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Rare tour of restored White City residence part of Marsh History Weekend By micheLe ALPeRin Standing high on a bluff overlooking Abbott Marsh is White City Mansion, 301 Harrison Ave., in Hamilton. Built as a farmhouse in 1820, the house reached its glory as the Casino Restaurant between 1907 and 1921, serving customers at the White City Amusement Park that surrounded it and in its heyday drew thousands.

Remnants of its past—a fountain in front and stonework at the entrance—remained near the condemned house when Suzy Abbott’s husband, Turner, saw the house on the internet and was intrigued by it.

In August 2009, the Abbotts, who were preparing to downsize from their 4-bedroom split-level on a 3/4-acre lot in Pennington to a townhouse in Ewing, decided to check out the majestic but unlivable house.

When they arrived, the house was hidden behind trees, the driveway loop was mostly buried under ivy, and the garage had collapsed.

But when they walked in and saw the graceful arches and the two fireplaces in the living room, Abbott says, “It was immediate that we were supSee MANSION, Page 10

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Hamilton resident John Rossi will run the Boston Marathon April 15 as part of an effort to raise $10,000 for cancer treatment and research.

Running for a reason Endurance athlete deals with adversity by running for charity

By LAuRA PoLLAcK When Hamilton resident John Rossi runs down Boylston Street on April 15, he will be thinking about everything and everyone that helped bring him to the final stretch of the country’s most iconic marathon.

“There’s a lot that you think about in that last .2 miles,” the Hamilton resident said. “The

work you put in to get there, the charity you’re running for, the people who supported you— whether it be financially or emotionally—some personal pride.”

Rossi is running the Boston Marathon this year as part of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge. He teamed up with 500 other runners who committed to raising a total of $6 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Rossi individually pledged $10,000 to the cause.

The money raised by the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge will benefit adult and pediatric cancer treatment and research. More than 1.6 mil-

lion cancer cases were reported in 2015, according to the CDC, and Rossi wants the money he raises to treat as many different types of cancer as possible.

“I don’t think you can walk around this world and not know somebody who knows somebody who has been affected by cancer,” Rossi said. “My sisterin-law got breast cancer, my friend died of cancer. It’s hard to deal with.”

One of the ways Rossi deals with life’s adversity is to run for charity. The 55-year-old has an extensive running resume— completing five marathons, See BOSTON, Page 14

Four years ago, Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede “had a vision” for the township’s future. Now it could become a reality, Yaede said in her final State of Hamilton address before she faces re-election.

Yaede introduced her plan to bring an “entertainment district” to the township during her 2015 State of Hamilton speech, an announcement that was kicked into a higher gear thanks to an appearance by former Mayor Jack Rafferty in a go-kart. This year, Yaede said the township has entered the final lap before that promise becomes a reality.

She discussed those plans, plus development, taxes and her administration’s controversies at this year’s speech, held March 20 at the Stone Terrace. A portion of the profits from the address, she said, will benefit City of Angels, Recovery Advocates of America, and The Overdose Prevention Agency Corporation.

Rafferty wanted to get back behind the wheel, Yaede said, because three family entertainment centers—yes, including See YAEDE, Page 16

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Allow me to begin by saying it has been an incredible honor and privilege to serve you as your councilwoman. My time on the governing body has been an incredible gift. Throughout my years of service, I have been involved in and supported many of our community’s organizations, programs, churches, schools and incredible individuals.

As my term comes to an end this year and as a supporter of term limits, I have decided to not seek re-election. As a mother of two, and with my son in high school, I look forward to having time to support him, attend his baseball games and spend more quality time with my family, who have supported me throughout my terms on council. Additionally, I simply cannot support an administration I no longer respect. An administration defined by bullying, intimidation, retaliation, secrecy and self-absorbed attitudes that puts residents last.

I am forever grateful to all the individuals who throughout the years have provided support and guidance. Those friendships will always mean the world to me, and while I will no longer serve on the governing body in 2020, I will continue to be involved in serving the Hamilton Township community in different ways. I will always speak my mind. That is who I am and who I will

always be. I am a very loyal person, but that loyalty is not blind. I look forward to seeing many of you as I continue to work with the great organizations I care so much for and support, including the Hispanic outreach programs and events for our ever-growing Hispanic community.

Once again, thank you to the Hamilton residents who put their faith in me to serve the entire community, not just a select few. It has been an honor and privilege to serve as the first elected Hispanic female in Mercer County and Hamilton Township.

With much respect and deep gratitude. God bless you.

Ileana Schirmer The author is a Hamilton Township councilwoman.

The Hamilton Post welcomes letters to the editor. All letters are the opinions of the author, not the Hamilton Post. Submissions must include the name, address and contact information of the author.

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Rep. Chris Smith, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri, Peter, Adam, Rachael, Lisa and Tyler Pietras and Troop Leader Carla Fisher stand March 16, 2019 during a Boy Scout Court of Honor.

Boy Scout Adam Pietras was only 10 when he fought off a loose bullmastiff that got into his family’s backyard and charged his younger sister, then 7.

He pushed his sister out of harm’s way. The dog latched onto him instead, causing severe injuries but buying enough time for his younger brother Tyler to run for help. Adam suffered substantial blood loss, was hospitalized and required more than 200 stitches.

Following therapy and plastic surgery, Adam made a strong recovery.

On March 16, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), presented Adam with a U.S. Flag flown over the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. in Adam’s honor, and a copy of remarks in the Congressional Record Smith entered March 14.

Smith presented the flag and a copy of the Congressional Record statement at a Boy Scout Court of Honor at Switllik Park in Hamilton before Adam’s fellow scouts of Troop 87, veterans at the VFW Post 491 (which charters Troop 87), and family and friends.

Pietras, 14, and Tyler, 12, are students at Reynolds Middle School. Their sister, Rachael, attends Sunnybrae Elementary School. Adam’s parents, Peter Pietras and Lisa Pitoniak-Pietras, and family and friends, attended the event. Smith gave Tyler a Congressional Certificate honoring his actions to get help as Adam fought the dog.

In 2017, Adam received the Boy Scouts of America’s highest national award for lifesaving and meritorious action, the Honor Medal With Crossed Palms. The award is rarely given, with around 300 issued in the last 80 years.

The township has also honored Adam.

Yaede to face primary challenge in mayor’s race Hamilton Township Mayor Kelly Yaede announced her bid for re-election March 13 in front of supporters at the newly renovated Hamilton Lanes. A day later, she learned she’ll have to earn her way onto the November general election ballot by defeating a primary challenger who has been one of her fiercest critics.

The man she’ll face in June is David Henderson, who kicked off his campaign on the steps of the township municipal building March 14. Henderson said fire consolidation, streamlining the municipal government, keeping property taxes low and focusing on economic development would be some of his top priorities. Among the development initiatives he’d like to pursue are enticing the wind turbine industry to set up manufacturing facilities along Hamilton’s Delaware River shoreline and possibly resurrecting a transit village proposal as a plan for the Congoleum property on Sloan Avenue.

Henderson is active in the county Republican Party, and one of the founders of the splinter group, Republicans For A Better Hamilton.

Henderson served as campaign manager for the Republicans running for Mercer County freeholder last year, as well as for a slate of candidates for Hamilton Township Board of Education.

An investigation by the Hamilton Post revealed two of those school board candidates had social media accounts with a history of racist, sexist or otherwise questionable posts.

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AROUND TOWN continued from Page 7 Among the Republican dignitaries at Henderson’s March 14 announcement was former councilman Ed Gore, who resigned in February from his position as township public defender after sharing a Facebook post that compared Democrats to the Ku Klux Klan.

Republican councilwoman Ileana Schirmer also attended Henderson’s campaign kickoff, a day after she announced she will not seek re-election this year. In a letter, Schirmer thanked residents for supporting her. She also knocked Yaede on the way out, saying “I simply cannot support an administration I no longer respect.”

The Hamilton Township Republicans showed that feeling perhaps is mutual, when they put out a call for candidates Feb. 15. The announcement solicited people to run alongside Yaede and incumbent councilman Ralph Mastrangelo in this year’s election—without ever naming Schirmer or acknowledging the slot would replace a multi-term incumbent who had yet to publicly announce a decision regarding her own future.

Yaede, meanwhile, made official last month what had been known for weeks—that she will seek another term as Hamilton’s mayor. Yaede told the Hamilton Post in late January that she “absolutely” would be running for re-election.

Yaede has been mayor since November 2012, when she was appointed to the position by township council. She won re-election in 2013 and again in 2015.

She previously served on the township Board of Education and township council.

In her official announcement March 13, Yaede touted Hamilton’s crime rate, economic development and property taxes as proof of her successes as mayor.

The winner of the Henderson-Yaede

primary June 4 will face council president Jeff Martin, a Democrat, in the November election for mayor.

–Rob Anthes

Forums to focus on opioid abuse in Hamilton Faced with the rising prominence of heroin and opioid abuse in Hamilton Township, the school district has partnered with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office to hold three forums this month on the subject.

Entitled “The Opioid Epidemic: An Open and Frank Town Hall Meeting for Parents & Students,” the events will be hosted by superintendent Scott Rocco and Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri. The first meeting is April 9 at Hamilton West, followed by ones April 23 at Steinert and April 25 at Nottingham. Each event begins at 6:30 p.m.

MCCC students provide technical support When you receive a phone call from the International Space Station, you tend to pay close attention.

This past fall, six Medical Laboratory Technology students at Mercer County Community College provided technical support as paid interns for Abbott’s Point of Care business in Princeton during the company’s software update to its widely used i-STAT device. They fielded phone calls from healthcare professionals across the country—and even from an astronaut on the Space Station.

According to MCCC faculty member Lisa Shave, coordinator of the MLT program, the i-STAT instrument is widely used in physicians’ offices, hospital emergency rooms, and other healthcare settings as a fast, accurate and cost-effective

This past fall, six Medical Laborator y Technology students at Mercer County Community College provided technical support as paid interns for Abbott’s Point of Care business in Princeton. Pictured are (front) Kaleanne Esguerra, Gladys Iglesias of Hamilton, (standing) Julie Kim, Carolyn Vasquez of Hamilton and faculty member Lisa Shave. (Not pictured Jessica LaFrennie and Jerr y Sowers.) Two have continued their employment with the company.

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Student Carolyn Vazquez of Hamilton said the internship was a welcome addition to her college coursework.

“We were helping people with an important task,” she said. “I might be one of the people on the other end of the line someday.”

Shave is delighted that her students had the opportunity to learn about healthcare from the manufacturer’s side and rely on their critical thinking and communications skills.

Shave adds that an MLT degree is more versatile than some may realize.

Based in Chicago, Abbott produces testing and diagnostics equipment and technology, and manufactures medical devices and generic pharmaceuticals, serving people in more than 150 countries. The goal of its Princeton Point of Care business is to design, develop, manufacture and provide technical support to medical professionals who are using the i-STAT System.

Two students have been asked to stay on this spring. One is Kaleanne Esguerra of Lawrenceville.

“Working at Abbott has given me a different insight into the laboratory testing field as a whole,” Esguerra said.

“Most of the customers I deal with on a regular basis are lab techs, lab managers, and point of care coordinators, so I’ve gotten a glimpse of what they do and how seemingly differing industries all intersect.”

Esguerra, who already has her bachelor’s in biology from Humboldt State University, has mapped out her future plans, including working as a traveling Medical Laboratory Scientist and earn-

ing her master’s degree in either MLS or public health.

But, she notes, working at Abbott’s Point of Care business has opened up other possibilities.

Other students who interned this fall were Jessica LaFrennie, Julie Kim, Gladys Iglesias, and Jerr y Sowers.

Hamilton artist Cruser to be featured in Ewing Arts Has No Boundaries and the Ewing Township Arts Commission have chosen Hamilton resident Connie Cruser to be the Featured Artist for the month of April. Cruser is a self-taught Artist. She and her husband, Rich, have participated in Ewing Community Center activities for many years.

Along with colored pencil pet portraits, she now creates mixed media pieces, all created in paper filigree. In 2018, she won a first-place award in the Mercer County Senior Art Show, in the Mixed Media Non-Professional Category. In 2018, she also won a third -place award in the Trashed Art Contest held at the Lawrence Branch of Mercer County’s Library System.

Many of her paper filigree works, including “Seaside Serenity” will be on display at the Ewing Township Municipal Building, 2 Jake Garzio Drive in Ewing. A reception will be held at the Ewing Township Municipal Building on Thursday, April 11, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Cruser’s artwork has been shown in group shows and in displays at The Gallery at Capital Health Medical Center, Ewing Township Municipal Building, The Gourgard Gallery in Cranbury, The Lawrence Branch of Mercer County’s Library System, Hamilton Township Public Library, The Gallery at Mercer County Community College, Art All Night-Trenton and various exhibits hosted by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council for “Out of the Ashes–Slice of Art” Shows.

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MANSION continued from Page 1 posed to be here.” And her first thought was “this is my home” even though this was “way not” what they planned.

Describing what she saw that day, Abbott says there was no power, no water, no heat, and it was raining paint off the ceilings and walls. There was also a puddle in the library, a kitchen that needed replacing, one toilet on the main floor, and no sink, and when the realtor opened the back door of the house, they saw that the whole back of the house had collapsed.

Their families were horrified, but Abbott, having experienced the pluses of the property, was undaunted. She had walked into the backyard, looked out from the bluff over the lake and marsh, and said, “You’re telling me this can be my backyard?” And she loved that all the second-floor bedrooms were 16-by-16, as she remembered that her antique Chinese marriage bed would not fit into one room at her Pennington home.

“In here, we have a king-size bed and furniture and a 10-by-12 Oriental rug, and nothing is touching each other,” Abbott says. “You don’t get that in a split level in Pennington and certainly not in a condo.”

The Abbots got an estimate from a contractor of what it would cost to make the house livable—nothing extravagant—but when they put in an offer they found that another offer had already arrived, under contract.

“We should have put in a higher offer, but we kind of gave up,” she says.

dle of the yard and turn off the water.

After purchasing the house the Abbotts got to work immediately on renovations, which took nine months with five contractors working concurrently. Suzy Abbott headed up the painting, joined by friends and relatives, which required scraping, followed by two coats of Kilz primer to coat water stains, then two coats of paint. The contractors repaired plaster on walls and ceilings, updated the electrical systems, demoed the three-car garage, and saved the sunroom. They also had to reroof the now-6,500 square foot house.

“When we bought this house, we said, ‘Let’s try to keep it as close as we can to what it already is,’” Abbott says, although they did expand the secondfloor bathroom into one of the bedrooms and put in a big soaking tub. But graceful touches of the past remain: the art deco fireplaces in the living room, probably from the 1920s; a medallion In its two centuries, White City Mansion in Hamilton has been a residence, and chandelier in the dining room and the hall light; the kitchen floors, made a restaurant and the centerpiece of an amusement park. of old Trenton tile; and very long, thin cedar closets on the bedroom floors.

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As part of the History Weekend at the Abbott Marshlands, historian and Hamilton native Jim Colello Jr., author of “Let’s Go to the White City: A History of White City Amusement Park,” will be offering tours of White City Mansion, Saturday, April 27, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. The afternoon tour is already filled; registration for the morning tour is required by Friday, April 26, by emailing info@abbotmarshlands.org.

Colello, who studied history at the former Parsons College in Iowa and earned a master’s in public administration at Rider University, grew up on Reed Avenue and remembers seeing the White City Mansion and the stone columns at the driveway’s entrance when he would visit a friend on McClellan Avenue.

He first met Suzy Abbott when he saw her crying on her front porch and asked her, “Is this yours?” Then, he told her, “I have some stories for you.”

Built in 1820, the original farmhouse

and the 150 acres it sat on were sold in 1889 by Isaac DeCou to a developer, the Broad Street Land Association. When they tried to sell the house in 1898, no one was interested—likely because on the developers’ street plan Overlook House, as the mansion was then called, was surrounded by streets. So instead the developers transformed the house and its property into Spring Lake Park, creating a lake below the house, reached via a majestic set of stairs, to attract people to the park.

In 1906, Chicagoan C. H. Oberheide of White City Company came to Trenton looking for a place to build an amusement park, following a trend inspired by the 1893 Chicago World Exposition. Oberheide teamed up with Trenton businessmen to secure the lease on the old farm, and they built White City Park, to which “thousands of people flocked,” Colello says.

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MANSION continued from Page 11 ture train, laughing gallery, shooting alley, “helter skelter” slide, and theatres where traveling acts would stay for a week and perform.

In 1917, Hildinger Amusement enterprises a new management company took over the lease and renamed the space Boiling Springs Park, named for the spring that fed the lake. In 1921, Hildinger opened a second, larger amusement park in Hamilton at Woodlawn Park, which became fully operational in 1922. The new park had more land, a larger rollercoaster, a large picnic area, sports fields, and off-street parking, which Colello said was key to its popularity. The new park “was the death knell for Boiling Springs,” which closed after its 1922 season. The amusement park at Woodlawn stayed in business until the 1930s.

Henrietta “Aunt Yetti” Episcopo managed the Casino Restaurant in White City Park from 1911 to 1922 and may have owned the building. Customers at the Casino Restaurant ate out on the sizable veranda, which then extended around the side of the house. Its only remnant is the sunroom in the back, which they ended up saving only after the carpenter uncovered windows along the outside wall.

In the late 1920s, the house suffered a fire, then in the 1930s the property moved into the hands of the La Macchia family and later their relatives, the Speciales. The Speciales told Abbott that their father brought an Italian craftsman over from Italy to do the arches and concrete work in the 1930s. At some point

the roof was vaulted up to make room for a third floor.

Abbott and her husband graduated from Hopewell Valley Regional High School. Two days after graduation, she started working for Emon, which manufactured electric submeters. At the beginning she answered phones, but as the company grew she transitioned to managing the marketing, advertising, and graphic design, staying a total of 22 years. In 2010 Honeywell bought the

company, and when they closed it down in 2014, Abbott says, “I realized I could draw, and I now do websites and marketing collateral.” She owns Creative Marketing Designs, which does work for nonprofits and small manufacturers, associations, and businesses. She and her husband also buy, sell, and collect antique glassware, which is displayed in cabinets downstairs.

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Other events sponsored by Friends for the Abbott Marshlands (abbottmarshlands.org) during the history weekend include: on Saturday, April 28, a bird walk at Spring Lake in Roebling Park in Hamilton, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., cohosted by the Washington Crossing Audubon Society, plus Charles Leck on the Audubon Society’s and C.C. Abbott’s importance to natural history; a bird walk at Spring Lake in Roebling Park, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; half-hour tours of oldest Mercer County house, the Watson House, guided by Daughters of the American Revolution,151 Westcott Ave. in Hamilton. On Sunday, April 28, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m, explore tracks of Camden and Amboy Railroad with geologist Pierre Lacombe, Watson House tours, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Recently, Abbott spotted seven swans flying by and a Carolina wren on the air conditioner outside her bedroom window. She also watches a bald eagle whose nest is in the marsh; a 40-pound beaver; white, blue, and green herons; and snakes and frogs.

“There’s more nature here than in Western New York,” she says.

After moving in they made new friends, and have had 850 children coming through on Halloween. “The house isn’t just the place we live; it is the place we enjoy being,” Abbott says—so much so that they ended up selling their vacation properties in New York State. Noting that she recently counted 11 deer, a fox, possums, and raccoons, she says, “We don’t need a [New York] black bear!”

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BOSTON continued from Page 1 seven half marathons, three IronMans, over 50 5Ks, and countless other races—but his fundraising may be even more impressive. Rossi has raised more than $20,000 for the Organization for Autism Research through running.

“I believe chasing a personal goal while helping others with your talent is a gift and a great way to make money,” he said. “It amplifies the experience, but it doesn’t make it about yourself.”

Rossi holds many charities close to his heart. He runs for the Organization for Autism Research for his autistic nephew, Nico, who is one of his heroes. He is on the board of Ryan’s Quest, a Hamiltonbased charity to fight Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He also started a charity memorial foundation—Nicholas James Leona Memorial Fund—on behalf of his 20-year-old godson who died from an accidental overdose.

“He doesn’t do anything halfway,” Helene Leona said. “He is generous with his time, with his life. When he loves you, he loves you 150 percent— the good, the bad, the ugly, the happy, the sad.”

Leona and her husband, Jim, have known Rossi for more than 30 years, and will be traveling to Boston to see him cross the finish line. They know firsthand that when Rossi runs in Boston, he won’t just be running for himself, but he’ll be running for all that he loves. They chose Rossi to be the godfather to their son Nicholas, who died the day before Rossi competed in the IronMan triathlon for the first time. Rossi

Hamilton resident John Rossi has competed in dozens of endurance races, including the 2016 Trenton Half Marahton (pictured above). wanted to come home to be with the family, but Leona encouraged him to stay and finish the race.

“He said he was not going to run the IronMan, and I said ‘No. You are going to run this IronMan not just for yourself but for Nicholas because Nicholas can no longer fight and run,’” Leona said.

“So I just said to him in the time that you need strength, just ask him. Just talk to him. He’ll give it to you.”

Just as Rossi was beginning to lose steam during the race, he felt a nudge on his shoulder. He knew it was his godson.

“When you do an IronMan, you usu-

ally get a tattoo on your calf, but I got mine on my shoulder because he’s always on my shoulder. I feel him.

When I ride my bike up a hill of Mile 100 of an IronMan, I feel him on my shoulder. Same in the swim, same in the run, no matter what I do, I feel it.”

Neither Leona or her husband were surprised to learn that Rossi was accepted into the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge.

“In the past 30 years, he has never backed away from a challenge,” Leona said. “He doesn’t have a negative mind, so when he sets his mind to something it’s full steam ahead.”

The Boston Marathon is one of the country’s most famed and prestigious races, and it can be difficult to gain entry. Runners can qualify for the race by completing another marathon under a predetermined time—3 hours and 35 minutes for Rossi’s age group. Many runners opt to gain entry through fundraising, which Rossi learned is just as competitive as the time qualification.

There is a multi-step application process to run with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team. Runners must submit running resumes, fundraising strategies, and letters explaining why they want to run the race. This is Ros-

si’s third year applying to join the team, and he become overwhelmed with emotion when he learned he was accepted.

“I’m very emotional, and it brought tears to my eyes because I thought of all the great things and hard work that you put in going through the process.”

Rossi has a few more 18-mile runs to finish before the big day. After training through the harsh winter conditions, he’s thankful the freezing temperatures are behind him. Most of all, however, he’s thankful for the support he’s received from family, friends and members of the community.

“I never thought I’d raise the numbers I raised; I never thought it was possible,” he said.

“Every dollars counts, and some of the donations blew me away.”

As of March 18, Rossi has raised $6,330 for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge— more than halfway to his $10,000 goal.

He is confident he can meet his goal, and he’s even more confident he will get across that finish line.

“I’m going to cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon, which will happen even if my leg falls off,” he said.

To donate to Rossi’s fundraiser, visit danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/ johnnyrunsbeantown2019.

‘I’m going to cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon, even if my leg falls off.’

–John Rossi, a Hamilton resident

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One of the three facilities will be All Play USA, Yaede said, though it th th is unclear what the other two will be.

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Yaede said the township is hoping to court a corporate headquarters.

What Yaede called her “crowning achievement,” though, is the redevelopment of the former PSE&G coal plant on Duck Island. It will become a distribution center with a potential recreational area nearby. The center will focus on sustainability, she said, with initiatives like solar power.

Tax-wise, Yaede said she has a plan to keep taxes flat this year. She made no further promises, though she added that and her staff will “sharpen their pencils” and look for ways to decrease property taxes.

She also looked to the much-debated fire district consolidation issue as a money-saving initiative. Condensing fire services from nine districts to one municipal service “will be more affordable for everyone,” she said.

Yaede acknowledged some of the administration’s recent controversies, like euthanization violations at the animal shelter, the neighborhood improvement program and government employee “sick time abuse.” She said she wouldn’t point fingers or place blame on anyone, so her strategy has been to identify, address and implement.

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Yaede also praised the efforts of township employees, saying they have been “tested” with challenges both preventable and unavoidable. She said government staff is “on the front line” providing services to residents and businesses— even in the midst of when she referred to as “an effort to grind Hamilton Township’s government to a halt.” She claimed workers have dealt with politically motivated public records requests by individuals under aliases, equating to 52,253 pages of documents.

“They’ve had to endure harassment, vicious attacks, called names on despicable websites, but one thing I do have to say: our Hamilton workers have never faltered,” Yaede said. “They delivered their services.”

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Town energy plan saves $6 per month

By Rob Anthes ranthes@communitynews.org Just three months after exiting an agreement for energy aggregation, Hamilton Township officials have decided to jump into another one.

The township has accepted a bid from Constellation NewEnergy, which will allow the company to provide electricity to Hamiltonians at a bulk-buy price. The new program will begin in June and run until September 2020. Township council approved the proposal during its March 5 meeting.

Energy aggregation allows local governments to bundle electricity accounts— such as the ones belonging to residents— in order to seek bids for cheaper energy rates. Electricity is then sold to this group of accounts together, at a bulk rate lower than one an individual customer could receive.

Normally, customers of utilities like PSE&G receive electricity at a fixed rate.

A statement from the township said Constellation NewEnergy will offer a price about 12 percent lower than PSE&G’s electricity supply price, and more than six percent below the projected PSE&G price during the 15 months of the contract. The township estimates the average resident would save $90 during the 15-month contract, with a township-wide savings of $3 million. That works out to be a savings of $6 per month for residents.

The total savings would diminish should some residents exercise the option

to opt-out of the energy aggregation agreement. Those who opt-out would continue receiving electricity from PSE&G directly.

This will be the second round of energy aggregation in Hamilton. In late 2016, the township entered into an agreement with South Jersey Energy, which township officials said would generate more than $8.5 million in savings for township residents. The actual savings of the 21-month deal wound up being less, a total of just more than $1 million.

In November 2018, with the South Jersey Energy deal ending, the township conducted a public bid for new aggregation proposals. The township said the offers it received were higher than the price offered by South Jersey Energy, and officials decided to return to PSE&G instead.

Residents using South Jersey Energy then were switched back to PSE&G in December 2018. Under the new energy aggregation contract, participating residents will be switched to Constellation NewEnergy in June. The only change is who is providing the electricity; customers continue to receive their bill from PSE&G regardless of whether they participate in the energy aggregation program or not.

Constellation NewEnergy is a subsidiary of energy giant Exelon. Its other companies include Philadelphia Electric Company, Baltimore Electric and Gas, and Potomac Electric Power Company.

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April 24 panel to discuss dangers of ‘the overparenting trap’

By Kevin Kunzmann As recently as 2016, Mercer County was among the three New Jersey counties with the greatest rate of suicide attempts and self-inflicted injuries among people aged 10 to 24 years old, according to the state Suicide Report from the Department of Children and Family.

In just under a two-year span from early 2016 to later 2017, seven suicides were confirmed to be teenagers that either lived or attended school in the county.

These troubling numbers—just as much as the stories behind them—drove school district administrators in Mercer County to action. More specifically, they created a novel call to action. Legislation was proposed and passed last year that connected 10 Mercer County school district superintendents to a Call to Action to prevent youth suicides.

Since then, the conglomerate has hosted a series of events: a presentation at Rider University intended to kick off a countywide focus on student mental health last January, a discussion on support at the College of New Jersey last May, and now, an effort to learn how to apply best practices through a program next month.

On April 24, the call-to-action team, in collaboration with the Traumatic Loss Coalition, will host a presentation by former Stanford University dean and author Julie Lythcott-Haims at Robbinsville High School. Lythcott-Haims,

a once-featured speaker in a TED Talk presentation, is the author of the bestselling parenting book How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success.

Robbinsville School District superintendent Kathie Foster said that Lythcott-Haims’ work highlights proven strategies for fostering children’s resiliency, self-direction, and emotional well-being.

“She also highlights how to navigate the “college arms-race” and having families create their own definition of success,” Foster said in a statement.

Such a discussion is pivotal for the districts to continue growing this rhetoric.

“For us, it’s all about raising awareness, and providing support,” Hopewell Valley School District superintendent Thomas Smith said. “We know kids have suffered in the past, whether it was embarrassment or pain, or something else. But nothing was reported to us.”

The past couple of years have been particularly difficult on the county administrators due to frustration, Smith noted—some tragedies or incidents to have befallen their students happened

without their prior knowing of any problem. Even in instances when students were hospitalized from an accident, faculty and administration may not have been told.

But since the awareness campaign has begun, Smith has seen more students and parents step forward and ask for help.

“I think kids are more stressed, and by raising awareness, we’re realizing the size of the problem, and that’s something that wasn’t done before,” he said. “And that’s good.”

What LythcottHaims—in her presentation and Q&A session, free of charge to the public—will provide is practices to properly navigate common teenage student stressors such as the “college arms-race” and the burdens of academic success. It’s as beneficial for parents to learn as it is for school leaders to share the lesson with them.

“I hope parents in our Hamilton community can join this free event about reducing our children's stress and supporting their mental and emotional health,” Hamilton School District superintendent Scott Rocco said in a statement.

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Smith set high expectations for the presentation, noting the Rider University event included 600-plus attendees. There’s been great early engagement for what is, to his knowledge, the first-of-its-kind Call to Action among the Mercer County schools. It was an initiative he remarked was fairly easy to get going, too.

“We have a unique size and makeup here in Mercer County, and we’re all pretty connected as superintendents,” he said. “If you were in a different county with 30, even 50 different people, it might be a little harder. But because of our size—and really because of the people and their interest—we’ve been able to collaborate on a lot.”

Early on—when statistics were at their most troubling and upsetting stories of students trying and failing to cope were coming to light—the Call to Action was getting mixed reactions. Smith recalled people suggesting that more problems could possibly come from their efforts to raise awareness. As these presentations have continued, he’s learned it’s the opposite: people suffering in silence are now welcoming their support.

“This is all about raising healthier students, in healthier schools,” he said.

An Evening With Julie Lythcott-Haims will take place Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. in the performing arts center at Robbinsville High School, 155 Robbinsville Edinburg Road in Robbinsville. Parking is in the rear of the school. For more information, go online to smore.com/zswd8.

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Students from Hamilton’s three public high schools performed their annual musicals in Februar y and March. Top: Matt Valyo as Robert Martin and Celina Del Duca as Janet Van De Graff perform a scene from “The Drowsy Chaperone.” Middle: Cast members from Nottingham High School’s “Beauty and the Beast” stand with Wilson Elementar y School students after a preview of the show Feb. 25, 2019. Bottom: Chris Burger, Robbie Angarone, Nicky Eldridge and Alex Friedrich star in Steinert High School’s presentation of “Footloose.”

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Green Haven Garden Center is a small, locally owned garden center located at the intersection of Quakerbridge Road and Hughes Drive, 2 miles east of Quakerbridge Mall. It opened in September 2014 as “Perennial Favorites” but too many people thought the garden center sold only perennials, so the name was changed in spring of 2018.

So no, it doesn’t sell only perennials. It offers beautiful and healthy annuals, herbs, veggies, shrubs, and trees as well as seasonal plants and decorations such as mums, pumpkins, Christmas trees, and wreaths.

Green Haven Garden Center wants gardeners of all ages and stages to succeed and for everyone to enjoy their own green havens. Their multiple display gardens inspire, highlight plants in their natural settings, and demonstrate garden design ideas. Patient, friendly and knowledgeable sales staff help customers select plants that will thrive.

One unique way the garden center helps everyone enjoy their own green haven is through “Garden Coaching.” The owner, Carol Thomas, will come out to your house or business and answer your garden questions. As she says, “You get to pick my brain.”

For example, if you don’t know what the plants in your yard are, she can identify them and help you decide what to keep, what to move, or what to remove. If you don’t know how to take care of your plants, she can teach you how to prune, fertilize, water, divide or relocate them. If you are not sure what’s wrong with your plants, she can help identify the insect, disease, or condition that’s ailing them and suggest appropriate treatments.

If you are not sure how to design and create a garden, she can guide you through the process and help you choose plants that will thrive. And If you want to have your garden improved or a new one created but don’t have the time or energy to do it yourself, Green Haven will team up with an experienced, licensed, and insured landscaping partner to get the job done.

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Another way to make gardening fun for all ages and stages is to have workshops for beginners (of all ages). Here are the ones scheduled for this spring: Veggie Workshops for children ages 6 to 10. Sunday, March 28th and Sunday, June 2nd. Kids (ages 6-10) and parents will join us for a hands-on gardening experience!

Our garden associate, Becky, will guide you on planting seeds in containers and in the ground.

“Gardening 101-Spring Preparations” Saturday, April 13th, 2:00 pm. You’ll learn all you need to know to get your spring garden off to a good start. Learn about spring clean-ups, when to plant what, sequencing for planting, and pruning roses and shrubs. Come with questions too!

“DIY Container Gardening” Saturday May 18th :200 pm. Learn how to make a beautiful flower container for your porch or deck. Select thrillers, fillers and spillers. Either bring your own pot or purchase one here.

Details about the workshops are on the website: www.GreenHavenGardenCenter.com.

Green Haven is committed to treating its employees, suppliers, and customers fairly and honestly. It does not sell invasive plants and works to minimize the use of herbicides and pesticides.

Students from Hamilton’s three middle schools performed their annual musicals in March. Top: Grice Middle School presented “Madagascar Jr.” Middle: the cast and crew of Reynolds Middle School’s “Newsies” receive audience applause. Bottom, Crockett Middle School students Emily Hardiman, Sarah Formica and Quinton Miller performing “Hairspray.”

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By Joe Emanski jemanski@communitynews.org One day recently a colleague, Dan Aubrey, brought me a menu from a place from which he had just picked up lunch: J&C Teriyaki in Ewing. I only had to look at the menu for a minute to know that it was someplace I wanted to try.

J&C Teriyaki is a tiny take-out shop in a tiny, seven-shop strip mall on Parkside Avenue, just off South Olden Avenue. The Chinese-owned restaurant, opened by John Yang in 2010, has an unusual menu: a mix of Southern-style soul food and Japanese teppanyaki.

The first thing you see when you walk in is a huge stack of Member’s Mark creamy liquid shortening. It’s not the kind of place that worries about atmosphere. Nor are there any tables. J&C Teriyaki is take-out only, as is its sister restaurant, J&C Fish Market and Soul Food, which has been down the street from Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton for almost 20 years.

The majority of the menu at both restaurants is soul food. There’s seafood like fried fish (croaker, whiting, porgy, catfish, flounder, ling cod and tilapia), steamed and fried shrimp, grilled salmon, scallops, clam strips and crab sticks.

from $4.70 to $7.55. Regular platters range from $4.85 for fried chicken leg and thigh to $10.85 for short ribs and oxtail. The most expensive thing on the entire menu, excluding catering options, is $12.95 for the oxtail and short rib dinner platters.

At J&C Teriyaki, but not J&C Fish Market, you can also choose from among 14 hibachi options: chicken, squid, white fish, shrimp, tilapia, salmon, plus combinations of the above. Although there’s no showmanship in the presentation a la hibachi restaurants, the kitchen at J&C is open and you can watch your food being made.

Teppanyaki comes with steamed or hibachi rice and vegetables, and range in price from $6.55 for chicken to $11.45 for steak and shrimp $13.45 for a 12 ounce portion of steak. Desserts are also available include banana pudding, sweet Hibachi shrimp and steak at J&C Teriyaki in Ewing. (File photo by potato pie, peach cobber, carrot cake and cheesecake.

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I stopped into J&C Teriyaki one day last month to give some of their most popular There’s also fried chicken, baked and cheese, string beans, candied yam, dishes a try. I ordered a fried chicken mix (drumstick, thigh, wing, breast) with fries chicken and chicken gizzards, pork cabbage, lima beans and buttered corn.

Most items can be ordered as sand- ($6.15) as well as hibachi chicken. I also chops fried or with gravy, stewed chicken, stewed beef, short ribs and oxtails (BBQ wiches (regular or large), regular platter got sides of collards and black-eyed peas or smothered in gravy), and BBQ ribs. (with french fries and cole slaw) or dinner ($2.45 small, $3.75 large).

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The fish came in decent-sized fillets, breaded in salty corn meal. We would have liked to see the fish a deeper golden brown, with a crunchier texture. Vaughan preferred the catfish to the whiting.

Though there was a hint of fishy smell on both, the flavor was quite mild and indistinct.

The short ribs were perhaps the home run of the entire smörgåsbord. They tasted the way I want them to come out when I make them, well stewed and tender, with a heavy, clingy gravy. The macaroni and cheese was good, made with real cheese and not a processed cheese sauce, and the plentiful candied yams were like pie filling.

Although I did not order it, Vaughan also put in a good word for J&C’s banana pudding, which he has had. He says the thinly sliced bananas and vanilla wafers on a vanilla-flavored pudding are tasty.

The bottom line is that both J&C’s offer tremendous value for money. What the food lacks in spectacle, it makes up for by being plentiful and filling. If soul food is what you’re in the mood for, it’s worth going out of the way to pick something up. And if you can’t make it to your favorite hibachi place, J&C Teriyaki might be the best way to scratch that itch. J&C Teriyaki, 1429 Parkside Ave., Ewing, (609) 403-8956; and J&C Fish Market and Soul Food, 1469 Nottingham Way, Hamilton, (609) 631-8899.

in the world, but it is all too easy to get wrong. I’ve had my share of underdone, overdone, overbreaded, underseasoned and greasy chicken where the breading slides right off, leaving behind a defenseless breast or thigh. It begins to degrade the minute it comes out of the fryer, and too many times I have been served chicken that clearly had past its prime.

None of that was an issue at J&C. The chicken was fried just right, without a hint of uncooked flour and reasonably oily.

The crispy, salty batter lacks any cayenne zing but is good, and the seasoning carried into the chicken nicely. The meaty breast, so often dry and stringy, was juicy and delicious; the slightly dry leg pieces were also good, and the wing very good.

The sides were also good. Colleague Vaughan Burton, who grew up in the South, says the porky collards compare favorably to the food he grew up with, and says the black-eyed peas were outstanding as well, though they could have had more meat flavor (like his mom’s).

French fries were garden variety fries, filling but not noteworthy. The cole slaw is sweet enough to be considered a dessert.

The teppanyaki chicken, prepared on a flat-top grill rather than a hibachi, was also good, and particularly, good value for the money. Big strips of slightly sweet, teriyaki-flavored chicken came over white rice, accompanied by unseasoned sauteed vegetables including zucchini, broccoli and bok choy. The container weighed in at just over 2 pounds.

The next day I stopped in to J&C Fish Market and Soul Food to sample a few more of the entrees. I ordered the fried

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There has not been this level of excitement for a spring track and field season at Nottingham High since early this decade.

“I cannot wait!” head coach Jon Adams said with enthusiasm. “These guys will be ready.”

There’s a good reason for that. Bolstered by a team of multi-talented sprinters, the Northstars winter track team produced arguably the greatest indoor season in school history.

Nottingham took first place in the Mercer County Championships and second in the NJSIAA Group III Relays, the Central Jersey Group III sectional meet and the Group III state meet. Adams pointed out that if scores were kept at December 1 – 24, 2014 at the gallery the Mercer County and Lavino Relays, the Stars would have won those as well.

He also guesses that Nottingham would have scored a Top-3 finish in the Meet of Champions after bringing home four medals, including a gold.

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“We will not be a great dual meet team as we will de-emphasize the dual meets. We are focusing on the invitational, county and state meets. Mercer track is strong. West Windsor North and South, Notre Dame, Hamilton, Steinert and Princeton are all loaded. It should be a great spring in the county. We will be ready to compete with the best in the state.”

They proved ready for that in the winter behind the efforts of such sprinters as Oge, juniors Louis Akpadago and Dane Ridley and freshman Shamali Whittle, who all won Meet of Champion medals.

“We pushed each other hard at practice; where we would compete against each other during the workouts,” Oge said.

That was some of the best competition they got, as MOC medalists were going against each other. Akpadago took home the biggest prize of the campaign when he tied a Meet of Champions record by winning the 55 dash in 6.38. He also won the event in the county, sectional and state meets.

“Louie Akpadago is amazing,” Adams said.

“I knew he was going to be special. He did not let himself, the team or me down. He works every day and has already crushed the school record. He has the eighth fastest indoor time in the country.”

Oge took second in the 55 hurdles in the county meet, followed by first in the sectionals and states and third in the Meet of Champions.

“That meant a lot to me,” Oge said of his MOC medal. “This was the second time I made it to Meet of Champs.

I made it last year during spring track but didn’t place. And this year I actually placed in just my second year doing winter track.”

That doesn’t surprise Adams, who has marveled at Oge’s athleticism in football and track for four years.

“He has a strong desire to be the best, it is what sets him apart from most,” the coach said. “He is not afraid to work every day. He has become a real leader on this team. He is an absolute delight and pleasure to coach. Just an awesome young man who loves challenges.”

As does Ridley, who Adams called “Just as impressive as anyone on this team.” Ridley won the 200 in the counties and finished third in the MOC despite not running in the fastest heat, therefore not being pushed as hard.

“He’s just a really great young man, a pleasure to be around,” Adams said.

“On the track he really pushes himself to improve. This year however, I saw him move to the special category when he started running the open 400 and relay.

He knew that our team needed him to run in those spots -- his favorite is the 200 -- and did it for the team. I have been really impressed by his work effort and

selfless attitude.”

The biggest splash made by a Northstar freshman since the days of Grace Dwyer came from Whittle, who has been running competitive track since grade school. Shamali won the 55 hurdles at counties, finished second in sectionals, sixth in states and eighth in the Meet of Champions, where he medaled twice by taking seventh in the 200.

Whittle impressed both his coach and teammates.

“I think he’s a very talented and humble young man that works hard just like everyone else,” Oge said. “He handles pressure very well competing against other good athletes.”

“Wow!” said Adams when Whittle’s name is mentioned. “The young man is impressive for sure. But what separates him is his competitive edge. He has no fear on the big stage. He has no fear of the big moment.

I also have to say that he is a pleasure to be around. He jokes with the team and shows leadership and encourages his teammates.”

While the sprinters and hurdlers were mainly in the spotlight, Adams noted that several other contributors helped make it a great year. He pointed to junior shot-putter Geordany Alexis, hurdlers Kernley Charles and Cory Louis-Jean, relay men and middle distance runners Jalen Corbin, Eric Patrone, Emilio Selesnick and Christopher Negron, and Louis-Jean in the pole vault.

Despite the outstanding season, Adams termed it “bittersweet” because Nottingham missed out winning the state relay title when a runner was pushed to the ground during a key race.

Despite the foul being called, the runner was injured and could not continue.

“To be so close and work so hard and see our kids upset was tough as a coach,” Adams said.

Oge agreed that Nottingham didn’t reach its full potential.

“I think we did pretty well this season; we were expecting a lot more but we were fine,” he said. “This gives us a head start going into spring season. It shows where we stand, what we need to work on. We are expecting more from everyone on the team than what we did this winter season.”

And while Adams is enthused by the momentum the boys bring into the spring, he is equally optimistic about the girls’ potential.

“I am excited to see what our girls’ team does this spring,” he said. “While they have not enjoyed the same success yet, they are a hard-working and dedicated group of ladies. Having only coached boys teams for most of my career, it is a real pleasant change to work with such wonderful young ladies like we have in our track program. I think they will turn some heads this spring.”

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Alumna Melker takes the helm of Steinert softball

By Rich Fisher Pressure? What pressure?

So what if Jenn Melker is stepping into her first head coaching job by taking over the defending NJSIAA Tournament of Champions softball champ; which has won two Group III state championships in the past three years while reaching the state finals all three years.

That’s not pressure, is it?

“Oh my God yes,” laughed Melker, who replaces Jean Ruppert at Steinert.

“There’s a huge target on my back.”

Fear not, Spartan fans. Melker would have it no other way.

“It’s not a scared kind of pressure,” she said. “And I don’t want my team to feel that kind of pressure. Girls graduated, and that was that team. I want this group to play their game. That’s really what we’re focusing on this season; is to not dwell on what we have done but to move forward and become the team that we are.”

Melker is no stranger to the Spartans success, having played there and serving as an assistant coach the past five years. She is the third Steinert graduate to take over the program, along with Bob Hutchinson and Ruppert. Jean Philpet started the program in 1975.

Now it is Melker’s turn, as she replaces a woman so distinguished in school history that she was inducted into the Steinert Athletic Hall of Fame’s first class.

“Oh my God, she’s an idol; an abso-

lute idol,” Melker said.

An idol who groomed her protégé for this moment.

“I do feel like I’m ready,” Melker said.

“It’s not that I’m not ready, it’s just hard to let go of (Ruppert). She did so much for the program, so much for the sport.

She made it so easy for me to slide in because of how much she taught me.

But yes, I am definitely ready. “ Not surprisingly, Melker’s predecessor feels the same way.

“I am very excited that Jenn was chosen as the person to take the program to the next levels,” Ruppert said. “Jenn is a wonderful person—enthusiastic, energetic and passionate about the game. She has tremendous family support which is so very critical in coaching, and she is a student of the game.”

A student with one of the best teachers around in her father, Mike Melker. A member of the Mercer County Softball Hall of Fame, Mike was an area legend when softball was in its heyday in the county and two pages of results could be found each morning in the paper. He put a glove on his daughter’s hand at an early age and a love affair began.

“I went to all his games,” Melker said.

“I was his bat girl; he was my coach for everything. He set the foundation for me.”

Melker played her entire youth softball career with Hamilton Little Lads, where Mike served as president.

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“He said, ‘If you want to do travel, you can’t be doing everything else,’” Melker said. “But I liked doing it all.”

She played varsity basketball and softball at Steinert, but did not play for Rup-

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The sport was still in her blood, however, and she started the MSU club softball program and served as a player and coach.

“Right then and there, I realized I enjoyed teaching it and trying to inspire them to do it more than I enjoyed actually playing,” Melker said.

Upon graduation she gained a temporary full-time job at Steinert, filling in for teachers taking extended absences.

She became an assistant swim coach that year in order to get coaching experience. It’s a position she still holds.

“I love coaching swimming,” Melker said. “I knew all the strokes; it wasn’t like I didn’t know what I was talking about. I went to school for phys-ed and health and had to learn all the strokes. It’s not like I was coming in and didn’t know how to doggie paddle. I wasn’t making it up.”

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pert were sitting in the phys-ed office during their free period. The head coach turned and asked Melker if she would be interested in coaching softball.

“She gave me a quick, little interview and I was helping ever since, it was that simple,” Melker said. “She knew I was interested, she knew I played. You know Ruppert. Even if she wasn’t my coach in high school, she knew I played.”

Thus began a five-year internship for Melker, who gained a permanent fulltime job at Crockett Middle School in 2013 and was transferred to Steinert at the start of this school year.

“She took in as much information as she could,” Ruppert said. “She asked questions that showed she was analyzing and thinking about the game, drills, scrimmages, etc. She offered suggestions and ideas that would bring more consistency and strength to the team.”

After one year of coaching her main sport, Melker’s future was mapped out.

“I absolutely, 100 percent loved it; I knew it was something I was gonna do forever,” she said. “I knew I wanted to work my way up the ladder as much as I could and retain as much as I could from her. Just be like a sponge around her, so when the opportunity came where I could jump in I could take advantage of it.”

The opportunity has arrived, and Melker was loving every minute of it through the first few weeks of preseason practice. After years of mainly working on outfield defense and bunting, she is now overseeing the whole operation.

Kim Murl remains as pitching coach, Sam Dice handles the JV and Michelle

Walsh has the freshman team. Mike Melker and Mike Ruppert (Jean’s son) serve as paraprofessionals, meaning they will help out whenever possible.

“Right now it’s trying new ideas, trying different things,” Melker said. “It’s not that Rupe didn’t let us make calls. We helped out here and there and did what we had to do. But getting the final decision, it’s nice trying different things. It’s been exciting.”

Asked if she had any new philosophies, Melker said, “It’s a learning process.

That stuff will come as I go along. I’ve been with her for so long, our philosophy as a coaching staff kind of goes together, you play off each other, give opinions and everything comes together. Am I gonna change things? Possibly. But honestly, as of right now, it’s going well.”

And while Melker inherits a team that lost six starters, she returns one of the state’s top pitchers in Kaylee Whittaker, along with junior catcher Alex Haley and senior second baseman Nicole Cerasi.

“Other than that our starters are gone,” Melker said. “But some of those girls that weren’t starters stepped up to do some big things for us. They came off the bench and did what they had to do and they’re earning their spots.”

Much like Melker has earned her spot.

“She has the tools to be an outstanding coach and an awesome group of assistant coaches to help her get there,” Ruppert said. “As an alumnus the pride in the program is already there and I am excited for her to add to the softball home all of us have had the opportunity to contribute to. I wish her the very best and know that the program is in great hands.”

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LeClaire’s love of lacrosse the perfect gift for Hornets

By Rich Fisher Lauren LeClaire’s parents couldn’t figure out a way to wrap up Denise Roessler and stick her under the tree, but Roessler was still Lauren’s favorite Christmas gift.

Roessler was head women’s lacrosse coach at St. Joe’s University for 16 years and is in her fifth year of guiding the Bryn Athyn program. She also offers private lessons on the side, which is what the LeClaires got their daughter.

“I had about five sessions with her,” said LeClaire, a Hamilton West junior.

“We worked on some stuff. She taught me some new skills that I hope to use this year. It was awesome, that was the best present. An experience like that is so much better than clothing or anything else. It was so exciting. I loved that.”

Hornets’ coach Kerryn Campbell is

pretty happy about it as well, considering LeClaire was her top scorer last season with 24 goals and seven assists.

The coach is hoping for even more this year as LeClaire also played in a winter league with her Hornets teammates in an attempt to increase her knowledge of a sport she just began in ninth grade.

A soccer player all her life, LeClaire played travel for the Rush and Hamilton Wildcats. As a freshman, she was urged to try out for lacrosse by other members of the Hornets soccer team.

Once she got a stick in her hand, soccer was a distant memory.

“I just loved it so much,” LeClaire said.

“I didn’t feel that way about soccer. I just found this love and wanted to pursue it as much as I could. I don’t even play soccer now. Lacrosse just took over.”

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“I always played defense for soccer,” she said. “They asked me what I wanted to do, and I said offense. I fell in love with scoring goals, the rush you get, everything about it.”

LeClaire quickly made a positive impression on Campbell. Not so much for her talent, but her dedication.

“I’ll never forget this,” the coach said.

“It was spring break, and we had a lot of people who all of a sudden decided they wanted to go on vacation, and I needed people for varsity. I asked her and another player if they wanted to come up. I wasn’t guaranteeing playing time, but I needed extra bodies in any event.

“Her parents had booked some sort of mini-trip. She asked her mom if she didn’t have to go. She sacrificed her trip to come play for me. She played in that game and has been on varsity ever since.

It’s that kind of commitment that really stands out for me.”

LeClaire’s contributions were modest in 9th grade, as she collected four goals and one assist. Melanie Meara was the team’s big scorer that season, “and we were all trying to support her so I didn’t get a ton of full action.”

She was also still trying to find herself, as LeClaire had the usual growing pains.

“Horrible,” she said of her humble beginnings. “(Campbell) liked me because I could run, she liked all that stuff, but the stickwork took a long time.

Hamilton West junior Lauren LeClair was the top scorer for the Hornets in 2018, with 24 goals.

(Photo by Rich Fisher.)

The first time I couldn’t catch a ball, or anything. I thought I’d never get it. It’s definitely frustrating at first but it just comes. If you have athletic ability you can catch on. Last year, I really found that I fell in love with the sport.”

It is easy to see why. Campbell does not keep track of her players’ goals during the season but was pleasantly sur-

prised to see LeClaire’s total.

“I don’t think I was expecting that,” the coach said. “She had a great season. She worked really hard to get where she is and she’s been working hard in the offseason.”

Campbell points to LeClaire’s speed and strong, quick shot as her strengths, and the player won’t argue with that assessment.

“When I get the ball I just try to explode with speed and outrun them, and there’s not much they can do,” she said.

“It’s not technical. I just have the heart for it. I just want it so bad.”

LeClaire also feels that her soccer past helps. Having been a defender on the pitch, she understands how the other side thinks.

“I know the defensive mindset,” she said.

“I know exactly what they’re looking for and I try to do what would annoy me as a defender—just quick stutter movements, looking them right in the eyes and just that key stuff that could throw anyone off.”

It is not surprising LeClaire is able to figure things out. She has a sharp mind and is ranked third in her class with a weighted grade point average of 4.7, which comes from taking numerous Advanced Placement courses.

She has found a way to transfer those smarts to the field and as her knowledge of the game increases, Campbell feels that LeClaire’s ability to facilitate

will also improve. That was apparent last year when she had one assist in her first eight games and six in her last four.

“She has something else I don’t think she recognizes yet, and that is she is a great feeder,” the coach said. “She can be great on assists. She knows where to look and when to look when we’re around those goal-scoring opportunities. She has grown every year and I know she’s going to grow even more this year. And I still have her another year so I can’t wait to see all the growth.”

Campbell hopes to see the same growth in her team this year, as she has 12 returning varsity players along with over 30 freshmen who came out for the program.

“I have a lot of girls with background,” she said. “They’ve been in the program for X amount of years, they all feed off each other, they’re picking up things that maybe the teams I’ve coached in the past haven’t been picking up. Or, they picked it up at the end of the season, and these girls are picking it up the first day of practice. I don’t want to be too optimistic, but I have a good feeling.”

As does LeClaire.

“I’m really excited, everyone seems to have improved all around,” she said.

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The staff at Barbara’s Hair Galler y recently celebrated owner Barbara Kurst’s 20th anniversar y in business. Pictured are: (back) Helen Finklestein, Kim Marsala, Jeannette Gilmore, Jenni Gilmore, (front) manager Jianna Cezar, owner Barbara Kurst and Michelle LiVecchi.

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HEADLINES APRIL 2019

B I - M O N T H LY N E W S F R O M C A P I TA L H E A LT H

Getting Healthy is a Walk in the Park The Health Benefits of Walking According to the National Institutes for Health, just 2.5 hours of moderate aerobic activity per week will help most adults stay healthy. For many, deciding on a fitness program and finding the time to exercise can stop the most well-meaning person in their tracks. Luckily, getting on the path to better health can literally be as easy as a walk in the park.

“Walking has a low risk of injury and you don’t need any memberships, special equipment or training to get started,” said DR. JILL YOUNG, a board certified physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Quakerbridge.

“Most people don’t need to see a doctor before they begin a walking program, but if you have a chronic health issue or you’re over age 40 and have been inactive for a while, check with your primary care doctor to establish a fitness routine that’s safe for you.”

In addition to seeing patients at Capital Health’s primary care office in Lawrenceville, NJ, Dr. Young is a trustee of the 22-mile Lawrence Hopewell Trail, a non-profit that provides communities in Hopewell and Lawrence Townships a safe environment for walking, jogging, and biking.

A brisk walk 30 minutes a day, five days a week will help you burn calories, strengthen your muscles and bones, and can lower your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. If you have a tight schedule to work around, Dr. Young suggests breaking your walks into three 10-minute sessions per day to enjoy the same benefits, all of which improve your overall fitness and lift your mood along the way.

Whether it’s scheduling a wellness check-up or you’re just not feeling well, Capital Health understands that advanced medicine starts with your primary care doctor. If you don’t already have a primary care provider, Capital Health’s Primary Care Network offers convenient offices throughout the greater Mercer, Bucks and Burlington county region.

To learn more, or to find an office near you, visit capitalmedicalgroup.org

DOCS ON THE TRAIL: Enjoying the Outdoors While Managing Your Joint Pain If you’re living with arthritis or considering joint replacement surgery, join DR. ARJUN SAXENA from Trenton Orthopaedic Group at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute to learn how walking or biking can help you manage your pain and even help you recover from surgery. This will be followed by a two-mile hike into Rosedale Park led by DR. JILL YOUNG, a board certified family medicine physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Quakerbridge and trustee of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 | 6 p.m.

Hunt House Barn, Mercer Meadows 197 Blackwell Road, Pennington, NJ 08534.

THIS EVENT IS FREE.

You must RSVP to attend. To sign up, call 609.394.4153 or register online at capitalhealth.org/events.

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DON’T LOSE SLEEP OVER DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BASIC TIPS FOR A BETTER NIGHT’S SLEEP Daylight savings time may be a welcome sign of spring and the long summer nights to come, but the “lost hour” can have short-term effects on your normal sleeping patterns.

“When you ‘spring forward’ and advance your clocks an hour, the change disrupts your sleep pattern and causes your body clock to become out of sync with the daylightnighttime cycle,” said DR. CALLUM DUPRE, board certified neurologist, fellowship trained sleep medicine specialist, and medical director of the Capital Health Center for Sleep Medicine. “If you’re a night owl, the switch to daylight savings time could have a more noticeable impact.”

Your best defense against the disruption caused by the time change is maintaining a consistent sleep routine. Instead of altering your schedule to compensate for the hour of sleep you lose, select a bedtime ritual, such as a warm bath, listening to calm music or reading a book. After you make it through the time change, sticking to a routine year round

OTHER TIPS INCLUDE:

… Create a relaxing bedroom. ∙∙ Remove work materials, computers and televisions. ∙∙ Keep it quiet, dark and cool. … Reduce or eliminate caffeine, nicotine and alcohol intake. … If you can't sleep, try relaxing in another room until you feel tired. … Exercise regularly but not close to bedtime.

will go a long way in improving your quality of sleep and reducing your risk of illness and chronic health problems.

If you or your family is having sleep-related problems, contact the Capital Health Center for Sleep Medicine.

As the largest, fully accredited center in Mercer and Bucks counties, the Center has provided comprehensive evaluation and treatment for sleep disorders in adults and children for more than 20 years. Call 609.584.5150 or visit www.sleepatcapitalhealth.com.

On December 19, President & CEO Al Maghazehe and other members of Capital Health’s senior management team joined the CAPITAL HEALTH AUXILIARY for a ribbon-cutting ceremony (pictured right) that marked the grand opening of Capital Thrift, the Auxiliary’s new thrift store located at 2783 Brunswick Pike (Rt. 1 South), Lawrenceville, NJ. The Mercer Mart thrift store, which celebrated its grand opening in 1958, (pictured left) opened on West Hanover Street in Trenton before moving to Front Street until it closed in 2004. Like the Mercer Mart, Capital Thrift is completely staffed and managed by volunteers, and proceeds help the Auxiliary sponsor health and educational programs for patients at Capital Health.

Volunteer Spirit is alive and well at CAPITAL THRIFT In December 2018, the Capital Health Auxiliary celebrated the grand opening of Capital Thrift, a thrift shop in Lawrenceville, NJ that benefits health and educational programs at Capital Health. Although the store is new, the community spirit that drives this effort can trace its roots back to 1958 and an enterprise known as Mercer Mart, Capital Health’s original thrift shop.

“Mercer Mart was a mainstay in the city of Trenton for 46 years until its closing in 2004,” said Donna Costanzo, president of the Capital Health Auxiliary. “Inspired by the dedication of the original founders and volunteers at the Mart—many of whom helped run the store from start to finish—we look forward to improving the community and continuing to support the many great programs at Capital Health.”

Capital Thrift is located at 2783 Brunswick Pike (Rt. 1 South) in Lawrenceville, NJ. Store hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month; and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month.

Purchases may be made with cash or credit card (Visa & Master Cards only—no debit cards). Donations may be dropped off during store hours. For more information, call 609-882-4717 or search for Capital Thrift NJ on Facebook.

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Advanced Screening and Early Treatment helps prevent esophageal cancer Heartburn and acid reflux are common conditions, but if you’re experiencing chronic symptoms, you may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Left untreated, GERD can cause damage to the lining of the esophagus and lead to Barrett’s esophagus, a precancerous condition that is estimated to affect more than 12 million adults in the United States. In a more severe form of Barrett’s, the lining of the esophagus also contains dysplasia (cells that are turning into cancer).

“Barrett’s esophagus commonly goes undiagnosed and can lead to esophageal cancer, making it a potentially life-threatening condition of the digestive system,” said DR. JASON ROGART, director of Interventional Gastroenterology & Therapeutic Endoscopy at Capital Health.

“With the advanced screening options available at our Center for Digestive Health, we work to identify Barrett’s in its earliest stages. Our goal is to identify disease progression early, when it can be treated endoscopically, without the need for surgery.”

Dr. Rogart leads the Barrett’s esophagus and GERD Program at the Capital Health Center for Digestive Health, which offers these advanced screening, diagnostic and treatment options: High-definition endoscopy with narrow band imaging: Detailed imaging further enhanced by a special filter that focuses light to specific wavelengths for greater image contrast and clarity.

Video Laser Endomicroscopy (VLE): High-resolution, crosssectional imaging of the outermost lining of the esophagus.

Studies show this to have greater than 98 percent accuracy in detecting Barrett’s. Our experienced team at Capital Health was the first in New Jersey to offer VLE. WATS3D (wide-area transepithelial sampling with 3D computer analysis): A brush biopsy technique that can detect Barrett’s and increase the detection of cells that are turning into cancer.

Molecular/DNA analysis of Barrett’s esophagus: Tissue samples collected via endoscopy are tested for the presence of biomarkers that may indicate a higher risk of progression to cancer before the development of invasive tumors.

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS): Special scopes with small ultrasound probes at the tip are inserted into the esophagus to examine nodules that may arise within Barrett’s esophagus. If the nodules contain cancer or if there are abnormal lymph nodes outside the esophagus, they can be sampled under EUS-guidance with fine needle aspiration.

Bravo™ pH probe: Via endoscopy, a small capsule is temporarily attached to the wall of the esophagus to measure pH levels, record GERD symptoms, and transmit readings to a small wireless receiver you wear on your waistband.

24 hour pH testing with impedance and esophageal manometry: A thin catheter is passed through the nose into the esophagus to measure whether acid or non-acid contents from the stomach are refluxing into the esophgaus.

The pattern of muscle contraction within the esophagus can also be checked for abnormalities.

Stretta anti-reflux endoscopic therapy: An endoscopic alternative to medical or surgical treatment of GERD, this is a safe and effective minimally invasive endoscopic procedure that is typically performed in less than 60 minutes on an outpatient (same-day) basis. It has been shown to significantly reduce and even eliminate GERD symptoms, such as heartburn, by reducing esophageal acid exposure.

Our experienced team at Capital Health was the first in New Jersey to offer Stretta.

Capital Health Center for Digestive Health is advancing the level of care available to patients in the region by providing comprehensive, state-of-the art diagnostics and treatments for a wide range of medical conditions involving the entire digestive system, all in one location at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell.

To learn more, visit capitalhealthGI.com or call 609.537.5000 to make an appointment.

Breast Cancer Survivorship Series for YOUNG WOMEN 6 – 8 p.m. | Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell Radiation Oncology Conference Room – 1st Floor, One Capital Way, Pennington, NJ 08534 MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019 STAY ALERT: MANAGING THE LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECTS MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019 LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX AND BREAST CANCER MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2019 SELF-CARE AFTER BREAST CANCER

Please RSVP at least one week before the event.

TO RSVP or FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Trish Tatrai, clinical manager of Oncology Programs and breast cancer navigator at Capital Health Cancer Center, at ptatrai@capitalhealth.org or 609.537.7485.

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Unless otherwise noted, call 609.394.4153 or visit capitalhealth.org/events to sign up for the following programs.

TIME FOR CHANGE: Understanding Menopause Wednesday, April 10, 2019 | 6 p.m.

Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell NJ PURE Conference Center To learn more about this shared experience in women’s health, join DR. VICTORIA PETTY, a board certified gynecologist from Capital Health Gynecology, for a discussion of menopause causes, symptoms and treatment options.

AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE Thursday, April 11, 2019 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Capital Health – Hamilton The AARP Smart Driver course teaches valuable defensive driving strategies and provides a refresher of the rules of the road. You must be 18 years of age or older and have a valid driver’s license to attend this course. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Fee is payable at door (cash or check made payable to AARP).

FLUSH COLON CANCER: Know Your Risk Factors, Screening Guidelines and Treatment Options Thursday, April 11, 2019 | 6 p.m.

Capital Health – Hamilton You’re invited to our discussion about colon cancer — risk factors, screening guidelines, and treatment options — led by fellowship trained gastroenterologist DR. JYOTI BHATIA from Mercer Gastroenterology. Melissa Phelps, a registered dietitian and certified specialist in oncology nutrition at the Capital Health Cancer Center, will also discuss nutrition guidelines to promote the health of your colon.

PARENT WORKSHOP: Staying Safe in the Car/Infant CPR/Home Safety Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | 6 p.m.

Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell NJ PURE Conference Center Led by registered nurses and home safety experts, this program offers tips on how to keep infants, toddlers, school-age, and older children safe in and around motor vehicles, including car seat safety. Participants will be taught how to perform infant CPR and safe techniques in case your baby is choking. There will also be a discussion on fire safety and how to safeguard from hazards in the home.

TOTAL SHOULDER REPLACEMENTS Thursday, April 25, 2019 | 6 p.m.

Capital Health – Hamilton Many people experience shoulder pain, but it can be caused by a range of conditions. DR. EVAN CONTE, a board certified orthopaedic surgeon at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, will lead a discussion on common shoulder problems and injuries, their causes, and treatment options including shoulder replacements.

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PANCREATIC CANCER: Managing Risk, Making and Understanding a Diagnosis Wednesday, May 1, 2019 | 6 p.m.

Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell NJ PURE Conference Center Join DR. JASON ROGART, director of Interventional Gastroenterology & Therapeutic Endoscopy at the Capital Health Center for Digestive Health, and understand how pancreatic cancer is diagnosed and how doctors determine how advanced the disease is. A genetic counselor from our Cancer Center will discuss the important relationship between cancer and genetics and take you through what genetic counseling and testing is like.

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FRIDAY, April 26, 2019 Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad 1396 River Road, Titusville, NJ 08560

Benefits the CAPITAL HEALTH AUXILIARY Doors open at 5:30 p.m. First game at 7 p.m.

COST OF ADMISSION $30 Dessert, coffee, and tea will be served.

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GUT REACTION: Current Medical Management Options for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Monday, April 29, 2019 | 6 p.m.

Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell NJ PURE Conference Center If you are living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis — then you know about the belly pain, weight loss, and diarrhea that comes with it. Join DR. ANIL BALANI, a fellowship trained gastroenterologist and IBD specialist at Capital Health Center for Digestive Health, for a discussion of current, new, and upcoming medical therapies.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday, April 1

PUSH Support Group, St. Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. Meet to discuss all types of anxiety disorders. 7 p.m.

Creative Writing Group, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Samuel A Alito Jr Way, Mercerville, 609-581-4060. Creative writing for teens. Free. 1 p.m.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Killarney’s, 1644 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-5861166. quizzoholics.com. Free trivia every Monday. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, April 2

Jazz Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $5. 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. facebook.com/trentonsocial. Hosted by Benny P. 8 p.m.

New Parent Mornings, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton. capitalhealth.org. Discussion group for new parents with infants ages birth to six months. Expectant parents welcome. Free. Register. 10 a.m.

Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group, Capital Health Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. For anyone who has received a breast cancer diagnosis. Free.

Register. 6:30 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.

Wednesday, April 3

Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. americanballroomco.com. Group class included. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Jazz and Sushi Night, Trenton Social Restaurant, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton, 609989-7777. trentonsocial.com. Solo jazz guitar player Dick Gratton performs. Free. Register. 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.

Teen Yoga4Sobriety, The Camel Clubhouse, 117 West Ward Street, Hightstown, 609575-7995. yoga4sobriety.com. Anxiety, depression, and addiction support for teens 13 to 18. $5. 7 p.m.

Tea and Tour, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. morven. org. A docent-led tour of the museum followed by tea and refreshments. Registration required. $22. 1 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Chickies & Petes, 183 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-298-9182. chickiesandpetes.com. Hosted by Matt Sorrentino. 9 p.m.

Thursday, April 4

Music at St. Michael’s, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 140 North Warren Street, Trenton. stmichaelstrenton.org. Westminster Conservatory faculty members Larissa Korkina, Kenneth Ellison, and Dezheng Ping perform pieces by Schubert, Rossini, and Menotti.

Free. 12:15 p.m.

Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton. com. $5. 6 p.m.

Tribute to John Wesley Harding, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. mancavenj.com. Wesley Stace and guest Robert Lloyd perform. $20. 8 p.m.

Support Group for Parents of Children with Autism, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. Meet, share experiences, obtain information, ask questions and receive support. Free. Register. 11 a.m.

Harnessing the Power of Mind/Body Medicine: Strategies for Optimum Health, Balance and Wellbeing, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. No meditation experience needed. Wear comfortable clothes. $15. Register. 6 p.m.

Camp Olden Civil War Round Table, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Samuel Alito

Way, Hamilton. campolden.org. Presentation and meeting. For more information, email kdaly14@aol.com. Free. 7 p.m.

Rummage Sale, Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton, 609-392-3805. trinitycathedralnj.org. Household items, children’s room, sporting goods, clothing, and accessories. Proceeds benefit Trinity Cathedral. 1 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Old Town Pub, 135 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown City, 609-2919232. quizzoholics.com. Teams play bar trivia for prizes. 8 p.m.

Friday, April 5

Bollywood Boulevard, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Bringing to life 100 years of Bollywood classics through live music, dance, and multimedia visuals. 8 p.m.

This Really Happened: Storytelling at HT, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-1964. hopewelltheater.com. Storytellers share their craft, plus an audience open mic. $19.73. 8 p.m.

Sunset Boulevard, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. Through April 14. 8 p.m.

Public Artwork Tours, New Jersey State House Annex, 145 West State Street, Trenton, 609-847-3150. Guided tour of New Jersey’s capitol complex and its artwork, including stained glass, paintings, murals, tilework, sculptures, and marquetry. Free. 1:30 p.m.

First Friday Art Opening -- “Consciously Two”, Roebling Gallery, Roebling Lofts, 71 Clark Street, Trenton, 609-638-3250. Trenton’s Lori Johansson and New Brunswick’s Katja Valeur’s multimedia work explores pop-cul-

ture and community on view through May 31. 6 to 9 p.m. 6 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Cryptkeeper 5, Crippling Addictions, Entropy, Those Troublemakers, Mill Hill Basement, 300 South Broad Street, Trenton. Live music. 9 p.m.

Spring into Student Success: A Night in Old Havana, The Stone Terrace, 2275 Kuser Road, Hamilton, 609-570-3736. mccc.edu/siss.

Mercer County Community College hosts a fundraiser for scholarships. $100 and up.

Register. 6 p.m.

Welcome to Medicare, Capital Heath Medical Center Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-394-4153. capitalhealth.org.

Learn about your Medicare benefits and how to compare health and drug plans to find the best coverage. Free. Register. 2 p.m.

Rummage Sale, Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton, 609-392-3805. trinitycathedralnj.org. Household items, children’s room, sporting goods, clothing, and accessories. Proceeds benefit Trinity Cathedral. 9 a.m.

Saturday, April 6

Momix, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter. org. “Opus Cactus” combines props, lights, shadow, humor, and the human body. 8 p.m.

Sunset Boulevard, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m.

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CALENDAR continued from Page 37 Orrin evans Birthday Bash, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $10. Includes free buffet.

3:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Starbucks, 102 South Warren Street, Trenton. Music, spoken word, poetry, comedy, storytelling, and more. 3 p.m. danielia Cotton with east Cost in Lullaby, The Boathouse at Mercer lake, 334 South Post Road, West Windsor. mercercountyparks. org. Mercer County native Danielia Cotton performs. $15. Register. 6 p.m.

Lower Wolves and re du, randy now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. mancavenj.com. Tributes to R.E.M. and Husker Du. $10. 8 p.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Potteries of Trenton Society Annual Meeting, Woodrow Wilson Board room, Trenton War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton. potteriesoftrentonsociety.org. Lecture on Presidential First Ladies using White House china throughout history. Free. Register.

1:30 p.m.

Annual rummage Sale, First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton Square, 3550 Nottingham Way, Hamilton, 609-587-3683. Fourteen separate rooms of used items. $1. 8 a.m. rummage Sale, Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton, 609-392-3805. trinitycathedralnj.org. Household items, children’s room, sporting goods, clothing, and accessories. Proceeds benefit Trinity Cathedral. 9 a.m.

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Sunset Boulevard, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m.

The Wind Symphony of Southern Jersey, Bordentown regional Middle School, 50 Dunn’s Mill Road, Bordentown. Performing works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Lauridsen, and more. $20. 3 p.m.

School of rock, open arts paC, 146 Route 130 Bordentown. havananewhope.com. Performing music by Queen at 5 p.m. and a set of southern rock at 7 p.m. 5 p.m.

2Cellos, CUre insurance arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. cureinsurancearena.com.

Electric performances from Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser based on their new album, Let There Be Cello. $39 to $125.

7 p.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Mystery of the Shoe in the roof, William Trent House, 15 Market Street, Trenton. williamtrentonhouse.org. Chris Manning, Valentine Povinelli, and Kevin Joy discuss the old leather show found tucked behind the soffit of the Trent House last year. Refreshments served. $15. 2 p.m.

Monday, april 8

An evening with david Sedaris, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. mccarter.org. Humor writer and essayist. 7:30 p.m. hot Topics in risk Management and Patient Safety, Capital Heath Medical Center Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-394-4153. capitalhealth.org. Presentations for physicians, nurses, and staff. Free.

Register. 8:30 a.m. pUSH Support Group, St. Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. Meet to discuss all types of anxiety disorders. 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. championshipbartren-

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ton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Killarney’s, 1644 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-5861166. quizzoholics.com. Free trivia every Monday. 8 p.m.

TUeSday, april 9

Jazz Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $5. 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. facebook.com/trentonsocial. Hosted by Benny P. 8 p.m.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group, Center for Comprehensive Breast Care, Capital Health Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-6363. capitalhealth.org. Led by a licensed clinical social worker, find emotional support and recommendations on living with metastatic breast cancer. 11:15 a.m.

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia Caregivers Support Group, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. Discuss the various issues facing caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and learn about resources and interventions. Free.

Register. 2 p.m.

New Parent Mornings, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton. capitalhealth.org. Discussion group for new parents with infants ages birth to six months. Expectant parents welcome. Free. Register. 10 a.m. refresher prepared Childbirth Class, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. Two hours of prepared childbirth for expectant parents who have previously attended prepared childbirth classes. $40. Register. 6:30 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.

The Spring Quartet, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Jack DeJohnette on drums, Joe Lovano on saxophone, Esperanza Spalding on bass, and Leonard Genovese on piano.

7:30 p.m.

Garden Winners: Vegetable and Flower recommendations from Morven’s horticulturist pam ruch, Morven Museum and Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. morven. org. Tea, tour, and lecture. $27. 2 p.m.

Time for Change: understanding Menopause, Capital Heath Medical Center Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-3944153. capitalhealth.org. Gynecologist Victoria Petty presents. Free. Register. 6 p.m.

Tips for Beating Spring Allergies, rWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Learn about allergy triggers, symptoms, and treatment. Dr. Anthony J. Ricketti and Dr. Peter Ricketti present. Free.

Register. 6 p.m.

Teen yoga4Sobriety, The Camel Clubhouse, 117 West Ward Street, Hightstown, 609575-7995. yoga4sobriety.com. Anxiety, depression, and addiction support for teens 13 to 18. $5. 7 p.m.

Tea and Tour, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. morven. org. A docent-led tour of the museum followed by tea and refreshments. Registration required. $22. 1 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Chickies & petes, 183 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-298-9182. chickiesandpetes.com. Hosted by Matt Sorrentino. 9 p.m.

THUrSday, april 11

Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton. com. $5. 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 re-

cruits, 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.

Volunteer Recognition Dinner, Mercer Oaks, 725 Village Road West, West Windsor, 609393-9922. icgmc.org. Dinner and speakers sponsored by Interfaith Caregivers of greater Mercer County. $35. Register. 6 p.m.

Flush Colon Cancer: Know Your Risk Factors, Screening Guidelines, and Treatment Options, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-394-4153. capitalhealth.org. Gastroenterologist Jyoti Bhatia presents. Free.

Register. 9 a.m.

AARP Smart Driver Course, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-394-4153. capitalhealth.org. Learn valuable defensive driving strategies. $20. Register. 9 a.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Old Town Pub, 135 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown City, 609-2919232. quizzoholics.com. Teams play bar trivia for prizes. 8 p.m.

Friday, April 12

Sunset Boulevard, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m.

Public Artwork Tours, New Jersey State House Annex, 145 West State Street, Trenton, 609-847-3150. Guided tour of New Jersey’s capitol complex and its artwork, including stained glass, paintings, murals, tilework, sculptures, and marquetry. Free. 1:30 p.m.

Earth Month Reception, BSB Gallery, 143 East State Street, Trenton. bsbgallery.com. TerraCycle and the BSB Gallery celebrate environmental protection with art made from recylced materials. Free. 5 p.m.

Friday Dance Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. americanballroomco.com. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Angelique Kidjo, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Music that blends funk, salsa, jazz, rumba soul, and makossa. 7:30 p.m.

Robyn Hitchcock, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-4243766. mancavenj.com. $20. 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 13

Jack and the Beanstalk, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $12. 2 p.m. And 4 p.m.

Sunset Boulevard, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-

3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m.

William Burden, Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University. music.princeton.edu.

Masterclass followed by a concert. Free.

7:30 p.m.

Landom’s Italian Band, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $10. Includes free buffet. 3:30 p.m.

Princeton University Jazz Festival, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University. music.princeton.edu. Jazz Master Dave Holland performs. $15 8 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Starbucks, 102 South Warren Street, Trenton. Music, spoken word, poetry, comedy, storytelling, and more. 3 p.m.

Condensed Prepared Childbirth Class, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. Seven hours of prepared childbirth, plus a maternity unit tour. $125. Register. 9 a.m.

Aphasia Community Support Group, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-7157. capitalhealth.org. Discuss experiences, share ideas, form friendships, and provide emotional support. Free. Register. 10:30 a.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Show Up, Kids: Interactive Family Friendly Improv, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-1964. hopewelltheater.com. Improvised family show for kids 3-10 years old. $19.73. Register. 12 p.m.

Illustrated Lecture, Morven Museum and Gardens, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. morven. org. Artist Gary Erbe presents. $15. Register.

2 p.m.

Institute Woods 6K, Princeton Friends School, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton. princetonac. org. The Princeton Athletic Club hosts run through the Institute woods. $38. Register.

10 a.m.

R.O.S.A’s 2nd Annual Sexual Assault Awareness 3K Walk, Capital Area YMCA, 431 Pennington Avenue, Trenton. rosawarriors.com.

Free. 8 a.m.

Sunday, April 14

Sunset Boulevard, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m.

The Migration Plays, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Public reading of five short plays about migration followed by a panel discussion. Free. Register. 2 p.m.

Flaw, The Mendenhall Experiment, Black Water Rising, Championship Sports Bar, 931

Chambers Street, Trenton, 609-394-7437.

Live music. 5 p.m.

School of Rock, Open Arts PAC, 146 Route 130 Bordentown. havananewhope.com. Music by the Beatles at 5 p.m. and a set of punk rock at 7 p.m. 5 p.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Easter Dinner and Egg Hunt, Donauschwaben Verein Trenton, 127 Route 156, Yardville, 609-586-6109. trentondonauschwaben. com. Traditional Easter fresh ham dinner with dessert, coffee, and an egg hunt. Call or send an email to dsatrenton@aol.com to register. 1 p.m.

Monday, April 15

Joint Recital, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter. org. Midori on violin and Jean-Yves Thibaudet on piano. 7:30 p.m.

Stay Alert: Managing the Long-Term Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment, Capital Heath Medical Center Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-7485. capitalhealth.org. Call or send an email to Trist Tatrai at ptatrai@capitalhealth.org to register.

Free. 6 p.m.

PUSH Support Group, St. Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. Meet to discuss all types of anxiety disorders. 7 p.m.

Art Chill Night, Championship Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton. championshipbartrenton.com. Crayons and drinks. Art supplies provided. Free. 8 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Killarney’s, 1644 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-5861166. quizzoholics.com. Free trivia every Monday. 8 p.m.

Tuesday, April 16

Jazz Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $5. 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. facebook.com/trentonsocial. Hosted by Benny P. 8 p.m.

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. 10 a.m.

Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton. capitalhealth.org. For anyone who has received a breast cancer diagnosis. Free. Register. 6 p.m.

TMJ Update, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Learn about causes, symptoms, treatment, exercise, and surgery. Dr. Sean E. Bradley and Dr. Morad Fairoz present. Free. Register. 6 p.m.

Creating a Sustainable Life: Making the Shift, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-5845900. rwjbh.org. Learn ways you can reduce your carbon and water footprint and show how small changes can have a big impact on the survival of the planet. $15. Register.

6 p.m.

BRAD Town Hall Expo, Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown, 609-254-4267. Town hall meeting to promote community awareness about the drug and alcohol addition epidemic. Food, activities, and more. Free. 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17

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 Justice Samuel A Alito Jr Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4060. hamiltonnjpl.org. Discussion of “Orphan Train”

by Christina Baker Kline. 6:45 p.m.

Aulnes, Juerga, Worldsucks, Championship Sports Bar, 931 Chambers Street, Trenton, 609-394-7437. Live music. 8 p.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group, Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington. capitalhealth.org. The first hour of the support group will be focused on educating and empowering patients. In the second hour, patients can share and learn from one another in a private session while family members and caregivers can do the same next door. Free. Register. 2 p.m.

Mindfulness Meditation Practice, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Learn the gentle practice and experience relaxation and inner calm. No experience necessary. Free. Register. 1 p.m.

Teen Yoga4Sobriety, The Camel Clubhouse, 117 West Ward Street, Hightstown, 609575-7995. yoga4sobriety.com. Anxiety, depression, and addiction support for teens 13 to 18. $5. 7 p.m.

Tea and Tour, Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-924-8144. morven. org. A docent-led tour of the museum followed by tea and refreshments. Registration required. $22. 1 p.m.

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Quizzoholics Trivia, Chickies & Petes, 183 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-298-9182. chickiesandpetes.com. Hosted by Matt Sorrentino. 9 p.m.

Thursday, April 18

Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton. com. $5. 6 p.m.

Meal Planning for a Healthier You, Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell, 1 Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-7081. capitalhealth.org. Learn about meal planning strategies such as the plate method, carbohydrate consistency, meal timing, portion sizes, and snacks. Register. 3 p.m.

Joy Rising: An Introductory Workshop, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. BoostFor your awareness, playfulness, creativity, vitality, and begin to feel joy again. Yoga instructor Carol Ann Meier presents. $15. Register. 6:30 p.m.

Conversations of Your Life, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org.

A community conversation around advance care planning. Learn how to initiate a dialogue with family, friends, or doctors on endof-life wishes. Free. Register. 6:30 p.m.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Old Town Pub, 135 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown City, 609-2919232. quizzoholics.com. Teams play bar trivia for prizes. 8 p.m.

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Mitsuko Uchida, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Pianist presents an all-Schubert program. 7:30 p.m.

Jazz Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $5. 6 p.m.

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Wednesday, April 24

Ballroom Newcomers Dance, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609931-0149. americanballroomco.com. Group class included. $10. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Weight Loss Surgery Information Session, Capital Heath Medical Center Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-537-6777. capitalhealth.org. Jooyeun Chung discusses weight loss surgery. Free. Register. 6 p.m.

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Thursday, April 25

Blues Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton. com. $5. 6 p.m.

Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609466-1964. hopewelltheater.com. Drummer Max Weinberg of the E Street Band takes audience requests with a band. $69.84-$80.50.

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Total Shoulder Replacements, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton. capitalhealth.org.

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Vacation Bingo, German american Society, 215 Uncle Pete’s Road, Hamilton, 609-4396236. trentoncats.org. Fifteen games of bingo benefiting Trenton Cats Rescue. $5$35. Register. 5:30 p.m.

Masquerade Casino Gala, Mercer oaks, 725 Village Road West, West Windsor. enablenj. org. Gala benefiting Enable, which provides services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Register. 6 p.m. italian Bred, Hopewell Theater, 5 South Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-466-1964. hopewelltheater.com. Candice Guardino performs. Register. 8 p.m.

Keeping your Mind Sharp As you Age, rWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Learn simple things that you can do every day to maintain and enhance your memory and thinking skills. Sarah Masco presents. Free. Register. 10 a.m. designer handbag Bingo, union Fire Company and rescue Squad, 1396 River Road, Titusville. capitalhealth.org. Proceeds benefit the Capital Health Auxiliary. Dessert, coffee, and tea served. For more information or to register, send an email to jamiszafranski@yahoo. com. $30. 5:30 p.m. oldies dance: Back to the Beach, Columbus Hall, 1451 Klockner Road, Hamilton, 609584-1472. Summer buffet dinner, wine, beer, music, and a photo booth. $30. Register. 7 p.m.

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return to Forbidden Planet, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 8 p.m. lawrence Clark, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton. com. $10. Includes free buffet. 3:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Starbucks, 102 South Warren Street, Trenton. Music, spoken word, poetry,

comedy, storytelling, and more. 3 p.m.

Let’s Go to the White City Amusement Park, White City Mansion, 301 Harrison Avenue, Hamilton. abbottmarshlands.org. Historian Jim Colello Jr. leads a tour of the White City Mansion, which overlooks the former White City Amusement Park. Free. Register. 9:30 a.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The MTiS Legacy, Friends Meeting house, 302 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. bordentownhistoricalsociety.com. Dr. Mildred Rice Jordan presents. 1 p.m.

House Tour, Watson house, 151 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton. abbottmarshlands.org.

Daughters of the American Revolution guides lead yours of the oldest house in Mercer County. Every 30 minutes until 3:30 p.m.

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Bird Walk, Abbott Marshlands, Roebling Park, Spring Lake, Hamilton. abbottmarshlands. org. Charles Leck discusses the importance of the Abbott Marshlands to birds. Free. 8 a.m.

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return to Forbidden Planet, Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609570-3333. kelseytheatre.net. $20. 2 p.m.

Seminario, richardson auditorium, Princeton University. trentonmusicmakers.org. Three hundred young musicians from El Sistemainspired programs perform. 3:30 p.m.

Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Princeton Battlefield Tour, Princeton Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Street, Princeton. pbs1777.org. Learn about the Battle of Princeton, which ended the campaigns of the Ten Crucial Days that began with Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. $7.

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House Tour, Watson house, 151 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton. abbottmarshlands.org.

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Monday, april 29

Gut reaction: Current Medical Management Options for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative Colitis, Capital Heath Medical Center Hopewell, One Capital Way, Pennington, 609-394-4153. capitalhealth.org. Learn about current, new, and upcoming medical therapies for IBD. Free. Register. 6 p.m. pUSH Support Group, St. Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. Meet to discuss all types of anxiety disorders. 7 p.m.

The Gateway Project: Why you Should Care, princeton public library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529. princetonlibrary.org. Tom Wright of the Regional Plan Association discusses the regional impact if one or both train tunnels under the Hudson River were closed for repairs. 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.

Quizzoholics Trivia, Killarney’s, 1644 White-

horse Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-5861166. quizzoholics.com. Free trivia every Monday. 8 p.m.

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Jazz Jam, Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic Street, Trenton, 609-695-9612. jazztrenton.com. $5. 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Trenton Social, 449 South Broad Street, Trenton. facebook.com/trentonsocial. Hosted by Benny P. 8 p.m. docs on the Trail: enjoying the Outdoors While Managing your Joint Pain, Hunt House Barn, 197 Blackwell Road, Pennington, 609394-4153. capitalhealth.org. Lecture and two-mile hike led by doctors. Free. Register.

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New Parent Mornings, Capital Health Hamilton, 1445 and 1401 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton. capitalhealth.org. Discussion group for new parents with infants ages birth to six months. Expectant parents welcome. Free. Register. 10 a.m.

Osteoarthritis: diagnosis and Treatment, rWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment. Dr. Alexander Willis presents.

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By Bob Sherman, Jr. Hamilton Township Duty Chiefs responded to 113 incidents in February.

Included were 15 fires, one overpressure with no fire, 14 Rescue and Emergency Medical Service incidents, 13 gas leaks, four hazardous conditions with no fire, four service calls, 20 good intent calls, 41 false alarm or false calls and one special type incident.

Hamilton Township Fire District No. 2–Mercer ville Fire Company responded to 105 incidents in February.

Included in the calls were 12 fires, one rescue incident, 24 Emergency Medical Service incidents, four motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, four gas leaks, three hazardous conditions with no fire, eight service calls, 25 good intent calls and 23 fire alarms or false calls. As of the end of February, Station 12 has responded to 226 incidents.

The 2019 budget of $4,382,745 passed, 106-79 votes. Elected to the board for a three-year term was Michael Chianese defeating Thomas J. Hargraves, 88-85.

On Feb. 10, Squad 12, Squad 40, Engine 19, Truck 13 and Duty Chief 16 Richard Kraemer were dispatched to Crest Avenue for a dryer fire. Squad 12 under the direction of Captain Pat Sullivan arrived to find a smoke condition. Fire in dryer was extinguished and

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Hamilton Township Fire District No. 3–Rusling Hose Company responded to 112 incidents in February.

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Included in the calls were nine fires, one overpressure with no fire, one rescue incident, 34 Emergency Medical Service incidents, six motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, one extrications of victims from motor vehicle accident, nine gas leaks, three hazardous conditions with no fire, three service calls, 17 good intent calls, 24 false alarm or false calls and one other type incident. As of the end of February, Station 13 has responded to 236 incidents.

The 2019 budget of $$4,653,493 was approved, 57-41. Fire Commissioners James R. Gramigna Sr. and Joseph T. Zalescik were re-elected for a three year term, each receiving 66 votes.

On Feb. 4 at 4:41 p.m., Truck 13, Engine 15, Engine 16 and Duty Chief Marl Antozzeski were dispatched to Barnt-Deklyn Road for a teen who was stuck in a swing. Truck 13 under the direction of Lt. Michael Kiernan arrived to find a 14-year-old female stuck in a

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children’s swing. Once material was cut from around the teen’s legs, victim was removed and released to awaiting ambulance. Kiernan requested a representative from the Hamilton Township Board of Education be notified they were cutting school equipment. Patient was extricated at 4:56 p.m.

Hamilton Township Fire District No. 4–Hamilton and Enterprise Fire Companies responded to 77 incidents in February. Included were 10 fires, one overpressure with no fire, 28 Emergency Medical Service incidents, four motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, two gas leaks, five hazardous conditions with no fire, four service calls, eight good intent calls, 13 false alarms or false calls and one special type incident.

As of the end of February, Station 14 has responded to 141 incidents.

The 2019 budget of $3,457.257 was approved, 49-32. The proposed $425,249 tax increase also passed, 42-40. Commissioners Keith Lesslie and Michael Serben were re-elected to a three year term.

On Feb. 20 at 11:02 p.m., Engine 14, Squad 12, Truck 13, Engine 16 and HTFD Duty Chief Richard Kraemer were dispatched to 218 Erman Court for a structure fire. While en-route, Mercer County Central upgraded the incident to a first alarm, dispatching Engine 18, Engine 15, Special Services 15 and Tower 17.

E14 Officer Captain Shane Mull reported potential water supply issues related to inadequate hydrant flow. C16 had MC Central advise next in engine companies to establish supply to Greenwood Avenue. E14 arrived on scene to a 2-story, wood-framed garden apartment with smoke showing from the side.

E14 Officer reported visible fire in the 1st floor apartment rear bedroom.

T13 arrived and conducted primary search of apartment. Primary search negative. Squad 12 stood by with second line while crews checked for extension.

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RWJH BLS arrived and evaluated all four occupants of fire apartment. An infant was transported to the hospital as a precaution.

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HTFD No. 3 Station 13 “A” Platoon with “Marine 13” water rescue trailer. Pictured are Lt. Keith Greene, Firefighters/EMTs Leonard Pope, Steve Lykes, Eric Griggs and Timothy Sharpley Jr. (Photo by Bob Sherman, Jr.) The 2019 budget of $2,513,892 was approved. Voters approved the purchase on a new fire engine. Commissioner Patti Willever was re-elected and Kelly Montesano was elected as a fire commissioner.

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On Feb. 10 at 7:25 a.m., Tower 17, Squad 12, Robbinsville Squad 40 and Chief 19 Mark Antozzeski were dispatched to 2201 Route 33 where the 911 caller reported heavy smoke coming from a building. Tower 17 Captain Don Snedeker reported incident appeared to be a heater issue. Fire was contained to the heater.

Hamilton Township Fire District No. 8–Colonial Fire Company responded to 65 incidents in February.

Included were six fires, one overpressure with no fire, 28 Emergency Medical Service incidents, one motor vehicle accident with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, six gas leaks, five mutual aid cover assignments, three service calls, eight good intent calls and five false alarm or false calls. As of the end of February, Station 18 has responded to 152 incidents.

accident, two gas leaks, three hazardous conditions with no fire, four service calls, 26 good intent calls and 18 false alarm or false calls. As of the end of February, Station 19 has responded to 218 incidents.

Commissioner DiMeo was re-elected to a new three-year term. The 2019 Budget of $3,935,671 was approved, 97-72.

The special question to purchase a new engine was approved, 112-58.

Mercer County Fire Marshals investigated two fires in February.

On Feb. 1 in East Windsor on Garden View Terrace (Windsor Regency Condominiums), a 2-story, wood frame, multiple dwelling had a fire originating on the 2nd floor in heater room. Fire was held to heater room and surrounding area with heat and smoke damage extending out. The cause is listed as accidental, the result of carelessly discarded smoking materials. Investigated by 1st Assistant Fire Marshal K. Brink, FM 901.

On Feb. 23 in East Windsor on Abington Drive, a 2-story, wood frame, multiple dwelling (Village East Apartments) had a fire originate on the 1st floor in the laundry closet. Fire was confined to closet and immediate area with moderate smoke damage throughout. The cause was determined to be accidental due to a malfunction in the clothes dryer. Investigated by 1st Assistant Fire Marshal K. Brink, FM 901.

At its annual reorganization meeting on Feb. 6, the New Jersey State Association of County Fire Marshals re-elected Fire Marshal James Greschak as its president for a fourth term.

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The apartment was ventilated and Hamilton Township Building Inspector requested. PSE&G arrived, and were advised their services were not needed at this time.

E15 Officer Capt. Jarrett Gadsby investigated fire. Cause was accidental, due to misuse of a space heater.

Due to smoke and soot in apartment, tenants would not be permitted to stay in the apartment until cleaned up and damage repaired.

Hamilton Township Fire District No. 5–DeCou Hose Company members responded to 46 incidents during February. Included were six fires, one rescue assignment, 11 Emergency Medical Service incidents, six motor vehicle accidents with injuries, two motor vehicle accidents with no injuries, one extinction from motor vehicle accident, two hazardous conditions with no fire, six good intent calls and eleven false alarms or false calls. As of the end of February, Station 15 has responded to 98 incidents.

The 2019 budget of $1,974,466 was approved, 51-17. Commissioner Jonathan Tomko was re-elected.

Hamilton Township Fire District No. 6–White Horse Fire Company responded to 124 incidents in February.

Included where nine fires, one rescue assignment, 38 Emergency Medical Service incidents, two motor vehicle accidents with injuries, two motor vehicle accidents with no injuries, one water/ ice related rescue, six gas leaks, three hazardous conditions with no fire, three service calls, one animal rescue, one mutual aid cover assignment, 35 good intent calls and 21 false alarms or false calls. As of the end of February, Station 16 has responded to 257 incidents.

The 2019 budget of $3,545,469 was approved, 160-91. Fire Commissioner Lenny Pope was re-elected with 162 votes, defeating challenger Jeff Sawasky.

There were nine personal choice write-ins.

On Feb. 13, Engine 16 under the direction of Capt. Michael Balog was dispatched, responded and arrived on scene on Interstate 195 West in the area of Mile Marker 2.4 for a vehicle fire. Engine 16 stretched an attack line.

Vehicle was well involved in fire in both the engine compartment and passenger compartment. No one was found inside the vehicle.

Engine 16 began extinguishment of the vehicle. Fire was knocked down.

Remaining booster tank used to cool engine compartment and dashboard.

Chief 17 arrived on scene, and received information from New Jersey State Police and the vehicle owner. Engine 16 broke down hose line, and returned to quarters. No injuries were reported.

Hamilton Township Fire District No. 7–Nottingham Fire Company responded to 106 incidents during February. Included were 12 fires, 23 Emergency Medical Service incidents, four motor vehicle accidents with injuries, four gas leaks, one hazardous condition with no fire, nine service calls, one unauthorized burning, 26 good intent calls and 26 false alarm or false calls. As of the end of February, Station 17 has responded to 253 incidents.

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Tasting the best beer in the world—and the worst

By Peter Dabbene While writing a very unrelated piece on the naming system for celestial bodies, I came across a mention of exoplanets named for the TRAPPIST telescope, an instrument that was, in turn, named for the astronomers’ favorite beer, made

by Trappist monks. That got me curious—what was the deal with these Trappists, and their beer?

I found that one particular beer, made by the Trappist monks at Sint-Sixtus Abbey in Belgium, was widely considered the “holy grail” of the beer world.

The Westvleteren 12 had been named the best beer in the world many times, but even more compelling was its backstory.

The monks only make and sell enough to support themselves, refusing to increase production to satisfy demand. As their beer’s reputation has spread, it’s become harder and harder to get it.

To buy a crate of 24 bottles from the monks, one must call in advance—a far more difficult task than it sounds. One beer fan claimed to call 1,600 times in the two-hour window provided, achieving nothing but a busy signal. If you are lucky enough to get through, you provide your name and license plate number, and schedule a time to pick up your crate. On the appointed day and hour, cars line up with their trunks open, license plate numbers are matched, payment is made, and a representative of the abbey places your order into your vehicle.

You can only pick up beer every 60 days, and you can’t call from an anonymous number. You must also agree not to resell the beer, otherwise you’ll be banned. The scenario is reminiscent of the “Soup Nazi” from the Seinfeld TV show, except quieter, more contemplative, and with beer instead of soup.

Since I had no plans to travel to Belgium, I wondered if there was any way I could sample this legendary beer. It turns out there’s a healthy “gray market” of resellers who charge several multiples of the monks’ price for the beer, but still come in cheaper than a trip to Belgium.

Two and a half weeks later, my bottles arrived, in a box labeled “breekbaar” (Dutch for “fragile”). Soon after, somewhat awed by the enormity of the occasion, I poured and tasted it.

It was pretty good.

That’s my honest assessment. I liked it, and I might buy it again if it didn’t cost so much. But “pretty good” doesn’t quite cut it when describing a beer, it seems.

Other reviewers have described the Westvleteren 12, seemingly contradictorily, as having a “a light and fluffy mouthfeel,” a “thick mouthfeel with slight effervescence on the tongue,” as well as my favorite description, a mouthfeel that’s “really nice full and chewy.”

Personally, I like to drink my beer, rather than chew it. But the food comparisons, as “notes” in the brew detected by beer connoisseurs, are legion: caramel, brown sugar, raisins, licorice, toffee, dates, warm bread, dried cherries, figs, damsons, prunes, chocolate, clove, banana, and fruitcake. Also, tobacco, leather (hence the chewiness?), ovaltine, and oh yes, alcohol. No wonder the beer is often called “complex.”

Much of the appeal of beer, and monkhood, is in its lack of pretense. (One review of the Westvleteren 12 called it “sincere.”) So it’s tough to separate the beer from the often overblown attempts to describe it. Good lacing, pleasant estery quality, and prominent phenolic notes notwithstanding, of course.

Was it the best beer in the world? It wasn’t even the best beer I’d ever had.

That title would probably go to some anonymous $10 per six-pack offering at a backyard barbecue—a cold beer on a hot day, its name forever forgotten.

Meanwhile, tasting the (supposed) best beer in the world inspired me to finally pull out the Craft-A-Brew kit I’d been given a year before. After all, what did Trappist monks have that I didn’t, other than time-tested equipment and a thousand years of accumulated beermaking experience?

The kit’s several pages of instructions were a bit off-putting, and it took some time to familiarize myself with the equipment and terminology. Included in the kit, for example, was a one gallon glass container that, except for the missing “XXX,” looked like it came straight from a cartoon moonshiner’s hand. Most people would call this item a jug, but in craft brewing circles, the proper term is “carboy” or “fermenter.” Apparently, craft brewers enjoy esoteric synonyms and uncommon turns of phrase just as much as beer reviewers do, a phenomenon also evident in craft beer names, which increasingly resemble the names of contestants at dog shows. See if you can pick out which of these are craft beers, and which are winners of the Westminster Dog Show (answers below): 1) Dhandy’s

Favorite Woodchuck; 2) Ominous Formations Marshmallow; 3) Duck Duck Gooze; 4) Midkiff Seductive.

I spent several hours following the instructions—mostly—and mixing in the pellet-shaped hops that resembled either the food or the excreta of a small animal. Soon the place smelled like dog food and looked and sounded like a mad scientist’s laboratory, complete with tubes and strange bubbling noises.

After two weeks, it was ready. I didn’t exactly look forward to this tasting—it was more of an obligation, like a dental appointment, or the reluctant duty of an officer leading his soldiers into heated battle.

I detected (off) notes of chalk, medicine, crabapple, yeast, and sediment, with a slight hint of mold. A craft brewer I’m not, but I am much wiser for the experience—I may not know which is the best beer in the world, but I certainly know which is the worst. *Items 1 and 4, above, are show dogs; 2 and 3 are beers.

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By Rob Anthes ranthes@communitynews.org The Feb. 26 sentencing of Bill Baroni made national news as one of the final chapters of the years-long Bridgegate saga.

Baroni has been synonymous with Bridgegate for most of the decade now.

The plot was hatched as political retribution against the mayor of Fort Lee, who declined to endorse Gov. Chris Christie for re-election. Baroni played a key role, as deputy executive director of the Port Authority in September 2013, by closing the local access lanes from Fort Lee to the George Washington Bridge. While many have been assumed to have been involved, Baroni is one of only two people to take the fall in its aftermath.

On Feb. 26, Baroni, now 47, received a sentence of 18 months in federal prison for his role in the scandal. He was scheduled to enter prison this month. It cemented Baroni as a guilty man, a criminal.

Here, in Baroni’s hometown, all of it—the insider scheming, the national infamy, the loss of moral compass and backbone—contradicted the man we knew.

For those that watched Baroni grow up—saw him as a promising student at

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His first attempt for public office was an unsuccessful one, a failed bid for Hamilton Township council in 1999 when he was 27. He returned to the campaign trail four years later, his trademark style mastered in just his second run for office. Baroni did what he was good at—he met people where they were, talked to them, listened. Baroni said he knocked on 10,000 doors during the 2003 campaign. The effort carried him to victory.

In August 2007, the Hamilton Post featured Baroni, then a two-term assemblyman, as he sought election to the state senate. Our reporter spent a day with Baroni, going door-to-door campaigning. Everyone already knew him.

“He’s a man of his word, and he sticks to his character,” one resident said.

“He’s not a fake.”

Another Hamilton resident featured in the 2007 piece felt so strongly about Baroni that he hosted a campaign fundraising event for the candidate. The event— which only allowed donations of $10 or less—abided by Baroni’s wishes to keep his campaign clean of undue influence.

“He’s one of the few politicians who are honest,” the resident said. “I’d kill him if he wasn’t, and so would his dad.” *** I met Bill Baroni in 2002, in the run up to his successful first campaign for state assembly.

I was a senior at Steinert High School; he came in as a guest speaker to my government class, a program called GALRE. My teacher Doug Martin, as a joke, suggested I wear a “Baroni for Hamilton Council” T-shirt he had from 1999. I did. Baroni noticed and seized on it immediately.

“Thanks, Rob, for reminding me,”

Baroni said sarcastically.

During the course of that year, Baroni remembered that moment and more.

Like all the other people who came to know Baroni, I appreciated that ability.

I worked with and met dozens of politicians during that school year. Baroni was the only one who cared enough to get to know me, or at least the only one smart enough to know a little personal touch goes a long way with voters.

Martin had a requirement for “outside experiences” in GALRE, and when he told us we could get credit volunteering for a campaign, I readily signed up to work for Baroni. I spent evenings stuffing envelopes at his campaign headquarters, and the Trenton Saint Patrick’s Parade giving green balloons with “Inverso/Baroni” stamped on them.

After the parade, Baroni treated his volunteers to pizza at JoJo’s Tavern. He sat down at the table with our group from Steinert High. A graduate of GALRE himself, Baroni knew Martin loved the pies from DeLorenzo’s Pizza, and that Martin went to great lengths to pass the preference on to his students. Baroni took the opportunity to educate the young zealots, debating that JoJo’s was better. It has stuck with me that of all the topics a man in the heat of a campaign could be doing, he chose to talk pizza with a bunch of teenagers too young to vote. Baroni seemed totally at ease.

Six months later, during the Campaign of 10,000 Doors, one of Baroni’s shoe-rubber sessions brought him to my parents’ doorstep. The conversation somehow turned to me, with Baroni asking how I had adjusted to college life during my first semester at Syracuse University. They called me after Baroni left, impressed that he remembered these details. They called him “Bill” in the way they would a longtime friend, not a political candidate they just had met for the first time.

That experience inspired me to write the only thing I’ve ever written in support of a political candidate, a letter to the editor of The Trenton Times. “Believe in Baroni,” The Times headlined it.

Years removed from my life as a piece in the political machine, I received an invitation in August 2011 to receive a tour of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan as a member of the local media. Baroni, the Hamilton guy, had been put in charge of the rebuilding effort. The world watched intensely as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approached, but it was a personal mission as much as a professional one for Baroni—a Steinert classmate of his, Jeannine Damiani Jones, died in the 2001 attacks.

It had been eight years since I had seen or talked with Baroni. On the day of the tour, he once again remembered my Steinert and Syracuse connections, and joked that one of his press officers was “a Syracuse person” from Hamilton, too.

Baroni hadn’t changed at all. I had become much more cynical than I was in high school, but Baroni really did seem to be the guy I assumed he was in 2002.

He was still two years away from Bridgegate. It’s hard to reconcile the man who gave me that tour—the man I knew—with the guy described in the Bridgegate legal briefs, the one who stood before a panel of state legislators in 2014 and lied that the Fort Lee lane closures were for a traffic study.

Maybe he wasn’t fully entangled in Christie’s political circle yet. Or maybe he was just really skilled at hiding it. *** Baroni knew how to give a performance.

Whether he learned from starring in the school musicals as a student at Steinert High or from his years as a law student and later a professor of law, he knew how to speak, how to control an audience.

One such performance marked the beginning of the end for Bill Baroni.

In January 2010, a bill came to the state Senate proposing the legalization of gay marriage. Baroni strongly supported the bill, and spoke in favor of it on the Senate floor. He told a story of two couples, both deeply in love. One of the couples is gay.

“Government says this couple is different, and segregates them from the married couples,” Baroni said in his speech. “And that is textbook, old-fashioned discrimination.”

Times and attitudes have changed some since 2010, but this was a shocking position for any loyal, lifelong Republican and devout Catholic to take.

Baroni was one of 14 state senators— and the lone Republican—to vote for the gay marriage bill. Baroni’s vote flew in the face of Christie’s stated position, just days before the newly elected governor was to assume office. Baroni had crossed party lines at a politically inopportune time.

The marriage equality bill was defeated, but the damage to Baroni had been done.

By February, Christie announced Baroni’s move to Port Authority. A newspaper story announcing the change called the two men “old friends.”

To my knowledge, neither Christie or Baroni have ever connected Baroni’s gay marriage vote to his appointment to Port Authority. But the move, even at the time, seemed sudden—and odd.

Just a few years earlier, there had been whispers that Baroni wanted to run for United States Senate. His political star had been rising fast enough to make it more than a far-fetched rumor.

And, here, weeks after his most daring vote, that was gone. Baroni’s political career had been put on ice.

At the same time, with the move, Christie and the Republicans opened up a spot in the senate that could have been theirs for as long as Baroni wanted it. Former Hamilton councilman Tom Goodwin warmed Baroni’s seat for 10 months, and then lost a vicious race to Democrat Linda Greenstein. The Dems and Greenstein have held the seat since, with little challenge from the Republicans.

Once Baroni had been filed away in New York, losing touch with the constituents and the Hamilton roots that had guided him for so many years, he was toast. He instead became beholden to

Christie, who held the keys to the politically appointed Port Authority position and its $290,000 annual salary.

We know how that worked out. *** On Feb. 26, Baroni addressed the court for about five minutes, a piece of paper in his hand, defeated and trembling.

“I always thought I had a clear sense of right and wrong,” he said, according to a report from northjersey.com. “When I went to work for the Port Authority and for Gov. Christie, that line disappeared.”

Baroni described a “cult and culture” that surrounded Christie, voraciously sucking in all those around the governor. It led people, like Baroni, to lose themselves.

“I always tried to help people,” Baroni said, according to northjersey.com.

“Here I hurt people.”

This could be the sympathy-seeking mea culpa of a man wanting to save face.

And, likely, that is part of the story.

But one look at Christie shows Baroni may not be too far off from the truth.

Bridgegate (and Donald Trump) torpedoed the former governor’s presidential aspirations, but Christie continues to make the rounds. He makes regular TV appearances to promote himself, including a recent spot on the Tonight Show where he sipped tequila with host Stephen Colbert. During the segment, Christie admitted to believing he would make a better president than the one currently in office, and struggled to explain why he continues to be at the president’s beck and call. Colbert also pointed out the additional absurdity of Christie’s loyalty considering that Christie has been backstabbed, demeaned, belittled and otherwise discarded by the president on multiple occasions. Christie said he does it because Trump is “a friend.”

That answer provides a nifty look into how someone can get sucked into a “cult and culture” even when your morals, your mind and all your prior actions would have led you in a different direction.

While it’s amusing to some to watch Christie become a fool at Trump’s feet, the similar dynamic between the former governor and those loyal to him has a much sadder byproduct. People like Bill Baroni lost touch with their guiding principles out of loyalty to the governor.

And, for that, Baroni has lost a teaching job he loved, his political career, his ability to practice law, and—for 18 months— his freedom.

After the initial verdict, Baroni started work campaigning for marriage equality in Ireland, where he holds dual citizenship. He also began volunteering in New York with LGBT youth and immigrants, according to the northjersey.com report.

Baroni started going back to the ground, back to the people. He really has no other choice.

But for those who know Baroni, this is a familiar callback to the man who existed 15 years ago. And it provides hope there’s a chance that man still exists.

Rob Anthes is editor of the Hamilton Post. Connect with him at facebook.com/robanthes or twitter.com/robanthes.

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Of course, saying “most mass shootings” is a problem in itself, but the tweet makes the rounds because it still rings true. The United States has done almost nothing to address its gun problem, aside from the now-rote repetition of copy-andpaste “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of [insert shooting here].”

That did not change after an elementary school shooting. It did not change after a high school shooting. It feels like “thoughts and prayers” remarks are almost a joke at this point.

But thoughts and prayers, especially from politicians and public figures, are not enough. They will never be enough, because they’re shallow and meaningless. Offering up those statements is just a way for politicians to say “See? I care,” when, ultimately nothing is more revelatory about the lack of caring than offer-

ing up a shallow tweet or press release.

Action needs to be taken, and our government officials should look to New Zealand for inspiration.

Last month, a white supremacist terrorist inspired by far-right extremist ideals opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, murdering nearly 50 innocent Muslims, all of whom were just spending time in a space that should have been safe for them. He used a two semi-automatic weapons and two shotguns, all purchased legally. It cruelly echoed the 2015 mass shooting during a prayer service at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina, which left nine black worshippers dead. There were three survivors of the South Carolina shooting, and all they received were thoughts and prayers.

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The deep, lasting, terroristic effects of racism need to be ingrained in all of brains. We’ve seen the effect words can have on inciting violence. It needs to be at the forefront of this conversation.

Perhaps even more crucial is introducing and passing meaningful legislation like Ardern’s weapons ban. She declared that New Zealand’s gun laws would change almost immediately after the shooting, and instituted a buyback program to get things started. Buybacks are not always successful, but when paired with specific weapon bans, it’s a recipe for meaningful change.

But when senators and congresspeople are financially beholden to organizations like the National Rifle Association, it becomes complicated. Steps have been taken, like last month’s bump stock ban, but it’s simply not enough. Three hundred and seven current congressional lawmakers have received NRA money over the course of their careers. Thirty-nine have received $100,000 or more. Eight have gotten upwards of $1 million. That is the kind of money that buys votes—or at the very least puts a persuasive little voice in the back of your head.

If anything is going to change in this country, it will not happen overnight.

Decades and decades of societal racism and the expectation that Americans can and should have all types of firearms will need to be undone, and that would not be a simple process even if every single person in the United States agreed on the need for change.

But, like New Zealand has demonstrated, the process must start somewhere.

I hope our country can follow their lead.

Samantha Sciarrotta is events editor of the Hamilton Post. She is a lifelong Hamilton resident.

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These are the kinds of tangible changes that need to be made here, too, instead of superficial statements and shallow expressions of grief. We need to press our officials to do something that means something.

And this country’s government can start by addressing racism and white supremacy for what they truly are: terrorism.

And that starts at the top. If officials are borderline encouraging this behavior and providing little dog whistle jokes to their most extreme supporters, where does that leave the average American?

When we have people in office like Iowa congressman Steve King, who has repeatedly asked the “Is white supremacy all that bad?” question, others will undoubtedly follow suit. Representatives in this country’s highest offices allow this rhetoric to fester by not taking it seriously.

This comes in the form of Donald Trump’s “very fine people” comments, or conveniently ignoring in the rush to sanctify him that John McCain sang the words “bomb, bomb Iran” to the tune of the song “Barbara Ann” in 2007 during his presidential campaign. Making light of of these ideals or turning them into silly jokes can have dire consequences.

How many times have we seen a racially motivated attack, even in the last year or two? It’s these kinds of seemingly inconsequential deeds that lead to major acts of violence.

We all learn some variation of “racism is bad” at some point in our lives, and that is an extremely basic tenet of existence on a diverse planet that we should have equipped at all times. It should be implanted in our heads. But it obviously escapes some of us, and it shouldn’t.

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