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    www.theprincetonsun.com FEB. 13-19, 2013 FREE

    Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

    INSIDE THIS ISSUEPolicy review

    Officials looking overmanuals. PAGE 3

    KATIE MORGAN/The Princeton Sun

    The Hun School of Princetons Fergus Duke takes a three-point shot in a 44-43 win against The Phelps School on Jan. 6.

    The Hun School takes win against The Phelps SchoolPolice:

    Manabusedanimals

    By KATIE MORGANThe Princeton Sun

    A 31-year-old man living inPrinceton has been charged withcommitting animal crueltyagainst two dogs, according to po-lice.

    The charges are the most re-cent in a growing list of allega-tions, which already include ac-cusations of killing one dog andabusing another.

    Princeton Animal Control Offi-cer Mark Johnson brought fivecharges of animal cruelty against

    Michael G. Rosenberg after a pastacquaintance of Rosenbergs re-ported seeing him abuse two dogsbetween February and August oflast year.

    According to Johnson, the wit-ness claimed he saw Rosenbergthrow the pets across a room, andrepeatedly throw one dog onto itsback on a concrete floor.

    please see CASE, page 9

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    FEB. 13-19, 2013 THE PRINCETON SUN 3

    By KATIE MORGANThe Princeton Sun

    Princeton officials are review-ing the personnel policy manualsof both the former borough andtownship, including a policy re-garding nepotism.

    According to Princeton Mayor

    Liz Lempert, reviewing the man-uals is a priority.

    The personnel committee ismeeting with Township Adminis-trator Bob Bruschi, and one ofour priority tasks is the person-nel policy manual, she said.The nepotism policy will be apart of that, but we have a largerand more comprehensive task infront of us, which is to harmonizethe two policy manuals into one,

    so that we can have a single policythat were operating under.

    The personnel committee ismade up of Lempert, CouncilmanLance Liverman and Council-woman Jo S. Butler.

    There are definitely differ-ences between the two policies,Lempert said. The township

    manual has a written policy onnepotism, so were making someadjustments to that to clarifythings.

    The review of the nepotismpolicy is an effort to avoid a situa-tion where an official is signingoff on hiring a relative. Such a sit-uation arose in December of lastyear when then-acting-Township

    Officials reviewingpolicy manuals

    Mayor calls review a priority

    please see MANUAL, page 7

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    FEB. 13-19, 2013 THE PRINCETON SUN 5

    By KATIE MORGAN

    The Princeton SunChad Goerner, former mayor of

    Princeton Township, has beennamed to the Board of Directorsof an organization that supportsconsolidation efforts statewide.

    Courage to Connect NJ is anonprofit 501c3 organization thatprovides guidance to residentsand members of local govern-ment who want to begin consider-ing consolidation in their munici-palities.

    The idea for Courage to Con-nect began to form when I was alocal official in a small town,said Executive Director GinaGenovese. I looked at differentoptions to be stronger and moresustainable, and I found thatwhile shared services is a greatsupplement, its not a solution tothe problem of property taxes inNew Jersey.

    Genovese said she started to

    look into consolidation, andfound that no one had reached outto the public to educate residentson the issue.

    A 2007 law was passed in NewJersey that gives people the rightto form a consolidation studycommission, she said. Courageto Connect NJ launched in 2010 toeducate the public about consoli-dation and help local residentswho want to start a petition toform a commission.

    According to the organizationsbrochure, Courage to Connect NJ

    advocates connecting betweenfive and ten municipalities underone administration, creatingmore efficient towns of 30,000 to100,000 residents while preserv-ing the individuality and charac-ter of the existing communities.

    Genovese said the organizationis currently serving as a resourcefor several municipalities inter-ested in consolidation. She saidthese municipalities see Prince-

    ton as a success story.Princeton has once again

    made history, and is continuing tomake it in New Jersey, she said.No one can say consolidationhasnt happened in New Jersey,and Princetons success helps toallay some fears. They were veryopen about the process. Peopleare afraid of the unknown, andnow its not unknown.

    Genovese said she met Goernerthrough attending meetings ofthe consolidation committeethroughout the process.

    A passion for this issuebrought us together, she said.And were starting to collect a lotof knowledge and experience.

    Princeton Mayor Liz Lempertsaid she thinks Goerners experi-ence will help other municipali-ties to follow Princetons exam-ple.

    Chad will be a phenomenal re-

    Goerner named to nonprofit boardFormer mayor joins Courage to Connect NJ directors

    please see GROUP, page 10

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    6 THE PRINCETON SUN FEB. 13-19, 2013

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    The Sun is published weekly by ElauwitMedia LLC, 1330 Route 206, Suite 211,Skillman, NJ 08558. It is mailed weekly toselect addresses in the 08042 and 08540 ZIPcodes. If you are not on the mailing list, six-month subscriptions are available for$39.99. PDFs of the publication are online,free of charge. For information, please call609-751-0245.

    To submit a news release, please [email protected]. For advertis-

    ing information, call (609) 751-0245 oremail [email protected] Sun welcomes comments from readers including any information about errors thatmay call for a correction to be printed.

    SPEAK UPThe Sun welcomes letters from readers.Brief and to the point is best, so we look forletters that are 300 words or fewer. Includeyour name, address and phone number. Wedo not print anonymous letters. Send lettersto [email protected], via fax at

    609-751-0245, or via the mail. Of course,you can drop them off at our office, too. ThePrinceton Sun reserves the right to reprintyour letter in any medium including elec-tronically.

    PUBLISHER Steve Miller

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    Oral arguments in a lawsuit

    brought by professional sports

    teams and the NCAA against

    Gov. Christie are scheduled to begin

    this week. Recently, the leagues got a

    boost. The U.S. Department of Justice

    is jumping into the lawsuit on their

    side.Yep, your tax dollars are being used

    against you.

    Lets check the starting lineups.

    On one side, you have unbelievably

    wealthy sports leagues, the DOJ, illegal

    bookies and point-shaving players. OK,

    technically the last two arent part of

    the lawsuit, but, if the leagues and

    DOJ win, they win, too.

    On the other side, you have Gov.

    Christie, people who want to be able to

    bet legally on sports in New Jersey, the

    states casinos and horse racing tracks

    and, well, everyone who would benefit

    from a huge bump to our economy.

    Which side are you on?

    The suggestion that legalizing sports

    betting in New Jersey would lead to an

    increase in corruption, law-breaking,

    pestilence, whatever, defies logic and

    fact. Billions of dollars already are

    being bet illegally on games. Players

    and officials already have been caught

    cheating to win bets.

    In fact, the opposite is true. Making

    sports betting legal would mean more

    oversight of the system by people

    both government and those folks actu-

    ally taking the bets who want, to coina phrase, a level playing field.

    It also would be a boost to the casi-

    nos, tracks and the economy because

    at least some of the money currently

    being bet illegally would begin to flow

    into legal betting outlets. Anyone seen

    recent casino revenue reports? They

    need help.

    The feds, to coin another phrase, are

    backing the wrong horse. New Jersey

    needs legal sports betting. Its too bad

    the DOJ doesnt see things that way.

    in our opinion

    Your tax dollars at workJustice Department joins the ranks of leagues against sports betting in state

    Sports betting

    That the federal government hasentered a lawsuit to stop New Jerseysefforts to legalize sports betting is aslap in the face of every taxpayer here.Sports betting would be an economicboost, and in no way would endangerthe integrity of the games.

    Send us your Princeton news

    Have a news tip? Want to send us a press release or photos? Shoot an interesting video? Drop us an email [email protected] . Fax us at 856-427-0934. Call the editor at 609-751-0245.

    The Princeton Laptop Orchestras Side-band ensemble will bring a creative inter-section of music composition, perform-

    ance, technology, acoustics and space to theWest Windsor Arts Center on Saturdayevening, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m.

    Sideband, whose parent ensemble, thePrinceton Laptop Orchestra (PLOrk), wasformed in 2005, uses specially designedhemispherical speakers and a fleet of lap-tops, turning each member of its ensembleinto an island of sound. Ranging fromsolos and duos to sextets and beyond, Side-band is an evolving project that inspirescomposers, performers and audience mem-bers to re-evaluate the role of computers inmusic.

    Formed in 2008 to premiere a piece withthe American Composers Orchestra atCarnegie Hall, Sideband is currently made

    up of a group of long-term memberswhose skills range from orchestral percus-sion to installation art, research in ma-chine-learning algorithms, traditionalNorwegian folk music, solo performance,electro-acoustic music, software design,and scored composition.Visit www.side-bandband.com.

    The Princeton Laptop Orchestra(PLOrk), was formed in 2005 by Dan True-man (composer, Norwegian fiddler, andcomputer music hacker) and Perry Cook(computer scientist, electrical engineer,and music hacker) to be a test-lab for a new

    way of thinking about electronic and en-semble music. PLOrk has performed wide-ly in Princeton, New York, Chicago, and

    Washington D.C.), has won a MacArthurFoundation grant, and has worked in col-laboration with Zakir Hussain, the Ameri-can Composers Orchestra, Matmos & SoPercussion, and others. Visithttp://plork.cs.princeton.edu/.

    Tickets are $20 for the public and $18 formembers; $15 for groups of five and more,seniors and students. Available online: atwww.westwindsorarts.org, or by calling:(609) 716-1931. Box office hours are Tues-day through Friday, 12 to 6 p.m.; Saturday,10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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    FEB. 13-19, 2013 THE PRINCETON SUN7

    Administrator Kathy Monzosigned off on hiring her daughteras a secretary in the MunicipalBuilding Department.

    Jacqueline Monzo was hiredfull-time by the department, with

    a starting salary of $38,471.Lempert said that thoughMonzo did ultimately approve thehiring, it was one of her regular

    job responsibilities, and she sim-ply followed procedure.

    She was ultimately the onewho signed off, Lempert said.But the hiring was done by thedepartment head.

    Monzo was the highest-rank-ing civilian employee of the town-ship at the time, and Jacquelinewas working part-time, and wasmoved to fill a vacant positionwithin the same department.

    Lempert said the review of thepersonnel policy manuals is a pri-ority for the committee as it af-fects the daily operations ofPrincetons government.

    Its something that has to dowith day-to-day operations withthe staff, Lempert said. Andhaving one clear policy manual towork from will certainly mini-mize confusion.

    Neither Bruschi nor Monzocould not be reached for commenton the matter.

    MANUALContinued from page 3

    Manual affects

    daily operations

    Send us your Princeton news

    Have a news tip? Want to send us a press release or photos? Shootan interesting video? Drop us an email [email protected] . Fax us at 856-427-0934. Call the edi-tor at 609-751-0245.

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    FEB. 13Create a New Resume: 5:30 to 7:30

    p.m. at Princeton Library Tech-nology Center. Whether you're in

    transition, considering newoptions or looking to refresh yourresume, Sharon Bancroft willguide you through creating aneffective resume and provideadditional tools for a strategic jobsearch.

    Origami Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. atPrinceton Library, third floor.Anyone interested in the tradi-tional Japanese art of paper fold-

    ing is invited to meet for 90 min-utes of new, often seasonal fold-ing. Beginners are welcome. Theclub is not just for kids; adults areinvited, too, and must accompanyanyone younger than age 7.

    Story Time: Ages 2 and older. 11 to11:30 a.m. at Princeton LibraryStory Room. Stories, songs,rhymes, fingerplays and move-ment for children 16 months andolder. All children must be accom-panied by an adult.

    Baby Story Time: 11 to 11:30 a.m. atPrinceton Library Story Room.Stories, songs, rhymes, finger-

    plays and movement for childrenup to 15 months. All children mustbe accompanied by an adult.

    Baby Playgroup: Ages newborn to15 months. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at

    Princeton Library Story Room,third floor. Socialize and interact.Library provides playmats andsimple toys. Caregiver mustattend.

    Wednesday Writers Workshop: 5 to6:30 p.m. at Princeton LibraryPrinceton Room. Led by BethPlankey, this group encouragesand supports creative writersthrough group and individual dis-cussion sessions leading up tothe November celebration ofNational Novel Writing Month

    (NaNoWriMo). FEB. 14Zinio: Explore the World of Digital

    Magazines: 10 to 11 a.m. atPrinceton Library TechnologyCenter. Come learn about Zinio,the newest way to access maga-zines. Our Zinio collection offersa downloadable selection of 71popular titles such as ConsumerReports, Newsweek, and NationalGeographic that you can read on

    your computer or device.Fiction Book Group: 10:30 to 11:30

    a.m. at Princeton Library. KristinFriberg leads a discussion ofHomer & Langley, E.L. Doc-torows fictionalized account ofthe lives of New Yorks reclusiveand eccentric Collyer brothers.

    Cupids Arrow: Personal Stories ofthe Mystery of Romance: 7 to 9p.m. at Princeton Library Com-munity Room. Cupid's Arrow willbring together storytellers whowill regale with tales of true love,

    love at first sight, and love goneterribly wrong. The event will fea-ture both seasoned storytellersand those new to the craft. Comeprepared with a story of love inany form. As time allows, partici-pants will have about 5 minutesto tell their true, prepared, origi-nal stories. Take the stage or sup-port tellers by sitting back and lis-tening.

    Story Time: Ages 2 and older. 11 to11:30 a.m. at Princeton LibraryStory Room. Stories, songs,

    rhymes, fingerplays and move-ment for children 16 months andolder. All children must be accom-panied by an adult.

    Black Voices Book Group: 7 to 9

    p.m. at Princeton Library. Thisgroup meets monthly to discussworks by African-Americanauthors. All are welcome.

    FEB. 15Programs for Job Seekers: Fishing

    in a Dry Pond: 10 a.m. to noon atPrinceton Library. The library andProfessional Services Group ofMercer County (PSG) co-sponsorpresentations for professionalswho are seeking new employ-

    ment and contracting opportuni-ties throughout the region.

    Lets Dance: 4 to 5 p.m. at Prince-ton Library Community Room.This popular monthly event forthe preschool set (and their par-ents) features dancing to poptunes from the 60s throughtoday.

    FEB. 16Story Time: Ages 2 and older. 10:30

    to 11 a.m. at Princeton Library

    Story Room. Stories, songs,rhymes, fingerplays and move-ment for children 16 months andolder. All children must be accom-panied by an adult.

    Go-Between Club: 11 a.m. to noon atPrinceton Library. This club formiddle school students meetsmonthly.

    FEB. 17Kaitlin Overton Concert: 3 to 4 p.m.

    at Princeton Library Community

    Room. This self-taught ukuleleplayer and composer has writtenmusic for Brandon Monokiansstaged reading of The ArabianNights for the Page to Stageseries, as well as Monokians orig-inal play Grimm Women, whichstarred Style Networks BriellaCalafiore and played at TheKraine Theatre in New York thispast December.

    Sunday Stories: 3:30 to 4 p.m. atPrinceton Library, Story Room.Stories, songs and rhymes for

    children 2 to 8 years old and theirfamilies. FEB. 18

    AARP Tax Aides: 9 a.m. to noon atPrinceton Library. Seniors andpeople of low and moderateincome can get free help prepar-ing and filing their federal andNew Jersey electronic taxreturns by appointment on Mon-day mornings through April 15.Help is available for non-complex,individual returns only. Partici-pants should bring a copy of their2011 return and documentationfor 2012 current year income andexpenses that may be deductible.Appointments may be scheduled

    through noon by calling (609)924-9529, ext. 220.FEB. 19

    Writers Room Group: 7 to 9 p.m. atPrinceton Library PrincetonRoom. Writers can receive con-structive feedback at these ses-sions, during which participantsread their work and membersoffer suggestions. Works read areusually less than 15 minutes long,so there is time to discuss a num-ber of pieces during each session.

    Story Time: 10 to 10:30 a.m. atPrinceton Library, Story Room,third floor. Stories, songs,rhymes, fingerplays and move-ment for children 16 months andolder. All children must be accom-panied by an adult.

    Baby Story Time: 11 to 11:30 a.m. atPrinceton Library, Story Room,third floor. Stories, songs,rhymes, fingerplays and move-ment for children ages newborn

    to 15 months.Baby Playgroup: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

    at Princeton Library, Story Room,third floor. Stay for playgroupafterwards. No big kids allowed.

    Chess Club: 4 to 5 p.m. at PrincetonLibrary, Teen Center. Members ofthe Princeton High School ChessClub lead these afterschool ses-sions for young people of all agesand abilities. Some instructionwill be available in addition tomatches. The library provideschessboards.

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    I brought five charges of ani-mal cruelty against him, John-son said. All of the chargesagainst him are still pendingnow.

    Rosenberg, who describes him-self as a dog trainer, is accused ofkilling a female shepherd mix inAugust, after the dogs owner leftthe animal with Rosenberg for

    training.He was charged with sixcounts of animal cruelty in theincident, which occurred on Au-gust 26, 2012.

    According to a report filedthrough the animal control offi-cer, Mercer County residentTracy Stanton left her dog, namedShyanne, in Rosenbergs careon the recommendation of afriend. Two days later, Rosenbergcontacted Stanton to inform herShyanne needed to see a veteri-

    narian for what he thought wereheartworms.

    By the time Stantonsboyfriend arrived at Rosenbergsresidence minutes later, Shyannewas unresponsive.

    A necropsy performed on thedog showed that Shyanne died ofblunt force trauma that resultedin a punctured lung and four bro-ken ribs.

    Rosenberg also faces onecharge of animal cruelty brought

    against him by the county in acase where he was accused ofdragging a dog across a floor.

    Last month, additional chargeswere filed against Rosenbergwhen a Montgomery womancame forward and accused him of

    abusing her bull terrier in herhome.

    Johnson said the dog owner re-

    ported meeting Rosenberg at agym last spring and hiring him totrain her dog.

    The woman said Rosenbergpicked up the 60-pound bull terri-er by the neck and threw him tothe ground.

    The woman said she paidRosenberg and asked him toleave. Johnson said the SomersetCounty SPCA would likely han-dle the case.

    Rosenberg pled guilty in July

    2011 to a third-degree charge ofendangering the welfare of achild. According to the discoverypresented in the case, Rosenberghad a 20-month sexual relation-ship with a 14-year-old girl, begin-ning in September 2010. Rosen-berg received a suspended four-year sentence.

    Johnson said the most recentcharges brought against Rosen-berg include three disorderly per-son charges, which could eachcarry a $1,000 fine and six months

    in jail, and two civil charges.New Jersey Department of

    Corrections records show thatRosenberg is currently being held

    at a detention center for sex of-fenders due to an unspecified pro-bation violation. He is set to be re-

    leased at the end of February.Johnson said the charges

    against Rosenberg are all now theresponsibility of the county pros-ecutor.

    Theyre probably going tomake out a deal, Johnson said.All I can say is that they dontthink its going to go to trial, but ifit does, hell probably be tried foreach charge individually, but atthe same time.

    Casey DiBlasio, a public infor-

    mation officer with the MercerCounty Prosecutors office, saidthe case would be heard by agrand jury.

    The investigation is with ouroffice, she said. The case will bepresented to a Mercer Countygrand jury within the nextmonth. The grand jury will issuea formal charging document.They decide whether the casemoves forward to the trial stage.

    Johnson said that if there areany other residents who have

    complaints about Rosenbergstreatment of an animal, theyshould come forward and reportit to the office of Animal Control.

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    source for any community con-sidering this, Lempert said. Hewas unquestionably the drivingforce behind the effort in Prince-ton. He knows all the ins and

    outs.Lempert said she is thrilled by

    the comments shes gotten fromresidents since consolidation.

    Consolidation is somethingpeople have been talking aboutacross the state for decades, shesaid. I think a lot of people hadgiven up hope that it would hap-pen. But now people can see weresaving money, and were startingto see enhanced services. Peoplehave said theyve never seen the

    streets cleaner. Theres a markedincrease in police presence. Thesecond we consolidated there wasan instant feeling that were all onthe same team, and we all want tomake it work.

    Genovese said she hopes theboard of Courage to Connect NJcan continue working with bothresidents and local officials whoare considering consolidation.She urged groups or individualsin the state to contact her byemailing gina@couragetocon-

    nectnj.org.We can just start the conversa-

    tion, she said. State and localleaders have to look at the optionsbefore them. The status quo is notworking, and what Princeton hasdone is a bold, courageous step.And now we have to ask, are wegoing to heed the success andlearn and grow from it, or just letit die on the vine?

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    Economic development in Mer-cer County, maximizing the im-pact of upcoming sporting eventsand learning the secrets to doing

    business with large companieswill be the focus of the 8th Annu-al Mercer County Economic Sum-mit on Thursday, Feb. 28 at theConference Center at MercerCounty Community College.

    The Summit will feature Mer-cer County Executive Brian M.Hughes delivering his MercerCounty Economic DevelopmentReport to kick off the summit.The keynote address will be deliv-ered by Bernie Flynn, president

    and CEO of New Jersey Manufac-turers, Chairman of Choose NewJersey and a leading advocate fordoing business in Mercer County.Both addresses will focus on busi-ness development in MercerCounty and how this positionsthe region for growth in the com-ing year.

    As we celebrate the 175th yearof the founding of Mercer Countyand look back on our historic con-tributions to this nation our bat-tles and triumphs I am encour-

    aged by the signs of progress hereas we continue to march throughthis difficult economy, saidHughes. I look forward to shar-ing at the 2013 Mercer CountyEconomic Summit my EconomicDevelopment Report and themany reasons we have to be opti-mistic about our future.

    Mercer County is bringing innew business. Its brought SpartaSystems into Robbinsville in the

    third quarter of 2012, Amazonhas announced plans to locate inRobbinsville in 2014 and Shiseidois expanding in East Windsor,

    said Peter Crowley, president andCEO of the Princeton RegionalChamber of Commerce. Fron-tier Airlines has already estab-lished themselves as a regionalairline and is expanding its offer-ings at the Trenton Mercer Air-port, making travel to and fromthe Princeton-Mercer Region eas-ier and more convenient.

    Retail and hospitality sectorsare also seeing growth in the re-gion, with the Quakerbridge and

    MarketFair Malls both addingnew stores, and new restaurantsand hotels opening throughoutthe area.

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