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Maanav Ganthapodi has taken home a trophy or plaque in 50 of the 83 chess tournaments in
which he has played.
Chess prodigy
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Mastering
chess at
age 8
When Suresh Ganthapodi took
his older son, Gaurav, to a chess
clinic at the Princeton Library in
2006, he probably didnt realize it
would be his younger son,
Maanav, 3 years old at the time,
who would today have a wall of
trophies downstairs in the fami-
lys Lawrence home.
While my older son was train-
ing, I took Maanav aside and just
for fun, played with him, Gan-
thapodi said.
In his first tournament, age at
4, Maanav finished ninth in a
field of 16 kids, and started play-
ing regularly.
He started with local tourna-
ments, then moved to the state
level, signing up for the competi-
tions on uschess.org.
Every other week, he plays a
chess tournament, his dad said.
And only between 10 and 30 per-
cent of the time, he is playing
kids his own age. Most of the
time, he said, the opponents are
older, but Maanav is undaunted.
He has never been a quitter,
his father said. He wants to play
to the finish, and says If I lose, I
lose.
Ganthapodi recalled one tour-
nament in which his son had won
six games, and in the seventh
game, would face the top player.
He was in a pretty good, solid
position, he said. He had
enough points, he didnt really
have to play the last game, but he
insisted, saying If I lose, I lose.
Maanav did barely lose the
match, but has never been dis-
couraged.
Local boy takes on,
beats older kids
By JIM WRIGHT
The Lawrence Sun
please see CHESS, page 2
Tackling child sex abuse
As news of child sexual abuse
becomes more prevalent nation-
ally and close to home, the
Lawrence Township School Dis-
trict recently presented an ex-
pert with tips for parents when
talking to their children about
the issue.
Were trying to be as helpful
as possible to get parents as
much information as possible,
said Erin Servillo, interim di-
rector of special education in
the district.
The Penn State and Syracuse
University sex-abuse scandals
have filled headlines recently,
and, closer to home, Joseph
Miller, 52, a teachers aide at
Lawrence Intermediate School,
was arrested Nov. 10 and
charged with two counts of sex-
ual assault, two counts of aggra-
vated sexual assault and one
count of endangering the wel-
fare of a child. He is currently
School presentation designed to help parents talk frankly with kids
By JIM WRIGHT
The Lawrence Sun
please see ABUSE, page 4
He was among the delegates
chosen to represent his age group
in a tournament in Brazil last
weekend, but could not attend be-
cause of family commitments.
Its fun, Maanav said. I love
to play in the tournaments. I meet
lots of friends.
His father credits his focus on
curiosity to his expertise at the
chessboard.
He wants to know more info
about everything, he said.
Whether its medications, or
why he got a certain grade.
Maanav has made the grade
pretty much every time he enters
a tournament. He has played 83 of
them, and has taken home a tro-
phy or plaque in 50.
He finished third in the 2011 K-
12 championship in Dallas, after
finishing third in 2010. As a sec-
ond-grader, he finished 12th.
He finished in fourth place in
the Under-8 open of the North
American Youth Chess Champi-
onship.
He likes to travel and play
with different opponents, Gan-
thapodi said.
He also likes to play baseball
and basketball, always wanting to
come out on top.
He comes home from school
and plays 30 minutes to two
hours, Ganthapodi said. On the
weekends, he practices four to six
hours.
He plays his mom, Sri Devi,
and his older brother, and even
has a coach in India who tutors
him via Skype.
Gaurav always has a lot of ac-
tivities, but always finds time to
practice chess with his brother,
Ganthapodi said.
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Talk to your kids as early as
possible and as often as possi-
ble, said Juanita Johnson
Brooks, clinical director at Pre-
vention Education Inc., in
Lawrenceville, before about 50
parents in the high school li-
brary. You should be educating
them on their sexual parts as
soon as you are teaching them
about their eyes, their ears and
their nose, and teach them the
correct terminology.
Brooks also cautioned parents
to look for red flags in childrens
behavior, not just their appear-
ance.
Youre not always looking for
physical signs and symptoms,
she said.
Sometimes youre looking at
emotional signs.
Those signs, she said, include
depression, thoughts of suicide,
anger, promiscuous behavior or
being uncomfortable around a
particular individual.
Those signs, she said, should
be taken seriously.
Try and figure out why the
child doesnt want to be around
that person, she said. Let
them know that you believe
them when they tell you some-
thing.
If a child does not tell a par-
ent, but rather, a counselor or
trusted adult, she said, it is
normal, despite parents poten-
tially being hurt because they
were not the ones told.
Just be happy that they told
somebody, she said.
She recalled one girl, who was
abused at 7, but didnt say any-
thing about it until she was 12,
because her mother didnt be-
lieve her, and the second time it
happened, the mother convinced
the childs dad that she was
lying.
Tell them not to keep secrets
about sexual contact, she said.
If they keep secrets, you cant
help them.
When the child does tell the
parent about sexual abuse, she
said, it is important not to over-
react.
Parents know how to react
when their child has a fever,
they know how to react when a
child breaks his arm. They dont
know how to react when a child
discloses sexual abuse, she
said. Tell the child it is not his
or her fault, thank them for
telling you and commend them
for their courage.
She said parents should not
conduct their own investigation
into the matter, but rather, know
how to report it and to who.
If there are such physical
signs as rashes, redness,
swelling in genital areas, sexual-
ly transmitted infections and
urinary-tract infections, she
said, parents should seek out a
pediatric gynecologist.
You may think your pediatri-
cian knows what he or she is
looking for, but often times, they
dont, she said.
Similarly, she said, children
who have been sexually abused
need counseling specifically for
sexual abuse.
If you need a heart opera-
tion, would you go to a cardiac
surgeon who does one operation
a month? Or, one who does one
every few months? Or would you
go to one who does operations
every day? We do sexual-abuse
counseling every day.
Brooks also told parents to
set boundaries for children, and
to teach them to respect those
boundaries.
Teach them that a sexual
abuser might be a grown-up
friend, older kid or family mem-
ber, she said. Tell them that
friends, siblings or cousins are
not allowed to touch their pri-
vate parts.
Make sure, she said, a child
knows of parents permission to
say no to sexual contact.
Brooks also advised parents
to tell family members to talk to
their kids about sexual issues
and inappropriate sexual con-
tact.
Other tips she offered to pro-
tect children included not hav-
ing parties with a mix of chil-
dren and adults, and being
mindful of the age gap between
children playing, use of discern-
ment with sleepovers and moni-
tor Internet use.
If youre going to have a
kids party, have a kids party; if
youre going to have a grownup
party, have a grownup party,
she said.
The courts, she said, are more
stringent on offenders who are
more than 3 years older than
their victims, so she feels it is
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Artists Network, 2683 Main St.,
in Lawrenceville.
LTCF will be awarding grants
to 11 non-profit partners, provid-
ing programs and services to the
residents of Lawrenceville.
The grant presentations give
the foundation an opportunity to
celebrate the wonderful work
these organizations are doing in
the community.
In addition, the presentations
give the foundation an opportu-
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the LTCF board, its nonprofit
partners and guests to meet each
other and network.
Grants will be awarded to the
Big Red Race, The English
School at Lawrence Road Presby-
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and Volunteer Connect.
LTCF presenting fall grants
Dec. 8 at Artists Network
Animal Allies collecting items
for pets, abused animals
Animal Allies, a private, non-
profit animal advocacy group in
Mercer County, is conducting a
holiday pet food drive. For more
than 15 years, a team of volun-
teers has been dedicated to the
rescue, private home care and
permanent adoption of homeless
dogs and cats in the community.
Donate pet food and supplies
for animals in foster care and pet
guardians in need. Items can be
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Dec. 3, 10, 17 and 24, from 12 to 4
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cross the country, cities and
school districts are in need of
additional revenue sources. In
New Jersey, and elsewhere, some gov-
erning bodies have turned to selling
advertising space on public property.
The results: Mixed.
The Associated Press recently re-
ported that the response to Bank of
America ads stretched across the
Wabash Avenue Bridge in Chicago has
drawn the publics ire probably not
doing BOA or the city any good.
But the same report cited a school
district in Colorado that now includes
ads on report cards. Parents, it seems,
dont seem to mind at all.
The concept, of course, isnt new.
But, in these challenging times when
taxpayers are demanding breaks and
governing bodies try to maintain re-
spectable levels of services, more and
more are looking at ways to raise addi-
tional funds. And renting out public
space for private advertising is one
way to do just that.
It seems that doing so is a sound
concept so long as the governing
body doesnt go too far.
The AP story quoted experts who
said the bridge ads could be simply
disgusting to the public and viewed by
some as blight. In that instance, no-
body wins.
But, under the right circumstances,
its readily apparent that the public
will accept some form of private ad-
vertising in the public space.
It all comes down to taste. An obnox-
ious sign that simply looks out of
place likely will raise objections. A
less intrusive, and perhaps more rele-
vant, advertising message might be
applauded by the community as a way
to save valuable tax dollars.
Governing bodies should continue
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Firefighter, Thanksgiving, pot and Obama
Retired firefighter rescues
driver from burning car
A retired firefighter was not entirely re-
tired, it seems, when he helped a motorist
get out of his burning car before the vehi-
cle went up completely in flames, the As-
bury Park Press reported.
Nicholas Crosta, of Toms River, wit-
nessed the single-car accident along Van
Schoick Road in Holmdel at around 5:44
p.m., police told the Press. A 2004 Suzuki
Forenza driving westbound along Van
Schoick Road hit a curb, left the roadway
and crashed into a telephone pole.
Crosta managed to help 21-year-old Todd
Stathum from the burning car. By the time
officials arrived, the vehicle, pole and
wires were all completely engulfed in
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Man goes crazy
for Thanksgiving
Another heartwarming story from
Thanksgiving Day.
A Trenton man is accused of head-
butting and biting police officers as they
arrested him on charges of hitting a
woman in his home, according to The
Times of Trenton. Police said they an-
swered a domestic disturbance call
Thanksgiving morning at the Hamilton
Avenue home of Charles Brown, 40.
Officials say Brown started fighting
with officers as soon as they came to arrest
him.
Apparently, he assaulted both the offi-
cers, trying to bite them and kneed the offi-
cers, Sgt. Steve Varn, a police spokesman,
told The Times.
Brown also allegedly head-butted one of
the officers before they got him in cuffs
and put in the patrol car.
Man calls police for home
robbery, gets busted for pot
His home was invaded by robbers. He
got hit in the head with a gun. He called the
police.
They charged him with having marijua-
na in the house, according to Brick Patch.
Toms River police were called to a home
on Cadillac Drive just after 11:30 p.m.
Thursday.
Deven Skyers, 18, who lives there with
his family, told investigators he heard his
dog barking and then was hit on the head
with a handgun by one of at least three
men.
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The National Alliance on Men-
tal Illness of Mercer County will
honor Kay and Janet Lasley at
the 10th-annual Night Out with
NAMI benefit on Jan. 21.
The event will include a mati-
nee performance of the convert at
the McCarter Theatre in Prince-
ton, followed by an exclusive
after-party in the Berlind Re-
hearsal Hall.
Kay Lasley, who co-founded
NAMI Mercer with Chomy
Garces, died Feb. 25 at the age of
85. In the early 1980s, the Lasleys
and several other anguished fami-
lies began meeting in each others
homes to discuss the challenges
of helping their loved ones affect-
ed by mental illness. These grass-
roots gatherings evolved into
NAMI Mercer.
Kay led the organization
through the years it took to buy
and set up NAMI residential
houses for mental health con-
sumers. Kay and the NAMI fami-
lies were pioneers in providing
housing for independent living.
For more than 25 years, Kay
contributed her time and energy
to NAMI Mercer. She was not de-
terred even by a stroke.
In her last years, she came to
the NAMI office in her wheel-
chair to stuff envelopes with her
good hand, and to promote
NAMIs mission by phone.
Janet May Lasley, Kays daugh-
ter, died on May 13, 2010, after a
12-year battle with cancer. During
her illness, Janet continued to
raise her family, connect deeply
with friends, grow her business,
and help the community and the
less fortunate.
Janet was the founder and
president of Lasley Construction
of Princeton; in 1998, she co-
founded Lasley Brahaney Archi-
tecture and Construction with
her husband, Marc.
Equally active in the communi-
ty, Janet served on the board of
directors of the foundation at the
University Medical Center at
Princeton and chaired several
charity events. She was especially
dedicated to raising awareness
and money for cancer research.
She also was involved in sever-
al non-profits, including Home-
Front, the Elizabeth Glazer Pedi-
atric AIDS Foundation and the
Stony Brook Watershed, as well
as the Rocky Hill Planning Board.
Tickets to the Night Out with
NAMI theater performance and
after-party ($99 per person) are
available at www.namimercer.org
or by calling NAMI Mercer at 609-
799-8994.
Season-ticket holders can at-
tend by calling NAMI Mercer to
exchange their seats for the Jan.
21 performance.
Individual or families who join
the NAMI Mercer Patron Society
with a donation of $500 or more
will receive two complimentary
tickets. Corporate sponsorships
also are available at multiple lev-
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WEDNESDAY
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FOR ALL
Knitting Circle: 7 p.m. at the
Lawrence Library.
Open Space Advisory Meeting:
7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
THURSDAY
December 8
FOR ALL
Foreign and Independent Film:
Illegal (2010). 6:30 p.m. at
Lawrence Library.
Poetry Circle: 7 p.m. at the
Lawrence Library.
Environmental Resources Com-
mittee Meeting: 7:30 p.m. at Town
Hall.
Greenway Committee Meeting:
7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
FRIDAY
December 9
FOR ALL
Meditation Circle: 2:30 p.m. at the
Lawrence Branch Library.
Perfect Posture: 3:30 p.m. at the
Lawrence Branch Library.
MONDAY
December 12
FOR ALL
Movie Matinee: Joyeux Noel (2005)
at the Lawrence Library 2 p.m.
Lawrence Historic Task Force: 7:30
p.m. at Town Hall.
FOR SENIORS
Lawrence Senior Center: Exercise
9:30 a.m. Watercolor 9:30 a.m. Ball-
room Dance 10:30 a.m. Choral 12:30
p.m.
TUESDAY
December 13
FOR ALL
Memoir Writing: Workshop begins
at 2:30 p.m. at Lawrence Library.
Get into Step: 5 p.m. at Lawrence
Branch Library.
Growth and Redevelopment Com-
mittee: Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at
Town Hall.
Public Safety Committee: Meeting
at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
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Shade Tree Committee: Tree benefits are numerous
Benefits of trees are well recog-
nized.
Trees in cities and towns help
clean the air by filtering particu-
lates, absorbing carbon dioxide
and releasing oxygen.
Trees conserve soil and water,
moderate temperatures, shelter
homes from strong winds and re-
duce energy bills.
According to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, the net cool-
ing effect of a young, healthy tree
is equivalent to 10 room-size air
conditioners operating 20 hours a
day.
Also, according to the U.S. For-
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average of 10 percent to property
values.
Trees increase privacy and
help absorb traffic noise.
The positive effects of trees
surpass the negative effects,
which can be eliminated or re-
duced by planting the right tree
species.
In 1996, Lawrence Township
received Tree City USA designa-
tion by The National Arbor Day
Foundation.
To qualify to be a Tree City, a
community must meet four
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or commission (Lawrence Town-
ship established the Shade Tree
Advisory Committee consisting
of seven members); 2. Have a
community tree ordinance that
establishes policies for planting,
maintenance and removals; 3.
Have a community forestry
budget of at least $2 per capita,
and 4. Hold an Arbor Day obser-
vance and issue a proclamation.
The Shade Tree Advisory
Committee was created by town-
ship ordinance to perform the
following functions:
1. Advise the planning and
zoning boards on all applica-
tions for site plan and subdivi-
sion applications as such appli-
cations may have an effect upon
or need for shade trees within
existing or proposed public or
private rights-of-way.
2. Recommend to the town-
ship council programs of shade-
tree improvement, planting and
replacement along public rights-
of-way within the township.
3. Recommend to the planning
zoning boards standards, types
and planting specifications for
shade trees required in accor-
dance with subdivision and site
plan review.
4. Advise the township coun-
cil of shade tree concerns on
public property and along pub-
lic rights-of-way
In the course of performing
these functions the committee
has created and disseminated
educational material for resi-
dents regarding tree planting
and preservation.
Recently, it instituted a memo-
rial tree program. To accom-
plish its goals, the committee
seeks the participation of town-
ship residents.
Lawrence is quite fortunate to
have many trees, large and
small. The larger trees repre-
sent many years of growth and
provide welcome shade and vi-
sual enhancement to the com-
munity.
Other trees of all sizes pos-
sess special significance with
historical, cultural or scientific
attributes.
The Shade Tree Advisory
Committee of Lawrence Town-
ship intends to preserve these
trees and welcomes the assis-
tance of Lawrence Township
residents to do so.
At the present time, high pri-
ority goes to preserving speci-
men trees.
A specimen tree is a tree
with a diameter of 30 inches or
greater; a unique, rare or other-
wise specifically selected plant
or tree that most typically repre-
sents a whole class or group in
shape or form; a tree of histori-
cal importance; or a tree specifi-
cally designated as such by the
municipality (Lawrence Town-
ship Land Use Ordinance).
Residents can assist the
Shade Tree Advisory Committee
by providing the following infor-
mation regarding specimen
trees:
1. Location: Please describe
the location by street address or
other identification of location.
In addition, please note if the
tree is in the front yard, side
yard, between sidewalk and
street or similar details;
2. Species if known;
3. Diameter: Measure the di-
ameter at about 4 feet above the
surrounding ground. The pre-
ferred method is to wrap a tape
measure around the tree at the
measurement height. Take this
measurement of circumference
and divide by 3.14 to get the di-
ameter.
4) Condition: Please describe
general condition including no-
tations of dead wood, damaged
areas, evident disease and simi-
lar concerns.
Other significant trees, al-
though not qualifying as speci-
men trees, are also of interest to
the committee.
Additional information about
The Shade Tree Advisory Com-
mittee can be found on the
Lawrence Township website at
www.lawrencetwp.com.
Please send information/com-
ments to:
Clerks Office
Attention: Shade Tree Advisory
Committee
Township of Lawrence
P.O. Box 6006
Lawrenceville, 08648
For other inquires contact:
Andrew Link, principal plan-
ner at 609-844-7087, or by e-mail at
alink@lawrencetwp.com.
The members of The Shade
Tree Advisory Committee thank
the Lawrence community for its
cooperation and assistance.
Members of the Shade Tree
Committee include: Carmine Di
Sanzo, chairman; Rosemarie
Clark, Edward S, Sproles, vice
chairman; Alvin Geser, Doris M.
Weisberg, Janet Kane, Judith F.
Bubar and Councilman Michael
S. Powers, the councils liaison to
the committee.
Group also looking for input from residents on identifying certain specimens
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