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A close encounter of the truck kind

John Witherspoon
Middle School project
helps local families

Princeton hopes
to find alternative
to proposed NJTransit
655 bus line cut

By ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun
In the last days before summer,
the graduating eighth graders of
John Witherspoon Middle School
were not goofing off or leaving
school early to play in the hot
weather. Instead, they were dedicating their days to a service project that would help homeless families as they transition from temporary shelters to homes of their
own.
From Thursday, June 18
through Monday, June 22, the 240
students learned about local
homelessness, participated in a
survival game, took on a
walkathon through downtown,
discussed public policy with
Princeton Universitys associate
dean for public and external affairs, and donated baskets full of
supplies to HomeFront, the areas

By VITA DUVA
The Sun

VITA DUVA/The Sun

Princeton local Xinke Sun and her 14-month-old son Lucas smile for the camera while attending
Princeton Public Library's Truck Day on Wednesday, June 24.

please see BUCKET, page 17

During Princeton Council's

meeting last Monday night,
Mayor Liz Lempert reported that
both Princeton Health Services
and the town's Health Department recently held an open community survey regarding the recent NJTransit proposal to discontinue the 655 bus line between
Princeton and the University
Medical Center Hospital in
Plainsboro.
The survey hoped to reach an
alternative solution to the 655 bus
line, if and when needed. More
than 50 community members parplease see DECISION, page 10

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Leading conservation
Allegra Lovejoy joins
D&R Greenway. PAGE 5

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Celebrating three years of free Wednesday meals

Once a week, volunteers serve nutritious meals to more than 100 guests at Princeton UMC
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
Inside the recently renovated
Fellowship Hall at Princeton
United Methodist Church, a
dozen volunteers donning disposable gloves can be seen serving
wholesome meals to more than
100 guests at the Princeton Cornerstone Community Kitchen on
Wednesday evenings from 5 to
6:30 p.m.
The room, adorned according
to season, is festooned with tables
cheerfully ornamented with
flower bouquets, centerpieces
and colorful tablecloths.
In the foreground is a buffet of
fresh fruit and bread, and to the
rear is a full serving bar and
piano player. In addition, a free
clothing closet is offered to all
guests.
PCCK gives people a safe and
loving environment to share a
meal, to get some clothing if
needed and to spend time together as a community, volunteer Annette Ransom said.
Ransom works every week to
sort and distribute clothing that
is donated from a variety of
sources church members, consignment stores, community
members and the like.
I volunteer so that I can help
people who are in need of cloth-

ing, whether it be for themselves

or someone they know, she said.
Last month, PCCK celebrated
its third anniversary.
Since its beginning on June 6,
2012, volunteers from the church
and the Princeton community
have consistently served hot
meals once a week in collaboration with the Trenton Area Soup
Kitchen.
This could not have happened
without the many volunteers
from The Jewish Center, Princeton University, local churches,
high schools, others in the community, as well as the support of
the Princeton United Methodist
Church, said Larry Apperson,
founder of PCCK. June 3 was the
158th consecutive Wednesday, including the Fourth of July,
Thanksgiving and Christmas,
that PCCK and TASK have served
a free meal to those in the community.
When Apperson first got PCCK
off the ground, his purpose was,
to create a place where people
could go to do the good things
they deep down feel they should
be doing anyway. Volunteering
would be easy, no homework, just
come and do it.
During the programs first
year, guests dined on foam plates
with plastic utensils in the Sanford David Room, the church

Special to the Sun

Cornerstone Community Kitchen volunteers Chris Cox and David

Perkins smile for the camera while serving free meals on Wednesdays in downtown Princeton.
parlor, since the church kitchen
had not met up-to-date health
codes and was in the midst of reconstruction.
Now, the church prepares additional food on china plates to supplement the meal provided by
TASK in a modern catering
kitchen.
On the other hand, PCCK, a
non-profit organization, does not
aim to deliver a religious mes-

sage.
We didnt want anyone to feel
that they werent welcome. We
are witnessing to our faith
through our actions, said the
Rev. Jana Purkis-Brash, senior
pastor at PUMC.
While some participants come
solely for the free food, some also
come for the companionship,
but regardless, all are served amiably.

Princetons weekly free dinner not only provides a nourishing meal, but it is served in a way
that helps to bring diverse people
together to strengthen the community, said Jamie Parker, manager of programs at TASK.
TASK is thankful for the volunteers at the Princeton site for creating such a welcoming atmosphere. We believe that everyone
deserves a nutritious meal, and
our partnership with the Princeton United Methodist Church has
enabled us to explore our meal
service to reach more people. For
that, we are grateful.
Based in Trenton, TASK provides meals at nine other satellite
sites where churches serve dinner on Monday and Thursday
nights.
TASK also recently set up a
partnership with First Baptist
Church on Paul Robeson Place in
Princeton, where eat-in or takeout meals are served on Tuesdays
from 5 to 7 p.m.
PUMC is located on the corner
of Nassau Street and Vandeventer Avenue.
To contribute or volunteer at
PCCK, call (609) 924-2613 or visit,
www.princetonumc.org/cornernstonekitchen.
To contribute or volunteer at
TASK, visit, www.trentonsoupkitchen.org.

Benjamin Rush Lane resident reports vehicle tires deflated

The following reports are provided by the Princeton Police Department.
A Benjamin Rush Lane resident reported that unknown actor(s) punctured and deflated her
vehicle's front tires
during the overnight
hours of June 16 17.
The cost of the damage is unknown.

ing April, unknown actor(s) stole

his handicap placard, Apple iPod
valued at $200 and $5 in coins
from his vehicle while parked at
an unknown location in Princeton. The victim only
recently
discovered
the theft.

police
report

On June 15, a Knoll Drive resident reported that sometime dur-

Subsequent to a
motor vehicle stop on
South Harrison Street on June 16,
a 58-year-old Princeton male was
arrested on a Princeton Municipal Court warrant for $114. He
was released after posting bail.

On June 16, a 53-year-old

Princeton female was arrested at
her residence on two Princeton
Municipal Court warrants totaling $500. She was later released
on her own recognizance.
Subsequent to a motor vehicle
stop on Washington Road on June
16, a 20-year-old Trenton male
was arrested on a Trenton Municipal Court warrant for $335 and
for possessing marijuana and
drug paraphernalia.
He was
processed and released on his
own recognizance with sum-

monses.

ton Falls Police.

Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop on State Road on June 17, a
46-year-old Plainfield male was arrested on a Raritan Borough Municipal Court warrant for $250.
He posted bail and was released.

Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop on State Road on June 18, a
28-year-old male of Wall was arrested on a Manalapan Township
Municipal Court warrant for $240.
He was released after posting bail.

Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop on Washington Road on June
17, a 45-year-old Tinton Falls male
was arrested on a Tinton Falls
and Hamilton Township Municipal Court warrants totaling
$1,442. He was turned over to Tin-

Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop on Sergeant Street on June
18, a 35-year-old Princeton male
was arrested on two Princeton
Municipal Court warrants totaling $376. He was released after
posting bail.

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A future conservation leader

Allegra Lovejoy
to serve as D&R
Greenways urban
farm and volunteer
coordinator
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
For as far back as Allegra Lovejoy could remember, honing a
connection with land and the people who surround her has been a
necessary sustenance.
Growing food is such an essential part of life and brings people together in so many ways,
Lovejoy said.
The urban farm and volunteer
coordinator is slated to join forces
with D&R Greenway Land Trust
as the Charles Evans Future Conservation Leader for the 2015-2016
year.
Established in 2010, the Charles
Evans Fellowship is named in
honor of
the Evan-Picone
womens sportswear company
founder, commercial real estate
developer and film producer.
Lovejoy is the first to hold the fellowship for an entire year.
Lovejoy linked to D&R Greenway through the Princeton AlumniCorps Project 55 Fellowship
Program, which places recent
Princeton University graduates
in one-year, paid public-service
positions in six regions throughout the country, including New
Jersey.
We are thrilled to match a
thoughtful, energetic student like
Allegra with D&R Greenway
Land Trust, which has a wonderful record of preserving and caring for land right here in our
backyard. This kind of connection is what AlumniCorps is all
about, PU Executive Director
Andrew Nurkin said.
Lovejoy will work hand-inhand with D&R Greenway to facilitate the implementation of
Capital City Farm on Escher
Street in Trenton, which is located next door to the Trenton Area
Soup Kitchen.
I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the earth and the
people of Trenton and Central

Special to The Sun

Allegra Lovejoy will join forces with D&R Greenway Land Trust as the
Charles Evans Future Conservation Leader for the 2015-2016 year,
serving as urban farm and volunteer coordinator.
New Jersey this year, said the
PU alumnus. I hope to broaden
the network of people involved in
gardening and local food in Trenton through introducing this new
opportunity for land, labor and
people to interact. Beyond Trenton directly, I hope to support people in connecting more with the
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As rough as things may be at times
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the Phillies cant seem to win a baseball game anymore things could be a
lot worse for us.
A quick glance at the world around
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often take for granted.
Imagine, for just a moment, what it
must be like to live in Syria.
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Independence Day 2015

We give thanks for all the liberties we
have as Americans. We give thanks for
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Imagine what it must be like to live

in Egypt, where theres still instability
and a lack of confidence in the nations
parliament.
We live in a nation where, despite
our differences, we manage to co-exist
peacefully for the most part.
We live in a nation where our Congress and where the office of the president have functioned and survived for
239 years.
We live in a nation where, for the

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This simply isnt the case in many
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Today, we give thanks for the liberties won for us hundreds of years ago.
We give thanks for the many women
and men who have made incredible
sacrifices to protect these freedoms in
battle in Afghanistan and Iraq and
countless other places abroad.
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like they, have also made sacrifices by
saying goodbye so we can do things as
simple as having a barbecue sometime
this weekend.
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obituary
Irwin Gordon
June 15, 2015
Irwin Gordon of Princeton
passed away peacefully in his
sleep Monday, June 15 at age 90.
He was the beloved husband
and treasured companion to
Lenore; doting father to Mark of
Princeton and Sara of London,
England; grandfather "Pop" to
Thea Colman (Craig) of Winchester, Mass., Alene Pearson (Val Jordan) of Albany, Calif., and Melissa Gordon of Somerville, Mass.;
and great-grandfather to Eli,
James, Maya and Zoe.
Irwin began life in Brooklyn,
N.Y., and moved to Elizabeth,
where he was raised by his parents, Benjamin and May Gordon.
He was a big brother to Allen (deceased) of Highland Park, Ill., and
Larry of Houston, Texas.
Irwin graduated from Rutgers
University with a Ph.D. in ceramics after returning from World
War II. Spending most of his time
in Europe, Irwin served in the
U.S. Armys Company A 179th Engineer Combat Battalion. He received two Purple Hearts and was
later honored by the French government with membership in the
Legion of Honor for his military
service. Irwin's mother was ever
optimistic when he was shipped
out to war and wrote in her diary,
"Irwin is spending the summer in
Europe."
Irwin was immersed in research at the David Sarnoff Research Center throughout his career. In the early days of color television, he worked on its development. Over time, he came to hold
a number patents for his efforts.
Given his generation and upbringing, much free time was
spent as a volunteer for various
local charities and organizations.
In particular, he melded his scientific knowledge with a melodious
voice to be a reader/volunteer for
Recording for the Blind for 35
years. He served as president of
The Jewish Center of Princeton
in its formative years as well as
the chairman of United Jewish
Appeal. His Jewish heritage was
a strong basis of his character
which saw an artistic outlet when

he took courses at the Jewish Museum in New York. For many

years, he crafted beautiful Judaica, some of which was donated to The Jewish Center of
Princeton. Combining his passion for helping the blind with his
artistry, Irwin designed and crafted a Braille mezuzah which is on
permanent display at the Grand
Synagogue in Jerusalem.
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matched by a smile which rarely
set. In his later years, Irwin
would remark upon the wonder
and pleasure of his travels with
Lenore to 42 countries. Upon his
return, he always greeted the immigration official happily and announced, "God Bless America!"
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past few months, Irwin met each
day with his usual smile and gentle demeanor. He died peacefully
in his sleep one week short of his
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WEDNESDAY JULY 1
Hollywood Summer Nights: Pickup on South Street, Princeton
Garden Theatre, 7 p.m.
Sue Dupre with Herd of Cars:
Princeton Country Dancers,
Suzanne Patterson Center, 810:30 p.m. Instruction begins at
7:30 p.m. $8.

THURSDAY JULY 2
Princeton Farmers Market: Princeton Public Library, Hinds Plaza, 11
a.m. Seasonal produce from local
farmers, flowers, crafts and a
variety of edibles are available
through 4 p.m. at this weekly
event. Live music from 12:30-2:30
p.m.
"The Legendary True Story of

Sparrow Jones and the Jersey

Devil": Princeton Summer Theater, Hamilton Murray Theater,
Princeton University Campus, 11
a.m. Tickets: $10; free for children
under three. For more information, call (732) 997-0205 or
email, contact@princetonsummertheater.org.
Summer
Nights:
Hollywood
Casablanca, Princeton Garden
Theatre, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY JULY 3
"The Legendary True Story of
Sparrow Jones and the Jersey
Devil": Princeton Summer Theater, Hamilton Murray Theater,
Princeton University Campus, 11
a.m. Tickets: $10; free for children
under three. For more information, call (732) 997-0205 or

email, contact@princetonsummertheater.org.

SATURDAY JULY 4
July 4th Jubilee: Morven Museum
and Garden, noon-3 p.m. In honor
of Independence Day, Morven will
host a free event to celebrate our
American heritage at the hometurned-museum of Richard
Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
"The Legendary True Story of
Sparrow Jones and the Jersey
Devil": Princeton Summer Theater, Hamilton Murray Theater,
Princeton University Campus, 11
a.m. Tickets: $10; free for children
under three. For more information, call (732) 997-0205 or
email, contact@princetonsummertheater.org.

SUNDAY JULY 5
Sunday Stories: Princeton Public
Library, Story Room, 2-2:20 p.m.
Stories, songs and rhymes for
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Victoria Anderson
Jackson Keene Andres
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Hannah Min Spence Ash
Amnon Attali
Noa Attali
Andrew Bai
Jessica Bai
Ananth M. Balasubramanian
Larry Bao
Andrew Barry
Hayley Bell
Victor E. Bell
Eszter Bentch
Monica Berry
Morgan Ashley Bestwick
Rhea Bhatt
Lydia Sanjana Bhattacharya
Helen Ann Bichsel
Iona Binnie
Francisco Bischoff
Aidan James Bitterman
Karl Henrik Hess Bjorkman
Briana Blue
Julie Agnes Bond
Barnabe Michel Bouchenoir
Kyle Franklin Brady
Rhea Braun
Harrison Shearwater Bronfeld
Emily Schuhl Brown
Colin Burns Buckley
Taisim J. Bullock
Rebecca Burns
Keunho Daniel Byun
James Cacciola
Thas Josphine Calvarin
James Cao
Ethan Curtis Carlson
Michael F. Carnevale, III
Michaela Carnevale
Christina M. Chen
Jennie Chen
Matthew H. Chen
Alana Chmiel
Peter Myungsoo Choi
Michael Chonka
Kadi Cier
Haley Megan Clark
Stephen Clark

Brittney Alexis Coniglione

Zachary Conley
Jackson D. Cook
Kyle Costanzo
Erick J. Crawford
Marta Yvonne Crespo
Sydney Gabriele Crowe
Megan Kathryn Crowley
Brittany Cruz
Sheila Cunningham
Frank S. Cuomo
Catherine Curran-Groome
Kyle Perry Currier
Jingze Dai
Samuel Dai
Anne Mei Daly
Benjamin Danis
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Beatriz Davila
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Evita Delikoura
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Evgenia Zhenia Dementyeva
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Jackson P. Fordham
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Scott Gary
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Victoria Gebert
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Katherine Marie Gerberich
Gabrielle Gibbons
Thomas John Gibbons
Kenan Michael Glasgold
Ryan S. Glenfield
Gregory Gliboff

Aria Kathleen Glover

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Vanessa Gonzalez
Aaron Goodman
James Jackson McCardell Graham
Benjamin Vikram Grass
Joseph Nikolaeff Gray
Madelyn Guerra
Yair Guzman
Tyler C. Hack
Landis Hackett
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Maha Hadaya
Mo Hadaya
Eric Ham
Ethan Pai-Huey Hamilton
Griffin Liam Hamilton
Marian Hancock-Cerutti
Adam Hansen
Amiyr Harris
Arva Hassonjee
Joseph Hawes
Marquis Henderson
Samuel Henry
Sheriel Henry
SaraStar Herner
Lucy Herring
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Jasmine Rose Horan
David Hua
Augustus S. Huang
Sierra Lynn Humes
Jordan Hunter
Christopher James Hwang
Thomas San Ie
Adam Inbar
Britney Ishibashi
Shiloh Jakowlew-Dahlhaus
Hannah R. James
Spoorthi Ramachandra Jeedigunta
Samuel Jenison
Charles Jenkin
Michael Jay Johnson
Sanjay Kanduri
Kevin Kane
Tommy Kang
Nicholas Kapp
Harry Kazenoff
Catherine Grace Keve
Richa Khanolkar
Janie Kim
Emily Nol Kinney
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Edward V. Miller
Matt Miller
Alexandra Milojevic
Jenny Kathryn Moore
Thaddaeus Alford Moore
Thomas Alexander Moore IV
Michael Edward Moravcsik
John Morelli
Dara J. Morris
Luis Morris
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Shankhayan Mukhopadhyay
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Michael Lawrence Murray
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Jai Nimgaonkar
Steve Taketeru Numata
Kenneth Nwachukwu
Nicole P. Oliver
Lili Owen
Sinan Ozbay

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Daniella Paradise
Jill Park
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Shannon Pawlak
Cara Bright Angel Persico
Gabrielle Petruso
Adam Pettway
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Neha Srisatya Pithani
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Connor Robert Protter
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Bradley Michael Regina
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Warren Saengtawesin
Ramoncito Javier Costa Sanchez
Christian James Sandford
Marley Santos
Nora Brett Schultz
Ben Segal
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Matthew James Shanahan
Miriam Rita LaFollette Shane
Natasha Rose Shatzkin
Talya Shatzky
Amardeep Singh Shergill
Paul Shin
Margot Shumaker
Eric Lovell Shypula
Juan Carlos Silva
Robert Silverberg
Tatianna Sims
Charlotte Therese Singer
Samuel Smallzman
Patrick George Sockler
Timothy Soo
Christopher Allen Sordan
Elizabeth Spadea
Holt Spalding
Sarah Fiona Spergel
Mary Srafen
Tayarisha Stephens
Severine Ariela Stier
Geneva Nicole Stiglic
Katarina Elena Stough

Mary Ashley Stough

Cara Elle Straus
Akshay Sudhakar
Architha Sudhakar
Mary Desire Sutton
Stephanie Way Peng Tam
Erina Tamada-Wu
Rishabhadeva R. Tanga
Maxwell Tarter
Gabriel Telles Pinto
Elizabeth Teng
Brian Tien
Becket Hugh Tovar
Sophia Anne Trenholm
Andrew Francis Treves
Philip Trevisan
Lisette Vasquez-Gonzalez
Carlos Velez Osorio
Nora VonMoltke-Simms
Bria I. Wallace
Eric Wang
Jessica Wang
Jada Warner
Alix Wasilenko
Thomas Wegman
Samuel M. N. Weiss
Cheng Wen
Charlotte Wert
Eleanor Whaley
Nne White
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Jacqueline Wilkin
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Kelby Leigh Williamson
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Decision on bus line not yet reached

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ticipated in the survey.
Ninety percent of those surveyed were interested and open to
two possible alternative transit
options, given the 655 bus line is
cut from the NJTransit budget.
The first option was the use of
a subsidized taxi service. The second option was the use of Princeton University's Tiger Transit
Bus. While the PU transit line
currently runs a stop to the hospital, the university has proposed
additional stops, specifically in
the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood, to make this form of

transit more accessible for local

residents as well as university
students.
Council is continuing work on
this matter and is in conversation
with the university, the hospital
and NJTransit.
A final decision as to whether
NJTransit will cut the 655 bus
line has not been released.
In other news:
Paving work on Hamilton Avenue has been completed.
Council reviewed the Traffic
and Transportation Committee's
recommendations to solve tour
bus traffic downtown. According
to a legal review, bus stops in
Princeton are not solely reserved
for NJTransit, but can be used by
other buses. After letting off pas-

sengers downtown, buses would

be encouraged to park on Alexander Street between Faculty Road
and North Station Drive before
returning for pickup. A trial period from July 15 to Sept. 30 was
recommended.
A bond ordinance was introduced authorizing general improvement of 31-33 Lytle Street for
$250,000. Demolition of the existing structure was set at a cost of
$30,000, providing for total appropriation of $555,000. Council plans
to revisit the topic during its next
meeting on Monday, July 13.
An ordinance was introduced
concerning mid-block crosswalks. Council also plans to revisit this topic during its next public
hearing.

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Shark Week swims into Princeton

Princeton Public Librarys Kerri Sharky Sullivan
prepares for week of activities to make sharks more fun
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
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to feast, sharks have not been
given the best rep. Even the
sharp-toothed characters in the
Finding Nemo support group
have a hard time sticking to their
mantra, fish are friends, not
food. And yet, despite the horror
that comes with seeing a fin beside you while swimming in the
ocean, there is a certain fascination with these underwater creatures.
Discovery Channels Shark
Week, which, according to Discovery Communications, became
the longest running event on
cable when it celebrated its 20th
year in 2007, attests to humans
intrigue when it comes sharks.
This year, the annual event will
run from Sunday, July 5 through
Sunday, July 12, and Princeton
Public Library is playing along.
PPL youth services associate
Kerri Sullivan better known as
Sharky Sullivan has put
together four days of sharkfriendly fun for the Princeton
community.

Sullivan earned her nickname

by being shark-obsessed and is
adamant that sharks earn a better reputation. Her life dream is
to be able to someday swim with
them, and her absolute favorite
finned friend is, you guessed it,
the great white.
Sharks are not scary, Sullivan said. Were really just trying
to show the public and the community that they are actually important creatures.
The first activity of the week to
be hosted at 11 a.m. in the Community Room on Monday, July 16
aims to demystify the fear and
panic associated with sharks.
Dean Fessler from Princetons
Shark Research Institute will
host the presentation entitled
Why Sharks Are Not Scary. Sullivan said Fessler will come prepared to give sharks a bit more respect and show their significance
with a slideshow and exciting
photos.
On Tuesday, July 7 at 2 p.m.,
Sullivan will lead Fins Up storytime for children 2 and older.
I wanted to be sure that we hit
each group of kids, which is why
we prepared an array of events,
Sullivan said. There are a lot of
books that have sharks in them
that show they are not these horrifyingly scary things.

One of the books she will read

during story time, called Im a
Shark, is about a shark who is
afraid of spiders. After she reads,
there will be an arts and crafts
session where attendees can
make their own fins. The children
will then parade around the third
floor with their fins up.
On Wednesday, July 9, a film
Sullivan tracked down as part of
the librarys environmental film
festival this spring, will air in the
Community Room at 7 p.m.
Shark Girl, Sullivan explained,
is about a 20-year-old Australian
conservationist and underwater
filmmaker named Madison Stewart who has dedicated her life to
protect sharks. The film depicts
how reef ecosystems are becoming imbalanced due to the decline
in sharks, as well as the fishing
industrys impact on their population.
The last event on Thursday,
July 9 is a Shark and Ocean Trivia Contest for children 5 and older
at 6 p.m., also in the Community
Room. Sullivan said it will be a
Jeopardy-style game with five categories from the Top 100 Shark
Facts on discovery.com.
There will also be snacks such
as red Jello with shark gummies, Sullivan said. We want to
make sharks more fun.

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Discovering yourself: PPL

presents documentary series
Films explore process of discovering ones core sense of identity
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Over the course of July and
August, the Princeton Public Library will host its Identity and
Self Film Series that will explore
the process of discovering ones
core sense of identity in todays
ever-changing global society.
Co-organized by Public Programming Librarian Janie Hermann and Head of Youth Services Susan Conlon, this is PPLs second summer presenting a documentary series on Monday
evenings at the library.
PPLs summer documentary
series last summer on The Artist
in Society was extremely well received, so the film-buff duo decided to replicate the series for a second time around.
With funding from the national Endowment for the Humanities, this allows PPL to screen topnotch documentaries, most that
have never been in theaters locally or are still in early distribution
stages, Hermann said.
While the primary goal for this
series was to find quality documentaries that speak to a collective theme, it became apparent
over time that many of the documentaries on PPLs wish list explored the theme of identity and
self and quite fitting as last
months LGBT pride month came
to a close.
Susan and I are continually on
the lookout for new and interesting documentaries. We keep a
running list of films we would
like to screen, and when the time
comes to create the series, we look
for a common thread that ties
them together, Hermann said.
We are really happy with this
lineup of terrific films, Conlon
said. We are pleased that we can
continue to offer the best and
brightest of documentary films
right here in Princeton.
The films will be shown on
Mondays at 7 p.m. the Communi-

FILM SCHEDULE
To Be Takei Monday, July 6, 7 p.m. This film traces the life of
actor, gay rights activist and pop culture icon George Takei. Sent with
his family to a Japanese internment camp during World War II, Takei
went on to become an actor, playing the groundbreaking Sulu in
Star Trek. At the age of 78, Takei is now an Internet sensation with
more than 5 million Facebook fans. 1 hour, 34 minutes.
Point and Shoot Monday, July 13, 7 p.m. Winner of the Grand
Jury Prize at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, this film traces the journey of 27-year-old Matthew VanDyke from Baltimore who embarks on
a 35,000-mile road trip through Northern Africa and the Middle East.
1 hour, 23 minutes. This screening is a collaboration between the
library and POV, the independent non-fiction film series on PBS.
Meet the Patels Monday, July 20, 7 p.m. This funny and
poignant film, co-directed by Ravi Patel and his sister Geeta Patel,
began as a family vacation video by Geeta. It is the story of how the
29-year-old Ravi, a first-generation Indian-American man looking for
a wife, is caught between his modern views and his familys more traditional and cultural ways of thinking. 1 hour, 28 minutes.
Little White Lie Monday, July 27, 7 p.m. Filmmaker Lacey
Schwartz grew up believing her familys explanation that her appearance was inherited from her dark-skinned Sicilian grandfather. At 18,
she learned the truth that her biological father was AfricanAmerican. In this film, Schwartz strives to reconcile her newfound
heritage with her Jewish upbringing and discovers that to define herself, she must first come to terms with her parents choices and how
much she is willing to let their past affect her future. Schwartz will
attend and participate in a Q&A session. 1 hour, 24 minutes.
Rich Hill Monday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m. The lives of three boys growing up in impoverished Rich Hill, Mo., are examined in this 2014
Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize-winning
film. 1 hour, 31 minutes.
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth Monday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m. This
PBS documentary tells the life story of writer and activist Alice
Walker the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize
for Fiction for her novel The Color Purple. It charts her inspiring
journey from her birth into a family of sharecroppers in Georgia to
the present, revealing the inspiration for many of her works and how
she overcame adversity to become one of the most influential and
controversial writers of the 20th century. 1 hour, 24 minutes.
Blood Brother Monday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m. Winner of the 2013
Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, this is the story of
Rocky Braat, a young man from a fractured family whose life was
changed when he met a group of HIV-positive children living in an
orphanage in India. 1 hour, 32 minutes.
Keep On Keepin On Monday, Aug. 24, 7 p.m. The friendship
between 23-year-old blind piano prodigy Justin Kauflin and music
legend and teacher Clark Terry is explored in this film that was shot
over the course of five years. 1 hour, 26 minutes.
ty Room. The series is presented
with support from the National
Endowment for the Humanities:
Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations ex-

pressed in this programming do

not necessarily represent those of
the National Endowment for the
Humanities. For more information, call (609) 924-9529 or visit
www.princetonlibrary.org.

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PPL receives 2015 Innovation Award

from the State Library Association
Princeton Public Library has
received the 2015 Innovation
Award from the New Jersey State
Library Association for Januarys popular how-to festival, 65
Things at 65 Witherspoon.
Library Executive Director
Leslie Burger and Public Programming Librarian Janie Hermann accepted the award in April
during the State Librarians
Breakfast at the NJLA Annual
Conference in Long Branch.
The daylong program, during
which multiple, simultaneous
demonstrations of a variety of
skills and abilities took place
throughout the library, was an opportunity for members of the
community to share their talents
with others.

Special to The Sun

Pictured are Princeton Public Library Executive Director Leslie

Burger, Janie Hermann, public programming librarian, and Peggy
Birdsall Cadigan, deputy state librarian for Innovation & Strategic
Partnerships, New Jersey State Library.

Uys new PSO executive director

Following a nationwide search
conducted by an executive recruiting firm specializing in the
arts, the Board of Trustees of the
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
named a new executive director,
Marc Uys.
Uys pronounced ace has
served as manager of artistic operations of the PSO since August
2014. He will succeed Melanie
Clarke on July 1. She is stepping
down after 25 years of service to
the PSO. As manager of artistic
operations, Uys also oversaw the
orchestras BRAVO! education
programs, which benefit some
10,000 students at more than 30
area schools. At the PSO, he has
worked closely with Music Director Rossen Milanov.
Drawing upon the PSOs exceptional network of musicians, Uys
has secured top talent to perform
at fundraising events, give presentations, and participate in the orchestras free Chamber Series at
the Institute for Advanced Study.
Working with Milanov, he successfully reconfigured the PSOs popular Saturday Evening POPS! concert into a Silver Screen Salute,
negotiating performance rights to
movie scores and establishing a
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The city of Trenton acquired
the land for the project through a
partnership that was spearheaded by D&R Greenway and funded
by the Mercer County Open
Space Program.
This urban farm is in keeping
with national trends for land
trusts, which are looking for ways
to benefit all of the people in the
regions we serve. Trentons new
farm will provide food and training for a city population that
doesnt always have access to
fresh foods, D&R Greenway

President and CEO Linda Mead

said. The urban farm will have a
long-term impact on the lives of
people who utilize the Trenton
Area Soup Kitchen and the nearby homeless shelter by providing
a green, growing space and a
grounding that will impact their
lives in a positive way.
Lovejoys second project will be
to create the base for a long-term
comprehensive volunteer program, critical to the care of preserved lands.
As land trusts across the country have protected more and more
land, we find that volunteers are
needed to do all the things that are
required to care for a healthy environment and to make these lands
accessible to the public, Mead

said. The skills and experience

Allegra brings will help us fulfill
these goals. By the end of the year,
we expect to have an urban farm
design in place, and to have a fully
developed volunteer program with
50 more volunteers.
Lovejoy
graduated
from
Princeton Universitys Woodrow
Wilson School of International
Affairs and Public Policy in 2014.
As a student in Princeton, I
loved going to the Institute
Woods, the Sourlands and other
parks in and around the town
even the cemetery and I look forward to reconnecting with these
places, she said.
Since her time in Princeton,
Lovejoy has managed two farmers markets and a subsidized
community supported agriculture targeted at low-income populations in Boston.
When I started learning and
doing this work in Boston, I really
wanted to bring it back home, and
Im really grateful for this opportunity to do so, she said.
Lovejoy ran Eat Well community
cooking
workshops,
bringing together chefs and families across cultures. Additionally,
she supervised teens in the organizations youth program.
For me, community work is
about supporting people to be
able to have what they really
want, but felt was impossible,
and, most importantly, supporting people to get or do things together, Lovejoy said.

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premier provider of housing and
services to homeless families.
This is a program that a fellow parent, Ann Marciano, and I
started last year, said Princeton
mom Brigitte Delaney. We felt
that with the school year extended due to snow days, the students
had so many days after grades
were submitted that there was an
opportunity to extend their education through a hands-on program and do some good for our
community.
The program was called the
Bucket Brigade because the fiveday project culminated in the students forming a line through the
schools hallways, onto the front
lawn and out to the street where
they passed each basket handover-hand until they reached
HomeFronts vans.
The Bucket Brigade takes advantage of the last few days of
school to teach our eighth-grade
students continued empathy for
people who work very hard to
support their families under difficult economic circumstances,
JWMS Principal Jason Burr expressed in a release.
The project began with an assembly hosted by Chris Carlino
who works with HomeFront
through the Americorps Vista
Program. Students also played a
survival game where they were
paid $11 an hour above minimum wage and worked in teams
to manage monthly bills despite
unexpected challenges. On days
between the weeks activities,
eighth graders visited the JWMS
lobby to choose from thousands of
post-it notes that displayed items
needed by HomeFront families.
Students pulled the notes off
and purchased items with their
parents. We like that this aspect
stirred conversations at home
about the subject, Delaney said.
On Monday morning, the kids
walked from JWMS to the
Woodrow Wilson School of Public
and International Affairs on the
Princeton University campus.
Elisabeth H. Donahue, associate
dean for public and external af-

fairs and a Princeton High School

parent, led a conversation with
each house in two separate sessions.
For each, the goal was to draw
out the difference between policy
and direct service and to brainstorm about policies that might
help alleviate homelessness,
Donahue said.
Donahue began by asking students what they had learned
about homelessness through
their Bucket Brigade project. The
answers received were about the
common misconceptions related
to homeless people.
There are people all over
around the U.S. that are homeless,
and theyre not just people on the
side of the road in cardboard

boxes but people that you would

never expect, JWMS eighth
grader Ella Shatsky said.
According to Donahue, the students seemed to have realized
that homelessness often affects
working families who cannot live
on the money they earn. She also
lectured about policy and how it
involves governments finding solutions to problems, whether it be
through a direct service or a longterm solution with a widespread
impact. The students debated various solutions that could help reduce homelessness such as raising minimum wage, providing education and building better
homes.
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It was a pleasure for us to host
the JW Middle School students,
Donahue said. They clearly had
thought a lot about the problem of
homelessness and understood
how policy could be enacted to alleviate the problem. I was impressed by how sophisticated
their policy solutions were.
By 11 a.m. on Monday morning, the JWMS class of 2015 had
filled 40 laundry baskets teeming
with home cleaning supplies and
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It was very inspirational and
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how people can help, eighth
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Anna Eaton shadows Mayor Liz Lempert as Mayor for the day at
the JWMS Bucket Brigade, where eighth graders, from left, Elian
Rubin, Olivia Rist, Harvi Shergill, Molly Trueman, Isabel Figueroa,
Ella Shatzky, Eli Wasserman, Benjamin Drezner, (front row from left)
HomeFront representatives Jack Flynn and Sam Olando, and JWMS
student Evan Angelucci create social change for the community.
Bucket Brigade and stood in a
line until every last basket was

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to local families in need.

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