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INSIDE THIS ISSUEPresidential scholar

PHS senior receivesprestigious honor. PAGE 9

VITA DUVA/The Sun

Maelin Meggers, 2, takes a break from playing to pose for the camera during Princeton Public Li-brary's Baby Playgroup on Wednesday, May 19. This playgroup is held several times a week. Formore photos, please see page 26.

Library play time!

By VITA DUVAThe Sun

During Princeton Council’smeeting on Monday, May 18,Mayor Liz Lempert declared thetown in limbo concerning the ac-quisition of the historic 31-33Lytle St. property.

Princeton granted developerRoman Barsky permits to demol-ish the 1870s farmhouse last fallafter the town proposed to buy theproperty in hopes of adding it tothe adjacent Mary Moss Park,where a number of renovationswere already in place.

After quite a number of resi-dents opposed the demolition,and then the park addition,Barsky was asked to wait whileplans were put on hold so furtheralternatives could be explored be-fore a final decision was declared.

Residents have requested the

property be purchased and his-torically preserved or turned intoaffordable housing.

While a decision was supposedto be made last Monday night,there are still quite a few issues athand.

“Barsky did give us a deadlinefor this week, so we are going tohave a discussion with him aboutextending that,” Town Adminis-

trator Marc Dashield said. “Idon’t think this will be an issuebecause we need to be able to givehim a price. I am sure he will waitfor us to resolve this issue.”

Dashield went on to explainthat based on his last conversa-tion with the town’s Office of His-toric Preservation, applying toadd the 19th century dwelling tothe National Register of HistoricPlaces may or may not happen.

“Since this is a privately ownedhome, the preservation is requir-ing that the applicant be theowner or the leaser of the proper-ty,” Lempert said.

“I believe this is going to be anissue for us,” Dashield added.

Dashield also clarified thatPrinceton’s affordable housingtrust funds are not in the positionto finance or staff a project inPrinceton for the next two to two-and-a-half years – if the home

were to be purchased.“It is critical to get a not-for-

profit entity in place,” Dashieldsaid. “I am concerned that we donot have an entity to move for-ward with.”

Princeton is still waiting for asecond appraisal. The first timearound, the assessment was

In limbo on LytleStill no decision regarding acquisition

of historic 31-33 Lytle St. property

please see NEXT, page 18


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2 THE PRINCETON SUN — MAY 27–JUNE 2, 2015

By VITA DUVAThe Sun

“I believe that art beautifieseverything and that everythingbeautiful is art.”

Those are not only the words of Faraz Khan, butalso everythinghe stands for as

an artist and asa creator.

The ArtsCouncil of Princeton re-cently an-nounced Khanas the AnnReeves Artist-in-Residence.

The ArtsCouncil of Princeton estab-lished the pro-gram to annual-ly provide selectartists with opportunities to con-ceptualize new works, while alsoproviding the community with

opportunities for creative interac-tion with artists in all disciplines.

“I love ACP’s dedication tobuilding a community throughart,” Khan said. “Many folks donot realize the range of programsACP offers to the community.”

Kahn’s residency began inApril with an interactive publicproject – designing pennants with

names written in Arabic calligra-phy – which took place duringCommuniversity ArtsFest.

“It was such a delight to seeboth children and adult faceslight up when they saw theirnames written in another lan-

guage,” Khansaid of thedemonstration.

“We also had asmall installa-tion where allthese pennantswere hung inPalmer Square.”

His work willcontinue inPrincetonthrough October.

The artist’smost recentevent was heldon Thursday,May 21 at ACP’sPaul Robeson

Center for the Arts. The eventwas a discussion on “The Canti-cle of the Birds” – also known as

“The Conference of Birds” – a

masterpiece of Persian literature.The event also included insightfrom Michael Barry, lecturer innear eastern studies at PrincetonUniversity.

“The university is such a greatresource and boon to the town,”

Khan said.Khan, an artist of Pakistani

heritage, seeks to synthesize feel-ings and pictograms throughArabic lettering.

“I express my intellectual long-ing for creative ideas through Is-lamic art by fusing colors, lines,dots and words together to in-

spire a meaning worth imagin-

ing,” Khan said. “I construct newmodes of expression based onArabic writing to first envisionand then create a style that is ex-clusively modern Western, in-cluding graffiti elements. Mywork incorporates ink and

acrylics on paperor canvas with vi-brant nontradition-

al colors and calligraphy styles.”Through his work with ACP,

Khan will explore universal val-ues of love, life, faith, prayer,beauty and the divine.

“Princeton is a beautiful place,and I hope some of this beauty

‘Art beautifies everything’ UPCOMING FARAZ KHAN EVENTSRead and Be Read: Friday, June 26, Princeton Public Library, FrontLobby, 1-8 p.m. Khan will paint a bookcase on the spine of books withacrylic and ink resulting in a unique work of art with Arabic calligra-phy. He will discuss the work and answer questions while painting,which will take a full day to complete.Arabic Calligraphy Workshops: Saturday, July 11, Arts Council ofPrinceton, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 1-3 p.m.Calligraphy Workshop: Thursday, Aug. 20, Princeton Shopping Center,5:30 p.m.Light Art Calligraphy Performance: Thursday, Sept. 10, Princeton ArtMuseum Lawn, time TBDExhibition: “The Marking of an American Script”: Oct. 1-31, ArtsCouncil of Princeton, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Taplin Gallery,time TBD. A culmination of Khan’s residency will be on view. Khan willtry to connect all previous programs with a collection of commonhousehold items that have been designed with Arabic calligraphy.

ACP announces Faraz Khan – an artist of Pakistani heritage

seeking to synthesize feelings and pictograms through Arabic lettering – as the Ann Reeves Artist-in-Residence

THE ARTIST ‘ROUND THE CORNER

‘Happiness’ by Faraz Kahn

please see KHAN, page 21

The following reports are pro-vided by The Princeton Police De-partment:

On the morning of May 19 at9:46 a.m., the Johnson Park Ele-mentary School re-ceived a phone threatsimilar to the threatsreceived at RiversideElementary Schooland John WitherspoonMiddle School. The threat also ap-peared to be a pre-recorded mes-

sage of an individual stating theywere on the roof of the schoolbuilding with a weapon. ThePrinceton Police responded to theschool and immediately securedthe area. Officers checked the ex-

terior, interior and the roof of theschool and found no threat. TheJohnson Park School remained ina lock down during this process.As stated before, the PrincetonPolice are continuing to investi-

gate these incidentsand have continued toprovide a police pres-ence around all of theschools in Princeton. If anyone has any infor-

mation regarding these incidents,please contact Det. Annette Hen-

derson at (609) 921-2100 ext. 1818or at [email protected].

On May 19 at 7:44 p.m., Prince-ton Police responded to a resi-

dence on Jefferson Road concern-ing a computerized threat madeagainst its occupants. The threatwas phoned in to police head-quarters and was a computer-gen-erated voice. Police officers at thescene found the residence to besecure and the threat unfounded.The residents were not at home atthe time. The threat was similarin nature to other recent threatsreceived in Princeton and otherareas throughout the state andcountry. Princeton detectives con-

tinue to investigate the source of these threats.

On May 13, subsequent to amotor vehicle stop on CharltonStreet, a 27-year-old was arrested

for disorderly conduct. He wasprocessed at police headquartersand later released with summons-es.

On May 13, a Carriage Way res-ident reported unknownperson(s) copied his rental prop-erty ad on Zillow.com and postedit on Craigslist with altered con-tact information.

On May 13, subsequent to apedestrian stop on Chambers

Street, a 24-year-old was arrestedon two warrants from TrentonMunicipal Court totaling $183. Hewas later released on his own re-cognizance.

On May 14, a resident of Victo-ria Mews reported that unknownactor(s) stole her personal infor-mation and opened a Visa creditcard charging $427.82 at the Muse-um of Modern Art Stone in NewYork City.

On May 14, subsequent to apedestrian stop on WitherspoonStreet, a 58-year-old male was ar-rested on two warrants fromHamilton Township MunicipalCourt and Princeton Municipal

Court totaling $600. He wasturned over to Hamilton Town-ship Police.

Phone threat states individual with weapon on school roofJohnson Park Elementary School remains in lock down as police secure area, find no threat

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By VITA DUVAThe Sun

Princeton local Eric Jacob is a leadinglight in comedy.

The standup comic’s career took off after winning Princeton’s Catch a RisingStar Comedy Competition earlier this year.

Jacob had not per-

formed in years, but de-cided to enter the compe-tition. He had plenty of material under hisbelt, and kept advancing in the competi-tion until he was victorious.

Since then, he has opened for Bobby

Collins and Eddie Bill, while also headlin-ing in comedy clubs and other venuesthroughout the state.

Now, the 10-year Princetonian is slatedto headline “A Night of Comedy” at theGeorge Street Playhouse, located at 9 Liv-ingston Ave. in New Brunswick. The nightof humor will take place on Saturday, June

6, and kicks off at 8 p.m.

The performance willbe recorded for a film ti-

tled “From Jersey! Live with Eric Jacob,”which is set to release on DVD and stream-ing services across the globe. Jacob willalso be joined by three other local comedi-

ans including AngelaCobb, Jason Pollockand Scott Friedman.

“I enjoy doingstandup and have beendoing this all on myown,” Jacob said. “Ihave had a lot of sup-port from the communi-

ty and it has been trulyappreciated. I have al-ways had a desire totruly attempt to get into show business.”

THE SUN SPOTLIGHT

Princetonian Eric Jacob stars in ‘A Night of Comedy’Standup comic’s career took off after winning Princeton competition earlier this year

JACOB

please see JACOB, page 23

In just a few short weeks, high

school seniors throughout New

Jersey will be wrapping up their

final days of class, taking their final

high school tests and walking onto

their high school field one more time

for graduation.

It’s an exciting time in the life of ayoung man or young woman. The final

weeks of high school, the graduation

ceremony, the hugs and congratula-

tions following, the celebrations that

will last throughout the summer and

the packing for, the drive to and the ar-

rival at college are memories gradu-

ates will remember fondly.

To all the grads out there, while you

may want to rush these last days so

school can be out for summer, and so

high school can be out forever, remem-

ber to savor every remaining moment.

This may not mean much to you

right now, but there are experiences

you will have in these final days, these

next few months, that you will neverreplicate again. There are people you

will graduate with – some friends,

some acquaintances, some whom you

grew up with – whom you may never

see again.

There are some whom you are close

with now who you will grow apart

from over the years, and there are

some whom you will grow closer to asyour lives change.

Those wistful days of no responsi-

bility will be behind you. Soon, you

will be on your own. You will have the

freedom to eat pizza for breakfast, stay

up until 4 a.m., take a nap in the mid-

dle of the day, go berzerk at a sporting

event wearing your college’s colors

and skip a class if you want to – note:

we don’t recommend that last one.

The label “high school student”

came with a lot of restrictions on your

freedom, but it also gave you a get-out-

of-jail-free card, or cards. Once gradua-

tion is over, that label goes away. Allfreedoms given to an American adult

will be yours.

But so, too, will all the consequences

of your actions. The decisions you

make – from as serious as “do I study

for this test?” to “should I eat another

burrito?” – will all have results that

will affect your life. It’s a lot of respon-

sibility. It’s a good thing, for sure, but

it can also be a scary thing, becoming

an adult.

So, while you still have the option,

live life as a “kid” one last time. Savor

these last days of high school. And be

confident that you will do just fine.

Good luck and congratulations!

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The last few weeksGra ds: Savor the final days of your high school career

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WE NES Y MAY 27Citizenship Preparation Class:

Princeton Public Library, Confer-ence Room, 7 p.m. This series of

nine classes is offered by the Lat-in American Task Force to assistin preparing for the U.S. citizen-ship test. Classes include historyand civics lessons and a review ofbasic English necessary for thecitizenship interview.

THURS Y MAY 28Encore Careers: Doing Good While

Doing Well: Princeton SeniorResource Center, Princeton Pub-lic Library, 7 p.m. Explore how

you can use your passions, skillsand wisdom to develop meaning-ful, fulfilling work in the secondhalf of your life. Presented by Dr.John George.

Princeton Farmers Market: Prince-ton Public Library, Hinds Plaza, 11a.m. Seasonal produce from localfarmers, flowers, crafts and avariety of edibles are availablethrough 4 p.m. at this weekly

event. Live music from 12:30-2:30p.m.

Film: “The Imitation Game”:Princeton Public Library, Commu-nity Room, 6:30 p.m. Based on

“Alan Turing: The Enigma,” abiography by Andrew Hodges,this historical thriller examinesthe life of the British cryptanalystwho helped solve the Enigmacode during World War II. Yearsafter the war, convicted of inde-cency because he was homosexu-al, Turing underwent chemicalcastration in lieu of a jail sen-tence. Starring Benedict Cumber-batch and Keira Knightly. 1 hour,54 minutes. Part of the Based onthe Book film series.

FRI Y MAY 29Dancing Under the Stars: Prince-

ton Public Library, Hinds Plaza,7:30 p.m. Members of CentralJersey Dance give demonstra-tions and lead others in anevening of dancing. Continuestwice monthly through Septem-ber.

Job Seeker Sessions: PrincetonPublic Library, Community Room,9:45 a.m. The library and Profes-sional Services Group of MercerCounty sponsor sessions for pro-fessionals who are seeking newemployment and contractingopportunities throughout theregion. Please check the library’swebsite for specific topics.

S TUR Y MAY 30HomeFront Run/Walk for Hope:

ETS Campus in Princeton, 9 a.m.Help homeless children in thearea go to summer camp. Jointthe 5K or 1 Mile Run or walk. Toregister, visit www.tiny.cc/Home-Front5K.

TAB Spring Fever: Princeton PublicLibrary, Hinds Plaza, 1 p.m. Teensare invited to take a break fromstudying and gather for livemusic, massages and more.

VOICES Spring Fling Concert: TheSmith House, Princeton Landing,5-9 p.m. Tickets: $65 or $120/pairand include a country supperwith beer and wine, and liveentertainment. General admis-sion tickets available at www.voic-eschorale.org.

SUN Y MAY 31Sunday Stories: Princeton Public

Library, Story Room, 2-2:30 p.m.Stories, songs and rhymes forchildren 2-8 years of age andtheir families. Adults mustaccompany their children.

MON Y JUNE 1“Person, Place, Thing”: Princeton

Public Library, Community Room,7 p.m. Randy Cohen interviewsMcCarter Theatre artistic direc-tor Emily Mann for his publicradio program where guests areasked to speak about a person, aplace and a thing they find mean-ingful rather than about them-selves. Cohen won multipleEmmy awards as a writer for“Late Night With David Letter-man” and for 12 years wrote “TheEthicist” column for The NewYork Times Magazine.

TUES Y JUNE 2D’think: Robert Wood Johnson Uni-

versity Hospital and the Prince-ton Regional Chamber of Com-merce proudly, The ConferenceCenter at Robert Wood JohnsonFitness and Wellness, 8-4 p.m.

Princeton Scrabble Club Meeting:

Panera Bread, Nassau ParkBoulevard and Route 1 South,6:30-9:30 p.m.

Lecture: Mozart 1784-1786 and Le

Nozze di Figaro: Princeton PublicLibrary, Community Room, 7 p.m.Historian, Mozart expert andpianist Catherine Sprague focus-es on Mozart at the peak of hiscareer. Mozart chose to produce“Le Nozze di Figaro” (“The Mar-riage of Figaro”) even though itwas controversial since the playon which it was based wasbanned in France and Austria.Images of life in Vienna duringthis period and music from someof Mozart’s compositions writtenduring this time, including someof the most moving music of “LeNozze di Figaro,” will provide con-text for how 18th-century listen-ers understood this music.

Physics of Photography Smorgas-bord: Princeton PhotographyClub, D&R Greenway Land Trust,7.30 p.m. A free sneak previewintroduction to a new workshopseries that will be presented byDavid Ackerman. Refreshmentswill be served.

Princeton Community Dinner: TheFirst Baptist Church of Princeton,Corner of John Street and PaulRobeson Place, 5-7 p.m. The FirstBaptist Church of Princeton part-ners with the Trenton SoupKitchen. All are welcome to par-take of a free dinner to sit downand eat, or take with you.

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By VITA DUVAThe Sun

Princeton High School seniorVictoria Gebert is a recipient of the 2015 United States Presiden-tial Scholars Award.

The Princeton local is one of 141 young scholars from acrossthe country who has been recog-nized for accomplishments in ac-

ademics and/or the arts. The U.S.Department of Education madethe announcement last week.

“Presidential Scholars demon-strate the accomplishments thatcan be made when students chal-lenge themselves, set the higheststandards and commit them-selves to excellence. These schol-ars are poised to make their markon our nation in every field imag-inable – the arts and humanities,science and technology, law andmedicine, business and finance,

education and government – toname a few,” U.S. Secretary of Ed-ucation Arne Duncan said.“Their academic and artisticachievements reflect a sense of purpose that we should seek to in-still in all students to preparethem for college, careers, civic re-sponsibilities and the challengesof today’s job market.”

The White House Commission

of Presiden-tial Scholars,appointed byPresidentObama, se-lects top-per-forming highschool seniorsfor the awardbased on fac-tors including

academic suc-cess, artisticexcellence, essays and evidence of community service and leader-ship. The program has been inplace since 1964.

“I was actually sitting in mathclass when I found out. I knewnames were being announced inearly May, but it didn’t really sinkin until I saw the list and realizedmy name was on it,” Gebert saidof her reaction after first hearingthe news. “I grew up in a safe,

supportive town and received anincredible amount of love and

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obituary Rose O. Johnson

April 16, 2015

Rose O. Johnson died peaceful-ly at 100 years old at MerwickCare & Rehabilitation Center inPlainsboro on April 16. A lifetimeresident of Princeton, she wasthe daughter of Agnes and An-drew Kurkjian.

Johnson was devoted to herfamily and her passion was thegame of golf. She had been amember of Springdale Golf Clubsince the 1960s, and had been theSpringdale ladies champion on

several occasions.She was also an active memberof the Princeton community, andhad been a volunteer at thePrinceton Hospital and at the an-nual Princeton Hospital Feteuntil 2007.

Johnson was also a member of the Present Day Club and a mem-ber of The Princeton HistoricalSociety and the Nassau Presbyte-rian Church. Johnson was the

wife of the late Humphrey S.O’Brien of Princeton, and alsothe late Edgar J. Johnson, of

Waltham, Mass.She is survived by her daugh-

ter, Dianne O’Brien Unangst, andher partner, Dr. John F. Piro, MD,of Norwalk, Conn., her twograndsons, Mark Unangst, andhis partner, Kerry Gorrasi, of We-ston, Conn. and H. BlakeUnangst, and his wife Marion, of Redding, Conn., her four great-grandchildren, Jaclynn Unangst,Ryan Unangst, Max Unangst andSam Unangst, her sister Araxy

Foster of Princeton, and severalnieces and nephews.A private memorial service

and celebration of her life will beheld in June, and will be underthe direction of Kimble FuneralHome in Princeton. Intermentwill be at the Princeton Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions or donations may bemade to The Princeton HistoricalSociety.


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D&R Greenway Land Trustwelcomes the public to “All Eyeson Nature,” an exhibition of in-novative works by ArtsExchangestudents of the Arts Council of Princeton, through HomeFront.These dynamic images of naturefrom the insects’ perspective maybe viewed in the land trust’sOlivia Rainbow Gallery untilJune 26.

Since 1993, the Arts Council of

Princeton has partnered withHomeFront, which serves thou-sands of Mercer County familiesto help break the cycle of povertyand end homelessness. It offersArtsExchange, a weekly programwhere year-round arts instruc-tion is provided to more than 75children, ages 5-to-18, whose fami-lies are currently living in tran-sient circumstances. For “AllEyes on Nature,” Arts Council of Princeton Outreach ProgramManager/Instructor Eva Mantell

guided her students to createpaintings from the vantage pointof insects. Mantell had asked,“What are flowers, leaves, evensurrounding landscapes, whenyou are an insect? Where is thehorizon? Where is the ground?Where is the sun? What size arethe elements in the painting?”

The art of “All Eyes on Nature”represents the children’s vibrantanswers. Their lively results are

intended to catalyze a greater sen-sitivity to nature, its beauty andits peril.

‘All Eyes on Nature’ ArtsExchange students’ exhibit on display

at D&R Greenway Land Trust until June 26

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This work of art, entitled ‘Child-hood Memory,’ was created byTaryn, a participant in the ArtsCouncil of Princeton’s ArtsEx-change program. Her work, alongwith the work of other students,will be on display at D&R Green-

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Running simultaneously is anexhibition of 40 works from theImage Colleague Society, NewJersey Chapter. The dual exhibitintermingles black and whitewith color images providing a di-

verse viewing experience. The

photos displayed in the “SimplyBlack and White” exhibition areoffered for sale.

The exhibit is located at theRobert Wood Johnson UniversityHospital Hamilton, One HamiltonHealth Plaza. The gallery iswheelchair accessible.

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Amiano & Son Construction a small family run remodeling and design contractor located in Tabernacle, NJ recently

joined many of our Nation's finest in the industry. With the ever debatable issue of reliable, quality contractors

going on in the Tri-State market it was an honor to achieve this prestigious award.

Award winning NJ remodeling firm is recognized as of one of nation's Big 50 Remodelers

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Tabernacle, NJ May 13, 2015 – Lou & Wendy Ami-

ano owners of Amiano & Son Construction, LLC

, has been selected by REMODELING magazine

to join the REMODELING Big50. The Big50

awards were presented at a gala dinner at the Re-

modeling Leadership Conference in Washington,

DC, on May 7, 2015. The 2015 Big50 winners are

featured in the May issue of REMODELING, a

national trade publication read by more than

130,000 professional remodeling contractors, with

longer profiles of the winners posted on the RE-

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Each year since 1986, the REMODELING Big50

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have set exceptionally high standards for profes-

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ness practices, craftsmanship, and impact in

their community or the industry at large. Big50

remodelers run successful, often growing, com-

panies of various sizes that have taken the leadin raising industry standards.

The Big50 selection process has become increas-

ingly rigorous in recent years, and the result, RE-

MODELING editors believe, is one of the

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ductees are high standards and a determination

to excel — taking the opportunity to build effi-

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suring that they are poised to meet their sales,

production, and customer-service goals and con-

tinue to thrive,” according to REMODELING.

“We are very honored to receive this distinction,

we have worked hard to achieve recognizable suc-

cess in the industry” says Lou Amiano , Owner

of Amiano & Son Construction. “The award rec-

ognizes excellence and leadership, and we are

privileged to be named to this select group of re-

modelers.”

REMODELING editors, columnists, industry

leaders, and the companies themselves make the

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industry that year, and who have something to

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Amiano & Son Construction is a family run de-

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venient location.

In preparation for the upcom-ing Code for Princeton CivicHackathon, a community out-reach forum is being held Sunday,May 31, at 3 p.m. in the Communi-ty Room of Princeton Public Li-brary.

Mayor Liz Lempert will attendthe event to brainstorm, alongwith community members, tech-nologists and others, about howtechnology can best be used to im-prove the municipality.

Part of National Day of CivicHacking, the first Code forPrinceton Civic Hackathon willtake place June 6 and 7 at the li-brary.

The event will bring together

civic hackers, local government,developers, designers, communi-ty organizers and others to buildsolutions for the community,using publicly released data andnew technology. There will beprogramming classes for kids,workshops and space for hard-ware aficionados.

Anyone can participate in bothevents, not just those with knowl-edge of technology. For more in-formation, and to register for theCode for Princeton CivicHackathon, visit http://codefor-princeton.org.

For more information, call(609) 924-9529 or visit www.prince-tonlibrary.org

PPL hosts communityoutreach forum May 31

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learning from family, teachersand friends, so I would be pretty

misguided if I thought this wasall me. I’m especially grateful toall the educators in my life – Idon’t know where I would bewithout all the intellectual cu-riosity and knowledge that theyshared with me.”

Gebert, a talented sculptor, willhave her artwork displayed at theKennedy Center in Washington,D.C.

She and the other honoreeswill be presented with Presiden-tial Scholar Medallions at an offi-cial ceremony on Sunday, June21.

“I am super passionate aboutsculpture, but I also love allowingmy other artistic and academicpassions to inform my art. Mylove for psychology and musicshould never come second to myart – they can all go hand-in-hand,” Gebert said.

The Princetonian is hoping tobe able to pursue psychology,

music and art in some combina-tion at Yale University next fall.

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On May 15, a Redding Circleresident reported that unknownactor(s) slashed two of her cartires valued at $200 each while itwas parked in Redding Circle.

On May 15, an employee of AceHardware reported that on May11, an unknown female stole anOxo Tea Kettle valued at $34.99from the store. The female was de-scribed as 40-50 years of age,short brown hair, and glasses;wearing dark shirt and pants.

On May 17, a Wilton Street resi-

dent reported leaving his walletat a restaurant on Spring Streetand discovered itmissing when he re-turned to search for it.The value of the wal-let plus cash and cred-it cards totaled $250.

On May 17, subsequent to amotor vehicle stop on Washing-ton Road, a 47-year-old male wasarrested for driving while intoxi-cated. He was processed at policeheadquarters and later releasedwith summonses.

On May 18, an unknown indi-vidual entered a residence on the

100 block of Mountain Avenuethrough an unlocked front door

and stole various items(jewelry).

On May 18, subse-quent to a motor vehi-cle stop on Herrontown

Road, the accused, a 26-year-oldfemale, was found to have an ac-tive warrant that was issued bythe Trenton Municipal Court for$89. The Trenton resident wasplaced under arrest and trans-ported to police headquarters forprocessing. The suspect was laterreleased after bail was posted.

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Students at John WitherspoonMiddle School have been workingtirelessly in the fight againsthunger.

In return for all of their hardwork this past year, the school hasbeen awarded the “StudentsChange Hunger Governor’s Cup.”

“It is an amazing feeling – anhonor and privilege to be recog-nized, especially given it is ourfirst year of getting involved,”eighth grader Harvi Shergill, 14,said. “I am so proud for all of usto receive recognition, and thisreally motivates me to find moreways to make a difference in ourcommunity.”

The Governor’s Cup is award-

ed annually to the one school thatcollects the most food and designsan exemplary campaign to edu-cate and engage students, as wellas the community in the fightagainst hunger during the annualstatewide Students ChangeHunger Food Drive.

“I just loved the sense of com-munity the whole campaign cre-ated. For the entirety of the chal-lenge, we weren’t just a group of people who happened to live inthe same town – we were working

together, like one giant power-house, trying to make a change,”eighth grader Katherine Xiong,14, said.

“It was amazing how if youlooked around, you saw multiplestudents hard at work trying tocreate and achieve our daily goal.It was incredible that everyonewas so dedicated to this project,”eighth grader Eli Wasserman, 14,said.

The winning school’s students

must demonstrate outstanding ef-fort in several categories, includ-ing a creative promotional cam-paign, engaging the outside com-munity, hunger advocacy and ed-ucation impact, in-school special

events and student leadership.In addition to demonstrating

success in all categories, thePrinceton school also led the com-petition in total monetary andfood donations.

Donations collected by the stu-dents included 6,117 pounds of food and $2,405 in monetaryvalue. Donations were given toMercer Street Friends FoodBank.

“The entire school communitycame together with one commongoal and objective. The energyand excitement this raised was

amazing,” Shergill said.“My favorite part was loading

and unloading food. I also experi-enced teamwork. I also like howeveryone in the school was in-volved,” added eighth grader Den-zel Washington, 13.

The MSF Food Bank distrib-utes government and donatedfood to food pantries and mealsites throughout Mercer County.The MSF Food Bank also man-ages Send Hunger Packing, a pro-

gram that provides weekend mealpacks for students whose familiesare struggling with food insecuri-ty. MSF Food Bank has distrib-

Special to The Sun

Three JW students, John Evered, Harvi Shergill and Anubhav Suri,accepted the Governor's Cup on behalf of the students of JW MiddleSchool.

Winning the fight against hungerJohn Witherspoonstudents awarded

‘Students ChangeHunger Governor’sCup’ for efforts

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deemed incomplete because it didnot include an appraisal based onthe development value of theproperty.

As a result, council felt therewas no point in moving forwardwith the decision until it has thefinancials.

“Having those numbers inplace is going to be the underpin-ning of any decision that councilmakes and any offer that wewould be willing to make,” Lem-pert said. “Sometimes there areopportunities when the timing isright. And I worry that this maynot be one of them. I worry thatthis whole thing is going to fallapart.”

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On a recent Saturday, Her-rontown Woods was filled withcrews of energetic teens, workingto clear away dense, invasiveshrubs overtaking parts of the142-acre wilderness in northeastPrinceton.

The Rotary Club of Princetonplayed host to 18 of the volun-teers – from Belgium, Brazil,France, Germany, India andSouth Korea – who are partici-pants in the Rotary Youth Ex-change Program.

Thirty other young workerswere local – sixth to 12th gradersfrom the adjacent Stone HillChurch of Princeton and the Cen-tral Church in Ewing. Stone HillChurch has collaborated with theFriends of Herrontown Woodsover the past year, building a spurtrail from the church into thewoods and taking kids on naturewalks.

Under the leadership of theFOHW, the students cut andhauled away invasive multiflorarose and massive vines that havelong obscured a large stone“horse run” and the footprint of abarn. They also planted nativehazelnut trees in a clearing.

They worked near the historichome, barn and cottage of Os-wald and Elizabeth Veblen who,

in 1957, donated much of theirland to form the core of Her-rontown Woods. Oswald, an inter-nationally known Princeton Uni-versity mathematics professor,was instrumental in the foundingof the Institute for Advanced

Study.FOHW is actively restoring the

county-owned park and is takingsteps to save the Veblen house,cottage and garden.

For more information, visitwww.veblenhouse.org.

Special to The Sun

Valuable participants in a recent workday in Princeton’s HerrontownWoods were sixth to 12th graders from the Stone Hill Church ofPrinceton and the Central Church in Ewing. They cleared brush nearthe abandoned house once owned by internationally known mathe-matician Oswald Veblen. Stone Hill Church has collaborated with the

Friends of Herrontown Woods over the past year, building a spur trailfrom the church into the woods and taking kids on nature walks. Theworkday was led by the Friends of Herrontown Woods.

Teens help battle invasivespecies in Herrontown Woods

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Local residents welcoming in-ternational guests this summercan treat them to a unique and en-

joyable experience. The YWCAPrinceton’s ESL program is offer-ing its “English & American Cul-ture for Visitors to the USA” pro-

gram this year from June 29 – Aug. 21.

This one-of-a-kind programwas started three years ago andhas successfully provided arespite for hosts, alleviating theguilt that their guests are sittinghome all day waiting for them toreturn from work.

Visitors enrolled in this pro-gram enjoy a myriad of enrich-ing experiences, such as in-classlearning, conversation and writ-ten exercises. They learn aboutAmerican history, customs, man-ners, idioms and slang. They ex-

perience American cuisine, din-ing, shopping and participate inAmerican social events The pro-gram also offers a priceless op-portunity to understand Ameri-can culture through direct experi-ence and field trips to enhancethe learning.

Recognizing the unique travel

needs of visitors, the “English &American Culture for Visitors tothe USA” program is modestlypriced and offered in one-week in-crements, with the ability to en-roll at any time. Visitors have thechoice to attend sessions for as lit-

tle as one week or multiple weeks – they may be consecutive or in-termittent.

The program has been de-signed for those with an academicbackground in English, and it en-ables visitors to become more flu-ent speakers of the languagewhile learning and experiencingAmerican culture. Participantsare usually adults, but individu-als age 15 and up are welcomes.The program runs Monday

through Friday from 9 a.m. tonoon. To register or for more in-formation, visit www.yw-caprinceotn.org/esl or contactPaula Rossi at (609) 497-2100 ext.306.


The Princeton Athletic Clubwill hold its fourth annual all-

comer track meets on threeThursdays, June 4, 11 and 25 atPrinceton High School.

The meets are sanctioned byUSA Track and Field. The pro-gram includes long jump and shotput and various running events.

Preregistration is encouragedvia the Princeton Athletic Clubweb site www.princetonac.org.This is especially important forfield events, so they can get start-ed on time at 5:30 p.m. Runningevents start at 6 p.m.

The first night opens with themile run. Each meet includes adistance event, sprint and a mid-dle distance. Every night con-cludes with a relay.

The meets are open to every-one: runners, jumpers and throw-ers of all abilities and all ages.The heats for running events areset up based on estimated finishtimes, so all have a chance to run

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The Historical Society of Princeton is hosting its fourth an-nual Concert Under the Starsfundraiser on Saturday, June 13from 6:30 to 10 p.m. This year’sevent will feature a 90-minute liveperformance by local singer-song-writer Charlotte Kendrick.

Kendrick, accompanied by herfour-piece band, will premiereseveral songs off her upcomingrelease, “Worth the Wait,” andperform classics that are sure tomake for a memorable evening.

Guests dine at red and whitechecked tables and minglethroughout the historic six-acre

grounds of the Farmstead beforedancing and singing along withKendrick’s Americana-Folkmusic, reminiscent of story-telling artists such as Patty Grif-fin and John Prine.

After teaching herself to writesongs while serving in the PeaceCorps, Kendrick emerged on theNew York folk scene in 2003. Overthe next decade, she toured na-tionally, released three albumsand won countless accolades fromcritics and fans alike. With her

next album, she continues to pur-sue her musical goal, to writesongs that resonate. Kendrick,

along with husband and long-time musical collaborator Dan

Rowe, has three children andlives in Princeton.

Concert-goers are encouragedto wear blue jeans and boots to fitthe fun and casual atmosphere.

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Jacob’s act in comedy initiallybegan in 1994.

So the story goes, he waspreparing to perform for an audi-ence for the first time when hehad a chance encounter with co-median George Carlin – the leg-end invited Jacob to take a walkwith him as he shared a lifetimeworth of comedic wisdom.

After performing for sometime, in 2014, Jacob decided to set-tle down and raise his family in

Princeton. It was then he took upa steady job as a Realtor.But performing comedy was

his true passion. His wife had toldhim about the competition inPrinceton after receiving anemail and, of course, he jumpedat the chance to participate.

“My life experiences – whetherit be about my neighbors, my son,

my job as a Realtor and, of

course, as a married man – haveall given me a ton of funny thingsto talk about,” he shared.

Now, comedy is a ‘round-the-clock job for Jacob, who is alwayswriting and discovering topics formaterial in all aspects of his life.He likes to push boundaries,while taking pride in the fact thathis comedy still remains in goodtaste.

“Every show I have to addsomething, at least one routine,”Jacob said. “I have to. If you’re a

writer, you’re a writer. Writingcomedy, I can be driving and talk-ing to a friend and say somethingand think, ‘That’s funny,’ and Iwant to find out that night if it’sfunny — what am I waiting for?”

In addition to his career incomedy, Jacob is a writer andactor. His prankster show“What’s It Gonna Take” is beingproduced by Silvertree Entertain-ment and is slated for onlinestreaming on Monday, June 1.

He also has a recurring role inthe sitcom “Neverland – The WebSeries,” which began streamingonline this month. His acting ca-reer also includes a role in “TrashCan on the Left,” a short film thatwill receive its world premiere atthe Cannes Film Festival laterthis month.

As a teenager, Jacob started a

sports marketing firm, mainly so

he could get autographs.In the 1990s, he headed to Los

Angeles to pursue an acting ca-reer, and worked a day job as ateacher in a tough Los Angelesschool, before returning to hishome state.

That being said, there is morethan sense of humor and talentbehind his success. Jacob bringshard work and determination tohis career, writing somethingnew for every one of his standupperformances.

“I like to walk in to the TheatreIntime when I am in town. It has agreat stage and I sometimes go upon that stage and imagine thecrowd there and practice my ma-terial and my movements,” hesaid.

For more information on Jacoband his comedy, visit www.ericja-cob.com.

Your favorite park, the neighbor youdon’t know, the organization with

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uted weekend meal packs to ap-proximately 400 studentsthroughout Trenton and Hamil-ton, with new schools joining theprogram throughout the year.

“Having food and water is afundamental human right, justlike having air to breathe. So if this is a problem near or far, I feelI have to stand up and do some-

thing about it,” Shergill said.In the 2014-2015 school year,

Send Hunger Packing Princetonhas provided weekend meal packsto 130 students in partnershipwith MSF Food Bank.

“Students and faculty at John

Witherspoon Middle School wereexcited about the opportunity toraise money and collect food tohelp fight hunger both in theirown town and the surroundingarea,” said Rucha Gadre, MercerStreet Friends Food Bank direc-tor.

Stop & Shop has promised topresent a $5,000 check to the foodbank in honor of this year’s win-ning school.

“Many people don’t realize thathunger is a growing problem in

towns like Princeton, where thesignificant decrease in SNAP(Supplemental Nutrition Assis-tance Program, formerly referredto as food stamps) benefits overthe past few years has hit many

low-wage working families very

hard,” Gadre said.Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno was inPrinceton to present the schoolwith the award on Thursday, May21 at the Princeton High Schoolauditorium.

Students Change Hunger is astatewide food drive competitionorganized by the New Jersey Fed-eration of Food Banks, which in-cludes the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, NOR-WESCAP Food Bank, MSF FoodBank, The Food Bank of Mon-

mouth and Ocean Counties andthe Food Bank of South Jersey.

Last fall, a total of 202 schoolsparticipated in the competition,collecting 162,000 pounds of foodand more than $51,000.

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