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Princeton is awarded $70,945

in statewide Clean Communities Grant

Fun-filled, patriotic
activities are in store

By ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun

By ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun
Memorial Day weekend is a big
holiday for Princetonians with
lots to do locally if youre not
heading out of town. From fireworks to parades and historical
re-enactments, there is something
for everyone, whether youre
going solo, coupling off or bringing the whole family.
The Memorial Day Parade is
the first to kick off the Spirit of
Princetons patriotic event calendar on Saturday. Before called an
annual favorite by Mayor Liz
Lempert, the parade beckons a coterie of kids, veterans and community members to stomp
through town. It begins at 10 a.m.
on the corner of Nassau Street
and Princeton Avenue and moves
forth toward Princeton Monument Hall. At 11 a.m., once the paraders come to a halt, there will
be a ceremony by the monument
at 11 a.m.
If you havent had your fill of
celebration after the parade,
mosey over to the Princeton Battlefield State Park for Washingplease see UNIVERSITY, page 13

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MAY 2531, 2016

ERICA CHAYES WIDA/The Sun

Even the experts at Riverside Elementary School's Science

Fair are impressed by Samuel Spirko-Nota's unexpected utilization of the bubble around him. For a story and another
photo, please see page 4.

The Christie administration

recently issued a record amount
of funds to help local municipalities keep their communities
clean. A total of $21.1 million has
been distributed among eligible
municipalities and an additional
$2.6 million to all 21 counties, up
from the 2015 total of $20.8 million.
Princeton, based on its number
of homes and miles of municipally-owned roadways, was awarded
$70,945.
The money can be used to
help beautify communities to
keep the environment clean and
healthy, said Caryn Shinske,
NJDEP press director. Besides
creating a negative image, litter
can create health issues. It can
end up in waterways, presenting
issues for fish and the overall
health of the water body. That impacts all of us. When cleaning up
litter, every little bit helps, and
when people have a clean community, they take pride in it and how
it looks. These are all little steps
each of us can take to improve
our environment and make it appealing to everyone.
The grants require each municipality to remove litter, clean

up graffiti, create education programs to promote Clean Communities and enforce local anti-littering laws.
The grants also promote resident involvement. Municipalities
such as Princeton, which received more than $25,000, are required to sponsor and publicize at
least two cleanup days as well as
an annual countywide education
program. These requirements
must be met by June 30 of next
year.
Simple initiatives such as litter control go a long way to making our communities healthier,
stronger and more sustainable,
said Mark Pedersen, assistant
commissioner for site remediation and waste management, in a
release. This years increase in
Clean Communities grants will
allow New Jersey to continue fostering environmental stewardship at the local level as a means
to a more sustainable future."
The funding for Clean Communities Grants comes from a legislated user-fee placed on the manufactures, wholesalers and distributors that produce litter-generating products. The nonprofit New
Jersey Clean Communities monitors and reports each communiplease see GRANT, page 10

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Baseball milestone
PHS senior Hayden Reyes
records 100 hits. PAGE 2

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

2 THE PRINCETON SUN MAY 2531, 2016

PHS baseball player Reyes reaches milestone

Senior shortstop Hayden Reyes gets his 100th hit, breaking the school record by 13
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
One-hundred hits is like the
high school equivalent of Derek
Jeter hitting 3,000 in Major
League Baseball. Its a huge milestone, Coach Dave Roberts said
of the recent feat of Princeton
High School senior Hayden Reyes
breaking his school record for
number of career hits.
Roberts recalls Reyes being one
of the only freshmen to start on
varsity.
Its rare, he said.
It was six games into his freshmen season when Reyes got called
up to bat. The primary varsity
shortstop was pitching and the
backup was hurt. That was when
Reyes got his opportunity to show
his potential.
Roberts, who has been Reyes
coach all four years, said how
having the chance to play on varsity as a freshman is one thing,
but its a whole other ballpark to
maintain your position and keep
going. It only took Roberts about
45 seconds to realize Reyes was

ERICA CHAYES WIDA/The Sun

Coach David Roberts and

Princeton High School
senior Hayden Reyes
stand together before a
game.

the guy theyd bring out to the

varsity team if something happened.
When I first started, I never
would have believed I could have

even had the goal of 100 hits. It

only began to become something
real junior year, Reyes said.
During a typical PHS season,
the baseball team plays 22 to 25

games. In his freshman year,

Reyes had nearly one hit per game.
He had 30 hits his sophomore year
and 34 in his junior year.
At the beginning of the sea-

son, I knew I was 18 [hits] away.

My 87th hit broke the school
record, and then it all became a
blur and I kind of lost track,
Reyes said. Then, at the HamWest game, I knew I was close
only three away going into it
and I wanted it then but I didnt
get it. My grandpa was on the
sideline with a 100 hits sign. Hes
really into it. Hes supportive.
After the anticipation hit a
peak, Reyes finally hit his 100th at
an away game against West Windsor-North. Reyes said it was a moment hed always remember.
It was never really a question
of whether hed get it, just a matter of when, Roberts said. I am
incredibly proud. Its just awesome.
Reyes, who has been playing
baseball since grade school, is
going to Montclair State University in the fall to keep on playing.
Its very exciting, Reyes said
continuing that it hasnt quite
sunk in yet that his days with his
team of four years will soon be
coming to a close. Baseball is a
big part of my life.

Police: Two high-end vehicles stolen from Elm Lane driveway

The following reports are provided by the Princeton Police Department.
On May 17, between the hours
of midnight and 6 a.m., unknown
individuals stole two vehicles
from a driveway on the first block
of Elm Lane. The
stolen vehicles were a
2015 Mercedes Benz
GL 450 and a 2015
Dodge Durango. It is
believed that both vehicles were left unlocked with the
key fob inside. The total value of
both vehicles is approximately
$110,000. This incident is similar
to other vehicle thefts that have
taken place across the state and
in Pennsylvania. It appears as
though high-end vehicles are targeted during the early morning
hours. The suspects look for vehi-

cles that are left unlocked with

the key fob inside the vehicle. The
majority of vehicles stolen are
push button start vehicles. This
case has been turned over to the
detective bureau for further investigation.

May 18

police
report

Subsequent to a
motor vehicle stop on
Nassau Street for operating a vehicle without
headlights on, two 19year-old males were found to be in
possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were placed under arrest
and transported to police headquarters where they were
processed and released with a
summons and a pending court
date.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop for having a cracked windshield and for having unclear license plates, the driver of the vehicle, a 45-year-old male from
Georgetown, Del, was arrested for
hindering the apprehension of
the passenger, a 37-year-old female also from Georgetown. The
passenger of the vehicle was also
placed under arrest for hindering
her own apprehension. Both provided false information to the officers. Subsequent to the arrest,
the woman was found to be in
possession of drug paraphernalia. Further investigation revealed that the driver was in possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Both were transported
to police headquarters where
they were processed and released
with summonses and pending
court dates. The passenger was
charged with hindering appre-

hension and possession of drug

paraphernalia. The driver was
charged with hindering the apprehension of another, possession of heroin and possession of
drug paraphernalia.

May 12
Between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
on May 12, an unknown individual broke the front left and right
window of a motor vehicle that
was parked in the driveway on
the first block of Grover Avenue.
A motor vehicle stop for a random plate inquiry revealed that a
39-year-old Morris Plains male
had and active warrant out of
Bloomfield Township Municipal
Court. He was arrested, transported to police headquarters
where he was processed and released with a pending court date.

May 11
Subsequent to a pedestrian
stop after being observed carrying an alcoholic beverage, a 20year-old female from Mechanicsburg, Pa., was found to be in possession of alcohol as a minor. She
was transported to headquarters
where she was processed and released with a summons and future court date.
Around noon, an unknown male
and female entered a stockroom/office inside a store on the first block
of Hulfish Street and stole $398 in
cash. The perpetrators were not
identified and the case was turned
over to the detective bureau for a
follow up investigation.
please see HIGHLAND, page 14

MAY 2531, 2016 THE PRINCETON SUN 3

letter to the editor

Writers: Quality of safe
water a concern
Water supply and safety issues
are in the news more and more
frequently. As members of the
Princeton Environmental Commission, we are concerned about
the quality and quantity of safe
water available to the citizens of
Princeton.
The Water Supply Management Act was passed in 1981 to ensure that New Jersey could cope
with all foreseeable water needs
and droughts. It requires that a
Statewide Water Supply Plan be
released every five years. The last
such plan to be released was in
1996, and it included data that
gave cause for concern about the
states long-term ability to meet
the growing water demand due to
population growth. We are now 20
years overdue for a plan that
would give us information about
New Jerseys levels of surface
and groundwater supplies.

The Princeton Environmental

Commission passed a resolution
calling for the release of a new
Statewide Water Supply Plan at
our April meeting and Princeton
Council will be considering a similar resolution later this month.
Citizens can support our efforts
by contacting the office of Gov.
Christie at www.state.nj.us/governor/contact/.
Heidi Fichtenbaum, Chair
Sophie Glovier, Vice Chair
Princeton Environmental
Commission

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Science ignited at Riverside

Sharks a highlight for students at elementary school science fair
LET US SHOW YOU THE WORLD

By ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun
The Riverside Elementary
School library was filled with a
class of fourth graders sitting
tightly together on the floor, eyes
wide and mouths open. At any
moment, it seemed they might explode with laughter or gasp in
horror. Every corner of their attention span clung to shark expert Dean Fesslers next word.
With the projector screen glowing an underwater image of a
great white, Fessler also known
as Sharkman said, and
then, my buddy grabbed him!
A harrowing exclamation
came from his audience.
You see, sharks spend their
lives chasing things so they dont
understand when something
chases it, Fessler said pointing
to the place above the sharks
open mouth where his friend
knew to grab hold of to place a
tracker for Fessler and his team
at the Shark Research Institute,
based in Princeton. We can track
a shark swimming in Africa all
the way from Princeton and keep
it away from fishermen.
Fessler, in addition to being a
researcher, expert on great whites
and diver for the Discovery Channels Shark Week, has devoted
much of his time to demystifying the attacker Jaws mythos to
young audiences.

ERICA CHAYES WIDA/The Sun

Sharkman, i.e., Dean Fessler, captivates a classroom of Riverside

School fourth graders with some giant jaws that are much less
harmful than Hollywood.
The entire mission of the Institute has shifted from primary
research to preservation, he
said. I took it as a personal quest
to address our youth. Theyre our
future: our future lobbyists, fishermen, researchers, politicians. I
am fortunate enough to target my
presentations for a class of
kindergartners or Ph.D. students.
When not captivating classrooms with his stories and
unique facts about sharks such
as more deaths happen from coconuts falling off trees than from

shark attacks Fessler is venturing around the globe to help

sharks remain an integral part
our ecosystem.
Riverside
School
science
teacher Mark Eastburn called
Fesslers presentation absolutely
fabulous and said, I think the
students were, above all else, able
to understand the importance of
keeping sharks in the oceans and
the desperate need to conserve
them from overfishing and the
horrendous practice of finning.
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Memorial Day

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Three-day weekend or a return to a traditional day of remembrance?

Dan McDonough Jr.

chairman of elauwit media

e re all familiar with Memorial Day. We know that it

is a day set aside to honor
the brave men and women who made
the ultimate sacrifice to protect our
country and the freedom we have.
And we know that it is celebrated on
the last Monday in May, thereby creating a three-day weekend for most.
Maybe it shouldnt be that way.
Back when Memorial Day was first
established during the Civil War era, it
was observed on May 30. It had its own
special day, which, many will argue,
kept the focus on the meaning of the
day.
They have a point.
When one thinks of Memorial Day
these days, its easy to lose focus.
There are Memorial Day sales at

Holiday weekend distractions

Memorial Day shouldnt be about sales
or heading to the beach. It should be
about honoring those who died serving
this country. How do you reflect on
Memorial Day?

stores and the kick-off to summer

sentiment. That people have three
days off often overshadows what the
spirit of Memorial Day is all about.
We dont want to sound completely
negative. Many communities still take
pride in holding a thoughtful, meaningful Memorial Day ceremony
and/or parade. We still see flags displayed. We still see a lot of people take
time to honor those who died serving
our country.
But we also cant help but think that

lumping Memorial Day into a threeday weekend has diminished the

meaning of the day at least somewhat. There are too many distractions.
How many of us have made Memorial
Day weekend plans that have absolutely nothing to do with honoring the
meaning of the day?
Memorial Day should be special. It
should be a time when every American reflects on the sacrifices made on
his or her behalf and takes the time to
pay proper respect. Nothing should
distract from those sentiments.
Will the three-day weekend be replaced with a move back to May 30?
Doubtful. Its going to be up to each individual to cut through the clutter and
honor those who made the ultimate
sacrifice.

The Sun is proud to announce SPJ award winners

By TIM RONALDSON
Executive Editor
In my 11 years with Elauwit Media,
never have I been prouder of the work
weve done than last week, when we received word that we had won six awards in
the New Jersey chapter of the Society of
Professional Journalists annual awards.
The tireless work we put in to bettering
ourselves as professionals and providing
you with the most local news you can find
at the highest quality is all worth it when
we receive praise like we did last week.
Our team consisting of Kristen Dowd,
our managing editor, along with our associate editors Erica Chayes Wida, Brigit
Bauma, Zane Clark and Mike Monostra are
all to be commended whether they were
named as award winners or not for it is
the teamwork they display that allows us to
cover your town as we do.

Erica won first place in the SPJs Wilson Barto Rookie of the Year category.
This marks the second year in a row that
one of our employees has received this
honor, after Zane won the title last year.
Sean Lajoie, who has moved on to a new position with a different company, won second place behind Erica for Rookie of the
Year.
Mike captured our other first-place title,
in the Sports Reporting category for a
story on the Moorestown High School girls
lacrosse team.
Mike also took home a second-place finish in the Photojournalism Sports category for a set of photos he took of the
Shawnee High School girls soccer team
winning South Jersey Group IV, and a
third-place finish in the Feature Reporting
category for a story on Mt. Laurels Eric
Ebo Eberling, who passed away in 2013
at the age of 17 from cancer.

Our final award this year went to Erica

again. She won second place in the Photojournalism Feature category for shots she
took at the Princeton Rec Departments annual Cardboard Canoe Race.
To view the full stories and photos that
won the awards, please visit our website,
www.elauwitmedia.com/news.
Every day, I am proud of the work our
employees do to help further our mission
of providing the best local news to the residents of every town we cover.
But I would be remiss if I didnt give a
heartfelt thank you to everyone in the
community who helps us reach that goal
by being our partners by answering the
phone when we have questions, by reaching out to us when you have a news tip.
Without that cooperation and interest in
your town newspaper, The Sun wouldnt
be what it is today! Congratulations again
to all our award winners!

Tim Ronaldson

Joe Eisele

executive editor

publisher

manaGinG editor

Kristen Dowd
Erica Chayes Wida
art director Stephanie Lippincott
advertisinG director Arlene Reyes

senior princeton editor

elauwit media Group

publisher emeritus
editor emeritus

Steve Miller
Alan Bauer

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WEDNESDAY MAY 25
Acting Out: Teens lead activities in
acting. Princeton Public Library,
4 p.m.
Citizenship Preparation Classes:
Series of eight classes offered by
the Latin American Task Force to
assist those preparing for the
U.S. Citizenship Test. Classes
include history, civics and a
review of basic English necessary
for the citizenship interview. For
more information, please call
(609) 924-9529 extension 220.
Wednesdays through May 25.
Nassau Presbyterian Church, 7
p.m.

THURSDAY MAY 26
Princeton Farmers Market: Seasonal produce from local farmers,
flowers, crafts and a variety of
edibles are available at this weekly event. Hinds Plaza, 11 a.m. 4
p.m.; Live music from 12:30 - 2:30
p.m.
Mercer County ID Program: All
Mercer County residents are eligible for the community ID card, a
photo identification card providing personal identifying information, medical risk factors and
emergency contact information.
The card is issued by the Latin
American Legal Defense & Edu-

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under 21 and seniors over 65. For
additional information, visit
www.laldef.org. Princeton Public
Library, noon 2 p.m. and 5:30
7 p.m.
Film: Rear Window: Princeton
Garden Theatre, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY MAY 27
Film: Love and Friendship: The
latest from director Whit Stillman
is a humorous Jane Austen adaptation. Kate Beckinsale plays a
beautiful widow who visits her inlaws estate to escape uncomfortable social rumors. Check PrincetonGardenTheatre.org for times.
Princeton Garden Theatre, 160
Nassau St.

SATURDAY MAY 28
Spirit of Princeton Memorial Day
Parade: March with the locals
from Nassau Street and Princeton Avenue to Princeton Monument Hall. Followed by an 11 a.m.
ceremony at the monument.
Begins at 10 a.m.
Community Park Pool opens: CP
Pool will open its doors to the
public for weekends (weekday
hours begin June 15). 11 a.m to 8
p.m.
Washington Returns! Battlefield
Encampment and Demonstrations: The Princeton Battlefield
Society hosts a day of fun-filled
reenactments, colonial activities,
an exhibited collection and a
book signing by Jack Kelly,
author of Band of Giants.
Princeton Battlefield State Park,
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Meditation, Kirtan, Bhagavad-gita
- Hidden Treasure of the Sweet
Absolute: Every Saturday. For
more
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Tone Rangers Band: Live music outside of Halo Pub. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Princeton University Reunions
Fireworks: Fireworks show on
the university campus. Finney
and Campbell Fields, 9:15 to 9:45
p.m.

SUNDAY MAY 29
Film: Lucia Di Lammermoor:
German soprano Diana Damrau
stars in this new production of
Donizettis tragic masterpiece.
Director Katie Mitchell sets production in the 1840s and focuses
on how an intelligent woman,
failed by the men in her life, experiences a horrifying mental
breakdown. Princeton Garden
Theatre, 12:30 p.m.

MONDAY MAY 30
Memorial Day at PUAM: Princeton
University Art Museum will
change its not open on Monday
policy for the holiday, inviting all
art-lovers to take the day to
explore its exhibits. For exhibitions and directions on campus,
visit www.artmuseum.princeton.
edu. 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

TUESDAY MAY 31
Caregiver Support Group: For those
under the age of 75 taking care of
a spouse. Meets every Tuesday
through July 26. $50 for six sessions. Call (609) 987-8100 for
more information. Jewish Center
in the Adult Library, 435 Nassau
St., 10:15 a.m.
International Folk Dance: Ethnic
line and circle dances of many
countries. Beginners welcome.
Lesson followed by dance. No
partner needed. $5., www.princetonfolkdance.org. Kristina Johnson Pop-Up Studio, Princeton
Shopping Center, 7:30 to 10 p.m.

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The NJDEP reminds citizens
that litter comes from many
sources from pedestrians, motorists and uncovered trucks to
houses with overflowing garbage
cans and construction sites. One
napkin that blows off a caf table
unnoticed will gather in a street
corner with the dropped bottle
cap, the wrapper and stubbed cigarette.
When litter already exists, people tend to litter more.
With the Clean Communities
Grants, there will be cleanup of
storm water systems, parks,
beaches and other public properties that characterize every community. Its a way for Princeton
residents and all the residents in
surrounding counties to make the
Garden State even greener.
Princetons Recycling and
Clean Communities Coordinator

Janet Pellichero is excited about

the resources the grant provides.
With the grant money recently received, Princeton already purchased a street sweeper and organized a program for low-risk
prisoners to remove litter in remote areas difficult for Princeton
municipality staff to get to. If a
resident wants to organize a
cleanup, the funding allows Pellichero to help them do so.
Last year, according to Pellichero, the municipality was able
to expand the hours at the Convenience Center on River Road to
help residents more easily dispose of their materials. This year,
she is working on the annual
SHREDtember Fest, the fall festival for trash collection in the 400
Witherspoon St. parking lot.
The grant really helps keep
municipal costs down without
weighing on the budget, Pellichero said. The programs we
put in place directly benefit our
residents. Its all to be able to keep
Princeton clean. It is a really, really, really helpful program.

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lacrosse scores
The following Princeton High
School girls lacrosse scores were
submitted by varsity head coach
David Schlesinger.
Princeton
defeated
Montgomery, 16-11, on May 12
Georgia McLean had a teamleading five goals for the victorious Little Tigers. Mariana LopezOna scored four goals and added

an assist. Julia Ryan had two

goals and three assists.
defeated
New
Princeton
Brunswick, 19-12, on May 16
Ryan had a huge game with six
goals and six assists as the Little
Tigers stunned New Brunswick,
giving them their first loss of the
season.
Lopez-Ona had five goals and
one assists for Princeton. Taylor

Lis scored four times and added

three assists.
Princeton defeated Toms River
North, 22-7, in the first round of
the South Jersey Group IV Tournament on May 18
Lis outscored Toms River
North by herself in the game
with eight goals and an assist.
Ryan had four goals and five assists.

on campus
Jenna Sands of Princeton has
been selected to serve on the editorial board of Susquehanna University's student newspaper, a
weekly publication distributed on
Fridays during the academic
year.

the Leo Sieck Endowment.

Evan Rodriguez of Princeton

was selected to showcase his art
at the Concordia Unviersity, Nebraskas Marxhausen Gallery of
Art. His work was exhibited April
17 through May 4 and awarded

Julia Bannon of Princeton was

named to the Emerson College
deans list for the spring 2016 semester.

Sameer Akhtar and Shivsai

Gongalla of Princeton were inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta
Honor Society at University of
the Sciences.

ceived the Contribution to Student Life Award at Lehigh University.

Amanda Mae Donohue of
Princeton has been awarded the
Class of 1904 Scholarship Award
at Lehigh University's 37th Honors Convocation Ceremony.

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feel weve outgrown the building.
A school like that needs different
space to accomplish goals.
The middle school, known
among faculty, day students and
international boarding students
as the Alexander K. Buck 49
Building, was built in 1974. The
new design imagined by architects Clarke Caton Hintz will embody state-of-the-art facilities
completed by fall 2017.
The building has been modernized a bit, but you wouldnt
walk in and say, this building inspires me. You would say, the
adults here inspire me. Later, the
building will create a wow factor.
Its a mid-70s building a little
avante garde, great colors, great
shapes. It will stand out on this
campus as a unique space. That

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was our intention, and this firm,

they sure got it right. They just
nailed it, Weinstein said exuberantly.
The building will have a new
modern exterior boasting lots of
natural light, large double thermo pane windows and LED
lights, which Weinstein foresees
cutting energy usage by 50 percent. There will be 12 additional
classrooms, 80-100 percent larger
to encourage group collaboration
and learning; two STEM labs; a
robotics construction zone, a
video production and media studio; a visual art studio; a community space for assemblies, performing arts, dance, yoga and
martial arts; a student common
area; a learning center; and an additional restroom.
The overall middle school
space will expand from 11,000
square feet limited to the buildings lower floor and basement
annex to 19,000 square feet, inhabiting all three floors.
The renovation plans were solidified after the Breen Campus
Center and PA Caf opened last
year in the Wilf Family Global

Commons, which created an opportunity to increase the space

dedicated to middle school activities.
The growth all over campus
parallels whats going on here in
the middle school. The idea is to
always be making progress: in
childrens brains, how they learn
best and function in a world thats
always changing, Weinstein
said. What is the most important
skill of living in unpredictable
change? Working in teams. Collaboration followed quickly by
empathy. Both are taught in a
deep and meaningful way here.
Weinstein is excited to foster
this kind of collaboration in the
physical layout of the school. On
any given day, students may be
working together to eradicate a
disease in a third world country,
combining geography and science, or facilitating debate in
groups of twos and fives.
The space well have will facilitate all sorts of those projects,
Weinstein said. The new building will enhance a sense of community, which has always been
really strong here.

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University fireworks show

set for Saturday night
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ton Returns! Battlefield Encampment and Demonstrations. From
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., enjoy drills
and firing demonstrations with
musketry, cannon, fife and drum.
Meet Gen. George Washington as
he greets visitors and answers
questions. Train as a young Patriot and learn about uniforms,
weapons, tactics and march in
formation. Stroll around the military camp and watch traditional
cooking around the campfire and
other domestic activities as they
were performed back in the 1770s.
View the display of 500 flags honoring those who died at Princeton
and check out the artifacts on display from the collection of
Princeton Battlefield Society

Board Member Iain Haight-Ashton.

Also to join the Battlefield Societys re-enactment is Jack Kelly,
author of Band of Giants,
Gunpowder and Heavens
Ditch. Kelly will be discussing
Band of Giants and signing
copies. For more information,
contact Kip Cherry at princetonbattlefieldsocinfo@gmail.com.
Another start to summer will
be the opening of Community
Park Pool, a celebrated event in
and of itself for many area residents. Until June 15, the pool will
be open weekends only from 11
a.m. to 8 p.m. Hopefully, rain will
hold off and itll be a scorcher to
end the day in your swimsuit.
At 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., the Tone
Rangers Band will be jamming
outside of Halo Pub at 9 Hulfish
St. Whether youre taking a
respite for some ice cream or

heading downtown for dinner,

swing by and tap your feet.
Memorial Day weekends busy
Saturday will end with Princeton
Universitys fireworks show as
part of its Reunions Weekend.
Stick around from 9:15 p.m. to 9:45
p.m. to see the sky light up above
the universitys Finney and
Campbell Fields.
On Memorial Day, most establishments downtown will remain
open. Many of the shops at
Palmer Square will be open from
noon to 5 p.m. Looking for something to do a little less patriotic?
Get artsy and pop into the Princeton University Art Museum, free
and open to the public from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Fesslers presentation was a
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medicine. Some of the activities
included giant bubbles, rocket
launching, eye tracking, animal
skulls and cryogenics.
The fair brought science to life
out of the classroom format and

into something inventive and exciting.

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Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop for speeding, a 61-year-old
Princeton male was arrested on
an active warrant issued by the
Princeton Municipal Court and
bail was set at $190. He was transported to headquarters, processed
and released with a court date.

Between 4 a.m. and 7 p.m., an

unknown individual forcibly entered a residence on the 100 block
of Highland Terrace and stole
jewelry and purses. The case was
turned over to the detective bureau for further investigation.

May 8
At 12:54 p.m., patrols responded
to Witherspoon Street subsequent
to a 911 call. Their investigation
revealed that a 43-year-old Princeton male attempted to start a fight

with an acquaintance. When the

acquaintance refused to fight, the
accused brandished a black folding knife and threatened him with
it. He was arrested by patrols and
transported to police headquarters where he was processed and
charged with terroristic threats,
possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon. Bail was set
at $10,000, and he was transported
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