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JUNE 1521, 2016

Understanding how science works Crumiller,

Science specialist and Riverside Elementary teacher Mark Eastburn puts his students
to the test with several month-long lab projects culminating in end-of-year experiments
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Since February, the students at
Riverside Elementary School in
grades two through five worked
diligently to prove a certain hypothesis for their science classes.
Riverside School science specialist and teacher Mark Eastburn
known for hosting the famous
lizard Green Fruit Loop and saving the turtles, and who will soon
be bringing carnivorous plants
such as Venus Fly Traps to the
schoolyard created a different
lab experiment with each class.
Last Tuesday, two students
from each class took turns presenting their research results for
20 minutes to all the Riverside
School classes, from kindergartners to other fifth graders. Eastburn explained how these projects and presentations stemmed
from something first sponsored
by the Institute for Advanced
Study in Princeton and hosted at
D&R Greenway Land Trusts
headquarters. The research,
while stimulating for students,
only provided the public speaking experience for two children
from each class. In addition,
those two students had to take on
the load of a two-hour presentation, which can be daunting
whether youre in grade school

Quinn win
primary
In close Princeton Council
primary race, results
not yet official, with Fraga
only 53 votes behind
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun

ence works, which requires them

to engage in authentic experimentation. They need to see how

The unofficial results are in for

the June 7 Primary Election, and
it looks like this year, both locally
in Princeton and at the national
level, there will be a co-ed election.
According to the Mercer County clerks office, Democratic Mayoral candidate Liz Lempert, running for her second term as
Princeton mayor, received 4,200 of
the votes, with 29 others for personal choice. Republican Peter
Marks received 503 votes, with
four votes for a personal choice.
The two will square off for the
next term as Princeton mayor in
Novembers General Election.
All four candidates running for
the two seats on Princeton Council were Democrats. Incumbent
Jenny Crumiller and Tim Quinn
won the primary with 2,722 and
2,278 votes. Crumiller and Quinn

please see SEVEN, page 16

please see CRUMILLER, page 12

ERICA CHAYES WIDA/The Sun

A class of kindergartners listens to Riverside science specialist and teacher Mark Eastburn talk about
plants producing biomass.
or graduate school. Eastburn
thought it would be beneficial for
his science kids to conduct their
experiments and all have the opportunity to explain them to

their peers, so he changed the

venue from D&R to their very
own Riverside School library.
I think that it is essential for
students to understand how sci-

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Napell joins JFCS
New executive director
to begin July 1. PAGE 5

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Obituary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Police Report . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 THE PRINCETON SUN JUNE 1521, 2016

Claire Schultz: Flash fiction, London and a national award

Princeton High School senior talks about her Scholastic Art and Writing Award, Harry Potter and post-graduation plans
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Claire Schultz has been writing
for as long as she can remember.
When she was a little girl, she
began writing short stories and at
the age of 8, recalls writing a
three-page
novel about a
dragon.
Schultz read
often and, like
many
other
children
throughout
the world, fell
in love with
J.K. Rowlings
Harry
PotCLAIRE SCHULTZ
ter, when she
was only 6. The Secret Garden
was another she revisited regularly.
Now a senior at Princeton High
School only days from her next
chapter, Schultz and her writing
have evolved.
I write a lot of flash fiction
and have become more comfortable as a writer, she said. I went
through a phase last year when
what I wrote was dark and morbid, she laughed. The more I
read the more I recognize the
writing I like and, while I dont
consciously emulate it, I am influenced by it. Now I have my own
style.
Schultz admires Maggie Stiefvater, an American writer who

writes a lot of young adult fiction,

or what Schultz dubbed teen fantasy stuff. She believes F. Scott
Fitzgerald to have some of the
most beautiful prose and is inspired by Charlotte Bront.
In March, Schultz received
word that one of her pieces, a
flash fiction called Requiem,
had been awarded a national silver medal in the Scholastic Art
and Writing Awards.
Two years ago, Schultzs mom,
Nora, urged her to submit. For
the past two years, she received
honorable mention. This year,
that changed.
Schultz submitted a portfolio
with a collection of assorted
works, a critical essay/opinion
piece she wrote for the school
newspaper about female action
heroes, which won a Gold Key regionally. She also submitted a
piece of flash faction she worked
on at a writers conference in
Middlebury, Vt., last spring and
Requiem, which was something
shed worked on solo. Her two
gold keys were awarded on a regional basis and went on to be
judged nationally.
It was a really pleasant surprise. I wasnt expecting much of
anything, Schultz said. I also
thought it was interesting the two
pieces Id worked on at the workshop didnt receive the awards because they were most polished.
The news came in the thick of
college decision season so it was

REQUIEM by Claire Schultz

When I was six and my mother had all the answers, I asked her what happened to us after we died. We
were making dinner, or she was preparing a chicken and I was watching, trying not to make too much of a
mess with the vegetables shed so carefully laid out. She told me she didnt know, went back to carefully
drizzling olive oil atop the dead bird. No one knew, she said, that was the biggest mystery of all. I didnt
believe her.
When I was eight and had sworn off God, my uncle was lowered into the ground in a wooden box. My parents wouldnt tell me how he died, they said I was too young, that theyd tell me later. He showed up in my
room that night and said hed been in an accident, but not to worry because he was fine. I shrugged it off:
didnt everyones dead relatives tell them bedtime stories? Grandma June showed up on Thursdays, sat next
to me and stroked my hair and told me about her life. (She said shed run away with the circus, traveled
through Europe, been a pirate in South America.) Only half of it was true.
When I was ten and my dog moved to the Big Farm in the Sky, my parents didnt try to hide it. They
buried her ashes under the oak tree in our back yard alongside her favorite squeaky toys and some milk
bones for the road. She sat at my feet watching us, wagging her big black tail and panting happily. Play with
me, play with me, play with me. My parents still dont know whats terrorizing the rabbits.
When I was thirteen and sticky with bubblegum lip gloss, cancer caught Nancy from next door. She gave
it her best, but its not the kind of fight you can win with a smile and a neighborly wave. She brings me cookies on Sundays, chocolate chip, warm with love and the kind of ethereal chocolate you cant get at Stop &
Shop. She laughs as she says, Maybe I shouldnta smoked so many damn cigarettes.
When I was sixteen, my brother crashed his Prius into a stop sign. Hubris and gin make for terrible backseat drivers. He lay in the hospital for days, his heart beating weakly, bandages eclipsing his beautiful hands
and Adonis grin. Dont go, I told him. Dont go, youre nineteen and stupid and have so much left to see.
Grandma June sat at his bedside, intertwining her crepe-paper fingers with his. The dog left him slobbery
kisses and our uncle called him Champ like when we were kids and Nancy brought him snickerdoodles.
When I found him in the kitchen on Wednesday, I asked my parents if they could see him.
(They could.)

nice to get some good news.

In the fall, Schultz plans to join
the lifestyle of countless timeless
and brooding writers on the
cloudy, cultured streets of
Bloomsbury, London, where she
will attend University College
London to study English.
It all comes back to Harry
Potter, thats the moral of the
story, joked Schultz about her

pull to London town. Over the

years, Ive had a few different Oxford professors come in and out
next door so England was on my
radar from a young age. I applied
to a handful of colleges and when
I visited UCL, I loved the people
and the studies they offered. Plus,
they have Jeremy Benthams embalmed corpse in the lobby,
which is kind of weird and

crazy.
While Schultz loved growing
up in Princeton, she is eager to
expand her horizons in a city less
little.
Bloomsbury is the heart of
publishing, she added. So many
individuals lived right there in a
circle, from Virginia Woolf to
Charles Dickens and J.M. Barrie.

Two teenagers arrested for defiant trespassing at Princeton High School

The following reports are provided by the Princeton Police Department.
On June 5, subsequent to an
alarm activation at Princeton
High School, an 18year-old Cranbury female and a 17-year-old
female were taken into
custody for defiant
trespassing. Both were
transported to headquarters and
processed. The 18-year-old was issued a summons and released

with a pending court date. The juvenile was released to a guardian.

June 6
Sometime between May 19 at 9
a.m. and May 23 at 5
p.m., unknown individual(s) stole a drill and
two electrical extension cords from a work
site located on the 200
block of Nassau Street. The
equipment was valued at approximately $1,300.

police
report

June 5
Sometime between June 3 at 7
a.m. and June 5 at 10 a.m., an unknown individual stole a Trek bicycle valued at $500. At the time it
was stolen, the bicycle was secured to a bike rack in the rear of
a residence located on the first
block of Prospect Avenue.
Sometime between June 1 at
noon and June 3 at 2:30 p.m., an
unknown individual stole a Trek
mountain bicycle from the

Princeton Theological Seminary

campus. The bicycle was locked
at the time it was stolen. The bicycle was valued at $500.
A vehicle was damaged while
parked on Marion Road West.
The rear drivers side window
was shattered with an unknown
object.

June 4
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for maintenance of lamps, a
38-year-old Lawrenceville male

was found to have a warrant for

his arrest issued by the Raritan
Borough Municipal Court for
$300. He was placed under arrest
and transported to headquarters
where he was processed, posted
bail and was released.
Sometime between 9:15 p.m. on
June 3 and 10 a.m. on June 4, an
unknown individual stole a bicycle valued at $300 from a rear
porch on the 100 block of Stanplease see ITEMS, page 17

JUNE 1521, 2016 THE PRINCETON SUN 3

Princeton High School

graduation is June 20
Princeton High Schools graduation ceremony will be held on
the front lawn of the PHS campus
on Monday, June 20 at 5:30 p.m. In
the case of inclement weather, the
ceremony will be held in the new
gymnasium. There will also be
simulcast viewing in the Princeton Arts Center and cafeteria for
guests.
Both the PAC and the cafeteria
are air conditioned, and PHS
urges attendees to take advantage
of the indoor spaces in the event
that graduation day is extremely
hot, regardless of outdoor or indoor location. While the new gym
is not air conditioned, a recently
installed ceiling fan with a diameter of 20 feet has proven effective
in circulating air and maintaining tolerable temperatures.
Any weather-related decision
about the location for graduation
will be made by 2:30 p.m. on June

20. To receive up-to-date graduation information, call (609) 8064321.

Graduation parking will be in
the PHS parking lots as well as
neighboring streets. Please respect high school neighbors by
parking carefully on the streets,
not blocking any driveways or
right-of-ways. Carpooling is encouraged. If someone in your
party has handicap needs, please
call the PHS main office for instructions.
Caps and gowns will be distributed in June. Diplomas will be
distributed immediately following the ceremony in the school
store lobby.

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There is nothing as magical as
a firefly. The descent of glowing
things on balmy nights when the
sun is low and the earth is dimming into darkness. To children,
fireflies can be fairies and to
adults they can be a reminder to
believe in moments you may have
forgot.
For Terhune Orchards, fireflies
have become a bit of a tradition,
and on June 26, the Terhune family invites the community light up
its Sunday with the annual Firefly Festival.
It all started about six to eight
years ago when Cotsen Childrens
Library and Princeton University
tried to host a festival. But there
was a problem: they had no flowers and no bugs and no fireflies,
only cement. They called us and
asked if we would collaborate and
host the festival here at the farm,
said Pam Mount, who has owned
Terhune with her husband, Gary,
and three children, Reuwai, Tannwen and Mark, since 1975.
The Mounts will push their
regular hours to accommodate
the nocturnal activity of fireflies.
Locals of all ages are welcome to
come anytime from 3 to 9 p.m. to
enjoy the firefly festivities.
We hope the little ones that
can stay up late will be able to discover a firefly or two, Mount
said.
There will also be crafts so kids
can transform themselves into
tiny insects of the night. There
will be wings to paint and antennas to create for dress-up as well
as bug boxes to decorate to catch
fireflies only temporarily,
Mount encourages. While admission to the festival is free, the
craft activities are $5 per child
and there will be face painting

and pony rides for an additional

charge. As usual, there will also
be Terhune wagon rides, small
tractors for the kids and friendly
farm animals to say hello to.
Mount said there will be big
tents for shade stocked with delicious food for snacks and supper
including grilled chicken, hot
dogs, salads, pies, donuts and
other fresh homemade treats. The
winery offers flights for those
21-plus adults interested in tasting.
Miss Amy and the Big Kids
Band will be there to provide interactive entertainment, share instruments and supply fun for all
those who love to dance. Circus
Place, one of the states premier
circus troupes, will also put on an
exciting show for visitors.
We began having the circus
group last year, which are a
bunch of teens in Trenton who
juggle and swing around on a
high trapeze and things like
that, Mount said. We used to
have a gymnastic group because
we always wanted to demonstrate
flying. They did cartwheels and
stuff, but the circus really flies.
They set up a high trapeze and
hold ribbons, while all the kids
have their wings and jump
around. Its really fun.
Mount explained how its only
natural her family hosts a festival
for bugs because they are a sustainable farm that welcomes all
creatures.
We love bugs, she said. We
share our farm with everything
well, except the deer who eat too
much. But everyone calls Terhune home.
Terhune Orchards is located at
330 Cold Soil Road. Admission
and parking is free. Craft activities are $5. For more information,
call (609) 924-2310 or visit
www.terhuneorchards.com.

JUNE 1521, 2016 THE PRINCETON SUN 5

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Michelle Napell shines her way

into JFCS as new executive director
Succeeding 18-year director and community icon Linda Meisel
at Jewish Family and Childrens Service, Napell to begin July 1
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Michelle Napell has the kind of
voice that tells you shes excited
for work when she wakes up in
the morning. At present, Napell is
immersed in a whirlwind of
meetings and introductions as
she transitions from executive director at OneFamily, an organization that aids victims of terror in
Israel, to executive director at the
Jewish Family and Childrens
Service of Greater Mercer County.
I am thrilled and excited and
cant wait to start, Napell said.
The community has been so
warm and welcoming, and the
board is just incredible. I feel really lucky.
Napell is succeeding Linda
Meisel, JFCS executive director
of 18 years, who will retire June
30. Napell is spending the month
of June learning the ins and outs
of JFCS, slipping her feet quickly
and fearlessly into Meisels shoes.
Napell will officially take the lead

July 1.
Linda is a very hard act to follow. I dont think that immediately Ill be making any changes,
Napell said about her plans for
JFCS. Not to sound clich, but
its a well-oiled machine and
doing very well. Im sure Ill be
putting personal touches on certain things, but the only thing I
will look to do at this point is to
broaden the scope to affect even
more individuals and look at the
changing demographic of the
community.
Elaborating on the changing
demographic, Napell spoke about
the pending need for senior programs as more of the local population ages. Its something JFCS
will evaluate over time determining where their efforts are
most needed on a wait and see
basis.
Napell graduated from Cardozo
School of Law and practiced for
three years before committing to
starting a family. She joined OneFamily in 2010 where she worked
as the coordinator of program-

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ming and special events before being promoted to executive director

of U.S. operations a year
later.
With OneFamily, all the
programming
NAPELL
happens in Israel. I missed the programming
that happens locally. I wanted to
see what was going on and have
my hands in everything more,
Napell said. I love what they do
[at JFCS] or I should say, what
we do for the community. Its the
aspect I was missing at my other
job, seeing the benefits of all the
hard work.
Napell and her husband,
Adam, have two children both of
whom are supportive of the organizations their mother heads.
Her son, Harrison, is a sophomore at Tulane University and
please see NAPELL, page 18

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Dan McDonough Jr.

he threat of mosquito-borne
disease is nothing new. Every
year, mosquitoes breed in our
area as the weather warms, and with it
comes the possibility of contracting a
disease they carry. Malaria, dengue
fever, yellow fever and the one that
has affected our locale in the recent
past West Nile virus all come from
those annoying little buggers.
This year, a new disease is a
threat the Zika virus. Its not actually new; it was first discovered in the
Zika Forest in Uganda in 1947, but scientists long considered it nothing serious. Fewer than 20 cases of human
contraction of Zika were documented
before 2007.
In May 2015, the Pan American
Health Organization issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus
infection in Brazil. By February, the
World Health Organization declared
the virus a Public Health Emergency
of International Concern. Today, its a
full-blown epidemic in some tropical
countries such as Brazil, and even U.S.

Share your thoughts

Do you have any mosquito-prevention
tips? Share your thoughts on this, and
other topics, through a letter to the editor.

territories such as Puerto Rico.

To date, 618 cases of Zika virus have
been reported in the U.S., with 195 in
pregnant women more on that later
although most cases, to this point, have
been international travelers contracting the disease elsewhere and returning home.
But why should we be more concerned about Zika over former mosquito-borne diseases? First, its hard to
detect if you have it; symptoms of
fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis are usually mild and last for a few
days. Most people usually dont get
sick enough to even realize they have
it. And in addition, theres no readilyavailable test to see if someone has it.
Second, a direct link has been made
between pregnant women having Zika

giving birth to children with the serious birth defect called microcephaly, as
well as other severe fetal brain defects.
And third, unlike the other mosquito diseases, Zika can be sexually transmitted.
With a wet spring already upon us,
the mosquitoes are here earlier than
they normally are, and the hot weather
still to come could produce a bad
recipe for our area. Just last week, a
baby was born in New Jersey with microcephaly, contracted from a Zika-infected mother.
Women of child-bearing age, and
their partners, need to pay extra special attention this summer. We are not
suggesting you stay indoors, but following simple mosquito-prevention
techniques is more important this
summer than ever. Resources are available in many places, but the best may
be at www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention.
Take steps now to prevent mosquito
bites this summer. Even if youre not
planning to have a child, wouldnt it be
nice to still not be bitten?

letter to the editor

Council launches initiative
to address new construction
The Princeton Council has launched an
initiative to address the spate of teardowns
and out-of-scale, out-of-place new construction occurring in many neighborhoods
throughout town. As members of the Planning Board subcommittee tasked with
spearheading this comprehensive review
and revision of our residential zoning, we
would like to update the community on the
effort and provide an overview of the

process. The initiative will depend on robust public engagement and citizen input,
and as we move deeper into the process, we
will be setting up a website to keep the
community informed and engaged. We
will also be seeking input from residents
through neighborhood meetings and townwide meetings.
In May, we retained the consulting firm
RBA Group to help guide us through the
process, and on May 18 we held our first organizing meeting to set the schedule and
next steps. The council decided to hire an
outside consultant because the option of

having our planning staff overhaul the

zoning regulations was not feasible except
as a long-term project, and the growing
pace of change in our neighborhoods requires an expedited response. After interviewing several consultants, we chose the
RBA Group because it will be able to bring
perspective and sensitivity to our challenges through its experience in working
with other communities, as well as its
depth of expertise in analyzing the economic and environmental impact of
please see LETTER, page 18

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 15
Weekly Wednesday Contra Dances:
Celebrate dance, music and community with the Princeton Country Dancers. Instruction begins at
7:30 p.m. followed by dancing to
Mark Hillegonds with Ensoleil.
New dancers welcome. Suzanne
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THURSDAY JUNE 16
Princeton Farmers Market: Seasonal produce from local farmers,
flowers, crafts and a variety of
edibles are available through 4
p.m. at this weekly event. Live
music from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Hinds
Plaza, 11 a.m.
Mercer County ID Program: All
Mercer County residents are eligible for the community ID card, a
photo identification card providing personal identifying information, medical risk factors and
emergency contact information.
The card is issued by the Latin
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.

FRIDAY JUNE 17
Job Seeker Sessions: The library
and Professional Services Group
of Mercer County sponsor sessions for professionals who are
seeking new employment and
contracting
opportunities

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throughout the region. Please

check the librarys website for
specific topics. Princeton Public
Library, 9:45 a.m.
Sustainable Jazz Ensemble: The
Princeton-based ensemble featuring Steve Hiltner, Phil Orr and
Jerry DAnna performs mostly
original jazz. Part of the Listen
Local Series. Hinds Plaza; Princeton Public Library Community
Room in the event of rain or
extreme heat, 7 p.m.
Dealing with Parents Divorce: For
young adults whose parents are
divorcing. This group offers a
safe environment to process the
changes and challenges in a family and emphasizes personal
growth. For more information
contact Phyllis Rich at (609)
5813889 or at divorcerecovery@softhome.net. Princeton
Church of Christ, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY JUNE 18
Knit in Public Day: Bring your knitting and crocheting projects and
join in this four-hour celebration
of Worldwide Knit in Public Day.
Drop in any time and knit for as
long as you please. We do suggest bringing a chair. Knitters of
all experience levels are welcome
to attend. Pins & Needles and
library staff will help beginners
get started, but no formal
instruction is planned. Hinds
Plaza, weather permitting, or
Community Room, 11 a.m.
Meditation, Kirtan, Bhagavad-gita
- Hidden Treasure of the Sweet
Absolute: For more information,
visit bviscs.org. Princeton Bhakti
Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau St.,
2 p.m.
Voices on Important Conversations Engaging Students: 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 JUNE 19
Read & Pick Blueberries: Parents
and young children are welcome
to celebrate everything wonderful about blueberries. We will
read Blueberries for Sal followed by an educational component. Our farm staff will explain
how blueberries grow and how

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they should be picked. Then children will visit the blueberry patch
and pick their own small container of blueberries. Terhune
Orchards, 9:30 10:30 a.m. and 11
a.m. noon.
A Little Night Music: Princeton
Festivals musical theater performance. Husbands, wives, and
lovers gather for A Weekend in
the Country where they explore
new romances and second
chances. A Little Night Music is
full of hilarious, witty, moving
moments of adoration, regret
and desire. Send in the Clowns
is just one highlight. Lewis Center
for the Arts Matthews Acting Studio, Princeton University, 4 p.m.
For other performances, visit
princetonfestival.org.

TUESDAY JUNE 21
Writers Room: Writers receive constructive feedback at these sessions, during which participants
read their work and members
offer suggestions. Works read are
usually less than 15 minutes long,
so there is time to discuss a number of pieces during each session.
While nonfiction has been a focus
in the past, fiction writers are
welcome. Participants range
from published authors to those
looking to improve their skills.
The group is led by Loretta and
Fred Wish. Princeton Public
Library, 7 p.m.
Princeton Festival Lecture, The
Enduring Tale of Peter Grimes:
Princeton University Art Museum
Docent Marianne Grey talks
about the origins of Benjamin
Brittens Peter Grimes and the
composers return to his native
England to rejoin his countrymen
to face the impending war. The
talk will include literary and artistic examples of how WWII
changed the arts of the mid-20th
century. Princeton Public Library,
7 p.m.

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Jeff has been an outstanding
leader not just for the arts community, but for the greater
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helped the organization dramatically expand and improve its artsrelated offerings over the past
decade. At the same time, he has
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community through free, accessible and inclusive events and
scholarship programs for children and families. We are grateful
for his service and wish him the
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project management for the
Princeton University Art Museum, International Schools Services and the Princeton Public Library. During his 11 years, the
Arts Council:
Tripled its operating budget
from $450,000 to more than $1.7
million.
Raised $10.5 million to complete a major renovation and expansion of its home in the Paul
Robeson Center for the Arts on
Witherspoon Street.
Received Citations of Excellence and designation as a Major
Arts Service and Presentation Organization in nine consecutive
years from the New Jersey State
Council on the Arts as well as numerous awards and recognitions
for its exhibition and education
programs.
Quadrupled its free community programing to serve tens of
thousands of members of the
greater Princeton community
each year, including: expansion of
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received the following recognitions:
U.S. News and World Report ranked
Princeton High School among the top
10 Best High Schools of New Jersey.
PHS was ranked #1 of all comprehensive New Jersey high schools on the
SAT scores. Our 2015 mean Critical
Reading Score was 620; our mean
Writing Score was 620; and our mean Math Score was 633; for a combined mean of 1873.
87% of the AP scores were 3 or higher from the 1580 tests administered which earned students
advanced college credit. 85% of our 2015 graduates were accepted into four-year colleges/universities. The Princeton High School Class of 2015 had 11 National Merit Scholars and 61 Letters
of Commendation.
Sophomore Matthew Wang was named a regional finalist in the 2015 Siemens Competition in
Math, Science and Technology. Matthew was one of only three finalists in New Jersey after entering the contest to obtain some experience in research. His project, which he worked on over
the summer, is on X-ray astrophysics, a new field for him that he hopes to pursue further. Also
placing in the competition was Carolyn Wang, one of 16 statewide regional semi-finalists.
Twenty-seven Princeton High School students attended the Junior State of America (JSA) MidStates Convention, with many active as "pro" and "con" speakers at over 56 debates. Congratulations to the whole team, advisor Kim Groome, and to JSA member Jamacia Ponder for her Best
Speaker award. JSA is a national non-profit with student-run chapters. The organization supports
students in becoming active, involved and responsible citizens, voters and leaders as they engage
in political discourse.
The Princeton High School math team took third place at the annual Princeton University Math
Competition (PUMaC) held at the Princeton University campus on Nov. 21. PUMaC is a prestigious
high school math competition and draws some of the best math students throughout the country
and the world.
Princeton High School took two teams to the regional Ethics Bowl competition at Villanova University, an event where students discuss ethically-tough cases in a collegial manner and are scored
for the depth of their thought and the quality and cordiality of their responses to their peers. Advisor
Doug Levandowski is extremely proud of the teams' accomplishments, noting that the goals for
the day were met: namely, to have fun, think about some tough ethical issues, and have those
thoughts productively challenged by peers from other schools.
The Princeton High School debate team once again made a strong showing, this time at the 2016
Newark Invitational. Highlights include: Varsity PF CHAMPION team of Tiffany Yuan and Maddy
Triolo, with Celia Silver & Pranav Baskar placing as Octafinalists. Maddy Triolo also won 1st speaker;
Tiffany Yuan 8th speaker, and Pranav Baskar, 14th Speaker. The Novice team dominated as well:
five of the 16 octofinalists were from PHS. Congratulations to all students and their advisors.
Princeton High School's two teams made a strong showing at the Shore Bowl, a regional competition that focuses on ocean-related topics, with one team winning first place in Division B and
the other team winning second place in Division A. The Shore Bowl brings together high school
students from NJ, NY and PA. Topics included the biology, chemistry, physics, geology of the ocean,
as well as navigation, geography, related history and literature.
Congratulations to Jeanette Paredes class at John Witherspoon Middle School for winning the
"Read to Succeed" prize by successfully engaging in a variety of reading activities.
Congratulations to Johnson Park Elementary for receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from
Monarch Watch. Monarch Watch helps coordinate Monarch Waystations, that provide milkweeds,
nectar plants, and shelter for monarch butterflies throughout their annual cycle of reproduction
and migration. The school received recognition for establishing and maintaining Monarch Waysta-

tion No. 12715 that contributes to the continuation of the Monarch Butterfly migration in North
America.
The Princeton High School Model United Nations Club once again had a stellar showing at the
annual Model UN conference hosted by Georgetown University. The following students won special recognition for their strong preparation and use of diplomacy skills: Jeremy Cohen, CIAOffice of Congressional Affairs/Public Relations, Verbal Commendation Ben Donnelly-Fine,
European Union: Energy Crisis, Outstanding Delegate Nikhita Salgame, Iranian Oil Consortium1954, Strategist for Standard Oil of NJ, Outstanding Delegate, Grace Wampold, Papal Conclave2013, Archbishop of Genoa, Verbal Commendation.
The Princeton High School Chess team brought home the first-place trophy from the Shore
High School Chess League tournament for the fourth year in a row. Congratulations to the whole
team and to advisor Graciela Elia.
Princeton High School seniors Junhong "John" Chen, Katie VanderKam and Thomas Morris
brought home three of the total five top finalist awards from the Delaware Valley Science Council
awards ceremony. John, Katie and Thomas garnered top honors, which include a cash prize,
after competing as semi-finalists among 103 students in the region recognized for their outstanding abilities in science and math.
Three Princeton High School students have been awarded scholarships by the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey (FLENJ): Cynthia Ma in Japanese, Marie-Louise James in Italian;
and Lydia Duff in Mandarin. Winners receive a $1,000 scholarship towards their pursuit of higher
education in college. Congratulations to the students and to teachers Joe Mazzarella, ShwuFen Lin, Natsuko Buurstra and World Languages & ESL Supervisor Priscilla Russel.
The Princeton High School Jazz Ensemble had an amazing night at the State Prelims, winning
best saxes, sight reading and trumpets, and earning a Gold rating. Congratulations to the entire
band and to director Scott Grimaldi.
Princeton High School students collected approximately 2,000 units of food and $367 in cash
donations for the annual PHS Food Drive.
The John Witherspoon Middle School Do Something club, with the leadership of seventh
graders Phoebe Frankel and Shoshi Henderson, boxed up 1,000 books as part of a book drive
for establishing a library in Africa. Additional books were sent to Riverside School to begin another drive for Africa. Thank you to JWMS staff Kelly Riely, Amanda Chuong and Carolyn Bailey.
Littlebrook Elementary School won first place in the statewide TREX Recycling Challenge after
a year-long effort in collecting, weighing and transporting 720 pounds the equivalent of 58,000
bags of plastic.
Congratulations to the Princeton High School Certamen teams, advisor Kathy Lewis and the
World Languages Department. Both the PHS Latin I and Latin II teams finished first in NJ and
have qualified for the National competition in Indiana this summer. Profectu tuo laetamur!
Congratulations to all six of our schools who have each received a $2,000 Sustainable Jersey
for Schools grant funded by the PSEG Foundation. The grants will be used to support newly
formed Green Teams at each school and to acquire materials for sustainability projects.
The Princeton High School Girls Swim Team dazzled at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions, garnering titles and setting records along the way. PHS Sophomore Abbey Berloco set records in
the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions en route to winning two individual State swim titles. The 400-yard free-style relay team of Berloco, Brianna
Romaine, Madeleine Deardorff and Melinda Tang also became State Champs. Congratulations
to all the swimmers and Coach Carly Misiewicz.
The Princeton High School boys track team won its first ever Indoor Sectional title, the first
since 1989. Congratulations to all the runners and to coaches Ben Samara, Jim Smirk, Ron Celestin, and William Hackmeister on a history-making season.

The girls basketball team finished a successful season with Senior Julia Ryan leading the
team in scoring and being selected 3rd team all-conference. Congratulations to the entire team
and Coach Dan van Hise.

PHS Boys Soccer Coach Wayne Sutcliffe was selected as the 2015 NSCAA Regional Coach of
the Year East Region and the New Jersey HS Coach of the Year Large School by the National
Soccer Coaches Association of America.

The PHS boys basketball team qualified for the state tournament for the first time in three
years and senior Matt Hart scored his 1000th career point against Hightstown, only the fourth
PHS player ever and the first in nearly twenty years to accomplish that feat (Matt would finish
his career with 1114 points). Congratulations to the whole team and to Coach Mark Shelley.

The boys golf team ended with a 12-4 record, which allowed them to qualify for State Sectionals
at the Darlington Country Club in Mahwah, New Jersey. Junior Joseph Phelan shot an impressive
77 and a 77 in the Mercer County Tournament. Congratulations to the team for having a great
season.

The John Witherspoon Middle School girls basketball team had the highest win total of the
last five seasons under coaches Alicia Perrine and Justin Mathews. The team finished 9-6 with
wins over Community, Lawrence, PDS, New Egypt, Fisher, Kreps, and Thomas Grover. The team
was led by eighth graders Shaylah Marciano, Eva Petrone, Victoria Dugan, Khadijah Smart, Myla
Wailoo, and Raina Williamson. The top scorer and rebounder for the team was Victoria Dugan
while Eva Petrone earned Defensive MVP honors and Shaylah Marciano was the Offensive MVP.

Senior Hayden Reyes collected his 100th hit, finishing his career with 104 and is now the alltime career hits leader in Princeton High School baseball history.

The John Witherspoon Middle School Boys A and B basketball teams enjoyed excellent seasons that the coaches look to build on next season. Congratulations to both teams on a great
season and to coaches Terry McGovern and Adam Rothschild.
Only four years after its inception, the Princeton High School fencing team made it to the
finals, facing some of the best programs across the state in its district. Congratulations to all
the fencers and to Coach Phil Dershwitz.
PHS boys hockey team ended the season strong, going 3-0-1 in their last four regular season
games. Congratulations to the team and to Coach Terence Miller. PHS girls hockey forward Isabelle Sohn was the recipient of the Harry Rulon-Miller Sportsmanship Award - an award given
to the player deemed to have the best attitude during games. Congratulations to the team and
to Coach Christian Herzog.
Senior swim co-captains Stephen Kratzer 16, David Cohen 16, and Christian Chiang 16 all
qualified for the Mercer County Championships and helped the team garner a third place finish
in the Mercer County Championship, ending the season in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North
II, Group B Championship for a second year in a row. Congratulations to all the swimmers and
to Head Coach Carly Misiewicz.
The Princeton High School Wrestling Team boasted memorable wins this season, and Junior
James Verbeyst won the title at 145 pounds at the Mercer County Tournament, posting a 22-2
record in his first 24 matches this winter. Congratulations to all the wrestlers and to Coach
Rashone Johnson.
Princeton High School senior Joe Bell was selected for the National Grammy Band this year,
the highest honor for any high school jazz musician. In addition to performing in LA at events
as part of the Grammy Awards weekend, he and the rest of the Grammy Band were featured
on Entertainment Tonight! This along with Joe's individual success at Berklee and Studio Band's
win have resulted in probably the most successful week any single musician in the jazz program
has ever had. Congratulations to Joe Bell and to the PHS Studio Band and director Joe Bongiovi.
The Princeton High School Studio Band, under the direction of Joe Bongiovi, took the Berklee
Jazz Festival by storm, garnering first place in the large ensemble competition. This marks the
eighth time in 10 years and the seventh consecutive year that PHS has returned home with the
top award from the world-renowned festival. Congratulations to all of the musicians and to director Joe Bongiovi.
Four PHS students were the top scorers in the nation in the National Japanese Exam (NJE).
For Level 1, sophomores Ruiqui Liu and Alexander Wang shared the first place in the nation.
Juniors Amy Watsky and Xinhe Zhou placed first and second in the nation respectively for Level
3. Congratulations to the students, their teacher Natsuko Buurstra and the World Languages
Department.

PHS girls lacrosse finished and advanced to the second round of the NJSIAA playoffs and the
John Witherspoon girls Lacrosse Team went undefeated with a record of 12-0, under the leadership of coaches Amy Borgia and Crystal Paek. The team was led by eighth graders Shaylah Marciano, Lila Doran, Natalie Schur, Eva Petrone, Morgan Swanke, Emily Dobler, Faith Carver, Jessica
Johnson, and Victoria Dugan.
In boys Spring track, three Mercer County Champions: Theodore Tel (Long Jump), Alex Roth (3200
meters), Paul Brennan (Discus). In girls Spring track, two Mercer County Champions: Jackie Patterson (400 meters), 4x400 meter relay (Patterson, Jordan Vine, Maia Hauschild, Amy Watsky).
Lou Mialhe finished #1 in NJ and was a National qualifier in the 2000 meter steeplechase.
This Week in Education, airing on TV30, continues to be the most popular and widely watched
educational show about the Princeton Public Schools and the community. The shows can be accessed by visiting www.princetontv.org and viewing the program schedule or clicking on the
archives section for previous shows.
Additionally, PHS celebrated the success of its students on June 2nd at the annual Gold Key awards
for PHS seniors and juniors. These awards are given to seniors and juniors for their service to the
school, character and leadership.
Senior class recipients include: Adria Backus, Alex Bank, David Beamer, Joseph Bell, Auriane
Benabou, Emma Bezilla, Caroline Black, Jacob Caddeau, Jasmine Charles, Harrison Coffee, David
Cohen, Jeremy Cohen, Sophia Corrodi, Isaac Cutler-Kreutz, Derek DeGregorio, Nate Drezner, Gabe
Greenwood, Maia Hauschild, Tej Khanna, Taran Krishnan, Megan Kuo, Natalie Loughran, Grace
McGuirk, Zoe Nadeau, Madi Norman, Trish Reilly, Maya Sarafin, Hannah Semmelhack, Cheyenne
Setneska, Ashley Smithers, Amy Song, Emily Swedish, Kelli Swedish, Kathleen Vanderkam, Katherine Vasquez, Phil Vasseur, and Noah Zigler
Junior class recipients include: Joanne Adebayo, Nora Aguiar, Gus Binnie, Luis Estrada, Winona
Guo, Will Huang, Nicholas Jin, Jiyoung Kang, Annie Kim, William Kinney, Lisa Knigge, Daphne Kontogiorgos-Heintz, Maybelle Kusamoto, Brian Li, Maddie Troilo, Priya Vulchi, Elliot Wailoo, and George
Zhu
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2016!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
June 8th: John Witherspoon Middle School Student Art Show, 6:00pm
June 10th: Jazz Ensemble Big Band Dance, PHS Cafeteria, 7:00pm
June 11th: Princeton High School Cabaret Night, Princeton High School PAC, 7:30pm
June 14th: John Witherspoon Middle School 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony, Princeton University, Richardson Auditorium 2:00pm
June 15th: Riverside Elementary 5th Grade Moving-On Ceremony, 9:00am
June 16th: Community Park Elementary 5th Grade Moving-On Ceremony, 8:45am
June 17th: Johnson Park Elementary 5th Grade Moving-On Ceremony, 9:00am
June 17th: Littlebrook Elementary 5th Grade Moving-On Ceremony, 10:00am
June 17th: 1:00pm Dismissal PreK-12
June 20th: Princeton High School Graduation, Front Lawn, 5:30pm
June 20th: Last Day of School; 1:00pm Dismissal PreK-12
September 7th: First Day of School for Students

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will each run uncontested in the
General Election in November
unless independent candidates
file to run by the Aug. 1 deadline.
I was thrilled to win the Democratic nomination. All the candidates ran spirited campaigns, but
it was all positive; all good for
local democracy. I look forward to
sharing the Democratic nomination with Tim, and I congratulate
Leticia and Anne, Crumiller
said Wednesday. Im glad to be
able to put my focus back on the
work of the council. As far as
campaigning, Im looking forward to campaigning for Hillary
Clinton in the general election in
November.
Id like to thank the voters of
Princeton for their confidence in
me and congratulate my opponents on a campaign that was
well-run, focusing on issues and
experience, not on personalities,
Quinn said. I look forward to

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mutual respect will be the watchwords of my first term, and I will
do the hard work of building consensus around positive change for
Princeton.
Leticia Fraga came in only 53
votes behind at 2,225, and Anne
Waldron Neumann had 1,406.
The day after the election,
Fraga said, [I] am very proud of
what my campaign team accomplished. I had an amazing team
that, like myself, were new to the
process. Stacy Mann, Tommy
Parker, Chris Johnson and
Michael Soto, as well as the many
volunteers, supporters that came
on board to help with the campaign, are testimony that anything is possible through group
effort. The fact that it ended up
being such a close race, I believe
is an affirmation that we were on
the right path. It is evidence that
our message resonated with the
voters, and I know that our work
is not done. Many in our community still have hopes and needs
that need to be fulfilled. I will continue advocating and fighting for
the basic rights of all of our citizens. I am very grateful to my
family and friends for their wonderful support, and am also grateful for the many new friendships
that were formed throughout the
campaign.
Neumann could not be reached
for comment.
In the presidential primary,
Donald Trump won 8,669 of the
Republican vote in Mercer County. Also in Mercer County, John
Kasich received 2,288 votes, Ted
Cruz 902 and 111 for a personal
choice. In the Democratic Party,
Hillary Clinton won 25,843 votes
in the 8th district of New Jersey
and 3,662 in the 9th district.
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obituary
Eileen Vera Ogden
Shahbender
May 21, 2016
Eileen Vera Ogden Shahbender
of Princeton died peacefully at
Brandywine Living in Monmouth
Junction on Saturday, May 21.
She was 86.
A very proud mother and talented, accomplished artist, Eileen
was born in North Bierly in the
county of Bradford, UK, to
Harold and Alice Ogden.
She attended the Bradford College of Art in Yorkshire prior to
moving to the United States
where she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in
Philadelphia. Eileen came to
Princeton with her husband in
1960 where she raised her family.
Over the years, she became a
widely recognized artist; painting, teaching and exhibiting her
award-winning work throughout
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Her art is represented in many

corporate and private collections

throughout the Northeast. In
1972, she partnered with an artist
friend and founded and managed
Art Exhibition Consultants, a
business that for many years, represented local artists and tailored
exhibits on site at local businesses and central New Jersey corporations. Eileen maintained a private studio on Witherspoon Street
in Princeton over the Army Navy
Store where she would be found
when she was not visiting friends
and family in the UK or her brother in Australia or spending days
with her children and grandchildren at the Jersey Shore. Eileen
adored the sea. Many of her best
paintings are seascape views inspired by the many places she
traveled to around the world. She
had an exquisite sense of color
and form expressed through her
art but also as an avid collector of
objet de'art.
She will be missed for a giant
sense of humor and remembered
for deep pride in both her British

roots and her

American citizenship.
Eileen
is
survived
by
her
beloved
children: Leila
Shahbender
and
her
spouse,
Christopher
SHAHBENDER
Pike
of
Princeton; Tarik Shahbender and
his spouse, Eileen Long of Princeton; and Randa Armstrong of
Chesterfield and her grandchildren: Alexandra Pike of New
York, N.Y., and Byron and Gillian
Armstrong of Chesterfield.
A memorial service to celebrate Eileen's life and art is scheduled for June 29, 11 a.m. at the
Princeton University Chapel,
Princeton.
In lieu of flowers, please
consider a donation in her memory to The Princeton Public Library or The Arts Council of
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months.
In total, there were seven experiments for all Eastburns
classrooms three for the second
grade, two for the third, one for
the fourth and one for the fifth.
The fifth-grade experiment
was inspired by research being
conducted at Princeton High
School and Rutgers University.
The children investigated three
types of floating plants to see
which would grow the fastest for
the possibility of using duckweed
as biofuel. The students also tested for water quality acidic, neutral and water with high fertilizer
concentration to see which
would work best for developing
frog eggs. Their research determined the water in Lake
Carnegie remains a good environment for raising tadpoles despite
the decline in amphibians around
the world.
One of the second-grade classes sought to test how much
weight boats of different shapes
could carry.
As you see in this photo, two
second-grade girls Katy Vasquez
and Zoie Reynolds spoke in unison and pointed to their lab re-

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Zoie Reynolds, left, and Katy Vasquez present the lab project they
worked on since February to their classmates at Riverside Elementary School. These second graders proved rectangular structures
with flat bottoms can carry heavyweight materials.
port poster.
Zoie continued, This one is
wide, the bottoms flat. The walls
are big. It held 206 pennies. But
this circle one this one has the
worst balance, worse than a
square. It sunk after only 18 pennies. It was exciting, she said
happily about conducting her experiment.
After putting boats they designed from aluminum foil, masking tape and index cards in water
and loading pennies in one-by-

one, the students proved the ones

with flat bottoms and rectangular
shapes carried the most weight.
Eastburn noted this is the basic
design for many container
ships transporting heavy cargo
by sea.
Science isn't a mere recitation
of interesting facts, Eastburn
said. It is a way of critically
looking at the world with a deep
desire to understand how things
truly work, and I am hoping to instill that mindset in children.

Nathanson: It has been an honor

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many others.
In addition, Nathanson has
provided leadership in the establishment of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerces Arts
and Business Alliance, for which
he serves as chair. He has received numerous awards for his
efforts in the arts and arts education including the 2011 NJ Governors Award for Excellence in
Arts Education and the New Jersey Arts Educators John Pappas
Award.

It has been an honor and privilege to lead the Arts Council of

Princeton through a time of dynamic growth and change. Im extremely proud of what we have
achieved through the hard work
and support of our staff, board,
volunteers and donors during
these past 11 years, said
Nathanson. The timing is right
for me to move on to new challenges, and I look forward to helping achieve a smooth transition
over the next seven months.

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residence found on front lawns
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worth Lane. A $100 bill was also
stolen from a purse that was left
on the porch as well. The investigation is ongoing.

June 3
Between 3 a.m. and 4:56 a.m.,
an unknown individual entered a
residence on the 200 block of
Prospect Avenue and removed
several items, including a purse,
backpack and a laptop. Several of
the items were later located on
various front lawns of Prospect
Avenue. All of the missing items
were located and returned to the
victim with the exception of cash
that was missing from one of the
bags. The investigation is ongoing.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for failure to wear a seatbelt,
a 27-year-old Elizabeth male was
found to have an active warrant
for his arrest issued by the Cranford Municipal Court for $250. He
was placed under arrest and
transported to headquarters
where he was processed and later
released on his own recognizance
by the Cranford Municipal Court.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for a random license plate inquiry, which indicated the registered owner of the vehicle had an
active warrant for his arrest, the
45-year-old Hamilton male driver
was placed under arrest. The
warrant was issued by the Manchester Township Municipal
Court for $501. He was transported to headquarters where he was
processed, posted bail and was released.

May 31
Between 10:15 a.m. and 1:20
p.m., an unknown individual
broke the passenger side window
of a vehicle that was parked on
the 100 block of Witherspoon
Street. The investigation was
turned over to the Detective Bureau for further investigation.
Subsequent to a pedestrian
stop for drinking an alcoholic
beverage in public, the accused, a
38-year-old Princeton male, was
arrested on an active warrant issued by the New Brunswick Municipal Court and bail was set at
$350. He was transported to police
headquarters where he was
processed and released after posting bail.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for maintenance of lamps,
the
accused,
a
28-year-old
Hopewell male, was arrested on an
active warrant from Hightstown
Borough Municipal Court and bail
was set at $114. He was transported to police headquarters where
he was processed and released
with a pending court date.

and drug paraphernalia and

charged accordingly. He was additionally charged with obstructing the administration of law by
flight. Both were processed and
Police Headquarters and released
with pending court dates.
Subsequent to a pedestrian
stop on Nassau Street for a suspicious person possibly stealing bicycles, a 36-year-old South River
male was arrested for possession
of drug paraphernalia, receiving
stolen property and hindering apprehension. Additionally, he was
found to have active warrants
from New Brunswick Municipal
Court and Hillside Municipal
Court. The total bail set was
$1,950. The accused was transported to police headquarters
where he was processed and
turned over to the New
Brunswick Police Department.

May 30
Subsequent to a suspicious vehicle investigation, two individuals fled from the vehicle on foot
and were later located by patrols.
An 18-year-old Princeton male
was found to be in possession of a
false identification and charged
with tampering with public
records and obstructing the administration of law by flight. The
other 18-year-old male was found
to be in possession of marijuana

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changing regulations that will
help to inform our deliberations.
The consultants will be documenting neighborhood characteristics and outcomes of recent residential development and identifying areas of Princetons neighborhoods that share common
characteristics and attributes.
Based on the analysis, they will
recommend short-term and longterm policy and regulatory actions. The recommendations may
include additions or changes to
zoning ordinances, site plan review ordinances, enforcement
standards and the master plan.
We are striving for as much
public input as possible from resi-

dents, our most important stakeholders. We will also be seeking

input from developers, real estate
agents and others with a stake in
the process. We feel including
everyone will result in the best
outcome.
In addition to the more structured avenues for communication, we welcome residents to
contact us directly with questions
and concerns by email at llempert@princetonnj.gov and jcrumiller@princetonnj.gov.
We are hopeful that this initiative will result in land use controls that contribute to the enhancement of our tree-lined,
walkable streets and development
that honors existing neighborhood contexts, and we look forward to the work ahead.
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