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Circulation Manager Charge Advertising Assistant 305 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 tel: 609-924-2200 www.towntopics.com fax: 609-924-8818 NO TOWN TOPICS, PRINCETON, N.J., WEDNESDAY, at No Extra 75¢ at newsstands Charge GINA HOOKEY (ISSN 0191-7056) (Save up to 25%) Classified Ad Manager Charge Periodicals Postage Paid in Princeton, NJ USPS #635-500 (Save up to 25%) Postmaster, please send address changes to: 305 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542 (Save uparts,” to and 25%) the fact that the AET neighbor- cent vote in favor of consolida- efforts have turned up nothing www.towntopics.com IAS’s Plans hood would bring the kinds of facilities that tion would not affect the IAS or new, the Institute is, he added, community Continued from Preceding Page Luxurious,don’t currently exist in Princeton and are its plans for the future. willing to put an archeological sophisticated cantly smaller than 1,100 seat MatthewsLuxurious, Other benefits to the commu - protocol in place to ensure that is a Both Mr. Goddard and IAS Township Backs Theatre.Arts and Entertainmentinfrequently found elsewhere.Zone Princeton Topics Volume LXV, Number 46 Luxurious, nity include an increase in the Associate Director John Masten potential artifacts will be saved. Custom-fitted tax roll, since houses occupied Town Planning Board At its Monday evening meeting, Town- “It’s been a long, and in many Custom-fittedways Symphony Orchestra Executive Direc- emphasized the ways in which “We want to work with who - by Institute faculty pay taxes, in ship Committee unanimously passed an fascinating process,” observedCustom-fitted Prince- tor Melanie Clarke and McCarter The- IAS has “listened and adjusted” ever will work with us,” added addition to the “mutually respon - Cashmere, to comments on their proposal, Mr. Goddard. The Battlefield Consolidation/Shared Approves Rezoning ordinance supporting the creation, led by ton University Vice President BobCashmere, Dur- atre Board of Directorssible President relationship” Brian enjoyed by the 7 including those of the Battlefield is “not in the best shape,” he Services Commission Off McDonald both spoke IASwith and enthusiasm the Township about its . Princeton University, of an Arts, Educa- kee, speaking of the many meetingsCashmere, and Society. As a result, the proposal noted, and collaborative efforts Of Arts Neighborhood Alpaca, and level of payments in lieu of taxes. and Running tion, and Transit (AET) zone within the conversations about the AET thatAlpaca, have about and the AET’s potentially positive ef- represents “compressed develop - to restore a badly aging marker “We certainly have not tried to Following a review of the issue of new Township. Committeewoman Liz Lempert, been held over the last ve years.Alpaca, Sug- fect and on collaborations and the availability ment” that does not invade the and strengthen interest in visiting newspaper based in Princeton, NJ. Each issue of The Human Touch: shirk taxes,” noted Mr. Goddard. Wool Coats 200-foot buffer zone between the the site would be to everyone’s zoning for the $300 million arts neighbor- whose husband is employed by the Uni- gesting, perhaps, that these discussionsWool ofCoats rehearsal space. He also cited the Institute’s abil - Talking About The Wool Coats Continued on Page 7 Institute and the Battlefield, and a d v a n t a g e . ity to attract “extremely talented history, Michener Museum’s . 15 hood proposed by Princeton University, versity, recused herself from the vote. may have clouded the original intentIn Timeof for actually adds 14 acres of public Battlefield Association spokes - rich In Time for people from around the world” as the Princeton Regional Planning Board Prior to the Committee’s vote, architect the AET zone, he noted that Monday’s space to the park. the region’s “Painterly Voice” In Time for a boon to the community, which people who were asked to com - The land on which the houses explores adopted ordinances to rezone the area Ron McCoy responded to previous con- meeting “brings back the questionHoliday of the Giving may enjoy two or three free In - ment on IAS’s current housing Holiday Giving will be built has already been sub - Topics PSO Director Milanov at its meeting on Thursday, November 10. cerns expressed about the construction Holiday Giving stitute-sponsored events a week plans were unable to respond by Town during the academic year. jected to archeological surveys, press time. An article next week Links Two 20th-Century Two separate ordinances were needed and use of a y tower at the proposed Avalon Bay Presents Plans for Rental Units said Mr. Goddard. While recent will include their point of view. Composers Who Found Mr. Goddard said that the re - because the area in question is located in performing arts center. for further discussion. Borough Council —Ellen Gilbert personalities, Inspiration in What Was both the Borough and Township. A y system is a system of ropes, coun- That Will Occupy Current UMCPwould Propertyhave to amend the zoning ordi- sports, Being Created Around 18 arts, . Princeton Borough Mayor Mildred Trot- terweights, pulleys, and other related de- AvalonBay Communities, the developer nance to allow for the higher density that news, Them Topics In Brief culture, local man and Mayor-elect Yina Moore were vices within a theater that enables a tech- under contract to purchase the property AvalonBay requests. A Community Bulletin Czech Politics, Romantic the only two Planning Board members to nical crew to quickly move components that University Medical Center at Prince- Under the plan, the existing the new Passions in Tom vote against the ordinances, which will such as curtains, lights, and set pieces ton will vacate next spring, wants to build 500,000-square-footAn hospital open public building meeting will of the Princeton Fair Tax Revaluation Group will be held 20 on Thursday night, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the main assembly room of Princeton Stoppard’s Tribute . .to . .Rock . be referred back to Borough Council and on and off stage by moving them vertically 324 rental units instead of 280, the num- be demolished to Townshipmake room Hall. for For -bed-more information go to www.princetonfairtaxreval.org. and Revolution Planning Board. A nal vote will be taken between the stage and the large opening ber approved under current zoning. This rental community. AvalonThe Princeton Princeton wouldRegional Schools will hold their annual Warm Winter Clothing Distri - after public hearings are held. above the stage. The presence of a y increased density would impact market- offer units ranging frombution studios on to Saturday,three November 19, from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the all-purpose room of Rasheed Makes Happy Community Park Schoolt to buy at 372 Witherspoon Street. All in need are welcome to come. dining and entertainment. tower would enable the new performance rate units, while keeping the number of rooms, at approximately $1,600 to $3,200 per Return From Knee Injury; Representatives and consultants from Yes We CAN! Food Drives is having its final seasonal food drive at the W est Windsor hall to accommodate a range of theatrical affordable units the same. Farmers’ Market on November 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. To date, over 2,847 pounds of Leading PU Women’s Princeton University presented their nd- month. AvalonBay is under contrac parking and musical performances that are not Ron Ladell, senior vice president at the hospital buildingfresh as wellfruits as nineand homesvegetables have been collected at the market for patrons of the Trenton Hoops to Victory in 29 ings on traffic and other issues at the food pantry, operated by of- The Crisis Ministry. The farmers’ market is located on Vaughn . Opener meeting. The controversial plan involves currently possible at Matthews. AvalonBay, presented the company’s on Harris RoadDrive offand Alexander the hospital’s Road near the Princeton Junction Train Station. To learn more about first ever estate sale Yes We CAN!, contact www.yeswecanfooddrives.org. moving the Dinky station 460 feet south Mr. McCoy noted that the site of the plans for the 9.8-acre property on Wither- garage. The medical center will keep the Sparked by Bechler’s ce building at 281The Witherspoon Princeton Street. First The Aid Squad Ladies Auxiliary will host their Annual Holiday Bazaar With over 65 years of media and public relations of its present location, which University proposed performance hall drops approxi- spoon Street to Borough Council on Tues- on Saturday November 19 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Squad Building, 237 North Endurance, Throwing 505 province line road officials say is necessary to create a mately 40 feet, mitigating the actual height day, November 9.