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Hopewell Valley schools seek greater access to COVID vaccines for teachers By ANDREW HARRISON
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New Jersey educators who did not qualify to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the current categories were in a holding pattern when Mercer County superintendents sent a recent letter advocating for educators to be placed highest priority after Phase 1A to Gov. Phil Murphy. Those educators are still awaiting further information as to when they would be available to receive vaccines in the state’s vaccination rollout. As of Feb. 8, Murphy said educators are on the on deck circle, but did not announce a date or anticipated timeframe. “We are asking that they are the first ones after Phase 1A. To date, we have heard nothing,” said Hopewell Valley Regional Schools Superintendent Thomas Smith, who is also president of the Mercer County Association of School Administrators (MCASA). “There is a general sense of worry and confusion about access and information to the vaccine. Our staff has heard nothing.” Smith added that he thinks access to the vaccine for teachers and staff would help school districts looking to improve in-person learning to more days a week
or full five day programs. “But it is important to note that we have a good number of families who have indicated that they aren’t comfortable returning until there is a vaccine. Even if we added more in-person days, we might not have the interest,” he said. “We learned this on the elementary level and our return to five days a week. We had less students return than expected.” As of Feb. 8, Murphy stated that the trend is going steadily in the direction of in-person instruction, at least in some form. “Which further supports our work toward making more educators eligible for vaccinations beyond those who are currently eligible either because of age or health conditions,” he said at his briefing on Feb. 8. “Remember, if you are an educator and you’re either 65 and older, or you’re under 65 but you’ve got a chronic condition, you’re already eligible as we sit here. You’ve been eligible for two or three weeks at this point, but we clearly want to get there. But we also don’t want to over promise and under deliver.” Because of the COVID-19 vaccine shortage in New Jersey, vaccine clinics that have been operated by municipal health departments in Mercer County are temporarily halted for first doses.
Municipal health departments across the county have been partnering with Mercer County Health Officers Association to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to those who currently qualify. According to Hopewell Township, the state has informed local health departments that due to the current shortage of available vaccines they will no longer be able to supply vaccines to municipally-run clinics. Hopewell Valley COVID-19 positive cases to date: Hopewell Township: The township health department reported a total case count of 562 cases as of Feb. 1; 420 of the 562 cases were from November through Feb. 1, according to the township. Pennington: As of Feb. 9, there have been 67 total cases since March 2020; 46 of the 67 cases occurred from November through February, according to the COVID-19 dashboard for Mercer County. Hopewell Borough: As of Feb. 9, the borough has experienced 37 total cases since April; 33 confirmed cases of the 37 occurred from November through February, according to the COVID-19 dashboard for Mercer County.
Application to develop restaurant, office space at 71 East Broad St. continues By ANDREW HARRISON
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The Hopewell Borough Planning Board completed the first part of the restarted public hearing for a commercial retail and restaurant project, re-purposing the former automobile service station building of Castoro & Company Inc. The public hearing will continue on March 3, as representatives for the application continue their revised presentation for the renovation of the existing structure located at 71 East Broad St. The applicant is seeking preliminary and final site plan approval for the proposed project. The proposed project at the intersection of Maple Street is before the board again after the original application’s public hearing had been delayed in 2020, due to issues regarding noticing. Board members heard testimony for the revised project plans on Feb. 3. “We are technically starting this application over because there was a concern about the notice, plus there have been
some changes. There have been a handful of changes to both the application and the building being proposed,” said attorney Gary Forshner of Law Offices of Gary Forshner, who is representing applicant 71 East Broad, LLC. He added that they have eliminated three different variances from what we had originally proposed. “We have eliminated the outdoor lighting for the seating. The only outdoor lighting is the typical building lighting shielded as appropriate, so we have eliminated that relief,” Forshner said. “Number two, we have eliminated any outdoor music, and last but not least we have minimized the size for each of the restaurants to 2,000 square feet.” Originally, the project only proposed one restaurant. The proposed project would now construct space for two restaurants that would operate independently
from one another and office space in the reuse of the former service building. The restaurant spaces are set up for different owners, but it was indicated by representatives of the applicant that initially it is unknown whether there will be two separate owners for the restaurant spaces or one. There would be a restaurant (2,000 square feet) on the first floor, restaurant (1,748 square feet) space on the second floor that would include a rooftop dining area, and second-floor office space (1,213 square feet), according to application documents. “The new application shows the three separate uses and our ordinance really does not address how uses work together within a building. It is a little vague, so it basically provides two requirements in the same paragraph and See RESTAURANT, Page 3A
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PennEast Pipeline update: U.S. Supreme Court grants review for appeal By ANDREW HARRISON
Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the PennEast Pipeline Company, as the company seeks to overturn a 2019 Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision, denying the condemning of New Jersey stateowned land for the company’s $1 billion pipeline project. The Supreme Court granted PennEast’s petition of writ certiorari (a written request for review) on Feb. 3. The case is set for arguments in April. According to the docket, both parties will have to brief and argue the question: Did the Court of Appeals properly exercise jurisdiction over this case? Tony Cox, chair of the Board of Managers for PennEast, said they remain hopeful that after hearing full arguments this term, the U.S. Supreme Court will agree that the Third Circuit’s decision was profoundly wrong. “Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court granting the petition for certiorari in the PennEast Pipeline case is a major step forward in upholding Congress’ clear charge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure the availability of affordable domestic energy, delivered safely and reliably via natural gas infrastructure. “Federally approved pipeline projects undergo an extensive review process, and support jobs, reliable energy systems, a cleaner
environment, and lower energy bills, which together, benefit our region’s families and businesses,” he said. He added that the Third Circuit ruling in fall 2019 turned nearly 80 years of federal government interpretation and industry practice on their heads. The construction of the 116mile long natural gas pipeline is a $1 billion project from Pennsylvania into New Jersey. “A private party like PennEast has no right to condemn state lands in court, and we look forward to pressing our arguments to #SCOTUS,” New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal tweeted on Feb. 3. “When the Court reviews the merits of this case, we believe they will recognize what the Third Circuit did: that New Jersey must prevail.” If the pipeline project were to be constructed, its construction would occur in the Hopewell area, while the New Jersey leg of the pipeline accounts for about one-third of the total project. The project has faced pushback from not only the state, but local residents and environmental organizations. “The Third Court’s decision to halt taking of state-owned land by a private party in federal court was well-reasoned. It’s a position that should be upheld by the Supreme Court,” said Tom Gilbert, campaign director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation and ReThink Energy NJ. “The PennEast
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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.
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
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Mutual Aid and Princeton Graduate Students United hold a general assembly biweekly at 4 p.m. Fridays via Zoom. The next sessions will be Feb. 19 and March 5. In addition, a protest will be held from 4-5 p.m. Feb. 13 regarding returning to Princeton University campus and if workers, staff, faculty and students were consulted on the decision and implementation. Located at the FitzRandolph Gate on Nassau and Witherspoon streets. COVID protocols, including mask wearing and social distancing, will be observed. The companies at Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor have pledged to take active steps toward true diversity through systemic policy change and individual accountability. Kelsey Forward Initiative, formed this past summer in response to supporting Black Lives Matter, concentrates on bringing more diversity into Kelsey Theatre. Kelsey Theatre has returned with “Kelsey’s New Year’s Resolution … Out of the Box,” a concert created with the intent to showcase diverse actors and open the eyes of the theatre community and the public to show that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) performers should be and can be considered for roles that are traditionally played by White actors. This cast and “video magic” showcases a special Zoom call and group finale, which will be aired beginning at 8 p.m. Feb. 13 on Kelsey’s YouTube page. This show features songs performed from past Kelsey productions with the talents of Lynn Baskin, Steven Brandt, Jina Choi, Roberta Curless, Mimi B. Francis, Simon Hamilton, Dayley Katz, Makenna Katz, Mai Kawamura, Maria Keyser, Sheilla Kraft, Jonathan Polanco, Sasha Saco, Shawn Simmons, Kyrus Keenan Westcott,and Shan Williams. The show is presented by Kelsey Theatre and Kelsey Forward Initiative. Production staff includes Producer Beverly Kuo-Hamilton, Technical Director
John M. Maurer, Music Coordinator Pamela Sharples, and Stage Managers Melissa Gaynor and Fabiola Bien-Aime. 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-bridgewater-nj/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/
Sunday, Feb. 14 to Feb. 21
HomeFront’s Week of Hope from Feb. 14-21 will spread the Valentine’s spirit of caring to local homeless families. Kick off with “Share The Love” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Participants will decorate hearts, adorn them with poetry and add inspirational quotes that will be
displayed at HomeFront’s Family Campus, a temporary shelter for 38 local homeless families in Ewing. “Welcome to HomeFront” orientation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 15; then a virtual tour of HomeFront’s pantry, FreeStore, ArtSpace and Furnish the Future program will be held from 1-2 p.m. Join a virtual Snack & Activity Bag “Packing Event” from 10 a.m. to noon or from 2-3 p.m. Feb. 16 via Zoom. Community members can shop for, pack up and deliver snack and activity bags for local homeless families. Attend HomeFront’s virtual Lunch & Learn with CEO Connie Mercer and COO Sarah Steward from 12-1:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Join the discussion on local homelessness and hunger, solutions and how to get involved. HomeFront and the Princeton Public Library will co-host a virtual panel discussion “Homelessness and Hunger in the Time of COVID-19” at 6 p.m. Feb. 18. Moderated by Connie Mercer, CEO of HomeFront, with panelists Bernie Flynn, CEO of Mercer Street Friends; Emily Lemmerman of Princeton University’s Eviction Lab; Crystol Thompson-Dyous, Trenton School District parent liaison and former HomeFront client; Sarah Steward, chief of Operations at Homefront; and Gregory Stankiewicz, statewide coordinator of the NJ Community Schools Coalition. Take a Zoom tour of HomeFront’s headquarters, including its food pantry, FreeStore, Furnish the Future program and ArtSpace, from 10-11 a.m. Feb. 19. Volunteer on site in the Diaper Resource Center from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 20 at the HomeFront Family Campus, 101 Celia Way, Ewing. View the short film created by Force for Good about the Tiny House project and homelessness at 7 p.m. Feb. 21. A panel discussion, in which HomeFront will take part, will follow the film. Register for all events at www.homefrontnj.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 wave-power 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 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.
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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 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 envi-
ronments, 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.
Chelsea communities to receive COVID-19 vaccine Vaccinations are available for residents and staff of Chelsea Senior Living communities. Receiving the vaccine will be voluntary. However, Chelsea founder and CEO Herb Heflich and President and COO Roger Bernier both received vaccines to set an example for their safety. “We ask all of our residents and staff to help us keep everyone in our buildings safe and healthy,” Bernier said in a prepared statement. “To that end, we strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated. The vaccine has been exhaustively tested and approved by the FDA and CDC and is said to be at least 95% effective in preventing illness due to COVID-19.” The vaccine, given in two injections a month apart, will be administered by trained pharmacists from CVS, which is handling vaccines for thousands of long term care residents and staff nationwide.
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Chelsea Senior Living founder and CEO Herb Heflich, top, and President and COO Roger Bernier both received vaccines to set an example for their safety.
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Restaurant Continued from Page 1A subsection,” Board Planner Joanna Slagle said. “We restrict retail stores to 2,000 square feet and service stores to 1,000 square feet, but then goes on to say that no individual building housing housing any such uses shall exceed a total ground floor area of 12,000 square feet.” The buildings total floor area is 9,742 square-feet and the project includes the removal of a portion of the rear of the building. The applicant is also adding back in the garage. “What they have proposed here is three uses under 2,000 square feet, but there is also this common space that you would have in a strip mall or tenanted office building that is calculated separately. The board typically has not heard this that is why it is a little bit unusual,” Slagle added. “We typically have not done a lot of tenanted
spaces in my time here.” During the Feb. 3 public hearing, the board through a straw voted not to require a D-variance for the interior common space areas and that they would not be allocated to the individual uses for retail space, which is restricted in an ordinance to 2,000 square feet. The first floor contains the enclosed parking garage, lobby, two-story atrium for the entire building, dining area, kitchen, common area and restrooms. The second floor would have the rooftop dining area, the second restaurant space, in office space above the parking garage, and building mechanical space. The applicant still is requesting variance relief for an existing non-conforming condition for the front setback from Maple Street, size of parking spaces and parking setback.
Pipeline Continued from Page 1A pipeline would threaten the health and safety of our communities, private landowners, taxpayer-preserved open space, our drinking water, and significant natural and historic resources.” Jennifer Danis, a senior fellow at Columbia University Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, added that the Third Circuit honored New Jersey’s sovereign right to protect its conservation lands from a private gas pipeline company. “A right that is based on a substantial body of Supreme Court precedent spanning over 100 years. We believe that the Court will reach that same conclusion,” she said. Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to grant review of the appeal, FERC in January tabled a decision on whether to grant PennEast’s filed amendment to construct the pipeline in two phases. FERC is a federal independent agency that regulates the interstate transportation of electricity, natural gas and oil. Phase One consists of 68 miles of pipeline in Pennsylvania, which was originally scheduled to be ready to deliver natural gas by November 2021. Phase Two would finish the remaining route in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with an original target
completion date occurring in 2023. “There are several factors potentially impacting the anticipated in-service date such as approval from FERC on the phased approach, approval of the remaining permit applications from Pennsylvania regulators, and construction-related considerations,” Cox said. “At this time, we anticipate placing the Phase One facilities in service in 2022. We anticipate placing the Phase Two facilities in service in 2024, though there may be a shift to the anticipated timeline depending on a number of factors.” In previous years such as 2019, PennEast faced several setbacks in the New Jersey portion of the pipeline. In November of 2019, the company made the decision to appeal its federal appeals case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision came in light of a November ruling by Third Circuit Court of Appeals, denying PennEast’s request to rehear a case concerning the condemning of 42 parcels of New Jersey state-owned land for PennEast’s pipeline project. Due to that denial and opinion by the third circuit, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection also denied the company’s Freshwater Wetlands Permit application siting that PennEast’s application could not be “administratively complete” because of the circuit’s decision.
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Advancement of women continues to top of mind for local network of Realtors By ANDREW HARRISON
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Even through the pandemic, the Women’s Council of Realtors – Mercer County Network has continued its mission of advancing women and professionals in the industry. The network not only works to advance women and professionals in the industry, but in business and their communities as well, according to the Mercer County Network. The local network provides leadership training and education programs/presentations, once a month, on topics such as business and real estate. “It is really an educational organization. The idea is that they have constant, especially on a national level, educational courses that you can take on leadership,” said Brigitte Sabar, secretary for the Mercer County Network and Realtor at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach. “When we pay our dues, we pay a portion to the national organization and smaller amounts to the state and local networks.” The Mercer County Network is part of the Women’s Council of Realtors national organization headquartered in Illinois that has a New Jersey state organization, which currently consists of seven Women’s Council Networks within the state. “There are very few organizations in the realty world that bring different women and men together. Ten percent of our membership is men, because most of the time it stays within brokerages,” Sabar said. “This is one of the few ways that different brokerages can get together in a neutral environment and not feel competitive at that time.” A group from the Princeton area started this Mercer County Network, which focuses on promoting professionals in the community. “Mercer County is such a mishmash. The network is centrally located to where we support Mercer County first, but we end up doing things a little bit of everywhere,” she added. “We have had people join our group from the shore, Plainsboro and West Windsor.” When the pandemic changed normal life in March 2020, the network had to quickly adapt to the new reality. “In January of 2020, as a network, we
had all of our programs set for the year and what was left was juggling with what to do with one in December, because of the Tri-State Convention in Atlantic City for Realtors,” Sabar said. “Of course, come March, all of that went out of the window. Everything we could convert to Zoom, we converted to Zoom.” By January of last year, annual dues had already been collected for membership within the network. “We felt horrible about that, so we completely had to reverse the way we did things. Most of the speakers that we had arranged were able to be switched to Zoom. In terms of what the content was, obviously we talked about people purchasing homes with just looking online,” she added. “We relied heavily on our strategic partners.” One of the programs that occurred from the networks sponsors had been on the topic of how to make lemonade from lemons. “They got on there and spoke about what they had to do, most of it extremely positive, in order to keep their businesses going and change from operating in offices to obviously working from home,” Sabar said. “A lot of discussions and topics were about how you deal with this at home and then also what you need to do as a Realtor to protect yourself, when you are out meeting strangers.” For 2021, the network decided to pay full membership fees for those who were members last year and attended the Zoom meetings. The Mercer County Network paid for 31 members to be members in 2021. “We got every one of the programs we wanted to completed last year. We have been lenient about who can attend these meetings and opened up to non-members. It is a challenge, but we did it,” Sabar said. “I think the biggest advantage of this network, to me, is that I am getting to know people out of my brokerage. We are building relationships and getting educated in things I would not have time to look into.”
The next program for the Women’s Council of Realtors – Mercer County Network will be on the topic of real estate appraising on March 4. For more information on the Zoom meetings and networking, visit wrc.org and search for the Mercer County Network.
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By Michele S. Byers
A bold plan: Save 30% of America’s land and oceans for nature
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n his 2016 book, “Half Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life,” biologist and author Edward O. Wilson made a strong case for preserving half the planet – both land and oceans – for nature. This, he argued, is the best way to prevent a mass extinction of species that could lead to the collapse of humanity. 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. Later that year, several large conservation groups added their voices, calling for 30% of the planet to be protected by 2030 and 50% to be protected by 2050. 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 developed 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 sus-
tainable 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
D&R Greenway preserves 315th property since its founding three decades ago As 2021 unfurls, D&R Greenway Land Trust celebrates its newest milestone: permanent preservation of its 315TH property since its 1989 founding. “Preserving land is our first priority in a state that is the most densely populated in the nation,” Linda Mead, president and CEO, said in a prepared statement. “This noble work provides benefits to every person who breathes fresh air, drinks clean water, eats fresh food, and finds solace in nature.” Even while facing 2020’s pandemic and economic challenges, the land trust achieved protection of half a dozen properties that protect clean water along the Stony Brook, Jacobs Creek, and the Delaware River, according to the statement. Preserved forests extend bird and wildlife habitats with linkages to adjacent preserves. Vast farmland protects the “garden” in the Garden State. Property values of the protected lands range from $90,000 to $4.6 million. Many of the land trust’s recent preservation successes are funded in part by their new Revolving Land for Life Fund. This resource was enriched in 2020 by a generous bequest from Eugene Gladston, a former trustee and birder who lived in Bucks County, who believed that the most patriotic thing we can do is protect home land, according to the statement. New lands preserved forever by D&R Greenway in partnership with state, county and local partners in 2020 include: A new 10-acre preserve in Hopewell Township creates a green legacy as Nutan Singh preserves land in memory of her late husband, Anil Singh. A Conservation and Public Access Easement on this land permanently protects 770 feet along the Stony Brook and another 720 feet of a tributary stream on this land. Funding for this new acquisition was provided by Mercer County and D&R Greenway’s Revolving Land for Life Fund. This new preserve is directly adjacent to two other D&R Greenway properties and is nearby the land trust’s popular Cedar Ridge Preserve. Woodlands such as the Singh property include habitat for New Jersey endangered species: barred owl, Cooper’s hawk, wood thrush, wormeating warbler, Kentucky warbler, and the remarkable terrestrial wood turtle. The richly forested land is composed of hickory, red maple, oak, tulip poplar, American beech, sycamore and the spicebush.
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A 13-acre gift of land celebrates Wertsville history, thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Kloner. One hundred years after her grandmother acquired the East Amwell farm, Kloner gifted 13 bucolic acres to D&R Greenway Land Trust. Her generous donation links family land to neighboring preserved Sourlands farms. In addition to its renown for growing grains and vegetables, the Kloner land held a large general store Kleins named for her grandparents. Legend has it that journalists covering the kidnapping of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s son and subsequent Flemington trial investigated the barn on this property due to reports of out-of-state license plates on a car stored here. Woods are located alongside a Category-1 stream, shelter warbling vireo, Carolina wren, Baltimore oriole, whitethroated sparrow and blue-grey gnatcatcher. Sycamore Creek Farm owners Tony and Patti Cifelli sold a conservation easement on their 50 Hopewell acres to D&R Greenway and its partner land trust, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space. The easement permanently protects working farmland, and a forested area along Jacobs Creek where public access trails will be built. A home, circa 1830, where the Cifellis raised their children, will remain in the family as the preserved property will be sold to their son Pete. His sister trained and rode horses on the farm while growing up here, and Pete fondly speaks of the sledding hill he shared with neighbor children. This preserved property is an extension of the Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve, also jointly protected by the two land trusts, where new trails were opened in 2020. Fifty-eight forested Delaware Township acres in Hunterdon County expand the land trust’s Plum Brook Preserve to 311 acres. The historic property includes significant mature trees and vintage stone walls. The Cisek family sold this land to D&R Greenway. Sixty acres fit for a king include an historic gardener’s house, to become a museum with exquisite mementoes of the Bonaparte era in the City of Bordentown. Former king of Spain and of Naples, Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte’s widely renown Point Breeze estate overlooks the Crosswicks Creek at its confluence with the Delaware River. Once holding the largest library in the United States, and the best collection of European art in the country, this land retains tunnels and stone steps along with archeological sites where two former mansions stood. D&R Greenway’s vision includes recreating the gardens in a manner that addresses history and food security for the community, and interpreting the property with education and signage to celebrate the importance of the Delaware River and the Native Americans that made their homes along its banks 13,000 years ago. The State of New Jersey and the City of Bordentown are significant partners in preserving this unique estate property that will now be open to the public. 103 Salem County acres preserve agriculture in a region where bountiful produce earned New Jersey its title of “Garden State.” Facilitated through the New Jersey State Farmland Preservation Program, this reach of land adds to the thousands of farm acres, including Seabrook Farms, preserved in South Jersey near the Delaware Bay and Mannington Meadows. The late Elizabeth Stetson, faithful supporter of the land trust, would drive her four-in-hand carriage past these rolling farm fields, to picnic with the Seabrook family and Grace Kelly who later became Princess Grace of Monaco. Jack Seabrook and his brothers, in the 1950s, managed the world’s largest farming, freezing and dehydration operation. In 1929, after the stock market crash, Seabrook made an agreement to plant, pick and freeze food with General Foods, the corporation that had purchased the Birdseye patent for quick-freezing food in retail packages. The Birdseye brand would dominate the frozen food mar-
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Land in the City of Bordentown once occupied by Joseph Bonaparte, king of Spain and of Naples, has been preserved.
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The Stony Brook runs through the Singh property in Hopewell.
ket for many years thereafter. Seabrook also produced food under its own label, developing 60 square miles of rich farmland, becoming the “world’s largest truck farm enterprise.” They became major suppliers to the military during World War II. This crucial farming and bird habitat is now preserved in perpetuity, thanks to Ms. Stetson’s suggestion to the Seabrook family that they speak with D&R Greenway about preserving their 1900 fruitful acres. Everyone’s goal, from the first, was to keep this historic site in active farming. “This Mannington Meadows region is The Garden Spot of New Jersey, the Garden State,” Mead said in the statement. It has also been named an Important Bird Area (IBA) by the National Audubon Society, in conjunction with BirdLife International. Together, 2,758 IBAs have been designated, involving 417 million acres of public and private land in the United States.
D&R Greenway Land Trust, an accredited nonprofit, has saved more than 21,000 acres of New Jersey land since its founding in 1989. By preserving land for life and creating public trails, it gives everyone the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. The land trust’s preserved farms and community gardens provide local organic food for neighbors, including those most in need. Through strategic land conservation and stewardship, D&R Greenway combats climate change, protects birds and wildlife, and ensures clean drinking water for future generations. D&R Greenway’s mission is centered in connecting land with people from all walks of life. D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center, home to its art galleries in Princeton, is currently closed to ensure health and safety due to COVID, although its outdoor trails and labyrinth are open. Visit Facebook and Instagram pages and www.drgreenway.org to learn about the organization’s latest news and virtual programs.
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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 Moseslike basket and sent him down the Nile of intergalactic space until he landed safely
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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. 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
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John Morrow Cannon, Sr. September 15, 1932 to February 3, 2021 John Morrow Cannon, age 88, recently of Holland, PA, formerly of Titusville, NJ passed away on February 3. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. John was born on September 15, 1932 in Fayette, Alabama to Elmer and Johnnye (Dodson) Cannon. On June 27, 1954 he married Claire Wynn Cannon. Together they had two children, Marion (Paul) Myers and John (Janice) Cannon Jr. Claire and John graduated from the University of Alabama where he majored in Chemistry and was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he achieved the rank of First Lieutenant. He is survived by: Daughter Marion Cannon Myers and son John Morrow Cannon Jr., six grandchildren; Katie (Larry) Johnson , Chris (Rachael) Myers, Megan Myers, J.T. (Ashley) Cannon, Matthew Cannon and Sarah Cannon and two great-grandchildren, Adelaide and Merrick Johnson. He is preceded in death by his wife Claire Wynn Cannon and his parents Elmer and Johnnye Cannon. John had an extensive career as President of Mettler Instrument Corporation. He held leadership roles in the Scientific Apparatus and Manufacturing Association (SAMA), Hopewell Valley Lyons Club, Girl Scouts of New Jersey and was an active member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church in Pennington, NJ. He loved spending time with his beloved cats and his extended family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Matthews Church. www.stmatthewspennington. org or The National Federation of the Blind www.nfb.org/. Arrangements are under the care of Blackwell Memorial Home, 21 N. Main St, Pennington. (www.blackwellmh.com)
Business Briefs may be sent via email to jamato@newspapermediagroup.com Business Briefs may report the opening of a new business with a description of what the business offers, or hirings or promotions at a local business, or hirings or promotions of area residents at their place of employment. Legal Notices Notice of Hopewell Township Fire District No. 1 Virtual Meetings 3/11/21 & 3/25/21 The Hopewell Township Fire District No. 1 Board of Fire Commissioners meeting scheduled at 7:00 PM on March 11, 2021 will be conducted virtually on Zoom. You must register in advance in order to attend at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82449311461?pwd=S2NRU2VXQ0ZTQTJwSFRzTVF3VjlnUT0 9 The Hopewell Township Fire District No. 1 Board of Fire Commissioners meeting scheduled at 7:00 PM on March 25, 2021 will be conducted virtually on Zoom. You must register in advance in order to attend at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81671487443?pwd=dzVGMzJRZHNIZkw5eGczT1NHMU0zdz09 These registration links is also available at hopewelltwpfire.org. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Ambrish Agarwal, Secretary Hopewell Township Fire District No. 1 HVN, 1x, 2/12/2021 Fee: $16.74 NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION Notice is hereby given that Ordinance No. 844 was introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Hopewell, County of Mercer, on February 4, 2021, and that second reading/public hearing will be held on March 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, at the Hopewell Borough Council meeting to be held via Zoom webinar https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89710664176?pwd=SDJxazFvRFR4dEJDQ01EZzJHSko4dz09 Webinar ID: 897 1066 4176 Passcode: 908433 Dial - US: +1 929 205 6099 , at which time all persons interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard on the Ordinance. Copies of this ordinance are available in the Municipal clerk's office. BY ORDER OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL Michele Hovan Borough Administrator/Clerk Ordinance No. 844: AN ORDINANCE REPLACING CHAPTER XVIII OF THE “REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF HOPEWLL, 1975, AS AMENDED, AND ENTITLED “STORM WATER MANAGEMENT”
A SENSE OF PERMANENCE Cremation may reduce a body to ashes, but the place where those ashes are stored need not be any less physically enduring that a gravesite with a tombstone. While some people may assume that “cremains” are scattered to the wind or deposited in an urn for safekeeping at home, they may treated in the same ways that a body can. Not only can cremains be buried in a cemetery, but they can also be committed to a “cremation niche.” Whether it is located outdoors or as part of an indoor mausoleum, a “columbarium” has small spaces, called “niches,” for placing cremated remains in urns or other approved containers. Most cremation niches are made of marble or premium granite.
These days, many people live far from their family roots and cremation provides more flexibility. Cremated remains can be stored in an urn and displayed on a shelf or mantle at home, scattered on land, floated on water, placed in a columbarium, buried in a plot, or entombed in a crypt. You can carry cremated remains with you if you are moving elsewhere but this is not possible in case of burial. To learn more about our funeral services, please call 609-7372900, or visit our home at 21 North Main St. Continuous Family Service Since 1881. QUOTE: “Death doesn’t exist. You only reach a new level of vision, a new realm of consciousness, a new unknown world.” Henry Miller
HVN, 1x, 2/12/2021 Fee: $25.11 NOTICE OF PENDING BOND ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the governing body of the Borough of Hopewell, in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey, on February 4, 2021. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the governing body to be held via Zoom webinar https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89710664176?pwd=SDJxazFvRFR4dEJDQ01EZzJHSko4dz09 Webinar ID: 897 1066 4176 Passcode: 908433 Dial - US: +1 929 205 6099 on March 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of the full bond ordinance will be available at no cost at Borough Hall, 88 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525 or at www.hopewellboro-nj.us for the members of the general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows: Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RAILROAD PLACE IN AND BY THE BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $575,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $575,000 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH TO FINANCE THE COST THEREOF Purpose: Improvements to Railroad Place, including, but not limited to, construction, a new water main, house services and hydrants, including all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto and further including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto Appropriation: $575,000 Bonds/Notes Authorized: $575,000 Grant Appropriated: A grant expected to be received from the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation in the amount of $282,290 Section 20 Costs: $115,000
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HUNTERDON COUNTY SHERIFF'S SALE # 3823 SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, HUNTERDON COUNTY DOCKET F-026300-12 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST CO., N.A. AS TRUSTEE VS MARY WILLIAMSON; ET AL Execution for sale of mortgaged premises. By virtue of a Writ of Execution in the above stated action to me directed and delivered, I shall expose for sale at public venue and sell to the highest bidder on: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon prevailing time, at the Sheriff's Office, 71 Main Street, Freeholders Meeting Room 2nd Floor, Borough of Flemington, that is to say: Property to be sold is located in the CITY OF LAMBERTVILLE County of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey Premises commonly known as: 85 SWAN STREET (VACANT) LAMBERTVILLE, NJ 08530 Tax LOT 7; BLOCK 1069 Dimensions: (approx.): 52 X 59 Nearest Cross Street: SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET The foregoing concise description does not constitute a full legal description of the property of which a full legal description may be found in the Office of the Hunterdon County Sheriff. The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further publication. The approximate amount due on the above execution is the sum of $567,055.07 together with lawful interest and costs of this sale. A deposit of 20% of the purchase price in cash or certified funds is required at the Close of the sale. Beginning at the southeastern corner of Swan and Ely Streets and running thence (1)along the south line of Swan Street aforesaid, south eighty seven degrees east, fifty nine ft. to a corner; thence (2) south two and a half degrees west, fifty-two ft. to a corner in the line of land now or late of Patrick Malloy; thence (3) along lands of Patrick Malloy and others, north eighty-seven degrees west, fifty-eight ft., more or less, to the east line of Ely Street aforesaid: thence (2) along the same north two degrees west, fifty-two ft., to the beginning, containing three thousand and forty-two sq. ft. of land, more or less. Pursuant to a tax search of 11/20/2020; 2021 Qtr 1 Due:02/01/2021 $l,991.13 OPEN; 2021 Qtr 2 Due:05/01/2021 $l,991.12 OPEN. Sewer: Acct: 20669 to: 09/30/2020 $128.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; $749.79 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS Subject to final reading. Water: PRIVATE. Liens: Year: 2019 Type: 3RD PARTY SEWER Amount $714.15 Cert No.:20-00012 Sold:10/19/2020 To:CC1 NJ II LLC Lien amount is subject to subsequent taxes+interest. Must call prior to settlement for redemption figures. THE REDEMPTION OF LIENS IS OUTLINED IN N.J.S.A 54:5-54. General Remark: Vacant lot fee exist. Contact Clerk, Cindy Ege for additional information(609)397-0110. ALL PROPERTIES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SUMP PUMP INSPECTION, AT NO COST PRIOR TO CLOSING. CONTACT MELISSA EGE (609)397-1496 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY a prior unreleased Mortgage in the amount of $42,000.00, dated 02/20/1990, recorded 02/22/1990, in Mortgage Book 913, Page 578 and judgment DJ-338914-2001 in favor of Div of Motor Vehicles in the amount of $250.00, dated 11/20/01. After a diligent inquiry in which the Plaintiff was unable to obtain an exact amount due and owing on the senior lien, the approximate amount owing on that senior lien, based on the amount of the original loan, is listed above. SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that personʼs claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money. The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any. ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF FREDERICK W. BROWN, SHERIFF FRENKEL LAMBERT, LLP HUNTERDON COUNTY 973-325-8800 DATED: 10/21/2020 HVN, 4x, February 12, 19 26, March 5, 2021 Fee: $241.80 Affidavit: $15.00
Penn Medicine Princeton Health has created a Healthcare Heroes Garden to recognize the challenges of 2020 and show gratitude to the medical staff members and employees who helped the community through it all. The garden will be in full bloom this spring on the Princeton Medical Center (PMC) campus in Plainsboro, just outside the Schreyer Education Center. President and CEO Barry S. Rabner said the Heroes Garden is dedicated to everyone who was part of Princeton Health through the COVID-19 pandemic. “The last 10 months challenged us in ways that none of us ever imagined,” Rabner said in a prepared statement. “The good news is that we have proven ourselves to be stronger than COVID and that with dedication, courage, hard work, flexibility, creativity and optimism, we have taken great care of our patients and each other.” The garden spot is a prime location between the Education Center, the Healing Garden and the Edward & Marie Matthews Center for Cancer Care. Last summer, as the first wave of COVID-19 was winding down, Rabner suggested developing the space to recognize the staff and medical staff, according to the statement. Funding to develop the garden came from a bequest by the estate of the late David I. Scott, MD, and his wife, Gail ShapiroScott. Scott was a talented anesthesiologist who helped start the pediatric anesthesiology practice at Princeton Health, Rabner said in the statement, and ShapiroScott was a retired teacher who volunteered more than 1,400 hours to serve the hospital and our patients. The bequest was made after Shapiro-Scott’s death in March 2020. The Scotts’ gift will also benefit a new Patient Support Fund at the Matthews Center for Cancer Care. Rabner said the Heroes Garden is intended to offer a place for reflection and contemplation, according to the statement. The garden features birch trees and other plants, benches, tables, and chairs. One primary feature is a threepanel, metal wall directly outside the Education Center doors. The left panel displays a quote from Mother Teresa: “A life not lived for others is not a life.” The right panel acknowledges the donors. The center panel is inscribed with the message: “In recognition of our extraordinary physicians and employees for their courage, professionalism, unwavering commitment and compassion during the 2020-21 COVID-19 pandemic. Our community will forever be grateful for your heroic efforts.”
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EWING TOWNSHIP $415,000 Pamela C Gillmett 609.731.1274 MLS# NJME305172
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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP $569,000 Beth Kearns 609.847.5173 MLS# NJME307128
introducing
Age Restricted PLAINSBORO TOWNSHIP $425,000 Merlene K Tucker 609.937.7693 MLS# NJMX123180
PENNINGTON BOROUGH $675,000 Kathryn Baxter 516.521.7771 MLS# NJME307402
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP $300,000 Carolyn Spohn 609.468.2145 MLS# NJSO114222
Age Restricted PLAINSBORO TOWNSHIP $425,000 Merlene K Tucker 609.937.7693 MLS# NJMX122588
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LOWER MAKEFIELD TWP $314,900 Brinton H West 609.462.0556 M L S # PA BU 5 0 8 6 7 0
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PENNINGTON BORO $289,900 Sita A Philion 609.658.2659 MLS# NJME307322
introducing
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP $995,000 Janet Stefandl 201.805.7402 MLS# NJME306366
PRINCETON $1,950,000 Owen ‘Jones’ Toland 609.731.5953 MLS# NJME307516
RARITAN TOWNSHIP $699,000 Kevin Shawn McPheeters 215.740.8331 MLS# NJHT106460
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP $1,000,000 David M Schure 609.577.7029 MLS# NJME302568
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP $2,000,000 Cynthia Shoemaker-Zerrer 609.915.8399 MLS# NJHT106198
newly priced
introducing
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LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP $444,900 Brinton H West 609.462.0556 MLS# NJME301522
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP $725,000 Jennifer Dionne 908.531.6230 MLS# NJME306956
PRINCETON $1,250,000 Maura Mills 609.947.5757 MLS# NJME307154
introducing
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introducing
ISLAND HEIGHTS BORO $318,621 Lauren Adams 908.812.9557 M L S # N JO C 4 0 6 8 1 8
introducing
Age Restricted PLAINSBORO TOWNSHIP $446,000 Catherine ‘Kate’ Stinson 609.439.9343 MLS# NJMX124558
EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP $750,000 Beth M Steffanelli 609.915.2360 MLS# 3545479
PRINCETON $1,295,000 Armour Road MLS# NJME307428
introducing
SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP $325,000 (5.5 acres) Thomas J McMillan 609.306.4906 M L S # PA BU 1 0 0 6 9 0
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP $2,250,000 Grant Wagner 609.331.0573 M L S # N J BL 3 8 0 8 3 0
PRINCETON $2,825,000 Maura Mills 609.947.5757 MLS# NJME305404
introducing
HOPEWELL BOROUGH $475,000 Jennifer E Curtis 609.610.0809 MLS# NJME307096
PRINCETON $750,000 Maura Mills 609.947.5757 MLS# NJME306266
PRINCETON $1,499,000 Marie ‘Michelle’ Miller 609.455.6557 MLS# NJME306430
PRINCETON $2,850,000 Jane Henderson Kenyon 609.828.1450 MLS# NJME306968
MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP $769,000 Grant Wagner 609.331.0573 M L S # N J BL 3 8 3 4 8 6
LAMBERTVILLE CITY $1,750,000 Louis R Toboz 609.751.1247 MLS# NJHT106708
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP $5,900,000 Cynthia Shoemaker-Zerrer 609.915.8399 MLS# 1001750775
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FLEMINGTON BOROUGH $350,000 Kevin Shawn McPheeters 215.740.8331 MLS# NJHT106456
TEWKSBURY TOWNSHIP $539,000 Ellen L Incontrera 908.752.2042 MLS# NJHT106856
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