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Deputy health officer warns Local farmer pivots farm business to create firepit Pennington community against starters after economic toll from COVID-19 Local tenant farmer Tama hesitancy with COVID-19 vaccines Matsuoka Wong has partnered By ANDREW HARRISON

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Montgomery Township Deputy Health Officer Devangi Patel recently warned the Pennington Council and community about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. During a Pennington Council meeting on April 5, Patel spotlighted the need to start dealing with the segments of the population that are vaccine hesitant. She stated that even though there is a short supply of vaccine, many people still need to be vaccinated. “Building trust with those communities and educating them and giving them factual information about vaccines. these are calls we come across daily at the health department,” Patel said. “People are very concerned and very fearful. It is also concerning that the sources of information that they trust and believe in are not trustworthy. We encourage people to call us at the health department if they have any questions regarding vaccines.” According to information gathered last month by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation from its national COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor in the category of wait-and-see, 25% of 18-29-yearolds are wait-and-see, 18% between age 30-49, 17% with 50-64 year-olds, and 7% with 65 and older. Gov. Phil Murphy on April 5 announced that all individuals age 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination on April 19. According to state officials, the state vaccination roll out has administered 4.7 million doses of vaccine to eligible adults, essential frontline workers, educators,

and high-risk groups. About 1.79 million adults are fully vaccinated. Patel also warned against pandemic fatigue and coronavirus variants. “We are seeing the variants threaten a third wave, specifically the UK variant. Many of the cases we are seeing now are the variant cases. The variant cases are more common amongst people that are unvaccinated and not practicing public health precautions,” she said. “Some of the things we are dealing with are pandemic fatigue. We have been through this for over a year now and we are seeing the results of people being frustrated and tired of being in the environment of lockdowns and continuous use public health precaution such as masking and social distancing.” As part of how to heal from the pandemic, Patel suggested focusing on mental health with different programs and activities that stakeholders in the community continue to provide. “Mental health was a huge concern pre-COVID-19. Most of our meetings and conversations with community stakeholders revolved around mental health, especially youth mental health, and it has only become more prominent,” she said. “We are also going to have to focus on our economy – keeping our workers safe, encouraging employers to be aware of their requirements and public health guidance. Once of the things we learned is that a lot of employers are not aware of what they need to do once they have identified someone in their place of employment that has been in close contact or is a positive case for COVID-19.”

with the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) to sell wild cedar firestarters in order to maintain her farm assessment, when her business of supply restaurants with speciality ingredients took a hit due to COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, Wong farmed and foraged at the Marshall’s Corner (formerly known as Thompson) Preserve. Employing sustainable practices, Wong harvested and sold unique organic plants as specialty ingredients to high end restaurants in New York City. When the pandemic hit, Tama lost her customers overnight as restaurants shut down, according to a prepared statement. Adding to her misfortune was the risk of not meeting the minimum income requirements to qualify for farm assessment on the property. Wong is a forager, weed eater, meadow doctor, lawyer and mother of three, according to the statement. She has written several books including a James Beard award nominated cookbook “Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer’s Market.” After graduating from Harvard Law School and serving more than 25 years as a financial services lawyer in Tokyo, New York and Hong Kong, she returned with her family New Jersey and rediscovered her passion for the natural world. In 2007 she was named Steward of the Year by the New Jersey Forest Service. Currently, Wong is a tenant farmer for the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space in Hopewell Township. Wong notified Stewardship Director Mike Van Clef of her

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Tama Matsuoka Wong of Meadows & More harvests juniper to make wild cedar firestarters.

tenuous position and together they sought out solutions to avoid losing the farm,” she said. As they walked the land, Van Clef noted that the wild cedar (juniper) trees

needed to be removed in order to maintain and properly preserve the meadow. “Removing the See FARMER, Page 3A

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The American flag stands still at the Veterans Memorial in Woolsey Park in Hopewell Township during a calm afternoon.

Pennington council members to discuss next steps with new cannabis laws next month By ANDREW HARRISON

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The Pennington Council will discuss in more depth next month about Pennington’s next steps regarding New Jersey’s new marijuana laws legalizing cannabis. In May, the council with go through options for the municipality and begin discussions on whether they will opt in or opt out with an ordinance on any aspect of the legislation by Aug. 21. The legislation gives each municipality that option. “The clock is ticking. There are very few things we can do. The biggest one is that we need to opt in or opt out on the different types of businesses we will allow in Pennington,” Mayor Joe Lawver said during an April

5 council meeting. “Our timeline for this is next month. We will have a more in depth proposal on how Pennington should handle it and then we would introduce no later than July and adopt in August, if we are adopting an ordinance that would restrict the type of operations we would allow.” There are six types of licenses the newly created Cannabis Regulatory Commission will issue. They are cultivator (grower), manufacturer (processor), wholesaler, distributor, retailer and de-

livery service. “We do not want to go to far down this rabbit hole. We do have different business areas in town and what we are taking a look at is, do we want to say no in some areas and do we care in other areas,” Council President Catherine Chandler said on April 5. “We have a lot of homework to do.” Pennington can choose which of the six licenses would be allowed, but cannot deny delivery services to come through town to residents.

To prohibit any of the licenses, Pennington would have to pass an ordinance by Aug. 21. If the municipality fails to adopt an ordinance by then, cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors will automatically become permitted uses in all of the industrial zones of the township. Additionally, the retail selling of cannabis would be a conditional use in the commercial or retail zones. This would occur only if the township did not choose to adopt an ordinance.

“I will tell you there is a disadvantage to doing a blanket no. A lot of towns are heading in that direction,” Lawver said. “Unsolicited we have had one cannabis business say they want to do this in Pennington they did not do their research, this was a grow operation, they were looking for 6,000 square feet of warehouse space. I do believe there will be a bit of a gold rush and those towns that are thoughtful about it rather See CANNABIS, Page 3A

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The Anshe Emeth Community Development Corp (AECDC) Central Jersey Diaper Bank is collecting baby clothing sizes newborn-2T, diapers and books. Donations can be picked up if within Middlesex County. Volunteers from the Rutgers School of Nursing will arrive between 10 a.m. and noon on the day indicated. Sign up at https://forms.gle/nxuZUi5AMJe1RcyJ8 At this time, no shoes, equipment, toys, etc. can be collected. Hopewell Theater’s reopening plans will focus on ensuring the comfort of patrons. Staff members are collaborating with health officials and industry professionals to create a safe environment for a future reopening. Residents can share their input, confidentially, on reopening plans by taking a survey at www.surveymonkey.com/ r/9LC366S The Arts Council of Princeton is accepting proposals through June 12 for gallery exhibitions for the 2022 season. The Arts Council’s Paul Robeson Center serves as a resource for contemporary art in central New Jersey. Through thought-provoking exhibitions and related public programs, the Arts Council presents artwork with a broad range of aesthetic, social, cultural and political themes. To celebrate art’s power to lift out of darkness, the ACP’s gallery committee will place an emphasis on exhibition proposals that reflect a sense of optimism. Artists are encouraged to embrace the theme in any medium, literally or figuratively, through a realistic or abstract lens. Interested artists should submit their proposal to artscouncilofprinceton.org/artists. The Mercer County Park Commission is accepting reservations for the five county-owned picnic areas for the 2021 season. The West and East Picnic Areas in Mercer County Park, Rosedale Picnic Area in Mercer Meadows, Princeton Country Club Picnic Area in West Windsor and Valley Road Picnic Area in Hopewell Township are open to in-county and out-of-county residents.

Users will only be able to make their reservations online; the Park Commission will not permit walk-ups or any in-person reservations. Available dates for the picnic season will begin Saturday, April 17, and run through Sunday, Oct. 31. Due to the popularity of the picnic grounds, the Park Commission highly recommends creating a Community Pass account before the opening date if a user does not have one already. For returning users, the Park Commission suggests revisiting your account and ensuring credentials are accurate. Reservations will be made automatically on a first-come, first-served basis. Weekend dates are among the most popular; no date is guaranteed. For a link to the online Community Pass reservation system, visit http://mercercountyparks.org/#!/facilities/picnic-areas/. Interested parties should have either a MasterCard or Visa card ready to make a reservation. For more information, call the Recreation and Events Center at 609-443-8560 or visit www.mercercountyparks.org. Mercer County Community College has opened registration for in-person summer Tomato Patch program, its dance, theater, vocal and visual arts programs at Kelsey Theatre. Read full details at either www.tomatopatch.org/summer-programs, or register at https://campscui.active.com/orgs/ KELSEYTHEATRE?orglink=camps-registration For more information, email projects@ mccc.edu

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The Paul Robeson House of Princeton will commemorate the 123rd anniversary of Paul Robeson’s birth in Princeton with a memorial wreath ceremony at the Robeson bust in front of the Arts Council Building, 102 Witherspoon St. on April 9 at noon. Mayor Mark Freda will present a proclamation designating April 9 as Paul Robeson Day in Princeton. The celebration will end with a tour of the Robeson sites in the Witherspoon Jackson Neighborhood lead by historian Shirley Satterfield. For more details, visit www.thepaulroebsonhouseofprinceton.org

Through Thursday, April 29 The Princeton Festival will stream online readings by nine distinguished poets from the U.S. and around the world during April as a tribute to National Poetry Month. The poems, written on the topic of “Love and Loss,” will be read in their original languages with English subtitles, accompanied by imagery from the poets’ native countries. Each poet will read one piece, approximately two minutes long. The readings will premiere via the festival’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/princetonfest/ and its Instagram @princetonfest and YouTube accounts on the following dates: • April 9: ƒê·∫∑ng Thân (Vietnam) • April 12: Sabrina De Canio (Italy) • April 16: Peihang “Marshall” Li (China) • April 19: Mariela Cordero (Venezuela) • April 21: Mari Kashiwagi (Japan) • April 23: Vladimir Baboshin (Russia) • April 27: Iskra Peneva (Serbia) • April 29: Allison Adelle Hedge Coke (USA) Readings can be accessed through the festival website, and will remain available until June 30. Links to the readings will also be available at www.princetonlibrary.org

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“The Chinese Lady” by Lloyd Suh will be presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater at Princeton University at 8 p.m. April 9 and 10, streaming online. “The Chinese Lady” tells the story of 14-year-old Afong Moy as she’s brought to the United States from Guangzhou Province in 1834. Allegedly the first Chinese woman to set foot on U.S. soil, she has been put on display for the American public as “The Chinese Lady.” For the next half-century, she performs for curious White people, showing them how she eats, what she wears, and the highlight of the event: how she walks with bound feet. Live talkbacks with playwright Lloyd Suh and Professors Anne Cheng and Beth Lew-Williams will be held on April 8 at 2 p.m., and with the show team on April 9 at 9:45 p.m. Recordings of the talkbacks will be available on-demand through April 11. Free and open to the public. For more information, to view, and talk-

back Zoom registration links, visit https:// arts.princeton.edu/events/the-chinese-lady-by-lloyd-suh/2021-04-09/

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Mercer County and the Park Commission will hold a bicycle drive at several locations throughout the county from noon to 4 p.m. April 10. Rain date is April 17. Locations include the Historic Hunt House, 197 Blackwell Road, Pennington; Ranger Headquarters, Mercer County Park, West Windsor; and Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Ave., Trenton. Old bikes, no matter the condition, will be given to the Trenton Bike Exchange, a volunteer organization that collects, repairs and sells used bikes at a very low price. The mission of the Bike Exchange is to help low-income families get decent bikes and to raise money for our local Boys and Girls Club. The donation is tax-deductible. For more information, visit www. bgcmercer.org/bgc-bike-exchange?utm_ medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery A free rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs will be held from 9-11 a.m. April 10 at the Pennington Borough Public Works Garage, 301 N. Main St., Pennington. All humans must wear masks, follow social distancing markings, and enter one household at a time. Dogs must be leashed, cats in a carrier. No children under age 7 will be permitted inside. For more information, call Montgomery Township Animal Control at 908-3598211, ext. 2247. Expert beekeeper Bob Hughes will open the beehives to check the health of the residents and see how each colony fared through the winter at 10 a.m. April 10 at Howell Living History Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Titusville section of Hopewell Township. Hughes will introduce apiary visitors to a queen, drones and worker bees before giving a 45-minute presentation, “Life in a Bee Colony.” Programs will be modified to encourage social distancing and reflect current state guidelines for public events. Visitors are

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Kayla Culbreath, left, awaits her COVID-19 vaccine to be administered by Katherine Dombrowski, BSN, RN, of Princeton Health Community Wellness and Engagement.

Nurses and other staff members from Princeton Health Community Wellness and Engagement will be traveling to schools in Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties to provide vaccine clinics for staff members of the host school as well as neighboring districts, according to information provided by Princeton Health on April 2. School nurses attend the clinics to monitor individuals for 15 minutes after receiving the vaccine. The effort kicked off on March 30 at Cranbury School and will continue for the

Deanna DiSilvestro, left, receives her COVID-19 vaccine from Debbie Millar, RN, director of Princeton Health Community Wellness and Engagement.

next several weeks. In mid-April, Princeton Health will also begin working with colleges and universities to vaccinate their staff members, according to the statement. Vaccinating education and higher education staff is part of an ongoing, broader plan by Princeton Health to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to members of demographic groups that state health officials indicate may have challenges scheduling or getting to vaccine appointments, Margaret DeFalco, assistant vice president, Admin-

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istrative Services, who supervises vaccine operations at Princeton Health, said in the statement. She noted that Princeton Health also is focused on assisting people 65 and older who may have difficulty navigating online scheduling systems. Princeton Health’s vaccine clinic on the Princeton Medical Center campus continues to serve all individuals who are eligible for the vaccine under state guidelines. The off-site clinics are being provided in addition to the full schedule of on-site vaccina-

not be able to be banned for another five years. According to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM), once a municipality permits a cannabis establishment or distributor operations in their community, that action remains valid for five years, after which the municipality will receive another window of 180 days to prohibit or limit operations. There are no limits to municipalities to when they can opt in if they choose to opt out by Aug. 21. Pennington is also allowed to adopt an ordinance that would impose a tax on the sale of cannabis and cannabis items. The maximum permissible tax for sales by cultivators, manufacturers and retailers is 2% and for cannabis wholesalers it is 1%.

than a blanket ‘no’ they may be able to take advantage of that.” Chandler added that some sections of business, such as grower, Pennington won’t have to say no because there is not the space and structure in Pennington for that type of operation to be possible. If the Pennington Council chooses to adopt an ordinance the municipality would be able to designate where each could go and to a certain extent the hours of operation. However, if the council fails to adopt an ordinance the municipality would then be prohibited from passing such an ordinance for five years. Cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors would be able to move into the municipality and would

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Spring ephemerals get their moment in the sun

ake a walk in the woods this month and check out the forest floor. There in the dappled sunlight, popping up through last year’s leaves, you may spot the short-lived flowers of native perennials known as “spring ephemerals.” Spring ephemerals are native woodland wildflowers that bloom during the brief window of time between snowmelt and tree leaf-out. As the spring sun warms the ground, these cute little plants grow quickly, flower, are pollinated and set seed. By June, when New Jersey’s forest floors are deeply shaded by a leafy tree canopy, the blossoms will be gone and the plants hard to find. The season is now for native ephemerals, including spring beauties, bloodroots, yellow trout lilies, rue anemones, Virginia bluebells, Eastern red columbines, Jack-in-the-pulpits, yellow marsh marigolds (cowslips), violets, wild geraniums, trilliums, flowering wintergreens, mayapples (wild mandrakes), Solomon’s seals, moccasin flowers (pink lady’s slippers) and more. Many of them are small and delicate compared to showy summer flowers, but well worth the search. Spring beauty blossoms, for instance, are not much larger than a fingernail and have lovely pink stripes on

a pale background. Trout lily flowers are golden yellow bells speckled with spots, much like the fish for which they are named; even their mottled leaves resemble brook trout. If you are walking in a flood plain, you may see colonies of Virginia bluebells, whose magenta flower buds open into tubular blossoms of an exquisite sky blue. Spring ephemerals – and all native plants – got great news last week when the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to designate April as National Native Plant Month. This bipartisan resolution, introduced by U.S. senators Rob Portman (ROH) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI,) highlights the importance of native plants in conservation, environmental restoration and supporting a diversity of wildlife. The National Native Plant Month resolution notes there are more than 17,000 native plant species in the United States, including trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and wildflowers. These plants prevent flooding, drought and erosion, and can restore damaged ecosystems. They also provide nectar, pollen and seeds as food for native butterflies, insects, birds and other wildlife in ways that non-native plants cannot. Dozens of conservation

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• Urge your state legislators to bolster protections for New Jersey’s native plants. The New Jersey Endangered and Threatened Plant Protection Act (A985) would protect rare plants from intentional damage and sale or transport, and would direct the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to establish an advisory committee to develop plans for protecting and restoring priority species. Another bill (S-83) would encourage New Jerseyans to plant native species. • Incorporate native plants in your garden and landscapes. You will be rewarded with natural beauty and biodiversity, including abundant birds, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Another huge benefit is that choosing the right native plants means much less maintenance. For help in picking the right native plants for easy care, go to the Jersey-Friendly Yards website at www.jersey-

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• Avoid using insecticides – especially neonicotinamide-based insecticides – on your lawn or shrubs. Insecticides harm beneficial insects as well as pests, and “neonics” destroy all pollinators, especially bees. Support legislative efforts to ban these harmful substances. • Teach your children, grandchildren and favorite young people about the importance of native plants. Plan a hike in the woods this month and see who can be first to spot beautiful spring ephemerals. Bring a field guide and see what other native trees, shrubs and plants you can identify. For help with identification, visit the Native Plant Society of New Jersey website at www.npsnj.org/ pages/nativeplants_Native_Plant_Gallery.html Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Far Hills. She may be reached at info@ njconservation.org

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Treating Type 1 Diabetes and Eating Disorders Although the reasons for the connection are not entirely clear, people with type 1 diabetes are almost twice as likely to suffer from an eating disorder than the general population, according to the American Diabetes Association. When someone has both conditions, complications like diabetic ketoacidosis can become life threatening and longer-term damage can include serious problems, like kidney failure. Treating both conditions together is paramount to recovery, and careful monitoring is required because the two conditions have different sets of nutritional and medical needs. Princeton Center for Eating Disorders at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center helps people control their diabetes while addressing the emotional and behavioral aspects of their eating disorder and teaching the skills needed to establish a healthy lifestyle. Diabulimia is Common Studies show that up to 35 percent of women with type 1 diabetes restrict insulin in an attempt to ma-

nipulate their caloric intake and lose weight at some point in their lives. This dangerous practice is often referred to as diabulimia. Among women and girls with type 1 diabetes, diabulimia is most common between the ages of 15 and 30, according to the American Diabetes Association. The association notes that there is little to no data on eating disorders in men and boys with type 1 diabetes. Other risk factors for diabulimia include: • Having a close relative with an eating disorder • Having a close relative with a mental health disorder • Anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder • Post-traumatic stress disorder • Perfectionism • Body image dissatisfaction • Being teased or bullied • Loneliness and isolation These risk factors also apply to people who have not been diagnosed with diabetes. Serious Health Complications Insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas, enables your body to convert sugar from food into energy. However, if you have type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin, requiring you to take insulin every day so your body has enough energy to stay healthy and alive. Restricting insulin either by not taking it at all or by taking lower than the prescribed dose forces your body to use stored body fat for energy. This leads to high blood sugar levels as well as high levels of ketones, acid byproducts produced when your body burns fat. If left untreated, over time diabulimia can lead to a wide range of serious health complications including: • Slow wound healing • Staph and other bacterial infections • Yeast infections

• Muscle atrophy • Irregular menstruation • Severe dehydration • Electrolyte imbalance • Retinopathy • Peripheral neuropathy • Kidney disease • Liver disease • Heart disease In addition, diabulimia can lead to ketoacidosis, a condition in which there is too much acid in your blood, causing damage to blood vessels nerves, and organs. In extreme cases, diabetic ketoacidosis can cause organ systems to shut down, resulting in coma or sometimes death. Red Flags Warning signs of diabulimia include: • Increasing neglect or secrecy surrounding diabetes management • Fear of low blood sugars • Fear that insulin will increase weight • Restricting certain food or food groups to lower insulin dosages • Frequent bouts of nausea or vomiting • Persistent thirst • Frequent urination • Recurring diabetic ketoacidosis or near diabetic ketoacidosis • Low sodium • Low potassium • Frequent urination • Frequent yeast infections • Irregular or lack of menstruation • Deteriorating or blurry vision • Dry hair and skin • Changes in eating habits, refusal to eat with family and friends If you suspect someone you love suffers from diabulimia, seek medical help. The sooner they can get treatment, the better chance they have for recovery. A Specialized Approach Princeton Center for Eating Disorders offers a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach for the comprehensive treatment of adolescents 16 and older and adults with type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder.

Care is structured to help patients build the tools and knowledge necessary to work toward recovery from the eating disorder while managing their diabetes independently—skills they will need upon discharge. Overall progress is organized in a tier system, and as patients develop skills in each level, they move toward greater independence. Treatment includes: • Medical stabilization and care. Patients have onsite access to medical specialists and endocrinologists at Princeton Medical Center upon admission and throughout their stay as needed. • Psychiatric care. Board-certified psychiatrists specializing in eating disorder treatment provide individualized behavioral health care and medication oversight. • Nursing oversight. Nurses help manage patient care, regularly monitor blood sugar levels, and provide education about diabetes and its management. • Nutrition management. Dietitians work with patients to monitor calorie intake and carbohydrate balance while educating them about nutrition needs and menu planning. With this knowledge, patients advance from checking off preselected menu items to writing in their preferences. • Therapy. Through individual and group therapy, therapists help patients with diabulimia build coping skills, regulate emotions, and manage urges to withhold insulin. The team has developed a system for tracking mood and other parameters, including changes in blood sugar. • Patient and family education. Diabulimia education is integrated throughout care, with topics like diabetes and nutrition, managing emotional stress, and the impact of blood sugar levels on mood. Effective communication with family members also is an important component of the program.

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n the late 1970s, I drove and owned a Ford Pinto. I generally liked this vehicle. It had a manual transmission and a cool racing stripe. It was also fun to drive. All that came to a crashing halt one Peter Perrotta day, though, when I was motoring along with it and a news report and came on the radio detailing how this particular model was prone to danger from rear-end collisions that could cause potentially fatal gas tank explosions. As Bob Dylan once wrote, “You don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing.” I knew which way the wind was blowing immediately – right down to the nearest dealership where I could trade this Pinto in and drive out with a safer ride. Bye-bye Pinto. Hello, Renault Le Car. The Le Car, a tiny compact coupe with a four-speed manual transmission, was fun to drive. It stuck to the road like glue. However, it turned out to be a mechanical disaster. It frequently broke down and no one knew how to repair it properly. When the two-tone, orange and black 2021 Nissan Kicks SR showed up for me to test drive last week, I immediately thought of that Le Car. While I am sure the Kicks is nowhere near the mechanical disaster the Le Car was, it reminded me of the Le Car because of its appearance and smallness. While the Kicks isn’t a coupe – it’s a four-door, compact crossover or SUV – it’s

small and athletic like the Le Car and not too powerful. You can scoot around town with the Kicks – much like the Le Car – weaving in and out of traffic. And it’s very economical on gas. While the Le Car had a lawn mower like engine, all of 1.4 liters big, the Kicks features a 1.6 liter four cylinder engine that puts out all of 122 horsepower. But one is not going to buy a Kicks expecting it to have muscle car like performance. The Kicks is a utilitarian-like vehicle good for scooting around town with and is easy on the wallet when it comes to gas consumption. The EPA fuel consumption ratings for the 2021 Kicks give it an overall rating of 33 miles per gallon – 36 mpg on highway driving and 31 mpg in city driving. The EPA estimates that the annual average fuel cost for driving a Kicks is an impressive $1,250, as it uses a miserly 3 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven. Overall, after driving this Kicks for one week, I ended up liking it for what it is and putting up with it for what it isn’t. It’s a good-looking front wheel drive, compact crossover that lags in power, but makes up for it in its versatility for around town driving. The inside ergonomics are adequate. It’s a bit snug on the fit – I am six-foot tall – but not so snug that it makes it an uncomfortable ride. The base price of the SR Kicks model I tested is $21,940. However, with added options my Kicks tester carried a bottom like sticker price of $27,075. Added options included: $1,200 or the premium package; $495 for black alloy 17inch wheels; $575 for an ambient lighting package; $595 for the premium two-tone

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exterior paint; $460 for illuminated kick plates; $225 for carpeted floor mats and cargo mat; $435 for a roof rack and spoiler and $1,150 for destination charges. The premium package includes: an upgraded Bose, 8 speaker sound system; heated seats and steering wheel; security system; a tonneau cover; Sirius radio and a Wi-Fi hot spot. The Kicks overall rating in the government’s Five Star safety crash test ratings comes in at four stars out of a possible five. It received five stars on the side crash test but only three for the front driver test and four for the front passenger test. It got a four-star rating on the rollover test. The folks over at Car and Driver give the Kicks high marks for being peppy around town, having a spacious cabin and generous standard equipment. They gave it low marks for being anemic at highway speeds, having a noisy engine and in need of more storage cubbies. New added features for this year’s Kicks – a model that Nissan first introduced in 2016 – include: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; a standard 7-inch screen with a

new 8-inch touch screen for the SV and SR models; a redesigned bolder front grille;a new wheel designs; rear disc brakes for thep SV and SR, and an array of bold new colorp options and two-tone combinations. The Kicks is available in three trim lev-v els, the base S, mid-level SV and top of thec line SR. t I found the interior buttons and switch-i es on the Kicks easy enough to operate.c The infotainment system, while not all thatm sophisticated, was adequate, and the An-o droid Auto system worked quite well for navigation. fi Like most of the cars these days, Ic found the voice command recognition sys-b tem a bit frustrating at times as it made met repeat my commands sometimes. However, overall, I would recommendp considering the Kicks if you are in the mar-w ket for a fairly inexpensive compact cross-e over or SUV. g Peter Perrotta’s On The Road columnt appears weekly. He can be contacted at pperrotta@comcast.net for questions ort comments. i p

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Endings and beginnings at the Princeton University Art Museum One year ago, we abruptly closed the galleries of the Princeton University Art Museum as the public health crisis of COVID-19 emerged ominously and dramatically around the globe.

The days leading up to closure were confusing and even frightening. Museum staff rushed to document as much as we could in the museum, not knowing how long the disruption might endure and how

many ways we might need to use the new content we were shaping. In the year that has followed, two forces seem to have faced off in opposition: On one side, the ambiguous, dark shadow of the global health crisis; on the other, the collective resolve across the museum staff to continue to fulfill our institutional mission no matter the circumstances. At last, of course, there is good news, as hospitalizations fall, vaccinations increase, and our resolve endures. I have never been prouder of the team I lead than in these past months. One year on, we continue to build on the lessons learned, including the silver lining of reaching robust international audiences for so many of our digital programs. How thrilling that in September nearly 7,000 people joined us for the reveal of Sir David Adjaye’s designs for the new museum. How equally thrilling that almost every week as many as 900 join us online for Thursday evening drawing classes. And how gratifying that during this time we’ve been able to grow our membership numbers by more than 500%. COVID-driven closure has now given way to construction-driven closure. The galleries you have known and loved will not reopen; unfortunately, saying farewell to them will also have to be a digital experience. But I write you now not only to reflect on the strange and difficult year past but also to look to the future. The making

of our new museum continues apace, and A I am delighted to report that the Princeton h municipal planning board voted unani- q mously on March 4 to approve our project, clearing the way for construction to begin b this summer. D Thus, in addition to what you can experience on our website and via your Zoom screens, or in the shopfront windows of downtown Princeton and the Princeton Shopping Center (where our Art for the Streets project continues), we are as busy behind the scenes as can be —emptying the galleries, building a temporary art conservation lab, preparing to move our offices, and so much more. Digital programming will continue — I don’t think we want to put that genie back in the bottle, at least not entirely — but so, as conditions allow, will other activities that put you back into contact with the thing itself, with great works of art. Art@Bainbridge will reopen, public programs will take place across our campus and around our region, and who knows, we might find unexpected spaces in which to make art a vital part of your everyday life, even during the years of construction. James Christen Steward Nancy A. Nasher—David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976 Director Princeton University Art Museum Princeton

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Hopewell police encourage S.A.F.E. interactions with those with autism

The Hopewell Township Police Department announced the availability of the new S.A.F.E. (Secure Awareness for First Responders) program created for all residents of Hopewell Valley. The Hopewell Township Police Department has created a registry for community members who are autistic or have another communication disability in efforts to give police quick access to critical information about a person who is registered in an emergency situation, according to information provided by the police department. This registry will provide officers with emergency contact information, detailed physical descriptions including a photo, medical concerns, best way to communicate and known stressors/stress reducers. All questions should filled out completely and a current photograph should be provided; or police, can take a photograph. The information you provide is confidential and will only be used by law enforcement in an emergency situation, according to the statement. If any information on the registration changes, inform police as soon as possible. This program is free to the community. Download the registration form at www. hopewelltwp.org/197/Police Contact Detective Alexis Mirra at amirra@ hopewelltwp.org with any questions. Completed forms may be handed in at the Police Dispatch window of head-

quarters, 201 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville section of Hopewell Township; or emailed to Mirra. Upon submission of the registration form, a Hopewell Township Police HOPEWELL S.A.F.E.

sticker will be provided for display on a vehicle and front entrance door. This sticker will bring awareness to responding officers/ EMS during an emergency situation while serving as a de-escalation tool, according to the statement.

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Diabetes Continued from Page 4A A Foundation for Success As patients heal and fine-tune their skills, they earn back more control of their diabetes management and diet, and by working with their therapists and registered dietitians they build a foundation for success in every day life. For more information about the Princeton Center for Eating Disorders, call 877-932-8935 or visit www.princetonhcs.org/EDdiabetes. Corinne Timberman, RN, BSN, is board certified in psychiatric mental health nursing. She is the assistant nurse manager for the Princeton Center for Eating Disorders at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.

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Real Central NJ Soccer kicks off men’s season on May 12 Real Central NJ Soccer’s (RCNJ) men’s schedule will kick off May 12 in the Mid-Atlantic division against instate rivals the Ocean City Nor’Easters. The team then heads into Pennsylvania to play West Chester United Soccer Club on May 15. RCNJ will host last year’s national runners-up Reading United on June 16. The club’s matches will be played at the Mercer County Community College soccer complex in West Windsor, with kickoff times set for 7 pm. “We’re thrilled to be preparing for our first season as a club,” men’s General Manager Ira Jersey said in a prepared statement. “It’s exciting to think that our club might be the first event many families attend post-COVID. But we’ll follow all the state and local protocols to keep the environment safe as well as fun.” The club’s men’s team will play in USL League Two in

the fourth tier of US Soccer. USL League Two is a national league and the leader in pre-professional soccer in North America. Most Major League Soccer college draft picks and many players in the two USL professional leagues were scouted during their time in the league, according to the statement. Other teams in the division include Philadelphia Lone Star FC, Lehigh Valley United and Northern Virginia’s Evergreen FC. “We’re in one of the league’s more competitive divisions,” Coach Patrick Snyder said in the statement. “We’ll face strong clubs with rich histories in the sport. But we’ve put together an exciting squad made up of some great local talent; including some guys I’ve watched for years.” The top two teams in the division will face off against others in the Eastern Conference for League playoffs in late July. The single-elimination knockout tournament

then culminates in the national championship match on July 31. The club has already announced 10 players including many local standouts. Three players are vying for Haitian or New Zealand youth international team spots. The club’s men’s team roster has been fully committed and additional announcements will be made through the opening matchday, according to the statement. The club’s women’s program will play in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) and will announce its schedule shortly. Fans can see the complete schedule and buy tickets at www.realcentralnj.soccer Join the club’s mailing list at https://subscribe.realcentralnj.soccer/signup

Revised parental notification bill signed by Gov. Murphy Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law that requires law enforcement officers to provide written notification to the parent or guardian of individuals under the age of 18 who commit a first offense of unlawfully possessing or consuming an alcoholic beverage, cannabis, marijuana or hashish. Murphy signed the bill on March 26. The state Senate vote on the bill was 36-0, according to a press release. According to the new law, parents would be notified the first time their underage child is caught using or possessing marijuana or alcohol. The legislation, S-3565, revised the recently enacted adult use cannabis law that required parental notification by law enforcement officers for second and third violations. “Marijuana was legalized for adults, not for children or teenagers,” said Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth). “Parents need to be notified if their underage child is using marijuana or alcohol so they can take the appropriate steps to protect them from the potential harmful effects of substance use at young ages and to help them make responsible decisions. “Allowing parents to remain involved and informed can help to make sure that first time offenders do not become repeat offenders,” Gopal said. The legislation signed by Murphy requires parental notification upon the first violation for underage possession or consumption of alcohol, cannabis items, marijuana or hashish by individuals under the age of 18. The previous law required the parent or guardian of the minor to be notified after a second violation and provided information on how to access community-based services.

An individual’s parent or guardian would also have been notified for any subsequent violations, with the minor subject to a referral to community services, according to the press release. After Murphy signed the revised legislation, Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) and Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-Morris and Somerset) issued a press release and said it “fails to address impractical complications in the laws which could brand law enforcement officers as criminals for minor procedural gaffes committed during interactions with minors.” “This (revised legislation) is a step in the right direction for New Jersey families, but to be frank, this legislation misses a major problem when it comes to fixing this mess,” said Bucco, who was a Republican co-sponsor with O’Scanlon. “For parents to be notified, police would have to be willing to risk criminal penalties when interacting with juveniles suspected of using or possessing marijuana or alcohol. “Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are willing to fix a very important component of the problem they have created, but their prioritization of the parental notification fix is a smoke screen that distracts from the nebulous conditions they have created that could easily ruin an officer’s career if not navigated flawlessly,” Bucco said. O’Scanlon said more changes are necessary to protect police officers from unfair criminal prosecution when they encounter underage individuals in possession of marijuana or alcohol. The recently enacted law allows law enforcement officers to be charged with depravation of civil rights for what

O’Scanlon and Bucco called inconsequential errors that may be made when dealing with an individual under the now-legal age of 21. O’Scanlon and Bucco are sponsoring legislation, S-3577, which would prevent the legalizing of marijuana from becoming an attack on law enforcement officers and shielding the officers from irrational criminal charges, according to the Republican senators’ press release. Also commenting on Murphy’s signing of the revised parental notification bill was Thomas A. Arnone, the director of the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners. The county’s governing body had called on state legislators to revise the initial legislation that did not provide for parental notification following a first offense. “The Monmouth County commissioners came out strongly against the underage marijuana possession bill and I am glad to see our concerns regarding parental notification have been addressed,” Arnone told Newspaper Media Group. “Parents need to be aware of what their children are doing and since they cannot always be with them, sometimes parents need to rely on schools and law enforcement to be their eyes and ears. “The commissioners are very passionate about a parent’s right to know if their child gets into trouble and also the right of law enforcement to be able to protect our children and help them make good decisions,” Arnone said. — Managing Editor Mark Rosman contributed to this article.

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The Arts Council of Princeton will present “A Voice to be Heard” on view in their Taplin Gallery from April 10 to May 8, exploring the idea of the inner voice and the ongoing search for meaning. Curator Maria de Los Angeles will be featured in an In Conversation virtual artist talk on at 7 p.m. April 13. Free registration is available at artscouncilofprinceton.org. Joyce Kozloff in her series “girlhood” visually collaborated with her younger self through using childhood drawings in her current work that reflect on her education, and perception of the world. Maria de Los Angeles exposes the internalized dialogue and external narratives surrounding migration through humor, story, facts and allegory. Martha Tuttle turns her attention to the sublime, finding inspiration in the vast space of the west, its’ almost invisible processes and moments, and the relationship of her physicality to place reflected through process. Buket Savci explains, “I explore abundance versus emotional craving. Observing both the loneliness and need for attention, accompanied with consumerism frenzy globally.” Adam Moss takes a quieter look at human connection through portraiture of friends and family considering the psychology of the self and implication of the gaze. That need to collect memories of experiences is visible in the work of Ryan Bonilla, who through photography captures the spontaneity of everyday life in his culture. Shelter Serra looks at society for its voice, the role of technology, and of production. Brooklyn-based artist, designer, filmmaker Frenel Morris creates lucid, intimate paintings capturing simulacrum in seemingly ordinary objects to deliver a vivid copy of reality. Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Arts Council of Princeton is located at 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org.

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With the breeding season underway, several species of common cavity-nesting backyard birds will be looking for places to nest. Children ages 6-11 years old, accompanied by an adult, can build a simple nest box from 1:30-3 p.m. April 11 at the Nature Center inside Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville

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Teens create vaccination website after grandparents struggle to make their appointments

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Save the Sourlands helps provide critical food and shelter for pollinators, birds and other animals. Protect our clean water by reducing your use of pesticides and herbicides. The birds and butterflies will thank you. Right now, the New Jersey Department of Transportation is deciding whether or not to increase helicopter traffic in the Sourlands. The applicant is a private golf club. This, to me, is a clear opportunity to act in our own self-interest and preserve this precious ecosystem – or stand by and do nothing. It’s time for us to stop building unnecessary helistops and pipelines. It’s time to look around, see what we have, and take responsibility. We must tell our elected officials that we care – and we expect them to care, too. An election is coming up. Please sign our petition on change.org and call Gov. Phil Murphy, your state senator, and your assembly members today to urge them to Save the Sourlands. Laurie Cleveland Executive Director Sourland Conservancy Hopewell

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Dhillon and Shaan Choudhri had not seen their grandparents in about a year. With their parents being healthcare workers, the risk was too great to leave their home in Lawrence Township to visit their elders in Edison. So, instead, the junior and freshman at the Lawrenceville School, respectively, would say hello on the phone or join in on Zoom calls with their extended family. “We hadn’t seen my grandparents at all pretty much since quarantine started,” Dhillon said. That all changed during the second week of March after their grandparents received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, that was not without a struggle. The boys said their grandparents had a very difficult time scheduling their appointments, even though they met eligibility require-

ments. “It was really hard for them to figure out where to go on a website and how to make an appointment,” Dhillon said. “It’s a lot of information to take in,” Shaan said. “I remember, I would hear on the phone every day that [my grandmother] would ask where she could get an appointment.” Dhillon said now that the eligibility requirements are opening up, many more people are seeking the vaccine. The brothers felt if their grandparents had difficulty, they assumed others do, too. They decided to “make information available in a simple way,” Dhillon said. Dhillon has been coding since age 12, and he and Shaan basically learned by watching YouTube videos and reading books. The used their spring break, which was the last week of February into the beginning of March, to develop their website. They finished after three weeks of work.

Shaan said they focused on making the website simple to navigate. He said there were a lot of stages to find the best layout. On March 10, the website www.njvaxfinder.com went live and more than 140 people had unique logins as of press time, Dhillon said. The brothers have to input information such as a vaccine center’s name and location, but then the website filters and uploads the information to the database. The information is updated every four hours. “It’s a tool to have centralized information on where you can get a vaccine. It’s organized for you so you don’t have to browse yourself,” Shaan said. Currently, the website links to the New Jersey registration site and vaccination centers, but Dhillon said he would like people to be able to register on their site, eventually. The website upgrades have already included adding a feature on the map that shows vaccine sites

by ZIP codes and mileage. Dhillon hopes to create a mobile app with an SMS application so users receive a text message when an appointment becomes available. Dhillon said some relatives have used the site already and “it’s been helpful to them.” Although their grandparents were vaccinated prior to the website going live, when the group of six reunited finally, Shaan said, “It was great seeing them because our parents are vaccinated so there was [little] risk.” Dhillon added that they had not been out much recently, and school was remote, so they felt safe. The teens said if anyone has suggestions for the website, or notices inaccurate data, they can visit the website and contact the brothers. “We really want to make sure we give out accurate information,” Dhillon said. For more information, visit www.njvaxfinder.com

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held for students in grades 6-8 from 4:45-6:15 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, starting April 12. Play theater and improv games to develop new characters and original scenes. Story James will be held for students in kindergarten through second grade from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, starting April 14. Explore the worlds of children’s books and step

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Legal Notices BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS HOPEWELL BOROUGH FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 The budget adopted for the year 2021 by Resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 1, Hopewell Borough, Mercer County, New Jersey, following a public hearing at its meeting held January 13, 2021, is as follows: Anticipated Revenues Municipal Assistance 393,000.00 Supplemental Fire Service Grant 1,001.00 Amount to be Raised by Taxation 219,427.00 Fund Balance Utilized 75,000.00 Total Revenues $688,428.00 ======== Operating Appropriations Administration: Professional Service 15,500.00 Office Services 10,000.00 Advertising 1500.00 Elections 1500.00 Record Maintenance 1000.00 Commissioner Expense 1200.00 Telephones 13,000.00 Total Administration $ 43,700.00 Cost of Operations: Insurance $ 105,000.00 Maintenance and Repairs 50,500.00 Building Rent 24,000.00 Career Personnel 52,000.00 Community Service 1,000.00 Computer 1,600.00 Emergency Medical Services 8,000.00 Fire Dep’t Administration 5,000.00 Fire Dep’t Budget 12,000.00 Ladies Auxiliary 2,000.00 Volunteer Administration 2,000.00 Service Awards 1,500.00 Janitorial Services 12,000.00 Vehicle Fuel 12,000.00 Training/Education 15,000.00 Uniforms 24,000.00 Utilities 20,000.00 Radio Equipment 6,000.00 Non-bondable Equipment 30,000.00 Contingency 5,000.00 Total Cost of Operations 388,600.00 LOSAP Appropriation 85,000.00 Capital Appropriation (Ambulance) 75,000.00 Debt Service for Capital Appropriations (principal & interest) 96,128.00 Total Appropriations $ 688,428.00 ======== Estimated Tax Rate per $100.00 of Assessed Valuation = $0.070 Total Assessed Valuation of District = $317,263,500 A copy of the budget is available for review at the Hopewell Borough Municipal Building during normal business hours, or a copy may be obtained by calling (609)309-1949. The annual election and budget referendum for the Board of Fire Commissioners of Hopewell Borough, District No. 1, will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Hopewell Fire Department firehouse located at 4 Columbia Avenue, Hopewell, New Jersey. Voters are advised that COVID19 social distancing and mask wearing safety precautions will be observed. Voters may want to bring their own writing implement which to complete the paper ballot. Gregory Davies Clerk of the Board HV, 1x, 4/9/2021, Fee: $56.73 Affidavit: $15.00 NM-00458158

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2560 Pennington Road, Pennington NJ www.WilsonApple.com Wilson-Apple Funeral Home Robert A. Wilson, Owner NJ Lic # 2520

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Borough of Hopewell in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey at the Municipal Building, 88 East Broad Street, Hopewell, New Jersey on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 11:00 am prevailing time, and at that time and place publicly opened and read for the Columbia Avenue Road Improvements.

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The improvements involve the removal and replacement of some existing concrete curbs, removal and replacement of some existing concrete sidewalks, construction of new concrete sidewalk and driveway aprons in areas where there are no existing sidewalk, removal of existing handicap ramps and replacement with new handicap accessible curb ramps, installation of new water services, asphalt pavement milling and asphalt repaving of the roadway. Construction shall take place between June 21 and September 3, 2021. All work must be completed within 60 calendar days from the time the contractor starts construction.

Serving Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough, Lawrenceville, Ewing, Pennington, Titusville, Blawenburg, and Princeton.

Bidders shall note that the specifications include a fuel price and asphalt price adjustment for asphalt binder used on this project. Bidders should note that the contract specifications include references to the 2019 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction of the New Jersey Department of Transportation which are available on the internet at www.state.nj.us/transportation/eng/. Bidders and their listed subcontractors must be registered with the N.J. Department of Labor pursuant to P.L.1999, c.238 (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.49 et seq.) and the N.J. Department of Treasury pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.134 (N.J.S.A. 52:32-44). Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27-2.1 et seq. Bids shall be submitted on the form(s) provided, completed in accordance with the specifications contained in the Instructions to Bidders and other bidding documents, and include the following: Bid Proposal Form, with Acknowledgment of Addenda; Bidder's Ownership Disclosure Statement as required by section 1 of P.L.1977, c.33 (N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2); Bidder's Public Works Contractor Registration Certificate as required by P.L.1999, c.238 (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.49 et seq.); List of Subcontractors as required by section 16 of P.L.1971, c.198 (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-16); Bidder's and Listed Subcontractors' Business Registration Certificate(s) as required by section 1 of P.L.2001, c.134 (N.J.S.A. 52:32-44); NonCollusion Affidavit and Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran. See required document checklist on Page 24.

CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES In 2018, more than half of Americans chose cremation, and the forecast is that the national cremation rate will reach 80 percent by 2035. Despite the rising popularity of this method of body disposal, many individuals are unclear about it. For instance, there is a common misconception that choosing cremation means there cannot be a funeral. The fact is that cremation allows for more memorialization options than less. There could be a funeral with or without a viewing, followed by cremation at a later time. A memorial service could be held at a traditional funeral home, after which there would be an interment of the ashes. There are many more options, underscoring the need to preplan and consider the possibilities.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a guarantee in the form of a certified check, cashiers check or bid bond for not less than 10% of the amount of the bid, but not to exceed $20,000.00, payable to the Borough of Hopewell, and a Consent of Surety from a surety company stating that it will be bound to furnish performance and payment bonds as required in the Instruction to Bidders. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of bids. After April 4, 2021 Contract Documents, Plans and Proposal Forms will be available for purchase for a non-refundable fee of $50.00, payable to Hopewell Borough, at Hopewell Borough Hall during business hours and by appointment by calling 609-466-2636, 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Hopewell Borough Hall is located at 88 East Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525. Sealed bids may be sent via mail or delivery service, or delivered in person to Borough Hall using the same instructions as immediately above. Due to the State of Public Health Emergency and restrictions on public gatherings, in-person attendance at the bid opening is prohibited. Bids will be publicly opened, examined and announced at the Municipal Building, through use of the virtual platform Zoom.us. Bidders and other interested members of the public may observe the bid opening in accordance with the following: Topic: Columbia Ave Bid Opening Time: Apr 28, 2021 11:00 AM Eastern Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83275736424?pwd=Vklib29nS1BCYVpXaG5wMkRlUnpTQT09 Meeting ID: 832 7573 6424 Passcode: 787680 Dial by your location - +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc995fUPeh Michele Hovan, Borough Administrator HV, 1x, 4/9/21, Fee: $76.26

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I was having coffee with a friend once, and she said, “I’m not a birder. Why should I care about birds?” I said, “You love coffee, so you must love birds!” The brilliant scarlet tanager spends winter in Central and South America. Like lots of colorful songbirds, she spends her winter vacation in the dense shade of coffee plantations eating bugs. In the summer, she wings her way back to the quiet Sourland forest canopy to lay eggs and raise babies just as her parents did before her. This year when she comes back to New Jersey, our tanager may not recognize her home. Over one million trees are dying here due to an invasive insect, the emerald ash borer. That’s 1 of every 5 trees! If Ms. Tanager makes her nest in the fragmented forest, her babies may not be safe. Predators will easily be able to find them, because the forest cover will be sparse. If she does begin to raise a family, they may not reach maturity. The United States has lost 3 billion birds since the 1970s, causing the National Audubon Society to declare a “bird emergency” to protect the ones that are left. If you think of a migratory path as a link in a chain, it’s easy to see that every link is equally important. We know that the Sourland Mountain is a strong link. In fact, the entire Sourland Mountain region is a designated Continental IBA (Important Bird Area). Our region contains approximately 25,000 acres of mature, contiguous forest and 7,500 acres of wetlands. Resident and migratory birds eat bugs and caterpillars that feed on trees and farmers’ crops here: natural insect control. Now, we would like to point a finger at bulldozers in the Amazon as the cause for plummeting bird numbers, but our link is weakening right now due to ash decline, deer overpopulation and other threats. We all can help make it stronger. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Forest Service, New Jersey Fish & Wildlife, National Audubon Society, Nature Conservancy, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Watershed Institute, D&R Greenway Land Trust, One Tree Planted, Washington Crossing Audubon Society, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, Montgomery Friends of Open Space, Hunterdon Land Trust, Mercer County, Somerset County, Hunterdon County, Hopewell Township, West Amwell, East Amwell, Hillsborough Township, Montgomery Township, Hopewell Borough, Princeton Township, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and many, many others have joined the Sourland Conservancy in recognizing the importance of the Sourland forest and the threat of ash decline. We are all taking active steps to protect and preserve the clean water, fresh air, carbon sequestration and critical habitat that the forest provides for all of us. This spring and fall, Sourland Conservancy staff and volunteers will be joining our partners to plant thousands of trees! Please participate in a public planting event and plant native plants at home – in your yard or in a window box. Every native plant

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Many families choose to have a traditional funeral with cremation as disposition thus allowing for visitation in a church or funeral home followed by the cremation. Family and friends are given the opportunity to see their loved one for the last time and for all to say goodbye others may choose a memorial service with or without the cremated remains present at the church or funeral home. When you need assistance with funeral services, call 609-737-2900, or visit our home at 21 North Main St. Continuous Family Service Since 1881. QUOTE: “It is not the length of life but the depth of life.”

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U Text. U Drive. U Pay. Law enforcement officers will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive. UText. UPay. Enforcement campaign. Through the entire month, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2018 alone, 2,841 people were killed in distracted driving crashes on our nation’s roads and an estimated 400,000 people were injured. In New Jersey, driver inattention was listed as a contributing circumstance in 50% of the state’s crashes in 2018. Driver inattention was in fact listed as a contributing factor in crashes at a rate seven times higher than that of the next highest contributing factor (speed).

Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system — anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving. Texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for five seconds, according to state officials. At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed. New Jersey is one of eight states nationally to receive dedicated federal funds this year to tackle the issue of driver distraction. This federal funding will be used for police overtime enforcement grants at the local level as well as a statewide multimedia public awareness campaign on this important issue.

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CASA volunteers establish safe, stable, permanent home for children Child abuse and neglect is a serious problem affecting every segment of our community, and finding solutions requires input and action from everyone. While this is vital in any year, it is even more important in these challenging times when a family’s way of life is upended because of the COVID pandemic. Child abuse can have long‚Äêterm psychological, emotional and physical effects that have lasting consequences for its victims. It is essential that communities increase access to programs and activities that create strong and thriving children and families. Effective child abuse prevention activities succeed because of the partnerships created between child welfare professionals, education, health, community- and faith-based organizations, businesses, law

enforcement agencies and families. April has been declared as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The volunteers and staff at CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children of Mercer and Burlington counties strive to ensure the emotional, physical and educational well-being of these children while they reside in foster homes or residential facilities. The ultimate goal of our volunteers is to help establish a safe, stable and permanent home for each child we serve. Laura Wall Executive Director CASA for Children of Mercer and Burlington Counties Ewing

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Tuesday, April 13

In Conversation is a curated series of discussions designed to celebrate and connect those who make art and those who love art. Maria de Los Angeles, curator and artist featured in the Arts Council of Princeton’s current exhibition “A Voice to Be Heard,” will join Timothy M. Andrews, art collector and major supporter of the Arts Council’s Artist-in-Residence program, for a virtual conversation from 7-8:30 p.m. April 13. De Los Angeles is a New York-based artist who was born in Mexico and immigrated to Santa Rosa, California, in 2000 with her family. Her work is inspired by both personal experience and the larger political conversations surrounding migration. Her work is currently on view in the Arts Council’s Taplin Gallery, 102 Witherspoon St., through May 8. For more information, visit www. artscouncilofprinceton.org

Tuesdays, April 13 & 20

Mercer County is offering a series of free webinars addressing maternal health on Tuesdays, April 13 and 20. Nutrition and Physical Activity for the Childbearing Years: A 3-Part Series from Pre-Conception Through Baby’s First Year will be led by Michelle Brill, Family and Community Health Sciences educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County. Learn about the latest nutrition, physical activity and wellness guidance for pregnant women at 2 p.m. April 13. Register at https://go.rutgers.edu/ldq9dlc6 After delivery, a woman’s body’s nutritional needs change, particularly if breastfeeding. Learn about nutrition, physical activity and wellness for postpartum women at 2 p.m. April 20. Register at https:// go.rutgers.edu/kaw5n26q

All sessions are free and available on Zoom. Registration is required and sessions will be recorded for later viewing. Email brill@njaes.rutgers.edu for more information.

Tuesdays, beginning April 13

McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton will present a workshop series on improv and sketch comedy from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning April 13. To register, visit https://tickets.mccarter.org United Way of Central Jersey is continuing to provide VITA services to prepare taxes this season for individuals and families making $65,000 or less. All taxes will be prepared remotely via video conferencing and/or phone. To schedule an appointment, visit https://uwcjtaxprep.as.me/schedule.php For VITA Lockbox locations, visit https://tinyurl.com/VITALockbox

The Herb Society of America - Delaware Valley Unit is holding an online herb sale. Contactless pickup will be scheduled for May 15 and 16 at the HolcombeJamison Farmstead, 1605 Daniel Bray Highway, Lambertville. Online credit card orders close April 28. Mail in orders must be postmarked by April 15. To view the herb catalog, visit www. delvalherbs.org For more information, email hsa.dvu@ gmail.com

Saturday, April 17

Tomahawk throwing for adults only will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. April 17 at the Nature Center inside Washington Crossing State Park, 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville section of Hopewell Township. Try throwing a small hatchet into a wooden target. Free. For more information or to register, call 609-737-0609.

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. Where did you grow up? A. I grew up in Rockaway NJ in a lake community called White Meadow Lake which is in Morris County. After high school, I attended Ramapo College of New Jersey in Bergen County to obtain my Bachelor Degree in Business. I purchased by first condo in Middlesex County and now I live and raise my family in Hillsborough in Somerset County. I love Hillsborough and it’s central location to everything. I’m a life-long Jersey Girl at heart and understand the demographics and housing market in different communities.

. What do you see in the future for Real Estate sales and prices? A. In my 25 years of selling real estate, I have seen markets swing in varying degrees. I have sold in buyers’ markets and sold in sellers’ markets. Although it is very hard to predict the future, the real estate market has been very strong the last couple of years. Interest rates are at an alltime low so many first-time homebuyers are trying to get into the market. I also see an increase in the number of investors looking to enter the market.

. What do you enjoy doing when you are not working? A. In addition to being with my family, I like to stay active by working out, biking and walking. I also recently completed my first Rugged Maniac race. For the past 10

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. What are the top 3 things that separate you from your competition? A. First, I take a very honest and comprehensive look at my client’s situation, family, financial goals, and the marketplace. Next, I build a relationship with my client and embrace their goals as my own. Finally, I accept a high level of responsibility for my clients’ satisfaction and achievement of these goals.

. How long have you worked in real estate? A. I started in the mortgage business after college and decided to transition to real estate in 1992. I worked as a sales associate with the Top Producing Agent at Prudential NJ Properties. We were the #1 Award Winning Sales Team in the entire company. I switched to Keller Williams Realty in 2013 and have been a Top Producing Agent as well as the Director of Agent Services. I was also involved in the New Agent Mentoring and Training Program.

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ASSOCIATES WITH PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS plies for homeless and foster care children in the MERCER COUNTY SALES has again been recognized as the country’s Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox tristate area. “We are so proud to say thatBerkshire again, Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) largest real estate OFFICE company based on the &Rena Roach, REALTORS® has Lee, overMei 5,500 ROBBINSVILLE Yang, Li Ouyang, Nancy Chiu, this year, we broke last year’s record, remarks Fox & Roach, REALTORSâ recently honored REAL Tim Yang and Angela Tucker. TRENDS 500 transaction report resales professionals in more than 75 sales ofDonna Moskowitz: Elite Circle Award & Mercer County Sales Associates for their ex- leased last week. Hathaway Ho- fices Barbara Griest, COO of BHHS Fox & Roach, across the Tri-StateHomeServices area, the company Chairman’s CircleBerkshire Platinum Award. 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Through its affiliate, the sales associates, employees, executives, family, with the Elite Circle Award, a prestigious hon- Adorno, Stephen Daciek, Amy Kimball, Nat- brokerage company in the U.S. in sales, ac329,680 residential transactions and faciliTrident Group, the company provides oneor given friends, and clients.” Kassie Erb adds, “With soto the top 100+ sales professionals in alie Kolasa, Robin Kolb, Zachary Lee, John cording to the 2021 REAL Trends 500 report. tated approximately 219,000 mortgage, in- stop shopping and facilitated services to its the company. many families living below the poverty level, our Manion, Emas Michael, Arti Rath, Peter San The company has been awarded “Real Estate Agency Brand of the Year” and “Highsurance, title, and escrow transactions. clients including mortgage financing, and these sales associates have received the Paolo, Antonietta Soltesz, Kevin Stanton, annual backpack drive is an important andAllgratiest Ranked in Trust and/Love” in the 32 nd Ron Peltier, executive chairman of Hotitle, property and casualty insurance. The Chairman’s Circle Platinum Award, placing Mitchell Weinstein, Kimberley Witkowski, annual Harris Poll EquiTrend® Study. With fying project for our company.” and Blefari, them in the top 1 percent of more than 50,000 meServices Henry Wong, andGino Kristi Zoldi. CEO of Ho- company-sponsored charitable foundation, NM-00458190

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Fox & Roach/Trident Charities, a charitable Sales associates were also recognized with an foundation sponsored by BHHS Fox & Roach, esteemed Legend Award, recognizing them for reaching REALTORS®, coordinates this project with the the 5, 10 or 15 year milestone of consecutively winning the Chairman’s Circle company’s sales associates, employees, and exAward. They join an elite group of sales proecutives to partner with Cradles to Crayons. Cra- who have consistently ranked in the fessionals top that two percent of the network. dles to Crayons is a non-profit organization Tonyof Lee charge, Donnathe Moskowitz provides, free basic necessities to Congratulations to Elite Circle Award Winnerssituin Top 100+ of Company children living in low-income and homeless PRINCETON OFFICE ations. Model Apartments Coming Soon Debbie | Opening This Summer Lang: Elite Circle Award, 5 Year Leg-

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meServices, recognize and congratulate Congratulations to Chairman’s Circle Platithe agents, and sales managers numemployees, Award Winners across HomeServices’ PRINCETON OFFICEfamily of businesses. “This achievement affirms the hard work Ivy Huang Team: Chairman’s Circle Platinum of our incredible team led andbywhile we areinAward. Team members, Ivy Huang, celebrating this moment, we recognize the clude Liangtun Fan and Ichen Mei. challenges of these turbulent times,” said Robin Wallack: Chairman’s Circle Platinum Award. “It is always nice to be recognized,” remarks Wallack. PRINCETON JUNCTION OFFICE

Lana Chan Team: Chairman’s Circle Platinum Award. “I greatly appreciate every team member’s support and efforts to keep the spirit up during this challenging year,” says Lana Chan. Team members, led by Chan, include

over 5,500 sales professionals in more than

Fox Roach/Trident Charities, is commit75 & sales ofﬁces across the Tri-State area, the tedcompany to addressing the needs of children was recently acknowledged and as #1, for the in sixth year in row, in the entire families stressful lifea circumstances andnational Berkshire HomeServices has contributed overHathaway $7.2 million to more Network. Through its afﬁliated services, the than 250 local organizations since its inTrident Group and Prosperity Home Mortception in 1995. Visit our Website at gage, LLC; the company provides www. one-stop foxroach.com. shopping and facilitated services to its cli-

ents including mortgage ﬁnancing, and title, property and casualty insurance. The company-sponsored charitable foundation, Fox & Roach/Trident Charities, is committed to addressing the needs of children and families in stressful life circumstances and has contributed over $8 million to more than 250 local organizations since its inception in 1995. Visit our Website at www.foxroach.com.

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