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By HEATHER FIORE
The Sun
For the last 12 years, the West
Windsor-Plainsboro Regional
School Districts Community Ed-
ucation Extended Day Program
has been among the thousands of
community organizations
throughout the country to sup-
port Lights on Afterschool, a na-
tionwide rally for afterschool pro-
grams.
On Oct. 17, 200 students, par-
ents, administrators and digni-
taries from all six of WW-Ps ele-
mentary schools and its two mid-
dle schools in the EDP gathered at
Millstone River School to cele-
brate the 14th annual Lights on
Afterschool.
This year, 1 million Americans
came together to celebrate the
event in more than 8,000 events
nationwide, according to the
events website.
WW-Ps EDP staff members
planned an engaging evening for
students and their family mem-
bers, including a DJ, games, an
assortment of crafts and activi-
ties, and a complimentary dinner.
Its more like an open house
for celebrating the importance of
after-school programs, said
Shannon ODonnell, director of
EDP and organizer of the event.
Last year, each site did its own
event, but this year, we decided to
do it together again because
theres power in numbers.
There are approximately 1,000
children from Dutch Neck Ele-
mentary School, Maurice Hawk
Elementary School, Town Center
Elementary School, Wicoff Ele-
mentary School, Millstone River
School, Village School, Communi-
ty Middle School and Grover Mid-
dle School who are part of the dis-
tricts EDP, ODonnell said.
This years event kicked off
with a dinner made by the dis-
tricts dining service, followed by
interactive dancing and arts and
crafts prepared by each EDP sites
supervisor.
Children danced on the gym
floor to classic party tunes like
YMCA, Cupids Shuffle and
Cotton-Eyed Joe.
They also had the opportunity
to construct a pretzel tree, make a
beaded bracelet or rainbow loom
bracelet, get a temporary tattoo,
sign the event banner, and make
homemade slime courtesy of
Mad Science (an entertaining sci-
ence enrichment program).
Daniela Nita, EDP supervisor
at Maurice Hawk Elementary
HEATHER FIORE/The Sun
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School Districts Community Education Extended Day Program participated in Lights on Afterschool, the
nationwide rally for after-school programs, on Oct. 17 at Millstone River School. Luminaries lined the hallways of Millstone River School for
the districts event, which were created by students in each of the schools EDPs. Students were asked to write why EDP is important to
them on the bags.
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By NICK COHEN
The Sun
Without a senior on the varsity
roster, the girls tennis team of
West Windsor Plainsboro High
School South started the season
15-0 and cruised to a Central Jer-
sey Group IV title. In other words,
opposing schools in the area bet-
ter get used to seeing the Pirates
at the top of the standings these
next few years.
The Pirates entered the Central
Jersey Group IV tournament as a
No. 1 seed and easily claimed the
title, dispatching Jackson High
School 5-0, South Brunswick High
School 5-0, WWP-North 5-0 and
Montgomery High School 4-1.
Weve been building these last
few years, getting better and
working hard, head coach Carla
Crawbuck said. We had hoped
this would be the expectation
going into this year.
The teams top seven players
are all underclassmen so more
success in the near future is ex-
pected. According to Crawbuck
the Pirates close-knit, team-first
mentality has translated to suc-
cess.
The team is very competitive
within itself but they enjoy the
team environment. Theres no
bickering within the team.
Theyve shown a lot of heart this
season, Crawbuck said.
Claudia Siniakowicz, only a
sophomore, was not on the team
as a freshman but immediately
found her place for the Pirates as
their first singles player.
I had known Claudia from
when she played youth tennis but
she wasnt a part of the team
freshman year. When we started
up this season and I saw her
name on the roster I was excited,
Crawbuck said. Shes really ad-
justed to playing within a team
and embraced it. She fits in with
the team and has been doing real-
ly well. Its been fun to watch.
Crawbuck was quick to men-
tion Haley Rich and Caroline
Zhou as players who brought a lot
to the team from the opening
match.
Caroline came into this sea-
son on fire. She really improved
from last year. Haley is only a
freshman but grabbed a hold of
our second singles spot, Craw-
buck said.
Margaret MacArthur, Angela
Li and Sanjana Ravi are juniors
but on this team that makes them
elder statesmen. With that they
have provided the leadership a
team with high aspirations needs.
Theyve been a part of the
Pirates net Central Jersey title
West Windsor Plainsboro High School South girls tennis
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On Tuesday, Oct. 29, there will
be public debates among West
Windsor mayoral and Council
candidates at the West Windsor
Municipal Council Chamber. The
event is co-sponsored by the West
Windsor Senior Centers Retirees
Group and the Village Grande
Civic Association, and supported
by the League of Women Voters.
Mayoral candidates will debate
between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., and
Council candidates between 11:15
a.m. and 12:30 p.m. It will be tele-
vised live over Comcast channel
27 and Verizon channel 42, and re-
broadcast several times until Nov.
5.
A moderator will invite candi-
dates to present brief opening
and closing statements and, in
random rotation, to answer writ-
ten questions submitted on cards
by members of the audience and
reviewed for appropriateness by
an independent panel.
Come and join in on the fun.
The Jersey Harmony Chorus of
Princeton, a four-part a cappella
womens chorus, will be hosting a
Tea Time Fashion Show with mu-
sical performances on Saturday,
Nov. 2 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Grig-
gstown Reformed Church Recre-
ational Hall, located at 1065 Canal
Road in Princeton.
This award-winning chorus
shares its musical styles of tunes
from Frank Sinatra to the Beatles
to beloved songs from years gone
by.
A variety of tea and goodies
will be served.
Tickets cost $20 and can be pur-
chased in advance from chorus
members by emailing jerseyhar-
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EDITOR EMERITUS Alan Bauer
Mayor Hsuehs leadership right
choice for West Windsor
As the upcoming municipal election
nears, I've heard some residents voice the
timeworn clich, Its time for a change.
However, when asked, What change do
you have in mind? invariably I get no
credible response. The reality is we have
had meaningful change spearheaded by
Mayor Shing-Fu Hsuehs leadership.
The following are some major examples
of change for the good holding down
taxes by attaining the lowest municipal
rate in our region; maintaining AAA bond
rating, saving taxpayers $1.5 million; more
commercial ratables coming to West Wind-
sor, totaling $19 million; positive changes
can be seen in the towns redevelopment re-
gion; and major expansion of the West
Windsor Senior Center, winning national
recognition.
Im sure we are all familiar with the
adage, If it isnt broke, dont fix it. This
expression is definitely applicable in the
case of our current administration led by
our very capable Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh.
I urge the voters of West Windsor to cast
their ballet for the mayor and his
teamMoving Forward Together: Reelect
Mayor Shing Fu Hsueh. Reelect Council-
man Kamal Khanna. And elect Eric Payne
for Council.
Paul Pitluk
Time for change: Vote Marathe,
Geevers and Mendonez
In the next few years West Windsor
could be dramatically changed. The old
American Cyanamid property has been
purchased by The Howard Hughes Corpo-
ration, and all 660 acres across from the
Quakerbridge Mall are on the agenda for
development. Depending on what is built
there, we could have either crowded class-
rooms and higher residential property
taxes, or we could have additional access to
businesses, shops, and services along with
a greater commercial tax base. The out-
come of this year's mayoral and council
races couldn't be more important to West
Windsor.
Let's look at the record. Mayor Shing-Fu
Hsueh obviously prefers residential over
commercial development. West Windsors
residential household share of the tax bur-
den increased from 65 percent when he
was elected in 2001 to 70 percent today. Ad-
ditionally, the mayor championed the
Transit Village, which promises at least
800 new housing units, which will impact
our schools and our already crowded
roads.
Now look at the mayor's ticket. Hsueh's
running mate, Eric Payne, is a residential
real estate agent. Their campaign manag-
er, Andrew Jacobsen, is also a residential
real estate agent. When it comes time to de-
please see LETTERS, page 10
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hosts, goblins, ghouls and a lot
of superheros and princesses
will be parading up and down
streets in town in one short week. Hal-
loween is an exciting time for kids,
parents and neighbors alike.
Its a time for fun, a time for laugh-
ter, a time for adorable pictures, a time
for candy, a time for celebration and a
time when we all need to pay attention
to safety.
First and foremost, motorists need
to be extra cautious when driving
through the streets that day, not just in
your own neighborhood, but sur-
rounding ones, as well. Make sure to
be aware of trick-or-treating hours,
and be especially careful when dark-
ness settles in. Be especially alert in
residential neighborhoods, as kids
tend to run excitedly from house to
house.
Parents should be on high alert that
day as well, reminding their kids to
look both ways before crossing the
street and cross only at intersections
and cross-walks, when possible.
If kids are trick-or-treating without
adult supervision, make sure they
know the route so they dont get lost
and confused. Other safety tips, cour-
tesy of the website, www.safekids.org:
Decorate costumes and bags with
reflective tape or stickers and, if possi-
ble, choose light colors.
Choose face paint and makeup
whenever possible instead of masks,
which can obstruct a childs vision.
Have kids carry glow sticks or
flashlights to help them see and be
seen by drivers.
When selecting a costume, make
sure it is the right size to prevent trips
and falls.
If you need more tips or tricks of
the trade for trick-or-treating, visit
www.safekids.org. The local police de-
partment will also have safety recom-
mendations, and the municipality will
also have more information about spe-
cific rules and regulations for the day.
Be safe this Halloween. And most
importantly, have a scary good time!
Safety first this Halloween
Parents, kids, homeowners and motorists should follow these tips
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By HEATHER FIORE
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Vashvi Shah, a Girl Scout in
Troop No. 71017, spent the last
several months teaching art class-
es to the underprivileged Latino
community of Trenton at the El
Centro Catholic Charities and the
children at the Cherry Tree Club
in Princeton Junction.
Shah, a freshman at High
School South, pursued this effort
to achieve her Silver Award the
highest award a Girl Scout
Cadette can earn.
I have volunteered at the West
Windsor Arts Council for the last
two years, and that gave me the
idea to teach art classes to people
who may have not been able to af-
ford them, she said.
Shah taught a total of seven
classes at El Centro, with approxi-
mately 15 children at each class
every week.
I taught them basic art skills,
such as how to properly paint and
mix colors, as well as elements of
design, such as complementary
colors and shapes, she said.
Shah helped her older sister,
Shilvi, renovate a room and con-
struct activity kits for the chil-
dren at El Centro last year, which
is why she chose to focus part of
her own project on another aspect
of El Centros services.
El Centro otherwise known
as The Family Resource Center at
the Catholic Charities, Diocese of
Trenton is a multi-service, fami-
ly-focused community resource
center and community-building
program serving Mercer County
with special emphasis on meeting
the needs of the Latino communi-
ty in Trenton, according to the
Catholic Charities website.
She collaborated with Maria
Duarte from the organization,
who helped her coordinate days
and times to teach the classes.
At the Cherry Tree Club, an or-
ganization Shah heard of fre-
quently around town, Shah
taught a handful of basic art
classes to around 30 younger chil-
dren, helping them complete sim-
pler projects.
They made a window tissue
paper collage, an ice cream cone
(with ice cream), and printed
leaves with paint, she said. Also,
because the age group was differ-
ent [than that at El Centro], in-
stead of teaching everyone to-
gether, I taught them in groups of
five to seven so I could individual-
ly help them.
Shah worked with Wendy
Schutzer, director of the Cherry
Tree Club, to coordinate the days
and times to teach the classes.
Overall, the experience was
enjoyable and it was extremely
fun, Shah said. It was enjoyable
to see the children being en-
grossed in their projects and to
see the creative ideas they would
come up with. I gained so much
happiness and fulfillment from
this experience. It was interesting
to see the children learn new
things as I did as well while teach-
ing the classes.
For more information about El
Centro, go to catholicchari-
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West Windsors Cub Scout
Pack No. 66s Webelos 1 Scouts re-
cently completely the Cub Scout
Water Safety Training program,
known as Aquanauts. The
Scouts earned a merit badge by
demonstrating basic swimming
skills, basic survival floating
skills and learning the four meth-
ods of water rescue.
Scouting is a wonderful activi-
ty for young boys because they
have fun while learning essential
skills, said Cub Master Sean
Sheerin. The skills they learned
today may one day save some-
ones life. And I would be remiss if
I didnt thank Golds Gym for the
use of their pool and life guard,
Eagle Scout Ken Allen, as well
Princeton Canoe and Kayak
Rental, which lent us the life pre-
servers.
Pack No. 66 is looking for new
Scouts. For more information, go
to westwindsor66.mypack.us.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 23
Stories and Crafts: Ages 2 to 6.
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the West
Windsor Library. Join us for a
morning of stories, movement,
and crafts presented by Beth
Chaim Preschool. Siblings are
welcome. No registration
required.
THURSDAY Oct. 24
Picture Books and Crafts: Ages 3
to 5. Join us for stories, finger
plays, clothesline rhymes and
music, followed by a craft. No
registration required.
FRIDAY Oct. 25
Spanish/English Story Time and
Craft: Ages 3 to 6. 10:30 a.m. to
11:15 a.m. at the West Windsor
Library. Join us for Spanish and
English story time. You dont
need to know Spanish to attend.
Listen to stories and sing songs
that will help you learn. Online
registration required. Go to
mcl.org to register.
SATURDAY Oct. 26
Mind and Meditation. 10:30 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. at the West Windsor
Library. Want a healthy and
stress-free way of life? Then
come to this seminar and learn
some simple yet powerful breath-
ing-techniques, and experience
guided meditation; break through
your barriers and realize your full
potential, and live a happier life.
The Mind & Meditation Program
is a free community service initia-
tive by The Art of Living Founda-
tion. Registration required. There
are 12 spaces available. Register
online at mcl.org or call (609)
875-2901.
SUNDAY Oct. 27
Chess Class: Ages 6 to 9. 3 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. at the West Windsor
Library. This class is designed for
beginning to advanced players.
The children will learn tactics and
strategy, and will also have time
to play each other. Must have
basic knowledge of chess. Partici-
pants must bring their own chess
sets. Online registration required.
Go to mcl.org to register.
MONDAY Oct. 28
Kelleys Kids: Ages newborn to 2.
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the West
Windsor Library. Join Miss Kelley
for a fun-filled program designed
for very young children. Enjoy
music and movement.
TUESDAY Oct. 29
Learn to Read a Sewing Pattern. 7
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the West
Windsor Library. Learn how to
decipher the basic pattern
instructions, understand the
information on the outside and
inside the pattern envelope. Pat-
terns will be provided. Registra-
tion required. Go to mcl.org or
call (609) 275-8901 to register.
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team all three years at South.
Theyve grown and matured with
the team and they know what
they want to accomplish each sea-
son. Theyve grown as players
every year, Crawbuck said.
Crawbuck said the team has
come to rely on contributions
from underclassmen and that is a
luxury this area provides. Craw-
buck also coaches the middle
school program that the WWP-
North kids feed into.
It may sound silly but I attrib-
ute it to the middle schools in the
area. Community Middle School
and Grover Middle School have
great programs that teach these
girls how to play in match play.
Its a big key for us, Crawbuck
said. The schools in this area as
well in the Brunswicks, Princeton
do a great job preparing players
for the next level. Its wonderful
for the girls.
TENNIS
Continued from page 2
The following information was
provided by the West Windsor
Township Police Department.
On Oct. 10 at 11:02 a.m., Officer
Barber was performing a routine
check of Thomas Grover Middle
School and was advised of a theft.
The vice principal, Jack Colella,
advised that between 11:02 a.m.
and 11:42 a.m. on Oct. 10, a stu-
dent had her cellular phone
stolen at the school. The
phone was valued at $500. This in-
vestigation is ongoing.
On Oct. 11 at 3:09 p.m., officers
responded to Home Depot on re-
port of two shoplifters, a 46-year-
old male and a 48-year-old female,
in custody. Upon their arrival,
they learned the two attempted to
leave the store with $319.43 worth
of merchandise without paying
for it. They were arrested, hand-
cuffed and transported to police
headquarters. Once at headquar-
ters, they were processed and
each charged with one count of
shoplifting. They were both later
released, pending an Oct. 16 court
appearance.
On Oct. 11 at 5:21 p.m., Officer
Hojnacki responded to Walmart
on report of a shoplifting. Upon
his arrival, Walmart Loss Preven-
tion advised that a male in his
mid 20s, between 510 and 511
tall, 170 pounds, wearing a black
sweatshirt, selected four blue-ray
DVDs from a display, concealed
them on his person and left the
store. The value of the merchan-
dise is $79.96. This is an on-going
investigation.
On Oct. 13 at 8:07 a.m., Officer
Zacheis responded to the West
Windsor Community Park on re-
port of an assist persons call on
one of the bicycle paths. Upon his
arrival, he met with the caller, a
58-year-old male, who advised he
came upon a bicycle laying on the
ground with a large amount of
blood on the ground around the
bike, but he was unable to locate
the rider. A complete check of the
area met with negative results for
the bicyclist. A check of area hos-
pitals revealed the rider was
taken to Princeton Hospital for
his injuries by his wife. He was
later released and recovered his
bicycle and helmet at the West
Windsor Police Station.
On Oct. 13 at 3:39 p.m., Officer
Montgomery responded to the
Anthropology store on report of a
shoplifting. Upon his arrival, he
met with store management.
They related that 18 pairs of AG
jeans were missing from the
store, valued at $2,954. The man-
ager further advised she heard
the door buzzer sound, but saw
only a woman with a small purse
in the area of the door. She is not
sure how the items got out of the
store.
This is an ongoing investiga-
tion.
police report
Special to The Sun
The students of Village School and Millstone River School will
be participating in the nationwide program, Make a Difference
Day. This project enables WW-P students to learn respect for
the needs of others and to become involved in a community
service endeavor. A special coat drive will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at Millstone River School. Par-
ents, students and community residents are invited to drop off
donations of clean, gently worn winter jackets and coats, along
with new hats, scarves, gloves and mittens to Millstone River
Schools front parking lot. Barbara Thompson, director of
Doorway to Hope in Trenton, is shown above with Village
School Student Human Relations representatives discussing
the coat drive.
Students to host coat drive Oct. 26
Email us at news@westwindsorsun.com
Tennis team relies on underclassmen
Event spotlights after-school activities
School who oversaw the rainbow
loom bracelet station, said its the
most popular activity at the event.
Everybody is in love with it,
she said. Even the boys.
The Mad Science station was
also a crowd favorite. It had all of
the kids intrigued as to how they
created slime by adding a couple
of different liquids to a dime-
sized drop of paint.
Melissa Conklin, administra-
tor for WW-P Community Educa-
tion, used to organize the event as
EDPs director, and said she re-
members the very night WW-P
began hosting the Lights on Af-
terschool event.
It started off on a Thursday
evening at Village School, and
ever since then, its just gotten
bigger and bigger through word
of mouth, she said.
Lights on Afterschool is a proj-
ect of the Afterschool Alliance, a
non-profit public awareness and
advocacy organization that was
created in 2000 by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Education to ensure that
all youth have access to an afford-
able, quality after-school pro-
gram.
The mission of the AA is to en-
gage the public to increase public
and private investment in quality
after-school program initiatives
at the national, state and local lev-
els, according to afterschoolal-
liance.org.
"Now, more than ever, we need
to ensure that we keep the doors
to after-school programs open for
our kids and our communities,"
said Jodi Grant, Afterschool Al-
liance executive director. "After-
school programs around the
country are facing cuts due to a
lagging economy, federal se-
questers and competition for a
shrinking pot of much-needed
funding. Lights on Afterschool is
a terrific opportunity to remind
our local and national leaders
about the value of after-school
programs. After-school programs
are structured to accommodate
working parents' schedules and
give students an opportunity to
learn through hands-on, creative,
engaging activities that are both
fun and educational. They can be
the key to unlocking children's
hidden skills and aptitudes."
A steady stream of after-school
evaluations reveals gains in aca-
demic achievement among chil-
dren in these programs, as well as
gains in safety, discipline, atten-
dance and avoiding risky behav-
iors.
In addition, researchers have
found that after-school programs
encourage increased parental in-
volvement, an important building
block for student success, accord-
ing to the AA website.
For more information about
Lights on Afterschool, go to after-
schoolalliance.org.
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cide the balance between residen-
tial and commercial development
on the Howard Hughes property,
how can we be sure the decision
would be made in West Windsor's
best interest? This is clearly a
conflict of interest. Would you
trust Mayor Hsueh to be in
charge for potentially much big-
ger Transit Village II at the Amer-
ican Cyanamid property?
At this critical point in West
Windsor's development, reelec-
tion of our current mayor would
not be in our town's best interest.
West Windsor needs a better bal-
ance of commercial and residen-
tial development. We need to be
sure the crown jewel of our town,
our school district, isn't swamped
by dense residential develop-
ment. We need a leader who will
protect the wonderful assets in
this town our schools, our ease
of transportation, and our open
space. It's time for a change.
Please join me in voting for He-
mant Marathe for mayor and
Linda Geevers and Peter Men-
donez for Council in the upcom-
ing election on Nov. 5.
Yogesh Kher
Support Hsueh, Khanna,
Payne this election
Please show your support for
Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh, Kamal
Khanna and Eric Payne by voting
on Nov. 5. Being a long-term resi-
dent, I have witnessed the great
improvements to our town since
our current mayor has been in of-
fice. And we have had stable, fis-
cal management throughout his
leadership. Our taxes have been
stable. One opposition mayoral
candidate is sending out mislead-
ing information relating to taxes.
Did you know that the school
budget has increased more than
$60 million since 2001? Did you
know that our municipal budget
has increased less than $13 mil-
lion during that same time peri-
od? Did you know that our cur-
rent mayor, through his smart
partnerships with other levels of
governments and professional re-
lationships have obtained more
than $108 million from outside
sources for township improve-
ments? Additional financial bene-
fits have also been realized by our
Triple AAA Bond rating.
I recently received a mailing
from the Hemant Marathe team
in the mail. After reading one
side of it, I was very dismayed
that his team is trying to mislead
the public concerning municipal
taxes. Our township provides full
service (trash collection, bush
collection, fire protection, etc.)
and still has the lowest municipal
tax rate in the entire region based
on this full service. However, the
other side of his campaign mail-
ing was great. But, it was a strong
endorsement for the current
mayor and his team. It outlines
what the current mayor has ac-
complished.
We need the mayor and his
team to continue to make West
Windsor even better. It is not
enough to support the mayor and
his team. Please show your sup-
port by voting on Nov. 5.
Fu Grand Lin
Marathes leadership
right for township
I write in support of Hemant
Marathe for mayor of West Wind-
sor Township. As an educator and
school leader for the past 37 years,
I have made many decisions
about complex problems and have
seen many leaders in action. I
worked with Hemant for the past
nine years and I believe that his
leadership skills would be a great
asset to the township of West
Windsor. I write this letter to de-
scribe some of my direct observa-
tions in working with Hemant.
Hemant is dedicated and per-
sistent in pursuit of what is right.
As Board of Education president,
Hemant saw that a potential char-
ter school would take precious fi-
nancial resources from the dis-
trict. He worked tirelessly to get
fellow board members, parents,
teachers, administrators and
community members involved in
the issue. This included network-
ing with the leaders of the sur-
rounding communities at the
Board of Education and township
levels and he brought the issue to
the attention of the leaders at the
state and county levels. I believe
that he successfully led a coordi-
nated effort to keep those tax dol-
lars in WW-P for all of the stu-
dents instead of funding a small
charter school for a select few. He
brought the groups together for a
common vision of educating all
students.
Hemant listens to the issue and
collaborates to determine strate-
gy. When parents approached the
school board with the idea of do-
nating lights for the fields at both
high schools, the arguments
against accepting this donation
seemed insurmountable. Instead
of taking the easy path, Hemant
collaborated with all stakeholders
to find a solution. He worked with
the administration and Board of
Education to develop a process to
listen to all of the benefits and the
concerns. He appointed a commit-
tee of the board and a community
committee to study the issue.
Throughout the process, Hemant
demonstrated skills that will
transfer well to the role of mayor.
Hemant Marathe is passionate
about West Windsor and is a
proven leader who is not afraid of
complex, emotional issues. He-
mant is thoughtful and consider-
ate of all those with whom he
works he focuses his leadership
on working with all people for the
good of the whole community.
Those are two of many examples
of why I believe the leadership
skills Hemant demonstrated as
school board president will trans-
fer well to the role of mayor of
West Windsor.
Victoria Kniewel
Hsueh represents town
with dignity, intelligence
I have lived in West Windsor
now for almost 16 years with my
wife and my young daughter. It
truly is a unique and special
place to live unlike any that I
have seen.
I believe the principal reason
for this is the superb people that
serve this town day in and day
out. Township employees like Pat
Ward, Sam Surtees, Gay Huber
and Joanne Louth as well as vol-
unteers like Marvin Gardner,
Chuck Chang, Michael Karp,
Michael Huey, Andy Lupo and
others all give so much of them-
selves so that our town operates
in a first-class manner. But to at-
tract this quality of employee or
excite residents to volunteer their
precious, personal time really
comes down to leadership. Ulti-
mately, that leadership comes
from Mayor Shing Fu Hsueh.
Mayor Hsueh has demonstrated
his leadership and commitment
to West Windsor for decades in
various roles, all of which helped
him develop into the capable
mayor that he is. And in a town
with highly educated residents
that are vigorously engaged and
have strong opinions. Mayor
Hsueh has always encouraged
participation and incorporated
other views.
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bright and accomplished individ-
uals campaign for our votes this
November, I am proud to cast my
ballot for Mayor Hsueh once
again. He represents this town
with much dignity, intelligence
and professionalism, works about
as hard as a mayor can be asked,
and is truly a good and decent
person at the end of the day. How
many towns in New Jersey can
boast that with a straight face?
Robert Loverro
Hemant Marathe better
qualified to be mayor
For the first time in his politi-
cal career, Mayor Hsueh is faced
with an opponent in Hemant
Marathe who is better qualified
and has a better track record than
he does. This has led to a panic in
the Hsueh camp as evidenced by
his characterizing Marathes
business experience as a disquali-
fication for the job. Does the
mayor seriously think being a
business owner is a detriment to
being a mayor?
Since the mayor is professing
his newfound love for West Wind-
sor, let me remind him and the
voters of some history. Less than
three years ago when Linda
Greenstein won the senate seat in
a special election, Hsueh was the
first to put his hat in the ring and
campaigned quite vigorously to
win the nomination to the NJ
house seat. So much for his desire
to make West Windsor the best
town in the U.S. His desire to
move up to the county and state
level is so strong that he refused
to support West Windsor resi-
dents in their fight against the
Mercer County Community Col-
leges solar farm, just so he
wouldnt offend the county execu-
tive and freeholders.
How can we be sure that if
Hsueh is reelected he will pro-
mote the best interests of West
Windsor residents rather than his
own desire to move up in the po-
litical world?
Mayor Hsueh is currently
meeting with the state Depart-
ment of Transportation officials
to resolve plans for Route 1. Un-
fortunately, all meetings are tak-
ing place behind closed doors,
and residents of West Windsor
are unaware of the solutions
being discussed. Why have resi-
dents not been involved in the
process of making changes that
will affect their safety and quality
of life? Why hasnt the West
Windsor council been kept in-
formed, even in closed session,
about what plans are being dis-
cussed? After all, they will be re-
sponsible for paying any expenses
incurred by the township as a re-
sult of proposed changes. Will we
know before the election what
plans are being proposed?
On issue after issue from the
proposed $5 million expansion of
the municipal complex, to Cran-
bury Road sidewalks, to the Route
1 traffic solution Hsueh has
been less than transparent with
residents of West Windsor. It is
time for a change in leadership.
In Marathe we have a candi-
date who has demonstrated over
the past nine years as school
board president how to run an in-
clusive and transparent govern-
ment and still get great results.
Please join me in electing
Marathe as our next mayor and
his running mates Linda Geevers
and Peter Mendonez as council
members.
Bharat Damle
Mayors tax claim
misleading, writer says
I am writing to refute a mis-
leading claim by Mayor Hsuehs
Moving Forward Together team.
They brag that the mayor reduced
West Windsors municipal tax
rate, implying that this rate alone
is a meaningful number. Its not.
Its the total amount of taxes you
pay that matters and that is calcu-
lated by multiplying the tax rate
by the assessed value of your
house. The mayors team is telling
only half of the story. Heres what
they neglected to say.
Townships conduct a real es-
tate revaluation every few years
to keep the assessed value of
housing in line with market
prices. West Windsor conducted
its last assessment in 2005, a peri-
od of skyrocketing real estate
prices. As a result, the average as-
sessed value of a house in the
township increased 140 percent.
Since residents would never toler-
ate a 140 percent tax increase, the
administration adjusted the tax
rate down proportionately. In
2006, the municipal portion of
your tax rate was reduced from
$0.59 per $100 assessed value to
$0.27. The final result was that
municipal taxes increased by 11
percent in 2006 even though the
tax rate had dropped significant-
ly.
The mayors team wants you to
believe that he lowered your tax
rate when, in fact, he raised your
taxes. Not only did the mayor
raise taxes 11 percent under cover
of a municipal property revalua-
tion, but your municipal taxes
have increased 131 percent during
the 12 years of the Hsueh admin-
istration. This compares to a 45
percent increase in school taxes
during the same period under He-
mant Marathe as school board
president.
Beware of half-truths from
Mayor Hsuehs team.
J. Thomas Boyer
West Windsor fortunate
to have current mayor
Every four years, we are all
asked to count up our grievances
and choose between the new guy
and the incumbent mayor. What
in the community, or about town-
ship governance, has become a
super annoyance lately; and how
big has its negative impact been?
But, do keep the following aspects
of governance in mind in making
your choice. Our township is pret-
ty much built out. The mayors
primary responsibility is to main-
tain the quality of life in our com-
munity by counteracting the
pressures that continue to accrue
from the myriad of new develop-
ments in neighboring communi-
ties.
The mayor is with the commu-
nity in wanting to hold the line on
property taxes; but its not his job,
despite what some pols in our
community would have us be-
lieve. The responsibility belongs
the school board and township
council, where 80-plus percent of
tax revenues go to our schools,
and 17 percent toward township
operations and services. I would
say that the main exigencies we
face today are traffic congestion
and major storms and their after-
math. The mayors solutions to
these big-ticket items involve
funding from county, state and
federal agencies, not township
revenues.
Take for example the $25-plus
million replacement of Alexan-
der Road Bridge and the addition
of the roundabout. Remember
what it was like before? Today,
rush hour traffic is still heavy, but
now moves along at a faster and
more predictable pace; and morn-
ing and evening rush hour con-
gestion begins later and ends
sooner. Similar positive outcomes
have been achieved with new con-
struction elsewhere in the town-
ship. The most recent demonstra-
tion of the mayors knowhow is
his negotiations with state offi-
cials for the speedy end to the
state Department of Transporta-
tions Route 1 experiment and its
huge negative impact on east-
west traffic flow on Princeton-
Hightstown Road. Because the
mayor was known to the DOT and
our Republican governor as a ne-
gotiator with a broad regional
perspective, Transportation Com-
missioner Simpson showed an
unprecedented willingness to
work with a local township execu-
tive, our mayor.
A joint effort is now underway
to develop a regional solution to
Route 1 congestion that avoids of-
floading Route 1 congestion onto
West Windsor roadways and
neighborhoods. These unusually
good outcomes reflect the mayors
24/7 commitment to maintain
and improve our quality of life
here in West Windsor, including
his ability to attract tens of mil-
lions of county, state and federal
dollars.
In my mind, we are fortunate
to have the current mayor, as no
part-time mayor running a busi-
ness full-time can realistically
promise this level of service. Bot-
tom line cast the vote that could
decide the outcome of this falls
mayoral election!
James R. Moeller
Hsueh, Payne, Khanna
have right experience
In the late summer of 2012, the
jug handle closure at Route 1 and
Washington Road created traffic
confusion, a surprising increase
in accidents and clear dangers for
pedestrians, particularly school-
age children. Mayor Hsueh, Eric
Payne, and Kamal Khanna, candi-
dates in the upcoming West Wind-
sor municipal election, facilitated
a resolution to those problems
and continue to support long-
term solutions that will ease the
traffic flow in West Windsor.
Mayor Hsueh developed close
ties with Commissioner James S.
Simpson of the New Jersey De-
partment of Transportation, in
order to improve both the imme-
diate and long-term traffic con-
gestion. The mayor worked to
reach consensus on needed traffic
improvements with the Regional
Mayors Coalition, a group he cre-
ated three years earlier. He incor-
porated the residents concerns
into daily meetings with the West
Windsor Police, as they worked to
decrease the spike in traffic acci-
dents and improve pedestrian
safety.
Payne became a leader and on-
line voice of Smart Traffic Solu-
tions, the grassroots group
formed to deal with both immedi-
ate and long-term traffic condi-
tions on Route 1 that affect West
Windsor residents. He created an
online petition to support the key
traffic changes needed along
Route 1, and he developed a traffic
plan for West Windsor that em-
bodied the best of the proposals
over the past two decades. He in-
troduced his plans to surround-
ing communities and continues
to work on a permanent traffic so-
lution.
Khanna, as head of the West
Windsor Council, led the meeting
with the NJ Department of
Transportation and West Wind-
sor residents to make the state
Department of Transportation
aware of the many unanticipated
dangers of the closed jug handles,
particularly for children. Payne,
Hsueh and Khanna communicat-
ed every day so that all parties
stayed informed, rumors did not
prevail, and efforts were carefully
coordinated.
The in-depth experience of
these three candidates is proven
and invaluable.
Tamerra Moeller, Susan Parris
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