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IN OUR OPINION: Council raises: You get what you pay for ... PAGE 6
Thanks to the Princeton
Public Library, and with a
fervent appeal for the favor
of the weather gods, there
will be lots of music to enjoy
on Hinds Community Plaza
on Sunday afternoon (June
16). For free.
Up at 1 p.m. will be Sarah
Donner, Princetons favorite
rockstar-cat lady kind of
girl, performing with the
The Doubleclicks, a sister
duo from Portland, Left
Coast, who perform on cello,
guitar, ukulele, depending.
Indie fans, take note.
Up at 4 p.m. will be
Acoustic Road, the Jersey-
based rock duo of Matt
Robinson and Jeff Friedman,
who specialize in the faith-
ful re-creation of music that
defined the 60s, 70s, 80s
and beyond. Groove on
golden oldies.
Also, in brief, and timely:
The Princeton Environmental
Film Festival screens
Shored Up, a documentary
exploring issues crucial to
Shore communities, includ-
ing Long Beach Island, on
Wednesday (June 12), 6:30
p.m., in The Garden Theatre.
$10 at the door.
SPOTLIGHT
Spring sounds
Corner
House
has new
home
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
Corner House, a nonprofit
counseling center for Princeton
youth and families struggling
with substance abuse and emo-
tional issues, has finally found a
new home.
The organization, once housed
in the former Valley Road School
building, has opened the doors to
a new, state-of-the-art facility in
Monument Hall.
Weve been exploring the idea
of moving for about seven years,
said Gary De Blasio, Corner
House executive director. The
Valley Road School building is de-
crepit and falling apart. Theres
asbestos and mold. We had ceil-
ings collapse in the basement.
De Blasio said that when the
decision was made to consolidate
Princeton Township and Bor-
COURTESY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
The band leads the parade from FitzRandolph Gate toward Nassau Hall and beyond at the
University P-rade on June 1.
Princeton University P-rade
please see RENOVATIONS, page 2
Pipeline
Branchburg fire heightens
pipeline concerns. PAGE 9
Battlefield park
Renovation projects are
underway for summer visitors.
ough, it became clear that there
would be room in Monument Hall
when some municipal services
were moved to Witherspoon Hall.
In looking at all of our differ-
ent options, it was clear this was
the most financially feasible op-
tion, De Blasio said. The munic-
ipal officials were incredibly sup-
portive. Councilman Lance Liver-
man was a key mover for us, and
members of the Transition Task
Force advocated for us a great
deal.
Renovations to the new facili-
ties included the creation of an
enclosed reception and waiting
area to provide privacy to clients,
as well as the addition of new of-
fice, clinical and meeting space.
Weve been in the community
for 41 years, De Blasio said. It
was time we had a respectable
home. This space has been laid
out to fit our needs, and were re-
ally creating a nice environment
for Princeton and for the clients
we serve. In our business, envi-
ronment goes a long way. Were
better able to help people in a
comfortable, relaxing environ-
ment.
De Blasio also believes that
Corner Houses new location and
signage will increase the commu-
nitys access to services.
Were closer to downtown,
and the freeB will have extra
stops here, De Blasio said. Once
the rest of our signs are up,
and the open house happens,
well have access to a lot more
people.
The open house will be held on
June 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. De Blasio
said the event is an opportunity
for the community to see the
new space and to celebrate the
move.
Were basically announcing
our presence to the community,
he said. We want them to cele-
brate with us in our new home
where were serving the commu-
nity and youth. Weve invited
county, state and Princeton Uni-
versity officials as well.
The renovations included a
technology upgrade with new
computers and televisions, tech-
nology-based training for coun-
selors, and a sound masking sys-
tem throughout the facility that
increases clients privacy.
De Blasio said the artwork
on the walls goes a long way to-
ward creating a relaxing environ-
ment.
It was all donated by former
Councilwoman Marie Matthews,
who was a huge patron for many
years, he said. Everything on
the walls is either her work, or
something she brought back from
her travels.
De Blasio said the entire proj-
ect cost between $250,000 and
$280,000.
For what we did here, thats
amazing, De Blasio said. It was
so feasible. Were providing the
best services we can, and now
were in the best facility we could
be in.
More information about Cor-
ner House is available at
www.cornerhousenj.org.
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RENOVATIONS
Continued from page 1
Renovations to center provide more client privacy
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Time Is
Running Out!
Make Your
Reservations
Today!
By KATIE MORGAN
The Princeton Sun
Princeton residents voted in
the primary election on June 4 to
fill two Princeton Council seats
and two Mercer County freehold-
er seats, and to elect one state sen-
ator, one assemblyman and New
Jerseys governor in Novembers
General Election.
The primaries for the Prince-
ton Council were uncontested.
Running for Council are incum-
bent Democrats Jenny Crumiller
and Patrick Simon, who were
elected last year. Crumiller and
Simon were assigned one-
year terms when council mem-
bers chose term lengths at ran-
dom during consolidation on Jan.
1.
Republican Fausta Rodriguez
Wertz, who is running without a
running mate, hopes to be the
first Latina elected to the Prince-
ton government.
Crumiller, Simon and Wertz
are competing for two three-year
terms.
In November, Princeton resi-
dents will also vote to fill three
seats on the Princeton Board of
Education. The filing deadline for
the three-year seats was June 4.
Incumbents Andrea Spalla and
Molly Chrein are running. Chal-
lengers Thomas Hagedorn, Meeta
Khateri and Dennis Scheil also
filed to run for the seats.
The primaries for the freehold-
er seats were also uncontested.
Running for two three-year seats
are incumbent Democrats Antho-
ny Carabelli and Andrew Koontz,
and Republicans Ron Cefalone
and Paul Hummel.
In the State Senate race, Repub-
lican incumbent Christopher
Bateman is being challenged by
Democrat Christian Mastondrea.
Incumbent Republican Assem-
blyman Jack M. Ciattarelli and
incumbent Republican Assembly-
woman Donna M. Simon are
being challenged by Democrats
Marie Cornfield and Ida Ochote-
co.
In the primary race for gover-
nor, incumbent Chris Christie de-
feated Republican Seth Gross-
man.
Democratic State Sen. Barbara
Buono won against Troy
Webster.
The elections for Council,
Board of Education, freeholders,
State Senate, Assembly and gov-
ernor will be held Nov. 5.
Residents vote in primary
election to fill several seats
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in our opinion
Council raises
As with many other things in life, you get what you pay for ...
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wo companies merge. A man-
ager who is carried over from
one of them finds her responsi-
bilities effectively doubled and must
accept a substantial pay cut, too.
Thats the breaks, right? Maybe so, but
if you think its fair, youre obviously
not the one doing the job.
This is precisely the position in
which two members of the former
Princeton Township Council find
themselves. Before consolidation, they
were receiving the princely sum of
$10,000 per year for their time and
labors. Now theyre receiving the
princely sum of $7,500, todays going
rate, which is a carry-over of the
salary level of Princeton Borough
council members before consolida-
tion.
The new council has set aside funds
that would enable the raising of the
councils base salaries to $10,000.
Theres a kerfuffle about this proposal,
no joke. The new pay scale would come
to roughly $191.35 a week. Throw in a
decent bottle of wine and a fair gratu-
ity, and a couple couldnt get out of one
of this towns upscale restaurants
without paying this for dinner, no joke.
Opponents of any pay hike are
basically arguing that an industrious,
responsible and responsive council
member isnt worth $191.35 a week.
The public meetings. The committee
meetings. Reading all that stuff. The
phone conferences. The inescapable
round of civic/social events. Having
every tax-paying citizen believe they
have a God-given right to a call-back or
a sit-down or an impromptu Q&A in
the checkout line at McCaffreys.
The counter-argument is, no one
asked these people to serve (this isnt
true, in most cases), and they have the
high honor of public service. In other
words, the perfect council would con-
sist of aristocrats from Periclean
Athens who have all the time in the
world and no concerns at all about
their monthly bills. The members of
such a council would be representa-
tive of the good citizens of this com-
munity. Right.
We agree that public service
shouldnt be about the money. Which
is the reason we say, do the right thing.
Give these people the raise. Let them
take the husband or the wife or the sig-
nificant other out to dinner, now and
then. Its small compensation for all
those hours theyre not sharing with
loved ones at home.
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letterS to the editor
Reader commends newspaper
for smoking ban editorial
The Montgomery Sun should be com-
mended for its May 15-21 editorial regard-
ing our governments taking smoking bans
too far. The ability to pass a law does not
mean the legal authority to do so is pres-
ent, noting laws have been deemed uncon-
stitutional from time to time. And the
township is taking the right steps by mod-
erating penalties in its ordinance and af-
firming its refusal to restrict lawful smok-
ing in public areas by putting up signs dis-
couraging smoking, not criminalizing it,
in parks, as reported in your May 22-28 edi-
tion.
Princeton has chosen to go the other di-
rection. Even after following Mont-
gomerys lead initially, its Department of
Health, with the approval of its elected offi-
cials, is seeking to punish smokers in pub-
lic including parks. Princeton has done
this as a response to an OPRA request re-
veals contrary to the solicited opinion
from, and expressed concerns of, the board
attorney for Fair Lawn, Ronald Mondello,
who cautioned that there were state pre-
emption and constitutional issues in doing
so pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3 D-1 et seq.
The inability of a government to be able
to prove smoking outdoors actually nega-
tively impacts the health of another con-
trasted with indoor second-hand smoke
pollution is fatal to this type of legisla-
tion. Princetons effort will fail when chal-
lenged and result in incurring fees and
other costs unnecessarily to defend.
Princeton should stop seeking headlines
and lauding from anti-smokers and their
groups in this regard, and follow the lead
of Montgomery Township again, now.
Brian M. Cige
Sen. Frank Lautenberg was a
great ally of peace movement
The late Sen. Frank Lautenberg was a
great friend and ally of the peace move-
ment, in New Jersey and worldwide.
When first elected as U.S. senator, the
Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign was at
its apex, and Sen. Lautenberg immediately
showed strong support by speaking out
and co-sponsoring legislation in the Sen-
ate. He went on to be a champion for other
nuclear weapons treaties, including the
Comprehensive Test Ban and the new
START Treaty.
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