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WW-P’S FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER WWPINFO.COM WEST WINDSOR Letters: Cut Administration, Not Just Custodians 2 & PLAINSBORO High School Field Lights Up For Vote 11 Morgan Files Lawsuit Against Hsueh 12 Plainsboro Targets Trucks In Residential Areas 17 Police Reports 34 Classifieds 35 The Trouble With Boys 36 NEWS ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2010 NEXT ISSUE:FEBRUARY 19 Senior Prom (Really) For a Good Cause Grim School Budget News: $7.6 Million Gap – So Far by Cara Latham tant superintendent of finance. “The impact of staying the same he financial outlook for the would mean a total increase of upcoming school year was $7.57 million,” as of right now, he Tlooking grim as WW-P added. School District officials described Broken down, those projected what currently is a 3.4 percent in- increases are estimated to come crease in the 2010-’11 budget — from already-approved contracts, and that is without any additions to which will automatically increase current services. next year’s budget by $3.25 mil- In preliminary discussions on lion; benefit costs increases for all January 26, administrators de- employees, at a pricetag of $3.2 scribed “out of million; an esti- the box” think- mated $400,000 Prom, Now & Then: Mickey ing over the The school budget and Cindy Schoenauer enjoyed increase for utili- past year to shortfall could grow ties; an estimated the ‘magic moment’at their come up with even larger with fac- $400,000 increase prom in 1978. They are reliving cost-saving in special educa- the experience February 6 at a measures that tors like the recent tion tuition; and an parents’prom to benefit HS would define a approval of a local estimated increase “new normal” charter school (see of $320,000 for South’s post-prom activities. of what they story page 10) and re- busing costs, needed to con- Shanok reported. lthough many middle-aged parents in tinue funding in ductions in state aid. Specifically, West Windsor and Plainsboro will be order to main- Shanok said the Aattending their first prom this week, tain success — district’s state- there are several couples in the area who at- and items they could do without. mandated pension payments in- tended proms in high school and will be re- But cutting paper supplies and creased by 37 percent in April, peating the experience. Parents Prom, an in- some clubs and activities still ap- 2008, and in April, 2010, they are augural event to raise money for the annual pears not to be enough to close projected to increase by another 15 West Windsor-Plainsboro High School what officials are estimating to be percent. The number of the dis- South Post Prom party, will be held on Satur- at least a $7.6 million gap. And, trict’s worker compensation day, February 6, at the Nottingham Fire- school officials fear, the shortfall claims has also reached the highest house, from 8 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are could grow even larger with fac- in history. $75. tors like the recent approval of a lo- While the board was successful “While graduating from high school cer- cal charter school (see story below) in keeping utility costs flat at tainly ends a chapter for our kids, it is also the and reductions in state aid. $600,000 in the current budget, end of an era for us,” says Alice Donohue, “Just doing the same doesn’t necessarily cost the same,” said Larry Shanok, the district’s assis- Continued on page 10 Continued on page 29 DAY-BY-DAY INPLAINSBORO & WEST WINDSOR For more event listings visit Drama Wilde’s comedy of manners. $12. www.wwpinfo.com. 8 p.m. Bedside Manners, Off-Broad- street Theater, 5 South Green- Freshman One-Act Festival, wood Avenue, Hopewell, 609- Theatre Intime, Hamilton Murray Friday 466-2766. www.off-broadstreet.- Theater, Princeton University, com. Comedy. $27.50 to $29.50. 7 609-258-1742. www.theatre- February 5 p.m. intime.org. $12. 8 p.m. Other People’e Houses (and the Film Stuff Inside), Princeton Univer- sity, Lewis Center, 185 Nassau Acme Screening Room, Lam- School Sports Street, 609-258-1500. www.- bertville Public Library, 25 princeton.edu/arts. Drama exam- South Union Street, Lambertville, For WW-P school sports infor- 609-397-0275. www.nickelodeon- mation, call the hotline: 609-716- ining a day in the life of a retired widower was written and directed nights.org. Family movie night. 5000, ext. 5134, www.ww-p.org. by Shawn Fennell, Class of 2010. Bring pillow and blankets. Free. North Swimming, Boys/Girls. $10. 8 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Boys MCT at Lawrence. 4 p.m. 500 Clown Frankenstein, Raritan Art North Boys/Girls Fencing. Valley Community College, Moorestown Friends. 4:15 p.m. Route 28, North Branch, 908-725- Artists Network, Lawrenceville 3420. www.rvccarts.edu. Three Main Street, 2683 Main Street, South Swimming, Boys/Girls. Lawrenceville, 609-647-1815. Boys MCT at Lawrence. 4:30 p.m. clowns on a journey. $27 and $32. 8 p.m. www.Lawrencevillemainstreet.- North Ice Hockey. At Notre Dame. com. Gallery is open. Free admis- 6 p.m. The Importance of Being sion. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Earnest, Shakespeare ‘70, South Boys Basketball. At Kendall Hall, College of New Jer- Princeton. 6 p.m. sey, Ewing, 609-882-5979. www.- Continued on page 20 South Wrestling. Hamilton West. shakespeare70.org. Oscar 6:30 p.m. North Boys Basketball. At Hamil- ton West. 7 p.m. Dark Comedy: Elizabeth So as Lucy, John Cherney North Girls Basketball. Hamilton as Mr. Marmalade, Matthew Daley as Bradley, and West. 7 p.m. Justin Mancini of West Windsor, seated right, as South Girls Basketball. Prince- Larry in ‘Mr. Marmalade’at College of New Jersey ton. 7 p.m. from February 24 to 27. Mancini, a sophomore at South Ice Hockey. At MacKay TCNJ, graduated from High School South in 2008. Arena, versus Tenafly. 7 p.m. 2 THE NEWS FEBRUARY 5, 2010 JoanJoan Eisenberg Eisenberg Office:JoanJoan 609-951-8600 Eisenberg Eisenberg x110 Office:RE/MAX 609-951-8600 Greater Princeton x110 RE/MAXMobile:609-306-1999Princeton Greater Forrestal Princeton Village Mobile:609-306-1999Princeton Forrestal Village Views & Opinions [email protected]: 609-951-8600 x 110 [email protected]: 609-951-8600 x 110 Mobile:609-306-1999 www.JoanSells.comwww.JoanSells.comMobile:609-306-1999 Jeremax@[email protected] com tion to the games. Clubs will prob- Owner/Sales To the Editor: Associate ably have a price to participate. VILLAGEWest GRANDE Windsor VALUES Why Not Cut Pay The musicals will be covered by parents for the opportunity of their Of Administrators? child to be in it, pay the director here has been much written and staff, costumes, and music. Band and orchestra events in and about the WW-P School Richard K. Rein Board’s decision to go out of school might be paid for by T parents — it can go on and on. Editor and Publisher ahead with the outsourcing of the Cara Latham custodial and maintenance ser- I am disappointed that in July of News Editor vices within the school district. this past year the School Board As a taxpayer I am very con- voted for raises for many of the ad- Lynn Miller cerned about ministrators and staff at the Board Community News Editor office, when they where the money Brian McCarthy knew a report of will come from to Craig Terry reach a balanced We taxpayers should firing the custo- dians and main- Photography 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Updated Colonial. Terrific location budget, as man- hold our School Board tenance workers Vaughan Burton on lovely landscaped lot. Eat-in Kitchen and all baths dated by the state. accountable and expect was coming out Production have been updated and renovated. Large Living Room The firing of the staff is supposed administrators to lead in August. I am Diana Joseph-Riley featuring hardwood flooring & bay window w/seat. disappointed Family Room with new neutral Berber carpeting and to bring it down by example and share Martha Moore they did not hold Account Representatives newer high efficiency wood burning brick fireplace with by $1.5 million in the pain of budget but there is no everyone ac- Bill Sanservino oak mantle. Dining Room features crown molding, cuts. countable for chair rail and hardwood flooring. Huge Laundry/ word of what the Production Manager private custodial taking some cuts mud/craft room addition. Paver walk ways and patio, staff will cost. I before hitting the Lawrence L. DuPraz 1919-2006 Timbertek deck with mahogany railings. Newer win- am sure it will be a wash or maybe lowest-paid workers in the district. Founding Production Adviser dows, sliding glass doors, siding, roof, furnace & A/C. I spent 30 years in the Air Force, Euna Kwon Brossman $519,900 save a couple hundred thousand Not to be missed!! dollars. This now leaves so much and the best leaders were the ones Jack Florek, Bart Jackson who led by example. I think that more that needs to be cut. Pritha Dasgupta Parents, there is only so much the administration could do a lot to save face and have more support if Jennifer Bender that they can do before they start to Phyllis Spiegel cut or make you pay for the things they gave back their raises and de- manded all who got one did the Caroline Calogero that your child likes to do. Many Contributing Writers school districts in New Jersey have same. They could give back some of their 19 plus holidays, return “pay to play” for sports, where you For inquiries, call 609-243-9119.