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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 WEST WINDSOR & PLAINSBORO NEWS Headliners: New Librarian Rina Banerjee, page 6; Coach Christine Cabarle, 16; Fundraiser Tanvi Purohit, 23. WW to DOT: Jughandle Experiment Has Failed Naming Policy Differentiates by Rikki N. Massand Between Suicides, Other Deaths ith their once-quiet he West Windsor-Plains- book pages and other tributes to neighborhood seeing boro School District pre- former WW-P students such as Wmore traffic, illegal dri- Tsented its first draft of a fa- Kenny Baker of Plainsboro, who ving maneuvers, and an increase in cilities naming rights policy at its committed suicide in May, 2009. air and noise pollution due to the board meeting on Tuesday, Sep- The initial reaction to the policy DOT jughandle closures on Route tember 11. In it the district ad- from the Bachner and Baker fami- 1, West Windsor residents have dressed the cri- lies was not pos- been loud and clear about their op- teria for nam- itive (see page position to the project and their re- ing or renaming How and when should 9). duced quality of life. But township one of its facili- facilities be named after The school officials say they are communicat- ties and the sig- board will pre- ing daily with the DOT, and small nificance that deceased students or sent its second steps towards alleviating a bad situ- must be ascer- teachers? The discus- reading of the ation have come about. tained. sion continues. policy on Tues- On Wednesday, September 20, With the day, October 2. West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu “We came together to have the get a more comprehensive “mid- policy, the WW-P Hsueh met with the mayors of same objective. I am very encour- term report” from the state agency. board takes a first step in respond- spokesperson Gerri Hutner said Princeton Borough (Yina Moore) aged with the kind of consensus that He added that if Commissioner ing to the push by many former stu- she expects some revisions to the and Plainsboro (Peter Cantu) as we want to reach. Once we have this Simpson comes to town, he will dents and members of the commu- text to be presented at that meeting. well as the Lawrence Township en- in writing, we will let the DOT take him to see the conditions in nity to name High School North’s Below is the current version: gineer, Princeton Township engi- know, and I will schedule a meeting Penns Neck that motorists and resi- baseball field in memory of David I. Definition. For the purpose of neer, officials from Princeton Uni- with Commissioner [James] Simp- dents have had to confront. Bachner, a star pitcher who died of this policy, a facility is a large versity, and the Mercer County traf- son in West Windsor so that he can On Monday, September 21, resi- cardiac arrest in the summer of place within school grounds used fic engineer. Hsueh says joint forces see some of the problems we are try- dents of Penns Neck met with May- 2009, after his graduation from or designed for a specific purpose, coming from local municipalities ing to address,” Hsueh said. or Hsueh and West Windsor Direc- High School North. such as a theater, auditorium, cafe- will have a greater impact on the With the DOT trial originally tor of Community Development Pat Also mentioned in the policy are DOT, which thus far has only held scheduled to last 12 weeks, Hsueh appropriate memorials for suicide says five more weeks are left (until the position that the trial, with five Continued on page 13 victims after debates over year- Continued on page 9 weeks to go, is working out well. the end of October) and he wants to Where is the ‘I’ in Team? the group. We won some games and younger players. In addition, coach- by Joan Natoli lost others, but I was always felt I es and programs are concerned ears later, I still remember was serving a vital role. I was de- about their team being “flighted” the thrill of strapping on my fending my team. higher, a leveling system to high- Yshin guards. As I readied Things seem different today. I light the perceived ability of the myself for soccer games, I couldn’t hear war stories of young kids and team to win against same-age have been more proud to stand be- their parents discussing “playing bracketed teams. side my teammates. Before I even up,” which is when more “skilled” After speaking to one little girl kicked my first ball, I felt like a or “talented” younger players start about playing up, she remarked, at champion slipping on my green soc- playing with older kids. The prob- age 10, “It’s cool to play with older cer shirt with the bold white number lems with this are varied, starting kids because I’m good, but I hardly on the back. At eight years old, I with what I see as an inherently get a chance to play.” Her mother swore life couldn’t get any better. I flawed definition of “skill” and “tal- added, “It’s clear the coaches want was a crucial part of something big- ent.” Current definitions are based the more skilled girls playing up to ger than myself: I was a member of on scoring statistics and the accu- practice with their elite players, but a TEAM. rate execution of a particular physi- that they aren’t concerned about the Over the course of my first year cal feat. younger girls building skills. My playing, it was drilled into me that But I wonder: Do we have it all daughter is like a practice cone to no one player was bigger or better wrong? Have we steered our chil- those coaches. They just want to than the team as a whole. I was pas- dren towards individual glory at the win.” sionate about playing defense be- cost of the core concept of team? So what is the true definition of a cause, after all, a team couldn’t sur- There are now age groups that can’t “skilled” and “talented” player? To vive without it. So I played my heart field a team because their peers are me, the terms refer to a player who Teamwork: Natoli’s kids – Claire, Abby, and Jack out as a defender, always with the “playing up.” Many children are – have participated in lacrosse, soccer, basket- knowledge that I was performing robbed of the opportunity to play at ball, and gymnastics. Kids’sports are more in- some essential act for the good of all because teams are filled with Continued on page 28 tense, says Natoli, than when she was growing up.

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was parked in front of the mid- by Euna Kwon Brossman There also has been much made dle school waiting to pick up of the growing problem of unsu- IWill after soccer practice when who don’t hit their athletic stride pervised teens getting into trouble I saw a girl walk out of the build- until later in life. Bob Bigelow, one after school. Latchkey kids being, wiping tears from her eyes of the country’s foremost speakers come latchkey teens who don’t with her sweatshirt. An older boy, on youth sports, told me that he want a babysitter looking over presumably her brother, got out of was one of those late bloomers, a their shoulders, so many end up the car driven by their mother and kid who had not really picked up a with at least a couple of hours of tried to comfort her, but she pulled basketball until he was 14 years alone time before mom or dad away. She got into the car, and old, when he had an incredible come home from work. These are through the open windows, I saw growth spurt. He ended up being an the hours where they can get into so her fling herself onto the back seat NBA first round draft choice and many worlds of trouble via the In- and I heard her break down into after a storied high school and col- ternet or be drawn into temptations heartrending sobs. lege career, played for the Boston like substance abuse. Will emerged and told me that Celtics and the Kansas City Kings. It’s not just cuts in sports bud- the girls’ soccer coach was telling How many kids are cut from gets, but cuts in clubs and other af- them that day whether they had youth sports in middle school and ter school activities that are trou- made the team or not. I put two and bling. Last year Will didn’t get a two together. This young girl had part in the school play when he au- obviously just been told, “Thank Since the budget cuts ditioned in the fall, so his drama you for trying out, but I’m sorry, there is less for the kids teacher told him to come out for we don’t have a place for you on stage crew in the spring. He paid the team.” to get involved in — close attention to announcements, I felt sad for her, but more than and what’s left is much and showed up with enthusiasm for that, I felt angry. How awful to be more competitive. the information meeting. He came told at the tender age of 12 or 13 home disgruntled and discouraged. that there’s no room for you to join. “Mom, I don’t know if I’m going to In previous years, there were end up so discouraged that they make stage crew,” he told me. both seventh and eighth grade give up on something that might What? I thought stage crew was a teams, but now, there is only a open doors for them in the future, volunteer position. At least in my combined seventh and eighth not to mention something they love day it was. It involved constructing grade team, one for girls, and the and might pursue for a lifetime? and painting sets and moving fur- other for boys. That means that this I also find it ironic that this niture around, and they always year, at least for the boys, more country has a highly publicized needed extra hands around the than 60 kids came out to try out for obesity problem across all ages, stage. only 18 spots. There’s something and while much time and energy is “More than 50 kids came to try terribly wrong with those numbers, spent on legislating the sale of su- out for stage crew, mom,” he said. especially when you consider that per-sized soft drinks, not nearly as “And she told us that she’s only my property taxes have nearly dou- much of either has been devoted to taking 14 kids.” Long story short: bled over Will’s lifetime, but the fighting for the restoration of Will did not “make” stage crew last number of school programs avail- sports programs that would en- year. able for the kids has gone down. courage kids to get up from the The explanation from the drama Kids develop at different rates, couch, tune in to fun and health, teacher: “Over 50 students attended and there are many late bloomers and turn off the electronics. the stage crew informational meet-

Thanks, WWPSA nights of the summer — WWPSA Letters & Opinions has provided fun and competitive soccer for residents of all ages. y brother and I were recently Continued from preceding page From my first hand experience, I two of four grateful recipi- M can say that my life would not be ents of the annual West Windsor- been diverted to middle school the same without this organization. Plainsboro Soccer Association rather than to the high schools. Even today, I can proudly say that Scholarships. I just wanted to pub- Shouldn’t our priority be high my closest friends are from my first licly thank and recognize the local school? recreational soccer team. A child organization for everything that it Quentin Walsh develops friendships, leadership has done and accomplished for the skills, and life-long healthy habits Petty Road youth in our community. from playing soccer in a supportive Soccer is a year-round sport in Editor’s note: While Walsh, a environment like the one here. this area. From the crisp frost-cov- 609-231-1173 CPA, is married to Ellen Walsh, a The WWPSA organization con- ered mornings in the fall, to the member of the WW-P School sists of mainly volunteers ranging stuffy indoor gyms in the winter, Board, the letter above represents from the supportive parents on the through the muddy games in only his opinion. sidelines, all the way up to the spring, and finally the dry late board members. All of these individuals deserve recognition and thanks for the timeless hours that they have contributed to the success of this league. WWPSA has rapidly grown in the past decade to become one of the most successful leagues in a very competitive soccer region. The fields here are top- notch, the quality of play is high, and the Annual Sunburst Tourna- ment has become a long-loved tradition for many young players in the area. It is no secret that many factors go into making an average community into a great community like West Windsor-Plainsboro. Our school system may seem to always get the credit, but we should also always remember to recognize the importance of great local organizations like WWPSA. Jeffrey Yu A life-long soccer player, Wu now attends the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. His brother, Jesse, is going to New York Uni- versity. Samara Per, another WW- PSA scholarship recipient, attends Northeastern University. Heather Deamond has enrolled at Salisbury University and hopes to play soccer at the varsity level there. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 5 Forum for Discussion: arate ideas from the people who endorse them. Bring YourThoughts The West Windsor-Plainsboro Commu- nity Forum is a small nudge towards the Coldwell Banker - Princeton Junction community-based discussion venue kind of community-oriented, compassion- Acalled “WW-P Community Forum @ ate intellectual culture that (in my opinion Top 5 Associates for August Grover’s Mill Coffee House” invites resi- anyway) will help bring people closer to- dents to participate every other Sunday af- gether. Every other week, Grover’s Mill ternoon. The first meeting will be Sunday, Coffee House will devote two hours to cre- September 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the coffee ating an intellectual safe-space where com- house in the Southfield Shopping Center. munity members can come to discuss that Congratulations! The meetings will be moderated by week’s topic. It is a chance to share dis- James Ikeda, a graduate of Boston Universi- parate viewpoints without the fear of being ty and lifelong resident of Plainsboro, who shouted down, and with the guarantee of be- submitted the following statement describ- ing heard. Once we learn that we can get ing the group’s purpose: along with the people with whom we dis- agree, the rest will fall into place. There is much talk, but little discussion in Each meeting will have a topic. Atten- the air. One need not even abandon the soli- dees will engage in a civil, moderated dis- tude of one’s own room to be inundated (and cussion about the topic. Attendees will vote upset) by the opinions of others. But it is not Radha Cheerath Linda Pecsi on the next meeting’s topic at the end of simply the volume of thoughts and opinions each meeting. in the ether which is so monumental, it is the First week’s topic: The value (or lack format in which these thoughts and opinions thereof) of democratic participation. are expressed. The age of blogging offers Voter turnout in the United States is quite each and every one of us a megaphone, but low, even in presidential elections (accord- no audience. At best we exchange impas- Roxanne Gennari ing to the census bureau voter turnout in sioned monologues, as worst we direct our Tops Overall! presidential elections as been rising slightly fury at straw man arguments and yell at our over the last few years but has not exceeded unresponsive computer monitors. What is 60 percent since 1968). Why is this? In an Commitment, Trust, Reliability, Service. missing is the willingness to listen, to under- election year, few topics are as important. stand other people, to make real, human Delivering Results to Meet Your Needs! For more information call 609-716-8771 connections. Our ability to communicate or visit www.groversmillcoffee.com. quickly is useless until we learn how to sep- ing. Each student filled out an index card Will was fine. He made the lacrosse and answered specific questions. I read over team and had a great season. But what all cards and weighed out the needs of the about the other kids who did not get a posi- show. I filled the spots up with art students tion on stage crew –– or any other club or and girls who could do makeup.” team? Sympathy and further elaboration from In a high-achieving school district where another teacher: “What you described is we pay a lot of money to live and have the what has happened to this place since the desire to support programs to help our chil- budget cuts. There is less for the kids to get dren achieve their best potential, it is a cry- David Pota Helene Fazio involved in and it is much more competi- ing shame –– quite literally ––when they tive because so much has been eliminated. are told they are not good enough to be part 50 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 There used to be two sports teams, now it is of the team, or that there is no room for just one. WW-P took it on the chin with the them to sit at the table –– or even help move 609-799-8181 budget cuts a few years ago from the state.” one around. coldwellbankermoves.com 6 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

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Ready ceilings, skylights, oversized kit., woodburn. computer literacy to Microsoft Of- to the Lawrence library has ex- Blackwell. “I put him right through for your Summer enjoyment. $649,900 frpl, master bed. w/new carpeting. Freshly fice 2007,” Banerjee says. “Apart $450,000 panded to 15 minutes. “West to the State Police.” painted throughout! from the classroom presentations, I Windsor is a great town and this li- Her switchboard was busy as really enjoyed creating new class- brary is one of the prettiest of all the more and more reporters called try- My Priorities Are Simple. They’re Yours! es, developing lesson plans and branches,” Banerjee says. “It is al- ing to find out about the kidnap- handouts, and producing a monthly so one of the busiest.” ping, which caused a sensation and class calendar.” During the month of August, then resulted in what was called the Banerjee also worked at the ref- 21,238 people visited the library “Trial of the Century” for the man erence desk answering “a variety and 1,787 people attended the chil- accused of the crime resulting in Study Skills, History of questions ranging from readers’ Tutor: dren’s summer reading events. the toddler’s death. “It was horri- advisory to tracking down obituar- and English/Writing “We answered 1,543 reference ble,” she says. “I worked hard.” ies and information on rare coins, 18 year veteran West Windsor-Plainsboro classroom teacher. questions, handed out 170 new li- It might be said that it was fate particulars about good dentists and MS in Special Education from The Bank Street College brary cards, and checked out that brought Blackwell and her fu- doctors, and searching for details of Education in New York. 50,876 materials,” Banerjee says. ture husband, Norman P. Black- about diseases that patrons were • Have co-taught American History since 1997 “How heartening to know that we well, together. A taxi that she was • Have taught specialized programs too self-conscious about to ask have such avid library users. riding in broke down outside his Services: their doctor,” Banerjee says. “I am very proud to be working garage in Hopewell. They met and • Developing study skills and research strategies, Born and raised in India, Baner- particularly in non-fiction categories in a five-star library system and in a he later asked the taxi driver for her jee came to America after finishing (ex. history portfolio) branch where the staff will happily number. • Improving writing skills including: high school. “My love of reading answer all your questions, track The couple ran the Broad Street editing, organizing, and citing references and books was fostered early on by • Preparing students for college essays down arcane articles, assist with Garage, located at Broad Street and my father, who would read won- computer and ESL classes, enter- Princeton Avenue in Hopewell, af- 609-649-2694 derful stories, ballads, and epic po- tain children with storytimes, help ter World War II. She did the book- email: [email protected] ems out loud to me,” she says. teens with their homework — and keeping and drove to Trenton or Their favorite was Tennyson’s try to keep them involved with ad- Newark for parts. When the garage “Charge of the Light Brigade.” visory groups and reading pro- became a car dealership, she sold JUNCTION BARBER SHOP “I got my first library card when grams,” Banerjee says. Plymouths and Chryslers. Black- 33 Princeton-Hightstown Rd Princeton Jct NJ 08550 I was in the third grade,” she says. well lived in Hopewell for 85 years. “I was a typical only child with my One daughter and son-in-law, Traditional nose buried in a book. As a child, I 100th Birthday Cathy and Joseph Zuccarello, Barber Shop loved adventure stories and tales of live in West Windsor. Blackwell’s Serving Our heroism where, in spite of the odds atherine C. Blackwell cele- younger daughter and son-in-law, Neighbors stacked against her or him, the un- Cbrated her 100th birthday Sep- Nora and David Dula, live in Since 1992 derdog managed to win.” tember 1 at Merwick Care & Reha- Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. She “I have lived in Louisiana, and bilitation Center in Plainsboro. has four grandchildren and five Tuesday - Friday in Texas, in China and Japan, but I Close to 20 family members, some great-grandchildren. 10am - 6pm found my niche in New Jersey,” traveling from as far as California, Saturday Blackwell’s advice to people who 8:30am - 4pm she says. were at the centenary celebration. want to reach the age of 100 is “do No appointment - Banerjee has a bachelor’s and a Blackwell, a former resident of the Walk-in service what you like to do. You don’t want master’s degree in English litera- Gables in West Windsor, was one anybody pushing you around.” She of the first residents at Merwick. 609-799-8554 • junctionbarbershop.com ture, and a master’s degree in li- remained active, never smoked, and brary and information science from Born and raised in Trenton, she rarely took medication. “I didn’t al- Rutgers. “I have a genuine passion was one of five children. Her father, ways have my own way,” she said. for promoting the library and li- a potter, died when she was five. “I did what I had to do.” brary related services: not only do Orphaned at 13 after her mother the residents get the latest best- died of cancer, she was raised by sellers and DVDs, but they can get her grandfather, John Deasy, who Community Service their documents notarized, get help ran a grocery store at North Clinton with their Microsoft Office docu- and Hart avenues in Trenton. on Bansky of West Windsor ments, get answers to their refer- When she was 14 she lied about Rreceived Allstate Agency’s ence questions, and have access to her age and took a job at a five-and- Hands in the Community Award various reference databases to do dime store as a sales clerk. To get a for distinguished community ser- extensive research,” Banerjee says. better job, she learned how to vice. The award came with a Her daughter received a mas- rewire lamps. $1,000 grant to Safe Kids USA, a ter’s degree in public health from Soon after she landed a job as a nonprofit organization dedicated to Yale and is a research data analyst telephone operator running an old- bringing injury prevention directly Rebecca Rogers at the school. Her son received a fashioned switchboard in Skillman. to kids and their families. Sales Associate degree in economics from NYU It was there that she had a brush with Bansky, who recently opened an agency in Princeton Junction, his second in the state, believes that it • Graduate Realtor Institute is important to support his commu- • Accredited Buyer Representative nity. “Community involvement • Certified Residential Specialist Wills & Estate Planning makes you feel good and is a great way to show people that you care Mary Ann Pidgeon about your neighborhood and are ® Pidgeon & Pidgeon, PC committed to it,” said Bansky. Attorney, LLM in Taxation Rocco Balsamo, a realtor with Long & Foster’s West Windsor of- OF PRINCETON fice, is a finalist in the Good Neigh- 600 Alexander Road bor Awards program that recog- 343 Nassau Street • Princeton, NJ 08540 Princeton nizes and honors realtors who vol- 609-520-1010 unteer in their communities. Balso- Office: 609-452-1887, ext. 7114 mo will be featured in the Novem- www.pidgeonlaw.com ber/December issue of Realtor www.rebeccarogers.com Magazine. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 7 Art 101: Elena Rossano, WW-P Alumni Team Up For Canine Rescue right, with Cherry Tree he daring rescue of an injured land that afternoon to ask me if I teacher Shaneica Tdog, stranded on a 14,000-foot could go. The rumors were that she Kutisha and her son. mountain in Colorado, made na- was left on her own for between tional news last month. Two res- three and nine days.” cuers at the heart of the rescue are When the rescue party reached Gold & Silver For former neighbors on Birchwood the dog, Kleinschuster continued, Court in West Windsor and alumni “she was wary of us, so we decided Scouting Sisters of West Windsor-Plainsboro — to wait for the dog whisperer of the Stefan Kleinschuster, a 1988 grad- group, John Steed. He had been a lena Rossano earned her Girl uate, and John Steed, Class of champion of dogs for many years, EScout Gold Award by working 1989. Both appeared on the nation- and was well known to the German with the preschoolers of the Cherry ally televised Ellen DeGeneres shepherd rescue organizations Tree Club, a preschool that helps Show on September 17 to recount back on the front range for his reli- homeless and at-risk children in she helps out with the Children’s the adventure. ability in rehabbing abused dogs. I Mercer County. She led a summer Kleinschuster attended Rutgers knew him as someone whose ener- art program to teach the impor- Liturgy at Saint David the King and is a co-teacher of a first grade Bible and graduated from Colorado State gy soothed even the most distance of art and ways to use it. A se- University with bachelor and mas- tressed animals. nior at High School North, she has Study prep class. “On my last day, I gave each ter degrees in art. He has been a “John eased up to her and stuck Lucky Day: Missy’s res- been a Girl Scout for 10 years in full-time painter for 10 years. Mar- his hand out with confidence, Troop 71490. Her leader is Diane child a sling-back backpack with cuers included WW-P some tools, such as a sketch pad and ried, his wife is pregnant with their which she smelled and licked, her Hasling, and her project adviser first child (and very nervous when guard dropping. She lapped a few alums John Steed, center was Becky Grant. crayons, to keep them interested in art ,” says Rossano, who also donat- he announced he was going on the dishes full of water and ate a bite or back, and Stefan Klein- “I had always been interested in rescue mission). two of a dog-treat as we speculated expressing my emotions through ed a two-station outdoor art easel. schulster, back right. She also created detailed lesson Steed graduated from Universi- about which routes we could take, art or writing, and when I went to ty of Maryland with a degree in ki- depending on if she could walk or the Cherry Tree Club for the first plans to sustain the project for fu- pouring of love from the audience ture use at the Cherry Tree Club. nesiology in 1994. He is the owner not. We all got to know her a bit, time, I thought it would be a great of Ski Trip Advisors in Fort and we agreed that it was time to really hit me.” place to do my Gold Award,” says Her sister, Julianna Rossano, a Collins, Colorado. “I came out move her to better ground, if she “We realized the need for an Rossano. “I did lots of research, Girl Scout from troop 70627, will here to visit Stefan and never left,” could walk. We helped her up, and alpine search and rescue,” Klein- met with the supervisor a few receive her Silver Award for her he says. her legs shook so much I thought schuster said. There is also a need times, and we decided that I could project, “It’s Easy Being Green.” A The two WW-P alumni became she was going to collapse. It was for education on the ethical treat- incorporate art therapy into their Girl Scout for eight years, her troop involved in the rescue shortly after clear then that she would have nev- ment of animals. “We all have the summer art program.” leader is Jackie Houck. Rossano a couple discovered the stranded er made it out on her own, if we opportunity to make a difference.” She presented the art program has been working on making her dog on August 11 high up on hadn’t come.” Visit www.bolsar.org (The twice a week for six weeks. “I community greener through exam- Mount Bierstadt in Clear Creek This week Steed and Klein- Brothers of Search & Rescue) to taught them the basics of art in a ple and education. She has been County, Colorado. When no law schuster reflected on their moment read the complete story, volunteer, fun, easy way — from using Picas- teaching about environmental is- enforcement agency would rein the national spotlight enroute to donate money or equipment, or so’s abstract art to letting the kids sues such as recycling, clean water, spond — they said animals are out- visit Lucky Missy, as she is called purchase logo clothing to develop put on a puppet show,” she says. compost, and non-toxic household side their jurisdiction — the couple now, and give her some of the gifts and maintain a statewide database “The improvement in the chil- cleaners at West Windsor Farmers sought the help of volunteer animal that have been pouring in from of volunteers trained and willing to dren’s artwork as the days went on Market and at West Windsor Night rescue organizations. Facebook friends. “The goal now attempt rescues within the Col- was incredible.” She worked with Out. Kleinschuster and Steed joined is to get her out of the shelter and orado Rocky Mountains. Dona- Shaneica Kutisha, the head Throughout the project Rossano six others to climb to within 1,000 into a home,” says Steed, who is tions may also be sent to BOLSAR, teacher at the Cherry Tree Club. has collaborated with Diane Web- feet of the summit and retrieve the trying to adopt her. 4709 Cliff View Lane, Fort At North Rossano is in the ber, co-leader of Troop 70627 and dog. As Kleinschuster posted on At the DeGeneres show, the two Collins, Colorado 80526. Visit school’s Concert Choir, the a her project advisor; Heidi Wach- the website, www.bolsar.org: were struck by the passion the host www.facebook.com/TBOLRes- capella group Out Of The Blue, and “John Steed had driven from his — an animal lover — had for the cue for updates on Lucky Missy. the Radio Club. Outside of school, Continued on following page Fort Collins home down to Love- subject. And, said Steed, “the out- –– Lynn Miller 8 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

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Ron Bansky Continued from preceding page Tying the Knot: Conor McManus, far left, and Jennifer (609) 799-4500 Diliddo are engaged. Leela Sarathy, above right, and tin, a science teacher at Millstone 33 Princeton-Hightstown Road David William Smith were married September 2. Princeton Junction River School; and Chris Circus, [email protected] head of West Windsor Farmers Market. Her project is being con- Wedding John “Jack” L. Olson of tinued by Penni Bowen, head of Lawrenceville died September 5. Call or stop by to see how much you can save. the environmental club at Commu- Leela Sarathy and David Will- Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ol- nity Middle School. She is a fresh- iam Smith were married September son; son and daughter-in-law Gre-

Subject to terms, conditions and availability. Savings vary. Allstate New Jersey Property and Casualty Insurance Company, man at High School North. 2 at the Museum of Science in Bos- gory and Robin Olson of West Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company: Northbrook, Illinois © 2011 Allstate Insurance Company. “I learned that I was not alone in ton. Rabbi David Kudan officiated. Windsor, granddaughter and her my passion for saving the environ- A 2000 graduate of West Wind- husband, Meghan and Justin Morse; ment,” she says. “Throughout the sor-Plainsboro High School, the granddaughter Laura Olson; grand- project I met others like myself that groom graduated cum laude from sons and wives Thomas and Jessica NEW LISTINGS were interested in making the Harvard College and received his Olson and Matthew and Kathryn world a cleaner place to live in.” MBA from the Chicago Booth Olson; and great-grandsons Jeremy RADHA CHEERATH For information about Girl School of Business. He is a consul- and Nathan Morse. Donations may Scouts in West Windsor or Plains- tant in the Boston office of Bain & be made to the Alzheimer’s Associ- %52.(5$662&,$7( boro contact Louisa Ho at 609- Company. His parents are Star and ation, 196 Princeton-Hightstown “Excellence is not an act, but a habit” 371-2119 or E-mail louisa.ho- Christopher Smith of West Windsor. Road, Building 2, Suite 11, Prince- 1-$5&LUFOHRI([FHOOHQFH$ZDUG/HYHOµµ @verizon.net The bride graduated magna cum ton Junction 08550. 0HUFHU&RXQW\7RS3URGXFHUV$VVRFLDWLRQµµ laude from Columbia University. William J. Johnson, 71, of Email: [email protected] Engagement She received a master’s of science in education from Bank Street Col- Monroe died September 11. Sur- &HOO 2IILFH vivors include his sister Claire 2IILFH[ Conor McManus and Jennifer lege and is a fourth-year medical Diliddo are planning a spring wed- Johnson-Conlon and his goddaugh- 24 Priory Road, W. Windsor student at Boston University. Her 5LGJH5RDG6R%UXQVZLFN ding. parents are Beth Goldstein and Ravi ter Jamie Conlon of Plainsboro. 2IIHUHGDW Offered at $659,000 The prospective bridegroom is Sarathy of Newton, Massachusetts. Donations may be made to the Co- the son of Patricia and Dennis Mc- The bride will keep her name. lumbia University Medical Center Manus of West Windsor. He grad- Kidney and Pancreas Program, C/O uated from Bergen Catholic High Joan Kelly, Presbyterian Hospital School in 2003 and received a Deaths Building, 622 West 168th Street bachelor’s degree in accountancy John Paul LaSelle, 63, of 12th Floor, New York, NY 10032. and finance from Providence Col- Rockford, Illinois, died August 8. Thomas Kouridakis, 85, of lege in 2007. He is pursuing his Born in Trenton, he worked at Somerset, died September 13. Sur- M.B.A. in international business at Chase Morgan Bank and volun- vivors include a son and daughter- Seton Hall University and works at teered at West Windsor Fire De- in-law, Michael and Bridget Kouri- partment. Survivors include his $JUHDWRSSRUWXQLW\WRSXUFKDVHLQGHVLUDEOH+HDWK %HDXWLIXO EULFN IURQW FRORQLDOZLWK VT IW RI PwC LLP. dakis of Plainsboro. Donations HU¿HOGGHYHORSPHQW([SDQVLYH$VKOHLJK,,,PRGHO OLYLQJ VSDFH RQ DFUH RI ODQG 7KH VXQOLW VWRU\ The future bride is the daughter brother and sister-in-law, David IUHVKO\ SDLQWHG 'LQLQJ URRP KDV EXWOHU¶V SDQWU\ HQWUDQFHLVHQKDQFHGZLWKEHDXWLIXODUFKHGZLQGRZV may be made to Thomas Kouri- /DUJHHDWLQ.LWFKHQZFHQWHULVODQG9HU\ODUJHIDP WKHUH¶VD¿UVWÀRRUOLEUDU\VWXG\DORQJZLWKDORYHO\ of Diana and Michael DiLiddo of and Caryn LaSelle. Donations may dakis Memorial Fund 1101 River LO\ URRP ZEULFN ¿UHSODFH DQG D EHGURRPRI¿FHRQ FRQVHUYDWRU\7KHVWRU\IDPLO\URRPKDVDEDFN Fishkill, New York. A graduate of be made to West Windsor Volun- WKHPDLQOHYHO)LQLVKHGEDVHPHQWGXDO]RQHKHDWLQJ VWDLUFDVHWRWKHVHFRQGÀRRU)RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQRQ Road, Piscataway 08854. PDNHVWKLVDZRQGHUIXOKRPHWROLYH WKLVZRQGHUIXOKRPHFDOO5DGKD&KHHUDWK State University of New York Al- teer Fire Company, 153 South Mill bany in 2007, she received a bache- Road, Princeton Junction 08550. Cynthia Marie “Cindy” Marten lor’s degree in marketing and man- DeLessio, 64, died September 16. Jerome “Jerry” Thomas Old- Survivors include a sister, Joanne 50 Princeton-Hightstown Rd. agement. She is a regional account ham, 52, of New Brunswick died manager with Tate & Lyle Custom Marten Cornick of West Windsor. Princeton Jct., NJ September 4. Survivors include a Donations may be made to Pasco- Ingredients. sister and brother-in-law, Patricia 5(6,'(17,$/%52.(5$*( Hernando Hospice, 6807 Rowan and Chris Reef of Plainsboro. Road, New Port Richey, FL 34653. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 9

No Naming Policy For Two WW-P Families, Gimmicks, Free Sheep Rider FurnitureHassle Free Twin Set Shopping! With every Continued from page 1 $649 Full Set Fine Quality Home Furnishings at SubstantialPerfect Sleeper Savings King Set Painful Memories Remain Purchase teria, lobby, commons, courtyard, Set Up Belvedere• Dining Firm Room Addison hen the district set forth The parents of Kenny Baker, • BedroomTwin Set Twin Set library, media center, stage, athlet- Removal $799 Full Set $899 Full Set its proposed naming pol- who committed suicide in 2009, • OccasionalKing Set King Set ic field, pool, or gymnasium. Promise Vera Wang Pillow Top icy on September 11, it were unhappy with the policy, as Crystal Vera Wang Euro• Top Custom Made Upholstery Twin Set • Prints and AccessoriesTwin Set W $1199 Full Set $1399 Full Set II. Naming New Schools or did so after an outpouring of public well, particularly the section on King Set • Leather FurnitureKing Set Facilities. The Board shall encour- interest in the subject, particularly suicides. That section notes that, to • Antique Furniture Repair Sofa & Recliner& Refinishing the proposal to rename the High avoid contagion, “permanent Sale age citizen participation in the Whole• MonthDesign Services Available of JANUARY! naming of any new district facility School North baseball field in markers or memorials, or special Monday-Friday 10-6; and, in each instance, shall set-up a memory of David Bachner, who pages in yearbooks or school activ- Saturday 10-5; Sunday 12-5 means whereby suggestions will be died of a heart ailment just weeks ities dedicated to the suicide victim Where quality still matters. 4621 Route 27, Kingston, NJ solicited from the public. before he would leave for college will not be approved or autho- on a baseball scholarship. rized.” Before naming any new facility, www.riderfurniture.com • 609-924-0147 the Board shall appoint, upon the The district’s naming proposal, Tricia Baker, mother of Kenny, recommendation of the Adminis- which says that a person must be wrote in an E-mail that “the policy tration and Facilities Committee, dead for at least five years before a is wrong and discriminatory. Ac- an Ad Hoc Naming Committee facility can be named in their hon- cording to research, dying by sui- (Policy No. 9130.1) with a specific or, was not endorsed by the Bachn- cide is no different than dying from charge. er family. cancer or in a car accident. To treat Painting - Interior & Exterior The committee will invite inter- Said Rhonda Bachner in an E- those who die by suicide different- Powerwashing ested citizens or township repre- mail to the News: “This is a big ly from those who die by other Where Green Meets Quality sentatives to suggest name(s) and blow to myself, my husband, and means is wrong. Mental illness is to offer written support for the ap- to all of David’s friends. My son more treatable than heart disease, Owner Operated. Licensed & Insured. Working in Your Town for Over 40 Years. propriateness of their was ‘the most popular kid’ in yet less than one-third affected suggestion(s). The committee will school because he was kind and seek treatment due to the stigma. If “Professional Painting Pays!...in many Ways.” review name(s) submitted and will loved everyone. But what every- we ‘normalize’ mental illness, A Princeton business for over 40 years. submit up to three recommenda- one is missing is that he broke young people are more likely to JULIUS GROSS PAINTING & tions, with the grounds for their se- many school and state records. All seek treatment, and there will be HOME IMPROVEMENT CO. lections, to the Board for formal ac- the kids know the field at North as fewer suicides.” tion. Bachner field and this would be a Tricia and her husband, Kurt 220 Alexander Street • Princeton, New Jersey 08540 wonderful thing to do for the com- www.juliushgrosspainting.com • [email protected] Criteria. The Board shall pro- munity.” 609-924-1474 vide approved criteria for decision- Continued on page 11 making to the committee,including, but not limited to: a. 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In no event shall a school or a facility be named after a person un- ALSO FOR RENT $7000/MO ALSO FOR RENT $6500/MO til at least five years after the indi- SKILLMAN - 137 Bedens Brook. 4BR, 4full PRINCETON - 752 Prospect Ave. 4BR – each PRINCETON JUNCTION - 14 Newport PRINCETON JUNCTION - 4 Farmington and 2 half baths, 2+acre, library, full with its own full bath, 2 additional full baths, Drive. 6BR/4 ½ ba, colonial in Woods at Mill Ct. 5B/4.5ba full finished basement, fireplace, vidual’s death (or the end of formal basement. View of Bedens Brook Golf full finished basement, blue stone patio. Brook. Updated kitchen, full fin. basement, deck. Prestigious Princeton Oaks. ID # 324 association with the district). Course. ID# 204 Riverside Development. ID 244 screened porch, private wooded lot. ID#314 III. Naming or Renaming $800,000 $675,000 $450,000 $240,000 Existing Schools and Facilities. All requests to name or to rename a school or facility should be made to the Board President or the Superintendent in writing. The request will be forwarded to the Ad- ministration and Facilities Com- mittee for consideration. If the PRINCETON JUNCTION - 20 Zaitz Farm PRINCETON JCT - 6 Robert Dr. 4BR 2 ½ PLAINSBORO - 10 Knight Drive. 4BR 2 ½ NORTH BRUNSWICK - 1016 Riverton St. Committee finds merit in the rec- Rd. 5BR 2 ½ bath colonial in Southfield bath colonial in Kings Point on quiet Cul De bath colonial in Ponds End. Family room 3BR/2ba Ranch. Basement, deck, fireplace. Meadows. 1st floor office, Master Bedroom Sac. Grand foyer, sunken solarium, 1st floor w/fireplace, 2 car gar, .66 acre lot. ID #224 ID#304 ommendation, it will follow the with sitting area. .75 acre lot. ID # 264 master suite. ID# 334 procedures outlined in section II. IV. Other Commemorative $225,000 $120,000 $64,900 $3500/MO and Memorial Recognition. The Board recognizes the desire and importance of acknowledging and commemorating a student, teacher, administrator, or other member of the community who has died or retired, and who has made significant HIGHTSTOWN BORO - 140 South St. MONROE TWP. - 624-A Deal Rd. 2BR, MONROE - 432B Redding Ln. 2BR 2Ba in PRINCETON JUNCTION - 24 Glengarry contributions to the school com- 4BR, 1 ½ ba home in Hightstown Boro. Short 2BA ranch in Clearbrook a 55+ community. Rossmoor. LR, DR w/sliding glass doors to Way. 4 Br 2 ½ ba in West Windsor Estates. munity, or whose achievements are Sale. Being sold strictly “as is.” ID #274 Remodeled baths, EIK, LR, DR, Florida Four Season Room. Freshly painted. ID#14 LR, DR, FR w/brick fireplace. Circular wood especially significant, remarkable, Room. ID #124 staircase, central Vac, 3 car gar. ID# 94 or important. Principals are authorized to ap- BEST BUY HOTLIST $2000/MO $1350/MO HOMESELLERS prove the placement of plaques or signs, the planting of trees and gar- Receive a list Find out what the home dens, and similar methods of com- of the 10 best buys down the street sold for! memorating and memorializing in your specific ROBBINSVILLE Receive a free list 633 Walden Circle. such persons. Such authority shall price range 1BR 1 ba condo of area home sales not include naming or renaming and location. in Hampton Chase. and current listings. ID#64 buildings or facilities, and shall be 24-Hour Info Call HAMILTON - 21 Oxcart Lane. 3BR Single 24-Hour Info Call exercised only after the principal Family home on quite lot in University 1-800-884-8654 ID 2002 1-800-884-8654 ID 2001 has established a school policy # Heights. LR, DR, EIK, FR. 2 car garage. # ID#44

Continued on following page 100 Canal Pointe Blvd. Princeton, NJ 609-987-8889 10 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Special Education process to help struggling learners Naming Policy outside of special education pro- Continued from preceding page Program Looks at gramming. Areas to Improve Program Offerings/Continu- consistent with this policy and ap- um of Services/Curriculum: The proved by the School Board. he West Windsor-Plainsboro district is encouraged to expand in- V. Existing Facility Names, Tschool district presented find- district programs to meet the needs For the Love of Stacey Commemorations, and Memori- ings from its program review of of various student disabilities, als. special education, and recommen- some of which will be implement- To Benefit the ALS Association The Board of Education re- dations for improvement “from ed for the fall of 2012. In addition, of Greater Philadelphia serves the right to review and/or re- good to great” are now posted on suggestions related to more clearly SILENT consider any district property the district’s website. Here are the defining program criteria as well as Saturday, September 22 suggestions related to enhancing 9am to 1pm named prior to the enactment of suggested “areas of growth” inden- AUCTION this policy. tified for the district, stated in the experiences in existing programs report furnished at the Tuesday, were made. VI. Suicide. In the unfortunate September 11, board meeting. case of suicide the district recog- Staff Roles and Relationships: nizes that adolescents are especial- Parent Relations: The overar- The district is encouraged to en- ly vulnerable to the risk of conta- ching themes under this area of hance the development, facilita- gion, and that a victim should not growth include examining ways in tion, and utilization of instruction- be memorialized in a way that may which enhanced and increased al sssistants. Professional develop- communication can happen with ment directly related to the various Prudential inadvertently dramatize or roman- families through the working rela- child study team disciplines was Fox & Roach Realtors ticize their suicide. tionship with child study team also suggested. 44 Princeton It is the policy of this board of Hightstown Rd., education, consistent with what we (CST) members and parents. The Consistency and Articulation Princeton Junction, NJ believe is the consensus of the best establishment of a Special Educa- between Schools: An overarching 609-799-2022 informed medical and educational tion PTA (SEPTSA) and Special theme encouraging vertical and Services newsletters are encour- Lana Chan, (Office) 609-799-2022 x 171 experts, that the most appropriate horizontal articulation about pro- (cell) 609-915-2581 memorial for a suicide victim is a aged. gramming and implementation of email: [email protected] living one such as a scholarship The Referral/Placement varied special education services 44 Princeton Hightstown Rd., fund or contributions to support Process: The district is encouraged was suggested. Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 suicide prevention. Permanent to continue to explore interven- Curriculum: The regular revi- markers or memorials, or special tions and options in general educa- pages in yearbooks or school activ- sion of curriculums for all self- tion settings and in the Intervention contained programs is encouraged. ities dedicated to the suicide victim & Referral Services (I & RS) will not be approved or authorized. In addition, the availability of technology resources should be inven- toried by building. Social skills curriculums should continue to be developed. Instruction: The district is encouraged to continue to explore differentiation, the writing of mea- surable goals and objectives, and expand electives at the secondary level to meet the needs of students with varied abilities. Assessment and Performance: Continued professional development to explore topics related to assessment practices for both CST and teachers is encouraged. In addition, dedicating time to review of data to enhance instructional practices is encouraged. Resources: While teaching resources were reported to be abun- dant in most cases, suggestions related to additional literature and math materials for students performing far below grade level were made. In addition, the resource of time for continued articulation was encouraged. Professional Development: Specific themes for professional development were suggested, including training for instructional assistants and general education personnel in areas related to student disabilities. Special Education Code for New/Expanded Programs: Pro- gram expansion to encourage more programming for students within the district was encouraged. In addition, a review of ethnic dispro- portionality in special education is underway. The district notes that several of the recommended themes listed above have already begun to be im- plemented, while other areas of growth will continue to be developed over the next three years. The district selected Michele Kamens of Rider University to lead the external review of the special education programs and services. She worked with WW-P officials in the spring and fall of 2011 to review the current programs and make recommendations. Her research included focus groups with parents and staff, an electronic sur- vey for parents of special needs students, a review of WW-P’s cur-

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Family Concerns Continued from page 9

Baker, along with Donna Mc- Carthy, the mother of two High School North students, presented the school board with copies of a document titled “After a Suicide: A Tool Kit for Schools,” developed by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Sub- stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMH- SA), and funded by the U.S. De- partment of Health and Human Services. Tricia Baker says despite having no children left in the district after Kenny’s death and her daughter Katelyn’s graduation from North in 2011, she still felt compelled to attend the first reading of the dis- WW-P athletic director Marty Flynn helps dedicate a trict’s field and facilities naming plaque remembering star pitcher David Bachner. policy and let the board know that Below: Kenny Baker’s sister Katelyn, left, and par- all deaths should be treated equal- ly. ents spread the word about teenage suicide. Baker also supports those who have rallied to put David Bachn- er’s name on one of the district’s baseball fields. And, she says, WW-P’s newly proposed policy will further “erase” the fact that “suicides have existed in our school district.” In essence, she believes the district is- n’t tackling the issue head-on. The Bakers have devoted much of their time in recent years to suicide prevention. Tricia Baker said Landscape Designer her son Kenny’s legacy will be ◆ their efforts to reduce teen suicide Landscaping: Since 1975 and other outreach. She and her • Full landscape designs & installations husband operate an organization We Will called A.I.R., which stands for At- • Brick walls & paver patios Beat All titudes in Reverse. Katelyn Baker Competitors • Timber walls ’ came up with the concept with the Prices idea that mental illness is just like • Waterfalls & ponds air: just because you don’t see it ◆ Maintenance: doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist • Full lawn care (WW-P News, April 29, 2011). • Bed maintenance Through A.I.R., Baker has spo- • Mulching ken to students twice at High • Chemicals School North about mental health • Seasonal flower ◆ Corporate, commercial and suicide awareness. In the past planting and residential 15 months the Bakers have spoken ◆ Shrub & Tree property management to more than 5,300 students. Maintenance: ◆ Competitive bids In April, 2011, almost two years • Pruning ◆ after her son’s death, Baker spoke The three WW-P suicides that states that there will be no discrim- • Spraying Referral credits to 410 juniors at North. Baker says have occurred in consecutive years ination because of mental disabili- • Tree removal that after the gathering 18 students Call NOW for MULCHING — teenager Sam Esposito the year ty. Suicide is only a symptom of a ◆ Snow Removal: came to the school’s guidance of- before Kenny, plus High School mental disability, so with the sui- (609) 448-0229 fice for help dealing with their • Plowing South teacher and soccer coach cide clause in there, there will in- West Windsor problems. • Salting Brian Welsh in 2010 — changed deed be discrimination due to men- • Sidewalk clearing [email protected] In May Baker spoke to 1,200 more than just Baker’s family life. tal disabilities. Treating the death students. She praised the school’s She began to examine how the dis- of someone by suicide, different We Will Match Our Competitors’ Prices! principal, Michael Zappichi, for trict supported students in the wake than any other death, perpetuates his efforts to work with her family of such incidents. the stigma, and causes those who and the organization to bring re- “The way the deaths were han- struggle, to be embarrassed or sources, literature, and presenta- dled were not appropriate — the afraid to seek help — which can re- tions to students. “It took us about a schools are not equipped to handle sult in additional suicides,” Baker Painless, Quick, Non-Surgical year, he’s very supportive now. He the death of a student, and to date wrote in an E-mail. is on the promotional DVD,” Bak- there’s no traumatic loss policy in At the school board meeting, Hemorrhoid Treatment er said. place in the district.” Baker noted that page 7 of “After a Baker said that in the last three Baker notes that after student Suicide, a Tool Kit for Schools” years, the family’s requests to have suicides in 2008 and 2009, the dis- states that “schools must strive to Having suffered from hemorrhoids a scholarship in Kenny’s memory trict did not call in extra support. treat all deaths in the same way.” for over 20 years, I had them removed dedicated were denied by the dis- Students’ attempts to wear T-shirts To verify the statements, she spoke painlessly in less than 30 seconds by Dr. Dhar trict. “We only recently received and other apparel to pay tribute to with Steve Olson from the Mercer approval from Mr. Zappichi that their deceased friends had been County Traumatic Loss Coalition, who is not only exceptionally next June, for the first time, we will outlawed. However in 2010, when and his comments to Baker were “ knowledgeable but also very pleasant. be permitted to have a scholar- Welsh committed suicide, WW-P “unfortunately, there is no way to - Bernie, East Windsor ship,” she said. did ask for extra guidance coun- regulate compassion.” The principal has also allowed selors on hand. Despite her personal pain, Bak- meetings for A.I.R. and others “Rather than see them put their er wants to stress that Kenny “died working for suicide prevention to time and efforts into how to memo- from the wrong illness” — mental ” take place at High School North. rialize students who passed away, illness. She feels his memory is not However, Baker says the rest of the although that is also important, fairly recognized. Baker says a few school district’s administration has let’s see if we can focus on helping days after the recent 9/11 anniver- been less responsive to their cam- on those who are living — the cur- sary, they went to see the small tree ✔ Dr. Dhar is a highly trained Interventional paign. rent and future students of West that was planted in Kenny’s mem- Gastroenterologist “We feel it is too important not Windsor-Plainsboro. The board ory and it had been dug up and ✔ Assistant Professor of Medicine to say anything. The district has to can do that by putting a traumatic poorly taken care of. After four at Columbia University get this message to the kids. It’s loss policy into effect,” Baker says. weeks of being out of the ground, ✔ All procedures performed in East Windsor, NJ about the future students of WW-P Baker stressed the need to rec- she reports that the tree was put in a luxurious office setting — these kids are under so much ognize the difference between re- back on Monday, September 17. ✔ Remarkably free of complications pressure and we don’t want to rec- membering a student and memori- “My question is would other ✔ ognize it as parents. Even apart Reimbursed by most Medical alizing them. As for the district’s memorial trees be allowed to be Insurance Plans from high school, research has proposed policy, Baker said WW- treated this way, or because Kenny shown that suicide is the second- P is opening up a huge can of died from the ‘wrong illness’ is it Dr. Vasudha Dhar, M.D. 300B Princeton Hightstown Road leading cause of death for college worms. allowed?” Baker asks. 609.918.1222 Suite 206 • East Windsor, NJ 08520 students,” Baker says. “The school district document — Rikki N. Massand 12 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Students with a three marking Deborah Meissner, a 12-month Special Education period average of C (or A or B who secretary at High School North, retired from her position after 25 years Continued from page 10 do not get 70 percent or higher on with the school district. the test) would only be eligible for Donna Cook, another 12-month ricula, and classroom observa- algebra 8. secretary in the district, received tions. Students with a three marking $11,760.05 in unused vacation and Four years have passed since the period average of D or F would be sick days, as required per contract. last time the school district was eligible for algebra 1 part 1. Teacher Resignations: On Fri- In all of the scenarios above, day, September 7, special education monitored by the New Jersey De- teacher Pascell Sutton resigned partment of Education for compli- parents may appeal a student’s from her position at Community Mid- ance with federal and state special placement, and the middle school dle School after 13 years with the education code requirements. Re- principal and supervisor would district. Meanwhile, High School North science teacher Richard sults of that monitoring were sub- look at the student’s final exam and fourth marking period grade to de- Therkom will resign on Tuesday, Oc- mitted to WW-P in September, tober 30, after six years with the dis- 2010, and it was determined that termine their eligibility. trict. the district meets its obligation to For current sixth graders, enter- — The school board approved 14 provide free and appropriate public ing seventh grade students with a instructional assistants for special education (FAPE) in the least re- final average of B or higher would education. For positions between be eligible for honors pre-algebra. three and 3.5 hours a day, the board strictive environment for special approved Annette Lytle, Anna Gos- education students. At this level parents may also ap- tomski, Leah Housel, Yadira Loren- peal the student’s placement, and zo, Jharna Mehta, Jennifer Rodgers, afterwards a principal and supervi- Amee Shah, WonJoo Shankoff, Ju- School Board Notes sor would look at the student’s fi- dith Vargyas, Gina Walsh, and nal exam and NJ ASK scores. Heather Xavier. For 6.5 hours a day, t its first meeting of the school the board approved Linda Schuster, Wendy Siano, and William Thomp- Ayear on Tuesday, September lso at its September 11 meet- son. 11, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Aing, the West Windsor-Plains- — The district entered into an in- Board of Education discussed the boro Board of Education approved ter-local services agreement with the criteria, qualifications, and appeals the following personnel items: East Windsor district for transportation equipment rental and mainte- process for admission into ad- Laura Bruce has been made the vanced middle school math cours- nance and field or athletic trip ser- full-time assistant principal at Village vices. es. The new criteria is similar to School. She will earn a prorated salary of $104,075. Bruce had been — Through a jointure agreement, what was adopted for changes to WW-P will serve as the transporta- high school honors and AP courses serving as the acting assistant principal. tion services host district to Cranbury last school year, which initially Township for 2012-’13. Fifty stu- Victoria Campbell has been ap- caused a stir among parents wor- dents will be transported to Notre pointed as an integrated preschool Dame High School, and WW-P will ried that the parental override sys- teacher at Village School. She re- earn $1,477 in revenue from the tem would not be utilized (WW-P places Marissa Farber, who trans- agreement. ferred. Campbell will earn $54,180. News, December 2, 2011). Also at its September 11 meeting, For grade eight placement, stu- Krista Coleman was appointed as the board approved the district’s par- a science teacher at High School ticipation in the Reading and Writing dents currently in seventh grade North. She replaces Heather Orlan- pre-algebra honors with a three- Project Network training program for do, who resigned. Coleman will earn teachers through Columbia Universi- marking-period average of C or $52,200. ty, at a cost of $75,000. The program higher would continue in the hon- Kelly Marshall has been appoint- will also provide professional devel- ors program. Students with a three- ed guidance counselor at Maurice opment for administrators at a cost marking-period average lower Hawk Elementary. She replaces not to exceed $8,325 (paid through SCHOOL BAND Karen Cook, who resigned. Marshall 2013 No Child Left Behind Title II than a C would be eligible for alge- will earn a prorated salary of grant funds). bra 8. RENTALS $54,350. — The board also approved the Students currently in seventh Karen Paulvin has been appoint- Teachers College Reading and Writ- LOW RATES - LESSONS grade pre-algebra with a three- ed as a psychologist at Community ing Project to supply 85 tickets for clarinet • flute • trumpet • sax marking-period average of A or B Middle School. She replaces teachers and administrators to at- violin • cello • trombone would be invited to take a test cov- Suzanne McMaster, who resigned. tend professional development Paulvin will earn $57,040. workshops at Columbia. The total ering prerequisite skills needed for farringtonsmusic.com School psychologist Melissa cost of the tickets is $4,250, and algebra honors but not covered in workshops will be charged per con- Princeton 609-924-8282 Hightstown 609-448-7170 Dente was changed from duties only pre-algebra. Students who score 70 at Village School to 50 percent at Vil- tract less the cost of prepaid tickets. Princeton Jct. 609-897-0032 Burlington 609-387-9631 percent or higher on the test would lage and 50 percent at Community — The board also approved a be eligible for algebra honors. Middle School. contract with New York University Speech language specialist Reading Recovery to provide 2012- Jamie Wall was changed from her ’13 professional development and role at Grover Middle School to technical support for 10 Reading Town Center School. Recovery teachers at a cost of Jennifer Delgado was appointed $8,000. Louis G. Fares II, M.D., F.A.C.S., LLC as a 10-month secretary at Village — The board approved social School, replacing Susan Schwartz, worker Susan Rovello to present a who transferred. professional development workshop Karen DeGruccio was changed titled “Getting Back to the Essential %RDUG&HUWL¿HG6XUJHRQ from a secretary to a confidential of Teaching” at a Dutch Neck Ele- secretary, with an annual salary of mentary faculty meeting, for a cost of $50,000. She replaces Barbara $250. 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:DVKLQJWRQ&URVVLQJ5G 3HQQLQJWRQ1- 609-737-2223 SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 13 interested in further discussions with current Saturday and Sunday to as he was interested in the interac- Penns Neck Traffic the DOT. “It’s time NJDOT shut Friday at noon to Sunday at 6 p.m.” tion SPRAB members can have Continued from page 1 down the pilot project as unwork- Kulley added that other feed- with applicants for projects. The able,” said Assemblyman Reed Gus- back from the planning board was commission voted to nominate Ward to discuss the continued prob- ciora. “I understand DOT’s efforts to centered on the notion of putting Kulley as a dual representative for lems with cars U-turning or K-turn- improve traffic, but it should not be at time limits on the period during SPRAB and Planning Board, with ing on people’s driveways or front the expense of local residents. More- which commercial properties the final appointment to come from lawns, or getting lost in the side over, local businesses [including the could advertise that they have Mayor Hsueh. streets as drivers attempt to find Getty gas station at Washington space available. But as the plan- shortcuts out of the area. Several res- Road and the Sunoco station at Har- ning board discussed the issue, it Rare Bird Spotted idents have put orange cones block- rison Street] are suffering.” came to the conclusion that such ing their driveways and some have limitations would not be realistic. at Grover Farm even painted messages on the road Construction Begins “In multi-tenant buildings you are always going to have some embers of the Grover Home- (see photo, page 1). unaccepted as a sighting,” Davis on New South Lot space with turnover and cycling, stead Restoration Committee Washington Road residents M said. and realistically those property were enthused to see that the prop- Sharon Sibilia and Sanja Dimic, who Vincent Nichnadowicz of he project to build the New owners have to be able to adver- erty has apparently been found in- addressed Council at its September 4 Princeton Junction, a project man- South parking lot for the tise,” he said. habitable after all — by a rare meeting (WW-P News, September T ager for the state DOT, found the Princeton Junction station official- On September 12 the Planning species of bird that was spotted on 7), recently wrote a letter to the editor bird on the morning of Saturday, ly began on Monday, September Board heard testimony from the Saturday, September 8, and several outlining eight points about the traf- September 8. He alerted several 17, as the West Windsor Parking Mercer County Realtors Associa- times in the days that followed. fic concerns and hazards that have birdwatching groups in the North- Authority awarded a contract for tion, which presented evidence that The Crested Caracara, a bird of besieged Penns Neck. Chief among east, including one that Davis be- remediation and paving of the more than 50 percent of commer- prey called a “tropical version of a their observations is safety of pedes- longs to. From there word of the Township’s compost site off cial leases are initiated by people vulture” was discovered at Grover trians and cyclists. species in West Windsor spread via Alexander Road. Vibrations will driving by and seeing the space Farm. Sightings of the bird, also Another point Sibilia and Dimic the Internet and social media, and likely be felt in the vicinity of the available in buildings. Michael known as the Mexican Eagle, are make is that the signs along Route 1 people made day trips to the project, including residential areas Hornsby, chairman of Environ- extremely rare in this part of the notifying the lane closures are too Grover Farm to catch a glimpse of and offices. The first construction mental Commission, said that was U.S. as its native range is in Flori- small and too far away from the the Crested Caracara. activity is a process called “deep how Johnson & Johnson originally da, Texas, Mexico, and South Washington Road intersection. “From what I am told, the town- dynamic compaction” to provide a settled in New Brunswick. America. The species has previ- “Signs on Route 1 now do not have ship and former owner of the prop- suitable foundation for the parking At the Planning Board meeting, ously been spotted in western any relevance to visitors. The sign on erty are aware of the bird’s pres- surface. Kulley brought up one suggestion states such as South Dakota, Idaho, I-95 tells of the road closures, but ence there. The man who discov- For the next six weeks, on week- to the realtors in attendance: do Montana, Nevada, Colorado, and does not suggest an alternative to ac- ered the Crested Caracara there on days between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., away with the balloons attached to California, but on the east coast the cess Princeton (i.e. Route 206). The Saturday let them know, and I am a crane will be dropping a heavy open house or for sale signs. In his only confirmed sightings have white sign in front of the Hyatt Re- told that there was a representative weight onto the grounds of the for- litter cleanup efforts in West Wind- been in Massachusetts. gency does not catch the eye.” from the township on the property mer compost site for “com- sor, Kulley has often encountered West Windsor residents includ- Sibilia and Dimic have also posed allowing birdwatchers onto the paction,” which is necessary for remains of popped or deflated bal- ing Ted Grover, who grew up at the a question for the state DOT, the property to view the bird,” Davis construction on the former landfill. loons on the ground and in sewers property, observed the bird over township, and police to consider: said. In an announcement on its web- and streams. several days. John Church of “What is the solution for people who According to the website “Jer- site, the township states that the “They said the balloons are not Princeton Place said the Caracara turn right onto Washington Road in seybirder,” the prevailing logic site will be closely monitored for supposed to accompany signs, but perched on a utility pole each error?” Noting that Alexander Road about why the Caracara came to compliance. a lot of people still do it. Finally evening to “stoop” for prey. is too small for trucks or tour buses, New Jersey is that it fled its normal According to the township, sub- they agreed to send a memo to the Amy Davis of Downingtown, the residents say signs need to be habitat in the south as Hurricane sequent construction activities will membership of the Mercer County Pennsylvania, and her husband placed on Washington Road to tell Isaac hit Florida and the Gulf Coast include storm water management, Realtors Association encouraging were among 60 people who came people how to get to Princeton. at the start of September. paving, lighting, and landscaping. people to a.) not use balloons and from out of town to see the rare Many U-turns and K-turns could Nichnadowicz, Davis, and oth- The parking lot is expected to be b.) if they use balloons, take them bird. She is the sightings depart- be the result of impatience, and Sibil- ers also observed another bird, the ready for use by the spring, weath- away properly once the display is ment editor of “Birding and Wing- ia and Dimic suggest letting com- American Kestrel, at the farm on er permitting. done,” Kulley said. ing It” at the American Birding As- muters and drivers coming to and Saturday and Sunday, September 8 Environmental Commission sociation. Davis says records show from the Princeton Junction train sta- and 9. The American Kestrel is a member Robert Roth recently the species may have appeared on- tion know the wait time for Washing- SPRAB Hearing for small falcon that is found in open moved out of West Windsor, and at ly twice before in New Jersey. ton Road before they get on and add country and agricultural areas. It is Route 1 Sunoco its September 13 meeting the com- “One bird was thought to be a to its congestion. “Currently the line listed as a species of special con- mission was seeking a replacement tame bird escaped from a zoo, to Route 1 on Washington Road cern in New Jersey as its popula- t its meeting on Monday, Sep- for Roth’s position as the group’s aviary, or falconer [in Middlesex stretches for over a mile for many tion has declined dramatically, tember 24, West Windsor’s SPRAB representative. Kulley County in 1976]. The other was hours during the day. What can be A likely due to habitat loss. done to help people find other routes Site Plan Review and Advisory volunteered to take over for Roth seen only briefly in flight and was and access the train station in a time- Board will discuss a proposal from ly manner?” they ask. Sunoco at 3771 Route 1 (at the in- While residents may feel their ac- tersection of Harrison Street) to counts are not being heard by the double its number of gasoline DOT, Mayor Hsueh and Ward say pumps from four to eight. Sunoco COLEMAN SUBARU OF EWING that are connecting with the DOT on is requesting d-1 and c-1 variances Oldest Subaru Dealer in NJ! a daily basis. But as of Wednesday, for impervious cover and front and September 19, there were no plans rear yard setbacks. for DOT officials to revisit Council Because the property is zoned and address the public at Council ROM-1, it technically does not al- Mr. Bruce Coleman, President – meetings on September 20 or Mon- low for service stations. Sunoco is Resident of West Windsor and Proud, Active day, October 1. proposing to relocate its gas pumps Member of Your Community Since 1963! Joseph Dee, director of communi- further back from Route 1 by de- cations for the DOT, said that the de- molishing the existing 3,000 partment is aware of continuing is- square-foot service building and sues in Penns Neck, but there will not replacing it with a 2,350 square- be any amendments to the DOT’s foot convenience store. That would plans for the lane closures around increase the setback distance from Washington Road. The state has Route 1 from 108 feet to 140 feet. chipped in by providing West Wind- sor with state troopers in patrol cars, Commercial Signs but some residents say that the troopers have allowed illegal U-turns to Again Up For Debate continue without ticketing drivers. Ward says that the DOT has made iscussions continued in West one significant addition in the way of DWindsor over how to regulate signage: new “trailblazing” signs to commercial signs in town — first The Coleman Auto Group has assist drivers heading to either at the Planning Board meeting on BringBring inin thisthis adad been providing your community September 12 and then at the Envi- $250$250 OFF*OFF* Princeton or the University Medical and take and beyond with quality Subaru Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. ronmental Commission meeting and take Dee says that the first item the on September 13. thethe MSRPMSRP ofof youryour sales and service since 1967! DOT planned to address was the on- Environmental Commission NewNew Subaru!Subaru! member Andrew Kulley, who cur- SEE WHAT YOUR NEIGHBORS ly way drivers going down Route 1 ARE TALKING ABOUT! southbound can access the Penns rently serves as the commission’s Neck area: Alexander Road. 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Incl $250 off Msrp. At least one elected official is not Must present ad at time of sale. Cannot be combined with any other offers. See dealer for details. Exp 9/30/2012 14 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 From India & China to Mexico & Japan In Plainsboro, 500 companies, including Price- Indian Hut became Mittal’s sec- Waterhouse Coopers. At one point ond footprint in the town three ATaste of Mexico in the mid-1990s he lived in years ago, and he says he saw a nat- Cincinnati, where several of his ural progression from selling gro- by Rikki N. Massand aunts and uncles live, and Mittal cery items to Indian cuisine and ul- would fly to Philadelphia for work timately Mexican on-the-go. he third time is both a charm with Bristol Myers-Squibb on After Quiznos’ closed a year and a fiesta for one Plains- weekdays. ago, Mittal noticed the property as boro business owner. Last T Working in a consulting role a prime location for fast food. month the town’s first Mexican with BM-S led Mittal to visit “This place’s visibility cannot be food establishment opened at the Plainsboro on many occasions. Af- any better — it is in sight for all former Quiznos location in the ter he looked at potentially settling Plainsboro residents and corporate Plainsboro Plaza. The owner of the down in South Brunswick or customers,” he says. new restaurant, Mexican Post Ex- Lawrenceville, Mittal found In contrast, Indian Hut — which press, is Shashi Mittal, a 13-year Plainsboro through a real estate is now run by one of Mittal’s col- resident of the town who has man- agent. “She told me Plainsboro is leagues — has a disadvantage be- aged the Indian Hut restaurant also the only place where property val- cause SuperFresh’s building at Plainsboro Plaza as well as Big ue never goes down; it always goes blocks it from view in Plainsboro Bazaar Indian groceries in the up,” he says. Plaza. “People would come in the Princeton Meadows Shopping Mittal’s first business invest- shopping center and still call us to Center on Plainsboro Road. ment in Plainsboro was set in 2003 ask where it is,” he said. How does an electrical engi- as his father opened Big Bazaar. But to match his prime location, neer, born and raised in India, end For five years Mittal worked in Mittal conjured up an idea that fits up running a Mexican restaurant in dual roles as both a business man- the modern Plainsboro area family Plainsboro? Mittal earned his ager and IT consultant. Up until or professional: healthy, fresh food bachelor’s degree in computer en- 2008 Mittal worked with Philips and beverages served quick and at gineering at the University of Pune Electronics. But the company then a low cost. in India. After coming to the Unit- moved its operation to Texas, and “From the beginning I am more ed States for his graduate studies in Mittal had to consider a change of of a person who wants to have electrical engineering at Wright pace. He would focus only on own- healthy food. I’ve always loved State in Ohio, Mittal worked as a ing his own businesses. Mexican food, and I had gone all consultant with several Fortune Send Your Children In Plainsboro: ecology and natural resources, he a minor application for signage for Back to School with Confidence now works at the Edison Job Corps Holiday Inn Express was present- Republicans Add Academy. Jagannathan has also ed. Summer Special First 30 spent part of his career as an EMT. In July of 2011 USBank sold the A Candidate Jagannathan said recently he 364-room Wyndham hotel to $99/MonthNew Students has been busy with his responsibil- InnZen Hospitality, a Monmouth wo Republicans will be on the ities in town, including a role as Junction hotel owner and operator Includeswill receive Uniform November ballot to challenge New Students Only T secretary of the Plainsboro Fire whose CEO is Sunil Nayak of 32 TrialWeeks Lessons FREE incumbents Narun Nabi and District, to which he was elected South Brunswick. According to TrialFREE Lessons Deputy Mayor Neil Lewis for seats earlier this year (WW-P News, Oc- Commercial Real Estate News, on Plainsboro’s Township Com- tober 21, 2011, and February 17). Nayak’s management team plans taught by the mittee. Krishna Jagannathan, who The Friday, October 5, edition to re-brand the Wyndham as a master himself. was defeated by Mayor Peter Can- of the WW-P News will include a Crowne Plaza hotel. tu in the November, 2011, Plains- forum in which all candidates will The applicant to the planning Master Yoon Kak Kim boro election, made his way onto have the opportunity to address board — Princeton Three Hospi- just served as the U.S. this year’s ballot without trying. pertinent issues. tality Group LLC, a company cre- “I was elected as a write-in by Tae Kwon Do Team head ated under InnZen’s umbrella — some of the folks in town in the Re- Plainsboro Hotels: will add new directional and inter- coach at Summer World publican primary, and I signed the nal signage for Holiday Inn Ex- Universiade Games, candidate acceptance form in time Changes (and press. Lester Varga, Plainsboro’s held in Belgrade, Serbia. to make the November ballot,” Ja- director of planning and zoning, gannathan wrote in an E-mail on Signs) Coming said the signage is the first step in September 11. the overall transition. Jagannathan joins finance pro- ith plans to eventually “What they were seeking was a fessional Marjorie Doyle Lyons Wchange Plainsboro’s Wynd- little bit above and beyond sign (WW-P News, April 13) as the op- ham Hotel into a Crowne Plaza regulations the township already position to Nabi and Lewis. franchise, the new ownership of had in place for the location,” Var- Jagannathan, 27 (turning 28 on the Wyndham property will first ga said. November 1), is a resident of the make room (and signage) for a new One Holiday Inn sign with a di- Aspen community and president of addition: Holiday Inn Express. rectional arrow for a right turn will its homeowners association. A Plainsboro’s planning board be placed on Scudders Mill Road, Rutgers graduate with a degree in met on Tuesday, September 18, as close to the entrance driveway that serves Novo Nordisk’s new location in Plainsboro. Tom Letizia of Pepper Hamilton LLP, a Prince- ton-based real estate law firm, is the attorney representing Prince- ton Three Hospitality Group. A raised, covered walkway connects the future Holiday Inn Ex- press and the main body of the current Wyndham Hotel, which is expected to become a Crowne Plaza Hotel in 2013. Varga points out that Holiday Inn is a component of the Crowne Plaza brand. “It’s not like two separate and competing hotels will chop the building in half. What they’ve done is, for business reasons, the Crowne Plaza brand decided to make part of the building Holiday Inn Express, and corresponding to that they need some signage to dis- tinguish it from other buildings at the 800 Scudders Mill campus. For the Wyndham, its sign perpendicu- lar to Scudders Mill Road will become signage for the Crowne Plaza,” Varga said. Varga described the new Holi- day Inn sign as a stone-based metal. He says the overall “sign package” will be consistent with the area — high quality, pristine, and purposeful. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 15

Shashi Mittal, left, has opened the first Mexican restaurant in Plainsboro. Lin and Kenny Dong at Mizu have brought sushi to Clarksville Road.

Mittal is especially excited that Mizu Rolls into Mexican Post grills or sautees most of its dishes instead of deep frying, Princeton Junction and that people who want to grab a nutritious fruit or vegetable drink n West Windsor, a new Japanese can do so with his variety of fresh Iand sushi restaurant is attracting juices. Mittal sees the business at- attention on several restaurant re- tracting customers for lunch, din- view sites, as well as from workers ner, or just a snack. at the nearby office parks. Mizu At his grand opening on August opened its doors in June at 217 26, Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu, Clarksville Road adjacent to Ku- Deputy Mayor Neil Lewis, and mon tutoring, the Clarksville Cafe, WW-P School Board President and Capuano’s Italian restaurant Hemante Marathe all stopped in to and pizzeria. have a bite. Mittal credits Plains- In Japanese language Mizu is boro’s township staff for working the word for cold, fresh water. It is expeditiously to get him started in also one of the five elements in hold and East Windsor for work Lin Dong jokes that Nicole “likes over to find good Mexican food,” business. From generating the Japanese philosophy (water, between 2005 and 2011. He says he boys” and wanted her baby sister to he says. plans for Mexican Post to setting ground, wind, fire, and sky). Its took note of West Windsor’s prox- be a boy. Mittal drew inspiration from the up shop, Mittal says his total turn- owners selected West Windsor to imity to Princeton, the Quaker- Kenny designed the menu for Don Pablo’s Mexican Kitchen around time was one year. But the open their business as they foresaw bridge Mall, and Route 1. He also Mizu, and he says bento boxes chain, which he tried in Ohio and regulatory procedures with the several elements for success here. found that there were very few make a popular lunchtime choice found near the Deptford Mall in township took less than three Qing Dong, who goes by Ken- Japanese restaurants in the vicini- for the office crowd. The restaurant Gloucester County. But he ulti- months. Also in that span Mittal ny, has been a sushi chef for the ty, meaning a sizable market was also has two unique specialties. mately found Philadelphia busi- has lost 10 pounds, and he attrib- past 12 years. He came to the U.S. underserved, with little options for One is the Mizu sushi roll, which nessman Nilesh Patel, who has uted his weight loss to being very from China in 1999 and learned his sushi and Japanese food. features tempura shrimp, snow Mexican Post franchises in active and dining on fresh food. craft from his sister’s husband, “We saw a lot of places in the crab, avocado, asparagus, and fish Philadelphia as well as in Edison, Mittal bought a home in Walker Michael, who was a “high sushi area that offered Asian food, but roe with a soybean wrap. Delaware, and even Nashville. Gordon Farms — during its initial chef” working at a Japanese restau- many people we spoke to said they The other is an item Lin and Living in Plainsboro, Mittal rec- phase of construction — when he rant called Hana on 86th street in only liked Japanese food and sushi Kenny make for customers (but do ognized the trend that two cus- was a bachelor. He and his wife, Manhattan. While living with his in particular,” Lin Dong said. not list on the menu) — a tuna tomer segments — corporate em- Meenu, were married in 1999. Be- sister, Fang, and her family in The couple consulted with the dumpling made with snow crab, ployees as well as Indian-Ameri- fore becoming a stay-at-home Queens, Kenny observed sushi chef — and business owner mango, and jalapeno pepper. Lin cans — enjoy going out for Mexi- mom, Meenu also worked in IT. Michael’s skill and quickly devel- — who inspired Kenny. A few Dong says that many of Mizu’s re- can food. The bustling crowds at They have three children: oped as a full-time sushi chef. years ago Kenny’s brother-in-law peat customers order the tuna On the Border’s locations on Route daughter Nehal, 11, who attends Kenny were born and raised in opened a sushi restaurant of his dumpling. She adds that the restau- 1 in MarketFair and in New Community Middle School; her Fujian Province, located on the own — also named Mizu — in rant is most crowded on weekends Brunswick prove that point, as sister, Esha, 8; and the baby, one southeastern coast of mainland trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It during the dinner hours. Kenny Mittal said it is “always 50 percent and a half year-old Nav Mittal. China, and less than 200 miles fit in nicely with the neighborhood Dong said the office crowd has also Indians” eating there. Mittal’s father and mother now from Taiwan. Both of Kenny’s par- there. The two Mizus are mutually been steady for weekday lunch de- “I already knew that there are a live in Plainsboro and help their ents were farmers, mainly involved exclusive, only sharing the same liveries. lot of corporate customers at lunch son in some of his business opera- in producing rice and vegetables. name, but the family ties remain Although there were frustra- time and there is no Mexican place. tions. Growing up in Gurgaon, In his home province he met his strong. Kenny Dong’s sister was tions on the road to opening Mizu, They would go to Taco Bell, Mittal’s father was a sales tax offi- future wife, Lin, whose mother was sad to see her brother and his young in the process Lin Dong made Chipotle, or other places too far to cer for the government. His mother a homemaker and father worked in family leave New York, but she some friends at the township of- get Mexican,” he said. was a housewife. Mittal’s younger construction. Lin came to the U.S. gave her blessing. fices. “When I was pregnant (in Mittal adds that the appeal of brother has much in common with in the fall of 2002. She got her start “She told us if there is a chance 2011), I had been going almost Mexican cuisine for most Indian- him, as a former IT consultant for in the restaurant business in the for you to own a new business, the every day to check with the town- Americans are its ingredients. For large companies who now owns U.S. at a Japanese restaurant in Or- move will be good,” Lin Dong ship, and the staff got to know me example, tortillas have commonal- restaurants in Pennsylvania. lando, Florida. Lin has one says. well and they kept asking me about ity with roti. In addition to his duties at his younger brother, Feng, who moved In July, a month after Mizu my baby and the due date. Finally, “Some flavors, and at least some three business establishments, Mit- to New York in 2006. Her brother’s opened, the Dongs rented a home when I had the baby everybody at form of curries, plus the vegetarian tal recently became a trustee of the arrival gave Kenny a chance to rec- on Alexander Road in West Wind- the township offices wanted to see items, beans, rice, and all the salad town’s new library. He said he is iprocate the training he received sor. They are well-settled now, de- her,” Dong said. works well for us,” Mittal says. enthused by the learning opportu- from his own brother-in-law. Ken- spite working long hours and han- “There is more of a community Above all Mittal prides himself nities residents have. ny taught Feng to be a sushi chef. A dling their roles — one as a chef, feeling when I see a lot of kids on offering food to match the number of men in Lin Dong’s fam- the other as the hostess — apart here,” she says. healthy lifestyle movement. Wheat Mexican Post Express, 10 from managing the business. With the business now gaining Schalks Crossing Road, Plains- ily have became sushi chefs, in- tortillas are the first healthy option cluding two of her cousins who al- “Compared to New York it is in popularity, Lin Dong says she offered for many dishes, followed boro, 609-936-1000. 11 a.m. to more quite here. There is more would like concentrate more on 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thurs- so came to New York. by a variety of fish or meat, vegeta- In June of 2011 Kenny and Lin quality of life — the setting is learning English through an ESL bles, and sauces. day, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday beautiful, with nature around us,” program. Dong said in a few years and Saturday. Dong decided to move to central New Jersey to scope out areas to Lin Dong said. she would like to attend college. start their own restaurant in. With a Also over the summer Lin and Eventually her daughters will join second child on the way, finding a Kenny’s new addition — Angel, their mother and father in town and The hotel re-branding would not Wage Ordinance nice community to live in was also who was born in February — was attend the schools here, and the be the first changes to occur at the a top priority. One friend suggested taken to China to stay with the cou- couple hopes their children will property, as the current hotel was Set for Dispatchers that they look at West Windsor be- ple’s family back home. Nearly a gain a great education and many actually built to be only a confer- cause of its reputation for good year ago the couple’s older daugh- opportunities in America. ter, 4-year-old Nicole, went to live ence and training center when t its Wednesday, September schools and the number of busi- Mizu Japanese Cuisine, Vil- with her paternal grandparents and Merrill Lynch owned and operated 12, meeting, Plainsboro nesses located in the general area. lage Square Plaza, 217 Clarksville A other relatives. The couple says 800 Scudders Mill Road. Township introduced an ordinance Kenny Dong had been commut- Road, West Windsor. Open seven both daughters are enjoying spend- “It wasn’t even a private hotel, it revising its salary and wage plan ing to Japanese restaurants in Free- days a week. 609-750-9535. was a private conference and cor- for communications officers and ing their time together, although porate training center so it had a their representative union, the In- couple of different wings to it — a ternational Brotherhood of Team- conference center wing, a hotel sters local 701 dispatch unit. The New Fall Programs wing, and an executive suites revisions would be in place for Promoting speaker confidence and clarity! wing. The executive suites wing 2011, 2012, and 2013. which is closest to the 800 Scud- Minimum salaries for full-time ders Mill property (current North public safety communications of- American headquarters of Novo ficers (dispatchers) will be Nordisk) is going to be a Holiday $37,440 per year. The maximum Inn Express,” Varga said. salary would be $55,851 for 2011, He added that Plainsboro Town- $56,974 for 2012, and $58,119 for ship has not yet received plans for 2013. any changes to the property other For part-time, per diem public than signage. safety communications officers, Varga believes that when the the salary for each of the three application for the Crowne Plaza years would remain flat at $18 per comes before Plainsboro’s Plan- hour. ning Board (possibly later this A public hearing on the ordi- year) additional signage along nance will be held at the township Scudders Mill Road will be dis- committee’s next meeting on Eileen N Sinett Communications 609-799-1400 cussed. Monday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building. www.speakingthatconnects.com 16 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Field Hockey Teams to Battle Under the Lights he new field lights at High School South will shine on Tanother sport for the first time as field hockey takes center stage. On Monday, September 24, South hosts North in a matchup scheduled for 6 p.m. North At High School North, head coach Shannon Maruca expects her championship-contending team to keep its usual form as it goes through a mini-rebuild with South field hockey coach Christine Cabarle, left, and some new players on offense. North coach Shannon Maruca lead their teams in a North’s leading goal scorer this crosstown battle on September 24. season could be sophomore attack player Catherine Mak. “She’s good in front of the goal, tack. ing to see that kind of performance she moves the ball with speed, very The most vocal senior on the from them,” Maruca said. aggressive player. She was a stand- field is captain and midfielder Kay- Maruca has had to use a out on a very good freshman team la Foster. Maruca says Foster does makeshift roster early this season. last year, and through three games a great job as the leader of the Lady She pulled one of her players from this season she has three goals and Knights, playing a crucial role as the offensive line — Christina an assist. Mak makes plays happen, one of the main distributors of the Hayduchok — and gave her the and she’s a positive player,” Maru- ball. starting goalie role. Hayduchok, a ca said. This season Maruca expects a sophomore, had filled in at goal last Returning seniors for North in- big contribution from Olivia year, when she played in one of clude captain Morgan Francis on Harpel, a junior who plays mid- North’s last state playoff games attack, the Barnett twins, Zoey and field. “Olivia is an exteremely tal- and had 16 saves. Maruca credits Mika (another captain), and Jea- ented field hockety player, very Hayduchok for stepping in and us- nine Lennon, who also plays at- fast and able to use her speed to set ing her athleticism to keep the de- up our offense and move the ball,” fense strong. her coach said. JV Soccer: South’s In their first game the Lady South Niall Clancey, above Knights earned a big win as they Most of High School South’s beat Robbinsville 2-1 after losing field hockey team is returning from left, and North’s Austin to them the previous two seasons. last season, and head coach Chris- Plachy; and at left The good start carried over to tine Cabarle says experience is the Robert Costa, left, North’s second game, a 3-1 win team’s strength. Tomas Salter-Cid, over Lawrence on September 11, “We only have a few girls who Shivasi Gongalla, but the Lady Knights suffered a bit- have never seen varsity time. This Clancey, and Plachy ter defeat two days later as Ewing senior class has been the most ded- beat North for the first time ever, 2- icated to our program since they during the JV teams’ 0. were freshmen. They are very hun- matchup. “I think that game will serve as a gry to succeed, and I am looking Photos by Suzette Lucas real wake-up call for us. We just sat forward to seeing what they can do back. I don’t think we were expect- with that desire,” Cabarle said. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 17

Touchdown! At left, South senior running back Andrew Murray scores in the Pirates’ 15-12 loss to Steinert on September 14. At right, North’s Mike Mazzeo goes for a catch against Hopewell Valley. Be- low, Juwan Harrison, left, and Tyrone Parker compete for the ball in North’s 28-7 loss to Hopewell Valley.

field hockey. Cabarle notes that Hussong is the daughter of her own college field hockey coaches, Lori and Dan Hussong. “It is very special to have the opportunity to coach her. When I was in college she was about 5 years old, and she would sit with me on the bus as we watched movies on our trips to away games,” Cabarle says. Coach Cabarle is looking to new additions to control the tempo of Emily Kramer has been South’s Rachel Salerno and Carolyn the Pirates’ games and generate starting goalie since her sopho- Lappeito are younger players scoring opportunities. She says more year. Kramer is now a senior, Cabarle expects to step up this sea- that will allow Kate McCormick and Cabarle says leadership “has to son. South’s forwards include se- and Cassie Perez to use their fitness start with her in goal.” nior Alison Aimers and juniors and skill to keep the ball above the Senior Ashley Hasling, a de- Sarah Klieger and Samantha Mc- 50. fender who has been starting for Cormick. “Offensively, Yunah Park is South since she was a freshman, is Though Cabarle says South is a working as hard as humanly possi- a vocal player who “talks all the well-balanced team, midfield is the bly to ensure we keep the ball in the time” on the field, doing an excep- likely the the team’s best weapon. offensive circle. And Samantha tional job of directing her team- Adding to the Pirates’ collection of McCormick, Rachael Salerno, and mates, Cabarle says. talents is senior Colby Hussong, Hussong will use their stick skills Next to Hasling, Cabarle said who comes to WW-P after trans- and speed to score,” Cabarle said. senior Lexi Bruno and junior Dana ferring from Hopewell Valley. She Salerno will also play important will head to Miami University in Continued on following page roles in the backfield. Sophomores Ohio in 2013 to play collegiate REGISTRATION NOTICE West Windsor-Plainsboro Basketball Association Girls & Boys Leagues: Grades 3rd - 12th (December – March) Thursday, Sept. 20th, 6 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. West Windsor Municipal Bldg. Room A • Clarksville Road Saturday, October 6th 8:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Plainsboro Municipal Bldg. Room D • Plainsboro Road Any age group may register on any one of the above dates. Children do not have to be present at registration.

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For info. Email: [email protected] or call 609-275-8449 18 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 digs. Skylar DeLemos: 3 aces, 4 ser- Continued from preceding page vice points, 5 kills, 7 digs. Xintong An: 4 service points, 1 kill, 2 digs. Sports Scores Other contests: North (3-2). Girls’Soccer A 2-0 win over Piscataway on North (1-2-0). September 6. A win over Hopewell Valley, 1-0, A 2-1 loss to South Brunswick on on September 11. Goal: Julia Tam- September 7. pellini. Assist: Simone Counts. A 2-1 loss to J.P. Stevens, Sep- Saves: Wisotsky, 14. tember 10. A loss to Allentown, 4-1, on Sep- A 2-0 win over Bishop Ahr, Sep- tember 13. Goal: Meghan Wachira. tember 12. Assist: Simone Counts. Saves: South (5-1). Wisotsky, 11. A 2-0 win over South Brunswick A loss to Notre Dame, 4-0, on on September 6. September 15. A 2-0 win over North Brunswick South (0-1-1). on September 7. A draw against Nottingham, 1-1, A 2-0 win over Piscataway, Sep- on September 11. Goal: Gabby Por- tember 10. tilla. Assist: Kayla Morrissey. Saves: A 2-1 win over Mother Seton, Brooks, 4; Medina, 3; Gochico, 2. September 12. A loss to Hopewell Valley, 1-0, on A win over Bishop Ahr, 2-0, on Goal: North’s Olivia Jamie-Cavanagh, September 13. Saves: Boyle, 6; September 19. Medina, 5. above left, and South’s Rachel Loo; and Football South’s Kathleen O’Connor and North’s Boys’Soccer Anastasia Whitlin do battle during the North (0-2). North (1-1-0). A loss to Rancocas Valley, 29-7, JV soccer teams’matchup. A win over Hopewell Valley, 2-1, on September 8. on September 11. Goals: Melvin A loss to Hopewell Valley, 28-7, Sapon, 1; Yaw Owusu-Boahen, 1. Saves: Hayduchok, 5. Baskar, 6-3, 6-0; Doubles 2, Nanase 0, 6-0; Singles 2, Margaret Assist: Sapon. Saves: Shah, 7. on September 15. Passing: Jack O’- Connell, 8-21-0, 122 yards, TD. South (3-2). Koike & Ranjitha Vasa, 6-2, 6-4. MacArthur, 6-4, 6-1; Singles 3, Caro- A loss to Allentown, 5-1, on Sep- line Zhou, 6-1, 6-0; Doubles 1, An- A loss to Hopewell Valley, 3-2, on A loss to Westfield, 3-2, on Sep- tember 13. South (1-1). gela Li & Sanjana Ravi, 6-0, 6-1; September 6. Goals: Colby Hus- tember 8. South ( 1-0-1). A win over Trenton, 34-16, on Doubles 2, Ivy Kang & Varna September 8. Rushing: Brian Schoe- song; Samantha McCormick. Saves: A win over Notre Dame, 5-0, on A win over Nottingham, 2-0, on Kodoth, 6-0, 6-0. nauer, 18-210, 4 TDs. Andrew Mur- Emily Kramer, 14. September 12. Singles 1, Nyambe September 11. Goals: Jacob Arbeit- A win over Hopewell Valley, 4-1, ray, 5-10 yards, 1 TD. Sacks: Nick A win over Florence, 6-3, on Sep- Tuchscherer, 6-1, 6-3; Singles 2, er, 1, and Eddison Guluma, 1. Assist: on September 10. Singles 1, Belinda Benfer, 2. tember 10. Goals: Hussong, 3, Yun- Mao, 6-0, 6-1; Singles 3, Baskar, 6- Kevin Mannion. Saves: Samatar, 13. 0, 6-1; Doubles 2, Koike & Vasa, 6-1, Ji, 6-3, 6-4; Singles 2, Margaret A loss to Steinert, 15-12, on Sep- Ah Park, 3. Saves: Kramer, 6. A draw against Hopewell Valley, 6-1. MacArthur, 6-4, 7-6; Singles 3, tember 14. A loss to Robbinsville, 2-1, on Sarah Ehrenberg, 6-4, 6-1; Doubles 1-1, on September 13. Goal: Eddi- A win over Trenton, 5-0, on Sep- September 11. Goal: Hussong. 1, Li & Ravi, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0; Doubles 2, son Guluma. Saves: Samatar, 9. tember 13. Singles 1, Tuchscherer, Saves: Kramer, 15. Kang & Kodoth, 6-3, 6-4. Field Hockey 6-2, 6-2; Singles 2, Mao, 6-1, 6-0; A win over Hun School, 1-0, on North (2-2). Singles 3, Baskar, 6-0, 6-0; Doubles A win over Steinert, 5-0, on Sep- Girls’Volleyball September 14. Goal: Park. Assist: A win against Robbinsville, 2-1, 1, Arielle Bosworth & Michelle Lee, tember 12. Singles 1, Ji, 6-2, 6-2; North defeated South, 2-0, on Kate McCormick. Saves: Kramer, 4. Singles 2, MacArthur, 6-2, 6-1; Sin- September 14. on September 6. Goals: Kayla Fos- 6-0, 6-0; Doubles 2, Koike & Vasa, 6- ter; Catherine Mak. Saves: Christina A win over Ewing, 6-2, on Sep- 0, 6-0. gles 3, Zhou, 6-1, 6-0; Doubles 1, Li North — Stephanie Naglak: 3 tember 19. Goals: Hussong, 3; & Ravi, 6-2, 6-2; Doubles 2, Kang & Hayduchok, 13. A win over Trenton, 5-0, on Sep- aces, 5 serive points, 1 kill, 13 as- Rachel Salerno; Park; Alison Aimers. Kodoth, 6-4, 6-2. A win against Lawrence, 3-1, on tember 19. Singles 1, Tuchscherer, sists, 1 dig. Liz Sugar: 1 ace, 5 ser- Saves: Kramer, 3. A 5-0 win over Hamilton on Sep- vice points, 7 kills, 5 digs. Ashley September 11. Goals: Julianna Has- 6-1, 6-1; Singles 2, Mao, 6-0, 6-0; se; Jeanine Lennon, 2. Saves: Hay- Singles 3, Baskar, 6-0, 6-0; Doubles tember 13. Singles 1, Zhou, 6-0, 6-0; Yao: 1 ace, 5 service points, 2 kills, 2 Girls’Tennis Singles 2, Ravi, 6-0, 6-0; Singles 3, digs. Komal Sankla: 3 service points, duchok, 5. 1, Bosworth & Lee, 6-0, 6-0; Dou- North (5-1). bles 2, Koike & Vasa won by forfeit. Megan Reilly, 6-0, 6-0; Doubles 1, 7 digs. A loss to Ewing, 2-0, on Septem- Amrutha Cherukuri & Michelle A win over Hopewell Valley, 4-1, South (4-0). South — Hayley Merrill: 10 kills, 1 ber 13. Saves: Hayduchok, 17. Wong, 6-0, 6-0; Doubles 2, Ellen Wu on September 7. Singles 2, Jessica assist, 10 digs. Jinae Park: 1 service A loss to Hopewell Valley, 3-1, on A win over Nottingham, 5-0, on & Karishma Yangandul, 6-0, 6-0. point, 1 assist, 16 assists, 1 block, 4 September 19. Goal: Olivia Harpel. Mao, 6-3, 6-2; Singles 3, Danika September 7.Singles 1, Belinda Ji, 6-

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Register. 12:15 p.m. Benefit concert by the singer songwriter followed by “Age of For Seniors Aquarius” cocktail reception. In Brown Bag Discussion, Prince- School Sports conjunction with the 45th anniver- ton Senior Resource Center, For WW-P school sports infor- sary. Register. $45 includes a six- Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 mation, call the hotline: 609-716- month membership in the ACP. Stockton Street, 609-924-7108. Political Comedy: The Yardley Players present ‘Born 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. 7:30 p.m. “Smart Steps,” a step pedometer Yesterday’at Theater, weekends September 21 walking exercise program, present- North Girls Tennis. At Hightstown. Comedy ed by Suzanne Rose, Princeton through 30. Pictured are Jen Hanselman, left, as Bil- 4 p.m. Comedy Night, HA Comedy Pro- Regional Health Department. Each lie Dawn, Joe Zedeny as Paul Verrall, Adam Nikolai North Girls Volleyball. At Colonia. ductions, Grovers Mill Coffee participant receives a pedometer and walking log. Bring your own of Plainsboro as Eddie Brock, and Wayne Rossignol 4 p.m. House, 335 Princeton Hightstown as Ed Devery. Road, West Windsor, 609-716- lunch. Beverages and desserts South Field Hockey. Vs. Notre provided. Register. Free. Noon. Dame. 4 p.m. 8771. www.heleneangley.com. Joan Weisblatt, Teresa DeGae- Men in Retirement, Princeton Se- sized plants, seeds, and vines lo- South Girls Tennis. Vs. Notre tano, Tim Hayes, and Allen Finn nior Resource Center, Suzanne On Stage Dame. 4 p.m. cated in the East gallery through perform. Helene Angley of West Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Vanya and Sonia and Masha and February, talks. Register. $5. 1 South Girls Volleyball. Vs. Law- Windsor hosts. Free. 8 p.m. Street, 609-924-7108. Inaugural Spike, McCarter Theater p.m. renceville School. 5:30 p.m. Comedy, Rock Salt Comedy The- meeting of a new social group for (Berlind), 91 University Place, men who are making or who have Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.- Festival of the Arts, Plainsboro ater, Black Box Theater, Mercer Public Library, 9 Van Doren On Stage County Park Ice Skating Rink, made the transition into retire- mccarter.org. Comedy about life in ment. Free. 2 p.m. Street, 609-275-2897. www.- Born Yesterday, Kelsey Theater, West Windsor, 732-690-8694. Bucks County. $20 to $72. 3 and 8 p.m. lmxac.org/plainsboro. Artists Mercer County Community Col- www.rocksalttheatre.com. Grown demonstrate various art forms and lege, 1200 Old Trenton Road, up comedy and Halloween come- Born Yesterday, Kelsey Theater, visitors are invited to create art. West Windsor, 609-570-3333. dy shows. Ages 13 and up. Flexi- Saturday Mercer County Community Col- Have your name written in Chi- Comedy by Garson Kanin about ble seating in a cabaret-like set- lege, 1200 Old Trenton Road, nese calligraphy on a bookmark, politics, corruption, and the power ting. $10. 8 and 9 p.m. West Windsor, 609-570-3333. paint a big box, learn Chinese of female persuasion presented September 22 www.kelseytheatre.net. Comedy knotting, how to mold a piece of by Yardley Players. $16. Opening Food & Dining by Garson Kanin about politics, porcelain, embroidery, or pet por- reception with the cast and crew Restaurant Supported Agricul- corruption, and the power of fe- traiture. Musicians present follows the performance. Adam ture Dinner Series, Tre Piani, School Sports male persuasion presented by lessons in harmonica basics, Nikolai of Plainsboro portrays Ed- Yardley Players. $16. 8 p.m. 120 Rockingham Row, Forrestal For WW-P school sports infor- handmade drum from Senegal, die Brock. Ensemble cast mem- and singing in four part harmony Village, Plainsboro, 609-452- mation, call the hotline: 609-716- God of Carnage, West Windsor bers include West Windsor resi- 1515. www.trepiani.com. Three Arts Council, 952 Alexander with a barbershop quartet. Watch dents Ed Szemis and Stephan course farm to table dinner. Regis- 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. Road, West Windsor, 609-716- dance performances and musical Szemis. 8 p.m. ter. $29. 5 p.m. North Boys Soccer. At North Hun- 1931. Drama by Yasmina Reza performances. Free. “A View from Vanya and Sonia and Masha and terdon. Noon. presented by Shakespeare ’70. Below/ A View from Above,” an ex- Spike, McCarter Theater Wellness $18. 8 p.m. hibit by members of the library’s North Football. Vs. Trenton. 1 art group, is on view. “Earthloom,” (Berlind), 91 University Place, Qigong, Ruth A. Golush, Center p.m. Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.- Art a seven foot structure will be con- for Relaxation and Healing, 666 South Football, 609-716-5000, ducted by Boy Scout Troop 168. mccarter.org. Comedy about life in Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, Artist Lecture, Grounds For Bucks County in a new play by ext. 5134. www.ww-p.org. At Record Rain or shine. 1 to 5 p.m. Plainsboro, 609-426-9693. Medi- Princeton. 1 p.m. Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Christopher Durang. Nicholas tative energy exercises for bal- Hamilton, 609-586-0616. Ming Martin directs. $20 to $72. 8 p.m. ance. Register. $20. 10 to 11 a.m. South Boys Soccer. At Hun. 2 Fay, creator of “Canutopia,” a Continued on following page God of Carnage, West Windsor p.m. botanical utopia filled with over- Arts Council, 952 Alexander For Families Road, West Windsor, 609-716- Recruiting Event, Cub Scout 1931. www.westwindsorarts.org. Pack 759, Queenship of Mary Drama by Yasmina Reza present- Church, 16 Dey Road, Plainsboro, ed by Shakespeare ’70. $18. 8 COLEMAN KIA OF EWING 609-799-3971. www.- p.m. cubpack759.org. For boys in first to fourth grades and their parents. We’re Part of Your Community! Film E-mail [email protected] Movies, Princeton Public Li- org for information. 7 p.m. brary, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8822. Screening of “The Lectures Mr. Bruce Coleman, President – Hunger Games.” 6 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School, Resident of West Windsor and Proud, Active Princeton University, Robertson Member of Your Community Since 1963! Dancing Hall, Dodds, 609-258-0157. fu- New Outdoor Dancing, Central Jersey tureofchildren.org. “Global Health Dance Society, Hinds Plaza, Jurisprudence Revisited,” a global 2012 Kia Witherspoon Street, Princeton, health colloquium, presented by 609-945-1883. No partner need- David P. Fidler, professor of law, ed. Free. 7:30 to 10 p.m. Indiana University. Noon. 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Refreshments Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton and networking followed by pro- University, Lewis Center, 185 gram. 7:30 p.m. Nassau Street, 609-258-1500. “A Feverish Place: Ireland and the OutdoorAction English Literati, 1920-1945” pre- Annual Native Plant Sale, D&R Lease sented by Eve Patten, Trinity Col- Greenway Land Trust, Johnson per mo lege in Dublin. 4:30 p.m. Education Center, 1 Preservation x 36 Place, Princeton, 609-924-4646. *Warranty is a limited powertrain warranty. mos* For details, see retailer or go to kia.com Classical Music www.drgreenway.org. Quart and William Heard, Princeton Theo- gallon sized containers from $5 to SHOP ONLINE 24/7 AT WWW.COLEMANKIA.COM logical Seminary, Miller Chapel $12. 3 to 6 p.m. and Mackay Center, 609-497- 7760. “Dem Dry Bones: A Revival Politics 1710 N. 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See dlr for complete details. All offers are subject to credit approval thru primary lending source. Cannot be combined w/any other offers. See dlr for details. Exp 9/30/2012 20 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 icals, used motor oil and oil filters, lighter flu- World Premiere for West WindsorArtist SEPTEMBER 22 id, propane gas tanks, pesticides/herbi- rancois Guillemin has been a lifelong cides, pool chemicals, paint thinner, stains artist. When he outgrew his West and varnishes, anti-freeze, driveway sealer, F Continued from preceding page gasoline, and insect repellents. Rain or Windsor studio he built a new and much shine. Must show proof of Mercer County larger studio and gallery in Hopewell. His Anniversary Celebration, West Windsor residency. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. show “Naturally, Man-Made, in Full View, Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, West The Art of Le Corbeau” opened September Windsor, 609-716-1931. www.westwind- Food & Dining 15 at Trenton City Museum’s Ellarslie Mu- sorarts.org. Celebrate the second anniversary with hands-on visual and performing Grand Opening, Gelavino Gelato, Prince- seum. The opening reception is Saturday, arts events. Free. 2 to 4 p.m. ton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison September 22. There will be a one-time ex- Street, Princeton, 609-921-9200. Face hibit of his jewelry on opening night. Dancing painting from 1 to 4 p.m. Clown performance Born in Houston, Texas, Guillemin from 4 to 7 p.m. Opera performance at 7 Jersey Jumpers, Central Jersey Dance So- p.m. Bouncy castle for the kids. Free. 1 p.m. made jewelry while studying forestry in ciety, Suzanne Patterson Center, Monument culture, and then moved on to sculpture, Drive, Princeton, 609-945-1883. Swing, jitter- Farm Markets and later furniture and decorative objects. bug, and lindy hop. Lesson followed by an He adopted the name le Corbeau while open dance. $12 to $17. No partners needed. West Windsor Community Farmers’ Mar- Beginners welcome. 7 p.m. ket, Vaughn Drive Parking Lot, Princeton spending time with Native Americans in Junction Train Station, 609-933-4452. Sante Fe, New Mexico. Each person adopt- Literati www.westwindsorfarmersmarket.org. Pro- ed a persona and his name stuck. He moved duce, flowers, baked goods, and music. Blue to the East coast to work at the Johnson Writing a Novel, West Windsor Library, 333 Jersey Band plays swing gypsy jazz and Atelier, established his own studio in 1985, North Post Road, West Windsor, 609-799- bluegrass. Yes, We Can food drive. Blood 0462. “Discover the Basic Elements of Writ- and created a larger studio and metal pro- pressure screenings. Register to vote with ing a Novel” presented by Kristin Gleeson, a League of Women Voters. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. duction facility in Hopewell in 2007. writer, artist, and musician from Ireland. Reg- The exhibit features 53 sculptural items ister. Free. 1 to 3 p.m. History by the artist — most of which have never been shown before. The exhibit is on view Live Music The Militia Is Coming, Rockingham Asso- ciation, Historic Rockingham, Route 603, through November 4. John Henry Goldman and the Straight Kingston, 609-683-7132. www.rocking- Jazz Trio, Tusk Restaurant, 1736 Route Art Exhibit, Ellarslie, ham.net. Captain John Outwater’s Compa- 206 South, Montgomery, 908-829-3417. ny of the Bergen County Militia Regiment Trenton City Museum, Goldman on trumpet. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cadwalader Park. Saturday, visits for an encampment and trade fair. Eryn Shewell Duo, Americana Diner, 359 Camp life, soldier tents and gear displays, September 22, 7 p.m. Open- Route 130, East Windsor, 609-448-4477. open fire cooking, musket firing demonstra- ing reception. Gallery walk www.americanadiner.com. 8 p.m. tions, everyday crafts including leather, with Guillemin on Sunday, spinning, sewing, and woodworking. Tours October 14, at 2 p.m. 609- Good Causes of Rockingham. Refreshments available. Donations invited. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 989-3632. www.ellarslie- Flea Market and Silent Auction, Prudential .org. Fox & Roach, 44 Princeton-Hightstown Art Exhibit, Ellarslie, Trenton City Museum, Road, West Windsor, 609-915-0913. www.- Cadwalader Park, 609-989-3632. www.- prufoxroach.com. “For the Love of Stacey” is ellarslie.org. Opening reception for “Naturally Local Art: ‘Bayou a benefit for Greater Philadelphia ALS Man-Made, in Full View: The Art of Le Cor- Willow,’above, and Chapter in honor of one of the co-workers, a beau,” a retrospective featuring 53 sculptural 55-year old Lawrenceville woman being items from a lifetime of art making by the artist ‘Santa Fe,’at right, treated for ALS. Donations of items to sell known as le Corbeau. He maintains a studio both by West Wind- and gift cards from businesses to use in the in his West Windsor home. On view to No- silent auction are invited. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. vember 4. Gallery walk with Guillemin on sor-based artist Sunday, October 14, at 2 p.m. 7 p.m. Francois Rangeela 11th Anniversary, March of Dimes, High School North, 90 Grovers Mill Guillemin, who Road, Plainsboro, 609-448-7620. www.- Kids Stuff goes by Le marchofdimes.com/newjersey. Annual benefit Problem Solving, West Windsor Library, evening of food, music, and dancing presented 333 North Post Road, 609-799-0462. “Math” Courbeau. by youth volunteers. Full dinner from Palace of for grades 3 to 5 at 10 a.m. Mini Masters for Asia. Proceeds benefit the March of Dimes. ages 8 to 10 at 10:30 a.m. 10 a.m. $35 to $100. 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. See story. One Voice, Trenton Children’s Chorus, For Families D&R Greenway Land Trust Barn, Preserva- Canning, Howell Living History Farm, 70 tion Road, Princeton, 609-466-7997. www.- Wooden’s Lane, Lambertville, 609-737- trentonchildrenschorus.org. Cocktails, 3299. www.howellfarm.org. Canning and silent auction, live music, and a performance cooking program focusing on surplus cu- by members of the chorus. The dress code cumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, and more. is fall flair. Register. $100 to $1,000. 5 to Sample the results and take home recipes. 7:30 p.m. First day of the farm’s annual corn maze. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Benefit Galas Eden by Moonlight, Eden Autism Services, Lectures Greenacres Country Club, 2170 Lawrence Retirement Readiness Workshop for Road, Lawrenceville, 609-987-0099. www.- Women, YWCA Princeton, Bramwell edenbymoonlight.org. Benefit for children House, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, and adults with autism. Casino gaming, jazz 609-497-2100. www.ywcaprinceton.org. salon, dancing, open bar, and dinner buffet. Hands on, personalized program for partici- Register. $150. 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. pants within five years of retirement, willing to commit to three consecutive Saturday Recycling sessions, and homework between sessions. Household Chemical and Electronics The workshop is presented by Kirsten R. Waste Disposal Day, Mercer County Im- Braley, CFP, to assess retirement readi- provement Authority, John T. Dempster ness, identify sources of retirement income, Fire School, 350 Lawrence Station Road, develop a net worth statement, and review Lawrence, 609-278-8067. www.mcia-nj.- tax and legal documents to prepare a cus- com. Aerosol cans, household, car, and tomized retirement plan. Register. $40. 9 to rechargeable batteries, photographic chem- 10:30 a.m. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 21 Plainsboro Library Hosts Festival of Arts lainsboro Public Library will Phold its annual Festival of the Arts on Saturday, September 22, from 1 to 5 p.m. The celebration will include a number of free hands-on arts and crafts events and will also feature “A View from Be- low/A View from Above,” an exhibit of mixed media art by members of the library art group. The exhibition, which opened on Sep- tember 8, will remain on view through Thursday, September 27. Viewers may vote for their favorite gallery work and take part in a raffle for a basket of art and craft items by the artists. The three artists whose works receive the most votes will win cash prizes. Voting will take place from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and the raffle and awards presentation will follow at 4:45 p.m. West Windsor and Plainsboro artists include Liz Adams, Vimala Arunachalam, Pat Goldsmith, Kat Liau, Vinnie Nanda, Dave Olson, Maria Pisano, Wen Shui, Tatiana Sougakova, and Marcia Tavares. Children and adults may participate in group projects, such as the creation of large-scale paintings or of sculpture using found objects. They will also be invited to create their own paintings; to try Chinese- knot tying; to design bookmarks, mandalas, and prints; to try their hands at embroidery; and to make es and Faces of Plainsboro,” a pro- Group Art: Eagle Scout holiday gift cards. There will be gram she developed with Julie Imraan Adat with Earth- Donaldson to create an historical demonstrations of Chinese brush loom, a creation of painting, calligraphy, and stained- archive of Plainsboro. glass cutting. The library is looking for long- Scout Troop 168. The introduction of a seven-foot time township residents to con- “Earthloom,” constructed by Scout tribute personal stories and local works and create a digital archive Troop 168, will be a highlight of memorabilia. Plainsboro residents that can be freely accessed. the festival. Inspired by the Earth- will be invited to record their The arts festival will be held in loom Foundation located in Maine, thoughts on Plainsboro history and front of the library (indoors in case High School South junior Imraan their own previous hometowns at a of rain) from 1 to 5 p.m. “Memory Drive” booth. Long- Adat, a Plainsboro resident, initiat- — Lynn Miller ed the troop’s loom construction as time residents are encouraged to his Eagle Scout project. stop by and share information and Festival of the Arts, Plains- Earthlooms represent communi- to find out how they can participate boro Public Library, 9 Van Doren ty: “The EarthLoom is a living in creating a historical archive of Street. Saturday, September 22, 1 symbol of our intention to weave Plainsboro history in the upcoming to 5 p.m. Free. Rain or shine. 609- together the fabric of community” months. 275-2897. www.lmxac.org/- says the founders of the Earthloom This fall the library will be plainsboro. Foundation. Festival goers are in- scheduling interviews of residents vited to contribute any object that and conducting workshops to facil- can be woven into the loom’s first itate visual journals or written ac- piece of cloth — such as a ribbon, a counts of personal histories. The strip of fabric, or a string of beads. objective is to collect as much of The resulting weave will be repre- our founding history as possible, sentative of Plainsboro’s diversity. but also to include newer residents “We are really excited about the to represent the diverse community. Included in the history program ClearClear Skin!Skin! potential uses of the loom — especially how it may be used in our are oral and video interviews, a life Plainsboro history program focus- stories performance group, a writ- Student Special! ing on collaborative works of art ing workshop, and two visual and as a tool to help facilitate a sto- workshops geared towards non- ry-sharing session,” says Donna artists. Eventually, the library will 3 Treatments for Senopoulos, co-founder of “Voic- host an exhibit of the combined $235 (plus tax) OutdoorAction Shopping News Annual Native Plant Sale, D&R Yard Sale, Princeton Korean (40% Savings) Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Community Church, 95 Wash- Education Center, 1 Preservation ington Road, West Windsor, 732- Offer good through 9/30/12 Place, Princeton, 609-924-4646. 549-3422. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Valid for one time only) www.drgreenway.org. Quart and gallon sized containers from $5 to Sports $12. 9 a.m. to noon. Princeton Football, Princeton A Complete Approach Princeton Canal Walkers, Turn- Stadium, 609-258-3538. George- ing Basin Park, Alexander Road, town. 7 p.m. to Skin Care Princeton, 609-896-0546. Three- mile walk on the towpath. Bad Sports for Causes weather cancels. Free. 10 a.m. 5K and One-Mile Fun Run, Family Nature Programs, New Parkinson Alliance, 101 et our medically trained staff help to not only treat current skin Jersey Audubon, Plainsboro Carnegie Center parking lot, West L Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road, Windsor, 800-579-8440. www.- conditions, but educate you on how to prevent future breakouts. Plainsboro, 609-897-9400. “Wild- parkinsonalliance.org. 5K begins life of Plainsboro Preserve.” Reg- at 9:30 a.m., $25. One-mile fun run ister. $5. 3:30 to 5 p.m. begins at 9 a.m., $12. A family and The Aesthetics Center at Ghost Tour, Princeton Tour Com- community minded event with re- pany, Witherspoon and Nassau freshments, music, moon Princeton Dermatology Associates streets, 609-902-3637. www.prince- bounces, face painting, a clown, tontourcompany.com. $20. 8 p.m. door prizes, and awards. $25. Ty- co International receives the King Schools Award. Rain or shine. 7:30 a.m. Monroe Center Forsgate 2 Tree Farm Rd. Open House, The Lewis School, 5 Center Drive • Suite A Suite A-110 53 Bayard Lane, Princeton, 609- Monroe Township, NJ Pennington, NJ 924-8120. www.lewisschool.org. 609-655-4544 609-737-4491 Pre-K to college preparatory lev- Continued on following page els. 10 a.m. 22 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Princeton Kitchen Cabinet Continued from preceding page NO JOB IS TOO SMALL Sunday Kitchen, Bathroom & Basement - Custom Remodeling September 23

On Stage Born Yesterday, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community Col- lege, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Comedy by Garson Kanin about politics, corruption, and the power of female persuasion presented by Cross-Cultural: Hikayat Hussain Khan performs on Yardley Players. $16. 2 p.m. sitar and vocals during Sufiana, a celebration of Sufi Vanya and Sonia and Masha and poetry and Indian music on Friday, September 28, at Spike, McCarter Theater (Berlind), 91 University Place, the West Windsor Arts Council. Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.- mccarter.org. Comedy about life in Bucks County in a new play by Benefit Galas School Sports Open 10AM - 7PM Christopher Durang. $20 to $72. 2 Gala Dinner, Chabad Mercer, .LWFKHQFDELQHWV and 7:30 p.m. For WW-P school sports infor- 9DQLWLHV EDUFDELQHWV Princeton Marriott, Plainsboro, mation, call the hotline: 609-716- 609-252-0124. Dinner buffet re- *UDQLWHFRXQWHUWRSV Tel: 908-565-0134 Film 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. Fax: 609-228-4301 ception honors Phyllis Marchand, 0DUEOHFRXQWHUWRSV Movies, Princeton Public Li- Tita and Paul Celler, David New- North Boys Soccer. At Ewing. 4 3RUFHODLQ FHUDPLFWLOHV 1 Clausen Ct brary, 65 Witherspoon Street, ton, Sally Steinberg-Brent, and p.m. +DUGZRRG)ORRUV Princeton Jct, NJ 08550 609-924-8822. www.princeton- Dan Brent. Awards to Chana and North Field Hockey. At Rancocas. library.org. Screening of “Live to Payam Hanian. Celebrate 20 4 p.m. Tell (leben um zu zagen),” a docu- years of social services, educa- /LFHQVHG,QVXUHG1.%$0HPEHU mentary by Dan Bauer, McCarter tion, programming, worship, and North Girls Soccer. Vs. Ewing. 4 Theater’s publicist. The 30-minute Jewish connection. Register. p.m. film focuses on his family’s journey $250. 5 p.m. North Girls Tennis. Vs. Steinert. 4 from 1938 Austria as told through Faith p.m. the eyes of his 100-year old grand- North Girls Volleyball. Vs. Old mother, his father, and a cousin, Original Mind Zen Sangha, Fel- Bridge. 4 p.m. all of whom talk about how their lowship in Prayer, 291 Wither- lives were changed when the spoon Street, Princeton. Zen med- South Boys Soccer. Vs. Trenton Nazis took over Vienna. A panel itation and Buddhist services. Central. 4 p.m. discussion with Bauer, Dr. Paul Free. 6:45 to 9 p.m. South Girls Soccer. At Trenton Winkler, executive director of the Central. 4 p.m. New Jersey Commission on Holo- Health caust Education and Susan South Girls Tennis. At Allentown. Hoskins, executive director of the Blood Drive, Princeton Jewish 4 p.m. Princeton Senior Resource Cen- Center, 435 Nassau Street, South Girls Volleyball. Vs. Colo- ter. 2 p.m. Princeton, 609-921-1944. www.- nia. 5:15 p.m. thejewishcenter.org. Walk-ins Literati welcome. Donors should be between 16 and 76 and have a photo Art New Jersey Storytelling Festival, identification. E-mail marsha.- Camera Club, South Brunswick Grounds For Sculpture, 126 [email protected] for an appoint- Arts Commission, Municipal Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609- ment. 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Building, 540 Ridge Road, Mon- 586-0616. www.groundsfor- mouth Junction, 732-821-6196. sculpture.org. Annual festival fea- Wellness Gallery talk in conjunction with tures storytellers presenting pro- “Through the Camera’s Eye,” a grams throughout the day for chil- Earth Gong Bath, Center for Re- photography exhibit featuring dren, families, and adults. Story laxation and Healing, 666 Plains- works by Bob Ambrosio, Michael slam with improvisational tellings boro Road, Suite 635, Plainsboro, Derer, Bill Hoo of Plainsboro, and in five minutes or less. Two story- 609-750-7432. Register. $25. John Sandstedt.” Camera club telling workshops at 10 a.m. in- Bring a mat, blanket, pillow, and meeting follows. Free. 6:30 to 9 clude “Imaginations Take Flight” thick socks. 6 to 7:30 p.m. p.m. by Michele Belluomini for teachers and students; “The Irish Story- History Art Exhibit, Gallery at Mercer telling Traditions” by Yvonne County College, Communica- Walking Tour, Historical Society tions Center, West Windsor, 609- Healy. Rain or shine. $12. 10 a.m. of Princeton, Bainbridge House, to 6 p.m. 586-4800, ext. 3589. www.mccc.- 158 Nassau Street, Princeton, edu. Gallery talk in conjunction Writing for Your Life, Center for 609-921-6748. www.princeton- with “Robert Hane and the Big Relaxation and Healing, 666 history.org. Two-hour walking tour Idea.” On view to October 4. 7 to 3 Plainsboro Road, Suite 635, of downtown Princeton and p.m. Plainsboro, 609-750-7432. www.- Princeton University. $7; $4 for relaxationandhealing.com. Writ- ages 6 to 12. 2 to 4 p.m. Literati ing workshop presented by Susan Van Dongen, a writer, journalist, Kids Stuff Open House, Literacy Volun- editor, author, and spiritual seek- teers in Mercer County, 3535 Rubik Cube, West Windsor Li- Quakerbridge Road, Suite 104, er. An avid student of meta- brary, 333 North Post Road, 609- physics, she has studied astrology Hamilton, 609-587-6027. www.- 799-0462. For ages 7 to 14. Bring uih.org. Mini workshop for literacy since childhood. She wrote “Hous- your own Rubik cube. 2 p.m. es: A Contemporary Guide,” part tutors is a refresher for existing of series published on astrology by OutdoorAction volunteers and an introduction for Llewellyn Publications, under the new people. Refreshments. Tour pen name of Gwyn Bryan. Regis- Hike, Princeton Ski Club, Plains- the office. New training sessions ter. $40. 2 to 5 p.m. boro Preserve, Scotts Corner begin on October 15. Free. 10 Road, 609-588-4737. www.- a.m. to 2 p.m. Author Event, Princeton Jewish princetonski.org. Search for Center, 435 Nassau Street, plants, birds, and flowers. Regis- Classical Music Princeton, 609-921-1944. www.- ter. 1 p.m. thejewishcenter.org. Alicia Suskin Musicology Colloquium, Prince- Ostriker reads from and discusses Sports for Causes ton University Department of “The Book of Life: Selected Jewish Music, Woolworth Center, 609- Poems, 1979-2011,” her newest 5K, Gold’s Gym, 4152 Quakerbridge 258-2800. www.princeton.edu\- collection. A Princeton resident, Road, Lawrenceville, 609-275- music. “Listening to Schumann, she leads writing workshops and 8900. www.goldsgymlawrenceville- Listening to Heine” presented by teaches in the MFA poetry pro- nj.com. Benefit for Big Brothers Big Don Randel, president of the An- gram at Drew University. 4 p.m. Sisters of Mercer County. Food, DJ, drew W. Mellon Foundation. Free. face painting, massages, and more. 4:30 p.m. Register. 8 a.m. Classical Music Pop Music Contemporary Piano Miniatures, Westminster Choir College, Rehearsal, Jersey Harmony Bristol Chapel, 101 Walnut Lane, Monday Chorus, 112 Main Street, Forre- Princeton, 609-921-2663. www.- stal Village, Plainsboro, 732-469- rider.edu. “Music from 1990 to the 3983. www.harmonize.com/- Present” with Marvin Rosen on pi- September 24 jerseyharmony. New members ano. Free. 3 p.m. are welcome. 7:15 p.m. Rehearsal, New Jersey Gay Live Music School Men’s Chorus, Nassau Presby- 3 Red Red Crowns, Alchemist & Back to School Night, West terian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Barrister, 28 Witherspoon Street, Windsor-Plainsboro School Princeton. www.njgmc.org. New Princeton, 609-924-5555. www.- District, 609-716-5000. www.ww- members are welcome to join the theaandb.com. 9 p.m. p.org. For parents of fourth grade all inclusive, non-discriminatory students. 7 p.m. chorus. E-mail membership@njgmc.org. 7:30 to 10 p.m. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 23 Rangeela Benefits March of Dimes he Mercer County Chain Reac- family friend had an experience Ttion Youth Council, which with premature birth that Purohit raises funds for the March of decided to join the March of Dimes, has its roots in West Wind- Dimes. She has raised more than sor-Plainsboro, and the tradition $9,000 for the organization, and is lives on at its annual Rangeela looking forward to a successful fundraiser at High School North Rangeela show. on Saturday, September 22. Tick- Volunteers and officers work ets ($35-$100 or $20 for ages 21 diligently to put together fundrais- and under) include a full dinner ing events, and spread awareness from Palace of Asia. in their communities. The council Rangeela features a Bollywood recently received a Gold Award as performance by singer Deepak Ku- the highest fundraising youth team mar of Satellites Group fame from in Mercer County. “The audience Mumbai, India, along with perfor- will be supporting a worthy cause mances from many award winning while experiencing an enjoyable dance troupes from the Central Jer- evening at the same time,” says co- sey area. There will so be “foot tap- president Neeraj Devulapalli, a ju- ping music” by Anuja Wala & nior at Princeton Day School. Group. Formal attire is requested. Purohit and Neeraj Devulapalli Bring a non-perishable item to do- will be organizing the show along nate to an area food bank. For in- with fellow officers. High School formation contact Percis Bansal at North students include Sabhya 609-448-7620. Gupta, Shreya Chittem, Sharanya The inaugural Rangeela was or- Bhateja, and Meghnee Patel. High ganized in 2001 by Rahul Bansal, a School South students include 2003 graduate of High School Neelesh Satpute, Kushal Gandhi, Rangeela organizer North. The event raised $100,000 Pranay Nadella, Arnav Sood, Ab- Tanvi Purohit has vol- in 2011. The Chain Reaction was himanyu Muchhal, and Riddhima originally active in only West Kapoor. Other members are Dean- unteered with March of Windsor Plainsboro, but over the na Chhor and Ria Shah of Rob- Dimes for five years. years, participation has increased binsville, and Rishab Tanga of greatly. The team has extended to Princeton. mortality. For more information five different schools in Mercer “With a dedicated and hard- visit www.marchofdimes.com. County: West Windsor Plainsboro, working team, I believe that this — Lynn Miller South Brunswick, Robbinsville, year’s Rangeela show will be just Princeton High School, and as successful, if not more, than Rangeela 11th Anniversary, Princeton Day School. those of the past,” says Purohit. “I March of Dimes, High School SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES Tanvi Purohit, a senior at High encourage everyone to attend what North, 90 Grovers Mill Road, 8:30 AND 11 AM School South is this year’s Chain is sure to be a spectacular show.” Plainsboro. Saturday, September Christian Education at 9:45AM Reaction president. A volunteer March of Dimes, founded in 22, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. The repertoire Newcomers always welcome. with the March of Dimes for five 1938 by President Franklin D. blends South Asian tradition, Indi- years, she started by dancing in the Roosevelt, was originally intended an classical music, and contempo- show. This was her first exposure to find a cure for polio. In the mid- rary dance. Full dinner from Palace Wonderful Wednesdays to its mission of preventing prema- 1960s the organization expanded of Asia. Proceeds benefit the ture birth, birth defects, and infant its goals and began combating pre- March of Dimes. $35 to $50. 609- Music for Children of all ages, mortality, and it was not until a maturity, birth defects, and infant 448-7620. www.marchofdimes.- com/newjersey. plus dinner and study time See www.popnj.org for more information Mental Health Princeton Folk Dance, Riverside aA School, 58 Riverside Drive, The Push Group, Saint Mark Unit- Princeton, 609-921-9340. www.- Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA) Pastor Carl Joecks ed Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Tuesday princetonfolkdance.org. Ethnic 177 Princeton Hightstown Road Princeton Junction 609.799.1753 Avenue, Hamilton Square, 609- dances of many cultures and 291-0095. For men and women September 25 countries using their original mu- with anxiety disorders. Free. 7 sic. Beginners welcome. For all p.m. Yom Kippur begins at sunset. ages. Lesson followed by dance. No partner needed. $3. 7 to 9 p.m. Wellness School Sports Fall Prevention and Awareness Continued on following page Day, Robert Wood Johnson For WW-P school sports infor- Hamilton Center for Health and mation, call the hotline: 609-716- Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. Road, Mercerville, 609-584-5900. Field Hockey. South at North. 4 www.rwjhamilton.org. Program p.m. about preventing serious falls includes information about balance North Cross Country (Boys and blood pressure screenings /Girls). Cross Country meet - and exercise classes. Free. 9:30 Hightstown, Hopewell, Robbins- a.m. to 1 p.m. ville. At Veterans Park. 4:15 p.m. South Cross Country (Boys For Teens /Girls). At Princeton. 4:15 p.m. College Bound, Now What?, Princeton Public Library, 65 On Stage Witherspoon Street, 609-924- French Theater Festival, Prince- 8822. www.princetonlibrary.org. ton University, 185 Nassau Street, Information about making in- 609-258-1500. “French Theater To- formed choices about a career day,” a panel moderated by Florent path. Panel discussion with Alex Masse, at 4:30 p.m. “La Derniere Freund, founder of Landing Expert berceuse” presented by Louis Career Coaching; Holly Bull, pres- Arene at 7 and 9 p.m. E-mail ident of the Center for Interim Pro- [email protected]. Free. 4:30 p.m. grams; Paul Scutt, co-founder of Princeton Learning Cooperative; Now Theater Company, West and Suzanne Cunningham, gar- Windsor Arts Council, 952 dening teacher at the Waldorf Alexander Road, West Windsor, School. 7 p.m. 609-716-1931. www.westwindsorarts.org. Reading of “Put Them Singles Away,” a drama about a child, his parents, and the FBI, by James Singles Night, Grover’s Mill Cof- Christy. $6. 7 p.m. fee House, 335 Princeton Hight- stown Road, West Windsor, 609- Art 716-8771. www.groversmillcoffee.com. Drop in for soups, Art Exhibit, Triumph Brewing sandwiches, desserts, tea, coffee, Company, 138 Nassau Street, and conversation. Register at Princeton, 609-924-7855. www.- http://ht.ly/3gd9w 6:30 to 8 p.m. triumphbrew.com. Opening reception for “Creating Space,” an Sports for Causes exhibition of portraits and abstracts by Jannick Wildberg of Golf Outing, Isles, Springdale Princeton. On view to November Golf Club, 1895 Clubhouse Drive, 25. 7 to 9 p.m. Princeton, 609-341-4739. www.- isles.org. Golf, lunch, cocktails, Dancing dinner, and awards. Register online. $400. 10:30 a.m. International Folk Dancing, 24 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Classical Music Lectures SEPTEMBER 25 Princeton Symphony Orchestra: Homewood Suites, 3819 Route 1 Soundtracks, Princeton Public South, Plainsboro, 732-207-7922. Continued from preceding page Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, www.growthpotentialcons.com. 609-924-8822. “Chinese Art, Past “Energetic Leadership: Actions for Literati and Present” is a prelude to the Sustainable Results” presented October 7 classical series concert, by Jennifer Smith, leadership Public Speaking for the Shy, In- “China’s Glory.” Princeton Univer- coach and consultant. Register by troverted, or Anxious, Speaking sity art and archaeology depart- E-mail to jennifer@growthpoten- That Connects, Eileen N. Sinett ment present a talk on the art mu- tialcons.com. Free. 7 p.m. Communications, 610 Plainsboro seum’s Chinese collection. The Road, Plainsboro, 609-799-1400. artwork will be on view at a recep- With Eileen N. Sinett, author of tion after the concert. 7 p.m. “Speaking That Connects.” Regis- Thursday ter. $50. 7 to 9 p.m. Yom Kippur Pop Music Center for Jewish Life, Princeton, September 27 609-258-3635. www.princeton.- Rehearsal, Princeton Garden edu/hillel. Reform at Nassau Pres- Statesmen, Plainsboro Library, 9 byterian Church at 10 a.m. and 5 School Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, p.m.; conservative at Richardson 888-636-4449. Men of all ages Back to School Night, West Auditorium, 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.; or- Classics: Flutist Ellen Deerberg, left, and oboist and experience levels are invited thodox at CJL, 9:15 a.m. and 5:15 Windsor-Plainsboro School to sing in four-part harmony. Free. p.m. Register. $180. 9 a.m. District, 609-716-5000. www.ww- Melissa Bohl perform in Bravura Philharmonic Or- 7:30 to 10 p.m. p.org. For parents of fifth grade String of Pearls, Unitarian Univer- students. 7 p.m. chestra’s season-opening concert on Sunday, Sep- Yom Kippur salist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill tember 30, at 7 p.m. at Princeton Alliance Church. Road, Princeton, 609-430-0025. School Sports Center for Jewish Life, Princeton, www.stringofpearlsweb.org. 609-258-3635. Reform at Nassau Morning service includes yizkor. For WW-P school sports infor- Classical Music For Seniors Presbyterian Church at 6:30 p.m.; Children’s service at 11 a.m. After- mation, call the hotline: 609-716- conservative at Richardson Audito- noon workshops begin at 1:45 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. After Noon Concert, Princeton Retirement Talk, Princeton Pub- rium, 6:15 p.m.; orthodox at CJL, p.m. Evening services begin at University Chapel, Princeton lic Library, 65 Witherspoon 6:20 p.m. Register. $180. 6:20 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Break fast community South Boys Soccer. Vs. Ewing. 4 campus, 609-258-3654. Julie Street, 609-924-8822. www.- p.m. String of Pearls, Unitarian Univer- potluck at 7:30 p.m. 10 a.m. Vidrick Evans from Chevy Chase princetonlibrary.org. “Introduction salist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill South Field Hockey. Vs. Prince- Presbyterian Church on organ. to Your Lifestyle in Retirement” For Families with Special Needs, Free. 12:30 to 1 p.m. presented by Carol King. 7 p.m. Road, Princeton, 609-430-0025. Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 ton. 4 p.m. www.stringofpearlsweb.org. Kol Village Road East, West Windsor, South Girls Soccer. At Ewing. 4 Live Music Nidre. 7:30 p.m. 609-799-9401. Musical and inter- p.m. active service designed to be ac- Open Mic Night, Grover’s Mill Lectures South Girls Tennis. At Princeton. Coffee House, 335 Princeton Friday cessible and sensitive to a variety 4 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School, of needs. Open to members and Hightstown Road, West Windsor, 609-716-8771. 7 p.m. September 28 Princeton University, Robertson non-members of all ages. Free. 2 On Stage Hall, Dodds, 609-258-0157. to 3 p.m. Chris Harford, Alchemist & Bar- “Presidential Election Discussion: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and rister, 28 Witherspoon Street, Is the Welfare State on the Ballot Food & Dining Spike, McCarter Theater, 91 Uni- Princeton, 609-924-5555. 9 p.m. School Sports in November” moderated by Josh versity Place, Princeton, 609-258- Cornerstone Community 2787. Comedy about life in Bucks For WW-P school sports infor- Barro, lead writer for “The Ticker,” Kitchen, Princeton United Fairs & Festivals a Bloomberg blog. 4:30 p.m. County. $20 to $72. 7:30 p.m. mation, call the hotline: 609-716- Methodist Church, Nassau at Italian American Festival, Mercer 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. Vandeventer Street, Princeton, Assassins, Princeton University County Park, 609-631-7544. An- Socials 609-924-2613. Hot meals served, Players, Frist Theater, 609-258- nual four-day community festival South Girls Tennis. Vs. Hight- Meeting, Rotary Club of Plains- prepared by TASK. Free. 5 to 6:30 1500. www.princeton.edu/pup. to showcase and preserve Italian- stown 4 p.m. boro, Guru Palace, 2215 Route 1 p.m. Sondheim musical. $12. 8 p.m. American culture. Music, dance, South Girls Volleyball. At East South, North Brunswick, 732-213- Gruesome Playground Injuries, food, activities for children, rides, Brunswick. 5:15 p.m. 0095. www.plainsbororotary.org. Health Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray art, clothing, Italian products, and South Football, 609-716-5000, 7:30 p.m. Establishing Patient Goals in Theater, Princeton University, memorabilia. Rain or shine. $3. No ext. 5134. Vs. Northern Burling- Geriatric Medicine, Princeton 609-258-1742. www.theatrein- pets. Jerry Blavat dance party ton. 7 p.m. HealthCare System, Princeton time.org. Drama by Rajiv Joseph. from 6 to 10 p.m. 5 to 10 p.m. Fitness & Wellness Center, 1225 $12. 8 p.m. Dance Wednesday State Road, Princeton, 888-897- Farm Markets 8979. Program focuses on the Film Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, Mc- Princeton Farmers’ Market, Carter Theater (Matthews), 91 September 26 Physician Orders for Life-Sustain- AIDS Activism Documentary, Hinds Plaza, Witherspoon Street, ing Treatment (POLST), a pro- University Place, Princeton, 609- Princeton University, 185 Nas- Princeton, 609-655-8095. Pro- 258-2787. 60th anniversary fea- gram for those who are seriously ill sau Street, 609-258-1500. duce, cheese, breads, baked Yom Kippur. or wishing to improve quality of tures a program of ballet and folk Screening of “United in Anger: A goods, flowers, chef cooking dances performed by a company care at the end of life. Register. History of ACT UP.” Post film dis- demonstrations, books for sale, On Stage Free. Noon. of 30 dancers and a live mariachi cussion with producers Sarah family activities, workshops, mu- band. $20 to $52. 8 p.m. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Schulman and Jim Hubbard. Mod- sic, and more. Rain or shine. 11 Spike, McCarter Theater, 91 Uni- Wellness erated by Jill Dolan, a professor of a.m. to 4 p.m. On Stage versity Place, Princeton, 609-258- Dance for People with Parkin- English, theater, and director of the 2787. Comedy about life in Bucks son’s Disease, DanceVision, program in gender and sexuality Health Born Yesterday, Kelsey Theater, County. $20 to $72. 7:30 p.m. Forrestal Village, 116 Rocking- studies at Princeton. Free. 7 p.m. Mercer County Community Col- Healthcare Symposium, Prince- lege, 1200 Old Trenton Road, ham Row, Plainsboro, 609-514- ton Chamber, Mercer College Literati 1600 Dancers present a move- Art West Windsor, 609-570-3333. Conference Center, Old Trenton www.kelseytheatre.net. Comedy Writers Workshop, Princeton ment class for people with Parkin- Art Exhibit, Morven Museum, 55 Road, West Windsor, 609-924- by Garson Kanin presented by Public Library, 65 Witherspoon son’s disease and their care- Stockton Street, Princeton, 609- 1776. Annual event with industry Yardley Players. $16. 8 p.m. Street, 609-924-8822. Beth Plank- givers. Register. Free. 1 to 2:15 924-8144. Opening reception for leaders. Presentations by Colleen ey leads the group. 5 p.m. p.m. “Portrait of Place,” an exhibit of woods, NJ Health Information Vanya and Sonia and Masha and paintings, drawings, and prints of Technology coordinator; and Neil Spike, McCarter Theater, 91 Uni- New Jersey, 1761-1898. On view Sullivan, NJ Banking and Insur- versity Place, Princeton, 609-258- to January 13. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. ance commissioner. Register. 2787. Comedy about life in Bucks $75. 8 a.m. to noon. County. $20 to $72. 8 p.m. Dancing Assassins, Princeton University Argentine Tango, Viva Tango, For Families Players, Frist Theater, 609-258- Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stroll and Schmooze, Jewish 1500. www.princeton.edu/pup. Stockton Street, Princeton, 732- Family & Children’s Service, Sondheim musical. $12. 8 p.m. 789-5272. vivatango.org. Class Jewish Center, Princeton, 609- Gruesome Playground Injuries, and practice session. $12. 8 p.m. 987-8100. www.jfcsonline.org. Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray Join new mothers for an eight- Theater, Princeton University, Literati week session featuring discus- 609-258-1742. www.theatrein- sions about relevant parenting Author Event, Labyrinth Books, time.org. Drama by Rajiv Joseph. topics with a facilitator. Refresh- $12. 8 p.m. 122 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ ments will be provided for the 08542, 609-497-1600. J. Richard- mothers. Newborn to nine months, Art son, T.K. Smith, S. Wheeler, and 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Ten to 18 winners of the L. Milberg Second month-olds, 10:15 to 11 a.m. A Art Exhibit, Princeton Day School Poetry Prize read from stroll to a park follows each ses- School, The Great Road, Prince- new and recent work. Reception sion. Register. $36. 9:30 a.m. ton, 609-924-6700. www.pds.org. follows. 5:30 p.m. Cocktail reception in conjunction Women Helping Women: A Lectures with “Peter Lighte: Pieces of Chi- Women’s Workshop, West na,” an exhibit of 12 paintings rep- Public Forum, Arts Council of Windsor Library, 333 North Post resenting the ancient Chinese Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Road, West Windsor, 609-799- signs of the zodiac. On view to Oc- Street, 609-924-8777. “Civics, Hu- 0462. Dr. Lulu, author of “I Married tober 5. Lighte’s daughter is a stu- manities, and News Media.” Reg- a Narcissist Parasite,” presents a dent at PDS. 6 to 8 p.m. ister. Free. 7 p.m. 24 years in the same location: workshop. A percentage of book 24 years in the same location: sales go to Project Safety Net, an Dancing 10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 organization dedicated to finding Socials 609-275-7272 Folk Dance, Princeton Folk 609-275-7272 safe harbor for victims of abuse Shen Yun Performing Arts, Dance, Suzanne Patterson Cen- Superfresh shopping center Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane (next doorSuperfresh to the Indianshopping Hut center restaurant) and their pets. Expo featuring sup- ter, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, (next door to the Indian Hut restaurant) port services for divorce, custody, and Route 1, Lawrence Township, 609-912-1272. www.princeton- Also located at: Also located at: and restraining orders, domestic 609-989-6920. “Traditional Chi- folkdance.org. Beginners wel- 2083 Klockner Road, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 violence triage, shelters, crisis nese Culture” program includes 2083 Klockner Road, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 come. Lesson followed by dance. hotlines, cancer survivors groups, myths, legends, traditions, and di- 609-588-4999 No partner needed. $5. 8 to 11 www.plainsborofootandankle.com and more. 6 to 8 p.m. See story. verse art forms. Register. 7 p.m. p.m. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 25 Public Speaking Successfully Speak Up Toast- Women Helping masters, Pellettieri, Rabstein, & Saturday Altman, 100 Nassau Park Boule- Women vard, Suite 111, West Windsor, September 29 732-631-0114. Members deliver ost people who set out to and evaluate prepared and im- Mwrite a book never end up promptu speeches. 7:30 to 9 p.m. 30-year Reunion with a final, printed product. Lulu West Windsor-Plainsboro High Bell has written a book about sur- Pop Music School, Class of 1982, Salt viving both domestic abuse and Eistein’s Alley Musicians Music Creek Grille, Forrestal Village, breast cancer. Her book, “I Mar- Party, Arts Council of Princeton, Plainsboro, 609-716-5050. wwp- ried a Narcissist Parasite,” is 102 Witherspoon Street, 609-924- southalumni.org. $80. E-mail based on life with her ex-hus- 8777. “Musicals and the Great alumni@wwpeducationfounda- American Songbook.” Register. tion.org. 7:30 p.m. band. The West Windsor resident $15 plus a snack to share. 6 p.m. has organized a workshop for School Sports women at West Windsor Library World Music on Thursday, September 27, from “Now, it’s a matter of how you Strong Woman: Lulu For WW-P school sports infor- 6 to 8 p.m. Sufiana, West Windsor Arts mation, call the hotline: 609-716- will rise above what you’ve expe- Bell and her dog, Council, 952 Alexander Road, She has assembled area support 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. rienced, re-invent yourself, re- Snooks. West Windsor, 609-716-1931. An services including legal counsel build, and start toasting the fact evening of Sufi poetry and Indian South Girls Soccer. Vs. Notre for divorce, custody, and restrain- that you’re free from the life classical, hip hop, and Latin Dame. 10 a.m. ing orders; domestic violence sucker. Go ahead. Do it now. “Following multiple incidents sounds. Musicians include Hikay- North Football. At Nottingham. triages, shelters, and help; crisis Raise a glass! You probably need including pulling me off a ladder, at Hussain Khan on sitar and vo- Noon. cals, Hoomayun Popal on harmo- hotlines, and cancer survivor sup- the practice feeling happy again pushing me into a window, wrestle- nium and vocals, Enayet Hossain On Stage port groups. Bell has lived it all as it’s no doubt been a while. The pinning me down in a neck choke on tabla, Craig Ebner on guitar, and believes that women helping good news is that you’re probably hold, and more, things escalated to Steve Gorn on flute, and Avirodh Vanya and Sonia and Masha and women is a way to overcome going to be celebrating a lot in the the point where he was served, in Sharma on percussion. $20. 8 Spike, McCarter Theater, 91 Uni- stumbling blocks in life. months and years ahead. Take a court, with a protective (restrain- p.m. versity Place, Princeton, 609-258- 2787. Comedy about life in Bucks As someone who learns best deep breath and know that you ing) order, set to the maximum of Fairs & Festivals County. $20 to $72. 3 and 8 p.m. through examples, Bell has se- will get there — it will just take two years, and upheld in court after lected a series of diary entries to time and some introspection. he challenged it. He was evicted Italian American Festival, Mercer Born Yesterday, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community Col- paint the picture of a love lost, a “We were broke and fighting from our shell of a house and he County Park, 609-631-7544. www- marriage gone awry, and a level .italianamericanfestival.com. An- lege, 1200 Old Trenton Road, all the time. Seven years into our spent the next two years fighting nual three-day community festival West Windsor, 609-570-3333. of confusion so great that it para- historic home restoration project, me for everything I loved and cher- to showcase and preserve Italian- Comedy by Garson Kanin present- lyzed her ability to realize that she we still lacked walls, had one ished, not to mention doing all that American culture. Music, dance, ed by Yardley Players. $16. 8 p.m. had, indeed, married “Prince functioning toilet, no rooms had he could to take me down and wipe food, activities for children, rides, Assassins, Princeton University Harming.” been completed and we lived sur- me out financially, too.” art, clothing, Italian products, and Players, Frist Theater, 609-258- Born and raised in Canada, she rounded by piles of wood and The book also gives tips on memorabilia. Rain or shine. $3. No 1500. www.princeton.edu/pup. has been in the United States for scraps — inside our house. how to spot and handle narcissists pets. Noon to 10 p.m. Sondheim musical. $12. 8 p.m. 20 years. She received her PhD in “My handyman-hubby-of-a- and top 10s on what she is most Food & Dining Gruesome Playground Injuries, molecular biology and works as a husband (aka Prince Harming, proud of and what she wishes she Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray business strategy consultant, Loser, Insert-Name-of-Choice- could do over. Her interest in ani- Restaurant Supported Agricul- Theater, Princeton University, mostly for IT companies. She ture Dinner Series, Tre Piani, Here) argued that his role as our mal shelters became stronger 609-258-1742. www.theatre- moved to New Jersey a year ago. 120 Rockingham Row, Forrestal intime.org. Drama by Rajiv general contractor was a full-time when she lost custody of her dog Village, Plainsboro, 609-452- Joseph. $12. 8 p.m. Given her ex’s history of vio- commitment. Not so much, as I in the divorce. She now lives with 1515. Three course farm to table lence, abuse, and legal battles, learned years later when a parade of her new dog, Snooks. dinner. Register. $29. 5 p.m. Live Music Bell has changed all names, dates, contractors came forward and told “Although these are heavy top- History Blue Jersey Band, Halo Pub, 5 and places in her book. me that all he did was order them ics, my book is humorous and de- Hulfish Street, Princeton, 609- Bell’s second and third books around, go out for breakfast and signed to coach and inspire people History and Music Pairing, His- 921-1710. Swing gypsy jazz and are already being planned. The lunch, surf the internet, fake the ef- going through challenges and to torical Society of Princeton, bluegrass. 6 to 9 p.m. working titles are “Diary of Di- fort, and take credit for their work. encourage them to keep going,” Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Cafe Improv, Arts Council of vorce from a Parasite” and “Oth- “Then, in 2006, at the far edge says Bell. The book is available on Nassau Street, Princeton, 609- ers’ Stories about the Parasites 921-6748. “O Say, Can You See?” Princeton, 102 Witherspoon of my mid-30’s, the storm really amazon.com for $9.99 for the pa- focuses on the music of the War of Street, 609-924-8777. www.cafe- they Married and How They spun out of control. I was diag- perback and $5.99 for the Kindle 1812. Presentation by David and improv.com. Music, poetry, and Found the Strength to Leave.” nosed with breast cancer. Two version. Ten percent of profits will Ginger Hildebrand of the Colonial comedy. Register to perform. $2. 7 Excerpts from the book fol- weeks later, I lost my job and went be donated to Project Safety Net, p.m. Music Institute include patriotic low: on COBRA health insurance. Not dedicated to finding safe harbor songs and marches and the origin Laurie Davis, It’s a Grind Coffee “Angry? Shocked? Wonder- exactly the charmed life of a for victims of abuse and their pets. of our national anthem. Guest House, 7 Schalks Crossing Road, ing what the hell happened? Feel- Princess. At that time, it became — Lynn Miller artists include singers from West- Plainsboro, 609-275-2919. Singer ing like you’ve been sucked dry minster Choir College and John songwriter. 8 to 10 p.m. clear that my husband was no financially, mentally, and emo- longer simply critical of me ‘with Women Helping Women Burkhalter, a recorder play from Workshop, West Windsor Li- the Practitioners of Musick. Re- Good Causes tionally by your ex? If yes, then my best interests in mind.’ He was this is the book for you! You’re brary, 333 North Post Road, ception follows. $20. 7:30 p.m. Celebrity Football Player Bowl emotionally abusive with increas- not alone in the twilight zone. ing hostility towards me when my West Windsor. Thursday, Sep- Off, United Way of Greater Mer- tember 27, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dr. Lectures cer County, Colonial Bowling, Many of us have married narcis- ‘value’ fell (cancer / job loss / low- Meeting, 55-Plus, Jewish Center 2420 Brunswick Avenue, Law- sists (but didn’t realize it until later salary). Later, his verbal abuse Lulu, author of “I Married a Nar- of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, renceville, 609-896-1912. Carl er). Or dated them. Welcome to became physical when I began cissist Parasite.” A percentage of 609-896-2923. www.princetonol.- Banks, former Giants player, vs. the club. challenging his authority. sales benefit Project Safety Net. com. “Behavior Change as a Psy- Hollis Thomas, former Eagles 609-799-0462. chological Enterprise” presented player. $30 includes laser tag and by Deborah Prentice, Princeton food buffet. Noon to 4 p.m. University. $3. 10 a.m. Health Benefit Galas Politics Health Screening, National Kid- Beyond Words, Princeton Public ney Foundation, RWJ Center for Open House, Princeton Democ- Library, Richardson Auditorium, Health and Fitness, 3100 Quaker- ratic Campaign, 217 Nassau Princeton University, 609-924- bridge Road, Mercerville, 215- Street, Princeton, 609-301-0842. 8822. Annual event features a talk 923-8611. Program designed to Information about being a volun- by author Jeffrey Eugenides at help and educator individuals at teer for the Obama Presidential Richardson. Cocktails, silent auc- risk.Medical professionals will col- Campaign hosted by Jon Durban tion, and seated dinner follow at lect blood and urine samples from and Sue Nemeth. Refreshments. the library. Register. $40 for the those who require further testing. 6:30 to 8 p.m . talk. Benefit, $225. 6 p.m. All participants have their weight Classic Rock and Politics, West and blood pressure checked. Windsor Republican Club, West Fairs & Festivals Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Windsor Fire Company, 153 Italian American Festival, Mercer South Mill Road, West Windsor, County Park, 609-631-7544. An- History 609-529-1226. www.wwgop.org. nual three-day community festival Colonial Days Revisited, Prince- Music by Jonathan Save and the to showcase and preserve Italian- ton Battlefield Society, 500 Mer- Rough Riders. Keynote speaker is American culture. Music, dance, cer Street, Princeton, 609-934- Senator Michael J. Doherty, a food, activities for children, rides, 4232. www.theprincetonbattle- member of the budget and appro- art, clothing, Italian products, and fieldsociety.com. Tour the Clarke priations committee, NJ Education memorabilia. Rain or shine. $3. No House and the battlefield, horse- Funding Task Force, and a spon- pets. The Duprees in concert prior shoe challenge for kids, Colonial sor of the Fair School Funding to the fireworks. Noon to 11 p.m. domestic demonstrations, used Plan. Light refreshments. Regis- book sale, Revolutionary War ter. $40 to $50. Register by E-mail Farm Markets demonstrations, and a children’s to republicancommitteeww@- West Windsor Community Farm- scavenger hunt. Colonial music by gmail.com. 7:30 to 9 p.m. ers’ Market, Vaughn Drive Park- John Burkhalter and the Practition- ing Lot, Princeton Junction Train ers of Music at 4 p.m. at the Singles Station, 609-933-4452. Produce, columns. Princeton Shakespeare Divorce Recovery Program, flowers, baked goods, and music. Company presents “Cato: A Princeton Church of Christ, 33 Music by 18 Months, No Interest. Tragedy” by Joseph Addison fol- River Road, Princeton, 609-581- Cooking demo by Jo Ann Parla at lows the concert. Bring a chair or 3889. www.princetonchurchof- 10 a.m. Register to vote with blanket. Donations invited. 10 a.m. christ.com. Non-denominational League of Women Voters. 9 a.m. support group for men and to 1 p.m. Continued on following page women. Free. 7:30 p.m. 26 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Seeking Executive For Seniors West Windsor Arts Council seeks a dy- Community Without Walls is accepting namic and experienced leader to serve as ex- registration for its 20th anniversary confer- ecutive director. Candidates with a track Opportunities ence at Princeton University’s Frist Campus record of successful fundraising as well as Center on Friday and Saturday, October 5 leading a team of staff and volunteers may Woody Guthrie, and a post-concert recep- Building 4, Lawrenceville. The Mercer Al- and 6. Keynote talks and panel discussions forward their application by E-mail to tion, at McCarter Theater, 91 University liance to End Homelessness is seeking vol- on the theme of “Getting Older Then and [email protected] with “Execu- Place, Princeton, on Saturday, October 13, at unteers during the upcoming tax season to Now” focus on topics for today’s seniors, tive Director Search” in the subject line or 8 p.m. Register at www.peacecoalition.org staff free tax preparation sites throughout their mature children, professionals, govern- via standard mail to: Lisa Weil, Executive or call 609-924-5022. Tickets are $125. Mercer County. Register by Monday, Sep- ment officials, and all who plan to age. Dead- Director Search, West Windsor Arts Coun- tember 24 by calling 609-844-1008. line is Saturday, September 28. Visit www.- cil, West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexan- Call forArt To be a volunteer tax preparer, you must princetoncww.org, E-mail info@princeton- der Road, West Windsor 08550. Terhune Orchards invites amateur, stu- participate in a training program offered in cww.org or call 609-921-0749. Parent and Child Program dent, and professional photographers to sub- the fall. Information includes practical Yoga School mit photos for its sixth annual photo contest, knowledge in tax law, the TaxWise soft- Jewish Community Center presents a “Shades of Fall at Terhune Orchards,” fea- ware, as well as hands-on practice complet- Onsen for All Yoga School is accepting parenting center program for children ages 20 turing a farm activity or scene at the venue. ing tax returns. You will be required to pass enrollment in a 200-Hour Yoga Alliance cer- to 36 months accompanied by an adult. Abra- The deadline to enter photos is Monday, the IRS test in Link & Learn on IRS.gov. tified immersion. Topics include yoga phi- kadoodle’s “Twoosy Doodlers” will be held October 1, at 5 p.m. Limit of two entries per losophy and lifestyle, asana practice and Mondays, October 1 to November 26, from person. The show opens Saturday, October Musical Notes teaching, physical and energetic anatomy, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., at West Windsor Arts 6, at 9 a.m., when the winners will be re- Lashir, the Jewish Community Choir of teaching methodology, business and ethics Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor. vealed. The photos will remain on display in Princeton, is accepting new members to sing for yoga teachers, and more. E-mail deny- Call Laurie Purcell at 609-480-8334. the winery tasting room through Sunday, in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino. Rehearsals [email protected] for information or to November 4. are at the Princeton Jewish Center on Nassau register. Auditions The first place winner will receive a $100 Street, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Experience in Classes will meet two evenings per week Pennington Players has auditions for Terhune Orchards gift certificate, and honor- choral singing required. E-mail robinwal- and one full weekend per month. Students “The Miracle Worker,” a three-act play by able mention winners will receive $50 gift [email protected] for information. will also be required to assistant teach under the supervision of the lead teachers for five William Gibson based on Helen Keller’s au- certificates. Visit www.terhuneorchards.- National Choral Conference will be held tobiography “The Story of My Life,” on com or the farm at 330 Cold Soil Road, Law- hours during the program. The program will at the American Boychoir School Thursday be led by Brian Critchley. Open houses are Thursday, October 4, 7 to 9:30 p.m., and Sat- renceville. to Saturday, September 27 to 29. Music edu- urday, October 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Kelsey Sundays, September 23 and 30, at 12:30 p.m. Volunteer Please cators and choral conductors will convene to Call 609-924-4800 to register. Theater. E-mail auditions@penningtonplay- discuss choral music and to explore ers.org. Callbacks for roles of Helen and An- United Front Against Riverblindness Bodysinging, a musical philosophy devel- For Baby Boomers nie only will be Tuesday, October 9, from 7 seeks volunteers for the annual 5K run/walk oped by Therees Hibbard, celebrating music to 10 p.m. Visit www.penningtonplayers.- on Saturday, October 6. The event begins at as an intuitive and visceral experience. $350. Aging in Place offers “Preparing Today org/miracle.html. Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer E-mail [email protected]. for Tomorrow: Discovering Your Home Care and Care Giving Options,” a participa- Theater to Go, a theater company based Street, goes past Springdale Golf Course, Philomusica Concert Choir will hold tory forum, on Saturday, October 20 from 9 in Lawrenceville, seeks experienced comic and threads through the Institute Woods be- auditions for its December concerts on Mon- a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Brunswick Senior actors ages 18 and older to increase its pool fore returning to the finish line at the semi- days, September 24 and October 1, at the Center on Route 522 in Monmouth Junction. of performers for several upcoming shows. nary. Volunteers will receive a designer T- Unitarian Society at 176 Tices Lane, East It is focused on “Those who have been Actors should have experience with impro- shirt. Runners get a T-shirt and prizes go to Brunswick. Rehearsals are every Monday caregivers, those who are currently care- visation, dinner theater, interactive theater, a the top finishers. To volunteer call 609-924- evening. Prospective auditioners should pre- givers, those who will be caregivers, those very outgoing personality, access to reliable 2613 or E-mail [email protected]. pare to sing with the group from 7:30 to 10 who will need caregivers.” The forum is de- transportation, and a flexible schedule. All Runners may register for $20 at www.river- p.m., and audition at 10 p.m. There will be a signed to encourage the boomer and sand- the shows are scripted, but require interact- blindness.org. full orchestra and four professional soloists. wich generations to discover questions they ing with the audience and using improvisa- Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness Call 888-744-5668, E-mail info@philo- didn’t know they needed to ask. Topics in- tional skills. The shows may include day or seeks volunteers to conduct tax preparation musica.org, or visit www.philomusica.org. clude hospital discharge, problems and in- overnight gigs in New Jersey, New York, for low income families and individuals who formation gaps, questions nobody asks, get- Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. All posi- make less than $49,000 a year in Mercer Learn French ting things in place; family support and per- tions are paid $85 per performance. Visit County. Open house is Thursday, September sonal advocate, financial planning, insur- www.theatertogo.com. E-mail head shot and Alliance Francaise offers classes or one 27, at 1 or 4:30 p.m., 3131 Princeton Pike, ance, housing, transportation, resources, and resume to [email protected]. Audi- on one for adults, teens, and children of any Building 4, Suite 113, Lawrenceville. E-mail more. The keynote speaker is Dr. David Bar- tions will be scheduled by appointment levels. Teachers are native French speakers, [email protected] for infor- experienced, and ready to listen to students’ ile, director of goals of care. But Not Alice mation. Register by Tuesday, September 25. needs. Classes are small (a maximum of Register before Monday, October 15 to Mercer Alliance will be hosting a tax eight students) to ensure individual atten- receive a free lunch. E-mail Jacque@aging- Coalition for Peace Action is offering a volunteer information open house on Thurs- tion. Students have the opportunity to speak inplacepartnership.org, visit www.- package that includes preferred seats for a day, September 27, from 1 to 2 p.m., or 4:30 in French immediately. Visit www.- aginginplacepartnership.org, or call 732- performance by Arlo Guthrie commemorat- to 6:30 p.m. at United Way Conference AlliancePrinceton.com or E-mail classes@- 305-7079. ing the 100th anniversary of his father, Room, 3131 Princeton Pike, Suite 113, allianceprinceton.com for information.

Family Nature Programs, New Jer- sey Audubon, Plainsboro Pre- SEPTEMBER 29 serve, 80 Scotts Corner Road, Plainsboro, 609-897-9400. “Radi- Continued from preceding page cal Raptors” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Har- vest moon hike at 6:30 p.m. Regis- Kids Stuff ter. $5 each. 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Problem Solving, West Windsor Ghost Tour, Princeton Tour Library, 333 North Post Road, Company, Witherspoon and Nas- 609-799-0462. “Math” for grades 3 sau streets, 609-902-3637. www.- to 5 at 10 a.m. Mini Masters for princetontourcompany.com. $20. ages 8 to 10 at 10:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Back to School Event, Slice Be- Politics tween, 242 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-683-8900. slicebe- Register to Vote, McCaffrey’s, tween.com/. Bring your favorite Princeton Shopping Center, Harri- Nintendo 3DS classics. Show your son Street, 215-750-7713. Regis- Nintendo 3DS for a free slice of ter to vote with League of Women pizza. Starfox 64 3D tournament Voters. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. begins at 1:45 p.m. E-mail ninten- [email protected] for more in- Book Sale formation. Noon to 3 p.m. Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street, 609-275-2897. Hard- OutdoorAction backs, $1; paperbacks, 50 cents; Learn to Row, Mercer Masters miscellaneous media and art at Rowing Program, Caspersen bargain prices. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Boathouse, Mercer Lake, 1 South Post Road, West Windsor, 609- Living Green Expo 799-7100. www.rowpnra.org. Princeton Airport, 41 Airpark Road, Two-day event focuses on the Montgomery, 609-921-3100. sport of rowing for ages 21 plus. E- Showcase of green cars including mail [email protected]. Con- hybrids, plug ins, natural gas vehi- tinues Sunday, September 30. cles, fuel efficient cars, bicycles, $30. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. motor bikes, and more. Speakers National Public Lands Day Work from Climate Central and Princeton Session, Friends of Princeton University. Hands-on science Nursery Lands, 145 Mapleton based educational activities, face Road, Kingston, 609-683-0483. painting, and zumba. Donations to www.fpnl.org. Help clear trees and benefit innovation in STEM educa- trails by removing brush, vines, tion through New Jersey Education and invasive saplings and shrubs; Foundation Partnership and the join the weed, water, and mulch Young Scholars Institute in Trenton. team; or collect litter. 2 to 4 p.m. E-mail [email protected]. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 27 Shopping News 77th Anniversary, Mrs. G. TV & Appliances, 2960 Route 1, Law- renceville, 609-882-1444. www.- Please Join Dr Ron Suzuki mrsgs.com. Antiques road show with Empire Antiques of Hight- and Suzuki Medical Associates stown. Free appraisals for antiques of any size (bring photos in Welcoming and dimensions of oversized items). Cash for gold and silver. Vendor fair with Paint Barn, Win- dow Accents, A Step in Stone, and the Light Gallery. Food from 1 to 4 p.m. 1 to 4 p.m. Sports for Causes Walk for the Water, First Presby- terian Church of Hightstown, Etra Park, Twin Rivers., 609-448- 0055. Ghana Task Force seeks to raise $12,500 for a new well. Walk Dr Jabbar Zafar and Rose Knapp, NP begins at 10 a.m. E-mail smat- [email protected]. 9 a.m. Dr Zafar and Rose Knapp are now available to see patients in both offices. We see children Sunday and adults. Most major insurances September 30 and Medicare are accepted. 65 South Main Street Bld. C 11 Schalks Crossing Road On Stage Pennington, NJ 08534 Plainsboro, NJ 08536 Born Yesterday, Kelsey Theater, 609 737 1116 609 275 5700 Mercer County Community Col- Celebrate Italian Culture: The Duprees perform lege, 1200 Old Trenton Road, Saturday, September 29, at the Italian American Fes- West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. Comedy tival in Mercer County Park. by Garson Kanin presented by Yardley Players. $16. 2 p.m. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Fairs & Festivals Spike, McCarter Theater Italian American Festival, Mercer (Berlind), 91 University Place, County Park, 609-631-7544. An- Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.- nual three-day community festival mccarter.org. Comedy about life in to showcase and preserve Italian- Bucks County in a new play by American culture. Music, dance, Christopher Durang. $20 to $72. 2 food, activities for children, rides, and 7:30 p.m. art, clothing, Italian products, and memorabilia. Rain or shine. $3. No Film pets. Noon to 9 p.m. Global Cinema Cafe, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon History Street, 609-924-8822. www.- New Jersey Historical Commis- princetonlibrary.org. Screening of sion, Drumthwacket Founda- “Bitter Seeds,” a film by Micha X. tion, 354 Stockton Street, Prince- Peled about the despair of the ton, 609-683-0057. www.drum- farmers in India. Free. 4 p.m. thwacket.org. W. Barksdale May- nard, author of “Princeton: Ameri- Classical Music ca’s Campus,” a book featuring Alan Morrison, Westminster historic photographs. Maynard Choir College, Bristol Chapel, graduated from Princeton Univer- 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609- sity in 1986. Register. 2 to 4 p.m. 921-2663. www.rider.edu. Solo Walking Tour, Historical Society recital on organ. Free. 3 p.m. of Princeton, Bainbridge House, Season Opening Concert, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton, Bravura Philharmonic Orches- 609-921-6748. www.princeton- tra, Princeton Alliance Church, 20 history.org. Two-hour walking tour Schalks Crossing Road, Plains- of downtown Princeton and boro, 609-790-9559. www.- Princeton University. $7; $4 for bravuraphil.org. “Musicals ages 6 to 12. 2 to 4 p.m. Through the Ages: From Bellini to Bernstein” featuring Mozart’s Kids Stuff “Magic Flute,” Rossini’s “Thieving Collage, West Windsor Library, Magpie,” and Bernstein’s “West 333 North Post Road, 609-799- Side Story.” Melissa Bohl on oboe 0462. For ages 6 and up. Register. and Ellen Deerberg on flute in 1:30 p.m. Bellini’s “Oboe Concerto” and Bizet’s “Carmen Fantasy.” $15 to Lectures $25. 7 p.m. Animal Blessings, Unitarian Uni- Good Causes versalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, 609- Epicurean Palette, Grounds For 924-1604. www.uuprinceton.org. Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Reverend Bill Neely celebrates Hamilton, 609-584-7760. www.- personal ties to the animals in our epicureanpalette.org. Food and lives. Seeing Eye of Morristown wine, silent auction, and more to participates in both services. benefit GFS features 25 chefs Kathy Murray, a visually impaired from the tri-state region. An addi- representative, presents reflec- tion this year is artisan chocolate. tions of what her dog means to her Rain or shine. Register. $120. VIP in day to day living. Don Mc- tickets for $350 include private Gowan, head of Pennies for Pup- tour of Seward Johnson’s art stu- pies and Dollars for Dogs, talk dio and access to the VIP tent about the two services. Sue Tillet, lounge, and gifts. Must be 21 plus. a resident of Princeton, will be on Restaurants include the Peacock hand with her dog. 9:15 a.m. Inn, Sbraga, Bitter Bob’s BBQ, Marsha Brown, Daryl Wine Bar, WW-P Community Forum, Cherry Grove Farm, Carella’s Grover’s Mill Coffee House, 335 Chocolate, Ruth’s Chris Steak Princeton Hightstown Road, West House, Main Street Bistro, and Windsor, 609-716-8771. www.- Rat’s. 1 to 4 p.m. groversmillcoffee.com. Communi- ty members share viewpoints, Dedication of the Rich Munson thoughts, opinions, and discus- Room, Plainsboro Rescue sions. James Ikeda, a lifelong res- Squad, 621 Plainsboro Road, ident of Plainsboro and a graduate Plainsboro. www.plainsboro- of Boston University, moderates. rescuesquad.org. The Charles The topic for the first meeting is Evans Foundation created an en- “The Value (or lack thereof) of de- dowment to assist the rescue mocratic participation.” Free. 2 to squad in the training of its mem- 4 p.m. bers. Face painter, balloon artist, bag piper, and refreshments. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Continued on page 29 28 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Winning Team, Winning Spirit: The WWPSA Titans won first place in an eight- The Team, Not the ‘I’ team under-12 tournament earlier this month. Kneeling from left are Jay Bhar- gav, Matt Pasquerella, Alec Berger, Matt Heilbronn, Raymond Jia, and Kevin tions for the benefit of all! When did our cul- Continued from page 1 Dougherty. Standing from left are assistant coach Glenn Gargan, Liam Stern, ture make that sharp turn into team sports ul- Max Gargan, James Tampellini, coach AJ Mueller, Noah Leland, Neal Desai, has the heart of a champion. A player is only timately becoming resume-builders, used Eshan Chandwani, and Jesse Smith. truly skilled if she is aware of her own skill solely to market our children to prospective level and motivated to persist at every prac- colleges at ridiculously young ages? tice to improve. Talent is when someone We have allowed something almost sinis- tention and perhaps even sacrifice to do so. an opportunity to play. Competition is good shows real respect for others: fellow players, ter to happen: we, the adults — the coaches It would also take teamwork. Which is, of — as long as you can find the right level, es- coaches, referees, and spectators. and parents, the mentors and role models — course, fine with me, because I love being pecially at the grade school level. at some point became so focused on winning Rather than selfishly holding onto a ball part of the art of a team. Tampellini has served as head coach for and our own children’s glory, that we de- for her own glory, a skilled player gives Natoli is the mother of three kids, the past several of his kids’ soccer teams in town. stroyed the concept of team and some of the teammates the opportunity to succeed, sup- PTA president at Dutch Neck School, and a fun. When I was young, I remember being ported by the team. A truly talented player teacher at Saint David the King. knows that when a teammate totally screws proud of playing any position my coach dic- Bill Gardner up, it’s best to respond with encouragement, tated because my team needed me. I wasn’t rather than highlight their fumble — even if focused on whether that position meant it WWPSA Coaches’Views: think this is a very interesting and relevant it cost the game. These players understand was unlikely I would add more numbers to John Tampellini Itopic. I actually agree that there is an in- on an intuitive level that a team is really only my individual statistics. I was concerned creasingly competitive atmosphere in youth about encouraging every teammate on the sports. Kids are specializing earlier, and as strong as its weakest link — and that a ompetition is good, but the trick is find- field so we, as a single unit, would prevail. therefore the competition is increasing from “less skilled” link can only be strengthened ing the right level. For this reason it is The game was not about me; it was about US. C an early age. More and more programs are by a supportive group of teammates, not by great that there are different levels of play, so The art of being part of a team is impor- offering advanced or elite development, being ostracized. that the player can be with athletes similar to tant. Learning it is what creates not just catering to either the kids’ or parents’ need to Games today at times leave me disap- himself. In athletics, as in the schools, there amazing well-rounded athletes, but strong get better faster. In many ways, this same at- pointed and occasionally appalled. When I are some kids who are legitimately gifted adults that will grow up and change our titude is found in other activities as well, in- was growing up, I don’t remember parents and talented, or just more developed at an world. Do we really want to create children cluding music, education, karate, etc. needing to be given rules of conduct on the early age. who selfishly take the ball all the way down It seems our society pushes for the very sidelines to ensure appropriate sport eti- There are others who have a way to go be- the field and score every single time? Or do best of everything. We seek the best schools, quette. I remember parents cheering on the cause they are either not naturally athletic, we want to cultivate players who know they cultural activities, and also sports. If we are team while at the same time telling their kids developing more slowly, or — as crazy as are competent and choose to pass the ball, going to participate, it needs to push us to be to solve their own disagreements with this sounds — have other interests. Fre- acknowledge the skills of others, and share better. We rarely seem to take time for our- coaches and teammates in a respectful man- quently these kids love the game and the ca- the glory and the heartbreak of defeat? selves and just enjoy the moment. ner (or simply to suck it up). maraderie that comes with a team sport, but I know what I want: I want to create a cul- As a sports program, WWPSA focuses on I remember learning that while you may can’t or won’t commit to the full blown trav- ture that supports players who stand shoul- player development at all levels. We are in- not like the ref’s call, you’re not in charge. It el commitment. There should be a place for der to shoulder with their teammates in clusive, offering a program for all levels of was simple: bad calls were a part of life, and all kids. It’s a shame if the gifted player is matching shirts, knowing they are better skill and competition, from pre-K to college. life can be unfair. You didn’t see the dys- held back or quits because the level of com- players and better people based on the com- We focus on player and parent instruction, functional enthusiasm of today, where side- petition is too low. More unfortunate is the pany they keep on the field. I want players including soccer skills, tactics, teamwork, line pseudo-referees insert their own calls kid who quits early because they got run over who shine and spread that light onto others sportsmanship, and education. Soccer devel- and coddle their kids when they screw up. by an overzealous coach or team, when all around them. In short, I want to develop ops physical as well as social skills, requir- Kids were made to deal with adversity and they really needed was more time to develop. players who embody the art of the team both ing cooperation from kids and parents all grow stronger because of it, and like it or not, I personally think a good way to judge a on and off the field. working together. We do not focus on win- you respected authority and the rules that coach is by how many players come back to I fear that our current system doesn’t sup- ning as a factor of success, rather improve- govern the sport. Nowadays I consistently the sport the following year. port this type of culture for our developing ment in both personal and team develop- see parents step in to fight their kids’ battles, WWPSA has three levels of play — recre- children. I also hold fast to the idea that it ment. creating an inflated sense of self-importance ational, travel, and then academy-style. doesn’t have to be this way and that while it However, there are many other programs for these youngsters while at the same time Recreational is for the less committed player may not always be the case, it occurs enough that focus only on developing players to win crippling them from learning essential prob- who enjoys the weekend game but doesn’t to question it. The idea of flighting and play- at the highest levels of competition. Winning lem solving skills. want to devote his or her life to the one sport. ing up were constructed by adults. They did- is a measure of their success and is the basis I hear of young kids with crushed egos, Travel is for the more committed player who n’t exist previously, and like anything else, for attracting more participants. This fills the hopes, and dreams, their passion for the sport maybe plays two sports or has outside activ- they can be eliminated for the greater good. needs of a much smaller set of players at ages decimated because of playing up and the im- ities that interfere with a serious commit- We — the adults — have the power to ranging from 8 to 18. plied definition of skill and talent that goes ment to one endeavor. Finally the academy- change the culture, to reinstate the values While the trend in sports may be becom- along with it. Kids with the hearts of true style is a full blown commitment to a team that were handed down to us. ing more competitive, we must not lose our team players are sidelined or dismissed by where playing at a high level in tournaments My parents told me I would look back focus on providing opportunities for all play- coaches because they don’t possess the and leagues is the primary objective and is fondly on my days as a team player, and they ers at all levels. Educating our players and “skills” the minute they walk onto the field. expected to be the child’s primary activity. were right. I do. I look back with tremendous parents is the key to a successful player path- What a loss! As a coach, I think you honor There is a place for all kids, and that’s a appreciation of my parents, coaches, and fel- way between the competitive and less com- your sport the most when you take that play- huge improvement from how sports used to low players. I realize now that I was given a petitive landscape. WWPSA is aware of er with all heart but minimal skill and build be. WWPSA is not perfect, but because of gift: I was given a team. I want to give my these challenges and strives to provide a bal- her up to let her shine due to hard work and the size (22 travel teams, not to mention the children the same thing, and I want to feel ance of opportunities for all players. teamwork. Sports are supposed to be places recreation program), we have the luxury of good about the kinds of teams they are on. I to learn, to feel good, to see the value of hard being able to chop up the club into many lev- Gardner is the volunteer head of the WW- know that it will take time and energy and at- work and commitment translated into ac- els of talent and commitment so all kids have PSA travel team program. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 29

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Hard- Photo Finish: Sharon Chapman of backs, $1; paperbacks, 50 cents; West Windsor with her photograph of miscellaneous media and art at bargain prices. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the unisphere, titled ‘Childhood Dream Realized,’on view in Mon- Sports for Causes mouth Museum’s juried photography Livestrong Day 5K Trail Race exhibition through October 28. and Walk, Princeton YMCA, Mercer County Park East, West Windsor, 609-497-9622. www.- princetonymca.org. Event dedi- Health Art cated to raising awareness about Monthly Meeting, Compassion- Art Exhibit, Princeton University, the needs of cancer survivors port ate Friends, Capital Health Sys- Robertson Hall, 609-258-2222. treatment and to providing re- tem, 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville www.princeton.edu. A panel dis- sources to help them reclaim their Road, Hamilton, 609-516-8047. cussion, “The Middle East: Gen- health. Register. $20 to $25. 9 Meeting to assist families toward der, Art, and Politics” will be held in a.m. the positive resolution of grief fol- conjunction with “The Fertile Cres- lowing the death of a child of any cent: Gender, Art, and Society,” a age and to provide information to part of a regional multi-dimension- help others be supportive. 7:30 al project focusing on contempo- Monday p.m. rary women artists, writers, film- makers, composers, and perform- October 1 Mental Health ers from the Middle East. A recep- The Push Group, Saint Mark Unit- tion follows the talk. On view to Oc- ed Methodist Church, 465 Paxton tober 20. 4:30 p.m. School Sports Avenue, Hamilton Square, 609- 291-0095. For men and women Dancing For WW-P school sports infor- with anxiety disorders. Free. 7 International Folk Dancing, mation, call the hotline: 609-716- p.m. Princeton Folk Dance, Riverside 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. School, 58 Riverside Drive, North Girls Volleyball. Vs. 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Toni Morrison, the Nobel and mation, call the hotline: 609-716- Cornerstone Community Kitchen, Princeton United tures. $5 donation. 7 p.m. Pulitzer Prize winner author of Sports for Causes 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. “Beloved,” reads from her new nov- Methodist Church, Nassau at Citizenship Exam Prep Class, Golf Classic, Mercer County Col- South Girls Tennis. Mercer Coun- Vandeventer Street, Princeton, Princeton Public Library, 65 el, “Home.” “Home” is the story of a lege, Mercer Oaks Golf Course, young African American soldier re- ty Tournament Finals. 8 a.m. 609-924-2613. Hot meals served, Witherspoon Street, 609-924- West Windsor, 609-570-3740. prepared by TASK. Free. 5 to 6:30 8822. Latin American Task Force turning home from the Korean War www.mccc.edu/golf. Lunch, shot- South Girls Volleyball. Vs. South to the pre-civil rights South. Tickets Brunswick. 5:15 p.m. p.m. offers a series of classes. 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Noon to 2 p.m. County. $20 to $72. 7:30 p.m. tive Thinking” and a professor at Williams College. 7:30 p.m. Lectures Assassins, Princeton University Players, Frist Theater, 609-258- Socials Safe Boating Course, Coast 1500. Musical. $12. 8 p.m. Boating School, WW-P High Camera Club, South Brunswick School South, 346 Clarksville Gruesome Playground Injuries, Arts Commission, Conference Road, West Windsor, 732-279- Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray Room, Public Works Building, 540 0562. www.coastboatingschool.- Theater, Princeton University, Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, com. Register. $65. 6:30 to 10 609-258-1742. Drama by Rajiv 732-821-6196. Free. 7 to 9 p.m. p.m. Joseph. $12. 8 p.m. SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE NEWS 31 Jail Time for Landa was arrested and charged with DWI, DWI in a school zone, WW Resident DWI with a minor passenger, reck- est Windsor resident Mar- From The Police Blotter less driving, uninsured motorist, garet Corrigan, who struck and unregistered vehicle. W special tricycle at the time of the marijuana in the Jeep’s passenger Marijuana Possession, Trans- and killed a disabled cyclist 2010, DWI and Warrant Arrests. turned herself in on Thursday, Sep- accident. side compartment. Johnson was action from Criminal Activity. charged with possession of under On Thursday, September 13, at On Friday, September 14 at 11:30 tember 20, to begin serving a three- West Windsor p.m. police stopped a car on Route year sentence. 50 grams of marijuana. 12:49 a.m. police arrested three Shoplifting. At 12:25 p.m. on people on assorted drug and traffic 1 south for making an improper U- On Tuesday, September 18, Shoplifting, Receiving Stolen turn on Campus Road. Police Corrigan pleaded with the judge in Friday, September 7, 58-year-old Property. At 4:30 p.m. on Tues- charges. Police stopped a Volk- Cynthia Kline of Trenton was swagen on Route 1 for an inopera- found the driver, 22-year-old Shay- Mercer County Superior Court to day, September 11, police arrested la Currington of Trenton, to be in- not serve jail time, citing health caught shoplifting two pairs of two women from New York at Fa- ble front headlight. While speaking women’s pants at Kohl’s in the with the driver, 21-year-old Sandy toxicated. Currington was arrested problems. Her attorney, Robert Ly- mous Footwear in the Nassau Park and charged with DWI, reckless tle, argued that Corrigan would not Nassau Park retail center. The shopping center. The manager at Rodriguez of New Brunswick, of- pants were valued at $80. ficers noticed a strong odor of mar- driving, driving while suspended, receive adequate medical care in Famous Footwear called police af- and making an unsafe and improp- prison, telling the judge that his ter identifying two shoplifters in ijuana. Police found her to be in On Saturday, September 8, possession of less than 50 grams of er U-turn. She was later released client has had a number of surg- Roslyn Nicole Smith was charged her store. Police determined the with a future court date. eries and uses a walker to get two suspects had shoplifted more marijuana while one of her passen- with shoplifting at Kohl’s. At 4:45 gers, 18-year-old Anthony Torres Two passengers in Currington’s around. He first asked the judge to p.m. police said she took roughly than $3,500 in merchandise from car, Rakeen Bennett and William impose a probationary sentence Famous Footwear, Modell’s sport- of Philadelphia, was in possession $100 worth of baby clothing from of suspected synthetic marijuana. Currington, were found to have rather than a prison sentence. the store. ing Goods, Ann Taylor Loft, Petco, outstanding warrants. William Judge Robert Billmeier had and Bed, Bath & Beyond. Police also searched a 17-year- Child Abuse/Neglect. On Fri- old passenger who was in posses- Currington had a traffic warrant agreed to allow Corrigan a week to Lency Flores, 49, and Angelina from Lawrence Township, and he wean herself off some medications day, September 7, just before 6 Flores, 23, were issued criminal sion of $5,505 in cash. Police say p.m., a four-year-old child was the juvenile could not provide a le- was released after posting $211 that are not offered in prison before complaint summonses for shoplift- bail. turning herself in. Billmeier told found locked in the backseat of her ing and receiving stolen property. gitimate reason for carrying such a father’s car in the Lowe’s parking large sum of money. Bennett was found to be wanted Corrigan the warden had assured They were then taken to the Mercer for forgery in Pennsylvania. He him that she would be cared for and lot at 3504 Route 1. The father, 51- County Workhouse in lieu of bail. Rodriguez was issued five mo- year-old James McKeon of Yard- tor vehicle summonses for posses- was arrested, charged with being a prescribed the same or comparable fugitive from justice, and commit- medications as the ones she is cur- ley, Pa., apparently left his daugh- Plainsboro sion of a controlled dangerous sub- ter inside the car for 19 minutes stance, driving while suspended, ted to the Middlesex County Jail on rently taking. Motorcycle Theft. Police were a no-bail warrant, awaiting extradi- At her sentencing on September while he was shopping inside maintenance of lamps, unregis- Lowe’s. An anonymous shopper dispatched to a home on Mershon tered vehicle, and uninsured vehi- tion to Pennsylvania. 13, Billmeier gave Corrigan until Lane at 8:28 a.m. on Sunday, Sep- Thursday, September 20, to turn alerted Lowe’s management, who cle. All three were given future Car Keyed. Between 4 a.m. and contacted West Windsor Police. tember 9, after a resident discov- court dates. herself in to authorities. In May the ered that his dual-axle trailer and 3 p.m. on Friday, September 14, a 57-year-old pleaded guilty to third- The child was turned over to the Credit Card Fraud. Police resident of the Fox Run apartments custody of her mother, while McK- $35,000 Harley Davidson motor- degree assault with an automobile cycle stored inside it had been were called by an employee of Salt told police his black 2008 Jeep was and driving under the influence of eon was charged with child abuse Creek Grille after she learned that keyed as it was parked in lot 5100 and neglect. The Mercer County stolen. Police said that the theft oc- narcotics. curred overnight on Saturday, Sep- her credit card was used to make of the development. Corrigan’s plea bargain origi- Prosecutor’s Office and DYFS also several fraudulent purchases. The took part in the investigation. tember 8. Police found the resi- iPad Stolen. On Monday, Sep- nally carried a four-year prison dent’s 14-foot trailer approximate- employee’s card was used in trans- tember 17, at 10:25 p.m. police sentence, but after hearing her Marijuana Possession. On ly one mile away from the home on actions between Saturday, Septem- were called to Tre Piani at 120 lawyer’s presentation the judge re- Sunday, September 9 at 12:15 a.m. Perrine Road. The trailer was aban- ber 8, and Tuesday, September 11, Rockingham Row in Princeton duced the sentence to three years. police observing the parking lot of doned in a clearing off the road, totaling $211.51. Forrestal Village. The general She also received a seven-month Extended Stay America on Route 1 where thieves apparently cut the DWI with a Minor Passenger. manager told police that an iPad suspension of her driver’s license. found a blue Jeep with two people locks and took out the motorcycle. On Friday, September 14, at 5:34 was stolen from the hostess table. Corrigan, who is a registered inside. Upon speaking with the dri- Police have asked that anyone p.m. police arrested 34-year-old The theft is believed to have oc- nurse, was behind the wheel of a ver, 25-year-0old Starely L. John- who may have observed suspicious Eugenia Landa of Princeton for curred between 7:30 and 9 p.m. 1996 Toyota Camry traveling on son of Cleveland, Ohio, police no- activity on Perrine Road, Mershon driving while intoxicated in the The iPad, which was valued at Dutch Neck Road when she hit and ticed the odor of burnt and raw Lane, or other local roads on the parking lot of Princeton Forrestal $600, was used for displaying seat- killed Edward Boye, a 54-year-old marijuana. Police searched the ve- morning of September 9 contact Village. Landa’s 8-year-old son ing and table reservations. East Windsor resident who had hicle and found under 50 grams of the department at 609-799-2333. was in the backseat. cerebral palsy. Boye was riding a

Art 3614. Food and wine tasting bene- Nassau Street, 609-258-1500. Open Mic Night, West Windsor fit for PEI Kids, community out- “The End of the Ulster Loyalism?” Arts Council, 952 Alexander Princeton ArtWalk, Downtown reach programs, service projects, Friday presented by Pete Shirlow. Free. Road, West Windsor, 609-716- Princeton. Sample the visual arts and scholarships. Register. $55 to 4:30 p.m. 1931. Register online. $5. 7 p.m. related events and activities featur- $65. 6 to 9 p.m. ing music, entertainment, and re- October 5 Classical Music For Families freshments. The 10 destinations in- Library Foundation, Plainsboro clude the Princeton University Art Public Library, 9 Van Doren Behind the Music, Arts Council Mr. Ray, Forrestal Village, Col- Museum, Arts Council of Princeton, Street, Plainsboro, 609-275-2899. School Sports of Princeton, Witherspoon lege Road West and Route 1 Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wil- Donor celebration. Also honoring Street, Princeton, 609-924-8777. South, Plainsboro, 609-799-7400. son School, Firestone Library, the major sponsors of the organi- For WW-P school sports infor- Zhou Tian, the Chinese American Family concert. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts, Historic zation’s inaugural Mayor’s Cup mation, call the hotline: 609-716- composer of “The Grand Canal,” a Morven, Princeton Historical Soci- Golf Tournament. Register. 7 p.m. 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. piece receiving its United State Schools ety, Princeton Public Library, premier by Princeton Symphony English Conversation Class for Food & Dining North Girls Tennis. Vs. Princeton. Orchestra on Sunday, October 7. Labyrinth Books, and Small World 4 p.m. ESL Students, West Windsor Li- Coffee. Free. 5 to 8 p.m. Healthy Living, Whole Earth Cen- Zhou will discuss the process of brary, 333 North Post Road, 609- ter, 360 Nassau Street, Princeton. South Girls Volleyball. At Old composing his piece and how he 799-0462. With Richard Peterson, Dancing Discussion group co-hosted by Bridge. 4 p.m. was inspired by China’s famous the reference librarian. 1:15 p.m. Palmer Uhl and V. Bea Snowden. waterway. Register. Free. 5:30 Argentine Tango, Viva Tango, Suz- North Boys Soccer. At Princeton p.m. anne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Register to register@healthyliv- Day. 4:15 p.m. Singles ingprinceton.org. Free. 9:30 a.m. The Silk Road Ensemble, Mc- Street, Princeton, 732-789-5272. Divorce Recovery Program, North Football. At Notre Dame. 7 Carter Theater, 91 University Class and practice. $12. 8 p.m. Princeton Church of Christ, 33 p.m. Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. Farm Markets River Road, Princeton, 609-581- South Girls Volleyball. At East Musicians, storytellers, and visual Literati Princeton Farmers’ Market, 3889. Non-denominational sup- Brunswick. 7 p.m. artists with Yo Yo Ma as the artistic Hinds Plaza, Witherspoon Street, port group. Free. 7:30 p.m. The Fertile Crescent: Gender, director. $40 to $58. 8 p.m. Art, and Society, Princeton Uni- Princeton, 609-655-8095. Rain or On Stage versity, Lewis Center, 185 Nas- shine. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For Seniors Next to Normal, Kelsey Theater, Live Music sau Street, 609-258-1500. “Lifting Conference, Community without Mercer County Community Col- Tom Trovas Group, Salt Creek a Secret,” an installation based on Gardens Walls, Frist Center, Princeton Uni- lege, 1200 Old Trenton Road, Grille, One Rockingham Row, passages from Nezaket Ekiei’s di- Meeting and Program, Garden versity, 609-921-0749. “Getting West Windsor, 609-570-3333. Mu- Forrestal Village, Plainsboro, 609- ary, focus on her views on mar- State African Violet Club, Rob- Older, Then and Now” presenta- sical. Presented by Pierrot Produc- 419-4200. www.saltcreekgrille.- riage traditions within the Turkish binsville Library, 42 Robbinsville- tion and social. tions. $18. Opening night reception culture. Free. 2 to 10 p.m. Allentown Road, Robbinsville, com. 7 to 11 p.m. follows performance. 8 p.m. 609-259-7095 “Blooming Secrets: Classical Music Lighting, Fertilizer, and More” pre- Vanya and Sonia and Masha and After Noon Concert, Princeton sented by Neil Lipson. E-mail Spike, McCarter Theater, 91 Uni- University Chapel, Princeton [email protected]. 7 p.m. versity Place, Princeton, 609-258- campus, 609-258-3654. Zimpel- 2787. Comedy about life in Bucks Pfeifer Duo on trumpet and organ. Lectures County. $20 to $72. 8 p.m. Free. 12:30 to 1 p.m. Meeting, 55-Plus, Jewish Center of Assassins, Princeton University Takacs String Quartet, Princeton Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, Players, Frist Theater, 609-258- University Concerts, Richardson 609-896-2923. “Urban Schools: 1500. Musical. $12. 8 p.m. Auditorium, 609-258-2800. Music Crisis and Revolution” presented Gruesome Playground Injuries, by Schubert, Britten, and Dvorak. by Carmen Catanese, Citizens for Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray Pre-concert talk by Scott Burn- Successful Schools; and Jim De- Theater, Princeton University, ham. $20 to $40. 8 p.m. neen, retired from ETS. $3. 10 a.m. 609-258-1742. Drama by Rajiv Safe Boating Course, Coast Joseph. $12. 8 p.m. Good Causes Boating School, WW-P High Gourmet Garden, Zonta Club of School South, 346 Clarksville Literati Trenton, Stone Terrace, 227 Road, West Windsor, 732-279- Fund for Irish Studies, Princeton Kuser Road, Hamilton, 609-737- 0562. Register. $65. 6:30 to 10 University, Lewis Center, 185 p.m. 32 THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2012