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By ERICA CHAYES WIDAThe Sun

‘Tis the season to express one’sgratitude for loved ones with akind gesture, sacrifice or gift.This notion has evolved into atime for businesses, large andsmall, to market and make money.It’s no surprise that for areassuch as Princeton, the holidaysare fruitful – sugar plums and all

– for the local economy.“The holiday shopping season

is an important time for our localmerchants,” Mayor Liz Lempertsaid. “Princeton is lucky to have avibrant, walkable and beautifuldowntown shopping district, plusthe convenience of the shops at

the Princeton Shopping Center.”John Marshall, president of

the Princeton Merchants Associa-tion and owner of Main StreetBistro, expressed how PalmerSquare is the heartbeat of Prince-ton. Though the Princeton Shop-ping Center’s “bricks and mortarare not in the center of town,”

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Princeton visitors Ally Schantz, 12, left, and Madi Munoz, 12, pose for a photo with Santa Claus on Hulfish Street following Princeton'sannual Tree Lighting Spectacular on Friday, Nov. 27. For more photos, please see page 12.

Santa Claus is coming to townA boostin business

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It seems the Dual Language Im-mersion Program at CommunityPark Elementary School is doingsomething besides just teachingkindergartners and first gradersto be bi-lingual.

“It has been incredible learn-ing about our own school in waysthat we didn’t expect. We are ex-amining things more deeply and

making improvements across theboard,” Principal DineenGruchacz said.

On Monday, Nov. 23, Gruchacz,along with Supervisor of WorldLanguages Priscilla Russel andSuperintendent Steve Cochrane,spent her morning with SeñoraSheila Aguilara’s kindergartenclass. Greg Duncan, the district’sconsultant for DLI, spent the dayobserving classrooms and meet-ing with district administrators.

According to Gruchacz, theidea behind this visit was todemonstrate the program’sprogress to the community. DLI,which was launched for the firsttime this year for kindergartenand first grade, will run as a pilotprogram through 2017.

Duncan, who serves as presi-dent of InterPrep, a language con-sultant firm, stated, “This is agrowing trend in elementary edu-cation. It is really nice thatPrinceton is getting in on this.

DLI is a well-researched model.”Community Park follows the

50/50 model so students receiveone half of their core instruction-

al time in Spanish and the otherhalf in English.

“The research says that thesestudents will have more signifi-

cant cognitive growth, and who isgoing to argue that we don’t needsmarter people,” Duncan said.“This will benefit our future gen-

erations’ capability to have globalinteractions.”

Gruchacz is already pleasedwith the program and is excitedto show parents and Princetoni-ans how Community Park is mov-ing forward.

“We’re noticing that the kidsare starting to sing and recitesongs in Spanish as they’re doingwork,” Gruchacz mentioned indelight. “Instead of singing ‘TheItsy Bitsy Spider’ to themselves inEnglish, they’re doing it Span-ish.”

One parent told Gruchacz howimpressed she was that her childhad begun speaking some Span-ish at home – a clear demonstra-tion of the program’s successsince its inception at the start of the school year.

Since instruction in subjectssuch as math or science is not al-

The following police reportsare provided by the Princeton Po-lice Department.

On Nov. 14, a 51-year-oldMoorestown female was arrestedat police headquarters subse-quent to a shoplifting investiga-tion at the Nearly New Shop, 234

Nassau St., Sept. 25, when shestole $54 in store merchandise.The suspect was captured onstore surveillance and her imagewas broadcast over Princeton Po-lice Department’s social media

websites. She was processed andreleased on her own recognizancewith summonses.

An Erdman Avenueresident reported thatsometime during theovernight hours onNov. 16 and 17, un-

known actor(s) en-tered his vehicle and stole a Blue-tooth device valued at $100.

On Nov. 17, a Princeton-Kingston Road resident reported

that unknown actor(s) accessedher personal information andused her Visa account to pur-chase $4,331.36 worth of merchan-

dise at the Apple Storein the BridgewaterMall.

On Nov. 18, a 36-

year-old Monroevillemale was arrested during a carstop on Mercer Street for posses-sion of a stun gun and brassknuckles. He also possessedunder 50 grams of marijuana and

drug paraphernalia. The accusedwas processed at police headquar-ters and released on his own re-cognizance with summonses.

On Nov. 19, a 59-year-old Tren-ton male was arrested on a Tren-ton Municipal Court warrant for$263 during a car stop on

Lawrenceville Road. He wasprocessed at police headquartersand released on his own recogni-zance.

On Nov. 19, a 49-year-old Wash-

ington, D.C., female was arrestedon an Elizabeth Township Munic-ipal Court warrant for $113 dur-ing a car stop on State Road. Shewas processed at police headquar-ters and released on bail.

On Nov. 20, a 21-year-oldManville male was arrested for

hindering apprehension after giv-ing false information to a policeofficer during a car stop on StateRoad. He also had warrants from

A deeper look at Dual Language Immersion

Shoplifting suspect apprehended after image broadcast on social media

Community Park kindergarten opens its doors to the district, demonstrates pilot program progress

police

report

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Sheila Aguilara helps Georgina Gitterman with her Spanish in the Dual Language Immersion classroomat Community Park Elementary School.

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To see what else Princeton isdoing to improve languageskills, check out The Sun’sinside scoop at the publiclibrary’s English ConversationClass – helping speakers ofworld-languages brush up ontheir English daily throughJanuary.

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Last week, Mayor Liz Lempertannounced she is running for re-election in 2016. The 13-yearPrinceton resident is the firstcandidate to throw her hat in therace for next year.

Lempert’s campaign is headedby Chair Leticia Fraga and ViceChair Dan Preston. Former bor-ough Mayor Mildred Trotmanserves as honorary co-chair,

while Helen Heintz serves as cam-paign treasurer.

In 2012, Lempert was electedthe first mayor of consolidatedPrinceton.

Lempert’s labor, in collabora-tion with Princeton Council andthe municipal staff, to mergePrinceton’s two municipalities tomake governing more effectiveand efficient has since landedPrinceton praise for its successfulleadership among a number of other matters.

The town was awarded theNew Jersey League of Municipal-ities’ Innovation Award, the Sus-tainable Jersey LeadershipAward and the Greater Mercer

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Assembly election provesthat every vote counts

Every vote matters.

This past Election Day, all 80 seats in theNew Jersey General Assembly were up forelection. In the 16th Legislative District,more than 34,000 votes were cast and fewerthan 600 votes separated all four candi-dates. By the time all of the provisionalballots were counted, one incumbent won.I defeated the second incumbent by 78votes, and my running mate Maureen Vellacame very close.

People are asking how we did it; how Iam poised to become the first Democrat toever represent the people of the 16th Leg-islative District. It wasn't gerrymandering

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We created the largest grassroots cam-paign organization in the state. That meantwe had volunteers from every town in the16th District and from all around the state.Teachers, students, carpenters, lawyers,doctors, electricians, retirees – people fromall walks of life turned out to support us.We knocked on 21,000 doors and made78,000 phone calls. We received more than700 contributions from individuals and wefought for every vote. Our team wastremendous, they poured everything theyhad – and more – into this race, and I justdon’t know the words to express how pro-

foundly grateful I am to them and you.

Recently, I was talking to a group of sup-porters, and a woman I had never metcame up to me and told me that my victorygave her hope, made her feel that her voice

was heard, that her vote truly did matter.I've thought about that a lot since then.That's what I'm going to do, be your voice,your representative in Trenton. There’s alot to be done, from growing the state econ-omy, to protecting our beautiful environ-ment or making sure that every New Jer-sey student has access to the finest educa-tion system in the country. In each of theseand in everything I do, I will bring an evi-dence-based approach to public policy.

It will be a tremendous honor to be yourassemblyman. I will work hard to makeyou proud.

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As the holiday shopping season

is now officially underway, po-

lice departments across the

country are on high alert. That’s be-

cause, at this time of year, unfortu-

nately, criminals are everywhere look-

ing to take advantage of unassuming

shoppers who are just trying to enjoythe season.

The criminals go out to malls, down-

town shopping areas and other retail

hotspots just like the rest of us – but

they, instead, are after the goods we’re

buying, and the cash and cards that

we’re carrying.

It’s scary. And it’s sad. But it’s a real-

ity of the world in which we live.

With online shopping as prevalent

as it is, and especially with peer-to-

peer sites such as Craigslist so com-

monplace, we’re glad to see that local

police departments are stepping in tohelp the honest shoppers as best they

can.

Recently, the Cherry Hill and

Voorhees police departments an-

nounced a program available to the

residents of its town. The department

is providing two “safe zones” – one

outside in the parking lot, and one in-

side the lobby –where people can con-

duct legal peer-to-peer transactions.

Each location is equipped with secu-

rity cameras that will record all activi-

ty in the zones, 24 hours a day, seven

days a week.

The Cherry Hill and Voorhees pro-

grams are timely, of course, with these

types of transactions becoming more

popular at this time of year. Neighbor-

ing Evesham Township released a

similar program of its own in April.Police departments play a huge role

in making people feel safe. Their job is

not just to pull drivers over and arrest

criminals.

We couldn’t be happier about the

“safe zones” program in Cherry Hill

and Evesham, and we urge police de-

partments in other towns to offer simi-

lar programs. If other towns do offer

the “safe zones” program, please re-

mind your residents of it, and urge

them to use it.

in our opinion

Police provide online protection All departments should he lp online buyers and sellers with ‘safe zones’

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The holidays are here. Thanks-giving has passed, and it’s time todive into your annual traditions.

String up those lights, “haulout the holly” and light thatmenorah. Turn up the carols andmake some cookies, latkes, roastsor your particular family favorite.Put on your apron, sweater, suitor heels as you ladle up someeggnog or skip straight to cham-

pagne as you ring in the NewYear. Can you believe it? Decem-ber is already here.

The Torres family celebratesHanukkah and enjoys sharingtheir traditions.

“Every year we make potatolatkes for our 10-year-old son’sclassroom at the Waldorf School,” said Jennifer Torres asshe and her 7-month-old daughterLuciana strolled around town last


Jennifer Torres and her 7-month-old daughter Luciana prepare tocelebrate Hanukkah this year with a handful of wonderful traditions.

Holiday traditionsDecember has arrived and The Sun wants

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WE NES Y DEC. 22015 Business Leadership Awards

Gala: Princeton Regional Cham-ber of Commerce, TPC Jasna

Polana, 5:30-9 p.m.Acting Out: Princeton Public

Library, Story Room, 4 p.m. Stu-dents in kindergarten throughthird grade are invited to engagein dramatic activity including, dis-cussions, games and other funactivities. No experience neces-sary.

Cookbook Connoisseurs: PrincetonPublic Library, Community Room,7 p.m. Panelists including, areafood writers, chefs and publishersdiscuss what makes a good cook-

book and reveal their personalfavorites.

Origami Club for all Ages: Prince-ton Public Library, Third Floor,6:30 p.m. Beginners are welcome.Adults must accompany childrenyounger than 7.

THURS Y DEC. 3Painting and Ceramic Sculpture

Show: Lewis Center for the Arts’Program in Visual Arts, PrincetonUniversity, Lucas Gallery, 10-4:30p.m. For more information, call(609) 581-3889.

Author Nina Angela McKissock:Princeton Public Library, Commu-nity Room, 7 p.m. The author, alongtime hospice nurse, talksabout her book “From Sun toSun: A Hospice Nurse Reflects onthe Art of Dying.”

Thursday Afternoon Stories:Princeton Public Library, StoryRoom, 4 p.m. Children ages 4 andolder welcome.

FRI Y DEC. 4

“Cloud Nine” by Caryl Churchill :Lewis Center for the Arts’ Pro-gram in Theater, Princeton Uni-versity, Marie and EdwardMatthews ’53 Acting Studio, 8p.m.

Princeton Dance Festival: LewisCenter for the Arts’ Program inDance, Princeton University,McCarter Theatre Center, BerlindTheatre, 8 p.m.

A Cappella Night: Princeton Public

Library, Community Room, 7 p.m.This annual teens-only event fea-tures vocal groups from Prince-ton’s four high schools and is onlyopen to students who attendPrinceton high schools.

S TUR Y DEC. 5“Cloud Nine” by Caryl Churchill :

Lewis Center for the Arts’ Pro-gram in Theater, Princeton Uni-versity, Marie and EdwardMatthews ’53 Acting Studio, 8p.m.

Winter Family Matinee: “How toTrain Your Dragon” with CotsenChildren’s Library: Princeton Gar-den Theatre, 10 p.m. Tickets: $4.

Chinese Stories: Princeton PublicLibrary, Story Room, 11:30 a.m.Children ages 2 and older areinvited to hear stories in Chinese.

SUN Y DEC. 6Princeton Dance Festival: Lewis

Center for the Arts’ Program inDance, Princeton University,McCarter Theatre Center, BerlindTheatre, 1 p.m.

Writers Block Performs ShortComedies: Princeton Public

Library, Community Room, 3 p.m.The ensemble of Princeton writ-ers and actors returns to thelibrary to present a program ofshort comedies and skits.

MON Y DEC. 7Painting and Ceramic Sculpture

Show: Lewis Center for the Arts’Program in Visual Arts, PrincetonUniversity, Lucas Gallery, 10-4:30p.m. For more information, call(609) 581-3889.

Continuing Conversations on Race:Princeton Public Library, StoryRoom, 6:45 p.m. Members of NotIn Our Town, the Princeton-basedinterracial and interfaith socialaction group, facilitate these dis-cussions of race-related issues ofrelevance to our community andnation.

Women’s College Club of PrincetonMeeting: All Saints Church, 1 p.m.For more information, visitwww.wcpnj.org.

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By VITA DUVAThe Sun

Some residents of Princetonare resilient to push for Councilto consider a draft bag ordinance,which would require a fee on sin-

gle-use plastic bags.For the past five years, resi-dents have advocated for actionon single-use plastic bags. Theyasked for an ordinance that calledfor a ban on the bags and havesince hosted a number of eventsto draw attention and createawareness about the issue.

Earlier this year, a group of residents came to council – meet-ing individually with councilmembers and talking one-on-onewith Mayor Liz Lempert – in

hopes that a change would bemade, but in their eyes, progresshas yet to make way.

During council’s meeting on

Monday, Nov. 23, PrincetonianBainy Suri led public comment insupport of the ordinance, latercreating a domino-effect of resi-dents who also spoke firmly onthe matter.

“I think at this point it would

be difficult to ignore the crisisthat is coming our way from cli-mate change,” Suri told council.“Every single serious scientist inthe world is telling us that weneed to take action. You can’t ig-nore what is coming our way, andif you can’t begin to understandthat we need to start to makesome changes from an intellectu-al standpoint, then I’ll come toyou tonight to try to make anemotional appeal. I am not here

just as a resident; I’m here as a

mother.”The environmental activist

Draft bag ordinancepush continues

Princetonians want council to considerordinance, which would require fee

on single-use plastic bags

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went on to note to council that onFriday, Nov. 20, Longport becamethe first town in the state to passthe draft bag ordinance.

While Suri feels Princeton hasnot done a good enough job whenit comes to tackling this issue, sheurged council to work toward fi-nally putting measurable actioninto place.

“I would like to ask council to

put the ordinance on the agendaor to create a working group sothat we can figure out how we canget an ordinance like [the ordi-nance in Longport] passed,” saidthe Chestnut Street resident.“Princeton is a town that othertowns look to, and I hope you’ll re-member that, in the future, thepeople who are going to be bur-dened by the decisions that youmake are going to be future gen-erations.”

That future generation was

spoken for by Sam Bezilla, aninth grader at Princeton HighSchool, who told council that nowis the time to act.

“When you decide about issueson the environment, you’re notdeciding for you, for your spousesor for your friends; you are decid-ing for me, and you’re decidingfor my friends and my siblings,”the Ross Stevenson Circle resi-dent said. “You are making deci-sions now that are going to affectthe New Jersey that I have in 50years and that my children or mygrandchildren have. In the end,history has its eyes on you peo-ple.”

Like Suri, Bezilla also felt put-ting this matter on the agenda isthe first of many steps to settlingthe issue.

Princetonian Stephanie Chor-ney summarized what her fellowresidents already had to say dur-

ing public comment.While Chorney has come to

speak to council many times be-fore about different sustainable

topics – from bike lanes to in-creasing recycling and compost-ing – the pediatrician encouragedcouncil to consider giving thematter another look.

“What we do in our town doesaffect, and does impact, thegreater community and climatechange, both environmentallyand financially,” Chorney said.

As other town residents spokeup to push for the bag tax, Lem-pert took the time to remind

those in attendance about Prince-ton’s recycling program in coop-eration with Sustainable Prince-ton and the Princeton MerchantsAssociation.

“It’s a great resource, but it cer-tainly does not preclude anotherworking group to look at the issuetoo. So, thank you for keeping theitem on our agenda,” Lempertsaid.

Lempert was unavailable forfurther comment regardingwhether council plans to take any

action on the matter.In other news:• Council took a moment of si-

lence before the start of lastweek’s meeting for PrincetonianDr. Charles Rojer, former chair-man of the Board of Health, whopassed away on Thursday, Nov. 12from gastric cancer.

"We lost a really beloved mem-ber of our community," Lempertsaid. "He was a gentle man andrepresented the best of this com-munity – really the best kind of person a person could be. He wasalways very respectful, thought-ful and kind."

• Councilwoman Jenny Cru-miller and Municipal EngineerBob Kiser announced Princeton'struck exclusion on Mercer Streetand Princeton Pike.

"The Department of Trans-portation has indicated that theywill move ahead and take Mercer

Street and Princeton Pike notonly off the large truck map thatpermitted double tractor trailersand wide trucks over the 4 ton

limit that's posted there, but alsotake the route off of the state mapthat calls for these roads to becalled a county road," Kiser said."Truckers were using theseroutes because they thoughtthese roads were county road-ways."

• The September 2015 Police Re-port was presented by Chief Nicholas Sutter.

Sutter highlighted that thePPD Safe Neighborhoods Unit re-

ceived the Governor's Councilmunicipal-wide Volunteer of theYear Award. He also noted thatPPD now has five officers who aretrained in installation and inspec-tion of car seats.

"We want all of our parents tobring their vehicles in – free of charge – and make an appoint-ment with us, and we'll installyour seat for you and go throughthe safety inspection," Suttersaid.

• Council tabled an ordinance

that would eliminate proportion-al increase in floor-area ratio onundersized lots. Council will ad-dress the matter in January.

• Council introduced an ordi-nance revising the definition of FAR and other terms, eliminatingcertain exceptions and exclusionsfrom the calculation. The Plan-ning Board will review the matterand return to council for publichearing on Monday, Dec. 21.

• Council introduced an ordi-nance accepting a right of waydedication for the new round-about located on Alexander Streetat its intersection with UniversityPlace.

Another ordinance was intro-duced concerning designated busstop locations on Bunn Drive.

The public hearing for both of these ordinances will take placeduring council’s next meeting,which is slated for Monday, Dec.7.

NEXTContinued from page 9

Next council meeting is Dec. 7

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Above, mother-daughter duo Lisa Marotta and Tristan Foss, 5, stopto smile for the camera while enjoying a night out in Palmer Squareduring Princeton's annual Tree Lighting Spectacular on Friday, Nov.27. At left, Princetonians kicked off their holiday season at theevent. Onlookers were enamored by the 65-foot Norwegian Spruce,which was adorned with more than 32,000 lights.

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Marshall said, most all of Prince-ton’s establishments are impact-ed by the holidays.

“First of all, I think the Prince-ton Merchants Association doesrecognize that making Princetonfestive is an integral part of ourmission during this season,” Mar-shall said. “We sponsor caroling,provide the 86 wreaths hungaround town and bag meters onSundays for visitors to park freeand shop.”

Marshall feels there are manylittle things Princeton businessesdo to welcome shoppers into thelocal stores.

“We’re cognizant of creating afestive air. With the warmth thisyear, we had to work hard to re-mind people that it’s that timeagain. Princeton is a great visitor

town. The eateries, décor, charmand unique shops all combine tocreate the Princeton holiday tra-dition – a microcosm of Rocke-

feller Center without the bridgesand tunnels and hassles andcrowds,” Marshall said. “I thinkthat’s the difference. It’s local andfestive all wrapped up into onepresent.”

According to the association,it’s not just about commercialismor buyers buying, but also aboutoffering homegrown options.This “flavor” Marshall refers to isone that distinguishes Princetonfrom malls or chains. This is oneof the reasons Princeton officialsimplemented Small Business Sat-urday, the day following BlackFriday, to promote shopping atlocal stores and neighboring busi-nesses.

Beyond shopping, Marshall in-sisted, it’s the act of giving andsharing time with one anotherthat contributes to the boost in

the local economy. Marshall ex-plained how he notices a rise inpeople taking each other out toeat and supporting the many

restaurants and cafes throughoutthe area.

“Our local merchants are in-vested in the Princeton communi-ty and give back in many ways,including support of our localnonprofits and schools,” Lempertsaid.

The Princeton Merchants As-sociation encourages all holidayshoppers to give back to the envi-ronment and “ask first” aboutusing a bag at local shops or gro-cery stores and if you’re able,BYO bag.

“This is the time of year whenit’s especially important to returnthe love, and the best way for thecommunity to support the ongo-ing vitality of our local economyand to help build community is topatronize our local shops,” Lem-pert said.

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Join the Princeton TheologicalSeminary for “Christmas Joy,” a

holiday handbell concert on Sat-urday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. on campus.Admission is free.

The concert will feature a se-lection of traditional Advent car-ols capturing the mystery andwonder of the season of anticipa-tion and also some classic Christ-mas carols. There will be an op-portunity for the audience to joinin the merry song – no ringing re-

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mas concert will feature Prince-ton Seminary students, staff andfriends from churches across thecommunity.

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been able to accomplish, but thereis still much on our plate left todo,” Lempert said.

If re-elected, the former publicradio producer and editor wouldput her focus on making Prince-ton more sustainable and afford-able, continuing to increase theefficiency and effectiveness of thegovernment and fostering inno-vation.

Lempert lives in town with herhusband Ken Norman, a tenuredneuroscience professor at Prince-ton University, and her twodaughters.

The Sun chatted with Lempertabout her decision to run for re-election, her list of achievementsand why she never goes a day

without being reminded of whyshe loves Princeton.

The Sun: Why have you decided

to run for re-election?Lempert: I’ve heard from a lot

of people who have encouragedme to run again. Being mayor isan intense job, but it’s also veryrewarding. I’m proud of what thegoverning body, together with ourmunicipal staff and the volunteerboards, has been able to accom-plish since consolidation. I’mproud of the awards and recogni-tion Princeton has received. Ihope to be able to continue for an-other term.

The Sun: What do you thinkhave been some of your greatestachievements as mayor withinthe last year?

Lempert: We are finishing upanother busy year. Solar panelsare being installed on the oldlandfill, making productive useout of an otherwise unusablespace. Council introduced a pack-age of ordinances to eliminatethe loopholes in our zoning lawsregulating the size of homes in an

attempt to protect neighborhoodcharacter. Council also for thefirst time set up a system for man-aging tour bus loading sites,which has helped to maintainquality of life in the center of town. Just recently, we startedwork on a bike master plan, withthe help of a consulting firmbeing paid for by a state grant. Wealso were awarded a grant to

greatly expand the bike share sys-tem throughout the community.Finally, Princeton has solidifiedits spot on the map – a place forinnovation. This past year saw usbuilding Princeton’s first Parkletin collaboration with the ArtsCouncil of Princeton, and work-ing the newly formed Code forPrinceton on our town’s first mu-nicipal hackathon.

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

Lempert: Former PrincetonBorough Mayor Barbara Sig-mund. She was an amazingwoman and an iconic mayor. Iwould want to pick her brainabout a million things. Plus, she’dbe a ton of fun.

The Sun: What is a typical dayin the life of Liz Lempert?

Lempert: No day is typical,which is one of the many reasonswhy I love being mayor. Thatbeing said, almost every day in-

volves 100-plus emails, one dozenor so phone calls and at least acouple of meetings. I enjoy inter-acting with the different con-stituencies. We are so fortunate tolive in a town where there is sucha pervasive spirit of civic engage-ment and volunteerism. I rarelygo a day without being remindedwhy I love this place.

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week. “If his teacher permits, wetell his class all about Hanukkahand play dreidel.”

Torres also values teaching herchildren about the heart of thistime of year.

“We try to de-commercializewhat the holidays are about,” Tor-res said. “We try to demonstratethe meaning and importance of our loved ones, the idea of giving,and make those present duringThanksgiving, Hanukkah and theNew Year.”

Jessica Makovsky recentlymoved to the center of town andis looking forward to spendingthe holidays near Nassau Street.

“I always decorate for Christ-mas on Thanksgiving day. I usual-ly enjoy my time drinking somewine and watching my mother-in-law cook,” Makovsky said joyful-ly.

Paula Milone walked aroundPrinceton with her daughter, vis-iting for the week of Thanksgiv-

ing.“Traditions,” Milone sighed,“it changes as the family gets big-ger, older, farther away. I havefour sisters and tons of niecesand nephews. When they were lit-

tle, we always celebrated together,but as time goes on, each of themhave their own families and thetraditions evolve.”

Milone’s daughter Catherine

always decorates her house onChristmas Eve. She also partici-pates in a holiday house tour andhas a good time preparing toshow her home.

Three local 20-somethings saton a bench in Palmer Square lastweek enjoying a little sunlight, abit of cold weather and a lot of Princeton.

“We always head down toWashington Crossing on Christ-mas day to watch the reenact-ment of George Washington cross

the Delaware. That’s always real-ly fun,” said Ashley Lozier, 21,home from Georgetown Universi-ty for Thanksgiving weekendwith her boyfriend, Pierre Steen-blik, 21, of Paris.

“We often go to the tree lightingin Palmer Square,” she remarked.

“One of our other traditions isChristmas Eve dinner at theWitherspoon Grill,” said Ashley’sbrother Jimmy, 20, home for theweekend from Penn State. “They

have a great spread.”The Sun wants to know whatyou’re up to, Princeton. So tweetus @PrincetonSun or post to ourFacebook: www.facebook.com/princetonsun.

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The story that inspired Dis-

ney’s “Frozen” comes to life in amagical holiday production bythe Princeton Youth Ballet.

PYB – celebrating 10 years asthe region’s premier pre-profes-sional company – will be perform“The Snow Queen” at PrincetonHigh School Performing ArtsCenter on Saturday and Sunday,Dec. 12 and 13 at 4 p.m.

The ballet is based on the sameHans Christian Andersen storythat inspired the hit Disneymovie “Frozen.”

Instead of the traditional back-drop, the performance featuresstate-of-the-art projections, creat-ed by David Haneman, whichtransport the audience to anotherworld – from a small Scandina-vian village during Christmastime, to an ice castle in the moun-tains.

PYB alumna Jillian Davis willbe reprising her role as the Snow

Queen.Davis, a member of the famed

Complexions Contemporary Bal-let Company, trained at PacificNorthwest Ballet on full scholar-ship after graduating from

Princeton Dance and Theater Stu-dio and PYB.

PYB is offering a limited num-ber of VIP tickets for the Sundayperformance, which include ad-mission to a special Snow QueenTea. Guests will be treated to deli-cious treats, a special gift and avisit from the Snow Queen her-self, along with other principalcast members.

PYB also offers special dis-counts to Girl Scouts, as well as a“Dancer” badge workshop specifi-cally for Brownies. All Scouts re-ceive a goody bag with a customPYB fun patch.

Tickets are $20 for adults and$15 for children, students and sen-iors, when purchased in advanceonline at www.PrincetonYouth-Ballet.org or by phone at (800) 838-3006. Tickets at the door are $25for adults and $20 for children,students and seniors. For groupdiscounts, [email protected] orcall (609) 948-8065.

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ways translated cut and dried,Gruchacz has found the programis inadvertently holding a mirrorto the way various subjects aretaught. One example of this re-flection is the science lab.

“We’ve been working to incor-porate the science lab in our DLIclassrooms and will have the sci-ence specialist write labs to be

carried out by the teachers,”Gruchacz said. “This goes beyondtranslation and has forced us toreally look at our labs. How arethe children experiencing them?Are they able to get their hands

dirty?”In Aguilara’s classroom, chil-

dren played in different groups – some piecing together puzzles of a giant tiger, or “el tigre,” and oth-ers playing in “la cucina.” Every-thing went on the way any otherkindergarten classroom would,except more than one languagecould be heard.

CLASSContinued from page 2

Class working on science labs

Atlantic City Municipal Courtand Northfield Municipal Courttotaling $650. He wasprocessed at policeheadquarters and re-leased on his own re-cognizance.

On Nov. 22, a 44-year-old Ewingmale was arrested on multiplewarrants from Trenton Munici-pal Court totaling $4,500. He was

processed and released after post-

ing bail.

Unknown actor(s) damaged anice skating sign and threwgarbage into a pond at Communi-ty Park North off Mountain Av-

enue on Nov. 22. Cost of repairs is unknown.

A Lawrence Driveresident reported thaton Nov. 22, unknown

actor(s) shattered his car’s rearhatch window while it wasparked on William Street. Re-placement cost was $500.

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