Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
com
OCTOBER 17-23, 2012
FREE
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,11
Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Embracing diversity
Interfaith Community Bridge
group is formed. PAGE 2
JULIE STIPE/The West Windsor Sun
Members of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School Souths cross-country team take a lap around the track during a recent prac-
tice at the school.
Taking a lap
Petition
calls for
jughandle
reopening
By JULIE STIPE
The West Windsor Sun
West Windsor residents are
stepping up efforts to stop the
state Department of Transporta-
tion trial program that has
jughandles on Route 1 closed.
Members of the group Smart
Traffic Solutions, formed by West
Windsor residents unhappy with
the trial, have created an online
petition calling for the reopening
of the jughandles closed at Wash-
ington Road and Harrison Street.
The petition states that the
trial program has diminished
the quality of life for the resi-
dents of Penns Neck, and has
increased travel time and the
number of accidents in the area.
The petition also argues that the
trial has not been successful in
substantially speeding traffic
flow on Route 1.
Washington Road resident Eric
Payne, one of the Smart Traffic
Solutions members behind the
petition, said it is important to
note that the petition, and the res-
please see INSTEAD, page 4
2 THE WEST WINDSOR SUN OCTOBER 17-23, 2012
Expires 10/31/12. Expires 10/31/12. Expires 10/31/12.
FBBB BSTImATBSI
NO mONBY DOWN
0 FINANCINO
ASH FOB DBTAILS.
www.tricountyexteriors.com
ug to
10 OFF
Any roof or siding repair
With this coupon. Not valid with other offers or prior services.
609-882-S800
BOOF LBAHINO?
ug to
$2S0 OFF
Any complete roofing or siding job
With this coupon. Not valid with other offers or prior services.
FREE
Roof Accessories
with every roof!
Ask for detaiIs!
FREE
Gutter CIeaning
with every roof!
Lic.# 13VH06774500
609-882-S800
BOOF LBAHINO?
WE CAN REPAIR IT!
"We'll fix your drip in just one trip!"
129 RT. 33 HAHILTBX SBIARE, XJ (Across from Porfirios)
WWW.BXYXFITXESS.IBH
Danielle Dolce Samuel Sidique
Owner & Personal Trainer Owner & Personal Trainer
609-933-3853 609-789-8196
2 FREE TRAIXIXB SESSIBXS
$100 Value. Expires 11/30/12.
PERSBXAL TRAIXIXB
Mayor organizes
diversity group
By JULIE STIPE
The West Windsor Sun
Anyone living in West Windsor
knows how diverse the communi-
ty is. West Windsor Mayor Shing-
Fu Hsueh is making the most of
that diversity by bringing togeth-
er leaders from churches, syna-
gogues, mosques and other faith
communities to create the Inter-
faith Community Bridge.
The goal of the group, said Rev-
erend Dr. Cornell Edmonds, for-
merly Stated Clerk of the Presby-
tery of New York City, is to open a
dialogue and build positive con-
nections between faith communi-
ties.
I was involved from the out-
set, Edmonds said. It really
grew out of the mission of the
mayor to better connect the com-
munity with the actions and
workings of the faith community,
and the faith community with the
activities and workings of the
community.
The group holds meetings
every couple of months, Ed-
monds said, to discuss events in
local faith communities and ideas
for ways to get community and
faith-related information to resi-
dents. Often a presentation is
given from a member of the com-
munity, such as West Windsor Po-
lice Chief Joe Pica or West Wind-
sor-Plainsboro Regional School
District Superintendent Victoria
Kniewel.
Edmonds said he sees the
group as something of a commu-
nications tool, helping faith lead-
ers stay informed to better serve
their communities and facilitat-
ing collaborations between organ-
izations.
Theres a lot going on in the
community but the channels of
communication are not as strong
as they could be, Edmonds said.
This expands the reach of insti-
tutions and organizations. The
faith community is a very good
communication tool.
Participants in the group in-
clude Catholic, Jewish, and Mus-
lim leaders, as well as leaders
from Presbyterian, Baptist,
Lutheran, and nondenomination-
al churches.
We have to mirror the com-
plexity of the world, Edmonds
said. West Windsor is an incredi-
bly diverse community.
Please recycle this newspaper.
OCTOBER 17-23, 2012 THE WEST WINDSOR SUN 3
1240 Rte. 130 South
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
609.490.1001
Like Us On
VOTED #1 JEWELER 2012
As the West Windsor Arts Cen-
ter enters its third year of opera-
tions, the West Windsor Arts
Council is seeking a dynamic ex-
ecutive director to lead the arts
organization forward. Eduardo
Garcia, Executive Director of the
West Windsor Arts Council, has
announced his retirement after
seven years of service. During his
tenure, Mr. Garcia helmed the
fundraising efforts to establish
the arts center at the Princeton
Junction Firehouse. The arts
council has experienced tremen-
dous growth under Mr. Garcias
tenure. We have evolved from an
arts council without a home to a
vibrant community arts center,
states Lisa Weil, President of the
Board of Trustees. "We are cele-
brating two important anniver-
saries: ten years as an arts coun-
cil and, on September 22, our sec-
ond anniversary of the opening of
the West Windsor Arts Center."
Mr. Garcia and the many dedi-
cated volunteers led the arts
council from its humble begin-
nings as a mayor's task force for
organizing community events to
an active home for the arts locat-
ed in the historic Princeton Junc-
tion Firehouse.
Today, the arts council and the
arts center serve close to 1,000 pa-
trons a month from the greater
West Windsor area and surround-
ing neighborhoods with a variety
of arts education programs, visu-
al arts events and performances.
The arts council offers a full ros-
ter of classes and workshops for
all ages; their arts camps for chil-
dren ages 5-10 years are becoming
increasingly popular. "We're very
proud of the significant economic
impact the arts council has had in
central New Jersey by hiring
artists and employing artist-
teachers as well as full- and part-
time staff," said Eduardo Garcia.
"I've fully enjoyed my time at
the arts council," continued Gar-
cia. "The community rallied by of-
fering their skills and talents as
volunteers in addition to provid-
ing significant financial support
to convert an eighty-year old fire-
house into a beautiful arts center
serving the entire region. I also
need to mention the incredible
support we've received from the
Township. This includes our
Mayor, administrative staff and
departmental staff who have
been fantastic. Together, we've
laid an important foundation
upon which to build well into the
future.
The West Windsor Arts Coun-
cil is positioning itself to weather
the many challenges facing arts
organizations today. The board re-
cently developed a three-year
strategic plan that charts a path
for success with a focus on the fol-
lowing areas: to strengthen the
organizational structure and fi-
nancial means, increasing visibil-
ity, expanding programs and serv-
ices, and identifying strategic
partnerships.
Ms. Weil and the search com-
mittee are accepting resumes
through Oct. 31. We are looking
for a dynamic experienced leader
who can take our organization to
the next level, explains Weil.
The ideal candidate will be an
arts administrator with a track
record of successful fundraising
as well as having the ability to
motivate and lead staff and vol-
unteers."
Interested applicants are re-
quested to visit www.westwindso-
rartscenter.org/Job-Opportuni-
ties for the full job description
and application information.
Arts council seeks executive director
National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline
(800) 273-8255
PSA
4 THE WEST WINDSOR SUN OCTOBER 17-23, 2012
We Learn, We Build,
We Play With
LEGO
Bricks
609-325-6832
0en|ra| Nl 0rea|ivi|y 0en|er
4ll0 0uakerbridge 8oad
Lawrencevi||e, Nl 08648
www.bricks4kidz.com/centralnj
Kl|er-3choo| rograms reschoo| 0|asses
8ir|hday ar|ies lie|d Trips 0amps
300k Nl0HT 00T"
Friday, October 26, 2012 6-7:30pm
$15 per child in costume!
(Visit website for more details.)
We Learn, We Build,
We Play With
LEGO
Bricks
Heating, Plumbing,
Cooling and Fuel
SINCE 1925
Licensed On-Staff
PIumbers FuIIy Insured
16 Gordon Ave. Box 6097 Lawrence, NJ 08648
609-896-0141 IawrenceviIIefueI.net
S50 OFF
Separate Hot Water Heaters
Must present this coupon at the time of purchase.
May not be combined w/ any other offer. Expires 11/1/12.
10% OFF
Any Service
Up to $100. Must present this coupon at the time of purchase.
May not be combined w/ any other offer. Expires 11/1/12.
S100 OFF
Heating/Air Conditioning InstaIIation
Must present this coupon at the time of purchase.
May not be combined w/ any other offer. Expires 11/1/12.
Lic. #13VH00927200
idents, arent just complaining
about the project, but actively
suggesting alternatives.
We dont just have a petition
to say open up the jughandles,
Payne said. We need to have a
better solution.
Instead of the closures, the pe-
tition suggests three alternate
projects: an overpass at Harrison
Street, a Vaughn Drive connector
in Princeton Junction, and the
widening of the Alexander Road
bridge over Stony Brook Canal.
As of press time, the petition,
available at
https://www.change.org/peti-
tions/njdot, has been signed by
535 people, more than halfway to
its goal of 1,000. Reasons given for
signing the petition include
longer commutes, traffic back-
ups on Alexander and Washing-
ton roads, and safety.
Payne said safety has become a
major concern since the closures.
School buses are no longer able to
make their usual stops because of
the change in traffic pattern, and
West Windsor residents have ex-
pressed concern at township
meetings that pedestrians in the
area, particularly children, could
be in danger as drivers hurry to
find a driveway or street in which
to turn around.
Its dangerous, Payne said.
We have a lot of children living
in these homes.
Washington Road resident
Susan Parris said she fears for
the safety of people walking or
biking to the train station in
Princeton Junction, and for chil-
dren getting off the school bus.
The other day I saw a school
bus stop and let a kid off, and he
had to cross Washington Road,
Parris said. His mom was out
there in the road stopping traffic
for him.
Payne said the confusion and
frustration created by the clo-
sures have resulted in an increase
in the number of accidents in the
area. Nine car crashes have oc-
curred near Paynes house on
Washington Road, he said, since
the trial started.
Although residents in the
Penns Neck area like Payne and
Parris have borne much of the
brunt of the confusion brought
about by the trial program, they
stressed that the program affects
residents from many surround-
ing municipalities as well as West
Windsor.
The Smart Traffic Solutions
group, Parris said, began as a
gathering of Penns Neck resi-
dents mostly concerned about U-
turns and k-turns in their streets
and driveways, but the group was
soon joined by residents from all
over the area.
We really started off as a
neighborhood trying to do some-
thing about this but we realized it
was a bigger issue, Parris said.
Signers of the online petition
come not only from West Windsor
but also from Princeton,
Lawrenceville, East Windsor,
Hamilton, Vienna, Rocky Hill,
Plainsboro, Skillman, Belle Mead,
Monmouth Junction, Hillsbor-
ough, Ewing and Trenton, among
other areas. Many are commuters
into the Princeton area, Payne
said, whose commutes have in-
creased considerably due to the
closures.
Members of Smart Traffic So-
lutions have also organized
demonstrations protesting the
trial. The first was to take place
on Saturday, Oct. 13 on Parris
property at 207 Washington Road.
The second is planned for Sat-
urday, Oct. 20 in the same location
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This just really is a terrible
situation, Parris said. I see no
way the problems will end. This
has been going on for two months,
and it hasnt gotten better.
Instead of closures, petition
requests alternate projects
INSTEAD
Continued from page 1
OCTOBER 17-23, 2012 THE WEST WINDSOR SUN 5
fpha
asemen4
Wa4ezpzooFtng
Wet Basement?
We are experts in solving water problems in Your basement...whatever the cause.
Call us for a FREE consultation and estimate
403 Skillman Road Skillman, NJ 08558
Basement Waterproofing Wet Basement Repair
Sump Pumps & Battery Backup Dehumidifiers
Standby Generators
Call Central New Jerseys #1 Basement Waterproofing,
Basement Dehumidifier and Sump Pump Specialists at...
609-466-4300
MIchac! Cnrtcsc, DMD
311 Wilhersoon Sl, Irincelon, N} O8542
609-751-5525 vvv.drcorlese.com
Consultant for the New Jersey State Board of
Dentistry NJ State Specialty License #3272
PRINCETON
PRO5THODONTIC5
One Smile,
One Choice
You deserve a specialists care.
Experience quality care second to none.
1 of 400 Certified Specialists Worldwide.
Call to learn
about your free
consultation.