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Bombs to Books
Matthew and Rachel Asir create a foundation
to help children read in Syrian refugee camps
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Matthew and Rachel Asir, two
siblings from Princeton, began a
foundation to help local children
and young adults in 2010. With an
urge to expand their resources beyond the U.S., they recently
formed a new cause called Bombs
to Books.
Between two continents
Matthew is in his last year at
boarding school outside London
and Rachel is a junior at Stuart
Country Day School they began
echoing a need for book donations. Theyve created a website,
contacted libraries and ask anyone able to lighten their book load
to contribute. With all they collect, they plan to initiate their
first journey to Jordan, Turkey
and Lebanon to visit children in
Syrian refugee camps and hand
deliver the books.
Referencing statistics from
World
Vision
International,
Rachel said this humanitarian
crisis has forced children to experience unspeakable violence
and brutality, suffer injuries, lose
loved ones and miss years of
schooling.
I hope Americans can see
firsthand how blessed we are and

HOW TO HELP
Those wishing to donate books
can visit bombstobooks.com or
email books@bombstobooks.
com.
how much we have to be thankful
for. Once we return from the trip,
we hope to share with the public
the plight of these children
through our videos and pictures,
Rachel said.
To share the Bombs to Books
mission with their community,
the Asirs conducted a Q&A with
The Sun. Read more about how
the project started and what you
can do to help below.
The Sun: What inspired you to
initiate this cause, particularly
for children in Syria?
Matthew: I go to school in the
UK and the Syrian refugee crisis
in Europe is right at our doorstep.
The British media has been covering the crisis 24/7, and I can feel
the pain and misery of these children as they escape the bombs
from the Syrian government and
its Russian allies, the rebels and
their Western allies and ISIS. As I
watched the crisis unfold, I wonplease see DUO, page 12

ERICA CHAYES WIDA/The Sun

Friends from Princeton, Ben Weinstein, left, and Tomaz Rodrigues kick back on a park bench chatting
about family.

Unofficial holiday is all relative

Princetonians share whom they would see on Visit Your Relatives Day
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
It seems that every day on social media, a new unofficial national holiday is announced.
Among National Dog Day,
Teacher Day, Hamburger Day
and the other 365 or more days
that have been noted as celebra-

tory, there is one that seemed

sweeter than most.
With the places life takes you
the routines and daily to-dos,
the getaways and adventures,
the relocations and unexpected
moves it is easy to go for long
periods without seeing your
family. Whether you live a town
away or a continent, May 18

National Visit Your Relatives

Day is the time to think about
your loved ones.
In honor of this little ode to
our extended, The Sun asked
Princetonians: Whom would
you visit, living or dead, and
why?
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Council meeting
Council approves budget
with tax increase. PAGE 4

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Police Report . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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June in Princeton: Art, art and more art

Princeton Festivals Richard Tang Yuk discusses the performance and visual arts June 4 through June 26
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
In January 2004, some friends
contacted Richard Tang Yuk, a
local conductor and teacher, to
have lunch and start a company.
Several months and many conversations later, the idea to create a
multi-dimensional arts festival
had sprung.
After a year of discussion,
Tang Yuk, Marcia Atcheson,
Markell Shriver and Helene Kulsrud created the nonprofit with a
name just vague enough to allow
all the arts into it. The Princeton
Festival launched its first season
by June 2005.
I had a vision from the very
beginning that the Princeton Festival would not only be performing arts, but also visual arts. I didnt want to limit our ability by
using a name that might do that,
said Tang Yuk, the festivals general and artistic director. If we
had named ourselves something
referring to a performing arts or
music festival, we may have not
been able to move forward as we
have into so many different arenas.
From June 4 to June 26, the festival is housed in various venues
around Princeton, including McCarter Theatre Center, the Lewis
Center for the Arts, Princeton
University chapel, Princeton Theological
Seminary,
the
Lawrenceville School and several
area libraries.

Special to The Sun

The Fonic, the New York-based a cappella vocal jazz group, will kick off the Princeton Festival June 4.
Selecting the performances for
each season is a rigorous process
smoothed out over two years.
Tang Yuk first proposed this
years schedule to the festival
board of trustees in 2014.
We work so hard for the entire
year preparing for the season that
runs only in June, Tang Yuk
said. I always look forward to
working with these amazing professional artists we have about
250 every year. Its a very gratifying time to learn from these
artists, to meet them and to work
with them.
One of these is a chamber
music orchestra that has been

with the festival since the beginning.

The Concordia Chamber Players are fantastic. It is a group that
changes instrumentalists depending on what the repertoire is.
Theyre all freelance artists at the
top of their field, Tang Yuk said.
For those interested in something more upbeat, the festival
will host two a cappella vocal jazz
groups. A New York City group
called The Fonic and four men
from Philadelphia called Break
from Blue Collar will kick off
the festival June 4 at 8 p.m. in the
Taplin Auditorium of PU.
The Princeton Garden Theater

and Princeton Symphony Orchestra have also collaborated on an

interdisciplinary project culminating in an evening of visual art
and music, a first for the festival.
While The Passion of Joan of
Arc, Carl Theodor Dreyers 1928
classic silent film, is screened, the
live orchestra, vocal soloists and
chorus will perform a score by
Princeton-born, award-winning
composer Richard Einhorn.
In addition to a plethora of
artistic events, the festival engages its audience and community with free lectures, discussions
and sample performances as well
as a piano competition and con-

ducting master class.

I am very proud of the competition because it has grown
tremendously in the past 10 years.
Were now having people apply
from outside the country, Tang
Yuk said. Its like a piano
marathon for two days June 4
and 5. We often hear from teachers locally that this is such a wonderful opportunity for their students to learn, perform and receive feedback.
Tang Yuk explained the master
class came after he began receiving requests from young conductors in graduate school. The festival now hosts a weeklong workshop for those who apply, which
ends in a concert.
The conducting master class
is a performance event for the
public but also an educational
event to help young conductors finesse their craft and hone their
skills.
For more information about
the Princeton Festival, to view
the schedules free events and to
purchase tickets, visit princetonfestival.org or call (609) 258-2787.
Tickets are available individually
or for group events, such as the
Four or More package, which
offers four shows at discounted
prices.
We hope people will come to
see the festival who havent before, Tang Yuk said. There is so
much variety that there is
something that appeals to everyone.

Police: Laptop, cell phone stolen from vehicle on Deer Path

The following reports are provided by the Princeton Police Department.
Sometime between 7 p.m. on
May 7 and 10:30 a.m. on May 8, an
unknown person burglarized an
unlocked vehicle on the first
block of Deer Path. The suspect
stole a Dell laptop computer valued at $500 and a Samsung
Galaxy phone also valued at $500.
The incident remains under in-

vestigation.

May 10
Subsequent to a
motor vehicle stop on
Quaker Road for multiple traffic violations, a
27-year-old
Lawrenceville
male
was found to have an active warrant for his arrest for $500 that
was issued by North Brunswick
Municipal Court. He was placed

under arrest and transported to

police headquarters where he
was processed and later released
after posting bail.

police
report

May 9

Subsequent to a report of an individual

who was stopped by
the Princeton University Department of Public Safety on campus,
a 59-year-old male from Bristol,
Pa., was found to have an active

warrant for his arrest that was issued by the Princeton Municipal
Court for $250. He was processed
and later released.

May 8
Unknown individual(s) stole a
Trek bicycle from a private storage area, which is located in the
parking garage for the Residences
at Palmer Square. The bicycle
was valued at $600.

Subsequent to a call for service

on the first block of William Patterson Court, a 25-year-old Princeton male was found to have a warrant for his arrest that was issued
by the Mount Holly Municipal
Court in the amount of $350. He
was placed under arrest and
transported to police headquarters where he posted bail and was
released.
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Council approves 2016 budget

Average homeowner will see approximate $110 municipal tax increase
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Princeton Council voted unanimously to approve the 2016 municipal budget at its meeting May
9. After a motion to postpone the
vote on April 25 and a special
workshop May 2, the budget totaling $61.9 million was finalized.
Princeton homeowners with an
average home valued at $810,191
will see an approximate $110 municipal tax increase this year. The
budget includes a $730,234, or 1.2
percent, increase from the 2015
budget of $61.2 million.
During the April 26 meeting,
some citizens and council members were wary of the suggested
amendment that would raise
taxes by an additional $20 a year,
which would have been a total increase of $130 from last year. This
amendment would have reduced
the use of surplus by $150,000.
Town Administrator Marc

Dashield urged this option as a

way to reduce the use of surplus
now and lessen the impact on
taxes later. Both Councilmen
Bernie Miller and Patrick Simon
had expressed their concern of
depending too much on surplus
funds.
Another direction was instead
taken at the recommendation of
the Citizens Finance Advisory
Committee and municipal staff.
Some budget cuts were made as
well as other measures such as
postponing the purchase of a new
vehicle for the Princeton Police
Department.
There was an overall consensus among staff, council and the
Citizens Finance Advisory Committee that the budget must be
worked on earlier in the future.
We've had a pretty vigorous
discussion this year on the budget, and I think that's a result of us
really coming to terms with the
fact that there's no magic bullet.

We're trying to exercise fiscal discipline where we're looking not

just at this year's budget but at
the budget for future years,
Mayor Liz Lempert said last Monday afternoon. We know we have
to start earlier, even though that
presents a challenge because you
don't have all the pieces.
Scott Sillars, chair of the Citizens Finance Advisory Committee, or as Lempert dubbed him
the budget expert, said how
starting the process earlier will
give the opportunity to step back
and question, Can we really afford this in the overall scheme of
things, especially as the public
comes forward with needs and requests.
It's going to take prudent
spending and prudent planning.
It's like the household checkbook
you think of all the things you
want to do, you look at your finances and decide what you can
do now, Sillars said.

MAY 1824, 2016 THE PRINCETON SUN 5

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Making Princeton greener

Sustainable Princetons Diane Landis and Christine Symington discuss states
Sustainable Business Registry and how merchants can make waves in conservation
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Sustainable Princeton is always looking for ways to help
Princeton be better and go greener. One of its recent initiatives is
urging local businesses to join the
state Sustainable Business Registry. The registry encourages
local businesses to demonstrate
their commitment to being environmentally savvy.
The state Department of Environmental Protection and the
state Small Business Development Center created the business
registry, and Sustainable Princeton is working to promote it locally.
Diane Landis, executive director of Sustainable Princeton, says
that to become sustainable, business owners must think beyond
the profit and consider actions

such as water conservation or

waste reduction as being integral
to their business plan. The registry also offers its approved applicants marketing and access to
a list of other green businesses.
The registry is still in its infancy, she said. But anybody
can be sustainable.
Landis and Christine Symington, its energy director, have spoken at council meetings, hosted
events and spoken at the Princeton Public Library on what it
means to be green.
Weve found that the best approach was to sit down directly
with the businesses and help
them sign up, Landis said.
There is also an NJDEP representative who helps Princeton
businesses get certified.
Princeton is leading the
pack, Symington said excitedly,
noting that Princeton has had the

most businesses sign the registry

out of all towns in the state.
So far, Brahaney Architecture
& Construction, The Farmhouse
Store, Whole Earth, Joshua Zinder Architecture and Design,
Shannon
Connor
Interiors,
Arlee's Raw Blends and Copper
River Salon and Spa have signed
up.
When we first were asked [to
be on the registry], I thought to
myself it was just one more thing
to do. Signing up does take a lot of
time. Its labor intensive and you
have to focus on it. My motivation
is I just think its the right thing
to do, business owner Shannon
Connor said.
Connor found that, though the
process of becoming registered
was rigorous, it was worthwhile.
Once she began looking at the
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n just a few short weeks, high
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letters to the editor

Re-elect Jenny Crumiller
to Princeton Council
I encourage voters to re-elect Jenny Crumiller to Princeton Council. Jenny is an intelligent, kind person, who works hard and
listens to all sides respectfully.
I support her stands on many issues, but
as a doctor who practiced for many years
first as an internist, and later as a pathologist, I am particularly pleased that Jenny
has been a strong advocate for an ordinance to require Princeton's employers to
provide paid time off for employees who
are unwell or whose children are unwell.
This makes sense both for the well-being
of both employees and also for the general
public. Such a measure will decrease the

spread of communicable diseases by keeping adults and children home instead of in

the workplace or in schools.
I hope readers will vote for Jenny so she
can continue good work on council.
Lilia Belov, M.D.

volved, for example, as Vice Chair of the

Human Services Commission. I cant think
of anyone to better represent the diverse
needs of the Princeton community on the
Princeton Council.
Bill Wakefield

Fraga best to represent diverse

needs of community on council

Thanks to community
for McCarter gala support

Leticia Fraga and I have worked closely

together on the Community ID Cards and
other community efforts over the last two
years. Ive been impressed by her dedication, energy and reliability, but thats just
the beginning. Shes stepped in to take a
leadership role in organizing the ID Card
effort as she has with the many other community organizations with which shes in-

McCarter Theatre Centers annual gala

was held recently featuring a performance
by internationally renowned virtuoso classical pianist Lang Lang, who performed for
a packed theater as the centerpiece of the
evening. Following a week of appearances
at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, his
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Last three Sisters of Mercy

leave St. Paul School
Principal Ryan Killeen bids a sorrowful adieu to the sisters of St. Paul School
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
In 1880, St. Paul School of
Princeton was founded by a
group of Mercy Sisters. Today,
only three remain. This June, the
last of the sisters will retire
closing the door on a long tradition of Catholic education.
We have had sisters teaching
here for all our 135 years, and it
used to be exclusively Mercy Sisters, said Ryan Killeen, in his
ninth year as principal at SPS.
For a long time, the principal of
the school was a sister who also
taught eighth grade. But it seems
there are fewer women choosing
the religious life, and Catholic
schools everywhere have seen a
drop.
The sisters leaving SPS are Sister Terena, who still teaches remedial reading, Sister Jane, who
retired from teaching but lives in
the convent and visits often, and
Sister Martha who never taught
at SPS but served St. Paul Church
for 25 years in the visitation ministry. Last September, Sister Terena celebrated 60 years of service
to the church. Sister Martha has
been devoted to the ministry for
75 years and Sister Jane for 76.

Killeen said they have all been

with SPS for at least 20 years.
Its an emotional time for
them, Killeen said of the sisters,
who refrained from commenting
due to the sensitivity of the circumstances. They are very sad
to be leaving the community.
In June, Sister Terena, Sister
Martha and Sister Jane will move
to North Jersey to a facility for retiring nuns. To honor the love,
knowledge and dedication theyve
given to the SPS community,
Killeen and Monsignor Joseph N.
Rosie have planned a Sunday
mass at St. Paul Church, on May
22 at 11:20 a.m. Other sisters and
lay faculty who formerly taught
at the school will join them. Afterward, there will be a celebratory
reception in the Parish Center.
SPS is asking all its alumni to
come rejoice the ministry and bid
farewell to the sisters.
I just think it is important for
all of us here to show the sisters
how important they are to us,
Killeen said. I want the sisters to
be overwhelmed by a huge crowd
in attendance, filled with all the
people who have been impacted
by them.
Killeen, who grew up in
Catholic education and has spent

his career in it as well, understands what kind of impact the

sisters have made. He recalls the
influence his mentor, a principal
where he attended school named
Sister Joseph, had on him
throughout the years. When she
passed, Killeen expressed to his
faculty the effect it had on him.
All the time after that, he
said, Sister Terena would come
up to me if she noticed something
going on or on a certain day and
say: I think youre great, and Sister Joseph does, too. Theyre
truly beautiful women. Its a joy
to see them work with the kids
every day. It keeps the eighth
graders younger longer. They
have a such a sweet rapport.
Killeen asks any alumni in the
area to please join them for the
honorary mass. To attend, please
register by email to mcano@spsprinceton.org or by calling (609)
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WEDNESDAY MAY 18
Citizenship Preparation Classes:
Series of eight classes offered by
the Latin American Task Force to
assist those preparing for the
U.S. Citizenship Test. Classes
include history, civics and a
review of basic English necessary
for the citizenship interview. For
more information, please call
(609) 924-9529 extension 220.
Wednesdays through May 25.
Nassau Presbyterian Church, 7
p.m.
The Goldberg Lecture in Architecture: Founding partner of KPMB
Architects Shirley Blumberg is
currently partner-in-charge of
the project at 20 Washington
Road for Princeton University as
well as the new Campus Framework Plan at Princeton. Free, but
reservations are suggested. To
reserve your space, email earmington@artscouncilofprinceton.o
rg. For more information, visit
artscouncilofprinceton.org or call
(609) 924 - 8777. Paul Robeson
Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m.
Finance Discussion: Adnan Shamsi,
finance consultant, presents a
discussion on financial literacy
and taxes. Free and open to the
public. TigerLabs, 252 Nassau St.,
7 p.m.

THURSDAY MAY 19
Princeton Farmers Market: Seasonal produce from local farmers,
flowers, crafts and a variety of
edibles are available at this weekly event. Hinds Plaza, 11 a.m. 4
p.m.; Live music from 12:30 - 2:30
p.m.
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American Legal Defense & Education Fund, a nonprofit advocacy group. $10 per card/$5 youth
under 21 and seniors over 65. For
additional information, visit
www.laldef.org. Princeton Public
Library, noon 2 p.m. and 5:30
7 p.m.
Eric Owens: The bass-barritione
performs songs and lieder by
Schubert, Mozart, Brahms and
Verdi and conclude his recital
with selections from Broadway
classics such as South Pacific
and Camelot. For tickets, visit
mccarter.org or by calling (609)
258 2787.

FRIDAY MAY 20
Tea with Kristina Lindbergh: Join
Kristina Lindbergh, eldest grandchild of aviator Charles A. Lindbergh and writer Anne Morrow
Lindbergh, for afternoon tea and
a lively discussion of the Lindbergh family. Tickets: $50/$40
for Friends of Morven. For more
information, visit morven.org or
call (609) 924 8144. The Present Day Club, 72 Stockton St., 4
p.m.
LEGO: Children in grades one to five
participate in a non-competitive
community-based LEGO session.
Duplo blocks will be available for
younger children outside the Story Room. Princeton Public
Library, 4 p.m.
Tom Tallitsch CD Release Concert:
Performing new work, Gratitude, an energetic journey of
original
compositions
and
arrangements of well-known
classic rock songs in an acoustic
quartet setting. $12/$10 Arts
Council of Princeton members,
students and seniors. Tickets are
available at the door 30 minutes
before show time on a first-come,
first-served basis. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777.
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts,
8 p.m.

SATURDAY MAY 21
QuickBooks on the Cloud: Bala
Subramanian, owner and CEO of
Synergism Inc., conducts a workshop providing basic training in
the use of QuickBooks account-

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small business owners. Bring a
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Meditation, Kirtan, Bhagavad-gita
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Absolute: Every Saturday. For
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visit
www.bviscs.org or call (732) 604
4135. Princeton Bhakti Vedanta
Institute, 20 Nassau St., Suite 116,
2 p.m.
VOICES: Meet other teens who are
passionate about activism at
these moderated discussions of
hot topics in the news such as
racial profiling, global warming
and international politics. Princeton Public Library, 3 p.m.

SUNDAY MAY 22
TAB Spring Fever: Teens are invited
to take a break from studying and
gather for live music, food and
more. Hinds Plaza, 2 p.m.

MONDAY MAY 23
Letra Pequea: Through engagement with books, activities and
crafts, children and adults
improve Spanish language skills,
for children 2-5 years old accompanied by a parent or caregiver, 11
a.m.

TUESDAY MAY 24
To Be Discussed and Knitting: All
high school students are welcome to participate in this
monthly discussion of great
books, films, music, non-fiction,
poetry and all things cultural.
Participants may also help create
book displays and reading lists
for the library. Knitters are welcome to bring their latest project
and join in on the discussion.
Meets on the fourth Tuesday
every month. Teen Center of the
Princeton Public Library, 7 p.m.
Read and Pick Farm Animals: Parents and young children will meet
the farm animals who live at Terhune Orchards, read books about
farm animals followed by an educational component, then participate in a farm craft activity with
wool from Terhune Orchards
sheep. Terhune Orchards, 9:30
10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. noon.

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LETTERS
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appearance at our 1,072 seat
Matthews Theatre marks the
smallest venue in which hell perform during the entirety of his
2016 world tour.
This is the fourth time that
Lang Lang has performed at McCarter in his storied career. Saturdays appearance was in a way
a tribute to the abilities of our
venerable Special Programming
Director Bill Lockwood to spot
world-class talent Lang Lang
thrilled Princeton audiences with
his talent quite early in his stellar
career.
The theme of the evening was
Truman Capotes epic Black &
White Ball, and dinner guests arrived sporting masks and vintage
1960s fashion. The seated dinner
for 380 guests was catered by
Jimmy Duffys Catering and the
post-performance party featured
late-night Southern comfort food,
cocktails, desserts, music and
plenty of dancing.
We offer our very sincere
thanks to the greater Princeton
community for the tremendous
support of this outstanding
event.
Special thanks go out to our
fantastic Gala Committee and to
Gala Committee Co-Chairpersons Tory Hamilton, Cheryl
Goldman, and Paula Chow who
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would also like to thank Sebastian Clarke of Rago Arts and Auction Center for conducting our
live auction and Viburnum Designs of Princeton for assisting
with our centerpieces.
Lending their support to this
years Gala as Gold level sponsors
were six very generous corporations: Bloomberg, BNY Mellon,
Cure/PURE NJ, Maiden Re,
Mathematica Policy Research,
and Saul Ewing LLP. We are
deeply grateful for that support,
and for that of many other corporate and individual sponsors and
advertisers.
We also want to give a special
thanks to Princeton University
for its longstanding support of
this event and the theater
throughout the season.
The proceeds of this event are
used to further McCarters artistic and educational programming
throughout our region. More
than 100,000 people annually
from the five county region and
beyond see a show at McCarter
or participate in a McCarter class
or workshop.
Were so deeply grateful!
Timothy J. Shields,
managing director
Emily Mann, artistic director

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a garage of a residence on the
first block of Mountain Avenue
and discharged a fire extinguisher inside the garage. The lamp
post located at the edge of the
driveway was also damaged. The
investigation is ongoing.

May 7
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for failure to keep right and
for maintenance of lamps, a 29year-old female from Wilmington,
Del., was placed under arrest for
DWI. She was transported to
headquarters where she was
processed and released with summonses and a pending court date.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for a random license plate inquiry, which revealed that a 42-

year-old Hopewell female had an

active warrant for her arrest for
$190 out of Pennington Borough
Municipal Court, she was placed
under arrest. She was transported to headquarters and processed
and released after posting bail.

leased after posting bail.

Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for speeding, a 58-year-old
Princeton female was arrested for
driving while intoxicated. She
was transported to Police
Headquarters
where
she
was
processed and later released with summonses and a pending court
date.

police
report

A Trek bicycle valued at $650 was stolen

from a storage area located in the private
parking section of the Residences
at Palmer Square. The investigation is ongoing.
An unknown individual stole
an outdoor dining chair from
DAngelos Market located on
Spring Street. The chair was valued at $135.

May 6
A 31-year-old Skillman female
was found to have a no-bail warrant that was issued by the Somerset County Superior Court. She
was placed under arrest and
transported to headquarters
where she was processed and
turned over to the Somerset
County Prosecutors Office.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop on Nassau Street, a 29-yearold Princeton male was found to
have an active warrant for his arrest that was issued by the Pennington Borough Municipal
Court in the amount of $215. He
was placed under arrest and
transported to headquarters
where he was processed and released after posting bail.

Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop for a random plate inquiry,
which revealed that the registered
owner of the vehicle had an outstanding warrant, a 55-year-old
Branchburg male was arrested on
an outstanding warrant issued by
the Branchburg Municipal Court
and bail was set at $150. He was
transported to Police Headquarters where he was processed and
released after posting bail.

May 3
Between 8 p.m. on May 2 and 8
a.m. on May 3, an unlocked vehicle was burglarized on the first
block of Marion Road East. The
perpetrator took a tennis racquet
and a purse. Another vehicle in
the driveway was also entered,
however nothing was taken from
that vehicle. The case was turned
over to the Detective Bureau for
further investigation.

A 25-year-old Princeton male

was arrested at Police Headquarters on an outstanding warrant
issued by the Bay Head Borough
Municipal Court and bail was set
at $210. He was processed and re-

Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop for a random plate inquiry,
which revealed that the registered owner of the vehicle had an
outstanding warrant, a 32-yearold Princeton male was arrested
on an outstanding warrant issued
by the Ewing Township Municipal Court and bail was set at $250.
He was transported to Police
Headquarters where he was
processed and released after posting bail.

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Princetonians would love to visit

family members around the world
PRINCETONIANS
Continued from page 1
Id like to go visit my distant
uncle in California. Well, hes my
mothers cousins husband, said
Ben Weinstein, a local musician,
as he pondered his next trip to
Redwood City. Hes just a really
cool guy. He likes a lot of old
music, hes interested in vintage
things and he has a jukebox. We
just have a similar style.
Id go visit my grandma, said
Lawrenceville teenager Samantha Wold. She lives in Ocean
City and I love the beach, its
sunny. I didnt get to say Happy
Mothers Day so Id really like to
go see her.
Other Princetonians idealize
visiting family much farther
away.
Ivett Heffentrager, who walked
up Witherspoon Street with her
teacup dog, Boo Boo, hasnt seen
her father in a year.
He is back in Hungary where I
am from, Heffentrager said.
Every year, we switch he comes
here, I go there. He likes Princeton. But it is time for me to go to
him since he came here last
time.
Princeton High School seniors
Kevin Tang and Cynthia Ma
walked from school into town and
thought about their extended
families living in China.
I think Id visit my uncle in
China right now. I mean, hes a
food journalist and health inspector and goes around to a lot of
restaurants. Its a combination of
street side stalls or big restaurants like a McDonald's in Beijing. He brings me along when I
go, Tang said. He also took care

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Ivett Heffentrager gives her teacup dog, Boo Boo, a little love.
of me most of my life. Hes the
nicest relative I have.
Um, Id probably go visit my
grandparents, Ma said. My
whole extended family lives
there, too. Its nice to be there because I know everyone and everyone knows me. There is also
amazing food in Shiyan. Everything is really spicy!
Mayor Liz Lempert said its
sometimes hard to visit her whole
family because theyre in California. But she loves her in-laws in
Philadelphia.
Theyre really great, she
said. Id go see them.
Lance Liverman, longtime
Princeton resident and council
president, would seize National
Visit Your Relatives Day to visit
his Aunt Della in Columbia, N.C.
Liverman said she had a stroke
last year and he hasnt been able
to see her since.
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2014, misses his grandfather.

My grandfather died a few
years ago but he lived in Portugal, Rodrigues said. Id love another chance to see him. Hes
buried just outside of Lisbon. I
just miss his old stories he spent
a lot of time in Portugal, and its
fascinating to learn about another time in old-school Europe.

12 THE PRINCETON SUN MAY 1824, 2016

Duo wants books that can make

impact on a young childs life
DUO
Continued from page 1
dered, what if they are bombarded with books rather than bombs?
Would that not lead to a better
world for these children and their
parents?
The statistics are alarming: 6.6
million people have been displaced in Syria and more than
half are children, according to
World Vision International. As
the Syrian refugee crisis becomes
a global catastrophe, [my sister
and I] feel impelled to act and provide books and learning materials to the children in the refugee
camps at Jordan, Turkey and
Lebanon.
The Sun: Could you share an experience youve had that impacted the way you saw how people

lived?
Matthew: Living, studying and
working in the Western world, we
take so much for granted. When I
worked on my microfinance projects in India, I had the opportunity to live and work in the villages
and urban slums of India. Even
though India is growing at a
tremendous pace, rural and
urban communities are being left
behind.
I visited Village Bisrakh in
Uttar Pradesh, and I was horrified at the lack of educational opportunities. The schoolroom consisted of two big buildings
around a small yard. To accommodate all the children in the village and surrounding areas, the
school had to run in shifts. There
was no running water, no internet access and sporadic electricity. The playground had swing sets
and slides which were made of
metal and were burning to the
touch in the hot summer sun.
They also had sharp edges and
missing parts which were extremely hazardous.
By all accounts, the Syrian
refugee camps are worse. These
are giant tent cities with no
school rooms or libraries or safe
playgrounds for children. My experience in India has impacted
how I feel about the educational
opportunities that I have and the
need to give back to those less fortunate than me.
The Sun: The goal of Bombs to
Book is to donate books to the
Syrian refugee camps to help children and young adults cope, learn
and have an outlet. If most books
donated are in English, what resources do the children have to be
able to learn or understand a foreign language? Is there a solution
to this?
Matthew: This is a problem that
International Aid Agencies are
also facing. While Syrian chil-

dren who have started school

learn in Arabic, the public
schools in Jordan, Lebanon and
Turkey teach in English or
French. Our appeal is for books in
Arabic, English and French.
Books in English are quite helpful as Syrian children learn to
study English and integrate with
a global community.
The Sun: What kind of impact
do you hope to make over the
course of this project? Any ambitions for the future of Bombs to
Books?
Rachel: We are working with
donor agencies already working
in the refugee camps to ascertain
the need of the refugees. Recently,
we learned that there was a group
working to set up libraries in
these camps and there was a
group teaching English. We
might work with these groups or
work on similar solutions over
the course of the project.
The Sun: What is the best thing
people can do to get involved with
Bombs to Books?
Rachel: I have already started
collecting books and emailing libraries and individuals. I will be
setting up a bin drop for books at
my school [Stuart Country Day
School of the Sacred Heart].
We want to donate books that
can make an impact on a young
child's life. We need learning materials for young children to learn
the language learn to read and
age appropriate reading books.
For young adults we need books
like Harry Potter in the fantasy
genre and also classics which are
timeless
Matthew: Right now we need
new learning materials for appropriate grade levels and new or
used fiction and non-fiction
books. Donors can go to our website bombstobooks.com to donate
books or e-mail books@bombstobooks.com.

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Landis hopes Princeton can achieve

gold certification in sustainability
LANDIS
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things that could qualify her to be
considered a sustainable business, there were several that were
easier than she expected. Connor
also discovered that being on the
list gives her a leg up in finding
other green businesses, such as
furniture makers or architecture

firms, to work with.

To fill out an application to be
on the registry, business owners
can visit www.njsbdc.com. A representative from the NJDEP assists individuals with signing up.
According to the website, there
are five steps to follow:
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five sustainable practices in place
at your facility; provide one measurable result related to at least
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