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Trenton-Mercer Airport slated to get a major facelift By BiLL SANserViNO

Mercer County is currently working on plans for the construction of a major expansion at the Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing Township that will increase the size of the current terminal by almost five times and allow for an increased number of flights from the facility. The terminal expansion passed a major hurdle recently when the federal government gave the county the green light to move forward with the design and construction of the new terminal and

other improvements on the site. The estimated start date of construction of the project is currently not known, and Mercer County did not respond to a request for an update on the project. Once started, construction of the expansion is expected to take place over a 26-month time frame. The project calls for replacing the current 28,000-square-foot terminal, which was built in the 1970s, with a new 125,000-squarefoot facility to be located adjacent to the existing building. The current building will be demolished as part of the plan.

After the project is done, passengers will be able to board flights without ever setting foot on the tarmac. Currently, passengers must walk outside between the terminal building and their airplane when boarding and leaving their plane. They also need to walk outside from the plane to a separate building to pick up their checked baggage after landing. In approving the project, The FAA issued a Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI), which documents the agency’s determination that the project does not See AIRPORT, Page 8

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wished to look and act differently than their parents before them. The newly mass produced Frisbee was an easy object to be tossed between people with no equipment or extravagant rules. It also took a short time to gain enough skill to have fun with a Frisbee. In 1957, Wham-O, a toy manufacturer, acquired the rights to what they renamed the Frisbee. Ten years later the game of Ultimate was making inroads on New Jersey college campuses. WhamO is also known for creating and

marketing many popular toys including the Hula Hoop, Slip N’ Slide, Silly String, the Superball and Hacky sack. In Mercer County there is an Ultimate league where people have been playing the game since 1977. It is the oldest established Ultimate Disc league in the world. The field where they play is located on Quakerbridge Road, bisected by the border between Lawrence and West Windsor townships. Three million people play UltiSee DISC LEAGUE, Page 15

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CAPITAL HEALTH EARNS TOP SCORE IN HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION’S 2022 HEALTHCARE EQUALITY INDEX Capital Health Regional Medical Center and Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell recently announced their individual “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designations in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey of health care facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of their LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees. A record 906 health care facilities actively participated in the 2022 HEI survey, and 496 of those earned an “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation. “Administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the Healthcare Equality Index survey is an important benchmark,” said Dr. Eric I. Schwartz, vice president of Community Health and Transformation and executive director of Capital Health’s Institute for Urban Care. “This designation demonstrates our ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion for the communities we serve and the support we provide for our employees.”

The HEI evaluates and scores health care facilities on detailed criteria falling under four central pillars, including foundational policies and training in LGBTQ+ patient-centered care, LGBTQ+ patient services and support, employee benefits and policies, and patient and community engagement. In the 2022 report, an impressive 496 facilities earned HRC’s “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation, receiving the maximum score in each section and earning an overall score of 100. Another 251 facilities earned the “Top Performer” designation with scores between 80 and 95 points and at least partial credit in each section. With 82% of participating facilities scoring 80 points or more, health care facilities are demonstrating concretely that they are going beyond the basics when it comes to adopting policies and practices in LGBTQ+ care. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people. Through its programs, the HRC Foundation seeks to make transformational change in the everyday lives of LGBTQ+ people, shedding light on inequity and deepening the public’s understanding of LGBTQ+ issues, with a clear focus on advancing transgender and racial justice.

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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT NAMES CAPITAL HEALTH A HIGH PERFORMING HOSPITAL FOR THE BEST HOSPITALS FOR MATERNITY Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, home to the most complete maternity facility in the Greater Mercer County, New Jersey area, was named among the best in the nation for maternity services, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals for Maternity list. Capital Health is one of 15 hospitals in New Jersey and the only hospital in the Greater Mercer County area to earn this recognition. This is the first time U.S. News has published a list of Best Hospitals for Maternity.

health analysis at U.S. News & World Report. “The hospitals we’ve recognized as High Performing meet a high standard in caring for patients with uncomplicated pregnancies.”

To be recognized among the Best Hospitals for Maternity, Capital Health’s Maternity Services Program excelled on multiple quality metrics that matter to expectant families, including complication rates, C-sections, whether births are scheduled too early in pregnancy, and how successfully each hospital supports breastfeeding. Only one-third of the hospitals evaluated for maternity care earned ‘High Performing’ status, the highest ranking U.S. News awards for that type of care.

The Maternity Services Program at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell makes up the most complete maternity facility in the area. From routine deliveries to high-risk needs, staff at the Josephine Plumeri Birthing Center at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell provide a full range of prenatal, obstetrical, postpartum, and neonatal care options to make sure new families have the greatest chance for healthy beginnings. The designated Regional Perinatal Center provides neonatal care, as well as in-house coverage by obstetricians, midwives, neonatologists, perinatologists, and anesthesiologists 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To learn more, visit capitalhealth.org/maternity.

“All families deserve to be informed on how hospitals perform on key indicators of quality, which is why U.S. News has compiled and published a trove of maternal health data from hospitals across the country,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of

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“We’re extremely proud to be the only hospital in the region to earn recognition from U.S. News & World Report for our Maternity Services Program,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “For the outstanding teams at our Josephine Plumeri Birthing Center, it is a validation of their commitment to providing the highest level of care to expectant mothers. More importantly, it assures new and growing families that we’ll get them off to the healthiest and safest start possible.”

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Hot summer happenings By Dan AUBRey The summer 2022 arts and culture season is stepping out — despite current pandemic concerns — with a winning blend of concerts, stage shows, art openings, and festivals that provide hope and spirit. For example, take the return of the Princeton Festival. In addition to this major regional multi-arts event surviving the pandemic-induced hiatus that had upset other such events around the state and nation, it actually used the opportunity to deepen its community and artistic roots by merging with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra. The result is the continuation of an annual series of high quality classical concerts and opera that opens with a presentation of Kurt Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins.” It will be performed by Storm Large, a musician, actor, and writer who has performed vocally with national orchestras, funk singer George Clinton, and pop musicians k.d. lang and Rufus Wainwright. The presentation occurs on Friday, June 10. Also on the festival calendar are the pairing of two short operas, contempo-

rary American composer Derrick Wang’s “Scalia/Ginsburg,” inspired by two operaloving, ideologically opposed Supreme Court justices, and Mozart’s comic “The Impresario,” with the title character dealing with the demands of two divas, Saturdays, June 11 and 18, and Sunday, June 12; a “Stephen Sondheim Tribute,” Wednesday, June 15; and a full production of 20th century British composer Benjamin Britten’s comic opera “Albert Herring,” Friday and Sunday, June 17 and 19. Other musical offerings presented at Morven Museum and Trinity Church in Princeton include concerts featuring jazz, Broadway hits, and choral music. 609-258-2787 or www. princetonfestival.org

More Summer Sounds The Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts returns with a fourpart series of free events at Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium. The lineup starting in mid-June is as follows:

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SUMMER, continued from Page 2 Argus Quartet, based in New York City, presents String Quartet in D Major, Op. 1, No. 6 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George; String Quartet No. 1, “Array,” Donald Crockett; and “Of Being,” Jessica Meyer, Thursday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. Diderot String Quartet (with musicians based in New York and Chicago) presents a “Legacy of the Fugue” program featuring the “Art of the Fugue” by Bach and Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13, by Felix Mendelssohn, Sunday, June 26, at 2 p.m.. Manhattan Chamber Players present the Piano Quartet in E flat major, K.493 by Mozart; Serenade in C Major for string trio, Op. 10, by Ernst von Dohnányi; and the Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op. 47, by Robert Schuman, Friday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m. Zodiac Trio (an internationally known group founded by students at the Manhattan School of Music) performs music by Astor Piazzolla, Igor Stravinsky, George Gershwin, Béla Bartók, and others, Thursday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org *** The Edward T. Cone Composition Institute, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Princeton University pro-

gram dedicated to the creation of new music through a week-long collaboration involving composers and orchestra, returns to the Princeton University Campus on July 17 and culminates in a public performance at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton on Saturday, July 23, at 8 p.m. www.njsymphony.org/institute *** Celebrating more than 25 years of community recitals, the Princeton University Carillon at the Graduate School on College Road West will again host a season of Sunday summer concerts for the surrounding community, 1 p.m., July through Labor Day. This year’s series, “When Music Meets the Sky,” is as follows: July 3, Geert D’hollander, Lake Wales, Florida; July 10, Paul Stelban, Philadelphia; July 17, Wade Fitzgerald, Philadelphia; July 24, Hunter Chase, Washington DC; July 31, Anna Kasprzycka, Gdansk, Poland; August 7, Claire Janezic (New Colleague Recitalist), Rochester, New York; August 14, The Treblemakers – Lisa Lonie & Janet Tebbel, Philadelphia; August 21, Cast in Bronze – the Tower Show; August 28, Princeton Carillon Studio Members; September 4, Robin Austin, Philadelphia. Community members are invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs to the Cleveland Tower and listen to the free presen-

tations, held rain or shine. www.princeton.edu/gradschool/studentlife/ residential/gradcollege/directions. *** Westminster Choir College’s annual CoOPERAtive returns for its three-week intensive program for opera performers and free programs for the public. The program starts on Sunday, July 3, and concludes with a final concert on Friday, July 22. A work in progress at press time, the schedule, venue site, and ticket information will soon appear at www.rider.edu/ events.

Jazzing It Up The region’s largest arts center and a small Trenton jazz spot are reaching high notes with the following offerings: McCarter Theatre’s “Jazz in June Festival” gets back in the groove after a two-year pandemic-related hiatus and is offering three weekends of concerts by top-notch musicians. Joshua Redman —- an award winning saxophonist with a jazz pedigree (noted Bay area saxophonist father and dancer mother), more than 20 albums, and a score of Grammy nominations — arrives with his trio on Friday, June 10, at 8 p.m. Christian Sands Quartet is led by an up-and-coming jazz artist who has been

Dee Dee Bridgewater performs June 24 at McCarter Theater in Princeton. appearing at the Kennedy Center, Newport Jazz Festival, Village Vanguard, Blue Note, and other jazz centers around the world. Saturday, June 11, 8 p.m. Helen Sung Quartet, led by an award winning pianist and composer, has also been hitting the international jazz scene and performed at Carnegie Hall, London Jazz Festival, Blue Note Bejing, and the

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SUMMER, continued from Page 4 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival. Friday, June 17, 8 p.m. Jazzmeia Horn arrives to demonstrate why the New York Times called her “among the most exciting young vocalists in jazz, with a proud traditionalism that keeps her tightly linked to the sound of classic figures like Nancy Wilson and Betty Carter, but a vivacity of spirit and conviction that places her firmly in the present.” Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m. Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap bring together two legendary performers —- Grammy and Tony Award-winning vocalist and the Grammy-winning pianist — for a night of solid jazz and artistry. Friday, June 24, 8 p.m. The Tyshawn Sorey Sextet is led by a Newark-born musician and composer who the New Yorker magazine called “an extraordinary talent who can see across the entire musical landscape.” Saturday, June 25, 8 p.m.

Rock, Roll, and Soul The following area venues are offering cool evenings of hot sounds that hop with pop: Chivalrous Crickets Concert, the East Coast-based American group formed in

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2018 that specializes in performing traditional Irish, English, Appalachian, popular, and early classical music on historical and orchestral instruments makes a stop at the West Windsor Arts Council, Saturday, July 9, at 7 p.m. $30 to $35. www.westwindsorarts.org *** Mercer County Parks Summer Concerts turns the county’s festival grounds in West Windsor into an entertainment center starting in early July and continuing through August with the following lineup — all set from 6 to 9:30 p.m. R&B Night: Earth Wind & Fire Tribute, Friday, July 8; Dance Night: Epic Soul, Friday, July 15; Morris Day, Friday, July 22; Rock Night: Frontiers - The Ultimate Journey Tribute Band Friday, July 29; Soul Night: The Sensational Soul Cruisers, Friday August 5; Latin Night: Funk Salsa Urban, Friday, August 12; R&B Night: Grace Little, Friday, August 19; and Rock Night: Best of the Eagles, Friday, August 26. There is also the Latin Night: Kombo Latino, set for Sunday, July 17, 2 to 6 p.m. Mercer County Park, West Windsor. $5 to $10. www.mercercountyparks. org or mercercountyparks.org/#!/ festival-grounds-events

Summer Stages Summer theater is becoming a big thing in the region, thanks to the following presenters and groups: Music Mountain Theater, the Lambertville community theater company, is presenting a summer series of the following Broadway favorites: “Godspell,” May 27 to June 12, “La Cage Aux Folles,” June 17 to July 3; and “In The Heights,” July 8 to 24. Performances set for Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. 1483 Route 179, Lambertville. $23 to $25. www.musicmountaintheatre.org *** Kelsey Theater, the longstanding theater venue at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, continues its partnerships with area theater groups to provide the following offerings: Shakespeare 70’s production of “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” June 10 through 19, and The Yardley Players’ rendition of the Broadway musical “Oliver!,” July 7 through 17. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. $18 to $20. 609-570-3333 or www.kelseyatmccc.org. *** American Repertor y Ballet, the region’s professional ballet company is

concluding its current season with “Movin’ + Groovin’,” an evening of world premieres by three contemporary choreographers. The program includes ARB and American Ballet Theater dancer Claire Davison’s work inspired by music by Fleetwood Mac; Madison Ballet’s artistic director Ja’ Malik’s “Moving to Bach”; and New York choreographer and Juilliard School creative associate Caili Quan’s piece inspired by how the body is affected during sleep. New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, Friday, June 3, 7 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 5, 2 p.m. $25 to $45. nbpac.org/movinandgroovin *** Princeton Summer Theater will return to the Hamilton-Murray Theater at Princeton University with a schedule of three full-length shows. First up is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” adapted by Simon Levy, June 24 through 26 and June 30 through July 3. Following is Ken Ludwig’s “The Fox on the Fairway,” July 8 through 10 and 14 through 17. And the season concludes with Dominique Morisseau’s “Detroit ’67,” July 22 through 24 and 28 through 31. www.princetonsummertheater.org

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Secret Gardens

And don’t forget about your tickets to visit hidden summer gardens with the following: Hidden Gardens of Lambertville, an annual event celebrating its 24th year, is organized by the town-based Kalmia Club, a women-led civic organization that takes its name from a flower. Attendees have up to the night before to register and then pick up their official walking-tour map at the clubhouse at 39 York Street. $21. Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. kalmiaclub. org *** Set in the town created by the famed bridge-building company, the self-guided Roebling Garden Tour of this historic town originally populated by numerous immigrant workers starts at the Roebling Museum, 100 2nd Avenue, on Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.eventbrite. com/e/roebling-museum-garden-tourtickets-153549102499 *** The Bordentown Historical Society’s annual garden tour, featuring more than 21 gardens in the historic Colonial small city, is set for Saturday, June 25, 11 to 5 p.m. $20 ($18 for members). bordentownhistor y. org.

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‘Roberto Lugo: The Village Potter’ at Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton features work by the Philadelphia ceramicist, performance artist, and educator.

Summer Galleries The region’s museums and cultural organizations are also providing opportunities to get out with friends and families — or maybe even to head out alone to take a new look on life. Mor ven Museum & Garden in

Princeton. “Ma Bell: The Mother of Invention in New Jersey” features original historical artifacts pertinent to the many discoveries, products, and fields of work that comprised the Bell System in New Jersey from the 1920s to around 1984, when the Bell System monopoly divestiture cre-

ated the seven “Baby Bells” known as the Regional Bell Operating Companies. 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $8 to $10. 609-924-8144 or www.mor ven. org. *** The New Jersey State Museum. Jaw Dropping World of Sharks uses specimens and artifacts from the museum collection to examine focus on the 400-millionyear history of our seaside neighbor. Also on view are “Written in the Rocks: Fossil Tales of New Jersey,” a showcase of fossils and New Jersey dinosaurs, and “American Perspectives: The Fine Art Collection,” featuring the work of important American and New Jersey artists. 205 West State Street, Trenton. Tuesdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Free; donations requested. 609-2925420 or www.statemuseumnj.gov. *** Grounds For Sculpture. “Roberto Lugo: The Village Potter” highlights work by the Philadelphia ceramicist, performance artist, and educator. Lugo references traditional European and Asian decorative art, historically displayed as luxury items in wealthy homes. His surface treatment is a mixture of traditional design, graffiti, and portraiture, often including the faces of those that history leaves out,

focusing his representation on icons from BIPOC contemporary culture and history, as well as more personal works that point to his and his family’s personal experiences. On view through January 8, 2023. 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Timed entry required, $20. www.groundsforsculpture.org. *** The Princeton University Art Museum is operating two Princeton galleries while the main campus museum building is closed for construction. The Art on Hulfish space’s current exhibition is “Screen Time: Photography and Video Art in the Internet Age.” The exhibition of work by a global and intergenerational group of contemporary artists who explore the evolving role of video and photography in an era of digital communication and social media is on view through August 7. 11 Hulfish Street, Princeton. Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Free. Art@Bainbridge, on Nassau Street, presents “Body Matters / Martha Friedman,” a presentation of two new series of sculptures by the Princeton University faculty member and multi-media artist that were inspired by classic Egyptian, Greek, and Roman works and practices, and 20th century drawings of brain structures and nerves, through July 10. 158 Nassau Street, Princeton. Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. artmuseum.princeton.edu. *** Arts Council of Princeton. “Interwoven Stories: The Final Chapter” continues the community-based narrative stitching project created in March, 2016, by that year’s artist-in-resident Diana Weymar. The artist engaged community participants in stitching a fabric notebook and using needle and thread to share stories and memoires. After several other “chapters” of work, more than 300 pages of stories will be on view. Free. June 4 through July 2. 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or 609-924-8777. *** West Windsor Arts Council. “By the Light of Day” is an exhibition featuring work by plein air artists working only in daylight. Still in development at press time, the show opens with a free reception on Friday, July 15 (time to be announced), and is on view through August 27. 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor. www.westwindsorarts.org.

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And let’s not forget the indoor and outdoor film offerings that range from the classic to the cutting edge: Princeton Garden Theater, the area’s nonprofit theater center, is augmenting its usual strong offerings of first run and classic films and lively arts series with summer Hollywood Summer Night series. MERCER COUNTY AND UCEDC PR ESENT Designed to show vintage films in the manner they were meant to be viewed – on the large screen in a theater – it’s an eclectic offering that includes the original 1962 FREE IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS TO HELP James Bond outing “Dr. No,” June 2; 1972’s MERCER COUNTY BUSINESSES REBOUND & THRIVE “The Godfather,” June 16; the 1938 Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney crime MERCERCOUNTY COUNTY CONNECTION CONNECTION film “Angels with Dirty Faces,” June 29; MERCER 957 33, HAMILTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER, HAMILTON, NJ 08690 1971 blaxploitation classic “Shaft,” July 27; HIGHWAY 957 HIGHWAY 33, HAMILTON SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER, and others. www.princetongardenthe08690 Business Reassessment HAMILTON, NJ Marketing Strategy atre.org. *** (click toBusiness register) Reassessment (click to register) Acme Screening Room, the LambertIN-PERSON WORKSHOP June 8, 2022 IN-PERSON WORKSHOP June 15, 2022 WORKSHOP June 8, 6:00 2022 ville nonprofit, is resuming its Carpool 6:00 pm –IN-PERSON 8:00 pm pm – 8:00 pm Series for the summer as well as introduc6:00 pm – 8:00 pm This workshop will review the basic principles of Small ing “The Midnight Society,” described as businesses should have a plan to marketing strategy, and experience, the application of the their experience, as well Smallcustomer businesses should have a plan to enhance their customer a late-night horror event hosted byenhance local “4Ps of marketing,” SWOT target as their customer-focused strategies coming as wellas their customer-focused strategies coming out of a crisis. analysis, This horror creators for local horror creators. marketing, as well as assist in making effective out of a crisis. This workshop reemphasizes workshop reemphasizes the fundamentals of business ownership, with a Screenings include cult classic and experlocal advertising choices, including social media, the fundamentals of business ownership, imental films by local filmmakers. The focus on refreshing the business plan for sustainability. as part of a complete digital marketing plan. with a focus on refreshing the business plan inaugural event is the June 3 screening of for sustainability. Basic Financial Statements & Proﬁ tability “‘Maximum Overdrive,” a VHS showing of “Lillith” (2019), and coffee and caramel Basic Financial Statements & June 22, Projecting Financial Results IN-PERSON WORKSHOP 2022 corn. www.acmescreeningroom.org Profitability (click to register) (click to register) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm *** IN-PERSON WORKSHOP June 22, 2022 IN-PERSON WORKSHOP June 29, 2022 The 27th annual New Jersey Internayour financial statements is fundamental for maintaining 6:00 pm -Understanding 8:00 pm 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm tional Film Festival festival takes place your business profitability, and to monitor what changes maybe necessary statements is Projecting financial results is critical in preparing on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Understanding Sunin theyour way financial you do business, in order to reach your financial goals. This fundamental for maintaining your business your business plan and in determining if the days between June 3 and 12. The hybrid workshop reviews the balance sheet, profi t & loss statement, and cash flow and to monitor what changes may business will be financially sustainable. This final event presents screenings online asprofitability, well statement. be necessary in the way you do business, in workshop in the series will focus on sales as in person at Rutgers University in New order to reach your financial goals. This projections, expense projections, and Brunswick. Strategy workshopMarketing reviews the balance sheet, profit & responsibly projecting your cash flow. A juried showcase of films from around loss statement, and cash flow statement. IN-PERSON WORKSHOP June 15, 2022 the world, the festival also highlights work

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Mediterranean chain restaurants are the new Five Guys. First came Mamoun’s Falafel, a Greenwich Village-based chain, on Witherspoon Street in Princeton, followed over the next few years by Texas-based Zoe’s Kitchen in Lawrence and D.C.-based The Simple Greek, in Hamilton. It is safe to say that the pace of growth in the sector is increasing. Last year, The Halal Guys (Manhattan) joined Zoe’s in Mercer Mall. Already this year, two more Mediterranean chains are poised to enter the fray: Taïm Mediterranean Grill, in Princeton Shopping Center, and Mezeh Grill, in Hamilton Town Center. Taïm, like Mamoun’s and The Halal Guys, is based in New York, while Mezeh started out as a mall food court spot in Maryland before quickly setting out to expand throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

Left: cauliflower shawarma pita from Taïm Mediterranean Grill. Right: mixed shawarma platter from Gyro King Grill in East Windsor. (Facebook photos.) One factor in the proliferation of Mediterranean franchises is its apparent adaptability of the cuisine to the Chipotle-style fast-casual restaurant model. All of the restaurants mentioned, with the exception of Mamoun’s, take the fastcasual approach.

The definition of Mediterranean cuisine can be a little hazy — not that long ago, many Italian restaurants took to calling themselves Mediterranean because of the oft-touted benefits of the Mediterranean diet — but most of the restaurants feature a range of dishes generally asso-

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Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, nurtures dancers of all ages, providing them opportunity to develop their technique and artistry in a rewarding environment. The Princeton Ballet School Summer Intensive (ages 13 and up) attracts students from all over the globe to study with distinguished and inspiring faculty. Princeton Ballet School holds auditions throughout the United States and accepts video auditions from national and international students for the advanced program. Students in the Advanced Summer Intensive are also considered for the school’s year-round Trainee program, the direct feeder into American Repertory Ballet’s second company, ARB2, which is also ideal for post–high-school students looking

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Newly appointed artistic director of Madison Ballet, Ja’ Malik has been called a “choreographer to watch” by The New York Times. Describing his piece “Moving to Bach,” Malik says he was “inspired by both the dancers of ARB and Bach’s beautiful Sonata for Violin Solo No. 1.” Malik previously danced with North Carolina Dance Theater (now Charlotte Ballet), BalletX, Ballet Hispanico, in addition to working with Camille A. Brown (For Colored…at the Public Theater), Juel D. Lane, and College Dance Collective among others. Caili Quan is a New York-based choreographer and a creative associate at The Juilliard School. Her new piece for ARB is inspired by how the body is affected during sleep. “Sleep gives us a place to recover, but it is also where our minds choose memories to keep. It also allows us space to reminisce and dream,” she says. “The music

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respect, goodwill and relations between law enforcement and their communities. “The L.E.A.D. State Fair saw its biggest year ever in 2021 with more than 50,000 attendees. We hope to hit a new milestone in 2022,” said Nick DeMauro, L.E.A.D. executive director. “Funds raised at our carnivals and the State Fair are important to L.E.A.D.’s mission, allowing us to make our programs more accessible to a greater number of youngsters in the communities we serve. We couldn’t be more excited to bring five amazing events to New Jersey this year. Our goal is to create family-friendly, community-based events that are fun for everyone while at the same time promoting anti-drug and anti-violence activities in the state.” The jam-packed State Fair promises something for everyone. Along with free nightly musical entertainment, attendees can look forward to two premiere concert events and some exciting new additions, including a Business and Craft Vendor Tent on the weekends. The State Fair will be open Monday through Friday from 5 to 11 p.m., and weekends and July 4 from 1 to 11

p.m. Favorite fan attractions include Robinsons Racing Pigs, the alwayspopular pie eating contest, a petting zoo, educational puppet Granpa Cratchet and Cowtown U.S.A., an allday exhibit that contains an old-time creamery where patrons participate in preparing a cow for milking by hand. The State Fair’s midway provider, Reithoffer Shows, will ensure there’s plenty of delicious food, carnival games and prizes, and rides for children and adults alike — from a first-class Kiddie Land to superspectacular thrill rides and everything in between. Along with a daily lineup of live entertainment, this year’s State Fair includes two premier country concert events: the Roots & Boots Tour featuring Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin and Collin Raye with Tequila Rose on June 26 beginning at 4 p.m., and Southern Rock Fest featuring the Marshall Tucker Band, Kentucky Head Hunters and Southern Steel on July 2 starting at 3 p.m. Gate admission is $5 on weekdays and $8 on weekends. General admission, ride tickets, Mega Passes and reserved seating for the Roots & Boots Tour and Southern Rock Fest

can be purchased in advance online at theleadfest.com. Concert tickets include gate admission. L.E.A.D. FEST carnivals bring the fun to five different locations throughout the Garden State this summer. General admission, ride tickets and Mega Passes for all carnivals can be purchased in advance online at theleadfest.com. The carnival schedule is as follows: Westfield Garden State Plaza (One Garden State Plaza, Paramus) from May 26-30; June 1-5; and June 8-12. Hours are Wednesday through Friday from 5 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and Memorial Day from noon to 11 p.m. Midway will be provided by Reithoffer Shows. “This year, our Paramus event starts on Memorial Day weekend,” DeMauro said. “Attending the carnival that weekend is a great way to have fun and usher in the start of the summer season.” Voorhees Town Center (2140 Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees Township) from June 2-11. Hours are Monday through Friday from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday from 1 to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. Midway provided by Amusements of America. Monmouth Mall (180 Route 35,

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MERCER GASTROENTEROLOGY JOINS CAPITAL HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP Regional practice adds to growing team of gastroenterology specialists Mercer Gastroenterology, a comprehensive practice offering a full range of gastroenterology and hepatology services, has joined Capital Health – Gastroenterology Specialists, part of Capital Health Medical Group’s growing network of specialty care providers. Although the practice name will change, patients will continue to receive the same trusted care that has been offered in Central New Jersey and Bucks County for almost 50 years. The team of board certified physicians and nurse practitioners who have joined Capital Health – Gastroenterology Specialists includes Drs. Armen Simonian, Jyoti Bhatia, Ravinder Dhillon, and Douglas Weinstein and advanced nurse practitioners Kasia Quirus and Suzanne Ahde. They join colleagues Drs. Mark Saxena, Michael Itidiare, Waseem Butt, Cynthia Edirisuriya, and Om Amin and nurse practitioners Lisa Costello and Maribel Martinez, with office appointments now available in Hopewell Township (Two Capital Way, Suite 487, Pennington, NJ 08534), Bordentown (100 K Johnson Boulevard, Suite 201, Bordentown, NJ 08505), and Newtown (3 Penns Trail, 2nd floor, Newtown, PA 18940).

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DISC LEAGUE cont. from Page 1 mate Frisbee in the United States. In 90 countries worldwide there are 5 million players. As the term Frisbee, is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, the sport is called Ultimate Disc or just Ultimate. The name Ultimate, is said to have been coined by the originators who referred to the game as the ultimate sports experience. The first collegiate Ultimate Disc match was played by Rutgers and Princeton in 1972. Ironically it was 103 years after the same two New Jersey schools competed in the very first American football game. The Mercer County Ultimate Disc League plays its summer league on fields on Quakerbridge Road in Lawrence, New Jersey. The fields are part of Mercer County’s park system and are maintained by the Park Commission. There have been recent upgrades to the fields with the addition of bathroom facilities, picnic tables and a playground. There is room for four fields on the property and plenty of parking. The average age of the Ultimate players at the Mercer County league is 20 to 26, although there are some older and even some parents who play with their teen and young adult children.

Rebecca Hallaren receives the disc during a recent game. Kevin Greener has been playing and interacting with the league since the 1980s. Greener, 58, from Pennington first saw the game in college at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. He started playing after college upon his return to this area and is a board member, historian and keeper of lore in the league.

“In the 80s we had a lot of great players who came from the high schools,” he says. “They came from Hamilton West, Steinert, and Notre Dame. Many were soccer players who were keeping in shape with all the running needed in Ultimate. It was a niche sport that still had hippie 60s connotations. That ste-

reotype is all in the past now as Ultimate is featured on ESPN’s top ten plays nearly every week. “The feel of the original intent is still there. It is a game with no referees, even at the highest level it is a game of the honor system. It is self-governing on the field. We call fouls on ourselves. It is about community and camaraderie. There is a tenet of Ultimate called Spirit of the Game. It puts the responsibility for fair play on the players not on a referee. There are fouls and or course heat of the moment things happen, but there is a mutual respect and playing for the fun of playing.” Greener, played on the Mudsharks, one of the original A league teams that is comprised of players who have much experience and skills. There are four divisions in the summer league. Mixed, men’s, women’s and the A league. The mixed is the most popular and consists of both men and women. There are seven players per side on the field in Ultimate. There is a ratio of four to three or five to two, men to women on the field at all times. The field is a rectangular shape with end zones at each end. A regulation field is 70 yards by 40 yards, with end zones that are 25 yards deep. It the mixed league, Ultimate is one of See DISC LEAGUE, Page 16

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DISC LEAGUE cont. from Page 15 the few organized sports with an intentional mix of women and men playing together. If you are short a player of any either sex or cannot maintain the ratio, your team will play a person down. In Ultimate the team with possession of the disc, tries to get the disc caught in the opponent’s end zone. The team moves it by tossing it from one to another player. The player with the disc cannot advance it by running with it. The player who catches the disc must stop and then pass the disc within 10 seconds, which may be counted off by a defender. A point is scored when a catch is made in the end zone with both feet in bounds. After a point is scored a “pull” or kickoff to the team that did not score is made. A point can only be made by making a catch in the opposing end zone. Two feet must land in bounds for the point to count. To win a game, a predetermined point total is met or a predefined time limit is reached with the leading team in points, winning the game. There are substitutions made between points and the teams in the Mercer Ultimate league may carry up to 15 players, to provide subs and allow rest breaks. In the Mercer County Ultimate Disc

League there are standings kept and trophies earned. The trophies have past winners engraved on them, much like the Stanley Cup in hockey. Otto Gomez, who is 26, is a vice president on the seven member league board, has been playing since 2014. He began at college on the Rutgers team. Gomez lives in Helmetta, New Jersey and works for a consulting firm. He says, “It was word of mouth that gets players into this league. This is a growing sport. There are leagues in New York and Philadelphia, so no matter where you live in New Jersey you should be able to play in a league.” “We are a welcoming league, you don’t need experience and the fees are less than $100 dollars. With those fees we pay for field house time for our fall and winter leagues. We play in the field house in Robbinsville and at the Center Court facilities in Lawrence on Spruce Street.” says Gomez. “This is a true recreational league. We know people all over the state and the country who like to play. This league is well known. We get recruits from direct marketing to colleges like Princeton, Rutgers, The College of New Jersey and Stevens Institute of Technology.” “We also have a super popular Midnight Madness tournament each winter.

We start at the indoor fields at midnight and play until dawn. So you can imagine how much these players love this game!” says Gomez. Past president Andrew Misthos is also an ambassador of Ultimate Disc. Misthos, 30, who studied Mechanical Engineering and picked up Ultimate at Steven’s Institute in Hoboken, New Jersey has been playing since 2007. Misthos now lives in Hamilton and works for the US Navy as an aerospace engineer. He says, “Most people in the league are within a 30 to45 minute drive. We have matches three different nights a week so people can play on more than one team. “The A league has some really longtime teams like the Mudsharks and Jughandle who have been together forever. There are teams full of college and even high school friends. “I have been sidelined at times with injuries but I still do a lot of work for the league and the community. The love of the sport may be esoteric but it’s really fun and the players really love each other. They love the whole community.” Misthos adds, “It is a privilege to play with these veteran players, some were there when the origins of Ultimate were just starting. There is a reverence there for the players and we see the traditions, fair play and love of the game handed

down to the players of today.” The 60s-era counterculture spirit of the game, the self-officiating, men and women playing together, non-contact, easy to learn, and keeping in shape are all reasons to play Ultimate Disc. Yet, keeping the league together for 45 years is an accomplishment. With a dedicated board, a good relationship with the Mercer County Parks Department, loyal players and word of mouth, the league is in strong shape. The terms Frisbee or disc is like Kleenex or tissue. It can be interspersed one or the other. In the Mercer County league, the disc used itself is the 175 gram Ultra Star by Discraft. Mercer County Ultimate Disc League is steady and strong says board member Kevin Greener. “We are in very good shape coming out of the pandemic. Everyone is raring to play. We look to be here and strong in the future.” “The flight of the disc is a beautiful thing,” says Greener, who also adds this quote from Frisbee Hall of Fame pioneer, historian, writer and psychiatrist, Dr. Stancil Johnson, “When a ball dreams, it dreams it’s a Frisbee.” Mercer County Ultimate Disc League, MCUDL Fields, 4040 Quakerbridge Road. For more information, go to mercerultimate.org.

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Princeton University, University of California Computer Science with a Berkeley, Materials Science certificate in Quantitative and and Engineering Career plans: Biomaterials Engineer Computational Biology Career plans: Research in biomedical computing. Planned college activities: Ringle, Club Badminton, Cheese and Bad Movies, Red Cross. Clubs/sports teams at RHS: Math Honor Society, Science Olympiad, ONE Project, Red Cross. Who is a person that inspires you? My older sister inspires me. She is brutally honest (in a good way, most of the time) and always encourages me to work hard to achieve my goals. Favorite inspirational quote: “Failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s a part of success.” Favorite high school memory? One of my favorite memories was running to Spice Road to grab dolmas, crispy cauliflower and hummus sticks right before the flight home from Disney.

Planned college activities: Society of Women Engineers, Chinese Students Association, Berkeley Art Studio, Intramural Soccer. Clubs/sports teams at RHS: FIRST Robotics, Cross Country/Track and Field, Gender Equality Club, Multicultural Club, National Honor Society.

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season. Despite the 2020 and 2021 competitions being canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, our senior class came back strong as we returned to in-person events; we earned a total of seven awards throughout this season, one of which was at the World Championship level. Seeing our hard work and dedication pay off was very satisfying, but I also had so much fun meeting and working with all of the other amazing teams we met throughout this year.

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Joshua Leeds (President), Technology Student Association (President), Girls Who Code (vice president), National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society. Who is a person that inspires you? Though it might seem cliche, my parents are my biggest inspiration. Their support and affection have shaped who I am today, and they are my role models when it comes to my work ethic and having a positive mind set. Favorite inspirational quote: “Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” –Kyle Chandler. Favorite high school memory? It’s impossible for me to choose one moment because all four years of high school have been amazing. I’m so grateful to have learned so much and met incredible people. I cherish every moment, from my adventures as a TA for Ms. Sbarro’s Research class to watching movies with my friends, and I’ll never forget them.

Who is a person that inspires you? My closest friends have inspired me to be ambitious, hardworking, and resilient. Whether it was in the techlab, on the track, or in the classroom, I was always lucky to have people who would encourage and support me. I really wouldn’t be here today without them.

Planned college activities: The Environmental Awareness program and the Bioethics society.

Favorite inspirational quote: “Begin… the rest is easy” –a fortune cookie

Who is a person that inspires you? My mom. She’s always working hard and making sure my sister and I have every opportunity to succeed and have fun.

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Favorite inspirational quote: Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.” –Annabeth Chase, “The Lightning Thief”

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Favorite high school memory? Our robotics team winning the Mid-Atlantic District Championship, but that is just one highlight from our long, successful 2022

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Clubs/sports teams at RHS: Swim Team, Model UN, National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society, Spanish Club. Who is a person that inspires you? My mom. She inspires me to work hard despite failure and shows me that being outgoing can always help me succeed. Favorite inspirational quote: “Just remember, it all started with a mouse.” –Walt Disney Favorite high school memory? My senior night for the swim team. After four years of hard work and two years as a team captain, I was able to look back on all of the best moments from my time on the team.

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Abhi Nadendla University of Pittsburgh Honors College, Molecular Biology Career plans: Medicine Planned college activities: Club Tennis, Red Cross, South Asian Student Alliance, Breakthrough. Clubs/sports teams at RHS: Tennis, FMLA, Robotics, Multicultural Club, Gender Equality Club, Red Cross Club, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society Who is a person that inspires you? My parents, because they support me in my endeavors and help me achieve my goals. Favorite inspirational quote: “People who wonder whether the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.” –Simon Sinek Favorite high school memory? PR’ing while getting Dole Whip in Vans at Disney.

Pravallika Palwai Georgetown University, Healthcare Management and Policy Career plans: Healthcare Professional (Medicine). Planned college activities: GERMS, The Corp, Pre-Medical Society, GUSHME, Project Sunshine. Clubs/sports teams at RHS: Marching Band, FIRST Robotics (Marketing Team), Science Olympiad, Future Medical Leaders of America, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, World Language Honor Society. Who is a person that inspires you? My parents because they have always supported me in my endeavors. Specifically, my dad is my role model as he came from a small village and successfully graduated from college and landed a job in the United States. Both of them inspire me to be the

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Planned college activities: Volunteering at Homefront, Intramural Volleyball, and Lab Assistant.

Clubs/sports teams at RHS: Robotics, Multicultural Club, UNICEF, Debate Club, Gender Equality Club.

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Clubs/sports teams at RHS: Hackathon Club, Math Honors Society, National Honors Society, Robotics.

Career plans: Intellectual Property Lawyer

Who is a person that inspires you? Chris Marchetti from Homefront. He consistently gives everything he has, and his genuine passion for the program inspires me to do the same.

Who is a person that inspires you? All of my friends inspire me, so it’s hard to name just a single person. When I think of how passionate, optimistic, and motivated they are about achieving their goals, it makes me want to be the same way.

best person possible. Favorite inspirational quote: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning” –Albert Einstein Favorite high school memory? Overnight school trips. Winning entrepreneurship at our last Worlds competition in Houston, Texas, and running from ride to ride to lunch/dinner reservation at Disney with my friends.

Planned college activities: The Corp, Club Tennis, Pre-Law Society, Moot Court Team, DC Reads. Clubs/sports teams at RHS: Tennis, FIRST Robotics (Marketing Team), UNICEF, Debate Club, Mock Trial Club, National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, World Language Honor Society Who is a person that inspires you? My parents. They offer unconditional support and always encourage me to have an optimistic mind set and work my hardest to succeed. Favorite inspirational quote: “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr

Favorite inspirational quote: “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” –Albert Einstein Favorite high school memory? Growing alum crystals in Mrs. Wiedman’s room after AP tests.

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Favorite inspirational quote: “Live, Laugh, Love” –Sume Sabbani Favorite high school memory? The night of the Mr. RHS competition is probably my favorite high school memory. The pure adrenaline of being on stage and having people you’ve grown up with cheering for you is incomparable.

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Kailey Pacifico performs at the plate for RHS softball By Rich Fisher

When the high school softball season ended last year, Kailey Pacifico felt a bit unfulfilled. Having played shortstop most of her life, Kailey was asked to be the starting catcher for Robbinsville High’s softball team. She had done a little catching at Pond Road Middle School and actually prepared to catch in high school, but always considered herself a shortstop. Despite hitting .412 with 24 RBI as a junior, Pacifico felt like she was short changing her team defensively. When Christine Levering took over as head coach after three years as an assistant; the former Robbinsville soccer/softball great had a talk with her catcher. “At the end of states last year I was like ‘I don’t want to be the catcher anymore, I just want to play somewhere else,’” Pacifico recalled. “I felt like I wasn’t doing enough. I talked to coach Lev this year and she just helped me work through those feelings.”

Having been through countless athletic wars herself, Levering knew just what to say. “Lev is always very nice and helpful and just builds your confidence,” Pacifico said. “She just said, ‘It’s OK you got it. Don’t think so much. You know what you’re doing, you’re just in your head.’ She got me through that. I want to have a spot on this team, and I feel the only way I can help the team is catching, so I’m gonna keep doing it.” She could help at shortstop, but the Ravens were set there with Haley Krebs. So Pacifico bore down and is doing what no one else on the team can do better – catch. “She’s the best catcher we have right now and she’s taking on that role and doing so well with it,” Levering said. As Pacifico improves as a catcher, she has maintained her strong hitting. Through the Ravens 14-7 start, Kailey was batting .420 with five doubles, a home run, 15 RBI and 13 runs scored. Despite being a lefty swinger, she tends to try and hit straight away opposed to slapping balls.

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“A lot of times people think she might be a slapper because she has some speed too,” Levering said prior to her team’s Apr. 23 Central Jersey Group II game with Allentown. “Sometimes she might take a slap then hit the ball, they’re not expecting some of her hits. But she’s had some great hits for us, especially the HR against St. Thomas Aquinas (during which she had three hits and three RBI). She ripped one to the left side, it was great to watch.” For her part, Pacifico feels she doesn’t actually have good speed, so she never had the desire to slap; nor does she feel she has the ability. She started as a righthander, but her brother Josh worked to make her a lefty. “When I first started, they said I picked it up quickly,” Kailey said. “But I’m not really speedy so slapping won’t do anything for me so I think I just learned how to adapt to hitting.” Pacifico began in T-Ball, then moved to Robbinsville Rec and travel ball. At age 11 her All-Stars finished third in the Little League World Series, and at age 12, they reached the East Regional Tournament. She went on to play travel ball with the

Rampage and Jersey Outlaws; and those big-time moments in little league proved invaluable when Pacifico got to high school. “I think it prepared me mentally because softball’s such a mental game, so I feel I was always prepared for the next step,” she said. “Just the emotions that come with softball are sometimes overwhelming. When I was at the World Series I was always very nervous but I think that helped me coming into high school. “My freshman year I had such great role models that were seniors. I was a little nervous around them, but not as nervous as I would have been if I hadn’t gone through the World Series.” She noted that those role models on the 2019 Ravens, who reached the Central Jersey Group II finals, were players such as Shea Walsh, Olivia Moser, Chelsea Manto and Devon Witt. She got just 18 atbats that year, collecting six hits, and was ready for 2020 before Covid shut everything down. By the time play resumed last year, the reluctant catcher was starting behind the plate after some calculated training by her dad and brother.

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Through 21 games, Kailey was batting .420 with five doubles, a home run, 15 RBI and 13 runs scored. (Photo by Rich Fisher.)

“I caught a little here and there but I was mostly at shortstop; and my dad had said ‘If you want to be on varsity you have to try and be a catcher so you can be a back-up catcher (as a freshman),’” Pacifico recalled. “I tried, I wasn’t very good but at first I was there as a back-up. So I kind of just made myself a catcher.” For the Ravens, it was a good thing she did as her services were needed last year. Pacfico worked hard, spending countless hours in the front yard with her dad throwing balls into the grass so she could practice blocking. “That was always my biggest problem,” Pacifico said. “I feel like I know how to frame, but blocking I still need help with today. I just adapted it to being a shortstop where you have to field groundballs. I did that in catching and just dropped to my knee.” She also had to adjust her throw-

ing style since she threw sidearm from shortstop. “At the beginning of last year I was throwing sidearm down to second,” Pacifico said. “So I practiced with my dad and just focused on the elbow staying straight.” Pacifico’s work ethic and team-first attitude got her the most votes when it came to voting for team captains this year. That did not surprise Levering. “I saw those qualities a little in basketball,” she said. “She’s a leader every single day with how bad she wants to win. That part of her mentality is contagious. Every day at practice she works hard and it trickles down.” What many people do not realize, is Pacifico sprained her thumb last year and still has issues with it today. She wears a brace and wraps it before every game and, if a pitch hits her mitt the wrong way,

it’s a new sensation in pain that she must battle through. “I’ll need a break and the next pitch I’ll wince, but I get through it,” Pacifico said. “But catching does take a toll on you mentally and physically.” It also demands that the player be a conduit between the coach and players. As a first-year head coach, Levering knew she needed to have a strong relationship with someone who could get her word across by being a coach on the field. Pacifico turned out to be the perfect girl. “I had talked to her before the season about what my expectations were and her expectations were as a catcher and as the voice of the field,” Levering said. “Anything I relay she relays on the field and she doesn’t even have to ask at times, she knows what we want in certain situations.” That comes from having intelligence as well as athletic ability. Pacifico has a 4.1

grade point average and is a member of the National Honor Society. She is going to West Chester University to major in Nutrition next year, and has decided to forego softball to focus on her studies. “Softball’s a huge part of my identity so it was really tough for me to make that decision,” said Kailey, who was a Mercer County Softball Hall of Fame scholarship winner this year. “But I wanted to focus on my major and have passion somewhere else other than sports. But I really want to do sports nutrition in the long run so I still want to work with athletes.” She will always look back on her softball career as something special. “It’s been a great experience,” Pacifico said. “I’ve learned a lot of lessons through softball. It’s always been about learning lessons.” And with the help of Levering, one of the biggest things she learned is that she’s a lot better catcher than she ever realized.

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The month of June is all about recreation, highlighted by the triumphant return of the Robbinsville Township Community Day Festival June 11 at Community Park. There will be plenty of food, live music all day, our acclaimed “Prize Alley,’’ activities and games for the kids, amazing vendors, a host of non-profit organizations to learn about and, of course, fireworks beginning at approximately 9 p.m. In addition, the 5th annual Joe Barker Volunteer Star Award will be presented to resident John Finnegan in recognition and appreciation for all he has done for the Robbinsville community and the environment. Barker served as recreation director for nearly seven years until he passed away on Feb. 11, 2018 following a valiant battle with colon cancer. Previous winners of the award include Jared Miller (2018: Black Friday Fun Run/Special Olympics); Dave Doran (2019: RIHA); John Ward and Bill Lesniak; (2020: Meals on Wheels) and Cindy Rosen (2021: Be Kind/Rotary/Project Linus). Make Father’s Day weekend even more special by enjoying a technologyfree morning with the family with the C.A.R.E. Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 18 at Town Center Lake. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with fishing from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Derby-style prizes have returned to the program after a two-year hiatus and will be awarded in several age categories.

No license is required. The first “Wheels & Reels Outdoor Movie Night” of 2022 featuring “Sing 2” will take place July 22 at around 8:30 p.m. on the big screen at the Community Park intersection of Gordon Road and Sharon Road. The cost is $5 per car for both residents and non-residents. You can register early at robbinsville. net/recreation. Recreation Summer Camp begins June 27 and runs through August 12 at Sharon School. Our Summer Concert Series kicks off July 5 with “Kindred Spirit” and runs each Tuesday through the B.D. Lenz All Stars August 9. Bring your lawn chair, blankets and snacks while enjoying some of the best bands in the area at the gazebo. Also on July 5, be sure to check out the Farmers’ Market at our new location—Miry Run—beginning at 3:30 p.m. *** Just a few words about our budget, which was formally introduced at the May 12 Council meeting with the public hearing scheduled for June 9. Due predominately to hikes in pension and benefits costs, along with a new and much-needed fire engine, our proposed municipal budget of $25.7 million includes a proposed increase of approximately $79 per household in 2022 – the first such increase in a decade. Keep in mind municipal taxes make up only 20 percent of a Township resident’s overall tax bill. Schools accounted for 56 percent, Mercer County absorbed 21 percent, while the Mercer County library and Mercer County Open Space combined for three percent in 2021. This was probably the most difficult

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