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The Ewing High football players will be expected to learn their ABCs in the classroom, but after school they will be learning their LSGs. “That’s the motto we live by on and off the field, LSG – Loyalty, Sacrifice, Guts,” new head coach Ross Maddalon said. “It takes those three things to produce a solid football program, year in and year out. On the field, we expect to have a team that is disciplined, selfless and plays relentlessly every second of every snap. “In the classroom, we have similar expectations. Education is going to be a top priority for our kids.” Maddalon is taking over for Matt Dalessio, who took the Robbinsville athletic director’s job last February. As a Nottingham High grad and former Northstar assistant, Ross possesses a strong area background and wealth of coaching experience. “Coach Maddalon was impressive during the interview process See BAN, Page 11

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Ewing Native Bryan Steward, who has muscular dystrophy, has written a book chronicling his experience walking alone across Spain hiking the 500-mile-long Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

Disabled author writes about his journey across Spain BY BILL SANSERVINO

When Ewing native Bryan Steward set out to hike the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage of medieval origin to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain, he couldn’t have imagined the challenges he would face. Steward, who suffers from Becker muscular dystrophy, has written a

book titled My Own Pace: A Story of Strength and Adversity on the Camino de Santiago that recounts his entire journey, which includes hundreds of falls, food poisoning, bed bugs, wild dogs, extreme weather, exhaustion, fatigue, and weird people. He also writes about those who helped him along the way. Steward was born in Ewing and lived in town for 27 years. Although

he moved to Burlington City last year, he still has strong roots in the township. “I grew up in the Wynnewood Manor neighborhood where my father also grew up, and my grandparents lived there too, when I was a kid,” Steward says. “I was actually a 5th generation Ewing resident. I had a pretty traditional middle class See STEWARD, Page 8

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Incumbent Democrat Mayor Bert Steinmann and Republican Ronald Prykanowski will vie for a four-year term as mayor in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The contest is a repeat of 2018, when Steinmann defeated Prykanowski 9,969 votes to 2,879. Both candidates soundly defeated challengers in the June primary election. Steinmann outpaced challenger Japheth Miller with 2,399 votes to 423. In the Republican primary, Prykanowski defeated Crystal Fedeli with 477 votes to 131. Prykanowski, 79, is a 32-year resident of Ewing who currently lives in Harrop Manor. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and works as a real estate broker and is a retired municipal purchasing agent. His children attended the East Windsor Regional Schools District. See ELECTiON, Page 3

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Green Business Program inducts two new members Ewing Township and the Ewing Green Team inducted two local businesses into the Ewing Green Business Recognition Program on June 14, bringing the total number of Program members to 10. Abiding Presence Lutheran Church and Rock Paper Garden LLC received proclamations from Mayor Bert Steinmann and the Ewing Council, and were lauded for their consistent efforts to improve sustainability and operate with an environmental focus.

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ELECTiON continued from Page 1 He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and Fraternal Order of Police. Prykanowski was a Hightstown Borough councilman for 11 years, a former president of the Mercer County League of Municipalities, a former member of the Ewing Planning Board, former president of the Governmental Purchasing Association of New Jersey and a continuing education instructor for the New Jersey Real Estate Commission. Steinmann, 75, is a 63-year resident of the township with his wife, Chris. The couple’s three children attended the Ewing Public Schools. He is a retired worker and pension fund administrator for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 269 and holds a degree in electrical engineering from Trenton Technical Institute. He was a member of Ewing Township Council between 2000 and 2010 and took office as mayor in January 2011. Steinmann has served on the Ewing Recreation Commission, the board of trustees for the Greater Trenton YMCA, the board of directors for the Mercer ARC and was president of the West End

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AROUND TOWN cont. from Page 3 dent, the seventh in its history. She was expected to start on July 1. “With a career spanning 30 years of dedicated service, Preston joins MCCC with a proven track record that illustrates her steadfast commitment to ensuring students receive a quality education in a welcoming environment, equipped with the proper resources needed to succeed,” said an MCCC press release. “I am proud to welcome Dr. Preston as Mercer County Community College’s incoming president and look forward to her leadership as we move the college for-

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desired characteristics of the next school district leader. Finally, a “Superintendent Search Update” page will also be created on the district website, and community members are encouraged to refer to it for information. *** I hope today finds you and your family well and your summer off to a great start. I write today with mixed feelings to share that I have been offered and accepted the superintendency of the Bristol Township School District and upon finalization of that process, I will be stepping down as superintendent of the Ewing Schools. Although I am excited about the new position in Bristol Township and the opportunities ahead, it is emotional for me to leave Ewing. I have been with the district for seventeen years and chief school administrator since 2009, making me the longest tenured Ewing superintendent

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since Gilmore J. Fisher, but I believe the my cabinet of Danita Ishibashi and Harry time is right to move on. Louth (who have been with me since During my over 13 years as superin- 2009), Dennis Nettleton and Theresa Hulltendent, we have had to navigate many ings, for always working so hard on behalf challenges, and I am proud of the signifi- of the students, supporting our initiatives, cant achievements and accomplishments. and quite frankly, putting up with me. However, the very best thing about being Please know that I will work with the superintendent for that long Board and the administrais getting to know families tive team to ensure that the and watching Ewing stutransition to a new superindents grow up and do wontendent is seamless and effiderful things throughout cient, and that all of us will their scholastic careers and be working hard throughout into adulthood. the summer to make sure It has been an honor and that the 2022-23 school year a privilege to get to know gets off to a great start for you all and as I reflect back the students of the Ewing on my time here, I am quite Schools. simply very grateful for the In closing, as I say durexperience. ing my commencement Nitti I have to express my gratiaddress, it is very special to tude to the outstanding staff be a part of the Ewing famof the Ewing Schools, if I was successful ily, and as in any family, there is nothing during my time at Ewing it was because of I want to see more than Ewing students your exceptional efforts with our students achieving and doing great things in life. in the classrooms and on the stage and athI will always be a supporter of the Ewing letic fields. I have worked with many Board community and a fan of Ewing kids, and I members during my long time at Ewing, look forward to keeping a watchful eye in and I always felt supported and valued, and the future and rooting for the Blue Devils that their focus was on the students of the and all the students of the Ewing Schools. school community, so I am deeply apprecia- Michael Nitti tive of their work and service. Nitti is the departing superintendent of Finally, I have to give special thanks to the Ewing Township Public Schools.

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STEWARD continued from Page 1 lifestyle. I rode my bike, played in creeks, caught frogs, collected bugs, and always went to 4th of July parades and did all the usual things around Ewing as a kid.” His mother was a preschool teacher and his father was a model maker for Lockheed Martin. They still live in Ewing and are both retired. Steward worked at the Ewing Public Schools from 2018 to 2021 as a teaching assistant and as a paraprofessional at Lore, EHS and Fisher. He currently works as a technical support specialist for a medical software company based out of the Philadelphia area. While attending Ewing schools growing up, he was a drummer in the marching band and jazz band in high school. He attended Mercer County Community College and TCNJ, majoring in and majored in communications. The following is the first chapter of My Own Pace, in which Steward talks about the events that led up to his journey. The chapter is reprinted with Steward’s permission. *** From August through October 2017, I walked five hundred miles from St-JeanPied-de-Port, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on the trail known as the Camino de Santiago. What made my journey unique was the added challenge of having the neuromuscular disease called Becker muscu-

lar dystrophy. When I decided to hike the Camino, I was twenty-four years old, a year out of college, working part-time, and struggling to place myself into the next part of my life. The story of this journey began well before the Camino or muscular dystrophy were even thoughts in my mind. Growing up, my family constantly traveled around the United States during the summer, usually involving hiking, camping, and long road trips. At three years old, during a hiking trip in New England, I complained of weakness in my legs that I described as my “knees hurting.” The initial thought was that I had contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite. Lyme disease was rapidly spreading across the Northeast and relatively little was known about all its symptoms. This seemed a likely possibility, but a blood test produced negative results. After the relief of learning that I did not have Lyme disease, my doctor and parents were still puzzled about my weakness. I continued to complain and ask to be carried up stairs and hills. Preschool teachers noticed I had trouble running, jumping, and hopping, and I fell frequently. My pediatrician continued to downplay concerns, saying, “He will probably always be a little clumsy.” As I grew older, my muscle weakness worsened. I suffered from leg cramps and tightness that caused me to walk on my toes. School gym teachers and classmates often

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teased me, and my parents tried to correct my walk. At age seven, I distinctly remember my father’s frustration during a vacation in Watkins Glen, New York. I complained about walking up a hill and wanted to be carried. He snapped at me, “All the places we go on vacation require a lot of walking. You need to get used to it and stop complaining.” The arguments about hiking increased as I grew too old to be carried. All of this changed at eight years old, after my mother received a phone call from her sister. My aunt’s son had just been diagnosed with Becker muscular dystrophy after suffering from weakness similar to my own. When my mother learned this condition is genetic, her first thought was, “Bryan has it too!” Becker muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular disease that causes progressive deterioration of the skeletal and cardiac muscles, ultimately robbing one of the ability to walk. There is no cure for muscular dystrophy, although several drugs exist that can prolong the quality of life. Becker muscular dystrophy, like the similar but more severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is an X-linked genetic defect, meaning the condition is passed on from mother to son. Women are generally unaffected by this condition but can be carriers. My grandmother was unknowingly a carrier, so my mother and her two sisters also became unexpected carriers.

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develop,” but the same social and cognitive perks can apply to seniors, too. Wu has spent this year advocating for the advancement of chess, officially registering the nonprofit organization in January, 2022. According to its website, Impact Chess has raised $1,330 and impacted 100 people through attendance at events and donations. But before chess came into Wu’s life, there was Go. “When I was very young, and I lived in China, the popular board games were Go and Chinese chess,” said Wu, who usually played with his father, Haibo. Go is also strategy-based, but features a larger board with an increased number of moves and pieces — chess has 20 starting possibilities to Go’s 361, and instead of representing hierarchical ranks as chess pieces do, Go stones are rounded — with the objective being to take up as much of the board, or territory, as possible. Born in San Francisco, Wu frequently moved back and forth between California and China until his family relocated to Princeton in the summer before second grade. There, he noticed that chess dominated the world of thinking board games, so his days of Go stopped. From the day he signed up for chess summer camp at Princeton Academy, right next to the Princeton Day School he would later attend, it was obvious that Wu’s future would be heavily influenced by chess and its principles. “Chess has taught me a lot, and throughout the process I felt my own growth. I became better at chess, and I also met new people, so that’s why I’ve been playing ever since,” he said, adding that chess helped him explore creativity, strategic thinking, and how to remain calm under pressure. Wu, 16, has lived in Princeton for nearly half of his life, but he is also a rising junior at Phillips Exeter Academy, a private boarding school in New Hampshire. His chess rating is around 2,000 — what he describes as“expert level” — and he is also in the top 100 for his age in the United States. Yet entrepreneurship is more of his current focus. The idea for Impact Chess came from a late-night phone call with a friend, where Wu, still in Exeter, found himself reminiscing about past life experiences. “Thinking back, I realized that a lot of the decisions I made were perfectly what would have led me to where I am today. I was able to, in a lot of different situations, find the best thing for myself and also others,” he explained, linking that to his deep understanding of chess, where high level players regularly think

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several moves ahead. “At that moment, I really felt that I was blessed by the game of chess, [and] I thought I should definitely give this to other people. There’s so many ways that chess can help.” Wu knew that gearing programming towards students, especially those from underserved and underrepresented communities, could result in “a brighter future” changed by the mutual celebration of chess. “In today’s society, political polarization is almost at an all-time high. Chess teaches us so much about perspective, strategic thinking, and removing emotions from judgment — all those things that could definitely just help people think more rationally, more sympathetically. I really feel like chess is just a great tool that helps people think about so many different things, and I wanted to share that with others,” Wu said. A renewed interest in the game, due in part to both the pandemic and the success of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” was another factor in making the dream of bringing chess to new audiences possible. The sale of physical chess sets rose, as did the rate of female players who identified with the show’s lead. Online platforms such as Chess.com exploded, as people were inspired by not just media, but the chance of escaping isolation, as many chose boards over boredom. Twitch, which has had a partnership with Chess.com since 2018, streamed matches and tournaments live. While Wu appreciated that the popularity of chess increased, a downside was that “because of the pandemic, many tournaments, events, in-person lessons, and classes all had to be canceled. So even though the pandemic has helped this surge and chess playing in general, it really harmed the in-person experience of the over-the-board tournaments, and the United States Chess Federation events.” Wu continued that “these closures, and overall, the harm that COVID has caused,” all factored into the message of Impact Chess — not just to expand the game’s reach, but “to try to heal these communities back together,” he said. Prior to the pandemic, Wu, his dad, and friends used to play with members of the Ewing Township Senior & Community Center Chess Club. The power of chess bridged the gap between the varying age groups and skill levels, but after being shut down for such a long time, the club struggled. In June, the only attendees were Wu, his dad Haibo, and club president Bong Ortiz. This motivated Wu to work with the club to establish quad tournaments — where each player engages in three

rounds against those of similar ranking. “It was actually a huge success, because there were around a dozen participants, which was incredible compared to the three people that were at the club meeting,” Wu said, with that collaboration still ongoing. Impact Chess also partnered with Arm in Arm, a Trenton nonprofit to help those in need receive basic care and employment, to donate 63 chess sets to Robbins Elementary School. After volunteers taught grades the basics of the game, 45 of those sets went to families, while 17 stayed behind, one for each classroom. As Impact Chess is still in its infancy, Wu’s priorities are to establish opportunities for outreach, instruction, and community building — at the moment, that means organizing events and recruiting members. Their national scale already includes leaders in Massachusetts, Boston, Michigan, and Northern California, while international operations have started in Toronto, Canada. Planning for the future, though, was made easier through connections closer to home. When Eric and Haibo first started playing in Princeton, they mainly stuck to school tournaments, but his father created a group chat for parents of local chess players in hopes that they could all share resources. Soon, the platform became a place for mentorship opportunities as well, now amassing about 2,000 members. With more than just guardians, the chat has allowed Wu to interact with chess players he idolized as a child. As most of them are now college students, they were more than open to the idea of offering their time and advice. Since Eric was able to build on these preexisting relationships, it was a natural transition for them to become involved. One of the advisors is Andrew Tang, a grandmaster and Princeton University student regarded as “one of the best bullet chess players in the world,” referring to a variant of chess with very short time controls such as hyperbullet (30 seconds per player) or ultrabullet (15 seconds per player). Other notable figures include Darwin Yang, a grandmaster getting his Ph.D. in economics at Princeton, Jennifer Yu, the 2019 U.S. Women’s Champion and woman grandmaster, and Jeffery Xiong, who “qualified for the grandmaster title at age 14, after he became the youngest champion in the history of the Chicago Open,” according to the website. While these younger players are Wu’s friends, two of the adult advisors are his coaches, renowned chess grandmasters Larry Christiansen and Gregory

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Kaidanov. Wu maintained that the beauty of chess lies in its inability to discriminate. “No matter what, when you play chess, you have 16 pieces on the board, the exact same as your opponent. That is something that is truly magical about chess, because I would say almost anyone could play it. Even if you’re playing against the world champion, for instance, technically you have a chance. You start out completely even, whereas in a lot of other activities, there are some limits,” he said, such as being athletic or tall in sports. “For chess, you just have to be willing to play it, to try to outthink your opponent.” If you lose, you do so with grace, Wu said, which is yet another merit to chess. “I’ve lost over 200 games before, and in a lot of things I do, I don’t really experience much failure — things are more in the gray area. But for chess, you either win or you lose. It doesn’t matter how close you were, it doesn’t matter how much time you spent, at the end, the result is” what it is, ending in either a victory, loss or a draw. Every month, Impact Chess is set to host Ewing Chess Club quads, as well as Chess in the Park Events, with the latter next scheduled for Sunday, August 7. “For Impact Chess, I definitely want to continue it even beyond high school, maybe even beyond college, because it’s something that I really love doing, and that’s what I think entrepreneurship means,” Wu said. “Entrepreneurship is the creation of value.” He will always play the game and aims to attend nationals, but Wu defines his professional path through the ability to expand on his imagination — where, by combining strategies with his passion, he is sure to make winning moves outside of chess. More information: impactchess.org.

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COACH continued from Page 1 and was looking to get into that as well. and brings a strong football résumé to “My options were pretty limited in Ewing,” Athletic Director Kyle Kamin- terms of playing college football at a skas, also a Nottingham grad, said on competitive level,” he said. “I turned my the school’s website. “He appears to be attention towards coaching high school a coach who truly cares about his play- football. Rider was the only school in the ers and is a man of integrity, and we are state that offered my specific major, and excited to have him lead the program.” it allowed me to make the transition of Praise for the hiring came from Jon going from classes to practice pretty easy “Big Dawg” Adams, who since Rider and Nottingham served as Maddalon’s head are only 15 minutes away coach at Nottingham. from each other. “I believe Ewing is in “I have wanted to coach great hands,” Adams said. since I was a senior in high “The system he will install school. I decided on educawill be a great fit for the tion as my career path, so Ewing program. I know coaching was very intriguhe will do an awesome job ing to me. My aspirations there. I am very proud of of becoming a head coach him.” really came into effect durMaddalon played for Noting my final years in college tingham from 1997-2000 and first few years as an Maddalon and was a two-year vareducator. When you’re sursity performer at offensive rounded by great leaders, tackle. During his time in it’s not uncommon to aspire the trenches, the Northstars had a stellar to become one. I’ve had the benefit of running game, went 15-5 in two years and coaching with and for some outstanding earned the school’s first-ever playoff win individuals.” against Franklin in 2000. After graduating from Rider, Ross At 5-foot-7, playing in college was pretty began teaching at Old Bridge High much off the table so Maddalon opted to School in 2005 and remained there until major in Business Education at Rider. He 2014. He helped the Knights produce one had already decided on wanting to coach of Central Jersey’s most prolific offenses.

From there he went to Northern Burlington for two years, and returned to Nottingham from 2016-19. Upon his return to the Northstars, Maddalon was the offensive coordinator and worked closely with Keith Zimmerman, who is now in the same position with Nottingham. “I was with him when we ran the wishbone stuff,” Zimmerman said. “Ross is a bookworm. He’s in the books. He knows everything, he sees everything. Anything that’s going on in football, he knows it. He’s the real deal, absolutely the real deal.” Maddalon left his alma mater and went to Cinnaminson for two years, and has returned to Mercer County as a member of Ewing High’s Business Department. And, of course, its football coach. He inherits a program that went 6-4, reached the state playoffs and won the West Jersey Football League’s Valley Division title. The Blue Devils graduated a ton of talent from that team but, despite what looks like a rebuilding year, Maddalon still feels the heat is on to win. “The pressure is never off because the expectations are always high here, as they should be,” said Maddalon, who will assume the offensive coordinator role in addition to his other duties. “Even though COACH continued from Page 1

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COACH continued from Page 11 on our 2000 O-line at tackle, which was we lost a good senior group, we still have one of the better lines we have had. He an abundance of athleticism and high- then volunteered on the freshmen level character kids. We began workouts (in with us a few years later. mid-July) and their attitudes and effort “When he became a coach and teacher were terrific. The coaching staff likes this at Old Bridge, he was an O-line coach group a lot and we believe this team will there and always did a phenomenal job surprise a lot of the doubters.” for them. He came back to us and I made Zimmerman feels that Maddalon has him O-line coach and eventually O-coormore than enough experience to take dinator. He is a film junkie. He will watch on the challenge of running his own hours of tape and does a great job creatprogram. ing schemes for fronts. He has all the “He’s absolutely ready, he’s been tools to be a great head coach.” ready,” the Northstars assistant said. Adams was just one of many who “He’s a great motivator. He’s not a yeller Maddalon feels made an impact on his or screamer. He just goes out and gets journey. Other influencers included Old the job done. He’s a teacher, and execu- Bridge head coaches Bob DeMarco and tion-wise he’s phenomenal.” Anthony Lanzafama, Northern BurlingLike all head coaches, Maddalon has ton’s Jon Reising and Cinnaminson’s picked and chosen certain attribu tes Mario Patrizi. from everyone he has worked with on “Additionally, there are many assistant the way up. It starts with his high school coaches I’d love to list, but there are just coach, Jon “Big Dawg” Adams. too many,” he said. “I’d just like to say I’ve “He gave me my first coaching oppor- learned a ton from everyone I’ve been tunity,” Ross said. “And he’s been a men- around. tor and colleague throughout my entire “This has been a dream of mine for career.” over the past 20 years. To finally get an Adams, now Nottingham’s athletic opportunity to lead a program, especially director, still has strong recollections of one extremely rich in tradition, means so Maddalon as a player and an assistant much to me. I’d like to thank our supercoach. intendent (Mr. Michael Nitti), principal “He was very dedicated and hard work- (Mr. Ed Chmiel) and athletic director for ing as a player,” Adams said. “He started xthis precious opportunity.”

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Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell Earns ‘A’ Grade for Quality from The Leapfrog Group Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This national distinction recognizes Capital Health’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. “Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell is home to many innovative services, such as our Cancer Center, the Josephine Plumeri Birthing Center and Regional Perinatal Center, and minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci® Surgical System,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO, Capital Health. “By earning an ‘A’ from the Leapfrog group, residents in our community can be assured of our continuing status as a health care leader in the region.” “Capital Health is committed to improving quality and safety outcomes throughout our organization,” said Dr. Mark Arcaro, acting vice president of Clinical Performance at Capital Health. “And while this recognition validates our efforts, we are always looking ahead

to make sustained improvements and continue to meet and exceed national standards of care.” The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over thirty national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harms to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring. “As our health care system continues to feel the strain of the pandemic, I thank the workforce and leadership of Capital Health for sustained commitment to patient safety, day in and day out,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “An ‘A’ Safety Grade is an outstanding achievement, and one that is not possible without a 24/7 effort by the entire health care workforce to protect patients from harm. This community should be proud.”

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Capital Health Employee Education Program Awards Four Full Tuition Scholarships to Rider University Andrew Coates of Levittown, Pennsylvania is the son of Kim Coates, a registered nurse and practice lead at Capital Health Occupational Health Center. Andrew is a graduate of Calvary Christian Academy of Philadelphia and his major is communication studies, with a minor in broadcast journalism. He intends to pursue a career in media. Gloria Owusu of Hamilton, New Jersey is the daughter of Samuel Acheaw, Care Management nurse at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell. Gloria is a graduate of Hamilton High School West and is an accounting major in Rider’s Department of Accounting, which is one of only 2% of programs worldwide with accreditation from the AACSB International.

Capital Health has announced four winners of full-tuition scholarships to Rider University as part of an employee education benefits partnership with the university. The scholarship winners are immediate family members of Capital Health employees and include Rachel Burnett (education), Andrew Coates (communication studies), Gloria Owusu (accounting), and Johannah Stevenson (STEM). In order to be eligible for the scholarships, candidates or their immediate family members must be full-time, non-union employees of Capital Health for at least one year and meet additional eligibility requirements. Capital Health’s partnership with Rider launched in 2020 when Capital Health Medical Group began overseeing the university’s Student Health Center and providing primary care health services to students and employees. “On behalf of Capital Health, I’m pleased to congratulate the inaugural winners of our full-tuition scholarships to Rider University” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “As our relationship with Rider grows, we’ll offer similar scholarship opportunities annually as part of a broader education benefits program for our employees and their families. Two of the four scholarships awarded this year went to students whose annual family incomes were under $100,000, and we look forward to helping more members of our Capital Health family reach their education goals in the years to come.” Rachel Burnett of Morrisville, Pennsylvania is a graduate of Pennsbury High School. Daughter of Elizabeth De La Portilla-Stout, assistant nurse manager in Hemodialysis at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Rachel is an education major in Rider’s College of Education and Human Services, which is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

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Johanna Stevenson of Lumberton, New Jersey is a graduate of Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Daughter of Robert Stevenson, tech specialist at the Sleep Center at Capital Health – Hamilton, Johanna plans to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in order to pursue a career as a secondary STEM teacher (grades 9 – 12) in a “high need” school district. Undergraduate students (including those transferring to Rider University or enrolling in a continuing studies program) are eligible to receive these scholarships, which are awarded for four consecutive years or until completion of the academic program. Scholarship recipients must be full-time students, maintain at least a 3.0 GPA, and be students in good standing with Rider University at all times during the course of their enrollment. Full-tuition scholarships do not include room, board, or other related costs, such as textbooks. Capital Health’s employee education benefits program also features a 50% tuition discount agreement with Rider University for nonunion employees and their immediate family members (cannot be combined with full-tuition scholarships). Other Rider education benefits for Capital Health employees include an application fee waiver; free, unofficial evaluation of transfer credits prior to applying; and a Rider academic advisor to help plan their schedule. Graduate student applicants can request a free evaluation of transfer credits as well as course and GMAT/GRE waivers and exclusive certificate programs for Capital Health employees are currently in development.

Capital Health Welcomes NEW BOARD MEMBERS Capital Health recently elected five members to the Corporate Board of Trustees for Capital Healthcare, Inc., (the Honorable Carmen Garcia, the Reverend John R. Taylor and Dr. Shirnett Williamson) and the Capital Health Hospital Board of Directors (Dr. Paul Codjoe and Dr. Dominick Eboli). “Election to the board is an important responsibility, as its members work together to develop a broad vision of how to best serve our community, whether it’s improvements to infrastructure and staff or initiatives that address the overall health and wellbeing of the patents we serve,” said Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr., chairman of the Capital Healthcare, Inc. Board of Trustees. “We are pleased to welcome five new members to our board, each of whom provides exceptional leadership qualities and unique experiences that will help guide us as we continue to advance Capital Health as the leading health care provider in the region.”

Corporate Board of Trustees for Capital Healthcare Inc. CARMEN GARCIA was a gubernatorial appointee to the New Jersey State Parole Board, serving as an associate board member for 14 years. Garcia is a former Chief Judge of the Municipal Court for the Capital City of Trenton in New Jersey. She was the first Hispanic appointed to the bench in Mercer County and the second Latina ever appointed to the bench in the State of New Jersey. During her tenure through the administrations of various New Jersey governors, Garcia served as vice-chair of the Decision Making Processes and Procedures Committee, an active member of the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee, and as the executive branch representative on the State Council of the Interstate Commission for Juveniles. She previously served Capital Health as secretary of the Capital Health Hospital Board of Directors. REV. JOHN TAYLOR has been the pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey since 2009. He is president of the Trenton Capital City Community Coalition (CCCC) and is a board member at the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton. Rev. Taylor serves with the Interfaith Advisory Council for the State of New Jersey and is a certified counselor of Marriage Savers, Inc. He also received training in Church Management and Tax Financial Services (Clergy, Tax & Law). Taylor is a member of the Coalition for a New Community, the Covenant Partner’s Association of Trenton, the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of NJ, the Middlesex Central Baptist Association of NJ, Inc., and Faith In New Jersey. Rev. Taylor is also the chaplain for the New Jersey State Police.

DR. SHIRNETT WILLIAMSON is the medical director of Radiation Oncology Services at Capital Health, overseeing radiation oncology, CyberKnife, and brachytherapy. She is a former president of the American Cancer Society Board of Managers for Mercer County and the current chair of the Cancer Committee at Capital Health. She has served as a clinical assistant professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and helped develop the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Charlotte Kimelman Cancer Institute in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Capital Health Hospital Board of Directors DR. PAUL CODJOE is a board certified, fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon with Mercer-Bucks Orthopaedics. Dr. Codjoe was born in Accra, Ghana and came to the United States in 1989. Following his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he received his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick. After completing his internship in general surgery and an orthopaedic surgery residency at Temple University Hospital, Dr. Codjoe was fellowship trained in sports medicine at the Hughston Clinic in Columbus, Georgia, where he focused on arthroscopic surgery and minimally invasive joint reconstructive procedures of the knee and shoulder. Dr. Codjoe specializes in sports medicine and shoulder and knee surgeries. He is also a member of many orthopaedic organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the New Jersey Orthopaedic Society, and Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society. DR. DOMINICK EBOLI was named medical director of the Bristol Myers Squibb Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in 2017 after serving as associate director since 2006. He has been an attending surgeon in general surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care at Capital Health since July 2000. Dr. Eboli is double board certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and surgical critical care. He is a fellow to the American College of Surgeons and a member of the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Eastern Association for Surgery of Trauma, the Society of Critical Care Medicine of New Jersey, and a member of the State Trauma Advance Council. As chair of the Department of Surgery at Capital Health, he also sits on the Trauma Performance Improvement, Trauma Program Operational Process Performance, and Patient Safety committees.

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CAPITAL HEALTH EARNS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons renowned hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeon. “More importantly, it demonstrates to the communities we serve that our extraordinary team of medical specialists is right in their neighborhood and ready to provide the latest treatment options tailored to each patient’s unique needs.” Capital Health Cancer Center, located at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, has received national accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). To earn accreditation for a three-year term, 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 2019.

The CoC Accreditation Program provides the framework for Capital Health to maintain its high quality of patient 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 and a patient navigation process that seeks to improve cancer survivors’ quality of life.

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.

Established in 1922 by the American College of Surgeons, the CoC is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving patient outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of comprehensive, quality care. Its membership includes Fellows of the American College of Surgeons.

“Being accredited by the Commission on Cancer underscores Capital Health’s commitment to providing cancer care that meets the highest national standards,” said Dr. Cataldo Doria, medical director of Capital Health’s Cancer Center and an internationally

Capital Health Cancer Center, located at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, is the area’s most advanced provider of cancer treatment delivered by some of the most experienced medical experts. Visit capitalhealthcancercenter.com to learn more.

Interventional Pain Management Specialist Joins CAPITAL INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCES DR. ADISON WESELOH, a fellowship trained interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine specialist, recently joined the Center for Pain Management at Capital Institute for Neurosciences. Dr. Weseloh and other providers at the Center focus on managing pain that originates with nerve damage or disease, trauma or injuries, cancer, headaches, musculoskeletal pain, head and facial pain, and back pain. Dr. Weseloh received his medical degree at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also completed fellowship training in interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine. His training includes diagnosing and interventional (non-surgical) treatment of musculoskeletal and spine conditions using ultrasound and fluoroscopically-guided injections. Dr. Weseloh also supports patients with alternative and holistic 16Ewing Observer | Health Headlines by Capital Health

treatments and helps them better understand their conditions to facilitate ways to help their bodies heal. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. “Capital Institute for Neurosciences is known for providing the most advanced neurological services in this region,” said Dr. Weseloh. “I’m excited to be a part of the Pain Management team and contribute to the outstanding care that patients and referring clinicians in Mercer/Bucks communities have come to expect from Capital Health.” Capital Health’s Center for Pain Management is part of Capital Institute for Neurosciences, which provides the most advanced neuroscience care and treatments for conditions such as stroke, aneurysms, vascular malformations, carotid artery disease, cerebrovascular disorders, brain tumors, brain and spine trauma, and complex spine care. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Weseloh, call 267.802.1002 or visit capitalneuro.org for more information.

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Wednesday, August 3

Choosing the Right Bariatric Surgery, 7 to 8 p.m. Lora Melman, MD, FACS, FASMBS discusses how bariatric surgery treatment options for obesity and lifestyle modifications are effective and long-term.

Tuesday, August 16

Hearing Aids—Do They All Work the Same? 11 a.m. to Noon. Join us as we work our way through a difficult to navigate topic and understand the WORLD OF HEARING AIDS! Learn what you need to know before buying your first or next hearing aid. Lorraine Sgarlato Au.D. Orthopedics Open House — Joint Replacement, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Discover the latest advances in knee and hip replacement surgery, including robotic-assisted surgery. Learn how the Center for Orthopedic & Spine Health and our rehabilitation team prepares you for a successful joint replacement. John R. Schnell, MD, orthopedic surgeon, fellowship trained

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in sports medicine along with RWJ Hamilton Physical Therapists, Maureen Stevens, PT, DPT, GCS, Cert. MDT and Courtney Fluehr, PT. Light dinner. Create Your Own Vision Board, 6 to 7:30 p.m. What are your hopes and dreams? Create a visual representation of your goals. Bring scissors, all other supplies provided. Patti McDougall, BSN, RN, Integrative Therapies Nurse, Reiki Master/ Teacher To register call 609.584.5900 or visit us on the web at www.rwjbh.org/ events.

Friday, August 19

Honor Your Taste Buds, Noon to 1 p.m. What’s healthier than kale? A healthy relationship with food! Join CEO of Nutrition 4 Results, Rachyl Garinger, RD to learn about nutrition for optimal wellness, intuitive eating, and how to honor your taste buds without strict “food rules.”

Tuesday, August 23

The Link Between Social Media and Anxiety, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Cell phone use, social media and being constantly “plugged in” have been shown to greatly increase stress and anxiety, especially in young people. Learn the facts and explore simple ways to decrease screen time. Patti McDougall, BSN, RN, Integrative Therapies Nurse, Reiki Master/Teacher.

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Senior Corner August 2022

(HB: HOLLOWBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER, ESCC: EWING SENIOR & COMMUNITY CENTER)

BALANCE CLASS-BOB KIRBY @ ESCC THURSDAYS, 1:00-2:00 PM SENIOR EXERCISE CLASS-KAREN MARTIN @ HB MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, 10:00 AM LINE DANCING-JOANNE KEEPHART @ HB FRIDAYS, 9:30-10:15 AM-BEGINNERS, 10:15 AM-11AM-ADVANCE CHAIR YOGA - LISA CARUSO @ HB FRIDAYS, 11:00 AM CARDS/PINOCHLE @ ESCC THURSDAYS, 12:30 PM CROCHETT/KNITTING @ HB WEDNESDAYS, 9:30-11 AM RUMMIKUB @ ESCC THURSDAYS, 1 PM BINGO @ ESCC TUESDAYS, 12:30 to 2:30 PM MAH JONGG—CHRISTINE KAMPH @ HB WEDNESDAYS, 2:30-4 PM. JEWELRY/CRAFT @ ESCC MONDAYS, 1-3 PM ADULT COLORING @ ESCC WEDNESDAYS, 10:30-NOON TECH FOR SENIORS (BASIC COMPUTER CLASSES) @ HB 1ST & 3RD MONDAY OF THE MONTH NOON-2 PM (REGISTER SENIOR DEPT 609-883-1776) BILLIARDS @ ESCC MON-FRI, 8:30-5 PM ( SATURDAY’S 9:45-4:45 PM) FREE WEIGHT ROOM @ ESCC MON-FRI, 8:30-NOON BID WHIST @ ESCC THURSDAYS, 1-6 PM @ ESCC SENIOR GARDEN CLUB TUESDAYS, 10-11 AM (REGISTER SENIOR DEPT 609-883-1776) Birthday Celebration: Come celebrate your birthday with the Senior Office (999 Lower Ferry Rd) every 3rd Wednesday of the month, 1-2 PM. Light refreshments will be served. Also bring in your baby photo. Must RSVP. (609) 883-1776 Mercer County Nutrition: Seniors 60 and older or anyone married to a person 60 and older is welcome to participate in the nutrition program. The program is located at Hollowbrook Community Center. A person is asked to donate a $1. Your donation is confidential. A delicious balanced meal is served. Contact Ms. Wanda (609) 883-4150 Ewing senior center looking for: Substitute van driver. Must have CDL/P Certification Volunteer senior choir director Contact- senior department 609-883-1776 MUST CALL TO REGISTER FOR ALL PROGRAMS QUESTIONS: 609-883-1776. COVID-19 PROTOCOLS WILL BE FOLLOWED. Senior Corner is paid content by Ewing Township.

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Sisters from other misters through the stockroom as well, where our managers’ office was. At first they’d come out and look around, and after they BETTING ON BLACK realized what was happening, they chose to ignore it. Probably smart of them. Our eldest son Georgie calls us the To this day, I still don’t understand Ya-Yas. Our youngest, Donnie, calls them why I wasn’t picked to be cashier. Kim Friend and Pam Friend. (My birth My mother had surgery and was sisters are also named Kim and Pam, so in a local hospital. Those were the he distinguishes between the Kims and days when the hospital room windows Pams that way). My hubby George calls opened. The night before my mom them Your Girls. We just call ourselves was to be discharged, Kim, Pam and I best friends. went to the hospital to bring home all I called both Kim and Pam’s parents the flowers she had received. We were Mom and Dad the very first time I met sitting on the windowsill chatting with them. I had the combination to the my parents, when I happened to look security system at Pam’s house. I used to out the window to see a car trying to sit at Kim’s kitchen table parallel park behind my and talk to her mom, car, which was parked even if Kim wasn’t home. at the curb across from I have been friends the hospital. This car was I have been with Kim and Pam since hitting my back bumper friends with 1976. The three of us every time he/she tried were part of the opening to pull up. I started Kim and Pam crew of Ormond’s, a yelling and leaning out junior women’s clothing the window. My parents since 1976. store at Quakerbridge in hysterics, mom The three of us were Mall. I think it’s now a pleading for us not to Verizon store but I’m not were part of the make her laugh (because sure. I do remember that of her surgical incision), opening crew Ormond’s had bright and Kim and Pam were orange carpeting. trying to pull me away of Ormond’s Among the opening from the window. I can crew, Kim and Pam still picture that car were chosen to be repeatedly hitting my car. cashiers. I was not. The It scarred me. mature girls got to be We have been cashiers. That may or through birthdays, may not explain why I was not selected. vacations, weddings, showers, births, I was chosen to be a salesperson. One deaths, job changes, relocations, would think that there wouldn’t be illnesses, anniversaries, retirements, opportunities to be immature and silly grandchildren, and day to day joys and when one was a salesperson. But one sorrows. We stand shoulder to shoulder would be very wrong. dealing with whatever life throws at us. There were intercoms located Ironically, all three of us gave birth throughout the store. One was at to two boys each. We call them The the front of the store, one was in the Boys Club. And all six of our sons are stockroom, one was behind the cashiers’ convinced that their mothers are not desk, and one was in the fitting room. quite all there. If I’m being honest, I have I found out that if I ran my fingernail to agree with them. THAT’S why we’ve across the raised bars of the intercom, remained friends all this time! it made a….um….how do I put this……. I could write a book series about our passing gas sound. I mean, a loud antics. One time Pam and I put frosting passing gas sound. on a piece of Styrofoam and brought it So when Kim and Pam were at the to Kim’s house for her family birthday cashiers’ desk and I was assigned to party. Kim had a little trouble getting the the fitting room, I would run my finger knife through that “cake.” Stuff like that. across the intercom and watch for their “A good friend knows all your stories. reactions. I forgot to mention that the A best friend helps you create them.” cashiers’ desk was located directly Ilene Black has been a resident of Ewing for across from the fitting rooms. They most of her life and lives across the street would both be in the process of ringing up a customer and their shoulders would from her childhood home. She and her husband, George, have two sons, Georgie and start to shake as they tried not to laugh. Donnie. Unfortunately, the sound would echo

ILENE BLACK

Along the Kithanne HELEN KULL EWING THEN & NOW

Before the designation of the Delaware River Scenic Byway; before Route 29, the Trenton Freeway or even River Road; and before the rail trail and the towpath, the railroad and the canal, it was there. It was icy on the night of December 25, 1776, when a rag-tag unit of soldiers crossed it to reach Trenton and surprise the British. It enabled the Swedes to find safe harbor and start a colony in a foreign land. The Dutch called it the South River, to distinguish it from the North River which flowed through New Amsterdam. But the Lenape people had known and enjoyed it the longest, and called it “Kithanne,” which roughly translates to “the largest river in this place.” Of course, we know it as the Delaware River: New Jersey’s “other” shore! It’s so easy to overlook the Delaware and no, I don’t mean as you drive across one of its bridges into Pennsylvania! It’s easy to simply ignore it, and to take this stunning natural, economic and historic resource for granted. But since a tiny portion of this great riverway provides the western boundary for our township, and since it is the “original” strand of the scenic byway that we began to explore last month, we’ll take a brief virtual cruise along the river (- or at least through its listing in Wikipedia, which has provided much of the factual information for this column). It begins in the Catskill Mountains in New York State, fed by two small streams (the East and West branches) which merge in Delaware County, NY to become the Delaware River. It flows south, and serves for a time as the boundary between New York and Pennsylvania, and then becomes the lengthy boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and ultimately the division between New Jersey and Delaware in the Delaware Bay. The land area which drains into the river—the Delaware watershed - is 13,539 square miles, and is home to several million people. Twenty years ago (my most available figures), that land was 68% forested, 18% agricultural, and 14% developed. It has likely gained in the development category somewhat over

the past few decades, but probably remains less than 20% developed, which is impressive in the densely populated Northeast. Flowing 388 miles as a river to where it becomes the bay, and then another 31 miles until it joins the Atlantic, it is the 33rd longest river in the US—but number 1 in terms of the daily volume of tonnage it handles! It also supplies drinking water for nearly 20 million people. It’s rather unique among major rivers in the United States in that its main stem is one of only a very few free-flowing rivers not constricted by dams or other water-control devices. An effort to construct the Tocks Island Dam in the 1970s was ultimately defeated, and the river has continued free-flowing. It’s free-flowing downstream; but of course, navigable only up to the “falls of the Delaware” at Trenton, at which point the eight-foot rise in the topography of the land prevents vessels from traveling any further upstream. A major waterway critical to the growth and development of the East coast, the “falls” resulted in the location of Trenton, and the significant growth of the downstream cities of Camden, Philadelphia, and Wilmington. And, as we will see next month, it resulted in feats of construction to maximize interstate commerce. Oh—and the name? The name “Delaware” was given by the English for Sir Thomas West, the 3rd Baron De La Warr (from the French, “de la guerre,” meaning “of the war”), and the first royal governor of Virginia. In the very early days of European settlement, not surprisingly, the Native Americans (Lenape and other tribes) were protective of their people, homes, and lands, and many conflicts broke out. In 1610, Sir Thomas led a brutal attack on a particular group of Native Americans, killing 60 - 70 men, women and children, and burning their villages and cornfields. Not only was the river nearby named in his “honor,” but often the Lenape people themselves are frequently called the “Delaware” people. I rather like the name Kithanne. Helen Kull is an Advisor with the Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society, and her husband Robert is a member of the Delaware River Scenic Byway Committee of the Delaware River Greenway Partnership.

Ewing Recreation August 2022

National Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday, August 2 at ESCC, 999 Lower Ferry Road. From 6pm – 8pm. There will be police, fire, EMS, food, music, face painting, photo both, swimming, local leagues, and organizations and much more! Bring the whole family! The Ewing Community Pool at ESCC and the Hollowbrook Pool are open daily 12:00 noon – 8:00pm through August 14th, 12:00pm – 7:30pm from August 15th – September 5th, Labor Day. Hollowbrook is closed Saturdays for private parties. Late season fees are available starting August 1st. Pool patrons can pay daily fees and seasonal fees. Online registration is available at communitypass.net. Ewing Recreation and Ewing Green Team are running the 7th annual Fall Spin Bike Ride on Saturday, September 24starting at Campus Town and benefit Mercer St. Friends. In person registration starts at 8:15 am. Pre-registration can be done online at communitypass.net. Riders can register the day of the ride starting at 8:45am in the parking area. For more information go to ewinggreenteam.org/ewingfallspin or call Ewing Rec Dept. On Saturday, October 29th, Ewing Recreation will host Trunk or Treat starting at 3:00pm. Also, Ewing Green Team Scarecrow Contest will take place the

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same day and start at 2:00pm. Activities include pumpkin decorating, arts and crafts, food, music and more. Both events will be held at ESCC, rain, or shine. Registration is being accepted online for the fall for youth tackle football and soccer. For football go to ewingjrbluedevils.com. Football games and practices are held at Moody Park and the program starts in early August. Soccer games and practices are held at Municipal Soccer Fields, next to Town Hall. The program starts in August and games start in midSeptember. Go to ewingunited.com to register. Ewing Little League is accepting registration for Fall Ball online at ewingbaseball.leagueapps.com. Ewing Recreation Department is taking applications for picnic area permits at the following parks, John Watson on Upper Ferry Rd., Banchoff on Mt. View Rd., Higgs Park on Summerset St., ESCC Picnic area behind building. Contact the office for more information. For room rentals call Hollowbrook Community Center, 883-1199 and ESCC 883-1776 for small groups to large parties. For more information on these or any other programs you can contact the Recreation Office at (609) 883-1776, online at www.ewingnj.org/communityaffairs. The Ewing Recreation column is paid content provided by Ewing Township.

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