IAmTrenton Community Foundation announces awards totaling more than $50,000 to 19 grassroots community programs building resilience, challenging structural inequality and enhancing the lives of Trenton residents through its Citywide grant program.
I Am Trenton Community Foundation is an all-volunteer nonprofit putting resources where they matter most—in local projects run by residents. Since 2010, IAT has invested more than $400,000 in more than 200 projects.
This year’s grantees include: Eric Bullock and the Culture is K.E.Y. Summer Enrichment & School Prep Program that aims to ensure that students are academically, socially and emotionally prepared to thrive. Programs focus on self-expression, engineering, arts, music, and yoga, as well as field trips and meals.
Vonzella’s Crown’s Seasoned Seniors project that brings Trenton senior citizens and youth together through intergenerational art, health, and wellness programming.
Jersey Divas’ Youth Book Club weekly academic activity that will guide
30 Trenton youth in independent reading, teaching them to apply meaning across texts, create analytical pieces of writing, and love reading for reading’s sake. Each participant will also be guided in conceptualizing, outlining, writing, editing, and proofreading an original book of their own, which will be published at the end of the program.
Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s FUTURO youth mentoring program that will present a Poetry Slam for the Trenton community in spring 2023 about the students’ experiences as first- and second-generation immigrants.
TDI Connect’s PC Refurbishment Program that will enable TDI Connect to acquire the components they need to refurbish and upgrade donated PCs that they will then donate to groups and individuals in Trenton.
Academy One Garden and the Little Sprouts Program that will provide a structured learning and recreational experience for garden members in elementary and middle schools.
Dress for Success’s Career Acad-
emy developed within Trenton Central High School, to provide free career clothing and accessories to female students as well as career mentoring and job preparedness workshops. The intent of the space is to give young women from Trenton all they need to take advantage of career opportunities in the city and region.
Lora Productions’ TCHS Creative Lab with Josue Lora, a Trenton resident who runs a highly successful audio-visual recording studio in the city, offering a free course for 30 students from Trenton Central High School, leading them in writing, performing, and recording an original song, as well as filming an original music video, and learning about the recording industry. Lora is a TCHS graduate who benefited from similar mentorship while a student; it is his fourth year offering this free lab as a way of inspiring other young Trentonians to pursue their dreams.
Global Youth Transformation Initiative Inc’s Trenton Service Learning Project is an after-school program for middle school students in Trenton
Jersey Divas’ Youth Book Club received a grant from the I Am Trenton Community Foundation.
that introduces participants to the steps of service-learning, including assessing community needs in their community, developing projects, and making a presentation on their learning experience.
Kindersmile Foundation’s Trenton Community Oral Health Center to help provide access to oral health educa-
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Play Soccer Nonprofit Interna tional and Trenton Youth Soccer League to provide a free, fun, safe, equal opportunity for school children, youth and families to access and participate in a city-wide recreational program.
Freedom Skate Park, New Jersey’s only indoor skate park, and its project to provide free skateboards, helmets, and lessons on the basics of skating to 25 Trenton youth in October.
Trenton Puerto Rican Community and Friends Organization’s Puerto Rico Through the Senses will be a series of events highlighting Puerto Rican culture, each of which will feature a complementary curated conversation on cultural history. The goal is to edu cate the Trenton community about the valuable roles’ Puerto Ricans play in the U.S. globally, and in Trenton, and to cre ate opportunities for Puerto Ricans and friends to share their vibrant splendor.
Reinas y Diamantes’s Little Dia mond Chef Program that provides free summer educational activities for children and youth, including tutoring in math and reading, health and nutrition, and art.
Gladys Gonzalez’s Luz, Esperanza y Vida project that delivers healthy food to families in need and provides food, household items, clothing, and toys throughout the city at community events. The grant will allows Gonzalez, who has been providing this service on her own, to expand her effort and deliver items to families who are homebound or lack transportation.
FlyKickz’s-Connecting through Art & Sole/Soul project that includes a twopart sneaker customizing workshop that will teach participants the basics of sneaker customization while build ing creative and emotional connections between participants.
Black Cannabis project providing education materials and raising aware ness among high school students regard ing career opportunities in the cannabis industry.
Latino Merchants Association of New Jersey’s capacity building proj ect for minority-owned community businesses.
Trenton Makes Athletic Center sports training effort at pop-up events open to the community, with the goal of raising awareness of the need for com petitive sports for Trenton youth.
In addition, IAT has partnered with Isles, Inc. to provide support for two additional projects, using Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) funds for the Old Trenton neighborhood:
Trenton Community A-TEAM’s “Equality: The heART of Trenton” proj ect that combines reflections on social justice with community-engaged public art. Each TCAT artist will paint a piece on a large panel that expresses their ex periences with and feelings about struc tural inequality. The creation process will be open to the Trenton community, to en gage with the artists and create their own art pieces speaking to equity and social justice themes.
Trenton Free Public Library’s “Being your own best advocate — Teen Edition,” a series of monthly workshops for — and on topics requested by — Trenton youth ages 13-18. Topics will include financial literacy, career and college readiness, and increased self confidence.
IAT seeks to engage all Trenton com munities in the Citywide Grants program. IAT encourages first-time grant seekers by streamlining the application and al lowing submissions in video format. IAT also provides grant materials and online information sessions in both Spanish and English.
To learn more about I Am Trenton and our work, visit www.iamtrenton.org.
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lic Library will celebrate the life and legacy of Trenton-born poet, dramatist, and novelist Ntozake Shange through her own words on Tuesday, October 18, at 6 p.m.
The internationally known Shange was born Paulette Linda Williams and was a 1966 graduate of Trenton Central High School.
The author of 15 plays, 19 poetry col lections, six novels, five children’s books, and three collections of essays was in volved in various social justice move ments and known for bringing light to the struggles of Black women for equal ity, dignity, and respect for their contribu tions to human culture.
Her play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf” won an Obie Award in 1976 and is considered a monumental achieve ment in the theatre world.
Other prizes include the Los Ange les Times Book Prize in Book, the Paul Robeson Achievement Award and the Langston Hughes Medal for Literature. She has been inducted into both the NY State Writer’s and the Off-Broadway Halls of Fame.
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The County of Mercer will be accepting applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) until May 31, 2018. Mercer County will continue accepting applications for the Universal Service Fund (USF) Program throughout the year. Residents who pay their own heating costs, and meet the following income guidelines, may be eligible to receive financial assistance with their winter heating bill. Residents with medical conditions may also be eligible to receive cooling assistance.
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The Trenton Artists Workshop Associ ation (TAWA) and the Trenton Free Public Library will present the exhibition “Fresh Art I” at the Trenton Free Public Library from October 5 to October 29. An opening reception is set for Thursday,
October 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.
“Fresh Art I” features work by three Tren ton artists; Alia Bensliman, FlyKickz, and Leon Rainbow.
Alia Bensliman lives in Robbinsville. She grew up in Tunisia, North Africa and her work is influenced by North African and Berber art. She works with Mixed Media on Arch paper and has recently started creating her own watercolor pal ette made out of nontoxic pigments. Her work has been shown throughout the Tri-state area. Her painting “I Am Roe bling” is in the permanent collection of the new building of the NJ Department of Health.
FlyKickz works primarily with sneak ers and uses other materials. She has ex hibited locally and distributes her work on the internet. “By combining my love of art and sneakers I’ve created a style of art that can be described as a collec tion inspired by SOLE. My concepts are a mesh of boldness, beauty & fun a clear reflection of an artist whose creative tal ents are both complex and changing”.
Leon Rainbow primarily works with acrylic and aerosols. His murals can be seen throughout the Trenton area. He coordinates the yearly “Jersey Fresh” mural painting event at TerraCycle. He
‘Resentment,’ left, by Leon Rainbow, and ‘Sprouting Mind’ by Alia Bensliman are among the works featured in ‘Fresh Art I’ on view October 5 through 29 at Trenton Free Public Library.
has exhibited at the NJ State Museum, Ellarslie Museum, Theory Gallery, and Prince Street Gallery in NYC. His style is Graffiti art mixed with Abstract and Pop Art with lots of patterns and textures.
TAWA is a Greater Trenton nonprofit organization and has a 40-year history organizing exhibits in such venues as the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton City Museum, Artworks Trenton, Prince Street Gallery in New York City, and more.
The Trenton Free Public Library is located at 120 Academy Street in Tren ton and is in the new Creek2Canal Tren ton Arts District. Hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 609-392-7188.
More information on TAWA can be found on the organization’s Facebook page.
NEWS, continued from Page 3 The Friends of the Trenton Free Public Library celebrate the life of Ntozake Shange with a program featuring her work on Tuesday, October 18.
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Trenton residents Clara Boatwright and Alice Wells have a lot in common—including being schoolmates in their younger days— and after reuniting as patients in the Vascular Rehabilitation Program at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, they’re happy to be together again on the path to better health.
The Vascular Rehabilitation Program is for people experiencing mild or severe pain in the legs due to lower-extremity peripheral artery disease or similar symptoms that are still present following vascular procedures.
“I thought I was having muscle troubles,” said Alice. “My primary care doctor sent me to Dr. Lotto, who confirmed I had poor circulation.” Dr. Christine Lotto, a board certified, fellowship trained general and vascular surgeon at Capital Health Surgical Group, referred Alice to the program.
“I was having pain in my calves when walking,” said Clara. “I told my heart doctor (Dr. Kristopher Young, Capital Health – Heart Care Specialists) what was going on, and tests showed that the circulation was bad in my legs. My specialist (also Dr. Lotto) recommended vascular rehab at Capital Health.”
Capital Health’s team of physicians, nurses, exercise physiologists and registered dietitians work closely with referring physicians to help program participants achieve their rehab goals through personalized exercise, nutrition counseling, risk factor management guidance, and psychological support all aimed at helping participants meet their health goals.
“The program helped me a lot. When I first started, I had a lot of stiffness because I wasn’t very active,” said Clara. “We watched videos that helped us understand the things we were experiencing, and the exercise helped me get all the kinks out. The nutritionist also gave me a lot of insight on how to eat better.”
“They really keep you informed so you’re not in the dark after the program is done,” said Alice. “I got a lot of good handouts about
exercising, healthy eating, and stopping smoking. I enjoyed my time there, but more importantly, it still helps me!”
If you’re experiencing mild or severe cramping pain in the legs with walking as the result of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease or lower-extremity revascularization procedures, call Capital Health’s Vascular Rehabilitation Program at 609.537.6420 to schedule an appointment, or visit capitalheartandvascular.org for more information.
From left, Clara Boatwright and Alice Wells on the path to better health with Capital Health’s Vascular Rehabilitation Program.
Capital Health has announced four winners of full-tuition scholarships to Rider University as part of an employee education benefits partnership with the university. The scholarship winners are immediate family members of Capital Health employees and include Rachel Burnett (education), Andrew Coates (communication studies), Gloria Owusu (accounting), and Johannah Stevenson (STEM). In order to be eligible for the scholarships, candidates or their immediate family members must be full-time, non-union employees of Capital Health for at least one year and meet additional eligibility requirements. Capital Health’s partnership with Rider launched in 2020 when Capital Health Medical Group began overseeing the university’s Student Health Center and providing primary care health services to students and employees.
“On behalf of Capital Health, I’m pleased to congratulate the inaugural winners of our full-tuition scholarships to Rider University” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “As our relationship with Rider grows, we’ll offer similar scholarship opportunities annually as part of a broader education benefits program for our employees and their families. Two of the four scholarships awarded this year went to students whose annual family incomes were under $100,000, and we look forward to helping more members of our Capital Health family reach their education goals in the years to come.”
RACHEL BURNETT of Morrisville, Pennsylvania is a graduate of Pennsbury High School. Daughter of Elizabeth De La Portilla-Stout, assistant nurse manager in Hemodialysis at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Rachel is an education major in Rider’s College of Education and Human Services, which is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
ANDREW COATES of Levittown, Pennsylvania is the son of Kim Coates, a registered nurse and practice lead at Capital Health Occupational Health Center. Andrew is a graduate of Calvary Christian Academy of Philadelphia and his major is communication studies, with a minor in broadcast journalism. He intends to pursue a career in media.
GLORIA OWUSU of Hamilton, New Jersey is the daughter of Samuel Acheaw, Care Management nurse at Capital Health Medical
Center – Hopewell. Gloria is a graduate of Hamilton High School West and is an accounting major in Rider’s Department of Accounting, which is one of only 2% of programs worldwide with accreditation from the AACSB International.
JOHANNA STEVENSON of Lumberton, New Jersey is a graduate of Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Daughter of Robert Stevenson, tech specialist at the Sleep Center at Capital Health – Hamilton, Johanna plans to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in order to pursue a career as a secondary STEM teacher (grades 9 12) in a “high need” school district.
Undergraduate students (including those transferring to Rider University or enrolling in a continuing studies program) are eligible to receive these scholarships, which are awarded for four consecutive years or until completion of the academic program. Scholarship recipients must be full-time students, maintain at least a 3.0 GPA, and be students in good standing with Rider University at all times during the course of their enrollment. Full-tuition scholarships do not include room, board, or other related costs, such as textbooks.
Capital Health’s employee education benefits program also features a 50% tuition discount agreement with Rider University for nonunion employees and their immediate family members (cannot be combined with full-tuition scholarships). Other Rider education benefits for Capital Health employees include an application fee waiver; free, unofficial evaluation of transfer credits prior to applying; and a Rider academic advisor to help plan their schedule. Graduate student applicants can request a free evaluation of transfer credits as well as course and GMAT/GRE waivers and exclusive certificate programs for Capital Health employees are currently in development.
Winners left to right: Rachel Burnett, Andrew Coates, Gloria Owusu, and Johannah Stevenson
October’s chilling start is a welcome relief this year, and with it comes the perfect time to fall under the spell of these thrilling Halloween marches, movies, and main events.
Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest, Robbinsville Town Center Gazebo, Lake Drive. Saturday, October 29.
Saturday’s start to Halloween weekend is for Robbinsville residents to walk beside their wagging neighborhood pets in a Halloween parade and costume contest held at the Town Center Gazebo on Lake Drive. This outside, free event is organized by Robbinsville Recreation & Parks, with a $10 fee per furry participant.
Online registration is preferred and closes at noon on October 28, with walk-in registration available the day of the event from 9:30 a.m. robbinsville-twp.org/departments/ recreation_division.
Hometown Halloween Parade, Arts Council of Princeton, Palmer Square Green, Princeton. Friday, October 28.
The local community of costumed Princetonians can gather on the Palmer Square Green at 5:15 p.m. for the Arts Council of Princeton’s free “Hometown Halloween Parade,” where the Princeton University Band will be playing live.
The parade kicks off at 5:45 p.m. and ends at the Princeton Family YMCA. artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street, Princeton. October 3 through 31.
The Princeton Garden Theatre has a bewitching lineup that, as programming coordinator Shannon Quinty describes, is sure to satisfy appetites for both “the slightly spooky (like ‘Labyrinth’ & ‘Beetlejuice’) to full-on terrifying (‘Halloween’ & ‘Ganja & Hess’).”
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ebrate ‘Spooky Season’ than by watching scary movies in a theater with an enthusiastic audience. Hearing the gasps and jumps from the crowd is what makes these scary movies great. It is an experience that cannot be properly replicated at home,” Quinty says via email.
Movies are listed in date order are “Ganja & Hess” (1973), October 3; “Labyrinth” (1986), October 6; “The Birds” (1963), October 12; “Delicatessen” (1991) — part of their ‘Food on Film’ series with cheese plates sold by Lawrenceville’s Cherry Grove Farm — October 19; “The Lost Boys” (1987 - 35th Anniversary Screening), October 20; “Beetlejuice” (1988), October 26; “The Thing” (1982 - 40th Anniversary Screening), October 27; and “Halloween” (1978 - a Halloween Night Screening).
All show times are at 7 p.m. except for Halloween, which starts fittingly on October 31 at 7:30 p.m. princetongardentheatre.org
Halloween Fright Fest and Family Fright Fest, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell. Wednesday through Sunday, October 26 through 30.
Silver screen scares come in two editions at the Hopewell Theater, starting
with the Halloween Fright Fest’s showing of “Dracula” (1931), October 26; two chances to see Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” (1960), October 27 and 30 and a “twinning” pair of times to see Stanley Kubrick’s” The Shining” (1980), October 27 and 29.
For the Family Fright Fest, though, catch weekend matinee times closer to the date of the holiday, with “The Goonies” (1985) at 2 p.m. and “Beetlejuice” (1988) at 4:30 p.m. on October 29; and the original “Ghostbusters” (1984) on October 30 at 6 p.m.
Anyone who comes in costume receives a free small popcorn or bottled water from concessions, and for the Family Fright Fest, children 12 and under get free admission — as long as a ticket is reserved and at least one adult (18+) accompanies the child. www. hopewelltheater.com
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‘Wine and Paint’ and ‘Rocky Horror Movie’ Nights, White Hill Mansion, 217 West Burlington Street, Fieldsboro. Saturday, October 8, and Friday, October 14.
The Friends of White Hill Mansion coordinate tours and events in the historically “haunted” setting of White Hill Mansion, but even ghosts need to do the time warp. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), a horror-musical referred to as “the original cult classic,” will be screened for free starting just after sunset on October 8.
Attendees must arrive by 7 p.m. and bring chairs and/or blankets, with refreshments and props available for sale.
Then, on October 14, White Hill Mansion is hosting a “Wine & Paint Night” with supplies and instructions from partner Village Arts. Attendees will be painting a 16” x 20” rendition of a “Vintage Jack O’ Lantern.” Snacks and refreshments included, wine BYOB. whitehill-
Robbinsville’s pets hit the promenade in a costume contest at the Town Center Gazebo, organized by the township’s Division of Recreation & Parks, on Saturday, October 29.
Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat, Dragonfly Farms, 966 Kuser Road, Hamilton. Festival October 1 through 30; Trunk or Treat Saturday, October 29.
Dragonfly Farms may regard itself as “Hamilton’s best kept secret,” but the garden center and home decor shop on Kuser Road’s family attractions might have just let the black cat out of the bag.
Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for all of October, the family-run business invites guests to jump around in a moon bounce, see animals in their petting zoo, and explore a hay maze. The farm’s pumpkins are available for purchase and can either be painted or bowled with. Food trucks will also be present throughout the month.
Weekend tickets are $10 for one adult and child each, with $4 per additional adult and child. Weekday tickets are $8 for one adult and child each, with $2 per each additional adult and child. Children 2 and under are free.
On Saturday, October 29, there will also be a trunk or treat from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. dragonflyfarms-nj.com.
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Hunt/Contest and Trunk or Treat, Ewing Senior & Community Center, 999 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing. October 1 to 27 and Saturday, October 29.
Under watchful eyes and stuffed straw, scarecrows throughout town are waiting to be noticed by the scavengers of Ewing
— who, if they successfully find all of the decoys on display, have a chance to win $200. Track the clues to new designs from participating residents, as well as vote for the “People’s Choice” award for the scarecrow with the most star power.
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ber 27, at 4:30 p.m. The winners will be declared two days later during the township’s “Trunk Or Treat” event, which serves as a “safe alternative” to the tradition for children from the ages of toddler to eighth grade.
Candy must be pre-packaged, and the event requires pre-registration for participating vehicles ahead of the 3 p.m. event. Cars will be set up in the parking lot of the Ewing Senior & Community Center. ewingnj.org/ community-programs
Field of Terror, Kyle Family Farm, 831 Windsor-Perrineville Road, East Windsor. Fridays & Saturdays: 6:45 to 10:45 p.m. Thursdays, Sundays and Halloween Monday: 6:45 to 9:45 p.m.
For those looking to take their feelings of fright to the ultimate level, East Windsor’s Field of Terror has spent 20 scary years transforming from the daytime setting of Kyle Family Farm into what their website calls the state’s “premier haunted attraction farm.”
There are five attractions to pick from, with the newest addition to the repertoire, the Kornfield of Karnage, joining
The Arts Council of Princeton’s annual Hometown Halloween Parade is a spirited tradition that starts on the Palmer Square Green on the evening of Friday, October 28 .ens Lane, Lambertville.
Enjoy the results of happy husking with the Howell Living History Farm’s famous corn maze, known as “the lon gest-running” in the state, as it takes a trip to the amusement park in a new design on Fridays, Saturdays and Sun days in October.
At a short distance from the main farm at 17 Valley Road in Lambert ville, this year’s inspiration came from a “circa-1930s traveling carousel that was recently donated to Howell Farm,” according to their press release, which has “pathways cut in the shape of an oldfashioned” merry-go-round.
Whirl around the four-acre field of puzzles and trivia, then stop by the pumpkin patch or hayride for more. The cost of admission comes in three rates: $12 for ages 13 and older, $10 for ages 5 to 12, and free for ages 4 and under. howellfarm.org.
Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence.
Terhune Orchards’ Fall Family Fun Weekends pick up from September and run through October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. With farm festivities and fresh produce abound, Terhune continues another tra dition, the “Personality Pumpkin Con
test,” which will feature its winners on display through October 30.
No carving is permitted in this chal lenge where participants “decorate, paint [and create] gourds that are equally as gorgeous on the inside. Sub missions are due by October 27, and winners will be announced on October
28 for their presentation during the final weekend of the season. Pumpkins with the “winning personalities” will receive a $75 Terhune gift card.
General admission tickets (ages 3+) are $15, with other packages including pumpkin picking, wine and food avail able online at terhuneorchards.com.
Prices are lower during the last weekend of October, with general admission tick ets sold for $12 per person. www.terhu neorchards.com
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The Princeton Tour Company fea tures their ‘Princeton Ghost Tour/ Hunt & Cemetery Visits’ once again on Fridays and Saturdays from Oct. 14 to 29. Tours are approximately two hours and start at 7 or 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 each and rated PG-13. Guests are sup plied with equipment in the hopes, once trained by tour guides, to grab a moment with a ghostly figure. princetontour company.com
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Halloween 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk, HomeFront, Carnegie Center, West Wind sor. Sunday, October 30.
HomeFront’s Halloween 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk on Sunday, October 30, remains a hybrid way to “change the lives of local homeless children” with the Mercer County nonprofit organization. Participants are able to run on the inperson themed course at the Carnegie Center or attend virtually.
The “Preschooler Pumpkin Dash” starts at 9 a.m., and the main race starts at 10 a.m. There will also be live music and a costume contest. homefrontnj. org
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AtRobert Wood Johnson Univer sity Hospital Hamilton, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, we do more than treat injuries and ill nesses, we provide our community with resources and services that help people live longer and healthier. Our preventive care and wellness pro grams focus on educating patients on ways they can improve their health and avoid serious medical complica tions. We take a holistic approach to healing, and strive to help patients feel better physically, mentally, and emo tionally.
Your Annual Wellness Visit
Meeting with your primary care physician once a year is an important step that keeps you aware of your body’s current condition and what you can do in the future to avoid health risks. Since this is a general health visit, this is your chance to discuss any medical questions or concerns you have with your doctor.
Let them know about any changes you’ve experienced in the past year, and make sure the check your blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and other “numbers” that are important for your overall health and wellness.
You should also discuss any health screenings you may need going forward. Depending on your age and your family’s medical history, you could have an increased risk for certain types of diseases and cancer. While you can’t always reduce risk factors, you can plan out a screening schedule so that your doctor can diagnose these conditions in the early stages and start treatment before it becomes a major complication.
We are committed to making our local community a happier, healthier place for all. Our health and wellness services promote healthy lifestyles and provide you and your family with easy access to medical resources.
You do not have to figure out the ins-and-outs of healthy living alone. Learning more about health and wellness can often feel overwhelming or even discouraging, but with trusted, knowledgeable medical professionals helping you navigate all the information, you can create a wellness plan that suits your lifestyle and personal preferences.
We’ve got Hamilton and the surrounding areas covered with a
network of primary care providers who are partners you can trust to not only treat you when you are sick, but guide you towards improved health and wellness. Our primary care locations are located in Hamilton, Lawrenceville Mercerville, Robbinsville, and Pennington, NJ.
Call 1-888-724-723 or visit rwjbh. org/medgroupprimarycare today to schedule your annual wellness visit or learn more about our wellness services and events.
*Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton is a proud sponsor and exhibitor of Hamilton Township’s Oktoberfest, October 16, 2022, 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Veteran’s Park, South Side. Stop by “Hamilton Healthcare Place” and check out the Wellness and Wheels (WOW) bus, receive educational, fun and healthy giveaways, walk through a giant inflatable colon or hop up into an EMS ambulance. For more information visit https://www. hamiltonnj.com/oktoberfest.
To learn more about Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, visit rwjbh.org/Hamilton or call 609586-7900.
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Skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in the United States with over 5 million new cases every year. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, about 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. The majority of skin cancers are associated with ultraviolet radiation exposure (sunlight or tanning bed use), especially in those with blistering sunburns and early childhood/adolescent sun exposure. Ultraviolet radiation leads to DNA damage and mutations in skin cells, which causes them to multiply rapidly and form cancers. Most skin cancers are preventable with the daily use of sunscreen (preferably zinc oxide-based physical sunscreens) and sun protection/avoidance measures beginning in childhood.
The main types of skin cancer are 1) Basal cell carcinoma, 2) Squamous cell carcinoma, 3) Melanoma, and 4) Merkel cell carcinoma. These often occur in sun exposed areas like the
scalp, face, neck, upper chest, back, arms, and hands. The back of the legs is a common site for melanoma in women who have a history of sunbathing. Skin cancers can have many different faces — they can look like pink or brown bumps, scaly patches, or nodules that are changing in size/shape/color, bleeding or nonhealing.
With regular visits to your boardcertified dermatologist, it is possible to diagnose skin cancer very early on. In-office treatments can be performed with very high cure rates. Many times, your dermatologist will provide treatment for precancerous lesions before they become malignant. Please make your appointment today for a full skin evaluation, especially if you are unsure of the last one you had!
What are some things you can do to help prevent skin cancer?
• Always use a broad spectrum sunscreen that covers UVA/UVB with an SPF of 30 or higher (zinc oxide based sunscreen is preferred). Reapply sunscreen every 1.5-2 hours when outdoors and always after water exposure (even if the sunscreen says “water resistant”). Did you know that most people don’t apply enough
sunscreen? Apply at least 1 ounce of sunscreen per application to attain the SPF listed on the bottle. Avoid sunscreen use in infants younger than 6 months due to increased systemic absorption in this age group. Sun protective clothing/sun avoidance measures are extremely important even if you have sunscreen on.
• Use sun protective clothing (widebrimmed hats, sunglasses, UV shirts, UV sleeves, etc), try to seek shade when possible, and avoid mid-day exposure between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Avoid getting a tan or a sunburn (naturally or with tanning beds)!
Tanned skin is damaged skin and it increases your risk of skin cancer and wrinkles!
• Perform monthly self-skin exams looking for any new or changing spots (changing in size, shape, color, elevation, bleeding, non-healing).
Any spots/moles/growths that are changing or concerning to you should be brought up with your boardcertified dermatologist. Remember, skin cancer does not have to be symptomatic! If you are not sure, make an appointment.
• Make an appointment with your board-certified dermatologist for regular skin screenings and to
evaluate any abnormal lesions.
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Halloween is just around the corner; a scary time for kids, and a scarier time for their dentists. Your friends at Hamilton Dental Associates suggest, It’s OK to eat that candy on Halloween but it’s important to have a plan. Here’s what families can do to keep their teeth healthy during the spooky season. October is also National Dental Hygiene Awareness Month so here is a plan to help oral care during the scare season!
Sticky Situations. Chocolate is one of the most common candies during Halloween. Fortunately, chocolate washes off your teeth easily, and darker chocolates have less sugar. For the stickier treats, however, stay picky. Candy like taffy, gummy bears, and hard candies stay in your mouth much longer than chocolate, which gives cavitycausing, tooth-decaying bacteria more time to work. It’s tempting to
keep that candy around, but your dentists will thank you for limiting your stash.
Free Trade. Always inspect the loot after trick-or-treating for anything unsafe (allergens, tampered wrappers, choking hazards, etc.). We also recommend proposing trades for downsizing the children’s sugary stashes. For sticky candies, especially, try trading them for new toys, movie tickets, or your pieces of chocolate. Family fun and health are
not mutually exclusive here.
Blowing Bubbles. Chewing gum might be your best friend this Halloween. Find your favorite sugarfree gum and keep it handy. Gum stimulates saliva production, naturally rinsing the mouth and preventing plaque. Chew after each meal or snack for optimized oral health.
Favoring Fluoride. Fluoride is a natural mineral that prevents cavities and tooth decay, especially in early development. It can be found in
toothpastes and most bottled water. For additional supplements, talk to us at Hamilton Dental Associates about fluoride mouthwash, tablets, or gels. Increasing your children’s fluoride intake can help combat any sweet tooth this season.
Practice Makes Perfect. With all of the pumpkin flavoring and sweet treats, it’s hard to think about oral hygiene.
For the best long-term outcomes, though, it is necessary to establish a strict, consistent routine. This means brushing and mouthwash at least twice a day, cleaning in-between teeth, limiting sugary beverages and snacks, and drinking plenty of water. Have the kids pick out their favorite toothbrush and 3-minute tune for a family-fun, tooth-brushing time.
If you are looking for a partner to help with your child’s oral care or looking for a long term plan, contact Hamilton Dental Associates to set up an appointment today!
Hamilton Dental Associates, 2929 Klockner Road, Hamilton Square; 609-359-0063. 2501 Kuser Road, Hamilton; 609-403-3217. www. hamiltondental.com. See ad, page 10.
Radiology Affiliates Imaging has been here for you for over 50 years, and we will continue to be here for you when you need us most. Today more than ever before, we know health should never be taken for granted. Screening exams are an important part of keeping you and your family members healthy. Early detection has always been and remains key to diagnosis, treatment, and survival. Delayed diagnosis leads to the identification of disease at later stages. With more advanced diseases, the prognosis usually is not as good, and the care needed is more expensive and disruptive to patients’ lives. Radiologists, who identify and diagnose diseases, are helping to remind patients about how important it is to schedule wellvisits, screenings, and follow-up appointments.
RAI offers several screening studies to referring physicians and their patients. These include
Coronary Calcium Score, CT Lung Cancer Screening, 3D Mammography, and Bone Density (DEXA). Preventative screening can provide physicians with valuable information before symptoms are present, which can then allow them the ability to successfully identify or control health issues. Annual screening studies can also turn worry into peace of mind for many patients, especially those who are high risk or have a family history of disease.
RAI offers expertise in all areas of imaging for all members of your family. Our board-certified subspecialty radiologists offer expertise in women’s imaging, interventional radiology, musculoskeletal and diagnostic radiology. Whether you need an MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammogram, or X-Ray we offer the latest in imaging technology and interpretation. In the last 50 years, RAI has earned our place amongst the largest and most respected radiology groups in our area.
Continuing with our long-standing traditions, RAI will strive to provide the most up-to-date imaging technology and highest level of quality and service to our patients. One area where we closely monitor
innovations is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is still in the early stages of development. As technology matures, it will continue to enhance the radiologist’s reading capabilities, help them obtain better patient histories, and automate our processes. We will continue to help all of the medical professionals with whom we work improve the quality and value of the care that we provide the community. Our demonstrated commitment to elevating the level of care available close to patients’ homes remains as strong as ever.
RAI continues to follow expert guidelines regarding COVID-19, including the American College of Radiology (ACR) and CDC recommendations, regarding infection control procedures.
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Pain.
It gnaws at you. It drains you. It becomes the focus of your life.
Experiencing a few pain-free moments can be euphoric; it makes you realize how long you’ve been living with aches and pain. You might wonder how you can find a solution to relieve the pain and regain your freedom from discomfort.
Dr. Ronak Patel at Regenerative Spine and Pain Institute wants you to know there are two new revolutionary answers to pain relief.
Both platelet-rich therapy — otherwise known as PRP — and stem cell therapy give patients new hope by using the body’s powerful healing power to accelerate the battle against pain. Dr. Patel has seen incredible success implementing these cuttingedge treatments on hundreds of patients suffering from pain-related issues.
So if you are suffering from any of the ailments below, there’s a lifeline.
• Osteoarthritis
• Rotator cuff tear
• Back pain
• Meniscus tears
• Tennis elbow
• Disc herniations
• Tendonitis
• Neck pain
Here’s the best news: Neither PRP or stem cell therapy involves drug use with side effects or any surgical procedures.
Both PRP and stem cell treatments use the body’s own healing resources to repair diseased or damaged tissue — and the results are quite remarkable.
PRP therapy involves injecting concentrated platelets and growth factors into damaged tissue to stimulate the faster growth of new
healthy cells. Platelets are cells that prevent and stop bleeding. If a blood vessel is damaged, the body sends signals to our platelets to get on the job and start the healing. Some call platelets the body’s natural bandage.
So how does PRP therapy work? It’s basically drawing a one small vial of blood from the patient and then using a centrifuge to turn it into a potent and concentrated form of platelets. It is then injected back into the patient. Think of it as a boost of your own blood — only superpowered.
Recovery time for PRP therapy is far shorter than for surgery.
Patients usually experience soreness for a week or so, but the gradual improvement soon begins. Unlike a steroid shot, which gives you immediate relief and quickly wears off, a PRP patient will see pain symptoms improve over a period of months, and up to 80 percent of patients will see relief for up to two years.
Stem cell therapy can be an even more powerful way to harness the body’s healing power. Stem cells are the building blocks for every cell in our body. These powerful cells can be harvested to produce powerful new cells to fight inflammation and disease.
For those suffering from osteoarthritis, stem cell therapy has proven very effective. That’s because the stem cells may help develop new cartilage cells and suppress inflammation. Stem cells can be harvested through a sample of body fat or bone marrow or be harvested from donated umbilical cord tissue.
And yes, you can even augment PRP therapy with stem cell therapy for an even bigger boost!
Stop wondering if you’ll have to live with your pain forever. Contact Regenerative Spine and Pain Institute today at 609-269-4451 or go to www.njpaindoc.com to book an appointment and learn more. See ad, page 3
Caruso Physical Therapy and Nutrition is happy to introduce Pelvic Health Physical Therapy!
Do you have pelvic pain? Do you have difficulty being intimate with your partner because of the pain? Do you experience leakage when you laugh, sneeze or jump? Do you find it difficult to exercise because of these reasons? Have you been told that many of these symptoms are “normal after childbirth” or “this happens as you age”? These issues can be quite difficult to discuss and are often embarrassing. I know they were for me.
However, once I discovered that I was not alone, I sought out solutions.
I’m here to tell you that pelvic pain and leakage are NOT normal and can be successfully treated! Pelvic Health Physical Therapy is a small subset of traditional PT in that it focuses on pelvic wellness using exercises and manual techniques to reduce pain and leakage.
Did you know that small changes to your nutrition can help with bladder control? Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a type of bladder pain condition that commonly occurs along with endometriosis or other forms of pelvic pain. In general, following an antiinflammatory diet will be helpful for IC.
Small changes can yield big
results. Do you feel the urge to have to go to the bathroom more often than others, yet when you go you feel like you aren’t fully emptying? Does this have you up multiple times a night? Do you struggle with the urge to go when it is less than convenient, such as in the middle seat on an airplane?
On a rollercoaster? When you are in the middle of an activity in which a bathroom is not easily accessible?
Let our nutrition expert share that you don’t have to suffer in silence! You don’t have to just accept that your body is “just like that”. Your bladder does not have to control your life.
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Nutritional Counseling is covered by most insurance companies, which takes the financial burden right off your shoulders! With flexible hours,
you are able to make a time that is convenient for you. Virtual and in-person appointments are available. You can find a sense of relief from pelvic pain and leakage through nutrition and pelvic therapy. We are here to help! Come meet us!
Yours in pelvic health, Danielle L Liegl, PT, MPT
Michele WroblewskiPflug, RDN, AFAA Group Ex. Caruso Physical Therapy and Nutrition, LLC, 1278 Yardville Allentown Road #3, Allentown. 609-738-3143. www.carusoptrd.com.
At AllCure, we understand that the summer can come with a lot of fun and activity. Often, we experience that patients will put off their pain concerns until the summer is over and plan to address them in the fall.
At AllCure, we will do assessments to see where each person can benefit from our level of care. We offer chiropractic, physical therapy, and acupuncture services to provide high-level of conservative care to the community.
Our office also provides stateof-the-art modalities to assist each provider in getting patients back to a higher quality of life. We also have X-ray on site to help diagnose the patients pain and discomfort. We offer 10 minute free consultations for anyone interested to make sure they feel comfortable and to ensure that we can help.
We take pride in what we do and we make sure that each patient gets a high level of attention and care on
each one of their visits. We make our plans specifically to fit each individual person‘s needs and do not offer blanket treatments for similar patient complaints.
We have offices conveniently located in Monroe, Hamilton, and Somerset, NJ. Please visit our
website or give us a call today to come in for a free consult, and get back to the quality of life you deserve. AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine, 140 Cabot Drive, Suite A, Hamilton. 609-528-4417. 350 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township. 732-521-9222. 1101 Randolph Road,
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Drs. Akbar Obaray, Syed Asghar and Nasir Malik have joined Capital Health – Pulmonology Specialists, part of Capital Health Medical Group. These three experienced, board certified pulmonologists join colleagues Drs. Irene Hao, Diana Kolman, Naresh Nagella and Dolly Patel in providing care for patients in Mercer and Bucks counties with conditions that affect the lungs and respiratory system.
“Capital Health – Pulmonology Specialists launched four years ago to meet the needs of people in our community who are living with a variety of lung and respiratory conditions,” said Dr. Joshua Eisenberg, chief medical officer of the Capital Health Medical Group. “The addition of these qualified and experienced pulmonologists to our
already talented group of providers expands patient access to the best possible pulmonary care in the Mercer/Bucks region.”
DR. AKBAR OBARAY is a board certified pulmonologist with extensive experience in all aspects of pulmonary medicine, including respiratory intensive care, fiber optic bronchoscopy, transbronchial biopsies and pulmonary functional testing as well as the management of asthma, COPD, lung cancer and interstitial lung disease. Prior to joining Capital Health, Dr. Obaray was in private practice in Hamilton, New Jersey for more than 30 years.
DR. SYED ASGHAR is board certified in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He sees patients with all types of pulmonary disease and has extensive experience in performing bronchoscopies. Before joining Capital Health, Dr. Asghar spent many years in private practice and as a hospitalist, attending physician, and in leadership roles at Capital Health Regional Medical Center and other hospitals in Mercer and Bucks counties.
Monday, October 24, 2022
Are you having a difficult time with lingering breathing issues and other long-term effects of a COVID-19 infection? Join DR. DIANA KOLMAN, a board certified and fellowship trained interventional pulmonologist, to discuss lung issues related to the coronavirus and treatment options available for those suffering from long COVID-19. DR. KRISTINA MCGUIRE, a licensed clinical psychologist, will discuss the psychological symptoms associated with long COVID-19, coping strategies and behavioral health treatments.
This event will be taking place virtually using Zoom. Register online at capitalhealth.org/events and be sure to include your email address. Zoom meeting details will be provided via email 2 3 days before the program date. Registration ends 24 hours before the program date.
DR. NASIR MALIK is board certified in pulmonary diseases and internal medicine. His areas of interest include asthma, COPD, lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis and pulmonary hypertension. Before joining Capital Health, Dr. Malik served as a pulmonologist/critical care attending physician with Wellspan Healthcare in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Capital Health – Pulmonology Specialists specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect the lungs and respiratory system. They have office locations in Hopewell Township (Two Capital Way, Suite 487, Pennington, NJ 08534), Newtown (3 Penns Trail, 2nd floor, Newtown, PA 18940) and Hamilton (1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Suite 111, Hamilton, NJ 08619).
Appointments are now available by calling 609.815.7390 or visit capitalhealth.org/pulmonology for more information.
Capital Health recently welcomed DR. DWAYNE BROWN, a board certified and fellowship trained neurologist, to its Capital Institute for Neurosciences as director of its Comprehensive Headache Center. In his new role, Dr. Brown leads the Center’s multidisciplinary approach to patients and offers a variety of services to treat migraine headache, tension headache, cluster headache, trigeminal autonomic cephalgia, CSF leak headache, high-pressure headache, facial pain and various secondary headache conditions. In addition, Dr. Brown offers procedures such as Botox for migraine, trigger point injections and nerve blocks.
“Over the past few years, Capital Health has steadily added new specialists to its broader neurosciences program,” said Dr. Joshua Eisenberg, chief medical officer of Capital Health Medical Group. “We welcome Dr. Brown’s significant expertise to our Capital Institute for Neurosciences and making specialized care for those who are suffering from headache conditions available here in a very convenient environment.”
Board certified in neurology, Dr. Brown completed his headache and facial pain fellowship training at Yale University School of Medicine
in New Haven, Connecticut. He earned his medical degree from Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia and completed his residency training at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York, where he served as chief neurology resident. He also earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in pharmacology from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C.
“I am extremely pleased to join Capital Health and Capital Institute for Neurosciences,” said Dr. Brown. “Capital Health has a reputation for providing a very high level of neuroscience care, and I look forward to being a part of its continued growth.”
Dr. Brown’s research has been published in national and international publications, including Neurology, Neurotoxicity Research, The Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, Neuroscience Letters and Neurochemistry International. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, Society for Neuroscience, American Association of Neurology and the American Headache Society.
Dr. Brown is now seeing patients in the Capital Institute for Neurosciences office in the medical office building attached to Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell (Suite 456). To schedule an appointment with Dr. Brown, call 609.537.7300 or visit capitalneuro.org for more information.
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‘Do Your Damn Job’: Trentonians Tired of Infighting Between Mayor and City Council” is just one of the headlines summing up the sentiments of Trenton residents over the past four years.
Now all of that can change with the upcoming City of Trenton election set for November 8.
Make that “maybe” change.
That’s because three of the high-pro file political pugilists and one newcomer are out glad-handing and stirring up emo tions to become Trenton’s next mayor and two current council members are hoping to maintain their membership.
And while this listing may seem an October surprise, it is designed to give readers the opportunity to learn about the candidates in a timely way — rather than wait until the paper is released at the start of November.
We’ll start with the mayoral race.
One candidate is current City of Tren ton mayor Reed Gusciora (his website is trentonforward.com).
Elected after the 2018 run-off election against competing mayoral candidate Paul Perez, Gusciora, an openly gay man of European ancestry, received 52 per cent of the total 8,645 votes cast — 22 percent of the eligible votes in a city of mainly people of African and Latin Ameri can heritage — and won by 355.
A former New Jersey State Assembly man and municipal attorney for Princ eton, Hopewell, and Lawrence, the ad ministratively inexperienced Gusciora took the reins of a city that had endured a disappointing term of mayor Eric Jack son’s lackluster leadership, a prior term that ended when then-mayor Tony Mack ended up in federal prison for corrup tion, and the in-between interim when Trenton City Councilman George Mus chal filled the gap and sued various city departments.
The result was that the former mayors left Trenton residents in a city swirling with problems related to public safety, economics, physical infrastructure, and quality of life issues.
They also set the stage for jeopardiz ing one of the city’s important resources: the revenue-generating Trenton Water Works.
In addition to Trenton citizens see ing the TWW rack up a record of state violations, its customers in several com munities surrounding the city were flummoxed by a flood of mail warnings regarding water safety.
Gusciora’s initial approach to address ing the TWW provides a glimpse into how the mayor works.
As he was sworn in as mayor on July
1, 2018, Gusciora announced he was moving the TWW from the Department of Public Works and that former West Windsor mayor and NJDEP water qual ity expert Shing-Fu Hsueh was going to lead the new department.
It was news to both the citizens of Trenton and to the former West Windsor mayor.
Even though Hsueh did serve and paved the way to a healthier but still problematic TWW, the mayor’s action exposed his willingness to confront an is sue as well a maverick sensibility that has caused tensions with council and — as off-the-record comments from Trenton residents suggest — constituents.
The last four years for the rookie ad ministrator have been rocky. And while Gusciora can take some credit for deal ing with a city crippled by COVID, he also has to accept the criticism for his actions, including those regarding public safety and the police director position.
Regarding the latter, Gusciora success fully nominated former Newark Police Chief Sheila Coley, supported her dur ing a time of escalating street violence as well as in the aftermath of her contro versial actions during a city riot, and then fired her.
The result, as NJ.Com reports, was that Coley “filed a discrimination lawsuit against city officials alleging she was fired because she is a Black woman who refused to protect corrupt, white men working for the police department.”
A week before press time, I asked Gus ciora, who has a B.A. from Catholic Uni versity and a J.D. from Seton Hall, several questions about his leadership and com munity involvement.
The question and answers are as fol lows:
What benefits have Trentonians seen during your tenure as Trenton City Mayor?
Under my administration, we balanced the budget with no local property tax increases during the last three budget cycles. We demolished more than 300 di lapidated properties and helped advance critical redevelopment projects like Jen nings Village, which had stalled for more than a decade. We renovated 22 play grounds, five basketball courts, and re opened closed pools like the now awardwinning Hetzel Pool. We removed more than 1,000 guns off city streets and, this year, we’ve seen a 40 percent decrease in homicides. We administered more than 180,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses and we launched the city’s first neighborhood health clinic. At our water department, we hired 70 employees to address water quality issues, provided in-house train ing, and replaced over 10,000 galvanized lead service lines.
What regrets do you have and why?
I regret the inability to redevelop large areas of the city such as the proposed re development of Roebling Block II; how ever, I will work with a new city council to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic growth and spur greater lev els of redevelopment.
What mistakes and missteps do you acknowledge making?
Not being able to persuade city coun cil on the importance of redeveloping abandoned and vacant properties such as Princetel’s proposal to redevelop an abandoned factory (and create 300 jobs for Trentonians), prioritizing economic growth and our water utility, and the as sociated positive changes that we can bring to our residents in the form of job creation.
How do you respond to the reality that the City of Trenton has become nationally known for its dysfunctional government — including recordings of you insulting council members?
The frustrations associated with trying to tackle decades of neglect in the Capital City have caused some awkward inter actions. In my second term, I will work closely with a more informed legislative group.
What is a core problem that faces the City of Trenton? How will you ad dress it?
More than half of properties in Tren ton are tax-exempt, which requires a way to increase tax-generating properties. But we were able to achieve an increase in direct capital city aid from $6 million to $27 million. In a second term, we plan on opening a small business office that can encourage local economic development and job creation: A one-stop shop that streamlines the process from a business to go from an idea to a reality. Further re development will convert abandoned and vacant properties into tax-paying proper ties to create new homes and reduce the tax burden on Trentonians. In our first term, we issued more than 1,000 certifi cates of occupancy, and have created an economic climate that has attracted thou sands of residents to Trenton.
What would be the focus of a sec ond term?
Together, we could hire 60 more cops and return to community policing, hold an annual summit with city council to discuss ways that we can reduce our tax rate, foster more economic growth and replace another 10,000 galvanized lead service lines. Together, we could expand park improvements, rehab the Roebling waterworks building, and see our rede velopment of Amtico Square to the finish line (soccer fields and a skateboard park in a revitalized neighborhood) Together, we could expand services offered at our
city’s health clinic, reopen all four senior centers, and hire more inspectors to crack down on illegal dumping.
What city groups do you belong to (including organizations and places of worship)?
Trenton Democratic Committee, Board Member, Mercer ARC, and Sacred Heart Church.
Two other headline grabbers are also in the mayoral race: current City of Trenton Council president Kathy McBride and current councilwoman Robin M. Vaughn.
Both have had acrimonious and adver sarial relationships with the mayor and with each other.
McBride’s website, kathyformayor. com, notes that she “has been active in Trenton community relations for over three decades, including serving as a two-term councilwoman-at-large, and the first female city council president.”
It then goes to say she has accom plished many things during her tenure, listing the following routine and expected actions: “supported all efforts in response to COVID to ensure the health and safety of the community. She sponsored legisla tion to establish a redevelopment agency that focuses on urban renewal and ne glected areas of the city. Additionally, she has been a staunch advocate for criminal justice reform and assisting residents with gaining city employment.”
She also garnered the following head lines: “Every House Member From N.J. Just Condemned Trenton Council Presi dent For Anti-Semitic Remark”; “Trenton Council President Two Years Behind On Personal Financial Disclosure Filing”;
Reed Gusciora is running for a second term as Trenton mayor. He faces off against three challengers.“Exclusive: Trenton Council Prez Mc Bride, Never Arrested, Was Indicted In 1986 For Slinging Coke.”
Vaughn describes herself on her web site (www.vaughnfortrentonmayor.org) as “a daughter of Trenton. I was born in Trenton. Helene Fuld Hospital. My fam ily made Trenton their home since my maternal grandparents arrived here from Jim Crow South in 1917 and my paternal grandparents in 1925. Both settled in East Trenton, Mulberry Street, and Wal nut Avenue respectively. I am invested and vested in Trenton. I am fighting for Trenton. I am fighting for Trentonians. I will always advocate having the best in terests of Trenton in mind by champion ing policies that prioritize Trentonians.”
As mayor she says will enforce the charter and ordinances of the City of Trenton and all general laws applicable “and govern by the principle of Home Rule. That means I will ensure that the City of Trenton exercises its constitution al right and powers to self-government with little interference or micromanage ment by the State of New Jersey in Tren ton’s municipal affairs via a MOU or any other targeted legislation or special laws passed by the NJ State Legislature.”
While the website adds little more at the time of publication, newspapers have kept track of Vaughn’s city coun cil tenure with the following stories: “Councilwoman Attacks N.J. Mayor In Vulgar, Homophobic Rant During Coronavirus Conference Call”; “Vaughn Asks-Trenton’s Latino BA Whether He Understands-English”; “Trenton Council Candidate Calls For Vaughn To ResignFor Attacking Her Disabled Son”; “Tren ton-Councilwoman Robin-Vaughn Claims Anti-Semitic Slur Is A Verb — Demands Leak Investigation.”
On the same day I sent my questions to the mayor and provided a deadline for response, I did the same for mayoral can didates McBride and Vaughn.
The first set of questions addressed their leadership:
What benefits have Trentonians seen during your tenure as Trenton City Council president?
How do you respond to the reality that regional and state media and political reporter call the current Trenton City Council dysfunctional?
How do you respond to the reality that the Trenton City Council has become na tionally known for its racial, ethnic, and sexual preference slurs?
What are some of the core problems hindering Trenton and how will you ad dress them?
Neither candidate responded.
Since their city web pages or campaign websites offer little regarding their prior professional experiences and education, the second set asked:
What was your profession prior to and during your involvement with Trenton City Council?
What academic degrees or certificates do you hold?
What other political or business expe rience do you have that can demonstrate your ability to be the city’s executive?
What city groups do you belong to -- in cluding organizations and places of wor ship?
Again, neither candidate responded.
Cherie Garrette is the newcomer to Trenton’s political scene. As the Trenton Housing Authority Commissioner writes on the THA’s website, she is “a fiscal ana lyst auditor-special services with NJ De partment Law & Public Safety, Division of Administration” and “has vast experi ence with business innovation, manage ment of financial resources, and manage ment consultant for specialty contractors and small businesses. Knowledgeable with policies and procedures with in various private sectors, municipal, state, and federal governments. She is skilled in budget and grant operations, compli ance, and monitoring, financial analysis, capital commitment planning, reimburse ment, procurement, business strategy, process improvements, developing em ployees, supporting peers, and advisor to senior management.”
She graduated from Trenton Central High School, has an undergraduate de gree in finance from Rider University, and received a certificate from the Mu nicipal Finance Officer Program at Rut gers University. And while a votecherie garrette4mayor.com is referenced on her Facebook page, the link was not active at press time.
However, I also sent an IM to her Face book account and asked:
What political or business experience do you have that can demonstrate your ability to be the city’s executive?
What city groups do you belong to — including organizations and places of worship?
And what are some of the core prob lems hindering Trenton and how will you address them?
There was no response.
To get a look of the above incumbents acting on behalf of the City of Trenton,
take a look at the Trenton Downtowner’s overview of the above mentioned Prince tel Project at www.communitynews.org/ towns/trenton-downtowner/trentonprincetel-and-the-art-of-april-fooling/ article_b0bc8ee2-5405-58c2-a88b2498cb10b89d.html.
Now let’s move to the Trenton City Council.
Since it has become noted for being dysfunctional and has only one full-term incumbent seeking re-election (the rest either resigned before their term was over, decided not to seek re-election, or chose to run for mayor), the incoming council has the opportunity to get Tren ton back into the business of serving the citizens of Trenton in a business-like manner.
As the City of Trenton codes dictate, the council is the city’s legislative body that adopts budgets, levies taxes, and makes or amends laws, policies, and or dinances.
Since those duties indicate that council members have some relevant profession al experience and the ability to commu nicate, the following candidate sketches were made to highlight each candidate’s qualifications, character, and transpar ency.
They were created by looking online for candidate information via campaign websites, Facebook postings, and news paper articles — just as a city voter would have to do.
The candidates running to fill the three at-large seats and the one seat for each of the four wards are as follows:
Clifton Anderson is the president of Trenton Brakes Auto Services Center and a Trenton Housing Authority com missioner. According to his THA biog raphy, he received plumbing, electri cal boiler repair, carpentry, and auto mechanics from Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School, and a business management certificate from Middlesex County College. He is a mem
ber of the international F&A.M. Masons and Order of Eastern Star, served on eco nomic development committees for the NAACP Trenton, and secretary of Fa thers and Men United for a Better Tren ton. www.facebook.com/CliftonAnder sonForCouncil.
Alex Bethea is a former Trenton City Council member with 40 years of experi ence as a Trenton school teacher, super visor, and principal. The father of nine children is known for coaching youth sports and founding a youth wrestling program. Bethea gave up his council seat to run for mayor in 2018. No website could be found at press time.
Jasi Edwards is a senior constituent services representative at the office of Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Cole man. In addition to having an associate of arts and sciences in business studies from Mercer County Community Col lege, she lists the following accomplish ments: co-founded Operation Rebuild Trenton, co-chairs the Trenton NAACP’s financial literacy program, chairs the TAACC’s Juneteenth Legacy Commit tee, and is a member of the THA board. jasiedwardsforcitycouncil.com.
Crystal Feliciano is a finance teacher and journalism advisor at Trenton Cen tral High School. According to Trenton Journal report, she serves as the North Ward District 5 Committeewoman, First V.P. of the Trenton Democrats, and founder and president of child healthrelated Giayana Monae Genesis Founda tion. She also hosts a radio program on WIMG and the podcast “All That Chat ter” and reports for the Peterson’s Break ing News. She holds a B.S. degree in accounting from Georgian Court Univer sity and an M.A. in education and an M.A. in leadership from Walden University. www.facebook.com/CrystalForTrenton
Yazminelly Gonzalez is a teacher in
CANDIDATES, continued from Page 9 Candidates hoping to unseat incumbent mayor Reed Gusciora are Cherie Garrette, left, Robin Vaughn, and Kathy McBride.the Trenton School System with a degree in special education from University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is active with the outreach ministry at Change Church, vice president of The Trenton United Family Foundation, treasurer for the Puerto Rican Parade of Trenton, and board member of Trenton Literacy Movement, Old Trenton Barracks, and Children’s Home Society. www.yazmi nelly.org.
Kadja Manuel served in the U.S. Army for six years as human resources specialist and public affairs officer. He served as an executive assistant and community organizer with Garden State Equality, the vice president of Student Veterans of America, and chief of staff at Scottish American Insurance General Agency. A contributor to Out in New Jersey magazine, he is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mercer County Young Democrats, and Progres sive Democrats of New Jersey. He also was elected as third vice president of the Trenton Branch NAACP where he chairs the Armed Services & Veteran Affairs Committee, and LGBTQ Committee. www.kadjamanuel.org.
Michael Ranallo has a B.S. in political science from Rider College and an A.S. in criminal justice from Mercer County Col lege. He has worked for approximately 20 years in quality control for the Ger man-owned high-tech company, Trumpf. In addition to serving as campaign sec retary for Paul Perez’s 2018 mayoral bid, Ranallo also served as a board member of Trenton Animals Rock, president of the nonprofit Partnerships for Trenton, and co-founder of the Trenton Orbit Facebook page. michaelranallo4trenton council.com.
Waldemar Ronquillo is a Guatema lan-born Trenton city activist and father of four children and two step-children. He had been appointed to the Trenton City School Board to fill a vacancy but resigned after attending one meeting because of personal issues. www.face book.com/waldemar.ronquillo
Taiwanda Terry-Wilson is currently employed at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission as an administra tive assistant within the department of inspection services and serves on the State of New Jersey’s Equal Employment Affirmative Action Unit. She was presi dent of the Villa Park Civic Association and a commissioner or board member for the Trenton Zoning Board of Adjust ments, Mercer County Planning Board, Trenton Board of Ethics, NAACP, and Trenton Partners for Development. She studied at Mercer County Community College. www.taiwilsonforcouncil.com.
Ophelia Adderley shows no website or Facebook page.
Joseph Harrison is the current East Ward Councilman. Although he is using the same Facebook site for his re-election campaign, it, like his Trenton City Council page, provides few details on his employ ment and education background. He has been often supportive of the initiatives introduced by the mayor, bringing him into conflict with McBride and Vaughn. www.facebook.com/GoWithJoe2018.
Sonya Wilkins is currently serving as the at-large council. According to Urban News, Wilkins, a former city employee, Trenton Housing Authority commis sioner, and a friend of Council President McBride, was voted to fill a vacant councilat-large seat until the end of the year. As NJ Urban News reports, “She blasted the city’s paper, The Trentonian, for reveal ing that she was dead broke and had to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy for protec tion from more than a dozen creditors in 2012.” The Trentonian also reported that she was McBride’s aide and belonged to a committee to recall councilman Harrison. www.facebook.com/sonya.wilkins.16.
Jenna Figueroa Kettenburg is a supervisor of investigations of the con flict unit at New Jersey Department of Children and Family. She graduated from Rutgers University with a B.S. in admin istration of justice and received a M.S. in criminology from Boston University. She ran for council in 2018. jennaforcitycoun cil.com/meet-jenna.
Damian Malave is a park mainte nance employee for the Mercer County Park Commission. A graduate of Trenton Central High School, he also worked as a route service employee for Quest Diag nostics, conference setup manager for Princeton Hotel Conference Center, and superintendent of Stockton Arms. He has served with the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey and Democratic Hispanic Caucus of New Jersey and is endorsed by the Puerto Rican Civic Asso ciation of Central & Southern NJ. He also ran for council in 2018. www.facebook. com/damiang.malave.
Evangeline Ugorji is the vice presi dent of the Trenton Parking Author ity and recently co-launched an ethics investigation regarding authority opera tions. In September, Ugorji was publicly rebuked by current South Ward Council man George Muschal for alleging that he endorsed her. At press time there was no easily found candidate website with more background information.
Divine Allah — originally Brian Keith Bethea — is a city activist and supporter of current council president Kathy McBride. His Facebook site lists his pro fession as “FMS 1 Exercise Professional at Functional Movement, Youth Fit ness Specialist - Level 1 at International Youth Conditioning Association and Certified/Licensed HIIT Instructor at Metafit USA.” It also notes that he stud ies personal training/fitness at National Academy of Sports Medicine. A trail of news articles show that he is a member of the New Black Panther Party, initi ated events to stop violence in Trenton, and made antisemitic and homophobic remarks during a McBride Rally. www. facebook.com/divineforcouncil.
Merkle Cherry’s work career has involved both the City of Trenton and the Henry J. Austin Health Center. He was the director of the city’s department of recreation, natural resources, and cul ture from 1996 until May, 2000, when he was fired by Mayor Douglas Palmer for submitting incomplete grant applica tions for a popular city program. He later returned as Mayor Eric Jackson’s direc tor of public works, which oversaw the Trenton Water Works, and was encour aged to resign when Gusciora took office. At HJA he served first as director of operations and later chief operating office. www.cherryiwork4u.com.
Algernon Ward Jr. is a retired research scientist for the New Jersey Department of Health and past city coun cil candidate. He attended Trenton Cen tral High School and received a B.S. in biology from Trenton State College. He also studied at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Mercer County Commu nity College. He is a member of the 6th Regiment United States Colored Troops (Civil War Reenactors) and project direc tor of Trenton’s Laurel Hill African Amer ican Cemetery restoration initiative. algernonward.com.
Jennifer Williams notes on her politi cal website that she is a writer, healthcare professional, former union member, civic activist, and small business owner, youth sports coach, and a parent” who has an M.B.A. from Tulane University, B.S. in Marketing from La Salle University, and a film certificate from NYU — leading to her establishing the original Trenton Film Festival. According to a CNN bio, “She is a former New Jersey Republi can Assembly candidate and was the first openly transgender delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2016. She has served on the Trenton planning board as both member and chair and is a member of the Conservatives Against
Discrimination Leadership Council. www.williamsfornorthward.com.
Atalaya Armstrong notes that she currently serves as chair for Trenton Historic Development Collaborative, and is chief steward for Local 2285, AFSCME, an ambassador for the Trenton Police Department and at-large member of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. She has a B.A. in liberal studies with a concentration in social sciences from Thomas Edison State University. www.facebook.com/ VoteAtalayaforCityCouncil.
Teska Frisby is employed as the administrative executive assistant the National Junior Tennis & Learning of Trenton Inc. and the author of the 2021 young audience book “Different, Just Like You!” She studied accounting and finance at Upsala College and is mar ried to Mercer County Freeholder Sam Frisby. www.facebook.com/teska. flowersfrisby
Mary Horne is a city council meet ing regular. Since she has little online presence, it is difficult to provide details on her work and education background. Some information can be found at www. facebook.com/maryann.horne.186.
Since the above is incomplete and can didates will make changes and reveal more about themselves, it is time to stay alert and informed as this important elec tion gets closer.
To do so, keep pace with the local me dia efforts made by possible by individu als who want to inform the public and to help the build the community.
In addition to the Trentonian and the Times of Trenton newspapers, the follow ing can also provide some important in formation on the candidates: Bridge the Vote at www.facebook.com/BridgeTheVo teTrentonNJ; Trenton Talks: Trenton 365 with Jacque Howard on WIMG 1300 at wimg1300.com; The Trenton Post at thet rentonpost.com; Trenton Journal: www. trentonjournal.com; The Nubian News: www.thenubiannews.com; and The Tren ton Waves podcast: www.trentonwaves. com/podcast.
While the Peterson’s Breaking News, petersonsbreakingnewsoftrenton.com, and Trenton Orbit, www.facebook.com/ groups/2944070452322817, often have good information, both have city coun cil candidate connections — Feliciano reports for Peterson’s and Ranallo co founded Orbit.
Meanwhile, its time for those tired Trentonians at the start of the story to wake up, get informed, and take on the pols at the polls on November 8.
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