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Utility troubles
Meeting addresses concerns
over JCP&L, PSE&G. PAGE 3
Special to The Sun
Hopewell resident Olivia
Vandewater practices dur-
ing one of her roles for the
New Jersey Youth Ballets
2012 performance of The
Nutcracker, which is to be
held from Dec. 14 until 16.
ABOVE LEFT: A group of
ballerinas from the New
Jersey Youth Ballet dance
in the Snow dance se-
quence in the companys
2010 performance.
Youth ballet group to
perform classic story
BY HEATHER FIORE
The Hopewell Sun
Just in time for the holidays, The New Jer-
sey Youth Ballet (NJYB) is bringing its tiptoe-
ing talents to Mercer County Community Col-
leges (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre with its produc-
tion of The Nutcracker, which features a cou-
ple of sisters from Hopewell.
This traditional Christmas show, which
finds its place on stages all over the country
this time of year, has an array of renditions,
and Director of The New Jersey Youth Ballet
David Kieffer explained how his company
takes a unique and more family-friendly ap-
proach so it appeals to all ages.
Our version is specifically designed for chil-
dren and families, so its a little bit shorter; its
a little over an hour long, he said. Its also
narrated so its very clear whats going on, and
almost all of our performers are children or
teens. We have kids as young as 2 years old that
come and enjoy our ballet.
Kieffer detailed how the NJYBs version fol-
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An extreme lack of communi-
cation and extended power out-
ages were the two themes that
echoed throughout the room on
Monday, Dec. 3, when disgruntled
residents crowded the auditori-
um for Hopewell Townships spe-
cial committee meeting to verbal-
ly document and discuss their in-
dividual cases involving both of
Hopewells utility services
JCP&L and PSE&G during Hur-
ricane Sandy.
Township Administrator and
Engineer Paul Pogorzelski and
Hopewell Township Police Chief
George Meyer both attended to
recap the week-long disruption
caused by the hurricane, which
was, by far, the worst storm
Hopewell has ever experienced.
Although both companies were
at fault for their lack of service,
according to township officials
and residents, Pogorzelski and
Meyer detailed how the majority
of the residents anger was direct-
ed toward JCP&L, as well as the
bulk of township officials.
We have representatives that
we can reach out to for PSE&G
and JCP&L; hands down, PSE&G
would get back to us and at least
tell us where we stood, Pogorzel-
ski said. From my perspective, it
wasnt the same level of commu-
nication [from JCP&L] that we
were getting from PSE&G. That
was particularly frustrating on
our end because power outages
were so significant.
Meyer added how JCP&L pro-
vided conflicting information on
its website and through its
emails, which hindered progress
and caused confusion among
Meeting addresses hurricane woes
Residents voice concerns over lack of communication,
power outages through JCP&L and PSE&G
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The non-profit Hopewell Valley
Education Foundation (HVEF)
has given Hopewell schools
$25,000 toward the purchase of
iPads.
The money reimburses the
school district for iPads that were
purchased over the summer. Cur-
rently, each of the four grammar
schools, Timberlane Middle
School and Hopewell Valley Cen-
tral High School have a cart of 20
to 30 iPads that teachers sign out
for classroom use.
At a recent Hopewell Valley Re-
gional Board of Education meet-
ing, the board thanked the HVEF
for the funds, which were raised
through HVEFs Power of 100
campaign, which sought gifts of
$100 or more.
We are honored to partner
with the district in such an excit-
ing initiative, HVEF President
Denise Nichols said. We raised
nearly $25,000 with the Power of
100, and were very grateful to
everyone who generously con-
tributed to this effort.
At the elementary school level,
the iPads are used for a variety of
teaching tasks. Apps used in the
classroom have names such as
Sentence Builder, Splash Math,
Spelling City and Socrative.
Lillian Brennan, a kinder-
gartener at Hopewell Elementary
who demonstrated the iPad at the
Board of Education meeting, was
using an app called Little Writers
to spell out letters and words with
her finger on the screen.
I like it; it has games, she
said.
Her teacher, Alicia Higgins,
who said her students often work
in pairs on the iPad, said the app
helps improve their recognition
of shapes and letters and improve
spelling.
I love the iPads, they are a
great resource for the students,
Higgins said. Its exciting to have
another way to reinforce what
they learn in the classroom.
Lori Ayres, who teaches the
districts SKIP program for
preschoolers with special needs,
said she uses the iPads for speech
development, encouraging less
verbal students to talk about what
they see on the screen.
It is highly motivating, espe-
cially for students who are not
motivated by traditional materi-
als, such as pencil, paper and
crayons, she said. The iPads are
more exciting and attractive to
them.
HVEF gift reimburses school district for iPads
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Speed limit focus of resolution
The Hopewell Valley Board of
Education and the Hopewell
Township Committee passed res-
olutions asking Mercer County to
lower the speed limit in front of
Bear Tavern Elementary School.
The resolutions ask that the
speed limit on Bear Tavern Road,
which is currently 35 mph in
front of the school when flashing
lights indicate that children are
present, and 50 mph at other
times, be lowered to 30 mph when
children are present and 45 mph
at other times. The lower speed
limit applies to hours when chil-
dren are coming to school or
going home, or at recess. The res-
olutions also asked the county to
evaluate traffic data again in one
year, with the expectation that the
limit be stepped down again, to 25
mph when children are present,
and 35 mph at other times in the
Bear Tavern school zone.
Speed limits on the road, which
is County Route 579, are con-
trolled by Mercer County and
have been set at the current rates
for decades. The resolutions ask
that the new limits apply from
Bear Tavern Roads intersection
with Jacobs Creek Road, north to
its intersection with Harbourton-
Woodsville Road.
Before presenting the resolu-
tion, district officials were advised
by county officials to seek a two-
step reduction, reducing the limits
to 30 mph and 45 mph this year,
and seeking further reductions
the following year once the coun-
tys 2013 traffic study is completed.
School safety is the top priori-
ty of our Board, and we appreciate
the Township Committee support-
ing this mission, Board of Educa-
tion President Lisa Wolff said.
Our ultimate goal is 25 mph in
front of the school when children
are present, and this resolution
puts us well on that path, Super-
intendent of Schools Tom Smith
said. We will continue to work
with the township and county to
achieve that goal.
The Mercer County Board of
Chosen Freeholders is expected
to act on the resolutions in No-
vember.
A
s 2012 winds to a close, The
Sun has a special edition
planned.
The special edition will be on Jan. 2.
It will be a look ahead to 2013, and its
where we invite you to help us with
our coverage.
Our associate editors are lining up
interviews with local leaders, such as
mayors and school superintendents.
Were preparing a list of questions re-
garding the new year. The idea is to
give the leaders an opportunity to dis-
cuss upcoming issues.
Do you have any questions for your
local officials? If so, please send an
email to us. Our email address for
news submissions appears on this
page and throughout the paper.
Now, were not asking officials to
break out a crystal ball and offer their
prognostications for 2013. No one can
anticipate everything that will happen.
Hurricane Sandy is a prime example.
The storms impact will be felt well
into 2013 and, in some places, even
longer.
But it is possible to set a basic agen-
da for the new year. There may be
some lingering issues from 2012 that
will be wrapped up. There may be
some opportunities or challenges that
already are on the schedule for the up-
coming year. Taxes, for example, al-
ways will be a major topic of discus-
sion. Hopefully, local governing bodies
already are working on plans to make
efficient use of your tax dollar, and
perhaps leaders can share some of
those ideas.
Other possible issues include the use
of open space, making a municipality
more sustainable and planning for
growth.
Our editors want to be as thorough
as possible when interviewing local
leaders. They dont want to miss a
question that is on your mind, which is
why were asking for your input.
Send us your questions, and well do
our best to get answers from your local
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Community thanked
for donations toward turf field
The events of the last month have high-
lighted for all of us that we are part of an
incredible community!
We have watched first responders across
the valley leave their own families and
problems to find a way to solve ours in the
aftermath of the largest storm of our life-
times. Friends and neighbors reached out
to each other to be sure everyone was
warm, fed and plugged in. Thanksgiving
was a little more heartfelt, not only for us,
but also for the wider community.
The responses to the aftereffects of
Sandy demonstrate what Hopewell Valley
is a community defined by generosity. So
many lofty goals over the years have been
inspired by individuals who think big
and do more than think!
Over the past five months, we watched
as AstroTurf with Mike Ackerson at the
wheel literally took the generous finan-
cial and in-kind donations gathered over
the past year and turned them into a field
more perfect than we ever imagined. The
Board of Education, the school administra-
tion, the township committee, the town-
ship administrator, and the Planning
Board worked tirelessly, creatively and
flexibly to ensure this project found its way
through construction to completion.
Major donors contributed over $800,000
to the project believing in our success be-
fore we even started. We will never be able
to adequately thank them for all they have
given and for inspiring others to give gen-
erously.
Whether you contributed financially at
one of the many fundraising events over
the past two years, shopped at the Penning-
ton Market during St. Patricks Day week-
end, participated as a business or a cus-
tomer on Turf Tuesday, brought Mike
and his team dinner at the field, con-
tributed to the Fall Ball by attending, ad-
vertising in the program, donating or bid-
ding on an auction item, every dollar
brought us closer to our goal.
As Trustees of the Recreation Founda-
tion, we are so grateful for everything each
of you has done to contribute to this proj-
ect. We know during these challenging eco-
nomic times every dollar or in-kind dona-
tion is at the expense of another worthy
project and we appreciate your support.
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The following events are health
happenings for December in
Hopewell.
On Tuesday, Dec. 18 from 10
a.m. to noon, there will be a blood
pressure screening at the lower
level of the Hopewell Township
Municipal Building, which is lo-
cated at 201 Washington Crossing-
Pennington Road in Titusville.
I Can See Clearly Now! will
be held on Wednesday, Dec. 19
from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the
Hopewell Valley Senior Center lo-
cated at 395 Reading Street in
Hopewell. Dr. Suzanne Jadico,
Opthalmologist with Princeton
Healthcare System will present
this talk. No registration is re-
quired. For more information,
contact Hopewell Valley Senior
Services at (609) 737-0605, ext. 692
or by emailing awaugh@hopewell
twp.org.
Its still not too late to get your
flu shot. On Thursday, Dec. 20
from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., come to the
Hopewell Township Municipal
building located at 201 Washing-
ton Crossing Pennington Road in
Titusville. The shot costs $12 for
anyone 18 years and older, but is
free for seniors over 65. No ap-
pointments are required.
On Mondays and Wednesdays
at 11 a.m., the program, Healthy
Bones: Ongoing classes to build
bone strength and prevent osteo-
porosis, will be held in the audi-
torium of the Hopewell Township
Municipal Building, which is lo-
cated at 201 Washington Crossing-
Pennington Road in Titusville.
Space is limited. To sign up and
confirm enrollment in the class,
call (609) 737-0120, ext. 638.
Health happenings
planned in Hopewell
WEDNESDAY DEC. 12
Consumer Reviews at your Finger-
tips: 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Hopewell
Branch of the Mercer County
Library System. We'll explore
online resources, which are freely
available to consumers on the
World Wide Web, as well as
through your public library. You
are encouraged to bring your
own laptop to follow along using
the librarys wireless network. A
limited number of library laptops
may be reserved at the time of
sign up. All participants must be
experienced and comfortable
with the computer, keyboard and
mouse. Registration requested.
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5; siblings
welcome. 11 to 11:45 a.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Action
rhymes, songs and felt board
activities. Age-appropriate craft
follows story time. Parental
supervision required.
THURSDAY DEC. 13
Toddler Rock: Ages 2 to 3 with adult
supervision. 10 to 10:30 a.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Singing,
dancing and rhymes. Play with
musical instruments, puppets,
parachutes and more. Emphasis
on interaction with music and
rhymes through singing, action
and props to build pre-literacy
skills.
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5; siblings
welcome. 11 to 11:45 a.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Action
rhymes, songs and felt board
activities. Age-appropriate craft
follows story time. Parental
supervision required.
PJ Story Time: Ages 2 to 5; siblings
welcome. 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Action
rhymes, songs and felt board
activities. Age-appropriate craft
follows story time. Parental
supervision required.
Hopewell Township Planning Board
meeting: 7:30 p.m. the fourth
Thursday of the month in the
Municipal Auditorium. For more
information visit hopewelltwp.
org.
Hopewell Public Library Board of
Trustees meeting: 7 p.m. in the
library building, 13 East Broad St.,
Hopewell. All meetings open to
the public. For more information
call (609) 466-1625.
FRIDAY DEC. 14
Story time: 10:30 a.m. at the Pen-
nington Library, 30 N. Main St.
Join Miss Cindy for stories, music
and crafts.
SATURDAY DEC. 15
Drop-In Science: All ages. 1 to 3 p.m.
at Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Are you
interested in science? Do you
wonder how things work? Want
to do some fun experiments?
Children may stop at the chil-
drens activity room to try the
experiment of the month.
SUNDAY DEC. 16
Third Sunday of Advent Worship
Service at Calvary Baptist
Church: Sermon is Snake-pits,
Fire-sales, and the Year of Living
Dangerously. Choral Introit is
Once He Came in Blessing.
Anthem is Behold, God is My Sal-
vation. Pastor is Dennis ONeill.
Music director is Phil Orr. Church
is located at 3 E. Broad St.,
Hopewell.
MONDAY DEC. 17
Story time: 10:30 a.m. at Hopewell
Public Library. For toddlers and
pre-schoolers. Stories, songs and
fingerplays. Registration is not
required.
TUESDAY DEC. 18
Qi Gong to Reduce Stress and Ten-
sion: 7 to 8 p.m. at Hopewell
Branch of the Mercer County
Library System. Find relaxation
and healing through the ancient
practice of Qi Gong and the
efforts of Qi Healer, Louise Pow-
ers. You will learn about proper
Qi (energy) flow, building your Qi,
and how to release stress and
heal imbalance. Through Dynam-
ic (moving) and Quiescent (static)
Qi Gong exercises she will
address movement, posture,
breathing, relaxation and focus.
Baby Time with Miss Kelley: Ages
newborn to 2; siblings welcome. 11
to 11:30 a.m. at Hopewell Branch
of the Mercer County Library Sys-
tem. Learn new ways to interact
with your child. Enjoy music and
movement. Adult supervision
required.
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5; siblings
welcome. 2 to 2:45 a.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Action
rhymes, songs and felt board
activities. Age-appropriate craft
follows story time. Parental
supervision required.
Story time: 10:30 a.m. at the Pen-
nington Library, 30 N. Main St.
Join Miss Cindy for stories, music
and crafts.
Hopewell Township Environmental
Commission meeting: 7:30 or 8
p.m. at the Hopewell Township
Municipal Building, 201 Washing-
ton Crossing-Pennington Rd. the
third Tuesday of the month. Veri-
fy time at hopewelltwp.org.
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with this fun holiday event.
Children can come shopping
for holiday gifts for their families
anytime during open hours while
parents are welcome to wait in
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refreshments generously donated
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gifts for purchase will range from
$0.50 to $15. Most items are in the
$3 to $4 range.
Children will be accompanied
by Reindeer helpers while
shopping and will be delivered to
meet their parents at the freight
shed with wrapped gifts ready for
the holidays! The kids will love
the chance to go shopping in a
safe environment all by them-
selves.
Children should bring their
gift list and money in an envelope
labeled with their name on the
day of the event.
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JCP&L because I just did not
trust what I was being told by
them and what was put in the
emails and forwarded to emer-
gency management people
throughout the state, he said. I
told the emergency management
officials in Mercer County that
we couldnt rely on it, so that was
extremely frustrating to me.
Since the 2011 October snow-
storm, which also caused wide-
spread power outages for several
days in Hopewell, residents have
been trying to oust the power
company, citing its inadequate
service to the township and lack
of communication.
The approach at that time was
to try and work through, and,
with JCP&L, to improve service
and communication, but were
past that point now, Mayor
Michael Markulec said.
Of the 20 residents who voiced
their long-simmering frustration
about the company at the meet-
ing, all agreed that the time for
JCP&Ls removal is long overdue.
Hopewell resident Joseph Ja-
cobs, who is a lawyer by profes-
sion, stated how PSE&G, or an-
other utility company, could po-
tentially replace JCP&L and its
service to half of the township
with a simple agreement, which
all of the residents seemed to sup-
port.
Township Attorney Steven
Goodell explained how this action
is possible, but would require two
things since JCP&L operates
under a franchise given to it by
the BPU (Board of Public Utili-
ties), like PSE&G, and has desig-
nated areas within the state.
Ever since then, theyve in-
vested their money for the plant
and equipment in those areas, so
they own all of the lines, poles,
and equipment in those areas,
he said. To switch, first of all, it
would have to be something that
both utilities agreed to do; JCP&L
would have to agree to sell its
plant and equipment and given
area, and the BPU or somebody
else would have to buy that same
plant and equipment. Second, its
something that the BPU would
have to approve; franchises are
monitored and regulated by the
BPU, and so, its something that
BPU would have to order or ac-
cept.
Goodell further explained how
JCP&Ls infrastructure, which he
said is antiquated its equipment
is more than 50 years old could
potentially be one of the only fac-
tors standing in between the
switch.
One of the big decisions
would be, would PSE&G be inter-
ested in buying the JCP&L plant
and equipment when, from what
Ive read and heard, that equip-
ment is antiquated? he said.
That would require PSE&G to
make major investments to up-
grade it to its own standards.
Titusville resident Lars Wendt
wrote a letter to U.S. Rep. Rush
Holt, which detailed all of his on-
going issues with JCP&L, notably
that in the past 14 months, hes
lost power three separate times
for several days and that JCP&Ls
company isnt locally-based like
PSE&G, but is based out of Ohio.
People are more important
than money and its high time
that JCP&L behaves in that fash-
ion, he said. Theyre incredibly
irresponsible and nonresponsive.
Thats no way to treat people.
All of the other residents
who detailed their situations had
similar issues and opinions, in-
cluding their concerns about
JCP&Ls failure to return or an-
swer several attempted phone
calls, its disregard to relay the
proper information and statistics
on its website and the overall
struggle presented by the elongat-
ed power outages.
Despite the slight differences
in each individuals case, all of
the residents also agreed that the
switch from JCP&L to PSE&G or
another utility company is imper-
ative.
JCP&L is a monopoly in
where theyre serving, and I dont
think theyre being held account-
able, Hopewell resident Neil
Septer said. We need some step
to put pressure on them, because
otherwise, we have no leverage.
Many residents have filed for-
mal complaints with the BPU,
have written to and called Rep.
Holts office, and have even
reached out directly to Gov.
Christies office.
Titusville resident Alex Burak
suggested the township hire a
consultant to evaluate JCP&Ls
property and infrastructure in
Hopewell to show the degree of
antiquation, since its located on
public property. Burak noted how
having some kind of expert in-
volved would put Hopewell in a
better position to negotiate or
pressure them [JCP&L] through
the BPU to upgrade their infra-
structure.
Markulec, along with all of the
committee members, agreed hir-
ing an expert is the right next
step to take, along with filing a pe-
tition with the BPU.
Markulec also presented a
range of possible immediate reac-
tions that he compiled, which in-
cluded these two options as well
as joining the BPU rate case,
breaking the power company and
distribution company (obtaining
power elsewhere and only keep-
ing JCP&L for distribution), fil-
ing a class action suit, hiring a
power distribution expert, filing a
complaint to JCP&L and BPU
about its infrastructure, directly
switching to PSE&G or another
provider, and the possibility of a
municipal utility (which the
township already utilizes with
water and sewer services).
The immediate action that we
can take is we can join the BPU
rate case, and I think we should,
he said. We can also request
from the League of Municipali-
ties that they organize some con-
versation with municipalities.
And, I think we need to put to-
gether a letter on the political
pressure side to the governor,
commissioners of the BPU and
elected representatives that basi-
cally says, This is unacceptable
that power distribution in the
20th century is delivered in this
way, and it needs to be looked at
all levels. I think we need to put
on record that this is unaccept-
able, and I think we need to do so
SOME
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lows the regular plot of The Nut-
cracker with some slight differ-
ences.
In the NJYBs interpretation of
The Nutcracker, the classic
story about the little girl who re-
ceives The Nutcracker doll from
her Uncle Drosselmeyer, Clara, is
closely followed. However, when
Claras Nutcracker doll comes to
life in her dream sequence, he
fights the Mouse Queen (instead
of the Mouse King), and Uncle
Drosselmeyer has a more hands-
on role.
After the battle sequence con-
cludes, The Nutcracker doll
transforms into a real prince and
leads Clara through the beautiful
snow-covered forest and onto the
Land of Sweets, where they are
greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy
and celebrated with dances from
Spain, Arabia, Russia and China,
as well as the waltz and finale Pas
De Deux.
Olivia Vandewater, the 13-year-
old Hopewellian who will be grac-
ing the stage for her 11th consecu-
tive performance of The Nut-
cracker, wears a bunch of differ-
ent hats in this years show.
She stars as the ballerina doll
in the party scene, has roles as a
dancer in Snow and Waltz of
the Flowers, and takes the lead
in the Chinese dance scene.
Vandewater explained why
shes so proud to have so many
parts in this years performance,
and pointed out which two roles
she enjoyed the most.
One is my role in Waltz of the
Flowers because I think it one of
the most beautiful dances in our
Nutcracker; the choreography is
very good and some parts are
quite challenging, she said. The
second role I enjoy is the balleri-
na doll because when I was
younger, I always wanted to be
the ballerina doll and now I am.
Whats nice about being the balle-
rina doll is that all eyes are on
you, and only you.
Although Vandewater has
starred as the lead of Clara and
has virtually performed almost
every role there is to play in The
Nutcracker throughout the
years, she detailed why she will
continue to return each year to
perform in The Nutcracker.
It is part of my holiday season
that I couldnt imagine not doing
it, she said. I love dancing and I
love to be with my dance friends,
who are like my family, and they
all dance in The Nutcracker, too.
It is fun to have different roles
each year. The best is now being
old enough to dance in scenes like
Snow and Waltz of the Flow-
ers.
Vandewaters older sister, 20-
year-old Jackie, who has also per-
formed in several of the NJYBs
Nutcracker shows, took a more
behind-the-scenes role this year,
and was in charge of the creation
and production of the scenery.
I love a challenge, she said. I
was thrilled to have been asked to
essentially leave a mark on some-
thing that has been a part of near-
ly my entire life and an influence
on me in ways I would have never
imagined as a 6-year-old girl. At
the same time, The Nutcracker
is something so familiar to me;
I've seen, literally, countless vari-
ations and interpretations, and I
was eager to do something that
could influence someone else's
view. As I am also majoring in art,
I viewed it as my own personal
task to make this set as enchanti-
ng as the rest of the ballet.
There's nothing more magical
than believing a story.
I don't know how to not some-
how be involved in the produc-
tion, she added. I'm waiting for
the day when they lock the doors
to keep me out.
Jackie detailed how her scenic
influences derived from looking
at Konstantin Ivanovs original
sketches for the set of The Nut-
cracker, as well as Venetian,
Roman, Russian and German ar-
chitecture.
For this years performance,
she explained how she completely
redesigned the Land of the
Sweets set and dancing doll
boxes, which both take the show
to another magical level.
What was once a very 2D set
has become a candy palace that
dancers can walk through and be
a part of, she said. We have
shields that decorate the walls
with crossed candy canes as a
coat of arms. There are also 6-foot
tall candy canes that sprout out of
trees. One of my favorites though,
is a massive 4-foot tall and 10-foot
wide gingerbread roof. It doesn't
sound large, but when it's put on
top of two 8-foot tall panels, the
believability and enchantment of
the story is suddenly heightened.
It was my most daring undertak-
ing. But, when Mr. Kieffer and I
first placed it on the panels, we
just stood there for a moment in
silence and admired it. It really
speaks for itself.
Kieffer, who has been directing
the NJYBs performances of The
Nutcracker for the last five
years, explained how the NJYBs
version of the play stands out
from other renditions, especially
since its so interactive.
The whole experience is very
accessible for the kids; its narrat-
ed, abridged, and kids get to come
up on stage after the show, he
said. Were a youth ballet compa-
ny, and we have kids that perform
in our company, and we decided
that thats our niche that we fill.
Olivia echoed Kieffers com-
ments and explained how the in-
teractions with the audience
members really make the NJYBs
performance of The Nutcrack-
er personally rewarding.
They can get our autograph,
talk to us, and take a picture with
a dancer in costume too if they
want, she said. This is very spe-
cial, not only for the audience, but
also for the cast. It is incredible to
talk to the audience and hear
from them how much they loved
the show.
Performances of The Nut-
cracker will be held on Friday,
Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 15;
and Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. and 4
p.m. Tickets are $14 for everyone
and can be purchased by calling
the Kelsey Theatre box office at
(609) 570-3333 or by emailing
kelseytheatre.net.
For more information on The
New Jersey Youth Ballet and the
programs it offers, visit dance-
connectionnj.com/newjerseyy-
outhballet.
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All of the following events are
held at Calvary Baptist Church,
which is located at 3 East Broad
Street in Hopewell Borough.
Every night at 7 p.m. from Dec.
20 to Dec. 24, the church will host
the live nativity sponsored by the
Hopewell Council of Churches.
On Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m., the
church will hold its Blue Christ-
mas service. The service is espe-
cially for those for whom Christ-
mas is difficult either because or
a death in the family, a loss or a
broken relationship, or because of
painful memories of Christmases
past. All are welcome.
On Dec. 22, the church will re-
open its Church Bazaar from 10
a.m. until 2 p.m. for last minute
gifts. Handmade items for sale in-
clude doll houses, punch bowls,
sleighs, placemats, jewelry, stock-
ings, canned goods (jelly, pickles,
relishes), soup mixes, homemade
soups and baked goods, wreaths,
cross stitch, quilts, ornaments,
kitchen towels, plants, books,
sweaters, Christmas cups, plates
and bowls and other tableware,
punch bowls and cups, potpourri,
baskets, sweaters, and gloves.
Calvary Baptist Church
to host live nativity, services
The following events are pro-
vided by Hopewell Valley Senior
Services. For more information,
contact Abigail Waugh at (609)
737-0605, ext. 692.
Enjoy a lunch followed by a
special performance by the Tim-
berlane Choir and Orchestra on
Wednesday, Dec. 19 from 12:30
p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Timberlane
Middle School located at 51 S.
Timberlane Drive in Pennington.
This event is sponsored by the
Hopewell Valley Community
Bank and the Hopewell Valley Ed-
ucation Foundation. Registration
is required for lunch. To register,
call the Hopewell Township
Recreation Department at (609)
737-3753 by Dec. 12.
Stop by the library and write a
letter to a United States Service
Member who is serving abroad.
Wish them well over the holidays
and into the New Year on Thurs-
day, Dec. 13 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in
the community room at the
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library, which is located at
345 Pennington-Titusville Rd. in
Hopewell. This is a program of
Generation Connection, which
brings generations together. All
ages are welcome. Refreshments
will be served. No registration is re-
quired.
For more information, contact
Hopewell Valley Senior Services at
(609) 737-0605, ext. 692 or email
awaugh@hopewelltwp. org.
Senior services plans events
to both of our utilities [JCP&L
and PSE&G]. Good or bad, both of
our utilities did not perform to
the level that I would expect, and
we should tell them that.
In the information phase of
this, I think we can provide infor-
mation on the class action suit
[for residents], and we should put
the information up for people
who want to switch their power
provider, which is also included
in the immediate action, he
added.
Markulec established that this
situation will be a multi-step
process they will approach to en-
sure formal action is taken and
that the townships dissatisfac-
tion is well known and recog-
nized by JCP&L.
On the near terms, I think we
need to explore a power distribu-
tion expert, and with that expert,
explore what kind of data we
should be collecting from resi-
dents, the BPU, power companies
themselves, and other data
sources so that we can prepare pe-
titions for either an infrastruc-
ture improvement, SLAs (service-
level agreements), or ultimately, a
switch, he said.
JCP&L spokesperson Ron
Morano said Hurricane Sandy
was not only the worst storm in
the history of JCP&L, but the
most catastrophic event for the
state of New Jersey, and ex-
plained how much the storm af-
fected the company.
JCP&L serves 1.3 million cus-
tomers and 1.1 million customers
were affected virtually our en-
tire customer base, he said.
He also added how the compa-
ny prepared for and reacted to the
storm, noting that before the
storm hit, JCP&L told its cus-
tomers to expect to be out of serv-
ice from seven to 10 days.
We staffed up prior to storm
and had contingents of line work-
ers and forestry workers on the
ground in New Jersey that were
ready to respond once the storm
had passed, he said. The compa-
ny put forth restoration efforts
and drew support from around
the country, and restored 100,000
customers a day from Nov. 2
through Nov. 6.
Its important to note that this
storm caused more damage than
Hurricane Irene and the October
2011 snowstorm combined, he
added.
Morano also commented on the
residents distress, and explained
how JCP&L made its best efforts
to inform its customers through-
out the duration of the storm.
We understand customers are
frustrated with the information
that they received, but we provid-
ed the best available information
that we could, he said. When we
provide information about
restoration, its based on esti-
mates; estimates change, and
when you look at the severity of
the nature of the work, when you
provide an estimate you provide,
you may go out and there will be
additional damage, causing it to
change.
We certainly understand the
frustration, but its important to
note how severe this storm really
was, he added.
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