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JAN. 612, 2016

Looking
forward
to 2016

Noon Years Eve

PPL new executive

director Brett Bonfield
sits down with The Sun

Mayor Lempert talks

reorganization,
affordable housing,
bike plans and more

By ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun
Brett Bonfield loves libraries.
Hes training for a 50-mile
marathon,
written a few
not-yet-published novels
in his personal time and
has had his
life changed
by David Foster Wallaces
Infinite Jest.
Bonfield used
BONFIELD
to sing in a
band, earned his yoga teacher
certification and always lets the
best books sit on the shelf before
reading them. On Jan. 19, he will
step through the doors of Princeton Public Library as executive
director and hopes this position is
the last he ever has.
Since summer of last year,
please see BONFIELD, page 13

By ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun

VITA DUVA/The Sun

Princetonian Zoe Bennett, 2, smiles for the camera with her grandfather William Chang during
Princeton Public Library's Noon Year's Eve on Wednesday, Dec. 30. For another photo, please see
page 10.

The new year brings with it a

couple of annual traditions for
the Princeton Council, Mayor
Liz Lempert said.
After the holidays subsided
and Princetonians enjoyed a
weekend to recover from New
Years
celebrations,
council
jumped back into the swing of
things immediately.
The first [tradition] is the
yearly reorganization meeting
featuring the swearing in of the
newly re-elected officials, Heather
Howard and Lance Liverman, remarks from councilmembers and
the Mayor's Annual Address,
Lempert said about the meeting
scheduled to take place last Monday, after which Princetonians

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Give year round
After the holidays, remember
families in need. PAGE 6

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

please see FREE, page 12

2 THE PRINCETON SUN JAN. 612, 2016

Historical Society reopens Updike Farmstead

New multimedia exhibit, The Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery, is now on display
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
Special to The Sun

This week, the Historical Society of Princeton plans to officially reopen its museum at Updike
Farmstead, located at 354 Quaker
Road.
A new multimedia exhibition
titled The Einstein Salon and Innovators Gallery is now on display for museum visitors. The
showcase celebrates the worldly
and entrepreneurial spirit behind
Princeton.
Legendary German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein
anchors the gallery, while changing displays highlight other members of the community who have
also brightly influenced this seasoned town over time.
HSPs Einstein Furniture Collection,
which
encompasses
everything from photographs and
documents to other interpretive
materials, also helps to illustrate
a captivating snapshot of Einsteins time in Princeton from
1933-1955.
Museum-goers can anticipate
an intimate and up-close-and-personal encounter with the furniture from Einsteins home at 112
Mercer St. Pieces include Einsteins writing desk complete
with an ink spill and the famed

The Historical Society of Princeton

officially reopened its museum at
Updike Farmstead.

thinkers favorite chair.

I think visitors will enjoy the
feeling the exhibition creates of
being in Einsteins own home,"
said Izzy Kasdin, HSP curator of
collections and exhibitions. "It

feels more personal and contextualized than looking at furniture

isolated in a gallery space.
Throughout the course of 2016,
the gallery will also feature Hungarian-born mathematician John

von Neumann. The innovator pioneered one of the first modern,

stored-program electronic digital
computers initially dubbed
MANIAC at the Institute for
Advanced Study.

Guests will have the opportunity to further explore von Neumanns involvement in the Manhattan Project. His ID card for the
Los Alamos assembly plant is one
of the many expected highlights.
The original physical components from the MANIAC computer on loan to HSP by the
Shelby White and Leon Levy
Archives Center at the Institute
for Advanced Study will also be
on display.
Im excited about the variety
of community programming
were offering in the coming
year," said Eve Mandel, HSP director of programs and visitor
services. "There is truly an opportunity for everyone to come to our
site, whether its a family looking
for kid-friendly activities, artists
wanting to be inspired, locals
wanting to learn more about
their town or Einstein enthusiasts wanting to connect with the
famous scientist.
Museum hours are Wednesday
through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Admission remains at $4 per person. Thursdays will have extended hours until 7 p.m., with free admission taking place from 4-7 p.m.
Visit www.princetonhistory.org
for a better look at what HSPs
museum has to offer throughout
the year.

Mac laptop, sunglasses stolen from car parked on Nassau Street

The following reports are provided by the Princeton Police Department:
On Dec. 22, subsequent to a
motor vehicle stop on
Princeton
Kingston
Road, a 28-year-old female was found to
have an active warrant
from the Princeton
Municipal Court for $114. The
Trenton resident was arrested
and transported to headquarters
where she was processed and released by the court.

motor vehicle stop on Nassau

Street, three 21-year-old males
were found to be in possession of
marijuana under 50 grams and
drug paraphernalia. They were all
arrested and transported to headquarters for
processing. Each was
charged with possession of
marijuana
under 50 grams, possession of marijuana with intent to
distribute and possession of drug
paraphernalia. They were all released with a pending court date.

police
report

On Dec. 24, subsequent to a

On Dec. 27, subsequent to a

motor vehicle stop on Stockton

Street, a 25-year-old female was

found to have operated her vehicle
while under the influence of alcohol. The Princeton resident was
placed under arrest and transported to headquarters where she was
processed and charged with DWI
and other motor vehicle violations. The female was also found
to be in possession of oxycodone
and was charged with that as well.
She was released with a pending
court date.
On Dec. 23 between 6-10:30 p.m.,
a male victim parked his vehicle
in a parking lot located on the 300
block of Nassau Street. The victim

was uncertain if the vehicle was

locked. When the victim returned
to his vehicle, he noticed that his
MacBook Pro laptop valued at
$1,100 and sunglasses valued at
$20 were both missing. There
was no forced entry to the vehicle.
On Dec. 8, a male victim received phone calls from an unknown individual claiming to be
from the IRS. The victim was
made to believe he owed unpaid
taxes and wired approximately
$100,000 over a two-week time period. The investigation was
turned over to the Detective Bureau for follow-up investigation.

On Dec. 29, subsequent to a

motor vehicle stop on Washington Street, a 21-year-old female
was arrested for hindering the apprehension of another. The front
seat passenger, a 22-year-old male,
was arrested for hindering his
own apprehension. The male was
also found to have an active warrant for his arrest out of
Lawrence Township Municipal
Court for $1,000. They were transported to headquarters and
processed. The male was issued a
summons and turned over to the
Lawrence Township Police Department. The female was issued
a summons and released.

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Mark your calendar

Check out these Princeton events
to get your new year started
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Grab your 2016 calendar and
get ready to mark up the pages,
Princetonians. There are plenty
of significant goings-on in
Princeton this year, and The Sun
has a few to get you started.
First things first: for those who
celebrate Christmas and are
dreading getting rid of that real
Christmas tree, Princeton has
you covered. Through Jan. 29,
there will be Christmas tree and
brush collection. The municipality asks you have all material
placed curbside by 7 a.m. on the
day or week of your scheduled
collection. A full schedule can be
found at www.princetonnj.gov/
events/January-2016-CHRISTMAS-TREE-BRUSH.pdf
On Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,

the Princeton Public Library will

host a spot for community members to enroll in Affordable Care
Act health insurance plans and
get any questions answered. The
enrollment period ends Jan. 30.
The library will host these sessions every Thursday in January.
For more information, visit
www.princetonlibrary.org/events
/2016/01/affordable-care-act-information-and-enrollment.
Also on Jan. 9, if youre feeling
like tidying up your community,
D&R Greenway Land Trust will
host its Delaware and Raritan
Canal Towpath Cleanup Project.
Volunteers are invited to meet at
10 a.m. at Lock 11 parking lot,
Canal Road, South Bound Brook
across from the South Bound
Brook Post Office. To help clean
please see MEET, page 15

JAN. 612, 2016 THE PRINCETON SUN 5

Happy New Year!

VITA DUVA/The Sun

Well, here we are Princeton, entering yet another new year. By now,
the lingering remnants of your aunts famous toasted brioche rounds
with crme fraiche and caviar, and those one-too-many glasses of
ros champagne you tossed back right before the ball dropped have
hopefully left your taste buds or until the next New Years Eve
party you attend, that is. But, the question still remains do New
Years resolutions even hold up anymore in this day and age of algorithms and filtered selfies? Here is what a few of your fellow Princetonians had to say. Clockwise from above: I know that everyone always says this, but my New Year's resolution is to try to lose some
weight, Princeton resident Christine F. says. My New Year's resolution is to try and be more mindful. Oh, and to meditate more often,
says Mallory Richards. Princetonian Pedro Alonso and dog Laundri didnt have a resolution this year. New Year's resolutions are
such a good thing to do. I would have to say mine would be to give
back more when I can, says Yulissa Gonzalez.

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elcome to 2016! Another
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Last week, in our last issue of 2015,
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Year in Review.
The end of a year is a chance for us
to reflect on all that has happened over
the last 12 months. It can be a sad time,
a happy time and a quizzical time all at
once.
But the end also brings a new beginning. With 2016 officially here, lets all
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Keep up the spirit of giving all year round

The need of local families continues beyond the holidays, Princeton Human Services Director says
By ERICA CHAYES WIDA
The Sun
Presents have been opened. New Years
kisses have been shared. The in-laws have
left and winter break has come to a close.
The holiday spirit may have dwindled, but
that which inspires us to give should not be
forgotten. The cold months are ahead, and
there are many families who, despite the
gift drives and surplus in donations from
Thanksgiving to New Years, remain very
much in need.
As many families in Princeton continue
to be food insecure, it is especially important during these cold winter months after
the holidays end to support local food
banks and food pantries, said Lara Wellerstein, director of community programs
and services at the Jewish Family and
Childrens Service.
That need doesnt go away, Princetons
Human Services Director Elisa Neira said.
We have families in Princeton, particularly immigrant families, whose parents work

in landscaping. The winters are much

harder for them than summers with such a
decrease in work.
Neira continued to explain how her departments annual holiday gift drive often
provides the necessities families need:
It breaks our hearts because many of
these kids from age 0 to 12 ask for winter
coats or socks, hats or gloves on their wish
lists. They dont ask for something fun to
play with. We provide them with what they
need but try to include fun playful things
with the extra monetary donations.
Send Hunger Packing Princeton, the organization run by Princeton Human Services Commission, Mercer Street Friends
and the Princeton Public Schools, is one
that strives to relieve food insecurity for
students throughout Princeton. Neira and
others at SHUPP are working to continue
to meet the needs of local families yearround.
A lot of kids dont have access to
SHUPP through summer, so weve expanded from just PPS to local camps. Recently,

we have been thinking about the continued

need after the holidays. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so much happens,
and then many peoples needs are forgotten about. Its winter and people arent
working. Wed like to do another drive, like
Thanksgiving, in January or February.
JFCS also houses a kosher food pantry
and is continuously making an effort to aid
those in need throughout Mercer County.
Individuals heavily rely on continued
donations and community support,
Wellerstein said. These donations tremendously help families offset food costs so
they can more easily meet other household
expenses such as utility, mortgage/rent
and medical bills, and remain where they
live. The long-term effect and impact of
this program is to increase the stability of
these individuals lives.
JFCS hosts its annual Souper Bowl
Food Drive to remind the community to
keep giving after the holidays. Cornerstone
please see JFCS, page 15

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JAN. 612, 2016 THE PRINCETON SUN 7

Police receive grant

money for body cameras
Department recently received about $15k from
the state, Chief Sutter shares at council meeting
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
Princeton
Police
Chief
Nicholas Sutter reported to council at last weeks meeting that the
department recently received a
portion of its overall state grant
money approximately $15,000
that would provide the departments officers with about 30
body-worn cameras.
Its a great help and a step in
the right direction, but there is
much work to be done here, Sutter told Council.
After a recent consultation
with Princeton Administrator
Marc Dashield, in meetings with
the PPD and in policy discussions
both internally and at the country level, Sutter surmises there
are still a lot of moving steps the
department has to take into consideration before taking on bodyworn cameras.
The two biggest [concerns]
being policy and technology, and
each directly affects the other,
Sutter explained. I am still of the
opinion that we continue to move
deliberately.
Sutter went on to explain that
one positive note is the State Police are implementing and testing
approximately 100 of these bodyworn cameras.

Thats going to give us a good

sample of how these things work,
and Im sure there are going to be
some policy and technology developments that come out of
that, Sutter said.
Nevertheless, Sutter still firmly stands by his recommendation
that the PPD proceed deliberately.
The chief would also like to see
the department continue research, watch implementation in
larger agencies such as the State
Police and learn from those agencies.
In the long run, that is going
to save us a lot of time and
money, Sutter said. We are still
watching [body-worn cameras].
Its on our radar and its a top priority, but we continue to move
cautiously.

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CALENDAR

THURSDAY JAN. 7
Monthly Membership Luncheon:
Princeton Regional Chamber of
Commerce, Princeton Marriott
Hotel and Conference Center,
11:30-1:30 p.m.
Thursday Afternoon Stories:
Princeton Public Library, Story
Room, 4 p.m. Children age 4 and
older are invited to join us for stories.
Becky Libourel Diamond: Princeton
Public Library, Community Room,
7 p.m. The author discusses her
book, The Thousand Dollar Dinner, the story of a 19th-century
culinary challenge between
Philadelphia restaurateur James
Parkinson and the Delmonico
family of New York.

FRIDAY JAN. 8
Code for Princeton: Princeton Public Library, Community Room, 6
p.m. Techies of all skill levels are
invited to bring their laptops and
join the hacking at this monthly
three-hour meeting of Code for
Princeton.
Newcomers
are

encouraged to attend an orientation session at 6:30 p.m. The

evening will also include a 7 p.m.
Codecademy Circle for those who
need assistance learning to code
and would like to work on it with
others. RSVP on the Code for
Princeton
Meetup
page,
www.meetup.com/codeforprinceton/.

JAN. 612, 2016

SUNDAY JAN. 10
Film: Amy: Princeton Public
Library, Community Room, 3 p.m.
This documentary tells the story
of British singer and songwriter
Amy Winehouse who died of alcohol poisoning in 2011. 2 hours, 8
minutes.

SATURDAY JAN. 9

MONDAY JAN. 11

Winter Family Matinee: Babe:

Princeton Garden Theatre, 10:30
a.m. Tickets: $4.
Winter Birds at Barnegat Light:
Washington Crossing Audubon
Society, Barnegat Light, 9 a.m. A
free, public birding trip. For more
information, call (609) 921-8964.
Early Childhood Sample Class: Waldorf School of Princeton, 9-10:30
a.m. To register, contact admissions@princetonwaldorf.org.
Grade School Open House and
Alumni Panel: Waldorf School of
Princeton, 9:30-noon. To register,
contact admissions@princetonwaldorf.org.

Letra Pequea: Princeton Public

Library, Story Room, 11 a.m.
Through engagement with books,
activities and crafts, children and
adults improve Spanish language
skills. Conducted in Spanish, sessions are intended for children 25 years old accompanied by a
parent or caregiver.
Reading Treehouse 1: Princeton
Public Library, Story Room, 4
p.m. This reading group for developing readers in kindergarten
and first grade meets monthly on
the second Monday during the
school year. Stories, reading
aloud, crafts, games and more
that reflect a different theme
each month are featured. No registration required.

TUESDAY JAN. 12
Princeton Community Dinner: First
Baptist Church of Princeton, 5-7
p.m. All are welcome to partake
of a free dinner to sit down and
eat, or to take with you.
Media Arts Comprehensive Reception/Show: Lewis Center for the
Arts Program in Visual Arts,
Princeton University, Lucas
Gallery, 5-6 p.m.
Chess: Princeton Public Library,
Story Room, 4 p.m. Children can
learn to play and practice chess
at these weekly drop-in sessions
led by Princeton High School
chess members.
The Write Space: Princeton Public
Library, Princeton Room, 7 p.m.
Led by author and middle school
English teacher K. Edwin Fritz,
this group focuses on the encouragement of writing, finding your
voice, and the producing of words
through guided prompts and other writing exercises. All levels of
writers welcome for these drop-in
workshops.

JAN. 612, 2016 THE PRINCETON SUN 9

Princeton Dental Group edges

Princeton Youth Sports, 31-29

TRIVIA
THURSDAYS

Following are recent results

from the Division of the Princeton Recreation Dillon Youth Basketball League:

Linko added seven each.

In other games in the division,
Grant Luther and Mustafa Zaman
scored 11 points apiece, while
Luke Wingreen added eight as MeA.J. Surace scored 20 points and tropolis Salon defeated Princeton
Max Majeski added six as Prince- PBA No.130, 37-36. Judd Petrone
ton Dental Group topped Prince- had 14 points and Atticus Lynch
ton Youth
added 13 in the loss. PrinceSports, 31- RECREATION RECAP ton Pettoranello topped
29, in overtime in the fourth-fifth Cross Culture, 34-29, as Tyler DeGrade Boys Division of the Prince- LaLinde and Thomas Reid scored
ton Recreation Dillon Youth Bas- nine points apiece. Jaylen Johnketball League. Matthew Land son scored 14 points in the loss.
scored 25 points in the loss for PYS.
In the Girls Division, Yayla Tur
In other games in the division, scored 12 points and Macayla
William Brandt had 14 points and Baxter added eight as the Liberty
Frank McLaughlin added eight as topped the Mystics, 28-19. Lauren
Jefferson Plumbing topped Lep- Klein scored 13 points in the loss.
endorf & Silverstein, 33-17. Rem- The Storm topped the Dream, 16mick Granozio had six points in 7, as Marcela Nearing scored six
the loss. Jeremy Sallade scored 10 points and Skai Reynolds and
points and Joshua Trotman Carlee OBrien added four apiece.
added six as Princeton Pi topped Casey Serxner had four points in
Mason, Griffin & Pierson, 27-16. the loss. The Wings topped the
Thomas Poljevka has six points, Sky, 29-15, as Myla Wailoo scored
while Matthias Damrau and 18 points and Milan Couillens
Charlie Howes added five apiece added eight. Freya Patel had five
in the loss. Ace Hardware topped points and Janiyah Williams
Contes, 32-16, as Jack Serxner added four in the loss. The Mercuhad 11 points and Jack Kolano ry topped the Sparks, 26-8, as Moadded eight. Jude Blaser scored jisola Ayodele and Sarah Grasix points in the loss.
nozio led a balanced offense with
In the sixth-seventh Grade six points apiece. Shea Sullivan
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17 points and Julian Chorney
added six as Baldino & Brothers
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Chamber welcomes new chairman

The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce announces Richard Coyne,
CPA and partner at WithumSmith + Brown, as new chairman of organization
By VITA DUVA
The Sun
The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce recently announced Richard Rick Coyne,
certified public accountant at
WithumSmith + Brown, as its
new chairman.
Coyne, an accounting and auditing partner in the audit firms
Princeton location, has more
than 25 years of professional accounting experience.
Coyne is a licensed certified
public accountant in New Jersey,
New York and Pennsylvania.
His clients include advertising
agencies, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, nursing
home operators and government
contractors, to name a few.
Im very honored to be available to do the chairmanship of
the Chamber, Coyne said of accepting PRCCs two-year term.
[PRCC] is a very active and responsible organization. The economy is still somewhat in a recovery period, so I think PRCC offers
people a business environment
where they can help build up a
new business or help find new

strategies to build on an existing

business.
A graduate of Ursinus College,
Coyne earned his bachelors degree in economics and business
administration.
Prior to joining WithumSmith
+ Brown in 1984, Coyne was a
staff accountant for the Philadelphia-based firm Coopers & Lybrand.
To welcome Coyne, as well as
PRCCs newest members of the
board of directors and incoming
program chairs, PRCC will host
Changing of the Guard: A Celebration of Past, Present and Future on Thursday, Jan. 21 at
Mercer Oaks in Princeton Junction.
The event, which will kick off
at 5 p.m., will also be thanking
outgoing
Chairman
John
Thurber and departing board
members for their years of dedicated service at PRCC.
"We've been very fortunate that
our chairmen have brought
unique attributes to the Chamber," PRCC President and CEO
Peter Crowley said. "As the
fastest-growing Chamber in the
state, and the longest-standing in

Mercer County, Rick's expertise

and
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of
knowledge in
business
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Coyne is a
member of the
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Certified Public Accountants and
the Pennsylvania Institute of
Certified Public Accountants,
where he served as a member of
the Committee on Social Responsibility. He is also a past president
and current board member of the
Institute of Management Accountants, Trenton chapter.
I am looking forward to taking the opportunity to reach out
and meet with many of the members, so that I can continue to provide the great leadership standard PRCC has already set,
Coyne said. I want find out what
do the members want? Thats really why were here to serve the
members.

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Free app for residents to carpool

will launch in new year
FREE
Continued from page 1
were to celebrate being Princetonians at a reception at the firehouse across from Witherspoon
Municipal Hall.
We have several current projects that will carry over into the
New Year, including our affordable housing plan, the bike master plan, the question of the Witherspoon-Jackson historic district
and harmonization of our land
use ordinances, Lempert said.
To set additional goals and priorities for 2016, council will host a
special meeting on Wednesday,
Jan. 13.
You can email me with suggestions for issues that you feel we
should be considering, Lempert
encouraged. Yearly goal-setting
sessions for council started in 2013
with consolidation. They have
proven helpful in building consensus and keeping us on track.
To pitch ideas or concerns to
the mayor, email her at
lizlemp@gmail.com. She will also
be hosting her first round of Meet
the Mayor Open Office Hours on
Jan. 15, where further issues may

be addressed with her in person

at the Princeton Public Library
from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Lempert also announced some
important things to look forward
to around town from the librarys next chapter, the Bike
Master Plan to a new app for carpooling.
The librarys reimagine project
is transforming its second floor
with additional meeting rooms,
new space for technology classes
and a reading room. The renovation will be paid for almost exclusively by private donations. The
library will also welcome its new
executive director after 16-year
Director Leslie Burger retires
this month. For the full profile on
new executive director, Brett Bonfield, see page 1.
The Bike Master Plan is underway and recently received a grant
from the state Department of
Transportation that will fully
cover the costs of having a consulting group prepare the plan.
Residents are encouraged to
actively participate in the process
in the following ways, Lempert
said: use the wikimap tool to
identify problem areas, take the
survey to ensure the plan reflects
Princeton's unique needs and

share your photos of biking with

the project team for possible inclusion in the Master Plan.
In a continuous effort to be sustainable, a free app to help Princeton residents carpool has
launched and is ready to be used
in the year ahead. According to
Lempert, the app developed by
local physicist Peter B. Kramer
was a product that came from the
municipal hackathon last June.
The app is designed to connect fellow commuters to reduce the
number of single-occupant vehicles coming into Princeton.
A new year also inspires new
connections. In that light, the recently opened Hub for Entrepreneurship will encourage Princeton University and town collaboration. According to Lempert, the
space was built off campus to foster a better relationship with the
local community and welcomes
all those interested in mentorship, advising and networking.
In regard to Princetons many
new projects, chapters and goals,
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the council, the staff and the community on making Princeton
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Bonfield: I hope I love the

library and the library loves me
BONFIELD
Continued from page 1
when 16-year PPL Director Leslie
Burger announced her plan to retire in January, the librarys
board of trustees has been on the
quest of selecting
the perfect individ- THE SUN
ual to take her
place. Library Strategies International LLC led the search around
the U.S. and Canada. The boards
search committee was also joined
by three Princeton residents
John Anagbo, Jan Johnson and
Jane Silverman.
After a rigorous process, Bonfield was selected from a pool of
25 candidates. Bonfield had been
director of the library in
Collingswood, a small town in
South Jersey. Before that, he
worked as a reference librarian in
the libraries of the University of
Pennsylvania and St. Josephs
University in Philadelphia and as
special projects librarian at the
Samuel L. Paley Library at Temple University. Bonfield has also
been a member of the American
Library Association and the New
Jersey Library Association.
Bonfield, however, has not always been a librarian. He was in
his mid-30s when he realized his
seemingly great job at a small
nonprofit in Philadelphia was not
one he loved doing every day.
I had two questions for all my
friends: Do you like your job?
And, Do you think I would?
Bonfield said. The only people
who said yes were librarians.
These friends, a husband and
wife who were both librarians
and happened to live in Princeton, explained their life was
happy because of their work.
They felt like they were contributing to society and creating a
wonderful balance. When I finally
got my masters in library and information science from Drexel,
my friends said, What took you
so long? Bonfield who also
studied in the doctoral program
in library and information science at Rutgers said with a

laugh.
Bonfields biggest goal as the librarys new executive director is
listening.
There are a lot of people who
are really invested in the success
of agencies and institutions that
serve the population. Princeton is
a very hands-on community, and
its people care a
SPOTLIGHT lot. I need to take
time to listen, ask
questions, learn who they are,
what their experiences and aspirations are for these institutions
that they care so much about and
put so much time into, Bonfield
said.
Bonfield explained how Princeton and Collingswood are both
single-branch libraries. During
his time as the Collingswood director, he came to Princeton often
and looked to the public library
as an inspiration for its progressive work.
Just as other people who have
been brought in as leaders, you
cant go in and know all the answers, Bonfield said. You come
in with experiences and values,
but you are not yet a local expert.
You need to talk to those who are.
Thats something I will really be
focusing on in the first several
months: to be fully informed.
Bonfield and his wife will be
moving from Collingswood to an
apartment on Humbert Street,
not far from Princetons library.
At this point, Im just really
happy to go to such a vibrant, engaged community, Bonfield said.
The library has an average of
seven programs a day where we
have people talk to each other.
Being part of a community that
so values talking to each other
makes it a much more exciting
place to be a librarian.
Bonfield is eager to move to his
new home and loves living in the
community thats paying [his]
salary. He enjoyed looking at the
consolidation process in Princeton and is moved by its residents
progressive values that cut
across
liberal-conservative
views. In Collingswood, Bonfield
walked to work often and is
thrilled to be able to do the same

here in Princeton.
I hope I see people all around
town running, at the market,
walking to work I hope people
will see me and say, Hey thats
the guy from the library, and
come talk to me. Thats what I
want, Bonfield said. I hope I
love the library and the library
loves me. I want to be part of a
community where people may
not agree on every single thing
but the important things. I hope I
retire doing this job.
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tions, and it is now affecting

Princeton, Sutter told Council
last week. This is something that
is very important to me and to
our department. And it is something that I think is important for
our department to be seen from a
prevention and education standpoint, and not just from an enforcement standpoint. We want to
be seen as people that can help
when theres a problem and before theres a problem.
With that being said, Sutter announced that PPD, Corner House,
the Princeton Health Department
and Princeton Public Schools
have joined forces in organizing a
symposium on opiate addiction.
This
Parent-Community
Forum will aim to raise concerns and bolster prevention efforts in the community with regard to opiate addiction.

A specific date, time and location have yet to announced.

I think as we raise awareness,
and with all the talented and
skilled people we have in our
community, if we can gather people together and discuss prevention and intervention techniques,
it is going to go a long way for our
youth and for the people that are
facing addiction in our community, Sutter said. Again, it is something that I think is very important for our department to be seen
at the cutting edge and at the forefront of. So, I am just really very
pleased, thankful and fortunate to
have such great partners here
that reacted so quickly to this
concern.
In other news:
Council will hold its annual
Goal and Priority Setting Meeting on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in the
Princeton Municipal Building's
Main Council Room.
"I encourage those of you that
have issues that you feel should
be on our goals and priorities list
for 2016, to get them to council be-

fore the 13th," Mayor Liz Lempert

said.
Councilwoman Jenny Crumiller, liaison to the Traffic and
Transportation Committee, gave
a brief report concerning Princeton's valet parking issue. Bob Altman, chair of the Traffic and
Transportation
Committee,
worked with the staff to look at
loading zones, evaluate areas for
valet parking and come up with a
few recommendations.
"The Code Review Committee
is going to look at a valet parking
ordinance and come up with a
proposed ordinance and will be in
touch with council members and
members of the public," Crumiller said. "We will probably
bring that forward in a work session before we finalize it."
Councilwoman Jo Butler, liaison to the Recreation Commission, gave a brief report explaining that she sent the report from
the Recreation Commission on its
end-of-the-year finances and has
proposed capital projects for next
year.

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Meet the Mayor hours start Jan. 15

MEET
Continued from page 4
up a place to enjoy some fresh air,
contact Bob Barth at (201) 401-3121
or at bbarth@att.net.
The Princeton Council hosted
its first meeting of the year on
Jan. 4, but mark your calendars
for the 2016 Priority and Goal Setting Session at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13,
where council will set its additional priorities for the year. As
usual, council meetings are held
at Witherspoon Municipal Hall.
Before you move on, there is
one other thing slated for the 13th
that may serve as some inspiration for the new year. The Aging
with Dignity Talk is a part of the
NJ Health Care Quality Institutes Mayors Wellness Campaign. The talk will be led by Jim
Towey, president of Ave Maria
University in Florida and legal
counsel to Mother Teresa for 12
years. He will discuss how Mother Teresas work with the dying
inspired him to carry on her legacy of dignity at the end of life.
Towey, founder of Aging with
Dignity, will speak with Paul Mal-

ley, chief executive of the national nonprofit Aging with Dignity

in Tallahassee, Fla. The talk will
be from 7-9 p.m. at the Princeton
Public
Library
Community
Room.
If youre trying to fill some
cold gloomy days in January, jot
down a trip to the Princeton University Art Museum for a last
chance to view some of their current exhibitions. Sacred Caves of
the Silk Road: Ways of Knowing
and Re-Creating Dunhuang will
end Jan. 10. Princetons Great
Persian Book of Kings will end
Jan. 24, and Ursula von Rydingsvard and Others: Materials
and Manipulations will come to a
close on Feb. 7. PUAM is open
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. It is
located on the Princeton University campus, and admission is
free to the public.
Have some new years resolutions that include being more active in town? Want to draft some
ideas for your local government?
Mayor Liz Lempert is waiting to
hear from you. She will be hosting her first run of Meet the

JFCS to host Souper

Bowl Food Drive
JFCS
Continued from page 6
Community Kitchen in the
Princeton United Methodist
Church provides a hot meal from
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen every
Wednesday. Before or after a visitor eats, they are welcome to
shop free of charge in a separate room full of various donations.
There are several ways to support your community throughout
the year if you or your family has
items to donate or time to give. To
donate to JFCS, contact Wellerstein at (609) 9878100. To reach
out to the Human Services De-

partment, contact Neira at (609)

6882055 and she will help direct
you to an organization. There is a
Goodwill open by appointment
only on Valley Road, (609)
6882566. Home Front is always
taking donations to relieve local
homelessness; to make a donation
visit www.homefrontnj.org/Donate.cfm or send a check payable
to HomeFront to 1880 Princeton
Ave. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-4518.
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Jan. 15. All Princeton residents
are invited to discuss their
thoughts or concerns with Lempert and can meet in the main
lobby of the Princeton Public Library.
Even if your January calendar
page is already plump with priorities, do not forget to make the
most of your Martin Luther King
Jr. Day. To honor the man behind
the holiday, Princeton University
will host its annual celebration of
the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr., Monday,
Jan. 18 in the PU Richardson Auditorium of Alexander Hall. The
university welcomes the community to reflect upon Kings life.
Still looking for more to do in
your favorite town? Check The
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the arts, lectures, walks and talks
hosted
weekly
Wednesday
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