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New Year’s Day 5K finds a ‘resolution’ to keeping seniors safe after graduation Raising enough funding to keep more than 400 Hillsborough High School seniors off the roads on graduation night is no easy feat, and 21 years ago, Gary Verhoon knew he could combine his love for running and desire to start a new tradition in Hillsborough with a way to help.

He started the Resolution Run, a 5K held every New Year’s Day, with proceeds benefitting Hillsborough Project Graduation.

“My daughter went to Hillsborough High School and it seemed like a big mission that I knew I could help support,” Verhoon said in a prepared statement.

“Knowing that the Resolution Run has been able to make a difference in the lives of our kids for all these years, while bringing our community together to help and support their health goals, has been really fulfilling.”

Despite being virtual this year, Race Director Courtney Newman confirmed that the event regis-

tered 395 participants across all ages and abilities. Runners and walkers were able to upload their time and pictures to the event website, showcasing the commitment of participants even during the global pandemic.

“Resolution Run has supported Project Graduation for 21 years, and is a big reason for our continued success in holding an inclusive event that is accessible to all Hillsborough High School seniors,” Karen Briegs, Project Graduation co-chair, said in the

statement. “As a result of their donations this year alone, more than 30 seniors will be safely tucked away on one of the deadliest nights of the year for teen drinking and driving.”

As the event has grown, the number of local organizations the Resolution Run benefits has also diversified. This year, proceeds have also benefited Rock Steady Boxing, improving symptoms and quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease; and the Hillsborough Food Bank.

To make a donation to Project Graduation, visit GoFundMe, Venmo (@HHS-PG) or Paypal.

For updates on Project Graduation, check Facebook and Instagram.

To volunteer or for questions about Project Graduation, reach out to Briegs or Michelle Bauman at HHSRaiderPG@gmail.com.

To Learn more about the Resolution Run, visit www.resolutionrun.org/

Resolution Run Race Director Courtney Newman, left, with founder Gary Verhoon.

Somerset County residents to participate in Cupid’s Chase virtual 5K

By STEVEN BASSIN Staff Writer

Residents of Somerset County can show their Valentine’s Day spirit this February by supporting people in that area with special needs From Feb. 13-Feb. 21, residents will be able to participate in the 13th annual Cupid’s Chase 5K, an event held by Community Operations, Inc., to raise money to help meet the needs of people dealing with significant disabilities in their everyday lives.

Community Operations, Inc., has organizations in 11 states around the country. The company’s focus is centered around helping individuals with significant disabilities find forms of residential housing, employment, day programs, and other individualized programs to meet their needs.

Hillsborough stands as the location of the Somerset County offices in New Jersey for the organization.

Executive Director Maria Bowles hopes there will be over 100 residents in the county partici-

pating in this year’s event.

“With the event being virtual this year, we hope to have 100 runners or more,” she said. “We want to spread awareness for the opportunities we provide to people with special needs. This is a great event to be a part of.”

Registration for the race is $30 and other donations are welcome.

All participants will receive an Under Armour participant shirt, finisher medal and a bag.

Age group champion medals and trophies will be distributed to those who qualify.

According to Bowles, there are currently 29 participants signed up for this year’s event that will be held virtually due to health and safety concerns revolving around COVID-19.

The event usually takes place on the same day in all 11 states, but the county will hold its event for a period of eight days since it is virtual, allowing people to have the flexibility to run when they can.

Because residents will have over a week to run in the race, they can participate more than once and

send in their best time.

The race window closes on Feb. 22.

The Cupid’s Chase 5k is a “nice fun family event”, said Bowles, who believes that it can still be despite its virtual nature.

“Because it’s flexible, people can run on their own or they can do it together with other family members,” she said.

Over the years, the event has provided different speakers and activities to people in attendance.

State politicians and town mayors have been on hand to speak at the event and send the runners off to begin the race.

Local food stores such as ShopRite and Stop & Shop have supplied bananas and granola bars to participants and those in attendance.

Sponsors for the event are also on hand and have a booth set up for the public to come to, as well as activities like yoga that people can partake in.

Last year’s event raised more than $100,000 and had 4,000 runners take part in the race around the country.

Bowles said that Somerset County has raised $9,800 so far this year. All the money that the Somerset County office raises will go towards helping individuals in the area that the organization works with.

The individuals will have the decision of how they would like to use their share of the donations, Bowles said.

In the past, Bowles said individuals have used the profits to buy something they want for their place, participate in a certain activity or use the money to go towards an event or on a trip that they haven’t been able to take part in.

A trip to Disney World or a cruise has been something that many of the individuals have used the money toward, she said.

No matter how much money the organization raises with its Cupid’s Chase, Bowles believes that those who participate in the event will show their clients that people are still thinking about them during these tough times.

“For them, it’s about people still helping them get through these tough times,” Bowles said.

“They’re still a priority.”

Participants can register for the event from now until Feb. 21.

Runners will receive a shirt that says “Unavailable” or “Available” depending on their marital status.

Bowles adds that it is encouraged for participants to post on social media that they are running in the event and wear their shirts if they have received them. Shirts will be shipped out this weekend.

First, second and third place winners will receive a trophy. The results will be announced on Feb. 22.

For more information, visit www.comop.org/cupidschase.

Hillsborough man admits defrauding former employer of $1 million A Hillsborough man admitted defrauding his former employer by using the employer’s account to make unauthorized purchases of high-end electronic devices and selling those items on after-market websites.

Ovais Mayet, 33, pleaded guilty on Feb. 3 by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox

Arleo to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud, according to information provided

by Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Mayet was a biological engineer with a biopharmaceutical company located in Summit. He

was permitted to use the employer’s business account to make authorized purchases of materials and equipment for work-related purposes.

Instead, Mayet used the employer’s account to purchase substantial quantities of electronic devices, which he did not and would not use in the course of his employment.

Between January 2019 and March

2020, Mayet executed online purchase orders and disguised these purchases as business expenses, when, in fact, they were for his own personal gain.

Mayet resold the items on aftermarket websites and used the proceeds to pay for personal expenses.

Mayet obtained nearly $1.1 million worth of electronic devices from the

fraudulent scheme.

The wire fraud charge to which Mayet pleaded guilty carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross amount of gain or loss from the offense, whichever is greater.

Sentencing is scheduled for June 7.

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French American School Princeton (FASP) is accepting enrollment.

At FASP, students in preschool (3 years old) through grade 8 benefit from a rigorous bilingual curriculum accredited by the Middle State Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools and the French Ministry of Education; personalized attention thanks to small class sizes; and a multicultural community with more than 30 nationalities represented.

FAPS is located at 75 Mapleton Road, Princeton.

Visit ecoleprinceton.org, call 609-4303001 or email admissions@ecoleprinceton. org.

McCarter Theatre Center presents Fireside Chats to “spark” conversation in the community.

Filmed on the front lawn of the Princeton theater, student activities, Pulitzer Prize-winners, local business owners and others are interviewed by Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen.

To catch up on past episodes or to subscribe to the free YouTube channel, and to be notified when new episodes become available, visit www.youtube.com/ watch?v=GI3dS2j-mQA&list=PLqL4nAGy r4JT6UYYM99VHLHlmB2wXqSrF

Friday, Feb. 12 to Feb. 14

Join wine makers from Terhune Vineyard and Winery in Princeton for a special Valentine’s Wine & Chocolate Virtual Tasting, offered at 7 p.m. Feb. 12, 3 p.m. Feb. 13 and 3 p.m. Feb. 14, pairing the Harvest Blues and Rooster Red wines with Terhune homemade chocolate cookies in a special assortment along with chocolate truffles.

Enjoy a virtual tour of Terhune vineyard and winery along with the guided tasting.

Inquire by emailing tmount@terhuneorchards.com On Feb. 13 and 14, the farm will be open for socially distanced seating with heaters and firepits. Wine tasting flights, hot mulled wine and chocolate treats will be available along with light fare. All can enjoy s’more and hot cocoa kits.

Masks are required on premise unless seated, and groups are limited to six guests.

The event is weather dependent, so call ahead.

Terhune is located at 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton.

Order Valentine’s gifts and reserve wine tastings online at terhuneorchards.com

Saturday, Feb. 13 – Feb. 21

Community Options will host its 13th annual Cupid’s Chase 5k event in support of people with disabilities from Feb. 13-21.

This year the race in Bridgewater will be held virtually. Runners will be able to run at any location they choose and upload their times to a central results site.

Once the upload window closes on Feb. 22, results will be final.

All funds raised will be used to support people with disabilities in the Somerset County region.

Register at https://5kevents.raceentry. com/races/virtual-cupids-chase-bridgewaternj/2021/register

Sunday, Feb. 14

The Dryden Ensemble will present a Valentine’s Day concert, Leycester Lyra Viol Lessons, featuring Lisa Terry, at 4 p.m. Feb. 14.

Terry plays the bass viol “lyra-way,” with melodies and chordal accompaniment just like a lute with a bow, in these 17th century lessons collected by English gentleman Peter Leycester.

Listen to typical Baroque dance movements like allemande, courante and sarabande, a few settings of folk songs, and some engaging character pieces.

The suggested donation is $10 general admission, $25 for supporters or $50 for patrons.

For more information, visit https://drydenensemble.org/

Lisa Terry will present a lecture-recital titled “Leycester Lyra Viol Lessons” at 4 p.m.

Feb. 14 courtesy of the Dryden Ensemble.

Ticket prices range from $10-$50.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit drydenensemble.org.

Saturday, Feb. 13 and Feb. 14

The Latino Mental Health Association of New Jersey will hold its 2021 annual conference virtually on Feb. 19 and 20.

Find meaning across Latinx identities and adapt to changing times affecting racism, colorist and invisibility.

To register, visit www.latinomentalhealthnj.org Co-sponsored by Horizon NJ Health and

Rental Announcement for Affordable Housing Units at Hillsborough Village Center in Hillsborough We are excited to announce that forty-six one, two, and three-bedroom rental units for very low, low, and moderate income qualified households will be available at Hillsborough Village Center, a new residential community in Hillsborough Township, at 650 Route 206. The residential community is located just south of Amwell Road. Promising a wide range of modern floorplans and access to all the amenities the brand-new community has to offer, the units will range in price from $563.00 to $1,684.00. The units will be available by May 2021.

Persons per Very Low Low Moderate Household Income Income Income 1 $25,095 $41,825 $66,920 2 $28,680 $47,800 $76,480 3 $32,265 $53,775 $86,040 4 $35,850 $59,750 $95,600 5 $38,718 $64,530 $103,248 6 $41,586 $69,310 $110,896 More information on the project and units can be found at www.njhrc.gov/.

Applications and instructions on how to apply are available at Hillsborough Township Municipal Building; Hunterdon County Library (all branches); Somerset County Library (all branches); Middlesex County Administration Building (conditions permitting); and by calling CME Associates at 732462-7400 between the hours of 9am and 5pm or by emailing pgallagher@ cmeusa1.com.

Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2021. There is no application fee. Although any income eligible household may apply, residents and workers of Hunterdon, Middlesex, and Somerset Counties will have priority.

Visit https://www.hillsborough-nj.org/ for updates and additional information.

Visit www.njhousing.gov or 1-877-428-8844 for more affordable housing opportunities.

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Tuesday, Feb. 16

Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton will present a Black History Month tribute to Frank Johnson’s music at noon on Feb. 16.

Colonialism and its legacies, including slavery, were part of the lives of several generations of the Stockton family at Morven.

For Black History Month, independent scholar John Burkhalter and pianist Sheldon Eldridge explore the link between Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) the “Commodore” and the free Black composer Francis “Frank” Johnson.

Johnson (1792-1844), now considered one of America’s most prominent musicians during the Federal period, was the first African American to publish sheet music, and to perform an integrated concert, among other firsts. He composed and dedicated a work for Commodore Stockton entitled the “Princeton Gallopade” to be performed on Morven’s 1863 Steinway Grand Piano.

The virtual presentation will be followed

by Q&A. The cost is $10, or $5 for general admission. A recording will be sent to all ticket holders.

Registration is required. Visit www. eventbrite.com/e/black-history-month-tribute-to-frank-johnsons-music-at-morven-virtual-prog-tickets-137677207233

Wednesday, Feb. 17

Reading in Translation: New Student Work, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Creative Writing, will be held via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17.

Six Princeton students studying literary translation will read from their recent work, hosted by faulty member Larissa Kyzer.

Free and open to the public.

Viewers in need of access accommodations should email LewisCenter@princeton. edu For more information and the Zoom link, visit https://arts.princeton.edu/events/reading-in-translation-new-student-work/ Danielle Allen, a widely-recognized public policy expert and political philosopher, will be the featured speaker at People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos annual benefit from 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 17.

She will be joined by her Harvard University colleague, David Kidd, to discuss “Reinvigorating Civic Education for the Nation,” an exploration of how their work has grown into a resource for rebuilding civic education nationally.

Allen, a self-described “democracy advocate” and “policy innovator,” is currently James Bryant Conant University professor at Harvard University, and director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. She is also the principal investigator for the Democratic Knowledge Project, a research and action lab at Harvard that works to strengthen the knowledge and skills democratic citizens need to succeed at operating their democracy.

Allen is currently exploring a candidacy for Massachusetts governor in 2022.

A Princeton University graduate and a former faculty member at the Institute for Advanced Study, Allen holds PhDs from both Cambridge University (in classics) and Harvard University (in government).

Thursdays, Feb. 18 to March 4

The Princeton University Art Museum and the Arts Council of Princeton will offer free online art-making experiences on Thursdays through March 4.

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A new Westminster Conservatory at Nassau video will be available on the church website at 12:15 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month and remain available for viewing.

The artist on Feb. 18 will be Marvin Rosen on piano.

To view the concert, visit www.nassauchurch.org/westminster-conservatory-recitals/

“Losing Picasso: The Challenges of Condensing a Life” will be a film lecture presented by the Princeton University Art Museum at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 18.

The filmmakers, Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, faced almost insurmountable challenges in producing the film“Surviving Picasso,” which takes as its subject the relationship between Pablo Picasso and his companion Françoise Gilot.

This lecture with Caroline Harris, associate director for education, investigates the resulting depiction of the painter, providing a larger context for the period portrayed.

Watch the film at your leisure, then join the group on Zoom on Feb. 18 for the live lecture.

Presented in partnership with the Princeton Garden Theatre.

Details and free registration available at https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/calendar/2021-02/lecture-losing-picasso-challenges-condensing-life.

“In Nature’s Realm: The Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh” will hold its virtual opening reception and curator walk at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 18.

The exhibition examines the work of Hardenbergh (1856–1915), born in New Brunswick, the great-great-grandson of the Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (1736–90), the first president of Queens College (Rutgers University), a self-taught artist and ornithologist.

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Each week’s lesson features works from the museum’s collections and is introduced by a student tour guide.

Feb. 18 is “Unique Cropping.” This live art-making class is inspired by Edward Hopper’s “Universalist Church.” In this partial view of an 18th-century Universalist church in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Hopper shows only the elegant white spire, obscuring the rest of the building with intervening houses.

The lines of the roofs adjacent to the church lead the eye across both axes of the image to the steeple. This class will focus on creating a unique architectural composition by cropping the image and closely focusing on one aspect of a scene.

Storytelling with Collage, a live art-making class inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s “The 1920s … The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots” will be held Feb. 25. Lawrence’s expressive style conveys the scene with exaggerated geometries, angular figures, and blocks of color. This class will focus on visual storytelling and creating collage compositions using basic shapes and blocks of color.

“Rendering Clothing and Drapery” on March 4 is inspired by a Greek Statuette of Nike from the Hellenistic period. In this sculpture, the goddess of victory wears a clinging chiton with a long overfold that reveals the lines of her voluptuous body. This class will focus on the basic shapes of clothing and the anatomy of folds to better understand the mechanics of drapery.

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Virus causes Greenwood House pen pal program to go viral Residents at Greenwood House and Greenwood House Abrams Residence are receiving dozens of letters a day, and all it took was a social media post on Facebook.

“Our new Pen Pal Program is a welcome surprise for our staff, residents and patients,” Greenwood House Executive Director Richard Goldstein said in a prepared statement. “Just a week after the post and we had reached over 28,000 Facebook users. I think we can safely say that a virus has caused our new program to go viral.

“Thanks to one motivated lady and dedicated Greenwood House supporter, Carli Masia, who proposed an idea that could be wonderful and engaging for our residents and the community, our Pen Pal Program was born,” he said.

The Pen Pal Program connects people of all ages from literally over the country with Greenwood House. The activities department snapped photos of interested residents holding the sign made by Masia, we launched the post on Greenwood House’s Facebook page, and letters, poems, photo albums, artwork and cards arrived.

“We’ve been pleasantly overwhelmed with the correspondence we’ve been receiving,” Goldstein said in the statement.

“The program has been quite a surprise, and the letters coming from all over, bringing so much joy for our residents. We are now going to connect pen pals with our home care clients as well.”

“What was truly wonderful was when the residents wrote to a pen pal and then received their first responses back. Talk

about smiles. Joseph, a short-term resident, and I were ecstatic when he wrote to his pen pal, Athena, and he received a 4-page letter back from her. Pen pals were something the two of them shared they both did in the 1970s and welcomed seeing making a comeback,” Sherry Smith, director of Marketing, said in the statement.

“It’s been truly uplifting to see how the letters have brightened our residents’ day,” Masia said in the statement. “We are social beings, so even when the note is from someone they don’t know, it reminds them someone is thinking of them. It may seem like a small thing, but if you want to make someone’s day, let them know you’re thinking of them. It makes all the difference.”

Studies show that finding ways to stay connected has a direct impact on mental health and improves well-being, according to the statement.

“General words of encouragement to hang in there as things looked so different this past year, reassuring the resident our families and community love them, want them to be well, and that things will gradually get back towards normal,” Cara Willis, director of Social Work at Greenwood House, said in the statement.

“Simple notes or handmade cards go a long way in assisting the impact of social isolation,” Goldstein said in the statement.

“We’ve seen the positive impact it’s had on our residents … it’s been heartwarming.”

Masia said this is a great project for families, especially those with children,

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Residents at Greenwood House and Greenwood House Abrams Residence are receiving dozens of pen pal letters a day based off of a Facebook post.

who are searching for different activities to occupy their time.

To send a note to a Greenwood House pen pal, simply write “Dear Greenwood House Friend” and mail it to Greenwood House, Pen Pal, 53 Walter St., Ewing 08628.

Greenwood House is a nonprofit, mission-based organization and an industry

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NJSBA report shows mental health programs are helping students weather the pandemic A new report from the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) explores the psychological impacts the coronavirus has had on school-age children.

The NJSBA represents New Jersey’s local school boards.

The report, “Eye on the Future as Districts Monitor Student Mental Health,” found that students have fared relatively well considering challenges that affected their academic and personal lives, according to a press release from the NJSBA. The report is the fourth in a series examining the impact of the coronavirus on education in New Jersey during the pandemic which began in March 2020 and is nearing the one-year mark.

Educators and mental health experts

worried that so much loss of life — and the changes to daily life the pandemic has brought about — would trigger a chain reaction in schools and communities, creating a wave of more serious incidents that would overwhelm the ability of school districts to provide mental health services to students and staff members. according to the press release.

The NJSBA surveyed school districts, reviewed more than 50 published newspaper articles and studies, and interviewed two dozen board of education members, superintendents and staff. Although there are notable and concerning exceptions, the plans hatched during the summer to monitor student mental health and conduct regular wellness checks have been successful,

according to the NJSBA’s assessment of the situation.

“The report shows the long hours that boards of education spent planning, with their superintendents, for the 2020-21 school year, and the difficult decisions they have made in the past several months, have successfully allowed their students to continue their education and safely weather the threat of the coronavirus,” said Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod, NJSBA executive director. “New Jersey’s school leaders and educators continue to do an exemplary job by guiding their school districts through this historically difficult time.”

The 23-page report includes 11 pages of information and strategies from districts around the state on how they are coping

with the health emergency.

Key findings and recommendations include: New data on the mental health of New Jersey school children. Although student suicides and incidents of self-harm remain at disturbingly high levels, the coronavirus pandemic has apparently not created a new wave of incidents, according to the press release.

The 264 board of education members, superintendents and business administrators responding to an NJSBA survey of data from Nov. 16 through Jan. 8 were asked to select which statement most accurately reflected conditions in their district.

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he heart is the workhorse of the body, beating about 2.5 billion times over an average lifetime.

Staying heart healthy is essential to overall good health and to reducing your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack or stroke.

More than 30 million Americans have heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In celebration of American Heart Month, show your heart some love with these lifestyle tips.

Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet In general, a heart-healthy diet consists primarily of whole foods and mainly of fresh fruit and vegetables. In other words, the food is largely unprocessed. An apple is an apple. A piece of fish is a piece of fish. Broccoli is — you guessed it — is broccoli.

The American Heart Association recommends following a Mediterranean-style diet, which typically includes: • Plenty of fruits, vegetables, bread and other grains, potatoes, beans, nuts and seeds.

• Olive oil as a primary fat source.

• Dairy products, eggs, fish and poultry in low to moderate amounts.

A heart-healthy diet also takes into account portion sizes.

As the American Heart Association notes, portion sizes have increased dramatically over the past 40 years, and adults consume an average 300 more calories a day than they did in 1985. These extra calories can add up and contribute to obesity, one of the main risk factors for heart disease.

Want to control portion sizes? Give yourself a hand. Literally.

Your hand is a good representation for how much you should eat at each meal. Your open palm is equivalent to a 3-4 ounce serving of protein like chicken or fish, while a closed fist represents a cup of vegetables. Limit fats to the size of the tip of your thumb, and starches like pasta or rice should fit in a cupped hand. To help you feel full longer, eat high fiber foods like beans, nuts and whole grains.

Move More Just like other muscles in your body, your heart needs

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exercise to stay strong and work efficiently. Moreover, exercise also helps you maintain a healthy weight, manage blood pressure, and reduce cholesterol, all of which are good for your heart.

The American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity each week. However, if just reading that is enough to make your heart rate go up, start slow.

Try taking a walk around the neighborhood a few times a day or hopping on your bike for a ride around the park. Take an online fitness class. Find an activity you enjoy and work up to the recommended goal. The most important thing is to move more.

Stress Less While stress hasn’t been directly linked to heart disease, there’s no question that it contributes to risk factors such as high blood pressure, overeating, smoking and physical inactivity.

When you’re stressed you may not be as mindful of your diet and turn to high-fat, low-nutrient food to cope.

Your exercise routine may fall to the wayside. Some people drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes to manage stress — these behaviors can increase blood pressure and damage artery walls.

Avoiding stress is easier said than done, but certain actions can help manage stress, including: • Take 15 minutes each day to do something you enjoy. Whether it’s reading a book, looking at art or dancing around your kitchen, do something that makes you happy.

• Head outdoors. Getting outside in nature helps you to get outside of your head.

• Practice relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation.

• Work out. Though you may not feel like hitting that treadmill after a long, stressful day, exercise is a proven stress-buster.

• Get enough sleep. More on that below.

Get Your ZZZs Most adults need at least seven hours of sleep each night.

However, according to the CDC, more than 1 in 3 say they don’t get the recommended amount of ZZZs.

Lack of sleep is linked to high blood pressure and can lead to unhealthy weight gain. It can also leave you more vulnerable to stress and its damaging effects.

To get better sleep, the CDC recommends that you: • Stick to a regular sleep schedule. Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning, including on the weekends.

• Get enough natural light, especially earlier in the day.

Try going for a morning or lunchtime walk.

• Get enough physical activity during the day. Try not to exercise within a few hours of bedtime.

• Avoid artificial light, especially within a few hours of bedtime. Use a blue light filter on your computer or smartphone.

• Don’t eat or drink within a few hours of bedtime; avoid alcohol and foods high in fat or sugar in particular.

• Keep your bedroom cool, dark and quiet.

Stop Smoking In simplest terms, smoking damages your blood vessels and is one of the greatest risk factors for a range of cardiovascular conditions, including heart disease and stroke. In fact, smoking is behind 1 in every 4 deaths from cardiovascular disease. If you smoke, talk to your doctor about how you can quit.

Find Support Healthy choices are easier to make when everyone’s heart is in it. Make leading a heart-healthy lifestyle a family affair. Cook healthy meals together. Play outside. Go for a hike.

Friends and colleagues can also support each other.

Studies show that having positive, close relationships and feeling connected to others helps blood pressure, weight and overall health.

Additionally, annual physical exams as well as following the advice of your primary care doctor and cardiologist are also keys to a healthy heart.

To find a primary care physician affiliated with Penn Medicine Princeton Health, call 1-888-742-7496 or visit www.princetonhcs.org.

Svetlana Jayson, APN-C, is a board certified advanced practice nurse on staff at Penn Medicine Princeton Health.

By Michele S. Byers

A bold plan: Save 30% of America’s land and oceans for nature

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The nature-saving idea was energized in 2018 when Swiss philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss donated a billion dollars to launch the Wyss Campaign for Nature, aimed at achieving 30% conservation by 2030.

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With a new president committed to tackling the climate crisis, the United States is now on the same path to preserving a significant percentage of our land and oceans.

President Biden recently signed executive orders pledging to conserve at least 30% of the nation’s land and coastal waters by 2030, less than a decade from now.

The “30 by 30” vision was announced a week after the president kicked off his climate agenda by rejoining the Paris Agreement to limit global warming, and launching a review of the previous administration’s rollbacks of environmental protections for air, water and land.

The Biden administration’s plan to conserve at least 30% of U.S. lands and oceans by 2030 is ambitious but critical if we are to save the planet’s diversity of species and buffer against the worst impacts of climate change by protecting ecosystems that absorb and store carbon. It comes at a time when the United States is losing the equivalent of two football fields of natural land every minute, or about 1.5 million acres a year.

According to the Center for American Progress, only about 12% of the country’s land has been conserved as national parks, wilderness areas, permanent conservation easements, state parks, national wildlife refuges, national monuments and other protected areas.

The Center for American Progress found that 26% of U.S. controlled oceans are safeguarded from the most intense extractive uses such as drilling for oil and gas – but most of these protected waters are in the remote western Pacific Ocean or northwestern Hawaii. There are no U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico, the mid-Atlantic, or the North Pacific that are highly or fully protected.

What about New Jersey?

The Garden State has been a national leader in land preservation for decades and has already met the 30% target. This state we’re in covers about five million acres, of which about a third are preserved, a third are either devel-

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oped or planned for development, and a third are up for grabs.

With a sound base of preserved lands already secured, New Jersey can get to work on reaching the 50% advocated by E.O. Wilson and others.

Since the early 1960s, New Jerseyans have enthusiastically voted to support every land preservation ballot question.

And in 2014, New Jersey adopted a permanent and sustainable source of land preservation funding from a portion of the Corporate Business Tax. By continuing to preserve lands that support wildlife habitat and biodiversity, and absorb harmful carbon emissions from the atmosphere, New Jersey will continue to lead the nation.

And by conserving 30×30, the United States will re-establish itself as a leader in conserving nature, leveraging nature to address climate change and making more outdoor spaces available to all Americans.

The path to conserving 30% nationally, and 50% in New Jersey, will require partnerships and coordination between government agencies, private landowners and community-based nonprofit organizations known as land trusts.

And it’s imperative that conservation projects embrace an inclusive and equitable vision that reflects the values of all Americans, including urban residents and communities of color.

Clean air and water, a stable climate, abundant food supplies, a diversity of plant and animal life, a strong economy and a habitable planet are essential. These bold plans are huge steps in the right direction.

To learn more about E.O. Wilson’s Half Earth project, go to https://eowilsonfoundation.org/ Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Far Hills. She may be reached at info@njconservation.org

By Huck Fairman

Electric Vehicles Begin to Address Emissions Issue

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he climate challenges we all face are known by many around the world. What is uncertain is whether or not we as a species will respond in time to maintain the environments we depend on.

Last week there was some good news: General Motors announced it will be manufacturing electric vehicles (EV) only in the coming decades. Volkswagen and Ford may get there ahead of them.

In New Jersey, and undoubtedly elsewhere, vehicle emissions are the greatest source of carbon dioxide.

Turning to EVs will be an important step. California has been formulating similar steps.

Europe, together the third largest economy, and polluter, is also adopting such measures.

China, with us a top-two emitter, is turning to EVs. How widely they are doing this has not been reported, but we must hope that together we will do what we need to.

But scientists warn that the world needs to substantially reduce emissions by 2030, and reach an emissions-

free world by 2050. Can we make it?

Among the real problems many nations face are that heat and dryness from their changing climates are making agriculture unsustainable. With no food, people start moving elsewhere.

“Sierra” magazine reports that Guatemala and El Salvador are ranked by researchers as being among the most vulnerable nations to natural disasters. Dry spells in those countries are lasting longer and rainy seasons are growing shorter. (Parts of our country face these same changes.) Additionally, those Central American countries face problems of crime and corruption – a confluence of problems not unknown in other South American, African and Asian nations.

In this country, and elsewhere, other changes, in addition to EVs, are being adopted. Wind, solar and even wavepower are increasingly being adopted as their costs are reduced and the need increases. Our governor is encouraging the manufacture and installment of an offshore wind See SOLUTIONS, Page 7A

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Arts Council of Princeton artists Ken Lewis and Kal ‘El Dream Livingston

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his past year of virtual reality has been filled with bizarre reality.

For example: 1. I am a COVID-shot seeking psycho, who as a kid was so terrified of getting a “shot” that I had a recurring paranoid anti-vax nightmare that Nikita Khrushchev was inoculating Americans with poison from his headquarters in my family’s garage. 2. Instead of going to a Super Bowl party virtually, I had more fun reality-watching people line up in their cars on Spring Street in a blizzard in order to pick up their Buffalo Wings from Chuck’s for their virtual (I hope) Super Bowl party.

3. I have a grandma crush on a tween-aged kid who is not related to me, who may be related to Superman, and whom I have only met virtually.

I will expand on bizarre reality example No. 3, because it is ranks No. 1 in a pandemic year filled with a lot of zeros. Eleven-year-old Kal ‘El Dream Livingston from Trenton is an extremely talented artist, introduced to me through the Arts Council of Princeton. For the superhero ignorant (as I was until I met Kal), Superman’s real name is Kal-El, son of Jor-El. The suffix El means “of God” in Hebrew, with Kal-El defined by some as “Voice of God.” Before Krypton’s doom, Kal-El’s (Superman’s) parents put him in a Moses-like basket and sent him down the Nile of intergalactic space until he landed safely on Earth.

Kal ‘El Dream Livingston, however, is a real kid with super artistic powers and with a dream (like his middle name). He is converting his dream into a reality and in the process convincing pandemic-weary grandmas, among others, that maybe the world is not coming to an end.

For nearly 30 years, Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) staff members have convened to review and jury artist applications for ACP’s holiday art market, called Sauce for the Goose. Over the years, this Princeton tradition has grown and evolved and now receives applications from across the state. In 2020, in spite of the pandemic, the Arts Council received nearly 50 applications from individual artists who wanted to participate in the holiday market.

One application featured a collection of colorful drawings and small paintings with the added description “I like drawing different characters from various TV shows, movies and famous people!” ACP’s Artistic Director Maria Evans found this artist’s Instagram account and saw the artist – a young boy posed next to one of the paintings.

Curious and inspired, Maria called Davina Livingston, the mother of the artist, Kal ‘El Livingston. She confirmed that the application was indeed submitted by her son, an aspiring artist who has been drawing since he was 4 years

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Adam Welch, the executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton, told me that Kal ‘El’s story “happens to be the physical manifestation of that proverbial spark you often hear about but seldom see firsthand: when curiosity, passion, enthusiasm and ability align and explode.”

Particularly notable is the fact that both mentor Ken Lewis and mentee Kal ‘El Dream Livingston are artists who have managed to not only survive but also thrive during the pandemic, thanks to virtual platforms and a few real exhibitions and paint party events that comply with all COVID safe protocols. For me, the two artists using virtual tools have painted a very real picture of optimism and perseverance – a picture that will sustain me until I can meet them and their art in person.

For more information on Kal ‘El Dream Livingston, visit www.instagram.com/kdl_the_artist/ For more information on Kenneth Lewis, visit www. instagram.com/kjlartist/?hl=en

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old and who now draws continually on real paper and on virtual IPAD canvases. Lacking real exhibition space during the pandemic, Kal’s exhibition space is now Instagram.

Apparently, Kal’s initial inspiration came from an Arts Council of Princeton event. Kal ‘El and the Livingston family attended a 2019 ACP exhibition called Inside Out, a group show featuring the work of Trenton artist Kenneth Lewis, renowned not only for his talent, but also for his mentoring. He is the Wynton Marsalis of the Trenton arts scene. Before COVID attacked, Ken continually hosted classes in his studio, schools, libraries, local YM/YWCAs, and coffeehouses, such as the Trenton Starbucks, where I first met him – and of course, purchased one of his prints.

Kal was inspired by the beauty and colors of Ken’s work and by Ken’s journey as an artist – rather different from Kal’s. Ken Lewis, who completed his first painting on New Year’s Day 2008, had a successful business career as a property manager and an African American bookstore owner, before he embarked upon his life as an artist at the age of 47 years old. Kal ‘El, an arts protégée as a toddler, was 8 years old when he submitted his work to Trenton’s “Art All Night” festival.

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• 47.73% said, “We do not see evidence of more students in crisis, but in general students are more anxious and depressed.”

• 32.58% said, “In general, students are coping well. Our district has not seen increased evidence of serious crises.”

• 12.12% said, “Our district has seen evidence of more serious crises, such as incidents of self-harm, threats of self-harm, or hospitalizations.”

• 7.58% selected “other.”

When schools reopen in fall 2021, restrictions may still be in place. National experts caution that while new vaccines offer hope, it is unclear when enough people will be vaccinated to make a return to normal possible. School administrators should be prepared to start the 2021-22 school year with social distancing and mask requirements still in place, according to the NJSBA. More state and federal aid is needed. A COVID relief package was signed on Dec. 27 that would provide billions to public education.

The bill represents a welcome first step, but the NJSBA remains convinced more assistance will be necessary to help districts face, and effectively address, the enormous and ongoing challenges caused by the pandemic.

As proposed, President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package would provide badly needed funds to New Jersey governments and schools, according to the press release.

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Postpone high-stakes federally required assessments. In conjunction with the major education groups in the state, the governor and the acting education commissioner should consider asking President Biden and his education secretary-designee, Dr. Miguel Cardona, to postpone national achievement tests which can be stressful for students, the NJSBA said.

With a large percentage of districts either entirely, or significantly, educating students through remote instruction, administering tests would also create a significant drain on resources better spent on providing mental health services for students and maintaining a high-quality education program, according to the press release.

Develop a long-term recovery plan. As the pandemic ebbs, and time and resources permit, the New Jersey Department of Education, in conjunction with the state’s major education groups, and a diverse array of district representatives from around the state, should consider developing shortterm and long-term plans to help students recover from any delay in learning progression caused by the disruptive events of the past year, the NJSBA said.

On Jan. 11, Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 214, suspending the state’s graduation exam requirements for the 2020-21 school year, allowing districts to focus resources on addressing the pandemic, according to the press release.

The report can be accessed at www. njsba.org/StudentMentalHealth.

“Abandoned Ruins on Public Lands in New Jersey: Forgotten and Unknown Pasts” will be presented at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 courtesy of The Mercer County Library, Lawrence headquarters branch.

Scattered throughout New Jersey are remnants of history that are being reclaimed by nature or destroyed by vandals. In this program, author and photographer Kathleen Butler will rediscover the little-known history of these forgotten places. Discover ruins C from iron-making industries, mills, the railroad, and more.

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“Off the hook.” accompanying sound that lets If there is one phrase that can you know this is something very best describe Dodge’s 2021 Duspecial. rango SRT Hellcat, it would have Powering this beast is a suto simply be: “Off the hook.” percharged 6.2 liter HEMI HellI know of no better way to cat V-8 engine that is paired with say it folks. This souped-up SUV a very smooth shifting eight – the most powerful SUV ever speed transmission.

– is capable of producing 710 The Durango, a three-row, horsepower. full-sized SUV, now joins It is flat out crazy fast and Dodge’s Challenger and Charger to be featured in Hellcat furiously aggressive in not only form. However, Dodge says that its performance but with its rePeter Perrotta vamped look – inside and out.

2021 will be the only year it proWhen I first jumped behind duces a Hellcat Durango. the wheel of this monster to begin my oneAccording to the folks at Dodge: the Duweek test drive recently, I was almost afraid rango SRT Hellcat runs 0 to 60 miles per to punch the accelerator. I knew I was going hour in 3.5 seconds; has a National Hot Rod to be in for exhilarating jolt. I just wasn’t Association (NHRA) certified quarter-mile quite sure how much of jolt. elapsed time of 11.5 seconds; is capable of Let me tell you friends, this “cat” is crazy a top speed of 180 mph and runs 1.5 seconds fast. faster than the SRT 392 on a 2.1 mile road Not only does it plaster you back into course. your contoured performance seat when you For 2021, the entire Durango line now punch it, it does it with smoothness and an features an updated aggressive exterior with

a forward leaning profile, a new front fascia, grille, rear spoiler and wheel options.

A performance inspired interior now features a new driver-oriented cockpit, including a new instrument panel, wrapped and accent stitched mid-bolster and center console and upgraded door panels.

It also features an upgraded U-Connect 5 system that controls all the functions of the 10.1 inch touchscreen center command system that controls navigation, phone, music and vehicle functions.

The new look interior and exterior certainly works for me. I find it to be sporty and aggressive and much to my liking. There is plenty of head and leg room inside.

The seats are comfortable and the overall sight lines are good as well.

When it comes to power, needless to say, this Hellcat has plenty to offer.

But, how does it ride?

There are various different drive modes you can select for this Durango. For the most part I used the standard “auto” mode which will determine for you when to put it into 4 wheel drive mode. I also used the “sport” mode quite a bit which enhances this engine’s roar even more than it already is.

I didn’t get a chance to take this Durango off road, however, since we were hit with a three-day snowstorm. I certainly took advantage of this vehicle’s “snow” mode.

When you place this bear of an SUV in its “snow mode” it chews up any ice or snow underneath its feet with ease.

Overall, the Durango has a good, solid ride to it. It handles quite smoothly for a big powerful SUV and despite all of its overwhelming power, you don’t ever feel you can’t control this SUV. It handles bumps and rough roads quite well.

However, in “sport” mode, it does stiffen the suspension a bit so you do feel the bumps in the road a little more.

Needless to say, all of this power and luxury doesn’t come cheap.

The base price of the 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat comes in at $80,995. The bottom line sticker price of the Green Hellcat

I tested came in at $92,655.

Additional options included: $2,395 for a technology group package; $1,995 for a rear seat DVD entertainment system; $1,195 for an enhanced tow package; $2,495 for the premium interior upgrade package; $595 for a second row console; $995 for a Harmon Kardon sound system; $495 for blind spot detection and $1,495 for destination and delivery.

The technology group package includes: advanced brake assist; lane departure warning; forward collision warning and adaptive cruise control.

The premium interior group upgrade includes: suede headliner; a premium instrument panel and forged carbon fiber accents.

The folks at Car and Driver gave the Durango Hellcat high marks for its “insane power and great body control.” It called the Hellcat “the ultimate schlepper.” Car and Driver gave the Hellcat low marks for its “horrific gas mileage” and said the “supercharger squeals ever at low rpms.”

Yes, you can hear the blower doing its thing from time to time under the hood, but, to be honest, that really didn’t bother me much.

As far as gas mileage goes, yes, this is not your typical “tree huggers” ride. What do you expect?

The Durango has a huge 25-gallon gas tank and published reports rate its average gas mile rating as 12 miles per gallon in city driving and 17 mpg on the highway.

Moreover, if you have a heavy foot and enjoy showing off the Hellcat’s demon like speed, I could guarantee you those gas mileage ratings won’t be that generous.

At the end of the day, folks, this isn’t your everyday soccer mom or soccer dad SUV you tote the kids around in.

To be honest, this is purely an expensive specialty vehicle that is simply a ton of fun to drive.

urgency with this understanding of the environmental and health benefits from preserving trees. Creating and nurturing tiny, pocket forests is another step neighborhoods and towns can take to benefit environments, and human health.

Fortunately, a number of positive steps have been adopted by the Biden Administration, including rejoining the Paris Climate Accord and reinstating a number of former President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency initiatives and standards. It is to be hoped that the unnecessary and destructive drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will be prevented as the need for fossil fuels is reduced. And likewise, the Canadian oil pipeline will be canceled.

As the nation adopts EVs, it will also

need to update and redesign its electric grid system, adapting it to more localized solar, wind or water power sources. At the same time, it will, as some municipalities already have, establish cleaner transportation systems, encourage pedestrians and biking, while encouraging and helping businesses and residents install green energy and improved insulation.

In short, there is much needed to be done at all levels of international and local communities.

Citizens need to get involved. There is much that they can do. Voters need to make clear to their representatives that this substantial range of changes is essential for our well-being.

Science warns us that our timeframe is short.

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farm. It is another example of how the public and private sectors can, and need to, work together, as occurred in the development of Silicon Valley, the Space Program, the Internet, and going back to World War II and the Great Depression. What is increasingly evident is the absolute need for this coordination.

In addition to the coronavirus sweeping much of the world, other plagues are devastating trees, as spreading heat allows insects, viruses and germs to move globally.

Many Americans living in the eastern half of the country know that chestnut, elm, hemlock and ash trees have been greatly reduced in number by insects or fungi.

In addition to simply killing trees, these diseases and insects indirectly contribute

to the increasing carbon dioxide levels through emissions escaping trees’ rotting remains. This level of emissions approximates the emissions from wildfires – another repercussion from warming and drying climates.

A new disease in California, “sudden oak death,” caused by a “non-native fungus-like pathogen” was noticed first in the 1990s. According to a “NY Times” article, “it has killed millions of trees” and has had “devastating effects on coastal forests in California and Oregon.”

Moreover, the resulting deforestation “increases the chances that humans will be exposed to more dangerous pathogens.”

Locally the efforts of the D&R Greenway Land Trust to preserve undeveloped lands and forests take on an additional

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36 Lake south of London 37 Have something 40 Oklahoma’s top crop 44 Handle 46 Dairy-based quaff 47 Phobia lead-in 48 Prior conviction, e.g.

52 One of the ones that “say so much,” in an Elton John hit 54 Brewpub choices 55 Pitchers that can’t throw?

56 Peachy-keen 58 Coronary chambers 59 Name of the Baltimore Ravens’ mascot 60 Programmer’s problem, perhaps 61 Drinking noise 63 Facebook count 64 Iberian landmark that’s an insurance company logo 68 Put back to zero 71 Villainous look 72 Half a game fish 73 Reverence 76 Unfitting 77 Dusk, poetically 78 Not treating nicely 80 Fussbudget 81 Some fort components 84 Personal exam?

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61 Title for Richard Starkey 62 Montana motto metal 64 Email option 65 Professional charges 66 Piazza de Ferrari city 67 God with a hammer 68 Redder, perhaps 69 Computer that was retired in 1955 70 Topping for chicken enchiladas 73 Quite dry 74 Half of a dinner pairing 75 Poaching targets 78 Cartoon explosion sound 79 With no changes 80 Key letter 82 Do a garden chore 83 Czech or Serb 85 Inuit craft

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105 Come to terms 106 Santa Anita numbers 107 86-Down, for one 109 Connect, in a way, with “in” 110 RSVP convenience 111 Strong desires 113 MLB stat

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