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West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South players practice on Jan. 8 with Coach Bob Schurtz. The teams record is currently 5-3.
Practicing for the seasonMayor,council at
odds overattorney
By NORA CARNEVALEThe Sun
Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh says itis not only a matter of law, but amatter of principle.
At the West Windsor reorgani-zation meeting on Jan. 1, thetense topic of professional serv-ice appointments was on theagenda.
The mayor and council have re-cently been at odds when inter-preting the implications of theFaulkner Act, which provides themayor-council form of govern-ment.
The issue at hand is that town-ship attorney Mike Herbert is not
in-house and is a member of alegal firm, and since the town en-gages the services of a firm notonly from Herbert, but also forother municipal work, the coun-cil is required to vote on the con-tract because it involves the ex-penditure of funds. Appoint-ments are done on a one-yearbasis under the professional serv-
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Students in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School Dis-trict know the importance andvalue of community service.
First-grade students at Mau-rice Hawk Elementary Schoolwere in the holiday spirit andworked with Meals on Wheels, anonprofit organization that pro-vides home-delivered hot mealson a daily basis to residents whoare unable to leave their homes.These grade one students had theopportunity to help providemeals for individuals who arehomebound in our local areawhile making their holiday sea-son brighter.
The Maurice Hawk Elemen-tary School grade one studentsraised $2,014 for Meals on Wheelsby performing a task or a choreover a two-week period, withparental approval. The moneyraised will be used by Meals onWheels to prepare 403 meals forlocal families. In addition, the stu-dents brought in canned goodsthat were donated to HomeFront.
Hawk students have been
learning about the various choresthat the pilgrim boys and girls didmany years ago to help out their
families. Each grade one class dis-cussed how different life is todaycompared to years ago.
First graders volunteer with Meals on Wheels
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Pictured are Andrea New from Meals on Wheels of Trenton/Ewing;Patricia Buell, Hawk assistant principal; Lisa Rizziello, Hawk gradeone teacher; Denise Mengani, Hawk principal; and Hawk grade onestudents Maya Todorov, Joey Maddalon, Dhruv Tomar, Kaia Gordonand Matthew Contes.
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The Friends of the West Wind-sor Library will hold its WinterFiction Book sale from Friday,Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 26 inthe lobby during normal libraryhours.
Fill a bag for only $3 per bag.The Friends supply the plastic
grocery bag.Proceeds from the sale benefit
the West Windsor Library andsupport the librarys adult andchildrens programs.
The West Windsor Library islocated at 333 N. Post Road inPrinceton Junction. It is open on
Monday through Thursday from9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Sat-urday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., andSunday from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, call(609) 799-0462 or visitsites.google.com/ site/friendsoft-hewestwindsorlibrary.
On Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m.,Beth El Synagogue in East Wind-sor will be hosting Dancing withthe Beth El Stars.
Join us for an elegant evening,including a dance competition
modeled after the popular Danc-ing with the Stars televisionshow. Six members of Beth El,each paired with an Arthur Mur-
ray dancer will compete. Beth Eldance contestants are MarshallAlter (East Windsor), PennyBardfeld (West Windsor), AdamCohen (West Windsor), Myra Ep-stein (Plainsboro), Wendy Miller
(Robbinsville) and Marc Perlman(Monroe). Following the competi-tion, everyone will have the op-portunity to dance.
The cost is $118 per person,which includes cocktail hour,open bar, specialty buffet stations,dessert, music and dancing.RSVP to the Synagogue office at(609) 443-4454 by Jan. 15.
Beth El Synagogue is located at50 Maple Stream Road in EastWindsor. For more information,go to bethel.net.
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ices agreement.The resolution reauthorizing
the appointment of an attorneyon Jan. 1 was denied by the coun-cil by a 3-2 vote.
However, Herbert is serving atthe pleasure of the mayor, andHsueh is steadfast in his appoint-ment.
Council members noted thatthe action took place on the firstday of the reauthorization term,
Jan. 1-Dec. 31 of this year. There-fore, they have asked that thetownship make a request for pro-posal.
We have had the law firm rep-resenting the town for well over15 years. In light of how high thelegal fees are year in and year out,it is only prudent to go out to anRFP and see what kind of servic-es are available for the amount
they are being charged, TownCouncil President Brian Mahersaid.
I believe this is good businesspractice every four to eight years,not just for legal representationbut also for audit and every othertype of service. Whenever we arepresented with a contract, I havea personal concern over whetheror not we are getting the bestservice. It is a large amount ofmoney relative to our budget, andit has not been done for manyyears.
Maher explained that the ma-jority of the council is extremely
fiscally conscious and desires asflat of a budget as possible. Addi-tionally, he would like to see moreinformation presented to thecouncil about potential candi-dates when an appointment isbeing made that requires its ad-vice.
Hsueh reflected on the townshistory, and said this is not thefirst time this position has been
challenged.We were in the same situation
four and a half years ago withcouncil members voting againstthe township attorneys 3-2. But itis clear in the West Windsor ordi-nances that it is within themayors right to appoint the attor-ney in this mayor-council form ofgovernment, he said.
Residents chose the mayor-council form of governmentthrough referendum more than20 years ago, but the current dis-crepancies have Town BusinessAdministrator Marlena Schmidquestioning the need for change.
Does this lead to a larger ques-tion of whether or not anotherform of government needs to beconsidered? That would have tobe done through referendum,she said.
Herbert was unable to com-ment further than confirming heis still working for West Windsor.The topic will be up for discus-sion again later this month.
MAYORContinued from page 1
Mayor says he has right to appoint attorney
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verall, New Jerseys schools
are excellent. Thats not in
question. A recent study
ranked New Jersey second in the na-
tion in student achievement and
chance for success.
Thats impressive.
The Garden State ranked second onThe Quality Counts report, which the
publisher of Education Week con-
ducts. Only Massachusetts ranked
higher than New Jersey in the Chance
for Success Index, which measures the
role of education in an individuals
life.
The states B+ grade was much high-
er than the national average of C+, andalso bested the grade for nearby states
Maryland (B), Pennsylvania (B),
Delaware (B-) and New York (B-).
Yay for us.
With every positive seems to come a
negative, though, or, in this case, an
area in need of improvement.
The same Quality Counts report
ranked New Jersey below average in
the categories of standards, assess-
ments and accountability (C 44th
overall) and teaching profession (D+ -
38th).
It has been widely reported, both
here and elsewhere, that our school
districts are actively working to im-
prove their accountability and assess-
ments, so lets leave that one alone for
now. The concerning aspect of this
study is, without a doubt, the teaching
profession.
According to the report, New Jersey
has no incentives for teachers or prin-
cipals working in hard-to-staff disci-
plines or schools, no salary parity with
other occupations, and no financial in-
centives for teachers to earn national
certifications.
This needs to change.
As we wrote some time ago, our stu-
dents and, therefore, our schools areonly as good as the teachers and ad-
ministrators we hire; ergo, we need to
ensure that our teachers and adminis-
trators are not only well qualified at
the time of hiring but are also incen-
tivized to grow professionally within
our system as well.
Our schools are great now, but lets
make sure they continue to be great.Lets find a way to incentivize our
teachers and administrators to work in
difficult subjects, in difficult schools
and earn bigger and better certifica-
tions.
Our students are the ones who will
benefit the most.
in our opinion
Lets do more forour teachersOur schools are good, theresnodoubt, but lets make them even better
Your thoughts
What are your thoughts on the state ofour schools? Do you believe incentivizingteachers and administrators to grow asprofessionals is worth the return oninvestment? Let your thoughts be heardthrough a letter to the editor.
Special to The SunThe West Windsor-Plainsboro RegionalSchool District FIRST Robotics HighSchool Team FRC 1923, The MidKnightInventors, collected more than 100pounds of food and $250 for the Plains-boro Township Food Pantry. The foodwas delivered to Leonard Celluro Jr., di-rector of Plainsboro Township Depart-ment of Recreation & Community Serv-ices, and to Maria Benerofe, coordinatorof the Plainsboro Township Food Pantry.Pictured, from left, are Dr. Kathy Rogers,
Celluro, Neil Shah (High School North),Dr. Randy Slemmon, Dr. Michael Stevens,Benerofe, Sarah Slemmon, RachelSchaefer (High School South) and Dr.Ruth Kamen.
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Students from Community Middle School and Grover Middle School were named winners of the Re-search and Innovation Award in a recent First Lego League Competition. Team 3126 AlternativeThinkers was honored for the innovative The Fire Box, which offered quick identification and con-trol of wild fires in any part of the world. The middle school student team is planning on patentingthis innovation and will be participating in the FLL Global Innovation Awards. Team members are:Ayush Vikram, grade seven, Community Middle School; Harshini Raman, grade eight, Grover MiddleSchool; Aparajita Rana, grade eight, Grover Middle School; Abhinaya Raghunanthan, grade eight,Grover Middle School; and Gaurav Hardikar, grade eight, Community Middle School.
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craft geared toward toddlers. Sib-lings welcome. No registrationrequired.
THURS YJAN. 16Picture Books & Craft: Ages 3 to 5.
10:30 to 11 a.m. at West WindsorBranch Library. Stories, fingerplays, clothesline rhymes andmusic followed by a craft. No reg-istration required.
SUN YJAN. 19
Comics Workshop: 1:15 to 2:45 p.m.at West Windsor Branch Library.Eleven-session program for chil-dren ages 7 to 11 to teach andreinforce how to write and scriptstories and format into comic-book scripts. Children mustattend first event to register andattend as many of the subse-quent programs as possible.
MON YJAN. 20Library holiday hours: The West
Windsor Branch Library will beopen for holiday hours from 9:30a.m. to 5 p.m. in observance ofMartin Luther King Jr. Day.
TUES YJAN. 21Toddler Storytime & Craft: Ages 2
to 4. 10:30 to 11 a.m. at West Wind-sor Branch Library. Stories and acraft geared toward toddlers. Sib-lings welcome. No registrationrequired.
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