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Special to The Sun In the family-friendly comedic Christmas tale that kicked off Mercer Community College’s Kelsey Theatre’s holiday season on Nov. 16, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” one of God’s angels is shown bestowing the gift of baby Jesus to Mary and Joseph. TOP LEFT: All of the children involved in the production practice their lines. LEFT: The Bradley’s sit down to discuss matters over a family meal.
College kicks off pageant holiday season with Christmas show By HEATHER FIORE The Lawrence Sun The comedic, family-friendly Christmas show, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," which kicked off Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre's holiday season on Nov.
16, featured a variety of Lawrenceville's actors and actresses and truly embraced the Christmas spirit, according to director and 26-year teacher at Notre Dame High School Diane Wargo. The show, which was presented by The Kelsey Players and Toma-
to Patch, told the story of a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant because they decided to cast a family of six delinquent children – the Herdmans – in the Sunday school Christmas play against the
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Temple Micah to host Hanukkah dinner on Dec. 14
Temple Micah will be hosting a Hanukkah Dinner at on Friday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend this Hanukkah celebration. The annual event is always lots of fun for the whole family. Those attending can expect good food, spirited singing, great company and of course, chocolate gelt! The dinner is potluck. Shabbat services will follow the dinner at 7:30 p.m. in the upstairs chapel at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrence Lawrenceville, ville, and will be followed by a customary Oneg Shabbat with refreshments refreshments.. Our interactive and relaxed services are especially geared toward families and children. Temple Micah is an unaffiliated, egalitarian congregation in Lawrenceville that has been servLawrenceville ing the Jewish community of Central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania since 1969. Temple Micah's mission is to provide a
warm and comfortable atmosphere where all individuals and their families and friends are welcome and can realize their own connection to Judaism, without financial burden. Temple Micah will hold its potluck dinner at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrencevi Lawrenceville, lle, which is located at 2688 Main Street (Route 206) in Lawrenceville. To RSVP for the dinner, please email [email protected]. For more information about Temple Micah, the Irving Seligman Religious School or to learn more about our programs please visit our web site at TempleMicah.org.
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Township schools receive grants Education Foundation awards more than $51,000 By HEATHER FIORE The Lawrence Sun The non-profit organization that financially assists Lawrence Township’s schools, the Lawrence Township Townshi p Education Foundation (LTEF), recently awarded 18 grants totaling more than $51,000 to all of the Lawrence Township Township Public Schools. The grants, which will be used to fund new and innovative programs in each of the schools, were submitted by district teachers and cover a broad range of disciplines including physical education, music, science, reading and speech therapy, according to
Executive Director of LTEF Ivy Executive Cohen. Cohen detailed all of the ways the grant money is going to be used by Lawrence Intermediate School (LIS), Lawrence High School (LHS), Lawrence Middle School (LMS), Slackwood Elementary, Lawrence Elementary and Ben Franklin Frank lin Elementary. At LIS, fourth graders will receive an “Academy of the Go” assembly presented by the Academy of Natural Sciences, fifth fifth graders will receive new interactive language arts center activities, and sixth graders will receive books for a summer reading program. New percussion instru-
ments were also given to LIS to enhance the music program. At LHS, athletic, school and community events will benefit from the new sound system installed in the gymnasium, and a basketball rebounding machine will be installed in the physical education department for students and athletes. There will also be a new online video library, registration for academy students to attend the New Jersey Model Congress simulation, and multiple sets of Senteo responders to engage students in instruction. New tablet accessories and the
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Trenton-Mercer Airport selected by Special Olympics Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes recently announced that Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) has been selected as the Host Airport for the 2014 Special Olympics USA National Games to be held in Mercer County from June 14, 2014, to June 21, 2014. The selection was first announced by Cessna Aircraft Co. officials at the 65th annual National Business Aviation Association Convention in Orlando, Fla. With the selection of New Jersey as the site of the 2014 Games, Cessna started looking at area airports that could host the Citation Special Olympics Airlift. This airlift, made up of volunteer pilots and their companies’ Cessna Citation aircraft, provides ath-
volunteer effort in 1985 and continues to spearhead spea rhead it today. today. Cessna selected TTN due to its great aviation facilities and proximity to the athletic events, which will take place at various sites in Mercer County. It is expected that more than 200 aircraft will be involved in the transportation of athletes to and from TTN for the Games. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the Airport and the County as a whole,” Hughes said. “The Special Olympics is an internationally known organization dedicated to helping challenged children meet their fullest potential on the field of competition and in life. Being part of this effort is a calling of the highest order, order, and we readily accept the challenge.”
letes and coaches with round-trip flights from their hometowns to the site of the competition. WorkWorking with the Special Olympics, Cessna Aircraft Co. started this
“We have a great airport, and we know it,” he added. “TTN’s selection by Cessna helps to underline that fact to a much broader audience.”
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News that more businesses are confident about the future should be celebrated lot of things impact impact the econo-
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We often hear about consumer confi-
dence and why it is essential to get things moving in the right direction.
storm no doubt hurt the economy. economy. Back in business News that businesses in New Jersey are feeling more confident in their futures and anticipate hiring more people next year is the holiday gift a great number of residents wanted.
When consumers feel secure in their job and fina finances nces,, they they are are mor more e likel likely y to open their wallets and spend more. The added dollars help the economy e conomy. A couple of weeks ago, the New JerJersey Business & Industry Association announced that business confidence in sales, employment and profits has climbed to a five-year high. According to a press release, almost one in five businesses responding to the group’s annual fall survey anticipate hiring more workers in 2013. When you sub-
But the overall positive business sentiment is reason to rejoice. ple will be purchasing goods and services next year. Businesses will be mak-
of compan companies ies anticipating anticipating the need to hire additional workers is 8 percent, the highest in five years. To put it into more perspective, the percentage of confident companies percentage companies in 2005 was 19. In 2009, it was a minus 3. Now, we have to point out that the survey took place about a month before Hurricane Sandy so there probably is some sentiment change. The billions of dollar dollars s in damage from the
tract the percentage percentage of business businesses es an-
long time coming. comin g. Clearly, the economy e conomy
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isn’t zipping along as it was back in the aforementioned 2005. But it also is showing a lot lot of signs of life. More More businesses saying they feel good about their future is a really big sign. So let the holiday season carry on. It’s off to a great start. More jobs and a
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stronger economy no doubt are on the holiday wish lists of many residents this year.
Show embraces chaos of holidays, says director "I love being in plays," he said. "I was in
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hiring more people to get the job done. Good news such as this has been a
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church member’s will. Wargo explained how the story unfolds in a quaint community where the people aren't keen on change and are afraid of people who are outside of the norm. "The lesson learned is that we need to look beyond our preconceptions preconceptions of people and accept those who are different," she said. "When we step out of the box we live live in, we'll find the good in all and ultimately experience the 'best Christmas pageant, ever.'" The performance showcased a number
'Twas the Night Before Christmas' for two seasons at Kelsey Theatre. What interested me about this is that I have a big role in this show." Clark explained how the Herdmans may come off to be troublesome children, children, but actually have some interesting attributes to add to the pageant's dynamic. Another younger actor and Lawrenceville resident Jack Granahan, who played Charlie Bradely, Bradely, explained how he was the initial cause of the problem problem in the show because he introduced introduced one of the Herdmans to the church. "The show teaches the giving spirit of Christmas, but the show is more funny than it is serious," he said. "I loved per-
"This famous play was made into a movie years ago," she said. "It is a classic." Wargo explained how the show truly embraced the chaos of the holidays, which she also dealt with when working with the 25 children cast. However, she also noted that the children were easy to work with and added unexpected, interesting tidbits to the show, which ultimately made the show one-of-a-kind. "I am the luckiest director around working with these talented kids," she said. "During the audition, I worked to get to know the actors, actors, and we did a lot of acting exercises so that I could see who would respond to improvisation, was creative and worked well with others. It really worked
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of actors and actresses, who were wer e all younger responsible for putting together the pageant, including including one of the troublemaktroublemakers in the play, Ollie Herdman, played by 8year-old Lawrenceville resident Hayden Clark.
forming in it." Another Lawrenceville resident, Faith Fonseca, who played the Angel of the Lord in the pageant at the church, explained how the most unique aspect of the show is that a poor, tough family learns the true
out. There arechaos threeamongst scenes where I had to choreograph the children, and these children took the direction and kept the chaos controlled and contained, yet fun. I would cast these children again. I've really enjoyed working with them."
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Library system hosting food drive The Mercer County Library System is holding a special food drive during December to help replenish local food banks depleted in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. To date, the response has been
ecutive Brian M. Hughes said. “We have seen a dramatic increase in donations since the storm, and to see donations come in from other parts of the country – it truly demonst demonstrates rates the magnimagnitude of people’s generosity.”
so strong, with donations ar riving from as far west as Ohio and as far south as Virginia, that the library has had to make weekly deliveries of donations to local service organizations, rather than simply deliver the donations at the end of the collection period. On Nov. 15, a delivery van full of donations – food, clothing, clothing, toys, books and a $1,100 monetary donation – arrived from Ohio at the Ewing Branch. Unloading of the donations took took staff more than 30 minutes to accomplish. The individuals from Ohio had come across the library as a col-
The collected nonperishable food items will be distributed to the Crisis Ministry Ministry,, Mercer Street Friends Food Food Bank of Trenton, HomeFront of Lawrence, the Robbinsville Food Pantry Pan try, and “Rise “Ri se – A Community Service Partnership” in Hightstown. Anyone wishing to donate items may do so at any of the nine branches branches of the Mercer County Library System, located in the municipalities of East Windsor, Windsor, Ewing, Hightstown, Hopewell, Lawrence, Robbinsville and West Windsor. Some of the most-needed most-needed items are canned fish and chicken,
lection point for Sandy victims on the Internet. “To witness witness this type of community response has been extraordinary,” Mercer County Ex-
shelf-stable milk, peanut butter, canned vegetables and potatoes, cans of fruit, non-sugary non-sugary hot or cold cereals, pasta, boxed macaroni and cheese, dried beans and
rice. Household goods and clothing are not being accepted. Additional information regarding collection and a list of items that are most needed may be found on the Library System’s website, www.mcl.org.
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Lawrence To Township wnship Open Space Advisory Committee meeting: 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. Visit www.lawrencetwp.com for more information. Knitting Circle: 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Lawrence Branch Library. Knitters who already know the basics are invited to drop in on the first and third Wednesday evening of each month to socialize with other knitters and work on a project of their choice. Instructor Ann Garwig will be available to assist individuals. Other needle crafters are welcome to join the circle, too. Registration suggested. Call (609) 989-6920 or email [email protected].
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Concert with Miss Amy: For toddlers and preschoolers; caregiver required. 10 to 10:45 a.m. at Lawrence Branch Library. Enjoy this musical entertainme entertainment nt concert showcasing Miss Amy’s
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warm engaging manner and “positively enriching original music.” No registration.
Lawrence Township Recreation Advisory Committee meeting: 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month. Visit www.lawrencetwp.com for more information.
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Story time: Ages 2 to 5. 9:35 a.m. at Lawrence Branch Library. Story time and a craft. Caregiver supervision required. Meditation Circle: 2:30 p.m. at Lawrence Branch Library. Slow down and join Reference Librarian Ann Kerr and reduce stress using meditation. Light stretching at the beginning of the meditation hour will relax your muscles and allow you to be more comfortable and focused. Registration suggested.
Drum Practice: 4:30 p.m. at Lawrence Branch Library. Ange Chianese of Mercer County’s Zip-
Posture Perfect: 3:30 p.m. at Lawrence Branch Library. Reference Librarian Ann Kerr and certified fitness trainer Maria Okros will share some simple exercises
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to improve your posture and increase your flexibility. Registration suggested.
Lawrence Branch Library. An afternoon of holiday songs with musician Heather Mulvey, who plays finger-picking acoustic guitar. Audience encouraged to sing along. Refreshments served. Registration suggested.
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Children’s Used Book Trade : 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Lawrence Branch Library. Bring a used children’s book to trade for a “Friends of the Library” used children’s book. Up to five books per child may be traded, including paperbacks and hardcovers. No registration.
Story time: Ages 2 to 5. 11 a.m. at
Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville: Traditional worship service at 10 a.m. Preschool Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Sunday school (kindergarten through fifth) at 11 a.m. Worship in a New Key at 5 p.m. 2688 Main St., Lawrenceville.
Lawrence Branch Library. Story time and a craft. Caregiver supervision required.
Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church: Sunday worship 8:30 and 11 a.m. Air conditioned and
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Learn about adoption at free meeting In our greatest efforts to educate your community on the services Adoptions From The Heart offers to those looking to build their family, we present an opportunity this month to learn about our programs. Adoptions From The Heart, a licensed, non-profit adoption agency, will hold a free information meeting entitled, “Learn About Domestic Adoption,” at Mercer County Library, located at the intersection of Rt. 1 and Darrah Lane in Lawrenceville, on Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will cover the adoption process for our programs, adoption myths
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The Church of Saint Ann: Roman Catholic mass at 7:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m. 1253 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville. Hope Presbyterian Church: Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. Morning worship service at 10:30 a.m. 140 Denow Road, Lawrenceville.
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Harvest Chapel of Lawrenceville : Coffee and hospitality at 9:15 a.m. Adult Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.
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Mel Leipzig to present lectures on most loved painters In his final academic year and after more than four decades teaching at Mercer County Community College (MCCC), Fine Arts and Art History Professor Mel Leipzig will present a series of four lectures on the painters painters – and the people – he loves the most. Leipzig, a renowned artist known nationally and internationally for his realist paintings, will present the first of his series, “Costume and Textiles in the History of Painting,” at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Kerney Hall (Room 229) at MCCC’s Trenton campus, located at 102 North Broad Street. This slide lecture will focus on clothing designs for men and women, a topic of particular interest at the Trenton campus due to the growing popularity of MCCC’s new Fashion Design program, available only in Trenton. Leipzig said a robust arts community in Trenton, as well as the new program in Fashion Design, made Trenton a natural location for the lecture series. “Clothing designs in artistic works provide unique insights into the subjects’ time in history, culture, and values,” he said. “Clothing, accessories – they all tell a story, about the artist as well
as the subject.” Leipzig’s lecture will feature works by Sassetta, Ghirlandaio, Bronzino, Velazquez, Vermeer, Boucher, Ingres, Manet, Whistler, Eakins, Vuillard, Matisse and Pearlstein in a journey that encompasses the Renaissance, Mannerists, Baroque, and Rococo periods. Other lectures, scheduled for spring 2013, include “AfricanAmerican Painters: Horace Pippin and Jacob Lawrence,” on Wednesday, Feb. 6; “The Great Painters of Spain,” on Wednesday, March 3; and “Portrait of a
College: Paintings by Mel Leipzig,” on Wednesday, April 10. All lectures will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Kerney Hall at the MCCC Trenton campus. Leipzig has been a professor of Fine Arts and Art History at Mercer since 1968. He has works in permanent collections at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy Museum, and the Cooper Hewitt Museum, as well as the New Jersey State Museum. For more information, contact the Trenton campus Provost’s Office at (609) 570-3160.
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Grant recipients go through in-depth review by commit committee tee different times throughout the year, according to LTEF Board President Paul Schindel.
how the LTEF received 25 grant applications with a requested total of $102,000, and awarded awarded 18
opportunity to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art will also be be available for commercial and practical arts students. At LMS, a new literary magazine is going to be published and music students will receive online subscriptions to record their performances. At Slackwood Elementary and Lawrence Elementary, new programs will be provided to assist in speech therapy. Also at Slackwood, there will be a family engagement program entitled “Real-
“There’s the fall grant cycle and spring grant cycle, which award grants to the individual schools for projects that are specific to those schools or in some cases, schools collaborate so they all benefit for those programs,” he said. “The winter grant cycle is where we receive grant applications from the district for districtwide initiatives.” Schindel detailed how the LTEF has a very specific and detailed grant application process, where each application is thoroughly reviewed several times by different individuals, starting
grants for a total of half of that amount. Schindel detailed how the LTEF receives substantial funding from ETS and The Lawrenceville School, which have both been annual donors since the foundation’s inception, as well as many other organizations and businesses in the community and outside of the community. However, he also explained how the grant money comes from multiple other sources, including community members. “In some ways, the most important sources are the parents and
izing the American Dream.” Funding for professional development will also be implemented in all lower elementary schools. Lastly, at Ben Franklin Elementary,, a greenhouse mentary greenh ouse will be added to the newly established S.N.A.P. learning space and exercise ball chairs will be placed in one of the school’s classrooms. classrooms. The foundation, which just completed its fall 2012 grant cycle, awards grants to schools three
with the school principals and the LTEF’s Grant Review Committee (specifically designed to review grant applications), and then by the LTEF’s trustees and the LTEF’s board members. These individuals look at a variety of aspects aspects,, such as the grants’ goals and objectives, suitability, longevity and appropriateness for funding (be it full, partial or none). This year, Schindel explained
other community members who donate to LTEF,” he said. “They don’t count for the greatest amount of dollar dollars, s, but that participation is key because it shows the willingness willingness of people in town to make an investment in our children, in the school district, and in the results that the district generates.” For more information about the LTEF or for anyone wishing to donate, visit ltefnj.org.
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‘Cashiers in the Cafeteria’ by Mel Leipzig features Mercer County Community College (MCCC) employees. It is one of the 18 Leipzig paintings that will be on display at the MCCC Gallery until Dec. 27.
Leipzig displays at gallery
“Mel Leipzig: Mostly Recent Works” is at the Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) through Thursday, Dec. 27. Eighteen works by the internationally renowned artist who has taught at MCCC for more than four decades will be on display. The Gallery is located on the second floor of the Communication Building on Mercer's West Windsor campus, located at 1200 Old Trenton Road. Gallery Talks will be presented by Professor Leipzig on Wednes-
as an artist has finally taken center stage in his life and he relishes the opportunity to focus more and more time on his painting,” Fagan added. “And, he certainly has paid his dues as an impassioned and dedicated professor over the past 45 years. How many lives has he touched? How many artists has he inspired? An astonishing legacy l egacy.” .” She noted that Leipzig specifically requested that this show not be a retrospective, but rather should focus on works completed
day, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 12 at noon. The exhibit will be the backdrop for a Winter Solstice Concert featuring My Three Suns, an improvisational jazz ensemble, ensemble, on Thursday Thursday, Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. Leipzig, who has taught art and art history at Mercer since 1968, will retire from teaching in May 2013 to pursue painting fulltime. According to Gallery Curator Tricia Fagan, the exhibit has been conceived as a tribute to Leipzig. “We wanted to do something
in the last few years, including several that he completed only recently. Several paintings will feature Mercer professors, including MCCC Theatre Program Coordinator Jody Person and the cast of the college’s student production of “Hedda Gabler;” another another featuring Mathematics Professor Art Schwartz in the classroom; and Leipzig’s just-finished painting of Andrea Lynch, associate associate professor of Computer Concepts and Business. Gallery hours for this exhibit are Sundays and Mondays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Tuesdays,
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that honor in atotiny way, would for all he has Mel, brought the college and to the much larger art community in the region,” she said. “This exhibit is a result.” “It’s clear that Leipzig’s work
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