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By ERICA CHAYES WIDAThe Sun

This spring, Princeton HighSchool drama students will be jiv-ing through the jazz era of prohi-bition, speakeasies, bootleggersand a Long Island mansion – all tothe famous music of George andIra Gershwin. “Nice Work If YouCan Get It” will take the stageApril 14-16 at the Princeton HighSchool Performing Arts Center.

The story, set in the 1920s, fol-lows playboy Jimmy Winter theweekend of his marriage and hisencounter with female bootleggerBillie Bendix.

Taking on the female lead roleof Billie is PHS senior AllisonSpann. Serious about the stage,Spann is waiting to hear fromseveral major conservatory pro-grams and has already been ac-cepted to Princeton University.

“Broadway is the goal,” Spann

said.This is Spann’s first time play-

ing a lead for the spring musical,and she says it has been exciting.

“I’ve been loving it,” she said.“There are so many good scenes.‘But Not For Me’ is my favoriteGershwin song ever. I’ve listenedto Ella Fitzgerald sing it for solong. I also love the quieter mo-ments in the show, as well asevery scene between the Duchess

and Cookie – the juxtaposition of their characters is just so great.”

The Duchess, played by Nicol-lette Garthe, is a boisterous prohi-bitionist who marches the stagewith a presence.

During rehearsal last Monday,the students ran through every

dance number with choreogra-pher Enrique Brown.

“Enrique is just amazing,” saidDirector Patricia Wray, who hasbeen the PHS drama teacher for15 years. “His work on Broadwayis very impressive.”

Brown joined the PHS team for

its musical season last year forthe production of “Seven Bridesfor Seven Brothers.” On Broad-way, he has worked on plays suchas “The Little Mermaid,” “TheMusic Man” and “Carnival.”

ERICA CHAYES WIDA/The SunThe chorus of Princeton High School’s spring musical ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ give it their all duringa recent rehearsal. The spring musical hits the stage April 14-16. For more photos, please see page 15.

PHS spring musical brings 1920s to life on stagePrinceton High School drama department will perform ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ from April 14-16

please seePRODUCTION, page 14

IF YOU GO

When: April 14–16 at 7:30 p.m.Where: Princeton High SchoolPerforming Arts CenterTickets: $15 for adults and $7for students and seniors avail-able at the door 45 minutesbefore curtain


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2 THE PRINCETON SUN — MARCH 23–29, 2016


At its March 14 meeting,Princeton Council approved thegoals and priorities for 2016.Princeton administrator MarcDashield reported on the detailedschedule. Laying out the priori-ties provides more visibility andinsight into the 2016 budget, offi-cials said.

“We’ve been working on thegoals and priorities since Janu-

ary,” Dashield said last Wednes-day. “At the same time, we’ve beenworking on the budget and willnow take all the information fromgoals and priorities as we moveforward. We are working veryhard at it.”

Dashield said he will wait untilthe budget is introduced at theMarch 28 council meeting beforecommenting on which items willdrive up the numbers.

“We took an initial stab at itbut continue to work with the fi-nance committee. It’s moving

along nicely,” Dashield said.The final adoption of the 2016

budget is slated to occur at theend of April.

“There is a lot of work for usthis year,” Dashield told councillast Monday. “Although we are

just now asking for approval fromcouncil, we have already begunaccomplishing some of thesegoals.”

One of these is the develop-ment of a strategic plan for thepublic works department. There

has been progress with a work-shop with the public works de-partment, and Dashield will havea final report on the plan forcouncil by May. He expects thestrategic plan to be completed bysummer.

Another priority being tackledis improving the appearance of the central business district with astreetscape initiative. The admin-istration has hired a consultantfor this. There will be an assess-ment as well as a walking tour of the Nassau Street area in April to

evaluate current conditions.Other goals include enacting

earned sick pay for all municipalworkers in Princeton by June, re-viewing an ordinance for theWitherspoon-Jackson historicdistrict by the end of this month,investigating a municipal-wideWiFi system by November, devel-oping a bike path plan by Novem-ber, resolving the status of theValley Road building by August,developing a civil rights commis-sion or board through May, com-

pleting a Fair Share Housing planby June, and increasing efforts tocombat wage theft by November.

In other news:• Council resolved that the

Rogers Group will conduct re-ac-creditation for the Princeton Po-lice Department, which is re-quired every three years. The re-accreditation is not due until Jan-uary of next year, but the processstarts now.

“We will now spend the nextyear re-evaluating each and everyone of our policies and making

sure they are compliant with na-tional best practices,” PoliceChief Nick Sutter said.

In addition to checking busi-ness practices, the process also re-quires the PPD to provide proof demonstrating the findings fromprevious accreditations and prov-ing they “practice what theypreach.”

• Sutter received complaintsabout the truck detour sign forthe Route 206 bridge being placedon Nassau Street by NJDOT.

Complaints were because the signobstructed storefronts and wasplaced too closely to them. Thetraffic bureau contacted Princeto-nians who were concerned and isworking with NJDOT to remedythe complaints.

“We’re looking for a feasible al-ternative because we cannot justpick it up and move it. It’s a tem-porary sign in any event, butwe’re going to try and get it out assoon as possible,” Sutter said.

• Sutter also presented the po-lice report with statistics from

last year.“The most common problem is

speeding,” with an average of 75car accidents a month, Sutter said.

Sutter is looking to remedycomplaints of cars not yieldingon Nassau Street by putting offi-cers on the street for better visi-bility. The PPD will announcewhich areas it will be monitoringon social media. For the full re-port, visit www.princetonnj.gov/police/police_reports.html.

• Council introduced an ordi-

nance to redo the parking metersin front of the old post office onPalmer Square. With the post of-fice no longer there, the town willreplace the short-term meterswith two-hour meters.

• Mayor Liz Lempert an-nounced the application to jointhe first Youth Advisory Commit-tee has been posted online atwww.princetonnj.gov and is opento all current high school fresh-men, sophomores and juniors re-siding in Princeton. Twelve stu-dents will be selected.

Princeton Council approves 2016 goals and prioritiesNext step is 2016 budget, which will be introduced at March 28 council meeting

Special to The Sun

Princeton High School students, from left, Cynthia Ma, Marie-Louise James and Lydia Duff received scholarships towardtheir pursuit of higher education from the Foreign LanguageEducators of New Jersey. Ma was awarded for mastery ofJapanese, James for Italian and Duff for Mandarin. The winnersreceived a $1,000 scholarship. The school district offers itscongratulations to the students and to PHS teachers Joe Maz-zarella, Shwu-Fen Lin, Natsuko Buurstra and World LanguageSupervisor Priscilla Russel.

PHS students receive scholarshipsThe Princeton Photography

Club announces a special lectureby freelance photographer AndréGallant entitled “Inspiration.”The lecture will focus on inspira-tional and creative photo projects.

Gallant will share creative exer-

cises and photography challengesthat will inspire and motivate you

to pick up your camera and startshooting. A Canadian photogra-pher, Gallant travels the worldover taking expressive photo-graphs. He is the author and pho-tographer of numerous books.Gallant teaches photography

workshops with Freeman Patter-son and lectures internationally.

The event is open to the publicfor $7 and will be held at the D&RGreenway Land Trust, 1 Preser-vation Place, on April 5 from 7:30to 9:30 p.m. Registration at [email protected] is requested.For directions, contact Carl

Geisler at (732) 422-3676 or visitwww.princetonphotoclub.org.

Princeton Photography Club hosts lecture

The Latin American TaskForce will be offering free citizen-ship classes to prepare immi-grants for the naturalization in-terview required as part of theprocess of becoming a UnitedStates citizen. Basic English re-quired for the interview will be

reviewed, with additional lessonson U.S. history and civics. An Im-migration attorney will be visit-ing the classes to discuss what toexpect, as well as to answer ques-tions.

In the last year, immigrantsfrom Argentina, China, Colom-bia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt,Guatemala, India, Japan, Mexicoand Serbia participated in theseclasses. Many students have suc-cessfully passed their naturaliza-tion interviews and are now

American citizens.While the classes are free, stu-

dents will be expected to pur-chase a copy of the textbook tostudy the material discussed.The citizenship classes are co-

sponsored by the Latin AmericanTask Force, the Princeton PublicLibrary and the PrincetonHuman Services Commission.

Classes will meet Wednesdaysfrom 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Nassau Pres-byterian Church, April 13, 20 and27 and May 11, 18 and 25. Regis-

tration will take place at the firstsession in the church AssemblyRoom, 61 Nassau St. Use the sidedoor to enter and use metered on-street parking. For more informa-tion, call (609) 924-9529, ext. 220.

Church offers citizenship preparation classes


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Princeton police were called tothe area of Brickhouse Road onSunday, March 13, to investigate asuspicious male occupying aparked vehicle.

When officers arrived, theyfound the vehicle to be unoccu-pied. Patrols began speakingwith a man found near the vehi-

cle. As the investigation devel-oped, the 24-year-old male wasfound to be in possession of mari-

juana, less than 50 grams, as wellas drug paraphernalia.

The accused was placed underarrest and brought to headquar-ters where he was processed andissued complaints with a pending

court date. After being processedfor the drug-related charges, thesuspect was interviewed by mem-bers of the Detective Bureauabout his possible involvement inrecent vehicle burglaries in thearea of Brickhouse Road.

During the interview, he impli-cated himself in two recent vehi-

cle burglaries and thefts thatwere reported to the police de-partment. He also implicatedhimself in up to 12 additional ve-hicle burglaries that had gone un-reported. The accused was subse-quently charged with the burgla-ries and thefts. Bail on thecharges was set at $15,000 with a

10 percent posting option. Thesuspect was able to post bail andwas released with a pendingcourt date.

Anyone who was the victim of a vehicle burglary in the Prince-ton area in recent weeks shouldcontact Det. Sgt. Chris Quaste at(609) 921-2100 ext. 2120.

Man arrested for marijuana possession admits to car burglaries and thefts


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The Board of Education ap-proved its tentative budget for the2016-2017 school year at its March15 meeting. This year, Princetonhomeowners with an averagehome valued at $810,191 will see aschool tax increase of $215 if thebudget is approved.

The budget totals $91.4 million,a 3.69 percent increase from 2015-

2016. Last year, with a total budgetof $90.3 million, it saw a 3.27 per-cent tax levy increase.

The increase, more than thestate cap of 2 percent, was madepossible by use of banked capfrom last year's enrollment waiv-er adjustment. The district is alsoapplying for a health benefitwaiver adjustment.

According to Princeton PublicSchools business administrator

Stephanie Kennedy, the increaseoccurred mainly because of salary and benefits. Eighty-fourpercent to 85 percent of the totalbudget is paid for by taxpayer dol-lars, with 15 percent covered byother sources.

“The budget is preliminaryand tentative at this point withroom for suggestions and adjust-ments,” Superintendent SteveCochrane said. “We had a meet-ing open to the public March 1.”

Both board President AndreaSpalla and board member DafnaKendall voiced their hesitation onapproving the tentative budget.

“We should all work togethertoward seeing how things can bedone more efficiently,” Kendallsaid. “I think we’re moving for-ward with the budget with thebest interests of taxpayers andthe students, not necessarily inthat order.”

There will be an opportunityfor public comment before thefinal budget is voted on at theApril 26 meeting at 8 p.m. at Val-ley Road.

In other news:• Fern Spriull of the facilities

committee announced Princetonwill test its water as a precaution-ary measure after Newarkschools found lead in their supply.

• Cochrane announced the dis-trict “must fill Bill [Cirullo]’s

legacy” – launching the search tohire a principal for Riverside Ele-mentary School. The district willscreen applicants in April and re-view them using a district-widesearch committee in May.Cochrane will interview the final-ists and make his recommenda-tion to the board in May. StandingRiverside Principal Paul Chapin

BOE approves tentative budgetIf budget is approved, Princeton resident with average

assessed home will see $215 increase in school taxes

please see STUDENTS, page 12


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New series ‘Library Live at Labyrinth’ targets

adult readers with diverse interestsBy ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun

Having forged a solid relationship overthe years, Princeton Public Library andLabyrinth Books have created a new way toreach Princeton’s community of residents,university students and visitors. This novelseries, pun intended, called “Library Liveat Labyrinth,” sprang into action last week

and will carry on through spring.The inspiration for “Library Live”

evolved from an array of factors and con-siderations.

“As you know, the library is gettingready to renovate the second floor, and as a

result, we will be crunched for space in thecoming months,” said PPL’s public pro-gramming librarian Janie Hermann, whoorganized the event with Labyrinth co-owner Dorothea von Moltke. “Library staff has also been discussing how we can re-imagine not just our physical space, buthow we can do more community outreach.In addition, Labyrinth, Jazams, Princetonschools and the library formed a coalition

last fall to help bring big-name children'sauthors to town for visits, and I thought weshould extend this spirit of cooperation tothe world of adult authors.”

Targeting a more adult community of readers, the series kicked off last Wednes-

day with a discussion of a suspensefulmystery novel by Kelly Simmons.

“For the first series, I tried to choose acombination of authors that had differentappeals – fiction/suspense, Jane Austenand a bit of philosophy,” Hermann said.“We will fine-tune the series as we go alongand see what works best. The goal is sim-ply to bring interesting authors to town todiscuss their works.”

The series will continue on March 29with a discussion by London-based authorSarah Bakewell. “At the ExistentialistCafé: Freedom, Being and Apricot Cock-

please see NEXT, page 12

In November, New Jersey voters

will have a very important choice

to make at the polls. We’re not talk-

ing about the choice between the Re-

publican, Democratic or independent

candidates for president of the United

States – although that is an important

choice, too.We’re talking about the choice of

whether you believe the state should

authorize the creation of two new casi-

nos in North Jersey. And we believe

your answer should be “no.”

Last week, the Legislature approved

the ballot question that will ask voters

to approve the expansion of casino

gambling in the state to two undeter-

mined locations in separate counties

in North Jersey.

Atlantic City, the state’s only current

location for casino gambling, has been

devastated by competition that has

popped up in neighboring states in re-

cent years. More than half of casinorevenue in Atlantic City has disap-

peared because of this, and four casi-

nos shut the doors in 2014 as a result.

Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian

predicted that three more of the eight

remaining casinos would close if the

North Jersey casinos were approved,

and some analysts believe that number

could even be four.

Supporters of the plan say the extra

casinos in North Jersey will help re-

capture gambling money that is going

to casinos in other states. And some,

including Jeff Gural, operator of the

Meadowlands Racetrack, say the high

taxes the North Jersey casinos would

pay – he has offered a 55 percent tax on

casino revenue, while Atlantic City

pays around 8 percent – could go to

help beef up A.C.

We’re not so convinced that would

happen. The market is already flooded

with gambling options – both in termsof in-person and online casinos in New

Jersey and surrounding states. Build-

ing new casinos won’t definitely gener-

ate new revenue; it may just shift it

from one part of the state to another.

New Jersey needs a new revenue-

generating plan, not a re-configuration

of a plan that is already not working.

Our lawmakers need to be creative. If

casinos aren’t working in Atlantic City,

what guarantee is there that they will

work in North Jersey?

When you go to the polls in Novem-

ber to pick your next president, we ad-

vise also saying “no” to new casinos.

in our opinion

Say ‘no’ to new casinosBuilding new casinos in North Jersey won’t help the state; it’ ll kill A.C.

Your thoughts

What are your thoughts on the proposedexpansion of casino gambling to twolocations in North Jersey? Share yourthoughts on this, and other topics,through a letter to the editor.


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WE NES Y MARCH 23Acting Out: Students in kinder-

garten through third grade areinvited to engage in dramatic

activity. No experience necessary.Princeton High School drama afi-cionados will lead the sessions.Princeton Public Library, 4 p.m.

Book Discussion - “The Structureof Scientific Revolutions” byThomas Kuhn: Angela Creagerleads a discussion of the bookthat is considered the paradig-matic history of science text.Originally published in 1962, thebook is still widely read by spe-cialist and non-specialist audi-ences. Princeton Public Library, 7

p.m.

THURS Y MARCH 24Mercer County ID Program: All

Mercer County residents are eli-gible for the community ID card, aphoto identification card provid-ing personal identifying informa-tion, medical risk factors andemergency contact information.The card is issued by the LatinAmerican Legal Defense & Edu-cation Fund, a nonprofit advoca-

cy group. $10 per card/$5 youthunder 21 and seniors over 65. Foradditional information, visitwww.laldef.org. Princeton PublicLibrary, noon – 2 p.m. and 5:30 –7 p.m.

Professor Picks at Princeton Gar-den Theatre: Andrea Arnold’sunconventional adaptation of theEmily Bronte classic, “WutheringHeights.” Selected and presentedby Rutgers University Englishprofessor Dianne Sadoff. Prince-ton Garden Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Reading by Salgado Maranhão: Sal-gado Maranhão is an award-win-ning Brazilian poet and song-writer. “A Cor da Palavra” (wasnamed the best book of poetry by

the Brazilian Academy of Lettersin 2011, and in 2012, “Sol Sangüí-neo” became Maranhão’s firstbook to appear in English transla-tion. He will be joined by transla-tor Alexis Levitin. Free and opento the public. Location TBD. Formore information:

http://arts.princeton.edu/events/program/creative-writing/.

FRI Y MARCH 25Job Seeker Sessions: The library

and Professional Services Groupof Mercer County sponsor ses-sions for professionals who areseeking new employment andcontracting opportunitiesthroughout the region. PrincetonPublic Library, 9:45 a.m.

Eduardo Corral Poetry Reading:

Award-winning poet next in seriesorganized by Princeton studentsin collaboration with LabyrinthBooks. Labyrinth Books, 122 Nas-sau St., 6 p.m.

“Requiem”: Hyosang Park, musicdirector at Princeton UnitedMethodist Church, will lead choirsand instrumentalists in MichaelHaydn's Requiem on Good Friday.Princeton United MethodistChurch, 7:30 p.m.

S TUR Y MARCH 26Kirtan, meditation, discussion and

Indian Vegetarian lunch: Pleaseregister at [email protected] Saturday. Princeton BhaktiVedanta Institute, 1 p.m.

“Under Pressure,” a PrincetonUniversity Senior Dance Con-cert: Seniors in the Program inDance present new choreographythey have created and performrepertory works by master chore-ographers including Martha Gra-

ham, Gustavo Ramirez Sansanoand Karole Armitage. Tickets are$12/$11 students and seniorswhen purchased in advance;$17/$15 students and seniorswhen purchased day of the per-

formance. McCarter Theatre Cen-ter’s Berlind Theatre, 2 p.m. and 8p.m.

SUN Y MARCH 28Sunrise Easter Service and Break-

fast: A Sunrise Service will be at

6:30 a.m. on the lawn on the cor-ner of Nassau Street, followed bybreakfast in the Sanford DavisRoom. Worship continues at 9:30and 11 a.m. with the choirs andinstruments plus a bell choirdirected by Hyosang Park. Allwelcome, free parking, wheel-chair accessible. Princeton Unit-ed Methodist Church, 6:30 a.m.;9:30 a.m.; 11 a.m.

MON Y MARCH 29AARP Tax Help: free help preparing

and filing federal and state elec-tronic tax returns by appoint-ment on Monday morningsthrough April 11. Call (609) 924-9529, ext. 1220. Princeton PublicLibrary Community Room, 9 a.m.

Letra Pequeña: Through engage-ment with books, activities andcrafts, children and adultsimprove Spanish language skills,for children 2-5 years old accom-panied by a parent or caregiver, 11a.m.

TUES Y MARCH 30Hunters of the Sky: Cedar Run

Wildlife Refuge introduces liveraptors (birds of prey) in thispresentation. Learn each species’unique characteristics, habitatsand how they have adapted tosurvive. The audience will get totouch artifacts, such as wingsand talons and see different rap-tors up-close. Princeton PublicLibrary, 3 p.m.

Chess: Children can learn to playand practice chess at these week-ly drop-in sessions led by Prince-ton High School Chess members.Princeton Public Library, 4 p.m.

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The following reports are pro-vided by the Princeton Police De-partment:

On March 12, patrols investi-gated an act of lewdness, whichoccurred inside an establishmentlocated onthe firstblock of Wither-spoon

Street.The act took place at approxi-mately 9 a.m. The victim was ableto identify the accused but did notwish to pursue the matter crimi-nally at the time of the report.The investigation is active at thistime, but charges have yet to befiled.

March 14

A victim reported 12 “openhouse” signs thye’d placed on var-ious streets around Princeton

March 7 were missing. The totalvalue of the stolen signs was $480.The investigation is ongoing.

March 13

The North Hanover Police De-partment arrested a 19-year-oldLawrenceville female on an activewarrant issued by the PrincetonMunicipal Court for $600. Shewas turned over to Princeton po-lice and processed. The accusedwas found to have numerous out-

standing warrants from severalother jurisdictions with a totalbail of $1,229.87. She posted thefull bail and was released.

A male and female juvenile,both 17, were taken into custodyin the area of the 300 block of Witherspoon Street. Both weretaken into custody for disorderlyconduct. The male juvenile wasalso found to be in possession of

marijuana, less than 50 grams.They were both released to theirrespective guardians.

March 12

Subsequent to an investigationinto a controlled dangerous sub-stance violation on the 100 blockof Walnut Lane, an 18-year-oldMullica Hill male was issuedsummonses for possession of

marijuana, less than 50 grams.

A victim reported he was sit-ting outside an establishment onthe first block of Spring Street.When he got up to throw awaysome garbage, an unknown indi-vidual stole his jacket, which had$400 cash in one of the pockets.The investigation is ongoing.

March 11

Subsequent to a motor vehiclestop for failure to maintain a lane,

a 29-year-old Princeton male wasplaced under arrest for DWI. Hewas transported to police head-quarters where he was processed,issued summonses and later re-leased with a pending court date.

March 8

Patrols were called to the 500block of Brickhouse Road to in-vestigate the report of a burglaryand theft from a vehicle. The vic-tim reported that he parked his

vehicle at approximately 5:30 p.m.the day prior, and when he re-turned to the vehicle the follow-ing morning at about 7:15 a.m., henoticed the theft. A Garmin GPSunit, cell phone and two pairs of dress shoes were taken from thevehicle. It is likely the vehiclewas unlocked at the time of thetheft. The investigation wasturned over to the Detective Bu-reau for follow up investigation.

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The Princeton councilwomanwho usually sits between HeatherHoward and Bernie Miller atevery Monday night meeting hasannounced her candidacy to runfor another term. She is wellknown throughout the communi-ty as Jenny Crumiller.

Crumiller, however, used to be just “Crum.” When she and her

husband Jon were married in the‘80s, they legally combined their

last names, “Crum” and “Miller,”to merge both love and creativity.

In 1991, the Crumillers, origi-nally from Delaware, settled inPrinceton when Jon co-foundedthe firm Princeton Consultants,Inc. That’s when Crumillerplaced her hand in politics.

“I lived on Moore Street whenthe hospital was trying to expandinto the neighborhood and want-ed to build a garage; it got mestarted in the local scene,” Cru-

miller said. “I started to go tomeetings and saw how thingsworked. One thing I learnedabout was the Democratic Partyand local Democratic Party or-ganizations. I got heavily involvedwith LALDEF, which has beenaround since the ‘60s.”

While raising her children,who are now 28, 33 and 34, Cru-miller remained active in her vol-unteer work. She’s been a schooland church volunteer and aPrinceton neighborhood organiz-

er; she’s been member, chair andvice chair of the Princeton Com-mittee of the NAACP Legal De-fense and Education Fund andworked on an anti-war video fundfor an ad pulled from Comcast forbeing controversial.

Crumiller has two grandchil-dren, 1 and 3, and loves every-thing about them. She also lovedwatching her own children growup in Princeton.

“I lovedhow they

could walkeverywhere – my eldestdaughter, whonow lives inBrooklyn,never got herlicense,” Cru-miller said.“The sense of community here is really strong.There is so much to do here.There are always activities. But

the people here are the best. Evenwhen they have really strongopinions – I think that’s one of the things I love about Princeton.People care a lot.”

Here is more from The Sun’sone-on-one interview with Cru-miller.

The Sun: Why have you decidedto run for election in 2016?

Crumiller: Princeton should beliving up to its full potential as anexceptionally wonderful townwith a well-run government. I am

working to make that happen. Ithink I’m doing it well, and I hopeI can continue.

The Sun: What do you perceiveas the three most important con-cerns facing Princeton?

Crumiller: 1.) Everyone wants tolive here, and that is the root of many of our problems. We have avery strong real-estate market

Crumiller announces candidacy

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Anne Waldron Neumann, whopronounces her name “Noy-mahn,” can often be found at thepodium during council meetings

– her hair swept softly from herface with a cloth headband.There, Neumann articulates herstance on community issues withpassion and a calm demeanor.

Neumann was raised inPrinceton. She graduated fromPrinceton High School and re-

mained in Princeton until 1973when she and her husband Wal-ter moved to Germany. As aca-demics, the Neumanns’ teachingcareers took them around theworld from England to Denmark,Melbourne, Australia, and finallyback to Princeton in 2000 in timefor their daughter Hannah to goto PHS.

Neumann feels her experienceinternationally shaped her politi-cal view – offering the dichotomyof “seeing how things are done in

other countries and seeing howthings are done here.”

“There is some perspective Igained from living in other placesthat I think could serve Princetonwell,” Neumann said. “I’ve al-ways been interested in searchingthings about our town, but alsohow searching how other townsdo things. I like to think of myself as a sort of ‘policy wonk.’”

Neumann ran for council in

the former borough in 2010 andwas inspired to join the race this

year when she saw an opening.With a Ph.D., M.Ed and B.Sc,

Neumann, while retired, contin-ues to write and lead a creativewriting group. She also has hadseveral political opinion piecespublished in local news and ran agreen home and garden tour twoyears in row, one of her favoritePrinceton experiences.

“The first tour won an awardfrom the state Department of En-vironmental Protection for com-

bining all three aspects of sus-tainability: economic, environ-mental and social. I got to know anumber of architects and land-scapers and learned more aboutgreen building than ever before.Just wonderful,” Neumannpraised – “the people working inPrinceton.”

The Sun: Why have you decidedto run for election in 2016?

Neumann: I chose to run in Feb-ruary when Patrick Simon an-nounced he would not run for

council again. I wanted to waituntil there was an opening oncouncil.

The Sun: What do you perceiveas the three most important con-

cerns facingPrinceton?

Neumann: Icould cheatand say thatour threegreatest con-cerns asPrincetoniansare affordabil-ity, affordabili-ty and afford-ability. But let me be more specif-ic: I think that, every year, moreand more middle-class Princeto-

nians start worrying that soaringhouse prices and property taxesmean they will have to leavePrinceton.

Realistically, Princeton Councilalone can do little to reduce prop-erty taxes. Almost half of ourproperty taxes goes to ourschools, and more than a quartergoes to Mercer County, whichleaves less than a quarter for themunicipality. Nevertheless, be-fore consolidation, borough mu-nicipal spending per capita was

in New Jersey's 51st percentile:average. The township stood at 86percent. I believe council does

Neumann in race for council seat

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will hold the position until then.• Princeton Public Schools had

a communications audit, both in-ternally and externally, and iswaiting for an 80-page report of “strengths and areas of enhance-

ment.” Meanwhile, the school dis-trict is moving forward on a newwebsite and email platform. Itscurrent platform is more than 20years old. The “migration” to anup-to-speed online presence,Cochrane affirmed, was accom-modated in the budget by redis-tributing, with no external costscoming in.

• The board made a change tothe waste management system,adding a $30,000 compost pro-

gram to PPS.“Composting is important for

the community and as an educa-tional practice for our students,”Cochrane said.

This is part of the Green Teaminitiative. Each Green Teambuilding will receive a $2,000grant to help pay for the recepta-cles.

• Student board members MadiNorman and Nick Pibl made a“compelling” argument for thenext step for student wellness.

The reps, along with PrincetonHigh School senior Mark Petro-vic, spoke during public commentand voiced their support for aphysical education exemption forathletes. The exemption, deemed“Option 2,” would allow all stu-dent athletes to apply for exemp-tion during their season with areplaced free period or study hallto help with homework load – re-flecting the model of other schooldistricts such as

Bridgewater/Raritan.Cochrane replied the board

and administration are lookinginto and considering Option 2 andthanked the students for theircommitment to improvement.

• Cochrane announced PPS ad-ministrators will engage in“shadowing,” a process of follow-ing various students throughtheir daily school routine to builda better understanding of thework load and stresses of PHSstudents.

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Deborah Yaffe, who did a read-ing from her book, “Among theJaneites: A Journey Through the

World of Jane Austen Fandom,”at PPL in 2013, will close the se-ries on April 13. Yaffe will give apresentation entitled “Rewriting

Pride and Prejudice: The AustenProject in the Age of Jane AustenFanfiction.”

Hermann hopes to make thisseries the first of many. She ex-pects to have fun with the aca-demic calendar – ending in Juneand beginning again in fall.

“The library wants to be in-

strumental in sustaining a vi-brant culture of books and read-ing in Princeton, and to do thatwe feel strongly about supporting

local, independent bookstoressuch as Labyrinth and helpingthem stay in our community,”Hermann said.

The next author appearancesin the first round of “Library Liveat Labyrinth” will be hosted at 6p.m. on March 29 and April 13 atLabyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St.

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ELEGANT | SUSTAINABLEthat spurs development andgrowth, which we need to plan forand manage; property valueshave risen to a tipping point thatis causing an epidemic of tear-downs; only well-off people canafford to move here, and the mid-dle class is being priced out, witheven fewer housing opportunitiesfor low-income people. 2.) We arestruggling to contain municipalbudget increases stemming fromthe rising costs of employee bene-fits – mostly health care and pen-

sions. 3.) We face increasing traf-fic congestion caused by growthin the regional area, which nega-tively affects our quality of life as

drivers and makes roads lessfriendly for bikers and pedestri-ans.

The Sun: Why should Princeto-nians vote for you? What distin-guishes you from other candi-dates?

Crumiller: I’m an incumbent,which in my case is of value tothe residents. I know how to getthings done. I have working rela-tionships with staff and col-leagues, I know my way aroundthe municipality, and I have insti-tutional knowledge. At the sametime, I’m still motivated and ex-cited by the work. Besides that,what might set me apart from myfellow Democratic candidates isthat I was a neighborhood organ-

izer in the 1990s and that experi-ence – asking for consideration atmeetings and feeling frustratedby decisions – has shaped my

view, and it’s something I willnever forget from the other side of the dais.

The Sun: If you could bring onepolitician back from the dead,who would it be and why?

Crumiller: Definitely AlexanderHamilton. I have been an admirerbefore he was cool, ever since Iread the book Hamilton by RonChernow. He was a brilliant, cre-ative idealist who worked tena-ciously to turn ideas into policy,creating a functioning economicsystem that opened up opportuni-ty and has made our countrygreat. He had a passion for justiceand a strong sense of honor, obvi-ously.

The Sun: Coffee or tea? How do

you take it?Crumiller: Coffee with anything

white, preferably real milk. Nosweetener.

CRUMILLERContinued from page 10

Crumiller: Being incumbent is of value

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Neumann has served on a number of boards and commissions

work hard to control spending.But maybe the former boroughstill has more to teach us aboutcutting costs after consolidation.

Raising revenue is anotherway to cut property taxes, of course, and I propose severalways to do that. A volunteer eco-nomic development commissioncould help us retain existing busi-nesses and attract – even create –

new ones. I would support a Spe-cial Improvement District on Nas-sau and Witherspoon streets. Byincluding Princeton University, aSID could begin to shift the bur-

den of paying to maintain ourdowntown away from taxpayers.

The Sun: Why should Princeto-nians vote for you? What distin-guishes you from other candi-dates?

Neumann: I've served on anumber of boards and commis-sions: the Princeton Environmen-tal Commission, the Site Plan Re-view Advisory Board, Princeton

Future's Neighborhood Retail Ini-tiative, the Borough's AffordableHousing Commission, chair, thePrinceton Community Democrat-ic Organization Executive Board,

the PCDO Citizens for Tax Fair-ness and the PCDO Local IssuesCommittee, chair.

Those experiences translate di-rectly into working on council.For example, the PCDO's Citizensfor Tax Fairness spent five yearsstudying how other towns dealwith their nonprofits. When theuniversity decides to settle thelawsuit I mentioned, I will know a

great deal about what we can fair-ly expect. The Site Plan ReviewAdvisory Board, for another ex-ample, advises Princeton's Plan-ning Board on applications for de-

velopment. When council worksto slow teardowns and gentrifica-tion, I will know the kinds of or-dinances we need to consider.

The Sun: If you could bring onepolitician back from the dead,who would it be and why?

Neumann: I'd choose the pro-gressive Democrat, Sen. PaulWellstone, who died far too youngin 2002 at the age of 58 in a plane

crash. I admire his support forlabor, mental illness, the environ-ment and peace. He was also astrong voice for campaign financereform. He was backed by groups

as disparate as the AFL-CIO, theSierra Club and the ACLU. Andhe had multiple sclerosis, as didmy mother, which made me feelconnected to him in a more per-sonal way.

The Sun: Coffee or tea? How doyou take it?

Neumann: I drink milk withoutcoffee and turn lemons intolemonade.

NEUMANNContinued from page 11

“Working with Enrique is fun.He knows how to pull stuff out of the chorus in a way that is notbombarding and gives everyone,those who want to pursue a ca-reer in theater and those who are

just trying it out, this sense of professionalism,” Spann said.

“Some of the students arehardcore,” Wray voiced as the ac-tors sang and danced in glitteryattire. “Several attend summerprograms and college programsand are preparing to go into thebusiness.”

“One of the best parts for me islistening to the commentary fromboth Ms. Wray and Enrique anddigesting them to come up with

the best part,” chorus memberCaroline Purdy said.

“My favorite part of being inthe play is working with Ms.Wray,” said Katie Griffin, chorusmember.

Jimmy Winter is played byPHS junior Jack Lynch.

“It’s my first time playing alead in high school,” he said. “I re-ally like it. ‘S Wonderful’ is my fa-vorite song and dance, and mybiggest challenge has been trying

to learn the ukulele. I have blis-ters on my fingers!”

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