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More time needed

before earned
sick leave instated
Council presents report on earned
sick leave, stating more research
needed before an ordinance is adopted
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun

ERICA CHAYES WIDA/The Sun

Judith Robinson is prepared to bring the senses to life through Pablo Neruda, for both poetic and nonpoetic audience members.

Bringing Pablo Neruda to life

Judith Robinson explores the senses with Poetry of the Senses:
Listening, Tasting and Seeing at D&R Greenway Land Trust July 21
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Judith Robinson is a consultant who balances her background in art, film and theater
with her passion for poetry, food
and nature. Perched at the com-

munal table of a Princeton cafe,

Robinson who coordinated the
July 21 event, Poetry of the
Senses: Listening, Tasting and
Seeing, at D&R Greenway
took a sip from her chocolate
rooibos tea.
I want to create an atmos-

phere of the senses and a feeling

of nature inside, Robinson
said. For me, it's like directing a
production.
During the event, which
Robinson called a poetry expeplease see EVENT, page 11

During the last year and a half,

12 municipalities throughout the
state have enacted earned sick
leave ordinances. Advocates have
been urging Princeton since
spring 2015 to consider a similar
ordinance to provide earned sick
leave benefits for workers. While
Princeton instated an ordinance
for municipal employees to receive the benefit, a model that will
reach all employees working for
Princeton businesses is yet to be
adopted.
With earned sick pay being one
of the most publicly supported
items at the priorities council
meeting at the start of this year,
Mayor Liz Lempert appointed a
group to further research the
topic. The groups report was
pushed from the June 13 meeting
until June 27 where Councilwoman Heather Howard, Council
President Lance Liverman and
Councilman Patrick Simon rec-

ommended council delay consideration of an ordinance.

We have invested a lot of time
and energy into this, and weve
found that we may not be ready
for it yet, Liverman said at a
press conference Monday. The
model is still so new we need to
collect more information to determine what direction to go in.
As part of its research, the
group investigated the two
earned sick leave models currently being executed throughout the
state. Eleven municipalities
Bloomfield, East Orange, Elizabeth, Irvington, Jersey City,
Montclair, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Plainfield and Trenton
follow a model that enables all
employees working any number
of hours to be eligible. The other
model, requiring 20 hours per
week for eligibility, is followed
only by New Brunswick and was
just recently instated. Both models oblige business owners to be
please see ROUTE, page 10

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Battlefield Society
Group hits bump in road
to preservation. PAGE 4

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Police Report . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Meredith Remz exhibits

The Silver Lining
Triumph Brewing Company
presents a solo exhibition of 50
collage paintings by multi-media
artist Meredith Remz. The exhibit entitled, The Silver Lining,
will run through Aug. 7. The exhibition, located at 138 Nassau St. in
Princeton, is free to the public,
child-friendly, and the collection
will be for sale.
While the artist is known for
drawing inspiration from contemporary and industrial design,
as well as Mother Nature, this exhibition has received a second
helping on the multi-media front.
Remz, formerly a general contractor and sculpture major, uses
unconventional materials such as
latex paint, recycled water bottles, lace, maps and even heavy
duty glitter.
"Meredith Remz brings energy
and excitement with her work
and it shows in her collection.
The cavernous space at Triumph

has never felt more alive and welcoming, said Eric Nutt, Triumph sales and marketing manager.
Remz is a BFA graduate of
Mason Gross at Rutgers University. Her paintings and sculpture
are home to five installations
within St. Peters Medical Center
in New Brunswick and Carrier
Clinic in Belle Mead. Her previous solo exhibitions include
Small World Coffee and The Boro
Bean in Hopewell. Additionally,
local business Princeton Pi & Yogurt owns a permanent Remz 9foot Princeton Tiger collage
painting. For more information,
visit
Facebook.com/MeredithRemzDesigns.

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Princeton Battlefield Societys motion

for preliminary injunction denied
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Battlefield Societys efforts to end Institute faculty housing

on Maxwell Field hit bump in road to preservation

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By ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun
A recent court decision in the
case brought by the Princeton
Battlefield Society against the Institute for Advanced Study has
hindered PBS efforts to cease the
Institutes faculty housing project
on Maxwell Field. In a hearing
June 22, the court denied the
Princeton Battlefield Societys
motion for a preliminary injunction.
The Battlefield Society has
been moving forward with a lawsuit against the Institute since
early this year. It contended that
the Institutes construction of faculty housing units on a 22-acre
parcel of land was a violation of
the Clean Water Act. The injunction was the next step in determining whether the case would
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Before the hearing, Battlefield
Society President Jerry Hurwitz
issued the following statement:
The Institute for Advanced
Study is destroying an ecologically important wetland, known as
Wetland 4, on the Maxwells Field
tract, a 22acre field crucial to
Gen. George Washingtons victory at the Jan. 3, 1777, Battle of
Princeton. We ask that the court
compel the Institute to stop all activities that adversely affect the
wetland or would make it more
difficult to restore this wetland to
its condition prior to the Institutes actions at the construction
site.
According to the ruling by
Judge Freda L. Wolfson, the injunction could only be granted if
the plaintiff, the Battlefield Society, could bear the burden of all
four factors required in most
courtrooms in the United States:
A plaintiff seeking injunction
must establish that he is 1. Likely
to succeed on the merits, 2. That
he is likely to suffer irreparable
harm in the absence of preliminary relief, 3. That the balance of
equities tips in his favor and 4.
That an injunction is in the public interest.
Wolfson found the Battlefield

Society was unable to establish

items one and two stated above.
We are very pleased with
Judge Wolfsons decision to deny
the request for a preliminary injunction filed by the Princeton
Battlefield Society as part of their
Clean Water Act suit, the Institute said in a recent statement.
This ruling, like all the others
that have preceded it in the New
Jersey court system, confirms the
fully compliant nature of the Institutes application, and allows
the project to proceed as
planned.
Representing the Battlefield
Society, attorney David Bookbinder affirmed the ruling is not
the end of the road for the plaintiff.
The next step is the discovery
process where we get the sides to
exchange information, exchange
documents well get documents
from the [Department of Environmental Protection] and from
outside as well. The experts will
do their reports regarding
whether there are wetlands,
Bookbinder said. The judge said,
Im not going to give you injunction, but the case is not over. [The
ruling] is an uphill climb but
we will see where the evidence
leads to.

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Arts Council appoints six to board of trustees

Joining the board are Jennifer Caputo, Hope Cotter, Sarah Collum Hatfield, Chris Mecray, Veronica Olivares-Weber and Michael Ury
The Arts Council of Princeton
announced at its Annual Members Meeting on June 9 the appointment of six new members to
its Board of Trustees. In addition
to serving as a legal entity, board
members represent diverse segments of the community through
their occupations, geographic locations, experience and backgrounds. Members of the Arts
Council of Princetons Board of
Trustees are stewards of the organizations mission, goals, policies and finances. Joining the
Board of Trustees are Jennifer
Caputo, Hope Cotter, Sarah Collum Hatfield, Chris Mecray,
Veronica Olivares-Weber and
Michael Ury.
The Arts Council of Princeton has long been fortunate to
have a group of deeply committed
board members, and we are very
pleased with the breadth of experience and perspective these new
members bring, said Ted
Deutsch, Board of Trustees president. With a strategic plan and
high quality programming in
place, the board is excited to help
the Arts Council continue to deliver on our mission of Building
Community Through the Arts."
The newly appointed members

Special to The Sun

The Arts Council of Princeton appointed six new members to its

Board of Trustees during the Annual Members Meeting on June 9.
(from left) Board of Trustees President Ted Deutsch, with newly appointed members Hope Cotter, Jennifer Caputo, Sarah Collum Hatfield, Chris Mecray, Veronica Olivares-Weber, Michael Ury and Executive Committee Member at Large Jeniah Kookie Johnson.
to the Board of Trustees are as
follows:
Caputo serves as the senior associate director for Graduate
Alumni Relations of Princeton
University. A Pennington resident, Caputo has 25 years of experience in event planning and project management in addition to

being an active volunteer with

her alma mater and an ardent
supporter of numerous charities.
Cotter is the executive assistant to the leadership team at
SSATB and board liaison. Her experience spans serving as the office manager and executive assistant to the CEO and board at

Solar Capital Ltd, to managing

events at the New York Academy
of Art. She lives in Hopewell, and
looks forward to engaging with
the Arts Council alumni, staff
and board to help its programs
grow and evolve in the upcoming
years.
Collum Hatfield is the principal of the event and design company bearing her name, Collum
Hatfield Design LLC. She lives in
West Amwell and is passionate
about the arts and the environment.
Collum said, "I love the Arts
Council of Princeton's mission...
Culturally rich and ecologically
conscience communities are sustainable communities.
Mecray has extensive experience as an analyst and currently
serves as vice president, Investor
Relations at Axalta Coating Systems. He received an A.B. from
Princeton University. Mecray has
expressed a keen interest in serving the Arts Council and community and is eager to offer strategic
and planning guidance in furthering the mission of the Arts
Council, as well as continuing its
development activities to support
long-term growth and sustainability.

Community volunteering has

been a family affair for OlivaresWeber, her two daughters and
husband since moving to Princeton in 2007. In 2009, the ACP recognized her volunteering efforts,
which include promoting and organizing cultural events in town
that represent diversity, by
awarding Olivares-Weber the
Pride of the Arts Council Volunteer Award.
I am honored to join the Board
of the Arts Council of Princeton.
I am looking forward to contributing to the organization in a
different capacity, OlivaresWeber said.
A resident of Monroe, Ury is
senior private banker with Wells
Fargo Private Bank. His career
spans 18 years in wealth management with prior careers at both
Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley.
"I am excited to be part of this
organization. They not only contribute to the arts in general, but
also play a meaningful role in
bringing arts and culture to our
local youth, Ury said.
For a complete list of the Board
of Trustees, please visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924
- 8777.

Police: Alleged attacker arrested outside victims home

The following reports are on
file with the Princeton Police Department:

June 29

was in possession of several articles of clothing belonging to the

victim. At this time, it is believed
the intruder gained access to the
home through an unlocked door.
The attacker, a 26year-old
Princeton
male, was charged
with the following
criminal offenses: aggravated
sexual assault, burglary and
theft. Bail was set at $200,000 with
no 10 percent posting option. He
was taken to the Mercer County
Correctional Center that afternoon.

police
report

Shortly after midnight, police were

called to the 200 block
of Birch Avenue to investigate the report of
an intruder. The 911 caller, a 28year-old female Princeton resident, reported being awakened by
an intruder sexually assaulting
her. The victim was able to exit
the house and call 911. The intruder was apprehended by responding officers outside the victims house. Further investigation revealed that the accused

June 28
Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop for a local ordinance violation, a 37-year-old Atco male was

found to have multiple warrants
for his arrest by various jurisdictions with a total bail of $1,108.
He was placed under arrest and
transported to headquarters
where he was processed and released on his own recognizance.

June 27
A random license plate inquiry
revealed that a 27-year-old Princeton male had a warrant for his arrest issued by the Princeton Municipal Court for $150. He was
stopped and placed under arrest.
He was transported to police
headquarters where he was
processed, posted bail and was re-

leased.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for speeding, a 53-year-old
New Hope female was found to
have a warrant for her arrest issued by the Hopewell Borough
Municipal Court in the amount of
$79. She was placed under arrest
and transported to police headquarters
where
she
was
processed and released after posting bail.

June 25
Subsequent to a disabled vehicle investigation, a 21-year-old
Princeton female was found to
have operated a vehicle while
under the influence of alcohol or

drugs. She was placed under arrest and transported to headquarters where she was processed, issued summonses and released
with a pending court date.
License plates were stolen from
a vehicle that was parked in the
Community Park South parking
lot. The theft occurred during the
evening hours of June 24.

June 24
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for driving a vehicle with a
suspended drivers license, a 23year-old Hamilton female provided false information to police and
please see SCOOTER, page 11

6 THE PRINCETON SUN JULY 612, 2016

in our opinion

Social media more than just pics

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Police departments using Facebook, Twitter to help reduce crime

Dan McDonough Jr.

he Internet is quite a powerful

tool, but, sometimes its power
can be used for bad instead of
good. Information as harmless as
facts, someones opinion or pictures of
people having fun can turn harmful in
a second.
Inappropriate comments on a photo;
attacking someones character, race,
religion or sexuality; cyber-bullying;
or straight mis-reporting facts all take
advantage of the Internets power to
do bad.
Social media sites such as Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat
make it easier to connect people all
over the world, and even easier to do
so in a negative fashion.
But, luckily, there is some good
going on in the digital world.

Your thoughts
Do you follow your local police
department on Twitter, Facebook or
other online sites? What is your police
department doing well? How can it
improve? Tell us your thoughts.

Local police departments have attributed significant drops in crime

over the last few years to the their utilization of social media.
More departments throughout the
state are utilizing Facebook and Twitter to their advantage to notify the
community of important announcements and ask for residents help in
catching a criminal, for example.
Those two social media sites, as well
as information sharing service Nixle,
not only notify residents of crimes,

alerts and issues, but also serve as

communication tools for residents to
submit their own issues and concerns
directly to the department.
Its much easier, and more efficient,
for residents to submit information on
the computer than it is to call in or
stop by the police departments offices.
Its great to see that police departments at a local level are utilizing the
latest technology to make their jobs
easier and more efficient, and providing more avenues for residents to feel
safe and communicate with their local
police force.
To those departments that are utilizing the power of the Internet to its
fullest potential, bravo; keep it up. To
those that arent, its time to step up
and go out on a limb. Its worth it.

Its almost time for the annual Waiters Race

On Bastille Day, Princeton servers will take their marks in Palmer Square
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
The Waiters Race is readying to take its
mark on Palmer Square. Celebrating the
servers of Princetons establishments, the
race will award those who race to the end.
On July 14 at 4 p.m., waiters and waitresses will gather in the square and hit the
road moving as quickly as possible to
reach the finish line without dropping or
splashing the two full glasses of water
and one full BAI bottle balancing on their
tray.
The Princeton Merchants Association
hosts the Waiters Race, which alternates
between being held at Palmer Square and
the Princeton Shopping Center.
Some may have thought this was a
Princeton-specific event, however, the race

does not occur on July 14 without purpose.

The 14th is actually Bastille Day, the
French national holiday that commemorates the Storming of the Bastille in 1789
as well as the unity of the French people
on July 14, 1790.
Crackly vintage photos from the original course des garons de caf show
waiters racing upright in elegant server
uniforms. It is rumored that the race was
first organized to help the serving industry
gain more recognition in the early 1900s in
Europe.
The lucky male and female racers of the
Princeton version will be judged according
to speed and how little spillage he or she
causes. First-place winners will receive
$350, a weekend away at the Nassau Inn,
champagne, a cooler, gift cards as well as
other fun prizes.

Second-place winners will also receive a

bottle of bubbly, a cooler, gift cards and
$200, while third-place winners receive
$100, champagne, a cooler and other prizes.
There will be six winners total, three
male and three female.
We return to Palmer Square in 2016
where competitors will once again feel the
pain of Heartbreak Hill leg three of the
Square course through which only the best
go on to finish, PMA President John Marshall said. We also will find out if twotime mens champion, Yankee Doodle Tap
Rooms own John Ryan, can reclaim the
mens crown. The PMA Waiters Race has
definitely become a summer must-attend
event in Princeton.
The event is free and open to the public
so come on out to support your favorite
server.

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Mid-Summer Marketing Showcase July 19

The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce announced its
10th Annual Mid-Summer Marketing Showcase on July 19
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the
Green on Palmer Square in
Princeton.
The showcase is free and open
to the public, with the rain date
set for Wednesday, July 20.
This years Business Showcase celebration will feature a
variety of independent businesses throughout the PrincetonMercer Region. The public will
have the opportunity to meet
local businesses, sample great
food and listen to great music

within the beautiful Palmer

Square in Princeton.
Our 10th Annual Mid-Summer Marketing Showcase continues to be an exciting forum providing local businesses with the
opportunity to showcase their
products and services to over
1,000 attendees in a relaxing and
enjoyable environment, said
Peter Crowley, president and CEO
of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. This year we
are proud to announce that Investors Bank is joining with The
Bank of Princeton as our Title
Sponsor for the event going forward. Come out and meet over 80

of your local independent businesses, as well as meet the leadership team from Investors Bank.
Independent businesses continue
to be the economic lifeblood of
our community and your support
is critically important as we move
our region forward.
Vendor tables and supporting
sponsorships are still available. If
you would like to register, please
direct all inquiries to Kara
Grimes, development director, at
(609) 924-1776, ext. 100 or
kara@princetonchamber.org.
Further information about the
event
can
be
found
at
www.princetonchamber.org.

Walking tour of D&R Canal slated for July 9

The Delaware & Raritan Canal
Watch will hold another in its series of free interpretive walking
tours of the D&R Canal on Saturday July 9.
The walk will take place between
Carnegie
Road
in
Lawrence and Cadwalader Park
in Trenton with the option of a
shorter version.
The six-mile walk will include
the bridge tenders house at
Carnegie Road, a surprisingly remote section of the canal to
Whitehead Road in Lawrence, an
industrial portion south of
Whitehead Road, a new link path
where the canal is diverted into a
culvert below the Trenton Freeway and many historic sites
along the canal in Trenton. The
shorter walk will be three miles
to the Trenton Battle Monument.
Canal Watch board member
Pamela VCombe will conduct the
walk and provide commentary.
Meet at 10 a.m. at the Ellarslie
Mansion, the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park. The park
entrance is near 299 Parkside Ave.
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weather-related updates e-mail
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and preserve the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park. Donations
to support the park are appreciated.

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help students improve their writing skills. Students will learn to
think critically about how to read
and write. Participants will also
have an opportunity to begin
thinking about their college application essays. Intended for rising
11th- and 12th-graders, the onehour sessions will be led by John
Anagbo, retired supervisor of
English and social studies at
Princeton High School. Register
for any or all sessions at princetonlibrary.org. Repeats July 7, 20
and 21. Princeton Public Library, 1
2 p.m.

THURSDAY JULY 7
Summer Crafternoon: Sarah Lewis
Smith joins this coloring session
of some of the patterns she created in her interactive guide
Visual Patterns, Princeton. The
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for the patterns. All ages. Princeton Public Library, 3 p.m.
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.
Taste of the Market PlantStrong Cooking Demonstration:
Vegan chef, culinary student and
yoga instructor Matt Spewak,
who writes a blog as the Plant
Based Yogi, shares his passion for
healthy cooking and a variety of
recipes for balanced plant-based
dishes made from local, in-season
and sustainable produce. Hinds
Plaza, 11:30 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.
Summer Reading Soiree: Library
Live at Labyrinth welcomes
authors Sarah Pekkanen and
Hannah McKinnon in a special
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the authors, bubbly beverages,
summer appetizers and desserts.
Labyrinth Books, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY JULY 8
Family Game Night: A night of family fun. Princeton Public Library, 6
p.m.
Code for Princeton Hack and Learn
Night: Techies of all skill levels
are invited to bring their laptops
and join the hacking at this
monthly meeting of Code for
Princeton.
Newcomers
are
encouraged to attend an orientation session at 6:30 p.m. RSVP on
the Code for Princeton Meetup
page, www.meetup.com/codeforprinceton/. Princeton Public
Library, 7 p.m.
Dancing Under the Stars: Members
of Central Jersey Dance give
demonstrations and lead others
in an evening of dancing. Continues twice monthly through September. Hinds Plaza, 7:30 p.m.

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receive a refreshing hand and
arm massage and take home a
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sample. 36 Nassau St., 10 a.m. 6
p.m.
Summer Music Series: Music every
Saturday through Aug. 27. Bring
your own lawn chairs and picnics.
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Meditation, Kirtan, Bhagavad-gita
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visit bviscs.org. Princeton Bhakti
Vedanta Institute, 20 Nassau St.,
2 p.m.
Saturday English Country Dances:
Special event features Bruce
Hamilton with Hold the Mustard. All day event hosted by the
Princeton Country Dancers. For
more information, visit princetoncountrydancers.org or call (609)
8440459. Suzanne Paterson
Center.

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filmmaker Leah Wolchok offers
an unprecedented look at the
creative process behind the iconic cartoons of The New Yorker. 1
hour, 23 minutes. Princeton Public Library, 7 p.m.
The Write Space: Led by local
author Christina Paul, this group
focuses on the encouragement of
writing, finding your voice and
the producing of words through
guided prompts and other writing
exercises. All levels of writers
welcome for these drop-in workshops. Princeton Public Library, 7
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responsible for the earned sick
pay.
In addition to holding conference calls with officials in Jersey
City and New Brunswick,
Howard, Liverman and Simon
also hosted four meetings with
advocates of the 11-municipality
model and reviewed emails from
those not able to attend. Meetings
included local workers without
earned sick benefits, local business owners, Princeton Merchants Association, an AARP representative, members of New Jersey Working Families Alliance
and Time to Care Coalition, as
well as Princeton University
work study students. The PMA
also distributed surveys regarding the potential ordinance.
In general, the local merchants and nonprofits shared a
commitment to providing benefits to workers they of course

want healthy workers and their

surveys found that most full-time
employees in town do have
earned sick benefits but many
part-time workers do not,
Howard told council, continuing
that there was not a consensus in
the community as to which model
to follow.
The work groups report specified the committee needs to have
further questions addressed, such
as how many workers are parttime in the industries in which
they are most prevalent and how
well the New Brunswick ordinance, only in effect for two
months, is functioning.
As is the Princeton way, we
like to be very thoughtful about
this and want to be able to do
more research to make sure we
fully understand the needs in the
community and the impact of
this ordinance, Howard said.
In other news:
On behalf of the municipality, Lempert thanked Municipal
Engineer Bob Kiser for his 33
years of work in Princeton. She
proclaimed Wednesday, June 15
as Robert V. Kiser Day.
Kiser thanked council and
said, Its been a job that Ive

loved and Ive loved where Ive

done it Theres no better community to work in than in Princeton.
Council passed a resolution
regarding its lease of the Griggs
Corner Parking Lot across from
Princeton Public Library. As of
June 30, Palmer Square owns and
runs the lot. The only change is
the meters will now accept credit
cards but will not accept smart
cards.
Council passed a resolution
that the state Department of
Transportation will begin working on the historic bridge on
Route 206 once the repairs to
Carter Road are finished. The
work will be done overnight to
ease traffic congestion and is slated to begin in the fall.
Lempert advised the public to
visit
PrincetonNeighborhoods.org to
review detailed information
about rezoning as the councils
working group begins to move
forward on the issue.
Susan Hoskins, director of
Princeton Senior Resource Center, reported the World Health Organization named Princeton an
age-friendly community.

Appalachia Service Project

open to those of any faith
With hammers and saws they
work in Appalachia, then return
to share their inspiring stories
about making homes warmer,
safer and drier. For 40 years,
Princeton United Methodist
Church has sent teen and adult
volunteers to work for the Appalachia Service Project.
This year's 18-person team will
report on its trip to Tennessee at a
worship service on Sunday, July
10, at 10 a.m.
All are welcome; the church is
air-conditioned and a nursery is
available.
ASP is a Christian ministry,
but it is open to those of any faith.
It aims to inspire hope and service instilling compassion for
other people and a fresh appreciation for one's place and purpose

in the world. Preparation was an

eight-month process that included learning Appalachian culture
and the poverty many face, basic
construction skills and the meaning of service to others.
"The PUMC youth program
welcomes all teens of all backgrounds, church members and
non-church members alike, to
participate in the life-changing
experience of ASP," said Jana
Purkis-Brash, senior pastor.
In addition to the ASP project,
youth may participate in Sunday
morning
classes,
youth
choirs and Sunday evening fellowship.
For more information, visit
www.princetonumc.org,
email
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rience rather than a reading, she
and another local icon, Carlo
Momo, will share Pablo Nerudas
poetry. One after another, Momo
and Robinson will recite each
piece as they have been translated
in English as well as in Nerudas
native tongue. The order of which
speaker goes first is yet to be determined, so as to not interrupt
the flow of language in Nerudas works.
Inviting a physical experience,
Robinson has planned to have a
surprise drink and a sweet delicacy to invoke the senses. There will
also be projections screened
throughout the reading of scenes
in Chile that would have inspired
Neruda as his verses captivate
the audience.
Robinson will also ask the audience to write a line of poetry as
they listen, in either English or
Spanish. These will be collected

and a few will win prizes. With all

the events she plans at D&R,
Robinson always aims to have the
audience participate in some way.
They leave with an action list
so they can go home and actually
do something, or, in this case, people will get to tune into their senses and then when they go out in
nature they'll reverberate that,
Robinson said. I hope to have a
wide audience. Many poetry readings seem impenetrable for people who don't write or read poetry
a lot. I want them to come to have
an experience. That's why it's
about as many as senses as possible. When you eat the foods it's
about being aware of it, feel it,
smell it
Robinsons favorite Neruda
poem is called El Tigre. When
asked where her love of Nerudas
work sprang from, she paused
and closed her eyes seeming to
immerse herself in the images
hes crafted in her mind.
It's a passion. Its the way he
pulls images out and creates
things that are not revelatory, but

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the Spanish of it, Robinson said.
And he was also political in his
[description of] issues in Chile.
And then it also goes into a personal side his particular struggles, loves, his connections.
Robinson feels there is no better way to depart from the technology that strains human focus
on a daily basis than to immerse
oneself in nature, and a large aspect of Nerudas voice speaks to
natural surroundings.
I think of different ways to
connect D&Rs message (to preserve nature), Robinson said,
and poetry is especially connected.

Scooter stolen from Community Park Pool rack

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was also found to be in possession
of a stolen drivers license. She
was placed under arrest and
transported to police headquarters where she was processed and
issued
summonses
with a pending court
date. She was charged
with hindering apprehension,
receiving
stolen property and
tampering with public
records.

ton male was found to have multiple warrants for his arrest with a
total bail of $1,778. He was placed
under arrest and transported to
police headquarters where he
was processed and released after
posting bail.

June 22
An unknown individual stole a
Razor scooter that was
unsecured at a bike
rack near the Community Park Pool. The
theft occurred on June
21 between noon and
4:30 p.m. The value of
the scooter is unknown.

police
report

June 23
An unknown individual stole a
woman-style Trek mountain bike
from the bike rack outside the
Princeton Public Library. The
bike was valued at $430. The bicycle was secured with a lock at the
time of the theft.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop for having an expired inspection sticker, a 31-year-old Prince-

Subsequent to a motor vehicle

crash investigation, a 33-year-old
Hainesport male provided false
information to a police officer
and was placed under arrest for
hindering apprehension. Further
investigation revealed that he had
several warrants for his arrest
from various jurisdictions with a
total bail of $5,257. The perpetrator was transported to police
headquarters where he was

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processed and later released after

bail was posted.

June 21
Subsequent to a harassment investigation, the accused, a 41year-old Princeton male, was
found to have an active warrant
for his arrest. The warrant was
issued by the Hamilton Township
Municipal Court in the amount of
$89. He was placed under arrest
and transported to headquarters
where he was processed and later
turned over to the Hamilton
Township Police Department.

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An unknown individual stole a

Giant 21-speed bicycle that was
secured to a bike rack on the first
block of Prospect Avenue. The
owner reported the theft occurred
between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
An unknown individual stole a
Razor scooter and a Mongoose bicycle from the rear yard of a residence on the 200 block of John
Street. Both were not locked or secured. The total value was reported to be $210.

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