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Princeton to host panel

on impacts of oil, gas
projects in New Jersey
Discussion at Triumph Brewery is Oct. 21
By VITA DUVA
The Sun

VITA DUVA/The Sun

The typical scene at the PTS Library. The library is a place for students, faculty and the community,
to share and enjoy.

A library for the world

Princeton Theological Seminary Library marks its completion,
welcoming students, scholars and the community with open doors
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
Princeton Theological Seminary Library finally marks its
completion this week, welcoming students, scholars and the
community with open doors.
Located at 25 Library Place,
the library serves Princeton
Theological Seminary, Princeton University and wider communities of students, pastors

and scholars. But, it is not often

a known fact that the library is
also open to the public.
All you need to do is walk in
the door. Roam the stacks, sit
down and read. You dont have to
have a religious affiliation, said
Donald M. Vorp, the James
Lenox librarian. We are part of
a system of libraries. We are not
simply perched here on a little
hill. This is a library for the
world.

With a new push for community outreach and for conversations that really matter the
public is invited to engage in
conversations about culture, religion and public life as part of
the librarys 2015-2016 Lecture
Series and Book Signings.
We want the library to be a
place where the community
feels welcomed in, Director of
please see NEW, page 19

According to Food and Water

Watch, a number of pollutant,
carbon-emitting fossil fuel projects from fracking waste disposal
to offshore drilling are impacting
todays U.S. fracking boom, and
more notably, casting a dark shadow on New Jersey.
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Food
and Water Watch will host The
Impacts of Fracking on NJ: A
Panel Discussion on Fossil Fuel
Build-Out Across the State at the
Triumph Brewing Company of
Princeton, located at 138 Nassau
St.
Food and Water Watch is a
Washington, D.C.-based non-governmental organization and consumer rights group that focuses
on corporate and government accountability relating to food,
water and fishing.
The panel discussion and presentation are also in part with Food
and Water Watchs allies, including Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil
Trans, Coalition for Peace Action,
Berks Gas Truth and N.J. Progressive Democrats of America.
Speakers include Wenonah

Hauter,
founder and
director
of
Food
and
Water Watch;
Paul Rogovin,
founder of the
Coalition
to
Ban
Unsafe
Oil
Trains;
Karen
HAUTER
Feridun,
founder of Berks Gas Truth; and
Zachary Lees, ocean and coastal
policy attorney at Clean Action of
NJ.
Panelists will tackle the issue
of fossil fuel and fracking buildout head-on. They will not only
shed light on the environmental
impacts of oil and gas build-out
in the state, but also offer solutions for organizing against it.
Princeton is not immune to
the impacts of the growth of fossil fuel projects in the state, said
Rita Yelda, Central N.J. senior organizer of Food and Water Watch.
For example, the Penn East
pipeline, if approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would start in Luzerne
please see PANEL, page 14

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Beyond Measure
Educational documentary
to be screened. PAGE 7

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Police Report . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Princeton celebrates completion of footbridges

Hiking in scenic Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve is now more accessible than ever
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
Hiking in Princetons scenic
Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes
Nature Preserve is now more accessible than ever, thanks to the
construction of two new footbridges put forth by Friends of
Princeton Open Space and the
municipality.
The construction of these footbridges comes after trekkers in
the southwest section of the preserve were continually faced with
the hurdle of crossing two
streams to connect with the remaining trails at Mountain Lakes
Open Space area.
The footbridges have completed these missing links to the trail
system. I havent had the chance
to walk the area myself yet, but I
am certainly looking forward to
crossing over the new bridges,
Municipal Engineer Robert Kiser
said.
On Sunday, Oct. 18, Kiser will
do just that, alongside other members of the municipality and
their friends at FOPOS.
The event, which starts at 1:30
p.m., is also open to members of
the public.
Following the ribbon-cutting
ceremony, refreshments will be

TED THOMAS/Special to The Sun

On Sunday, Oct. 18, Friends of Princeton Open Space and the municipality will celebrate the completion
of two new footbridges at the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve.
served at Mountain Lakes House.
Both footbridges not only offer
walkers easy access to more than
eight-and-one-half miles of trails,
but also boast one-of-a-kind views
of Stony Brooks tributaries.
FOPOS, in collaboration with
the municipalitys Engineering

Department, worked to obtain all

necessary permits and organized
plans for the construction.
Princeton contracted for the
laying of the foundation and erection of steel supports, while
FOPOS gathered volunteers, who
dedicated time and labor to build-

ing these wooden superstructures.

While the construction was a
bit challenging at first, the crew
quickly got a rhythm and both
bridges were completed in a few
weeks time, said FOPOS
Trustee Clark Lennon, who

helped lead volunteers in construction. Trail maps have been

updated and are available in map
boxes at several entrances to the
park. We hope the community
comes and wanders through this
beautiful park.
The cost of the bridges was
met due to a $50,000 grant from a
private foundation, in combination with the time of both Princetons Engineering Department
and FOPOS volunteers.
FOPOS, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and
protecting open space in Princeton, holds the conservation easements to the Mountain Lakes Preserve and the Mountain Lakes
House.
With the help of Princetons
Adopt-A-Park Program, FOPOS
was also able to adopt adjacent
properties Mountain Lakes
North and the John Witherspoon
tracts.
FOPOS maintains these trails,
as well as the Mountain Lakes
Preserve and Community Park
North.
After facing a long process to
get this done, I am very pleased
that the bridges have been completed, and that they now stand
for future generations to put to
use, Kiser said.

Join your mayor for The Ride of the Falling Leaves Oct. 25
Princeton Pedestrian Bicyclist Advisory Committee invites all to 3.5-mile community bike ride
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
The leaves are beginning to
transition to the auburn tones of
autumn. Just around the time
they often fall, Mayor Liz Lempert will lead the Community
Bike Ride, aptly titled The Ride
of the Falling Leaves. No matter
your skill level, Lempert and the
Princeton Pedestrian Bicyclist
Advisory Committee invite you
and all families of Princeton to
hop on two wheels or three or
perhaps even one if youve mas-

tered the unicycle.

Nothing beats riding your
bike on a beautiful trail on a picture perfect fall day in Princeton.
Its fun! There are so many great
places to ride in Princeton, Lempert said. The idea behind the
community ride is to introduce
folks to a trail they might not
know about and whet their appetite for more.
The bike ride will commence at
1 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25, at the
Community Park south parking
lot near the tennis courts. All who
want to join will then ride to the

Mountain Lakes House and back,

a total of 3.5 miles, flat and mostly
off-road. The committee asks participants to wear their helmets, as
they are mandatory for the ride.
The Pedestrian and Bicycle
Advisory Committee first organized the ride a few years ago to
raise awareness about both the
existence of the Ped-Bike Committee and the important work
that they do, Lempert said.
The volunteer committee is
run by Princeton residents Steve
Kruse, Laurie Harmon, David
Cohen, Carolyn Sealfon, Lisa Se-

rieysso, Liaison to Traffic and

Transportation Committee Sam
Bunting,
Council
Liaison
Heather Howard and Staff Liaison Deanna Stockton.
Some of their accomplishments have included the installation of sharrows, the road
markings placed on certain
streets around Princeton to help
establish the safest paths to ride
and to remind drivers to be cognizant of cyclists. The committee
was also honored as a Bicycle
Friendly Community by the
League of American Bicyclists in

2013.
In addition to spreading awareness for a share the road mentality, Lempert believes the ride
also just provides an excuse for
families to come out and enjoy
Princeton by bike. Lempert is an
avid cyclist who encourages her
community to be a bike-friendly
one.
The Ride of the Falling
Leaves is a beautiful little ride to
take during a picture-perfect time
of year. I always enjoy riding
along the boardwalk and seeing
the kids get excited, she said.

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Lindbergh picture collection, 1860-1980 (inclusive), Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University/Special to The Sun

Ryan Air employees pose in front of the Spirit of St. Louis, the inspiration for Morvens community art project.

Morvens plane project en plein air

Community invited to help build replica of Charles Lindberghs plane
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Whether youre an experienced
carpenter, build with Legos or
need your fix of an art project en

plein air, Morven Museum and

Garden invites you to build a
plane with Chicago-based sculptor Bernard Williams. To rebuild
the wooden replica of the plane
Lindbergh flew across the At-

lantic in 1927, Morven seeks its

communitys helping hands, literally, to volunteer in 2.5-hour shifts
from Sunday, Oct. 17 through Sunplease see PLANES, page 15

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Activities Include:
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The Trial of Professor

James Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes Discussion Group
The Napoleons of Crime host event Oct. 16
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
In the canon of Sherlock
Holmes which consists of four
novels and 56 short stories
penned by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, the eminent detectives
arch-nemesis
was
Professor
James Moriarty the man
Holmes infamously dubbed The
Napoleon of Crime.
In Doyles imaginative narrative, Moriarty finally meets his
well-earned write-off in a deadly
wrestle with Holmes at the edge
of a cliff above a waterfall in
Switzerland.
But what if the police had captured the professor instead, and
he was forced to come face-to-face
with justice in a British court of
law?
Would the proof of Moriartys
guilt be so strong that he could
have mounted a buyable insanity
defense?
Princetons Sherlock Holmes
discussion
group,
The
Napoleons of Crime, will explore such possibilities with a
dramatization titled The Trial of
Professor James Moriarty.
The mock trial, which will take
place during the groups next
meeting, is slated for Friday, Oct.
16 at 6:40 p.m. at the Princeton
Public Library.
We dont exalt Moriarty, who
is one of the greatest fictional villains in all of the English literature, said Peter H. Jacoby, cofounder of the group. Instead,

we study his
behind-thescenes role in
the
Conan
Doyle stories,
as well as his
hypothetical
role in other
notorious
crimes and international inJACOBY
cidents of the
late Victorian
period.
Jacoby, a retired lawyer, will
portray Moriartys barrister in
the mock trial.
For the defense, the expert psychiatric witness will be played by
Daniel P. Greenfield, MD, the
groups other co-founder.
Dan is ideally suited for this
role because he has decades of
real-life experience as a consultant and as a trial witness on sanity issues, Jacoby said.
Friday evenings audience,
who will sit as the jury, ultimately
votes to decide whether Moriarty
is guilty or legally insane.
Additionally, the meeting will
offer a discussion of scenarios on
how Moriarty might have survived his fatal encounter with
Holmes at the waterfall, as well as
a written test on Doyles story,
The Adventure of the Final
Problem.
Friday nights test winner will
receive a framed certificate and a
prize.
For further information, visit
www.thenapoleonsofcrime.com.

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here was a time when Las

Vegas was a struggling gambling resort town. During the
economic crisis of the mid-2000s, people had less money to frivolously
spend and the money they did have
to frivolously spend wasnt going toward casino gambling.
Casino revenue fell, and casinos
along the Strip were in trouble.
And then, casino and hotel executives had an idea. They stopped focusing on gambling and started focusing
on other entertainment attractions.
In addition to building exquisite
shopping centers, luxury pools and
spas, fine dining establishments and
nightclubs, hotels began signing up
musical performers who attracted big
audiences to long-term deals.
Caesars Palace inked a three-year
deal with Celine Dion in 2002 that had
her performing five nights a week at
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Planet Hollywood.
The idea worked. Tickets to these
shows are in high demand, and the
visitors to Las Vegas for the shows
spend money at other attractions
and gambling at Las Vegas casinos.
Naturally, our lawmakers in New
Jersey think this is a good idea, and
they want to bring it to Atlantic City.
They already followed in Vegas footsteps with the dining, nightlife, shopping and revitalization of the town, so
why not piggyback on the entertainment residency idea?
A state Senate committee approved
a new bill last week, dubbed the Britney Bill, that would exempt stars who
play at least four nights in Atlantic
City from having to pay state income
taxes on all shows they play in New

Jersey.
Senate Republican Leader Tom
Kean, who co-sponsored the bill, said
he believes Atlantic City can transform into a premier entertainment
destination, and this bill would help
it do that. More than 50,000 fans paid
to see Maroon 5 in Atlantic City this
past August, and Kean believes people
would flock to the city from all over to
see other A-listers, if it were the only
place they would play.
New Jersey Policy Perspectives
head says its a waste of money, and
that star entertainers dont pick venues based on whether they have to pay
taxes. We agree that these A-listers
probably pick venues off how many
tickets they can sell, but if Atlantic
City really can be an entertainment
destination that sells 50,000 tickets to a
concert, and if a tax incentive program like this would indeed help to attract more A-listers, then what is the
downside? Sure, wed lose the tax revenue, but wed gain all the visitors.

Women in Business Alliance to host conference for women

The Princeton Regional Chamber of
Commerces Women in Business Alliance
is excited to launch the NJ Conference for
Women previously the Women in Business Alliance Womens Conference the
states premier networking and educational
event for women. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is
scheduled to welcome more than 500
women to this landmark event. The conference will take place on Friday, Oct. 16 from
7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Westin Princeton
at Forrestal Village. The event will feature
keynote addresses from Karen Finerman
from CNBCs Fast Money and Nancy Armstrong, producer and founding member of

MAKERS Women Who Make America.

The conference will feature a workshop
by Erika Jacoby, enterprise account executive with LinkedIn. Her session will help
attendees learn the ways to transform
their LinkedIn profile to help them network better in the digital age.
Breakout sessions will feature Carol
Doscher, president and CEO of Graceworks; Sarah Cirelli, senior marketing, social media strategist and interactive marketing guru, WithumSmith+Brown; Marguerite L. Mount, managing director, The
Mercadien Group and Dr. Sarah Wistreich,
Capital Health Center for Womens Health.

Tickets are $125 for Chamber members

and $150 for future members. Tickets are
available at www.njconferenceforwomen.
com.

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Part of the movement

to reform education
Documentary Beyond Measure to be screened
Oct. 20 at John Witherspoon Middle School
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Jessica Deutsch, along with
many other Princeton residents,
first saw Vicki Abeles film, Race
to Nowhere, in the packed auditorium of Princeton High School
in 2010. Others may have caught it
more recently, on Oct. 5, at the
Princeton Public Library. For
those passionate about reforming
education and pursuing progress
through creativity, Abeles next
film, Beyond Measure, is surely
one to see co-sponsored by
Princeton Public Schools and
PPL.
The first film pointed out
problems in our culture too
much emphasis on testing, too
much pressure about the college
admissions process, too much
homework, too much busy-ness
all crowding out time to learn
deeply, be creative, enjoy family
and sleep, said Deutsch, a former Princeton University health
advisor, a private practice college
advisor, founder of the Facebook
group Princeton Balance and one
of the key motivators behind the
Princeton Board of Educations
recent implementation of homework-free breaks.
We know from hard science
that all of these missing pieces
are essential, and yet we, as a nation, are not valuing them. This
new film highlights some of the
bright spots where educators,
parents and children are being
bold and finding big payoffs.
Deutsch hopes Princeton parents and teachers will think
about what they can do in their
homes and classrooms to advocate for more balance for Princetons young leaders.
If you need some food for
thought as you begin to scrutinize
the culture of education in the
U.S., the Beyond Measure website poses the questions:
What if our education system
valued personal growth over test
scores? Put inquiry over mimic-

MORE ONLINE
To catch a glimpse of the
Beyond Measure trailer, visit
ThePrincetonSun.com.

ry? Encouraged passion over

rankings? What if we decided
that the higher aim of school was
not the transmission of facts or
formulas, but the transformation
of every student? And what if
this paradigm-shift was driven
from the ground up? By students,
parents and educators? By all of
us?
In Beyond Measure, Abeles
explores schools that are answerplease see PANEL, page 17

CALENDAR

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WEDNESDAY OCT. 14
Ridge Kennedy with Live Wire:
Princeton Country Dancers,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 810:30 p.m. Tickets: $8.
Reading by Jhumpa Lahiri and
Mary Szybist: Berlind Theatre at
McCarter Theatre Center, 4:30
p.m.
Homework Help: Princeton Public
Library, Third Floor, 4-6 p.m.
After school homework help is
available when Princeton Public
schools are in session. Students

in all grades from all Princeton

schools are welcome.

THURSDAY OCT. 15
Money: To Lend or Not to Lend:
Princeton Regional Chamber of
Commerce, Springdale Golf Club,
7:30-10 a.m. Learn how to overcome current financial obstacles
while networking with real estate
professionals. Cost: $30, members: $40, future members.
55-Plus Club of Princeton Meeting: Jewish Center of Princeton,
10 a.m. Topic: The State of State

OCT. 1420, 2015

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Politics: Chris Christie, New Jersey, and the Future. For more
information, call (609) 452-2850.
Homework Help: Princeton Public
Library, Third Floor, 4-6 p.m.
After school homework help is
available when Princeton Public
schools are in session. Students
in all grades from all Princeton
schools are welcome.

FRIDAY OCT. 16
NJ Conference for Women: Women
in Business Alliance, Princeton
Regional Chamber of Commerce,
Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, 7:30-2 p.m. For more information, call (609) 924-1776.
Friends Book Sale: Princeton Public
Library, Community Room/Hinds

Plaza, noon-8:30 p.m. This Annual Used Book Sale, features a

large, assortment of books and
audio-visual items. Preview from
10-noon.

SATURDAY OCT. 17
Friends Book Sale: Princeton Public
Library, Community Room/Hinds
Plaza, 9-5:30 p.m. This Annual
Used Book Sale, features a large,
assortment of books and audiovisual items.
Princeton Scrabble Club Tournament: Panera Bread, Nassau Park
Boulevard, Route 1 South, 10-5:30
p.m.
Public Birding Trip: Washington
Crossing Audubon Society, Mercer County Park Central, 8 a.m.

For more information, call (609)

730-0826.
Kirtan Meditation Discussion &
Vegetarian Luncheon: Princeton
Bhakti Vendanta Institute, 2 p.m.
To
register,
email
Princeton@bviscs.org.

SUNDAY OCT. 18
Sunday Stories: Princeton Public
Library, Story Room, 3-3:30 p.m.
Stories, songs and rhymes for
children 2-8 years of age and
their families. Adults must
accompany their children.
ESL Class: Princeton Public Library,
Conference Room, 4-6 p.m.
Speakers of world languages who
are learning English as a second
language are invited to these
two-hour classes.

MONDAY OCT. 19
Womens College Club of Princeton
Meeting: All Saints Church, 1 p.m.
For more information, visit
www.wccpnj.org.
Film Screening: A Race against
Time Shorebirds, Horseshoe
Crabs, and Hurricane Sandy:
Washington Crossing Audubon
Society, Stainton Hall, The Pennington School, 8 p.m. 30 minutes.
Homework Help: Princeton Public
Library, Third Floor, 4-6 p.m.
After school homework help is
available when Princeton Public
schools are in session. Students
in all grades from all Princeton
schools are welcome.

TUESDAY OCT. 20
Princeton Scrabble Club Meeting:
Panera Bread, Nassau Park
Boulevard, Route 1 South, 6:309:30 p.m.
Princeton Community Dinner: First
Baptist Church of Princeton, 5-7
p.m. All are welcome to partake
of a free dinner to sit down and
eat or to take with you.
An Evening with Ron Lieber:
Chapin School Auditorium, 7-9
p.m. Lieber is a New York Times
columnist and author of the bestseller, The Opposite of Spoiled.
Learn to talk about money with
your children from the tooth fairy
to college tuition and everything
in between. Follow-up Q&A, and
book signing. To RSVP, call (609)
987-8100.

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Chamber of Commerce; Francisco Tanez, Sr.; Erika Nieto; Liliane Blanco; Arelis Castillo; Kristen Golden; Esther Tanez, president, E.S.T.I.R. Insurance, Inc.; Ehab Abousabe; 12-year-old
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to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center at YWCA Princeton on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at 160 Prospect Ave.
Throughout the event, new and
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Every week, The Sun will ask the candidates in the Nov. 3 election
for Princeton Council seats to respond to questions pertinent to local issues.
You can find all responses online at www.theprincetonsun.com.
This weeks questions: 1.) What is your plan to keep taxes at an affordable
rate for residents? 2.) What are some new ideas or approaches
that you can bring to Town Council, and how will they benefit the town?
1.) The most important challenge for
Princeton is affordability. Ordinary residents wage a continuous struggle to
maintain a reasonable standard of living
and pay the bills. The current six-member council and mayor havent realized
the promises of our recent consolidation
and have paid only lip service to residents expectations of better services and
lower property taxes.
My experience raising a family in this
town gives me all the perspective necessary to identify the problems I share with
fellow Princetonians. I will use my
proven social skills to collaborate on solving them. Id like our local Council to stay

focused, reduce the number of

nancial resources and should
ordinances that require more
pay a premium for the privilege
capital spending or that inconof retiring in the place where
venience residents, and stop
they grew up. We have high
wasting time on passing resolustandards for our town, but
tions that have nothing to do
more and more it seems to resiwith Princeton and distract the
dents that our council has us
council from the essence of its
living far beyond our means.
responsibility.
Why does a town of fewer
The priority challenge is to
than 30,000 residents have a
keep Princeton affordable for
budget that exceeds $60 million
LYNN LU IRVING
all.
each and every year? That's
2.) If elected, I will work to
much more than comparatively
erase the impression at other levels of sized, nice towns in the state. And, how
government, the county, for example, that do we explain the $11.4 million yearly
Princeton residents have unlimited fi- debt service? That's about 19 percent of

the budget.
If elected, I will scrutinize every one of
our tax and spending practices. Every
municipal department and decision,
without exception, will have to pass
muster in terms of the burden it places
on taxpayers. As a council member, I'll
take personal responsibility for performing this calculation and eliminating nonessential projects and redundant administrative personnel. The council should
focus on cutting taxes to keep the embattled middle class from having to flee
town. This means that the Princeton
Council must focus strictly on local issues while listening to local residents.

1.) As most Princeton residents are

aware, the portion of the municipal tax
revenue is approximately 23 percent of the
overall tax bill.
I will continue to reduce cost by working
with council and staff on effective cost reductions. This will be seen by the implementation of new fuel efficient and possible hybrid vehicle purchases. We will continue to purchase many items through the
states purchasing program at reduced
rates. We will continue to collect any unpaid or outstanding property tax balances.
We will continue to monitor the current
staff levels to see if it would be possible to
combine some positions. We will continue
to ask our staff to apply for the many state

grants to help fund some of the

I would investigate if this could
infrastructure
improvements.
be implemented through Access
Council and myself will continue
Princeton.
to lobby on behalf of the town to
The formation of a neighborhave Mercer County help with
hood watch program would be a
funding many road and park
good way of getting neighbors to
projects in Princeton.
know each other. Another idea is
2.) New ideas are great, but
to set up a Princeton welcoming
they should originate from the
kit. When a new person moves
community. I will suggest that
to Princeton, they would receive
council meet with community
a welcoming kit with all imporLANCE LIVERMAN tant phone numbers and a spemembers in a casual setting just
to discuss whatever is on resicial invitation to possibly dine
dents minds. This meeting
free at a local restaurant. This
would include both young and senior com- will inspire our newcomers to participate
munities. I would have a phone number in purchasing locally.
and website designed to submit new ideas.
I will suggest the town bring all of our

youth together to participate in a youth

forum. This forum will be for all youth in
Princeton to develop creative ideas to submit to the Council. These ideas can range
from how to start a youth center to how to
have free town-wide Wi-Fi service. These
ideas from the youth will create tomorrows leaders and give our young community a potential platform to provide a ton of
input.
We have discussed this in the past, but I
would also like to look at establishing a dog
park in Princeton. This is a sensitive issue
that would have to be discussed and created very carefully, but if achieved, would
give so many residents and their loved
dogs a place to roam.

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OCT. 1420, 2015 THE PRINCETON SUN 11

MEET THE COUNCIL CANDIDATES

1.) Taxes and affordability are critical issues in Princeton. We have worked hard to
hold the line on property tax increases
thanks to consolidation and sound financial planning, the tax rate is essentially the
same level as 2010 but we need to continue to find ways to keep Princeton the diverse and livable community we love. We
instituted new budget controls to help restrain expenses and are aggressively managing our legal bills. But, we face budget
pressure from increasing costs, especially
rising health-care expenses and wages. To
counter those pressures, we continue to
seek efficiencies and should explore ways
to expand the commercial tax base so we
are less reliant on individual property
taxes.

With respect to our capital

which Ive focused to date, but
budget, I supported the developalso to look for new ideas and
ment of a long-term capital planbest practices in achieving an efning process, which will help us
fective and responsive municiinvest prudently in our infrapal government.
structure while maintaining reaFirst, I look forward to supsonable levels of municipal debt.
porting the police department in
I also voted for the development
implementation of its new
of the River Road Solar Farm,
strategic plan. This plan was dewhich is being built on top of the
veloped with significant commulandfill site. The project creates
nity consultation and, by smartvalue out of an otherwise unus- HEATHER HOWARD ly managing the force (and withable site, and is designed both to
out the addition of any new offilower energy bills for the sewage
cers), strengthens the successful
facility and also to generate income for the community policing program and devotes
municipality.
increased attention to traffic safety, with
2.) As a sitting member of Council, I an emphasis on data-driven traffic enforcehope to continue many of the projects on ment.

1.) To keep taxes at

property taxes.
an affordable rate for
2.) The current
Princeton residents,
agreement our townwe need to cut back
ship has with Princeon
unnecessary
ton University must
spending for local
be immediately reexprojects that are
amined. Many exammore of a luxury
ples exist that point
than a necessity. We
directly to the univerneed to place a selfsity not paying its
imposed cap of a 1
fair share to our
KELLY DiTOSTO
percent
increase
town. A reassessment
from the prior years
of this issue will most
budget and plan accordingly. certainly lower the tax bill for
We need to bring in more rat- each and every resident of
able properties, i.e. small busi- Princeton Township. Fiscal renesses that will not put further sponsibility and transparency
pressure on our school sys- is lacking in our current Countems. Furthermore, we need to cil and is something I
ensure that Princeton Univer- will bring to the table when
sity is paying its fair share of elected.

Check out next weeks edition

of The Princeton Sun
for the last installment
in the Meet the Candidates series.

Second, the Human Services Department conducted a community needs assessment, which identified significant
need in our community. Going forward, I
hope that work can help to focus the direction of limited resources to support the
most vulnerable.
Finally, Princeton has been a leader in
promoting a healthy community by ensuring smoke-free environments, but clearly
there is more work to do to address health
inequities and ensure opportunities for
healthy behaviors. I would like to propose
adoption of a Health in All Policies collaborative approach to improving the
health of all people by incorporating
health considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy areas.

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MEET THE

BOE CANDIDATES
Every week, The Sun will ask the candidates in the Nov. 3 election
for Princeton Board of Education seats to respond to questions
pertinent to local issues. You can find all the responses online
at www.theprincetonsun.com. This weeks questions:
1.) What are some new ideas or approaches that you can bring
to the Board of Education, and how will they benefit Princetons school
system? 2.) What do you think is the most pressing issue at present
and how do you hope to address it?
1.) Community involvement is highly
valued in Princeton.
We are fortunate to have well-informed
and well-educated residents. I believe we
can do a better job in engaging our best
community assets our actively involved
residents.
One improvement that can be implemented immediately is to reschedule the
public comment portion of the meeting.
Currently, public comment often occurs
past 9 p.m. Many residents interested in

speaking to the board are not

able to because of other commitments. I believe a simple fix such
as switching the public comment to the beginning of the
meeting will allow the board to
hear the voice of the community
more clearly.
2.) The most important issue
facing Princeton Public Schools
is the lack of a long-term financial plan. Increasing enrollment

has negatively impacted our

schools, resulting in crowded
school buildings, larger class
sizes and after-school programs
at capacity.
We can meet these challenges
by creating a long-term financial plan. This initiative should
be a community-wide effort,
and should begin by analyzing
and prioritizing the short-term
as well as the continuing needs

of the district. In addition, this plan

should incorporate the long-term tax impact analysis on our residents so that our
district's needs can be matched with our
means.
With careful planning and sound management, we can ensure that educational
excellence will continue to remain the
centerpiece of our community, notwithstanding the increasingly challenging
economic environment in which we
live.

1.) I am a natural collaborator who is

willing to put in the time to work hard, a
problem solver who is open to possibilities and an educator by training who enjoys thinking about issues related to public education.
Collaboration has always been central
to my work, and much of this work has
focused on public schools. As a novice
teacher, learning from and working with
skilled veteran teachers who were willing to share their knowledge and resources with me, helped me to improve
my practice. When I designed and delivered professional development for K-12
teachers, meeting with public school
teachers, teacher leaders and administrators on a consistent basis made these offerings more engaging and effective. Cur-

rently, as a parent volunteer,

community to work together for
generating ideas with fellow
the benefit of our students. We
parents as well as with PPS
have incredible resources in our
teachers and administrators
schools and within our vibrant
has led to the development of a
community and, by collaboratbroad array of innovative proing, we will be able to support
grams. I believe that if I am
excellence in teaching and
elected to the board, my collabolearning, identify innovative
rative approach will benefit the
curricular improvements and
school
system
as
a
attend to the needs of our stuwhole.
dents.
BETSY KALBER
2.) I maintain that the need
The board must model this
BAGLIO
for greater collaboration and
collaboration by consistently
communication among all members of providing opportunities for all members
the Princeton Public Schools communi- of the community to share their ideas rety is the most pressing issue at this time. garding ways to support and further imWe must encourage teachers, parents, ad- prove our schools. These could take the
ministrators, aides, staff, the Board of form of evening study groups that bring
Education and other members of the together interested stakeholders, forums

that focus on a topic of interest to students, their families or staff, or exploring

partnerships between the Princeton Public Schools and members of the community (both individual and institutional).
In addition, if elected, I would advocate
for teachers to have the opportunity to
share best practices with one another, on
an ongoing basis, to learn from and support colleagues innovations in the classroom. This could be done by providing all
teachers with multiple avenues for sharing resources with their colleagues districtwide,
in
person
or
online.
I will work to ensure that all stakeholders of the Princeton Public Schools have
a voice and an opportunity to work together.

DAFNA KENDAL

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MEET THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES

1.) As an incumbent, I suppose
I cant say I will bring new
ideas or approaches. My old
idea is that we have an opportunity now to make Princeton Public Schools one of the best public
education systems in the country,
even better and more forwardlooking.
We can do this by focusing our
efforts on each child; by creating
a curriculum that fosters creativity, teamwork and critical think-

ing; and by building a

caring community that
includes our teachers,
the broader Princeton
community, as well as
parents and children.
My
approach
to
achieve these goals has
been by working well
with the administration
and rest of the board,
while
consistently
stressing change and

1.) I believe that joint decisions are best

made by considering a diversity of ideas,
opinions, interests and evidence-based
knowledge. The public should participate
in this process in a democratic system. I
would encourage open, transparent and
evidence-based discussion of the issues at
Board of Education meetings, which
should include all stakeholders in the
Princeton Public Schools.
2.) We live under strict limits to the
growth of school and municipal budgets
mandated through state-imposed tax levy
caps. These caps do not cover inflation,
and they do not allow increased tax ratables from new homes to be used for funding schools and municipal services. (The
cap is on the total tax raised by the munic-

PATRICK SULLIVAN

improvement.
2.) There are many
pressing issues in our
district, from budgetary issues to changes in
state law and rising enrollments. But I think
our most pressing issue
is one that is right within our control: closing
the achievement gap
between minority and
low-income
students

and their peers.

I believe this needs to be addressed through more early interventions, which we are working
on,
and
through
a
bottom-up review of our curriculum.
All of this is addressed in the
Strategic Plan that I assisted in
assembling this year, and Im
looking forward to working
on implementing these initiatives.

ipality the levy not on the

Princeton Planning Board and
percentage of tax individuals
municipal council, and it may
pay on their home valuations).
increase student enrollment
In inflation-adjusted dollars, the
even further. As a school board
school budget will likely shrink
member, I would actively work
each year. As student enrollwith the Planning Board and
ment in the district increases,
Council to consider the impact
the school budget cannot keep
of rezoning for higher densities
up and the funding per student
given the state-imposed district
declines. There are waivers to
budget cap a cap that is indethe tax levy cap for increased
pendent of tax ratables. This is
ROBERT DODGE
student enrollment above a cernot the time for the town to
tain number, but they do not
grow.
cover the full cost of new students, and
Due to limitations on funding, the
the board is hesitant to use them.
Princeton public school district must
Rezoning for higher densities, as has plan seriously for the long-term impact of
been done in the past for luxury housing any additional expenditures and proin town, is being considered again by the grams. A specific example is the Interna-

tional Baccalaureate program for which

the district is currently conducting an
initial feasibility study. The IB program is
expensive and time-consuming to implement and run. Before moving forward on
a program such as the IB, we must have
clear and defined expectations on the
long-term cost and what we will cut from
the current budget to fund it. The IB program is an example of how I would consider budgetary implications before making decisions. As a board member, I would
want to discuss the full educational and financial impact of new initiatives and programs. In this time of decreasing budgets
in inflation-adjusted dollars, funding new
initiatives will come at the expense of existing programs.

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Planes grand unveiling

set for Oct. 25
PLANES
Continued from page 3
day, Oct. 25. Williams will lead
each Princetonian, no matter
their skill level, to assist with carpentry, painting and more.
Morven curators Beth Allen
and Heather Christensen Smith
have been working on an upcoming exhibit, Charles and Anne
Morrow Lindbergh: Couple of an
Age. One day, Christensen Smith
mentioned her husband having
said, You know what you need: a
plane on the front lawn.
At first, the two women joked
about his suggestion. But as the
days passed, the idea of a plane in
the yard became more desirable
and, soon, quite attainable. Although the curators could not
find an actual plane to be in the
outdoors for nearly a year the
exhibit will run from Nov. 13 to
Oct. 25, 2016 they did discover
the Laumeier Sculpture Park in
St. Louis.
There, Williams had constructed a plane, which he titled Empire Flight, that was a replica of
the plane Lindbergh had built for
his ground-breaking flight across
the ocean.
In the exhibit, we talk about
the building of Lindberghs plane
and his difficult attempts to find
funding because he wanted a
plane with one engine in those
days planes had two, even three
engines and did not want a navigator because of the extra weight,
which was also unheard of,
Allen explained. He finally went
with a small firm in San Diego
called Ryan Air. When they first
got the telegram from Lindbergh
asking, Can you build a plane to
fly across the Atlantic? they
thought it was a joke and actually
threw it out.
Allen said there are wonderful
photos of the Ryan Air staff
members working together to create this plane, which at the time
was made of only wood and covered in canvas.
It was basically a flying tent,
Allen said. We want our visitors
to be able to circle around the

model and get a sense of the actual size.

When Allen and Christensen
Smith initially reached out to
Williams, they thought perhaps it
would work to have the plane
sculpture transferred from St.
Louis to Princeton. However,
Williams decided it would be best
to complete another sculpture
from scratch, and from this
sprung a community project.
Williams said he would need
help. It will be a community project he will lead, and anyone can
do. We want as many people as
possible to come lay their hands
on it, Allen said.
Williams will come to Princeton from Chicago for the week.
All those who want to participate
may sign up for a shift, either
from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from
12:30 to 3 p.m. Simply email Pam
Ruch at pruch@morven.org to indicate what day and shift works
best for you. If you do not sign up
and have the urge one afternoon
to pop over to Morven, Allen welcomes you to join the project. The
entire Princeton community is
invited to the planes grand unveiling on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1
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Panel discussion to follow screening

PANEL
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ing these questions by breaking
from the mold of traditional testdriven education. From rural
Kentucky to New York City, she
demonstrates how diverse communities pursue education in a
way that nearly every student
graduates and finishes college.
We are on the cusp of a major
change in public education. The
decades-long focus on standardized testing is giving way to a new
paradigm of learning. The documentary highlights the growing
and exciting shift from simply
having students perform well on
tests to having them perform well
in life, said Princetons Superintendent Stephen Cochrane, who
has included goals that address

topics such as balance and wellness in his PPS five-year strategic

plan. "It effectively raises the ante
for education challenging us to
think about how we are helping
our students develop the skills of
innovation, analysis, collaboration and character. It is not always something that comes from
above but grows from within:
teachers, students, parents with a
different vision of what learning
can be. That vision already exists
in the Princeton Public Schools
and is being fanned and fed by
our work already in the areas of
wellness and innovation.
Cochrane,
Jane
Fremon,
founder and head of Princeton
Friends School, and Joel Hammon, co-founder and director of
Princeton Learning Cooperative,
will host a post-screening panel
discussion after Beyond Measure is screened Tuesday, Oct. 20

Czech-based Pavel Haas String

Quartet to make Princeton
University concert debut
Following its sold-out opening
night concert by the Emerson and
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Princeton University Concerts
Classics Series continues with another vibrant ensemble: on
Thursday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m., the
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perform in the Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.
This Czech-based, award-winning group will perform music of
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String Quartet No. 9, Op. 34 before
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Op. 59, No. 2.
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On Sept. 24 at 10:17 a.m.,
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bomb was in the school. The
threat was phoned in to the main
office of Riverside School. Police
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The threat appears to be un-

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was evacuated and the students
and faculty were temporarily relocated so the school
building could be
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High
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it was deemed safe. The faculty
and students re-entered the
school at 1:45 p.m. and resumed
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were evacuated and taken to a
safe location.
New Jersey State Police and
Mercer County Sheriff Department K-9 officers responded and
conducted a thorough search of
the school premises. No explosive
device was found.
At approximately 1:10 p.m., the
school was deemed safe, allowing
the return of students and staff.
Princeton police officers remained in the area of the school
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Municipal Court. The suspect was
arrested and transported to police
headquarters where he was
processed and released after he
posted bail.
It was reported on Sept. 22 that
an Apple Macbook Air valued at
$1,100 was stolen from the Holly
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External Communications Anne
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Shaped by two centuries of development, the PTS Library embraces its role at the intersection
of the theological record and its
community of scholars.
The library, spearheaded by
James Lenox, a New York City
businessman, was purchased
from the Stockton Family in
Princeton in 1812. But, in the
early 1950s, the library was demolished.
Its successor, Speer Library
named for the famous missionary
statesman Robert Speer opened
its doors in 1957. The library was
built to house 400,000 volumes.
In the early 2000s, PTS faced
building renovation, later concluding it would be just as cost effective to expand the edifice, as it
was to knock it down and rebuild. In 2010, Speer Library was
demolished, and construction
began on todays standing structure.
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Unattended laptop stolen at Holly House

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House, which is located within
Princeton Community Village.
The theft occurred on Sept. 21 between 4 and 5:45 p.m. The computer was left unattended in the
lobby of Holly House when the
theft occurred. The investigation
will continue.

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forced entry into a home located
on the unit block of Erdman Avenue. There were no items reported stolen at this time. The investigation is ongoing and there
are no suspects.
A Jefferson Road resident reported that between Sept. 22 and
26, an unknown male rummaged
through his truck and stole two
security cameras valued at $149
from outside his house. The suspect was described as a tall, thin

male wearing a long-sleeved jersey with the numbers 00 on the

front and a winter style ski cap
covering his ears.
On Sept. 27, a 24-year-old Trenton male was arrested for providing false information to a law enforcement officer and on a New
Hanover Township Municipal
Court warrant for $556 during a
car stop on Chambers Street. He
was processed at police headquarters and released with summonses after posting bail.
On Sept. 28, an 18-year-old
Princeton male was arrested for
possession of marijuana and drug
paraphernalia during a car stop
on Western Way. The suspect was
processed at police headquarters
and released with summonses.
On Sept. 28, a 23-year-old Willingboro female was arrested during a motor vehicle stop on North
Harrison Street on warrants out
of Robbinsville Municipal Court
totaling $1,000.
She was

processed and released to Robbinsville Police.

On Sept. 29, a North Harrison
Street business employee reported
that unknown actor(s) telephoned
her demanding $200 or they would
harm her brother being held
hostage. The call was deemed a
hoax after the victim wired the
money to a specified location in
New York and afterward confirmed with her brother that he
was safe and never held hostage.
On Sept. 29, a Witherspoon
Street resident reported that
sometime between Sept. 25 and
28, unknown actor(s) stole $1,000
cash from his apartment.
On Sept. 29, a native of India
reported missing $200 from his
wallet after taking a taxi from
New York to Alexander Street.
On Sept. 29, a Nassau Street
resident reported that her debit
card information was compromised and two fraudulent purchases were made in Columbus,
Ohio, totaling $65.24.
On Sept. 30, it was reported
that sometime between Sept. 27
and 28, a total of $300 worth of autumn decorations were stolen
from a location on the 400 block of
Nassau Street.
On Sept. 30, a McCosh Circle
resident reported that unknown
actor(s) compromised his debit
card information and made
fraudulent purchases totaling
$217 in Gainsville, Fla.
On Sept. 30, a 27-year-old
Princeton male was arrested for
driving while intoxicated, possession of heroin and possession of
drug paraphernalia during a car
stop on Birch Avenue. He was
processed at police headquarters
and later released with summonses. On Oct. 2, the same individual
was arrested at Nassau Park
Boulevard in West Windsor after
stealing an unoccupied taxi cab
on Nassau at Witherspoon
streets. He was charged with auto
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Justin Nickol, a PhD student studying Religion and Society, browses for books in the library.

Barnes: Library at heart of seminarys mission

BARNES
Continued from page 19

Be social.

These pieces can be seen in the

light fixtures and in the slabs of
marble encased in study tables.
The librarys first floor is
where the heart of this creation
beats, teeming with open and
closed study spaces, computer
work stations, special collection
volumes and, of course, its own
Brick Caf.
The second floor offers students in the Master of Theology
program an array of stacked
classrooms and open-space study
areas, including the Korean Mission Room and the Women in
Ministry Room.
The third floor is populated

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with open and closed Ph.D. carrels, which are assigned via a
lottery system to students working at the dissertation level at the
beginning of the school year,
while the Scholar Commons offers students the opportunity to
stretch their minds in a more collaborative space.
The librarys lower level doubles as another work and study
space complete with a reference
reading room, and the librarys
assemblage of media and periodicals.
All classrooms and main lecture rooms are equipped with tilt
and zoom cameras, smart white
boards and enable audio, video
and lecture presentation, while
every floor is outfitted with wallmounted iPads for easy access to
the librarys online catalog and
digital collections.

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The library is also housed on

compact shelving to make room
for its extensive collection of
more than 1 million volumes and
mixed media pieces.
Not to mention, the library is
filled with inviting windows.
While students may have one eye
on their studies, they can now
also have one eye on the world.
This is a wonderful place to
work and just be, said Kate Skrebutenas, director of access, research and outreach who has
worked at the library for 34 years.
The library is at the heart of
the seminarys mission to encourage vibrant intellectual conversations that inform the life of
faith, President M. Craig Barnes
said. We hope the Princeton
community will feel welcome in
this building and view it as a valued resource for learning, reflection and study.
For more information on the
PTS
Library,
visit
www.ptsem.edu.

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