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Racist posts rattle race Search of school board candidates’ Facebook accounts show 2 had history of offensive comments by diCCon hyAtt Two candidates for Hamilton Township Board of Education have come under fire for explicitly racist and anti-Muslim posts on their public Facebook pages. A search through the candidates’ public Facebook accounts discovered a lot of mundane online chatter, but it also revealed that accounts

belonging to candidates Richard Crockett and Sherry Morency have a history of posts that are offensive or openly racist. On Nov. 10, 2014, a Facebook account belonging to Morency posted a meme that criticized then-President Barack Obama for inviting Rev. Al Sharpton to the White House. Commenting on Morency’s post, Crockett’s Facebook account used a racial slur and obscenity, reprinted with asterisks below: “N****r Muslim President and a F*****ng Pig Race Baiter, what happen to this once GREAT COUNTRY???” Crockett’s Facebook account posted

in November 2014. Morency’s account “liked” this comment. Crockett, Morency, and Cynthia Simon are running on a slate together as part of a nine-person race for three open school board seats. On the same post about Al Sharpton, another person asked Crockett if he was “late for your clan meeting,” to which Crockett’s account replied, “I’m never late.” Morency’s account also liked this reply. In an interview with the Hamilton Post, Crockett denied making the comments and said he has never been to a Ku Klux Klan meeting. “The Ku Klux See FACEBOOK, Page 12

Bracketing comes to ballots Experts say change creates chance for confusion in Board of Education election by Rob Anthes ranthes@communitynews.org

Trent Walsh draws attention to the Boy Scouts’ fundraiser at Hamilton’s Oktoberfest at Veterans Park Oct. 14, 2018. For more photos, turn to Page 24. (Photo by Suzette J. Lucas.)

Ballots in New Jersey look a little different this year, and the change has experts and officials concerned about the potential for Election Day confusion. A law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy May 30 allows Board of Education candidates to file joint nominating petitions and to be bracketed on the ballot. The change to petitions has little effect on voters. But allowing school board candidates to be grouped together—similar to candidates of the same party for political office—has altered how county clerks con-

struct the ballot, and ultimately changed the appearance of the final product voters see on voteby-mail ballots and in booths on Election Day. This change in appearance is what worries some, especially because no one knows what the effects of the change will be. The law calls for the initial elections with bracketing to be used as a study period for lawmakers. Much of the burden falls to county clerks, who have been left no choice but to obey the law with little guidance on how to enact it. Ballots already looked different in every county in New Jersey, and clerks across the state have had to figure out how to best layout the ballot with the addition of bracketing. In Mercer County, clerk Paula Sollami Covello has added a bold blue line across the ballot to separate races for

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political office from the school board election. This alteration will appear in every Mercer municipality, but only three will also have bracketed candidates: Hamilton, Lawrence and Robbinsville. Voters in each of these townships will see school board candidates laid out horizontally side-by-side at the bottom of the ballot, with bracketed candidates stacked beneath their running mates. At the far left, underneath the office title, are instructions on how many candidates voters can pick. Voters can select that number of candidates, regardless of if they part of a bracket or not. For example, if there are three open seats, you can select any three of the candidates in that race—the row and column do not matter. You do not have to vote for all, or any, of the bracketed candidates. And one vote counts See BRACKET, Page 18

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Self-storage facility opening at old Cost Cutters site The Hamilton Township Zoning Board approved a plan last month to bring a Snap Box self-storage facility to former Cost Cutters site on WhitehorseMercerville Road. The plan will renovate the existing 43,000-square-foot building and add over 38,522 square feet in additional space, according to a statement from the township. The building has been dormant since the Mega Dollar store closed five years ago. No new businesses are set to open at the neighboring dormant shopping mall, which is under different ownership, but Mayor Kelly Yaede said in a statement that the owners “expressed a desire to have a preliminary conversation” about the future of the site.

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Above are posts found on Sherr y Morency’s Facebook page, some with racist comments from the account of fellow school board candidate Rich Crockett. Hamilton Post reporters found the posts and took screenshots themselves. No screenshots were provided to the Post. The Post blacked out offensive language and hid the names of people who are not candidates for schoolboard; the screenshots are otherwise unaltered. FACEBOOK continued from Page 1 Klan? Oh my God, of course not,” he said. The Post has confirmed that the account that posted this comment, “Rich Crockett,” is the same account that Crockett acknowledged posted on the “Crockett, Simon and Morency for School Board” Facebook page during the current election. Crockett said he does not remember making this Facebook post and that it would be out of character for him. “I wrote that?” Crockett said. “There’s no way in freaking heck I wrote that. I would never write something like that. I don’t even know what you’re talking about. I was not brought up that way.” On Jan. 20, 2015, Morency’s account posted a link to a story by clashdaily.com, a website run by an anti-Muslim minister. The article carried the headline “WHAT THE HELL: Islamic Opening Prayer to Allah in the House of Reps.” The article refers to an Islamic imam from South Brunswick who was invited to lead the opening prayer for the House in 2014 (he was the seventh to do so since 2000). Crockett’s account replied:

“There like a f*****g virus… Time to eradicate them like one …” Crockett’s Account posted to Facebook in 2015. Asked about this comment, Crockett denied making it. “I feel like nobody should be eradicated,” he said. “I have no hostility against anyone.” On Oct. 22, 2015, Morency’s account posted a link to a video from CBN News, a conservative Christian website, which shows Muslims praying in the streets of Paris. Morency’s account commented, “coming to America.” and several of her friends, including Crockett’s account, made comments on the article that were hateful towards Muslims. “F*****g Muslims pigs,” Crockett’s account wrote. Another friend wrote, “Just in time for snow season to fill in potholes! Anybody feel like they want to drive Bigfoot down that street? I know I do!” [Bigfoot is the name of a monster truck.] Morency’s account “liked” the latter comment. On Jan. 3, 2015, Morency’s account shared a link to an article by “Madworldnews” with the headline “KKK Billboard

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Deemed ‘Racist,’ But It’s Really The Exact Opposite.” The billboard reads, “It’s not racist to [heart symbol] your people” and shows the URL for a website called “WhitePrideRadio.” The article defends the KKK and argues that white pride is not racist. Morency blamed hackers for making political posts on her Facebook wall. “I have a lot of black and Hispanic, and also I have Islam in my family. So that’s not something that I would want to post on my Facebook page,” Morency said. Asked about the Al Sharpton post that Crockett’s account commented on with a racial slur, Morency denied making that post as well. “First of all, I wouldn’t put anything about Al Sharpton [online], because I don’t even like him. I think he’s trouble,” she said. In a later e-mail, Morency said she did not know Crockett in 2014 and Crockett, also in a later e-mail, said he only knew Morency from being asked to run for school board together. The Post asked Morency via e-mail to clarify the hacking allegations, why she did not delete the offensive posts

from her Facebook page if she did not make them herself, and how she and the hacker could have both have had access to the account with neither able to lock the other out by changing the password for four or five years. Morency said her page was hacked: “I had people check on it for me that were very computer savvy. I was told some Russian troll. It sounds crazy. I always felt it was. That’s all I can tell you.” In the end, the Post could not determine definitively one way or another whether the offensive posts on Morency’s Facebook page came from hackers or Morency herself. To bolster the hacking claims, Morency showed a screenshot of five posts from her Facebook account in which she complained of hackers over the years. In 2017, she said a hacker put a dozen new posts on her page. On March 12, 2015, she wrote that “I may have been hacked or someone is playing a game posting stupid stuff on my page about my kids.” In November 2015, she wrote that someone “hacked my facebook and is putting nasty pics

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Sherr y Morency blamed “some Russian troll” for posts on her Facebook account. She did, however, take ownership of comments that came from her profile Oct. 9, 2018 on the above thread, including one that suggested only children of irresponsible parents are sexually abused. and films on my page I am sorry if anyone can see it. I am trying to remove it.” Morency acknowledged that more recent posts from her Facebook account, in which she argued about sexual assault, were made by her. As part of a long discussion about sexual assault allegations, Roy Moore and Brett Kavanaugh on the page of a Hamilton resident, Morency criticized parents of sexual assault victims: “That’s where parents should be doing there [sic] job and keeping an eye on there [sic] kids. It’s called being a responsible parent” she wrote. The resident asked if only children of irresponsible parents got sexually molested. “It’s a large part of the problem face it.” Morency replied. In a Facebook post of her own, school board member Susan Ferrara, also a candidate in the upcoming election, criticized Morency’s comments as victim blaming. Morency said her words had been taken out of context. To give readers the complete context. (To see the complete context, the entire lengthy discussion is available at communitynews.org.) Morency also said her defense of men accused of sexual assault is informed by her experience of having acquaintances falsely accused of a sex crime. “I care about sexually assaulted women because I know some. It’s just that I don’t care when a woman falsely accuses a man for political purposes … and then this man’s life is destroyed and he never did anything,” Morency said. The third slate member, Cynthia Simon, said she did not agree with Morency’s posts. “I can’t defend what I’ve seen,” she said. “Those are not views that are reflected by me.” The Hamilton Post did not find any

hateful posts made by Simon, whose Facebook account is not viewable to the public. Simon said she has known Crockett since high school and does not believe he would make the posts that were made by his account and that she stands by him “100 percent.” The campaign of Crockett, Morency and Simon is managed by David Henderson, a strategist for the Mercer County Republican Party who has split with the Hamilton GOP. Henderson’s own Facebook presence has been criticized over what Hamilton Republican Club member and township business administrator Dave Kenny called “racist” and “misogynist” posts. The two top Republicans in Hamilton, Kenny and Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede, condemned Henderson and his slate of school board candidates. Both have been the target of frequent criticism by Henderson and Crockett. “I wear that as a badge of honor,” Kenny said. “That doesn’t bother me one bit, because I’m looking at the source there. I wouldn’t want their support, honestly.” Henderson said he did not necessarily agree with his candidates’ social media comments. “I’m the last person in the world that would want to encumber First Amendment rights,” he said. “We have a slate, I’m managing the slate, and we’re not always in lockstep. That’s the great thing about America. We can all work together and still have differences of opinion. Are some of those posts things I personally agree with? No. And I’ve articulated that to Sherry, and she understands that,” he said. Another social media uproar was See FACEBOOK, Page 14

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FACEBOOK continued from Page 13 sparked after the “Hamilton 3” slate boycotted two recent candidates forums held by independent groups. On Oct. 4, the St. Phillips Baptist Church of Hamilton held a candidates forum. Crockett, Morency, and Simon were invited but did not attend. Simon said she was invited, and replied saying she was going, but later changed her mind. “Someone gave us information that unfortunately did turn out to be false … that people were going to be there and hold up signs … we did say we were going to attend but did not, based on information that was given to us that I don’t know if it was credible or not,” Simon said. While the candidates did not attend, Crockett did go onto the live-streamed video Facebook page to argue with the other candidates and organizers. Crockett claimed that the other candidates had been given questions in advance. “There are only 24 hours in day and a little thing called life, work, and prior commitments sometimes gets in the way,” Crockett wrote on Facebook to explain his absence from the forum. “I was able to watch the video stream later in evening. I also question the scripted questions to 2 of the candidates.” After Pastor Joseph E. Woods of the church chimed in to deny that other candidates were given the questions in advance, Crockett responded: “Of course they were, that info was leaked this morning, and in a house of worship.” Crockett said he could tell some of the candidates had been given answers because they looked down at notes while they spoke. Several of the other candidates said they had made notes to prepare for the event based on issues they expected to come up during the forum, not on leaked information. The day after the candidates forum, Crockett posted a meme of Donald Trump in a fighter plane with the caption “U.S. Dept. of Winning” and wrote “I’m putting this up to piss off all of the assholes that tried to screw the Hamilton 3 tonight…. Nice try..#WINNING” (Asked about this post, Simon said Crockett’s “asshole” post was not directed at Woods.) The second forum was held by a Facebook-organized group called Hamilton Township Community Supporting Education. Three candidates attended that

A comment from the account of school board candidate Rich Crockett called Muslims “a virus” and said it is “time to eradicate them like one.” The account of his running mate Sherr y Morency made the original post. forum: Ferrara, Chandler Georgiou and Janna Sheiman. Henderson said he advised his candidates to skip both events. “The candidates are their own people. I offered my opinion, and they made the decision. Frankly I don’t believe either of the forums really had the credibility of organizations to be managing a debate, a forum, in an unbiased manner,” he said. Regarding the HTCSE forum, Henderson said, “Frankly I think that there was very little advertising communicated regarding the ground rules of what would be taking place. Because a couple people get together and form a Facebook page doesn’t give them credibility to have a forum for the candidates.” HTCSE Founder Lisa Linkowsky disputed Henderson’s account, saying she had communicated information about

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the form and rules of the event to candidates well in advance, and invited every candidate to the forum. Linkowsky said she did not back hear from Crockett, Morency or Simon until Oct. 5, days before the forum, when Morency sent a message saying she would not be attending because “Certain Candidates” had received questions beforehand. The forum did draw an audience. A live stream of the event broadcast on the HTCSE Facebook page has received 7,500 views so far. Linkowsky also said that HTCSE is non-partisan, and has hosted candidate forums previously without issue. As for the St. Phillips forum, Henderson said it was not credible because only 10 people showed up to hear the forum. “I’m not sure what it does for the community to be involved with a forum or debate that

isn’t presenting a decent product,” he said. Henderson said that he believes some candidates were provided questions in advance “from information that I’ve received from various people that were involved.” Woods said that the candidates’ forum has been held at the church for the last eight years without anyone accusing the church of bias. “This is the first time we’ve ever had an issue,” he said. “This is the first time that my integrity has been questioned concerning the candidate nights. We’ve had Democrats, Republicans, nonpartisan, independent, black and white candidates of different backgrounds in the church and there’s never been an issue. This is the first year we did not have a majority of the candidates present.” He said he gave each candidate who accepted the invitation the same “10 commandments” sheet detailing the rules of the forum. Woods said the accusation of bias and the profanity in Crockett’s response to the event were unacceptable. “It’s offensive and it’s disrespectful to our community and our church,” he said. “Many people have called me asking me to get engaged with this. My position has been that I’m going to state the facts. We did not release or leak any questions prior to the event.” After being shown the posts from Crockett’s account with racial slurs, Woods said he was going to remain fair and unbiased towards the candidates. “I am hoping the community sees this and makes a decision so that we don’t have persons of that caliber representing us on the school board and serving our children. It is very offensive and disrespectful, but I am not going to engage with a back-and-forth with the candidates.” While the Simon, Crockett and Morency slate has not attended candidate forums, they held a meet-and-greet on Oct. 9 at the Brookwood Cafe. The candidates’ Facebook page also indicated the slate would attend a candidates forum sponsored by the Hamilton Township Education Association at the Hibernian Foundation of Trenton on Kuser Road on Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. A second meet-and-greet had been scheduled for Oct. 27, but was cancelled after this story was initially published online. All three candidates said they wanted to focus on the issues instead of social media controversy. “I care about the kids and the schools and the community. I want that to

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be the focus, not this middle school bickering stuff that’s been going on, it’s awful. I’m trying to limit myself away from any type of that behavior,” Morency said. The Post asked each candidate about their policy positions, and their responses are on Page 20. Morency returned the questionnaire, but Crockett and Simon did not. The Post began looking into the social media presences of all the candidates after several residents indicated that one or more members of the “Hamilton Three” slate were making racist comments. In the interest of covering the election fairly, the Post reviewed the media of all the candidates, not just those three. The Post did not send friend requests to the candidates and only looked at what was viewable to the public and non-friends. Here is what the review found: Girard A. Casale, an executive chef by trade, attended Saint Anthony’s and Mercer County Community College. He ran for school board in 2016 and 2017 but lost. The Post did not find any social media profiles for Casale. Rich Crockett is an engineering technician with the New Jersey Department of Transportation and is the grandson of the namesake of Crockett Middle School. Crockett’s personal Facebook page is set to private, his posts are hidden to everyone who is not “friends” with him. However, his account has posted prolifically on other people’s Facebook pages including Morency’s, under which his account made the racist posts above. More recently, Crockett made many posts criticizing Yaede and Kenny. In one

recent post, he shared a photo of a highheeled shoe, and wrote: “Taxpayers of HAMILTON, I give you the official Mayor Yaede Fundraiser golf shoe. These classy shoes are available for a small donation to the Shady Yaede re-election campaign. $1000 per. Disclaimer: we can not guarantee that these will not make you look stupid, dumb, and blonde.” Crockett also acknowledged having posted Confederate flag imagery on Facebook during the controversy over the removal of statues of Confederate leaders in southern cities. Crockett said the Confederate flag is not a racist symbol to him. In an interview with the Hamilton Post, Crockett explained his support of Confederate statues: “The Confederate flag is part of American history. Wiping away of American history is bull****. I was showing support for the southerners.” Crockett was asked how people of color and Muslims could trust him in a leadership position after these posts under his name had surfaced. “How are they supposed to trust me? I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t know what the repercussions of this are going to be.” Susan Ferrara has served one term on the school board. Her personal Facebook page is private but she maintains two public pages: “Ferrara for School Board” and “Ferrara One of Nine.” Both pages are devoted almost entirely to school board and election issues. In a typical recent post, Ferrara responds to a post by David Henderson in which Henderson accused her of putting campaign signs on public property. “Hi everyone. The majority of my

The Hamilton Post reviewed publicly available posts from the Facebook accounts of all school board candidates. Here, candidate Susan Ferrara disputes a claim that she put campaign signs on school property. signs are on private property, as was this one. It’s unfortunate to learn selfappointed arbiters feel entitled to pull campaign signs.” In another, she responds to Crockett’s accusation that the candidates were provided with questions in advance of the St. Phillips candidates forum. She posted a photo of the event candidate information sheet, which outlines the format of the event, and says that all can-

didates were given the same thing. Chandler Georgiou is a graduate of Steinert and a current Rutgers student. He has very little public information on his Facebook account other than a profile picture of himself at the St. Phillips candidates forum. Angelo Hall, the former executive director of the John O. Wilson Hamilton Neighborhood Service Center, has not appeared at any campaign events and has not responded to any requests for information from the Post. He previously ran for school board in 2017. Richard Kanka, father of the child whose killing became the inspiration for Megan’s Law, has served three terms on the school board. On Facebook, he did not post as prolifically as Morency, but did share at least one story on his Facebook page that criticized the LGBT movement. One post, which originated with “Yournewswire,” a site described as a proliferator of fake news by fact checkers at CBS, Poynter, and Snopes. The story, which was entirely made up, asserted “Pedophilia Included As ‘Sexual Orientation’ On New LGBT Pride Flag.” Sherr y Morency is the owner of Morency Realty Investment Group, AVT Holding Co. and Innercity Redevelopment Specialists of Mercer County together with her husband. Her Facebook posts of 2017 or later are private, but older posts were visible to the public in mid-October. She made them private after the Post asked her about the content of some of the links that were posted on her wall. Scanning back sevSee FACEBOOK, Page 16

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Public posts found on the Facebook accounts of school board candidates Chandler Gerogiou, Richard Kanka and Janna Sheiman. FACEBOOK continued from Page 15 eral years, a scroll through her Facebook wall found numerous posts linking to fake news publications in the run-up to the 2016 election. Frequent subjects were the Black Lives Matter movement and Muslims in general. For example, in a Sept. 22, 2016, post, Morency’s account links to an entirely false and made-up story with the headline “Police Find 19 White Female Bodies In Freezers With ‘Black Lives Matter’ Carved Into Skin.”

On Oct. 19, 2016, Morency’s account posted a link from Friends of Syria, a blog that posts propaganda on behalf of Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad. The headline “IT’S OVER: Hillary’s ISIS Email Just Leaked & It’s Worse Than Anyone Could Have Imagined…” (The story, which is about Wikileaks cables in which thensecretary-of-state Clinton discussed selling weapons to Libyan rebel groups, with ISIS as a potential user of the weapons, is at least partially true.) On Sept. 26, 2016, Morency’s

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page, “Janna Sheiman for Hamilton Township School Board.” In a typical recent post, Sheiman discusses dangerous walking routes to school and proposes enhancing busing routes to improve student safety. What little is public on Sheiman’s personal page includes a few left-leaning posts, including an article from the liberal blog Thinkprogress.org about Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation process: “About 40 minutes after Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch began his second day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, all eight of the justices he hopes to join said a major disability decision Gorsuch wrote in 2008 was wrong” about his interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Cynthia Simon is an employee of Educational Testing Service. Her Facebook page has very little visible to the general public. One is a picture of herself posing with Hamilton councilwoman Ileana Schirmer and another woman at a “Tough Mudder” obstacle course race. A few other posts are live videos of school board meetings.

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PUBLIC QUESTION TO BE VOTED UPON PUBLIC QUESTION #1 SECURING OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURE BOND ACT Do you approve the “Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act”? This bond act authorizes the State to issue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $500 million. The money from the sale of the bonds would be used to provide grants to schools, school districts, county vocational school districts, and county colleges. Money from the grants would be used to build, equip, and expand facilities to increase career and technical education program capacity. Money would also be used for school security upgrades and school district water infrastructure improvement projects. INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT This act would allow the State to borrow a total principal amount of $500 million. This money would be used to provide grants to county vocational school districts and county colleges to construct and equip buildings to increase capacity in career and technical education programs. The money would also be used to provide grants for school security projects at kindergarten through grade 12 schools. The money would also be used to provide grants for school district water infrastructure improvement projects. Three hundred fifty million dollars would support county vocational school district projects and school security projects. Fifty million dollars would support county college projects. One hundred million dollars would support school district water infrastructure improvement projects.

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Nine candidates vie for three seats on Board of Education Compiled by Rob Anthes ranthes@communitynews.org

Nine candidates are running for three seats on the Hamilton Township Board of Education. Each winner receives a 3-year term on the school board. Girard Casale, 54, attended Saint Anthony’s and Mercer County Community College, where he studied culinary arts. By trade, he is an executive chef. This is his third consecutive year run ning for school board. Last year, he ran on an anti-referendum platform. Rich Crockett is an engineering technician with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and is the grandson of the namesake of Crockett Middle School. Sue Ferrara, 64, has been a member of the Hamilton Board of Education since 2016. She is a freelancer writer and researcher by trade. Ferrara holds a bachelor’s in elementary education from SUNY-Geneseo, a master’s in communications from the University of North Carolina and a doctorate in communications from the University of Maryland. A resident of Hamilton Township for 15 years, Ferrara previously served on the Jamesville-DeWitt Board of Education in Onondaga County, New York.

Chandler Georgiou, 20, is a recent graduate of Steinert High School currently attending Rutgers University fulltime. He also holds a part-time job at Walgreens. This is Georgiou’s first run for elected office. A lifelong Hamilton resident, he is a member of the Greek Orthodox community and was the president of the Greek Orthodox Youth Association. In addition to Steinert, Georgiou attended Langtree Elementary School and Crockett Middle School. Angelo Hall, 56, is the former executive director of the John O. Wilson Neighborhood Center in Hamilton. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University. Hall had two children go through the district, attending Yardville Heights Elementary School, Grice Middle School and Hamilton High School West. Richard J. Kanka, 67, has served on the Hamilton Township Board of Education since 2009. A graduate of the Hamilton school district, Kanka is retired from plumbers and pipefitters Local Union 9. He is the president and co-founder of the Megan Nicole Kanka Foundation, Inc. Kanka has volunteered as a coach for Hamilton Girls’ Softball Association, as a fireman for Groveville Fire Company and a member of PTAs throughout the township. Kanka

had two children graduate from Hamilton High School West (2000 and 2004), and is a lifelong Hamilton resident. Sherry Morency, 50, is a real estate manager for Intercity Redevelopment. A lifelong Hamilton resident, Morency attended Klockner Elementary, Nottingham Middle School and Steinert High School, as well as Mercer County Community College. Her children also graduated from the Hamilton school system, and her grandson currently attends University Heights Elementary School. Morency has volunteered for Girl Scouts of America, Nottingham Little League, Hamilton A’s Organization, and school PTAs. She previously ran for school board in 2017. Janna Sheiman, 37, is an attorney running for public office for the first time. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and a Juris Doctor from New York Law School. She has lived in Hamilton for six years. Sheiman is active with the Next Level Youth program out of Hightstown, an organization that provides tutoring and mentoring services for the youth in our area. Cynthia Simon is an employee of Educational Testing Service. A lifelong Hamilton Township, Simon graduated from Nottingham High School. She has two children, one who graduated from

hamilton High West and another still in township schools. Incumbent Michelle Episcopo is not running for re-election. The Hamilton Post provided the same five questions via email to each of the nine candidates. Casale and Hall, who have not appeared at any campaign events, did not respond to repeated inquiries from the Post. Crockett and Simon, who skipped the public forums held before press time but have appeared at their own campaign events, did not complete the questionnaire. They called the questions “complex,” and said the Post’s word limit was too strict for them to adequately explain their positions. Five candidates, including Crockett and Simon’s running mate Sherry Morency, turned in responses. Their answers appear below: Question 1: School safety and security have become conversation topics nationwide after a rash of school shootings in the last year. Has the Hamilton Township School District done enough to address security at its schools? Ferrara: Thanks to those Hamilton Township voters who supported the referendum, the district has been able to make upgrades in security, including

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installing new security systems in buildings. Included is training for staff on how to use the system. The district has also hired a new Coordinator of School Safety. The district runs drills on its own; it works with the NJ Department of Education School Preparedness and Emergency Planning Department. I was fortunate enough to experience one of those drills. This office does amazing work. Ultimately, keeping students safe lies with the entire community. Georgiou: The referendum that was passed is addressing a lot of school safety needs. It upgrades our camera systems to be state of the art. We need to work with the township to get more resource officers for the elementary schools as well. Kanka: With the passage of the referendum the district has allocated 9.2 million dollars for new doors and hardware both interior and exterior, new security surveillance and safety film for lower level window glass. Morency: Hamilton was doing as much as it could have done within the current budget’s restraints. However, the

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referendum has now allowed us to focus on a security plan or to implement the best state-of-the-art solutions to ensure a safer environment for all students and staff. I would like to see more building perimeter protection and/or patrols to complement the security hardware installations, i.e. cameras, entry systems, etc. Sheiman: I do not believe that the district has done enough as yet to address security in our schools, although we are in the right direction. We should look into exit doors that are similar to hotel doors, easily opened from the inside but locked from the outside, so all visitors entering the building will be signed in by security. We also need to utilize our student resource officers to build trust and respect to increase reporting and investigation of concerns before they are able to escalate. Question 2: Nonwhite students are now the majority in the Hamilton Township School District. Recent school boards have not reflected that reality. Is it the board’s responsibility to represent these underrepresented segments of the population?

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Ferrara: School boards legislate when nine people come together and hold a meeting to do the business of the public school district. The word public means the community as a whole; it doesn’t mean a segment of society. I believe school board members are duty bound to represent the needs of all the children in the district. That becomes a challenge in a district as large and diverse as ours with a tight budget. Georgiou: Yes, it is the responsibility of the school board to represent all students in the district. My goal if elected is to give each and every student the proper education that they deserve and need to be successful in life. Kanka: The Hamilton Township Board of Education does have a very diverse population, and all students are all given the same opportunity. The district and board does not discriminate against any student, the same curriculum is applied to all students as per NJDOE guidelines. Morency: Yes, absolutely! It is the board’s sworn duty to represent ALL students regardless of race, religion,

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BOARD continued from Page 21 Ferrara: This year, the district is projected to spend about $2.4M for 176 students to attend charter schools. These are schools which operate using Hamilton taxpayer dollars without Hamilton taxpayer oversight. What frustrates me most about charter schools is their ability to experiment educationally while the state holds a tight rein on traditional public schools. So a school designed to teach only boys, or only girls, can receive a charter. Newark has at least two such schools; a public school could not segregate by sex. Public schools should be afforded the same opportunities. Georgiou: I do not support charter schools. As a board we need to look into why parents are sending kids out of district and then look into what changes can be made to keep the kids in our own schools. Until we decrease the number of students using charter schools we need to carefully create a balanced budget that takes into account the lost funds. Kanka: I support any parent who

believes they can achieve the best education for their child. My issue is the same educational guidelines do not apply to charter schools. When a parent wants their child to return to the public schools the majority of the student will not meet same requirements to return to their new grade level. Morency: I applaud what charter schools have been doing in lieu of the absence of magnet schools, a.k.a., STEM schools, but I am not a fan when it comes to impacting our budget. Being that charter schools are legislated and permissible in New Jersey, I would attempt to rally all school boards to petition the State Board of Education to fund these schools independently from public school financing by the state. Sheiman: Charter schools can be utilized to help fill a function that is not or cannot be addressed by the public school system, such as providing programs for students with intensive needs. My concern with charter schools, they are a publicly funded private school,

they have the ability to be selective about who they enroll and who they remove from the program while receiving resident tax funds to function. They also have the ability to remove students from their programs back into the public schools, without transferring the students educational funding with them. Question 4: With the process underway to fix deficiencies targeted in last year’s referendum, what do you see as the most urgent need for the school district’s buildings?

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ELECTION 2018

U.S. Senate, House races top ballot Nov. 6 Republican Bob Hugin challenges incumbent Robert Menendez, a Democrat, for one of New Jersey’s two seats in the United States Senate. Hugin, 63, is best known as a former executive of pharmacuetical company Celgene. He earned his bachelor’s from Princeton University, and after serving active duty in the United States Marine Corps for seven years, earned a MBA from the Unviersity of Virginia. Hugin joined J.P. Morgan in 1985, rising to managing director. Then, in 1999, Celgene hired Hugin as its CFO. He eventually became the company’s president and COO, and then, later, CEO and chiarman of its executive board. He retired in 2017. Menendez, 64, has served in the U.S. Senate since 2006, and is ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has served as a school board member, a mayor and a state legislator. From 1993 to 2006, Menendez represented his district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He received his bachelor’s degree from St. Peter’s College in Jersey City and his law degree from Rutgers University. Menendez made headlines in 2015 after being indicted on federal corruption charges. The trial ended in a hung jury and a mistrial last November, and in January, the Justice Department announced they were dropping all charges against Menendez. He currently lives in Harrison. Republican Congressman Chris Smith faces a challenge from Democrat Josh Welle for the New Jersey 4th Congressional District’s seat in the United States House of Representatives. The winner gets a two-year term. Smith, 65, the Republican incumbent, is seeking his 20th term in Congress. He first won his seat in 1980 at age 27. Smith is a graduate of The College of New Jersey. He is the senior member of the congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs, chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights (Chairman), a member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the co-chairman of the Congressional Executive Commission on China. He is cochairman of a number caucuses, including ones on Alzheimer’s, autism research and education, human trafficking, Lyme Disease and the pro-life movement. Welle, a Rumson resident and Wall native, received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the United States Naval Academy, master’s degree in international relations and business administration from the University of Maryland and a master’s in public affairs from Harvard University. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he served in Japan, Liberia, Afghanistan and Bahrain.

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Melker has been in the banking industry for the past 38 years with a range of experience in retail and lending. Melker currently works as a private banker with Berkshire Bank. A Hamilton resident, Melker is wellknown in the community for her service on the boards and committees of community groups. Among them are RWJ Barnabas Hamilton Foundation, the Foundation of St. Lawrence Rehabilitation and Morris Hall, Mercer County Community College, Frances Clark School of Pedagogy, Hamilton Education Foundation, Kidsbridge, Ryan’s Quest, Iron Mike Foundation and Miracle League of Mercer County.

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The community turned out to Veterans Park to celebrate the township’s fall festival, Oktoberfest, Oct. 14, 2018. Top: Violet, Melissa and Sabrina Mischlich enjoy a funnel cake. Middle: Sarah Sellers roasts a marshmallow over the firepit. Bottom: David and Micaela Schujko stand in front of a scar y backdrop. (Photos by Suzette J. Lucas.)

VOTE COLUMN J Top: Cameron Bellamy, Carter Bellamy, Jordan Gittens, and Zakir Thomas sit on pumpkins Oct. 14, 2018 during Hamilton’s Oktoberfest celebration at Veterans Park. Middle: Miles Acquaviva, Will Fox, Noah Stiebritz, Hassan Ahmed, Max Mcmahon, Erica Akin and Kara Huchel get ready to enter a photo booth. Bottom: Jameson and Michelle Haque enjoy the day. (Photos by Suzette J. Lucas.)

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Pho, flautas, beer bars: area restaurant scene shakeup continues By Joe Emanski jemanski@communitynews.org Few retail sectors are as dynamic as the restaurant business, but even accepting that as a given, the scene in and around Mercer County has been changing in dramatic fashion over the past year. In is international cuisine: as I wrote several months ago, the area has seen an rapid influx of restaurants whose main attraction is Asian noodles. No fewer than five restaurants have opened in the area in 2018 with “ramen” in the name. Usually that means a focus on Japanese cuisine, ramen being Japan’s traditional dish of noodles and protein in broth. But not always: recently I circled back to try the food at Lan Ramen (4 Hulfish St., Princeton; 609-356-0383), which I missed the first time around. Despite the name, Lan Ramen is a Chinese restaurant. It does serve a dish called ramen, but many of the dishes feature the restaurant’s hand-pulled noodles, which are made in house. Many Yelpers have highlighted the crispy spicy chicken and the soup dumplings, but I had to try the noodles, and went for the shredded chicken with noodles ($13), which comes with an array of

Left: a bowl of pho at The Pho Spot in Princeton Shopping Center. Center: tacos al pastor at La Taqueria in Lawrence. Right: noodles with shredded chicken at Lan Ramen in Princeton. (Staff photos by Joe Emanski.) raw vegetables and is served cold, without broth. The noodles were unlike anything I’ve had in the area: to say they are “chewy” doesn’t do them justice. Taking a bite is to immediately understand a dish in which the noodles are the heart of the dish, and not just a conveyance for a sauce. Mixing the chicken and vegetables in with the noodles gave each bite a pleasing variety of flavor and texture. A week later I went back for the Lanzhou beef noodles ($14), which I also enjoyed. These do come in broth with dai-

kon and leeks. The noodles remained the star of the dish, but now had to contend with the broth for primacy. I like noodles in broth, so probably slightly favored the second dish, but I don’t think you could go wrong with either choice. It looks like the next wave for Asian noodles will be pho, a Vietnamese take on noodles and protein in broth. For a few years, the only real pho option in the area was Pho Friendly (originally known as Pho Tan; 729 Brunswick Ave., Trenton; 609-599-8727), which I wrote about in June. But this year it has been

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The bar at Hamilton Tap and Grill (Facebook photo.) tive, I can say it was the least salty Asian noodle dish that I’ve had this year. The Pho Spot is tiny, with only 19 seats—so small that Le doesn’t even have room to serve his steaming bowls with the traditional dish of condiments. He includes the basil and mung bean sprouts in the broth, leaving only the lime wedge and jalapeños off to the side. An Asian restaurant that I haven’t yet had a chance to try is Liu Yi Shou Hotpot (3349 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence; 609-917-9433), which opened last year next to Mercer Mall. Hot pot is a Chongqing phenomenon in which diners dip their own ingredients into a shared simmering pot of broth to cook and eat. I’ve also written recently about the

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“We’re a small business, but we produce like a big agency,” he says. “We did a billion dollars in sales in nine years. There’s not a lot of places that can say that.” The billion-dollar threshold is not the only major milestone for Smires and Associates this year. The agency has also opened the doors of its first satellite office in Bordentown City. The new office is in the former App’s Hardware store on Farnsworth Avenue. In Bordentown, Smires and Associates will look to replicate that same ethic in a community where they are already a familiar name. “We started with the core of our business in Robbinsville and Hamilton, but over the years we’ve been expanding down [that way]. We feel like Northern Burlington — Bordentown, Florence, Chesterfield, North Hanover — is an emerging market,” Smires says. James Traynam will be the broker of record of the new location, and Kevin Kerins the office manager. Both are Bordentown Township residents. “We live in the community,” Kerins says. “You want to know where we go shopping, where’s the closest train station? You want to know about the schools? Our kids are in the schools, we can tell you all about it.” Smires, a Hamilton native with 25 years of experience in the real estate business, says his company invested in modernizing the century-old building while retaining as much of the character as possible. In the 24/7 world of modern business he knows his staff must have the modern conveniences that neither they nor their clients can live without.

Smires and Associates looks to embodies that hometown-downtown philosophy in more ways than one. In the increasingly corporate world of residential real estate, Smires and Associates is a throwback to the days of independently owned companies. “Local real estate is done by local companies,” Smires says. “We’re real people. It’s not corporate, but we take the business very seriously.” Indeed, Smires says his agency is widely known for its professionalism. “Our support staff is some of the best in the business,” he says. “Our own agents, and even agents from other firms always compliment us on that. We have a good relationship with other offices in the area. They know when it comes to home sales that we get the job done.” Smires resides in Upper Freehold with his family. He spent many years working in real estate for other people. When he and Reed decided to strike out on their own, it was because they wanted to break free of the top-down, corporate style of management employed by many rival firms. He says he never wanted to be the type of boss who wasn’t hands on, or who wouldn’t listen when his agents had ideas about ways to take the company forward. “[The company is] run by real estate agents. It’s not run by someone who’s working on the fourth floor, who’s never paid their dues on the street,” he says. Smires and Associates Real Estate, 2330 Route 33, Suite 101, Robbinsville, and 375 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Web: smiresandassociates.com.

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‘A modern-day Rudy’: Mesday finally back where he belongs By Rich Fisher When asked if ever holds up former Northstar Zack Mesday as a positive role model for his current Nottingham High football team, coach Jon Adams could not answer fast enough. “Oh my God, yes!” Adams exclaimed. “I am always using positive examples of our former players to help motivate our kids to succeed. Zack Mesday is an example of never, ever giving up on your dreams. Moreover, I use him as an example of what kids can achieve academically if they follow their heart and work for something. Zack is an outstanding student as well.” In reviewing Mesday’s college career, it is easy to understand Adams’ enthusiasm. As a fifth-year senior for Temple, Mesday is one of five defensive ends who rotate in for the Owls. He had 15 tackles through a 4-3 start, including five unassisted and two for losses. He also had one sack. These may not seem like All-American stats, but considering his first three Temple’s Zack Mesday, a Hamilton native, tackles Mar yland quarterback years of college he barely got on the Tyrell Pigrome during the teams’ Sept. 15, 2018 game. field due to two major injuries, they are a tribute to hard work and perseverance. He was finally returned to defensive “It’s definitely been a long road,” Mes- man year but suffered a torn ACL while day said. “But I’m happy to be playing playing scout team in practice; returned end last year when Geoff Collins came only to tear his ACL again without even in as head coach but, playing behind two again.” In a nutshell, Mesday went to prep knowing it until he woke up from sur- starters now in the NFL, Mesday saw school to learn how to play linebacker, gery; then came back for his redshirt limited action in five games. Finally, his determination is being needed help from a Northstar assistant sophomore year and played sparingly— rewarded this year. He is still not on to get to Temple; redshirted his fresh- at fullback, of all places.

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Nottingham’s Andaluz wows with cerebal approach to linebacking By Rich Fisher Jerry Andaluz is a modest 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, which he knows is not the biggest proportions around for a high school linebacker. But the Nottingham High senior also knows a few things about what’s important to his position; such as driving into a ball carrier with hard-churning legs; and correctly anticipating what the opposing offense is going to do. He has made an art of that during his four years with the Northstars; earning West Jersey Football League All-Division honors last year and coming back as the leader of the Northstars defense this season. “He means everything to us,” Stars defensive coordinator Milo McGuire said. “He knows what he is. He’s been a captain since he’s been a junior, he knows how important he is to this program.” Andaluz played freshman football in ninth grade, rotated in on the varsity as a sophomore and had a breakout junior year by averaging 12 tackles per game. “He’s just a great player,” head coach Jon Adams said. “He was one of the best linebackers in the league last year and he’s just been outstanding this season. We had him at the weakside last year and coaches and reporters would rave about him after the games. When you’re watching the film it’s easy to see the kid can play. He goes to the ball and goes to

it well. And we’ve been able to rely on his leadership.” During his sophomore year, Andaluz looked to Kier Jenkins as a role model for playing linebacker. One of the first things he learned was, the body doesn’t have to be massive in order to get some oomph behind it. “I spend hours and hours in the weight room,” he said. “As soon as wrestling ends I’m in the weight room because I know I have to get real strong to go against big guys. I really focused on my legs, that’s where the power comes from. Since I was a sophomore, I knew that if I had power I was gonna be fine against any big guys.” More importantly, Andaluz paid attention to the mental aspect of the game. McGuire feels that helps just as much when it comes to making tackles. Asked how Andaluz makes up for lack of size, the coach said, “Being at the right place at the right time. In all sports if you know what the opponent is gonna do before they do it and you get there before they do, you’re in the right spot. Now you just gotta execute the play.” Andaluz has become an expert at that. “He can tell you what they’re gonna do before they do it,” McGuire said. “Sometimes when I call the blitz he doesn’t like it because he knows what they’re gonna do. So it’s good to have a player like that out there.” The fact Andaluz has such instincts is impressive, considering that his first

Nottingham’s Jerr y Andaluz ser ves as the leader of the Northstars’ defense. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) year of organized football was not until eighth grade when he played for the Pop Warner Hamilton Revolution. With his single mom forced working hard to support the family, she was unable to provide transportation to rec games due to work commitments. “I used to play with my friends in the backyard,” Andaluz said. “I used to throw the ball around. But I never really played anything big. I would just toss the

ball around until I got to eighth grade, and I kind of fell in love with it.” He entered Nottingham ready to prove himself, and thought he was going to get called up to the JV toward the end of the season, but another linebacker got the call. “They moved the wrong person up,” Andaluz said with a laugh. “I used that as motivation my sophomore year. I made it my goal to be a big playmaker and I did that.” It took a while, however, as Andaluz began to realize there was more to playing defense then just running around hitting people. Under the tutelage of Jenkins and linebackers coach John Berei, Jerry began to understand what it took to make his reads in order to gain an advantage. “They told me to just slow down everything,” Andaluz said. “They said to go slowly and just try and get a feeling for it. Now I know when the quarterback is gonna throw the ball. I automatically know, just from so much experience of me being able to read the line. I know the way a lineman’s feet set up. The way he’s lining up, that really helps my reads.” McGuire calls Andaluz “cerebral.” “That’s the great part about him,” the coach said. “He’s a general on and off the field. He knows how to play the defense and he knows what they’re gonna do on offense. It’s easy to coach a guy like that because he’s always gonna be in the right position.”

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Andaluz started this season playing on the outside but, after a 30-0 loss to Trenton High, he was moved back to the inside due to his ability to make the reads. “It made sense to put me inside to help everyone else out,” he said. “Some other guys don’t have as much experience making those reads so they struggle inside. I just try my best to help them understand what I do. Especially when you lose such a big player like Kier, you have to help them think like Kier.” Andaluz has made an impact on at least one player. Diontae Nicholson became a recordsetting rusher for the Northstars during his first two years on varsity. Now a junior, he has been moved back to his natural position of outside linebacker as his touches on offense have decreased. Nicholson knew the position from playing it in Pop Warner, but needed to know more at the high school level. “It helps a lot having Jerry on my side,” Nicholson said. “I just know he’s going to help me. He’s gonna make sure I’m good. He checks up on me in between plays. When I first started, he was my mentor, basically teaching me the plays, telling me where to go. He’s a very good reader. “We’re feeding off each other now.

Sometimes I might see stuff he doesn’t see, and he might see stuff I don’t see. So it goes hand in hand. We have a mutual communication. It’s just chill, working off each other.” Andaluz said his motives for helping the younger linebackers are two-fold. “I’m just trying to help these guys, not just because of winning the game, but it’s my senior year, I’m gonna be gone,” he said. “I want these guys to hold it down at linebacker. I think we have the best linebackers around.” Andaluz is hoping to wrestle in college, although McGuire feels he has the ability to play college football. It certainly looks like he can. Since he was moved inside, Andaluz was all over the place during the Northstars 5-1 start to the season. “I’m basically playing both sides of the ball; I could go left, I could go right,” he said. “I’m really mobile when it comes to that. I really like how I can attack a lot more. They can blitz me, put me in pass coverage. Whatever they need that’s what I’m going with. I just like how you can move me around to other places and it will help me get to the ball to make plays.” With his ability to make reads, he’s usually there to meet the ball when it arrives.

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Now a senior, Steinert’s Roman makes presence known By Rich Fisher When it comes to his future, Xavier Roman hopes to pattern himself after a comic book hero or a television character. But when it comes to playing football, the Steinert High senior is happy being himself. In his first season as starting middle linebacker last year, Roman led the Spartans in tackles with 112 and earned praise throughout Mercer County. He credited his defensive lineman for occupying linemen, saying, “I get the stats but they get the high fives.” Asked to assess his own effort prior to the start of the 2018 season, Roman said, “I just kept doing me. I didn’t get too big of a head about it. I was still a junior, I wasn’t that big senior on campus yet, I was still sort of the middle guy on the totem pole. So I kept doing what I do. They always preach ‘Do your job,’ and I feel I really embodied that last season. It all worked, I made the plays, I feel like I did good and I’m hoping to come out better this season. “ Roman has been a key defensive presence for Steinert since returning to the field in late September. Steinert only allowed 10 points in its first two games this October. From there he hopes to play in college and has his choices narrowed to two. With a 3.6 grade point average, the plan is to major in pre-med, go to medical school and become a cardiovascular

surgeon. Part of his interest came from his health classes. The other part came from fiction. “Watching Grey’s Anatomy, even though it’s fake, it really made me like it,” Roman said. “And the comic book character, Dr. Strange, before he was hero he was a surgeon until his hands got messed up in a car crash. Those two really inspired me. I like helping people. If I can save a life…” Unfortunately for opposing ball carriers, Roman had different aspirations this fall. They are still noble, but only when it comes to his teammates. Rather than save a life, he snuffs out an offense. And coach Dan Caruso feels he is one of the best in county at doing that. In fact, so does another township coach. “He’s a difference maker,” Caruso said. “Last year against Nottingham I thought he had an outstanding game. He was all over the field. It might have been the best compliment the kid could ever receive – I nominated him for 12th Man, (TD Club award), and (Stars coach) Jon Adams nominated him for 12th Man as well because he was so impressed with him. He can change a game from the linebacker position, that’s rare.” Roman combines everything needed for his spot—strength, athleticism, desire and intelligence. He makes the defensive calls and is reliable when a ball carrier is in his grasp.

In his first season as a starting middle linebacker last year, Steinert’s Xavier Roman led the Spartans with 112 tackles. (Photo by John Blaine.) “He brings it,” Caruso said. “He’s not a devastating hitter, but he’s an effective tackler. You know you’ve been hit by Roman, he’s gonna get you to the ground. It’s not Dick Butkus hitting you. His game is more based on speed, and he’s a sound tackler. With the way he plays the game, he forces a lot of things

to be bounced outside because he fills (holes) so hard. And when people are running laterally they’re not picking up yardage.” Conversely, Roman’s career has been straight forward since starting with the Pop Warner Revolution at age 8 as a defensive tackle and offensive lineman. Back then, he was the team’s biggest player, noting that “I was always chunkier when I was little.” By fifth grade, he transitioned to linebacker as the coaches saw his potential when he began to grow into his weight. When he arrived at Steinert, Roman played linebacker and running back on the freshman team and scored a whopping 22 touchdowns. “You won’t see me back there anymore, they want me on defense,” Roman said. “But in my heyday I was a good running back. We just have had really good running backs with Xavier Thompson for two years, and now we have Will Laster.” As a sophomore, Roman played for the JV team and also saw time on varsity. “We saw he was a special kind of kid that year,” Caruso said. “But we had some guys in front of him who could really play. Roman misses those days of “getting to play a game on Saturday and another one on Monday.” He made the most out of his one day a week last year, and will be a force again

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this year despite a delayed start. Roman missed the Spartans first two games with a concussion. “As soon as he was hit in the scrimmage he knew it,” Caruso said. “At first he was a little dazed, then he said, ‘Aw coach, I’m gonna miss next week.’ I said, ‘Don’t worry about that now.’” Roman has filled out to a sleek 5-11, 190 pounds but adds with pride, “I’m about six feet with cleats on.” He has worked tirelessly with linebackers coach Kyle Flanagan and his athleticism allows defensive coordinator Bill James to move him all over the field and force opponents to game plan for him. “That really does enhance the whole defense and gives teams a lot to prepare for,” Caruso said. “They see a lot of different looks out of him and they have to practice it more during the week.” Caruso said they planned blitz Roman on occasion but it may appear to look more frequent. “A lot of times his reads are so quick, it’s the illusion of a blitz,” the coach said. “He flies around and really knows how to backdoor stuff. He’s a special kid. He has all the physical attributes and the mind to do it. It’s hard to pick a weakness in the kid’s game.” It doesn’t hurt that Roman absolutely loves to play linebacker as opposed to

being on the line. It didn’t take him long to embrace the position. “I still remember the first day they brought me over to linebacker practice, I was just so happy,” he said. “It’s completely different from the trenches. I have the utmost respect for linemen, it’s not really a glory position but you do the most. It’s the most athletic position, in my opinion. But at linebacker, I always love just standing up, commanding the defense, having a voice to say some stuff instead of being down on the ground with a guy just three inches from me.” Taking it a step further, Roman is even happier that he was moved from outside to the middle last year. “There’s a huge difference,” he said. “Outside, I would have to cover these quick receivers and I guess I wasn’t fast enough so they moved me. I feel it’s a lot easier at middle, but maybe that’s just me. You stay between the guards and get physical and get downfield quicker.” About the only thing that went wrong for Roman last year were his hands. “I dropped three interceptions in the Northern Burlington game,” he said. “They were to me, and I just panicked. Nothing we can do about it now, right?” Nope. But the good news for Roman and the Spartans defense is he still had one more year to make up for it.

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‘The Save’ jumpstarts Rende’s goalkeeping career By Rich Fisher Some moments stand frozen in time. Not just because they were great moments, but because they lead to even greater things. Take Nicole Rende, for instance. At age 9, she was playing in goal for the Hamilton Wildcats soccer team and not thinking much of it. “I didn’t really know if I liked it or not, because I just stood there waiting for a ball to come to me,” Rende said. “I did not really understand it.” Then came a game against the New Jersey Rush Blue. There was Rende, standing in the goal with nothing to do, when suddenly an opponent launched a shot from just outside the 18 that appeared headed over her head. But… . “I jumped as high as I could, and caught the ball and everybody started cheering,” Rende said. “In that moment, I felt great. That is when I knew I would become a goalkeeper.” Not just any goalkeeper, but a pretty darn good one. The Hamilton resident and Notre Dame High sophomore is in her second season as the Irish starter, and has made continuous strides over the first two years. Through ND’s 10-3 start this season, Rende allowed just nine goals and recorded five shutouts. She was averaging over seven saves per game. Not only that, she has taken control of

things like every goalie should. “Throughout the season, we’ve seen her grow,” coach Victoria Camera said. “I know there’s still a lot of other areas she can grow in. But she’s shown tremendous growth thus far with being vocal in the back, and leading, even though she’s one of the younger girls. She has such an important role on the field, and we really spoke to her how important it is to talk and communicate. If the girls are confident in you as a goalie, that’s half the battle. And we’ve seen that.” Rende began playing goalie almost by default, as she and her teammates would switch to different positions in travel ball until that fateful day of “The Save.” A year later she helped the Wildcats to the 10U State Cup championship. Upon arriving at Notre Dame, Rende figured she would have time to ease into high school soccer by playing on the JV team. But when the expected starter came down with mononucleosis, the freshman got the emergency call. Let’s just say she didn’t handle the news too well. “To be honest with you, I freaked out,” Rende said. “I was so scared because being a freshmen on varsity is intimidating. Once I was put on the team and became familiar with my teammates, it gave me more confidence.” Camera, who was in her first year, was worried she might have to find yet Visit Our Showrooms 2850 Brunswick Pike 10 North Main Street (Business Rt. 1)

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“Not too tall, not too short,” Camera said with a laugh. “She lies right there in the spectrum where she’s supposed to be.” Another nice quality is the necessary mindset of putting a goal behind her and maintaining focus. “When she allows a goal she’s still mentally in there and we try to engrain that in her,” Camera said. “We’re not all perfect here, mistakes happen, we let goals in. Some shots just aren’t savable, and I think mindset wise she does bounce back. She realized it happens and she moves forward quick. Same thing with a loss, she bounces back, she doesn’t let it get to her. You gotta move on and that’s what the games are for.” Rende does move on, and understands that as the last line of defense, she must always have her head in the game. “For me, being a good goalkeeper is taking control,” she said. “It’s giving good direction, knowing my teammates have confidence in my ability, always coming to games and giving 100 percent and staying focused. Focus is one of the biggest keys of being a good goalkeeper because you can be in a very boring game and all of a sudden a shot comes to you and you have make that amazing save.” Which she did at age 9, and has never looked back.

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Steinert’s Flodmand flourishes in the spotlight By Rich Fisher Most folks complain that the summer goes by too fast. But when you are a talented soccer player who knows her time to shine is approaching, September can’t get here quick enough. Such is the case of Steinert senior Brielle Flodmand, whose nickname is Bean but whose contributions are much more than just a hill of beans. “Coming into this season, I can assure you summer felt like an eternity when the upcoming season is the only thing on my mind,” Flodmand said. “Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the time off from school and the weather. But nothing feels better than being back on the field, training with the best coaching staff out there.” Not to mention, being in the starting lineup for the first time in her varsity career. As a freshman, Flodmand showed signs of what was to come, as she won the JV team’s Offensive Player of the Year with 19 goals and seven assists. “I made my parents proud and that Brielle Flodmand had seven goals and seven assists for the Steinert girls’ was the main concern,” she said with a soccer team as of Oct. 14. (Photo by Amanda Ruch.) laugh. During her first two varsity seasons, Flodmand waited her turn behind a trate me to not play, however whenever that I had to keep my head held high and wealth of talented upperclassmen. It I got the chance, I left it all on the field,” keep the support on the sidelines for the certainly wasn’t wasted time, as she she said. “Whether it be 10 minutes or girls in the game. As much as I wanted 60 seconds, I had to put out all that I to be out there, I knew I would have my made her presence felt when called on. “I would be lying if I said it didn’t frus- could with the time I was given. I knew chance.”

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play the game when you get the chance. It allowed me to appreciate every second I got on the field and got me to where I am today.” And where exactly is she? Well, entering the Mercer County Tournament, Flodmand was the team leader in both goals and assists. “This is the year for her,” Hastings said. “It’s weird how it happens sometimes. Some girls it’s their freshman year, some years it’s their sophomore year. This year, it’s her year.” Flodmand set no individual goals this year, focusing mainly on the team. Steinert was walloped by graduation after it’s outstanding 2017 season, in which it won the MCT and reached the Central Jersey Group III semifinals. The Spartans lost 14 seniors, including nine starters. But good teams are able to survive such hits, and Steinert has returned to its status of one of the Colonial Valley Conference’s top programs. “A lot of teams underestimate us this year just based on the previous year, when that is not the case,” Flodmand said. “We have so many great athletes on this team and all it takes is heart and wanting it more than the other team to come out on top. The returning seniors this year knew, collectively, we were making this our final, yet best season. Knowing what we were capable of last year is only motivation to be able to live up to the expectations that have been set.” Flodmand’s expectations for herself have always been high since she can remember. Coming from a soccer-

crazed family, her parents signed her up which she feels gives her a natural abil- will take his teachings with her. “The only expectation I hold for for the Hamilton Rec Micro League at ity to see the field and feed the forwards. “Becoming a striker was very com- myself is to uphold the three values that age 5, and she says she can’t thank them enough. She moved to the Hibernians fortable and an easy transition, and play- Hastings preaches the most – attitude, travel program at age 8, and switched to ing as the withdrawn forward allows me concentration and effort,” Flodmand the New Jersey Rush during her sopho- to almost play both,” she said. “I pride said. “I admire his values and everything myself on being able to feed other play- he has taught me. So with that, I expect more year. “The move was a bit nervewracking for ers when their angle is better than mine myself to do my best in every game and me because I was very comfortable with or when the run is on. I try to do what- give it all I have, because not only will I one team and moving to the next was ever is best in that moment and make let myself down, but the team as well.” Another thing Flodmand will probsomething I was not used to,” she said. the best decision possible, whether that “However, I’m extremely happy with my be for me to take the shot or play it to ably bring to college is the Bean nickdecision and have learned and improved someone with the best angle on the goal. name since she hasn’t been able to shed so much from being with them. With the I feel more natural putting it in the back it over the years. “Bean was originally a family nickRush we’ve won tournaments and partic- of the net because I believe that’s what ipated in State Cup, but haven’t had the I was born to do and where my ability name; however it translated to the team once Hastings tried to call me Bri, and opportunity to show anything for them shines through best.” Flodmand hopes to play at either The let’s just say I wasn’t a huge fan,” Flodyet. I owe all of my early soccer career to (the late Hibernians coach) Jay Driver. College of New Jersey, Rowan or Stock- mand said. “Growing up, my sister and He taught me how to play disciplined and ton, as she looks to major in the field of I kept things interesting with different psychology. She was initially reluctant to nicknames and when I was about 12, shaped me to who I am.” Flodmand has become a versatile attempt college soccer but “I’ve realized Bean just seemed to stick.” Fortunately for Steinert, the girl offensive player, who plays either with- that soccer is a huge part of my life that named Bean stuck it out and waited her drawn forward or attacking midfield for I’m not ready to give up yet.” Hastings feels she is good enough to turn, which is paying huge dividends the Spartans. Her equal number of goals and assists is a tribute to her ability to play at the next level. If so, Flodmand this season. score and set up scorers. “She’s a dangerous player on the field and very unselfish and that just makes us a better team,” Hastings said. “She’s a very creative player, she’s really good on the ball. She gets people involved and that’s what you like to have with your forwards. She doesn’t just put her head down, turn around and dribble. 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West field hockey captain Vigna ‘bleeds’ the sport By Rich Fisher For Nicole Vigna, field hockey had everything but the skates. That was pretty much her mindset when she decided to delve into the sport in fourth grade. “They were handing out fliers at school, and I thought, ‘That sounds really cool,’” Vigna said. “I thought, ‘I like ice hockey, I like watching it. So maybe field hockey will be cool.’” The irony is if the Hamilton West senior played ice hockey, her statistics would probably be more impressive than the one goal and two assists she had for Hamilton West with two games remaining on the schedule this year. “She’s been such an integral part of our team,” Hornets coach Kerryn Campbell said. “But you don’t always see it in the stats. She might usually have the assist before the assist.” Like in ice hockey? “Yeah,” Campbell said with a laugh. “That’s what everybody says.” The beauty of Vigna, however, is that statistics don’t tell her value. Playing center-midfield for the first time in her career, she is in charge of making things go offensively and defensively. After playing right halfback on defense her first two varsity seasons, she has been the Hornets most consistent player in her new spot. “I just recognized I needed her at cen-

ter mid,” Campbell said. “She has been a playmaker for us, and the consistency has been the biggest thing. She’s a captain, she is a leader on the field, she kind of has a presence. When she has the ball, girls know to move for her. They know they can trust her with the ball, she can stop the ball, she can drive the ball, she has the stickwork to get around somebody, she’s got great defensive skills. She’s very versatile, we need her on defense and offense. She has a lot of heart and she just loves this game so much.” The love affair started when she responded to that flier and went to the Veterans Park summer camp run by former Hornet coach Judy Goldstein, who stepped down last year. Like many newbies, Vigna was a bit dumbstruck by the sport. Or, in her words, “I was flabbergasted!” “She put me in for, like, 30 seconds,” Vigna said. “I was like, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, I don’t know what these calls are.’ And then I’m thinking, ‘I guess I’m meant to be here. I don’t know.’” But she quickly began to improve and her passion for the sport began to grow rapidly. Vigna was told by Goldstein that she bleeds field hockey, and Vigna doesn’t disagree. She soon moved on to clubs in Princeton, which takes the sport a little more seriously, and got better by playing against higher level competition. Vigna was one of those rare players

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Nicole Vigna has taken charge of the Hamilton West field hockey team’s offense and defense from her position at center-midfield. Thanks to her efforts, the Hornets have their highest win total in four years. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) who entered Hamilton West with actual field hockey experience. She played for Campbell on the JV team as a freshman and was elevated to varsity her sophomore season as a starting defender. “Ever since fourth grade I played defense,” Vigna said. “I always wanted to play mid so this year I got it, I’m so happy. I was so excited when she told me.” The attraction is understandable, as Vigna gets to see how the other half lives. “I always wanted to just be on both sides of the field, I always wanted to score,” she said. “Just being on defense you always get that sort of stigma that you’re not able to score. I think it’s just a great thing to be in the middle because you help out everyone, everyone helps you out. It’s great.” Another plus, is that Vigna is able to utilize all her skills, rather than just trying to shut someone down all the time.

“On offense you use pulls and good passes,” she said. “On defense you have to have good blocking, good stops, good drives. Everything is mixed together.” Campbell feels Vigna’s field hockey intelligence is a big reason for how she adapted so quickly to her new position. “She just knows the game,” the coach said. “Everybody just works well with her. We have a lot of seniors this year who are working well with everybody. All she wants to do is to see the team succeed and help everybody grow. She helps people with stickwork, tells people where to be on the field. She’s very much a rare breed, I’m gonna be sad to see her go.” Vigna’s efforts helped Hamilton to three victories by mid-October, which may not seem like much until one considers it’s the Hornets highest total in four years. Vigna thinks cohesion has made a difference. “This whole team gets along well,” she said. “Yeah we have up and down games, but we still have the team spirit after every game. That’s the biggest difference (from the past two years). I loved the teams from the previous years but I just love this team so much. This is something really special.” Just as the sport is special to Vigna, who enjoys the family atmosphere of being part of a team. “It’s the highlight of my day,” she said. “When I’m in school I’m like ‘I just want practice, I just want the game.’” Sounds like someone who’s not too interested in her schoolwork, right? Wrong. Vigna has a weighted GPA of 4.6 and ranks 11th in her senior class. She is vice-president of the National Honor Society, a member of the Spanish Honor Society and Key Club, and a peer leader. She also plays lacrosse in the spring but is more a fan of hockey. “Field hockey has more advanced skills you can learn, I think it’s a better game in general,” she said. “I am definitely going to play some sort of field hockey next year. Probably club. I might try to walk on a team or I might not. But I’m definitely going to keep field hockey in my life because it’s definitely a passion of mine.”

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Sing Along with Sculpture, Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609584-7800. groundsforsculpture.org. Gather round the piano at Rat’s restaurant with Seward Johnson, sculptor and founder of GFS. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Amputee Support Group, TLC Orthotics and Prosthetics, 163 Route 130 North, Building 2, Suite D, Bordentown, 609-379-6453. Military families welcome. Light refreshments. Register. Meets first Thursday of every month. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday, November 2

The Fine Tapestry of Motherhood, Open Arts PAC, 146 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-4243058. openartspac.org. Carla is devastated when she realizes she has been betrayed by her husband and her best friend, so she confides in someone she has nothing in common with: her mother. $22. 7 p.m. Beauty and the Beast, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. The Disney classic. $20. Through November 11. 8 p.m. The Real Life Adventures of Jimmy de las Rosas, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766. passagetheatre.org. Thirteen-year-old Jimmy longs to use his secret telekinetic powers. He just didn’t want his mother’s life to be in danger. $5-$10. 11 a.m. Opening Reception, BSB Gallery, 143 East State Street, Trenton. bsbgallery.com. “The Collaborators.” 5 p.m. First Friday Art Opening, Roebling Gallery, Roebling Lofts, 71 Clark Street, Trenton, 609638-3250. Featuring photography by S. Bola Okoya. 5:30 p.m. Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523

Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mary Chapin Carpenter, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. The Princeton native celebrates her 14th album, “Sometimes Just the Sky.” 8 p.m. Piano Rock Top, Diamond’s of Hamilton, 661 Route 33, Hamilton. Classics, standards, rock, and more. 6 p.m. CASA’s Stand Up for a Child Night of Comedy, The Merion, 1301 Route 120, Cinnaminson, 609-434-0050. casamb.org. Appetizers, drinks, live music, and comedy from Joe DeVito. Action News’ Rick Williams emcees. Proceeds benefit CASA for Children of Mercer and Burlington Counties. $125. Register. 6 p.m. Playgroup, Moms Club of Hamilton, YMCA, 1301 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton. meetup.com/hamiltonmoms. Held at the YMCA every Friday. E-mail hamiltonmomsclub@gmail.com for information about group activities and location for athome mothers and their families. 10 a.m. to noon. Divorce Recovery Program, Princeton Church of Christ, 33 River Road, Princeton, 609-5813889. princetonchurchofchrist.com. Nondenominational support group for men and women. Free. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 3

Beauty and the Beast, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. The Disney classic. $20. 2 p.m. And 8 p.m. The Fine Tapestry of Motherhood, Open Arts PAC, 146 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-4243058. openartspac.org. Carla is devastated

when she realizes she has been betrayed by her husband and her best friend, so she confides in someone she has nothing in common with: her mother. $22. 7 p.m. The Real Life Adventures of Jimmy de las Rosas, Passage Theater, 205 East Front Street, Trenton, 609-392-0766. passagetheatre.org. Thirteen-year-old Jimmy longs to use his secret telekinetic powers. He just didn’t want his mother’s life to be in danger. $5-$10. 6:30 p.m. Art All Day, Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton, 609-394-9436. artworkstrenton. org. Tour studios, art centers, pop-up galleries, and other creative spaces in Trenton. Noon. to 6 p.m. Opening Reception, Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. artworkstrenton.org. Featuring work by Art All Day artists and Alia Bensliman. Exhibition runs through Saturday, Nov. 24. 6 p.m. Carl Bartlett, Jr. Saxophone Quartet, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $10. 6 p.m. Pleased Youth and the Accelerators, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. mancavenj. com. $10. 8 p.m. Meadows Miler, Rosedale Park, 424 Federal City Road, Penningto. runsignup.com/race/ nj/pennington/meadowsmilernj. 10K, 5K, and one-mile fun run. Proceeds benefit the Princeton Child Development Institute. $20$40. Register. 8:45 a.m. Isles Fall Fest, Mill One, 1 North Johnston Avenue, Hamilton, 609-341-4722. isles.org. Food, drinks, entertainment, and art benefitting Isles. $150. Register. 5:30 p.m. Holiday Craft Show, Steinert High School, 2900 Klocker Road, Hamilton, 609-306-1254. Candles, soaps, gifts, and more. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Roast Beef Dinner, Pearson United Methodist Church, 71 Pearson Drive, Trenton, 609-8881220. Adults and take-out containers $13. Seniors $12. Children 5-12 $12. Children under 5 free. 3 p.m. Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. hamiltontownshiphistory. org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

Sunday, November 4

Beauty and the Beast, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. The Disney classic. $20. 2 p.m. The Fine Tapestry of Motherhood, Open Arts PAC, 146 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-4243058. openartspac.org. Carla is devastated when she realizes she has been betrayed by her husband and her best friend, so she confides in someone she has nothing in common with: her mother. $22. 5 p.m. TAWA @ Ellarslie: The Early Years, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, 299 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, 609-989-3632. ellarslie.org. Panel discussion featuring Aubrey Kaufman, Mel Leipzig, and Mary Yess, followed by a gallery talk. Free. 1:30 p.m. The Dixielanders Traveling Show Band, Bordentown Regional Middle School, 50 Dunn’s Mill Road, Bordentown. Performing traditional jazz and Dixieland favorites, sing-alongs, early favorites, and more. $20. 3 p.m. Harvest Champagne Brunch, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton. hamiltontownshiprotary.org. Mimosas, omelets, pancakes, waffles, sausage,

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Tasting Beneﬁt, Student Center Cafeteria, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. kelseytheatre.net. Featuring dishes prepared by chefs from area restaurants. Proceeds benefit the Chef Anne Lumberger and Chef Shari Widmayer Pastry Arts Memorial Scholarship Fund. $50. Resgister. 6 p.m.

CALENDAR continued from Page 43 potatoes, cereal, and more. $12. 8 a.m. Annual Totengedenkfeier (Memorial Service), Donauschwaben of Trenton, Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Cedar Lane, Hamilton, 609-586-6109. trentondonauschwaben. com. 1 p.m. Harvest Breakfast Buﬀet, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-631-6875. Made-to-order omelets, potatoes, waffles, and more. $12. 8 a.m. Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. house Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. hamiltontownshiphistory. org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon. Princeton Half Marathon, Hinds Plaza, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. princetonhalfmarathon.com. Proceeds benefit HiTops. $100. Register. 7 a.m.

moNday, November 5

Beauty and the Beast, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. The Disney classic. $20. 10 a.m. support Group, The Push Group, Saint Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. For men and women with anxiety disorders. Free. 7 p.m. Playgroup, Moms Club of Hamilton, The Ray Dwier Center, 392 Church Street, Hamilton. meetup.com/hamiltonmoms. Held at the Ray Dwier Center every Monday and Wednesday. E-mail hamiltonmomsclub@ gmail.com for information about group activities and location for at-home mothers and their families. 10 a.m. to noon. art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, November 6

Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group, Center for Comprehensive Breast Care, Capital Health Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-7485. capitalhealth.org/ events. Comprehensive educational and emotional support group for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer or undergoing breast cancer treatment. 6 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia, TGI Fridays, 780 Route 130 South, Hamilton, 609-581-6910. quizzoholics.com. Teams play bar trivia for prizes. 8 p.m.

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Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. americanballroomco.com. Group class included. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Melanie, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. mancavenj.com. $50. Register. 7:30 p.m. Mercer County Community College Culinary

Thursday, November 8

sing along with sculpture, Grounds For sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609584-7800. groundsforsculpture.org. Gather round the piano at Rat’s restaurant with Seward Johnson, sculptor and founder of GFS. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. CASA Information Session, CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. casamb.org. CASA for Children is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in family court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and/ or neglect. 10 a.m. Diwali Celebration, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 112 North Main Street, Robbinsville. baps.org. Often referred to as the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance. 1 p.m. Broadway: From Back Row to Back Stage, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Samuel Alito Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4060. hamiltonnjpl.org. Theater enthusiast Biran Stoll shares Broadway memorabilia and reveals how to see shows for under $50. 7 p.m.

Friday, November 9

Beauty and the Beast, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. The Disney classic. $20. 8 p.m. Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Yia Yia’s Kitchen, St. George Greek Orthodox Church Community Center, 1200 Klockner Road, Hamilton, 609-586-4448. Greek lunch, dinner, and pastries, plus a flea market. Noon. to 9 p.m. Craft Night, White Hill Mansion, 217 Fourth Street, Fieldsboro. whitehillmansion.com. Make your own Grinch wreath. BYOB. Mansion tour included. $45. Register. 7 p.m.

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Beauty and the Beast, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. The Disney classic. $20. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Artist Talk, BSB Gallery, 143 East State Street, Trenton. bsbgallery.com. “The Collaborators.” 1 p.m. Andre Mutcherson Trombone Quartet, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $10. 6 p.m. Tommy Conwell, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-

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Sunday, November 11

Beauty and the Beast, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. The Disney classic. $20. 2 p.m. Parasites and The Fiendz, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. mancavenj.com. $10. 6 p.m. The Empty Bowl, Trenton City Museum, Trenton Social, at 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. ellarslie.org. Fundraising event combining art and food in support of American Legion Post #182. Guests select their own artist-made bowl and fill it with homemade soup. $20 to $40. Register. Noon. to 4 p.m. Conference and Multifaith Service for Peace, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton University, 609-924-5022. peacecoalition.org. Featuring Jesse Jackson, Wendy Sherman, Ray Acheson, William D. Hartung, and Leon V. Sigal. $50. Register. 11 a.m. Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. hamiltontownshiphistory.

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Monday, November 12

Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Genre-benders on banjo, tabla, and bass fiddle. 7:30 p.m. Support Group, The Push Group, Saint Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. For men and women with anxiety disorders. Free. 7 p.m. Meetings, PFLAG Princeton, Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton. pflagprinceton. org. Support group for families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. Peer-facilitated discussion and information sharing in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental setting. 7 p.m. Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, November 13

Southside Wanderers, Ivy Tavern, 3108 South Broad Street, Hamilton, 609-888-1435. Oldies, Motown, British invasion and classic rock. No cover. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group, Center for Comprehensive Breast Care, Capital Health Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-6363. capitalhealth. org/events. Led by a licensed clinical social worker, find emotional support and recommendations on living with metastatic breast cancer. 6:30 p.m. Light and Life in the Colonies: Candlelight Tours, Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton, 609-396-1776. barracks.org. Discover how light and darkness affected daily activities, work, and entertainment during the 18th century. 6:45 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia, TGI Fridays, 780 Route 130 South, Hamilton, 609-581-6910. quizzoholics. com. Teams play bar trivia for prizes. 8 p.m.

Wednesday, November 14

Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. americanballroomco.com. Group class included. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. For the Love of Reading Book Club, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Samuel Alito Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4060. hamiltonnjpl. org. “1984” by George Orwell. 6 p.m. CASA Information Session, CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. casamb.org. CASA for Children is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in family court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and/ or neglect. 5:30 p.m. The Great War and the Origins of the Cold War, New Jersey State Library, 185 West State Street, Trenton. njstatelib.org. James Hockenberry presents. Noon. Bordentown City Environmental Commission Meeting, Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown. bcec.us. Open to the public. 7 p.m.

Thursday, November 15

Pop-Up Poetry Cafe, Big Easy, 111 South Warren Street, Trenton. taacf.com. Open mic even for all ages, plus music by DJ Say Whaat. Light snacks and beverages provided. Todd Evans and Giovanni Williams host. Free. 5 p.m. Sing Along with Sculpture, Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, 609584-7800. groundsforsculpture.org. Gather round the piano at Rat’s restaurant with Seward Johnson, sculptor and founder of GFS. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Trenton Music Makers, Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton. trentonmusicmakers.org. “Puerto Rico, You Lovely Island,” a concert to support the continued rebuilding effort after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. 5:30 p.m.

Bordentown Shade Tree Commission Meeting, Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown. bcec.us. Open to the public. 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 16

Jessica Lang Dance, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. “Tesseracts of Time” and other works. “Tesseracts” is a collaboration with Lewis Center architect Stephen Holl. 8 p.m. Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tricky Tray, Notre Dame High School, 601 Lawrence Road, Lawrence, 609-588-0744. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Food available for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Trenton Irish Heritage Association’s scholarship programs. Call or send an email to tclark609@optonline.net for tickets. 6 p.m.

Saturday, November 17

The New Chinese Acrobats Featuring Cirque Eloize, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter. org. China’s ancient folk art mixed with a modern kaleidoscope of movement that defies laws of body mechanics and physics. 7:30 p.m. A Christmas Story: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. Through December 2. 2 p.m. And 8 p.m. Groove Merchant Drum and Dance Ensemble, Open Arts PAC, 146 Route 130, Bordentown. drumdancecenter.com. Dance and percussion performance from around the world. Adults $20. Kids $10. Register. 7 p.m. Artist Talk, BSB Gallery, 143 East State Street, Trenton. bsbgallery.com. “The Collaborators.” 1 p.m. Josh Lawrence Trumpet Quartet, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-

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Sunday, November 18

A Christmas Story: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Lost and Found Edges: Cool Women at Ellarslie, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, 299 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, 609-9893632. ellarslie.org. Poetry reading by Central Jersey-based Cool Women Poets. 4 p.m. Cecile McLorin Salvant, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. “New Big Band Project.” 4 p.m. Schlachtfest, Donauschwaben of Trenton, 127 Route 156, Yardville, 609-586-6109. trentondonauschwaben.com. Homemade sausages,

Sarma (stuffed cabbage), and roasted pork. Register. 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. House Tour, John Abbott II House, 2200 Kuser Road, Hamilton. hamiltontownshiphistory. org. Tour the John Abbott House, built in 1730. Noon.

Monday, November 19

Support Group, The Push Group, Saint Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. For men and women with anxiety disorders. Free. 7 p.m. Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, November 20

Light and Life in the Colonies: Candlelight Tours, Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton, 609-396-1776. barracks.org. Discover how light and darkness affected daily activities, work, and entertainment during the 18th century. 6:45 p.m. Stamp Collecting, Hamilton Philatelic Society, Hamilton Library, Justice Samuel Alito Way, Hamilton. hamiltonphilatelic.org. “Philatelic History of the Kingdom of Hawaii” by Roger Randall. 7:15 p.m. Bordentown Shade Tree Commission Meeting, Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown. bcec.us. Open to the public. 7:30 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia, TGI Fridays, 780 Route 130 South, Hamilton, 609-581-6910. quizzoholics.com. Teams play bar trivia for prizes. 8 p.m.

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Thursday, November 22

Hopewell Valley 5K Turkey Trot, Rosedale Park, 424 Federal City Road, Pennington. hopewellturkeytrot.org. 5K run plus prizes and more. Proceeds benefit the Hopewell Valley Wrestling Association. $25. Register. 9 a.m.

Friday, November 23

The Nutcracker, McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. arballet.org. $35-$65. 2 p.m. Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Southside Wanderers, Ivy Tavern, 3108 South Broad Street, Hamilton, 609-888-1435. Oldies, Motown, British invasion and classic rock. No cover. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Divorce Recovery Program, Princeton Church of Christ, 33 River Road, Princeton, 609-5813889. princetonchurchofchrist.com. Nondenominational support group for men and women. Free. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 24

The Nutcracker, McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. arballet.org. $35-$65. 2 p.m. The Nutcracker, Roxey Ballet, Kendall Main Stage Theater, The College of New Jersey, 609-397-7616. roxeyballet.org. $20 and up. 2 p.m. A Christmas Story: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m. And 8 p.m. Lawrence Clark Saxophone Quartet, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $10. 6 p.m. Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Brunch with Santa, Notre Dame High School, 601 Lawrence Road, Lawrence. chsofnj.org. Tricky tray, refreshments, face painting,

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Sunday, November 25

The Nutcracker, McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. arballet.org. $35-$65. 1 p.m. The Nutcracker, Roxey Ballet, Kendall Main Stage Theater, The College of New Jersey, 609-397-7616. roxeyballet.org. $20 and up. 2 p.m. A Christmas Story: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m. Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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FIRELINE By Bob Sherman, Jr. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 4. Move your clocks back one hour. It’s also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. If you need assistance, contact your local fire company. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 2–Mercer ville Fire Company responded to 114 incidents in September. Included in the calls were eight fires, 26 Emergency Medical Service incidents, seven motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, one extrication of victim from motor vehicle accident, five gas leaks, six hazardous conditions with no fire, three service calls, 25 good intent calls, 31 fire alarms or false calls and one other type incident. As of the end of September, Station 12 has responded to 1,100 incidents Captain Jarred Pierson was deployed with N.J. Task Force 1/Urban Search and Rescue for two weeks in the Carolinas to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. On Sept. 3, at approximately 10:48 a.m., Squad 12, Engine 17, Engine 16, Truck 14 and the HTFD Duty Chief Richard Kraemer where dispatched to Guilford Lane for a vehicle fire in an attached garage. Updated report from Mercer County dispatch was an electric

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No. 3—Rusling Hose Company responded to 111 incidents in September. Included in the calls were eight fires, 25 Emergency Medical Service incidents, six motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle/pedestrian accident, two extrications of victims from motor vehicle accidents, four motor vehicle accidents with no injuries, one lock-in, four gas leaks, five hazardous conditions with no fire, two service calls, one unauthorized burning, 17 good intent calls, 32 false alarms or false calls, two fire prevention activities and one other type incident. As of the end of September, Station 13 has responded to 911 incidents. On Sept. 1 at 5:25 a.m., Engine 13, Engine 16, Engine 18, Engine 19, Squad 12, Truck 14, Tower 17 and Hamilton Duty Chief were dispatched to 144 Barricklo St. for a kitchen fire. The 911 caller reported “working fire in the house next door, sees it from her house.” Engine 13 arrived and Lt. Michael Kiernan reported smoke showing. Chief Christopher Tozzi arrived to assume command of this two story wood frame residential building with reports of an extinguished kitchen fire. Engine 13 using a handline advanced through the front door, made their way to the kitchen and quickly knocked down all visible fire. The house was checked for extension and overhaul was complete. Occu-

pant stated that he awoke to the smell of burning and found the kitchen area to be on fire. He woke a house guest and went to the neighbor’s house where the neighbor called 9-1-1. The gas and electric were secured by the utility company. Fire Marshal 19, Michael Danbury investigated the fire. Township inspector arrived and agreed that the house was uninhabitable. Occupants were told they may retrieve personal effects but were told not to live in the house until repairs were made. Units were on location until 6:41 a.m. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 4–Hamilton and Enterprise Fire Companies responded to 108 incidents in September. Included were nine fires, 32 Emergency Medical Service incidents, three motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle/pedestrian accident, one extrication of victim from motor vehicle accident, one rescue incident, five gas leaks, seven hazardous conditions with no fire, three service calls, ten good intent calls, 36 false alarms or false calls and one fire prevention activity. As of the end of September, Station 14 has responded to 840 incidents. On Sept. 8 at 10 a.m., Truck 14 and Squad 12 were dispatched to Walmart on Nottingham Way for a reported vehicle fire. Truck 14 arrived to find a Jeep with an engine compartment fire. Squad 12 arrived along with Truck 14

and began to extinguish the fire. Truck 14 used a partner saw to open the hood of the Jeep. The fire was extinguished and overhauled. Fire Marshal 15 Jarrett Gadsby was notified to respond. Scene was turned over to the Fire Marshal and Hamilton Township Police. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 5–DeCou Hose Company members responded to 52 incidents in September. Included were five fires, 17 Emergency Medical Service incidents, three motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, one gas leak, three service calls, eight good intent calls and 14 false alarms or false calls. As of the end of September, Station 15 has responded to 488 incidents. Capt. Kinte Holt was deployed with N.J. Task Force 1/Urban Search and Rescue for two weeks in the Carolinas to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 6–White Horse Fire Company responded to 127 incidents in September. Included were seven fires, 47 Emergency Medical Service incidents, three Hamilton Township Fire District No. 8 Station 18 Capt. Damien Cooke, motor vehicle accidents with injuries, Firefighters Steve Erickso and Matt Sanders stand in front of Engine 18, one motor vehicle/pedestrian accident, a 2004 Sutphen 2000 gpm pumper. (Photo by Bob Sheman, Jr.) two motor vehicle accidents with no injuries, one removal of victim from stalled elevator, three gas leaks, six hazardous and assisted. Patient was extricated and Investigated by 1st Assistant Fire Marconditions with no fire, three service vehicle was checked for other occu- shal Kevin Brink, FM 901. Sept. 8, Station 40, Robbinsville Fire calls, 25 good intent calls and 28 false pants, with none found. Patient care alarms or false calls. As of the end of turned over to EMS, and rescue units District, Applegate Drive–1 story, high September, Station 16 has responded to were recalled. Engine 18 stayed on bay, non-combustible, commercial/ scene to assist police with lighting and industrial: Bind-Rite Graphics Printing 1,229 incidents. Hamilton Township Fire District awaiting wrecker. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 7–Nottingham Fire Company responded to 95 incidents during Septem- No. 9–Groveville Fire Company ber. Included were three fires, 24 Emer- responded to 104 incidents in Septemgency Medical Service incidents, three ber. Included were six fire calls, 41 motor vehicle accidents with injuries, two Emergency Medical Service incidents, gas leaks, two hazardous conditions with one motor vehicle accident with injuries, no fire, eight service calls, 16 good intent one motor vehicle accident with no injucalls and 36 false alarms or false calls. As ries, one gas leak, four hazardous conof the end of September, Station 17 has ditions with no fire, three service calls, one unauthorized burning, 25 intent responded to 1,190 incidents. Hamilton Township Fire Dis- calls, 20 false alarm or false calls and one trict No. 8–Colonial Fire Company company fire preplan. As of the end of responded to 80 incidents in September. September, Station 19 has responded to Included were nine fires, 42 Emergency 1,043 incidents. The Fire Prevention Bureau, which Medical Service incidents, four motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one is responsible for Fire District 9 and 6, motor vehicle accident with no injuries, completed 191 inspections and 69 reone extrication of victim from motor inspections since Jan. 1, with a total of vehicle accident, one gas leak, two haz- 262 violations found. On Sept. 4 at 12:50 p.m. Station 19 was ardous conditions with no fire, three service calls, one mutual aid cover assign- dispatched to Hamilton Marketplace for ment, seven good intent calls and nine a reported lawnmower fire in front of false alarms or false calls. As of the end Kohl’s. Engine 19 arrived with Capt. Ron of September, Station 18 has responded Murzda to find a riding lawnmower that appeared to have a small fire to the rear to 779 incidents. On Sept. 30 at approximately 1:22 of the seat, in the engine area. It was a.m., Engine 18, Truck 13, Squad 12, extinguished by landscapers with a dry Hamilton Duty Chief Richard Krae- chemical extinguisher. The remainder mer, RWJH BLS and MC ALS were dis- was wet down with a booster line. Mercer County Fire Marshal’s patched to the front of 449 Ward Ave. for a Motor Vehicle Accident Rescue assign- Office investigated five fires during ment. Units responded and arrived on September. Sept. 1, Station 40, Robbinsville Fire scene with Hamilton Police on location with a one-car MVA, with the car on its District, Sharon Road–Vehicle, tractor roof. Engine 18 arrived first and con- trailer, located on property of Acolia firmed one person trapped in a vehicle Ventures, LLC. Fire occurred in cab of tractor trailer, confined to cab. Fire origion its roof. Engine 18 stretched a protection nated in fuse box in dashboard of truck. handline. Squad 12 arrived, and began The cause is listed as accidental, result extricating the victim. Truck 13 arrived of electrical malfunction in fuse box.

Co. Fire originated in high speed printing press when paper jammed in drying section of press operating at temperature of more than 500 degrees. Jammed paper ignited and extended to dust accumulations on press and on structural members and ducts above. The cause is listed as accidental, mechanical failure. Investigated by Fire Marshal James Greschak, FM 900. Sept. 12, Station 42, East Windsor Fire District, One Mile Road–3 story, wood frame, multiple dwelling: Windsor Commons condominiums, Unit 321. Fire originated in 1st floor bedroom. During origin and cause investigation, odor of petroleum based product detected. Fire burned itself out consuming some but not all of the adjacent combustibles, leaving several petroleum soaked blankets. The cause is listed as incendiary. Criminal follow-up investigation being conducted by Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and East Windsor Township Police Department. Investigated by 1st Assistant Fire Marshal Kevin Brink, FM 901. September 19 – Station 46 – Twin Rivers Drive – East Windsor Fire District - Vehicle, 2005 Ford F-150 pickup. Fire started in the engine compartment of stationary, non-running vehicle, burned into passenger compartment, resulting in total loss. Origin determined to be in fuse & relay box enclosure on top of left side wheel well under hood. The cause is listed as accidental, electrical malfunction, believed to be the result of water intrusion into the use box from heavy, wind driven rain. Investigated by Fire Marshal James. Greschak, FM 900.

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People who live in glass houses By Peter Dabbene With our anniversary approaching, my wife and I wanted to do something to mark the occasion—kind of like a bigger-than-usual tally mark on the wall of our self-imposed prison. Amy and I have had 15 good years, a feat worthy of celebration. We’ve been married for 20, but hey, that’s not a bad ratio, right? A while back, I saw an article about “Glamping” (or glamorous camping) on Governors Island in New York City; it was an interesting read, but didn’t inspire me to book a space. However, a footnote to the article mentioned “The Glass House” in upstate New York, which sounded worthy of further research. The pictures were enticing—a small, isolated refuge in the midst of a scenic wilderness. Did I mention small? Turns out this was a tiny house, like the ones featured on a seemingly endless array of TV shows. I floated the idea, which met with enthusiastic spousal approval, and we booked a couple of mid-week days in October. Life was hectic at the time, and in those planning stages, our trip seemed less a celebration than a momentary stop for water during a long marathon run. But really, what better way to mark 20 years of marriage than to be trapped with one’s significant other in a 180-square-foot living space? Surely, this would be an idyll for the ages. We arrived at the house, tucked away at the back of a farm in Marlboro, New York, an area teeming with apple orchards. It was a bit early for fall foliage, with only occasional sightings of yellow, red, or orange, usually celebrated with a shout of “Color!” by one of us, in a mock New Yawk accent. The house measured roughly 21 feet long by 8-1/2 feet wide; the nearby chicken coop was only slightly smaller. My first minutes inside our mostly glass enclosure gave me a keen insight into the lives of the gorillas at the Philadelphia Zoo; I imagined myself as the subject of a piece of performance art, on display to the chickens and wildlife in all my ordinary humanness. But after a brief period of adjustment, I was able to focus my attention outside, and in a glass house, I suppose that’s really the point. It was an inauspicious start, with pelting rain and tornado warnings for the area. Within our tiny house, I thought of the “twister” scene from The Wizard of Oz, but comforted myself by noting that if we survived the large amount of shattered glass, once aloft we’d have an even better view than Dorothy did of any chickens, cows, or witches that went drifting by. The storm passed with-

out undue incident, however, and it was actually quite nice, listening to the patter of rain on the glass, and watching distant lightning, safely tucked in bed. The next day’s weather was perfect, and we set off to nearby Minnewaska State Park for some hiking. We visited Awosting Falls, Lake Minnewaska, Rainbow Falls, and Lake Awosting, for a grand total of over 12 miles hiking. It was at about mile 10 of the 12 that I realized most people would balk at 12 miles of hiking. My wife was no exception, but she walked as she balked, giving new meaning to the terms “long haul” and “for better or for worse.” The trip wouldn’t be truly representative of our marriage if it didn’t consist of me pushing her to, and beyond, the limits of her patience. We ate in the towns surrounding our little glass house, traveling orphaned highways that sought adoption, marked with signs warning of “Fallen Rock.” (Slightly less dangerous than “Falling Rock”, perhaps? Either way, it was a tense situation). Our dining establishments of choice bore the unpromising appellations “Raccoon Saloon” and “Gunk Haus” — the former named for a family of raccoons that frequented the area years before, the latter for the nearby Shawangunk Mountains (no actual gunk on the menu, thankfully). Each had extraordinary views, of the Hudson River and Shawangunk Ridge, respectively—and pretty good food, to boot. We didn’t make it to John Fazio Farm Market, despite its enticing sign advertising Duck, Chicken, Ribs, and Pizza (and combinations thereof), not to mention tacos. Their menu offers what might be my favorite name for a pizza, ever: The Elmer Fudd Pizza (half duck and half rabbit, of course). But there’s always next time. Yes, despite the situation’s similarities to a wrestling steel cage match (except in glass), we emerged from the tiny house after two days, unscathed and still married, no doubt defying the expectations of many friends, family members, and interested onlookers. It was a short respite before heading back to the daily grind, but our “tiny” adventure served as a nice confirmation that whatever we end up doing in the next 20 years, at least we’ll be doing it with the right person.

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Peter Dabbene (peterdabbene.com) is a Hamiltonbased writer. His essay “The (Female) Doctor Will See You Now: Sexuality, Feminism, and Doctor Who” is viewable at FandomFriends.com.

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she said, she said Place suffering over politics By Samantha Sciarrotta ssciarrotta@communitynews.org Like millions of other Americans, I watched the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing last month. I had that day off from work, and my mom and I sat in front of the television completely absorbed for hours. Christine Blasey Ford’s account of the night she was assaulted, Kavanaugh’s blundering and defensive rant, the bizarre lines of questioning, the privileged white men behind dais, the bending over backwards to express how bad they felt for the privileged white man across from them—it was all extremely difficult to watch. Excruciating, even. And it all felt way too familiar. Rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment are constant. According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, an American is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. Every eight minutes, the victim is a child. One out of every six women in the United States has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape. Twenty-one percent of transgender, genderqueer or gender nonconforming college students have

been sexually assaulted. Ninety-four percent of women who are raped experience post traumatic stress disorder stemming from the attack. It just keeps happening. It happened before the Kavanaugh hearing, and it will happen again. It happens in every state, in every city, whether it’s reported or not (and it might not be—victims have their reasons for keeping an attack to themselves, and sharing information about an assault is only up to them). It happens between the powerful and the powerless at all levels—teacher to student, senator to intern, television host to employee. As long as men feel entitled to women, as long as societal norms generate sympathy for the accused, it will keep happening. The discourse surrounding sexual assault always inevitably pivots back to the accused, and not in the way it should. “What about his future?” “What will this wealthy white man possibly make of himself if he doesn’t reach

the Supreme Court?” People will go to extreme lengths to defend someone because they agree with their politics, even if that means trivializing or ignoring a victim’s suffering. The excuses are always the same—“It’s just boys being boys,” “She’s hysterical and making it up,” “She has the wrong person,” “She deserved it,” “She led him on.” Straight, white, cisgender males say things like, “I’m afraid to talk to women now.” Chele Farley, a Republican senate candidate from New York, said last month during a debate with opponent Kirsten Gillibrand that she would have voted to confirm Kavanaugh. “I have teenage sons,” she lamented. “I worry about them living in this life.” The worry, I assume, is that her sons will be accused of sexual assault by some devious harlot out to get her boys, or that a sweet gesture will be misinterpreted as harassment. The same logic also ends up being applied to other gross behavior. When someone uncovers a person’s history of saying racist, homophobic, sexist, or generally horrible things, the conversation ultimately circles back to some variation of “He was young and didn’t know any better” or “She didn’t mean it” or “I was joking when I said the n-word, so it doesn’t count.” But none of that is viable because we all know better. We’re taught from youth what it means to use slurs. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, passive attitudes about sexual assault, victim blaming—they’re all rampant. And when they’re perpetuated by figures in power or who aim to be in power

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Thanksgiving so much?” they’d ask. That’s a hard question to answer—especially with a mouthful of mashed potatoes. For me, Thanksgiving feels like a beginning, a kick-off party. The four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas have an energy, an anticipation, a stress level that no other time of the year can match. As wonderful as Christmas is, that’s it. That’s the end. It’s a bizarro Big Bang— an explosion of energy, and then nothing. Just four months of long, cold winter. I guess if we’re being precise, my enthusiasm stems from the Christmas season. But my energy is at its highest on Thanksgiving. I know my logic is flawed, as if I said my favorite place in the world is Newark Airport because being there means I am about to go somewhere else. (Newark Airport is not my favorite place in the world. I am weird, not insane.) The blame for all this rests, as all things do, with my upbringing. My Thanksgivings growing up weren’t like everyone else’s. For me, Thanksgiving was an event. It was the day of my family’s most peculiar tradition, known colloquially as “The Hall.” This name, The Hall, is really just shorthand. My grandmother’s family is

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that would be judged by local Kindergarten students. I enjoyed the whole experience, but it became harder and harder to find people as enthusiastic about the enterprise as I was. Ultimately, like all good things, the handturkey contest came to an end. But still I pressed on. My wife and I had the honor of hosting our first Thanksgiving last year. It gave new life and color to my admiration of Thanksgiving. The endless hours of cooking. The manic games of bumper carts in ShopRite. The fruits of our week-long labor being gobbled up in 20 minutes. It was wonderful and oh so American. I may sound sarcastic, but I’m being genuine. Thanksgiving really is a lot like life—you work hard for a long time, and in the end, you’re left gassy, exhausted and with nothing but your family and your television. If you can’t find the poetry in that, friend, then that’s fine. More pumpkin pie for me. Rob Anthes is editor of the Hamilton Post. Connect with him at facebook.com/robanthes or twitter.com/robanthes.

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