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Cranbury Township to hold work session on new marijuana laws

By ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer

The Cranbury Township Committee will conduct a work session next week to discuss the municipality’s next steps regarding the new marijuana laws legalizing cannabis, which were signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy in late February.

The Township Committee on March 22 is set go through the township options and begin discussions on whether they will optin or opt-out with an ordinance on any aspect of the legislation by Aug. 21. The legislation gives each municipality that option.

There are six types of licenses the newly created Cannabis Regulatory Commission will issue. They are cultivator (grower), manufacturer (processor), wholesaler, distributor, retailer and delivery service.

Cranbury can choose which of the six licenses would be allowed, but cannot deny delivery services to come through town to residents.

To prohibit any of the licenses the township would have to pass an ordinance by Aug. 21.

If the township fails to adopt an ordinance by then, cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors will automatically become permitted uses in all of the industrial zones of the township.

Additionally, the retail selling of cannabis would be a conditional use in the commercial or retail zones. This would occur only if the township did not choose to adopt an ordinance.

If the Township Committee chooses to adopt an ordinance the township would be able to designate where each could go and to a certain extent the hours of operation.

However, if the Township Committee fails to adopt an ordinance the municipality would then be prohibited from passing such an ordinance for five years. Cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors would be able to move into the municipality and would not be able to be banned for another five years.

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Cranbury schools add Wednesdays to in-person learning

By ANDREW HARRISON Staff Writer

The Cranbury School District will be expanding in-person learning to Wednesdays starting March 24.

During the school year, Wednesdays each week have been fully remote learning days to allow for deep cleaning of the school building.

“We have been intensely monitoring our local conditions in an effort to safely increase in-person learning opportunities for our students,” Superintendent Susan Genco said during a Board of Education meeting on March 15. “In Cranbury Township we have had a 75% drop in cases in the past four weeks and in the Cranbury School we had only two cases with limited close contacts. The Cranbury School will continue to make data-driven decisions based on science and reality and not on emotion and COVID-19 fatigue.”

For the hybrid model, all K-3 students will attend school each Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and students from fourth to eighth grade will attend school on alternate Wednesdays by cohort from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Afternoon virtual learning will continue as currently scheduled for all students.

“On March 24, hybrid students in Grades 4 and 5 (Cohort B) will attend school in-person, while all students will participate in a virtual career day. On March 31, hybrid students in Grades 4-8 in Cohort A will come to school,” Assistant Principal Michele Waldron said. “We have prioritized Cohort A for March 31 since that group missed more in-person days during the winter due to

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holidays or remote only days this year.”

The Cranbury School cohorts will continue to rotate in-person learning days on Wednesdays following Spring Break (April 2-11). Specific cohort dates will be posted on the school district website, according to the administration.

The district is able to expand in-person learning partly due to a revised cleaning protocol.

“During spring break the district will implement a new BioProtect cleaner, which kills bacteria on treated surfaces for up to 90 days; this will eliminate the need to clean surfaces between periods,” Waldron said in a presentation on March 15. “Due to limited custodial staff, Dr. Genco and I have been assisting custodi-

ans with daily cleaning. The new protocol will allow us to redirect our time to other duties.”

Custodial staff will also continue to clean nightly “including a deeper cleaning between cohorts which would take place on Tuesday or Wednesday nights depending on the cohort schedule,” Waldron said. “Since the new cleaner will not be applied until spring break we will add March 24 and March 31 to our current cleaning schedule.”

Parents are being asked by the district administration to select a final learning model for the rest of the 2020-21 school year. Changes to selections won’t be accommodated after March 22.

“This final selection will remain in place from April 19 until the end of June. Assessing the fi-

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nal selection for each student will allow us to further analyze additional options for increasing inperson,” Genco said. “To date we have accommodated over 170 official change requests in addition to change requests that happen on a daily basis. We no longer have a flexibility to accept long-term or daily changes.”

The district sent out a survey to parent and is seeking those responses by March 22.

“If you do not have a response

by Monday evening we will plan for your child to continue the learning model they are currently in through June 21. This will allow Michele and I to quickly go through the data and determine what things we can and cannot do.”

The district administration

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Walter C. Black Elementary School residency program, grant funding will be used to create outdoor learning space Walter C. Black Elementary School in Hightstown has been awarded an Artists in Education Residency Grant for the 2020-21 school year.

Michelle Ruff, second-grade special education teacher, and Mariagrace Welsh, fine arts teacher wrote the grant last year and were notified late last spring that Walter C. Black Elementary was chosen as a recipient, according to information provided by the Artists in Education Residency Grant Program.

The school will collaborate with artist Marilyn Keating for the residency.

The goal for this year’s residency is to create an artfully inspired outdoor learning space at the school, guided by the students. The learning space will have an outdoor chalkboard, seating area, sculptures and installation art that the students create, and room for the students to be socially distanced, according to the statement.

Keating will help facilitate the project with remote and hybrid second graders.

The residency is anticipated to begin shortly after spring break. “ Outdoor learning spaces are a wonderful addition to schools.

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The goal for this year’s residency is to create an artfully inspired outdoor learning space at Walter C. Black Elementary School in Hightstown.

This outdoor learning space is special though because it integrates an appreciation of the arts and promotes a connection with our natural world. We are so grateful to have this space at our school,” Principal Heather Glad-

kowski said in the statement.

“We are very excited to be the recipients of an Artist in Education grant this year. I hope that the outdoor learning space that is created with our visiting artist will be used for many years to come,”

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Welsh said in the statement.

In addition, Walter C. Black Elementary School also received a $500 grant from Investors Savings Bank to put toward the creation of the outdoor classroom, according to the statement.

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CALENDAR Ongoing

The West Windsor Arts Council Member Show: Floral Persuasion will take place through May 14, with a virtual opening reception planned for 7:15-9 p.m.

March 19.

The exhibition is on view at westwindsorarts.org and the gallery by appointment.

Jurors Thomas Kelly and Megan Uhaze are commissioners from Hamilton Township Cultural and Performing Arts Advisory Commission.

The exhibition was an open call to WWAC members and featured prize winners, chosen by the jurors.

Exhibiting artists include Zakia Ahmed, Sherri L Andrews, Clara S Beym, Tom Chiola, Connie Cruser, Jayme Fahrer, Janet Felton, Michael F. Graham, Jeanette Gaston Hooban, Joy Kreves, Lori Langsner, Sonya Legg, Eleni Litt, Concetta A. Maglione, Hetal Mistry, Abelardo Montano, Tatiana Oles, William Plank, Maia Reim, Martin Schwartz DDS, Christine Seo, Deirdre Sheean, Margaret Simpson, Sally Stang, Zina Umyn and Janet Waronker.

Residents can join the East Windsor Community Garden at the Disbrow Hill Road open space area, adjacent to the playing fields and across from Etra Lake Park.

Residents can plant fruits and vegetables in the spring and fall, beginning in April.

Plots are available on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Detailed information and guidelines are available at www.east-windsor.nj.us or by calling 609-443-4000, ext. 238.

JFCS of Greater Mercer County announces the Rose & Louis H. Linowitz Mensch Award.

This is a merit-based award for deserving Jewish eighth grade and high school senior students living in Greater Mercer County.

Candidates should exemplify what it means to be a mensch – a person of integrity and honor, a doer of good deeds, and an all-around good person.

Students must be nominated by a member of the community such as a rabbi, educator, youth group advisor, secular school guidance counselor, teacher, parent, etc.

Eighth grade Mensch-In-Training award is $300 and high school senior

Mensch Award winners will receive $1,500.

This is not a need-based scholarship.

Applications are due by April 30.

For more information or to nominate a student, visit www.JFCSonline.org, or contact Joyce at 609-987-8100 or JoyceW@JFCSonline.org

Friday, March 19

“Symbols from within, and symbols from without: The Celtic Revival and the Harlem Renaissance,” presented by Princeton University’s Fund for Irish Studies, will take place at 4:30 p.m. March 19 via Zoom.

A lecture by Tara Guissin-Stubbs of Oxford University considers James Weldon Johnson’s assertion in his preface to “The Book of American Negro Poetry” (1922) that the Black poet needs to find “symbols from within rather than symbols from without” in order to find a suitable form; in so doing, Johnson contends, the poet will be doing “something like what Synge did for the Irish.”

Guissin-Stubbs’ talk will discuss overlaps between the Celtic Revival and the Harlem Renaissance, to try to understand just what Johnson meant, and what this means for society now.

Free and open to the public; no registration required.

This event will be live captioned. Viewers in need of other access accommodations should contact the Lewis Center at least two weeks in advance at LewisCenter@princeton.edu For more information and the Zoom link, visit https://arts.princeton.edu/events/ fund-for-irish-studies-lecture-by-tara-guissin-stubbs/

Through Sat., March 20

The 101: Fund, Princeton High School’s (PHS) college scholarship fund, invites the community to join its first-ever Spring Pet Parade.

Community members can snap a cute or funny picture of their pets to send via Instagram at @101fund or via email to info@fund101.org Three winning photos from the following categories will be selected by the 101: Fund Student Auxiliary leaders: Best matching, classic Princeton, St. Patrick’s Day, school spirit, and sleeping.

The virtual Pet Parade of photos will be

posted throughout the week of March 14 via the 101: Fund’s Instagram and Facebook accounts.

All photo submissions must be received by 2 p.m. March 20.

Winners will be announced on the 101: Fund website by the morning of March 22.

Prizes from local pet-oriented businesses will be distributed to the winners.

There is no entry fee, but participants are encouraged to make a donation of any amount at www.paypal.com/ paypalme/101fund Donors who give $100 or more may sign up for a photo portrait session (with or without their pets) with local photographer Amy Rogers from noon to 3 p.m. March 20 under the arch at Princeton High School.

Rain/snow date will be March 27.

In addition, one free portrait giveaway will be awarded. Submit your pet photo before 6 p.m. March 18. The winner will be announced that evening.

Saturday, March 20

The Miss New Jersey-New York Collegiate USA inaugural pageant will be held at the Hyatt Regency Princeton in Princeton on March 20.

Young ladies, ages 13-29, will participate in collegiate and high school divisions.

All contestants receive a college scholarship sponsored by Marymount University and the opportunity to win additional cash scholarships and awards.

The annual event, its national pageant celebrates and rewards young women who are college-bound, current degree seekers with higher education exposure, or seeking help to pay student loan debt with career opportunities, cash and college scholarships. The pageant aspirations are to recognize and incentivize young women to receive scholarships for higher education, and become positive role models, all while building a strong sisterhood.

The New Jersey-New York Pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Collegiate USA National event to be held this summer in Greenville, South Carolina.

Winners of the state pageant will receive the official state crown, rhinestone embroidered state banner, her entry fee into the national pageant, a cash scholarship, prize package and become eligible to compete in the inaugural 2021 Miss Collegiate USA/Miss High School National Pageant for an opportunity to win a

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Apply for the pageant at www.misscollegiateusa.org/nj-nypageant

Paceeducation.org is a Princetonbased, nonprofit organization formed and staffed by teachers, counselors and medical professionals who have one mission in mind: closing the education gap.

From 9:30-11 a.m., March 20 they will hold the Spring into Fitness fundraiser with Apart and Together in Motion at Athleta in Princeton Market Fair, 3535 Route 1.

The event will include kickboxing, Zumba, Barre and Hula hooping for the whole family.

Athleta will offer everyone who donates 20% off one item and entry into their shop card raffle. People can browse either indoors or at the pop-up shop cabana outdoors at the event.

Minimum donation is $25.

Hightstown’s Got Talent will take place on March 20 via Zoom.

For a preview of the 2021 showcase, visit www.youtube.com/ watch?fbclid=IwAR276xd_HaKJMv1CHdS_B3PgDltotaQ-jt0scdITAnmnxSAnU0mFf4_zbWM&feature=youtu. be&utm_medium=email&utm_source=go vdelivery&v=bVMG6bFqKqo

Thursday, March 25

The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey will present “15-Minute Child Break” at 7 p.m. March 25, co-hosted by the Cranbury Municipal Alliance, The Cranbury School and the Cranbury Police Department.

Parents who talk to their children about their activities an average of 15 minutes per day have children who are 67% less likely to try marijuana.

The Child Break presentation will encourage and empower adults on how to effectively communicate with children about the dangers of underage drug and alcohol use.

Specific topics will include underage substance abuse, the opiate/heroin crisis, vaping and e-cigarettes, risk and protective factors, and specific strategies parents can use when talking with their children.

To access Zoom, visit https://cranburyschool-org.zoom.us/j/6856392177 using passcode Cr@nbury5#

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Capital Health has recently expanded its Behavioral Health Specialists practice in Hamilton and Bordentown, New Jersey to include more providers who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults.

Before joining Capital Health, Dr. Gabrial was a staff psychiatrist and interim director of the Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at Rutgers University, where she evaluated and treated undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Gabrial was also a clinical assistant professor for the University’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship program.

Dr. Irene Gabrial, a board certified, fellowship trained psychiatrist recently joined Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists to lead the practice’s Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Program. Dr. Gabrial leads a team of trusted providers with expertise in child and adolescent behavioral health that includes Tatyana Gray, a licensed clinical social worker.

“Children and teenagers today face many challenges, some of which simply didn’t exist for previous generations,” said Dr. Christi Weston, medical director of Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists and director of Outpatient Psychiatry at Capital Health. “Through our patient-centered approach to care, our team provides support and guidance to individuals and families as they cope with challenges to their emotional wellbeing.”

Dr. Irene Gabrial is board certified in child and adolescent and general psychiatry.

She completed her psychiatry residency training at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was fellowship trained in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Piscataway, New Jersey. Dr. Gabrial received her medical degree at Cairo University Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt.

Tatyana Gray’s areas of professional interest include intergenerational trauma, anxiety/depression, neurodevelopmental disorders, relationships, and marginalized populations with a focus on collaborative and integrated care. After completing her undergraduate studies at State University of New York at Potsdam in Potsdam, New York she received her Master of Social Work degree at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. Before joining Capital Health, Tatyana was a staff therapist at Syracuse University’s Barnes Center at the Arch Counseling in Syracuse, New York, where she provided mental health and wellness services in person and via telemedicine for a diverse student population.

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

The days leading up to closure were confusing and even frightening. Retailers closed, posting notices that they would reopen in two weeks. It wasn’t possible to buy hand sanitizer or masks. Museum staff rushed to document as much as we could in the museum, not knowing how long the disruption might endure and how many ways we might need to use the new content we were shaping.

In the year that has followed, two forces seem to have faced off in opposition: On one side, the ambiguous, dark shadow of the global health crisis; on the other, the collective resolve across the museum staff to continue to fulfill our institutional mission no matter the circumstances. At last, of course, there is good news, as hospitalizations fall, vaccinations increase, and our resolve endures. I have never been prouder of the team I lead than in these past months.

One year on, we continue to build on the lessons learned, including the silver lining of reaching robust international audiences for so many of our digital programs. How thrilling that in September nearly 7,000 people joined us for the reveal of Sir David Adjaye’s designs for the new museum. How equally thrilling that almost every week as many as 900 join us online for Thursday evening drawing classes. And how gratifying that during this time we’ve been able to grow our membership num-

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residents represent 37% of the state’s COVID-19 cases – and 45% of hospitalizations, state data shows, according to the statement.

“The point of this program is to target an underserved, marginalized population,” Susan Loughery, associate executive director of Catholic Charities, said in the statement. “Equity for COVID vaccine access and testing is critical in order to achieve public health objectives.”

Immigration restrictions in recent years have presented a unique barrier to vaccine access for the Latino community, many of whom consequently regard government initiatives with suspicion and fear, according to the statement.

“There’s a lot of mistrust in the Latino community about whether or not any of the information they put into the vaccine pre-registration site would be distributed to other government entities,” Roberto Hernandez, El Centro’s director, said in the statement. “That’s why having it here at El Centro is so important, because the community trusts us. They trust El Centro and Catholic Charities. We have been in the community for many years, providing all sorts of services.”

Catholic Charities also is working through the Diocese of Trenton’s 99 parishes to educate the public and improve access to vaccines, focusing especially on those with large Latino or multicultural congregations. This COVID-19 outreach is part of the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) project, a statewide initiative providing resources to enhance detection, response, contact tracing and prevention efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, according to the statement.

The project is administered by the New Jersey Department of Health Division of Family Health Services and the Maternal Child Health Consortia, through a partnership with the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium as a regional grantee.

For more information on this initiative, contact Roberto Hernandez of El Centro, 327 S. Broad St., Trenton, at rhernandez@ cctrenton.org or 609-394-2056; or Lisha Loo-Morgan of Parish Services at lloomorgan@cctrenton.org.

For information about Catholic Charities, contact Dana DiFilippo, Catholic Charities communications, at ddifilippo@ cctrenton.org or 215-756-6277.

The New Jersey Department of Health has enlisted Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton to help provide critically needed COVID-19 health education, testing, contact tracing and vaccine support to underserved groups in Central Jersey, including Latino and Black communities and documented and undocumented immigrants.

Catholic Charities was awarded funding, through the Central Jersey Family Health Consortium to: • Help build a statewide, bilingual, multicultural “COVID Community Corps” health worker workforce trained through the New Jersey Department of Health Colette Lamothe-Galette Community Health Worker Institute – and then put those certified community health workers to work.

• Educate the community by creating wellness groups, working directly with vulnerable and hard-to-reach individuals through in-home engagement and multiple languages, and providing safe spaces for immigrants to ask questions and receive information.

• Remove barriers and increase access for marginalized groups. This includes assistance in vaccine pre-registration, appointment scheduling, technology assistance, and resource referrals for those who need transportation or childcare vouchers.

• Serve as a COVID-19 vaccine administration and testing site.

Catholic Charities will lead this work throughout Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties.

“We know education is a key intervention in promoting good health and well-being,” Catholic Charities’ Nurse Executive/ Director of Nursing Lisa Merritt said in a prepared statement. “We are excited to be at the forefront of this initiative and look forward to making a positive impact on the communities we serve.”

Healthcare leaders and others have voiced growing concerns about inequities in vaccine access, with immigrants and communities of color especially impacted – even as those demographic groups have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, according to the statement.

The state’s vaccination data, as of March 8, shows that White residents have received 59% of the doses administered; Latino residents, 6%; Black residents, 4%; and Asian residents, 6%, according to the statement. The racial/ethnic background of 25% was other/unknown.

At the same time, Latino and Black

bers by more than 500%.

One year ago we thought we were already counting down the days to closing the current museum facility in order to remove the collections and undertake construction. Instead, we had only days, if not hours, to count down in the face of crisis.

Sadly, even as our digital programs have been astonishingly robust (our first digital blockbuster took place on April 2, 2020), it did not prove possible to reopen our galleries.

I write today to confirm your suspicions that COVID-driven closure has now given way to construction-driven closure. The galleries you have known and loved will not reopen; unfortunately, saying farewell to them will also have to be a digital experience. But I write you now not only to reflect on the strange and difficult year past but also to look to the future. The making of our new museum continues apace, and I am delighted to report that the Princeton municipal planning board voted unanimously on March 4 to approve our project, clearing the way for construction to begin this summer.

Thus, in addition to what you can experience on our website and via your Zoom screens, or in the shopfront windows of downtown Princeton and the Princeton Shopping Center (where our Art for the Streets project continues), we are as busy behind the scenes as can be —emptying the galleries, building a temporary art conservation lab, preparing to move our offices, and so much more. Digital programming will continue — I don’t think we want to put that genie back in the bottle, at least not entirely — but so, as conditions allow, will other activities that put you back into contact with the thing itself, with great works of art. Art@Bainbridge will reopen, public programs will take place across our campus and around our region, and who knows, we might find unexpected spaces in which to make art a vital part of your everyday life, even during the years of construction.

James Christen Steward Nancy A. Nasher—David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976 Director Princeton University Art Museum Princeton

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s the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States, colorectal cancer is expected to claim the lives of more than 52,000 people across the nation this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.

And while the incidence of disease in older adults has declined in recent decades, cases in younger adults are on the rise.

In fact, as the National Cancer Institute reports, the rate of colorectal cancer has more than doubled among adults younger than 50.

Today, because of the rise of colorectal cancer in younger adults, multiple medical societies, including the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society, recommend screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 45 for men and women of average risk.

Risk Factors It is not clear why there is a rise in colorectal cancer rates in younger adults, but there are several factors that may play a role, including obesity, lack of physical activity and smoking.

Research also indicates that an unhealthy diet – one that is high in processed meat and fat, and low in fruits and vegetables – may be linked to early onset colorectal cancer.

Additionally, according to the American Cancer Society, incidences of colorectal cancer continue to disproportionately affect members of the Black community.

In fact, African Americans are more likely to develop colorectal cancer than other groups. There are complex reasons for this disparity, including difference in risk factors and access to healthcare and health screenings.

Other risk factors for colorectal cancer include a personal history of polyps or colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and a family history of polyps or colorectal cancer.

THE STATE WE’RE IN

Few Early Symptoms There are few noticeable early signs of colorectal cancer, which is why screening is so important. However, warning signs that you should bring to your doctor’s attention include: • A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation, or narrowing of the stool lasting more than a few days • Blood in the stool or dark, tarry stool • Weakness, fatigue or unintentional weight loss • Iron deficiency anemia If you experience any of these symptoms, you should seek a medical evaluation so a prompt diagnosis can be made.

Screening Key to Early Detection As with many types of cancer, early detection can help make colorectal cancer easier to treat and even prevent it entirely.

Most colorectal cancers start as growths – also called polyps – in the colon, or less commonly, in the rectum. If left undetected, over time these growths can develop into cancer.

However, through colonoscopy, physicians can identify and remove abnormal growths before they turn cancerous.

While there are several types of screening tests available, colonoscopy remains the only screening tool that – through the removal of polyps – can prevent cancer before it starts.

If a colonoscopy finds no polyps or other concerns, follow up screening is typically recommended in 10 years. If polyps are found, your physician will recommend the appropriate screening schedule.

Before having a colonoscopy, you should talk with your gastroenterologist about their rate of polyp detection and the average time they spend withdrawing the camera. These can be indicators of thoroughness of the procedure.

Reduce Your Risk

In addition to colonoscopy, there are several steps you can take to help reduce your risk for colorectal cancer and lead a healthy lifestyle. The American Cancer Society recommends the following: • Be physically active. Regular moderate to vigorous physical activity can lower your risk for colorectal cancer as can limiting how much time you spend sitting or lying down.

• Eat a healthy diet. Overall, diets that are high in vegetables, fruits and whole grains, and low in red and processed meats, are believed to lower colorectal cancer risk.

• Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of colorectal cancer in both men and women.

• Limit alcohol use. Several studies have found a higher risk of colorectal cancer with increased alcohol intake, especially in men. It is best not to drink alcohol. For people who do drink, they should have no more than one drink per day for women or two drinks per day for men.

• Don’t smoke. Long-term smoking is linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancer, as well as many other cancers and health problems. Quitting smoking may help lower you risk of colorectal cancer and many other types of cancer, too.

Most important, be sure to see your doctor for an annual physical exam and to discuss your risk factors and recommendations for health screenings.

To find a primary care physician or gastroenterologist affiliated with Penn Medicine Princeton Health call 1-888-7427496 or visit www.princetonhcs.org.

Anish Sheth, M.D., is board certified in gastroenterology.

He is Chief of Gastroenterology and Co-Medical Director of the Center for Digestive Health at Penn Medicine Princeton Health.

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Author inspires thought through study of animal culture in ‘Becoming Wild’

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ith spring having arrived on March 20, we will get to enjoy seeing a multitude of animals as they migrate back to New Jersey, come out of hibernation, mate and have babies, and raise their families.

Animal behaviors are fascinating: How do they know how to do everything from hunting for food to avoiding danger to taking care of their young? Are their behaviors instinctive or are they learned? Do animals have their own social lives and culture?

These questions are explored in Carl Safina’s recent book, “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty and Achieve Peace.”

Safina, a Brooklyn-born ecologist, Rutgers University graduate, and author of many books about nature, makes the case that animals are more than what is written in their genes.

He describes some animal species with very strong cultures – much like human cultures – with members learning from experience and communicating that knowledge to others.

“The natural does not always come naturally,” he writes.

“Many animals must learn from their elders how to be what they were born to be. They must learn the local quirks, how to make a living, and how to communicate effectively in a particular place among their particular group.”

While Darwin’s famous theory about the survival of the fittest explains how animal species have been successful, current research into animal culture offers a different perspective.

Safina notes that genetics evolve over eons to improve survival, but having a culture of learning and sharing information helps animals adapt to rapid changes around them.

“An individual receives genes only from their parents, but can receive culture from anyone and everyone in their group,” he writes.

This allows pools of knowledge – skills, preferences, songs, tool use and dialects – to get relayed like a torch from generation to generation.

“And because culture improves survival, culture can lead where genes must follow and adapt,” he writes.

In “Becoming Wild,” Safina travels the world to visit scientists studying animals in the field.

He focuses on three species: sperm whales in the Carib-

bean Sea, chimpanzees in Africa and macaws in the Amazon of Peru. What those three species have in common is a strong reliance on their cultures to improve their odds of survival.

In the section about sperm whales – the Biblical Leviathans, the largest of the toothed whales – he travels to the coast of Dominica in the Caribbean to visit researcher Shane Gero.

Aboard Gero’s research vessel, Safina learns how sperm whales use loud sonar clicks – known as codas – to communicate with members of their own families and other families.

Though whales may be swimming or resting far apart by human standards, their ability to “talk” to one another allows them to share where food is located, warn of danger and even announce the birth of a new baby.

Sperm whales live in family groups made up of females of various ages and the young.

“For sperm whales, it takes a village to raise a child,” he writes.

Baby sperm whales do not accompany their mothers on long dives into the ocean depths to hunt for food, so mother whales rely on other female adults to watch over their babies.

Distress calls bring instant help.

The next section takes Safina to Peru to observe research on scarlet macaws. These large, spectacularly colored birds in the parrot family have a remarkable ability to steal food from plates, and they have learned that tourists are easier marks than natives.

Macaws also have the intelligence to find food that has been hidden from them, like the Christmas panettone the researchers once tried to stash under a bed.

“Parrots are capable of recalling past events, thinking ahead, taking the visual perspective of others, and sometimes creating novel tools to solve problems,” he writes.

They are also social and seem to have a sense of humor; Safina says they hang out together and do goofy things like hanging upside down in tree branches.

Safina admires the cultures of other birds as well, especially skilled toolmakers.

“New Caledonia crows make hooked tools, something even chimpanzees don’t do,” he writes. “And they make barbed tools from strips of particular palm leaves, with a thicker end to hold and a narrow tip that is effective for getting FREE VIRTUAL CONCERT

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Juvenile crows learn from their elders and each crow culture fashions its tools a bit differently.

In the third section, “Achieving Peace,” Safina visits researcher Cat Hobaiter in Uganda, where for years she has studied the never-ending power struggle of males vying for dominance.

Alpha males in the chimpanzee hierarchy each bring their own leadership style. Some are warlike while others try to preserve group harmony. Or, as Safina puts it, “some chimpanzees become troublemakers; some are born peacemakers.”

He tells the story of Nick, an aggressive alpha male, who riled up other chimps to attack a new mother and kill her baby.

Other females screamed in alarm, but held back because they feared Nick.

A researcher told Safina that Nick was beaten up as a youngster; in turn, he became a bully.

“Even in chimpanzees, apparently, abuse can perpetuate abuse and lead to a kind of toxic masculinity,” he writes.

But no one likes a bully – especially females, who prefer protective leaders. Nick not only lost his position as alpha male, he plummeted down the chimpanzee hierarchy and died soon after.

In a similar vein, Safina describes a combative troop of baboons that lost its most aggressive males to disease. A decade later, the troop had turned peaceful, as its males had all grown up without aggressive role models.

The book not only highlights animal cultures, it forces us to rethink what it means to be human. If we think we are unique among species for having a culture – communicating through language, using tools, appreciating beauty, having a sense of fun, or even learning to be bad – it is time to reconsider.

“Becoming Wild” inspires more careful observance of nature. We may not be able to observe macaws, chimps and sperm whales, but we can watch the animals around us with fresh eyes and an enhanced sensitivity to the complexity of animal behaviors in this state we’re in.

To find out more about Safina and his books and other writings, go to www.carlsafina.org Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. She may be reached at info@ njconservation.org

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“There are currently several classrooms that are approaching maximum capacity. We are aware of those classrooms and communicating with those teachers regarding those spaces,” Genco said. “We are also making arrangements to relocate those

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The administration will also utilize targeted intervention when it comes to additional students being added to current classes.

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Bill Gates: How we can survive

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ill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair with his wife, Melinda, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and originator of Breakthrough Energy, focused on enabling green energy, has just written what may be the single most important book, “How To Avoid A Climate Disaster.”

Basically, it lays out all the changes in our technologies, economies, consumption, travel, energy, food production and governance – pretty much every aspect of our lives – that we need to modify if we hope to halt, reverse and survive the clia mate change we have set in motion. s This is not just another problem. It is the problem. He does not pull his punches. If we, as a species, do not make these changes, the greenhouse gases we are generating will continue n to increase and the global impacts will be catastrophic.

The problems, and the solutions, are complex. There are no simple, single sources of these problems, nor fixes for them. We residents of this planet need to do everything we can think of and develop. For those who have followed this evolving challenge to civilization, and for those who have not, this is an accessible, comprehensible, complete blueprint for all the changr es that need to be adapted, invented, adopted and deployed.

Gates warns that this will not be easy. He describes the overo all effort as the biggest thing the world has ever undertaken. r

But he also encourages that it is within our capabilities.

We already have much – but not all – of the technology that will be needed. Embracing it, innovating and inventing … and then installing it all soon enough – over the next 10, possibly 20 years – will be the essential make-or-break timeframe.

Because so many aspects of our modern life, and even ancient activities such as farming, but on today’s scales, produce greenhouse gases, we will have to find ways to make the necessary changes. Gates’ book is a good introduction to, indeed primer for, much, if not all, that we need to do.

Responses at all levels – individuals, local governments, county and state governments, national governments, and politics, as well as industries, businesses and institutions, will be needed. Our complex modern lives depend on all of these actors, and will require communication and coordination between them, and creativity among all.

Over recent decades, Gates has travelled the world and witnessed directly many of the problems and needs facing populations. He has seen that in order for people to live modern lives, with education and infrastructure, they need cheap, clean, available (and largely electric) energy. Without them, they will not be able to live the lives they want, and we all need – environmentally and with regard to health – theirs and the planet’s.

He has also visited and spoken with scientists, engineers

and ranges of tech people, and innovators. His book offers a wealth of information and ideas from these sectors.

The potential to address these complex problems is impressively vast. But it will need to be, if we are to succeed. Most simply put: the world needs to get to zero emissions. This is because carbon dioxide lingers in our atmosphere for hundreds of years, and to use the bathtub analogy he does, continuing to add water to a tub, even at a reduced rate, will eventually lead to overflow and flood. (Or in our case, fatal levels of heat.)

Ideally all citizens should read this book, if not every word, then absorb its essential observations and recommendations.

Gates wants us to know that there is no more serious series of challenges we face.

If he underplays the political parts of this, in the past and future, and has seemed partially blind to past support given opponents of crucial, green changes, he nonetheless provides an invaluable list of the steps we need to take. He believes that we are able to see “what stands in the way of deploying the solutions we have …” – that is, the opponents of essential changes.

And so, facing this global situation, citizens, political leaders, and specialists need to act as soon as we all can on this multifaceted situation. Many people have begun, at all levels.

Gates details what, over the next decade or so, needs to follow, change, and further develop. Now it is up to us to act.

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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visits New Jersey to discuss COVID rescue plan act First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited New Jersey to highlight the American Rescue Plan Act and how it will aid the county, schools, families and small businesses.

“We were absolutely ecstatic to welcome Dr. Biden to Burlington County and hear from her how the American Rescue Plan Act can help us continue our COVID-19 response so that we can do even more to aid our residents and small businesses,” Felicia Hopson, director of the Burlington County Board of Commissioners, who was among a group of state and local officials who greeted Dr. Biden at the Samuel Smith Elementary School in Burlington City on March 15, said in the statement.

“Since the earliest days of the pandemic, our county has made it our mission to help our residents through these challenging times, and it’s gratifying to have partners in the White House with the same shared compassion and empathy for our residents’ struggles and the same commitment to getting them the help they need.

“The Bidens also understand that no single level of government can respond to this crisis alone. It requires the federal government, states, counties and towns working

together in concert to defeat this virus and get our country back on its feet. And that’s exactly what’s occurring,” Hopson said in the statement.

New Jersey Sen. Troy Singleton also praised the First Lady for selecting Burlington County as one of the first destinations she will visit to promote the American Rescue Plan Act. “The coronavirus pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on all of us, but it’s great to see President Biden and Congress respond with the kind of robust aid package this crisis demands,” Singleton said in the statement. “The American Rescue Plan Act will help our state, our county and our municipalities continue to deliver critical services and assistance to our most vulnerable residents, and Dr. Biden’s visit further demonstrates how strong leadership in Washington can make a difference.”

Biden’s visit comes just days after the president signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act, which will send direct federal COVID-19 aid to Burlington County and all 40 of its municipalities for the first time since the pandemic’s start, according to the statement. The aid can be used for the county’s

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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks outside the Samuel Smith School in Burlington City about the American Rescue Plan Act and how it will help the nation recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

response and to continue other essential services.

The Board of Commissioners released a statement on March 12 that praised the signing of the legislation and thanked Congress and the Biden administration for working to make sure it became law.

Biden’s trip marks the first time the First Lady of the United States has made an official visit to Burlington County since May 1999 when then-First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix to greet the first of 4,000 Kosovar refugees as they arrived set foot on U.S. soil after being airlifted from the war-torn former country of Yugoslavia, according to the statement. The refugees lived at Fort Dix for several months before being resettled.

President Joe Biden came to Burlington County in 2018 to support Congressman Andy Kim at the Golden Dawn Diner in Edgewater Park. He also headlined a fundraiser in 2014 for then-Congressional candidate Aimee Belgard in Maple Shade.

The last official visit by the president of the United States to Burlington County occurred in December 2014 when President Barack Obama came to Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst to deliver an address to service members stationed there, according to the statement.

However, after Biden’s visit, Michael Joyce, spokesman for the Republican National Committee, released a statement saying, “Jill Biden’s stop in New Jersey only reaffirms what New Jerseyans already knew: the so-called ‘stimulus’ bill is full of pork and unrelated projects that have nothing to do with COVID relief. Making matters worse, New Jerseyans who send their children to private and parochial schools were left behind as Democrats rejected a provision that would have helped them combat COVID-19.”

Joyce said the Democrats’ bill includes $350 billion for a blue state bailout, with funding being distributed by a formula that is biased towards primarily Democrat-run states; $86 billion for a pension bailout that pre-dates COVID-19; $1.7 billion for Amtrak; $800 million for foreign food aid; $470 million for the humanities, arts and museums; $100 million for the EPA to “address health outcome disparities from pollution”; $20 million for language preservation; an Obamacare expansion that subsidizes health care for wealthier families; and Planned Parenthood funding.

Joyce said Democrats also rejected a provision to help private and parochial schools combat COVID-19.

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here was a time when if you eration Sorento, which is assembled in mentioned to someone that West Point, Georgia, has much more they should consider pur- eye appeal pop. It is bolder, sportier chasing a vehicle made by South Ko- and more rugged looking then its prerean auto maker Kia, you might get a decessor on the outside. sour reaction.

It features a new tiger nosed front Maybe a twisted face grille, a bolder looking look. Or, just a quick, wrap around front hood, “No, I’m looking to get a slicker looking LED Honda or Toyota.” lights, a more muscuNeedless to say, those lar and athletic looking days are long gone, folks. side shape and new alloy In fact, in many ways wheel choices. and in several head-toOn the inside, it lends head comparisons of proditself to a more ruggedly uct line, I would venture elegant look to go along to say that South Korean with the sportier, bolder car makers Kia and Hyunexterior. dai have not only caught The X-line that I tested Peter Perrotta up to their more mature is a whole new trim level Asian competitors Honda, for the Sorento. It features Toyota and Nissan, but have surpassed more off-road capabilities, a 1-inch them in some areas. higher ground clearance, improved Kia, for one, is on a tremendously approach and departure angles, more hot roll right now with redesigning advanced AWD with a snow and sport some of the key cars and SUVs in its mode. lineup and coming up with big popuUnder the hood, it now offers a 2.5 lar winners. liter 4 cylinder engine (191 horsepowIn 2020, Kia introduced the Kia er), a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder, turbo engine Telluride, a mid-sized crossover SUV, (281 horsepower) and a state-of-theinto its lineup to great fanfare. It was art 1.6 liter 4 cylinder turbo hybrid immediately popular. Most dealers with a 22 kilowatt electric motor to sold out of the Telluride quickly and boost it (227 horsepower). were charging premium prices over My test vehicle was equipped with sticker and getting it. the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder turbo engine. It This year, Kia also completely re- was paired with an 8 speed wet dual designed the Optima sedan, a vehicle clutch automatic transmission. it has had in its lineup since 2011, Overall, there is a lot to like in rebadging it the K-5 and making it this newly redesigned Kia Sorento. It a much sportier and elegant looking looks good. It is plenty roomy inside. choice.

The new platform and engine and But, the folks at Kia are not about transmission give it a smooth and agto rest on their laurels at this point. gressive ride. It is plenty powerful and Why stop when you are on a roll, handles and steers very smoothly. It right? takes bumps and off-roading well, too.

Enter the 2021 Kia Sorento, anMy main criticism of this new Kia other mid-sized SUV or crossover in is with its infotainment system – the their lineup. For 2021 Kia scrapped center screen that is now the central the softer curvier look of the former communication system and systems generation Sorento and came up with operation for all cars these days. an all-new design from the ground up It’s come to the point where these – inside and out. new infotainment systems – as they I recently settled behind wheel are called – are much like your smart of the all-new Sorento for one week phone or laptop in that if they don’t inputting the 2021 Kia Sorento X-Line terface with want you are asking them AWD model through its paces. to do easily, life can be quite frustratThere’s a lot to like in this new ing.

Sorento. While not perfect, this genMy tester featured the upgraded

12.3 inch digital instrument cluster, a Bose premium sound system, surround view monitor and a blind spot monitor.

While most manufacturers have upgraded the telematics systems in their vehicles to the point where they interface with the user smoothly and effortlessly, Kia seems to need to improve this part of their upgrades.

The Kia infotainment system works, but I found it to be cumbersome and confusing to operate. You can’t easily navigate through what you need to do to sync your phone or music.

The graphics provided on the screen for its functions are confusing and outdated and when you enter in an address for it to find for navigation it takes forever to search and find the address you input.

The voice recognition system works well.

Overall, I would say the redo is a success and this vehicle is well worth considering if you are in the market for a mid-sized crossover. But, if Kia wants to hit a grand slam instead of just a solo home run, it would do well to give its infotainment system an upgrade.

The test car I drove for a week carries a bottom line sticker price of $44,285. The off-road friendly X-Line model is top of the line and carries an base price of $42,590, which includes the X-line package as standard equipment.

The only other added options on my tester included: $200 for the Xline rust interior package; $210 for carpeted floor mats; $115 for carpeted cargo mats with seat back protection and an destination and delivery charge of $1,170.

The EPA gas mileage ratings for the Sorento are 24 miles per gallon overall – 28 mpg for highway driving and 21 mpg in city driving. Its estimated annual fuel cost is $1,700.

The new Sorento has not received a crash test rating from the government’s 5-star safety test yet.

Peter Perrotta’s On The Road column appears weekly. He can be contacted for questions and comments at pperrotta@comcast.net.

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 Special Public Board of Education Meeting on Monday, March 22, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is set for conducting interviews for the in-house counsel position. 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=e0ceaf965265bd1f629d2f6b 344d88505 1-408-418-9388 Access code: 129 304 9088 During the Public Session, attendees will be afforded an opportunity to provide comments.

Attendees will have the opportunity to participate utilizing both audio and video. Members of the public may submit comments via electronic mail to submit@monroe.k12.nj.us or by written letter addressed to the Board Secretary. Public comments can be submitted up to eight hours prior to the start of the scheduled meeting. All submitted comments will be limited to four minutesʼ duration, or less in accordance with Board Bylaw 0167. Residents submitting comments will not be provided an opportunity to comment during Public Forum 1 or 2, as applicable.

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5. After you are finished speaking you will be muted and your permission to share your camera will be disabled.

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Borough of Hightstown NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Borough of Hightstown will receive bids on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Hightstown Borough Hall Building, 156 Bank Street, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520 for the Water Treatment Plant Emergency Generator and Flood Gates Project. Bids are to be submitted by way of USPS, UPS, FedEx, other delivery service or drop off. The bids will be opened on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in a closed meeting. A PDF copy of the bids received will be made available by way of file sharing within three (3) business days of the bid opening. In order to be included on the bid result distribution list, bidders and other interested parties may contact Roberts Engineering Group, LLC by email at Reception@RobertsEngineeringGroup.com.

Work includes, but is not limited to construction of a deep reinforced concrete foundation with reinforced piers supporting an elevated steel platform, 250KW natural gas emergency generator, 2 units 9-ft. wide aluminum plank flood gates, 1 unit 7-ft. wide aluminum plank flood gate, 8 units 3.5-ft. wide flood gates, 2 units exterior doors and frames, 1 unit precast doghouse type ʻBʼ inlet, 27 SY pavement replacement – 6” thick, 200 SY 2” pavement milling and overlay, 18 SY concrete sidewalk, 25 LF concrete curb, bollards, electrical connections, natural gas connection, generator testing and startup, and other incidentals.

Bids must be submitted to the Borough Clerk, or her representative, no later than Thursday, April 15, 2021at 11:00 A.M. Specifications and other information, prepared by Carmela Roberts, P.E., C.M.E. of Roberts Engineering Group, LLC have been filed in the office of the Engineer at 1670 Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road, Hamilton, New Jersey (609) 586-1141 and may be purchased at the cost of $88.00. Bids will be opened during a closed meeting on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. Bid packages will be provided by way of FedEx or USPS delivery. Contact Roberts Engineering Group, LLC by phone (609-586-1141) during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to provide account information and coordinate purchase and delivery of bid package. Checks must be made payable to Roberts Engineering Group, LLC. Bids shall be submitted on the form(s) provided and shall be in accordance with the specifications contained in the Instructions to Bidders and other bidding documents. In order to assure that all potential bidders receive the complete bid documentation, as well as any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto, bid documentation must be obtained only from the Borough Engineer Carmela Roberts, PE of Roberts Engineering Group, LLC, 1670 Whitehorse Hamilton Square Road, Hamilton, New Jersey 08690 by registering with the Borough Engineer and paying the required documentation fee. Failure to follow this procedure for registration and receipt of documentation in submitting a bid will result in the bid being deemed incomplete, and therefore will be rejected. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of the Local Public Contracts Law, the Prevailing Wage Act, the requirements of P. L. 1975, c.127, and N.J.S.A 10:5-31et seq. and N.JA.C. 17:27-1.1 et seq., Affirmative Action, and all requirements as set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. At the time a bid is submitted, the bidder shall submit a copy of its Business Registration Certificate.

Please submit your bids on the standard bid proposal forms, in the manner designated and must be received in sealed opaque envelopes, bearing the name and address of the bidder and the name of the project on the outside; addressed to the Borough Clerk, Borough of Hightstown and must be accompanied by a Non-Collusion Affidavit and a bid bond or certified check for not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, providing that said check or bid bond need not be more than $20,000.00 nor shall not be less than $500.00, and be delivered at the place and on or before the hour named above.

In the event revisions or addenda to the documents are required, the owner shall transmit a Notice of Revision or addenda to advertisements or bid documents no less than 7 working days prior to bid opening as found in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-23.

Pursuant to P.L. 2010 c. 108, a bidder may request that its bid be withdrawn due to a “mistake” on the part of the bidder, as defined in the Law. Otherwise, no bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date and time set for the opening of the bids.

The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or accept a bid which, in its judgment, best serves the interest of the Borough.

N.J.A.C. 17:44-2.2 requires Contractors to maintain all documents related to the contract for five years from date of final payment and to make them available to the Comptrollerʼs office upon request. Any awarded Contractor shall maintain all documentation related to products, transactions or services under this contract for a period of five years from the date of final payment. Such records shall be made available to the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller upon request.

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Grant funding supports scholarships for Jewish college students’ book purchases The Jewish Community Youth Foundation (JCYF), a program facilitated by the Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County (JFCS), awarded a grant totaling $931 to the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer (JCFGM) in support of its Book Awards scholarships.

The Book Awards are annual scholarships given to local Jewish college students to assist them in the purchase of academic books and other supplies required for their studies. In 2020, eight students

from Mercer and Bucks counties received scholarships ranging from $800 to $1,300 per student. The Book Awards make a significant difference in the lives of students who might otherwise have limited access to the essentials needed for higher education, according to information provided by JCFGM, which is based in Lawrenceville.

JCYF is a Jewish youth philanthropy program for teens in grades 8-12. Each age group learns about the core Jewish values of tikkun olam (repairing the world) and tzedakah (charity) by focusing on a spe-

cific sector of the nonprofit community, according to the statement.

The eighth grade students focus on local social service and met with leaders at four Mercer County nonprofits, including JCFGM, according to the statement. The teens assess the programs and collectively decide how to allocate a pool of funds.

“We are grateful to JCYF for its support of our Book Awards, and we congratulate the program on its 18th anniversary. Mazel tov for educating our teens, year after year, on the meaningful impact of charitable

giving,” JCFGM Executive Director Linda Meisel said in the statement in appreciation for this grant.

The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer serves as a local resource, helping individuals and families to direct their charitable giving and guiding Jewish institutions on the importance of legacy giving and the growth of endowments. The foundation manages nearly $13.6 million in assets and processes $1.5 million in grants annually. For more information, visit www.foundationjewish.org.

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Womanspace has created a new Young Adult Advisory Council (YAAC), comprised of young adults ages 14-22 who, through their social media platforms and life experiences, will assist in continuing the mission of Womanspace.

Founded in 1977, Womanspace is a non-profit organization serving the greater Mercer County area and the State of New Jersey by providing a comprehensive array of emergency and follow-up services to individuals and families impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault, according to information provided by the organization.

Bilingual services and programs include 24/7 crisis intervention, safe, short-term emergency shelter, short and long-term transitional housing, individual counseling and therapeutic support groups for adults and children, court advocacy and the 24/7 crisis hotline, 609-394-9000. Womanspace also operates the 24/7 New Jersey Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline 800-572SAFE. Danielle Scollins, coordinator of Prevention and Community Education, is spearheading the YAAC.

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“We are creating the YAAC to make sure youth who are passionate about ending interpersonal violence have their voices elevated and heard just as loudly as those of us who have been working in this field for years. The YAAC will be helping to inform and influence our work at Womanspace. We are hoping to reach more people in new and innovative ways,” she said in the statement.

The council will meet once a month for hour-long virtual meetings. Once it is safe to do so, meetings will transition to in-person. The goal of these meetings will be to create content for five-minute videos for social media platforms on topics related to consent, sexual assault, bystander intervention, and any other related topics.

If interested in applying, contact Scollins at des@womanspace.org for further discussion as well as an application.

There will only be eight seats available on the YAAC. Womanspace is located at 1530 Brunswick Ave., Lawrenceville.

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