
interest was the impetus behind our
decision to consider developing a
cricket field.”
“The Township Committee
charged [township administrator]
‘New Jersey has the
most cricket fields of
any state in the nation,
and players are always
looking for more.’
Robert Sheehan with putting together a memo outlining a proposal
for a cricket field. He, in turn,
tasked me, recreation director Len
Celluro, and public works supervisor Neil Blitz to put together a proposal, which we did.”
Varga explained that the first
step was deciding where in Plainsboro the cricket field could be located. An ideal site was found in
Plainsboro Park, where there is an
unused Little League field.
“Because our knowledge of
cricket was so limited, we really
had to do some homework to come
up with a suitable location. But we
believe that this field is the right
size to accommodate a regulationsize cricket field, especially if we
use a little bit of the adjacent soft-
ball field as well,” he said.
“In cricket there are 11 players
per side, so there are usually 22
players, plus their families and other spectators. So we need a fair
amount of parking for the cricket
field. Plus, we learned that cricket
games can last up to two days, so
between the amount of spectators
and the potential length of the
games, you need a facility with restrooms as well. Plainsboro Park
offers these amenities.”
This proposal was brought before the Township Committee on
March 26. The committee asked
the group to figure out what needs
to be done to put the field at Plainsboro Park.
“We will have to determine if we
will need additional parking or
space for spectators and players. In
addition, we need to figure out if
we will need additional grading, irrigation, and/or re-seeding of the
field. We also have to design the
pitch area, which is generally a
manicured section of the field. This
needs to be of good quality as
well,” said Varga.
For now, the Plainsboro Township staff will look at these issues,
and are expected to handle them inhouse. “If, after exercising due diligence, we decide that we need an
outside engineering study, then of
course we will consider it, especially if the field needs to be regraded. But otherwise we expect to
handle the proposal ourselves. We
expect that this next phase will be
completed in a month, and hope to
make another presentation to the
Committee at the end of April,”
Varga said.
“We will need to put together a
budget for this project, but, barring
some unforeseen serious circumstance, the cricket field project is
expected to go forward,” he added.
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mayor has the right to manage and
dispose of such property, and presumably can decide that people
who make donations to fund improvements on such township
property can have something
named after them.
Said the mayor, “I am not in any
way trying to circumvent the council. My staff is simply trying to
come up with creative ways to obtain donations for improvements to
the pocket park. This was actually a
staff idea and I didn’t even get too
involved with it, because this is
similar to how we have obtained
donations for other projects, such
as the 9/11 Memorial at the Ron
Rogers Arboretum.”
The park, which is located adjacent to the 7-Eleven, Valero gas station, and the entrance to the Gables
senior living complex, on the corner of Route 571 and Alexander
Road (across from PJ’s Pancake
House), occupies approximately
1.5 acres. Its development coincides with the redevelopment of
the east side of the Princeton Junction business district.
“The Valero station will be donating benches and a picnic table,
and they should be arriving soon.
In addition they have committed to
finishing the sidewalk in front of
the park, so that everyone will be
able to take advantage of this beautiful space,” Hsueh said. “In addition, the township will be beginning the grading process, to avoid
soil erosion, and to allow grass to
be planted.”
“We will begin planting in some
sections of the park this spring,”
Hsueh said, “because donations of
trees and flowering shrubs have already been secured, and these need
to be planted in early spring.”
The pocket park had been originally envisioned by the 2003 Open
Space Utilization Task Force as a
park with lawn games, a fountain,
gardens, and possibly a pavilion or
storage building. A second document, known as the Sustainability
Element of the Township Master
Plan, which was developed in the
fall of 2009 and approved by both
the Planning Board and Township
Council, included a recommendation to “create a cultural garden that
celebrates and demonstrates the
different inspiration, philosophy,
style, and techniques of ornamental
gardening in other cultures to cultivate a respect and understanding of
the diverse cultural background of
residents.”
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This vision of the pocket park
calls for residents, as well as visitors to the area and customers at
nearby businesses, to have a walkable place to sit and enjoy the gardens and other elements.
“However, not everything at the
park will be completed over night,”
said Hsueh, confirming that little to
no township money will be spent to
build the park. “We are counting on
donations to pay for many of the
park’s design amenities, not taxpayer money. It takes time to raise
money, although we have been receiving donations already. Also,
the plantings have to settle and take
root. We do not expect that the park
will be completed this year, but it
will certainly be usable. And residents will be able to enjoy it very
soon,” he said.
Other Council News
T
he March 31 West Windsor
Town Council meeting started
with an update on a project that has
garnered a great deal of attention in
recent months: The Cranbury Road
bike and pedestrian study. John
Kovar, project manager for the
study, gave the presentation on behalf of the Louis Berger Group.
Kovar offered an overview of
the project and explained that his
group would be distributing questionnaires to the public for feedback on the proposal.
Kovar said the goals of the study
are to find ways to add biking and
walking as a viable option along
Cranbury Road, while developing
connectors between major destinations in town, in a safe, economical, and environmentally friendly
way.
He explained that the project includes Cranbury Road between
Route 571 (Princeton Hightstown
Road) and the Plainsboro border.
“We are looking at adding sidewalk
and pedestrian facilities through
the entire area, as well as linking
shops, parks, schools, and other
amenities that will work with the
total picture.
“We will be considering minimal impact, medium impact, and
high impact alternatives, as well as
a multi-use path option off of Cranbury Road. We will look at costs
and what permits will be required
for each as well. And then we will
come up with recommendations.”
Their next step will be outreach.
They will hold six team meetings
with township staff, as well as two
additional public meeting. “The
idea,” said Kovar, “is for us to be
able to educate the public about
constraints such as ADA requirements, and for the public to educate
us with regard to deficiencies and
issues along Cranbury Road.”
In addition, the Berger Group
will look at a dangerous curve in
the corridor, adjacent to the Jones
residence, where several accidents
have occurred, and consider options to make the roadway there
safer.
Kovar estimated that the entire
proposal would take about five
months. That estimate includes the
topographical survey, the development of alternatives, correlating
the results of the public comment
survey, the corridor constraints
analysis, and the circulation plan,
(all of which are at least partially
underway), and then the development of alternatives and reaching
out to the public for feedback.
Council member Peter Mendonez asked whether the survey
and other aspects of the program
can be made electronic, to which
township engineer Francis Guzik
replied that within a week, an onContinued on page 14
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government. We received highquality services in a fiscally prudent manner without a hint of impropriety. However, if you attended
the reorganization meeting of our
town government on January 1,
2014, you would come away with a
quite different view.
There is a major rift between a
newly emerged majority on West
Windsor’s Council and our mayor.
The new majority are determined
on derailing Mayor Hsueh’s fourth
term. They are dissatisfied with the
direction the mayor has taken our
town over the last 12 years, while
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Alison Miller suggested that the
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used depending on which stretch of
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voters, like the fact that we are a
full-service community, with regular garbage and rubbish pick-ups,
have a vibrant art and senior center,
and many beautiful, well-maintained parks including an Asianthemed park. We are okay with
maintaining a decent operating surplus that helps us achieve an AAA
bond rating and a stable property
tax rate which, for what we get, is
the best deal in Mercer County.
West Windsor’s Mayor Hsueh is
a class-act who conducts himself
with decorum at all times. In addition, he is extremely hard-working,
accessible, and very knowledgeable about state and local government.
This past November, through a
ballot anomaly that placed two
candidates from another ticket beneath the mayor on the ballot, two
opposition candidates were elected
(one of the opposition candidates
based on her vote would probably
have won regardless of her ballot
position, the other owes his office
to the ballot’s construct). The opposition candidates have forged an
alliance with anti-administration
holdover Bryan Maher (who was
appointed council president by 3-2
vote). Mr. Maher is stylistically
and ideologically the exact opposite of Mayor Hsueh. Where the
Mayor is low-keyed, civil, conciliatory, and data-driven; Maher is
loud, pugnacious, dogmatic, and
squeaky-wheel driven. Maher and
his two allies now control the five
member town council. I have, no
doubt, that Maher and his allies
will do everything within their
power to make the mayor look bad.
The first issue they have chosen to
draw swords over is the annual selection of the township attorney.
West Windsor has a nonpartisan
Mayor-Council form of government governed by the Faulkner Act.
Under this form of government the
Mayor is the executive authority
and is responsible for the appointment and removal of all department
heads. The township attorney, who
serves as legal advisor to the mayor
and council, is appointed by the
mayor with the advice and consent
of township council.
The current township attorney,
Mike Herbert, has served for a
number of years. He is talented and
has extensive municipal government experience. Maher’s cronies
have pressed the mayor to competitively bid the contract through an
RFP under the guise that it is best
practice. Legal services fall under
the professional service provisions
of the Public Bidding Laws, and as
a result do not have to be competitively bid. The thinking being the
selection of professional services
should not, necessarily be made,
solely on the basis of price. While
price is key determinant in any
buying decision, in the case of certain types of expenditures, other
factors are more salient. For example, in my own case I have opted on
various occasion to go out of health
Cranbury Road is being addressed,
as different options may work better along the roadway.”
Resident Bob Jones said that
while he and his wife are pleased to
have sidewalk and bike paths being
considered, “our big issue is not
sidewalks or bike paths. Our critical issue is traffic safety and speed
enforcement.”
Several other Cranbury Road
residents thanked the township for
the progress but asked for the utmost speed in starting construction.
Resident Donald Watrous
brought up the issue of small speed
signs that have been placed on residents’ properties adjacent and near
to Cranbury Road.
Maher responded: “According
to land use planner Sam Surtees,
the signage is illegal. We as a council have been very patient, and your
message has been heard. We are
spending large sums of money on
this project. I take issue with ugly
guardrails and distracting signage
and would prefer less signage, even
when I am running for council. The
police have been put on notice that
these signs are illegal. They have
also been put on notice that more
speeding tickets should be issued
along Cranbury Road, and we have
learned that many of those tickets
have been issued to Cranbury Road
residents. It is what it is, but the
signs should come down.”
Grover Memorial. Township
landscape architect Dan Dobromilsky and community development
director Pat Ward provided an update on plans for the Grover Memorial. “We have put together an
updated budget for the project,”
said Dobromilsky. “We anticipate
that this memorial will be paid for
through donations, without taxpayer money. We need at least $1,900
initially to get the project started.”
“The project has three components. The first is a jetty rock, on
which the plaque will be placed. In
consultation with the company
making the plaque, we decided on
the jetty rock, because it is more triangular, and has a flat face.”
“Plus,” added Ward, “We have
one in the [Ron Rogers] arboretum
currently, so we will utilize the one
the township already owns.”
Two plaques, one 14 by 18 inches and one 18 by inches, and several sizes and styles of flagpole are
under consideration.
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care plan’s network to see a particular specialist and pay more than I
would pay for doctor in the network.
The mayor in an attempt to placate Maher and his allies has agreed
to competitively bid the township’s
attorney contract. In my opinion he
is making a mistake, because the
underlying issue is neither Mr. Herbert’s fee nor his expertise. It’s
about trying to make it clear to the
mayor that the council will set the
future direction for the township. It
is fight, not about an attorney, but
for the future of West Windsor.
I have not always agreed with
Mike Herbert’s style, but the Mayor Hsueh should not give up the
fight to retain him. I believe, on
certain occasions, he has talked a
little too much — playing too much
of a role at council meetings. This
can be easily corrected.
Mayor Hsueh has the right to appoint the attorney and he should not
concede that right to those who oppose the appointment for political,
not good, government reasons. The
mayor went down a slippery slope.
Appeasement never works especially when those you are dealing
with have a hidden agenda. I would
not be surprised to see a low-ball
bid for West Windsor’s attorney. If
that is the case, I hope the mayor
does not give-up the authority that
was given to him by the voters to
those who seek to change the direction of our community.
Irwin Stoolmacher is president
of Stoolmacher Consulting Group
and a 36-year West Windsor resident.
be completed by Memorial Day, if
the Council can agree this week on
which plaque and which flagpole
to utilize. We will send you a mockup of the jetty-rock and the plaque
in both sizes,” Dobromilsky said.
“Finally,” he said, “at a previous
council meeting, we discussed the
idea of replacing the Grover farm
sign that was once there. We can
use either wood or plastic composite, which is more durable, for the
sign. I recommend the plastic composite. It looks exactly like wood
and lasts a lot longer. This aspect
will probably not be completed by
Memorial Day, but should be completed in the near future.”
Noted Ward, “Donations can be
made to the Friends of West Windsor Open Space (FOWWOS),
which is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Donations are fully tax
deductible, and funds will go first
to fund the plaque, then the flag
pole, then the sign. I will be reaching out to the Grover family, the
Lions Club, veterans groups, and
others, to be fundraising in earnest
for this project.”
A third project, the revision of a
township ordinance relating to the
rental rates for Schenck Farmstead,
was also on the agenda.
Resident John Church asked
whether there will be an exception
to the general township ordinances
that prohibit the consumption of alcohol on township property.
Maher responded, “Herbert and
Surtees have reviewed the township ordinances, and both agreed
that there is an exception to alcohol
ordinances because the events being held at Schenck Farm will not
be sporting events, but private
functions like weddings.”
Resident Pete Weale asked about
the reporting of rental income.
Said Samonte: “There will be a
monthly accounting and careful
record-keeping.”
Added Maher: “The checks will
be going straight to the township,
not to the group running the
Schenck Farm. If you have noticed,
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he received less than a majority of true, factual picture of West Windthe vote in the November election. sor politics and how the mayors’
Mr. Hsueh’s chance placement on enemies are trying to upstage his
the ballot with Councilwoman Lin- way of running the township adda Geevers arguably gave him an ministration.
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The mayor’s two running mates under Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh’s
lost by significant margins. People leadership.
can debate the effects of the ballot
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payer money.
approval process.
The Council also unanimously
approved the reappointment of Jen
Ping Wang as a member of the Af- tus of the request for proposal
fordable Housing Committee to (RFP) for the township attorney
serve a three-year term; and the re- position led to a moment of conflict
appointment of Barbara Ingram- when Schmid replied that council
Edmonds, Razia Sayed, and Jenny would not see it before it was sent
Lee to the Human Relations Coun- out. “The RFP was a council idea,”
cil, each to serve a two-year term; Geevers said, “and we should at
as well as the reappointment of least be able to review it and make
John W. Hartmann as public de- comments.”
fender for a one-year term.
The issue was quickly resolved.
The Council also authorized the In a later interview Mayor Shingmunicipal endorsement of the ap- Fu Hsueh explained: “I always inplication of Kevin C. Appelget for tended on letting the council remembership in the New Jersey view the RFP before it went out,
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in front of Dutch Neck Elementary hold a State of the Township AdSchool.
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cing on the cake may not be the
best metaphor to describe a natural and organic food store but
that is basically what has arrived at
the now bustling Windsor Plaza retail center on Princeton-Hightstown Road in West Windsor.
Mrs. Green’s Natural Market, a
steadily growing chain of organic
and healthful food stores, has taken
20,000 square feet at the plaza,
which has been slowly but surely
upgraded since Cyzner Properties
purchased the property from the
longtime owners whose lead tenant
had been the Acme Supermarket.
Founded in Westchester County
in 1991 by Harold Hochberger, a
businessman who believed there
was a demand for organic food that
was as pleasing to the eye as it was
healthy, Mrs. Green’s Natural Market now has stores in upscale communities in Westchester and Connecticut, as well as in the West Village of Manhattan, Lincoln Park in
Chicago, and Calgary, Alberta.
The March 28 opening in West
Windsor was part of a major expansion planned for Mrs. Green’s in
2014, with more than a dozen new
stores expected to come on line in
the Northeast and Midwest as well
as Ontario and Alberta. According
to reports in various trade publications, the store likes to locate in
supportive communities, where it
can buy produce and food products
from local providers that would not
normally sell to the large chain supermarkets.
The West Windsor includes a
community room for in-store demonstrations and workshops. One
event is already planned for Thursday, April 10. The store’s website
includes cooking, dietary, and nutrition information, and the staff
includes a nutritionist. At the West
Windsor store that role is filled by
Kaitlyn Valluzzo, a 2011 Rutgers
alumna with a degree in nutritional
science.
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At Mrs. Green’s
E.E. Whiting, a Plainsborobased writer who still laments the
closing of the SuperFresh in her
hometown, visited Mrs. Green’s
and filed the following shopper’s
guide to the new store:
W
e are used to destination
weddings and destination
corporate retreats and now we have
destination groceries. The newest
entrant into the high-end foodstores is Mrs. Green’s Natural Market at the Windsor Plaza. The competition for our food dollars has
expanded over the last few years
from McCaffrey’s to the advent of
Wegman’s, Whole Foods, and most
recently Trader Joe’s. Each store
has its fans and in some cases, fanatics. Mrs. Green’s adds yet another dimension to the chase for
organic and specialized food.
Located at the site of the old
Acme Market, the store is sleek and
chic. The high-tech looking black
freezers are the first thing to grab
the eye upon entering, followed
immediately by the sense of variety
they contain. There is gluten free
everything, specialty pizzas and
entrees, and a mind bogging array
of juices, desserts, breads, you
name it. If you have a need for anything special, it seems to be there.
Well, almost anything. I needed
lactose free milk and that they did
not have. But the manager acknowledged the gap and I suspect
that will be rectified shortly.
From the practical point of view,
the store has only recently opened
and any lapses in service or products can be easily be excused. The
staff is eager to help and they are
throughout the store to assist. Mrs.
Green’s is on a much more human
scale than the cavernous Whole
Foods or Wegman’s. The aisles are
good-sized and they have well
sized carts that help control the
gridlock that make shopping at the
other busy stores a contact sport.
I was there on the first Sunday
they opened and the store was well
patronized with many people clearly comparing prices and variety. In
fact, Mrs. Green’s itself had notices
comparing its prices, favorably of
course, to Whole Foods.
The store’s mission is to be lean
and green, a point that is made in
various ways. As at most such
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are turned into a ecology lesson. As
the writing on Mrs. Green’s plastic
bags, called “hippo saks,” proclaims, they are double seamed at
the bottom and 10 times stronger
than normal recyclable plastic
bags. The point is to alleviate the
need to double bag.
In addition, Mrs. Green’s bags
are made with 50 percent green energy, made with a minimum of 30
percent recycled material, generate
70 percent less greenhouse gas
emissions than a paper bag, require
91 percent less energy to recycle
than paper bags, and generate 80
percent less solid waste than a paper bag. Speaking as the victim of
broken bags spilling cans that roll
into other parking aisles, I find this
a welcome upgrade.
So how are the prices? If your
family has specific needs, allergies
or is vegan, then Mrs. Green’s is a
good destination but is not that
much different from Whole Foods.
The variety of products such as
tempeh, seitan, chia, or liquid aminos is quite large. The emphasis on
locally sourced products is evident
but it is interesting to note that for
the organic milk, for example, “local” is anything within 275 miles.
F
or a family that does not focus
on organic everything, the prices are steep. Gala apples are $2.49
per pound vs. $1.95 currently at
McCaffrey’s. Rotisserie organic
chickens are $12.99. Boxes of arugala are $4.29. Cereals are especially dear, as they are at most
stores but they do not appear to offer house brands that are reasonable, a la Trader Joes. There is a
panoply of packaged meats and a
modest selection of fresh fish. Produce is more limited than you
would find at Wegman’s for example, but everything is pleasingly
displayed and looks crisp and fresh.
Red peppers will set you back
$5.99 per pound and cukes $1.99
though. My personal budget black
Mrs. Green’s: The
newest addition to
Windsor Plaza is managed by Patti Demchuk, left, and features
in-store nutritionist
Kaitlyn Valluzzo.
hole is a ravenous cat and at $1.69
per can I probably will pass on Mrs.
Green’s brands, regardless of how
long she will live for eating them.
Amenities include a small dining area and excellent house coffee, $1.98 for a medium. Their beverage bar offers a loyalty card that
gets you a free coffee after only
five purchases and a free anything
at the bar after ten. I would definitely return for the coffee. There is
also a community room available,
similar to other stores in the area.
Parking is so much easier at
Mrs. Green’s than at the maze at
Wegman’s or the race track at
Whole Foods. Having a full, albeit
smallish, grocery in West Windsor
that is conveniently located on a
major road is a dream come true for
residents who have been limited to
McCaffrey’s or Route 1 since the
closure of the Acme and SuperFresh in Plainsboro.
Mrs. Green’s is clearly the cherry on top for the revitalized Windsor Plaza. The upscale strip, moribund after the departure of Acme,
is cheery and bustling now with the
addition of a full service food store,
a vital element in creating a dynamic retail community. For local
residents, Mrs. Green’s and those
stores will be a welcome destination.
Mrs. Green’s Natural Market,
Windsor Plaza, Princeton-Hightstown Road. 609-373-6030. Manager: Patti Demchuk. Store nutritionist: Kaitlyn Valluzzo. www.
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Golf Teams Hope to Continue Winning Ways WW Fencer Headed
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and Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m.
Good Friday
Tenebrae Service at 7:30 p.m.
Easter Vigil
Worship with Holy Communion
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he North and South boys’
golf teams played on April 1,
and North eked out the win
by a single stroke, 209-210.
North finished 2013 at 11-4. All
losses were close matches, and
with strong senior leadership and
then players from last year’s lineup
returning, those losses could turn to
wins.
Junior Kevin Murphy, who finished sixth in last year’s state tournament, is a key returner, as well as
seniors James Nabial, Kento Wada,
Zack Everett, Julian Castoro, Alvin
Chen and Bobby Costa; and sophomores Bennett Perrine, Steve Boor
and Patrick Zeoli.
“We have 10 players returning
from last year’s team,” said head
coach Mike Courtney. “Each saw a
great deal of playing time last year,
and they all love to play the game.
We count on our seniors to share
their experience, and we have a
very strong group of sophomores
and juniors who will keep them on
their toes.”
Courtney said junior Tommy
Weinmann put in a lot of work during the offseason and will see some
action as the season progresses. Juniors Niket Hans, Rohan Pakianathan and Vishal Thadimari, sophomore Prasanth Yedlapalli and
freshman Jeffrey Lee practice with
the squad, and Courtney hopes to
see them develop for next season
and beyond.
The coach sees his squad challenging for the top spot in the Colonial Valley Conference.
The Pirates had a similar finish
at 12-3. They were division champs
last year and are looking for a repeat, though head coach Robert
Schurtz would like to contend for
conference, county, and state titles,
but is not discounting key in-season tournaments — Cherry Valley
on April 7, Galloway National
Challenge on April 22, and the
Raider Invitational at Royce Brook
on April 28. Schurtz also wants to
see his squad at the Tournament of
Champions, where no player or
team of his has ever qualified.
Four-year varsity team member
and Rider University commit Jake
Gurock is one of Schurtz’s key returners, as well as junior Tommy
Hussong, who placed third in last
season’s Mercer County Tournament.
Byron Chin is the varsity squad’s
only freshman.
“Byron is a phenomenal talent,
and a great young man,” Schurtz
said. “He has shown the consistency and talent to be a top contributor
for our varsity team. I look forward
to him pushing our returning players and hopefully helping lead our
team to new heights.”
WW Little League
Opens Season
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he community is invited to join
West Windsor Little League
for the ceremonial opening day o
fits 56th season on Saturday, April
5, at 11 a.m. Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes will throw out
the first pitch at the RJ Ward Complex followed by baseball and softball games. Boys AAA baseball
(ages 7 and 8) will play on the Assist America Field and girls Rookies softball (ages 7 to 9) will take
place on Kelly Field. For more information about West Windsor
Little League visit www.wwll.org.
to Nationals
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est Windsor resident Pearl
Rowland placed third in a
March 29 tournament to qualify for
the Y14 National Championships
in sabre fencing. Rowland, an
11-year-old fifth grader at Village
School, trains at the Fencing Club
of Mercer County in Robbinsville.
Rowland went 3-2 in her preliminary pool. She won her quarter final bout before losing her semifinal
bout to the eventual winner of the
tournament. In the bout for third
place, Rowland defeated an opponent whom she had lost to in the
preliminary round.
Helen Zhang, Pearl Rowland,
Amber White, Rachel Meierovich
Sports Scores
Baseball
South defeated North 8-1 on April
1. Pitcher Sean O’Brien gave up just
one earned run in six innings to earn
the win for South. Christian Waters
allowed five runs in five innings for
North.
RBI for South: John Lappetito 2,
Austin Lindner 2, Stephen Ochoa,
Brian Tso. Doubles for South: Lappetito; Lindner. RBI for North: Adam
Gostomski. Doubles for North: Sid
Kumar.
Softball
South defeated North 5-0 on April
1. RBI: Sandy Kaul 2, Courtney Skolka 2, Emily Vena. 2B: Skolka.
Boys’ Golf
North defeated South 209-210 on
April 1.
Girls’ Golf
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South (1-0). A 196-213 win over
East Brunswick on April 1.
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Boys’ Lacrosse
South (1-1). A 10-2 loss to Princeton on March 29. Goals: Sam
Merkovitz 1, Luke Merrill 1. Saves:
Charles deAgustin 9.
A 15-9 win over Rancocas Valley
on April 1. Goals: Tyler Barron 3, Aaron Bennett 4, Jake Jambor 2. Saves:
deAgustin: 15.
North (1-1). A 5-17 loss to Montgomery on March 29. Goals: Dan
Bellezza, 1; Kade Laforge, 1; Yanni
Stasinos, 2. Saves: Greg Olsson: 9.
An 11-10 win over Notre Dame on
March 31. Goals: Bellezza, 1; Jay Biletta, 1; Mike Bush, 4; Kyle Siegler, 2;
Stasinos, 2. Saves: Olsson, 9.
Girls’ Lacrosse
South (2-2). An 11-10 loss to
Shore on March 26. Goals: Amanda
Easter 1, Bianca Ingato 1, Dana
Salerno 2, Rachael Salerno 5, Jasmine Wallack 1. Saves: Juliana Ardila 2, Claire Meiers 4.
A 14-11 loss to Allentown on
March 28. Goals: Easter 2, Eliana
Hughes 2, Ingato 2, D. Salerno 2, R.
Salerno 5. Saves: Ardila 8.
A 17-5 win over Lawrence on
March 31. Goals: Easter 2, Hughes
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A 20-10 win over Hightstown on
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North (2-0) A 12-7 win over Princeton on March 26. Goals: Carli Harpel 2, Olivia Harpel 6, Alex Hendry 1,
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A 13-2 win over Eastern on March
29. Goals: C. Harpel 4, O. Harpel 4,
M. Hendry 1, Catherine Mak 1, Redmond 1, Julia Tampellini 1. Saves:
Boal 7.
Boys’ Tennis
North (1-0). A 5-0 win over Nottingham on April 1. Singles 1: Kristian
Dudchak 6-2, 6-3. Singles 2: Vashishta Kalinadhabhotla 6-0, 6-0. Singles 3: Sanandh Ravu 6-0, 6-0. Doubles 1: Lev Gedrich and Karan Rajput 6-0, 6-0. Abdul Camara and
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year with their eyes on making
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baseman Anjelica Sitek were two
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Raeter, Courtney Skolka, Divya
Viswanathan, and Kristine Finnie
to have an impact.
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thus far and that alone can take a
team a long way,” Arias said. “We
have many players who can play
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team.”
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and confident” — and Anahita Padmanabhan — “a tough out” — to
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School Sports
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North Baseball. Allentown. 4 p.m.
North Boys’ Lacrosse. Hightstown. 4 p.m.
North Boys’ Tennis. At Hopewell.
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South Softball. Hopewell. 4 p.m.
South Boys’ Lacrosse. Hopewell.
4:15 p.m.
South Boys’ Volleyball. At East
Brunswick. 5:30 p.m.
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Pygmalion, Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766, www.
off-broadstreet.com. Drama by
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$31.50 includes dessert. Through
May 3. 7 p.m.
Les Miserables, Kelsey Theater,
Mercer Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333, Musical
based on Victor Hugo’s novel set
in 1815 France. $20. 8 p.m.
The Figaro Plays: The Barber of
Seville, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787,
New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’ comic play features Adam Green as Figaro, Neil Bledsoe
as Count Almaviva, and Naomi
O’Connell as Rosine. In rep with
“The Marriage of Figaro.” $20 and
up. Opening night. 8 p.m.
Film
International Film Series, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-9249529. Screening of “Jiro Dreams
of Sushi.” 6:30 p.m.
Art
Art Show, Small World Coffee,
254 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-924-4377, www.smallworldcoffee.com. Selected works by Michelle Rosenthal on view through
April 30. 9 a.m.
Gallery Talk, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, 609-258-3788. “Odilon Redon: Symbolism: Flight from Reality in Early 20th Century Paris”
presented by David Newton-Dunn.
Free. 12:30 p.m.
Weaving in Progress, Plainsboro
Public Library, 9 Van Doren
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www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Watch
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April 5.
Art Show, Small World Coffee, 14
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“A Collage Retrospective,” a solo
exhibition of more than 25 collage
works by Meredith Remz, a sculptor and carpenter. One of her iconic images is seen in “The Tigers at
Nassau Hall.” On view to May 6. 7
to 9 p.m.
Dancing
Folk Dance, Princeton Folk
Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-912-1272,
www.princetonfolkdance.org. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. Free. 8 to 11
p.m.
Classical Music
Iolanta, Westminster Choir College, Playhouse, 201 Walnut
Lane, Princeton, 609-921-2663,
www.rider.edu. Westminster Opera Theater presents Tchaikovsky’s opera in Russian with
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Jazz & Blues
Jazz Cafe, South Brunswick Arts
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jazz organ. $6 includes refreshments. 8 to 10 p.m.
Live Music
Open Mic, West Windsor Arts
Council, 952 Alexander Road,
West Windsor, 609-716-1931,
www.westwindsorarts.org. $5. 7
to 9 p.m.
Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton
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April 13, during the Palm
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Comedy
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Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 609-9878018. Register. $19.50. 8 p.m.
History
Movie Night, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390
Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630.
Screening of “The Sound of Music” on the
18 foot screen. Bring a chair cushion. No
food or drinks. Register. Free. 6:30 p.m.
Job Seekers, Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-9249529, www.princetonlibrary.org. For professionals seeking new employment. 10 a.m.
Students for Prison Education and Reform, Princeton University, campus, 240899-5334. “Building a New Criminal Justice:
Mobilizing Students for Reform,” a two day
conference. Panel presentations focus on
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Singles
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men who are making or who have made the
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Sports
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Recycle
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The Figaro Plays: The Barber of
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Les Miserables, Kelsey Theater,
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Family Theater
Stuart Little, Kelsey Theater,
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West Windsor, 609-570-3333,
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Dancing
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by social dance with Latin music
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needed. Refreshments. $15. 7
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Dance Lesson, New Covenant
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Starting a New Chapter, Stelling Launches Her First Book
E
lizabeth Stelling of Plainsboro is launching her first
book on Sunday, April 6, at
Tre Piani restaurant in Forrestal
Village. There will be readings
from “My South By Southwest: A
Cast Iron Tempo Recollection,”
music, poetry readings, as well as
jewelry, soaps, and refreshments.
“I came into the world as a party
girl and I want everyone to have a
good time,” she says.
“If you’ve never been to Texas
before, you might feel you have after reading My South By Southwest,” says the book’s description
on Amazon.com. “You learn more
about Texas than if you went there.
It preserves the past without sinking into nostalgia. It’s a gritty description of a poet’s love of a place
that is gone, except in her memory
and images. It shows the reader
how the land intersects with life.”
A chef, caterer, activist, editor,
publisher, writer, and organizer,
Stelling is also an insomniac,
which helps her wear so many hats.
She stopped running open mics to
create more time for her writing.
She hired writing coaches and focused on writing.
Owner and founder of CookAppeal LLC, and CookAppeal Wine
Faith
Meeting, Bhakti Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton,
732-604-4135, bviscs.org. Discussion, meditation, and Indian
vegetarian luncheon. Register by
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p.m.
& Food Experience, she is known
as Chef E. She attended Culinary
Arts College in Texas and has more
than 20 years of experience in the
food industry as a chef, server, caterer, manager, business owner,
and educator in wine and food pairing.
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, her mother was a stay-at-home
mom for the seven children and her
father owned a heating and air conditioning company.
As an English major in college,
she trained to work in an office as
part of the co-op program during
her junior year. “They decided that
I could work as a dietitian at General Hospital,” says Stelling. “I
could not make that name up.” She
was promoted quickly and became
the assistant dietitian.
It sparked Stelling’s interest in
culinary art and she fell in love
with cooking. “I was already experimenting so it took off from
there.” Chef E was born.
She wrote her first song at the
age of six — and still sings it occasionally. Her first published story
was on page one of her high school
newspaper — but they forgot to put
her name on it.
Chef E’s food poetry has been
ith
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Rabies Clinic, West Windsor
Health Department, Princeton
Junction Fire House, 245 Clarksville Road, West Windsor, 609936-8400. Pets must be on a leash
or in a carrier. Free. 10 a.m. to
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Wellness
Stress Reduction Program, Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker
Road, Princeton, 609-921-6748,
www.princetonhistory.org. “Learn
the Top Five Solutions for Releasing Stress and Feeling Great From
Now On” presented by Dr. Jodi
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information about the consequences of stress and how to
make necessary changes to live a
healthier life. Dinnerman will give
a chiropractic adjustment to one
guest, while walking the group
through the entire process. Visitors may browse the museum galleries and explore the six-acre
farmstead. $4. 2 p.m.
Zumba Class, Princeton Meadow
Church and Event Center, 545
Meadow Road, West Windsor,
609-987-1166,
www.
princetonmeadow.com. Register.
Free. 10 a.m.
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and Healing, 666 Plainsboro
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www.relaxationandhealing.com. Tips on creating a
strategy, design a plan of action,
where to start, and more presented by Franca Giuliani. Register.
$26. 2 p.m.
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Stony Brook University, he was recruited by Texas Instruments and
was transplanted from New York.
“We had many things in common
and were friends for two years before we began dating,” she says.
“He always wanted to be more social so he latched onto me.”
Robert, now a principal software engineer at SRI International,
formerly Sarnoff, was moved to
New Jersey nine years ago. After
renting a small place in Princeton,
they soon moved to a larger home
in West Windsor. They moved to
Plainsboro a few years ago when
Jim Weaver, owner of Tre Piani,
was looking to rent his condo. “Tre
Piani was my first choice for a
book launching,” says Stelling.
Stelling based her book launch
on a similar event she attended at a
cafe two months ago. There was
music playing between readings,
and Stelling has invited musicians
Lance Scott Green, Daniel Steward, and Kevin J. Allan to perform.
The painting that Bill Plank did for
the cover will be on view. Helene
Plank will have jewelry on display.
Andrea Hollander will have soaps
and scrubs on view. There will be
poetry readings by Dennis McDonough. “I like to promote local
and organic,” Stelling says.
— Lynn Miller
Book Launch, Tre Piani, 120
Rockingham Row, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro. Sunday, April 6, 3
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Cash bar. 609452-1515. www.trepiani.com.
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works at Trader Joe’s.
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heart defects and endured many
surgeries. She died 14 years ago, at
the age of 14. The book is dedicated to her. Stelling homeschooled
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young. “The doctors did not want
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says.
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Book Discussion and Film,
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Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-9529,
www.princetonlibrary.org. Screening of “Bend It
Like Beckham” and discussion of
R.J. Palacio’s book “Wonder.”. 4
p.m.
Princeton Lacrosse, Class of
1952 Stadium, 609-258-4849,
www.goprincetontigers.com. Rutgers. $10. 7 p.m.
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On Stage
Pygmalion, Off-Broadstreet Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue,
Hopewell, 609-466-2766, www.
off-broadstreet.com. Drama by
George Bernard Shaw was adapted into “My Fair Lady.” $29.50 to
$31.50 includes dessert. 1 p.m.
Les Miserables, Kelsey Theater,
Mercer Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333, www.
kelseytheater.net. Musical based
on Victor Hugo’s novel set in 1815
France. $20. 2 p.m.
The Figaro Plays: The Barber of
Seville, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787,
www.mccarter.org. New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’s
comic play. In rep with “The Marriage of Figaro.” $20 and up. 2
p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Gourgaud Gallery, 23
North Main Street, Cranbury, 609395-0900. First day for an exhibit
of works by Paul Norris. On view to
April 27. 1 p.m.
Literati
Book Launch, Tre Piani, 120
Rockingham Row, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-452-1515,
www.trepiani.com. Book launch
for Elizabeth Akin Stelling, author
of “My South by Southwest: A Cast
Iron Tempo Recollection.” A chef,
writer, and poet, Stelling runs
Wine Art Music Poetry Project performances in central New Jersey
and is managing editor of Red
Dashboard, a new publishing
company. Music by White Fox,
Danielle Steward, and Kevin J. Allen. Appetizers and a reading by
Stelling. Cash bar. 3 to 6:30 p.m.
See story.
Classical Music
Richardson Chamber Players,
Princeton University Concerts,
Richardson Auditorium, 609-2589220. “This England” features
works by Williams, Britten, Bax,
and Elgar. This is their final concert of the season. $15. 3 p.m.
Spring Concert, Youth Orchestra
of Central Jersey, Plainsboro
Recreation and Cultural Center,
641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro,
www.yocj.org. Small ensemble
groups present a free concert.
Saxophone ensemble, woodwind
choir, brass ensemble, and the
brass choir perform works by Johannes Brahms, Gustav Holst,
Joann Pezel, and Samuel Scheidt.
Weekly rehearsals take place at
High School North. Auditions for
new students will be held on Tuesday, June 3. 3 p.m. See story.
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Live Music
Princeton Area Bluegrass Jam, Alchemist
& Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-5555. 21 plus. 10 p.m.
World Music
West African Percussion Workshop,
Drum & Dance Learning Center, 4054
Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville, 609324-7383. Register. $25. 1:15 p.m.
Good Causes
Fashion Show and Luncheon, Boheme
Opera Guild, Westin Hotel, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609-883-2667, www.
bohemeopera.com. Fashions include casual, business, and dressy apparel courtesy of
Lord and Taylor. Music by the Meg Hanson
Group, silent auction, and three course luncheon. Cash bar. Register. $60. Noon.
Faith
Lenten Lunch and Study Series, All Saints’
Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton, 609921-2420. Adults will read “The Problem of
Pain” by C.S. Lewis. 10:15 a.m.
The Passover Experience: Model Matzah
Bakery, Chabad Jewish Center of South
Brunswick, 1 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick, 732-398-9492, www.myjli.com. Shmurah (handmade) matzah for sale. Register.
10:30 a.m.
Health
Author Event, Children and Adults with
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,
Princeton Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-731-7556, www.chadd.net.
“A Stronger Mindset to Overcome Life Challenges for Individuals and Families with ADHD” presented by Dr. Ari Tuckman, a psychologist in private practice and author of
“Understand Your Brain, Get More Done:
The ADHD Executive Functions Workbook”
and “More Attention, Less Deficit: Success
Strategies for Adults with ADHD.”. 3 to 5
p.m.
Wellness
Introduction to Pet Communication, Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro, 609-7507432. Presented by Sharon O’Brien. Register. $26. 11 a.m.
Open House, One Yoga Center, 405 Route
130 North, East Windsor, 609-918-0963.
Classes, demonstrations, discussions, and
more. Free. 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
History
French and Indian War Marching Out, Old
Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street,
Trenton, 609-396-1776, www.barracks.org.
Experience British military encampment. $8
includes admission to the museum. 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Cookie Jar Exhibit, Cranbury Museum, 4
Park Place East, Cranbury, 609-409-1289,
Several dozen cookie jars of Elsie the Cow,
Disney characters, and more. Vintage cookbooks and kitchen implements are also on
exhibit. These include “Betty Crocker’s
Cookbook for Boys & Girls” published in
1957. The book’s author, Thelma Sonnichsen, lived in Cranbury, along with 12 child
volunteer testers. Last day. 1 to 4 p.m.
Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau
Street, Princeton, 609-921-6748, www.
princetonhistory.org. Two-hour walking tour
around downtown Princeton and Princeton
University campus. $7. 2 p.m.
For Families
Open House, Rambling Pines Day Camp,
74 Lambertville Hopewell Road, Hopewell,
609-466-1212, www.ramblingpines.com.
Parents and children may tour the facility
and meet staff members. Camp program for
ages 3 to 15 and a teen program for grades
7 to 10. Register. 1 to 3 p.m.
Open House, West Windsor Arts Council,
952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, 609716-1931, www.westwindsorarts.org. Information about camps featuring studio, environmental, and fiber arts, creative movement, acting, and graffiti. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Lectures
Holocaust Education Program, Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road East,
West Windsor, 609-799-9401, www.bethchaim.org. Screening of “Nuremburg: Reflection and Resonance” presented by the
men’s club. Free. 10:30 a.m.
Insider’s View of the Met Opera, Dorothea’s House, 120 John Street, Princeton,
609-924-8275. “On Stage and Backstage at
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Met debut in 2007 as a warrior in “Macbeth.”
Bring a refreshment to share. Free. 5 p.m.
East Windsor Genealogy Club, Beth El
Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road, East
Windsor, 609-443-4454, www.bethel.net.
“DNA and Jewish Genealogy” presented by
Len Baskin, a biochemist who uses DNA in
his own research. 7:30 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Mars and Space, Washington Crossing
State Park, Nature Center, Route 546, Titusville, 609-737-0609, “Curiosity, Maven,
and the Search for Life on Mars and May 1
Antares Launch from Virginia” presented by
Ken Kremer, a scientist and journalist. His
space photos have been published on TV, in
magazines, books, and websites. He will explain the Curiosity rover’s expedition across
the surface of the red planet, describe NASA’s new Maven mars orbiter, and share secrets to viewing the upcoming Antares rocket launch from Virginia to the International
Space Station. Register. Free. 1:30 p.m.
Schools
Science Workshops, Science Seeds, 29
Emmons Drive, Suite G, West Windsor, 917453-1451, www.scienceseeds.com. Open
house from 10 a.m. to noon includes information about summer camp options, workshops, and more. “Cardboard Automatas”
from 2 to 5 p.m. is an opportunity for parents
and children to experience science fun together, $12. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park,
Route 29, Trenton, 609-394-3300, www.
trentonthunder.com. New Hampshire. $11
to $27. 1:05 p.m.
Sports for Causes
NJ Walks for TS, New Jersey Center for
Tourette Syndrome, Mercer County Park,
West Windsor, 908-575-7350, www.njcts.
org. Walkers and runners of all ages and
abilities may sign up as individuals or as part
of a team. Benefit for the scholarship program offered to high school seniors affected
by Tourette Syndrome. Register. 1 p.m.
Organizer: Tess Kowalski, 14,
of Plainsboro is helping the
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome organize and plan NJ
Walks for TS at Princeton on
Sunday, April 6, in Mercer
County Park.
Monday
April 7
Municipal Meetings
State of the Township Address, West
Windsor Township, Municipal Building,
Clarksville Road, 609-799-2400, www.
westwindsornj.org. Residents are invited to
ask questions and discuss town topics with
Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh. 7 p.m.
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call
the hotline: 609-716-5000, ext. 5134, www.
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APRIL 4, 2014
For the Cure
T
he film “Pink Ribbons Inc.”
will be screened on Saturday,
April 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the West
Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor. The event
is co-sponsored by the Breast Cancer Resource Center, provider of
information and services in Mercer
County. Tickets will be available at
the door for $8.
Based on the book “Pink Ribbons Inc: Breast Cancer and the
Politics of Philanthropy” by Samantha King, the documentary
raises controversial issues with respect to a charitable movement.
Commissioned by the National
Film Board of Canada, “Pink Ribbons Inc.” captures the growth of
the Pink Ribbon campaign in the
three decades since its start in the
1980s. In the film, interviews with
breast cancer activists are interspersed with footage of the spirited
events that bring breast cancer survivors, family, friends, and corporate sponsors together.
The film raises questions about
pink ribbon marketing with broad
medical and economic implications. For example, does emphasis
on “cure” in the naming of fundraising events reflect the funding
priorities? Are charities doing
enough to fund research on prevention, especially potential environmental causes of breast cancer?
Elane Gutterman will present a
talk and facilitate a discussion about
the film. A West Windsor resident
since 1989, she has had 25 years of
research experience in academic
and pharmaceutical industry settings, and has been involved in varied clinical areas, including breast
cancer, and has numerous published
articles. Three years ago, she became a breast cancer survivor.
Gutterman received a bachelor
of arts degree in American studies
from SUNY Albany, a master’s of
social work from Yeshiva University, and a Ph.D. is sociomedical
sciences from Columbia University.
A professor at Rutgers University for nine years, she conducted
health services and epidemiological research, studied hospitalization, resource utilization, and other
health outcomes. She also taught
graduate-level courses on survey
research methods and social work
practice.
For the next nine years Gutterman was a vice president and senior research scientist at Health
Data Analytics. She conducted
studies of pharmacoepidemiology,
medication outcomes, drug safety,
health care utilization, costs of illness, medication compliance, and
health-related quality of life based
on new data collection or secondary analysis of data from clinical
trials, electronic medical records,
health care claims, or survey research.
She has been president and principal epidemiologist at Via Research LLC since 2008. Gutterman
conducted studies in the United
States, Europe, Asia, and Latin
America addressing epidemiology,
health care utilization, and costs of
illness based on new data collection or secondary analysis of data
from electronic medical or administrative health data, health insurance care claims, or survey research.
Saturday Film Series, West
Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor. Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. $8. 609716-1931. www.westwindsorarts.org.
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North Girls’ Golf. Old Bridge at
Princeton Meadow. 3 p.m.
South Girls’ Golf. Hightstown at
Peddie. 3 p.m.
North Baseball. At Notre Dame. 4
p.m.
North Boys’ Tennis. At Notre
Dame. 4 p.m.
North Softball. At Notre Dame. 4
p.m.
South Baseball. At Steinert. 4 p.m.
South Boys’ Tennis. Steinert at
Vets Park. 4 p.m.
South Softball. At Steinert. 4 p.m.
South Boys’ Lacrosse. At North
Hunterdon. 4:30 p.m.
Dance
On Pointe Enrichment Series,
American Repertory Ballet, 301
North Harrison Street, Princeton,
609-921-7758. “Dancing Your
Way Into College” presented by
representative from ARB and
Princeton University’s admissions
and financial aid departments. For
high school dancers and their families to learn about college options
and how to best navigate the admissions process. Free. 5:15 p.m.
Film
Second Chance Film Series,
Princeton Adult School, Friend
Center Auditorium, Computer Science Building, Princeton University, 609-683-1101. Screening of
“The Gatekeepers.” $8. 7:30 p.m.
Art
Plainsboro
Artists’
Group,
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897.
Painters, sculptors, mixed media
artists, and photographers meet to
exchange ideas and connect with
each other. 6:30 p.m.
Author Event, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8822. Rebecca Goldstein, author of “Plato at the
Googleplex: Why Philosophy
Won’t Go Away.”. 7 p.m.
Health
Monthly Meeting, Compassionate Friends, Capital Health System, 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville
Road, Hamilton, 609-516-8047,
www.tcfmercer.org. Bereavement
support group for those who have
lost children at any age. 7 p.m.
Mental Health
Support Group, The Push Group,
Saint Mark United Methodist
Church, 465 Paxton Avenue,
Hamilton Square, 609-213-1585.
For men and women with anxiety
disorders. Free. 7 p.m.
Wellness
Tai Chi and Meditation, Gratitude
Yoga, 27 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-532-2618. Deep
relaxation, philosophy, and more.
Beginners are welcome. 7 p.m.
Lectures
Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Dodds, Robertson Hall, 609-258-0157. “The
1918 Flu Pandemic” presented by
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the national
Institutes of Health. Register. 4:30
p.m.
Public Lectures, Princeton University, McCosh 50, 609-2583000. “Culture and Politics in 21st
Century France: The French Cultural Exception” presented by
Frederic Mitterrand, former minister of culture and author of “La
Recreation,” his recent book focusing on his account of his years
in politics. Ruben Gallo, director of
Princeton’s program in Latin
American Studies, leads the discussion. 6 p.m.
Socrates Cafe, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, 609799-0462, www.mcl.org. Ask
questions, listen, raise challenges,
and more. Register. 7 to 9 p.m.
Singles
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771, www.groversmillcoffee.
com. Drop in for soups, sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee, and conversation. Register at www.
meetup. com/Princeton-Singles.
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tax Assistance
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897,
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Socials
ESL Conversation Class, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren
Street,
609-275-2897,
www.
lmxac.org/plainsboro. Register. 7
p.m.
For Seniors
Happiness Project Group, Princeton Senior Resource Center,
Suzanne Patterson Building, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
Meet weekly to read and discuss
Gretchen Rubin’s book, “The Happiness Project: Or, Why I spent a
Year Trying to Sing in the Morning,
Clean My Closets, Fight Right,
Read Aristotle, and Generally
Have More Fun.” Led by Helen
Burton. Free. 1 p.m.
Next Step Speaker Series, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8822,
“Finding the Right Volunteer Opportunity for You” presented by
Carol King. 7 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer
Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-3943300, www.trentonthunder.com.
Portland. $11 to $27. 7:05 p.m.
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Lectures
Tuesday
April 8
Centennial Speaker Series, Hun
School, 176 Edgerstoune Road,
Princeton, 609-921-7600. John
Robison, author of “Look Me in the
Eye,” an autism activist, and game
designer. Register. 9:30 a.m.
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Boys’ Golf. Robbinsville at
Miry Run. 3 p.m.
South Boys’ Golf. Ewing at Mercer
Oaks. 3 p.m.
North Boys’ Tennis. At South
Brunswick. 4 p.m.
North Boys’ Volleyball. South
Brunswick. 4 p.m.
North Track and Field. Nottingham/Ewing at Nottingham. 4 p.m.
South Boys’ Volleyball. At St.
Joe’s. 4 p.m.
South Track and Field. At Allentown. 4 p.m.
North Girls’ Lacrosse.
Dame. 6 p.m.
Notre
Film
Foreign Movie Series, West
Windsor Library, 333 North Post
Road, 609-799-0462, www.mcl.
org. Screening of “Extraterrestrial.” Register. 3 p.m.
Dancing
Politics
Meeting, League of Women Voters, Suzanne Patterson Center,
45 Stockton Street, Princeton,
609-658-6107. 7 to 9 p.m.
For Seniors
N.J. Property Tax Reimbursement, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33, Hamilton, 609890-9800. Information about “Senior Freeze” presented by representatives from NJ Division of Taxation. Register. Free. 10:30 a.m.
Next Step Speaker Series, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8822. “Living With Purpose: New Ways of
Living” presented by Debra Lambo, a psychotherapist, and Lillian
Israel, a performer. 7 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer
Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-3943300. Portland. $11 to $27. 7:05
p.m.
Princeton Lacrosse, Class of
1952 Stadium, 609-258-4849, Lehigh. $10. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
April 9
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For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Baseball. At Trenton. 4 p.m.
North Boys’ Tennis. Trenton at
Cadwalader Park. 4 p.m.
North Softball. At Trenton. 4 p.m.
South Baseball. Hamilton West. 4
p.m.
South Boys’ Tennis. Hopewell. 4
p.m.
South Softball. Hamilton West. 4
p.m.
South Boys’ Volleyball. Hunterdon Central. 5:30 p.m.
North Boys’ Lacrosse. Rancocas.
6 p.m.
South Boys’ Lacrosse. At Hightstown. 7 p.m.
On Stage
Art
The Figaro Plays: The Marriage
of Figaro, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787,
www.mccarter.org. New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’ comic play features Adam Green as
Figaro, Neil Bledsoe as Count Almaviva, and Naomi O’Connell as
Rosine. In rep with “The Barber of
Seville.” $20 and up. 7:30 p.m.
Art Reception, Princeton Photography Club, Johnson Education Center, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton,
732-422-3676,
www.
princetonphotoclub.org. Opening
reception for “SeasonScapes,” an
annual exhibition of winning high
school students photographs. David Freese, a teacher of photography at Temple University’s Film
and Media Arts Department, talks.
On view to May 2. 7:30 p.m.
Film
World Cinema Series, Garden
Theater, Nassau Street, Princeton,
www.apolitebribe.com. Screening
of “The Great Beauty,” in Italian with
English subtitles. $10. 6 p.m.
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Robotics
Glee Club and Chamber Choir
with Calmus Ensemble, Princeton University Department of
Music, Trinity Church, 33 Mercer
Street, Princeton, 609-258-9220,
“Six Motets of JS Bach” performance. Conducted by Gabriel
Crouch. $15. 7:30 p.m.
Robotics
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•Stop Motion Animation – 8+ Yrs
•Junior Robotics Foundation – 6+ Yrs
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- 8+ Yrs
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- 11+ Yrs
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Open Mic Night, It’s a Grind Coffee House, 7 Schalks Crossing
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•Game Development with the Unity
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Pop Music
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Rehearsal, Princeton Garden
Statesmen, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Doren Street, Plainsboro,
888-636-4449. Men of all ages
and experience levels are invited
to sing in four-part harmony. Free.
7:30 to 10 p.m.
Lenten Services, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau
Street at Vandeventer Avenue,
Princeton, 609-924-2613, www.
princetonumc.org. Meditation followed by a light lunch. Led by
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www.princetonrecorder.org. Socializing and making music. Players of all levels are invited. 7 p.m.
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•Mindstorms EV3 – 9+ Yrs
•Mindstorms EV3 Advanced – 10+ Yrs
•Introduction to VEX – 10+ Yrs
•Advanced VEX – 12+ Yrs
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Volunteer Training, Interfaith
Caregivers Mercer, 3635 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 16, Hamilton,
609-393-9922, www.icgmc.org.
Learn how to provide services to
the frail, home bound elderly, and
individuals with disabilities. Register. 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street Princeton, 609497-1600. Chang-rae Lee, author
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an Easter egg hunt for
ages 2 to 9 on Sunday,
April 13.
International Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance, Riverside
School, 58 Riverside Drive, Princeton,
609-921-9340,
www.
princetonfolkdance.org.
Ethnic
dances of many countries using
original music. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. $3. 7 to 9 p.m.
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Architecture
Rarefied Series, Princeton University School of Architecture,
Betts Auditorium, Princeton, 609258-3741. “The Soft,” Sheila Kennedy, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, Boston. 6 p.m.
Dancing
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, 609-924-6763. Instruction
followed by dance. $8. 7:30 to
10:30 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street Princeton,
609-497-1600. Alicia Suskin Ostriker, author of “The Old Woman,
the Tulip, and the Dog,” a new sequence of poems. She has written
15 poetry collections and several
books on the Bible. Former professor of English at Rutgers, she
teaches in the MFA program at
Drew University. 6 p.m.
Live Music
Open Mic, Alchemist & Barrister,
28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555. Hosted by Eric Puliti. Registration begins at 9 p.m.
21 plus. 10 p.m.
World Music
Simon Shaheen Quartet, McCarter Theater at Berlind, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. Arab and contemporary music. $50. 8 p.m.
Good Causes
Information Sessions, CASA for
Children of Mercer and Burlington counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing, 609-4340050,
www.casamercer.org.
Seeking potential volunteer advocates to learn about the 30-hour
training program. Court Appointed
Special Advocates is a non-profit
organization committed to speaking up in court for the best interests
of children who have been removed from their homes due to
abuse and neglect. Call to register
for training session. 5:30 p.m.
Food & Dining
Cornerstone Community Kitchen, Princeton United Methodist
Church, Nassau at Vandeventer
Street, Princeton, 609-924-2613,
www.princetonumc.org.
Hot
meals served, prepared by TASK.
Free. 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Wellness
Children of Aging Parents, Princeton Senior Resource Center,
Suzanne Patterson Building, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108,
www.princetonsenior.org. Monthly
group for family and friends caring
for an older adult. Group facilitated
by Susan Hoskins, LCSW. Information includes helpful strategies
for providing good care, local resources, caregiver self-care, and
long-distance caregiving. Free.
4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Yoga, West Windsor Library, 333
North Post Road, 609-799-0462,
www.mcl.org. All levels. Bring a
mat or large towel. Register. 6
p.m.
History
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. New
Jersey governor’s official residence. Group tours are available.
Registration required. $5 donation. 1 p.m.
Lectures
Safe Boating Course, Coast
Boating School, WW-P High
School South, 346 Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 732-2790562, www.coastboatingschool.
com. Register. $65. 6:30 to 10
p.m.
Cultural Communication Circles,
Speaking That Connects, Plainsboro,
609-799-1400,
www.
speakingthatconnects.com.
Slang, idioms, and social etiquette. Register. $20. E-mail [email protected]
for information. 7 p.m.
Meeting, UFO and Paranormal
Study Group, Hamilton Township
Library, Municipal Drive, 609-6318955, www.drufo.org. Discussion
about UFOs, ghosts, psychic phenomena, crop circles, poltergeists,
channeling, and government cover-ups facilitated by Pat Marcattilio. Free. 7 to 10 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Healthy Lifestyles Social, Central Jersey Sierra Club, InfiniTea, 4 Hulfish Street, Princeton,
609-731-7016, www.sierraclub.
org. Register by E-mail to nicole.
[email protected].
Free.
7:30 to 9 p.m.
Schools
Science Workshops, Science
Seeds, 29 Emmons Drive, Suite
G, West Windsor, 917-453-1451,
www.scienceseeds.com. “Spring
Into Science” from 9 a.m. to noon,
$50. “Extreme Bugs” from 1 to 4
p.m. $50 each or $90 for both. For
ages 5 and up. 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Parenting Teenagers, Princeton
Learning Cooperative, 16 All
Saints Road, Princeton, 609-8512522,
www.princetonlearningcooperative.org. Roundtable discussion with staff, psychologists,
and therapists. Free. 7 p.m.
Colleges
Explore Mercer Open House,
Mercer College, Student Center,
West Windsor, 609-570-3324,
www.mccc.edu. For high school
students and parents, as well as
adults who seek to change or enhance their careers. Information
about Mercer’s 70 degree and 30
certificate programs, transfer and
dual admission programs, and
partnerships with four-year colleges. Register or walk-in. Free. 6
p.m.
For Seniors
Kosher Cafe East, Jewish Family
and Children’s Service, Beth El
Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream
Road, East Windsor, 609-9878100, www.jfcsonline.org. “My
Story, A Hidden Child” presented
by Dr. Charles Rojer who will share
his story of surviving the Holocaust
in Belgium and his emigration to
the United States. Kosher lunch.
Register. $5. 12:30 p.m.
Sports
Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer
Park, Route 29, Trenton, 609-3943300, www.trentonthunder.com.
Portland. $11 to $27. 7:05 p.m.
Thursday
April 10
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Boys’ Golf. Hightstown at
Mercer Oaks. 3 p.m.
North Girls’ Golf. South Brunswick
at Cranbury. 3 p.m.
South Boys’ Golf. Notre Dame at
Mountain View. 3 p.m.
South Girls’ Golf. Notre Dame at
Princeton Country Club. 3 p.m.
North Boys’ Volleyball. JP Stevens. 4 p.m.
South Softball. At Ewing. 4 p.m.
South Boys’ Volleyball. South
Brunswick. 5:30 p.m.
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Walk with Your Dog
E
mily Josephson of West Windsor is chairing this year’s Bark
Now for Autism Speaks, a dogfriendly event to raise awareness
for autism and funds for research,
on Saturday, April 12, at Mercer
County Park. She has chaired the
Central NJ Walk since 2012 and
walks for Team Josephson. Her focus in the organization is on community involvement including outreach and recruitment for Autism
Speaks.
“A few days ago, the CDC released new data showing that 1 in
68 children were identified with
autism spectrum disorder — up
from 1 in 88 a few years ago,” says
Josephson. “I really felt strongly
about the organization; it does a
great job with newly diagnosed
families — including who to talk to
and where to go.” Josephson, a stay
at home mom, became involved
with the organization eight years
ago. Autism Speaks raises funds
and awareness, helps families affected by autism, and advocates for
families with autism.
Raised in Pittsburgh, Josephson
graduated from Penn State and
headed for New York City. She
worked in national advertising in
magazines for 15 years. One of her
co-workers at Better Homes and
Garden magazine was the brother
of her future husband, Seth Josephson, an attorney. (The News, October 12, 2012). The family lived in
Plainsboro for five years and in
West Windsor for the past 12 years.
Their children are Isabel and Louis.
Committee members also include Laurie Bershad from West
Windsor; and Warren Schaeffer, a
Dog Walkers: Jennifer
Dempsey, back left,
Emily Josephson of
West Windsor, and Judy
Welch. Also Lisa Dillon, front left, Laurie
Bershad of West Windsor, and Warren
Schaeffer.
2003 graduate of High School
South and a former Plainsboro resident.
Autism is a general term used to
describe a group of complex developmental brain disorders, autism
spectrum disorders, caused by a
combination of genes and environmental influences. These disorders
are characterized, in varying degrees, by communication difficulties, social and behavioral challenges, as well as repetitive behaviors. There is currently no medical
detection or cure for autism.
Autism Speaks, founded in
2005, is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention,
treatments, and a cure for autism;
increasing the awareness of autism
spectrum disorders, and advocating for the needs of individuals
with autism and their families. “I
believe in the mission to help families affected by autism and am very
honored to chair the event,” Josephson says.
— Lynn Miller
Bark Now, Autism Speaks,
Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m. 5K
dog-friendly walk. Walk with or
without a dog. $25 or $30 per dog.
609-228-7332.
www.autismspeaks.org.
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Family Concert
Y
outh Orchestra of Central Jersey will present a free concert
on Sunday, April 6, at 3 p.m. at
Plainsboro Township Recreation
& Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro
Road. Four of the orchestra’s small
ensemble groups — the Brass Ensemble, Brass Choir, Saxophone
Ensemble, and Woodwind Choir
— will perform works by Johannes
Brahms, Gustav Holst, Johann
Pezel, and Samuel Scheidt.
YOCJ, based at High School
North, provides opportunities for
talented young musicians in central New Jersey to participate in
musical performance at a level beyond that which is traditionally offered by school bands and orchestras. All of the musicians take private lessons and are members of
their school bands or orchestras.
Weekly rehearsals occur at High
School North.
The Brass Choir includes students in grades 10 to 12. Musicians
from West Windsor include Elizabeth Bellotti on French horn, Ross
Chapman on trombone, Divya
Menezes on tuba, and Sriram
Bapatla, Morven Chin, Freddy
Maresca, and Ayanna Posipanko
on trumpet. Plainsboro musicians
include Jacob Niemann on trombone and Madhusudha Vasudevan
on euphonium.
The other groups have students
in grades 6 to 9. The Brass Ensemble includes West Windsor musicians Amelia Adcroft and Alec
Berger on French horn, Michael
Armstrong on trumpet, Elizabeth
Barstein on euphonium, and Alexander Mitchell, Keith Register, and
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On Stage
The Figaro Plays: The Marriage
of Figaro, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787,
New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’ comic play. In rep with
“The Barber of Seville.” $20 and
up. 7:30 p.m.
The Oresteia, Princeton Theological Seminary, Gambrell
Room, Scheide Hall, 64 Mercer
Street,
609-497-7963,
www.
ptsem.edu. Greek tragedy by Aeschylus. Register. Free. 8 p.m.
Film
Matinee Series, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, 609799-0462. Screening of “The
Great Gatsby.” Register. 11 a.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Morven Museum, 55
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609924-8144. Opening reception for
“Micah Williams: Portrait Artist,” an
exhibit on loan from Monmouth
County Historical Association.
More than 40 portraits feature 19th
century farmers, militia officers,
politicians, carpenters, and their
families. On view to September
14. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, 185 Nassau
Street, Princeton, 609-258-1500.
Opening reception for exhibition of
sculptural mixed media, graphic
design, and collages inspired by
skateboard culture by Cara Michell. 7 to 9 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Viva Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609948-4448, vivatango.org. All levels class at 8 p.m. Intermediate
level class at 8:30 p.m. Open
dance, socializing, and refreshments from 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. No
partner necessary. $15. 8 p.m.
Musicians: Jacob Niemann, left, of Plainsboro, and Morven Chin
and Elizabeth Bellotti
of West Windsor.
Matthew Rossi on trombone.
Plainsboro musician Justin Bi
plays trombone.
The Saxophone Ensemble includes West Windsor musicians
Kevin Chen, Henry Wang, and
Colman Yan on alto saxophone,
and Ian Briffa on tenor saxophone.
Plainsboro musicians include Jiadi
Huang on soprano saxophone and
Roop Pal on tenor saxophone.
The Woodwind Choir includes
West Windsor musicians Sanjana
Balakrishnan and Kayli Ko on
flute, Asmita Baskar and Joshua
Forrest on oboe, Aaira Bagga,
Maxwell Taub, and Audrey Xu on
clarinet, and Ethan Aquino, Kaylin
Ku, and Olivia Lee on bassoon.
Plainsboro musicians include
Vicky Lieu and Sarah Liu on flute,
Kristina Khaw on oboe, and Ruchi
Aluwalia and Diane Hu on clarinet.
The year-end concert is Sunday,
May 18. Auditions for new students will be held on Tuesday, June
3.
— Lynn Miller
Literati
Farm Markets
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street Princeton,
609-497-1600. Saladin Ambar,
author of “Malcolm X at Oxford
Union: Racial Politics in a Global
Era” and assistant professor of political science at Lehigh University.
6 p.m.
Winter Market, Princeton Farmers’ Market, Princeton Public Library,
609-655-8095,
www.
princeton farmers market. com.
Produce, cheese, cakes, crafts,
and more. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Classical Music
Varicose Vein and Venous
Screening, RWJ Fitness and
Wellness Center, RWJ Vein &
Vascular Surgery, 3525 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 2000, Hamilton,
609-570-2071,
www.
rwjhamilton.org/education.
Screenings by Doctors Alissa
Brotman O’Neill and Sto Poblete.
Register. 3 p.m.
Faculty Series, Westminster
Conservatory, Niles Chapel,
Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61
Nassau Street, Princeton, 609921-2663, www.rider.edu. Mary
Greenberg on piano. Free. 12:15
p.m.
Kuyper Conference, Princeton
Theological Seminary, Miller
Chapel, 609-497-7890, www.
ptsem.edu. “Justice, Beauty, and
Worship” presented by Nicholas
Wolterstorff, professor emeritus of
philosophical theology at Yale. In
conjunction with the conference,
“Philosphy, Worship, and Art.” 7
p.m.
Spring Concert, Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey, Plainsboro Recreation and Cultural Center, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro. Sunday, April 6, 3 p.m. Free.
www.yocj.org.
Health
Funding Sources for Adult Day
Care, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33, Hamilton,
609-890-9800,
www.mercercounty.org. Buckingham Place
Senior Center offers informaiton
on respite from care giving, Medicaid, VA benefits, and more. Register. Free. 6 p.m.
Live Music
For Parents
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771, www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
Meeting, Central Jersey Mothers
of Multiples, Hamilton Library, 1
Justice Samuel Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-585-3056, www.cjmom.
org. Supportive network to share
experiences, gain information,
and socialize with other families of
twins and triplets. E-mail [email protected] for information.
Free. 7 p.m.
John Morrison Jazz Trio, Alchemist & Barrister, 28 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-5555.
21 plus. 10 p.m.
Faith
Labyrinth Meditation Walk, St.
David’s Episcopal Church, 90
South Main Street, Cranbury, 609897-9769, www.stdavidscranbury.
com. Taize prayer service followed
by a walking through the circular
path of the labyrinth. A wood finger
labyrinth is available for those unsteady on their feet. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The Station Churches of Mercer
County, Church of Saint Ann,
Divine Mercy Parish, 201 Adeline
Street, Trenton, 609-882-6491,
www.churchofsaintann.net. Celebrate evening mass during Lent.
Tour the church’s art and architecture following the service. 7 p.m.
Lectures
International BioPartnering Conference, BioNJ, Westin, Forrestal
Village, Plainsboro, 609-8903185, www.bionj.org. “Partnering
for a Balanced Portfolio: Perspectives from Innovators, Partners,
and Payers. Luncheon session
features Katherine O’Neill, executive director of JumpStart New Jersey Angel Network. Register.
$490. 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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In Town
West Windsor Lions Club offers two scholarships to collegebound students in the WW-P High
School Class of 2014. One student
from each school will receive
$1,000. Applications — on forms
available from school counselors
— should be submitted by Tuesday, April 15, to Ronald Slinn,
West Windsor Lions Club, Box
295, West Windsor 08550 or Email [email protected].
The Mercer County Library
System launches its annual summer reading program on Monday,
June 23.
Free registration for the children’s summer reading program
begins on June 23 and continues
throughout the program, which
ends on August 8. Incentive prizes
are awarded weekly as children 11
and under make return visits to the
library with their reading logs.
The online teen program, “Spark
a Reaction,” is available between
June 23 and August 22 for ages 12
to 18 years. Teens may register via
the library’s website, with a user
name and password, returning to
their account to record books as
they read them.
Educational activities and contests are planned from June through
early August at all branches. A variety of programs are scheduled including The Juggling Hoffmans,
Kurt Gallagher, What-Knott Farm
Petting Zoo, Enjoy Explore India,
Miss Penny Puppet Show, Global
Rhythms, Mad Science of West
New Jersey, Youth Stages, and
more.
Some programs require pre-registration with a valid Mercer County Library System card. All programs are free. Monthly event listings and reading log registration
details are available in early June at
branch locations. Events can also
be found at www.mcl.org.
Mercer Community College
invites area writers and artists to
submit their work for Kelsey Review 2014. The Review accepts
short fiction, poetry, personal essays, excerpts of novels, black and
white line drawings, and cartoons
by those who live, work, or study in
Mercer County.
Fiction and essays should be
limited to 4,000 words. Poetry is
limited to six pages. Material
should not have been previously
published or be simultaneously
submitted to other journals. Visit
For the Young
Celebrate New Jersey seeks favorite New Jersey memories of
kids in grades K to 12. Deadline is
Friday, April 18. Visit nj350memories.com/student.
Auditions
Yardley Players has auditions
for “Meet Me in St. Louis” on Saturday, April 26, noon to 5 p.m.; and
Sunday, May 4, 1 to 5 p.m. at
Kelsey Theater in West Windsor.
The production opens Friday, July
18. Needed are adults ages 18 to 60
plus and young actors ages 6 to 17.
Supporting characters and ensemble should prepare to sing
“Meet Me in St. Louis,” “Skip to
My Lou,” and “Have Yourself a
Merry Little Christmas.” Visit
website for songs for others or an
audition
form
at
www.
yardleyplayers.com. Bring a recent
photo of yourself, a resume, and a
prepared song. Be prepared for a
dance and stage movement audition. E-mail kristydavis@gmail.
com or call at 215-913-6391.
Actors’ NET of Bucks County
will hold script in hand auditions
for all six supporting roles in its upcoming production of Ken Ludwig’s comedy, “Moon Over Buffalo.” Auditions are Saturday and
Sunday, April 5 and 6, from 1 to 3
p.m. at the Heritage Center, 635
North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA.
George Hartpence and Carol
Thompson, who are married in real
life, have been cast to star as George
and Charlotte Hay. The pair has costarred in numerous area productions and will, in effect, be lampooning caricatures of their own
onstage personas.
Actors are being sought for Ethel, a character actress in her 70s;
Rosalind, the couple’s daughter
with a British accent; Howard, a
wimpish weatherman with physical comedy skills; Eileen, a bombshell actress; Paul, a leading man
with a British accent; and Richard,
the stuffy lawyer.
No monologues required. Audi-
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tioners will read from the script. To
schedule an audition, call 215-2953694 or E-mail actorsnet@aol.
com. Walk-ins will be seen if time
allows.
Plays-in-the-Park has an open
call for adults on Friday, April 4, at
7 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday,
April 5 and 6, at noon. Musicals
this coming summer include
“Shrek,” “Sunset Boulevard,” and
“Bye Bye Birdie.” Be prepared to
sing an up-tempo song and bring
sheet music in the proper key. An
accompanist will be provided. Visit
www.playsinthepark.com.
The Mighty Oak Players has
auditions for “Evita” on Monday
and Tuesday, May 12 and 13, from
7 to 9 p.m. at Monroe High School
Performing Arts Center, 200
Schoolhouse Road, Monroe. The
show opens Friday, July 25. The director is seeking performers of all
ethnicities ages 8 and up to be part
of an ensemble cast. Lead roles are
for ages 17 and up.
The ensemble is onstage
throughout most of the show. Ability to read music is a plus. Prepare
32 bars of a musical theater piece in
the style of the show. An accompanist will be provided. E-mail [email protected].
Berdanhand Productions has
auditions for “Calamities at CloAchers,” a spoof about the interactions among residents in an active
adult community. Open auditions
will be held at Twin Rivers Library,
276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April
8. E-mail [email protected].
For Teens
Princeton Photo Workshop
presents a new summer day program for enthusiastic young photographers to learn the fundamentals of digital photography while
exploring their creativity and enjoyment of photography. For ages
13 to 17 to participate in one or two
weeks hands-on workshops, which
Jewish Family & Children’s
Service is accepting 11th and 12th
grade teens to participate in Gesher
LeKesher, a Jewish peer leadership
program. Teens will have the opportunity to lead a group of 7th to 9th
grade students in outreaches about
various life issues, such as healthy
dating relationships, Judaism, and
friendships. Contact Celeste Albert
at 609-987-8100, ext. 210 or E-mail
[email protected].
Call for Art
Artsbridge is hosting its 20th
annual juried show in June at the
New Hope Arts Center. Artists
from a 50-mile radius are invited to
submit two-dimensional work or
sculpture. Works will be accepted
in categories of paintings, watercolors, works on paper, mixed media, photography, and sculpture.
There will be more than $3,000 in
prizes awarded. Visit www.artsbridgeonline.com/show for prospectus and to register. Deadline is
Sunday, April 13.
Monmouth Museum seeks
lighthearted, whimsical, satire, or
parody art for “What’s So Funny?
Humor in Art,” a juried exhibition
opening Friday, May 9. Visit www.
monmouthmuseum for informa-
HomeFront is collecting food
and donations for the Stop Hunger
Now food campaign and the Feinstein Foundation will make a donation based on the amount donations
received through the end of April.
Visit www.homefrontnj.org or call
609-989-9417, ext. 132 for information and materials about holding
a food drive, a list of grocery items
donors can purchase, to make a
cash donation, or to hold a food
drive.
Boys & Girls Club Bike Exchange in Capitol Plaza is open for
the cycling season. The all-volunteer effort is to get bikes into the
community and to raise money for
the after school programs of the
club. In five years, the bike exchange has raised $415,124.
Volunteers collect, repair, and
sell bikes that have been donated
from families and individuals who
have bikes in their garage no longer
being used. The intern program
provides the opportunity for teens
to learn bike repair and apply the
new skill. There is also an ongoing
program with the NJ Department
of Corrections where inmates repair bikes.
For information about working
in the shop, transporting, or repairing
bikes
E-mail
info@
BikeExchangeNJ.org. Donations
may be made to any bike shop in
Mercer County. The Bike Exchange in located in the Capitol
Plaza Shopping Center at 1500
North Olden Avenue in Ewing.
Visit www.BikeExchangeNJ.org.
Parkinson Alliance has its fifth
annual “Princeton Dines Out for
Parkinson’s Disease Research”
from Friday, April 25, to Thursday,
May 1. Dine at one of the participating restaurants and a percentage
of the proceeds will be donated to
the organization. The restaurants
include Blue Point Grill, elements,
Eno Terra, Gennaro’s, Mediterra,
Mistral, North End Bistro, PJ’s
Pancake House, Teresa Caffe, the
Peacock Inn, and Witherspoon
Grill. Visit www.parkinsonalliance.
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Working with their own DSLR
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Like real professional photographers, they will shoot in the field
and in the studio, exploring lighting options and composition techniques while each student receives
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Consumer Affairs, Mercer County Connection, 957 Route 33,
Hamilton, 609-890-9800, www.
mercercounty.org. Discuss how to
avoid credit problems, home improvement, difficulty with a local
business, Internet fraud, or unreliable repairmen with the chief of
the county Consumer Affairs Commission. Register. Free. 11 a.m.
Lawyers Care Clinic, Mercer
County Bar, Lawrence Library,
Route 1 South, 609-585-6200.
15-minute consultations with a
lawyer about legal issues of family
law, real estate, landlord and tenant law, personal injury, criminal
and municipal court law, wills and
estates, bankruptcy, and immigration. Free. 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Safe Boating Course, Coast
Boating School, WW-P High
School South, 346 Clarksville
Road, West Windsor, 732-2790562. Register. $65. 6:30 to 10
p.m.
Schools
Information Session, Villa Victoria Academy, 376 West Upper
Ferry Road, Ewing, 609-2589226. Programs for girls in pre-K
and kindergarten through high
school. School tour, program overview, conversation, and refreshments. Register online. 9:30 a.m.
For Seniors
Navigating Retirement, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100
Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville,
609-584-5900. Presented by Carol King, director of Next Step: Engaged Retirement and Encore Careers. Supportive group discusses
the joys, concerns, and challenges of having extra time and making
decisions about how to use it to
create fulfillment. Register. Free. 2
to 3 p.m.
Weaving in Progress, Plainsboro
Public Library, 9 Van Doren
Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897,
www.lmxac.org/plainsboro. Watch
Liz Adams of Plainsboro weave
tapestry from yarns she has processed, spun, and dyed, as well as
from other fibers, and her handmade paper beads. 2 to 4 p.m.
Friday
April 11
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Baseball. Robbinsville. 4
p.m.
North Boys’ Lacrosse.
Hopewell. 4 p.m.
At
North Boys’ Tennis. Robbinsville.
4 p.m.
North Softball. Robbinsville. 4
p.m.
South Baseball. At Ewing. 4 p.m.
South Boys’ Volleyball. JP Stevens. 5:30 p.m.
On Stage
Les Miserables, Kelsey Theater,
Mercer Community College, 1200
Old Trenton Road, West Windsor,
609-570-3333. Musical based on
Victor Hugo’s novel set in 1815
France. $20. 8 p.m.
The Figaro Plays: The Marriage
of Figaro, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787.
New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’ comic play. In rep with
“The Barber of Seville.” $20 and
up. Opening night. 8 p.m.
The Oresteia, Princeton Theological Seminary, Gambrell
Room, Scheide Hall, 64 Mercer
Street, 609-497-7963, Greek tragedy by Aeschylus. Register. Free.
8 p.m.
Art
Gallery Talk, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton campus, 609-258-3788. “Robert Henri’s Portrait of Mildred von Kienbusch, 100th Birthday of a Painting” presented by Marianne Grey.
Free. 12:30 p.m.
Art Exhibit, D&R Greenway Land
Trust, Johnson Education Center,
1 Preservation Place, Princeton,
609-924-4646, www.drgreenway.
org. Reception for “Oasis and Mirage: Disappearing Water” features water in the form of folded
paper, quilted fabric, sculpture, a
screen, photographs, and a handmade book. On view to May 23.
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Silva Gallery of Art,
Pennington School, 112 West Delaware Avenue, Pennington, 609737-8069, www.pennington.org.
Reception for “5: five artists, five
visions,” an exhibit featuring the
work of Renee Kumar of West
Windsor, Susan Kubota and Judy
Tobie of Lawrenceville, Arlene
Gale Milgram of Trenton, and Jean
Burdick of Bucks County. The five
women work today as “Group of
5.” On view to April 25. 5:30 to 8
p.m.
Art Exhibit, South Brunswick
Arts Commission, South Brunswick Municipal Building, 540
Route 522, Monmouth Junction,
732-329-4000. Opening reception
for “New Jersey’s Natural Wonders,” an exhibit featuring works
by 22 area artists in recognition of
the 350th anniversary of the state.
On view to June 30. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Classical Music
Capricci ed Invenzioni, Princeton University Art Museum,
Princeton University Art Museum,
609-497-0020. A program of sonatas, songs, and dances from the
late Renaissance and Baroque Italy performed by Musica Alta and
Friends on period instruments.
6:30 p.m.
Science for Kids
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re you looking for your
child to experience fun and
learning during vacation week?
There are opportunities at Science Seeds, now located in West
Windsor.
Science Workshops, Science
Seeds, 29 Emmons Drive, Suite
G, West Windsor. 917-453-1451.
www.scienceseeds.com.
Sunday, April 6, 10 a.m. and 2
p.m. Open house from 10 a.m. to
noon includes information about
summer camp options, workshops, and more. “Cardboard
Automatas” from 2 to 5 p.m. is an
opportunity for parents and children to experience science fun
together, $12.
Wednesday, April 9, 9 a.m.
and 1 p.m. “Spring Into Science”
from 9 a.m. to noon, $50. “Ex-
treme Bugs” from 1 to 4 p.m. $50
each or $90 for both. For ages 5
and up.
Monday, April 14, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. “All About Sound” for ages
5 and up. $90.
Tuesday, April 15, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. “About Conductivity” for
ages 5 and up. $90.
Wednesday, April 16, 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. “Chemistry Exploration”
for ages 5 and up. $90.
Thursday, April 17, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. “The Science Behind the
Olympics” for ages 5 and up.
$90.
Friday, April 18, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. “All About Robots” for ages
5 and up. $90.
Monday, April 21, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. “Spin Art Boxes” for ages 5
and up. $90.
Jazz & Blues
Benefit Galas
Yvonne Prene, Tavern on the
Lake, 101 Main Street, Hightstown, 609-426-9345. Jazz harmonica artist perform music from
his 2014 release of “Wonderful
World.” $20. 7 to 10 p.m.
Spring Benefit, Corner House
Foundation, Greenacres Country
Club, Route 206, Lawrenceville,
609-924-8018. “An Evening with
Corner House” features entertainment by the Eric Mintel Quartet,
the Princeton University Footnotes, and the Key of She. Mary
Pickens receives the Marie L. Matthews award. Benefits treatment
and prevention programs for adolescents and young adults. Business attire. Register. $185. 6:30 to
10 p.m.
Live Music
Joe Hutchinson, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771, www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7:30 p.m.
Good Causes
Benefit Evening, People and Stories/Gente y Cuentes, Nassau
Club, 6 Mercer Street, 609-3933230. Benefit reception for the organization that brings literature
discussion groups to people. Elizabeth Strout, author of “Olive Kitteridge,” reads from her work. Email [email protected]. $100 to $1,500. 7:30 p.m.
Twistin’ Your Tails Away, Animal
Friends for Education and Welfare (AFEW), Hamilton Manor, 30
Route 156, Hamilton, 609-2099327, www.afewpets.org. Dinner
dance with the Fabulous Greaseband. Cash bar. Register. $50 to
$55. 7 p.m.
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Comedy
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West
Windsor, 609-987-8018, www.
catcharisingstar.com.
Register.
$19.50. 8 p.m.
Faith
Potluck Dinner and Shabbat Service, Temple Micah, Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, Route
206, 609-921-1128, www.templemicah.org. Bring a main or side
dish and beverages. 6 p.m.
Wellness
Belly Dance Workshop, Center
for Relaxation and Healing, 666
Plainsboro Road, Suite 635,
Plainsboro, 609-750-7432, www.
relaxationandhealing.com. “Explore the Divine Feminine” presented by Heni Glant. Register.
$26. 7 p.m.
Lectures
Job Seekers, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, 609-924-9529, www.
princetonlibrary.org. For professionals seeking new employment.
“Meditation-based Stress Management Techniques,” a program
of Professional Services Group,
presented by Susan Wilk, president of Focused Mind Dynamics.
Free. 10 a.m.
Singles
Divorce Recovery Program,
Princeton Church of Christ, 33
River Road, Princeton, 609-5813889,
www.princetonchurchofchrist.com. “Dealing with Anger”
seminar.
Non-denominational
support group for men and women. Free. 7:30 p.m.
Tax Assistance
Tax Assistance, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street,
609-275-2897. Register. Free. 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Socials
Friday with Friends, Newcomers
Club, Princeton YWCA, 59 Paul
Robeson Place, Princeton, 609497-2100, www.ywcaprinceton.
org/newcomersclub.cfm.
For
women to explore interests, the
community, and new people.
11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday
April 12
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Track and Field. MCT Relays at Robbinsville. 9:30 a.m.
South Softball. At Montgomery. 11
a.m.
North vs. South Girls’ Lacrosse.
At North. Noon.
North Softball. At Lawrenceville.
1:30 p.m.
South Baseball. Peddie. 1:30 p.m.
North vs South Boys’ Lacrosse.
At North. 1:45 p.m.
Dance
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Berlind Theater,
McCarter Theater, 91 University
Place, Princeton, 609-258-1500,
www.princeton.edu/arts. Dance
concert featuring new choreography. 2 and 8 p.m.
On Stage
The Figaro Plays: The Barber of
Seville, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787,
www.mccarter.org. New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’s
comic play features Adam Green
as Figaro, Neil Bledsoe as Count
Almaviva, and Naomi O’Connell
as Rosine. $20 and up. Watch the
scenic changeover for the evening
performance of “The Marriage of
Figaro.” 2 p.m.
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Figaro: Neal Bledsoe, left, Adam Green, and Naomi
O’Connell from ‘The Barber of Seville’ and ‘The
Marriage of Figaro,’ at McCarter Theater through
Sunday, May 4.
Photo by John Baer.
The Figaro Plays: The Marriage
of Figaro, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787,
www.mccarter.org. New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’s
comic play features Adam Green
as Figaro, Neil Bledsoe as Count
Almaviva, and Naomi O’Connell
as Rosine. In rep with “The Barber
of Seville.” $20 and up. 7 p.m.
Les Miserables, Kelsey Theater,
Mercer Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333, www.
kelseytheater.net. Musical based
on Victor Hugo’s novel set in 1815
France. $20. 8 p.m.
The Oresteia, Princeton Theological Seminary, Gambrell
Room, Scheide Hall, 64 Mercer
Street,
609-497-7963,
www.
ptsem.edu. Greek tragedy by Aeschylus. Register. Free. 8 p.m.
Film
Saturday Film Series, West
Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, 609716-1931, www.westwindsorarts.
org. Screening of “Pink Ribbon
Inc.,” 2011. The documentary film
is based on the book “Pink Ribbons, Inc: Breast Cancer and the
Politics of Philanthropy” by Samantha King. Featured speaker is
Elane Gutterman of West Windsor, a health researcher and breast
cancer survivor. $8. 7:30 p.m.
Art
Art for Families, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
University Art Museum, 609-4970020. “Learning to Look.” 10:30
a.m.
Art Exhibit, Princeton Theological Seminary, Erdman Center, 20
Library Place, Princeton, 609-4977963, www.ptsem.edu. Opening
of “Architecture: Forms and Elements” featuring black and white
images by Sue Zwick. On view to
June 27. 4 to 6 p.m.
Dancing
Ballroom Blitz, Central Jersey
Dance Society, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill
Road, Princeton, 609-945-1883.
Lesson followed by open dancing.
No partner needed. $12. E-mail
ballroom@centraljerseydance.
org. 7 to 11:30 p.m.
English Country Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne
Patterson Center, Monument
Drive, Princeton, 609-924-6763,
www. princeton country dancers.
org. Instruction followed by dance.
$10. 7:30 p.m.
Literati
Tribute to the Music of John
Prine, It’s a Grind Coffee House,
7 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro,
609-275-2919,
www.
itsagrindnj.com. Hosted by Jim
Baxter. 8 to 10 p.m.
Good Causes
Clothing Drive, High School
North, 90 Grovers Mill Road,
Plainsboro, 609-716-5100. Bring
clothing, shoes, hats, belts, handbags, stuffed toys, and linens to
the loading docks to benefit the
post-prom event. Place items in a
plastic bag. Boxes of toys and
bikes will also be accepted. 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
Clothing and Shoe Drive, Eden
Autism Services, Sam’s Club,
301 Nassau Park Boulevard, West
Windsor, 609-987-0099, www.
edenautism.org. Bring your gently
worn items. Noon to 2 p.m.
Benefit Galas
Annual Gala, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Bedens Brook
Club, Skillman, 609-497-0020. “A
Jazz Nightcap” features jazz
rhythms by singer Alicia Olatuja
and trombonist James Burton, dinner, auction, and dancing. Register. $225. 6:30 p.m.
Comedy
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West
Windsor, 609-987-8018. Register.
$22. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Fairs & Festivals
Spring Celebration, India Foundation of Metropolitan Princeton, Princeton Country Club, 1
Wheeler Way, West Windsor, 609865-3873, www.ifmpnj.org. Celebrate the Indian festivals of Telugu,
Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Punjabi,
Ugadi, and Holi. Kites, water balloons, live music, henna, and refreshments. Rain or shine. Wear
white or clothing that may gain
Holi colors. Bring your own gulal
(Holi color). Register. $7. 12:30 to
4:30 p.m.
Faith
Meeting, Bhakti Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau Street, Princeton,
732-604-4135, bviscs.org. Discussion, meditation, and Indian
vegetarian luncheon. Register by
E-mail to [email protected]. 2
p.m.
Mental Health
Dog Exchange Meetings, Attitudes in Reverse, Heavenly
Hounds Dog Training School, 231
Baker’s Basin Road, Lawrenceville, www.attitudesinreverse.org.
The program matches dogs with
people who would benefit from the
emotional support in their life. Email [email protected]
for information. 6 p.m.
Wellness
Zumba Class, Princeton Meadow
Church and Event Center, 545
Meadow Road, West Windsor,
609-987-1166,
www.
princetonmeadow.com. Register.
Free. 10 a.m.
Exploring Past Lives, One Yoga
Center, 405 Route 130 North,
East Windsor, 609-918-0963,
www.oneyogacenter.net. Workshop presented by Michele Granberg, a therapist, coach, and heater. Bring a journal or notebook.
Register. $40. 2 p.m.
David Young, Center for Relaxation and Healing, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro,
609-750-7432, www.relaxationandhealing.com. A spiritual evening of music and meditation.
Register. $30. 7 p.m.
T’ai Chi, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, 609275-2897. Free. 10 a.m.
History
British in Training, Princeton
Battlefield Society, Princeton
Battlefield Park, 500 Mercer Road,
Princeton, 908-295-3732, www.
the princeton battle field society.
com. Demonstrations with muskets, cannon, tactical formations,
drills, marching, loading, and firing. Campfires, cooking, domestic
activities, a duel with pistols between officers, and presentations
about the uniforms, weapons, and
tactics. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For Families
Children’s Hospital Tour, Robert
Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, 1 Hamilton Health
Place, Hamilton, 609-584-5900,
www.rwjhamilton.org/education.
Enjoy a behind the scenes tour, a
teddy bear care station, baking in
the hospital’s kitchen, and educational stations. Register. Free. 9
and 11 a.m.
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Writers Workshops, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street,
609-924-8822,
www.
princetonlibrary.org. “The Ins and
Outs of Writing Groups” presented
by K. Edwin Fritz, author of “Man
Hunt.” 10 a.m.
Local Author Day, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street,
609-924-9529,
www.
princetonlibrary.org. Area authors
display and sign books. Featured
authors will read from their works
or speak. “The Ins and Outs of
Writing Groups,” a writing workshop presented by K. Edwin Fritz,
author of “Man Hunt” and the leader of two writing groups at the library, at 10 a.m. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Gallicantus, Princeton University Department of Music, Proctor
Hall, Graduate College, 609-2582800, princeton.edu/music. Renaissance vocal ensemble. $15.
7:30 p.m.
Live Music
Trenton Makes Band, Halo Pub, 5
Hulfish Street, Princeton, 609921-1710. 6 to 9 p.m.
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For Teens
Mercer County Math Circle,
Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, 609-9248822. Advanced group for high
school and advanced middle
school students at 2 p.m. Recreational group for students in
grades 6 to 12 at 3:14 p.m. 2 p.m.
Lectures
Preserve Your Memories Digitally, South Brunswick Library,
110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth
Junction, 732-329-4000, www.
sbpl.info. Talk about digitizing your
VHS, mini tapes, photos, slides,
and albums presented by Digital
Memory Media. Twenty percent of
the cost will be donated to the library. Noon to 3 p.m.
Outdoor Action
Princeton Canal Walkers, Turning
Basin Park, Alexander Road,
Princeton, 609-638-6552. Threemile walk on the towpath. Bad
weather cancels. Free. 10 a.m.
Shelter Building Wilderness Survival, Washington Crossing
State Park, Visitor Center, Titusville, 609-737-0609. Fundamentals pertaining to survival when
lost in the wild lead to constructing
a weatherproof shelter from native
materials. Register. Free. 1 to
2:30 p.m.
Arbor Day Celebration, Friends
of Princeton Nursery Lands,
145 Mapleton Road, Kingston,
609-683-0483. Spring walk with a
close look at the trees of Mapleton
Preserve, tree planting, and discussion of the best practices for
getting trees off to a good start. Attendees receive a baby tree to
take home. Free. Refreshments
available. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Walking Tour, Princeton Tour
Company, 98 Nassau Street,
near Starbucks, 609-902-3637.
Visit Princeton University campus
and homes and hangouts of Albert
Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, and
others. Register. $25. 2 to 4 p.m.
Open House, Stony Brook Millstone Watershed, 31 Titus Mill
Road, Hopewell, 609-737-7592,
www.thewatershed.org. Summer
camp information for ages 3 to 16
and their families. 2 to 4 p.m.
Schools
Open House, Quakerbridge
Learning Center., 4044 Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville, 609933-8806,
www.quaker-bridge.
com. Information about summer
academic camp. 10 a.m. to 4 p.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.
Shopping News
Consignment Sale, Central Jersey Mothers of Multiples, Hamilton Library, 1 Justice Alito Way,
Hamilton, 609-516-5748, www.
cjmom.org. New and used children’s clothing, toys, and equipment. E-mail cjmommarket@
gmail.com for information. Free
admission. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Singles
Dance Party, Steppin’ Out Singles, Holiday Inn, 100 Independence Way, Monmouth Junction,
862-397-4723. Music and dancing
for ages 40 plus. $15. 8 p.m.
Sports
Princeton National Rowing Association, Mercer Lake, West
Windsor, 609-799-7100. The Platt
Cup: Cornell 9 a.m.
Princeton Lacrosse, Class of
1952 Stadium, 609-258-4849,
www. go princeton tigers. com.
Dartmouth. $10. 1 p.m.
Sports for Causes
Bark Now, Autism Speaks, Mercer County Park, West Windsor,
609-228-7332,
www.autismspeaks.org. 5K dog-friendly walk,
refreshments for humans and furry friends, and information about
autism spectrum disorders. Benefits families in Mercer, Middlesex,
and Somerset counties. Walk with
or without a dog. $25 or $30 per
dog. 10 a.m.
Experience History:
The Schenck House will
be open for self-guided
tours on Sunday, April
13.
Sunday
April 13
Palm Sunday
On Stage
Les Miserables, Kelsey Theater,
Mercer Community College,
1200 Old Trenton Road, West
Windsor, 609-570-3333. Musical
based on Victor Hugo’s novel set
in 1815 France. $20. 2 p.m.
The Figaro Plays: The Marriage
of Figaro, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787,
www.mccarter.org. New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’s
comic play features Adam Green
as Figaro, Neil Bledsoe as Count
Almaviva, and Naomi O’Connell
as Rosine. In rep with “The Barber
of Seville.” $20 and up. Dialogue
on drama with director Stephen
Wadsworth and James Steward,
the director of the Princeton University Art Museum. ASL interpreted performance. 2 p.m.
The Fantasticks, Raritan Valley
Community College, Route 28,
North Branch, 908-725-3420,
www.rvccarts.org. Musical love
story. $25 and $35. 2 p.m.
The Oresteia, Princeton Theological Seminary, Gambrell
Room, Scheide Hall, 64 Mercer
Street,
609-497-7963,
www.
ptsem.edu. Greek tragedy by Aeschylus. Register. Free. 3 p.m.
Art
Art Exhibit, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2897, www.lmxac.
org/plainsboro. Reception and
artist talk in conjunction with “Media Relations,” an exhibit of mixed
media works by Liz Adams of
Plainsboro. It is an exploration of
the way in which similar concepts
can be rendered in embroidery,
drawing, and weaving. On view to
April 28. 2 p.m.
Art Exhibit, Princeton University
Library, Firestone Library, 609258-2324. Miguel Angel Centeno,
chair of Princeton’s department of
sociology, gives a lecture in conjunction with “From a Thankful Nation,” an exhibit of medals that illustrate recognitions awarded to
soldiers and civilians in the form of
wearable insignia. On view to August 3. 3 to 5 p.m.
Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Bernstein Gallery, 609-258-0157. Opening reception for “Jaune Quick-to-See
Smith,” a solo exhibit of paintings
and prints by the Native American
artist expressing her concerns for
the environment, corporate greed,
consumerism, and the rising gap
between rich and poor. On view to
August 4. 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Literati
Reading, Friends for the Abbott
Marshlands, Bow Mill Mansion,
Jeremiah Avenue, Hamilton, 732821-8310. Reading of “The
Rooms,” an original novella by
Daniel Aubrey, writer, playwright,
and U.S. 1’s arts editor. The work
is based on the life of Annette Savage, Joseph Bonaparte’s mistress, and her time in the rooms of
Bow Hill Mansion. Tour follows the
talk. 2:30 p.m.
Writers Block, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8822. Staged readings of
short comedies. 3 p.m.
Classical Music
Pink Floyd: Sound, Sight, and
Structure, Princeton University
Department of Music, Taplin Auditorium, 609-258-2800. Conference celebrating the music, art,
and culture of Pink Floyd. 9 a.m.
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Girlchoir. Conducted by Lynnel Joy
Jenkins. Traditional and contemporary choral classics. $20. 4 p.m.
Easter Egg Hunts
Mercer County Park Commission, Mercer County Park, West
Windsor, 609-448-3694, www.
mercercounty.org. On the fields.
Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1128 Great Road,
Princeton, 609-924-8143, www.
princetonacademy.org. For ages 3
to 6. Prizes, refreshments, siblings
welcome. Rain or shine. Bring
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1:30 p.m.
Windsor Chapel, 401 Village Road
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19, at 10 a.m. 3 p.m.
For Families
Open House, Liberty Lake Day
Camp, 1195 Florence-Columbus
Road, Bordentown, 609-4990025. Tours of the camp. 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
History
Open House, Historical Society
of West Windsor, Schenck
House, 50 Southfield Road, West
Windsor, 609-799-1278. Selfguided tour of 1790-1830 farmhouse with rooms decorated in
various periods, an exhibit of West
Windsor history, and more. The
English-Dutch barn, outhouse,
one room schoolhouse, corn crib,
and other farm buildings on view.
Donations welcome. 1 to 4 p.m.
Walking Tour, Historical Society
of Princeton, Bainbridge House,
158 Nassau Street, Princeton,
609-921-6748. Two-hour walking
tour around downtown Princeton
and Princeton University campus.
$7. 2 p.m.
Lectures
Astrological Society of Princeton, Plainsboro Library, 9 Van
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Planetary Energies” presented by
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Families of Transgender Youth Seek and Find Support
O
ne ordinary December evening three years ago, Terri
Gans, a former West Windsor resident, heard her husband
Randy calling for her while checking his E-mail. “You’d better come
in here — and you’d better sit
down,” he said. She sat down when
he began to read it.
The 10-page message from their
21-year-old daughter, Rebecca,
had “News” in the subject line. It
was Rebecca’s way of coming out
to her parents. She was transgender
and she was telling them she was
ready to transition — to live as a
man. The E-mail concluded with a
request that her parents not contact
her for a week, to give them time to
digest the news before they spoke.
“I told my husband to print it
out, and I would just read it a little
at a time,” Gans says. “We were
both extremely shocked. We had
no clue whatsoever. And then we
just were depressed for a good
week.”
Gans said she was experiencing
all of the complex emotions that
parents can go through after learning that their child is transgender.
Today, her daughter, Rebecca, has
transitioned and is now her son,
Lee, and Gans is one of his greatest
advocates. But the process of taking in and accepting the news was
not easy.
“I went online,” said Gans, now
a resident of Somerset. “I ordered
some literature. I got the books and
I educated myself. And then I went
to a PFLAG meeting.”
PFLAG (Parents, Families, and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is a
national organization dedicated to
providing support, education, and
advocacy to families and friends of
lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual people. The Princeton chapter holds support meetings that are
open to the public.
It was there that Gans met Kerry
Kay of West Windsor, also the
mother of a transgender adult. Together, they teamed up to create a
PFLAG sub-group, the Transgender Network of Princeton (T-Net),
a support group specifically for
parents and family members of
transgenders.
“The reason for starting the
group was simple,” says Gans,
now the coordinator of T-Net. “The
issues that parents of transgender
children face, while similar to
those of lesbian, gay, or bisexual
children, have their own set of
unique and complex layers.”
“There’s a lot of overlaps between the two groups (PFLAG and
T-Net), but there just are obviously
a lot more issues that are involved
with transgender people,” she said.
Some of these extra layers include the changing of names and
pronouns, the use of hormones or
surgery to physically transition, as
well as sharing the news with family and friends.
“I think some of us feel guilty,”
said Kay, describing some of the
emotions parents go through during the acceptance process. “And
some of the questions you ask are:
‘What did I do wrong? Is it something that I did? Something in my
family? Something in my genes? Is
this real? Is this a phase?’ There are
so many questions that come up.”
“Meeting with others who are
asking these same questions about
their own family members is one
way to begin moving forward and
adjusting to the changes,” said
Kay, who did not share her child’s
name. “The idea that you bring
home this baby that you think is
one gender and then some years
later they discover or announce
that they are of a different gender,
as parents who have tried to do the
right thing all along, it can be pretty
shocking when this announcement
is made.”
Kay’s daughter was 22 when she
came out as transgender. While
Kay fully accepts and supports her
child, she was shocked by the initial announcement and said she did
not know how she could have
missed it for so many years.
“In the very beginning, I admit
that I hoped that this was a phase, a
passing thing,” she said. “And this
upset her tremendously, and I do so
regret that was my response now.”
K
ay urges other parents of
transgender people to recognize that it is not a choice their
child has made, but rather “a discovery.” She added that this is a
fascinating time because the issue
of gender is finally being brought
to the surface by younger generations. “It’s more about uncovering
who you really are,” she said.
“All parents of transgender people are part of a revolution,” Kay
added. “We are watching our kids
exhibit tremendous courage challenging the paradigms in place
about gender.”
It also did not take long for Gans
and her husband to realize they
wanted to support their child, but
that it was going to take time and
effort. Once Gans was prepared to
move forward, a daunting next step
was to begin sharing the news with
some of her extended family and
friends.
‘All parents of transgender people are part
of a revolution. We are
watching our kids exhibit tremendous courage challenging the
paradigms in place
about gender.’
“My biggest question was,
‘How do I tell everybody else,’”
she said. “And the answer to that
question was you tell everybody
else once you are comfortable and
accept it in your own right. Our end
goal was just to accept this. I just
told the innermost people first, and
then I’d go to the next ring, and the
next ring, and the next ring and
then pretty soon people knew. For
the most part, I’ve never had a negative reaction at all from any
friends or any family.”
It was through T-Net meetings,
Gans said, where she learned that
she and her husband were not prepared to move as fast with the transition as their child had hoped,
which is a common problem families face.
“That made me feel better because I realized I couldn’t go as fast
as my son wanted me to go,” she
said. “Most trans kids, once they
realize that they’re trans and they
have figured it all out, they want to
start their new life and they want to
start it now. But for parents and
family members, that’s not so
easy.”
Though her family is now fully
in the acceptance phase, Gans said
there are aspects of the transition
that may always be a journey.
Gans pointed out that living in a
more progressive state like New
Jersey helps. “Living where we
live is certainly a blessing,” she
said. “I don’t know what it would
be like in other parts of the country,
so we feel very fortunate in that
way, but it’s been a struggle. There
was lots of screaming and yelling
and fighting about things and making mistakes. And even now that
we are really settled, there’s still
stuff that comes up.”
It has been a learning process for
the Gans family, and though they
have handled the change in different ways, the support and love for
Lee is strong.
“You don’t have an awareness
of these things unless it happens in
your family or you have friends
who have this,” she said. “I think
the biggest lesson really is to be tolerant of other people no matter
what they look like, and look for
the person that they are.”
“It brings a whole new perspective to families, hopefully so that
they realize that they too have their
own prejudices and that they learn
from that,” Gans said. “A lot of
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to recognize the stereotypes that
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their younger years, because not
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boy or a are you a girl?’ And no one
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To any parents who learn that
their child is transgender, Kay recommends seeking support. “I
would say you’re not alone,” she
said. “Your child is still your child.
Keep loving your child.”
Before T-Net, there were not
many support options in central
New Jersey that dealt specifically
with trans issues, said Gans, who
has to traveled to South Jersey and
New York to meet with other parents of transgender children.
Gans said she wants others in
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“I want them to know that there
is a place that they can go to find
support in a non-judgmental way,
that they can get information or
they can find out about resources to
know that they’re not alone in their
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in a high wind.
Trees get most of their needed
water from the ground near or even
well beyond the “drip line,” which
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leaves extending from the canopy
of limbs above ground. That’s
where the tree’s tiny moisture-absorbing rootlets are found — way
out at the ends of the main roots and
beyond. If you see a diagram of a
tree’s “circulation system,” you
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branches do from the trunk above
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As we approach one of
the best times of year to
plant a tree, it would be
good to remember
some of the things to
avoid if you want your
new tree to grow normally.
tree, don’t worry. As long as there is
some unpaved area near the tree —
even just on one side — the roots
will find it and get the moisture.
Many trees grow perfectly well in
the city even when nearly surrounded by paved streets and concrete or stone sidewalks. One of the
largest trees in Princeton grows in
front of the Methodist church on
Nassau Street at the corner of
Vandeventer Avenue. Except for a
small lawn area near it in front of
the church, it is surrounded by paving in all directions.
This all applies to a tree of any
age. Even a newly planted tree with
a trunk that is only a few inches in
diameter will quickly send out a
root system underground that extends as far out as the branches do
above ground. Putting a pile of
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Singles
Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609716-8771. Drop in for soups,
sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee,
and conversation. Register at
www.meetup.com/Princeton-Singles. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tax Assistance
Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van
Doren Street, 609-275-2897. Register. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Socials
ESL Conversation Class, Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren
Street, 609-275-2897. Register. 7
p.m.
For Seniors
Happiness Project Group, Princeton Senior Resource Center,
Suzanne Patterson Building, 45
Stockton Street, 609-924-7108.
Meet weekly to read and discuss
Gretchen Rubin’s book, “The Happiness Project: Or, Why I spent a
Year Trying to Sing in the Morning,
Clean My Closets, Fight Right,
Read Aristotle, and Generally
Have More Fun.” Led by Helen
Burton. Free. 1 p.m.
mulch around the trunk is neither
desirable nor necessary, and, in
fact, leads to the abnormal growth
of the bark mentioned above.
If the tree is planted in a lawn,
it’s a good idea to have a thin layer
of mulch extending a foot or two
out from the trunk to help limit how
close you bring your lawn mower
to the tree so you won’t hit and
damage it. It also helps keep the
weeds down. But a layer a couple
of inches thick is plenty for this
purpose. You can also plant ground
cover and other attractive plants in
the area around the tree. But never
pile mulch up against the bark.
There was a time when one of
the first things a new property owner did was to purchase a good garden book that gave instructions on
how to plant almost anything, including trees. That’s what we did,
and over the next few decades we
planted around 20 trees — both deciduous and evergreen — on our
one-third acre. We never used excessive mulch, and they all grew
normally. Except for a few that
were blown down or damaged in
storms, they have all survived very
well. A couple of oaks I planted in
the early 1960s are now around 50
feet high. Mulch was reserved for
our vegetable garden, flower beds,
and the shrubs near the house
where it belonged.
Property owners and businesses
that use lawn services to take care
of mowing and raking sometimes
mistakenly assume that the services also know about the proper care
of trees and the use of mulch. But
that is not necessarily true. Lawn
services are good at mowing, raking, and trimming grass, but they
are not necessarily gardeners or
tree experts, so you should make
sure that they really know how to
take care of your trees before you
ask them to. And that includes the
proper use — or non-use — of
mulch.
I am indebted to Ron Slinn, vice
chair of the West Windsor Shade
Tree Commission and former forest
economics professor at Duke University, for reviewing this column.
Tuesday
April 15
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Boys’ Volleyball. At East
Brunswick. 10 a.m.
North Boys’ Lacrosse. At New
Egypt. 4 p.m.
North Track and Field. Notre
Dame. 4 p.m.
South Boys’ Lacrosse. At Northern Burlington. 4 p.m.
South Track and Field. Hamilton
West/Princeton at Hamilton West.
4 p.m.
Literati
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street Princeton,
609-497-1600. Peter Brooks and
Linda Asher in conversation focusing on “Balzac: The Human Comedy — Selected Stories.” Brooks
is a scholar in the University Center for Human Values and the department of comparative literature
at Princeton University. Asher is
one of the translators for the book.
6 p.m.
APRIL 4, 2014
From the Police Blotter
Fatal Accident
A South Brunswick man was
killed in a drunk driving accident
on Route 1 on Thursday, March 20.
Lorin Fisher, 65, of Philadelphia
crashed his Mack truck into a Lexus that was stopped at the traffic
light at Route 1 and Harrison Street,
and the Lexus was pushed into a
BMW also stopped at the light.
The driver of the Lexus, Charles
Inman, 67, of South Brunswick,
was pronounced dead from his injuries several hours after the accident. His wife, Pamela, who was in
the passenger’s seat, was hospitalized with serious injuries. The driver of the BMW, Roger Dashevsky
of Princeton, was treated and released.
Fisher, who was not injured in
the accident, faces charges of death
by auto, aggravated assault, driving under the influence, and failure
to observe a red traffic signal. He is
in Mercer County Detention Center on $300,000 bail.
Plainsboro
Accident. A Plainsboro resident
suffered an unknown medical
emergency while driving along
Scudders Mill Road on Monday,
March 24, and lost control of his
car, which came to a stop 170 feet
from the road in a wooded area near
the intersection with Schalks
Crossing Road. Ronald Hatcher,
56, was transported by EMS to the
University Medical Center at
Plainsboro, where he later died.
His vehicle sustained minimal
damage.
West Windsor
FBI Sting. The final arrest resulting from a five-year FBI investigation into a California-based
murder-for-hire, gun-running, and
drug-dealing ring took place in
West Windsor on Wednesday,
March 26. Marlon Sullivan, 29,
was arrested at a motel on Route 1
after offering undercover agents
$275,000 for 10 kilograms of cocaine. Agents were assisted by a
task force from the Mercer County
Prosecutor’s office and local police
forces.
Arrests Made. Police arrested
two Ewing men suspected in a
string of recent burglaries in Mercer and Somerset counties on Tuesday, March 25. A resident observed
the men running from a home to a
red Honda with armfuls of stolen
property and notified police. An officer located the vehicle, which
stopped after a brief chase. The
suspects then tried to flee on foot
but were captured.
Classical Music
Lectures
Princeton Sound Kitchen, Princeton University Department of
Music, Taplin Auditorium, 609258-2800, princeton.edu/music.
Jack Quartet with music from Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, Troy Herion,
Dave Molk, Jonathan Russell, and
Caroline Shaw. Free. 8 p.m.
Public Lecture, Institute for Advanced Study, Wolfensohn Hall,
Einstein Drive, Princeton, 609734-8228. “Neither Breakthrough
nor Breakdown: Episodes from a
History of Medieval Abstraction”
presented by Adam Kumler, professor of Art History, University of
Chicago. Free. 5 to 8 p.m.
Live Music
Keith Franklin Jazz Group, Witherspoon Grill, 57 Witherspoon
Street, Princeton, 609-924-6011.
6:30 to 10 p.m.
Pop Music
Rehearsal, Princeton Garden
Statesmen, Plainsboro Library, 9
Van Doren Street, Plainsboro,
888-636-4449. Men of all ages
and experience levels are invited
to sing in four-part harmony. Free.
7:30 to 10 p.m.
Schools
Science Workshops, Science
Seeds, 29 Emmons Drive, Suite
G, West Windsor, 917-453-1451,
www.scienceseeds.com. “About
Conductivity” for ages 5 and up.
$90. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Good Causes
Information Sessions, CASA for
Children of Mercer and Burlington counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing, 609-4340050,
www.casamercer.org.
Seeking potential volunteer advocates to learn about the 30-hour
training program. Court Appointed
Special Advocates is a non-profit
organization committed to speaking up in court for the best interests
of children who have been removed from their homes due to
abuse and neglect. Call to register
for training session. 9:30 a.m.
Mental Health
Public Education Program, NAMI
Mercer, 3371 Brunswick Pike,
Suite 124, Lawrenceville, 609799-8994, www.namimercer.org.
“Schizophrenia: What is it and
How is it Treated? presented by
David L. Nathan, M.D., director of
continuing medical education,
Princeton HealthCare System.
Register. Free. 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday
April 16
School Sports
For WW-P school sports information, call the hotline: 609-7165000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org.
North Baseball. At Hightstown. 10
a.m.
North Softball. At Hightstown. 10
a.m.
South Boys’ Volleyball. At North
Brunswick. 11:30 a.m.
North Girls’ Golf. East Brunswick
at Tamarac. 3 p.m.
South Boys’ Golf. Allentown at
Mercer Oaks. 3 p.m.
North Boys’ Tennis. Trenton. 4
p.m.
North Girls’ Lacrosse. Bridgewater-Raritan. 4 p.m.
South Baseball. Notre Dame. 4
p.m.
South Softball. Notre Dame. 4
p.m.
Dancing
Contra Dance, Princeton Country Dancers, Suzanne Patterson
Center, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, 609-924-6763. Instruction
followed by dance. $8. 7:30 to
10:30 p.m.
Literati
Program in Creative Writing Series, Princeton University, Berlind Theater, McCarter Theater
Center, 609-258-1500. Readings
by DA Powell, poetry; and Ann Beattie, fiction. Free. 4:30 p.m.
A search of the vehicle recovered property from two West Windsor residences that had been burglarized that day and also revealed
evidence suggesting the pair was
connected to other recent burglaries. A search of their residence recovered more stolen property. Colin McHugh, 28, and Michael
Kopyscianski, 29, were arrested.
Charges are pending from Ewing
police for additional offenses including possession of heroin, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.
McHugh is being held in default of
$103,250 bail.
Possession. Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Tuesday,
March 18, and witnessed the driver
throw something out the window.
Police retrieved the item, which
was found to be a crack pipe, and
also determined that the driver was
in possession of a used hypodermic
needle. Niccolo Rossi, 23, of East
Windsor was arrested and charged
with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a hypodermic
needle, improper passing, speeding, and littering.
Christopher Brodzik, 27, of
Marlton was arrested on Friday,
March 21, after police became suspicious of his nervous demeanor
during a traffic stop. Brodzik, who
had been stopped for careless driv-
Author Event, Labyrinth Books,
122 Nassau Street Princeton, 609497-1600. Saskia Sassen, author
of “Expulsions, Brutality, and Complexity in the Global Economy” and
professor of sociology and cochair of the committee on global
thought at Columbia. 6 p.m.
Author Event, Princeton Public
Library, 65 Witherspoon Street,
609-924-8822. Akhil Sharma, author of “Family Life,” a novel based
on how his family coped when his
brother was left comatose following a swimming pool accident. 7
p.m.
Food & Dining
Cornerstone Community Kitchen, Princeton United Methodist
Church, Nassau at Vandeventer
Street, Princeton, 609-924-2613.
Hot meals served, prepared by
TASK. Free. 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Health
Support Group, Alzheimer’s Association, RWJ Center, 3100
Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville,
609-396-6788. For caregivers of a
person with a dementia disorder.
Register. Free. 6 p.m.
Wellness
Community Hatha Yoga Class,
St. David’s Episcopal Church,
90 South Main Street, Cranbury,
609-655-4731. $5. 3 to 4 p.m.
History
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket
Foundation, 354 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-683-0057. New
Jersey governor’s official residence. Group tours are available.
Registration required. $5 donation. 1 p.m.
Business Meetings
Princeton Chamber Breakfast,
Nassau Club, 609-924-1776. Barbara Bromley, Rutgers Cooperative Extension. $40, $25 members. 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Schools
Open House, The Lewis School,
53 Bayard Lane, Princeton, 609924-8120. Information about alternative education program for learning different students. Pre-K to college preparatory levels. 1 p.m.
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No Joke: Long Lost Dog Reunited With Owners
A
dog reported missing from a
Hillsborough residence in
November, 2012, was found in
West Windsor and reunited with
its owners — 17 months later.
An officer was dispatched on
reports of a loose dog near Manor Ridge and Stonelea Drive on
Tuesday, April 1. Police took the
Labrador, named Wesley, to Weber’s Boarding Facility, where
they used the dog’s microchip to
identify his owners.
Myra Cruz, one of the owners,
thought it was an April Fools
Day prank when a dispatcher
called to inquire about the dog,
but once she was assured it was
she reported to West Windsor police headquarters immediately
with her husband and son to retrieve the dog.
ing, was found to be in possession
of 10 decks of heroin. He was
charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, failure to use a signal, and careless
driving. He was sent to Mercer
County Workhouse in default of
$1,000 bail.
reckless driving, and view obstruction.
DWI. On Wednesday, March
19, Max Brian Tanner, 19, of West
Windsor was stopped for speeding
on Conover Road and found to be
intoxicated. After failing sobriety
tests Tanner was arrested and
charged with DWI, underage DWI,
speeding, view obstruction, and
reckless driving.
Theft. A Ewing resident informed police that her wallet, valued at $250, was stolen from her
purse while she was shopping at
Trader Joe’s on Friday, March 21.
Juan Carlos Gonzalez, 24, of
Mt. Holly was arrested for DWI on
Saturday, March 22. After pulling
Gonzalez over for tinted windows,
police detected the smell of marijuana and conducted sobriety tests,
which Gonzalez failed. At police
headquarters and expert found him
to be under the influence of marijuana. He was charged with DWI,
Thursday
April 17
School Sports
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North Boys’ Tennis. At Hightstown. 10 a.m.
North Softball. Steinert. 10 a.m.
North Boys’ Golf. Hopewell at
Mercer Oaks. 3 p.m.
South Boys’ Golf. Nottingham at
Mercer Oaks. 3 p.m.
North Baseball. Steinert. 4 p.m.
North Boys’ Lacrosse. At Robbinsville. 4 p.m.
North Girls’ Lacrosse. At Hightstown. 4 p.m.
South Baseball. At Allentown. 4
p.m.
South Boys’ Lacrosse. Allentown.
4 p.m.
South Boys’ Tennis. Notre Dame.
4 p.m.
South Softball. At Allentown. 4
p.m.
North vs. South Boys’ Volleyball.
At North. 5:30 p.m.
On Stage
Tomas Martinez, 44, of Trenton
was stopped for failure to maintain
a lane on Friday, March 28, and
field tests led officers to believe he
was intoxicated. He was arrested
and charged with DWI.
A Ewing resident said her wallet, valued at $51, was pickpocketed from her jacket while she
shopped at Wegmans on Saturday,
March 29.
Warrant Arrest. Alicia Taylor,
36, of Plainsboro was found to
have numerous outstanding motor
vehicle warrants from Elizabeth
City during a traffic stop for erratic
driving on Friday, March 28. She
was arrested and processed by
Elizabeth police.
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dance, socializing, and refreshments from 9:30 to 11:45 p.m. No
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Live Music
Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill
Coffee House, 335 Princeton
Hightstown Road, West Windsor,
609-716-8771, www.groversmillcoffee.com. 7 p.m.
Arnie Baird, Alchemist & Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street, Princeton,
609-924-5555,
www.
theaandb.com. 21 plus. 10 p.m.
Comedy
Comedy Night, HA Comedy Productions, Blend Bar and Bistro,
911 Route 33, Hamilton Square,
609-245-8887,
www.
heleneangley.com. Helene Angley
of West Windsor hosts. Comedians include Brian Grossi and Mike
Warsaw. New venue for HA Comedy. 8 p.m.
Faith
Maundy Thursday, Princeton
United Methodist Church, Nassau Street at Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton, 609-924-2613,
www.princetonumc.org. Communion in the Upper Room. 7:30 p.m.
Health
The Figaro Plays: The Marriage
of Figaro, McCarter Theater, 91
University Place, 609-258-2787.
New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’ comic play. In rep with
“The Barber of Seville.” $20 and
up. Post show discussion. Pride
night. 7:30 p.m.
Film and Discussion, Princeton
Public Library, 65 Witherspoon
Street, 609-924-8822. Screening
of “The Anonymous People,” a
documentary about the 23.5 million Americans living in long term
recovery from addition to alcohol
and other drugs. Post film discussion with director Greg D. Williams. 7 p.m.
Art
Lectures
Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, 185 Nassau
Street, Princeton, 609-258-1500.
Opening reception for exhibition of
paintings, woodcut blocks, and
drawings by Maura O’Brien. On
view to April 18. 7 to 9 p.m.
Dancing
Argentine Tango, Viva Tango,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-
Meeting, 55-Plus, Jewish Center
of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street,
609-896-2923. “Can Diplomacy
Save the Middle East?” presented
by Barbara Bodine. 10 a.m.
Finance Talk, West Windsor Library, 333 North Post Road, 609799-0462, www.mcl.org. Social
Security benefits. Register. 7 p.m.
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Sports
Trenton Thunder, Arm & Hammer Park,
Route 29, Trenton, 609-394-3300, www.
trentonthunder.com. Erie. $11 to $27. 7:05
p.m.
Friday
April 18
Good Friday
On Stage
The Figaro Plays: The Marriage of Figaro,
McCarter Theater, 91 University Place,
609-258-2787, www.mccarter.org. New adaptation of Pierre Beaumarchais’s comic
play features Adam Green as Figaro, Neil
Bledsoe as Count Almaviva, and Naomi
O’Connell as Rosine. In rep with “The Barber
of Seville.” $20 and up. 8 p.m.
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Dancing
Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street,
Princeton, 609-912-1272, www.princetonfolkdance.org. Beginners welcome. Lesson
followed by dance. No partner needed. $5. 8
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Comedy
Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102
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$19.50. 8 p.m.
Faith
Easter Portion of Handel’s Messiah, Princeton United Methodist Church, Nassau
Street at Vandeventer Avenue, Princeton,
609-924-2613. The chancel choir and instrumentalists with Rochelle Ellis, a soprano;
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Windsor resident and long time choir member. 7:30 p.m.
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Chef’s Secret Dinners, Tre Piani, 120 Rockingham Row, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro,
609-452-1515, www.trepiani.com. Dinner
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Register. $50 plus. 7 p.m.
Lectures
Job Seekers, Princeton Public Library, 65
Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-9249529. For professionals seeking new employment. 10 a.m.
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