Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXV, No. 16
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Other News

(Photo courtesy of LALDEF)

HELP AND TAXES: Community volunteers and tax professionals joined together weekly in order to assist residents with filing their taxes during the Bilingual Tax Preparation Clinic co-sponsored by the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) and AARP. Pictured above, from left, are: (back row) Carla Olsen, Judy Pollack, Margarida Rebelo, Susannah Greenblatt, Mercelino Retana, Teresa Failli, Luca Failli, Betty de Mayorga, Charo Juega, Edith Juarez (front row): Carol Ober, Maria Moreno, and Ben Wong.

Over 200 Area Households Served This Year By Free Bilingual Tax Preparation Program

Dilshanie Perera

Having struggled through another season of filing taxes, residents may not know about a source of assistance within the Princeton community. The Bilingual Tax Preparation Clinic is a unique resource formed jointly by AARP of Mercer County and the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund (LALDEF) that works with residents, answers tax-related questions, and assists them in electronically filing their tax returns.

Corner House’s Annual Benefit To Honor Marie L. Matthews

Ellen Gilbert

The Corner House Foundation will present an evening of “Motown Magic” on Friday evening, April 29, at the Bedens Brook Club in Skillman. The evening, which includes a light dinner, dancing, and a silent auction, will begin at 6 p.m.

Poets From Around the World Reading At Princeton Poetry Festival April 29-30

Poets from around the world will read and share their work during the biennial Princeton Poetry Festival. Presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, the two-day event will take place on April 29 and 30 at Richardson Auditorium. Advance tickets are available through University Ticketing. This year’s international festival places an emphasis on translation, with Brazilian poet Paolo Henriques Britto and his translator Idra Novey, Slovenian poet Aleš Šteger and his translator Brian Henry, and Israeli poet Agi Mishol.

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