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Ceremony reflects: Freedom is not always free

Cost of freedom, value of honor underline Princetons Veterans Day ceremony at All Wars Memorial
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
This year, Veterans Day fell on
a clear morning the kind thats
easy to remember as the quintessence of autumn: windy, gold
leaves swirling on the sidewalks,
the kind of day that evokes feelings of both hope and nostalgia.
With Mercer Road fenced off
from traffic, veterans, their families, students and local officials
flooded slowly into the cleared intersection of Nassau and Mercer
streets. The Blawenburg Band
welcomed crowds with joyous
music before the Spirit of Princeton committee began the ceremony at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Committee board member
Kam Amirzafar led the ceremony
and started by thanking Mayor
Liz Lempert, council, VOICES
Chorale, Marine Corps League
Detachment 207 for performing
the rifle ceremony, the Princeton
Police Department, which served
as color guard, and the veterans
in attendance. Amirzafar then invited Lempert on the steps of the
memorial to speak to the audience.
On the 11th hour of the 11th
day of the 11th month, we are reminded that freedom is not always free, Lempert said.
VOICES Chorale sang the National Anthem and Danny Boy

ERICA CHAYES/The Sun

Keynote speaker Sgt. Thomas

Murray is a current Princeton
police officer and honored veteran. At left, chair of the Spirit of
Princeton
committee,
Ray
Wadsworth, and a local priest lift
the ceremonial wreath to bring
onto the stage of the All Wars
Memorial. For more photos,
please see page 18.
as long-time soldiers wearing
hats or shirts signifying their military branch stood beside youthful students; all held their hands
on their hearts.
Ray Wadsworth, chair of the
Spirit of Princeton, announced
with a sincere tremble in his tone,
It should be Veterans Day every

day, and asked the crowd, regardless of their religion, to pray

for the servicemen and women
and to pray the government take
care of those who return from the
military in need of help.
An army veteran and his two
young children waived small
American flags handed out by

Amirzafars son, Thomas, a member of Boy Scout Troop 1776.

James Russo, who served in
Korea in 1986, said, I bring the
kids, daughter Gianna, 2, and
James, 3, because I want them to
grow up respecting what these
people have done. Thats how I
feel about those before me. I am

always amazed by what the men

and women do and are capable of;
its extraordinary.
Sgt. Thomas Murray of the
Princeton Police Department was
the keynote speaker. Before his
commitment to keeping Princeplease see VETERAN, page 10

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Celebrate the season
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Saving the battlefields: Campaign launches in Princeton

Historians and preservation groups aim to protect, interpret Revolutionary War battlefields
Special to The Sun
Nearly 240 years after the shot
heard round the world signaled
the beginning of the journey toward American independence,
historians and preservationists
gathered in Princeton to launch
the first-ever national initiative to
protect and interpret the battlefields of the Revolutionary War.
The new effort, titled Campaign
1776, is a project of the Civil War
Trust, the nations most successful battlefield preservation advocate. Campaign 1776 will employ
the same proven strategy of harnessing public-private partnerships to permanently protect hallowed ground that has made the
Civil War Trust one of the countrys top charitable land conservation organizations.
The patriots who fell during
the struggle for American independence deserve to have their
sacrifices remembered and honored just as much as those who
took up arms four score and
seven years later during the Civil
War, said trust president James
Lighthizer. All of these battlefields are hallowed ground, living
memorials to this nations brave
soldiers, past, present and future.
The organizations chairman,
Michael Grainger, concurred,

ERICA CHAYES/The Sun

A Princeton crowd gathers in front of Princetons iconic Battle Monument to hear about the new Civil
War Trust project.
saying, For nearly three decades,
the Civil War Trust has led the
charge to protect endangered battlegrounds from this nations
bloodiest conflict, securing mil-

lions of dollars in private sector

donations to preserve these tangible links to our past. Through
Campaign 1776, we are lending
our expertise in heritage land

preservation to a fuller spectrum

of American history.
Although primarily focused on
preservation of the battlefields of
the
Revolutionary
War

(17751783), Campaign 1776 will

also target battlegrounds associated with the War of 1812
(18121814) the conflicts that established and confirmed American independence from Great
Britain. In its 2007 report on the
status of these battlefields, the
National Park Service found that
of the 243 significant engagements of those conflicts, only 100
retained historic integrity. Those
sites that have endured through
more than two centuries are now
facing pressure from residential
and other development.
Many of our Revolutionary
War battlefields were lost long
ago buried beneath the concrete
and asphalt of Brooklyn and
Trenton and consumed by the
sprawl of Boston, New York and
Philadelphia. Those unspoiled
landscapes that remain are precious reminders of the struggle to
achieve independence and create
a republic dedicated to the liberty
of ordinary people, said Jack
Warren, executive director of the
American Revolution Institute of
the Society of the Cincinnati. No
organization is better equipped to
lead us in this work than the Civil
War Trust the most effective historic land preservation organization in the United States.
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Project reaches milestone when doors open at the Dinky

By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
The Arts and Transit project
has recently reached a major
milestone, Kristin Appelget,
Princeton Universitys director of
community and regional affairs,
announced at the council meeting
Monday, Nov. 10.
If you have been down there
in the last weeks, you can see it is
a beehive of activity, Appelget
said.
The long-awaited Dinky station
opened its new location on Monday, Nov. 17 with the first train

around 4:50 a.m. the waiting

room set to go 30 minutes prior.
The Wawa will open in its new location on Friday, Nov. 21. The
Wawa will be open 24-hours, and
there will be 15-minute parking in
the lot. Additional meters on
Alexander Street will also be installed in coming weeks.
As of Monday, Nov. 17, vehicles
were able to access the Transit
Plaza and the commuter parking
lot. The new traffic light began
blinking on Nov. 10 and went live
Thursday, Nov. 13.
Pedestrian routes are marked
clearly. Appelget insisted that all

those walking in that area follow

the paths and do not stray off to
stroll on the shoulder of the road.
The Arts and Transit Committee
worked hard to prepare a safe design for the heavy foot-traffic that
would surround the area. The
paths will open completely over
the next few years as the project
heads toward completion.
Tiger Transit, the freeB and NJ
Transit will be stopping right in
front of the new station and
Wawa sometime this week. Appelget said the bus stops currently
on Alexander Street will be removed, and more municipal

meter parking will replace their

past locations. As of noon on
Monday, Nov. 17, the Tiger Paw
will no longer operate now that
the Dinky is moving back to its
original location.
Nearly 100 bike racks are now
available, some covered and some
not, as well as the 10 bikes part of
Princeton Universitys new bike
program. Near the garage, there
will also be bike lockers where bicyclists who seek more protection
will have the option to store their
rides. More information on the
lockers and bike share/rental
program will be available soon.

Councilwoman Jo Butler asked

about the stop light on Alexander
and North Station Drive.
People enter and exit the
garage mostly at certain commuting hours. How will that light
work? Will it be green most of the
time on Alexander, or is it going
to change regardless of anybody
entering or exiting the lot? she
asked.
Appelget clarified that it
would, in fact, remain green most
of the time for traffic moving
along Alexander Street. She also
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Pedestrian struck within Vandeventer Avenue crosswalk

These reports are courtesy of
the Princeton Police Department:
On Nov. 5 at 7:20 p.m., a 2005
GMC Envoy driven by a 42-yearold Princeton female traveled east
on Nassau Street, turned right
onto Vandeventer Avenue, and
struck a pedestrian with its front

bumper while she was crossing

Vandeventer Avenue within a
crosswalk. The 58-year-old Pennsylvanian suffered an arm injury
and was transported by Princeton
First Aid and Rescue to the University Medical Center at Plainsboro. The GMC did not sustain
damage. The Princeton driver

police report
was summoned for failing to yield
to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
On Nov. 6 at 3:13 p.m., a victim
reported that sometime during
the overnight hours of Nov. 5, un-

known actor(s) forcibly entered a

basement door of a residence on
the 300 block of Nassau Street
and damaged an electrical closet
door inside.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop on Princeton-Kingston Road
on Nov. 7 at midnight, a Monmouth Junction 30-year-old male
was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was processed at
police headquarters and later released with summonses.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop on Wiggins Street on Nov. 7
at 8:45 a.m., a New Brunswick
male was arrested on warrants
from Princeton Municipal Court,
New Brunswick Municipal Court
and Franklin Township Municipal Court totaling $1,250. The 27year-old was processed at police
headquarters and released after
posting bail.
On Nov. 8 at 8:30 p.m., a victim
reported that sometime between
Nov. 2 and Nov. 7, unknown
actor(s) forcibly entered a residence on Ober Road through a
first floor window and stole silverware totaling more than
$2,000.

Vendors wanted
for flea market
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Princeton First Aid and Rescue
Squad will sponsor a Holiday
Flea Market and Bake Sale at the
squad house, 237 N. Harrison St.,
Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. 1 p.m. Set
up will be from 7:30 9 a.m. Rain
or shine!
New this year, the Ladies Auxiliary will raffle off an Italian gift
basket, which includes all the fixings for a wonderful dinner valued at about $50.
Come join and sell Christmas
decorations, bric-a-brac, household goods, art, toys, books, etc.
The auxiliary will be selling cookies and brownies, too. Refreshments and a 50/50 raffle are also
available. Rent a table for $15
each. Eight-foot table included.
For more information about
the flea market please call (609)
921-8972.

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Its the season to help others; let us know about your fundraiser or drive
Dan McDonough Jr.

orry to say this so early, while 60degree days were here just a few
days ago, but, alas, the holiday
season has arrived.
The good news is that means many
good-hearted people and organizations
will be gathering food, clothing, toys,
money and other items for those less
fortunate.
At The Sun, we want to help make
your event or drive as successful as
possible. But to do that, we need your
help.
Many retailers count on Black Friday to help put their business in the
black for the year. If holiday sales are
strong, they have a good overall year. If
sales are soft, they struggle to get by.
The same theory can hold true for
nonprofits and other groups that de-

The need is there

The need for donations this holiday period
is strong. Tell us about your fundraising
effort or donation drive, and well tell
everyone else.

pend on the publics generosity during

the holiday season to see them through
the rest of the year. People, naturally,
are more giving during this time of the
year. So, in the coming weeks, youll
see bell-ringers, donation drives and a
lot of other efforts to help those in
need.
We salute everyone who holds a
drive to help those in need. But we also
want to help make those efforts as
grand and successful as possible.
To do that, we need to know about

your event as soon as possible (at least

two weeks is best). We need to know
what types of items you are trying to
collect, who will benefit from the drive,
and, most importantly, how people can
get involved to help you.
Email is the best way to send us this
information, and youll find our news
email address to the right.
Then, after we get your information,
well take it from there. Well get it into
the paper and let everyone in town
know what it is you are trying to accomplish and how they can be a part of
it.
Many families are still struggling
with the economy. There always are
people in need. Let us help you to help
them. Send us your event information
and lets make this a big donation year.

Zoning board has useful conversation with council

Chairman Barrie Royce highlights issues to consider in post-consolidation
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
The Zoning Board of Princeton usually
presents its reports to council through
writing. For the first time ever on Nov. 10,
Barrie Royce, chairman of the Zoning
Board, presented his report live at the
council meeting.
This is a useful conversation to have.
The zoning board is one of the only boards
that does not have a liaison from council,
which is by state statute, so we dont always get to have the conversation we
should be having about various issues. As
we are about to embark on a big land use
ordinance for zoning, we thought this
would be a great opportunity for Barrie to
speak, Mayor Liz Lempert said.
Royce came to the microphone to announce he would highlight a few signifi-

cant issues in order of importance, some

that have before been suspected to fall
into a bucket and never be looked at,
joked Royce, by way of being passed along
to council without live communication.
Something like 60 percent of lots in
combined Princeton dont meet the constraints that the zone theyre in implies,
Royce said.
This is the most pressing issue to resolve. A useful step in clearing up said zoning issue, Royce suggested, is to recognize
the clumps of zones that are not meeting
ordinance requirements and set them
apart as sub-zones. Many of these subzones would include neighborhoods with
smaller buildings. Anyone who wishes to
develop in such neighborhoods at present
is forced to take expensive, and perhaps unnecessary, measures to receive approval.
Ideally, the zoning board would like to re-

structure and better organize the ordinance requirements for these sub-zones so
they may approve developments ahead of
time under the condition that the set appropriate guidelines are adhered to.
An example of better zoning regulation,
Royce said, may be to omit the practice of
giving small lots a bonus regardless of
floor area ratio. Floor area ratio is a zoning
measurement that dictates the maximum
size of a building allowed to be constructed i.e., the smaller the ratio, the smaller
the building.
Floor area ratio is another issue Royce
observes to arise often. It has before been
normal for smaller lots to be given a little
bonus so they may fit a slightly larger
building. Royce feels, however, that small
lots in the proposed sub-zones need not be
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Happy holiday happenings

Princeton is ready to celebrate the impending season
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
As the holidays inch closer, the
smell of basted turkey, pumpkin,
gingerbread and latkes waft
through Princetonians hungry
imaginations. Twinkling lights
strewn through Hinds
Plaza and
Nassau
Street
bring a
glimmer
of
warmth
on
quickcoming
nights
as
shop
windows seem to
personally invite passersby
in from the
cold. Area shops
become more notable for hot
chocolate than for ice cream,
the church bells on Witherspoon remind residents to
be thankful with each
chime, and other places
of business invoke a new
sense of nostalgia once
the season begins.
The winter festivities
will commence with the
Tree Lighting Ceremony at
Palmer Square on Nov. 28. Between 4:45 and 6 p.m. a 65-foot
Norwegian spruce, decorated
with more than 32,000 lights, will
ignite Christmas traditions.
There will be live music and a
reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas. Continuing
every weekend through December, the Square will be a host for
musical entertainment, choral
groups and, of course, Santa.
In the spirit of giving, Palmer
Squares parking garages on
Chambers and Hulfish streets
will be free. From Nov. 24 through
Jan. 1, all shoppers and diners are
invited to enjoy free parking from
4:30 to 10 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on
Sunday, as long as you get your
ticket validated at a local store or
restaurant on the Square. From
Dec. 8-24, all Palmer Square busi-

nesses will have extended hours

to accommodate you and your
long list of presents. To view extended hours, visit www.palmersquare.com.
Just when youre beginning to
miss Hinds Plazas outdoor collection of artisanal goodies that closes during the cold months, there
will be a Winter Farmers Market
on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m. in
the Princeton Public Librarys
Community Room. There will be
food for sale such as cheeses and
honey from nearby farms, as well
as handcrafted works by local artisans during the five-hour event.
After perusing the winter market, you may want to attend the
Chanukah Celebration at the
North Plaza on Hulfish Street.
The ceremony
will begin
with a

Menorah lighting at 5 p.m. and be

followed by music and refreshments in the Nassau Inn.
The holiday season would not
be the same without a few hours
of theater or music to get you in a
magical mood. Luckily, Princeton
is not shy in the arts and has several shows to look forward to.
Many Princeton families have
made McCarter Theaters production of A Christmas Carol part
of their holiday traditions. The
Dickens classic masterpiece will
run from Dec. 5-28.
McCarters production of
David Thompsons adaptation of
Charles Dickens A Christmas
Carol has become something
very special for all of us here at
McCarter Theatre Center, said
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and Community Relations Tom
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Teen Center, 7 p.m. Knitters and

crocheters of all levels are invited
to join us to chat, relax and have
fun.

WEDNESDAY NOV. 19
Holiday Wreath Making: Morven
Museum, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Learn
how to make your holiday wreath
in the museums carriage house.
Free. For more information, visit
www.morven.org or call (609)
924 8144.
Discover Our New Fish Tank:
Princeton Public Library, third
floor fish tank, 3 p.m. Andon
George from All-Aquatics will be
on hand to discuss the installation of our new fish tank and
answer questions about the fish,
plants and other marine life that
reside in our tank.
Citizenship Class: Princeton Public
Library Conference Room, 7 p.m.
The Latin American Task Force
offers this series of eight classes,
including history and civics lessons, to assist those who are
preparing for the U.S. Citizenship
Test. A review of the English
needed for the citizenship interview is also covered.
Knit It: Princeton Public Library

THURSDAY NOV. 20
Meeting of 55-Plus: Jewish Center
of Princeton, 10 a.m. Music from
the Land of the Jaguar will be
the topic of a presentation by
John Burkhalter, an independent
scholar, at the meeting. Everyone
is welcome. Admission is free,
with a $3 donation suggested.
Baby Storytime: Princeton Public
Library Story Room, 11 a.m. Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays
and movement for children 0-15
months. Followed by Baby Playgroup at 11:30 a.m. All children
must be accompanied by an
adult.
Freedom Summer Panel Discussion: Princeton Public Library
Community Room, 7 9 p.m. A
panel of Princeton residents and
others from the local area who
participated in Freedom Summer
and Civil Rights events in 1964

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share their memories. The panel

will be moderated by Shirley Satterfield of NIOT. This discussion is
part of a series of events supporting "Risking Everything: A
Freedom Summer Exhibit" that is
traveling nationwide courtesy of
the Wisconsin Historical Society.
The exhibit will be in Princeton
from Nov. 16 to Dec. 5 with two
host sites: JW Learning Commons from Nov. 16 23 and Carl
A. Fields Center from Nov. 25
Dec. 5.
Mindful Aging Talk: Princeton Public Library Conference Room, 7
p.m. In this program, we will look
at some of our own beliefs and
assumptions about what it
means to grow old. We will examine current cultural images and
compare them to our own experiences and, through this process,
begin to explore possibilities for
this stage of life.

FRIDAY NOV. 21
Job Seeker Sessions: Princeton
Public Library Community Room,

9:45 a.m. The library and Professional Services Group of Mercer

County sponsor sessions for professionals who are seeking new
employment and contracting
opportunities throughout the
region. Please check the PPL
website for specific topics.
Intro to Computers and the Internet Session 2: Princeton Public
Library Tech Center, 10 11 a.m.
This two-part course will introduce the novice computer user to
basic computer terminology, navigating the desktop, and opening
and using software using the
iMacs in the Tech Center. Students will also become familiar
with searching the Internet and
improve basic search strategies.
Skill Level: Novice.
Game On: Princeton Public Library
Story Room, 3:30 5 p.m. Unwind
after the school week with ping
pong, Wii games and board
games. For children 8 and up.
Princeton Folk Music Concert:
Christ Congregation Church, Walnut Lane, 8:15 p.m. Princeton Folk
Music Society presents singer /

NOV. 1925, 2014

songwriter / instrumentalist Joel
Mabus. His songs range from
ancient ballads to songs about
modern life. Inspired banjo, guitar
and fiddle playing enrich his performance. It's music from the
heart that hits you right between
the eyes. To listen to his music
visit www.joelmabus.com. Tickets
at the door are $20, $15 for members, $10 for students, and $5 for
children.

SATURDAY NOV. 22
YWCAs 41st Annual Crafters
Marketplace Weekend: John
Witherspoon Middle School. 10
a.m. 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. 4
p.m. Sunday. Well-established,
juried show exhibits more than
90 artisans and their handcrafted goods. Held the weekend
before Thanksgiving, it draws
more than 2,000 shoppers annually from the surrounding communities. All proceeds from this
event support the YWCA Princeton's Pearl Bates Scholarship
Fund which provides financial
assistance for participants in
YWCA Princeton programs. Visit
www.craftersmarketplace.org.
Saturday Stories: Princeton Public
Library Story Room, 10:30 11
a.m. every week through Dec. 29.
Stories, songs and rhymes for
children 2-8 years of age and
their families. Adults must
accompany their children.
Silk and Wool Scarf Workshop: Arts
Council of Princeton, 1 5 p.m.
Participants in this popular workshop will learn felting techniques
and make a unique, lightweight
scarf using wool yarn, carded
wool, carded silk and silk fabric
scraps for surface design. At the
end of the session, students will
come away with new knowledge
of a timeless process and a beautiful scarf! Expect a little bit of
physical work and standing on
your feet while making felt, but
no previous felting experience is
necessary. Please bring a plastic
container, a bar of soap and two
old towels to class. Materials will
be supplied by the instructor at
an additional cost of $15 per person.
(MC)2 Advanced: Princeton Public
Library Teen Center, 2 3 p.m.
High school (and advanced middle school) students hear talks on
wide range of topics outside the
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Veteran becomes way of life,

Sgt. Thomas Murray says
VETERAN
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ton safe, Murray served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, a
tank leader in Fort Knox, Ky., and
a member of the state National
Guard. Amirzafar said Murray
received an honorable discharge

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and retired from the Army at the

rank of captain.
Murray defined veteran, and
went on to say how the word embodies so much more than its literal meaning.
Veteran becomes a way of
life, Murray said. Every serviceman who puts on a uniform,
whether in peace or wartime,
knows its meaning and has had
the realization to not take things
for granted; that freedom does not
come for free.
Murray proceeded to recognize
the importance of selflessness
and honored a long list of fellow

veterans who serve alongside him

as police and parking officers in
Princeton. During the ceremony,
veterans were also asked to raise
their hands. Some, who could,
stood up; others remained seated
in their chairs or wheelchairs
and put a proud hand in the air.
The crowd applauded the veterans actions, which often came, as
Murray said, with irrevocable
costs.
Closing with a quote by writer
Cynthia Ozick, Murray said, We
often take for granted the very
things that most deserve our gratitude.

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Artisanal craft show

features 90 local artisans
The YWCA Princetons annual
Crafters Marketplace Weekend is
returning for its 41st year on Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m. 5 p.m., and
Sunday, Nov. 23, 11 a.m. 4 p.m.
The two-day shopping event will
be held at John Witherspoon Middle School, 217 Walnut Lane in
Princeton.
The Crafters Marketplace, an
upscale craft show, is a juried
event, which showcases crafters
and artisans who have passed a
strict jury process. This translates to a wide variety of high
quality merchandise for shoppers
to choose from, including distinctive jewelry, clay/porcelain, artwork, wood, glass objects, mixed
media, trendy adult and childrens fashions and gourmet
foods. There is something for
everyone at the Crafters Marketplace!
For more than four decades the
Crafters Marketplace has drawn
visitors and top crafters from
many places locally and around
the country. The show offers customers a unique opportunity to
interact with the artisans and
learn more about their work. A
large part of the appeal is almost
all the items are handcrafted and
most merchants are able to accommodate special holiday requests. For those looking to support the local business communi-

ty, this event is one of the best

ways to do so.
Returning again this year is
the popular Newcomers Caf
sponsored by the YWCA Princetons Newcomers & Friends
group. Serving everything from
fresh baked cookies to salads and
hoagies, the caf offers something
for everyone.
Admission for adults is $8 or
$12 for two-day pass, for seniors
(62-plus) and kids under 16 is $6 or
$10 for a 2-day pass, and free for
children under 6. Net proceeds
from Crafters Marketplace benefit the Pearl Bates Scholarship
Fund, which enables members of
the community in need to participate in YWCA programs and
services,
including
nursery
school, swim classes, arts and
crafts, after-school programs,
English as a Second Language,
adult education programs, dance
and summer camps.
Please note that no strollers are
allowed by order of the local fire
marshal. For more information
please visit www.craftersmarketplace.org or www.ywcaprinceton.org.

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expanded upon for the sake of

maintaining a certain character
to their neighborhoods. It is important to consider that building
a huge house in a sub-zone with
typically small lots would overwhelm the aesthetic of the pre-existing smaller homes.
Royce also brought up height to
set-back ratios that should be addressed if the municipality wants
to consider sustainability in the
future. Height to setback ratios
are another zoning measurement
calculated by dividing the setback
the highest point on a building
to the ground-level point at the
edge of the property line by the
height of the building. Royce explained that as the town proceeds
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setback ratios may prevent issues
of adjacent buildings being disproportionate in height. A tall
building, for instance, could block
the sunlight for a smaller building next to or across from it; if
the smaller building is designed
to have solar panels, this could
prevent them from working.
Front-yard zoning issues were
also addressed with regard to
Princetonians wanting to park in
front of their homes. As of now,
front yard parking is prohibited,
and anyone who would like to do
so must file with the Zoning
Board. Royce and his staff are beginning to open the possibility of
having front yard parking for
areas with larger or longer
frontal properties. The council
announced, however, that it is
not, at present, considering front
yard parking in new zoning ordinances.
Other highlights included zon-

ing for street parking, large lots

being out of place in certain
small Princeton neighborhoods,
and the issue of signage the
thing Royce said began his life in
zoning. He believes the two preexisting sets of rules for signage
need to be rationalized into a
more concise set of guidelines to
minimize excessive options. The
temporary signs that line the
street, Royce said, including lit up
trucks advertising a new event,
can be distracting and unnecessary. The council announced it
has already begun to prepare an
ordinance to secure the use of
more modest signage for shops
and commercial use.
Royce thanked the council for
inviting him in person to discuss
zoning issues, and both he and
Lempert agreed it is small measures such as these that work to
make the town beautiful.
Its an attempt to maintain a
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such as topology, number theory
and combinatorics. Difficulty will
vary.
(MC) 2 Recreational: Princeton
Public Library Teen Center, 3 4
p.m. Designed for students in
grades six-12 who have a basic
understanding of algebra, this
series will integrate lectures with
hands-on activities to illustrate
how seemingly simple games and
puzzles lay the foundation for
many advanced topics in mathematics.
Nutcracker Storytime: Princeton
Public Library Community Room,
2 3 p.m. Lauren Pompey of the
American Repertory Ballet Company will read a version of The
Nutcracker, discuss the background of the American Ballet
Company and the history of The
Nutcracker. All ages

SUNDAY NOV. 23
Film Screening: Freedom Summer. The Garden Theatre, 160
Nassau St. 1 p.m. Director Stanley
Nelson captures the volatile
months of the summer of 1964
when Robert Moses of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating
committee developed a campaign
to bring a thousand volunteers
primarily enthusiastic young
white supporters to Mississippi
to encourage African-American
voter registration, provide education and convene a more representative delegation to attend
the Democratic National Convention. (1 hour 53 minutes). Tickets
are free but limited.
Legos: Princeton Public Library, 2
p.m. Children are invited to participate in a non-competitive
community-based Legos session,

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of $2,173 to Linda Mead, president and CEO of D&R Greenway
Land Trust. She is joined by Alan Hershey of New Jersey Trails
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screening,
discussion
A screening and discussion of
the documentary 15 to Life: Kenneths Story will take place
Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at
Princeton Public Library. Part of
public televisions POV (Point of
View) series, the film will be
shown in the librarys Community Room.
15 to Life is the story of
Floridas Kenneth Young who, at
age 15, received four life sentences for a series of armed robberies in which no one was injured. Like most children who receive life sentences, Young, who
had been recruited by his mothers crack dealer to rob hotels during a 30-day crime spree, is
African-American, indigent and
neglected.
The film follows his legal battle
for release after the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled life-without-parole
sentences unconstitutional for
children who havent killed.
The screening will be followed
by a discussion led by members of
The Campaign to End the New
Jim Crow, Princeton Chapter;
and Princeton Universitys Students for Prison Education and
Reform.
Presented in partnership with
American
Documentary
Inc./POV, the screening is also cosponsored by The Campaign to
End the New Jim Crow, Princeton
Chapter; and SPEAR.

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Junior League Designer Showhouse

returns for the holidays
The Designer Showhouse &
Gardens, the signature fundraiser of the Junior League of
Greater Princeton, returns this
month with a holiday theme, a
celebration of community and a
focus on 90-plus years of service
by the womens volunteer organization.
Our first Designer Showhouse
opened its doors to the community in 1974 but this is our first holiday-themed house. In addition to
providing holiday decorating inspiration to the community, the
Showhouse gives us an opportunity to share our mission, the inspiration behind the enormous
effort we and the designers put
into this house, said Pam Walker, Junior League president for
2014-15.
Beginning Nov. 13, visitors
could enter the newly transformed home at 159 Library Place
in Princeton to experience the
magic, light and warmth of the
winter holidays. The magnificent
brick Georgian was designed by
John Russell Pope, designer of
The National Archives and
Records Administration, the Jefferson Memorial and the West
Building of the National Gallery
of Art, among other structures.
The Designer Showhouse & Gardens will be open Thursday
through Sunday, Nov. 20-23, 11
a.m. to 4 p.m., and Fridays until 8
p.m.

Fifteen interior design spaces,

as well as exterior lawn and garden areas, provide local designers
and landscape architects unique
opportunities to showcase the
winter holidays with a focus on
creating inviting and festive
spaces.
This year, Michael Herold,
Ronni Hock, Stewart von Oehsen,
Jeffrey Queripel and Susan Taylor, among other local designers
join the league in this new holiday event.
In addition to the new holiday
theme, unique features of this Designer Showhouse include a Junior League Community Giving
Tree, a Pop-Up Art Gallery and a
Junior League Past, Present &
Future exhibit. The JLGP Community Giving Tree will welcome
visitors as they enter the home.
To help the league share its mission with the Greater Princeton
community, the Giving Tree will
display ornaments, available for
purchase, created by the children
of our community program partners The Cherry Tree Club
Nursery School and Better Beginnings.
According to Lauren Sgro,
community vice president, Each
ornament represents one or more
items that make our community
initiatives possible. When you
purchase an ornament, your
name will appear on our tree to
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The Pop-Up Art Gallery will
feature works of local artists for
sale. A portion of each sale will
support the leagues mission and
community projects. The Junior
League Past, Present, Future exhibit will give guests a look into
this venerable womens volunteer
organization.
With more than 90 years of voluntarism behind it, the league
continues its commitment to
local women and children and
looks ahead with great enthusiasm and expectation to the centennial celebration and beyond!
Also included in the Showhouse will be a Holiday Cabana
boutique by Shelby Tewell and
Jenn Brandt. The boutique will
be featured in a room on the main
floor of the Showhouse offering
creative ideas for holiday gift giving.
Proceeds from the Designer
Showhouse & Gardens Holiday
Edition go directly to Junior
League community programs including a partnership with Dress
for Success to help local women
return to work and health and
wellness programs at two local
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

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Miller. We love hearing from audiences who tell us this production has become a major part of
their holiday traditions. What
makes this year special is that
McCarter is, through its hosting
of ARBs production of The Nutcracker and our Music Series
presentation of Handels Messiah with the NJSO, completing
the trifecta of major holiday programs in theatre, dance and
music, respectively.
For more information about
times and tickets of McCarters
wintery shows, visit www.mccarter.org.
On Dec. 13 at 6 p.m., Trinity
Church on Mercer Street will

host the Princeton Singers and

Artistic Director Steven Sametz
for its popular concert, A Childs
Christmas in Wales. The music
complements Dylan Thomas
classic Christmas story of a country boys unruly experiences at
Christmas time. The music will
include traditional songs and carols. Actor Christopher Coucill
will narrate the story, which is
recommended for children ages
10 and older. For tickets, visit
www.princetonsingers.org or call
(866) 846-7464.
On Friday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.,
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
will perform Handels Messiah
at
Princeton
Universitys
Richardson Auditorium. The
chamber orchestra will play exhilarating favorites such as Hallelujah for Princeton music
lovers.
For
tickets,
visit
www.njsymphony.org.
Snow Queen tickets are now
on sale for Princeton Youth Ballets performance on Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21. The
show, a Hans Christian Andersen
tale that inspired the Disney hit

Frozen, choreographed by Risa

Kaplowitz, begins at 4 p.m. at PHS
Performing Arts Center. It is perfect for people of all ages and will
be followed by a Snow Queen Tea
for those who want to attend. The
event is a family-focused teatime
with treats, tea or hot chocolate
and a visit from the Snow Queen
herself.
For
tickets,
visit
www.youthballet.org. For more
information on group sales or
Girl Scout programs looking to
earn their Dancer badge with a
special
workshop,
email
info@princetonyouthballet.org or
call (609) 948-8065. On the days between Christmas and New Years,
when kids are home for Winter
Break, the Princeton Public Library is kind enough to host family-fun double features for you or
your children to enjoy. Movies
such as Frozen, The Jungle
Book, Cars and Cars 2, Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2,
and more will be screened in the
Community Room from Dec. 26
through Dec. 30. For specific show
times, visit www.princetonlibrary.org.

Stations official grand

opening is Nov. 21
STATIONS
Continued from page 2
explained that Arts and Transit,
with input from the engineering
staff, has discovered a way to link
the light on Alexander Street
with the light on Faculty Road
and the light at Lawrence Drive.
The Arts and Transit Committee
will work to optimize the light
system within coming months.
Kim Jackson, director of
Princeton University transportation and parking, explained that
the Car Share Program is also
available as of last Tuesday located just below South Circle
Drive with clearly marked signs

for individual use.

Appelget and Jackson were out
for the unofficial opening on
Monday, Nov. 17 having coffees
and awaiting the arrival of the
first train. The grand official
opening will be held on Friday,
Nov. 21 and is slated to include a
ribbon cutting.
At the council meeting on Nov.
10, Appelget closed by saying,
These sessions have been very
helpful for us in coming to speak
with you. We want to thank your
staff who have been absolutely
fantastic in working with us to
stay on track to get a project of
this scale open. We are opening
when expected, and it has really
been a great relationship with
everyone involved.

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Despite not passing in county, Princeton

may instate five-cent plastic bag fee
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
The public question regarding
a five-cent charge for plastic bags
at shopping centers did not pass
in Mercer County during the Nov.
4 election. The question, In an effort to reduce disposable bag pollution in our communities, the
residents of
Mercer County support a
five
cent
($.05) fee for
each single-use plastic disposable
bag provided when shopping in
any grocery, drug or convenience
store in Mercer County as an incentive to use recyclable bags
did, however, pass in Princeton.
It passed two to one,
Stephanie Chorney of Sustainable Princeton announced excitedly at the Princeton council
meeting on Nov. 10. She said further information detailing how
Princeton will go about instating
the charge to encourage reusable
bag use will be addressed in the
near future.

briefs

Council continues
business hours talk
The ordinance to regulate
hours of operation of local
restaurants, retail food establishments, retail sales and personal
services in Princeton was again
brought up at the council meeting
on Monday, Nov. 10. This continued topic, discussed during two
council work sessions last June
and July, is an idea to help protect the quality of life, Mayor Liz
Lempert said.
The ordinance addresses the
issue of 24-hour or late-night establishments possibly disrupting
the peacefulness of town living
a worry that arose more than a
year ago when a jazz club was
proposed to move in near residences on Route 206 and was
reignited with the prospect of a 7Eleven on Nassau Street.
The consensus is to keep hours
of operation limited between 2
and 5 a.m. for businesses adjacent
to residential areas. This would

not affect delivery truck schedules for it only refers to limited

times open to the public.
As Council President Bernie
Miller has before stated, If it
aint broke, dont fix it. The town
is used to places being closed between 2 and 5 a.m., and no alterations to further limit those
hours need be to be made, he said.
Council will establish a final
resolution to this ordinance in a
public hearing on Dec. 8.

Attempts for a better

budget calendar
Council, in an attempt to get
ahead of the budget process for
the upcoming year, discussed projections with Administrator Marc
Dashield.
A bit of a chicken or egg problem, Lempert said, referring to
the fact that it is difficult to outline the challenges expected without having the budget set in place.
Dashield said in a meeting last
week that the 2015 budget calendar should be completed by May
or June and the goal of discussing this early on is to better
understand what council needs.
Lempert said after consolidation, council foresees a higher
debt surface level with relatively
higher payments over the next
five years before debt levels out.
What we need from the council is some guidance on how you
want us to present the budget,
Dashield said. We know of at
least two areas where there are
additional personnel requests
from the departments. They are
at a stage now where they are not
yet ready to be presented, but we
need to know whether you would
like us to present a baseline budget with certain alternatives, or we
can go ahead and include the proposals for additional staffing in
the maintenance and recreation
departments would you like an
all-in approach, what we believe,
or do you want to see the budget
with alternatives?
Options such as a dedicated finance council committee were
presented to improve the planning department. Councilman

Patrick Simon said he would like

to see the budget with alternatives. Miller feels council should
address specific departments
needs and requested changes
rather than having every department come before council.
Lempert told Dashield after
councils preliminary discussion
at Mondays meeting, Nov. 10, that
the overall consensus was to have
a budget with alternatives provided for further examination as the
2015 calendar year approaches.

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VETERANS DAY

Ceremony
Photos by Erica Chayes/The Sun

Clockwise from above: Princeton veterans stand on

the All Wars Memorial on Veterans Day. James Russo
with daughter, Gianna, 2, and son James, 3. The
Blawenburg Band plays lively tunes as crowds arrive.
Dr. Teena Cahill of the Spirit of Princeton committee
poses with Lt. Col. Brooks C. Dier, a 22-year veteran
of the Marines, Reserves and long-serving fighter
pilot, and their grandson Alexander Cahill-Sanidas, a
junior at the Lewis School of Princeton. Boy Scout
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NOV. 1925, 2014 THE PRINCETON SUN 19

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D&R Greenway preserves Trenton

property for community farm
D&R Greenway announced the
preservation of the former
Norma Pratico property in Trenton, to become a community
farm. The site was acquired for
the public by the City of Trenton,
through a partnership organized
by D&R Greenway. The Pratico
family, longtime gardeners whose
backyard sign read Weed Now,
Eat Later, is thrilled that the
property has found a new use.
Were pleased to be a part of
this wonderful project, Sharon
Pratico said. Placement of this
community farm in the midst of
agencies that serve the people of
Trenton who need it most could
not be a better fit. This project
may serve as a model for other
urban areas in New Jersey and
beyond.
Getting to this first step took
three years. The project began
when a sharp-eyed TASK volunteer recognized that the empty lot
was full of potential. It could
transform not only the cityscape,
but also peoples lives. She alerted
D&R Greenway because of the
land trusts success in preserving
and restoring land for community use, including projects in Trentons Cadwalader Park.
D&R Greenway assembled a
team, each member contributing
unique resources, including funding, land planning, urban gardening, social services and education.
On Oct. 22, a coalition of community organizations and public
agencies planted seeds for a project to transform this land into an
urban farm for public use. In the

place of todays weeds will be vegetables, berries and flowers. The

farm will provide a local source of
fresh food, along with educational
and employment opportunities
for some of the citys most disadvantaged residents.
Mercer
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brownfield site is not necessarily
what the phrase open space
brings to mind. But the sites
value is precisely its location in
an area where green fields are no
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Capital City Farm, the current working name for the project, will be more than just a garden plot. Working with Isles and
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growing season and diversify the
farms crops. The vision includes
chicken coops for egg production
and beehives to produce local
honey.
The City of Trenton will initially own the site on Escher
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and in related services such as
sales, marketing and distribution,
as well as new businesses. As an
urban farm it will be an educational resource for a new community of urban growers and an educational resource on healthy
diets for city residents.
The farms benefits will extend
beyond food. The open space full
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Library patrons dont mind the rain

Photos by Erica Chayes/The Sun
Clockwise from above: On a rainy day in Princeton when schools out, Princeton kids in galoshes and carrying colorful umbrellas flock to the public library for Storytime, play and, of course, a bit of light reading. Margaret Hill, 12, enjoys her day off from John Witherspoon Middle School by reading Mockingjay
by Suzanne Colilns in the window of the public library. Nearly 2, Kelsey from Princeton balances cheerfully on her beanbag while listening to stories. Darius Ashraf, an articulate Princeton 4-year-old, helps
The Sun take photos and shows off the trucks the library has to play with. Storytime! Kids line up for an
interactive half-hour of song and rhyme. Last Thursday, they got to read the famous book, Pete the Cat.
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Groups partnering to undertake GPS mapping of battlefields

GROUPS
Continued from page 2

In addition to announcing
Campaign 1776, Lighthizer also
revealed the first preservation
venture of the new national initiative: a fundraising campaign to
save 4.6 historic acres on the
Princeton Battlefield. The Jan. 3,
1777, engagement was General
George Washingtons first victory
over British Regulars in the field,
and a turning point in the war. In
this effort, the trust is working in
partnership with the state, local
governments and the Princeton
Battlefield Society. It will mark
the first addition to Princeton
Battlefield State Park since 1971.
To learn more about this exciting
opportunity, visit www.campaign1776. org/princeton2014.
The emergence of a national
battlefield preservation entity fo-

Along with our expanded

line of Holistic and
Grain-Free Food

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At left, Civil War Trust President James Lighthizer speaks with a

sense of humor and dedication to the 1776 campaign. Above, Mario
Migliore, a veteran of the 101st Airborne stationed in Germany to
guard nuclear missiles in 1982-83, represents the servicemen of his
hometown, the 14th Brooklyn Infantry dressed in periodic garb.
cused on the Revolutionary War
and the War of 1812 will serve to
empower regional and local organizations, said Princeton Bat-

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other Accessories

tlefield Society president Jerry

Hurwitz. Not only will Campaign 1776 allow battlefields from
those earlier eras to take advantage of the Civil War Trusts specialized professional expertise,
but it will demonstrate to the
American people the urgent need
to protect these tangible links to
our past.
Mayor Liz Lempert and
Richard Boornazian, the states
assistant commissioner for natural and historic resources, representing the governmental entities
integral to the project, similarly
welcomed the availability of a national battlefield preservation
group to help facilitate such local
land conservation work. The existence of government matching
programs, such as New Jerseys

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Green Acres program, and the active participation of historic communities like Princeton, are critical components of battlefield
preservation efforts.
Campaign 1776 had its origins
when representatives of the National Park Service approached
the Civil War Trust about expanding into Revolutionary War and
War of 1812 preservation, in light
of pending federal legislation
that would create a unified pool of
government matching grant
funding for the protection of battlefields from all three conflicts.
After careful consideration and
analysis of both the stark reality
of what would likely befall these
battlefields should they demure
and any potential impact on the
organizations primary mission,

the trust board voted unanimously to move forward with a controlled and measured extension.
In accepting this challenge
now, the trust has the benefit of
tools never before available to
preservationists, even beyond the
approaching availability of federal land preservation matching
grants. For example, NPS and the
trust are partnering to undertake
an unprecedented GPS mapping
study of Revolutionary War battlefields.
Moreover, the American Battlefield Protection Programs report
on the status of Revolutionary
War and War of 1812 Battlefields,
modeled on the landmark study of
the Civil War Sites Advisory
Commission, provides a prioritized roadmap for preservation of
these battlegrounds.
Becoming a member of the
new initiative is fully voluntary
for Civil War Trust members;
conversely, trust membership is
not a prerequisite for joining
Campaign 1776. Working in parallel to existing efforts, Campaign
1776 will provide advocacy and
public education opportunities
for Revolutionary War and War of
1812 battlefields in the same manner the Trust has done for Civil
War sites.
Additional details on organizational mission, structure and
membership are available at
www.campaign1776.org.

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