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He thought art was a model for life, a vehicle for living

Colleagues honor John Kavalos, Princeton High School master teacher, artist and friend, who died unexpectedly Jan. 11
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
John Kavalos was rarely seen
walking the halls of Princeton
High School without his black
trench coat and scarf. If you
joined him on a school trip to the
Met, you could never go again
without pondering things in a different way. He was pleasantly sarcastic, which may have veiled his
compassion but never hindered
his good advice. Kavalos loved
painting, sketching, Johnny
Walker Black Label, El Greco,
sports and Korean cinema.
Beyond his likes and memorable attributes, Kavalos was a
teacher the kind who made an
imprint on your sense of the
world whether you sat in his art
class or beside him at dinner.
Last Monday, Kavalos, Princeton High Schools long-time art
and AP art history teacher,
passed away after undergoing
routine bypass surgery three
days prior. Thursday, colleagues
sat around a table in the schools
main office, their backs to a large
and empty fireplace, to honor the
memory of a friend. What began
as a formal interview quickly
turned to just a few guys sharing
good stories of a great man.
English
teacher
Doug
Levandowski, social studies
teacher John Baxter and former
PHS social studies teacher Sal-

ERICA CHAYES WIDA/The Sun

Honoring the memory of a dear friend,

from left, John Baxter, Saladine Ambar,
Doug Levandowski and PHS Principal
Gary Snyder stand beneath one of John
Kavalos many legacies a mural of portraits etched on the walls of Princeton
High Schools main entrance. Above is
Kavalos self portrait in the mural.
adin Ambar, a current Lehigh
University poli-sci professor,
emerged from class before days
end to join Principal Gary Snyder
at the front of the school. Their
demeanors, at first dour, soon became remedied by the many eccentric anecdotes Kavalos spirited existence had provided.
He was a deeply romantic person in the broadest sense of the
word, voiced Ambar, who remained close friends with Kavalos after leaving Princeton. Sometimes, hed just say, Its New
Years Eve, lets go to Venice! He
thought art was a model for life, a

vehicle for living.

John always helped his students be in touch with who they
are, never going down that conveyor belt, Baxter said. I dont
think there was ever a time I
walked into his studio-classroom
when he didnt have students
there just hanging out.
There was a way he saw interaction, the human experience,
that was almost, Levandowski
paused, almost sacred. One time,
I confided in him about some difficult things going on in my life. I
went on and told him the whole
story, and he replied, Before I say

anything else, I just want to say

you have honored me by telling
me this.
Kavalos father was a Greek
Orthodox priest. Ambar voiced
how, though no one would consider Kavalos a religious man, he
seemed to worship the human
spirit.
He loved Greek and religious
iconography all iconography for
that matter. He loved the human
form, especially in religious
paintings. He was moved by
Christ depicted in art and pagan
art, Ambar said.
Both Levandowski and Ambar

had the pleasure of attending

Kavalos field trips to the MET
with his students.
He knew everything about
everything,
Levandowski
praised. Youd walk into any
room the Japanese Tea Garden
and he knew every detail.
John looked at everything as
art, always questioning and conveying. Hed point to the Ann
Taylor sign and ask his students,
Why does that look that way?
What is lettering telling you
about beauty? Ambar continplease see KAVALOS, page 16

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Preservation
Council approves bond ordinance
for preserving land. PAGE 6

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

2 THE PRINCETON SUN JAN. 2026, 2016

Whats next for the Princeton Battlefield Society?

DEP confirms no wetlands on IAS Faculty Housing site after society sends notice to sue
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
The Princeton Battlefield Society recently submitted a 60-day
notice to sue the Institute for Advanced Study under the Clean
Water Act. This federal lawsuit is
another effort to preserve the Battle of Princeton counterattack
site where the IAS began construction last month for faculty
housing. After the 60-day notice
period expires, the society will
file a citizen suit against the IAS.
"The law is very narrow. This is
something we needed to do,
talked about doing and hired an
expert to groom the process. It
had to be just perfect," PBS President Jerry Hurwitz said.
The society hired attorney
David Bookbinder, who specializes in cases where wetlands are
at stake, to draft the notice. Bookbinder mailed the Notice of Clean
Water Act Violations to IAS Director Robbert Dijkgraaf, Donald
E. Fetzer, president of Van Note

Harvey Associates, PC and Louis

Pillari, president of the Pillari
Bros. Construction Corp. on Jan.
7.
In response, the IAS issued the
statement: "The notice that was
given to the Institute does not
raise any issues that have not already been reviewed and rejected
in the course of all of the approvals received on the faculty
housing project, including subsequent judicial review of those approvals."
"Its very reactive," Hurwitz
continued. The Institute has
begun
destroying
wetlands,
which gave us cause to send the
notice."
At the time of issuing the notice, Hurwitz, PBS First Vice
President Kip Cherry and the society's attorneys remained optimistic that an outside party
more specifically, the Department
of Environmental Protection
could step in before the 60 days
expired with an issued stay on
wetlands.

If not, the suit will seek injunctive relief requiring the removal of all fill material and
restoration of the wetlands, and
penalties in the amount of $37,500
for each violation at each of Wetland No. 1, Wetland No. 4 and any
other site where unpermitted discharges into navigable waters
have occurred, the notice reads.
Hurwitz
emphasized
the
$37,500 fine will be incurred daily.
On Jan. 4, the society met with
the DEP in a private meeting to
present evidence and urge it to
issue a stay on the faculty housing project, though, Hurwitz confirmed, the events of the meeting
were not linked to the notice to
sue.
PBS presented evidence that
the Letter of Interpretation application was incomplete and that
additional evidence of wetlands
was not provided to DEP after it
became available, Cherry said of
the Jan. 4 meeting. Commissioner Martin committed himself to
considering the facts and render-

ing a decision on PBS request.

On Jan. 7, the day the notice
was mailed, Dijkgraaf sent a letter to the Institutes Board of
Trustees, faculty and emeriti,
staff and Friends of the Institute.
In it, he wrote:
"The Institute received two
unanimous affirmative Princeton
Planning Board approvals, even
after four years of persistent
challenges by the opposition. The
two applications spanned six public hearings with extensive expert
testimony refuting the opponent's
claims. The Planning Boards decisions, challenged by the Battlefield Society, resulted in two trial
court decisions overwhelmingly
affirming the Institutes right to
build. Both the Appellate Division
and the New Jersey Supreme
Court refused to stay those decisions any further. The Institute
holds valid required NJDEP approvals, the propriety of which
has been reaffirmed by five site
visits, the most recent of which
took place in mid-December at

Sen. Batemans request. In sum,

our right to build is not in doubt."
As a followup to the Jan. 4
meeting, the DEP conducted further investigations at the IAS site
to determine the accuracy of the
LOI. On Jan. 13, the DEPs Press
Director Bob Considine confirmed it found no wetlands on
the site.
We did a site inspection in December and another last week
and found that the current LOI is
accurate. The Institutes project is
not disturbing wetlands, he
said.
Ginger Kopkash, DEP assistant
commissioner of land use, wrote
to the societys attorney, Bruce
Afran, the same day to inform
him of its findings. She clarified
the Institute does not require
any permits from the DEP, on
the land they own separate from
the property of the Princeton Battlefield.
Accordingly, DEP has no jurisdiction over the Institutes project.

Man arrested for stun gun possession during car stop on Stockton Street
The following police reports
are provided by the Princeton Police Department.

Stockton Street. He was processed

at police headquarters and later
released with summonses.

On Jan. 6, a 31-year-old
Philadelphia male was arrested
for possession of a stun gun during a car stop on Stockton Street.
He was processed at police headquarters and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon.
He was later released on his own
recognizance.

A 34-year-old Orange male was

arrested Jan. 5 on a Irvington Municipal Court warrant
for $89 during a car
stop on State Road. He
was processed at police headquarters and
released after posting
bail.

A 33-year-old Lawrenceville
male was arrested Jan. 4 on a
Lawrence Municipal Court warrant for $958 during a car stop on
Lawrenceville Road.
He was
processed at police headquarters
and released after posting bail.

A Running Cedar Road resident reported that unknown

actor(s) accessed his personal information Jan. 5 and fraudulently
opened a Capital One Master
Card account in his name. The
victim closed the account before
any fraudulent charges were
made.

A 35-year-old Ewing male was

arrested Jan. 5 for driving while
intoxicated during a car stop on

Philadelphia male was arrested

on a Hammonton Municipal
Court warrant for $81 during a
car stop on State Road. He was
processed at police headquarters
and released after posting bail.

with no bail set. Both were

processed at police headquarters,
one released on his own recognizance and the other transported
to the Mercer County Correctional Center.

On Jan. 5, a 47-yearold Los Angeles female

was arrested on a
Plainsboro Municipal
Court warrant for $500
during a car stop on Stuart Road.
She was processed at police headquarters and released after posting bail.

On Jan. 6, a 30-year-old Florida

male was arrested on a Bridgewater Township Municipal Court
warrants totaling $1,500 during a
car stop on Witherspoon Street.
He was processed at police headquarters and released after posting bail.

police
report

On

Jan.

5,

28-year-old

During a car stop on Vandeventer Avenue Jan. 6, a 25-year-old

Pennsylvania male was arrested
on an Atlantic City Municipal
Court warrant for $500. His passenger, a 25-year-old Pennsylvania male was arrested on a South
Doylestown, Pa., court warrant

On Jan. 7 a Snowden Lane resident reported unknown actor(s)

stole her Trek youth mountain
bike valued at $300 from her front
porch sometime between Jan 6
and 7.
On Jan. 7, a 26-year-old Princeton male was arrested on a

Princeton Municipal Court warrant for $200. He was processed at

police headquarters and released
after posting bail.
On Jan. 7, a 53-year-old Cranbury male was arrested on a
Cranbury Township Municipal
Court warrant for $145. He was
processed at police headquarters
and released after posting bail.
A Lawrenceville Road resident
reported that sometime during
the daytime hours on Jan. 8, unknown actor(s) pried open a mud
room door and attempted entry
into the main part of the house by
breaking a kitchen door glass
pane. Entry was unsuccessful.
On Jan. 11, a 52-year-old Hamilton female was arrested for drivplease see POLICE, page 14

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4 THE PRINCETON SUN JAN. 2026, 2016

Contes tops Mason, Griffin & Pierson, 29-21,

in Dillon Youth Basketball League
Following are Jan. 9 results
from the Division of the Princeton Recreation Dillon Youth Basketball League:

Alex Winters scored 12 points,

and Remmick Granozio added 11.
Matthew Land had 13 points in
the loss. William Brandt scored 13
points, and Frank McLaughlin
Williams Phillips scored eight added 10 as Jefferson Plumbing
points to lead a balanced scoring defeated Princeton Dental Group,
attack as Contes topped Mason, 31-21. Matthew Baglio had nine
Griffin & Pierson,
points, and AJ
29-21, in the 4th-5th RECREATION RECAP Surace added eight
Grade Boys Diviin the loss.
sion of the Princeton Recreation
In the 6th-7th Grade Boys DiviDillon Youth Basketball League. sion, Benjamin Barkofsky scored
Isaiah Potocny had seven points, 14 points, Evan Lilienthal had 13,
and Jude Blaser added six in the and James Petrone added 11 to
win. Thomas Poljevka had 10 lead McCaffreys to a 42-40 win
points, and Charlie Howes added over University Orthopedic Assoseven in the loss.
ciates. Andrew Friedman had 14
In other games in the division, points, Gabe Majeski had nine,
Jeremy Sallade scored 12 points, and Eland Etheredge added seven
Bram Silva had 10, and Julian in the loss. Tommy Delaney
Liao added eight as Princeton Pi scored 20 points, and Will Doran
topped Ace Hardware, 32-29. Jack added 19 as Baldino & Brothers
Serxner had 21 points in the loss. topped Princeton Pediatrics, 52Lependorf & Silverstein defeated 27. Marshawn Ferguson had 11
Princeton Youth Sports, 34-23, as points, and Dylan Riddal added
six in the loss. Princeton Orthopedic Associates topped Corner
House, 29-18, as Patrick McDonald scored 13 points. Peter Hare
had seven points in the loss.
In the 8th-9th Grade Boys Division, Jaylen Johnson scored 24
points, and Andrew Waskin

added eight as Cross Culture

topped Princeton PBA No. 130, 4330. Atticus Lynch had 10 points,
and Judd Petrone added eight in
the loss. Princeton Pettoranello
defeated Princeton Restorative
and Implant Dentistry, 35-15, as
Thomas Reid had nine points,
Ben Amon seven, and Nick Trenholm added six. Denzel Washington had five points in the loss.
In the Girls Division, Myla
Wailoo scored nine points, and
Milan Couillens added four as the
Wings rallied for a 15-13 win over
the Storm. Marcela Nearing and
Tara Nevin had four points
apiece in the loss.
In other games in the division,
the Sky defeated the Dream, 38-19,
as Jane Biggs scored 22 points,
and Ali Surace added eight. Casey
Serxner had eight points, and
Renee Mellman added six in the
loss. The Mystics topped the
Sparks, 26-11, as Lauren Klein
scored 20 points, and Claire Johnson added six. Sammy Renda had
six points in the loss. The Mercury topped the Liberty, 33-12, as
Mojisola Ayodele scored 10
points, and Hillary Allen added
seven. Yayla Tur had six points in
the loss.

on campus
Damoi Kermah of Princeton
earned honors at Pomfret School
for fall semester.
Elise Mazur of Princeton was
named to James Madison University president's list.

dean's list at Lehigh University

for the fall semester.
Sijia
Liao
of
Princeton
graduated from Clemson University.

Abigail Buckley, Amanda Mae

Donohue and Paul Zetterberg, all
of Princeton, were named to the

Michele Saladino of Princeton

was named to the Youngstown
State University presidents list
for the fall semester.

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JAN. 2026, 2016 THE PRINCETON SUN 5

Princeton discusses goals, priorities

Council invites citizens to take the floor at last Wednesdays
meeting to outline goals and priorities for the year
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
This years goals and priorities
town meeting received overwhelming support from the community. The room was especially
filled last Wednesday night with
an array of residents ready to
speak rather passionately on
their topic of choice. Council and
Administrator Marc Dashield
came prepared with four strategic priorities classified into 12
focus areas with 58 specific goals.
Mayor Liz Lempert handed the
microphone first to the public
who expressed concerns, observations and praises for an undisturbed hour before Dashield and
council got to work discussing
and prioritizing the goals.
At the podium, there was a
heavy overlap of issues regarding
environmentalism and sustainability from support of Princeton-wide plastic and paper bag
fees to perfecting the Bike Master
Plan.
Lets at least measure what is
being done and what is not being
done. You need to use your executive power to address this, urged
Bainy Suri, a resident and environmental activist. The environmental movement is based on a
movement of social justice.
Resident John Heilner carried
the torch of social justice into

several issues he and a plethora

of other Princetonians insisted
be at the top of the list. This included designating the Witherspoon Jackson neighborhood as a
historic district and providing
paid sick days for part-time workers.
Princeton prides itself on
being a socially progressive town
that does the right thing. We need
to let our actions prove that our
words are not just words, Heilner said.
Heilner also brought to councils attention 10 other municipalities that have already resolved to
give earned sick pay to part-time
employees, who often consist of
lower-income individuals working two to three part-time jobs.
Princeton High School student
Louis Estrada braved the crowd
to speak up for the rights of undocumented citizens. Estrada
shared his experiences working
with people who work long hours
with no complaints in fear of not
having papers.
Most issues addressed by the
public fell under the strategic priorities council previously outlined. Lempert affirmed she and
council would consider inclusion
of any other topics presented during the Jan. 14 meeting.
Council carried out the remainder of the meeting working
with Dashield in an interactive

Ragtime Relics to perform at PPL

The Ragtime Relics perform a
signature brand of American
Roots music Jan. 31 at Princeton
Public Library. Part of the Listen
Local series, the 3 p.m. performance is in the Community Room.
The band was formed in 2011
by guitarist Karl Dentino of West
Windsor, who also sings and plays
harmonica; and John Sudia of
Hillsborough, who plays bass and
sings. They will be joined at the library by mandolinist Bo Child of
Hopewell and multi-instrumentalist Dave SanSoucie of Robbinsville.

The Ragtime Relics combine

songs and a bit of history into a
typical performance, taking listeners on a journey that spans
1920s Vaudeville and Tin Pan
Alley and moves through several
early 20th-century musical forms
including country, ragtime, blues,
folk and early rock n roll. The
band has had repeat performances at several central New Jersey
venues including Laurita Winery
in New Egypt, Halo Pub in
Princeton and Hamilton and
many others. The performance is
suitable for all ages.

activity. Each member was asked

to rate the list of specific goals
one by one on a scale of high,
medium or low priority and easy
to hard implementation. The
overarching strategic priorities
included:
Provide a financially sustainable community
Provide a safe and inclusive
community
Provide a well-run community
Other
For a complete list of councils
initial
goals,
visit
princetonnj.gov. Council and the
administration will compile their
work from the Jan. 14 meeting
and draft it into a document for
the next council meeting, scheduled for Jan. 25. Priorities will become official at a later, unspecified date.

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Another parcel preserved in Princeton

Council approves bond ordinance to protect 20.4 acres of Princeton Ridge Preserve
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
This is a really exciting acquisition for
the Princeton municipality, Mayor Liz
Lempert said when introducing a bond ordinance at last Mondays council meeting.
The ordinance will add 20.4 acres of land
between Mt. Lucas Road and Route 206 to
the Princeton Ridge Preserve.
This is one of the more environmentally sensitive spots that is still left undeveloped, Lempert continued. I want to
thank Friends of Princeton Open Space,
the county and Brian Hughes and Stony
Brook-Millstone Watershed for their significant contributions to this.
The parcel of land will be purchased for
$4.4 million. Lee Solow, Princeton Planning
Board director, emphasized the purchase

will be able to go through with little to no

municipal funding.
The Planning Board received notice that
Mercer County will make $2.2 million in
funding available for the acquisition:
$700,000 to the municipality, $500,000 to
Friends of Princeton Open Space, $500,000
to New Jersey Conservation Foundation
and $500,000 to Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed. In addition, Friends of Princeton
Open Space will give $100,000 and Transco
| Williams will pay $153,000.
The municipality also applied to the
state Department of Environmental Protections Green Acres Program. The local
and non-profit assistance program provides funding to municipal and county
governments as well as to land trusts to
help them acquire land for recreation or
conservation. NJDEP will cover the re-

mainder of the purchase as long as Princeton adheres to the grant incentive program
guidelines.
The bond ordinance was moved nearly
unanimously. Councilman Bernie Miller
voted no and voiced his reservations
about the purchase.
I am concerned that while Princeton is
not making a cash contribution to purchase, well be paying interest on the purchase until its reimbursed. Beyond that,
this evening we got the consensus to acquire a roughly 60-acre open site without
expenditure of open space grants, municipal funds or other private funds. I think
thats a better model for acquisition of
open space, Miller said. Weve also acquired quite a bit of open space since Ive
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Princeton Ballet School

to host 2016 Summer
Intensive Audition Jan. 23
Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, will host its Princeton
Summer Intensive audition on
Jan. 23 at its North Harrison
Street location. Registration begins at noon and 2 p.m., depending on age and the audition runs
from 12:30 to 2 p.m. and 2:45 to 4:15
p.m.
The Summer Intensive program is one of serious study in a
warm and companionable atmosphere.
The faculty provides caring
and careful instruction conducive
to technical and artistic progress.
In seeking to maintain a feeling of community, Princeton Ballet School limits the number of
students in class.
Auditions, which are held
across the nation and Europe, are
conducted by various Princeton
Ballet School faculty members.
Only 100 students will be selected
for the program.
The audition will give students
the opportunity to experience the
approach to the classical ballet
technique that Princeton Ballet
School is famous for, as well as allowing the audition instructor to
see who is capable of thriving in
that environment.
Students must be ages 13 and
older; classes are held at the
Princeton Studio location with
optional housing at Princeton
University.
There is an audition fee of $30
with pre-registration possible at
$25.
For those unable to make the

in-person audition, a video audition is possible.

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Acting Out: Students K through
third grade engage in dramatic
activity led by Princeton High
School
drama
aficionados.
Princeton Public Library Story
Room. 4 p.m.
Wined Down Wednesdays at the C
Bar: Enjoy live gentle jazz and
wine specials. 600 Rosedale
Road, Princeton. 5 to 7 p.m.
PSO Soundtracks: Calligraphy as
Art and Inspiration: Princeton
University Art Museums Caroline
Harris shares insights into the
museums collection of Chinese
calligraphy. Free and open to the
public. Princeton Public Library,
Community Room. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY JAN. 21
Music for Flute, Oboe, and Piano:
Westminster Conservatory at
Nassau 30-40 minute recitals are
a collaborative effort between
Nassau Presbyterian Church and
Westminster Conservatory. Third
Thursday of the month, September to May. Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St. 12:15 p.m.
Winter Farmers Market: Princeton
Public Library Community Room,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FRIDAY JAN. 22
Job Seeker Sessions: For professionals who are seeking new
employment and contracting
opportunities throughout the
region. Princeton Public Library

Community Room. 9:45 a.m.

Pajama Story Time: Children and
parents are invited to wear their
favorite pajamas and slippers to
the library and cuddle up for a late
afternoon story time. Princeton
Public Library Story Room. 5 p.m.

SATURDAY JAN. 23
Earrings-Free Form: Stretch your
creative muscles with this fun
jewelry making class.
Fidelio, Princeton Friends of Opera:
Semi-staged production by Grand
Harmonie, a period instrument
ensemble of Beethoven's only
opera. Richardson Auditorium,
Princeton University. 7:30 p.m.
Register at www.princetonfriendsofopera.org.
Kirtan, Meditation, Discussion and
Indian Vegetarian Luncheon:
Princeton Bhakti Vedanta Institute. 1 p.m. For more information,
visit bviscs.org. Register at
princeton@bviscs.org.

SUNDAY JAN. 24
CHADD Parent to Parent Family
Training on ADHD Class: Training provides information and support for those learning to navigate the challenges of ADHD. All
Saints Church, Princeton. 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. $125 for CHADD members. Non-members join at www.
chadd.org or (609) 921-3266.
Raconteur Radios Gaslight:
Metuchen-based Raconteur Radio
presents a staged radio play of
Gaslight, adapted from the 1938
Patrick Hamilton play. The 55-

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Golden Age radio equipment,
sound effects and vintage commercials. Princeton Public Library
Community Room, 3 p.m.

MONDAY JAN. 25
Letra Pequea (Little Letter):
Through engagement with books,
activities and crafts, children and
adults improve Spanish language
skills. Sessions intended for children 2-5 years old accompanied
by a parent or caregiver. Princeton Public Library Story Room.
Beyond Measure Book Discussion and Community Forum:
Princeton Public Library Community Room, 7 p.m.
Princeton Council Meeting: Princeton Municipal Building, 400 Witherspoon St., 7 p.m.

TUESDAY JAN. 26
Chess: Children can learn to play
and practice chess at these weekly drop-in sessions led by Princeton High School chess members.
Princeton Public Library Story
Room, 4 p.m.
Artist Reception and Exhibit: Meet
and celebrate work of local curator and artist Gillett Good Griffin
whose exhibit Heads and Tales:
Portraits and Legends is on view
at the Princeton Public Library
through March 31. Second floor
reference gallery. 6:30 p.m.
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A work session requesting rezoning of Block 1001 on Herrontown Lane and Mt. Lucas
Road invited plenty of public
comment at last Mondays council meeting. The 90.62-acre property is one of the last pieces of
undeveloped land in Princeton.
Lanwin Development Corp. has
proposed to rezone lots one, two
and 14 for residential construction.
According to a Dec. 11 letter
drafted by Lanwins attorney to
Mayor Liz Lempert and thenCouncil President Bernie Miller,
Lanwin submitted a preliminary
subdivision application in 2011 to
turn the entire site into 20 large
residential lots. After the application was sent, Lanwin opened the

discussion with the municipality

for a cluster development, which
would result in a density bonus in
exchange for preserved open
space.
Princeton Planning Board Director Lee Solow and the municipality were interested in a more
modest increased density bonus
in exchange for an affordable
housing lot. According to the letter, an increased density bonus
requires a zoning change. Lanwins attorney requested Princeton Council consider the proposal
and amend an ordinance to allow
it to proceed to the Planning
Board for application.
Herrontown Lane residents
came to council to discuss the
proposed plan of 30 lots, 59.7 acres
of common open space and one
three-acre affordable housing lot.
Most present preferred cluster

housing in lieu of large lots if lots

had to be built. The residents
urged council to consider landscape buffers and clear understanding of various water issues.
Steve Jardin and his wife Marilyn have lived in Princeton for
more than 40 years. Steve works
with Princeton University and
Marilyn teaches kindergarten at
Littlebrook Elementary School.
The Jardins backyard and their
swimming pool are right
against the border of the Lanwin
development.
Its just a wonderful place to
live. You get the feeling that
youre out in the woods: quiet and
serene, Jardin said. When our
house on Herrontown was first
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Council thanks Girl Scouts

COUNCIL
Continued from page 6

been on council. Lets think of the

less sexy aspect of open space. Its
sexy to acquire it. But I think its
time to look at what we have, see
how it can be better maintained
and accessed by residents and encourage residents to further utilize it.
Lempert
disagreed
with
Millers vote but emphasized her
support of his third point.
We have a big responsibility
as we acquire more acreage to become better stewards, Lempert
said.
In other news:
Council moved a resolution to
authorize the submission of a
$28,056 grant for the Princeton Alcohol and Drug Alliance. The Municipal Alliance grant term is
July 1 through June 30, 2017.
Council moved a resolution to
authorize and enter in an agreement with Shirley M. Bishop, PP,
LLC to serve as planning consultant to Princeton with regard to
the Princeton Affordable Housing
Program this year for a sum not
to exceed $25,000 for routine services and an additional $30,000, if
necessary, for litigation support
services.
Council proclaimed January
as Human Trafficking Awareness
Month.
Council thanked Girl Scout
Troop 72901 for its creation of a
mural to encourage recycling and
sustainability.
Council introduced an ordinance concerning salaries and
compensation of certain municipal personnel.

Councilwoman
Heather
Howard presented an additional
report on the recent immigration
raids throughout the U.S. and the
attention given to local concerns.
Through a nice collaboration
between the Human Services
Commission and several local
nonprofits such as LALDEF, we
have provided documents and information to the community
called Know Your Rights materials, Howard said.

These materials, which affirm

local law enforcement has no part
in federal raids, educate local citizens on what to do in the event of
a raid, what rights undocumented citizens have and how to pla
for various eventualities such as
family displacement. Know Your
Rights materials can be found on
the Princetonnj.gov along with
the schedules for information sessions and workshops.
Council President Lance Liverman presented an additional
report about the March 2 Heroin
Education and Awareness Program to be hosted at Princeton
High School, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Miller mentioned the success
of last years program to mitigate
the deer population. The program
for this year is inhibited by the
state due to its attempt to hire
bow hunters. Miller is working on
making Princeton an exception
so last years program can be implemented in the same fashion.
Councilman Patrick Simon
reminded residents that Christmas tree and brush pickup will
continue through the month and
to please have trees and brush
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ing while intoxicated during a car
stop on State Road. She was
processed at police headquarters
and later released with summons-

es.
On Jan. 11, a 43-year-old
Philadelphia male was arrested
on a Riverside Township Municipal Court warrant for $250 during
a car stop on South Harrison
Street. He was processed at police
headquarters and released after
posting bail.
On Jan. 11, a 33-year-old Brick
female was arrested on a Manalapan Township Municipal Court
warrant for $500 during a car stop
on Sergeant Street. She was
processed at police headquarters
and released after posting bail.
On Jan. 11, a 25-year-old Princeton male was arrested on a South
River Municipal Court warrant
for $259 during a car stop on Paul
Robeson Place. He was processed
at police headquarters and released after posting bail.
A 51-year-old Burlington male
was arrested on multiple warrants from Ewing and Lawrence
Municipal Courts totaling $1,282

during a car stop on Stockton

Street. He was processed and
turned over to Lawrence police officers.
On Jan. 12, an 18-year-old Belle
Meade male was arrested for possession of less than 50 grams of
marijuana during a car stop on
North Harrison Street. He was
processed at police headquarters
and released with summonses.
A 36-year-old Hamilton female
was arrested during a security
check at the Princeton Municipal
Court on Jan. 12 for possessing
two hypodermic syringes and for
a Trenton Municipal Court warrant for $124. She was processed
at police headquarters and released with summonses.
On Jan. 12, a Ridgeview Road
resident reported that unknown
actor(s) accessed her personal
bank account information and
cashed two fraudulent bank
checks bearing her name and
checking account number totaling $2,600.

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Joshua Wilton, manager of Weichert, Realtors Princeton office,
announced that Jennifer Hayden
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team as a gold services manager
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In this position, Hayden will assist Princeton-area clients in the
process of obtaining a mortgage
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Prior to joining the Princeton
office as a gold services manager,
Hayden worked in the financial

industry at Finance of America

Mortgage and Merrill Lynch. She
is a licensed mortgage originator
in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
A 17-year resident of Princeton, Hayden is an active member
of the community and has held
numerous volunteer positions including a PTO membership,
board member of the Princeton
Arts Council, participant at Trinity Church, and has assisted with
the planning of several American

Cross
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Special to The Sun

John Kavalos, in his element, lounges in his iconic black trench coat
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passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 11.

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ued. His students always told me

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upcoming surgery, he wrote on
Facebook:
Very odd time for me this final
week before surgery. Lots of interaction with the hospital staff
for pre-operative procedures, etc
And then walking (if able) out
to the car and home. It's as if the
inevitability of the seriousness of
what I'll be going through has yet
to hit me (or given my past brush
with surgical mortality) Please
forgive me the lateness of telling
you all this - I'm still kind of reeling from your expressions of
kindness and support. You shame
me by your love.
During his 20 years at Princeton High School, Kavalos crafted
a legacy that will continue to enlighten his students, colleagues
and community through art. Sixteen years ago, Kavalos transformed an abandoned storage
area into the first student-run

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professional art gallery in the nation. Called Numina, the gallery

curates student and area artist
exhibitions, organizes poetry
readings and hosts film series. It
is now recognized as one of the
most prestigious art institutions
in the state.
Numina is Latin for sacred
space.
Johns calling was communicating art to his students. He was
brilliant, and I do not use that
word a lot, Ambar said. His
passing marks another kind of
passing. Johns wonderful and eccentric teaching cannot be put
into a box tied to test scores or
technological assessment. John
defies that. He was a master
teacher and to be in his presence
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Housing Initiatives of Princeton names

Carol Golden interim board chair
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At the Housing Initiatives of

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HIPs current board chair, Ruth
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after nearly 12 years as chair.
Golden is an attorney by training and a mother who has made
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Resident: Were very concerned

about wetlands on the eastern side
RESIDENT
Continued from page 9
houses. The way the property is
drawn on the map, the development is much too close to the
boundary.
Jardin asked council to consider some combination of trees or
buffer so we dont bother them
and they dont bother us. Jardin,
a jogger who runs the Princeton
Half Marathon stretching along
Herrontown Lane, also asked that
a sidewalk be put in as part of the
package.
William Howarth and his wife
have lived on Herrontown Lane
for 20 years.
Were very concerned about
wetlands on the eastern side. Five
houses have had flooded basements, and we get a lot of water
in our yards after heavy rains,
Howarth said. I want to repeat
what Steve suggested having
landscaping buffer as well as a
new wetlands assessment. The
standing water in driveways and
roadways led us two years ago to
spend $70,000 of our own money
to fix our road.

Howarth and his wife, who

take personal interest in land history and environment, would love
to see the whole 90-acre property
become a nature park or mixeduse park. If these alternatives are
unfeasible, Howarth hopes to
keep the zoning least likely to
encourage further development.
Wendy Mager, president of
Friends of Princeton Open Space,
voiced that though alternatives
are ideal, they are also unrealistic. Mager said she and her comrades support the cluster development submitted with Solomons
letter to the municipality.
A cluster would avoid the entire tract from being disturbed,
Mager said.
The Watershed encourages to
have the entire 90 acres preserved. The next best thing is to
cluster develop in the smallest
area possible, said Jim Waltman,
president of Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association.
The Princeton Ridge has been a
priority for years. Its abundant
wetlands and steep slopes make it
a special place throughout region.
After consideration of public

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large lots and the idea of future
affordable housing, council decided to refer the proposal of rezoning to the planning board.
This will not be the last meeting on this topic, Lempert said.
We look forward to seeing you at
future meetings. If you are a close
neighbor, you will be notified.
Otherwise make sure you check
the planning board agendas if
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