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ow that the new year is upon us, lets
take a moment to look back on the
biggest news stories in Princeton for
2013.
Princeton sets the standard
for municipal consolidation
On Jan. 1, 2013, Liz Lemperts first official act as
mayor was to address a standing-room-only crowd
in Witherspoon Hall.
Today we ring in the New Year, as we do every
Jan. 1, she said. But this New Years Day will al-
ways have special meaning in Princeton. Today is
the day we ring in our new, unified government.
In 2013, Princeton Township and Princeton Bor-
ough became the first towns in the state to consoli-
date into a single municipality.
Consolidation has proved to be a long and ardu-
ous process. The Transition Task Force and Consoli-
dation Commission began working in 2012 to form a
consolidation plan and to set goals and priorities for
the new governing body. By the final weeks of 2013,
all municipal departments were successfully consol-
idated, and the two separate police departments
were functioning as one entity.
In her final press conference of 2013, Lempert re-
counted the many successes of Princetons first year
as a consolidated municipality.
Municipal Administrator Bob Bruschi and Direc-
tor of Finance Kathy Monzo joined Lempert in
praising the staff and governing body for their work
in accomplishing the goals laid out by the Consoli-
dation Commission in 2012.
Lempert said one of the towns most notable
achievements is the realization of anticipated cost
savings.
Weve reduced the size of the budget, Lempert
said. And more important to the taxpayer, we low-
ered taxes in a responsible way. We received a AAA
Looking back on the happenings of Princeton
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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: Actors in Revolutionary War-era dress march in for-
mation at the re-enactment of the 1777 Battle of Princeton at Princeton Battlefield
State Park on April 6 (Courtesy Jason S. Colflesh); A local veteran travels down Nassau
Street in the Memorial Day Parade on May 25; A young reader celebrates the end of
the summer reading programs at the Princeton Public Librarys dance party on Hinds
Plaza on Aug. 26; Mayor Liz Lempert, on her first day in office, addresses the standing-
room-only crowd at the Jan. 1 consolidation celebration; Two girls show off their paint-
ed faces at Communiversity 2013; Children participate in the Arts Council of Princetons
Nanas Make-A-Mess Workshop at the 2013 Communiversity celebration; 19th century
homes, demolished as of April, stand empty along Alexander Road, available free to
anyone who can pay to haul them away; Einstein look-a-like contest winner Luisa
Bonner poses with her award check for $314.15 at the 2013 Pi Day celebrations at
Princeton Public Library (Courtesy Ferrari IrisView); Cara McCollum, a Princeton
University student, is crowned Miss New Jersey by the 2012 winner, Lindsey Petrosh, on
June 15; Members of the Class of 2013 process onto the front lawn of Princeton High
School at the graduation ceremony on June 20; World-renowned conductor Mark
Laycock leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in a performance at Richardson Auditorium
on July 17; and Steve Schirripa, actor and author, talks in an interview about his book,
Big Daddys Rules: Raising Daughters is Tougher than I Look at the Princeton Public
Library on May 15.
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2 THE PRINCETON SUN JANUARY 8-14, 2014
Police chief departs amid misconduct accusations
bond rating, and we were able to
expand services, including ex-
panding trash pickup town wide.
The police have a dedicated traf-
fic unit and a dedicated safe
neighborhoods unit.
Lempert said there is more
synergy between departments
that were relocated during con-
solidation.
We were able to move Corner
House, which is not really repre-
sentative of cost savings, but of
cost avoidance, she said. Cor-
ner House used to be in the Valley
Road School building, which was
non-sustainable. Weve been able
to think more holistically about
where departments are housed.
So now over at Monument Hall,
Human Services is right next to
Affordable Housing, which is
right next to the Health Depart-
ment, the Senior Resource Center
and Corner House. We have an
ability now to provide much bet-
ter services to our residents.
Monzo said the consolidation
of the towns staff and depart-
ments went smoothly because of
the care taken to merge the poli-
cies of the former township and
borough.
We were really able to merge
every single one of these depart-
ments, not just logistically, but in
process also, with virtually no
disruption of services, Monzo
said. There was a lot of talk last
year about reduction in person-
nel, which we were able to
achieve based on the guidelines
set forth by the Consolidation
Commission report. We started
out the year with a policy manual
that was merged together from
the two towns, which was big. I
think because a lot of care was
put toward policy, and making
sure the staff was considered,
weve avoided a lot of pitfalls.
Bruschi said he felt the biggest
success in merging services could
be seen in the Public Works De-
partment.
In the former township and
borough it was always difficult to
get leaves and brush done, Br-
uschi said. We always had an ex-
cuse for why it didnt get done;
they came down too fast, they did-
nt come down fast enough, we
had a storm, we had an early
snow. We wrote the book on ex-
cuses. This year, we were within a
day of staying on schedule for the
entire fall, and for me that says
loads. Weve really improved com-
munication. We still have some
things we can do to make that
more efficient and get more infor-
mation out, but I think they did a
really phenomenal job of staying
on that schedule.
Bruschi said the credit for the
towns success through the first
year of consolidation rests large-
ly with Lempert.
There is nobody that could
have done a better job than Liz
did out of the gate, Bruschi said.
Half of the things we had to deal
with this year, we didnt even
know we were going to deal with.
Not only has she been able to help
get things done at the staff level
by working intimately with the
staff every day, she has also
helped us at the political level by
getting things addressed in a rea-
sonably timely manner by the
council.
Lempert said she prefers to
look to the future rather than
dwell on her personal success.
I think its more useful for me
to think about where I can im-
prove, Lempert said. While con-
solidation has meant a lot of
extra work for the municipal gov-
ernment, for the residents we
want it to feel seamless. The main
impact residents should feel is,
wow my trash is getting picked
up when it didnt used to before,
or its getting easier to get in
touch with the police and get my
needs taken care of, and my mu-
nicipal tax bill is lower.
Lempert said she does take
pride in knowing that Princeton
is at the vanguard of consolida-
tion in the state.
Certainly its been a chal-
lenge, Lempert said. But I think
we all realize that were breaking
new ground, and were doing
something that all of our col-
leagues from around the state are
watching and are interested in.
Theres definitely a sense of pride
in being the ones to set the exam-
ple.
Police chief departs amid
accusations of misconduct,
police department falls
under review
David Dudeck, former Prince-
ton Borough police chief, as-
sumed the position of chief in the
consolidated municipality on
Jan. 1. Dudeck was the governing
bodys first choice for the posi-
tion, after former Princeton
Township chief Robert Buchanan
resigned prior to consolidation,
saying he did not want to compete
with Dudeck.
In late February, then-anony-
mous officers accused Dudeck of
misconduct. Dudeck went on
medical leave from the depart-
ment as of Feb. 26.
Casey DeBlasio, spokeswoman
for the Mercer County Prosecu-
tors office, confirmed on March 4
that the office was looking into
the allegations, which were based
on inappropriate comments and
jokes Dudeck was accused of
making to other officers and staff
members.
Attorney general guidelines
require us to conduct all investi-
gations where a police chief or di-
rector is implicated, DeBlasio
said.
Lempert, Bruschi and Coun-
cilmembers Heather Howard and
Lance Liverman, who constitute
the towns Public Safety Commit-
tee, along with municipal attor-
ney Ed Schmierer, met with
Dudeck several times throughout
March and the first weeks of
April to negotiate a separation
agreement.
At a special meeting on April
18, the Princeton Council intro-
duced and passed a resolution to
accept the agreement, which in-
cluded Dudecks intention to re-
tire as of Oct. 1, his 30th anniver-
sary as a police officer. The retire-
ment date was later quietly
moved up to Sept. 1.
The Police Benevolent Associa-
tion subsequently withdrew the
allegations of misconduct.
Had Dudeck not accepted the
separation agreement, he would
have been the subject of an inves-
tigation by the Mercer County
prosecutor. Despite the withdraw-
al of the allegations, Council-
woman Jo Butler said any allega-
tions against Dudeck would ulti-
mately have resulted in his retire-
ment.
Somebody with that amount
of service has a lot of risk, But-
ler said. He couldnt risk that
pension the risk is too great for
his family.
Butler was the only member of
Council to vote against accepting
the agreement, saying she did not
believe the agreement represent-
ed Councils only option in the
matter.
This is a sad day for Princeton
and it is a sad day for me person-
ally, Butler said. I said on Jan. 1
that I thought we had the right
man for the job in Chief Dudeck. I
stand by what I said. I think Dave
is an honest, honorable and brave
man. For anyone that might per-
ceive this as some sort of victory,
let me caution you: It is not. Our
community is diminished by the
retirement of Dave Dudeck. I
have been under pressure to ap-
prove this resolution it would be
convenient to have a unanimous
decision but Im sorry, I cannot
do that.
Though the PBA withdrew the
allegations, seven officers filed a
lawsuit against Dudeck in Au-
gust, demanding a trial by jury.
The lawsuit, filed Aug. 28 by offi-
cers Sharon Papp, Steven Riccitel-
lo, Daniel Chitren, Carol Ray-
mond, Christopher Donnelly,
Michael Bender and Christopher
Quaste, names Dudeck, the mu-
nicipality of Princeton and the
Princeton Police Department as
defendants.
The lawsuit said that begin-
ning in 2008, Dudeck, the police
department and the municipality
have engaged in an egregious
and continuing pattern of gender
discrimination, sexual orienta-
tion discrimination, disability
discrimination and sexual ha-
rassment against plaintiffs as
women (Papp and Raymond), gay
officers (Papp and Raymond), het-
erosexual males and disabled offi-
cers which was patently abusive
and created a hostile work envi-
ronment at the PPD.
The lawsuit gives specific ex-
amples of the misconduct
Dudeck is accused of, including
using a homosexual slur to refer
to Papp and Raymond, joking
with officers using multiple inap-
propriate sexual innuendos, and
slandering plaintiffs with false
disciplinary and performance al-
legations in retaliation for their
complaints about his conduct.
The seven defendants are seek-
ing compensation for emotional
distress, pain and suffering, and
lost promotions, employment,
wages and benefits, in addition to
punitive damages, attorneys fees
and any other relief the court
finds just.
The case will be heard in the
NJ Superior Court Law Division.
Trial dates and a judge have not
been selected.
In public comment at the April
18 meeting when Dudecks sepa-
ration agreement was accepted,
former borough councilman
Kevin Wilkes implied that the al-
legations were retaliation from
discontented officers as a result of
decisions Dudeck made during
consolidation. Wilkes cited an
oversupply of sergeants 13 offi-
cers for eight positions and new
policies that have been instated to
facilitate consolidation.
There have been tensions
throughout the merger that are
coming to the fore, and you need
to address those and understand
the dynamics of the forces
theyre exerting on the police
force, Wilkes said. I urge you to
assess the motives of the accuser.
Were they passed over for a pro-
motion? Were they resentful
about a buyout decision? Have
they been made to work nights
after years of working days all
of which have happened in the
department? If infractions have
been committed, they should be
properly adjudicated, but you
should turn to the larger issues of
dissension in the force.
Lempert and Bruschi shared
Wilkes concerns, and the two
worked to secure a third-party
consultant to conduct a review of
the department. Public safety
consulting firm the Rodgers
Group was hired in July to con-
duct the audit.
Capt. Nick Sutter, who became
the police departments de facto
leader when Dudecks medical
leave began, said at the time he
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Yolanda Dalle Pezze
Dec. 29, 2013
Yolanda Dalle Pezze, 99, of
Princeton, passed away on Sun-
day, Dec. 29, at Acorn Glen Assist-
ed Living Residence, Princeton.
Born to John and Mary Micai
on July 3, 1914 in Rosedale, Miss.,
she grew up in Trenton, where
she attended St. James School.
After moving to Princeton, she
worked as a cook and cashier at
the Littlebrook School cafeteria
for many years and she thorough-
ly enjoyed seeing and interacting
with the children every day. Dalle
Pezze was a long-time parish-
ioner of St. Paul Catholic Church
and was a member of its Altar
Rosary Society.
While she enjoyed cooking, cro-
cheting and traveling with her
husband, her greatest pleasure
was being surrounded by her
family.
Dalle Pezze was the beloved
wife of the late Angelo Dalle
Pezze. She was also predeceased
by her parents, brothers: Virgilio,
Gus, Louis, Livio, Aldo and Lino
Micai, her sister Stella Lanzoni,
granddaughter Christina Dalle
Pezze and a daughter-in-law
Joanne Dalle Pezze.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law John and Geor-
gia Dalle Pezze, daughter and son-
in-law Rita and Vincent Boccan-
fuso, four grandchildren: Peter
Dalle Pezze and wife Stacey, John
Dalle Pezze Jr. and wife Kimberly,
Lynn Azarchi and husband
Gabriel, Beth Bokop and husband
Deron, five great grandchildren:
Grace, Annabel, Trey and Blake
Dalle Pezze and Madison Azarchi,
two step-great grandchildren:
Christian and Cole Bokop, a sister
Abbie Lombardo, a sister-in-law
Jenne Micai and many nieces and
nephews.
Memorial contributions in
Yolandas memory may be made
to St. Paul Catholic Church or
Princeton Hospice, 88 Princeton-
Hightstown Road, Princeton
Junction, NJ 08550. Extend condo-
lences at TheKimbleFuneral-
Home.com.
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Photography club seeking submissions
D&R Greenway and Princeton
Photography Club invite high
school students to submit digital
images expressing the seasons for
SeasonScapes, the annual ju-
ried exhibition held at the land
trust. Five prizes, totaling $500,
will be awarded. Applicants are
requested to photograph open
space, evoking a season or the
transition between seasons. The
photograph may be digitally ma-
nipulated or unaltered. To find
new sites to photograph, visit
www.njtrails.org.
Digital submission deadline is
Friday, Feb. 14. Specifics for sub-
mission may be found at www.dr-
greenway.org.
Judges will be Carl Geisler,
president of the Princeton Pho-
tography Club and Diana Moore,
curator of D&R Greenways
Marie L. Matthews Galleries.
Geisler is president of the
Princeton Photography Club. He
has won prizes in juried exhibi-
tions, including Grounds for
Sculpture in Hamilton: the
Franklin Park Art Show, and the
Somerset County Business Part-
nerships Photo Contest. His pho-
tographs were accepted for exhi-
bition at Phillips' Mill Photo-
graphic Exhibition, The Prince-
ton Arts Council, and Perkins.
Geisler has judged The Merrill
Lynch Photographic Show,
Franklin Township Clothes Line
Exhibit and The Cranbury Digital
Club Competition.
Moore is the curator of the
Marie L. Matthews Gallery. The
arts program at D&R Greenway
supports the mission of land
preservation by raising aware-
ness and cultivating a conserva-
tion ethic through educational,
environmentally themed exhibits.
Moore holds an undergraduate
degree in medieval art from
Princeton University and a mas-
ters degree in contemporary art
with a focus on the intersection of
science and art from Sothebys In-
stitute of Art. Her masters thesis
focused on the use of biotechno-
logical art to explore ethical
boundaries in science.
D&R Greenway Land Trusts
mission is to preserve and protect
natural lands, farmlands and
open spaces throughout central
and southern New Jersey. The
land trust celebrates preservation
of more than 17,000 acres since its
founding 1989. Through continu-
ous preservation and steward-
ship, D&R Greenway nurtures a
healthier and more diverse envi-
ronment in seven counties. D&R
Greenways home, a circa-1900 re-
stored barn, the Johnson Educa-
tion Center, has become a focal
point for conservation activity.
Through programs, art exhibits
and related lectures at One
Preservation Place, the non-profit
inspires greater public commit-
ment to safeguarding land.
Linda Mead, president and
CEO since 1997, has been increas-
ingly recognized as a leader in
creating the partnerships and or-
chestrating the complex transac-
tions that lead to preservation
success.
thought the audit was a good idea.
Ive been involved in the con-
versation from the beginning,
Sutter said. Im in complete
favor of the audit. I think its
going to be beneficial to the de-
partment, to the governing body
and to the public. I think its
going to provide insight and
transparency thats needed to
make decisions going forward.
After months of focus groups,
meetings with administration
and surveys completed by offi-
cers, the Rodgers Group gave its
report to municipal officials on
Dec. 3.
The report recommended that
the Princeton Council appoint
someone within the police depart-
ment to police chief.
Stability of leadership within
the department has to be estab-
lished, the report reads. There
were strong feelings among offi-
cers who were interviewed that
the head of the agency should be
a chief of police. If the governing
body chooses to go in another di-
rection, swift and effective com-
munication with organizational
members will be required to miti-
gate the impact of further change
to the agency which has operated
with uncertainty for more than
two years.
The Rodgers report included
feedback from officers on a vari-
ety of topics. When asked about
the current leadership, one offi-
cer was quoted as saying, what
the current leader has done for
this department in the past six
months is nothing short of a mir-
acle.
While the majority of officers
responses praised Sutters work,
there are other issues that the re-
port said produce anxiety with-
in the department.
An element of distrust be-
tween the [Police Benevolent As-
sociation] and the Town Council
is evident, the report read.
Some PPD members felt that
they were under the eye of the
politicians.
Municipal officials said a deci-
sion regarding the future leader-
ship of the department would be
made in the first months of 2014.
Bruschi said he felt the approx-
imately $12,000 paid to the
Rodgers Group was money well-
spent, and he thinks the firms
recommendations could ultimate-
ly be employed within the towns
administration.
I think theres potential for
use for these recommendations
within the leadership of the
town, Bruschi said. There are a
lot of training opportunities, and
I think we can use some compo-
nents of this in the administra-
tion.
The full Rodgers Report is
available at www.princetonnj.gov.
Development plans for former
hospital site ultimately
end in compromise
Several development and con-
struction projects proposed for
Princeton have prompted objec-
tions from the community. One
such project is the development of
the former Witherspoon Street lo-
cation of the University Medical
Center. Developer AvalonBays
plan to build a 280-unit apartment
building on the site was first shot
down by the Princeton Planning
Board at the end of 2012.
The original proposal was de-
nied by a 7 to 3 vote at a Dec. 19,
2012 meeting.
Several board members cited
aesthetic reasons for voting
against the project. Residents in
attendance raised similar con-
cerns.
The vote came at the end of a
number of Planning Board meet-
ings over the course of two
months. The project was been
hotly debated, and a group of res-
idents called Citizens for Sustain-
able Neighborhoods hired two
lawyers to assist in the fight
against the projects approval.
Residents and Board members
said the project was not the right
choice for Princeton, despite the
56 units of affordable housing it
would have brought to the munic-
ipality.
It is true that Princeton needs
more affordable housing, Plan-
ning Board member Bernie
Miller said. But we cant just
take the good parts. We have to
weigh the entire proposal, and
this proposal was something I
frankly just did not want on that
site.
AvalonBay filed a lawsuit in
Mercer County Superior Court
on Feb. 20 challenging the Plan-
ning Boards rejection.
The lawsuit named the Prince-
ton Planning Board, the munici-
pality, and the mayor and council
as defendants, and contended that
they violated the Fair Housing
Act by rejecting the concept
plans, along with the 56 units of
affordable housing.
In April, before the case was
heard by a judge, attorneys repre-
senting the Princeton Council
and the Princeton Regional Plan-
ning Board against AvalonBay
sought to suspend the lawsuit in
anticipation of a new negotiation
process among the three parties.
Lempert said AvalonBay con-
tacted her to discuss moving the
process out of the courtroom and
about submitting a new proposal.
What they want to do is sus-
pend the litigation and re-submit
a new plan, Lempert said. We
would then go back through the
normal process. The plan would
go through the Environmental
Committee, the Shade Tree Com-
mission and the Planning Board.
Lempert said she was pleased
that the issues between the devel-
oper and municipality would be
resolved without litigation.
Im very hopeful about the
new process, she said. Whenev-
er possible, we always want to
find solutions through public
process and out of the court-
room.
At a public meeting on May 22,
Princeton residents had the op-
portunity to view and comment
on the revised plans that develop-
er AvalonBay submitted to the
Planning Board.
The Princeton Planning Board
on July 25 approved AvalonBays
revised plan, which includes five
buildings of staggered heights
that will hold 280 apartment
units, 56 of which will be low-
and very low-income housing
units.
The Planning Board approved
the project with several condi-
tions, primarily regarding the ac-
cessibility to the complex by the
public. Members of the public re-
peatedly complained that the pro-
posed complex had aspects of a
gated community.
Planning Board member Jenny
Crumiller, who expressed a large
number of concerns about the
project, ultimately voted to ap-
prove it.
I wouldnt want to live next to
this, but I think it complies with
the ordinance, and that is what
this hearing is about, so Im ap-
proving it, Crumiller said. I
think there are some good things
about it. I look forward to seeing
more people on the streets and
hope to see more kids running
around. I think new neighbors
will help invigorate the business-
es at that end of town and I look
forward to welcoming them to the
community.
Construction on the site is an-
ticipated to begin in 2014.
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Pipeline expansion project could
affect Princeton Ridge
In January, the Oklahoma-
based Williams Company, which
owns and operates the Transco
natural gas pipeline, prepared to
file an application to build a six-
mile expansion of the pipeline
through Princeton.
The 2,000-mile long Transco
pipeline system is a major
provider of Gulf Coast natural
gas to the Atlantic Seaboard. The
section of pipeline that intersects
Princeton, known as the Leidy
South East line, runs from the
western edge of Mercer County
to Leidy, Pa., where several utility
companies run natural gas stor-
age facilities.
You have all this supply in
Pennsylvania, and the pipeline
structure currently in place is
very limited, Williams Co.
spokesman Chris Stockton said.
There are points along our sys-
tem where there are bottlenecks.
In some places there are multiple
lines that run parallel to one an-
other, and then in other areas you
may only have one [line.] Its like
going from a five-lane highway to
a one-lane country road. Its going
to back up. In Princeton we have a
single line.
The proposed project would
add a new pipeline parallel to the
existing pipe that runs through
the municipality. In addition,
compression facilities along the
line will be updated with more
horsepower and compression ca-
pabilities. The six-mile stretch
runs approximately two miles
south of, and parallel to, Route
206, crossing Cherry Valley Road.
Because it is an interstate
pipeline, the Transco line is regu-
lated by the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission.
Because of our federal regula-
tions, before we can expand or
add pipeline we have to file an ap-
plication with the government
asking to do that, Stockton said.
That includes laying out the
need for the project and explain-
ing why we cant meet the needs
with the existing infrastructure.
In addition, we perform intensive
environmental impact studies,
putting together reports and
plans and reporting any threats
to endangered species. We figure
out what we can do to avoid or
minimize those impacts.
The outreach process included
a public meeting on Feb. 28 for all
affected residents.
More than 50 residents attend-
ed that meeting to voice their con-
cerns about the project.
The existing pipeline crosses
Paul Shapiros property on White
Oak Lane, about 100 feet from his
home.
This is going to be incredibly
disruptive to our densely populat-
ed neighborhood, Shapiro said.
The pipeline that is there now
was put in more than 50 years
ago, when it was a rural area and
affected very few people.
Jeff Tittel, director of the state
chapter of the Sierra Club, said
the proposed pipeline expansion
presents a host of safety, environ-
mental and political issues.
Williams and Transco say the
impacts are small because its just
a narrow area, but thats like tak-
ing your favorite shirt and mak-
ing a razor slice right through the
center of it, Tittel said. For
every acre a pipeline uses, youre
actually affecting 70 additional
acres of land. It changes the
chemistry of the soil, it results in
erosion from the digging, it
changes the forest and destroys
root systems. This results in im-
pacts in water quality, the natural
habitat and air quality.
Tittel said the project presents
drastic safety concerns to the sur-
rounding residents.
This is like taking a little gar-
den path in your backyard and
turning it into the New Jersey
Turnpike, he said. These
pipelines vent a lot of pressurized
gas. When it comes right down to
it, pipelines [can] explode 99.999
percent of the time theyre safe,
but things really could happen.
The Princeton Council passed
a resolution on May 13 pledging
to protect residents and environ-
mental areas that would be affect-
ed by the proposed Transco
Pipeline expansion project.
The Princeton Council is
deeply concerned that the instal-
lation of the additional pipeline
through the Princeton Ridge as
proposed will result in extensive,
permanent damage to the delicate
environment, complex ecology
and threatened and endangered
species of wildlife of the Prince-
ton Ridge, the resolution reads.
What weve pledged to do is
act as advocates for the residents
affected and the community as a
whole, Bruschi said. We may be
able to leverage and get informa-
tion faster than the general pub-
lic. Both sides are going to have to
act under constraints because
there is a standardized federal
process. We can only hope to im-
pact it in a positive way.
A month later, on June 13,
FERC held a public scoping hear-
ing at Hillsborough Middle
School to hear comments on the
proposed expansion project.
The meeting represented the
only opportunity for members of
the public to speak directly to rep-
resentatives of FERC regarding
their concerns about the project.
Kate Millsaps, conservation
program coordinator with the NJ
Sierra Club, opened the comment
session by outlining the numer-
ous concerns the organization
has regarding the project, which
would require construction and
potential blasting on the environ-
mentally sensitive Princeton
Ridge.
This pipeline goes through
very important and sensitive
areas, including the Princeton
Ridge and preserved farmland,
Millsaps said. We urge FERC to
deny this project based on climate
impact alone.
Several members of a local
heavy laborers union praised the
project and asked FERC to sup-
port Williams Co.s application
and move forward.
The project will infuse mil-
lions of dollars into the local
economy, Roger Ellis said. It en-
sures that our heating and the en-
ergy we use in our homes comes
from reliable, secure and environ-
mentally friendly natural gas.
Some of the people who will be
hired to complete the project live
in the communities the pipeline
will pass through. The benefits of
the project far outweigh the
risks.
Williams Co. formally submit-
ted its application to FERC at the
end of September, and in re-
sponse the Princeton Council and
three local environmental organi-
zations filed paperwork to be-
come interveners in the process.
This allows us to keep our op-
tions open, Lempert said when
Council decided to become an in-
tervener on Oct. 14. And it allows
us to be a full participant as the
project moves forward.
In multiple meetings with mu-
nicipal officials throughout the
year, Williams Co. has agreed to
limit the construction to the exist-
ing 50-foot easement, to avoid
blasting, to use 42-inch diameter
pipe, a narrower pipe than was
originally intended for the proj-
ect, and to turn off the flow of gas
through the existing pipeline dur-
ing construction.
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Arts and transit project is approved
Stockton said Williams, Co. is happy
with the level of communication theyve
experienced with Princeton and the towns
residents.
This is really good, this ongoing dia-
logue with the town and the Princeton
Ridge Coalition, Stockton said. Were try-
ing our best to accommodate them where
we can and address their concerns. Weve
shown were willing to work in good faith.
Arts and Transit project will change
the face of community, but includes
controversial Dinky move
A $300 million arts and transit project
proposed by Princeton University was ap-
proved Dec. 18 by the Regional Planning
Board. The plan was approved by a vote of
9 to 1.
The project, which includes the con-
struction of theatres, studios and rehears-
al spaces at Alexander Road and Universi-
ty Place, has faced debate and criticism,
particularly from residents upset about
plans to move the historic Dinky train sta-
tion 460 feet to the south.
Planning Board member Bernie Miller
said the boards vote was a reflection of the
whole proposal, not just the portion that
concerned the Dinky.
Moving the Dinky was not really part
of what we voted on, Miller said. It was
not and could not be an issue on the vote.
We were voting on whether we felt the proj-
ect was a good choice and one that satisfied
the zoning requirements. We were not vot-
ing on moving the Dinky station.
Opponents of the arts and transit proj-
ect filed multiple lawsuits to reverse the
projects approval by the Princeton Plan-
ning Board and to prevent the move of the
Dinky.
The Save the Dinky group, an organiza-
tion of Princeton citizens who vehemently
oppose Princeton Universitys plans to
move the train and station, filed a petition
in June with the Surface Transportation
Board, a federal agency that governs inter-
state freight rail lines, asking that they de-
clare jurisdiction over the Dinky line.
Bruce Afran, a lawyer for the Save the
Dinky group, said the permission from
STB to abandon a line is dependent on
whether the public convenience and neces-
sity require abandonment of the track.
please see SAVE, page 9
ARTS
Continued from page 5
T
he ball has dropped. The new
year is here. Resolutions have
been made, and hardly any
have been broken so far. Were all back
to work, for full, five-day weeks. Life is
back to normal.
You may be in settle-down mode
following the holidays, but there is so
much to look forward to in 2014. To wit:
Cold weather...and lots of snow?
OK, so maybe this isnt your cup of tea,
but the kids in the community are sure
to get fired up about this. The new year
rang in with blisteringly cold, winter
weather. Will there be more in store? If
so, how will it affect traffic, business,
school and our mood?
Speaking of weather potentially
disrupting our lives...the Super Bowl is
coming to New Jersey next month! The
Farmers Almanac is predicting pretty
lousy weather for the Sunday, Feb. 2
game. Wonder if the NFL will regret
its decision to host the game in a cold-
weather city with a non-enclosed field?
Online gambling will be in full
force. At the end of November 2013, on-
line gambling was rolled out to New
Jerseyans, with casinos offering every-
thing from online slots to craps to
poker. Registered accounts eclipsed the
125,000 mark at the end of December,
with numbers rising sharply each
week. How high will it go? How suc-
cessful will it be for the casinos? What
impact will it have on our economy?
President Obamas health-care law
is in (relatively) full effect. Some line
items are still to be phased in, but
major initiatives such as the public
health-care exchange are here. The
time has come for the real assessments
to begin.
New Jerseys minimum wage in-
creased by $1 to $8.25 per hour on Jan.
1. Some think itll help workers; others
think it will hurt business. What will
come of it?
As is the case each year, local issues
such as school and municipal budgets
and elections will be hot topics. And, as
always, well be right there along for
the ride, keeping you informed on
every tidbit of information.
Heres to a prosperous 2014!
in our opinion
Welcome to the new year
2014 figures to be a year full of action for New Jerseyans
Your thoughts
Do you have any New Years resolutions?
Want to share them with the community?
Send us a letter to the editor.
JANUARY 8-14, 2014 THE PRINCETON SUN 7
Princeton named as a bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community
The League of American Bicy-
clists has named Princeton a
Bronze level Bicycle Friendly
Community (BFC), Mayor Liz
Lempert recently announced.
Princeton joins 31 other commu-
nities receiving honors.
Were very pleased that the
League has acknowledged our ef-
forts to make Princeton a more
bikeable and bike friendly town,
Lempert said. The fact that
Princeton is a walkable and bike-
able town is intrinsic to its unique
character and makes us a more
livable community, Lempert
said.
Princeton is playing a critical
part in creating a truly Bicycle
Friendly America," said Andy
Clarke, President of the League of
American Bicyclists. "We know
Princetons investment in bicy-
cling will be returned many times
over in the health, environmental,
and quality of life benefits of a
thriving community.
Lempert thanked Princetons
volunteer Pedestrian and Bicycle
Advisory Committee and the
towns engineering department
for working to make biking easier
and safer in the community. She
specifically pointed to the installa-
tion of sharrows, road mark-
ings that were put in place on
town roadways over the past cou-
ple years as a major accomplish-
ment. Sharrows mark roadways
shared by bicyclists and automo-
biles, and help guide cyclists on
the best and safest places to ride,
especially when the roads are too
narrow to accommodate separate
bike lanes. The markings also
serve to remind drivers to share
the roads with cyclists.
Bronze is the first of five levels
of recognition, and we dont ex-
pect to stop there, Lempert said.
We have plans to extend new
bike paths and develop other
amenities for cyclists -- that will
make Princeton even more bike
friendly further down the road.
Laurie Harmon, a member of the
Princeton Pedestrian and Bicy-
clist Committee, was part of the
team that put together the appli-
cation to become certified. She
said, "It's great to be recognized
for the progress we have made so
far, and for the goals we have set
toward making Princeton more
bike friendly. Many of Princetons
residents already bike to work,
school, downtown, and the shop-
ping center. As we make more im-
provements in bike accommoda-
tions and safety, even more people
will choose to leave their cars at
home."
Lempert said that Princeton
could now count itself among a
total of 291 Bicycle Friendly Com-
munities in 48 states recognized
by the League to date. In New Jer-
sey, only five communities have
been designated as Bike Friendly
Communities (all at the Bronze
level). In addition to Princeton
and Montclair, which were hon-
ored this month, Hoboken, Ocean
City and West Windsor have pre-
viously been recognized as BFCs.
Lempert noted that Princeton
University is currently the only
university in New Jersey desig-
nated a Bicycle Friendly Universi-
ty (bronze level) and, as such, of-
fers potential synergies to the
towns bicycle programs. In addi-
tion to the Bicycle Friendly Com-
munity and Bicycle Friendly Uni-
versity programs, the League of
American Bicyclists also sponsors
Bicycle Friendly State and Bicycle
Friendly Business programs.
The BFC program also pro-
vides a roadmap to building a Bi-
cycle Friendly Community and
the application itself has become
a rigorous and an educational tool
in itself. Since its inception, more
then 500 distinct communities
have applied and the five levels of
the award diamond, platinum,
gold, silver and bronze provide a
clear incentive for communities
to continuously improve.
WEDNESDAY JAN. 8
Art Exhibit, Princeton Public
Library. 65 Witherspoon St. (609)
924-8822. 9 a.m. 'Concentric Cir-
cles of Influence: The Birth of
Artists' Communities in Central
New Jersey,' a series of art
exhibits, film, gallery talks and
panel discussions that focus on
art communities that developed
in New Jersey in the late 1930s.
www.princetonlibrary.org.
Art Exhibit, Chapin School. 4101
Princeton Pike, Princeton. (609)
924-7206. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Recep-
tion for 'When Paint Meets
Stone,' an exhibit of stone sculp-
ture by John Spedding, and oil
paintings by Kathleen Wallace.
On view to Jan. 29. www.chapin-
school.org.
Contra Dance, Princeton Country
Dancers. Suzanne Patterson Cen-
ter, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton.
(609) 924-6763. 7:30 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. Instruction followed by
dance. $8. www.princetoncoun-
trydancers.org.
Cornerstone Community Kitchen.
Princeton United Methodist
Church, Nassau at Vandeventer
St., Princeton. (609) 924-2613. 5
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Hot meals
served, prepared by TASK. Free.
www.princetonumc.org.
Guided Tour, Drumthwacket Foun-
dation. 354 Stockton St., Prince-
ton. (609) 683-0057. 1 p.m. New
Jersey governor's official resi-
dence. Group tours are available.
Registration required. $5 dona-
tion. www.drumthwacket.org.
Meeting, Princeton Photography
Club. Johnson Education Center,
D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1
Preservation Place, Princeton,
(732) 422-3676. 7:30 p.m. Mike
Peters talks about photographing
people on the street. Refresh-
ments. Free. www.princetonpho-
toclub.org.
THURSDAY JAN. 9
Winter Market, Princeton Farmers'
Market. Princeton Public Library.
(609) 655-8095. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Produce, cheese, cakes, crafts
and more. www.princetonfarm-
ersmarket.com.
Princeton Chamber, Princeton Mar-
riott. (609) 924-1776. 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Luncheon, featuring
Eric Scott, a reporter at New Jer-
sey 101.5. $50 members, $70 non-
members. www.princetoncham-
ber.org.
Introduction to a Real Estate
Career. Gloria Nilson Real Estate,
Nassau Club, Princeton. (609)
737-2751. 7 p.m. Information
about the industry, licensing
requirements, agent job descrip-
tions, income potential and the
costs involved in starting a
career. Offices cover Mercer, Mid-
dlesex, Burlington, and more. E-
mail ekettenburg@glorianil
son.com. www.glorianilson.com.
FRIDAY JAN. 10
Princeton University Opera The-
ater. Princeton University,
Richardson Auditorium. (609)
258-9220. 7:30 p.m. Claudio Mon-
teverdi's 'L'incoronazione di Pop-
pea' will be sung in English.
princeton.edu/music
On Pointe Enrichment Series,
American Repertory Ballet. 301
North Harrison St., Princeton.
(609) 921-7758. 5:15 p.m. Simon
Morrison speaks about
Tchaikovsky's score and how the
company will 'Behind the Music:
Stravinsky's Firebird' with Dou-
glas Marin and Michael Pratt.
They will discuss the ballets
music and history.
www.arballet.org.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Prince-
ton University. 185 Nassau St.,
Princeton. (609) 258-1500. 8
p.m. 'Hedda Gabbler,' a senior
thesis production by Sean
Droahn is directed by faculty
member Tracy Bersley. Drohan, a
male actor, portrays the title
character. $12.
www.princeton.edu/arts
Fences, McCarter Theater. 91 Uni-
versity Place. (609) 258-2787. 8
p.m. August Wilson play directed
by Phylicia Rashad. Through Feb.
9. $20 and up. www.mccarter.org.
International Film Series, Prince-
ton Public Library. 65 Wither-
spoon St. (609) 924-8822. 6:30
p.m. Screening of 'Amour,' French
with English subtitles.
www.princetonlibrary.org.
Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance.
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45
Stockton St., Princeton. (609)
912-1272. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Begin-
ners welcome. Lesson followed
by dance. No partner needed. $5.
www.princetonfolkdance.org.
Job Seekers, Princeton Public
Library. 65 Witherspoon St.,
Princeton. (609) 924-9529. 10
a.m. For professionals seeking
new employment. www.prince-
tonlibrary.org.
SATURDAY JAN. 11
Princeton University Opera The-
ater. Princeton University,
Richardson Auditorium. (609)
258-9220. 7:30 p.m. Claudio Mon-
teverdi's 'L'incoronazione di Pop-
pea' will be sung in English.
princeton.edu/music
Beatlemania, Princeton Jewish
Center. 435 Nassau St., Prince-
ton. (609) 921-0100. 7:30 p.m.
Cocktails, dinner buffet and
music of the Beatles. Register.
$90. www.thejewishcenter.org.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Prince-
ton University. 185 Nassau St.,
Princeton. (609) 258-1500. 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m. 'Hedda Gabbler,' a sen-
ior thesis production by Sean
Droahn is directed by faculty
member Tracy Bersley. Drohan, a
male actor, portrays the title
character. $12.
www.princeton.edu/arts
Fences, McCarter Theater. 91 Uni-
versity Place. (609) 258-2787. 8
p.m. August Wilson play directed
by Phylicia Rashad. $20 and up.
www.mccarter.org.
English Country Dance, Princeton
Country Dancers. Suzanne Pat-
terson Center, Monument Drive,
Princeton. (609) 924-6763. 7:30
p.m. Instruction followed by
dance. $10. www.princetoncoun-
trydancers.org.
The Chemistry of Magic, Cotsen
Children's Library. Princeton Uni-
versity campus. (609) 258-2697.
11 a.m. The library is teaming up
with Princeton University's chem-
istry outreach program for a sci-
ence demonstration that reveal
the facts behind the fantasy of
Merlin, Gandalf and others. For
ages 5 to 12. Directions to venue
and parking available with regis-
tration. Free. www.princeton.edu.
Mercer County Math Circle. Prince-
ton Public Library, 65 Wither-
spoon St. (609) 924-8822. 2 p.m.
Advanced group for high school
and advanced middle school stu-
dents at 2 p.m. Recreational
group for students in grades 6 to
12 at 3:14 p.m. www.princetonli-
brary.org.
Open House, Waldorf School. 1062
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton.
(609) 466-1970. 10 a.m. to noon.
Alumni panel. Register. Free.
www.princetonwaldorf.org.
Open House, The Lewis School. 53
Bayard Lane, Princeton. (609)
924-8120. 10 a.m. Information
about alternative education pro-
gram for learning different stu-
dents with language-based learn-
ing difficulties related to dyslexia,
attention deficit and auditory
processing. Pre-K to college
preparatory levels. www.lewiss-
chool.org.
SUNDAY JAN. 12
Choral Reading, Princeton Society
of Musical Amateurs. Unitarian
Universalist Congregation, 50
Cherry Hill Road, Princeton.
(609) 587-7123. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
'Bernstein Chichester Psalms and
Rutter Magnificat' conducted by
Ed McCall. All singers are invited
to join. No auditions. Vocal scores
provided. Refreshments. $10.
www.princetonol.com/groups/ps
ma
Fences, McCarter Theater. 91 Uni-
versity Place. (609) 258-2787. 2
p.m. August Wilson play directed
by Phylicia Rashad. $20 and up.
www.mccarter.org.
Lewis Center for the Arts, Prince-
ton University. 185 Nassau St.,
Princeton. (609) 258-1500. 2 p.m.
'Hedda Gabbler,' a senior thesis
production by Sean Droahn is
directed by faculty member Tracy
Bersley. Drohan, a male actor,
portrays the title character. $12.
www.princeton.edu/arts
Theater Party, Institute of Wonder-
ful Women Working for Empower-
ment. McCarter Theater, Prince-
ton. (609) 388-1867. 2 p.m. Per-
formance of 'Fences' followed by
a reception. Register. $80.
www.wonderfulworkingwomen.or
g.
Yoga at the Library, Princeton Pub-
lic Library. 65 Witherspoon St.
(609) 924-8822. 2 p.m. Lary
Heimann of YogaStream leads
the class.
www.princetonlibrary.org.
Walking Tour, Historical Society of
Princeton. Bainbridge House, 158
Nassau St., Princeton. (609) 921-
6748. 2 p.m. Two-hour walking
tour around downtown Princeton
and Princeton University campus.
$7. www.princetonhistory.org.
Open House, St. Paul School. 214
Nassau St., Princeton. (609) 921-
7587. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For pre-
school to eighth grade, coeduca-
tional. Register by E-mail to
mcano@spsprinceton.org..
www.spsprinceton.org.
Open House, Stuart Country Day
School. 1200 Stuart Road, Prince-
ton. (609) 921-2330. 1 p.m. to 3
p.m. Co-ed pre school and junior
kindergarten. Register. www.stu-
artschool.org.
MONDAY JAN. 13
Art Exhibit, Princeton Day School.
The Great Road, Princeton. (609)
924-6700. 12:30 p.m. First day for
'Origami,' an exhibit of folded
cardboard furniture created by
Zach Rotholz and folded paper
installations from PDS students.
On view to Jan. 30. www.pds.org.
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Poets at the Library, Princeton
Public Library. 65 Witherspoon
St. (609) 924-8822. 7:30 p.m.
www.princetonlibrary.org.
TUESDAY JAN. 14
International Folk Dance, Princeton
Folk Dance. Riverside School, 58
Riverside Drive, Princeton. (609)
921-9340. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ethnic
dances of many countries using
original music. Beginners wel-
come. Lesson followed by dance.
No partner needed. $3.
www.princetonfolkdance.org.
Secure at Home, Jewish Family and
Children's Service. Jewish Center,
435 Nassau St., Princeton. (609)
987-8121. 10:15 a.m. Caregiver
support group for those provid-
ing care for an aging or ill spouse,
parent, relative, or friend under
the age of 70. Tips, techniques,
and resources to help caregivers
live their life while supporting a
loved one. Refreshments. Regis-
ter by E-mail to bethe@jfcson-
line.org.
JANUARY 8-14, 2014 THE PRINCETON SUN 9
STB officials, however, said the
decision to issue abandonment
authority is actually based on an
economic analysis.
Afran also represented the
Save the Dinky group in two sepa-
rate Superior Court cases
involving the Arts and Transit
project.
The first, in the Chancery Divi-
sion court of Superior Court
Judge Hon. Paul Innes, argued
that the language of a 1984 con-
tract between the university and
NJ Transit does not permit the
university to move the Dinky to
the planned location.
In 1984, when NJ Transit sold
the land the Dinky sits on to the
university, the contract had a pro-
vision that says the university
may move the service from the
North building, where the station
is currently, to the South build-
ing, Afran said.
Thats a distance of about 60
feet. The contract is designed to
allow that change, but in no way
does it allow the removal of the
service to that particular loca-
tion.
Save the Dinky was dealt a
blow on Dec. 23, when Innes ap-
proved Princeton Universitys re-
quest for summary judgment, rul-
ing that nothing in the 1984 agree-
ment prevented the station move.
The Save the Dinky group is
presently considering appealing
the decision.
The other lawsuit brought by
the Save the Dinky group and
Afran in 2013 was an action chal-
lenging the ordinances approved
by the municipality that allow the
university to build the entire Arts
and Transit project.
Without the ordinances that
now exist, the university couldnt
build anything, Afran said.
This project would require hun-
dreds of variances from the Zon-
ing Board.
The ordinances that are allow-
ing them to build this are a spe-
cial grant of power to one
landowner only. The Arts Zoning
ordinances give the university
the privilege to depart from the
ordinances that covered those
areas. This is what is called spot
zoning. Generally, such zoning is
illegal.
That trial, in the court of Supe-
rior Court Judge Hon. Douglas
Hurd, is ongoing.
Afran said he is confident that
the ongoing lawsuits would be ef-
fective in halting construction,
which began in March.
The university has to win
every single fight, he said. We
only have to win once.
An era in Princeton education
comes to a close
Princeton bid farewell to two
pillars of the community in 2013
with the retirements of Princeton
University President Shirley M.
Tilghman and public school Su-
perintendent Judy Wilson.
Tilghman, the first woman to
lead Princeton University, an-
nounced in 2012 that she would
retire as of July 1, 2013, after 12
years as the schools 19th presi-
dent.
At a press conference on April
21, university officials announced
that the 17-member search com-
mittee had chosen Christopher L.
Eisgruber, the universitys
provost and second-in-command
for the past nine years, to succeed
Tilghman as the schools 20th
president.
Kathryn Hall, chair of the uni-
versity board, also chaired the
search committee, which was
made up of alumni, faculty, grad-
uate and undergraduate students.
Chris Eisgruber has all of the
qualities we were looking for in
Princeton's next president," Hall
said in a release.
He has keen intelligence and
excellent judgment; he cares pas-
sionately about teaching and re-
search of the highest quality; he
is deeply committed to principles
of excellence, equity and integri-
ty, and he is devoted to Prince-
ton.
Eisgruber lives in Princeton
with his wife, Lori A. Martin, a
securities litigator at Wilmer-
Hale. Their son Danny, 14, is a
freshman at Princeton High
School.
As a community member, Eis-
gruber said he plans to pay par-
ticular attention to the relation-
ship between the university and
the municipality.
"On a local level, I hope that we
can find ways to strengthen the
universitys civic partnership
with the town of Princeton and
surrounding communities," Eis-
gruber said.
One of Princeton's most at-
tractive characteristics is its
drive not only to sustain past suc-
cesses but also to build new
strengths in response to changing
needs and opportunities. I look
forward to carrying out the initia-
tives that are already under way,
while also collaborating with the
trustees and the wider Princeton
community to address the chal-
lenges and possibilities that lie
ahead.
Wilson, Princetons superin-
tendent of schools, announced in
March that she would retire on
Dec. 31, 2013.
Wilson left the district six
months prior to the expiration of
her contract. If Wilson had cho-
sen to remain in the district, her
salary would have been subjected
a pay cut of more than $50,000 as
a result of state-mandated caps
that took effect in 2011. The state
caps are determined by the
enrollment of individual dis-
tricts.
Wilson earned more than
$220,000 for the 2012-2013 school
year, but if she had chosen to re-
main in the district, her maxi-
mum salary for next year would
have been $165,000.
Wilson delivered her formal re-
tirement letter to the Board of Ed-
ucation on March 20. In the letter,
Wilson attributed her decision to
the new legislation that governs
superintendent contracts.
The Princeton School Board
hired Hazard, Young, Attea & As-
sociates, the same Chicago-based
search firm that presented Wil-
sons application to the board in
2004, to find Wilsons replace-
ment.
After a national search, and a
process that included soliciting
input from community members,
school faculty and students, the
Princeton Board of Education
unanimously appointed Stephen
Cochrane the new superintend-
ent of schools at a special meet-
ing on Oct. 8.
Cochrane, 53, who began his
duties as superintendent on Jan.
1, was previously the assistant su-
perintendent for curriculum and
instruction at Upper Freehold Re-
gional School District.
Cochrane and his wife Eve are
Princeton residents.
Cochrane signed a 4.5-year re-
newable contract, with an annual
base salary of $167,500. The
salary is the maximum permitted
by the state salary cap regula-
tions that prompted Wilsons de-
parture. The terms of the con-
tract state that Cochrane
will also be eligible for merit
bonuses.
Board member Andrea Spalla
said she felt certain that
Cochrane was the right choice
from his first interview with the
board.
After the first five minutes of
our conversation with Stephen,
we knew he was head and shoul-
ders above everyone else, Spalla
said.
That was validated and reaf-
firmed over and over again.
When we did the site visit to
Upper Freehold, there were peo-
ple weeping at the thought of los-
ing him. People kept saying that
Stephen is an inspiring person to
work with. As big a job it is to fill
Judys shoes, I know weve found
the right person to do it.
At the end of the meeting,
Cochrane told the board and the
assembled members of the public
that Princetons children would
be his first priority.
I believe in kids, Cochrane
said. I believe in the craziness
and the greatness of their ideas. I
believe in their capacity to ex-
press themselves through music
and movement and math and art
and athletics. I believe in their ca-
pacity for compassion and leader-
ship.
I believe they will make mis-
takes, and they will learn from
those mistakes. I believe that our
kids can and will change the
world.
For those reasons, I believe
that every decision I make as su-
perintendent must be in the best
interest of our kids.
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