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Area farms host mazes, pumpkin picking and more to kick off fall season

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by loiS levine Summer has faded fast from the rearview mirror, and with it comes fall and all its predictable signs: Pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks, the crunch of dried brown leaves under our feet, and... corn mazes? Yes, corn mazes! One of the most popular family events of the season, a corn maze is simply a series of path- Robbinsville High’s Heather Stauffacher races a Steinert opponent to the ball during ways cut through a corn field. a 2-0 win at Steinert High School Sept. 17, 2019. For more field hockey coverage, Unlike a labyrinth, which only turn to Page 22. (Staff photo by Samantha Sciarrotta.) has one, non-branching path, and only one entry and exit point, there is more than one way to find the exit out of a maze. Here in New Jersey there are several farms that create corn mazes as a fall activity for the public: A. Casola Farms in Holmdel, Etsch Farms in But support from the we’ve been receiving,” Semmel Monroe and K&S Farms in East Robbinsville community has said. Windsor. Terhune Orchards in Originally, the family was helped the Semmel family get Lawrence has a seasonal corn back on their feet. Residents to be forced from its home on maze as well. rallied to donate over $22,000 Sept. 3. But the bank granted But one of the most well-known by Julia marnin to the GoFundMe page cre- Semmel a time extension to and well-visited corn mazes in ated in Joel’s name. Most of raise the $50,000 that is owed Mercer County is at Howell Living The lives of Robbinsville’s that amount was raised over after support from and negoHistory Farm in Hopewell. Semmel family were rocked one weekend in late August. A tiations between the mayor “Mazes are historical,” said in early August after the unex- handful of donations trickled in of Robbinsville and the bank. farm director Pete Watson, pected passing of April Semmel, a few weeks later. Although community support who has been with Howell for a beloved wife and mother of The page, created by Alison has been massive, the family’s 35 years. “The earliest mazes four children. Sussman, set a $50,000 goal— fundraiser still needs to reach were found on the tombs of April’s husband, Joel funds for the mortgage so the $50,000 as soon as possible. Byzantine pyramids, and they Semmel, and their children Semmels can remain in their “My wish is that within a couwere also built into the knaves faced further hardships after home and to help them regain ple years from now I can be in a of churches. The Hampton the loss—their family home stability in their lives during a position to pay it forward and be Court Maze in England was was on the brink of foreclo- period of upheaval. able to help out somebody else created in the 1600s. For a very sure and in need of many, many “To say thank you is nowhere that may be in a similar situanear enough for all of the help repairs. See FALL, Page 8 See SEMMELS, Page 16

Residents pay it forward Community rallies to raise money for family

Robbinsville voters will have plenty of choices when they head to their polling places this election day. Six candidates are running for Robbinsville Township Council, and three seats are up for grabs. Incumbents Chris Ciaccio, Dan Schuberth and Ronald Witt will square off against Roland Allen, Paul Kranz and Rakhi Upadhyay. Four candidates are up for three seats on the Robbinsville Township Board of Education: newcomer Avery Hutchinson and incumbents Christopher Emigholz, Craig Heilman and Jane Luciano. The Robbinsville Advance asked each candidate to fill out a questionnaire outlining their views on issues like affordable housing, Route 130 and the school district’s student activity fee. Their responses can be found starting on Page 10. Elsewhere on the ballot, there are several state and county races to look out for. First, four candidates are up for two state assembly seats: Daniel Benson, Michael Bollentin, Wayne DeAngelo and Bina Shah. At the county level, Brian Hughes and Lishian “Lisa” Wu are running four a fouryear term as Mercer County Executive. Nina Melker and Andrew Koontz are running unopposed for two three-year terms on the Board of Chosen Freeholders.

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FALL continued from Page 1 long time, they have been fun puzzles that people like to create and solve.” It wasn’t until the early 1990s, however that someone came up with the idea of making a maze from a field of corn. Broadway producer Don Frantz remembers flying over miles of open fields, wondering why no one ever thought of creating a corn maze. And so, in 1993, Frantz created the world’s first corn maze, in the shape of a dinosaur—for Pennsylvania’s Lebanon Valley College. The proceeds were given to the Red Cross for flood relief for Midwestern farmers, but little did Frantz know that the success of that maze would initiate the outdoor family corn maze craze on farms all over the country. Howell Living History Farm, which is owned by Mercer County, has been a site for farming since the 1730s, created its first corn maze in 1997, and it has been hugely popular ever since. ”We saw that it was a fun and agriculturally connected activity that our audience would like,” says Watson. This year, Howell Farm offers a four-acre maze with two miles of pathways, with the shape of it being the “Farmer in the Dell,” the famous children’s song/nursery rhyme. “We have a different concept every year,” Watson said. “‘The Farmer in the Dell’ is a part of Mother Goose rhymes, so, in the game we incorporate a history of rhymes, but it is also related to agriculture.” Creating the maze starts in late June, when the fields are plowed, but before planting, all the pathways are marked with surveyor’s flags. The corn is usu-

An aerial view of this year’s Howell Living Histor y Farm corn maze—a “Farmer in the Dell” theme. ally ankle-high by July 4, at which point, farmers walk between the flags and start chopping down the stalks to create the pattern, which becomes the pathways for the maze. “When we first started, we used to do aerial views to make sure we were cutting it right,” remembers Watson. We used stakes, strings, measuring tapes, to match up where flags went with our map. Now, because of technology we have more modern surveying equipment that we can depend on for accuracy; we no longer have to fly overhead to see it.” Then, eight mailboxes are constructed and placed in various locations along the maze, along with signs lead-

ing “maze walkers” to the mailboxes and clues. “The mailboxes are hidden, so you have to find them,” said Watson. Each maze walker is given a game board at the start of the maze, which is punched in with the time they started. The idea is to find all eight mailboxes, which gives you all eight puzzle pieces. When taped to the maze game board, the puzzle pieces form a map of the maze and show the way out. This year the design on the board turns out to be, of course, the farmer in the dell. But that’s not all. “Besides finding the mailboxes and puzzle pieces, you have to answer maze questions: 10 of the

trivia questions on the game board are tied to a crossword puzzle,” Watson said. “All in all, there are 30 questions on the game board. The idea is to try to answer as many questions as you can correctly, before exiting on a bridge, placed at the end of the maze. When you leave the maze, we punch you out, adding minutes to questions that you didn’t answer. “It’s a great score competition for families, friends, colleagues: We have a running board that shows top finishers of the day, so for big winners, it’s all about bragging rights.” The entire maze usually takes about an hour to go through, and includes music piped into the field as you

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walk along on your search for clues. Finally, nothing from the maze goes the waste at Howell Farm. The corn that gets picked is fed to the farm’s animals, and then, when the stalks are chopped up, they get plowed into the dirt, adding more organic material to the soil. In addition to the maze, visitors can find a courtyard with a pumpkin patch, scheduled hayrides, various farming programs, a food tent and more. The farm gives guests an authentic example of what farming was like in New Jersey between 1890 and 1910, exhibiting more than 250 years of farming practices. The farm is owned and operated by Mercer County Park Commission and the maze, operated by volunteers, is an annual fundraising event of the Friends of Howell Farm. Hours of admission to the farm in October are Fridays, 5-8 p.m. for entrance to the maze, with last exit at 9 p.m.; Saturdays noon-8 p.m. for maze entrance, with last exit at 9 pm.; and Sundays noon-4 pm, with last exit at 5 p.m. Admission to the farm is free; admission for the corn maze is as follows: visitors aged 10 and up, $10; ages 5 to 9 $8, and 4 and under are free. All proceeds go to the farm’s educational programs and restoration. *** This year’s fall festivities aren’t limited to Howell Living History Farm. Below is a collection of other local corn mazes, as well as harvest festivals and other autumn-themed events.

Terhune Orchards

Terhune Orchards will host its annual Apple Days Fall Harvest Festival Weekends Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Oct. 27. Guests can visit the Adventure Barn, listen to live music, taste wines and a variety of fall foods, pick your own apples and pumpkins and more. There will also be children’s activities, a corn maze, live animals, and wagon rides. $10. Children under 3 are free. For kids, Terhune will host two Read and Pick: Pumpkins sessions on Oct. 1 at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Children ages preschool to 8 years with their parents will read two books about pumpkins and then pick their own mini pumpkins and gourds. $8 per child. Register. Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Rd., Lawrence. Phone: (609) 924-2310. On the web: terhuneorchards.com

Shadybrook Farm

Shadybrook Farm’s FallFest will run Oct. 1 and then daily Oct. 4-31. During the day, guests can expect wagon rides, a corn maze, junior versions of the Barn of Horror and Alien Invasion attractions, inflatables, a chicken show, go-karts, live animals, a spider web climb, a hay bale run and more. Weekend-only activities include pig races and live entertainment. Tickets are $10 Monday through Thursday and Fridays until 5 p.m., and $18 Fridays after 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, the farm’s annual HorrorFest will feature four haunts: Hayride of Horror, Barn of Horror, Carnage in the Corn and Alien Encounter 3D. Food, live music, games, a bonfire, craft beer, wine and cocktails will also be available. Admission starts at $23.

Shadybrook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd., Yardley, Pennsylvania. Phone: (215) 9681670. On the web: shadybrookfarm.com

Field of Terror

Field of Terror’s haunted farm will run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 4 through Nov. 2, as well as Oct. 24 and 31. Evening attractions include the Killer Kornfield, Haunted Hayride to Terror Town, the Unknown Barn, Timmery Manor and the Creepy Carnival paintball ride. Tickets start at $20. Sunshine Acres daytime activities run Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 5 to 27. Guests can take a hayride to pick pumpkins and explore a corn maze. Activities are free. Pay for what you pick. Field of Terror, 831 Windsor Perrineville Rd., East Windsor. Phone: (609) 758-7817. On the web: fieldofterror.com

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Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm will host its Fall Harvest Festival Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 5 to 27. The festival will feature pumpkin and apple picking, a corn maze, live animals, live music and drinks from Tomasello Winery. The farm is open Friday to Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm, 2691 Monmouth Rd., Jobstown. Phone: (609) 353-9000. On the web: johnsonslocusthallfarm.com.

Snipes Farm and Education Center

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Six candidates are vying for three Robbinsville Township Council seats. Incumbents Chris Ciaccio. Dan Schuberth and Ronald Witt face challengers Roland Allen, Paul Kranz and Rakhi Upadhyay. Allen, 38, has lived in Robbinsville since 2007. He grew up in Hamilton. He attended the Northeast Carpenters Apprentice Training program and is a union carpenter out of UBC Local 254. Allen was previously elected to the Mercer CountyFront Democratic Committee as a Robbinsville District 1 representative in 2017. His two children attend

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ELECTION 2019 affordable housing. Upadhyay currently works as a housing inspector. This is her first time running for office. Witt, 52, has lived in Robbinsville with his wife, Maureen, since 1998. They have three children: Hannah, Cameron and Devon. He grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and attended Chestnut Hill Academy. He went on to graduate from Drexel University with a degree in marketing. Witt is the president and CEO of Sweetwater Construction. He has been a Robbinsville Township councilman since 2011, and he previously served on the township’s Economic Development Advisory Committee, Planning Board and Zoning Board. The Robbinsville Advance sent the candidates the same four questions. They had one week to respond. The questions and the candidates answers are below: Question 1: Foxmoor Shopping Center has been struggling for years. What is your vision for the center? What do you think can be done to revive it? Allen: My vision for the center is to return it to the thriving state that it was in when I moved to Robbinsville. I think a different approach needs to be taken and different ideas need to be put on the table. The grocery store is gone and wishing to bring one back has not worked and the space stands empty while we wish for something that is not coming. The space could be used for many other uses such as an indoor farmers market (similar to The Trenton Farmers Market), a teen center, or even broken up into smaller spaces for offices. Ciaccio: Many residents have been asking for a local grocery store and I am glad to see Penmark Management currently in charge. I have always been a firm proponent of "thinking outside the box.” We need to make the property a destination, so I believe ideas such as Car Show Cruise nights and Food Trucks will add excitement. Indoor sports centers and specialty restaurants will also help to build momentum as well. Kranz: My vision would be a center at 100 percent occupancy with a direct entrance/exit from Route 33. In June 2016, a township-sponsored study concluded the center was in a “death spiral.” As a Planning Board member, I voted for condemnation of the center, which paved the way for new ownership. As a town councilman, I will ensure Pennmark Management and our Economic Development Advisory Committee have the support and resources needed to fulfill this vision. Schuberth: As a former Foxmoor and current TC resident, revitalizing the center remains my top economic development priority. Councilman Cipriano and I lead the Foxmoor Redevelopment Committee, where we support new owner Pennmark Management’s efforts to attract top quality businesses. Residents can expect a brand-new façade, exciting new businesses in the smaller spaces, and with luck, a boutique grocer in the anchor space. Food truck events will attract business while we work to achieve this plan. Upadhyay: I prefer to shop local. We need a shopping center where we could pick up groceries, food and clothing, or have more options for restaurants and maybe even a bar or lounge. Foxmoor’s management are working toward finding a business that’s

the right fit for the community. Businesses thrive on demand and patrons will determine what works. I want to see businesses come in and try to succeed than see empty storefronts. Witt: The center is has degraded since the Thriftway closed. Many important local businesses stayed put with the hope that another anchor tenant would return. As we know, this did not occur. Council commissioned a redevelopment study and determined the plaza met the redevelopment criteria. The center is under new ownership and we are working with them to revitalize the center. Five new businesses have come on line and a facade renovation is in the works. Question 2: Robbinsville has met its requirement to provide for state mandated affordable housing, but there are many people who have incomes that are too high to qualify, yet can’t afford most of the market-rate housing that is available in town. Do you think the municipality has a responsibility to zone for housing (such as non–luxur y apartments and condos) that these people can afford? Allen: I believe that the township has a good mix of housing options ranging from the condominiums in Foxmoor, the new units being built in Town Center South, homes in Springside on Gordon Road, all the way up to the larger homes in Cubberly Meadows. I do not think this is a zoning issue, but more of a market issue; if there is a demand in Robbinsville for a type of home it will be built. Ciaccio: I think Robbinsville Township has an obligation to promote options for all walks of life and situations. That is what makes our community great. We provide other inclusive and accessible options in addition to affordable housing which makes everyone feel welcome. Kranz: At over 1,000 students, Sharon is the largest elementary school in Mercer County. It would be irresponsible to encourage additional residential development under the current circumstances. While going door-to-door meeting voters, I’ve seen the variety of mobile homes, condos, townhouses and single-family homes we have to offer, and I am satisfied we are catering to a large range of homebuyers. Schuberth: As elected leaders, we have a responsibility to make living in Robbinsville more affordable for both current and future residents. Adding additional housing would increase the cost of government services and add burden onto our thriving school district. Instead, we need to continue to lower our property tax burden, as we’ve done in each of the past four years. Lower property taxes allow long-time residents to remain in town and new residents to move in. Upadhyay: I have studied affordable housing extensively and currently work in the field. I have seen firsthand how government intervention could make housing more affordable and accessible. There are many families like mine, who have a dream to own a home, but struggle to achieve this goal. Municipalities should engage in this conversation, but we should also look upwards at federal initiatives for policies

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Kranz: I would discourage additional residential development in the 130 corridor. Instead I envision a collection of commercial businesses, amenities, bike trails and protected green spaces that directly improve the lifestyles of our residents. First, I would like to increase occupancy rates at our existing commercial properties (Foxmoor for instance) before we destroy our limited green spaces to construct empty strip malls. Schuberth: Route 130 will be the heart of commercial activity in Robbinsville, generating revenue that helps us continue reducing property taxes and providing residents with exciting places to eat, shop, and relax. The township council recently completed an economic development study designed to make it easier for businesses to open up along the corridor. We’re excited to welcome Wawa and Robbinsville Grill & Bar to town, and envision additional retail and dining establishments on the horizon. Upadhyay: Redevelopment along Route 130 needs to be closely examined to ensure growth is properly managed. Traffic is a major concern, and a redeveloped Route 130 cannot be allowed to change the mobility of the town. As it is we are struggling with traffic in Town Center. We must carefully assess all development to ensure our residents’ quality of life is maintained. Witt: Route 130 is a vital gateway to Robbinsville. Current activity includes construction of a car dealership and expansion of a martial arts business. Wawa and Robbinsville

Grill & Bar will be opening in 2020. This is a nice start but there are many other undeveloped parcels. Council recently completed a redevelopment study of this corridor and the results are being are digested. If redevelopment tools can be utilized, additional retail/ commercial growth should result. Question 4: Why should Robbinsville residents vote for you? Allen: I am a resident and only a resident. I have nothing to gain from this position other than to better the town for residents. I hope to keep Robbinsville the town that made us all move here. Ciaccio: I think Robbinsville Township is a wonderful and inclusive community. The love and compassion we have for our neighbors is nothing short of amazing. I would like to bring in more business ratables to reduce taxes, continue to preserve open space and protect our historic hamlets in our township. It is so important that we continue to make Robbinsville affordable for our children to live here and raise their children here. Kranz: I am qualified. I’ve served in the township government since 2015 and have an intimate understanding of the challenges we’re facing. I have ideas. We can increase transparency by creating a Citizens’ Finance Advisory Committee and scrutinizing PILOTs. We can improve our commitment to sustainability by recertifying for Sustainable Jersey, protecting open space, and creating additional bike paths. Ours is a wonderfully diverse community.

We can recruit residents from underrepresented groups to serve in government. Schuberth: During my past four years on the township council, I’ve developed meaningful connections with residents from every corner of our community. I’ve listened with humility, offered support when folks are in need, and tried my best to exemplify servant leadership through volunteer work. My phone is always on for residents (cell 732585-3010) and it will remain on during the next four years. You have my commitment to serve you to the best of my ability. Upadhyay: I have a strong background in government administration, a MPA, and knowledge of affordable housing (especially useful with the acquisition of the mobile park). I am qualified and also incredibly diverse. I bring a new and unique perspective that the town council has never seen: I am a renter, a single mother, a woman of color and I’m a one-income household. The changing demographics of our town should be reflected in the governing body. Witt: I work hard for Robbinsville residents. It has been a privilege to serve them. I have met many tremendous people and I enjoy advocating for others. As the leader of a successful business, I employ these same skill sets to ensure our town is run efficiently and effectively. While on Council, we have reduced taxes, preserved open space, and been fiscally responsible. I would like nothing more than to continue this mission for another four years.

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school district that’s successful in so many areas. We need to challenge ourselves to do more and I’d like a leader of our schools who’s driven to help take us to the next level. We need an great people leader that both inspires our staff and holds them accountable for exceptional work. And we need a leader that is both a spectacular educator and a great general manager that can manage our significant budget and facilities. Question 2: What is your opinion on the current student activity fee? Emigholz: A school district must create and foster educational opportunities for ALL students, and student activities are an important part of that. With increasing state school aid and better, more efficient budgeting, Robbinsville should be able to eliminate student activity fees so that money is not a factor in students getting enhanced educational opportunities outside the classroom. Heilman: I understand the need for these fees while we were severely underfunded. But, the state has made moves to begin getting us back to full funding. As a result, I was one of the leaders on the school board that pushed for eliminating these fees last year. Ultimately, we decided on cutting them in half. With more funding from the state, we should easily be able to continue phasing these out until they are gone. Hutchinson: Our clubs are fully funded now. The March 18 budget incorporated a more modest reduction only after the appeal of parents and one board member. The 50 percent was only achieved after the rejection of the original budget by the county. These fees, though, are only a portion of what it costs a family for a child to participate in extracurricular activities and sports. I am fully supportive of this direct fee relief. Luciano: I am very happy that we were able to lessen the current activity fees by 50 percent. Many in Robbinsville can afford this fee but are paying high taxes already. For other residents, this is a burden and also perhaps a barrier for children to much needed extra curricular activities that teach kids incredible lessons like teamwork, leadership and resilience as well as, create lasting memories of their youth. I do think we should continue to look at this fee as the state continues to increase our state aid. Question 3: The school district seems to be squeezed between residents who are demanding lower taxes and residents who want to adequately fund school programming. How do you think the district can budget better? Emigholz: I don’t think the school district is squeezed at all, and the budget process this past year demonstrates that. Classroom spending increased while school taxes were lowered. Finding efficiencies, improving budget practices and expected state aid increases should allow that win-win budgeting to continue. I think we already provide adequate funding for school programming, but I am sure we

can more efficiently use our resources to create further opportunities for all our students. Heilman: Last year, we kept taxes flat, while adding over $2 million in spending, most of which went to the classroom. Budgets are not as simple as lower taxes versus a better education. There are a lot of factors that go into a budget. It is vital that we have experienced people on the board that know this and can make the best decisions for everyone. My finance background makes me the ideal candidate to accomplish this goal. Hutchinson: I am thankful the original budget was rejected by the county for failure to meet adequacy and fair share expectations. I want to see “reduce taxes” as a side effect of wise spending and investment rather than as a directive. I’d like more support for mental health and ESL services and an expansion of electives to help children explore and grow. I want more opportunities for our teachers to improve their skills in the classroom. Luciano: his past year, we worked up front as a board to develop board goals for the budget cycle . These goals included both funneling more dollars into the classroom, lowering class size and lowering the tax burden for our residence; both of these were aimed at getting the best education for our dollars for our kids while balancing tax payer needs. With the significant increase in our state aid and some redirecting of funds that were creating big surpluses in the past, we were able to accomplish both of these objectives: we added teachers and other needed personnel, added curriculum, improved our security measures and brought much needed improvements to facilities in our schools and keep taxes flat. This took foresight and planning, as well as, teamwork and listening to all our constituents. Question 4: Why should Robbinsville residents vote for you? Emigholz: From working in a Baltimore elementary school through Americorps to teaching high school in Atlanta through Teach For America to improving New Jersey schools through Trenton’s public policy arena, I made a difference in helping students get a better education in every single job I have had since graduating college 20 years ago. I can combine my passion for improving schools, my community service commitment and my expertise in education policy to truly help Robbinsville. Heilman: I have dedicated thousands of hours volunteering in this town. I have been on the Planning Board, Recreation Committee and Environmental Committees. I have also volunteered in local organizations such as Lifetree Church, the Soccer and Softball Associations and Ability Tree. As we head into a new era in our schools with a new superintendent, we need experienced people on the board that can lead us through this exciting new time. Hutchinson: I’m practical, pragmatic, analytical and independent. I have learned to develop and implement policies supported

ELECTION 2019 by regulatory guidance and with full stakeholder engagement. I listen to concerns but also look for validated and objective data to gain understanding of the return on investment and measurements of success. When we spend money, it must be spent wisely. Our community deserves transparency and explanations for how the spending aligns with legislative and school objectives. Luciano: I am a proven leader both within the school board and in my business life. As a Fortune 50 executive in Human Resources, Learning and internal consulting, I acquired many skills that I

can leverage on the school board: how to handle HR strategic issues, active listening with empathy, managing budgets of $100M and advising leaders to solve problems and leveraging opportunities. In my first term on the school board; I had the opportunity to lead several of the subcommittees including Community Relations, Personnel and Negotiations. I also have served as Vice President and President. In these roles, I have brought my strengths: passion for kids, driving strategic long-term decisions and helping to build a school board that listens to all inputs.

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Four candidates are vying for two twoyear terms representing the 14th Legislative District in the state assembly. The district includes Hamilton, Robbinsville, East Windsor and Hightstown in Mercer County, and Cranbury, Jamesburg, Monroe, Plainsboro and Spotswood in Middlesex County. The candidates are incumbents Daniel Benson and Wayne DeAngelo, independent Michael Bollentin and Republican challenger Bina Shah. Benson, a Democrat, is a Hamilton resident. He attended Georgetown University, where he earned degrees in physics and government. He also graduated from Rutgers University with a master’s of public policy in science and technology policy. Benson previously served on the Hamilton Township Council from 2002 to 2005 and on the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2008 to 2011. He has been an assemblyman since 2011 and has served as the Deputy Speaker since 2018. He is the chair of the Transportation and Independent Authorities committee, and serves on the budget committee, as well as the health and senior services committee. Independent candidate Bollentin is a married father of two boys. A resident of Hightstown, he has served 27 years as an EMT. He worked in law enforcement for 16 years, and currently works in the IT and security industry. He coaches wrestling at the the Kreps Middle School in East Windsor. Bollentin’s platform is based on bridging the gaps between the two political parties, and creating a government that is fiscally transparent and that passes purposeful and effective legislation. Democrat DeAngelo, a Hamilton resident, currently is serving his sixth term in the state assembly. A graduate of Steinert High School, he attended the Rupert John Trade School, focusing on electrical. He is currently the president and assistant business manager of IBEW Local 269. DeAngelo served on the Hamilton Township Zoning Board from 2000 to 2001 and then served on the township’s council from 2002 to 2005. He was a township planning board member from 2006 to 2007, and he has served on the New Jersey Council on Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs since 2012.

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Mercer County freeholder Two candidates are running unopposed for two three-year terms as a Mercer County freeholders. Nina Melker, a Democrat, has been serving as a freeholder since being appointed in September 2018 to fill a vacancy. She ran unopposed for the remainder of the term last November. A Hamilton resident, Melker has been in the banking industry for nearly four decades. She currently works as a private banker with Berkshire Bank. Andrew Koontz, a Democrat, has served on the freeholder board since 2011. A Princeton resident, he served on the Princeton Borough Council from 2003-10. Koontz graduated from New York University with a B.F.A. and is currently a film and television teacher at Hightstown High School.

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SEMMELS continued from Page 1 tion to where we are now,” Semmel said. The cause of April’s sudden passing before she turned 52 in August is unknown because of the family’s religious traditions that require someone who has passed to be buried within 24 hours without an autopsy. “It’s a Jewish thing, for the soul being at rest as soon as possible,” Semmel said. “We don’t try to find out those things.” April had been dealing with medical issues living with bilateral sciatica in both of her legs for the past several years, Semmel said. Sciatica is when sharp pain felt throughout the leg, typically caused by a bone spur on the spine that causes nerves to become compressed resulting in pain and inflammation. “There were some days that she was OK and some days she could not get out of bed because the pain was so excruciating,” he said. Joel and April are originally from Staten Island, where they first met in 1986 during a work training session for Anchor Savings bank. They were married in 1995. April leaves behind her 15-year-old son Brandon and 13-year-old triplets Andrew, Brianna and Ashley. She isalso survived by her mother and brother in Staten Island with extended family in Florida. Semmel has expressed gratitude for the support his children are receiving from the community and within the school district. Robbinsville Police Department officers have been spending time with the children, taking them out to eat, to the movies and shopping for clothes.

Andrew, Brianna, Brandon and Ashley Semmel recently lost their mother, April, unexpectedly. The Robbinsville community has rallied to raise over $20,000 for the family. “Ashley is having a tough time right now as each day progresses, she’s thinking of her mom not being there anymore, not being able to see her performances, go to open school night, things like that,” Semmel said. He described April as the most caring, giving and thoughtful person who always thought about others before herself. She was always involved with the Robbinsville community and dedicated much of her time to her children. “Growing up, she loved to dance,” he said. “One time, we had the girls in dance classes for a few years. They

offered an adult dance class once, and April took it and performed at the recital the same night the girls did.” April worked as a high school teacher in the New York public school system, commuting everyday to Brooklyn and teaching all grades while still staying involved at her own children’s schools. She was a PTA member and officer for several years. “Our kids were the world to her,” Semmel said. “She was very into education. She took a big interest in that.” For the past few years, April had devoted a lot of her time to being in

charge of the Reflections program for the Robbinsville school district. Reflections is a national arts program sponsored by the PTA. Each year, students submit art projects that are judged by local PTA members. Then, winning students have the opportunity to compete on the county level, state level and then the national level. “She coordinated that and it was a lot of work,” Semmel said. “I wondered if it was worth it for her, but she said, ‘Yes, it was.’ She would run the show during the presentation night and by the time she did that, it was all worth it in the end.” Along with donations to the GoFundMe, the community has expressed support in a variety of ways, from bringing food to donating needed appliances in the house. Mayor Dave Fried is purchasing a new refrigerator for the family, and their rabbi is donating a dishwasher. During this time of financial hardship, “different repairs need to be done in the home,” Semmel said. “We have leaks in the roof which have caused some damage to the ceiling and sheetrock.” However, the repairs are going to be made after Ronald Witt, a Robbinsville councilman who owns a construction company, offered to do them free of charge. “If someone asks me recommendations for a place to live and that's a good community I’ll say, ‘Move to Robbinsville, because if you’re ever in any dire straits, the whole community will rally around you and help you out,’” Semmel said. Donations can be made online at gofundme.com/f/help-give-the-semmelfamily-a-second-chance.

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Robbinsville resident is a member of local Society of American Magicians chapter By Dan Aubrey It’s magical—really. Every first Thursday from September to June, the Hightstown First United Methodist Church meeting room turns into a meeting for members of the Society of American Magicians Assembly 181— aka KaDabara. Here members get together to talk shop, swap stories, hawk books and DVDs, and watch a magic show workshop presentation. And while the magicians are there for the trade, the public is also invited to get a behind-the-scenes peek into the magical world of fooling the eye. Also giving a peek into this mysterious world is Robbinsville-based magician Mike Dziubas—otherwise known as “Magic Mike the Magician”—who attends the monthly meetings and is willing to share the tricks of his trade. “Essentially I provide interactive entertainment,” says Dziubas, 27, a 2010 Robbinsville High School graduate. “It’s not like prestidigitation. That’s more for stage illusionist. That’s they guys making things disappear. I’m not an illusionist. I do sleight of hands. But I deal more with the presentation. My presentation is more family friendly. There is no fire, no blades, no gore. My style is to bring the trick out, play with the audience, then add a twist they didn’t see, and give them a hint of a comical ending—and the audience will feel amazed.” To illustrate what he means, Dziubas describes his approach to birthday parties, which he says his roughly 80 percent of his schedule.

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“My shows are generally designed to be about 45 minutes. When I start the show, I look at the audience and think who I want to volunteer and pre-pick them. “I start the magic show with a sponge ball routine. It is like a prelude to an opera where I say I am going to amaze you. Then I move into a three-minute music act—a colorful and flashy presentation that grabs the attention of ever y child and parent in the audience. And they’re seeing tricks one after the other, and the audience is hyped up and says, ‘Let’s see some more.’” Dziubas says the first portion of the show focuses on group participation. “That way I have the audience engaged in the show. I (also) can see how kids will be as volunteers” for the second portion.”I look for kids who have a high energy that I can feed off.” In addition to birthday parties, where he arrives at private homes or restaurants, Dzibuas says he also performs at churches and synagogues, summer camps, and the occasional stage show― where he also performs with other magicians. “Of course (that) involves some coordination to find out who is doing what trick so we’re not doing the same trick for the same audience,” he says. It also will deal with styles. “A lot of magicians hit the stage to tr y to impress the audience by the trick or way to present it. Other magicians are comedy magicians. They don’t tr y to fool the audience, they just want them to laugh (and) do adult nightclub crowds. I think I’m an in-between level. I’m not ver y serious, but I’m not a lot of comedy.” He is also between magic as a profession and love. “It’s part time,” he says about his magic work, adding how he had decided after a grueling show schedule that he

him more on weekends for no extra cost. Dziubas says while the eight-week course helped him build a foundation, “The real training was when (James) showed me how to put together a show and perform it in front of children and adults, how to work with music, and how to have a backup in case something didn’t work. He also taught me advertising and how to work in different venues—parks and stages.” Then one day James told his protégé he thought he was ready to see if he could do a show. “So he gives me an address for a birthday party that he was hired to do. I go in and set up. And Dennis is also set up, in case I get stage fright,” he says. “And I did my show. And I was doing it for kids younger and older than me. Then James did his show. And my mother was impressed. And thought I could do other shows. We started doing advertising, and I started driving and doing it high school and have been doing it ever since.” With an original investment of $1,200—borrowed from and repaid to his parents—he was able to invest in equipment and materials obtained

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Senior Lim keeps it light on the field for RHS soccer By Rich Fisher Robbinsville High boys’ soccer coach Jeff Fisher has this description of senior outside back Mike Lim. “He’s a little bit of a character,” Fisher said. Lim put up little resistance. “Yeah, I guess that’s one way to put it,” he said with a smile. Having played at West WindsorPlainsboro South under the late Maynard Welsh—who was a renowned character for his entire life—Fisher is used to such free spirits. “Mike frustrates me at times because he likes to do some of the cheeky things out there,” the coach said. “But being from the West Windsor South Welsh tradition, characters are always kind of welcome a little bit. You like it as long as it’s controlled. He’s a fun guy to have around and he’s been a three-year starter for us.” Lim considers the “fun guy” tag a compliment, since that is what he strives for. “Playing high school soccer is about winning, but if you’re not having fun I don’t think you’re doing it right,” Lim said. “The main reason why I came out

spirit. “At the end of the day we’re smiling,” he said. “I’m friends with kids on the other team, we can laugh. It was a close game and a tough one to lose, but still, you’re playing soccer. Playing soccer is a great way to connect with people and keep in shape.” Lim began playing at age 8 in the Robbinsville rec leagues. He was in no hurry to advance his career and just enjoyed the competition at that level. In other words, he was having fun. But then he got too good. “I was too big and too fast for the other players so my parents introduced me to the Robbinsville Rebels,” he said. “From here I started playing more travel, more competitive and I started moving my way up from U10 to U14 travel ball.” He was quickly made into a defender, since he wasn’t quite sure where he wanted to play. “When I first started playing I didn’t know any positions,” Lim said. “I didn’t know what to do, so my coach put me in the back at sweeper because I had pace. I started playing there, I had really good vision on the ball and was good with the passing. Eventually I had a strong stint as

Robbinsville soccer player Mike Lim wears his “fun guy” tag proudly. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) is because I had a passion for soccer and it’s a great way to bond with people and make friends.” Lim’s comments came after a 3-2

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might not understand it today, but down the road they’re going to look back on these as fond memories.” Junior Ken Lim is, indeed, a twoyear starter who sometimes plays on the opposite side of the field as his brother. “It’s been an interesting experience,” Mike said. “It’s fun. It’s a nice little connection we have. Last year he was the left back and I was the right back, so it was kind of cool. It’s always fun playing with family.” Fisher can relate, as he was actually coached by his brother, Bryan, at WWPS. Jeff says it’s easy to tell the two apart. “They’re different in a lot of ways,” he said. “Mike can be the character and Kenny is the complete opposite. He’s serious. Mike talks and talks, that’s just not Kenny. It’s kind of nice they balance each other out.” Lim agrees that there is a difference between the two. “My brother wasn’t into the sport as much as I was,” Lim said. “Growing up he was studious, he’s still more studious than I am. He’s probably going to a better college than I am.” That’s a bit mind blowing, considering Lim has a 3.9 grade point average and is looking into attending business school at the University of Texas, Rutgers, Penn State or Indiana University. He is currently in Robbinsville’s Model United Nations Club (in which he was named second best delegate on the committee), is the meeting coordinator for the interact club, ser ves as treasurer of Future Business Leaders of America, and is a member of the marketing team and Robotics club. He is also on the golf team, which will come in handy when he starts sealing business deals out on the golf course. “Whatever he wants to do in business, he’ll do,” Fisher said, adding with a grin, “Sales is probably good for him, because he’ll talk his way into anything . . . or out of anything.”

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Bohall’s ‘constant’ work ethic leads Ravens field hockey By Rich Fisher When folks speculate on what makes a good field hockey goalie, thoughts turn to tall, rangy physique that cover a large swath of the goal, quick reflexes and fierce concentration. But for Katie Bohall, it all starts with the equipment. After paying her dues for three years on the JV team and as varsity back-up, the Robbinsville High senior claimed the starting job this season and is excelling. But what people don’t understand is, before she even started blocking shots, she had to deal with the leg pads, chest protector and mask. In essence, Bohall had to work out in the equipment before she could work out in the goal. “I was confused wearing all the equipment but I got used to it,” Bohall said. “I run a lot in my equipment until I get myself comfortable in it. It’s stiff if you’re not athletic in it. My goal is to run a mile in the pads someday.” It doesn’t help that she only stands 4-feet, 11-inches tall. “They don’t make size small equipment,” Bohall said. “I’m wearing stuff for goalies that are 5-6, 5-8. For me it’s almost uncomfortable naturally because everything goes higher on me and it’s bigger and doesn’t fit right. I definitely have to work against that and get more comfortable than most do.”

Though she’s shorter than a typical field hockey goalie, Robbinsville’s Katie Bohall stands tall in the net for the Ravens. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) While that might be concerning for some lazier girls, it’s a welcome way of life for Bohall. “Her work ethic is constant,” coach Jennamarie Colicchia said. “She just doesn’t expect things to come to her. She goes and gets it.”

Just as she works to break in her equipment, Bohall works to prepare for the grind of a season. She wakes up at 5 a.m. and hits the gym. School starts at 7:30, then it’s another run at 12:30 and again right after school. If she misses a workout or a run early in the day, Katie

makes it up after practice. In four years, she has dropped two-and-half minutes off her mile time. “I love working out and I like to see the direct change from when I go to the gym and then I put on my pads and see I’m kicking stronger,” Bohall said. “I do specific workouts that I know when I put on my equipment it’s gonna help me be so much better after this.” All that energy has culminated in a senior year that leave Colicchia shaking her head in admiration. In the Ravens 4-3 start, Bohall had recorded shutouts in all four victories and allowed just one goal in two of the losses. Her goals against average was 0.70 and she was averaging just under 10 saves per contest. “Katie was a very underrated player coming into the season,” Colicchia said. “She’s never, ever been on the varsity field. She had Laura Redler and Olivia Moser (in goal) before her and this is her first chance getting on the field. She has just proven leadership-wise to become so vocal, whereas freshman year she was silent. “It’s just the kind of mentality you can’t teach somebody and the kind of work ethic you can’t each somebody. She brings a different level to our program where it was almost unexpected from her. It wasn’t that we weren’t counting on her. She’s a big part of our team,

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but leadership-wise and vocally and on the field she’s making big impacts. I’m impressed by her.” It has been a long journey for Bohall to reach the precipice. She began playing at Pond Road Middle School in 6th grade, opting for field hockey after a less-than-scintillating soccer career. “It was new, no one played it before middle school,” she said. “I knew some of the older players that played it, I wanted to be like them. They were role models.” Bohall started as a defender but by 7th grade it became too painful for her to play due to missing some cartilage in her back. Desperately wanting to stay with the sport, Bohall was encouraged by her mother to play goalie to lessen the back pain. She continued to attend the Peddie camp, which she started after 6th grade. “One year I showed up and said ‘Hi, I want to be a goalie,” Bohall said. “So they taught me, helped me figure out what to do, how to put on the equipment. Going into high school I said ‘OK I’m going to take this serious’ I bought my own equipment which opened up a lot of programs for me. I played club one year. “It was definitely weird when I first started as a goalie. But I picked it up pretty naturally. I think it was meant to be. My mom doesn’t love that I do it now because she gets so nervous. But I think it was a good decision for me because I love the sport and didn’t want to let it go.”

When she began playing in the Ravens program, Bohall had some jitters, but also had her sights set on being the starting varsity goalie by her final season. “Freshman year I was ver y scared just going into JV and definitely struggled with that,” she said. “My sophomore year I was a master at JV. Junior year I really thought I was ready for varsity but I knew Liv Moser was absolutely amazing. Even though I wasn’t playing, I was learning so much from her just being on the sideline and watching her. It bothered me a little at times (not playing) but for the most part I was just happy to be there. “Going into this year I was looking at the stats of Liv Moser and Laura Redler. I looked up to them so much and I check their stats to this day. They were amazing goalies and I always wanted to be just like them and I was like ‘Senior year I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna be just like them.’ I don’t know how I compare to them now but I think I might have made it.” According to Colicchia, she has definitely made it. The coach raves about how well Bohall has taken charge and set an example for younger players who

could have blown her off considering this was her first year on varsity. “Nobody looked at it like that,” Colicchia said. “They looked at it like ‘Katie’s working her butt off, I’m gonna work my butt off. Katie wants this, now I want it too.’ She doesn’t just settle for ‘I’m a senior now, I’m in goal.’ It’s ‘How am I gonna be the best I can be for the rest of the season?’” One of Bohall’s most valued attributes is the ability to understand what she does wrong, and then quickly work to correct the shortcoming. “She’ll tell us before we tell her,” Colicchia said. “She’ll kind of put her own practice plan in and say ‘I need to do this tomorrow.’ I’m like ‘All right Katie’ and we’ll throw whatever she wants into her practice. I like to give goalies their own separate practice plan, otherwise they end up standing around.” Standing around is definitely not in Bohall’s DNA. Aside from her natural work ethic, she realizes that because of her height, she has to work harder at blocking shots than taller goalies. “I don’t dive as far as other goalies and I can’t cover as much goal space, so I’m definitely more aware

‘It was definitely weird when I first started as goalie. But I picked it up pretty naturally.’ –Katie Bohall, Robbinsville field hockey goalie

of the second I dive, I have to look around and get up,” she said. “When I’m reaching when I’m lunging I have to take an extra little step. In a lot of our scrimmages I had trouble with the ball going too high and I couldn’t reach it, so we do a lot of jumping drills where I jump like a soccer goalie and throw myself in the air and tr y to get there.” Bohall’s attitude is exactly what coaches want to see in a player. After waiting so long to get the starter’s job, she is doing everything possible to excel at it. It may be her last year of playing unless she can find a club program in college. With a 3.9 grade point average, she is focused on academics and is looking at either the College of Charleston, Florida Atlantic or Central Florida. Bohall hopes to visit Israel during her freshman year as she is very active in the local Jewish community. She is the president of the youth group at her Temple, and in college she is looking to major in elementary education and Jewish studies. For now, she is enjoying every moment of what she worked so hard to achieve. “I’ve learned more in this last month than I’ve ever learned in field hockey,” Bohall said. “It was a big change going from JV to varsity. This is my first year having it be super serious. I love how intense it is. It’s a lot more mental game than just cleaning up JV balls. It’s just been incredible.” And so has she.

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Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons Capital Health Cancer Center, located at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, has again received national accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for another three-year term. To earn accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 quality care standards established by the CoC, be evaluated every three years through an extensive survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care. Capital Health last earned this accreditation in 2016.

advanced treatment options such as CyberKnife Radiosurgery, da Vinci Robotic Surgery, TrueBeam Linear Accelerator (traditional 3D conformal radiation therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, RapidArc radiotherapy, and stereotactic radiosurgery), high-doserate radiation therapy, advanced imaging technology (digital mammography, 3D mammography, molecular breast imaging, PET/CT, and 3T MRI), nuclear isotopes (SIR-spheres), and more. Visit capitalhealth.org/cancer to learn more.

As a CoC-accredited cancer center, Capital Health takes a multidisciplinary approach to treating cancer as a complex group of diseases that requires individualized care among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists. This multidisciplinary partnership results in improved patient care. “This is significant. Being reaccredited as a comprehensive community cancer center by the Commission on Cancer demonstrates our ability to provide cancer treatment and care that meets the highest standards in the nation and regionally,” said Dr. Cataldo Doria, medical director of Capital Health’s Cancer Center and an internationally renowned surgeon. “It also reaffirms that we have an extraordinary team of medical specialists committed to providing patients with individualized treatment plans tailored to their needs across all disciplines involved in care.” The CoC Accreditation Program provides the framework for Capital Health to maintain its high quality of care through various programs that focus on the full spectrum of cancer care including prevention, early diagnosis, cancer staging, optimal treatment, rehabilitation, life-long follow-up for recurrent disease, and end-of-life care. When patients receive care at a CoC facility, they also have access to information on clinical trials and new treatments, genetic counseling, and patient-centered services including psycho-social support, a patient navigation process, and a survivorship care plan that documents the care each patient receives and seeks to improve cancer survivors’ quality of life. Like all CoC-accredited facilities, Capital Health maintains a cancer registry and contributes data to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), a joint program of the CoC and American Cancer Society and the largest clinical disease registry in the world. Data on all types of cancer are tracked and analyzed through the NCDB and used to explore trends in cancer care. CoC-accredited cancer centers use this data to create national, regional, and state benchmark reports that help CoC facilities with their quality improvement efforts. Capital Health Cancer Center is the area’s most advanced provider of cancer treatment delivered by some of the most experienced medical experts. At Capital Health, a team of physicians from related fields such as medical oncology, radiation oncology, gynecological oncology, neurosurgery, hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, interventional GI and pulmonology, colorectal surgery, radiology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, thoracic surgery and other specialties collaborate and provide patients with a network of physicians trained in the most complex oncology issues. Capital Health is the only center in the region that offers

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SHIFT

A 12-Week Group for Adults Experiencing Depression

Every Tuesday of every month | 2 – 3 p.m. Capital Health – Hamilton 1445 Whitehorse – Mercerville Road, Hamilton, NJ 08619 SHIFT will teach you new, healthier ways of thinking, feeling and behaving while you gain new perspectives on how to manage your depression. Group therapy provides benefits that individual therapy may not. Psychologists say, in fact, that group members are almost always surprised by how rewarding the group experience can be. Groups can act as a support network and a sounding board. Other members of the group often help you come up with specific ideas for improving a difficult situation or life challenge, and hold you accountable along the way. Regularly talking and listening to others also helps you put your own problems in perspective. Oftentimes, you may feel like you are the only one struggling — but you’re not. It can be a relief to hear others discuss what they’re going through, and realize you’re not alone.

The time to SHIFT to a healthier, happier you is now. To sign up, call Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists at 609.689.5725.

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Stroke and Neurovascular Diseases For more than a decade, Capital Health has been providing advanced neurological care to patients in Central New Jersey and parts of Bucks County. Patients with complex conditions affecting the brain and spine continue to rely on its Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center (part of its Capital Institute for Neurosciences) for diagnosis and treatment of all types of neurovascular diseases, including cerebral aneurysms, strokes, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) and more. “The commitment Capital Health has made over the last decade to comprehensive stroke care is something very few places do, and is completely unique in this region ,” said DR. VERNARD FENNELL, who soon after joining Capital Health last year became the first dualtrained neurosurgeon in New Jersey (and among the first in the country) to use the FDA-approved EMBOTRAP II Revascularization Device to safely remove a blood clot from an artery in the brain that caused a stroke. Dr. Fennell was also involved in some of the initial research on the device’s design. Dr. Fennell is co-director of the Capital Health Stroke Program and a dual fellowship trained neurosurgeon specializing in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery, with additional expertise in microsurgery, skull base surgery, brain and spine tumors, spine trauma and reconstruction as well as epilepsy surgery. In the event of an emergency, “call 9-1-1” is a common refrain, but when a 911 call is received for symptoms that suggest a patient is having a stroke, Capital Health’s Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) can be co-dispatched with basic and advanced life support services. In 2017, Capital Health deployed the innovative MSU designed to bring time-critical stroke care to patients at their home, or wherever the MSU is dispatched to assess them. At that time, it was the first unit of its kind in New Jersey, Pennsylvania or the Delaware Valley to go live and only the second on the East Coast.

The Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center at the Capital Institute for Neurosciences is the only Joint Commission certified Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center in the region. Located at Capital Health Regional Medical Center (RMC) in Trenton, the Center provides emergency stroke and neurovascular services 24 hours-aday, seven days-a-week. OUR PROGRAM OFFERS: n

A multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists, neuro-intensivists, neuro-anesthesiologists, physician assistants and nurses who provide highly specialized, coordinated care. A state-of-the-art neuroendovascular interventional suite — the only one of its kind in the region — specially designed and equipped for the treatment of neurovascular disease. One of the largest and most advanced neuro-dedicated intensive care units in New Jersey and the Delaware Valley

Visit capitalneuro.org to learn more. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS EXPERIENCING SIGNS OF A STROKE, CALL 911.

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The MSU team conducts critical assessments and works with neurologists, neuroradiologists and emergency room physicians at Capital Health to diagnose and treat patients in the field who are having an acute ischemic stroke. “Calling 9-1-1 is key to better outcomes if you think you are having a stroke,” said DR. CHRISTIAN SCHUMACHER, co-director of the Capital Health Stroke Program and a board certified stroke neurologist at Capital Health. “If the patient is experiencing an acute ischemic stroke, our specialized team in the MSU can initiate intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to help break up the clot while he or she is taken to the hospital for additional care. This can save time and help provide treatment more quickly.”

Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is the person’s smile uneven? Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? Is speech slurred? Is the person unable to speak or hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence, like “The sky is blue.” Is the sentence repeated correctly? If someone shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 9-1-1 immediately. Check the time so you’ll know when the first symptoms appeared.

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Unless otherwise noted, call 609.394.4153 or visit capitalhealth.org/events to sign up for the following programs. UNDERSTANDING HIP AND KNEE SURGERY Monday, October 14, 2019 | 6 p.m. Capital Health – Hamilton Join DR. ARJUN SAXENA from Trenton Orthopaedic Group at Rothman for a discussion of surgical options that are available to help you maintain your active lifestyle. HOW TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE WINTER WITHOUT THE WINTER BLUES Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | 6 p.m. Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell NJ PURE Conference Center Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that most commonly occurs during the winter months, typically starting in the late fall. Join DR. CHRISTI WESTON, medical director of Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists, to learn more about SAD and depression risk factors.

2019

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 4 – October 19

Hope is in the bag Shop for Hope. Shop to Help.

Join a unique two-week shopping and dining event to raise awareness about breast cancer that affects one out of eight women, and help educate women (and men) on the importance of early detection. All funds raised through Hope is in the Bag enhance supportive services for women (and men) cared for at the Capital Health Center for Comprehensive Breast Care. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! For more information to support Hope is in the bag, contact Joanne McGann at 609.303.4346 or jmcgann@capitalhealth.org or visit our website at capitalhealth.org/hope.

FREE HIP AND KNEE SCREENINGS Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | 5 – 7 p.m. Capital Health – Hamilton Meet one-on-one with orthopedic surgeons DR. ARJUN SAXENA or DR. CHRISTOPHER SELGRATH of Trenton Orthopaedic Group at Rothman, who will conduct a free screening and recommend next steps. ROOM TO BREATHE: What Is COPD and How Do We Treat It Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | 6 p.m. Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell NJ PURE Conference Center COPD is a major cause of disability that may prevent you from performing everyday activities like walking, cooking, or climbing stairs. Join DR. DIANA KOLMAN, director of Interventional Pulmonology at Capital Health, to learn about COPD risk factors, symptoms, and the latest screening and treatment options. AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE Thursday, November 14, 2019 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Capital Health – Hamilton This 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. PANCREATIC CANCER: Managing Risk, Making and Understanding a Diagnosis Thursday, November 21, 2019 | 6 p.m. Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell NJ PURE Conference Center Led by DR. JASON ROGART, director of Interventional Gastroenterology and Therapeutic Endoscopy at the Capital Health Center for Digestive Health and a genetic counselor from the Capital Health Cancer Center. Capital Health – Hamilton 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton, NJ 08619 Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell One Capital Way, Pennington, NJ 08534 28Robbinsville Advance | Health Headlines by Capital Health

CAPITAL HEALTH WELLNESS DAY FRIDAY, October 25, 2019 · 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. D&R Greenway Land Trust at the Johnson Education Center One Preservation Place · Princeton, NJ 08540 Wellness results from the active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. Please join us for an exciting day of wellness-promoting activities as we host Capital Health Wellness Day at D&R Greenway Land Trust in Princeton, NJ with planned events including yoga, laughter therapy, meditation, art therapy, music therapy, Tai Chi, chair massage, and aromatherapy. The event is provided free of charge thanks to the generosity of Capital Women in Philanthropy. The event is open to the public, but you must pre-register by calling Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists at 609.689.5725.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, October 1

Melanie, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-4243766. mancavenj.com. $55. 7:30 p.m. Fall Mini Medical School, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Eight-week course taught by RWJ Hamilton physicians. $100. High school students free. Register. 6 p.m.

Wednesday, October 2

Gloria: A Life, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Emily Mann’s play tells the story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dan Bern, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. mancavenj. com. $25. Register. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 3

Gloria: A Life, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Emily Mann’s play tells the story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem. 7:30 p.m. Criminal Minds: Killer Handwriting, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Presentation by handwriting analyst and historianTerry Antoniewicz. Registration required. 7 p.m. Romp & Stomp, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Music and movement program for ages 2-5. Registration required. 11 a.m. Create a ..., Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl. org. Program for children accompanied by adults. 11 a.m. History of Israel: Then til Now, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, 609-448-1330. mcl.org. Presentation. Registration required. 7 p.m.

Friday, October 4

Gloria: A Life, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Emily Mann’s play tells the story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem. 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 5

Day of Dance: The Outlet Dance Project, Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptor’s Way, Hamilton, 609-586-0616. groundsforsculpture.org. the 15th annual Outlet Dance Project Festival featuring site-specific dance performances. $20, $17 students, ages 5 and younger free. 1 p.m. Leading Ladies, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc.org. Ken Ludwig farce about two down-on-their-luck British actors. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Gloria: A Life, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Emily Mann’s play tells the story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Kilt Fest, Liberty Lake, 1195 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordentown. kiltfestusa. com. Medieval Celtic Festival and Highland Games. $10-$30. 9 a.m. Science Saturdays, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Science program for ages 5-8. Registration required. 10:30 a.m. Scarecrow Contest, Hamilton Township Free Public Lbrary, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4060. hamiltonnjpl.org. Prizes awarded to the top three entries. All ages. 9 a.m.

Sunday, October 6

Leading Ladies, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc.org. Ken Ludwig farce about two down-on-their-luck British actors. 2 p.m. The Amazing Kreskin, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. mancave.com. $25. 6 p.m. Kilt Fest, Liberty Lake, 1195 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordentown. kiltfestusa. com. Medieval Celtic Festival and Highland Games. $10-$30. 9 a.m.

Monday, October 7

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. Crazy 8s Math Club, Robbinsville Library, 42

Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Hands-on math games for grades K-3. Registration required. 5:30 p.m. Robbinsville Township Environmental Commission, Robbinsville Township Municipal Office, 2298 Route 33, Robbinsville, 609-259-3600 ext. 1120. robbinsville-twp. org. Monthly meeting. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 8

Citizenship Exam Review, Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin Street, Hightstown, 609-448-1474. mcl.org. Free class. Registration required. 6 p.m. Babytime, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl. org. For ages 6-24 months accompanied by adults. Registration required. 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 9

Ram, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-4243766. mancavenj.com. $10. 7:30 p.m. Preparing your Garden for Winter, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Tips from horticulturalist Margaret Pickoff, Mercer County cooperative extension. Registration required. 7 p.m. Stage a Story: Room on the Broom, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. For ages 5-8. Registration required. 2:30 p.m. Quizzoholics Trivia, Chickies & Petes, 183 Route 130, Bordentown, 609-298-9182. chickiesandpetes.com. Hosted by Matt Sorrentino. 9 p.m.

Thursday, October 10

The Red Elvises, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. eventbrite.com. $25. 7:30 p.m. Shining Lights Gala, Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County, Stone Terace, 275 Kuser Road, Hamilton, 609-393-9922. icgmc.org. $70. Register by October 2. 6 p.m. Criminal Minds: Killer Handwriting, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Handwriting analysis of high-profile killers. Registration required. 7 p.m.

The Lost Cause: How the South Saw the Civil War, Robbinsville Library, 42 RobbinsvilleAllentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Presentation by Martin Mosho. Registration required. 7 p.m. Romp & Stomp, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Music and movement program for ages 2-5. Registration required. 11 a.m. Create a ..., Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl. org. Program for children accompanied by adults. 11 a.m. Lego Club, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl. org. For grades K and older. Registration required. 6:30 p.m.

Friday, October 11

Tartuffe, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Ranjit Bolt’s new translation of Moliere’s 1664 comedy of lust, deceit, and false piety. Through October 20. 8 p.m. Medicare: What’s New in 2020, Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin Street, Highstown, 609-448-1474. ww.mcl.org. Medicare overview and Q&A. Registration required. 2 p.m. Sing Along with Mr. Tim, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Music program for children accompanied by adults. Registration required. 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 12

Tartuffe, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Ranjit Bolt’s new translation of Moliere’s 1664 comedy of lust, deceit, and false piety. 8 p.m. Pale Moon Gang and Black Light Medusa, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. eventbrite.com. $12. 7:30 p.m. Pork Dinner and Choral Concert, First Baptist Church of Bordentown, 127 Prince Street, Bordentown. Pork and sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, stewed apples, string beans, and dessert, followed by a choir concert. A fundraiser for the Greater Bor-

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Learn to Square Dance M R Square Dance Club

Square Dance Class Free Open House

7:30 pm Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Saint Luke’s (Episcopal) Church 1620 Prospect Street Ewing, NJ 08638 Class Begins Tuesday October 22, 2019 7:15 pm Registration Class (Dance) Starts Promptly at 7:30pm Continuing on Tuesday Evenings

For More Information, call Rich Delgado (609) 844-1140

CALENDAR continued from Page 29 dentown Area Good Neighbor Guild. $12, $8 ages 5-12. 5 p.m. Laughter Yoga, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Interactive laughter exercises and calming movements. Registration required. 2 p.m. Guided Tour, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-890-3630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Scarecrow Storytime, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Story and craft. Registration required. 10:30 a.m. Make a Monster, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Drop-in craft program. 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, October 13

Tartuffe, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Ranjit Bolt’s new translation of Moliere’s 1664 comedy of lust, deceit, and false piety. 2 p.m. Sports Card and Collectibles Show, Town Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown, 732-690-2476. rksportspromotions.com. $2. Children under 6 free. 9 a.m.

Monday, October 14

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS YEAR ROUND When you learn that your child’s needs are not being met at school, you want to get your child back on track — feeling safe and understood, and seeing academic success — immediately. The Laurel School accepts applications year round for that reason. We are here when you need us. We offer tours and information sessions that provide an opportunity to meet and interact with teachers and students, and to tour our beautiful school.

For more information or to schedule a visit, please go to:

laurelschoolprinceton.org/admissions OR email us at:

info@laurelschoolprinceton.org Specializing in educating students with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia and its co-existing symptoms, The Laurel School provides individualized instruction and support to meet the learning challenges of our students.

The Laurel School of Princeton Serving Students in Grades 2-12

75 Mapleton Rd, Princeton, NJ laurelschoolprinceton.org | 609-566-6000

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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. Peerfacilitated discussion and information sharing in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental setting. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 15

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. mccarter.org. David Catlin’s interpretation of the classic story. 7:30 p.m. Fall Mini Medical School, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Eight-week course taught by RWJ Hamilton physicians. $100. High school students free. Register. 6 p.m.

Wednesday, October 16

Ailey II, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter. org. Founded in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, the company presents a modern dance performance. 7:30 p.m. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. mccarter.org. David Catlin’s interpretation of the classic story. 7:30 p.m. Take Control of Your Health, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Six-week interactive program designed to teach the skills needed for the daily management of chronic conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, and back pain. Textbook included. Register. 1 p.m. Plant Based Diet for Heart Health, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Presentation by registered dietician Alyssa Luning. Registration required. 7 p.m. Fall Book Sale, Hightstown Memorial Library, 114 Franklin Street, Highstown, 609-448-1474. ww.mcl.org. p.m.

Thursday, October 17

Ailey II, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.

org. Founded in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, the company presents a modern dance performance. 7:30 p.m. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. mccarter.org. David Catlin’s interpretation of the classic story. 7:30 p.m. Kathak for Diwali, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Dance presentation and workshop. Registration required. 7 p.m. Peter Case, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609424-3766. eventbrite.com. $20. 7:30 p.m. CASA Information Session, CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. casamb.org. CASA for Children is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in family court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect. 10 a.m. Understanding Social Security, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. The role Medicare and Social Security benefits play in retirement, presented by the Social Security Administration. Registration required. 1:30 p.m. Create a ..., Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl. org. Program for children accompanied by adults. 11 a.m. Romp & Stomp, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Music and movement program for ages 2-5. Registration required. 11 a.m. Psychic Treasures Unlimited, Allentown Public Library, 16 South Main Street, Allentown, 609-259-7565. monmouthcountylib.org. Learn about paranormal investigation and gain insight into the spiritual world. A psychic medium and channeler, meditation/manifestation instructor, and Reiki practitioner discuss their practices and share experiences. Register. 7 p.m.

Friday, October 18

Tartuffe, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Ranjit Bolt’s new translation of Moliere’s 1664 comedy of lust, deceit, and false piety. 8 p.m. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. mccarter.org. David Catlin’s interpretation of the classic story. 8 p.m. Hiromi, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter. org. The pianist blends R&B, rock, and avant-garde. 8 p.m. Art and Gift Basket Auction, Nottingham Ballroom, 200 Mercer Street, Hamilton. rhrotary.org. Hosted by the Robbinsville Hamilton Rotary Club. $10. 6:30 p.m. Illuminated Sukkot Shabbat, Beth El Synagogue, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, 609-443-4454. bethel.net. Service followed by a congregational deli Shabbat dinner. Adults $15. Children $12. Register. 6 p.m. Babytime, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl. org. For ages 6-24 months accompanied by adults. Registration required. 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, October 19

258-2787. mccarter.org. David Catlin’s interpretation of the classic story. 8 p.m. Annie the Movie Sing-Along, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-5703333. kelseyatmccc.org. Interactive experience for children of all ages. Come in costume and enjoy a costume parade. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Richard Lloyd Group, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. eventbrite.com. $25. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Ghost Investigations, Kuser Farm Mansion, 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton, 609-8903630. hamiltonnj.com. Free. 7 p.m. to 3 p.m. Watson After Dark, Watson House, 151 Wescott Avenue, Hamilton. njdar.org/watson.html. Guided candlelight tours led by costumed re-enactors. $10, $5 ages 12 and younger. 5:30 p.m. Science Saturdays, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Science program for ages 5-8. Registration required. 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, October 20

Street, Bordentown. facebook.com/bordentownfarmersmarket. Crafts, locallygrown produce and food and more. 9 a.m. Stiftungsfest, Donauschwaben Verein Trenton, 127 Route 156, Yardville. trentondonauschwaben.com. Club anniversary celebration. $25. 1 p.m.

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Monday, October 21

The Avengers, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. mancavenj.com. $25. Register. 7 p.m. CASA Information Session, CASA of Mercer and Burlington Counties, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. casamb.org. CASA for Children is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers who speak up in family court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their families due to abuse and/or neglect. 5:30 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. Crazy 8s Math Club, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Hands-on math games for grades K-3. Registration required. 5:30 p.m.

FALL CRAFT SHOW Saturday, November 9th 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Over 100 Different Crafters, Vendors and 50/50

Tuesday, October 22

Fall Mini Medical School, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Eight-week course taught by RWJ Hamilton physicians. $100. High school students free. Register. 6 p.m.

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Catch Me If You Can, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc.org. Musical comedy based on the film about Frank Abagnale, who successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer even as an FBI agent is hot on his trail. Through November 3. 8 p.m. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. mccarter.org. David Catlin’s interpretation of the classic story. 8 p.m. Dean Friedman, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, 609-424-3766. mancave.com. $24. 7:30 p.m. Capital Health Wellness Day, Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton, 609-689-5725. capitalhealth.org. Participate in wellness-themed activities like yoga, laughter therapy, meditation, art therapy, music therapy, Tai Chi, chair massage, and aroma therapy. Free. Register. 9 a.m.

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Historical and Architectural Walking Tours of Cranbury, Cranbury Museum, 4 Park Place East, Cranbury, 609-819-1359. $7. Register. 2 p.m.

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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. Crazy 8s Math Club, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-2592150. mcl.org. Hands-on math games for grades K-3. Registration required. 5:30 p.m.

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999/The Clap, Randy Now’s Man Cave, 134 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. mancavenj.com. Halloween party. $30. 8 p.m. Fall Mini Medical School, RWJ Center for Fitness and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. rwjbh.org. Eight-week course taught by RWJ Hamilton physicians. $100. High school students free. Register. 6 p.m. Babytime, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl. org. For ages 6-24 months accompanied by adults. Registration required. 10:30 a.m. Diwali, Robbinsville Library, 42 RobbinsvilleAllentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Story, craft and treats for ages 4 and older. Registration required. 3 p.m.

Wednesday, October 30

Nancy Cathers Demme, Hickory Corner Library, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor, 609-448-1330. mcl.org. Talk by the author of “The Ride.” Registration required. 5:30 p.m. Criminal Minds: Killer Handwriting, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Handwriting analysis of high-profile killers. Registration required. 7 p.m. Princeton Cemetery, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville, 609-259-2150. mcl.org. Historical Society of Princeton virtual tour. Registration required. 7 p.m. Halloween, Robbinsville Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, 609-259-2150. mcl. org. Celebration for ages 4 and older, wear a costume. Registration required. 3:30 p.m.

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A Robbinsville love story By Kathie Foster As we enter into another school year and I reflect upon my 30 years in education, I continue to return to the notion that everything we do as educators begins with love. Now, I must admit, I am a bit sentimental as I imagine what the future holds, but that does not change the fact that we cannot talk about our work with students without talking about love. Love is one of the most profound verbs we experience as humans. From a scientific point of view, we know there is a real neurochemistry to love. Love triggers a cocktail of “feelgood” neurochemicals such as dopa-

mine, oxytocin, and serotonin. Please indulge me for a moment as I have a confession to make. I have a love affair with chocolate. Despite the weighty consequences of my on again off again relationship, I keep coming back for more! Whether snapping off a piece of a Belgium dark chocolate bar, savoring bites of warm molten lava cake, or letting a truffle melt on my tongue, chocolate is definitely not a cerebral experience. And speaking of love, who doesn’t fall in love with puppies? Or babies? No one understands the depth of the parentchild bond better than a parent or grandparent. Within our biological make-up, we are actually hard-wired to fall in love like never before.

Beyond the sentimental view, love becomes visible through our professional work with students. As caring and compassionate educators, we try our best to meet our students where they are. We support and affirm their identities by making space for discussions around identity. As part of our long-term equity work we design learning environments that are safe and equitable for each of our students. This is one tangible way we demonstrate love. As Josh Parker writes, “I have taught disruptive students, unruly students, perfect students, hurting students and every other type of student in between. What touches them is not the teachers' expertise, but the approach. Treat them. Talk to them. Listen. The love and empathy in your heart for who they are is the sanctifying quality of transformative instruction.” When students recognize that we care about them, they begin to feel a sense of belonging without which learning can suffer. In his book, The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer writes that “good teachers join self, subject, and students in the fabric of life because they teach from an integral and undivided self; they manifest in their own lives, and evoke in their students, a ‘capacity for connectedness’. The connections made by good teachers are held not in their methods but in their hearts ... the place where intellect and emotion and spirit and will converge in the human self.” Sometimes we are afraid to use the word “love” out loud. Perhaps we are afraid to be vulnerable or maybe we think it is a word that can be misinterpreted. But I have found that when we begin to be more comfortable thinking about and practicing love, we feel happier and more willing to take risks in the ways we love out loud and take a stand in the name of love. Many of us are consciously, and unconsciously, practicing love every day. An unsolicited act of kindness may seem like a small thing by itself, but these small acts can actually change the world. As Paulo Freire wrote, “It is impossible to teach without the courage to love, without the courage to try a thousand things before giving up.” One of the tenets of our work as educators is to convey the importance of creating community and connection with others as key to understanding our world. Is this not love? Woven into their movements for social justice, the lessons of Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela demonstrate the complex facets of love including compassion, forgiveness, tol-

erance, trust, and truth. If justice is what love looks like in public, as Dr. Cornel West says, then teaching is what love looks like in practice. This year, we will continue to focus on equity in our efforts to ensure equitable access to opportunities for all of our students. We will begin by establishing an Equity Council. This council, made up of teachers, administrators, media specialists, related service providers, instructional aides, child study team members, and guidance counselors will spend the year diving into data subsets such as discipline, attendance, and course enrollment to expand access and opportunities for all of our students. Additionally, the council will begin to plan professional development across the district regarding cultural awareness, diversity, and issues of equity. We will continue to build diverse classroom libraries in order to understand multiple perspectives and reflect students’ own experiences. This equity focus will also require us to review our programs to ensure we provide support for students with diverse needs including mental health supports, executive functioning, and reading interventions, etc. As part of our Robbinsville Ready initiative, we want our students to embrace their own individual identities as they develop empathy for others, compassion for different perspectives, and learn how to take responsibility for themselves while thriving in a diverse world. This can begin with simple acts of love such as sitting with someone, listening with patience, and expressing gratitude. We are all familiar with the “Payit-Forward” principle, the concept of building community by generating that warm and fuzzy feeling that you want to pass along to another. Whether we have had the wonderful opportunity of being the recipient of someone’s good deed or have initiated our own random act of kindness, witnessing or participating in acts of kindness creates what researchers call “moral elevation”. This elevated feeling activates the sympathetic nervous system and actually calms our heart. And this is how love becomes contagious and a habit. As Charles Eisenstein says, “Love helps us know that a more beautiful world exists.” As educators, administrators and district leaders, we bring our whole heart to the mission of improving the learning experiences for all children. This school year we will commit to loving the hurly-burly experience of education; loving each other, and of course loving our students. For our work is a true vocation of love.

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Vote in your local elections By Dave Fried Improving the safety and quality of life for all of our residents is my number one priority. There have been myriad distractions in recent months. Most of you have heard about disputes over ZIP codes, distorted sewer charges and political sparring on everything from diversity to gun control and everyone’s favorite topic: taxes. We can agree. We can disagree. We can also agree to disagree on a wide variety of topics, but know this. Everything we do, and every decision we make on a municipal level, is designed to make a lasting and positive impact on our constituents long after me and my administration are gone. There is an election coming up on Nov. 5. I am not on the ballot this year and, nationally, this election really does not have a lot at stake. Locally, it means a great deal. Participating in politics in the flesh, and not just on Facebook and Twitter, is a hard-won right. Voting energizes social awareness as it empowers political cooperation. Further, today’s tech-savvy world allows young voters to form a clearer picture of the candidates and their platforms in a medium they’re familiar with. Regardless of your age or voting histor y, the first step in getting involved should be getting registered. If you are already registered to vote, but have recently moved, you will need to update your address in order to provide current registration at your local polling place come Election Day. Call our municipal clerk’s office at (609) 259-3600 extension 1108, or visitrobbinsville.net, for all voting infor-

mation. The residents of Robbinsville Township have another opportunity to make a real difference this year by voting for three expiring terms on Township Council. Also up for grabs are two seats in the New Jersey Assembly, where Wayne DeAngelo and Dan Benson, each of whom have done so much for our community, are up for re-election. Working alongside the current council, we have lowered municipal taxes the past four years, added yet more open space via Miry Run, met our lawful affordable housing obligation, added more barrier-free living with a second Project Freedom, improved the condition of our local roads, upgraded the standards at our Mobile Home Park and are positioned to steadily decrease our debt in the coming years. Your vote does count Nov. 5. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. *** As you may have read on the Newsfeed a few weeks back, the Township has contracted Black Lagoon Pond Management to treat West Town Center Lake, which has suffered this summer from excessive algae buildup due to elevated levels of nutrients, warmer water, chemical runoff from neighboring treated lawns and bird/dog waste. The first two treatments were applied Sept. 16 and Sept. 23, and we will continue to holistically treat the lakes with EPA-registered formulations that pose no threat to fish or bird life until the water returns to its normal health and color. Dave Fried is the Mayor of Robbinsville Township.

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