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Tattoo artist creates pieces that last a lifetime By Kellie c. MurPhy More and more people are gravitating towards tattoos as society becomes more openminded. Bordentown-based tattoo artist Chris Seldon has seen that firsthand. “Generations change,” he said. “Tattooing has gotten popular on TV. Its come a long way. I’ve tattooed people in their 80s. I just had these Vietnam vets here who started talking about Vietnam, and I was like, ‘Wow.’” Seldon’s station at Timeless Tat2 is a peaceful, artistic space. There’s his client’s chair, the table where his paints are set up, his swivel seat and plenty of soothing art and music. There’s a painting high on the back wall that his own father, who’s in the marble and tile business, painted. His girlfriend, Amber, helps him out in the shop as he opens up about art, Timeless Tat2, and how he got in the body art business. “This shop is really a great environment,” said Seldon, a Bordentown resident. “I was bouncing around from shop to shop. Doing pop ups. [Timeless Tat2 owner Chris Stumpf] created an environment here that even if I tattoo only one person or two people a day, putting all my talent into it and making sure it’s right is the priority over volume. Having Chris as a boss is a blessing.” Seldon, 41, was born in Trenton and grew up in Princeton. He has been in the tattoo business for a little longer than 11 years. He apprenticed at BurnSee SELDON, Page 10
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Isabella Mayo and Lauren Redwood perform in the Bordentown Regional High School production of “Cinderella,” which ran Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2018 at the high school. For more photos, turn to Page 16. (Photo by Suzette J. Lucas.)
New owner greets gallery at 50 Local staple Firehouse Gallery will preserve its artistic history in anniversary year By Michele alPeriN For Kelly Meyer of Bordentown, a third-grade teacher at St. Anne’s School, in Lawrenceville, the Firehouse Gallery was not just a local art program where her daughters Victoria and Kelsey went for art
classes, both during the year and in the summer. Victoria, a freshman at Kean University, took classes with the gallery’s second owner, Eric Gibbons, from ages 7 to 16, and her work with him inspired her to pursue a degree in fine arts, with a career goal of becoming an art therapist. Back when Victoria was obsessed with dolphins, Meyer says, “he made her think outside the box—if you want to draw dolphins because you love them so much, what are you going to put with the dolphins?”
Gibbons urged his students to expand their work in other dimensions. For example, he asked them to write stories about their artwork, which he then compiled into The Book Of Why: Children Stories by Students of The Firehouse Gallery, which he published through Amazon. He also celebrated his students’ work at art camp by holding a gallery opening that included two pieces from each child. “He really brought out her artistic talent; I don’t know if See GALLERY, Page 8
Hope Leonard just wanted to help her peers at Centenary University in Hackettstown become more politically engaged. She didn’t expect her idea to translate to an award. Leonard, a Bordentown resident, received a Newman Civic Fellowship, which recognizes college students who are committed to social change. The fellowship began in September 2018 and will run through May. Leonard, a social work major with minors in political and governmental affairs and sociology, was honored for starting Centenary’s Student Mobilization Committee, an advocacy group that aims to raise political awareness and to foster a spirit of inclusion. Leonard and her fellow honorees were selected by Campus Compact, a countrywide organization that aims to encourage democracy through civic engagement and community development. She was nominated by Centenary president David P. Haney. Each school is allowed only one nomination. According to the Campus Contact website, nominees should “engage in collaborative action with others from campus or from surrounding communiSee LEONARD, Page 7
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Members of the Bordentown community collected and donated over 50 baskets worth of Thanksgiving supplies to families in need in November. Front row: Karen Roscoe, Kevin Damoah, Haley Tyler, Ann Cheriza, Tomas Valois, Marissa Briel, Kylia Verwey, Beyza Yilmaz, Matthew Cuccia and Jodie Glenn. Back row: Gregor y Poole (left), Renzo Almeida, Brandon Zottman, Raphael Damoah and Michelle Quigley. The Community District Alliance and the Bordentown Regional School District provided baskets of Thanksgiving supplies to families in need this holiday season. All together, they distributed over 50 baskets to local families. Donations came in from the high school student body, Campfire NJ, the Peter Muschal Elementary School student council and members of the BRSD faculty and staff. Michelle Quigley’s class organized donations that came from the high school. Quigley and Adams’ life skills class took monetary donations to Acme, where they shopped for supplies with CDA director Jodie Glenn. Page’s family and consumer science class made macaroni and cheese and pumpkin pies. The Bordentown Rotary Club and Acme Markets of Bordentown provided turkeys, bread, cooking pans and pies. Members of the Bordentown Township Police, John Pavlovsky from the Rotary Club, Edward Forsthoffer, superintendent, Joseph Sprague, Bordentown Regional Middle School principal, Ernest Covington, assistant principal/ athletics and alumni Brady Hudik and
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LEONARD continued from Page 1 ties in order to create long-term social change,” “take action in addressing issues of inequality and political polarization” and “demonstrate the motivation and potential for effective long-term civic engagement.” “I’m very honored to be Centenary University’s first student nominated and selected for this fellowship,” Leonard said in a press release. “Knowing that I’ve made such an impact at Centenary is really incredible and touching. I’m so grateful for this opportunity, which will provide me with a chance to connect with students across the country.” As part of the fellowship, Leonard traveled to Boston to attend national conference with other recipients in November, where she met with other Newman Civic Fellows. She will also participate in regional and state gatherings and virtual events. Leonard first learned about the fellowship through her mentor, Tiffany Kushner. Kushner told her about Campus Contact and then informed her that Haney and other members of Centenary’s administration wanted to nominate Leonard for the fellowship. “I was surprised, since I didn’t realize there were national groups that were looking for students doing the work I’m passionate about,” Leonard said. She originally started the Student Mobilization Committee, a non-partisan organization, in 2016 by organizing a presidential policy debate in preparation for that year’s election. Her goal was to provide an avenue for students to
Bordentown native Hope Leonard was recently awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship for encouraging social change. ask candidate representatives questions about policy issues to help them on election day and beyond. “I hope to engage students with the democratic process at all levels so they are able to make informed decisions when it comes to voting in elected officials,” she said. The committee consists of a three-
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GALLERY continued from Page 1 she would have done art without him,” Meyer says. In January, Gibbons is retiring after 26 years from his position as art teacher at Northern Burlington County Regional High School and is moving to to Raleigh, North Carolina, to teach art at a unique magnet school that combines high school and junior college. He placed the gallery, which he has owned since 1994, up for sale in October. Argentinian native Susana Plotquin, an artist and Spanish teacher living in Wayne, has purchased the Firehouse Gallery as it approaches its 50th anniversary. She will be its third owner and is ready to take on Gibbons’ mantle, but of course with her own twist. The gallery’s first owner was Juanita Crosby, who, after an initial denial of her request to buy the building because she was newly divorced and single woman, had to walk the bank owner across the street to convince him to support her purchase. After Crosby purchased the gallery for $5,000 in 1969, she made it into a hub for creative activities. For Plotquin, owning the Firehouse Gallery is the realization of daydreams she used to have about what she would do when she retired. “I would like to
have a house where I can live upstairs and downstairs have an art-oriented place where I can teach what I know or do exhibits with artists in New Jersey and other places,” she said. After taking early retirement, Plotquin decided she wanted to move closer to one of her daughters, in a place that was “artistic and historical.” One daughter, who has two children and lives 10 minutes from Bordentown, told her, “Mom, Bordentown is for you.” They started looking at houses, then saw the firehouse and Plotquin thought, “This is exactly what I always dreamed of when I retire.” Gibbons was born in Toledo, Ohio, then moved several times as his father, a project engineer for Johnson & Johnson, had to supervise the building of new facilities—finally landing in Hopewell at age 10. He graduated from Immaculata High School in Somerville. His mother was a nurse. Despite coming from a family of artists—his maternal great-grandmother painted until age 102—he was disappointed by his experience in art classes. “It was kind of copycat, and I didn’t like that,” he said. So when he had to choose a major at The College of New Jersey, he initially decided on pre-law. “I could argue pretty good, and I thought I would
Longtime owner Eric Gibbons recently sold the Firehouse Gallery to Susana Plotquin, an artist and Spanish teacher.
be a good lawyer,” he said. But Chris Craig’s class in puppetry at the College of New Jersey changed his career direction. “She saw how I was helping all the other students and asked why I was not in art education,” Gibbons says. When he told her about his own experience in high school art classes, she told him, “That’s not how we teach art anymore.” The college’s approach to art education was to connect art with content areas like mathematics, science and history. “It wasn’t like an island where kids make cute stuff and leave the room,” Gibbons says. Rather, he adds, art is as important as these other subjects, “because it teaches those sorts of things in a different way.” “When they are doing portraits with the help of a grid, they are using geometry; when they mix colors, it is revealing information about physics; when students are doing measured drawings, they are calculating things to transfer them over to their canvas; and when they are doing ceramics, they are also learning about chemistry,” Gibbons said. Gibbons not only connects every lesson to core content in academic subjects, but also “to the student who makes it—each art thing they make is somehow connected to themselves. If everyone walks out with the same little snowman with pipe-cleaner arms, I am a failure as an art teacher.” In a recent project his students translated the emotional values in their lives into colors and shapes by creating a mobile. “That way they can code their information visually; they don’t have to tell me who’s mean or who’s nice. And because every student is tying to their family, and every family is different, each is unique,” Gibbons says. In this project the students also learn about cantilevers and counterbalancing, which adds an engineering element, and they write down their plans and lists before the project and critique it after it’s done. Gibbons’s first teaching gig was in Alexandria, Egypt, at the Schutz American School. He had planned to move next to Japan, where he was during his junior year of college, but when a position opened at Northern Burlington, he took it. “I really liked the diversity of the campus—it also pulled from McGuire Air Force Base. I’m not a fan of very homogenous districts. I think it is important for people to get out of their comfort zone just to see the world from a different point of view,” he said. Gibbons had lived for a year on the outskirts of Bordentown, in the Park Apartments, entirely unaware that “there was a city. I thought Bordentown was an area,” he says. But one day he had to mail a rent check or be penalized, so he walked to the post office in town and saw the “for sale” sign in the window of the Firehouse Gallery. When he bought the galler y, he performed about $100,000 worth of renovations. “It didn’t have a kitchen and didn’t have a living room—the kinds of things that make it a home. Juanita was quite a bohemian and made it work with a hot plate; I felt like I needed it
to be little more traditional,” Gibbons says. Gibbons split the space that housed the fire trucks into two rooms, one a private studio and the other a teaching space. “I ran art exhibits, classes, poetry, and music events, and even an opera event,” he says. “I tried to do things like that for the community.” When he saw after the 2008 stock market crash that people were not so interested in buying art, he says, “we changed our tactics and focused more on classes and publishing.” As he became recognized for his approach to art education—uniting art with both academic content areas and students’ personal experiences—he began writing books and launched Firehouse Publications with his partner, Tim Lin. The gallery’s studio has given Gibbons a place to create his own paintings, which have been exhibited nationally and internationally. He has also published art education books, a blog followed by 14,000 art teachers, and several children’s books whose titles begin If Picasso Went… Now, having finished the requisite 25 years in his district, he will retire with pension and health benefits, moving to a warmer climate and a special position at Vernon Malone College and Career Academy. “They want me there to experiment with more of my art lessons, and this idea of integration of core content.” Students have to declare a major—in areas ranging from air conditioning and heating repair to biopharmaceuticals, geographic information systems, and simulation and game development—during their junior year in high school. “They are going to give me freedom to do a lot more experimentation with my lessons and share what I’m doing with the rest of the school,” Gibbons says. Their success, in the context of the city’s failing urban schools, have brought in visitors from other schools “to see why they are succeeding so well.” Plotquin grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where her father worked as an accountant and her mother in a health insurance company. Plotquin is an experimenter. “I move around a lot and try different things,” she says, and her life attests to her exploration of different paths, both in art and career. At 6 she started playing recorder, and by 16 was playing Renaissance and Baroque music for an audience. Early on she earned her living as a musician and a music teacher. When she moved in 1990 to Wanaque with her ex-husband and two daughters, who were then 5 and 8, she continued playing the recorder and performing, and she also wrote and published instrumental arrangements of Latin American music. “Then I decided I wanted to change
careers; I wanted to do something in business,” Plotquin says. For the next seven years she did international channel marketing to resellers for different technology companies, but 9/11 put an end to that. She was ready to change direction again, in part the effect of having worked around the corner from the World Trade Center, but more because she was looking for something more satisfied. “Even though I was doing well [in business], I wanted to do something of service. It wasn’t fulfilling for me, and I decided to stop working for a little while to think,” she says. She started painting mailboxes for sale and repairing and refinishing wooden furniture. But, she says, “after a year I had to do something because my money was running out.” After working for a couple months at a shelter for abused women, she decided to go back to teaching, but this time Spanish instead of music. So she got a master’s degree in teaching Spanish and taught for 17 years in the Parsippany school district. But, she says, “I never abandoned my artistic side,” and in free moments after work and on weekends, “I tried different techniques with different
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materials,” usually involving wood and painting. Very interested in cultural artifacts and indigenous people from Latin America, she travels to different countries “to visit, to know people there, to do research, then I come back and do my art.” In Antigua, Guatemala, she met indigenous weavers and asked one of the women to teach her how to weave. “She taught me a little, and I loved it,” Plotquin says. “Then I went home and bought my own loom, and I started weaving.” Often she integrates tree branches into her woven work, “just to have a fusion of different Latin American cultures and nature, to integrate nature with the weaving,” she explains. Then an artist who saw her work told her, “You need to show this,” and found her a place to exhibit her weaving in Montclair. Her next inspiration came on a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, where she saw people painting alebrijes, brightly colored, detailed paintings of fantastical creatures. She bought unfinished wooden animals and painted her own, also experimenting with painting alebrijes on a chair. Now in the process of selling her house in Wayne, she is only at the idea stage about her plans for the Firehouse Gallery. A “holistic artist,” Plotquin is also involved in meditation, and she foresees a “mix between meditation, music, and art,” with “classes and exhibitions.” She is also thinking about a summer art camp.
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Artist Chris Seldon tattoos at Timeless Tat2, located on Mission Road off of Route 206 in Bordentown. SELDON continued from Page 1 ing Monk Tattoos and Art Gallery in Toms River. He’s been at Timeless Tat2, located on Mission Road in Bordentown, for six years now but didn’t realize he was really an artist at first. He drew a lot, and many people told him he was talented, so he jumped in. He’s not an art snob though, and is open to all styles and genres. “I don’t have a favorite genre,” he said. “If a piece is interesting, that’s where my interest lies. I’m always looking for new ideas. I learn as I go. Andy Warhol style is popular now. The technology is changing as we speak. The needle’s getting better, the ink is better. The machines are a lot better. The healing process is better. We’re using second skin now, no bandages anymore.” Seldon is adamant about working with a client to really understand what they want and to understand what issues someone may have that may make the process more complicated. Sensitive skin, the way a tattoo will look in a certain area versus another, or the tendencies of some clients to form scar tissue all factor into his consultation process with clients. Therefore, his clients really appreciate his gentle and patient approach, especially if they’re getting their very first tattoo. “At our first meeting, we discussed the vision I’d had for a few years of a tattoo I wanted on my upper back,” says Dawn Daloisio, 48, a Bordentown resident of 13 years. “Chris spent a decent amount of time with me, listening, talking, and looking at pictures, helping me bring all the pieces of everything I wanted together. He drew something up for me and it was really great, I was super excited. When all was said and done, my actual tattoo far surpassed my expectations. It’s so beautiful and I get tons of compliments on it. He really is such a talented artist.”
Seldon, extremely mindful of skin issues and of personal taste, likes the environment that Timeless Tat2 provides because there are fewer regretful tattoo incidents there than at other places. There’s a percentage that the shop takes out of the artist’s fee, as the shop provides many of the supplies the artists go through, like the paper towels, medical soap and disinfectant. Timeless Tat2 requires a new client put a deposit down before the work starts. “My nephew is a keloid former,” Seldon says. “And it all depends on how deep you go with the needle. You can definitely get tattooed if you scar, just as long as you don’t go past the dermis layer of skin,” he says, which is why mentoring is very important in the body art business. “There are a lot of people who lie about their experience and slide into the business.” A new client must be 18 to get tatted at TimelessTat2. Many have stories about someone who had a spontaneous drunken night or was too young to make a solid tattoo decision because the mature brain wasn’t fully formed yet. Lasers are used for tattoo removal and it’s more painful than the tattoo process. That’s why Seldon studied how to do tattoo coverups. “Tattoos are so personal, each one unique and special,” Daloisio says. “Some are tributes to loved ones, some are expressions of oneself, some are representations of strength and courage. All are equally important and you want yours to be perfect, so the artist you choose is so important. Getting a tattoo really is an intimate experience, and you have to truly trust and feel comfortable with the artist. I couldn’t imagine anyone not feeling that way with Chris. He’s such a nice person and has an easiness about him that puts you at ease. He is super professional and made me feel totally comfortable.
A piece designed and inked by Chris Seldon, a Bordentownbased tattoo artist. As long as he’s doing tattoos, he’ll be doing mine.” Daloisio met Seldon two years ago when she was referred by a friend who’d
gotten a tattoo on the inside of her forearm from him. She fell instantly in love with it and knew she needed to book an appointment. Seldon says that women have a higher tattoo pain tolerance and that belly, throat, foot, hand and butt tattoos are the most painful with all the nerve endings that run through those areas. He’s doing more free hand drawing too and less tattoo stenciling, which doesn’t complement the body the same way. Placement is a learning process and Seldon sees that the increase in free hand tattooing is a part of the natural evolutionary process of tattoo culture. Seldon’s favorite tattoo artists include master tattooer Nikko Hurtado, from Los Angeles, for his use of vibrant color, and graphic tattoo artist Jeff Gogue for his use of traditional Japanese free hand tattoos and old paintings. When he’s not working he likes spending time with his seven-year-old daughter Alaya, painting and playing the guitar. He’s enthusiastic about the future and paying it forward. “I do eventually want my own shop,” he says. “Now I’m just focused on growing as an artist. My passion is painting. I should have a studio in the future where I paint and tattoo. And passing it on to other a couple people I know who want to become tattoo artists.”
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Bordentown Regional Middle School student Jake Sfraga has discovered a love for performing over the last several years. recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and in lieu of gifts, asked that donations be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.” Since then, the event has grown into their signature fundraiser, a series of concerts held in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. in Januar y, including performances at Stone Pony, the legendar y performing venue at Asbur y Park. Famous artists have included Bruce Springsteen, Michael J. Fox, and John Rzeznik. Over 150 artists will perform at 30 different venues over 10 days. This year, the festival’s organizers hope to surpass the $5.5 million donation mark. The last day of performances, Jan. 20, begins with “Kids Rock,” where the stage is given to children and young adults, such as Sfraga. Last year, Sfraga’s first time performing at Light of Day, he played “1-800-273-8255,” along with “Welcome to the Black Parade,” by the band My Chemical Romance, to a crowd of around 300. While many have a fear of public speaking and performing, Sfraga has overcome this with his early introduction to the field. “I have such a big passion for performing, and love the crowd’s reaction so much so that I don’t even consider it a challenge anymore,” he said. “I just go up there, get on the piano, start singing, and by that time, the ner ves are already gone.” In fact, his favorite part is seeing how
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the crowd interacts with the music. “I love seeing how the crowd reacts to the songs, their smiling faces, and seeing that they’re really enjoying the music I’m making.” He says he thoroughly enjoyed his first performance, which is what motivated him to perform again this year. “I like performing at Light of Day because I really like the cause, along with the location of Asbur y Park, specifically Stone Pony, because it’s really a great place,” he said. For this year’s performance, Sfraga began practicing around two months ago. He has decided to keep his song selection a secret, as he wants to witness the audience’s reaction. Sfraga has a personal connection to the festival—his greatgrandfather was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. This, he said, makes him appreciate the Light of Day festival and the power of music even more. “Music, especially rock music, is such a powerful way to bring people together, especially for something like Parkinson’s disease. People just love music, and want to show their appreciation for it,” Sfraga said.
Not only is Sfraga excited for his own performance, he is eagerly looking for ward to seeing the performances of other children and plans on watching ever y act. “I’m looking forward to seeing the younger children that have so much talent. It’s so much to handle at the age, since you’re tr ying to balance music with learning new things ever yday.” Sfraga’s favorite ar tists include The Beatles, Logic, Post Malone, Tyler, the Creator and Kendrick Lamar, “who stands for peace, love and equality, which I love.” He enjoys per forming works from these ar tists, “along with rock music, because a lot of people think that you can’t do rock on the piano, so it’s fun to show them that you can.” In the future, Sfraga hopes to become a professional musician and singer. Aside from music, Sfraga enjoys skateboarding in the summer, performing in theatre, painting and drawing, and spending time with friends. Along with his father Richard Sfraga, and mother Lisa Sfraga, Jake has two brothers, Michael Mascari, 26, and Matthew Mascari, 23.
Local performer Jake Sfraga, an eighth grader at Bordentown Regional Middle School, will perform at the Light of Day festival in Asbury Park this month.
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Wells Fargo Center in second grade. Suddenly, racing had competition for his attention. “I went to that Flyers game and it started off that year,” he said. “I fell in love with the game and just knew that’s what I wanted to do from there on. We were traveling all over the East Coast (for midget racing) but hockey came first in the end.” Neville began his career playing for Chris Barcless at Iceland in Hamilton, and participated in the Mercer Chiefs in-house league. At age 10 he joined the Lawrence Flames and “It all took off from there.” He quit racing the next year and has become a full-fledged rink rat. While he misses zipping around a track in a car, the thrill of gliding on blades more than makes up for it. “There’s nothing like skating in the cold,”and he said. “The wind, the sound of The Lewis School of Princeton and the Center for Educational Testing Academic Planning present the puck, the ice chopping up. 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He player for Notre Dame this year. February 20, 2019 February 20,and 2019 Memory Attention Memory and Attention Memory and Attention Memory and Attention works hard and expects a lot of himself. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) March 13, 2019 13, guy 2019 The Lewis School of Princeton and the Center for Educational Testing and13, Academic Planning March 2019 Marchpresent 13, He 2019is a March great team on and off the The Multilingual Child Unwrapping Gift. The Multilingual The Multilingual Child monthly neuroscience-basedthe seminars on topics that children whoChild learn differently. The Multilingual Child ice.” Unwrapping the Gift. Unwrapping theimpact Gift. 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Box™of Thinking Outside of the Box™ Please Join Us for Our 46th Annual the Value “I’m a little bit of both,” he said when puck.” The Multilingual Child Unwrapping the Gift. May 16, 2019 April 24, 2019 For Admissions, Pre-K through High School and Post-Graduate When Neville was promoted to varsity asked if he is a scorer or playmaker. “I’m Memory and Att enti on and Language Tree of Light For Admissions, Pre-K through High School and Post-Graduate Pre-K through High School and Post-Graduate Conversation and Language Trends in Education and Present Open Houses (Dec 1,For DecAdmissions, 12, Jan 9, Jan 19, Feb 9, Feb 23)Past last year, he only scored in three games; less selfish though. I like to pass more. I Please call (609) 924-8120 to register. 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In the Differences™ and students ADHD to achieve academic Neville always and a path to success. and the Value of Thinking Outside of the Box™ but noted “my (club) coach had me play- Irish’s first two games, 11 different playbyindependence Dyslexia, Language-based Please Join Us for Our 46th Annual ing a little D this year but it wasn’t work- ers scored ND’s first 17 goals and 16 difTree Light Please Join Us for Our 46ofAnnual Learning Differences™ ferent players had points. ing out.” In Recognition the Gifts and Great Promise of For Admissions, Pre-K through High School and Post-Graduate Tree of ofLight and ADHD toLearn achieve Children Who Differently In Recognition of the Gifts and Great Promise of “I think we’re a good team,” said Most9,likely because his skills are betOpen Houses academic (Dec 1, Dec 12, Jan 9, Jan 19, Feb Feb 23) Children Who Learn Differently Enjoy Holiday Fare, Music, and the Lighting of the Tree independence ter suited to playing up front. One of his Neville, who hopes to play club Enjoy Holiday Fare, Music, and the Lighting of the Tree Friday, December 7, 2018 from 6:00pm-9:00pm and a path toand success. bestNJ attributes is having an awareness hockey at maybe Liberty or Drexel. Friday, December 7, 2018 from 6:00pm-9:00pm (609) 924-8120 53 Bayard Lane, lewisschool.org The Lewis School Champions theContact Gifts of Learning Differently *This event is free open to the Princeton, public. The Lewis School Champions the Gifts of Learning Differently *This event is free and open to the public. of where his linemates are at all times. “Hopefully we can make a good run and and the the Value of Thinking Outside of the Box™ Value of Thinking Outside of the Box™ He also has leadership abilities, which in the Mercer County Tournament. ForAdmissions, Admissions, Pre-K High School and Post-Graduate For Pre-Kthrough through High School and Post-Graduate is what McVey is counting on from him. With coach Mike this year, it’s more Open Houses (Jan 9, 12, Jan 19, Feb 9, Feb 23) OpenHouses Houses (Dec Dec 12, JanJan 9, Jan 19, Feb 9, 23)Feb 23) Open (Dec1,1, Dec 9, Jan 19,9, Feb The coach also feels Neville is better in that we’re here to win. It’s not just Contact (609) 924-8120 53 53 Bayard Lane, Princeton, NJ NJ www.lewisschool.org Contact (609) 924-8120 Lane, Princeton, lewisschool.org the defensive end than he gives himself skill development. We’re tr ying to win Contact (609) 924-8120 53Bayard Bayard Lane, Princeton, NJ lewisschool.org games.” credit for. Josh Neville has been going fast all his life. The was his speed has been generated, however, has changed over the years. Neville is currently cranking it up on ice, as he is one of numerous scoring threats on the Notre Dame High School ice hockey team. He got his first taste of varsity action last season and chipped in with three goals and three assists. Unlike so many club/high school players who laced up skates before they did anything else, Neville had to evolve into a hockey player. In fact, his feet were hitting a gas pedal
well before they hit the ice, and, in fact, long before he had his driver’s license. “I used to be big into race car driving,” he said. “I used to drive the little quarter midgets at a dirt track in Atco (in South Jersey). It’s basically a drag strip but they have a little dirt track behind it. My whole family is big into racing. It started with my grandparents on down. I was 5 years old, and you’re allowed to do it at that age. It was good times. I loved it.” But he began cheating on his first love a few years later. In 2010, the last year the Flyers were in the Stanley Cup finals, Neville attended a game at the
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Energetic Florence boosts Hun basketball squad By Rich Fisher Shamar Florence is defined first and foremost by one word—energy. “He can bring a lot just walking down the hall,” Hun boys’ basketball coach Jon Stone said. The senior has brought it all with him from Bordentown to the Princetonbased prep school, as he provides a little bit of everything on the basketball court. The athletic Florence does not have eye-popping statistics, but his value comes in various ways. “He’s been around for four years now,” Stone said. “He knows the program, he knows the system. He’s one of our more experienced guys. He has the ability to bring energy and run the floor, bring some pop and get going scoring, get us going with steals. He can bring a lot of that to the table.” Post-graduate Andrew Seager, a transfer from Ocean Township, immediately embraced his new teammate. “I love playing with Shamar,” Seager said. “He’s a lock-down defender. He can score the ball at will but we have a lot of offensive players on our team so it’s kind of hard to get one player to score the whole time. But he can do a lot of things for us.” In the end, however, it comes down to the “E” word. “Most importantly, energy,” said Florence when asked what his main role is. “I have to bring energy to my teammates. When they’re down I bring them up. When they’re up I keep it up. Being the one to score if we need a basket, being the lockdown defender, getting an open shot in transition. Do all the dirty work basically.” Which is something he enjoys. “I like to get knocked down and gritty,” Florence said with a grin. Florence began his career at age 6 playing in the Bordentown Area Basketball League. He was already advanced
senior. “I started out coming off the bench toward the end of the fourth quarter,” he said. “Last year I started to get more time. This year they have me as more of a ball handler and a shooter.” Florence can hit a 3-pointer in the halfcourt offense and also has the ability to finish on the fast break. With his long arms he provides tenacious defense. “My defense is about ball denial, get in a person’s head,” he said. “I try to guard the best player on the other team; and just do the little things on defense to help us win.” Stone has watched with admiration as Florence has worked hard to better himself. “He came as a freshman young and inexperienced,” the coach said. “He had some learning and growing to do, and he’s done that. He’s gotten better every year. It’s been fun to watch.” Ironically, one of his weakest points in ninth grade has become his strongest. “He’s come a long way, and one of the things he really got better at is the energy piece, learning how to play hard,” Stone said. “He’s evolved as a much better defender, as a shooter. Just so many different ways. He’s just gotten better every year.” Florence was a big scorer coming up through the ranks and is still capable of putting up some big numbers. But the Raiders lean more on his intangibles. “He has the ability to score but
with him, it’s as much about his leadership and experience as anything,” Stone said. “He’s definitely going to have some big scoring nights for us but it’s about the whole package. That’s what we preach as a team as opposed to having one guy to do the scoring. He cer tainly is going to do some scoring for us but with him it’s about a lot of things.” One of those things is making new teammates feel right at home. “He’s got a warm personality and an ability to make everybody feel comfortable,” Stone said. “That’s huge.” Exhibit A: when Seager transferred in. “He welcomed me with open arms,” the PG said. “He’s a real friendly kid, obviously a good basketball player. If I’m down he always brings me up. If he’s down I pick him up. We’re like brothers now in the short time we’ve known each other.” Florence feels that forming chemistry with newcomers is as much a part of his job as dribbling, shooting and rebounding. “If we have a new guy I want to welcome him in,” he said. “That’s important.” For when it comes to Florence, the most fun about playing basketball is who he is doing it with. He admitted as much when asked what his highlight has been at Hun so far. “Just going out every day with my teammates,” he said. “That’s what stands out the most.” And once he’s out there, he knows how to energize them.
‘I have to bring energy to my teammates. When they’re down, I bring them up.’ –Hun basketball player Shamar Florence
Bordentown resident Shamar Florence brings “a little bit of ever ything” to the Hun basketball team. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) past many of the players in BABL and not surprisingly became a standout for Bordentown Middle School. Back in those days he was a scorer. He joined the Mid-Jersey Mavericks AAU team and decided on Hun for its strong academics and the big-time schedule it plays. “I love playing here,” he said. “We play national teams, the best teams out here. It’s great exposure, a great experience. We all get better each and every game. It’s a great atmosphere.” Florence made varsity as a freshman but only played in one game. As a sophomore he was still working his way into the lineup and played in 12 contests. Last year as the Raiders sixth man, he averaged 5.5 points in 19 games. He has moved into the starting lineup as a
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Sports Card and Collectibles Show, Town Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown. rksportspromotions.com. Over 40 tables of sports cards, comic books, figurines, nonsports cards, autographed memorabilia, posters, and more. $2. Children under 6 free. 9 a.m.
Wednesday, January 2
English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. Mini Me Mix and Mingle, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Stories, finger plays, songs and socialization for babes 18 months and under with a caregiver. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, January 3
Disney on Ice “100 Years of Magic”, CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. cureinsurancearena.com. Ice skating spectacular as Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse. $12 to $70. 7 p.m. English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. Grief and Loss Group for Older Adults, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Open to people over 60. Free. Register. 1:30 p.m.
Baby Care Basics Class, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton. capitalhealth.org. Learn about how to keep baby healthy, sleeping, crying, comforting, bathing, diapering, and nurturing yourself as parents. $50. Register. 7 p.m. Preschool Story Time, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Songs, stories and a craft for children ages 3 to 6. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m.
Friday, January 4
Disney on Ice “100 Years of Magic”, CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. cureinsurancearena.com. Ice skating spectacular as Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse. $12 to $70. 7 p.m. Holiday Train Show, Old City Hall, 13 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown City. downtownbordentown.com. Featuring fully running layouts with model villages and scenes as well as displays of memorabilia, Christmas toy trains, and more. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pint Sized Painters, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Children ages 2 to 4 can explore different art mediums. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m. Dog Tales, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib. nj.us. Children of all ages can read to Isla, a reading therapy dog. 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 5
Disney on Ice “100 Years of Magic”, CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. cureinsurancearena.com. Ice skating spectacular as Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse. $12 to $92. 11 a.m. and 3
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Sunday, January 6
Disney on Ice “100 Years of Magic”, CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. cureinsurancearena.com. Ice skating spectacular as Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse. $12 to $92. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Holiday Train Show, Old City Hall, 13 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown City. downtownbordentown.com. Featuring fully running layouts with model villages and scenes as well as displays of memorabilia, Christmas toy trains, and more. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday, January 7
Intermediate English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib. nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. AARP Driving Course, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Be a safer, better driver. Bring your New Jersey or Pennsylvania driver’s license. $20. Register. 9 a.m. Adult Children Caring for Parents, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge
Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Learn about the seven stages of dementia. Free. Register. 5:30 p.m. Achieve Your Dream in 2019, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Discuss losing weight to gain a new lease on life. Free. Register. 5:30 p.m. Preschool STEAM, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. STEAM activities for children ages 3 to 6. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 8
Letting Go of Clutter, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Explore how emotional ties to “stuff” can create clutter and affect mood. Free. Register. 1:30 p.m. Toddler Time, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Pop-up books, singing, dancing, hands-on musical instruments, crafts and socialization for children ages 18 months to 3 years. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m. Winter Wizarding Ball, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. “Harry Potter” Yule Ballthemed party with games, crafts, music and dancing for teens. Free. Register. 6 p.m.
Wednesday, January 9
Fall Prevention and Balance Screening, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Free. Register. 1 p.m.
Thursday, January 10
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Friday, January 11
Noises Off, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $18. Through January 20. 8 p.m. 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Anniversary Party, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib. nj.us. Songs and celebration. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m. Dog Tales, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib. nj.us. Children of all ages can read to Isla, a reading therapy dog. 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 12
Noises Off, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $18. 8 p.m. Camden and Amboy Railroad: The Original Bordentown Rail Travel, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Rail historian John Kilbride tells the story of the C and A’s development, construction, operation and historic significance. Free. Register. 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 13
Noises Off, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $18. 2 p.m. Sports Card and Collectibles Show, Town Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown. rksportspromotions.com. Over 40 tables of sports cards, comic books, figurines, nonsports cards, autographed memoabilia, posters, and more. $2. Children under 6 free. 9 a.m.
Monday, January 14
Hearing Screening, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-245-7390. rwjbh.org. Free. Call Lorraine Sgarlato to register. 9:30 a.m. Ask About Lung Health, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Speak with a nurse practitioner about how to protect your lungs. Free. Register. 10 a.m. Adult Children Caring for Parents, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Learn about the first steps for caregivers. Free. Register. 5:30 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.
Tuesday, January 15
Tuesday Night Book Club, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. “The Mermaid Chair” by Sue Monk Kidd. Free. Register. 7 p.m. Discovering Your Golden Years, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Discussing enjoying life in 2019. Free. Register. 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 16
English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. Ask the Dietician, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Bring your nutrition questions and receive a free body fat analysis. Free. Register. 1 p.m. HealthRhythms Drumming Winter Solstice Celebration, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609584-5900. rwjbh.org. Drums provided or bring your own. $15. Register. 8 p.m.
Thursday, January 17
English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. Grief and Loss Group for Older Adults, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Open to people over 60. Free. Register. 1:30 p.m. Maternity Tour, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. Maternity unit tour for expecting parents. Free. Register. 6:30 p.m.
Friday, January 18
Noises Off, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $18. 8 p.m. We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Matthews Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Damien Sneed performs a blend of classical, jazz, and gospel music inspired by the words and actions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. $25-$50. 8 p.m. Preschool Story Time, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Songs, stories and a craft for children ages 3 to 6. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m. Dog Tales, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib. nj.us. Children of all ages can read to Isla, a reading therapy dog. 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 19
Noises Off, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $18. 8 p.m. A.P.B., Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. mancavenj.com. $20. 8 p.m. Baby Care Basics Class, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. Learn about how to keep baby healthy, sleeping, crying, comforting, bathing, diapering, and nurturing yourself as parents. $50. Register. 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 20
Noises Off, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $18. 2 p.m. Special Children’s Breakfast, Bordentown Elks Lodge, 11 Amboy Road, Bordentown. Allyou-can-eat breakfast. Adults $8. Children $6. 8:30 a.m.
Monday, January 21
Intermediate English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib. nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m.
Tuesday, January 22
Rogues and Roses Book Club, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Discussing romance stories with a hotel setting. Free. Register. 7 p.m.
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Breastfeeding Moms Group, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton. capitalhealth.org. Breastfeeding discussion group for mothers, nursing infants, and expectant women. Free. Register. 11 a.m. Teen Advisory Board, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Teens ages 13 to 18 can help make decisions about the library’s teen events and earn volunteer time. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23
English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. Baby Care Basics Class, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. Learn about how to keep baby healthy, sleeping, crying, comforting, bathing, diapering, and nurturing yourself as parents. $50. Register. 7:30 p.m. Toddler Time, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Pop-up books, singing, dancing, hands-on musical instruments, crafts and socialization for children ages 18 months to 3 years. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, January 24
English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. How to Stay Motivated with Your New Year’s Resolution, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Free. Register. 6 p.m. Full STEAM Ahead, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Children ages 5 to 12 can make snow, “go” ice fishing and create snowstorms in a jar. Free. Register. 4:15 p.m. Just for Girls, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Introduction to puberty, body image, self esteem, and nutrition for 9- to 11-year-old girls. Includes a copy of “American Girl: The Care and Keeping of You.” $12. Register. 6 p.m.
Friday, January 25
Zorro: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. Through February 3. 8 p.m. Dog Tales, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib. nj.us. Children of all ages can read to Isla, a reading therapy dog. 3:30 p.m. 3rd Grade Girls Book Club, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. “The Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party” by Shannon Hale, plus an activity. Free. Register. 4 p.m.
Saturday, January 26
Zorro: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m. La Leche League of Bordentown, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Talk with other mothers about breast feeding education, information, support and encouragement. 10:30 a.m. Sustainability Utility Options In and Around Bordentown, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Learn about green sustainability options like geothermal and solar energy. Free. Register. 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 27
Zorro: The Musical, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m. Sports Card and Collectibles Show, Town Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown. rksportspromotions.com. Over 40 tables of sports cards, comic books, figurines, nonsports cards, autographed memoabilia, posters, and more. $2. Children under 6 free. 9 a.m.
Monday, January 28
Intermediate English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib. nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. Preschool Story Time, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Songs, stories and a craft for children ages 3 to 6. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 29
Special Needs Parent Resource Fair, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Representatives from a variety of organizations in Burlington County that work with people with disabilities present. Activities for children also included. Free. 6 p.m.
Wednesday, January 30
English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m.
Thursday, January 31
English as a Second Language Class, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-298-0622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Develop or improve upon English reading, writing and speaking skills and receive a civics education. Free. Register. 10 a.m. Women and Self-Care: A Balancing Act, RWJ Fitness and Wellness Center, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Learn about balancing the demands of life while maintaining optimal health. Free. Register. 6 p.m. Mini Me Mix and Mingle, Bordentown Library, 18 East Union Street, Bordentown, 609-2980622. bcls.lib.nj.us. Stories, finger plays, songs and socialization for babes 18 months and under with a caregiver. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m.
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