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UW-Oshkosh is back in the NCAA Division III Softball World Series for the first time in more than three decade...

Live Virtual Baking Class for Family and Friends, Lilliepies Live Virtual Baking Class For Family And Friends Lilliepies Princeton area community website with events, comprehensive business listings, and local information Share: 3:00 PM Princeton Education Foundation (PEF) is holding a unique event where individuals can join Lillipies, beloved Princeton bakery, to bake with family and friends in the community. This is an opportunity to learn how to bake like a professional. PEF is partnering w...

Common calendar, Packet papers, January 22 Common calendar, Packet papers, January 22 Ongoing The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program will not be offered this tax season at any site in Mercer County because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, AARP is offering an alternative this year called the AARP Alternative Tax Preparation program (ATP). The ATP program provides direct taxpayer access to free online tax software for this year’s taxes as well as video and/or phone assistance with a certified ...

Common calendar, Packet papers, January 15 Common calendar, Packet papers, January 15 Ongoing Every first and third Saturday through April, the West Windsor Community Farmers Market is held outdoors, rain, snow or shine, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at MarketFair on Route 1 in West Windsor/Princeton. Available is fresh produce, coastal seafood, farm fresh eggs, artisan cheese, fresh pasta and sauces, soups and chili, pastured meats and poultry, gluten-free baked goods, alpaca fiber wear, and more. Y...

>> the reason i was helping clean out my moms house and i found a bunch of girl scout patches, and i also found some pictures. >> jens childhood started out like many others, with a mom and dad who loved her. >> those are my parents, jim and lynn. thats me. my mom was teaching and father staying home with me. >> theres your dad. >> yeah. i remember that. praised and pigtails and he brushed my hair. >> how would you describe your relationship with your dad as a kid? >> in those early years, we ha...

Semi-homeless. >> this marked a difficult chapter in lynns life. >> this is where my mom was working. she had to take very low-income jobs. we were just very poor. i often couldnt get to a doctor to get my as thma medication, didnt have glasses. it was an incredibly difficult time and throughout i kept building up my father in my memory. he became a prince in my mind. i was living a horrible exist fence and he was going to come save me. >> and you still loved him? >> i still loved him. yeah. >> ...

Will be difficult to deal with tomorrow, but i know longer hide. i know longer keep it a secret. >> today, jen is very open about the struggles in her life. she inherited her fathers mood disorder and takes medication to manage her anxiety and depression. >> would you say your entire childhood was defined by what your father did? >> absolutely. >> what he had done and who he had become loomed over me. the incredible energy it took to lie and keep this a secret, the shame and sadness i felt for t...

Get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! the last time jen saw her father was the one time she visited him in prison more than 20 years ago. at the time, he showed no remorse and today she refuses to speak with him. for years, jen thought the carsons would never get out. but in 2014, a new california state program allowed elderly inmates the possibility of parole. in 2015, michael and susan received hearings. susan was denied and michael will be seeing the board again in 2020...

Trauma, that feeling goes into overdrive. sensing her ex-husband was a danger to her child, jens mother lynn fled with her daughter to southern california. >> when you first came here you were essentially in hiding? >> yeah. we were renting rooms and were sleeping on couches, and we were kind of semi homeless. >> this place, while it may look like paradise, marks a difficult chapter in jens life. >> this is where my mom was working. she had to take very low-income jobs. we were just very poor. i...

>> so jen, what did you think of that? >> i thought it was incredible. they are really amazing people, like really. just incredible. >> i really felt it was a really powerful moment just being present for that. i felt so moved by their forgiveness. >> yeah. >> i heard johns family say they forgive your father. do you forgive him? >> my mom says that forgiveness is a journey, its not a destination, and we both talk about how were not there yet. so no, i havent. but im working towards it. yeah. ss...