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The thing Matthew Kuennelikes best about his experience inSharyn Rothstein’s “All theDays” is working with a tight-knit cast.

“Seven’s a great number,” saidthe confident Princeton DaySchool freshman who balanceshomework, lacrosse practice andrehearsal.

The world-premiere play, writ-ten by Rothstein and directed byEmily Mann, is on the stage atMcCarter Theatre Centerthrough May 29. Kuenne, whofirst appeared at McCarter in2008 as Tiny Tim in its holidaytradition, “A Christmas Carol,”seems to have developed a com-fortable presence even, and per-haps especially, among some of

theater’s greats.The young actor, however, wasnot always so self-assured in thetheater.

“I was a shy, timid 8-year-oldwalking into a room full of strangers,” Kuenne recalled of his first acting experience.

It was during one of his yearlyvisits to see “A Christmas Carol”that Kuenne noticed a friend onstage, looked at his mother and

said “How do you get that?”Soon after, he received his first

role in the same play and becamecoolly adjusted to the theaterscene.

“Michael Unger,” the longtime

director of “A Christmas Carol,”“and Cheryl Mintz took meunder their wing – Cheryl’s like asecond mom to me,” Kuennesaid.

Kuenne said he didn’t audition

for the role of Jared in “All theDays” but was offered the partafter doing a second reading forthe play.

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Since the Partnership for As-sessment of Readiness for Collegeand Careers was first adminis-tered in 25 states last year, therehave been questions, refusals andopposition to its worthiness re-placing the former Higher Educa-tion Strategic Planners Associa-tion exam. With New Jersey re-maining one of the 13 states thatcontinues to participate inPARCC, the state Department of Education is working to pass aproposal to make the PARCC as-sessment a graduation require-ment.

In a resolution passed unani-mously on April 26, the PrincetonBoard of Education made it clearit does not support this proposaland urged NJDOE to withdraw

it. “It’s not that this resolution af-fects Princeton per se,” Superin-tendent Steve Cochrane said byphone, “but it could affect otherdistricts in New Jersey.”

Cochrane also released a state-ment about the board’s resolutionand motives behind its oppositionto the state proposal:

T. CHARLES ERICKSON/Special to The SunRon Orbach and Matthew Kuenne, a freshman at Princeton Day School, act together in one ofKuenne’s favorite scenes in the world premiere of ‘All the Days,’ on the stage at McCarter Theatrethrough May 29.

Princeton teen hits the stageMatthew Kuenne, 14, discusses what it’s like to perform in Sharyn Rothstein’s

premiere of ‘All the Days,’ on stage at McCarter Theatre through May 29

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It was cold and raining asMatthew Desmond walked up to aMilwaukee home with the sheriff to evict yet another family. Only itwasn’t a whole family.

“The mom had died and thekids had just gone on living,” saidDesmond, a Harvard sociologistand the New York Times best-selling author of “Evicted: Pover-

ty and Profit in the AmericanCity.”

The movers piled what was leftof the children’s belongings ontothe wet street, the landlordchanged the locks, and Desmondfollowed the sheriff to his nexteviction.

“America’s the richest democ-racy with the worst poverty,”Desmond said. “This has alwaysupset me.”

Desmond peered through thewindow of America’s system andsaw an opportunity to expose theindelible routine that has forcedcountless families into homeless-ness.

“Eviction is not just the resultof poverty but the cause of it,”Desmond said. “The book showsthat eviction leads to job loss …has sticky lasting effects on men-tal health. It’s not just a bad day.We can’t fix poverty in America if we can’t fix housing.”

Desmond will discuss the ef-fects of eviction and his workMay 18 at 5:30 p.m. at LabyrinthBooks as part of the Housing Ini-tiatives of Princeton’s Author Se-ries.

In 2008, Desmond moved to Mil-waukee where he lived in a trailerpark for five months and a one-room apartment on the city’sNorth end for 10. He wove himself into the fabric of eight familiesfacing eviction. He slept on theirfloors, he went with them to work,to eviction court, spent time withtheir children, stood beside them

through death and funerals andbirth.

Desmond pairs his experienceswith these families with researchconducted from analyzing hun-dreds of thousands of evictionrecords and from studying thou-sands of Milwaukee winters.

“I put the big data into smallerdata and that kept it honest,” hesaid. “The problem is that evic-tions used to be rare, but timeshave changed. It’s quite likelywe’re evicting people not in the

thousands, not in the hundreds of thousands, but in the millionsevery year in America. In Mil-waukee, one in eight cannot paytheir rent. In New York, there are60 evictions every day.”

Desmond stated that while onein five Milwaukee black womenreport having been evicted atleast once, the statistics do notapply solely to communities of color. It affects white communi-ties and immigrant communitiesand, most specifically, the womenand children living within them.

“This is an epidemic, and theface of this epidemic belongs tomoms and kids,” Desmond said.“In poor black neighborhoods, in-carceration is to men and evic-tion is to women. It’s a commonyet consequential event thatpushes families deeper intopoverty. Poor men are locked up,poor women are locked out.”

Although eviction seems insid-

ious and widespread, Desmondbelieves it can be remedied.

“We need to confront the prob-

lem in a serious way, and we needto ask the question: ‘Do we be-lieve housing is a right? Is havingaccess to decent affordable hous-ing what it means to be an Ameri-can?’ And I think we have to say‘yes.’”

Providing publicly-fundedlegal services for low-income fam-ilies in housing court is one meas-ure Desmond believes should betaken cost-effectively to preventhomelessness and promote fair-ness. He also hopes to expand thehousing voucher program that atthis point exists but can only beoffered to a limited number of in-dividuals.

“The timeframe for peoplewaiting on these lists aren’t meas-ured in years,” he said, “they’remeasured in decades. Someoneapplying now might now be ableto live in public housing untilthey’re a grandmother.”

When families do get their

vouchers, Desmond says the firstthing done across the board is atrip to the grocery store.

“The majority of kids don’t getto eat ‘cus the rent eats first,” hesaid. “We can totally changethat.”

To do just that, Desmond start-ed an organization called JustShelter, which seeks to echo theefforts of community organiza-tions from all 50 states. He aims toput an end to homelessness, de-crease evictions and up afford-able housing. Visit www.justshel-ter.org and see what organiza-tions are working toward thisgoal and get involved.

All are welcome to attend, freeand open to the public, byRSVP’ing to [email protected]. The HIP fundraiser toreach the community and remedyhousing issue among local fami-lies in need will follow Desmond’spresentation.

“A lot of the good work islocal,” Desmond said, “block byblock, city by city.”

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

May 2Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop for failure to wear a seatbelt,a 30-year-old Camden male wasfound to have multiple warrantsfor his arrest by the PennsaukenMunicipal Court and the CamdenMunicipal Court. The total bailwas $2,750. The man was placedunder arrest and transported toheadquarters where he wasprocessed and released on his

own recognizance by both courts.

Subsequent to a callfor service in the 900block of HerrontownRoad, a 43-year-oldTrenton male wasfound to have an activeno bail warrant issued by theMercer County Superior Court.He was placed under arrest andtransported to headquarterswhere he was processed and laterreleased to the Mercer CountySheriff’s Office.

May 1

An 18-year-old malefrom San Jose, Calif.,was found to be in pos-session of marijuana,less than 50 grams, aswell as drug parapher-

nalia. He was placed under arrestand transported to headquarterswere he was processed, issuedsummonses and released with apending court date.

April 30The CVS located on the 800

block of State Road was the vic-tim of a shoplifting, which oc-curred on April 29. The suspectentered the store and stole vari-ous over-the-counter medicinefrom the shelves. The estimatedloss was $5,000. The case wasturned over to the Detective Bu-reau for further investigation.

An unlocked vehicle was bur-glarized on the 100 block of HuntDrive. The perpetrator took abrown leather briefcase, laptop,iPhone charger and about $35 inchange from the vehicle. This

case was turned over to the Detec-tive Bureau for follow-up investi-gation.

April 29Subsequent to a motor vehicle

stop for driving on a flat tire, a 29-year-old Manalapan male was ar-rested for driving while intoxicat-ed. He was transported to policeheadquarters where he wasprocessed and released with a fu-ture court date.

Matthew Desmond exposes eviction in America

Police: No arrests in three accounts of shoplifting in Princeton

Harvard sociologist comes to Princeton to discuss his book, ‘Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City’

policereport

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MATTHEW DESMOND

MORE ONLINEMore Matthew Desmond: Join the Housing Initiatives of Princeton’sAuthor Series focused on low-income working families in the commu-nity and affordable housing. On May 18, Desmond will discuss his riv-eting ethnography, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,”at Labyrinth Books in Princeton at 5:30 p.m. For more informationabout HIP and its fundraiser following Desmond’s presentation, visitwww.ThePrincetonSun.com.

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Robert V. Kiser has been an en-gineer to local governments for 42years; he has led the engineeringdepartment in Princeton throughconsolidation; and, for 33 years,has worked on countless improve-

ments to the town, many of which received Project of theYear Awards. The first traffic sig-nal he was asked to design and in-stall was at the Harrison Streetentrance to the shopping centerin 1986. Since then, 14 more havegone up around Princeton asKiser and his departmentevolved.

Civil engineering is somethingKiser has known his whole life.

“My father was a civil engineerand I sort of followed his lead,”Kiser said. “My grandfather onmy mother’s side was also a civilengineer and happened to gradu-ate from Princeton University.”

After attending Lafayette Col-lege, Kiser worked as an engineerin Easton, Pa. Though he was

happy there, he realized upon see-ing an opening for a job in Prince-ton that it would be a wonderfultown to work in – and he wasright.

“I love the engineering job thatI’ve held and I love the Princetoncommunity. It’s been a greatmatch. I’ve very much enjoyedthe 33 years I’ve spent here andlooked forward every day to get-ting new things done,” Kiser said.

With his professional careercoming to a close in July, Kiserhas much to look back on andmuch to look forward to.

Five months ago, Kiser and hiswife Pamela, who reside inBridgewater, had their firstgrandchild, Finley – born to theirson Rob and his wife Katlin wholive in Morristown. The Kisershave two other sons, Justin andAndrew, who are also local. Kiserexpects to make it a priority tospend more time in retirementgetting to know the newest mem-

ber of his family.Read more about Kiser’s startin Princeton, his favorite projectsand his words of wisdom in TheSun’s Q&A below.

The Sun : When you first cameonto the scene as the municipalengineer 33 years ago, what was itlike? Do you recall some of yourfirst experiences?

Kiser : When I started with theformer township in March of 1983, there was a very minimalcapital improvement plan/budgetin place. As a result, most of the90 miles of municipal roads need-ed to be repaired or reconstruct-ed. In addition, sewerage flow tothe major sanitary sewer trunklines exceeded the capacity of

these lines dueto flows fromnew develop-ment and ex-cessiveamounts of in-filtration andinflow.

Due to these

excessiveflows duringtimes of heavyrain, the sanitary lines wereknown to overflow at various lo-cations in the community, includ-ing the sewer line to the formertownship police station thatbacked up periodically and flood-ed the basement area requiringan immediate temporary fix.

As a result, the state Depart-ment of Environmental Protec-tion imposed a moratorium onany new development, and boththe Mountain Brook and Harry’strunk mains needed to be re-placed at a cost of approximately$13 million. Also, traffic inPrinceton and in the Princetonarea was beginning to increase,requiring a traffic managementplan to be put in place that includ-ed the down zoning of the Prince-ton Ridge area and requiring de-velopers to make fair share con-tributions to improve roads and

intersections.The Sun : Which project wasyour favorite to work on duringyour time as Princeton's munici-pal engineer?

Kiser : One of my favorite proj-ects was the $4 million MountainLakes Dam Rehabilitation andDredging Project. We didn’t haveany money to do the repair workfor the dam side of the fix. We hada citizen step forward, and thiswas the in the form of WillardT.C. Johnson Trust, who said theyfelt it was important that the dambe repaired. Low and behold, twoseparate checks came in totaling$4 million. It goes to show you

KISER

Bob Kiser reflects on 33 yearsas Princeton’s municipal engineer

With his professional career coming to a close in July,Kiser has much to look back on and much to look forward to

please see KISER, page 14

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Leticia Fraga uniquely qualifiedfor Princeton Council

We are fortunate to have many qualifiedpeople running for council. Leticia Fraga,however, is uniquely qualified to addresssome of the critical issues facing our com-munity.

Affordable housing in Princeton be-comes a bigger challenge every year ashome prices rise. Working people have al-ready been forced to leave the communitybecause they could no longer afford to livehere, and the situation is getting worse, notbetter.

Princeton also needs a police and com-munity relations committee to foster dia-logue between our citizens and law en-forcement. The controversy concerningthe recent arrest of a Princeton Universityprofessor shows how badly this discussionis needed.

To address these needs effectively, coun-cil needs a person with deep roots in theparts of our community that are most af-

fected and who understands their needs.That person is Leticia Fraga. She workedtirelessly on these issues and demonstrat-ed the ability to work with people from allwalks of life and to get things done.

We need Leticia Fraga on council.Lewis Maltby

Vote Jenny Crumillerfor Princeton Council

On a recent Saturday afternoon, I sawJenny Crumiller’s husband Jon at AceHardware. He mentioned that they hadparticipated in the “Let It Go: PrincetonCommunity Yard Sale” and that Jenny haddecided not to charge for anything. I imme-diately asked jokingly if they had put up asign saying “Free stuff ! Vote for Jenny!”We then agreed that there is no such thing

as “free stuff,” and went our separate ways.This brief conversation reminded me

why we need to re-elect Jenny to Princeton

Council.“The truth is there is no free parking.Someone has to pay for it,” Jenny said at acouncil meeting in September 2015 duringa discussion of the costs to the town of pro-viding a subsidy for two hours of free park-ing to every Princeton Public Library card-holder.

Princeton Council is currently review-ing the budget, looking for ways to cut$150,000 so as to pare down an increase inproperty taxes.

Residents should be aware that onlyabout 23 cents of every dollar collected inproperty taxes go to the town. The Prince-ton school board controls the lion’s shareof our tax dollars, more than 50 percentand growing, and Mercer County gets the

please see LETTERS, page 12

Last week, state education offi-cials held two hearings to dis-cuss the potential of moving

middle and high school start times tolater in the day. Proponents of themeasure say kids need their sleep, anddelaying the opening of schools will

help in that regard.The American Academy of Pedi-

atrics has recommended students startclass no earlier than 8:30 a.m., which iswhy the Legislature passed a measurelast year to study the feasibility of changing the state’s laws. Reports indi-cate that 85 percent of New Jersey’sschools start before 8:30 a.m.

Doctors typically recommend teensget eight to nine hours of sleep pernight. Most teens aren’t getting thatmuch sleep.

The easy and obvious solution

would be for teens to go to bed earlier.But is that realistic?

If classes start at 7:30 a.m., for exam-ple, teens would have to wake up aboutan hour earlier, at 6:30 a.m., to allow forthe typical morning routine and travelto school. To get the recommendednine hours of sleep, this same teenwould have to shut his or her eyes by9:30 p.m.

Yeah, right.Adolescents naturally go to bed later

as they grow older; their hormones

keep them up and active at later hours.In addition, weekday school activities – such as sports, theater and otherclubs – take up more of their time im-mediately after school ends and also atnight, making it even harder for earlybedtimes to occur.

So is it really fair that as the daygrows longer for teens, we ask them towake up and be ready at the same timeas when they were in elementaryschool and could easily be in bed earli-er?

We don’t think it’s fair – or healthy,for that matter.

We believe our state’s education offi-cials should follow the recommenda-tions of the AAP and push school starttimes to 8:30 a.m. for middle schoolsand high schools throughout New Jer-sey.

in our opinion

Push b ack schoo l start timesKids need their rest , and pushing school start times to 8:3 0 a.m. would help

Your thoughtsWhat are your thoughts on pushing thestart time for middle schools and highschools throughout our state to 8:30a.m.? Let your voice be heard through aletter to the editor.

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By ERICA CHAYES WIDA

The Sun

Deanna Stockton’s interest indesign evolved organically from ayoung age. Growing up about anhour north of Los Angeles withher parents and sister, Stocktonrecalls thumb-ing throughdesign maga-zines early on.

It wasn’t untilcollege, how-ever, that shemade thechoice to be acivil engineer.

After work-ing in Seattlefor the Wash-ington Department of Trans-portation, Stockton and her fu-ture husband, Jason, moved toOregon where she worked for aconsulting firm. When Jason’s fi-nance job brought them to theeast coast, the Stocktons settledin Montgomery. Stockton had in-terviews set up at various con-sulting firms but was intriguedby the possibility of working inPrinceton.

“Fortuitously, I met with BobKiser and he offered me a job,”Stockton said.

Later, Kiser told Stockton there

was no position when she inter-viewed, but he was so impressedwith her that he created one.

In 2000, Stockton was hired asPrinceton Township assistantmunicipal engineer. In July, shewill move up in the ranks and re-place the man who hired her.

“It's definitely bittersweet,”Stockton said of the succession.“I have big shoes to fill, but I'meager for the challenge and

thankful for support I’ve re-ceived.”To read more about Stockton as

she readies to take the engineer-ing department by the helm, readThe Sun’s Q&A below.

The Sun : How did you comeinto the engineering field?

Stockton : Although I began col-lege as a psychology major, I real-ized in the middle of freshmanyear that I should have followedmy childhood interest in design.As my university did not offer anarchitecture degree, I transferredinto civil engineering. It seemedto fit well with my childhood hob-bies of drawing house floor plansand building roadways for match-

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WE NES Y MAY 11Acting Out : Students in kinder-

garten through third grade areinvited to engage in dramatic

activity including discussions,games and other fun activities.No experience necessary. Prince-ton High School drama aficiona-dos will lead the sessions. Prince-ton Public Library, 4 p.m.

Citizenship Preparation Classes :Series of eight classes offered bythe Latin American Task Force toassist those preparing for theU.S. Citizenship Test. Classesinclude history, civics and areview of basic English necessaryfor the citizenship interview. For

more information, please call(609) 924-9529 extension 220.Wednesdays through May 25.Nassau Presbyterian Church, 7p.m.

THURS Y MAY 12Princeton Farmers Market : Sea-

sonal produce from local farmers,flowers, crafts and a variety ofedibles are available at this week-ly event. Hinds Plaza, 11 a.m. – 4p.m.; live music from 12:30 - 2:30

p.m.Film and Discussion: “Elementary

Genocide” : The School to PrisonPipeline,” a documentary pro-duced by award-winning journal-ist/filmmaker Raheim Shabass,examines the systemic cultural,social and economic forces thatcontribute to the startling massincarceration among African-American and Hispanic youth.The film features candid inter-views and voice-narration culledfrom original interviews by pro-fessors, teachers, authors, chil-dren and parents. There will be adiscussion of the film led by localentrepreneur, community activistand author Tracey Syphax.

Princeton Public Library, 7 p.m.Mercer County ID Program : All

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

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

Job Seeker Sessions : The libraryand Professional Services Groupof Mercer County sponsor ses-sions for professionals who areseeking new employment andcontracting opportunitiesthroughout the region. Pleasecheck the library’s website for

specific topics. Princeton PublicLibrary, 9:45 a.m.

FRI Y MAY 13Rock & Rhythm : Blends music,

movement, rhymes, read alouds,fingerplays and other interactiveactivities while enhancing earlyliteracy skills. This program isintended for children 2- to 5-years-old. Parent or caregivermust attend with child. PrincetonPublic Library, 4 p.m.

Dance to the Movies : Cinemainspired dance lesson and party.Learn a line dance from themovies at 7:30 p.m. Party startsat 8:30 p.m. Win prizes! Pizza,popcorn and other movie fare. No

jeans please. $20 per person. Formore information, visit www.jer-seydance.com. West Windsor ArtsCenter, 952 Alexander Road, 7:30– 11 p.m.

Divorce Recovery Seminar :“What’s This Thing Called Love?”For more information, call PhyllisRich at (609) 581–3889. Prince-ton Church of Christ, 7:30 p.m.

S TUR Y MAY 14Go Between Club : All sixth, seventh

and eighth graders meet the sec-ond Saturday of every month fora fun discussion of books andother interests. Princeton PublicLibrary, 2 p.m.

Meditation, Kirtan, Bhagavad-gita- Hidden Treasure of the SweetAbsolute : Every Saturday. Formore information, visitwww.bviscs.org or call (732) 604– 4135. Princeton Bhakti Vedanta

Institute, 20 Nassau St., Suite#116, 2 p.m.

SUN Y MAY 15Free screening of “The Hunger

Games : Mockingjay Part 2:” Asthe war of Panem escalates tothe destruction of other districts,Katniss Everdeen, the reluctantleader of the rebellion, mustbring together an army againstPresident Snow, while all sheholds dear hangs in the balance.

2h, 16m. Princeton Public Library,3 p.m.Amos Lee at McCarter : Amos Lee

performs with special guest Mut-lu. For information and tickets,visit mccarter.org. McCarter The-atre Center, 7 p.m.

MON Y MAY 16Letra Pequeña : Through engage-

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

Dark Star Orchestra : ContinuingThe Grateful Dead concert expe-rience, Dark Star performs. Forinformation and tickets, visitmccarter.org. McCarter TheatreCenter, 7 p.m.

TUES Y MAY 17Harness the Power of Mobile :

Speaker Reina Valenzuela pres-ents a webinar on using mobiletechnology for self-promotionand to drive more business.Please register atprinceton.score.org. PrincetonPublic Library, 6:30 p.m.

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In the comedy-drama about aJewish-American family inPhiladelphia, Kuenne takes thestage alongside Ron Orbach, Car-oline Aaron, Leslie Ayvazian,Justin Hagan, Stephanie Janssenand Rahael Nash Thompson. Thegrown daughter, Miranda, takesin her eccentric mother fromLong Island during her battlewith diabetes while planning herson Jared’s bar mitzvah.

“‘All the Days’ was my first in-troduction to Sharyn’s work, andI laughed out loud reading herfiercely funny characters, exquis-itely wrought, struggling withdilemmas at once heartbreakingand hilarious,” Mann said.“Sharyn’s talent lies not only inher biting dialogue, but also inher ability to infuse her charac-ters and story with depth and hu-manity. The mother-daughter re-lationship at the core of the playis both bitterly critical and deeplymoving. I can’t wait for our audi-ences to see it.”

While Jared rides a rollercoast-er of hectic emotion, something

Kuenne said he hasn’t experi-enced much in his own life, thereis one aspect that connects him tohis character.

“The grandparents are an oasis

in times of trouble in the family,”he said. “You can always turn toyour grandparents – that’s a bitsimilar.”

Kuenne, wearing a pink cottonHawaiian t-shirt and athleticshorts, relaxed into his dressingroom chair only 15 minutes be-fore the 7:30 p.m. curtain. As heran a comb through his honey-brown hair, stage managers andcast members hurried past theopen door. Mann peeked in to sayhello and smiled at the youngactor.

“Whenever you’re in a showwith a small cast, everyone walksby and says hi. We’re a close-knit

cast I feel. But no matter howgood the actors are, you can’t putsix great actors together unlessthey work very well together. I re-ally lucked out on that fact,”

Kuenne said. “And I like just in-teracting with different familymembers in the show. I love thescene in the beginning of Act 2with Del [Delmore Zweigma (Or-bach)] because being on stagewith Ron is just unbelievable.”

Along with the challenge of learning a page of Hebrew for thescript, Kuenne said the hardestpart is keeping up with schooland missing his friends.

“I don't want to be like one of those child actors you see. I justdon’t want that to be me,” Kuennesaid when asked if he’d pursue acareer in acting. “I still wanna bea kid.”

IF YOU GOTickets for “All the Days” start as low as $25 and are on sale nowonline at www.mccarter.org, by phone at (609) 258-2787, or in personat the McCarter Theatre Ticket Office, located at 91 University Placein Princeton. “All the Days” will be performed on the Berlind Stage.The production runs two hours, including one 15-minute intermission.This production is recommended for grades nine and up.

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the Netherlands before returningto your job as Princeton assistantmunicipal engineer in 2005. Whatinsights did you gain from im-mersing yourself in a differentcultural landscape, if any?

Stockton : As an expatriate,

there is definitely a process of adaptation that takes place. Iwould not say we immersed our-selves in the Dutch culture; we,instead, sampled the best fromthe many cultures we found inthe expatriate community as wellas our local neighborhood. Welearned to savor the diversity of backgrounds; to slow down andenjoy a cuppa with friends; totake three hours for dinner; toenjoy that shops aren't open onSundays; to understand that wework to live not live to work; to ex-plore places that are thousands of years old; and, of course, to takeerrands by bicycle with a child upfront and another on the back!

The Sun : Which project has

been your favorite to work on asassistant municipal engineer inPrinceton? Why?

Stockton : My most favoriteproject to work on was the reno-vation of the Community ParkPools and Recreation Facility. Atthe time of the project planningand design, my daughters wereyoung, took Saturday swim les-sons at CP, and then we oftenspent weekends as a family at thepool. My personal experiencewith the facility helped me under-stand the residents' stories of

their families growing up at CPpool, and honor that history as weworked to create an invigoratedfacility for the next generations of kids. Although the design processhad challenges, I had the opportu-nity to collaborate with passion-ate and dedicated residents, recre-ation staff, recreation boardmembers, elected officials fromboth the township and the bor-ough, and design and construc-tion professionals, and I amhappy to say that we completedthat project (on time and on budg-et!) with an increased sense of re-spect for each other.

The Sun : What are the threemost significant things you havelearned working with Bob Kiser

and how do you think they've pre-pared you for your new role?

Stockton : To quantify Bob'sguidance into three bullet pointsis incredibly difficult. He is Mr.Princeton for the staff, and he ismy role model both professional-ly and personally. If I had to sumup the guiding principles thatBob has imparted, I would pro-vide the following:

1.) Princeton is a unique place,and it is our duty to maintain thecharacter of the community andto provide the level of service that

residents expect.2.) We have world-caliber resi-dents in Princeton, and we have atremendous opportunity to learnand challenge ourselves in ourengineering profession.

3.) Be a leader!The Sun : What are you looking

forward to most as you take leadin your department?

Stockton : I am looking forwardto building stronger relationshipswithin the Princeton communityto enhance the quality of life forall residents. We have a talentedstaff of professionals, and I lookforward to refining our processesand finding new ways that the en-gineering department can pro-vide service to Princeton.

STOCKTONContinued from page 7

Stockton looks forward to buildingstronger relationships with community

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“In shifting the educationalparadigm to an individualizedand innovative learning model,we need to resist reliance on stan-dardized tests as the primarymeans of assessment, and insteadfoster broad public dialoguesabout equitable assessments, poli-cies and instructional practices – ones that open multiple pathways

for achieving not just a highschool diploma but a life of joy,purpose and true success.”

In passing the resolutionagainst NJDOE’s proposal, theboard aims to support studentswho may not achieve a passingscore on PARCC or have the re-sources to take the alternative as-sessments such as the SAT orACT. The number of PrincetonHigh School seniors who did nottake the PARCC exam nor theSAT or ACT could not be releasedfor confidentiality reasons.

“I can’t provide you with anexact number except to say that itwas a relative small number of current PHS seniors. However,these regulations affect thou-sands of current seniorsstatewide,” Board President An-drea Spalla said.

In a district release, PrincetonPublic Schools stated the propos-al would affect seniors graduat-ing this year.

“Under the state proposal,PARCC scores from the spring of 2015 would weigh heavily in thegranting of a high school diplo-ma,” the release read. “The PPSboard firmly opposed the meas-ure, noting that the new gradua-tion requirements do not conformto existing state law, and thatschool districts, parents and stu-

dents were not given adequateand fair notice of the change.”

“It is possible that [the NJDOEproposal] will pass by June 20; infact, it is likely, unless the stateBoard of Education does not ap-prove it,” Spalla said.

However, NJDEP Press Secre-tary David Saenz said the Prince-ton board’s understanding waserroneous and clarified the stateproposal will not be applied tostudents until the graduatingclass of 2021.

Saenz stressed how the propos-

al’s literature says students upuntil the class of 2021 do not haveto “pass” PARCC but that theyhave to “take” PARCC. Saenz con-tinued to explain how other alter-natives, such as taking the SAT,ACT or submitting a portfolio ap-peal, would remain available tostudents as they did when thestate used the HESPA.

“This is about creating optionsduring a transition,” Saenz said.“We have had standardized testsfor graduation [in New Jersey]for 32 years – the federal govern-ment requires statewide assess-ment and are moving forward inthe evolution of standardizedtests being taken electronically.”

The worry for individuals suchas Princeton BOE members aswell as state Sen. Nia H. Gill – who is working on legislation toprevent NJDOE from usingPARCC as a graduation require-ment until the 2020-2021 schoolyear – is not all students will beable to take advantage of the “op-tions.”

According to Saenz, theprocess of introducing the gradu-ation requirement is as follows:The regulations were first intro-duced in January, with a windowfor public comment; in April, reg-ulations moved to proposal leveland were posted to the state regis-

ter where people could post pub-lic comment for 60 days – a placefor local districts and boards suchas Princeton to voice their opposi-tion.

“The state Board [of Educa-tion] is currently reviewing regu-lation changes for assessment re-quirements for high school grad-uation. They will not come to afinal vote adoption until fall of 2016 – August at the very earli-est.”

“The data collected from thePARCC assessments may, indeed,

over time, aid us in evaluating theeffectiveness of our programsand help us ensure that our edu-cational approaches are servingevery student,” Cochrane statedat the board meeting. “We willknow more once we develop amulti-year pattern of test results.In the meantime, we need to bevigilant about how the PARCC as-sessments could potentially beused.”


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The driver of a tour bus report-ed that his bus was struck by anunknown object or projectilewhile traveling onStockton Street. Sever-al windows on the buswere cracked and

damaged. The investi-gation was turnedover to the Detective Bureau forfurther investigation.


stop for maintenance of lamps, a29-year-old Princeton male wasarrested on an active warrant is-sued by the Princeton Municipal

Court and bail was set at $114.The man was transported toheadquarters where he wasprocessed and released with apending court date.

Two unknown females de-scribed as being in their earlyteens and both having brown hair,stole $210 worth of merchandise

from a retail store onthe 100 block of Nas-sau Street. The inves-tigation was turned

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stop for speeding, a 53-year-oldFlushing, N.Y., male was arrestedon outstanding warrants issuedfrom multiple courts totaling$2,797. He was transported to po-

lice headquarters, processed andreleased after posting bail.

A 38-year-old Lumberton femalewas arrested by state police on twooutstanding warrants issued bythe Princeton Municipal Courtand the Plainsboro MunicipalCourt, and subsequently turnedover to Princeton police. Total bailwas $614. She was processed andreleased after posting bail.

April 25

An unknown male described asbeing in his late 20s to early 30s,approximately 5'10," weighing ap-proximately 180 pounds withshoulder length brown hair, stole$238 worth of merchandise froma retail store on the 100 blockof Nassau Street. The investiga-tion was turned over to the Detec-tive Bureau for further investiga-tion.

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remainder. The largest increasesin property taxes are beyond thecontrol of Princeton Council.

We need a frank assessment of the choices available to residents,and Jenny will provide just that.She has an impeccable record of supporting progressive values – visit jennycrumiller.com to readwhat she has done for Princetonand what her goals are for the fu-ture – but we also need the unvar-nished and sometimes unpopulartruths that Jenny is willing to ar-ticulate.

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The Sun : What will you missmost about your job?

Kiser : I will miss all the out-standing people that I haveworked with including elected of-ficials, staff and residents.

The Sun : Any big plans for re-

tirement? What are you lookingforward to?

Kiser : We became grandparentsfive months ago and my wifePamela has a long list. In addi-tion, we plan to do some traveling.We do not plan to move from ourhome in Bridgewater.

The Sun : If there was one pieceof advice you could give to cur-rent Assistant Municipal Engi-neer Deanna Stockton as shesteps into your professionalshoes, what would it be?

Kiser : Princeton is a wonderfulplace to work. Be patient yet per-sistent as you work to advance themany projects and programs thatneed to be completed.

KISERContinued from page 4

Kiser going to miss working with officials, staff, residents

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