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PREA: No more
unpaid activities
after school
On Dec. 1, association members saw through
a decision to withdraw participation
in unpaid after-school activities and events
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
Since the June 30 meeting to
negotiate a contract, the Board of
Education and Princeton Regional Education Association have remained at a stalemate, and matters are beginning to escalate. On
Nov. 13, PREA President Joanne
Ryan, a second-grade teacher at
Littlebrook Elementary School,
and PREA Negotiations Chair
John J. Baxter, a Princeton High
School social studies teacher, sent
a letter to parents informing
them of PREAs next move.
Ryan and Baxter announced
that, though it was a difficult decision, all PREA members will
withdraw their participation in
any unpaid after-school activities
this action was scheduled to
begin Monday, Dec. 1. Ryan described this action as imperative
in PREAs demand for respect
from the BOE.

PREA members will no longer

perform or participate in activities, including their planning, for
which we are not compensated
and that extend beyond the school
day. We will continue to write letters of recommendation, Ryan
said.
These types of activities range
from chaperoning events, participating in after-school committees,
planning or attending day trips,
evening performances, concerts
and unpaid after-school meetings.
Ryan made it clear that even
events that have already been
planned will be included in
PREAs decision.
This is not an easy step for us
to take. We are aware that our actions will impact the rich experiences of PPS students experiences we strongly believe in, are
proud of and have always supported. We have done our best to
please see NEXT, page 12

ERICA CHAYES/The Sun

Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber and Mayor Liz Lempert have a laugh before
slicing through the ribbon.

New Dinky dressed to impress

Coterie of individuals from Princetons private and public
sectors join to celebrate grand opening of Dinky Station
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
Two days before Thanksgiving, the clouds hung heavy with
snow. The air was cool and the
jacaranda trees that fill the open
terminal at the new Dinky Sta-

tion were bare. The sleek modern exteriors of the Wawa and
Dinky waiting room jetted above
a crowd of people awaiting the
grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Hot cider and
caramel hot chocolate, courtesy
of Wawa employees who acted

as cocktail servers in their red

and white uniforms, warmed
supporters who weaved in and
out of the two buildings designed by Rick Joy and his team
of Arizona architects.
please see DINKY, page 19

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A safe community
Police chief discusses importance
of open dialogue. PAGE 7

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Police Report . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 THE PRINCETON SUN DEC. 39, 2014

Entertaining for the holidays

Guest at Junior League of Greater Princeton Holiday Show House
and lifestyle expert Maureen Christian-Petrosky shares tips
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
On select November afternoons, the 13th-16th and 20th23rd, 159 Library Place was transformed into a show house of festivity and interior decadence,
hosted by the Junior League of
Greater Princeton. The brick and
white-pillared faade gave way to
15 rooms, each decorated by local
designers and landscape artists,
with a plethora of unique ideas
such as a Christmas tree ornamented with books.
Many visitors came to show
their support for the Junior
League of Greater Princeton all
ticket sales were donated to the
organizations 90-year volunteerbased commitment to local
women and children. On Saturday, Nov. 22, Maureen ChristianPetrosky, a lifestyle expert who
appears regularly on NBCs
Today Show, gave a presentation on tips to entertain and had a
book signing for her new guide to
spirited tasting parties, called
The Cocktail Club.
Christian-Petrosky is driven by
her love of entertaining and community. She is focused on helping
individuals transform their online social networks into face-toface social clubs. Her book series,
The Cocktail Club and The
Wine Club, and regular online
editorial feature The 10-Minute

Amber Rush Cocktail Serves 6

A signature cocktail for the holidays, the Amber Rush
is a great drink Maureen Christian-Petrosky makes by the pitcher
to keep her guests happy as they settle in.
For the Spiced Honey Syrup:
1/2 cup clover honey
1/2 cup water
3 whole star anise
1/2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled
and sliced into coins (4 to 5 slices)
1 piece of orange peel, removed with
a peeler (no pith)
For the cocktail:
12 ounces rye whiskey (1 1/2 cups)
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
6 dashes of orange bitters
6 lemon peels, removed with a peeler
(no pith)
6 orange peels, removed with a peeler (no pith)
Special to The Sun

ERICA CHAYES/The Sun

Maureen Christian-Petrosky chats with guests at the Junior League

of Greater Princetons Holiday Showhouse and signs her book, The
Cocktail Club.
Happy Hour, are designed to inspire busy people to savor time
with friends and family while entertaining with ease.
I love a great party! Christian-Petrosky said. It's always
fun to help others see how much
enjoyment they can get from entertaining. With a few tips and
some no-fail recipes, it can be fab-

ulous and fun. Entertaining also

lets us disconnect and reconnect
with our friends and family. It's
so important to nurture meaningful relationships with friends as
life can get in the way.
Christian-Petrosky went on to
explain her motivation for pursuplease see PREPARATION, page 15

Directions:
Combine the honey, water,
star anise, ginger, and orange
peel in a small sauce pan.
Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then lower the
heat to a slow simmer. Continue simmering for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Strain out the spices.
In a large pitcher, combine
the rye, bitters, lemon juice
and 1/2 cup of the Spiced
Honey Syrup. Stir until combined. This can be made and
kept refrigerated for several
days. (You may have a little
Spiced Honey Syrup leftover;
it can be kept refrigerated for
up to four weeks.)
When ready to serve, add ice

to the pitcher with the cocktail. Squeeze the lemon peels

and orange peels on top to express their oils, then drop the
peels into the mix. Stir to combine.
Pour into six rocks glasses,
adding more ice from the
pitcher to each glass as needed. Garnish each glass with an
orange or lemon peel.
Recipe notes:
This is really delicious with
a splash of ginger beer at the
end if you wanted to give it a
little spritz or try alternating
lemon and orange peel garnishes in the glasses if serving
on a tray or alternate them as
you place them in the pitcher.

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Visit Santa also known as
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enjoy a free wagon ride around
the farm, and visit our barnyard
full of animals with the kids.
Warm up with a cup of hot cider
in our farm store. Adults 21 and
older can enjoy a cup of hot
mulled wine in our winery tast-

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Choose the perfect Christmas
tree and wreath at the farm. Start
your holiday shopping in the
farm store. Choose from a unique
selection of gift baskets filled
with Terhune Orchards fruit,
baked goods and wine. Terhune
also offers a variety of cookie baskets that make great hostess gifts.
Order gift boxes and baskets at
the farm store during the Holiday
Family Weekend and receive a
free bag of fresh apple cider

donuts.
Terhune also offers delightful
gingerbread houses three ways:
fully decorated, put together but
not decorated and self-assemble
kits with all the pieces and directions.
Stop by Terhunes winery tasting room from noon to 5 p.m. to
sample award-winning wines and
warm up with hot mulled wine,
made with our own Chambourcin, apple cider and Terhune
Orchards apples. Terhune Or-

chards makes a dozen kinds of

wine that please a wide range of
tastes and desires. The winery
connects to the orchard roots to
produce three apple-based wines,
each a winner of state awards.
Tasting room visitors will receive
a free handmade tree ornament.
Sample Terhunes delicious gift
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Working to open Witherspoon dialogue

Princeton Council wants to hear more from community on corridor
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
By the end of the Nov. 24 council meeting, Mayor Liz Lempert

posed the question that arose at

the start of the meeting: After
hearing the zoning report and
hearing from community members, do we want to start a process

of re-visioning this neighborhood

with maybe a form-based code, lot
sizes and a change to zoning
laws?
Councilwoman Jenny Cru-

miller asked Planning Board Director Lee Solow what the potential might be for big buildings in
the
Witherspoon
Corridor.
Throughout the meeting, community members expressed a concern to keep Witherspoon a
quaint neighborhood a street
that resident and Princeton Historical Society Vice President Kip
Cherry said is characterized by
its porches, pitched roofs, offstreet parking, small windows
and porch-to-porch talk.
Solow replied that big buildings are a big threat but also a
big opportunity, depending on
which way the town decides to go
in terms of making Witherspoon a residential area, business
area or mixed-use. Solow feels solidifying which direction to go in
is imperative before further examining the threat and opportunity of new development.
Visioning and form-based
code is expensive but it may be
the time to do this, Solow said.
He
suggested
prioritizing
ideas, including reaching out to
outside resources such as someone to conduct a historic study of
the area to label and preserve
Witherspoon as a historic district.
This will be a resource commitment and a time commitment, Solow said.
When asked by Councilwoman
Jo Butler to clarify what a visioning process entails, Solow
said it typically asks whats on
the ground, what does the zoning
permit and what do we want it to
be. The council and community
have started on the first two parts
of that process.
Right now, we face a mixed
bag of what we want business,
residential or mixed use. We need
more from the community to see
who wants what, Solow said.
Butler personally likes the
neighborhoods mixed use of
businesses and residential. She
said it reminds her of being a
young girl and walking to the corner store from home.
Lempert said to the council, if
please see MEETING, page 10

DEC. 39, 2014 THE PRINCETON SUN 5

Getting Real About Jerusalem Dec. 7

Getting
Real
About
Jerusalem is the title of the 26th
Annual Amy Adina Schulman
Memorial Lecture to be held on
Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at The
Jewish Center, 435 Nassau St.
It is open to the public without
charge. The speaker is Daniel Seidemann, founder and director of
Terrestrial Jerusalem, a nongovernmental
organization
launched in 2010 that monitors Israeli-Palestinian relations in
Jerusalem.
A retired reserve major in the
Israel Defense Force, Seidemann
is widely recognized in Israel and
the international community as a
foremost legal expert on contemporary geopolitics in Jerusalem.
Seidemann will examine pressing

issues which have shaped the trajectory of the current crisis in

Jerusalem, the events that have
triggered increasing rounds of
terror and killings, and will suggest what could be done to contain
this horrific, escalating conflict.
Jerusalem has been the volcanic core of competing religious, national and historic narratives, Israeli and Palestinian,
Jewish, Moslem, and Christian
all existing side by side in the city,
in a constant struggle for legitimacy, validity, and survival.
Seidemanns talk will consider
possible steps toward healing, security, safety and peace for
Jerusalem.
A Q and A session and
dessert reception follows, allow-

ing for further, informal discussions.

The Amy Adina Schulman Memorial Fund, which sponsors
these annual lectures, was established in 1987. Amy Adina was
born in Princeton, attended Littlebrook and John Witherspoon
Middle School, and graduated
from Princeton High School in
1983. After spending a gap year
working on a kibbutz in Israel,
she returned to her studies as a
neuro-psychology major at Rutgers University. In 1986, shortly
before her 21st birthday, she died
suddenly from a brain aneurysm.
For more information email
Schulman.Ruth@gmail.com or
visit www.AmyAdinaSchulmanFund.org

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amily comes first. That is one
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It is one of the reasons why a
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has made this company a second family for many us.
This time of year, family is on everyones mind even more. Thanksgiving
was just last week, and Christmas,
Hanukkah and New Years are a few
weeks away.
We all take a break from our work
on these days, and we all pitch in for
each other when need be so we can be
with our families during these times
of celebration.
Generally speaking, we support any
and all measures that protect families
and help them take the time they need
to enjoy whats most important in life.

Your thoughts
What are your thoughts on banning retail
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But we dont support state Sen.

Richard Codeys proposal to bar retail
stores from opening before 9 p.m. on
Thanksgiving at least not as it is
currently constructed.
Its not that we support extending
Black Friday deals to earlier in the
week, and encouraging lines of people
to rush away from their families to
snatch up a limited-time-only, limitedstock-available blockbuster sale.
Its just that we dont support prioritizing one persons family over another, and thats exactly what this propos-

al does.
Codey says barring retail stores
from opening before 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving would protect low-income
workers from being torn from their
families during the holiday.
Apparently, though, he doesnt care
too much about low-income workers
who have to show up for work at gas
stations and convenience stores on
that day just the ones who work in
our states glitzy malls and outlets.
And he also doesnt seem interested in
protecting families of non-low-income
workers, such as journalists who
cover high school football games on
Turkey Day.
If Codey wants to protect families,
then he should write a bill that does
just that, not one that only protects
certain families while obviously ignoring others.

letter to the editor

PREA is finished volunteering
until contract settled
After seven months of negotiation sessions, the board of education has moved
0.2 percent and 0.04 percent in its salary offers for 2014-2015 and 2016-2017, respectively. This despite the fact PREA has committed to partner with it, as we have in the
past, to control premiums.
Weve proposed a plan that would save
the district more than $400,000, based upon
this years rates, and maintains equivalent
coverage for our members. The board, on
the other hand, proposes a plan that would
save less than $170,000, and provides less
coverage.
With savings such as we propose a fair
contract one that is both fiscally responsible and provides premium contribution relief for educators is attainable. The

board, however, continues to maintain that

New Jersey law Chapter 78 prohibits the
bargaining of premium contributions.
There is no question that refusing to bargain is a choice the board is making, not a
legal mandate.
By calling the high contribution rates
the law the board is saying end of discussion. If it was to call the same rates its
proposal there would be the hope of
making progress. Educators contributions are among the highest in the nation,
reaching as high as 35 percent.
It is also worth mentioning that Gov.
Christie and the Legislature wisely exempted health-care cost increases from the
2 percent cap. The board has stated that
with the likely increases in health-care
costs, it will bust the budget to reduce premium contributions it just isnt so.
Beginning Dec. 1 PREA members will
stop donating their time and working with-

out pay. We do this because we are entering

a fourth month of lower take-home pay, following three years of losing ground, and
there is no end in sight. Given this current
state of negotiations, our morale is low
and we simply will not give the board
business as usual in return for empty
rhetoric.
PREA members pay more toward premiums, and the board pays less; we work
without a new contract, and the board
holds onto the funds for our pay increases.
Meanwhile, many among us cannot afford
to continue giving more, no matter how
hard it is to give less, and still remain fiscally responsible to their families. So the
membership of PREA has decided we all
must stop our instinctive volunteering
until we have a contract.
Joanne Ryan, PREA president
John J. Baxter, chair
PREA Negotiations Team

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DEC. 39, 2014 THE PRINCETON SUN 7

National awareness
on a local level
In the heat of riots in Missouri, Princeton
Police Chief Nicholas Sutter discusses
his approach to keeping the peace in Princeton
By ERICA CHAYES
The Sun
Princeton Police Department
Chief Nicholas Sutter tries to
take care of problems before they
begin. With riots arising in Missouri after the Mike Brown decision in Ferguson, Mo., awareness
on a local level is imperative, especially within law enforcement.
Sutter feels, however, that with
an open approach and proactive
dialogue between officers and residents, the peace will be maintained and the blurred line that
can sometimes ignite a bad situation between the law and the people will become distinct and welcoming.
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open to students who attend
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Meeting of 55-Plus: the Jewish

Center of Princeton, 10 a.m.
Polarization
and
Political
Reform will be the topic of a
presentation by Nolan McCarty
and Susan Dod, Brown Professor
of politics and public affairs at
Princeton Universitys Woodrow
Wilson School. Admission is free
with a $3 donation suggested.

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Job Seeker Sessions: Princeton

Public Library Community Room,
10 a.m. The library and Professional Services Group of Mercer
County sponsor sessions for professionals who are seeking new
employment and contracting
opportunities throughout the
region. Please check the PPL
website for specific topics.
Game On: Princeton Public Library,
third floor, 3:30 p.m. Children and
teens are invited to play board
games, video games and ping
pong.
Sauce for the Goose Opening
Reception: Arts Council of
Princeton, 5:30 7:30 p.m. Do
your holiday shopping at the Arts
Council of Princetons Annual
Sauce for the Goose Art Sale.
Showcasing regional artists, artisans and crafters featuring a mix
of fine art and functional crafts,
including paintings, drawings,
functional and decorative ceramics and more.
A Cappella Night: Princeton Public
Library Community Room, 7 p.m.

DEC. 39, 2014

ple Soldered Gemstone Ring; Chinese Brush Painting: Autumn
Flowers; Celebration Garland; and
Flower Power: Mixed Media Bouquet for ages 4-6 and 7-10. Visit
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org
for times and registration.

SATURDAY DEC. 6

SUNDAY DEC. 7

Astronomy for Everyone: Size and

Scale of the Universe: Princeton
Public Library Community Room,
2 p.m. Astronomer Kevin Manning, a former consultant with
NASA with a lifelong passion for
astronomy, presents an exciting
program that shows the size and
scale of the universe, the stars,
and other celestial wonders using
hands-on activities and assorted
visuals.
Annual Tree Lighting and Visit
from Santa: Princeton Shopping
Center, noon 2 p.m. Join for a
chance to talk to Santa and dig in
his bag for a winter gift. Mayor
Liz Lempert will light the tree.
Santa will arrive via hook and ladder fire truck. Bring the kids,
cameras and take your annual
holiday picture. Stick around for
the lighting of the official courtyard Christmas tree and sing
some Christmas carols.
Strolling Holiday Entertainment
and Santa: Palmer Square, noon
3 p.m. through Dec. 21. Enjoy
chorale groups and Santa Claus
while shopping Palmer Square.
Arts Council of Princeton Holiday
Workshops: Arts Council of
Princeton. Sign up for Saturday
holiday workshops and classes.
The following will be offered: Sim-

Strolling Holiday Entertainment

and Santa: Palmer Square, noon
3 p.m. through Dec. 21. Enjoy
chorale groups and Santa Claus
while shopping Palmer Square.
Christmas at Witherspoon: Witherspoon
Street
Presbyterian
Church, 124 Witherspoon St., 1
p.m.
The New School for Music Study
Faculty Recital Series: Nassau
Presbyterian Church, 2:30 p.m. A
recital that is sure to please audience members of all ages and
designed with children in mind.
Emily Lau, Angela Triandafillou
and Denitsa VanPelt will perform.
This recital features music by
Mozart, Schumann, Debussy,
Liebermann and more, and will
feature artwork of NSMS students. Students have been learning about the music in their
repertoire classes and there will
be listening guides available at
the recital.
Getting Real About Jerusalem:
The Jewish Center, Nassau
Street, 7:30 p.m. Daniel Seidemann, founder and director of
Terrestrial Jerusalem, a nongovernmental organization that
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tions in Jeruselam, will speak.
The 26th Annual Amy Adina
Schluman Memorial Lecture is
free and open to the public.
Author Danny Simmons on The
Brown Beatnick Tomes: Princeton Public Library, 3 p.m. The
artist, author and entrepreneur,
an American abstract painter
whose work has been called
meticulously rendered and decoratively impressive by The New
York Times, reads from his book
a collection of prose and paintings. Simmons, calls his style of
painting "Neo-African Abstract
Expressionism," originated and
co-produced the hit HBO series
Def Poetry Jam, and won a
Tony Award for the Broadway
version of the show.

MONDAY DEC. 8
My Robotic Friends: Princeton Public Library Story Room, 4 p.m.
Kick off Computer Science Education Week with a fun, hands-on
program that will allow children
in grades one to five to explore
the general principles of coding.
1, 2, 3, Read: Princeton Public
Library Story Room, 4 p.m. This
reading club for first-, secondand third-grade readers meets
the second Wednesday of every
month to read chapter books
aloud and do some fun activities.
Every month we will offer a selection of Beginning-to-Read books
and early chapter books.
Poets in the Library: Princeton
Public Library, 7:30 p.m. Featured
poets Rick Black and Jill Stein
read from their work followed by
an open-mic session. Blacks
poetry collection, Star of David,
won Poetica magazines 2012
poetry chapbook contest and he
was named poet-of-the-month
for April 2012 by Cornell Universitys Mann Library. His work has
been nominated for a Pushcart
Prize, and he has garnered several international awards for his
haiku poetry. Stein's poetry has
been in Poetry Northwest, Seattle Review, West Branch, MacGuffin, Pearl, U.S. 1 Worksheets,
Poets On, Nebraska Review, Rattle, and Soujourner among other

publications. She has received

three NJ State Council on the
Arts Grants for poetry. Her chapbooks are Cautionary Tales,
and Steeplechase.

TUESDAY DEC. 9
Chess: Princeton Public Library Story Room, 4 p.m. Children can
learn to play and practice chess
at these weekly drop-in sessions
led by Princeton High School
Chess Club members David Hua
and Amnon Attali.
Hour of Code: Princeton Public
Library Tech Center, 4 p.m. Middle school students are invited to
celebrate Computer Science Education Week and explore the principles of coding and write code of
their own during this fun, handson session and write code of their
own. Please register through the
librarys events calendar.
The Write Space: Princeton Public
Library Quiet Room, 7 p.m. Led
by author and middle school English teacher K. Edwin Fritz, 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
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In Sutters opinion, one of the
strongest characteristics of his
department is it knows there is always a way to be better. It is necessary to each officer that they
make improvements.
I feel that if somebody has a
problem with the police department, we are approachable and
open to talking with them. Most
importantly, we admit when
were wrong and want to fix it; I
think that goes a long way, Sutter said.
Sutter also hopes residents are
comfortable and at ease to come
by the department 24-7 to talk.
Whether someone wants to stop
an officer on the street or knock
on Sutters door, he said the time

to chat is always welcome.

The Princeton Police Department hosts forums such as Coffee
with a Cop to promote an open
face-to-face dialogue which Sutter prefers to more removed
phone conversations.
Sutter explained that if things
did ever get out of hand in terms
of demonstrations or protests in
Princeton, the department is prepared though, in the past, PPD
has always supported such efforts. He is aware of the happenings in Missouri and other areas
of the country but feels strongly
that with Princetons neighborhood-police community, the tipping point where a protest turns
violent will not occur locally.

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not cheap. If we do, I think it
must be to put something together that is not in place now.
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might be a great need for dialogue
between the community and
council.
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to hear more before undertaking
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leave those opportunities untouched
throughout
this
process, Ryan and Baxter voiced
in their Nov. 13 letter. The fact is
PPS teachers, guidance counselors and other educators are
losing money, compelling us to
take the next step of actions.
Not all after-school activities
will be affected by PREAs action,
however. Ryan confirmed there is
a long list of positions that are
EPES positions, or extra pay for
extra services that will not cease.
For example, sports coaches, the
band director, drama department,
set design and newspaper advisors.
Ryan explained that PREA sent

the November letters to give plenty of notice to the academic community notice the administrators have taken seriously to ensure extracurricular activities
will not be impacted too severely,
according to Superintendent
Steven Cochrane.
We are carefully reviewing
each activity and event that
might be affected, Cochrane
said. There are a lot of parents
and administrators who support
these events who may be able to
volunteer their time.
Administration is mapping out
the coming months, though
Cochrane is hoping for a timely
resolution to contractual issues,
to see through future after-school
activities.
(Princeton High School) Principal (Gary) Schneider has taken
proactive steps in communicating information to parents, stu-

dents and staff to put together a

plan for each of the clubs, trips
and activities, Cochrane said.
The next meeting to attempt
negotiation will be held on Dec. 9,
followed by another on Jan. 14.
Cochrane said the mediator advised administration to maintain
some confidentiality and was unable to comment on plans
or specifics that are to be addressed by the BOE at the negotiation.
Cochrane said he is going to
every session hopeful that the two
sides will find a common
ground, while Ryan expressed
that the BOE continues to show
so little respect toward PREA
members and, as result, the entire teaching profession.
I cant imagine what they are
hoping to accomplish, Ryan
said. The entire situation continues to be extremely frustrating.

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Teenager hit, injured on Moore Street

The following reports are provided by the Princeton Police Department.
On Nov. 13 at 8:19 a.m., a 1995
Mercedes C220, driven by a Cranbury male, 45, was
traveling north on
Moore Street past
Franklin Avenue when
a 16-year-old female
ran across Moore
Street and into the front left side
of the Mercedes. The Mercedes
ran over the juveniles right foot
and she fell to the ground. The juvenile was transported to the University Medical Center at Plainsboro by her father for foot pain,
where she was treated and released. The juvenile was summoned for failure to cross within
a crosswalk.

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police headquarters and released
after posting bail.
A resident of Fitch Way reported on Nov. 18 that
sometime
between
Nov. 13 and Nov. 18, unknown actor(s) siphoned 20 gallons of
gasoline from their vehicle parked in their driveway.

police
report

Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop on Nassau Street on Nov. 17,
a 33-year-old Princeton male was
arrested on Trenton and Prince-

Two juvenile males, ages 15

and 17, were taken into custody at
Grover Park for possession of
marijuana, drug paraphernalia
and possession of alcoholic beverages. They were brought to police headquarters and turned
over to their parents.

possessing alcohol after purchasing alcohol at a Nassau Street

liquor store using fake identification. Both were processed at police headquarters and later released.
On Nov. 22, a Rosedale Road
resident reported that sometime
between January 2013 and November 2014, unknown actor(s)
stole a sterling silver serving set
from her residence.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop on Nov. 22, a 28-year-old
Plainsboro male was arrested on
a Rahway Municipal Court warrant totaling $500.
He was
processed at police headquarters
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St. Paul School students visit

the elderly in spirit of giving thanks
The residents of Morris Hall, a
residential, assisted living and
nursing care community in
Lawrenceville, had a Thanksgiving visit from the seventh-graders
of St. Paul School of Princeton on
Nov. 24.
Laughter and smiles filled the
dining room as the students and
members of the Greatest Generation played multiple games of
bingo. The lucky winners received one of many prizes that
were brought along for the occasion.
The visit, planned by Upper
School religion teacher Ann
Schwimmer, concluded with the
students decorating the halls and
doors with their homemade
Thanksgiving wreaths.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton in 1898, was named for
Colonel Daniel Morris whose substantial bequest was used for its
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Orchestra
celebrates
holidays
On Saturday, Dec. 13, at 4 p.m.,
the musicians of The Princeton
Symphony Orchestra will gather
on the stage of Richardson Auditorium to ring out their personal
holiday greetings in the form of
festive music played by soloists
from every section of the orchestra.
Conducted by PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov, the concert will feature works by
Mendelssohn, Robert Shaw, Paul
Dukas, Vivaldi and Mozart.
The Princeton High School
choir will join the orchestra on
selected pieces, performing a cappella and leading the annual carol
sing-a-long, an arrangement of
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DEC. 39, 2014 THE PRINCETON SUN 15

Preparation key for fun entertaining,

Christian-Petrosky says
PREPARATION
Continued from page 2
ing a career as a lifestyle expert
and entertainment guide.
That's the whole reason I am
passionate about these clubs.
Whether it's a wine club, a cocktail club or a canning club, it's the
perfect excuse to get together
with friends and learn a little
something along the way. I get to
give thousands of people permission to take one night a month for
themselves and really enjoy it,
Christian-Petrosky said.
At this time of year, the excitement and stress of hosting holidays can be overwhelming. The

lists of what to buy, how many

people to account for, which table
settings to use and what will be
on the menu add up quickly. By
the time the kids are off from
school and the family starts
rolling in, every entertainer
wants to have things clearly
mapped out.
For Princetonians who are
ready to jump into the holiday
planning, Christian-Petrosky has
provided three of her top tips that
may be especially useful this season:
1.) Entertaining can be fun if
you do a little preparation. Start a
week in advance with simple
things such as planning a menu
and making a grocery list. You
should do as much ahead of time

as possible.
2.) Offer a signature cocktail.
Making a big batch of cocktails to
offer makes your guests arrival
run much more smoothly. People
love spirited festive drinks, and
she has one for every occasion in
The Cocktail Club.
3.) Hostess gifts: Christian-Petrosky buys a case of sparkling
wine in the beginning of the holiday season. It's a lifesaver to keep
on hand for last-minute hostess
gifts. Simply tie a ribbon and a
note card on the neck, and you
won't be going anywhere empty
handed this season.
For more tips and specials
from Christian-Petrosky, visit her
website at www.maureenpetrosky.com

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Mary Jacobs Memorial Library Foundation Thanks Community

Support for its Annual Food & Wine Fundraiser
Event is most successful to date!
(November 13, 2014: Rocky Hill, NJ) The Mary Jacobs
Memorial Library Foundation thanks the community
for its support of the 9th annual Food and Wine Event
held on November 1. The Friends of Mary Jacobss Library reports it was the most successful event so far
raising nearly $50,000 for the
Library Foundation.
Brenda Fallon, President of the
Board of Trustees comments It
was a celebration of the value
of Mary Jacobs Library to our
community by new supporters,
loyal friends, volunteers and
corporate partners and sponsors.
The success of this fundraiser is very important to
The MJL Foundation, which owns and is responsible
for maintaining the Mary Jacobs Library building and
grounds. The MJL Foundation thanks The Catering

Company in Blawenburg; Glendale Liquors of Kendall

Park; Christopher Aggabao on the piano; Jess Aggabao, photographer; UPS Store Hillsboro, printer;
Sahara Restaurant, dessert; the tremendous and tireless Friends of MJL volunteer committee: Connie Hall-

man, Ingrid Yurchenco, Christine Petrane, Mallory

Rohrbach, Mary Ann Baumunk, Jo Szabaga, Wendy
Rayner, Anna OBrien, Mary Reece, Phil and Maggie
Kartsonis, Phyllis Sicora, Malini Waghray, George
Jarvis; the supportive staff at MJL; the generous

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YWCA craft fair a success

41st Crafters
Marketplace raises
money for Pearl Bates
Scholarship Fund
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The Sun

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On Nov. 22-23, John Witherspoon Middle School was transformed into a festive mecca for
handmade crafts. Maps were
handed out upon arrival to navigate the hallways laden with vendors selling artwork, clothing,
jewelry, specialty foods, clay statues and homemade oils. YWCA
Princeton hosted the Crafters
Marketplace, in its 41st year of
existence.
With a 90-year mission to empower women and eliminate
racism, the YWCA is an outlet for
community members to support
each other and each others families through group activities and
positive influence. The YWCA is
comprised of paid employees and
volunteers who help run large
events such as the Crafters Marketplace.
For years, this successful craft
fair has helped to raise money for
the YWCAs Pearl Bates Scholarship Fund. Volunteer Laurel
Cameron, president of the YWCA
board and event chair, explained
that 100 percent of the proceeds
from vendors fees, ticket sales
and caf profits the YWCAs

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hosts the caf are donated directly into the scholarship fund.
We dont take a cut from the
artists sales to donate into the
fund. It behooves us to make the
artists happy, and as long as its a
good weekend for them, its good
for us, Cameron said.
She said on Saturday, Nov. 22
that already the outcome of attendees had been abundant and
pleasing. The fees for admittance
and vendor booths are modest but
add up to make a significant contribution to the scholarship fund.
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Dr. Ari Tuckman to speak on ADHD,

medication and informed decisions Dec. 9
Princeton-Mercer
CHADD
County hosts Medication for
ADHD: From Myths and Controversy to Understanding and Informed Decisions at John Witherspoon Middle School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Medication is probably the
best-known treatment for ADHD
but it is also the most controversial. Dr. Ari Tuckman, best-selling author and psychologist, will
explore what it means to treat a
psychological condition and
specifically what it means to take
medication that influences your
thinking. He will also discuss
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identifying your beliefs and preferences, you can make a fully considered decision about treatment
options that fits your needs and
values.
This presentation will first explore the psychology behind accepting a diagnosis. Like many of
the psychiatric diagnoses, there is
a stigma and lack of credibility
associated with ADHD that is different from the more medical
conditions, such as diabetes.
Medication is often a first-line
treatment for ADHD and it tends
to work quite well. So why are so
many people hesitant to start or
stay with a treatment that has
such strong research validation,
especially given the well-known
difficulties associated with untreated ADHD? We will discuss

the psychology of medication and

what it means to take medication
for a diagnosed condition. We will
cover the common reasons why
people start medication (or why
they choose not to) as well as the
reasons why they continue or terminate treatment.
Because the most effective
treatment programs for ADHD
tend to be ones that integrate
medication with other modalities, we will also explore the use
of psychosocial interventions
such as therapy, coaching and organizing.
John Witherspoon Middle
School is located at 217 Walnut
Lane, Princeton. For more information, contact Jane Milrod at
adhdcoachjane@gmail.com
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Violins, and in a delightful

arrangement for wind octet of
the best-loved themes of Mozarts
Marriage of Figaro.
Of course, no PSO Holiday
POPS! is complete without Andersons Sleigh Ride and its
vivid depiction of neighing horses
and
cracking
whips.
Mendelssohns Hark the Herald
Angels Sing and Robert Shaws
The Many Moods of Christmas
Suite II are also performed by the
Princeton High School choir with
lovely orchestral accompaniment.
Invited annually by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra to share
the stage at its popular holiday
pops concert, this joint PSO/PHS
choir concert is a holiday tradition in Princeton.
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra welcomes everyone to
join it at its performing home, the
elegant Richardson Auditorium,
to open the holiday season with
beautiful music.
Tickets: Adults $40, Students
$25 (under 17); order online at
www.princetonsymphony.org or
call (609) 497-0020.

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Dinky a true partnership

between public, private sectors
DINKY
Continued from page 1
This is some store! shouted a
voice from within Wawa.
It looks like a museum! came
another from the sea of cheery
admirers.
A little after 1:30 p.m., once the
train en route to Princeton Junction had left the station, the ceremony presented by Princeton
University Vice President and
Secretary Robert K. Durkee, P.U.
President Christopher L. Eisgruber, Jamie Fox, commissioner of
the state Department of Transportation and NJ TRANSIT board
chairman, NJ TRANSIT Executive Director Ronnie Hakim and
Mayor Liz Lempert commenced.
Durkee welcomed and thanked
attendees for standing behind the
universitys $300 million Arts and
Transit project. Despite various
opposition to the new Dinky, the
first part of the project is complete and has produced what Durkee called a gem of a building
one that may have made the ongoing construction worth dealing
with.
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only has a train station but a station we are proud of.
Eisgruber announced from the
podium that The Dinky looks almost like a transit cathedral and
laughed at Lemperts clever coining of the phrase, the Wa-Wow
when she described the Princeton
Wawa as quite possibly being the
most beautiful convenience store
in the country, if not the world.
Fox explained that he had only
been with NJDOT for two years
and had little to do with the project, but wouldnt mind taking all
the credit.
Hakim was proud of the design
and sustainability that comes
with the architectural layout. She
was ecstatic to be part of such a
large project and felt creating the
new Dinky and surrounding

neighborhood exemplified a true

partnership between the public
and private sectors that make up
the Princeton community.
Before the participants cut the
ribbon, Lempert who, with her
familiar friendly grin, was also
celebrating her birthday said a
few words.
She said how even though this
may be one of the shortest commutes in the nation, it is an important one.
Albert Einstein rode the
Dinky, Lempert reminded the
crowd. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote
about the Dinky in This Side of
Paradise and it was featured in a
Bing Crosby movie referring
to the 1934 film She Loves Me
Not.
It may not be a long commute,
Lempert said, but it is part of
Princetons identity. We love our
Dinky.

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