Lawrence Ledger | 9-11-2020

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Friday, September 11th, 2020

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Preliminary work on monitoring wells at former Pit Stop is first part of demolition project

By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

Preliminary work on the monitoring wells at the former Pit Stop service station at 1175 Lawrence Road has begun, which will start the process of demolishing the vacant building.

Lawrence Township officials were able to obtain an access agreement with the executor of the estate of the sole member of the defunct limited liability company that owned the property, Municipal Manager Kevin Nerwinski said.

“This will start the process for the demolition of the building, after permits are obtained, and for the ground underneath it to be studied for contamination,” Nerwinski said.

It is expected that the building will be torn down in a few months.

In July, Lawrence Township officials learned that the township’s grant application to the New Jersey Economic Development Administration’s Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Municipal Grant program had been approved.

With the $239,524 state grant in hand, township officials can continue with the environmental assessment of the property, including demolition of the boarded-up building so the soil underneath it may be examined for possible contamination.

The extent of the contamination underneath the building is unknown, Nerwinski said. Once the consultant, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, completes the investigation and provides a cost estimate to remedy the site, the information will be used as the basis for grant funding from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to remediate the site.

Township officials would like to have the property cleaned up through grant funding and then acquire title to the property. The township could create a passive park area for the community to enjoy, Nerwinski said.

The property at 1175 Lawrence Road, between Altamawr and Meriline avenues, is owned by a limited liability company whose sole member has died. The family is handling the estate, but they do not have any legal obligation to address any of the issues affecting the site, Nerwinski said.

They are not motivated to sell it because there are liens totaling about $2 million against it by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for past remediation work, and by Lawrence Township for unpaid property taxes, he said.

The family was approached by the township several years ago, and the two sides reached an agreement

The former Pit Stop service station

that led to the township applying for the grant that was approved in July.

The former Pit Stop service station has a long history that dates back more than two decades, when

it was known as the Lawrence Road Service Center. It later became known as the Pit Stop Service Center.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection became

involved in the late 1990s after its environmental spill line was notified three times between 1997 and 1998 of discharges that occurred at the site.

The owner was ordered to stop

selling gasoline, but the Pit Stop continued operating as a service station until 2003.

After some neighborhood residents complained of odors in their drinking water – which came from private wells – in 2003, the Lawrence Township Health Department sampled the wells and discovered that five of the 13 wells were contaminated. The affected properties were hooked up to city water.

Later in 2003, the property owner was ordered to remove seven underground storage tanks. The property went into foreclosure and was purchased by 1175 Lawrence Road LLC in 2005. The new owner removed the underground storage tanks and 2,000 tons of petroleumcontaminated soil in 2006.

Subsequently, a multi-phase remediation investigation of the site was launched in 2010 by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to determine the nature and extent of the contamination.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Colonial Lake Park saved for generations to come

The pair of bald eagles that swept with great splendor into southern Lawrence Township’s Colonial Lake Park for daily feedings from the lake’s shallow waters had rarely, if ever, been seen there before their sudden appearance in the early, wintry months of 2018.

The great blue heron, stately and eye-catching in its own right with its cloak of blue-gray feathery elegance, had long held sway as the reigning exotic species, surveying its kingdom from atop the broad dam at the 25-acre trout-stocked lake’s southeastern terminus.

The appearance of the pair of majestic eagles – sometimes joined by a third – in the skies and the tree tops surrounding the lake quickly and unceremoniously dislodged the great blue from its regal station as top bird in the eyes of many.

Newcomers and regulars alike flocked to the park for a look at our nation’s awe-inspiring national symbol soaring overhead in search of prey.

As it turned out, the great blue heron ceded his spot for a good cause. The eagles arrived as if by divine intervention just as a grassroots effort was gathering steam to oppose a plan that was quietly being floated to build a three-story, 120-plus room extended stay hotel in an area that everyone thought was the park’s interior but instead was some 6 acres of woodland and open space privately owned by the proprietors of the Colonial Lanes, a nearby bowling alley that sits just

behind a slice of the lake’s sparsely wooded northwest shoreline.

The great birds quickly became a lure for talented local photographers posting to the pro-conservation group’s Facebook page, Save Colonial Lake, which had ballooned to more than a thousand members. More wildlife photos followed – multi-colored wood ducks and diving osprey sharing space on the page with beaver swimming, a shy raccoon playfully climbing a tree, deer browsing, and kingfishers eyeing the water from a shoreline perch.

The park’s importance as a critical wildlife habitat and recreation area – it also features three tennis courts, a children’s playground, an open field dotting several acres on the western end, and plenty of fishing – just a mile from the capital city border and directly alongside Business Route 1, began to gain traction and popularity, and thus defenders. The groundswell of support grew for the township to buy the property by tapping into its own open space funds – raised by a special levy Lawrence taxpayers twice overwhelmingly approved by referendum in the late ‘90s and early 2000s.

The Town Council and Manager Kevin Nerwinski weren’t legally permitted to say whether they’d support such a plan because the Sheft family, which owned the property, had the legal right to develop it under commercial zoning statutes. Any appeal from the

developer that might flow from a denial of the plan by the township’s Planning Board would have had to go before then-Mayor Chris Bobbitt and the council; so members had to remain publicly neutral.

The citizen’s group continued to push their cause, gathering 5,000 Change.org signatures while advocating at Town Hall, through their own social media, the local press, and among key individuals and conservation groups. These included former Township Mayor Pam Mount, who also heads the Lawrence Conservation Foundation; leading conservationist Jay Watson of Lawrence, who handled assessment and appraisal of the property while with the Princeton-based D&R Greenway Land Trust; the Lawrence Nature Center headed by Teresita Bastides-Heron, and Paul Larson, the indefatigable chairman of the Town Council’s Trails, Open Space and Stewardship Advisory Committee.

After many months of negotiation with the Shefts, the township announced a plan to purchase the property by cobbling together its own open space funds with generous commitments from Mercer County and State of New Jersey open space funds. The citizens’ group pledged to raise funds toward park improvements as well.

But the final signing to complete the sale somehow remained stubbornly undone, leaving the deal in an apparent legal limbo that stretched for nearly two years.

During that time, the citizens group became a registered nonprofit, Friends of Colonial Lake Park, Inc. The Facebook page grew to more than 1,500 members, and its name was changed to Friends of Colonial Lake, since the park no longer officially needed saving.

The park became more popular than ever for the surrounding area during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as options for recreation and entertainment became few and far between for individuals and families who needed a place to ease high levels of stress and worry.

Finally, the paperwork to seal the deal for $3.65 million paid out over several annual installments was signed without ceremony by the Shefts and the township on July 17. The township issued a press release announcing the sale.

Meanwhile, the bald eagles continue to soar over the lake while the great blue herons and countless other wildlife offer unrivaled thrills to visitors daily. The setting brings an incalculable benefit to the people of Lawrence Township and Mercer County, and indeed the region, as both sanctuary and salve for the soul that the park has always been and now thankfully will continue to be for generations to come.

Jim Hooker is president of the Friends of Colonial Lake Park nonprofit executive board and a member of the Town Council’s Trails, Open Space and Stewardship Advisory Committee.

Saturday Morning Walking Club to resume walk along Lawrence Hopewell Trail The Lawrence Hopewell Trail Saturday Morning Walking Club will host its first walk since February on the second Saturday of September, trekking over the new 500-foot pedestrian bridge at Mercer Meadows to a new stretch of the trail to Old Mill Road.

The walk starts at 9:30 a.m.

Sept. 12 at the Rosedale Lake parking lot.

“We are looking forward to traveling from Mercer Meadows through a new stretch of trail built by the Mercer County Park Commission to better assure safe travels from the park to the trail that crosses Old Mill Road and runs through fields up to Pennington Rocky Hill Road,” Becky Taylor, co-president of the LHT and host of the walk, said in a prepared statement. “We will cross the bridge that just opened and walk

along a new stretch of trail that is partly tree-lined and partly open field to a safer crossing than the old route that crossed at a curve in the road that partially obscured visibility of cyclists and people driving cars.”

All participants will be expected to wear face masks and walk socially distanced from each other.

Walkers will be divided into groups of 20 or less, should more than that number join the group at 9:30.

The walk will be 4.5 miles round trip, with the midpoint being the intersection of Wargo and Titus Mill Road. From the parking area at Rosedale Lake, the LHT follows the park roadway and turns north to cross the new pedestrian bridge over the Stony Brook. Once on the north side of the brook, the trail turns west and follows the wooded

banks of the creek on gravel path and boardwalk to connect to Old Mill Road. The trail continues through meadow until intersecting with Pennington Rocky Hill Road.

From here, the trail travels northeast along the BMS property with open meadow and farm landscape views to arrive at Wargo Road near the Watershed Institute.

A map of the route can be

found at https://goo.gl/maps/KekK2iVAUydK4KPd8 If rain results in the walk being postponed, a notice will be posted on the website.

The Lawrence Hopewell Trail is a 22-plus mile bicycle and pedestrian trail and transportation corridor through public and private land in Lawrence and

Hopewell Townships. The Lawrence Hopewell Trail Corporation depends on the community for support. The LHT is a key member of the Circuit Trails an 800-mile network of bicycle and pedestrian trails connecting people to jobs, communities, and parks in the Greater Philadelphia Region.

For more information, visit www. lhtrail.org

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The Mercer County Solidarity Network (MCSN) is a new mutual aid group designed to connect people in need throughout Mercer County with people who can help meet those needs.

The group is looking for individuals, families and businesses who would like to donate their time, resources or goods/services with people who have been affected by the pandemic and who request support. There is no minimum obligation – donors can specify whatever they feel they can provide and the group will match donors with individuals who have expressed a related need.

To sign up as a donor, visit www.mercersolidarity.org/ or email MercerCountyPOL@gmail.com.

Pickleball will be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at the Mercer County Park Tennis/Pickleball Center, Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Morning times to be announced.

Participants must wear masks, bring water and bring their own paddle.

Mercer County fees are $7/time or a player can pay $35 (62 and older) or $70 (under 62) to join the Mercer County Park tennis/pickleball program through the end of 2020.

Membership is required.

For more information on pickleball and membership, email NewcomersMembership@ywcaprinceton.org or visit www.ywcaprinceton.org/newcomers.

The Mercer County Mask Project is in need of masks for healthcare workers and first responders.

Volunteers of the West Windsor Arts Council have made more than 230 face masks thus far.

To donate, visit https://westwindsorarts.org/volunteer/ for more information.

Gesher LeKesher is currently accepting applications from high school juniors and seniors in the Greater Princeton Mercer Bucks area to participate in a Jewish peer leadership program.

As Gesher “Madrichim” (peer leaders), teens lead a group of seventh to ninth grade “Talmidim” (learners) in outreaches addressing trending topics from a Jewish perspective including friendships, the impact of social media, peer pressure, prejudice, and anti-Semitism on campus.

Gesher LeKesher meets virtually six hours each month: two Monday night trainings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and an additional outreach time either Monday/Wednesday night or Sunday morning.

Gesher LeKesher is a program of Jewish Family & Children Services and is partially funded by the Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks.

For more information, visit www.jfcsonline.org/gesherlekesher.

The Jewish Community Youth Foundation is kicking off its 18th year giving back to local, national and global nonprofits beginning this fall. The program brings together teens in grades 8-12 from the Mercer and Bucks counties area.

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Each teen philanthropist donates their own money which gets matched and pooled with money they fundraise during the program. Students will meet virtually to discuss Tzedakah and explore needs and the non-profit organizations who address them. At year-end, each group decides how their dollars will be donated. The program offers teens the opportunity to develop leadership and presentation skills.

Registration is open for all participants in grades 8-10, and returning participants in 11th and 12th grades. Space is limited. For more information or to register, visit www.jfcsonline.org/jcyf.

Contact Celeste Albert at 609-987-8100, ext. 210 or CelesteA@jfcsonline.org with any questions.

Participating in yoga benefits both physical and mental health and influences positive thought. It alleviates mental stress, develops better physicality and subsequently enhances emotional well-being. Yoga postures are a form of meditation in motion that help release tension and emotional stress.

This can help decrease physical ailments by improving the flow of oxygen and conditioning the respiratory tract through breathing exercises.

Honor Yoga is offering free, virtual classes at 8 a.m.

Tuesdays and at 6 p.m. Thursdays with instructor Michelle Gerdes.

To register, visit http://honoryoga.com/yfew

The Township of Hillsborough is working with Town Planner to produce a 250th anniversary edition of the color printed 2021 calendar, which will be mailed out to every residence in Hillsborough.

This year, the twist is historic pictures to commemorate Hillsborough’s 250-year history. Individuals interested in submitting photographs for consideration can email their high resolution image to pborek@hillsborough-nj.org. There is no guarantee any photo will be used.

A photo release will need to accompany the picture. The photo release form is found at www.hillsborough-nj.org The printing of the calendar is funded through the various advertisements contained within the calendar. Contact Jim O’Dowd at 973-650-2736 or jimodowd@townplanner.com for more information regarding advertising.

Being civically engaged is important to the aging community and voting may be one of the most vital civic activities. Voting in local, state and national elections provides seniors the opportunity to express and act upon their beliefs and values. Additionally, many seniors live on a fixed income and are potentially at higher risk of being affected by fiscal policy changes.

CareOne at Hamilton has designated itself a voter registration site to ensure all residents and outside community members have the opportunity to vote. Voter registration applications are provided and processed on-site and team members can assist residents and community members with registering to vote either traditionally or through the mail.

Contact Aleah Hosszu in admissions at 609-586-4600 or email ahosszu@care-one.com for more information or to register.

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Hillsborough Parks & Recreation is offering an Independent Study Center designed for families looking for an appropriate setting for their children where they can work independently on their remote learning assignments and participate independently in their remote classrooms, while being supervised by a combination of recreation staff, college students and substitute teachers.

It is the student’s responsibility to complete their work, though if students seek assistance, staff will give a helping hand.

Toward the middle part of the afternoon when students begin completing their work, such activities will be provided for the students like board games, movies, internet time and outdoor activities, weather-permitting.

Students in grades 2-8 can join from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at the municipal complex, 379 S. Branch Road, Hillsborough.

Girls on the Run of Central New Jersey (GOTRCNJ) is offering virtual and at-home programming options for girls in third through eighth grade for the fall 2020 season.

Virtual, online practices will be held with three options available: schools where their girl attends (if available), the county of residence, or a day and time that work for a girl’s schedule within Camden, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Somerset counties.

The virtual fall programming will be delivered by trained coaches with lessons that mirror the in-person Girls on the Run program. The programming will include physical activity and social-emotional learning, providing girls with an opportunity to still build meaningful connections with their peers and caring adult role models.

The program fee is $125 and includes 16 virtual lessons led by GOTR trained coaches, journal, program, T-shirt, 5K medal and end-of-season certificate all shipped to their homes.

Teams are limited to 12 girls. Registration is available at www.gotrcnj.org.

For additional information on the virtual fall program, contact Executive Director Donna York at donna.york@girlsontherun.org or 908-642-4321.

Westrick Music Academy (WMA), home of Princeton Girlchoir and Princeton Boychoir, is currently enrolling students of all ages in a variety of music education classes, exploring new and engaging ways to build and strengthen musicianship skills.

Young singers in grades 1-2 looking to develop their singing voice and music skills are invited to join Poco Voce.

This non-performing music class explores the young singer’s voice. During each lesson, children will focus on tone development and fundamental musical skills, through fun and engaging games and activities.

For musicians in grades 3-12, there are a variety of classes for all levels. Improve piano skills, explore how four chords make up the majority of popular music, or add color to a vocal performance with improv – all from the comfort and safety of your home.

In a group setting, students enjoy social interaction and regular informal performance opportunities as their skills grow. Or take an individual voice lesson to grow singing and performance skills.

Adults will also find opportunities for musical growth with WMA, exploring the piano as more than a solo art form.

For more information on WMA’s music education programs, to register for a class, or to learn more about WMA’s flagship choir programs, visit WestrickMusic.org/education.

Fri., September 11 & Sat., September 12

Bordentown City will hold Restaurant Weekend Sept. 11-12. Hours are 3-11 p.m.

A section of the downtown area from Crosswick Street to either West Park Avenue or all the way down to Veterans Way will be taped off to allow restaurants to expand outdoor dining into the street to serve more patrons.

There will be live entertainment each night.

The Rev. Matt Tucker of Christ Church Parish will hold a memorial service for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on the corner of Boyds Pharmacy at 7 p.m. Sept. 11.

Diners should wear a mask when attending the event for shopping or for outdoor dining purposes.

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Because periodontal disease is a risk factor for developing type2 diabetes, patients who already have periodontitis (the most severe form of gum disease) should be concerned about their increased risk of developing serious complications from diabetes such as heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

All my friends can’t wait to return to campus; here’s why I’m torn My high school opens this week. They are offering both hybrid and fully online learning to returning students.

As someone who has spent the majority of their last six months at home, the thought of returning to campus thrills me. But going back to school is a much more serious decision than it appears.

I would be lying if I said that I didn’t want to go back to school. After so many months at home — all of the plans cancelled and time lost with friends — there is nothing I would enjoy more than returning to campus in an attempt to enjoy senior year while it lasts. If there is one thing I have learned over the past few months, it is the importance of appreciating these moments with each other no matter how trivial they seem because life so easily gets in the way.

After everything that has already happened, a seminormal school year would be a dream. But COVID doesn’t follow a schedule. Across the country, failed high school and college reopenings have shown just how difficult keeping an entire student body socially distanced can be. In the case of many schools, physical distancing efforts are mere shadows of what is necessary to keep people safe. From inevitably packed hallways to large sports programs not requiring masks, returning to campus is a high risk in most, if not all, cases.

The biggest mistake my friends and I have made since the pandemic started was believing we had a right to things.

A right to a satisfying end to junior year of high school, a right to a fun summer, and a right to a memorable upcoming senior year. This mindset only leads to disappointment and anger when expectations are not met and when situations out of our control get in the way.

We can’t deny that the pandemic is far from over, no matter how badly we want to believe it. For students, it is so hard to distinguish between what we want to happen and what most likely will happen when the reality of the situation is hard and depressing to accept.

As more and more schools around the state cancel their hybrid in-person/online plans for a completely online year, I have to wonder what the real purpose is in attempting to go to school on campus. Virtually everyone I have spoken to agrees that it’s only a matter of time before my school, in fact, returns online as well. There is no scenario where in-person classes last completely unobstructed. My school has invested a lot of resources to ensure the safety of the students, faculty and administration on campus, including adding a number of outdoor classrooms, extensive health screenings, social distancing guidelines, and a split student body that has classes on campus every other week.

Relative to many other high schools both locally and around the world, I feel generally safe returning to campus this year, but in a pandemic there is always risk. It’s human nature that people focus on the immediate bubble they live in, and we often forget to place ourselves in the larger context around us. Even if my school’s campus were to be sanitized multiple times a day and each person actually did follow rigorous physical distancing, the rest of our town, our state, our country likely won’t have that discipline or luxury.

Eventually, the reality that we are still in the middle of a pandemic will catch up to us. Even though my school is very well prepared to protect its students, I think we should consider making the greater sacrifice of voluntarily working remotely to protect those who are less prepared and more vulnerable. Once school reopens, we have the luxury of probably lasting a few weeks longer than other schools with in-person classes. Exactly for that reason, because we are well prepared and our students generally act responsibly, we should stay home to help those who are at greater risk in our community.

Alexander Huang-Menders is a high school senior at The Pennington School in Pennington.

Howell Living History Farm produces crops for local food banks Forced to cut back on programming due to COVID-19, Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township was able to shift more of its focus this spring and summer to the laborintensive planting, weeding and harvesting involved in producing crops to help local food banks and pantries.

The harvest is ongoing, but through the end of August its yield included 1,900 pounds of potatoes; 1,200 pounds of tomatoes; hundreds of pounds each of cabbage, collards, cucumbers, peppers and snap beans; several thousand pounds each of whole wheat flour, cornmeal and oatmeal that is distributed in 1.5-Â and 2-pound bags; and 650 dozen eggs, according to information provided by Mercer County.

An estimated 12,000 people have received a food bank or pantry distribution containing a Howell Farm item, according

to the statement. “Howell Farm has always helped feed Mercer County residents in need through local food banks and pantries, but the pandemic has made that role even more vital,� Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes said in the statement. “I applaud the farm’s staff and volunteers for the yeoman’s work they’ve done and continue to do to support our community.�

Through its Share the Harvest tours, Howell Farm is giving visitors an opportunity to learn about the areas on the farm where wheat, vegetables, eggs and other products are being produced for distribution to food banks and pantries. Tours are offered through Sept. 10 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 90-minute intervals between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.,

and from Sept. 15 through Nov. 25 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 90-minute intervals between 1 and 4 p.m.

Use of a face mask is required.

The program includes a self-guided tour with cropthemed crossword puzzle, an Instagram photo contest and a match game that challenges youngsters to identify vegetables grown in the farm’s market garden.

Those interested must pre-register through Community Pass in order to reserve a free ticket.

Howell Farm is owned by Mercer County and operated by the Mercer County Park Commission. For more information about the farm or other park commission facilities, visit www.mercercountyparks.org or call the farm office at 609737-3299.

Republican lawmakers slam Murphy’s cuts to horse racing industry Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to cut $20 million in funding to New Jersey’s horse racing industry is being met with criticism from two local Republican lawmakers who say the governor is jeopardizing the industry.

The funding was signed into law in 2019 as a way to help Monmouth Park, the Meadowlands and Freehold Raceway bolster purses and increase races, according to a press release from the New Jersey Assembly Republicans.

Last year was the first year for the program, which was designed to run for five years, and proved to be successful while meeting or exceeding economic growth benchmarks in the 2019 law, according to the press release. “The state’s horse racing industry stands alone in providing economic, environmental and entertainment values like no other business in New Jersey,� Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington) was quoted as saying in the press release.

“With an estimated 42,000 horses on more than 7,200 farms that consist of 176,000 acres of tax-paying open space and green pastureland, the horse racing and breeding industry provides more than 13,000 jobs with a majority of the jobs being held by thousands of blue-collar New Jersey workers. “With unemployment in the state at historic levels, it is necessary and essential to continue the investment in the economic powerhouse that we know the horse racing industry to be,� Dancer said.

Asked for a comment by Newspaper Media Group about Murphy’s reported decision to cut funding from the horse racing industry, Dennis Drazin, the chairman and CEO of Darby Development LLC, the operators of Monmouth Park, said the reported action “is not a final decision. The budget process is ongoing and we are hopeful the subsidy is restored.�

Lord & Taylor to close at Quaker Bridge Mall

By Lea Kahn Staff Writer

The Quaker Bridge Mall is losing the second of its four anchor stores, following the announcement that the Lord & Taylor department store is going out of business.

Le Tote, Inc., which owns Lord & Taylor, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Aug. 2. The company bought the department store chain from Hudson’s Bay Co. Signs posted at the entrances to Lord & Taylor at the Quaker Bridge Mall said it is having a store closing sale, and that it is no longer accepting returns or exchanges from other Lord & Taylor stores. Beginning Sept. 25, it will no longer accept online returns.

Lord & Taylor is one of four anchor stores at the Quaker Bridge Mall, alongside of Sears Roebuck & Co., JC Penney and Macy’s. Sears closed in 2018, leaving the three department stores to anchor the nearly 1.1 millionsquare-foot regional shopping mall.

The Lord & Taylor department store chain has changed hands several times since it was founded as a dry goods store in Manhattan in 1826 by Samuel Lord and George Washington Taylor, according to www.hbcheritage.ca, the

website of its former owner, Hudson’s Bay Co. Municipal Manager Kevin Nerwinski said the news that Lord & Taylor is closing its store at the Quaker Bridge Mall is “extremely disappointing.� “Our community depends on a healthy and fully operational mall, not only for the jobs and great shopping experience it provides our residents, but also because the mall is a major commercial tax ratable that provides a significant contribution to our municipal budget. It’s a fact,�

Nerwinski said.

The store at the Quaker Bridge Mall is owned by Quaker Bridge Mall LLC, which is based in Indianapolis. The space was formerly occupied by the defunct Hahne’s & Co. department store chain, and converted into a Lord & Taylor store by May Department Stores, which is one of many former owners of Lord & Taylor.

The 154,372-square-foot building that houses Lord & Taylor was built in the late 1970s.

The property is assessed at $14.6 million. It generated $423,692 in real estate taxes for 2020, divided among Lawrence Township, the Lawrence Township Public Schools and Mercer County.

Assemblyman Rob Clifton (R-Monmouth) was quoted in the Republican’s press release saying, “This is an industry that employs thousands of people directly and indirectly, and these cuts will have far-reaching negative effects in our communities. “If it were to happen, it would put more New Jerseyans out of work and on the long line waiting to get benefits that may never come from Gov. Murphy’s Labor Department. It is an insult that borders on cruelty,� Clifton said.

According to the press release from the Republicans, as he signed the legislation into law a year ago, Murphy noted the importance of the horse racing industry as “a key economic engine, supporting thousands of jobs and attracting tourists and fans from around the world.�

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Minimally Invasive Surgery Can Help Women Deal With Abnormal Bleeding

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oo many women accept abnormal periods as something they just have to live with, much like their mothers and grandmothers did.

But heavy menstruation that leaves you doubled over in pain doesn’t have to go hand-in-hand with being a woman.

Put another way, there’s nothing normal about abnormal bleeding.

If you experience abnormal uterine bleeding, it is important to see a doctor to determine the cause. Often, it can be treated with hormone therapy or minimally invasive procedures that can help restore a normal cycle and relieve uncomfortable symptoms.

Signs of Abnormal Bleeding Menstrual cycles can range between 21 days and 35 days with bleeding that lasts two to seven days. A typical cycle is 28 days with a period that lasts four to seven days.

Moderate bleeding is expected during a period. Heavy bleeding, however, could signal something is amiss.

How heavy is heavy? That can take some figuring out, but: • If you’re bringing extra clothes to work or school, that’s heavy.

• If you’re changing protection more than every four hours, that’s also heavy.

• If you’re using the highest absorbency products and still soaking through, that’s heavy too.

While pain and cramps often accompany menstruation, they should be easily managed with over-the-counter pain relievers. Pain so severe that it causes nausea and vomiting or results in missed work or school is cause for concern, as is menstruation accompanied by diarrhea or constipation.

Some women will experience spotting between periods. However, intermittent bleeding, bleeding or spotting after sex, unpredictable periods, or bleeding after menopause can be signs something else is going on that needs medical attention.

Hormonal or Structural The causes behind abnormal bleeding typically fall into two categories: hormonal or structural.

Many factors can influence hormonal changes that lead to heavy bleeding or irregular and missed periods, including: • Thyroid imbalances • Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) • Perimenopause • Life stress • Exercise • Dietary changes Structural conditions that can cause abnormal bleeding include: • Uterine fibroids • Endometrial polyps • Ovarian cysts • Endometriosis • Certain types of cancer, such as cancer of the uterus Diagnosis and Treatment Diagnosing abnormal uterine bleeding typically begins with a physical exam and complete medical history. It is helpful if women track their cycles and any related symptoms. Today, there are several easy-to-use apps that can help analyze this information. In many cases, with a physical exam, doctors can detect fibroids or ovarian cysts.

Blood tests to measure thyroid function and hormone levels may also be recommended. Doctors may use ultrasound as well as MRI to examine the uterus, ovaries and other reproductive organs to identify structural issues.

In some cases, a saline sonogram – in which the uterus is expanded with water during an ultrasound so doctors can get a better picture of the organ – may be used to detect small, but troublesome, fibroids or polyps along the inner lining of the uterus.

If the cause of abnormal bleeding is determined to be hormonal, doctors may recommend conservative management, including lifestyle changes and a low-dose birth control pill or an intrauterine device (IUD).

If the cause is structural, surgery may be necessary. If surgery is recommended, the woman should discuss her specific concerns and goals with her doctor.

While some women may opt to do nothing, there are several safe and effective minimally invasive surgical options to deal with structural abnormalities of the uterus, including: • Hysteroscopy, a procedure during which doctors insert a thin tube with a tiny camera into the uterus and clip off any polyps or shave away fibroids. The procedure is performed through the vagina and typically takes less than an hour.

• Endometrial ablation, which destroys the lining of the uterus to stop or reduce the total amount of bleeding. An ablation is not a form of contraception, and pregnancy is

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not recommended after ablation. Women who have endometrial ablation will need to use birth control until menopause.

• Myomectomy, a surgical procedure to remove fibroids that leaves the uterus in place to preserve the ability to have children. Depending on the location, number, and size of fibroids different approaches are possible. There is always a chance that new fibroids can develop over time, and this should be discussed with your doctor.

• Hysterectomy, or the surgical removal of all or part of the uterus. While most people assume all reproductive organs are removed during hysterectomy, often the ovaries can remain in place so women can avoid early menopause.

At Penn Medicine Princeton Health, both myomectomy and hysterectomy can often be performed using minimally invasive laparoscopy or a robotic surgical system with just a few small abdominal incisions. In these procedures, the abdomen is filled with gas and ports are inserted through these small incisions. A camera and instruments are inserted through the ports so the organs inside can be visualized. The surgeon is able to perform the surgical steps using this camera and the instruments, inside the abdomen and pelvis.

Robotic-assisted surgery enables surgeons to perform complex gynecological surgeries with greater precision and control, minimizing the pain and risk associated with large incisions while increasing the likelihood of a fast re-

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covery and positive clinical outcome. In most cases, women can return home the same day and most can return to work within two weeks.

For women with a significant number of fibroids, however, open surgery may still be necessary to remove the fibroids and preserve the uterus for fertility.

Don’t Wait to Seek Treatment Many women delay seeking treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding, tolerating it in order to focus on taking care of their families and their careers first.

Moreover, many believe they aren’t candidates for laparoscopic or robotic-assisted surgery and continue to suffer—sometimes for years.

It’s important that women talk openly with their doctor to identify a treatment approach that is right for them.

Women shouldn’t be shy about asking questions, including about surgical expertise and the number of procedures their doctor performs.

And no matter what, a woman should be fully confident in her decision to proceed with surgery.

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

Shyama S. Mathews, M.D. is a board certified gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon. She is a member of the medical staff at Penn Medicine Princeton Health.

By Michele S. Byers

Saving a rare and ‘picky’ wildflower

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ne of the rarest wildflowers in New Jersey – and the entire northeastern United States – is American chaffseed (Schwalbea americana), a perennial in the snapdragon family.

Twenty years ago, the future was dim for this native flower with reddish-purple blooms, and it has been listed as a federally endangered species since 1992. But today there is new hope for the chaffseed.

American chaffseed was never common, but populations occurred along the East Coast from Massachusetts to Louisiana and inland to Kentucky and Tennessee.

But as of 2000, the only known colony in the northeast was at Brendan Byrne State Forest in the Pine Barrens. The existence of this “last stand” was precarious.

The plants grew along a roadside, vulnerable to cars, road salt, mowing and chemical herbicides. If they were to die, American chaffseed would become regionally extinct.

But saving this rare plant was not as simple as collecting their seeds and growing them elsewhere. For years, researchers had been unsuccessful at growing chaffseed.

The seeds would sprout, only to wither and die, leading scientists to speculate that the population might be too genetically inbred to successfully reproduce.

In 2001, a Rutgers graduate student named Jay Kelly (now a professor at Raritan Valley Community College) landed a part-time job monitoring the lone chaffseed colony. That year, its population surprisingly exploded from 130 plants to about 700 plants, disproving the theory that the plants could not reproduce.

Kelly was intrigued and became determined to crack the mystery of what makes the plant grow and thrive.

“It was a tremendous opportunity to learn about what the plant prefers,” he said.

That was the start of his two-decade mission to save chaffseed from disappearing in the northeast.

It was known that the plant was partially parasitic, with young plants needing to attach to the roots of a host plant to get nutrients and water. Jay’s analysis identified the dainty Maryland golden aster as a key host, as their dense roots grow close to the soil surface.

He also learned that chaffseed plants are even more “picky” about where they grow than previously thought.

They like open, sunny areas and benefited in the past from wildfires that swept through the Pine Barrens, clearing away shading plants. They are neither a wetlands or uplands plant; they prefer the slim margins where wet soil meets dry.

With this new knowledge, Jay started experimental

plots at the New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s Franklin Parker Preserve in the Pine Barrens in 2006. He also began cultivating chaffseed in greenhouses.

Unfortunately, the original American chaffseed colony at Brendan Byrne State Forest has not had another successful year since 2001. The colony declined to about 80 plants, possibly due to changing soil hydrology from adjacent agricultural water manipulation.

To combat this threat, a few dozen nearby pitch pine trees have been girdled; the pitch pines have died and cannot usurp the soil moisture needed by the chaffseed plants.

The standing dead pine trunks will become habitat for cavity nesting birds and feeding sites for birds that eat insect larvae.

The good news is that the chaffseed plants’ genetic descendants are alive and well. There are now five experimental plots at Franklin Parker Preserve, with a total of about 80 mature plants that are carefully tagged and monitored.

“This year, one of the colonies started to explode and we have had a lot of seedlings coming in,” Jay reports.

Greenhouse production is also going strong. Seedlings are now grown at the Duke Farms greenhouses in Hillsborough. To improve their survival odds, they are not transplanted until after their second growing season when they are large and strong.

“We have about 35 plants now that are healthy and happy and ready to be planted this fall,” said Jay. There are many more new plants in their first growing season and lots of seeds waiting to be germinated. Jay is now searching for new places where they might thrive.

“It’s gratifying to know our hard work has amounted to something,” said Jay. “We can sleep at night, knowing we are not going to lose this plant entirely in the northeast.”

There was even more good news a few years ago when a healthy population of American chaffseed was discovered growing on private property in Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

“Who knows? There might be other populations in New Jersey or others states,” said Jay. “There’s always a chance some are out there.”

With luck, and lots of help from the scientific community, maybe a time will come when American chaffseed can be taken off the endangered list.

Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Far Hills. She may be reached at info@njconservation.org

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Crisis with post office has dire economic impacts The current crisis with the U.S. Postal Service is a clear attempt by the Trump Administration to steal the upcoming election. However, there are other dire economic effects that are impacting Americans on a daily basis.

It took two weeks for a much-needed client check to arrive in my mailbox from New Hampshire. How many Americans who need such payments to cover basic costs are similarly affected? Serious delays in delivering medications have been reported, putting thousands at risk. What about supplies and manufacturing parts to be delivered to essential services such as hospitals and to businesses large and small?

Over 4,000 baby chicks died in delayed shipment to Maine farmers. Small businesses that rely on the USPS for delivery

and cannot afford to use more expensive services such as FedEx and UPS are suffering, as are online marketplaces such as eBay and etsy.

These are just a few of the economic and social crises created by this corrupt manipulation of the USPS for political purposes. The impact will only increase as this crisis continues.

And continue it will, as Republicans care only about retaining power. Apparently, Trump, with his self-proclaimed business acumen, failed to consider this side effect of his power grab, nor did he care.

Anne Sweeney Monmouth Junction

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State announces instructions for residents about spotted lanternfly New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher has announced information and instructions for residents who encounter the spotted lanternfly as the department continues to receive calls about the exotic invasive insect.

The department is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (USDAAPHIS) to curb the ongoing spread of the spotted lanternfly, according to a press release from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.

“We have been working diligently to slow the advance of this bug,” Fisher said. “We are targeting areas where severe infestations have been confirmed and we also encourage residents to destroy the spotted lanternfly if possible when they see it. It will take a combined effort to help keep this pest from spreading.”

While the spotted lanternfly is no threat to humans or animals, it is known to feed on 70 types of plants and trees. It is native to China and South Korea, but arrived in the United State in Berks County, Pa., on a shipment in 2014.

The species has been advancing ever since, causing Pennsylvania to have 26 coun-

are Warren, Hunterdon, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem and Somerset.

The spotted lanternfly is a plant hopper and can only fly short distances. However, it is an excellent hitchhiker and has been known to ride on any kind of transportation.

The department asks that anyone who travels in a quarantined county do a quick inspection of their vehicle for the spotted lanternfly before leaving, according to the press release.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture and USDA-APHIS have crews throughout the state that are working to treat areas where infestations have been reported.

If a resident has an infestation and would like to treat their own property, a list of op-

tions can be found at https://bit.ly/3eIuTEi. Using items such as sticky traps are not recommended as they may harm other wildlife.

While the spotted lanternfly is currently in its full adult stage, it will begin laying egg masses in early to mid-September. The gray looking egg masses can be scraped off, double bagged and thrown away. The egg masses can also be placed into alcohol, bleach or hand sanitizer to kill them. An instructional video on how to destroy the egg masses is available at https://bit.ly/3fMIw52 Residents outside of the quarantine counties can report the exact address of sightings of the spotted lanternfly by emailing Slfplantindustry@ag.nj.gov or by calling 609406-6943.

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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.

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have a dream – certainly no comparison to the enormity of a Martin Luther King, Jr., dream, but nevertheless a dream related to Dr. King’s mission and the passion of a Princeton artist, lawyer, and social justice activist Rhinold Ponder.

My dream is to utilize the now sadly underutilized space of Dohm Alley, the alleyway between Starbucks and Landau’s on Nassau Street, to promote the just launched Art Against Racism: Memorial.

Monument. Movement project, a virtual interactive video exhibition.

Organized by a New Jersey-based coalition of artists, educators, writers, curators, attorneys, journalists,

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and activists of diverse race backgrounds, the project will document and exhibit the outpouring of artwork protesting Black lives lost to police violence and raising awareness about taking action by voting.

And the perfect spot for this initiative is at Dohm Alley, which is artistically dormant right now, but has the infrastructure and mission to make it a home base for this inspirational exhibition.

The concept for Art Against Racism: Memorial.Monument.

Movement originated in a conversation between Rhinold Ponder, who is Black, and another renowned Princeton artist, Rutgers professor

emerita, and social justice activist Judith Brodsky, who is White, about building on the success of last year’s “Art Against Racism� exhibition series. In July 2019, Rhinold became the founder and co-organizer of the compelling “Art Against Racism� juried exhibition, a platform to promote social justice, inclusion, equity, the power of voting, and anti-racist community building.

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If you plan on hosting, or attending a small barbecue today, SPREAD THE WORD and let your family and friends know that September is #HungerActionMonth

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Invite friends to a virtual lunch or dinner.

Estimate the cost and donate that amount to a local soup kitchen of food pantry.

Donations of any size make a big difference!

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Contact your HR department and find out whether your company matches donations or volunteer hours.

VOLUNTEER Sign up to volunteer for our HUNGER ACTION food distribution Saturday, October 3rd with RISE and help hand out groceries.

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MULTI-CULTRUAL MONDAY SEND TASK YOUR RECIPE!

Share a recipe with us that reflects your heritage and tag us @TASKSoupKitchen, and we will share it with our friends!

Volunteer to wrap flatware for TASK meals.

Wrap a fork and knife in a napkin and tie it with a twisty tie. TASK serves more than 8,000 meals each week - make as many as you’d like.

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Does your employer match your charitable contributions?

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To kick off “STOP FOOD WASTE WEEK� watch “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste� and learn how you can keep food on your plate and out of our landfills.

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Snap a photo of you and your favorite spoon (really any eating utensil will do), tag us and use #HungerActionMonth

“Hunger� and “Food Insecurity� are two different things. While certainly related, hunger refers to those pangs we get on an empty stomach. Food insecurity refers to a household’s lack of financial resources to buy food.

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START A FOOD DRIVE Set up a collection box at your house, school or office and collect nonperishable items. When full, donate them to your local soup kitchen or food bank.

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TRIVIA NIGHT WITH TASK Tune in to TASK Social Media at 8pm for Hunger Action Trivia Night and a chance to win prizes!

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Nearly 10,000 children in our area experience hunger. Today, get the kids involved by asking if they have any ideas on how to end hunger.

Whether its coloring a picture or giving food, there are creative ways to make a difference.

30 KEEP IT UP! Hunger is an ongoing issue in communities across our country.

Whether its making a donation, giving a gift of food, or talking with friends, little actions add up to make to make a big impact - keep the positive momentum going all year long!

DAILY GRIND Skip todays coffee run and put that cash toward a good deed.

Donating $5 to a local soup kitchen or food bank can help feed someone for a day.

Today is Food Waste Prevention Day in New Jersey. Join hunger advocates from around the state, head to social media and spread the word and remember to eat everything on your plate.

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Instead of buying a lunch today, pack a lunch instead and treat someone to a meal by donating $5 to a local soup kitchen or food pantry.

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PASS THE PB&J Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with your friends and family and donate them to TASK. In addition to hot meals we give out nearly 10,000 sandwiches each year!

CLEAN YOUR CABINETS Take a few minutes to organize your cabinets.

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to invite pedestrians into a lively and interactive experience. For a couple of years, the alley lived up to that description with an exhibit that focused on the period of the English Romantic poets and used poetry, landscape elements, sculptures, artwork, audio and video to create an other worldly experience.

After the English Romantic poets’ exhibits were removed, along with other sculptures and paintings, the alley never regained its mojo. A variety of funding and organizational challenges, with the most recent challenge being the pandemic, have kept the alley in a state of aesthetic limbo. On the alley website, it says “that the alley would be examining additional topics other compelling contemplations on the state of current culture.�

But with the proper precautions (mandatory masks and limiting the numbers in the alley at one time), the alley’s mission could be resurrected to address the current compelling social justice issues of the Art Against Racism project.

All “we really want to do is educate and engage the public about the importance of persistent and intentional anti-racism action,� Rhinold said. And I can’t think of a better way to educate and engage the public than by taking a compelling contemplative walk through Dohm’s Alley.

presented on a “groundbreaking video platform beginning Oct. 3, at 5 p.m.

This is a grassroots project welcoming all voices, both professional artists and those who express themselves in other forms,� Rhinold said in a press release soliciting artistic contributions.

Contributors are submitting short videos about their work that will reflect how art is a powerful tool for creating a just society. “Ultimately, the interactive exhibition will become a living archive for preserving the breadth of art inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement,� Rhinold said. Themes include racism, police violence, mass incarceration, African American historical figures or moments, murdered and martyred victims of racism and white supremacy, civil rights, and community needs that have been affected by systemic racism. The work can take the form of sculpture, projections, street art, quilts or other fiber works such as crochet or beadwork, culinary creations, spoken word, performance, music, posters, murals, animation, digital projects, crafts, replacements for toppled statues, or other creative forms of expression.

My entry into this endeavor is Dohm Alley, a project of Princeton Future, whose goal in 2017, the year of its creation, was to showcase art, sculpture and ideas in an open air gallery setting that is 80 feet long and 11 feet wide. Its creators Kevin Wilkes and Peter Soderman, known for two prior spectacular public art installations in Princeton (Writer’s Block and Quark Park), dubbed the alley project “a dynamic sensorium, that is part garden, part classroom.�

Its stated goal at that time was

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Schools should hold moment of silence every September 11 As a country, we will be commemorating the 19th anniversary of the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It is my hope and the hope of many New Jersyians that we join our neighbor, the State of New York, where all public schools are now required to hold a moment of silence to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks under a law (2019) that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed last year, stating “by establishing this annual day of remembrance and a brief moment of silence in public schools, we will help ensure we never forget — not just the pain of that moment but the courage, sacrifice and outpouring of love that defined our response.”

I am respectfully reaching out to the North Brunswick Township School District to set an example for all schools in New

Jersey to follow by taking the lead of New York by requiring all their schools to hold a moment of silence. I know the New Jersey government leaders have discussed this topic recently but now is the time to take action, especially during these trying times, not only in New Jersey but throughout our country. Our government leaders are not in session and I respectfully ask that is not too late to enact a similar law like New York to be approved by both houses of the state legislature and to be signed by Gov. Phil Murphy to become law.

We shall always remember! We shall never forget! May all Rest In Peace!

Pete Clark North Brunswick

New Jerseyans do not benefit from high gas tax, recreational drug use Ronald Reagan said long ago, “Here we go again.”

First, New Jersey, on Aug. 29, announced a 10% increase in the gasoline tax after people are still enraged about two recent increases in the same tax. New Jersey is near the refineries and near the ports just miles away. We are not in Montana or Idaho.

New Jersey should have the cheapest gasoline taxes; instead we are burdened among the highest myriad of taxes in the nation.

Gov. Phil Murphy and the State Legislators don’t have a clue about how commerce and capitalism work in America. Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand (The invisible hand describes the unintended social benefits of an individual’s self-interested actions, a concept that was first introduced by Adam Smith in The Theory of Moral Sentiments, written in 1759, invoking it in reference to income distribution.)

There is an exodus of taxpayers, friends and relatives moving to the south – moving to Texas and to Florida with no income tax.

How do North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia have such beautiful roads with no toll roads?

New Jersey will be left with a socialized state with governmental control of all areas of life, and left with few taxpayers. Witness the exodus of taxpayers from California and New York City.

Second, Murphy and the legislators have been promoting for years potheads in New Jersey with a recreational drug agenda. Recreational drugs have never worked in the history of world civilizations. We picked up thousands of people off the streets of Brooklyn in a “zombie state” from fake drugs in 2016. There will always be fake drugs with the promotion of recreational drugs. The U.S. spends billions of dollars on medical care for drug abusers, on rehabilitation, and on border security to stop the flow of drugs.

The gasoline tax and the sales tax should be reduced to encourage business and commerce. Stop drugging and taxing the people.

Also, stop mass mailing ballots, it leads to fraud. Congress sets Election Day – not Election Months or Year. Mass ballots are unconstitutional.

Robert A. Paley North Brunswick

NJSIAA executive states case for high school sports By.Colleen.Maguire

During the past five months, the lives of our student-athletes have changed drastically.

In March, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) made the difficult decision to shut down high school sports.

That decision was necessary to slow infections (of COVID-19) and to allow for mitigation efforts to be established. However, cancelling high school sports has come at a significant cost – the emotional and social well-being of our student-athletes. We need to return to sports this fall.

Researchers point to the need for in-person socialization – and for athletics, in particular – as a way to improve mental health and academic performance.

For example, Tim McGuine, a sports medicine researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, recently conducted an expansive survey on the mental health impact the cancellation of youth sports has had on student-athletes.

Seventy percent of the student-athletes surveyed reported feelings of anxiety and depression at levels that would typically require medical intervention.

What’s more, affluent students have opportunities to make up for the loss of high school sports in a way others do not. Structured sports help keep at-risk students focused and engaged academically.

Some people question the safety of returning to high school sports, as certain college conferences have cancelled or postponed the 2020 fall season.

One main difference between high school and college athletics, however, is the travel involved. Travel for high school sports is far more limited than that for Rutgers University, which must travel halfway across the country for Big Ten Conference matchups.

The NJSIAA’s model for the 2020 fall season keeps competition in-state and local, while eliminating statewide tournament play.

High school sports are overseen by certified coaches and athletic trainers.

Indeed, the controlled environment of high school athletics is one of the safest places for our student-athletes to be after the bell rings.

Also of note, there have been no known outbreaks precipitated by on-field athletics in

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Income guidelines apply. Rents and income limits may change.

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New Jersey. Approximately half of our 435 member schools participated in NJSIAA’s summer workout period, which was successfully guided by the protocols developed by NJSIAA’s Medical Advisory Task Force.

According to TeamSnap, a youth sports team management application, more than 100,000 children in New Jersey played organized sports this summer; yet, there have been no known clusters or spreading of the coronavirus as a result of that activity. NJSIAA’s team of experts has developed guidance for returning to athletics safely.

The return to sports this fall – with all games being played outdoors – will be a team effort. In order to conduct athletics safely, buy-in will be required from all interested parties, particularly our student-athletes.

As part of a team, our student-athletes learn to pull for each other, work with each other, and watch out for each other. Now they have an incentive to keep each other healthy.

Partying will be an option for years to come, but there is only one chance to play sports during high school.

As Dr. Damion Martins, a member of the Medical Advisory Task Force, said, the entire team benefits “if they can stay COVID-free … more importantly, you are going to keep yourself and your family safe.”

Since March, we here in New Jersey have done the hard work of trying to contain the virus.

Our leading indicators – rate of transmission, positivity rate, and hospital admissions – are all trending down. Now is our opportunity to get back to the playing fields. However, should that situation change, we will not hesitate to do what is best for the health and safety of the kids.

I am honored to help steer NJSIAA through this challenging time, but I also approach the situation from a different perspective – as a mom.

I know I am not the only parent whose heart is breaking, witnessing the toll this pandemic is taking on our kids. Sports can, and will, raise the spirits for tens of thousands of teenagers who right now are in need of a little normalcy.

Colleen Maguire is the chief operating officer of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, which is the governing body of high school sports in New Jersey.

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2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid

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f it walks like a duck and So after one recent week behind quacks like a duck … guess the wheel of the 2020 Chrysler Pawhat? It’s a duck. Why try to cifica Hybrid Limited minivan, I disguise it? must admit, there is a lot of sizzle to When I see those television sell here folks. commercials for miniBefore we get vans that try and make started, though, if it seem cool for the you are looking for average soccer mom the wind-in-your-face or dad to be driving a driving experience of minivan, I just shake an athletic BMW or my head.

Mercedes, this is not In recent years the where you look. minvan has fallen out Instead, what you of favor. So, the marget in the 2020 Chrysketers now want to ler Pacifica is a good, try and make it somesolid, all around, utilithing it’s not. tarian vehicle that can Why try and prebe used for a multiPeter Perrotta tend? It’s a minivan, tude of transport and aka a duck. cargo tasks without breaking a sweat.

“Sell the sizzle”.

Moreover, if you are approachThat’s what an old car sales maning 65 years of age – like me – it’s a ager used to tell me.

What that meant to me was: very comfortable vehicle to get into don’t sell something for what it’s and out of without bending or twisting your back. Once you sit down not. Sell the sizzle of what it is.

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inside it’s tremendously comfortable.

If you are the designated driver to transport your sister-in-law, and mother-in-law and father-in-law to your son’s birthday dinner, it passes the test with flying colors.

On the other hand, is this minivan going to turn heads when you drive down the street? Absolutely not. Is it going to afford you that exhilarating driving experience of the BMW 5 series? No way.

But, let’s face it folks, it’s not fair to criticize the minivan for what it isn’t. We must appraise it for what it is.

The 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited – the model I drove for one week – is the only minivan currently on the market that is offered as a hybrid version. To make it even better, this model from Chrysler is a plug-in hybrid that can be operated as an electric-only model, with a full range of 30 miles on the electric only ride.

More impressively, when you use it as a combined electric/gas option (the vehicle switches itself back and forth on an as-needed basis) it gets a whopping 82 miles per gallon. When in use as a gas-only vehicle, it gets a still solid 30 miles per gallon.

For me, it’s hard to believe that none of the other minivan manufacturers (especially Honda and Toyota) don’t offer a hybrid version of their minivans.

I’m not sure why that is. It may be due to the fact that the minivan segment of the car selling market has shrunk drastically from what it once was about 20 years ago.

My first job in the car selling business was at a popular Honda dealership in South Jersey back in 2003. At that time, we had a waiting list for people who wanted to buy the popular Honda Odyssey minivan of about six months. Moreover, we sold every one of those Odysseys at full sticker price, with no discount.

Such is not the case these days, obviously as the once-popular minivan has fallen out of fashion favor for the much sexier and aggressive looking SUV and crossover models now available on the market.

Nonetheless, the minivan has survived. And, this one from Chrysler has won many accolades from the automotive press for being topof-the-line in its class.

In its review of the 2020 Pacifica, the editors at Car and Driver magazine simply stated that it is “the best minivan you can buy – and better than most SUVs too.

“We like the minivan so much, in fact, that we have named it to our 10 best Trucks and SUVs list multiple times,” write the editors of Car and Driver.

Personally, I’m not so sure that I am enamored as much as they are with the Pacifica.

When I first took the wheel behind this Pacifica it instantly brought back memories to when my youngest son was 2 years old and my wife and I carted his whole world around with us in our Dodge

Caravan minivan.

At that time, my parents were still alive and living in Florida, so the minivan did the job it was designed to do on that several trips a year we made to St. Augustine.

This time around, while it took me a day or two to get used to driving a minivan again, I must admit that by the end of the week I was quite impressed with the Pacifica.

It’s luxurious, comfortable, practical and very useful. It’s just not all that exciting to drive.

The Velvet Red Pearl colored Pacifica Hybrid I tested for the week carries a base price of $45,845. My tester was added the extra options of: $795 for the S appearance package; $995 for the advanced safety technology group and $1,895 for the tri-panel panoramic moon roof.

When you add in the $1,495 for destination and delivery charges, the bottom line sticker price on this tester comes in at $51,025.

The EPA estimates that the average annual fuel cost of operating this hybrid comes in at a miserly $1,050 per year. Most people spend more than that a year buying coffee at Wawa.

This vehicle has not been rated by the government for the crash safety test yet.

However, this Pacifica Hybrid does receive a very impressive 10 out of 10 rating for the government’s fuel economy and greenhouse gas rating – which most people hardly pay attention to.

The interior of the Pacifica is well appointed. Chrysler’s Uconnect infotainment system works well, for the most part. I had some trouble with it getting to understand my voice commands, but that was the only glitch.

Overall, this Pacific, especially the hybrid version, is well worth considering if you are in the market for such a vehicle.

Peter Perrotta’s On The Road column appears weekly. Comments and suggestions are welcome. He can be contacted at peter@capitalmotorcars.com

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Continued from Page 2A e oSat., September 12 - Roxey Ballet Company is looking for dancers of all ages for its upcoming virtual holiday classic “The Nutcracker”. k Auditions will be held on Sept. 12; regis-tration deadline is Sept. 6. t Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those sauditioning have the opportunity to audi.tion in-person or virtually via Zoom. Audi-tion times will be staggered to accommodate smaller groups and physical distancing.

More information and to register, visit dwww.roxeyballet.org/auditions or email kinfo@roxeyballet.org y The Lawrence Hopewell Trail Satur-day Morning Walking Club will host its first ywalk since February on Sept. 12, trekking rover the new 500-foot pedestrian bridge at Mercer Meadows to a new stretch of the trail rto Old Mill Road. , The walk starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Rosesdale Lake parking lot.

All participants will be expected to wear -face masks and walk socially distanced from geach other. Walkers will be divided into ygroups of 20 or less, should more than that dnumber join the group at 9:30. e The walk will be 4.5 miles round trip, with the midpoint being the intersection of dWargo and Titus Mill Road. If rain results in hthe walk being postponed, a notice will be posted on the website. d Meeting location map locator: https:// 0goo.gl/maps/KekK2iVAUydK4KPd8 - - The West Windsor Arts Council’s Art -and Healing Online Opening Reception will be held at 7:15 p.m. Sept. 11. s This event is free, but registration is re-quired by visiting https://westwindsorarts. sorg/event/art-and-healing-exhibition/ e The WWAC’s Virtual Autumn Arts Afdternoon will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12 via Zoom.

Experience a sampling of popular art y forms offered to both children and adults. h This is a free event but registration is requited by visiting https://westwindsorarts. org/event/autumn-arts-afternoon/

d Join the ACME Screening Room at 5 s p.m. Sept. 12 for the Carpool Comedy Fund-

Sat., September 12 – Sat., September 19

raiser at the Spoke Works building, 204 N. Union St., Lambertville. The lot opens at 4:30 p.m.

The evening will be hosted by Joey Novick and Comedyworks Entertainment, with musical guest Essie Riddle performing before the show.

Comedians performing include Angela Sharp, Tom Mongelli, Ryan Joseph, Franco Danger and Joey Novick.

The audience is welcome to bring their own food for a tailgate sunset picnic.

Also included will be a silent auction with items themed for “stay at home” enjoyment.

Tickets are $30 per person with a four person maximum per car.

For detailed information and to purchase tickets, visit www.acmescreeningroom.org.

All ticket sales will be online only.

Greater Somerset County YMCA will host a free outdoor fitness expo – YMCA GXPO 2020 – at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater on Sept. 12.

The event, which is open to the community, will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Pre-registration is required to ensure compliance with state-mandated outdoor gathering capacity requirements.

Greater Somerset County YMCA certified fitness instructors will lead a sampling of 20-minute group exercise classes, which includes stretching, bootcamp, Zumba, yoga and more.

Participants should bring their own mat, towel, and water bottle and come dressed in comfortable fitness attire and footwear.

Temperatures will be taken upon entry at the main gate, and masks may be removed once participants are at their personal workout space.

Concessions will not be available at the stadium. Participants are encouraged to bring water and snacks.

Sunscreen and bug repellant should be applied before entering the stadium.

Non-perishable food item donations will be accepted at the event, and will go to Greater Somerset County YMCA’s Food Security Project.

For more information, a full schedule of events, and for registration details, visit www.gscymca.org/gxpo.

Help Hillsborough Township Clean Communities build a more sustainable planet by being a part of the solution to end litter and illegal dumping.

Hillsborough Township Clean Communities will host a Virtual Cleanup Day in place of the previously scheduled Sept. 12 World and National Cleanup Event.

For information on registration and guidelines, visit www.hillsborough-nj.org/cl eancommunities/#VirtualWorldCleanup Cleanup kits can be picked up at the Department of Public Works, 21 E. Mountain Road, Hillsborough. Email dpw@hillsborough-nj.org to schedule a time slot for pickup.

Through Sun., September 13

“Fine Feathered Friends: Birds as Mainstay and Muse.” The New Jersey State Museum is pleased to announce a new exhibition that brings the fun of birdwatching indoors through nearly 200 rarely seen artifacts and specimens exploring birds as an ecological mainstay and their role as a design-inspiring force, or muse, for New Jersey artisans. Free. Museum hours: 9 a.m.

– 4:45 p.m. Tuesday – Sunday. Auditorium galleries hours: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday – Friday. For more information, visit statemuseum.nj.gov.

The Bailey Basketball Academy (BBA) is holding registration for its upcoming hoops program, which will be held outside at the Princeton Unified Middle School Basketball Courts, 217 Walnut Lane, Princeton.

Players will have an opportunity for daily high quality, small group and individualized instruction, skills development and fundamentals as well as scores of competitive hoop enrichment games.

Competitive teams and league play is restricted at the present time in New Jersey and all BBA participants will be required to wear a mask. Bring your own ball. Appointments are required.

There will be BBA Outside Open Gym and Kickoff Registrations for interested players and parents Sept. 9-13 at the basketball courts from 4-7 p.m., and Sept. 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Parents can sign their players up for hoop programs for boys and girls all ages.

Contact Coach Kamau Bailey at 917626-5785 or Kamau.Bailey@gmail.com

- Legal Notices BOROUGH OF JAMESBURG VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEETING The Mayor and Council are inviting you to the scheduled Borough Council Zoom meeting. Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 7:00pm.

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Mon., September 14

Princeton PFLAG meeting. PFLAG is a support group for families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals. Peer-facilitated dis-

Join by Telephone For higher quality, dial a number based on your current location.

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cussion and information sharing in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental setting. Refreshments. Newcomers welcome. Serving Central New Jersey and beyond. 7-9 p.m.

Trinity Church, 33 S. Mercer St., Princeton.

Visit pflagprinceton.org for more information.

Tues., September 15

The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber will hold its 2020 Golf & Tennis Outing from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Forsgate County Club, 375 Forsgate Dr., Monroe.

Arrival is by 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at 11 a.m. Shotgun start at noon. Helicopter ball drop is at 5:30 p.m. A cocktail reception, dinner and awards will be at 5:45 p.m.

The Cherry Valley Country Club, 125 Country Club Dr., Skillman, will host the tennis tournament. Arrival is at 11 a.m., followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m., practice at 12:30 p.m. and tournament start at 1:30 p.m.

The final match will be at Forsgate at 5 p.m.

To register, visit https://web.princetonmercerchamber.org/events/2020Golf%20 %20Tennis%20Outing-844/details

The Greenway Farmer’s Market will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 15, Oct. 13 and Nov. 10 at 200 Carnegie Center, Princeton.

Free parking will be available at 202 Carnegie Center.

For more information and updates, visit www.greenwayfarmersmarket.com

Wed., September 16

The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold its Business Before Business Virtual Event from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Sept. 16 – networking followed by an informative program.

For the registration link, visit https:// princetonmercerchamber.org/

Thurs., September 17 & Fri., September 18

The Cranbury Education Foundation will sell mums as a fundraiser.

Choose size, color and quantity on the Paypal Screen, Click “Add to Your Order” or “Continue Shopping” to add a different color or size mums to the order.

There are no deliveries; the mums will be available for pick up only at Cranbury School, 23 N. Main St., from 4-7 p.m. Sept.

17 and from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 18.

Drive up wearing a mask and check in at the tennis court area. Then drive to the gym, park the vehicle and pop the trunk. Volunteers will place the plants in the trunk.

To order, visit https://cranburyeducationfoundation.org/plant-sale/

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Send items to calendar@centraljersey.com or fax to 609-924-3842. The deadline for submissions each week is 5 p.m. on Tuesday. For details, call 609-874-2163.

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Legal Notices

CP/WHH, 1x, 9/11/2020 Fee: $40.92

INVITATION FOR BIDS

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Ordinance entitled: ORDINANCE 2020-20 An Ordinance titled,

“Ordinance Changing The Name Of The North Section Of Old Somerville Road To Maybus Court In Accordance With N.J.S.A. 40:67-1(k).”

This Ordinance will be further considered for final passage by the Township Committee at the Municipal Complex, 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey, at a meeting being held on September 22, 2020, at 7:30 PM or at any time and place to which such meeting may be adjourned. All persons interested in the Ordinance may obtain a copy from the Office of the Township Clerk located in the municipal complex between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at no cost, and persons interested in the Ordinance may appear at the hearing and will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning this Ordinance.

Pamela Borek Hillsborough Township Clerk

HB. 1x, 9/11/2020, Fee: $24.18 BOND ORDINANCE STATEMENT AND SUMMARY

The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, has been finally adopted by the Borough of Hopewell, in the County of Mercer, State of New Jersey on September 3, 2020 and the 20 day period of limitation within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such bond ordinance can be commenced, as provided in the Local Bond Law, has begun to run from the date of the first publication of this statement. Copies of the full bond ordinance are available at no cost and during regular business hours, at the Clerk's office cost [INSERT PROVISIONS REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF BOND ORDINANCE] for members of the general public who request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows:

Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A DUMP TRUCK IN AND BY THE BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $78,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $74,100 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF

Purpose: The acquisition of a dump truck, including all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto

Appropriation: $78,000

Bonds/Notes Authorized: $74,100

Grant Appropriated: N/A

Section 20 Costs: $4,000

Useful Life: 5 years Michele Hovan, Clerk

HVN, 1x, 9/11/2020 Fee: $33.48

NOTICE OF DECISION BOROUGH OF HOPEWELL PLANNING BOARD

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 2, 2020, the Hopewell Borough Planning Board (the “Board”) adopted a resolution (the “Resolution”) which memorialized the following action taken by the Board at its meeting held on August 5, 2020, with respect to the property known as Christopher Badger, 73 E. Prospect Street and designated on the official tax map of the Borough of Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey as Block 36, Lot 10 (the “Property”):

GRANTING the application of Christopher Badger to construct a second story addition, which will also extend to the rear of the existing home currently located on the Property and seeking variance relief in connection with the pre-existing non-conforming conditions on the Property for lot width and minimum side yard setback, as well as the expansion of the pre-existing non-conforming minimum front yard.

The terms and conditions of the above referenced approval are more particularly set forth in the Resolution, a copy of which is available for inspection in the Planning Board office at the Hopewell Borough Hall, 88 East Broad Street, Hopewell, New Jersey during normal business hours by appointment only or by contacting the Planning Board secretary at planning @hopewellboro-nj.us.

General Recycling Services Notice is hereby given that bids will be received from qualified contractors to Install two 4-5-yard dumpsters for recycling materials at specified locations and provide disposal services once per week for the contract period.

AT The Hightstown Housing Authority 131 Rogers Ave, Hightstown, NJ 08520 According to the enclosed specifications and drawings described in general as: BASE BID Interested bidders may obtain a complete set of the bid documents, including specifications, from the office of Hightstown Housing Authority located at 131 Rogers Ave, Hightstown, NJ 08520 commencing on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 during regular business hours. Bids shall be on a lump sum basis. The work shall commence on November 1, 2020.

All bids must be received at the Hightstown Housing by 11:00 AM Thursday, October 1.

2020. Bids will be received in sealed envelopes marked “The Hightstown Housing Authority, Bidderʼs Name and Address and “Recycling Services” on the outside. Three (3) complete sets of bids must be provided. No bids will be accepted after the due date and time specified for any reason. They will immediately be opened and read aloud (room to be used can be obtained in reception area) at the Bid Opening on Thursday, October 1, 2020.

After the Bid Opening, Bid Packets may be reviewed after the opening starting October 2, 2020 if a bidder so desires by making an appointment.

The Hightstown Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive any irregularity in the bids and in the bidding.

This invitation for bids is issued pursuant to a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq.

END OF INVITATION TO BID

STATEMENT

EAST WINDSOR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Thursday, September 17, 2020 @ 5:00 P.M.

The East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority has given public notice of this meeting pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act in the following manner: a) Posting written notice on the official bulletin board at the East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority office building and hand delivered written notice to the East Windsor Township Clerk on Friday, September 11, 2020. b) E-Mailed to the Cranbury Press Windsor Heights Herald, Trenton Times and Trentonian on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL 1) COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE 2) APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE 3) NEW BUSINESS a) Approval of the Capacity Allocation Agreement and On- tract Off-tract Agreement for Innovation Park – Resolution 2020-33 - Pending 4) OLD BUSINESS 5) GENERAL DISCUSSION/TOPICS FROM BOARD MEMBERS 6) CORRESPONDENCE 7) PAYMENT OF BILLS 8) APPROVAL OF: a) Operating Report b) Development Report c) Finance Officerʼs Report d) Attorneyʼs Report e) Engineerʼs Report 9) MINUTES:

CP/WHH, 2x, 9/4/20, 9/11/20, Fee $79.98 Aff: $15.00

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD CONTRACT UNDER A NATIONAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Commissioners of Fire District No. 1 in the Township of Hillsborough, County of Somerset (the “Fire District”) intends to participate in the Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council (MCCPC) for the acquisition of one (1) Chiefs Vehicle.

Information regarding the contracts may be found at the administrative offices of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Hillsborough Bureau of Fire Safety located at 379 South Branch Road, Hillsborough NJ 08844 during regular business hours as well as on the website of the Morris County Co-Op: MCCPC.org. The Fire District authorized membership in the MCCPC in a resolution previously adopted by the Fire District. A contract was signed between the Fire District and MCCPC. It is the intent of the Fire District to purchase this vehicle from Ditschman/Flemington Ford. The Contract price for the vehicle was established by MCCPC, pursuant to its receipt of bids for such vehicles. The Fire District is permitted to join the national cooperative purchasing program and enter into an agreement under the authority of N.J.S.A. 52:34-6.2(b)(3). The comment period ends for this Notice of Award on September 30, 2020.

a) Approval of the Regular Meeting minutes for August 20, 2020.

10) Executive Session – Personnel ADJOURNMENT CP/WHH, 1x, 9/11/20 Fee: $47.43 Affidavit: $15.00

The TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH announces the sale of 2019 and prior year delinquent taxes and other municipal charges through an online

PP, 1x, 9/11/2020 Fee: $18.60

MEETING NOTICE To conform with the Sunshine Laws regarding meetings, the Monroe Township Board of Education hereby gives notice that the Board of Education will hold a Remote Public Board of Education Meeting on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be conducted via an Online Webinar. The website for public participation in this meeting is listed below: Event address for attendees: https://monroeps.webex.com/monroeps/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb81fc555ed9ed88d1e2dab b53c37c8d4

auction on September 23, 2020 at 8:00 am.

For a listing of all parcels, delinquencies and costs, please visit

https://hillsborough.newjerseytaxsale.com

During the Public Session, attendees will be afforded an opportunity to ask questions and/or to provide comments. Formal action may be taken at this meeting.

Maggie Schmitt Planning Board Secretary

Respectfully submitted, Michael C. Gorski, CPA Business Administrator/Board Secretary

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Alison E. Covello

Rocco DArmiento

Roberta Parker

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Michelle Needham

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PRINCETON, NJ—Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® salutes sales associates in the Princeton Home Marketing Center for being the office leaders for the month of July 2020.

Individuals: Rocco D’Armiento has been recognized for Listings. D’Armiento, SRES, ABR, has been licensed since 2004. He is the recipient of the Chairman’s Circle and NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence awards. He is a 30-year resident of Yardley, PA. Roberta Parker has been recognized for Volume. Licensed since 1992, she is a recipient of the Five Star and NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence awards. She is a 29-year resident of Princeton.

Michelle Needham has been recognized for Listings. Licensed since 1992, Needham has a Green Designation. She is a recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award and is a 20-year resident of Pennington.

Alison Covello has been recognized for Volume. Licensed since 2006, Covello is a Certified Luxury Home Specialist.

She is a recipient of the President’s Circle Award and is a 14-year resident of Skillman.

Yuen Li “Ivy” Huang has been recognized for Units. Huang, ABR, has been licensed since 2002. She is a recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award and in a 25-year resident of Princeton.

Teams: The John Terebey Relocation Team, led by John Terebey, Jr., has been recognized for Volume and Units. Licensed since 1985, Terebey, Associate Broker, CRS, GRI, e-Pro, SFR, is the recipient of the Chairman’s Circle and NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence awards. He is a longtime resident of West Windsor.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® is part of HomeServices of America, the nation’s largest provider of total home services and largest residential brokerage company in the U.S. in sales volume, according to the 2020 REAL Trends 500 report. The company was recently awarded “Real Estate Agency Brand of the Year” and “Highest Ranked in Trust and/Love” in the 32nd annual Harris Poll EquiTrend® Study. With market dominance three times the market share of its nearest competitor, the brokerage completed more than 31,457 transactions in 2019. With over 5,500 sales professionals in more than 75 sales offices across the Tri-State area, the company was recently acknowledged as #1, for the fifth year in a row, in the entire national Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Network. Through its affiliate, the Trident Group, the company provides one-stop shopping and facilitated services to its clients 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 $7.2 million to more than 250 local organizations since its inception in 1995. Visit our Website at www.foxroach.com.

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ–Camilo Concepcion, sales leader of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® Robbinsville Office, welcomes Pedro Navarrete as a sales associate. “I joined the company because Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach offered me the best training and I am passionate about marketing,” says Navarrete. He is a member of the CORE Association of Realtors and he serves Mercer County. Navarrete can be contacted at 201-699-7038 or by emailing pedro.navarrete@ foxroach.com.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® is part of HomeServices of America, the nation’s largest provider of total home services and largest residential brokerage company in the U.S. in sales volume, according to the 2020 REAL Trends 500 report. The company was recently awarded “Real Estate Agency Brand of the Year” and “Highest Ranked in Trust and/Love” in the 32nd annual Harris Poll EquiTrend® Study. With market dominance three times the market share of its nearest competitor, the brokerage completed more than 31,457 transactions in 2019. With over 5,500 sales professionals in more than 75 sales offices across the Tri-State area, the company was recently acknowledged as #1, for the fifth year in a row, in the entire national Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Network. Through its affiliate, the Trident Group, the company provides one-stop shopping and facilitated services to its clients 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 $7.2 million to more than 250 local organizations since its inception in 1995. Visit our Website at www. foxroach.com.

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