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ow that the new year is upon us, letstake a moment to look back on thebiggest news stories in Princeton for2013.

Princeton sets the standardfor municipal consolidation

On Jan. 1, 2013, Liz Lemperts first official act as

mayor was to address a standing-room-only crowdin Witherspoon Hall.Today we ring in the New Year, as we do every

Jan. 1, she said. But this New Years Day will al-ways have special meaning in Princeton. Today isthe day we ring in our new, unified government.

In 2013, Princeton Township and Princeton Bor-ough became the first towns in the state to consoli-date into a single municipality.

Consolidation has proved to be a long and ardu-ous process. The Transition Task Force and Consoli-

dation Commission began working in 2012 to form aconsolidation plan and to set goals and priorities forthe new governing body. By the final weeks of 2013,all municipal departments were successfully consol-idated, and the two separate police departmentswere functioning as one entity.

In her final press conference of 2013, Lempert re-counted the many successes of Princetons first yearas a consolidated municipality.

Municipal Administrator Bob Bruschi and Direc-tor of Finance Kathy Monzo joined Lempert in

praising the staff and governing body for their workin accomplishing the goals laid out by the Consoli-dation Commission in 2012.

Lempert said one of the towns most notableachievements is the realization of anticipated costsavings.

Weve reduced the size of the budget, Lempertsaid. And more important to the taxpayer, we low-ered taxes in a responsible way. We received a AAA

Looking back on the happenings of Princeton

NCLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: Actors in Revolutionary War-era dress march in for-

mation at the re-enactment of the 1777 Battle of Princeton at Princeton BattlefieldState Park on April 6 (Courtesy Jason S. Colflesh); A local veteran travels down NassauStreet in the Memorial Day Parade on May 25; A young reader celebrates the end ofthe summer reading programs at the Princeton Public Librarys dance party on HindsPlaza on Aug. 26; Mayor Liz Lempert, on her first day in office, addresses the standing-room-only crowd at the Jan. 1 consolidation celebration; Two girls show off their paint-ed faces at Communiversity 2013; Children participate in the Arts Council of PrincetonsNanas Make-A-Mess Workshop at the 2013 Communiversity celebration; 19th centuryhomes, demolished as of April, stand empty along Alexander Road, available free to

anyone who can pay to haul them away; Einstein look-a-like contest winner LuisaBonner poses with her award check for $314.15 at the 2013 Pi Day celebrations atPrinceton Public Library (Courtesy Ferrari IrisView); Cara McCollum, a PrincetonUniversity student, is crowned Miss New Jersey by the 2012 winner, Lindsey Petrosh, onJune 15; Members of the Class of 2013 process onto the front lawn of Princeton HighSchool at the graduation ceremony on June 20; World-renowned conductor MarkLaycock leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in a performance at Richardson Auditoriumon July 17; and Steve Schirripa, actor and author, talks in an interview about his book,Big Daddys Rules: Raising Daughters is Tougher than I Look at the Princeton PublicLibrary on May 15.

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Police chief departs amid misconduct accusations

bond rating, and we were able toexpand services, including ex-panding trash pickup town wide.The police have a dedicated traf-fic unit and a dedicated safeneighborhoods unit.

Lempert said there is moresynergy between departmentsthat were relocated during con-solidation.

We were able to move CornerHouse, which is not really repre-

sentative of cost savings, but of cost avoidance, she said. Cor-ner House used to be in the ValleyRoad School building, which wasnon-sustainable. Weve been ableto think more holistically aboutwhere departments are housed.So now over at Monument Hall,Human Services is right next toAffordable Housing, which isright next to the Health Depart-ment, the Senior Resource Centerand Corner House. We have anability now to provide much bet-ter services to our residents.

Monzo said the consolidationof the towns staff and depart-ments went smoothly because of the care taken to merge the poli-cies of the former township andborough.

We were really able to mergeevery single one of these depart-ments, not just logistically, but inprocess also, with virtually nodisruption of services, Monzosaid. There was a lot of talk last

year about reduction in person-nel, which we were able toachieve based on the guidelinesset forth by the ConsolidationCommission report. We startedout the year with a policy manualthat was merged together fromthe two towns, which was big. Ithink because a lot of care wasput toward policy, and makingsure the staff was considered,weve avoided a lot of pitfalls.

Bruschi said he felt the biggestsuccess in merging services couldbe seen in the Public Works De-partment.

In the former township andborough it was always difficult toget leaves and brush done, Br-uschi said. We always had an ex-

cuse for why it didnt get done;they came down too fast, they did-nt come down fast enough, wehad a storm, we had an earlysnow. We wrote the book on ex-cuses. This year, we were within aday of staying on schedule for theentire fall, and for me that saysloads. Weve really improved com-munication. We still have somethings we can do to make thatmore efficient and get more infor-mation out, but I think they did areally phenomenal job of stayingon that schedule.

Bruschi said the credit for thetowns success through the first

year of consolidation rests large-ly with Lempert.

There is nobody that couldhave done a better job than Lizdid out of the gate, Bruschi said.Half of the things we had to dealwith this year, we didnt evenknow we were going to deal with.Not only has she been able to helpget things done at the staff levelby working intimately with thestaff every day, she has alsohelped us at the political level bygetting things addressed in a rea-sonably timely manner by thecouncil.

Lempert said she prefers tolook to the future rather thandwell on her personal success.

I think its more useful for meto think about where I can im-prove, Lempert said. While con-solidation has meant a lot of extra work for the municipal gov-ernment, for the residents wewant it to feel seamless. The mainimpact residents should feel is,

wow my trash is getting pickedup when it didnt used to before,or its getting easier to get intouch with the police and get myneeds taken care of, and my mu-nicipal tax bill is lower.

Lempert said she does takepride in knowing that Princetonis at the vanguard of consolida-tion in the state.

Certainly its been a chal-lenge, Lempert said. But I thinkwe all realize that were breakingnew ground, and were doingsomething that all of our col-leagues from around the state arewatching and are interested in.Theres definitely a sense of pridein being the ones to set the exam-ple.

Police chief departs amidaccusations of misconduct,

police department falls

under reviewDavid Dudeck, former Prince-

ton Borough police chief, as-sumed the position of chief in theconsolidated municipality onJan. 1. Dudeck was the governingbodys first choice for the posi-tion, after former PrincetonTownship chief Robert Buchananresigned prior to consolidation,saying he did not want to competewith Dudeck.

In late February, then-anony-

mous officers accused Dudeck of misconduct. Dudeck went onmedical leave from the depart-ment as of Feb. 26.

Casey DeBlasio, spokeswomanfor the Mercer County Prosecu-tors office, confirmed on March 4that the office was looking intothe allegations, which were basedon inappropriate comments and

jokes Dudeck was accused of making to other officers and staff members.

Attorney general guidelinesrequire us to conduct all investi-gations where a police chief or di-rector is implicated, DeBlasiosaid.

Lempert, Bruschi and Coun-cilmembers Heather Howard andLance Liverman, who constitutethe towns Public Safety Commit-tee, along with municipal attor-ney Ed Schmierer, met withDudeck several times throughoutMarch and the first weeks of April to negotiate a separation

agreement.At a special meeting on April18, the Princeton Council intro-duced and passed a resolution toaccept the agreement, which in-cluded Dudecks intention to re-tire as of Oct. 1, his 30th anniver-sary as a police officer. The retire-ment date was later quietlymoved up to Sept. 1.

The Police Benevolent Associa-tion subsequently withdrew theallegations of misconduct.

Had Dudeck not accepted theseparation agreement, he wouldhave been the subject of an inves-tigation by the Mercer Countyprosecutor. Despite the withdraw-al of the allegations, Council-woman Jo Butler said any allega-

tions against Dudeck would ulti-mately have resulted in his retire-ment.

Somebody with that amountof service has a lot of risk, But-ler said. He couldnt risk thatpension the risk is too great forhis family.

Butler was the only member of Council to vote against acceptingthe agreement, saying she did notbelieve the agreement represent-ed Councils only option in thematter.

This is a sad day for Princetonand it is a sad day for me person-ally, Butler said. I said on Jan. 1

that I thought we had the rightman for the job in Chief Dudeck. Istand by what I said. I think Daveis an honest, honorable and braveman. For anyone that might per-ceive this as some sort of victory,let me caution you: It is not. Ourcommunity is diminished by theretirement of Dave Dudeck. Ihave been under pressure to ap-prove this resolution it would beconvenient to have a unanimousdecision but Im sorry, I cannotdo that.

Though the PBA withdrew theallegations, seven officers filed alawsuit against Dudeck in Au-gust, demanding a trial by jury.The lawsuit, filed Aug. 28 by offi-cers Sharon Papp, Steven Riccitel-lo, Daniel Chitren, Carol Ray-mond, Christopher Donnelly,Michael Bender and ChristopherQuaste, names Dudeck, the mu-nicipality of Princeton and thePrinceton Police Department asdefendants.

The lawsuit said that begin-ning in 2008, Dudeck, the policedepartment and the municipalityhave engaged in an egregiousand continuing pattern of genderdiscrimination, sexual orienta-tion discrimination, disabilitydiscrimination and sexual ha-rassment against plaintiffs aswomen (Papp and Raymond), gayofficers (Papp and Raymond), het-erosexual males and disabled offi-cers which was patently abusiveand created a hostile work envi-ronment at the PPD.

The lawsuit gives specific ex-amples of the misconductDudeck is accused of, includingusing a homosexual slur to referto Papp and Raymond, joking

with officers using multiple inap-propriate sexual innuendos, andslandering plaintiffs with falsedisciplinary and performance al-legations in retaliation for theircomplaints about his conduct.

The seven defendants are seek-ing compensation for emotionaldistress, pain and suffering, andlost promotions, employment,wages and benefits, in addition topunitive damages, attorneys feesand any other relief the courtfinds just.

The case will be heard in theNJ Superior Court Law Division.Trial dates and a judge have not

been selected.In public comment at the April

18 meeting when Dudecks sepa-ration agreement was accepted,former borough councilmanKevin Wilkes implied that the al-legations were retaliation fromdiscontented officers as a result of decisions Dudeck made duringconsolidation. Wilkes cited anoversupply of sergeants 13 offi-cers for eight positions and newpolicies that have been instated tofacilitate consolidation.

There have been tensionsthroughout the merger that arecoming to the fore, and you needto address those and understandthe dynamics of the forcestheyre exerting on the policeforce, Wilkes said. I urge you toassess the motives of the accuser.Were they passed over for a pro-motion? Were they resentfulabout a buyout decision? Havethey been made to work nightsafter years of working days all

of which have happened in thedepartment? If infractions havebeen committed, they should beproperly adjudicated, but youshould turn to the larger issues of dissension in the force.

Lempert and Bruschi sharedWilkes concerns, and the twoworked to secure a third-partyconsultant to conduct a review of the department. Public safetyconsulting firm the RodgersGroup was hired in July to con-duct the audit.

Capt. Nick Sutter, who becamethe police departments de factoleader when Dudecks medicalleave began, said at the time he

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Yolanda Dalle Pezze, 99, of Princeton, passed away on Sun-day, Dec. 29, at Acorn Glen Assist-ed Living Residence, Princeton.

Born to John and Mary Micaion July 3, 1914 in Rosedale, Miss.,she grew up in Trenton, whereshe attended St. James School.

After moving to Princeton, sheworked as a cook and cashier atthe Littlebrook School cafeteriafor many years and she thorough-ly enjoyed seeing and interactingwith the children every day. DallePezze was a long-time parish-ioner of St. Paul Catholic Churchand was a member of its AltarRosary Society.

While she enjoyed cooking, cro-cheting and traveling with herhusband, her greatest pleasurewas being surrounded by herfamily.

Dalle Pezze was the belovedwife of the late Angelo DallePezze. She was also predeceasedby her parents, brothers: Virgilio,

Gus, Louis, Livio, Aldo and LinoMicai, her sister Stella Lanzoni,granddaughter Christina DallePezze and a daughter-in-lawJoanne Dalle Pezze.

She is survived by her son anddaughter-in-law John and Geor-gia Dalle Pezze, daughter and son-in-law Rita and Vincent Boccan-fuso, four grandchildren: PeterDalle Pezze and wife Stacey, John

Dalle Pezze Jr. and wife Kimberly,Lynn Azarchi and husbandGabriel, Beth Bokop and husbandDeron, five great grandchildren:Grace, Annabel, Trey and BlakeDalle Pezze and Madison Azarchi,two step-great grandchildren:Christian and Cole Bokop, a sisterAbbie Lombardo, a sister-in-lawJenne Micai and many nieces andnephews.

Memorial contributions inYolandas memory may be madeto St. Paul Catholic Church orPrinceton Hospice, 88 Princeton-Hightstown Road, PrincetonJunction, NJ 08550. Extend condo-lences at TheKimbleFuneral-Home.com.

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Photography club seeking submissionsD&R Greenway and Princeton

Photography Club invite highschool students to submit digitalimages expressing the seasons forSeasonScapes, the annual ju-ried exhibition held at the landtrust. Five prizes, totaling $500,will be awarded. Applicants arerequested to photograph openspace, evoking a season or thetransition between seasons. Thephotograph may be digitally ma-nipulated or unaltered. To findnew sites to photograph, visitwww.njtrails.org.

Digital submission deadline isFriday, Feb. 14. Specifics for sub-mission may be found at www.dr-

greenway.org.Judges will be Carl Geisler,president of the Princeton Pho-tography Club and Diana Moore,curator of D&R GreenwaysMarie L. Matthews Galleries.

Geisler is president of thePrinceton Photography Club. Hehas won prizes in juried exhibi-tions, including Grounds forSculpture in Hamilton: the

Franklin Park Art Show, and theSomerset County Business Part-nerships Photo Contest. His pho-tographs were accepted for exhi-bition at Phillips' Mill Photo-graphic Exhibition, The Prince-ton Arts Council, and Perkins.Geisler has judged The MerrillLynch Photographic Show,Franklin Township Clothes LineExhibit and The Cranbury DigitalClub Competition.

Moore is the curator of theMarie L. Matthews Gallery. Thearts program at D&R Greenwaysupports the mission of landpreservation by raising aware-ness and cultivating a conserva-

tion ethic through educational,environmentally themed exhibits.Moore holds an undergraduatedegree in medieval art fromPrinceton University and a mas-ters degree in contemporary artwith a focus on the intersection of science and art from Sothebys In-stitute of Art. Her masters thesisfocused on the use of biotechno-logical art to explore ethical

boundaries in science.D&R Greenway Land Trusts

mission is to preserve and protectnatural lands, farmlands andopen spaces throughout centraland southern New Jersey. Theland trust celebrates preservationof more than 17,000 acres since itsfounding 1989. Through continu-ous preservation and steward-ship, D&R Greenway nurtures ahealthier and more diverse envi-ronment in seven counties. D&RGreenways home, a circa-1900 re-stored barn, the Johnson Educa-tion Center, has become a focalpoint for conservation activity.Through programs, art exhibits

and related lectures at OnePreservation Place, the non-profitinspires greater public commit-ment to safeguarding land.

Linda Mead, president andCEO since 1997, has been increas-ingly recognized as a leader increating the partnerships and or-chestrating the complex transac-tions that lead to preservationsuccess.

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thought the audit was a good idea.Ive been involved in the con-

versation from the beginning,Sutter said. Im in completefavor of the audit. I think itsgoing to be beneficial to the de-partment, to the governing bodyand to the public. I think itsgoing to provide insight and

transparency thats needed tomake decisions going forward.

After months of focus groups,meetings with administrationand surveys completed by offi-cers, the Rodgers Group gave itsreport to municipal officials onDec. 3.

The report recommended thatthe Princeton Council appointsomeone within the police depart-ment to police chief.

Stability of leadership withinthe department has to be estab-

lished, the report reads. Therewere strong feelings among offi-cers who were interviewed thatthe head of the agency should bea chief of police. If the governingbody chooses to go in another di-rection, swift and effective com-munication with organizationalmembers will be required to miti-gate the impact of further changeto the agency which has operatedwith uncertainty for more thantwo years.

The Rodgers report includedfeedback from officers on a vari-ety of topics. When asked aboutthe current leadership, one offi-

cer was quoted as saying, whatthe current leader has done forthis department in the past sixmonths is nothing short of a mir-acle.

While the majority of officersresponses praised Sutters work,there are other issues that the re-port said produce anxiety with-in the department.

An element of distrust be-tween the [Police Benevolent As-sociation] and the Town Councilis evident, the report read.Some PPD members felt thatthey were under the eye of thepoliticians.

Municipal officials said a deci-sion regarding the future leader-ship of the department would bemade in the first months of 2014.

Bruschi said he felt the approx-imately $12,000 paid to theRodgers Group was money well-spent, and he thinks the firmsrecommendations could ultimate-ly be employed within the towns

administration.I think theres potential foruse for these recommendationswithin the leadership of thetown, Bruschi said. There are alot of training opportunities, andI think we can use some compo-nents of this in the administra-tion.

The full Rodgers Report isavailable at www.princetonnj.gov.

Development plans for formerhospital site ultimately

end in compromiseSeveral development and con-

struction projects proposed forPrinceton have prompted objec-tions from the community. One

such project is the development of the former Witherspoon Street lo-cation of the University MedicalCenter. Developer AvalonBaysplan to build a 280-unit apartmentbuilding on the site was first shotdown by the Princeton PlanningBoard at the end of 2012.

The original proposal was de-nied by a 7 to 3 vote at a Dec. 19,2012 meeting.

Several board members citedaesthetic reasons for votingagainst the project. Residents inattendance raised similar con-cerns.

The vote came at the end of a

number of Planning Board meet-ings over the course of twomonths. The project was beenhotly debated, and a group of res-idents called Citizens for Sustain-able Neighborhoods hired twolawyers to assist in the fightagainst the projects approval.

Residents and Board memberssaid the project was not the rightchoice for Princeton, despite the56 units of affordable housing itwould have brought to the munic-ipality.

It is true that Princeton needsmore affordable housing, Plan-ning Board member BernieMiller said. But we cant justtake the good parts. We have toweigh the entire proposal, andthis proposal was something Ifrankly just did not want on thatsite.

AvalonBay filed a lawsuit inMercer County Superior Courton Feb. 20 challenging the Plan-ning Boards rejection.

The lawsuit named the Prince-ton Planning Board, the munici-pality, and the mayor and councilas defendants, and contended thatthey violated the Fair HousingAct by rejecting the conceptplans, along with the 56 units of affordable housing.

In April, before the case washeard by a judge, attorneys repre-senting the Princeton Counciland the Princeton Regional Plan-ning Board against AvalonBaysought to suspend the lawsuit inanticipation of a new negotiationprocess among the three parties.

Lempert said AvalonBay con-tacted her to discuss moving theprocess out of the courtroom andabout submitting a new proposal.

What they want to do is sus-pend the litigation and re-submita new plan, Lempert said. Wewould then go back through thenormal process. The plan wouldgo through the EnvironmentalCommittee, the Shade Tree Com-mission and the Planning Board.

Lempert said she was pleasedthat the issues between the devel-oper and municipality would beresolved without litigation.

Im very hopeful about thenew process, she said. Whenev-er possible, we always want tofind solutions through publicprocess and out of the court-

room.At a public meeting on May 22,Princeton residents had the op-portunity to view and commenton the revised plans that develop-er AvalonBay submitted to thePlanning Board.

The Princeton Planning Boardon July 25 approved AvalonBaysrevised plan, which includes fivebuildings of staggered heightsthat will hold 280 apartmentunits, 56 of which will be low-and very low-income housingunits.

The Planning Board approvedthe project with several condi-tions, primarily regarding the ac-cessibility to the complex by thepublic. Members of the public re-peatedly complained that the pro-posed complex had aspects of agated community.

Planning Board member JennyCrumiller, who expressed a largenumber of concerns about theproject, ultimately voted to ap-

prove it.I wouldnt want to live next tothis, but I think it complies withthe ordinance, and that is whatthis hearing is about, so Im ap-proving it, Crumiller said. Ithink there are some good thingsabout it. I look forward to seeingmore people on the streets andhope to see more kids runningaround. I think new neighborswill help invigorate the business-es at that end of town and I lookforward to welcoming them to thecommunity.

Construction on the site is an-ticipated to begin in 2014.

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Pipeline expansion project couldaffect Princeton Ridge

In January, the Oklahoma-based Williams Company, whichowns and operates the Transconatural gas pipeline, prepared tofile an application to build a six-mile expansion of the pipelinethrough Princeton.

The 2,000-mile long Transcopipeline system is a major

provider of Gulf Coast naturalgas to the Atlantic Seaboard. Thesection of pipeline that intersectsPrinceton, known as the LeidySouth East line, runs from thewestern edge of Mercer Countyto Leidy, Pa., where several utilitycompanies run natural gas stor-age facilities.

You have all this supply inPennsylvania, and the pipelinestructure currently in place isvery limited, Williams Co.spokesman Chris Stockton said.There are points along our sys-tem where there are bottlenecks.In some places there are multiplelines that run parallel to one an-other, and then in other areas youmay only have one [line.] Its likegoing from a five-lane highway toa one-lane country road. Its goingto back up. In Princeton we have asingle line.

The proposed project wouldadd a new pipeline parallel to theexisting pipe that runs through

the municipality. In addition,compression facilities along theline will be updated with morehorsepower and compression ca-pabilities. The six-mile stretchruns approximately two milessouth of, and parallel to, Route206, crossing Cherry Valley Road.

Because it is an interstatepipeline, the Transco line is regu-lated by the Federal Energy Regu-latory Commission.

Because of our federal regula-tions, before we can expand oradd pipeline we have to file an ap-plication with the governmentasking to do that, Stockton said.That includes laying out theneed for the project and explain-ing why we cant meet the needs

with the existing infrastructure.In addition, we perform intensiveenvironmental impact studies,putting together reports andplans and reporting any threatsto endangered species. We figureout what we can do to avoid orminimize those impacts.

The outreach process includeda public meeting on Feb. 28 for allaffected residents.

More than 50 residents attend-ed that meeting to voice their con-cerns about the project.

The existing pipeline crossesPaul Shapiros property on WhiteOak Lane, about 100 feet from his

home.This is going to be incrediblydisruptive to our densely populat-ed neighborhood, Shapiro said.The pipeline that is there nowwas put in more than 50 yearsago, when it was a rural area andaffected very few people.

Jeff Tittel, director of the statechapter of the Sierra Club, saidthe proposed pipeline expansionpresents a host of safety, environ-mental and political issues.

Williams and Transco say theimpacts are small because its justa narrow area, but thats like tak-ing your favorite shirt and mak-ing a razor slice right through thecenter of it, Tittel said. Forevery acre a pipeline uses, youreactually affecting 70 additionalacres of land. It changes thechemistry of the soil, it results inerosion from the digging, itchanges the forest and destroysroot systems. This results in im-pacts in water quality, the natural

habitat and air quality.Tittel said the project presentsdrastic safety concerns to the sur-rounding residents.

This is like taking a little gar-

den path in your backyard andturning it into the New JerseyTurnpike, he said. Thesepipelines vent a lot of pressurizedgas. When it comes right down toit, pipelines [can] explode 99.999percent of the time theyre safe,but things really could happen.

The Princeton Council passeda resolution on May 13 pledgingto protect residents and environ-mental areas that would be affect-ed by the proposed TranscoPipeline expansion project.

The Princeton Council isdeeply concerned that the instal-lation of the additional pipeline

through the Princeton Ridge asproposed will result in extensive,permanent damage to the delicateenvironment, complex ecologyand threatened and endangeredspecies of wildlife of the Prince-ton Ridge, the resolution reads.

What weve pledged to do isact as advocates for the residentsaffected and the community as awhole, Bruschi said. We may beable to leverage and get informa-tion faster than the general pub-lic. Both sides are going to have toact under constraints becausethere is a standardized federalprocess. We can only hope to im-pact it in a positive way.

A month later, on June 13,FERC held a public scoping hear-ing at Hillsborough MiddleSchool to hear comments on theproposed expansion project.

The meeting represented theonly opportunity for members of the public to speak directly to rep-resentatives of FERC regarding

their concerns about the project.Kate Millsaps, conservationprogram coordinator with the NJSierra Club, opened the commentsession by outlining the numer-

ous concerns the organizationhas regarding the project, whichwould require construction andpotential blasting on the environ-mentally sensitive PrincetonRidge.

This pipeline goes throughvery important and sensitiveareas, including the PrincetonRidge and preserved farmland,Millsaps said. We urge FERC todeny this project based on climateimpact alone.

Several members of a localheavy laborers union praised theproject and asked FERC to sup-port Williams Co.s application

and move forward.The project will infuse mil-lions of dollars into the localeconomy, Roger Ellis said. It en-sures that our heating and the en-ergy we use in our homes comesfrom reliable, secure and environ-mentally friendly natural gas.Some of the people who will behired to complete the project livein the communities the pipeline

will pass through. The benefits of the project far outweigh therisks.

Williams Co. formally submit-ted its application to FERC at theend of September, and in re-sponse the Princeton Council andthree local environmental organi-zations filed paperwork to be-come interveners in the process.

This allows us to keep our op-tions open, Lempert said whenCouncil decided to become an in-tervener on Oct. 14. And it allowsus to be a full participant as theproject moves forward.

In multiple meetings with mu-

nicipal officials throughout theyear, Williams Co. has agreed tolimit the construction to the exist-ing 50-foot easement, to avoidblasting, to use 42-inch diameterpipe, a narrower pipe than wasoriginally intended for the proj-ect, and to turn off the flow of gasthrough the existing pipeline dur-ing construction.

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Arts and transit project is approved

Stockton said Williams, Co. is happywith the level of communication theyveexperienced with Princeton and the townsresidents.

This is really good, this ongoing dia-logue with the town and the PrincetonRidge Coalition, Stockton said. Were try-ing our best to accommodate them wherewe can and address their concerns. Weveshown were willing to work in good faith.

Arts and Transit project will changethe face of community, but includes

controversial Dinky move

A $300 million arts and transit project

proposed by Princeton University was ap-

proved Dec. 18 by the Regional PlanningBoard. The plan was approved by a vote of 9 to 1.

The project, which includes the con-struction of theatres, studios and rehears-al spaces at Alexander Road and Universi-ty Place, has faced debate and criticism,particularly from residents upset aboutplans to move the historic Dinky train sta-tion 460 feet to the south.

Planning Board member Bernie Millersaid the boards vote was a reflection of thewhole proposal, not just the portion thatconcerned the Dinky.

Moving the Dinky was not really partof what we voted on, Miller said. It wasnot and could not be an issue on the vote.We were voting on whether we felt the proj-ect was a good choice and one that satisfiedthe zoning requirements. We were not vot-

ing on moving the Dinky station.

Opponents of the arts and transit proj-ect filed multiple lawsuits to reverse theprojects approval by the Princeton Plan-ning Board and to prevent the move of theDinky.

The Save the Dinky group, an organiza-tion of Princeton citizens who vehementlyoppose Princeton Universitys plans tomove the train and station, filed a petitionin June with the Surface TransportationBoard, a federal agency that governs inter-state freight rail lines, asking that they de-clare jurisdiction over the Dinky line.

Bruce Afran, a lawyer for the Save theDinky group, said the permission fromSTB to abandon a line is dependent onwhether the public convenience and neces-sity require abandonment of the track.

please see SAVE, page 9

ARTSContinued from page 5

The ball has dropped. The newyear is here. Resolutions havebeen made, and hardly any

have been broken so far. Were all backto work, for full, five-day weeks. Life isback to normal.

You may be in settle-down mode

following the holidays, but there is somuch to look forward to in 2014. To wit:

Cold weather...and lots of snow?OK, so maybe this isnt your cup of tea,but the kids in the community are sureto get fired up about this. The new yearrang in with blisteringly cold, winterweather. Will there be more in store? If so, how will it affect traffic, business,

school and our mood? Speaking of weather potentially

disrupting our lives...the Super Bowl iscoming to New Jersey next month! TheFarmers Almanac is predicting pretty

lousy weather for the Sunday, Feb. 2game. Wonder if the NFL will regretits decision to host the game in a cold-weather city with a non-enclosed field?

Online gambling will be in fullforce. At the end of November 2013, on-line gambling was rolled out to NewJerseyans, with casinos offering every-thing from online slots to craps topoker. Registered accounts eclipsed the125,000 mark at the end of December,with numbers rising sharply eachweek. How high will it go? How suc-

cessful will it be for the casinos? Whatimpact will it have on our economy?

President Obamas health-care lawis in (relatively) full effect. Some lineitems are still to be phased in, butmajor initiatives such as the publichealth-care exchange are here. The

time has come for the real assessmentsto begin.

New Jerseys minimum wage in-creased by $1 to $8.25 per hour on Jan.1. Some think itll help workers; othersthink it will hurt business. What willcome of it?

As is the case each year, local issuessuch as school and municipal budgets

and elections will be hot topics. And, asalways, well be right there along forthe ride, keeping you informed onevery tidbit of information.

Heres to a prosperous 2014!

in our opinion

Welcome to th e new year2014 figures to be a y ear fu ll of action for New Jerseyans

Your thoughtsDo you have any New Years resolutions?Want to share them with the community?Send us a letter to the editor.

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Princeton named as a bronze level Bicycle Friendly CommunityThe League of American Bicy-

clists has named Princeton aBronze level Bicycle FriendlyCommunity (BFC), Mayor LizLempert recently announced.Princeton joins 31 other commu-nities receiving honors.

Were very pleased that theLeague has acknowledged our ef-forts to make Princeton a morebikeable and bike friendly town,Lempert said. The fact thatPrinceton is a walkable and bike-able town is intrinsic to its uniquecharacter and makes us a morelivable community, Lempertsaid.

Princeton is playing a critical

part in creating a truly BicycleFriendly America," said AndyClarke, President of the League of American Bicyclists. "We know

Princetons investment in bicy-cling will be returned many timesover in the health, environmental,and quality of life benefits of athriving community.

Lempert thanked Princetonsvolunteer Pedestrian and BicycleAdvisory Committee and thetowns engineering departmentfor working to make biking easierand safer in the community. Shespecifically pointed to the installa-tion of sharrows, road mark-ings that were put in place ontown roadways over the past cou-ple years as a major accomplish-ment. Sharrows mark roadwaysshared by bicyclists and automo-

biles, and help guide cyclists onthe best and safest places to ride,especially when the roads are toonarrow to accommodate separate

bike lanes. The markings alsoserve to remind drivers to sharethe roads with cyclists.

Bronze is the first of five levelsof recognition, and we dont ex-pect to stop there, Lempert said.We have plans to extend newbike paths and develop otheramenities for cyclists -- that willmake Princeton even more bikefriendly further down the road.Laurie Harmon, a member of thePrinceton Pedestrian and Bicy-clist Committee, was part of theteam that put together the appli-cation to become certified. Shesaid, "It's great to be recognizedfor the progress we have made so

far, and for the goals we have settoward making Princeton morebike friendly. Many of Princetonsresidents already bike to work,

school, downtown, and the shop-ping center. As we make more im-provements in bike accommoda-tions and safety, even more peoplewill choose to leave their cars athome."

Lempert said that Princetoncould now count itself among atotal of 291 Bicycle Friendly Com-munities in 48 states recognizedby the League to date. In New Jer-sey, only five communities havebeen designated as Bike FriendlyCommunities (all at the Bronzelevel). In addition to Princetonand Montclair, which were hon-ored this month, Hoboken, OceanCity and West Windsor have pre-

viously been recognized as BFCs.Lempert noted that PrincetonUniversity is currently the onlyuniversity in New Jersey desig-

nated a Bicycle Friendly Universi-ty (bronze level) and, as such, of-fers potential synergies to thetowns bicycle programs. In addi-tion to the Bicycle Friendly Com-munity and Bicycle Friendly Uni-versity programs, the League of American Bicyclists also sponsorsBicycle Friendly State and BicycleFriendly Business programs.

The BFC program also pro-vides a roadmap to building a Bi-cycle Friendly Community andthe application itself has becomea rigorous and an educational toolin itself. Since its inception, morethen 500 distinct communitieshave applied and the five levels of

the award diamond, platinum,gold, silver and bronze provide aclear incentive for communitiesto continuously improve.

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WE NES Y JAN. 8Art Exhibit, Princeton Public

Library. 65 Witherspoon St. (609)924-8822. 9 a.m. 'Concentric Cir-

cles of Influence: The Birth ofArtists' Communities in CentralNew Jersey,' a series of artexhibits, film, gallery talks andpanel discussions that focus onart communities that developedin New Jersey in the late 1930s.www.princetonlibrary.org.

Art Exhibit, Chapin School. 4101Princeton Pike, Princeton. (609)924-7206. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Recep-tion for 'When Paint MeetsStone,' an exhibit of stone sculp-ture by John Spedding, and oil

paintings by Kathleen Wallace.On view to Jan. 29. www.chapin-school.org.

Contra Dance, Princeton CountryDancers. Suzanne Patterson Cen-ter, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton.(609) 924-6763. 7:30 p.m. to10:30 p.m. Instruction followed bydance. $8. www.princetoncoun-trydancers.org.

Cornerstone Community Kitchen.Princeton United MethodistChurch, Nassau at VandeventerSt., Princeton. (609) 924-2613. 5p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Hot mealsserved, prepared by TASK. Free.www.princetonumc.org.

Guided Tour, Drumthwacket Foun-dation. 354 Stockton St., Prince-ton. (609) 683-0057. 1 p.m. NewJersey governor's official resi-dence. Group tours are available.Registration required. $5 dona-tion. www.drumthwacket.org.

Meeting, Princeton PhotographyClub. Johnson Education Center,D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1Preservation Place, Princeton,(732) 422-3676. 7:30 p.m. MikePeters talks about photographingpeople on the street. Refresh-ments. Free. www.princetonpho-toclub.org.

THURS Y JAN. 9Winter Market, Princeton Farmers'

Market. Princeton Public Library.(609) 655-8095. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Produce, cheese, cakes, craftsand more. www.princetonfarm-ersmarket.com.

Princeton Chamber, Princeton Mar-

riott. (609) 924-1776. 11:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Luncheon, featuringEric Scott, a reporter at New Jer-sey 101.5. $50 members, $70 non-members. www.princetoncham-ber.org.

Introduction to a Real EstateCareer. Gloria Nilson Real Estate,Nassau Club, Princeton. (609)737-2751. 7 p.m. Informationabout the industry, licensingrequirements, agent job descrip-tions, income potential and thecosts involved in starting a

career. Offices cover Mercer, Mid-dlesex, Burlington, and more. E-mail ekettenburg@glorianilson.com. www.glorianilson.com.

FRI Y JAN. 10Princeton University Opera The-

ater. Princeton University,Richardson Auditorium. (609)258-9220. 7:30 p.m. Claudio Mon-

teverdi's 'L'incoronazione di Pop-pea' will be sung in English.princeton.edu/music

On Pointe Enrichment Series,American Repertory Ballet. 301

North Harrison St., Princeton.(609) 921-7758. 5:15 p.m. SimonMorrison speaks aboutTchaikovsky's score and how thecompany will 'Behind the Music:Stravinsky's Firebird' with Dou-glas Marin and Michael Pratt.They will discuss the balletsmusic and history.www.arballet.org.

Lewis Center for the Arts, Prince-ton University. 185 Nassau St.,Princeton. (609) 258-1500. 8p.m. 'Hedda Gabbler,' a senior

thesis production by SeanDroahn is directed by facultymember Tracy Bersley. Drohan, amale actor, portrays the titlecharacter. $12.www.princeton.edu/arts

Fences, McCarter Theater. 91 Uni-versity Place. (609) 258-2787. 8p.m. August Wilson play directedby Phylicia Rashad. Through Feb.9. $20 and up. www.mccarter.org.

International Film Series, Prince-ton Public Library. 65 Wither-spoon St. (609) 924-8822. 6:30p.m. Screening of 'Amour,' Frenchwith English subtitles.www.princetonlibrary.org.

Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance.Suzanne Patterson Center, 45Stockton St., Princeton. (609)912-1272. 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Begin-ners welcome. Lesson followedby dance. No partner needed. $5.www.princetonfolkdance.org.

Job Seekers, Princeton PublicLibrary. 65 Witherspoon St.,Princeton. (609) 924-9529. 10a.m. For professionals seekingnew employment. www.prince-tonlibrary.org.

S TUR Y JAN. 11Princeton University Opera The-

ater. Princeton University,Richardson Auditorium. (609)258-9220. 7:30 p.m. Claudio Mon-teverdi's 'L'incoronazione di Pop-pea' will be sung in English.princeton.edu/music

Beatlemania, Princeton Jewish

Center. 435 Nassau St., Prince-ton. (609) 921-0100. 7:30 p.m.Cocktails, dinner buffet andmusic of the Beatles. Register.$90. www.thejewishcenter.org.

Lewis Center for the Arts, Prince-

ton University. 185 Nassau St.,Princeton. (609) 258-1500. 2 p.m.and 8 p.m. 'Hedda Gabbler,' a sen-ior thesis production by SeanDroahn is directed by facultymember Tracy Bersley. Drohan, amale actor, portrays the titlecharacter. $12.www.princeton.edu/arts

Fences, McCarter Theater. 91 Uni-versity Place. (609) 258-2787. 8p.m. August Wilson play directedby Phylicia Rashad. $20 and up.www.mccarter.org.

English Country Dance, PrincetonCountry Dancers. Suzanne Pat-terson Center, Monument Drive,Princeton. (609) 924-6763. 7:30p.m. Instruction followed by

dance. $10. www.princetoncoun-trydancers.org.The Chemistry of Magic, Cotsen

Children's Library. Princeton Uni-versity campus. (609) 258-2697.11 a.m. The library is teaming upwith Princeton University's chem-istry outreach program for a sci-ence demonstration that revealthe facts behind the fantasy ofMerlin, Gandalf and others. Forages 5 to 12. Directions to venueand parking available with regis-tration. Free. www.princeton.edu.

Mercer County Math Circle. Prince-ton Public Library, 65 Wither-spoon St. (609) 924-8822. 2 p.m.Advanced group for high schooland advanced middle school stu-dents at 2 p.m. Recreationalgroup for students in grades 6 to12 at 3:14 p.m. www.princetonli-brary.org.

Open House, Waldorf School. 1062Cherry Hill Road, Princeton.(609) 466-1970. 10 a.m. to noon.Alumni panel. Register. Free.www.princetonwaldorf.org.

Open House, The Lewis School. 53Bayard Lane, Princeton. (609)924-8120. 10 a.m. Informationabout alternative education pro-gram for learning different stu-dents with language-based learn-ing difficulties related to dyslexia,attention deficit and auditoryprocessing. Pre-K to collegepreparatory levels. www.lewiss-chool.org.

SUN Y JAN. 12Choral Reading, Princeton Society

of Musical Amateurs. UnitarianUniversalist Congregation, 50Cherry Hill Road, Princeton.(609) 587-7123. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.'Bernstein Chichester Psalms and

Rutter Magnificat' conducted byEd McCall. All singers are invitedto join. No auditions. Vocal scoresprovided. Refreshments. $10.www.princetonol.com/groups/psma

Fences, McCarter Theater. 91 Uni-versity Place. (609) 258-2787. 2p.m. August Wilson play directedby Phylicia Rashad. $20 and up.www.mccarter.org.

Lewis Center for the Arts, Prince-ton University. 185 Nassau St.,Princeton. (609) 258-1500. 2 p.m.'Hedda Gabbler,' a senior thesisproduction by Sean Droahn isdirected by faculty member TracyBersley. Drohan, a male actor,portrays the title character. $12.

www.princeton.edu/artsTheater Party, Institute of Wonder-ful Women Working for Empower-ment. McCarter Theater, Prince-ton. (609) 388-1867. 2 p.m. Per-formance of 'Fences' followed bya reception. Register. $80.www.wonderfulworkingwomen.org.

Yoga at the Library, Princeton Pub-lic Library. 65 Witherspoon St.(609) 924-8822. 2 p.m. LaryHeimann of YogaStream leadsthe class.www.princetonlibrary.org.

Walking Tour, Historical Society ofPrinceton. Bainbridge House, 158Nassau St., Princeton. (609) 921-6748. 2 p.m. Two-hour walkingtour around downtown Princetonand Princeton University campus.$7. www.princetonhistory.org.

Open House, St. Paul School. 214Nassau St., Princeton. (609) 921-7587. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For pre-school to eighth grade, coeduca-tional. Register by E-mail tomcano@spsprinceton.org..www.spsprinceton.org.

Open House, Stuart Country DaySchool. 1200 Stuart Road, Prince-ton. (609) 921-2330. 1 p.m. to 3p.m. Co-ed pre school and juniorkindergarten. Register. www.stu-artschool.org.

MON Y JAN. 13Art Exhibit, Princeton Day School.

The Great Road, Princeton. (609)924-6700. 12:30 p.m. First day for

'Origami,' an exhibit of foldedcardboard furniture created byZach Rotholz and folded paperinstallations from PDS students.On view to Jan. 30. www.pds.org.

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Poets at the Library, PrincetonPublic Library. 65 Witherspoon

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TUES Y JAN. 14International Folk Dance, Princeton

Folk Dance. Riverside School, 58

Riverside Drive, Princeton. (609)

921-9340. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ethnicdances of many countries usingoriginal music. Beginners wel-come. Lesson followed by dance.No partner needed. $3.www.princetonfolkdance.org.

Secure at Home, Jewish Family and

Children's Service. Jewish Center,435 Nassau St., Princeton. (609)987-8121. 10:15 a.m. Caregiversupport group for those provid-ing care for an aging or ill spouse,parent, relative, or friend under

the age of 70. Tips, techniques,

and resources to help caregiverslive their life while supporting aloved one. Refreshments. Regis-ter by E-mail to bethe@jfcson-line.org.

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STB officials, however, said thedecision to issue abandonmentauthority is actually based on aneconomic analysis.

Afran also represented theSave the Dinky group in two sepa-rate Superior Court casesinvolving the Arts and Transitproject.

The first, in the Chancery Divi-sion court of Superior Court

Judge Hon. Paul Innes, arguedthat the language of a 1984 con-tract between the university andNJ Transit does not permit theuniversity to move the Dinky tothe planned location.

In 1984, when NJ Transit soldthe land the Dinky sits on to theuniversity, the contract had a pro-vision that says the universitymay move the service from theNorth building, where the stationis currently, to the South build-ing, Afran said.

Thats a distance of about 60feet. The contract is designed toallow that change, but in no waydoes it allow the removal of theservice to that particular loca-tion.

Save the Dinky was dealt ablow on Dec. 23, when Innes ap-proved Princeton Universitys re-quest for summary judgment, rul-ing that nothing in the 1984 agree-ment prevented the station move.

The Save the Dinky group is

presently considering appealingthe decision.The other lawsuit brought by

the Save the Dinky group andAfran in 2013 was an action chal-lenging the ordinances approvedby the municipality that allow the

university to build the entire Artsand Transit project.

Without the ordinances thatnow exist, the university couldntbuild anything, Afran said.This project would require hun-dreds of variances from the Zon-ing Board.

The ordinances that are allow-ing them to build this are a spe-cial grant of power to onelandowner only. The Arts Zoningordinances give the universitythe privilege to depart from theordinances that covered thoseareas. This is what is called spotzoning. Generally, such zoning is

illegal.That trial, in the court of Supe-rior Court Judge Hon. DouglasHurd, is ongoing.

Afran said he is confident thatthe ongoing lawsuits would be ef-fective in halting construction,which began in March.

The university has to winevery single fight, he said. Weonly have to win once.

An era in Princeton educationcomes to a close

Princeton bid farewell to twopillars of the community in 2013with the retirements of PrincetonUniversity President Shirley M.Tilghman and public school Su-perintendent Judy Wilson.

Tilghman, the first woman tolead Princeton University, an-nounced in 2012 that she wouldretire as of July 1, 2013, after 12years as the schools 19th presi-dent.

At a press conference on April21, university officials announcedthat the 17-member search com-mittee had chosen Christopher L.Eisgruber, the universitysprovost and second-in-commandfor the past nine years, to succeed

Tilghman as the schools 20thpresident.

Kathryn Hall, chair of the uni-versity board, also chaired thesearch committee, which wasmade up of alumni, faculty, grad-uate and undergraduate students.

Chris Eisgruber has all of thequalities we were looking for inPrinceton's next president," Hallsaid in a release.

He has keen intelligence andexcellent judgment; he cares pas-sionately about teaching and re-search of the highest quality; heis deeply committed to principlesof excellence, equity and integri-

ty, and he is devoted to Prince-ton.Eisgruber lives in Princeton

with his wife, Lori A. Martin, asecurities litigator at Wilmer-Hale. Their son Danny, 14, is afreshman at Princeton HighSchool.

As a community member, Eis-gruber said he plans to pay par-ticular attention to the relation-ship between the university andthe municipality.

"On a local level, I hope that wecan find ways to strengthen theuniversitys civic partnershipwith the town of Princeton andsurrounding communities," Eis-gruber said.

One of Princeton's most at-tractive characteristics is itsdrive not only to sustain past suc-cesses but also to build newstrengths in response to changingneeds and opportunities. I lookforward to carrying out the initia-tives that are already under way,

while also collaborating with thetrustees and the wider Princetoncommunity to address the chal-lenges and possibilities that lieahead.

Wilson, Princetons superin-tendent of schools, announced in

March that she would retire onDec. 31, 2013.

Wilson left the district sixmonths prior to the expiration of her contract. If Wilson had cho-sen to remain in the district, hersalary would have been subjecteda pay cut of more than $50,000 asa result of s tate-mandated capsthat took effect in 2011. The statecaps are determined by theenrollment of individual dis-tricts.

Wilson earned more than$220,000 for the 2012-2013 schoolyear, but if she had chosen to re-main in the district, her maxi-

mum salary for next year wouldhave been $165,000.Wilson delivered her formal re-

tirement letter to the Board of Ed-ucation on March 20. In the letter,Wilson attributed her decision tothe new legislation that governssuperintendent contracts.

The Princeton School Boardhired Hazard, Young, Attea & As-sociates, the same Chicago-basedsearch firm that presented Wil-sons application to the board in2004, to find Wilsons replace-ment.

After a national search, and aprocess that included solicitinginput from community members,school faculty and students, thePrinceton Board of Educationunanimously appointed StephenCochrane the new superintend-ent of schools at a special meet-ing on Oct. 8.

Cochrane, 53, who began hisduties as superintendent on Jan.1, was previously the assistant su-

perintendent for curriculum andinstruction at Upper Freehold Re-gional School District.

Cochrane and his wife Eve arePrinceton residents.

Cochrane signed a 4.5-year re-newable contract, with an annual

base salary of $167,500. Thesalary is the maximum permittedby the state salary cap regula-tions that prompted Wilsons de-parture. The terms of the con-tract state that Cochranewill also be eligible for meritbonuses.

Board member Andrea Spallasaid she felt certain thatCochrane was the right choicefrom his first interview with theboard.

After the first five minutes of our conversation with Stephen,we knew he was head and shoul-ders above everyone else, Spalla

said.That was validated and reaf-firmed over and over again.When we did the site visit toUpper Freehold, there were peo-ple weeping at the thought of los-ing him. People kept saying thatStephen is an inspiring person towork with. As big a job it is to fillJudys shoes, I know weve foundthe right person to do it.

At the end of the meeting,Cochrane told the board and theassembled members of the publicthat Princetons children wouldbe his first priority.

I believe in kids, Cochranesaid. I believe in the crazinessand the greatness of their ideas. Ibelieve in their capacity to ex-press themselves through musicand movement and math and artand athletics. I believe in their ca-pacity for compassion and leader-ship.

I believe they will make mis-takes, and they will learn from

those mistakes. I believe that ourkids can and will change theworld.

For those reasons, I believethat every decision I make as su-perintendent must be in the bestinterest of our kids.

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