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At a time when the big chains, including Walmart and Target with their ever increasing grocery sections, appear to dominate the market, some shoppers still value the personal touch offered by a store like Foley’s. And they show their appreciation not only by remaining loyal customers, It’s all in the family at Foley’s Market

Hamilton rwjbh.org/hamiltonjoinbetterhealth609-584-5900inMind,RediscoverProgramyourBody&SpiritRetirement but also by helping Foley’s win frequent Trentonian’s Reader’s Choice awards, in categories such as best meat market, best deli, best soups, best produce, best catering and best grocery store.

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The Hamilton resident grew up in West Trenton and graduated from what was once known as McCorristin High School, now Trenton Catholic Academy. He played basketball at the Urban League’s West Ward rec center. And like many young men who grow up in New Jersey, guys who live between two cities which host pro-sports teams and popular sports announcers, a younger Reggie Coleman carried dreams of landing a career in one of those twoGraduatingprofessions.from Upsala College in East Orange in 1995, with a degree in communications, Coleman worked several jobs as he “tried to figure things out.” He applied to the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County for the position of athletic director.

See COLEMAN, Page 12 It wasn’t that long ago that the family-run grocery store was an essential part of almost any community.Onedoes not have to be especially old to conjure the image of an aproned store owner welcoming shoppers by name while strolling around, inspecting stacks of produce and fussing with endcap displays until they are just so. Like many things in the modern world of commerce, this image is fading fast. Supermarkets these days usually fall into one of two categories: enormous, gleaming, full-service behemoths like Wegman’s, Whole Foods or the many “World Class” ShopRites in our area; or no-frills discount groceries like Aldi and Lidl. But there are a few stores out there that still maintain the tradition of the local grocery: Marrazzo’s Market in Ewing is one, and Foley’s Family Market, in Hamilton, is another.

Joe and Sharon Foley took over the old Paber’s Shop n Bag on White Horse Avenue in 2003 and renamed it Foley’s Shop n Bag. From 1991 to 2002, Joe Foley had been a partner at Lalor Market on Lalor Street. He started his career in grocery stores with Acme Supermarkets when he was a teenager.HeandSharon saw Shop n Bag as an opportunity for them to own and operate their own store. And in the nearly two decades since, they have also brought their four daughters into the fold: Melissa (Persichetti), Jessica (DaBronzo), Erica (Stefanelli) and Samantha. After Shop n Bag went out of business, the Foleys joined the IGA, originally known as the Independent Grocers Alliance, and renamed the store to Foley’s Family“Foley’sMarket.Family Market is more fitting for the township,” says Erica Stefanelli, 34, the third Foley daughter, who today serves as a store manager. “We’re a family-oriented business. We have cousins who work here, my uncle New Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County chief executive Reggie Coleman (back) with a group of swimmers at the B&G Club pool on Centre Street in Trenton.

By SUe Ferrara Boys and Girls Club of Mercer taps Coleman to lead nonprofit Reggie Coleman knows all too well that sometimes the career path we set out to walk doesn’t lead to the dream we envision. But he would add that missing out on one dream might lead to something we never expected.

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Ryan Young, VP of YMCA branch operations; Denise Wyers, YMCA senior director of marketing and special events; Stephen Buckley, Poolcorp senior business development representative; Rick Nuel, Poolcorp regional manager; Nicole Bizuga, YMCA senior aquatics director; Geoff Conway, Poolcorp regional manager; Jeffrey Del Mastro, Poolcorp senior business development representative, David Adcock, Poolcorp regional business development representative.

Lifeguard training scholar ships provide employment opportunities and support needed for community pools to be able to be open and operate safely.Both classes will be available at Hamilton Area YMCAs. Poolcorp is a wholesale dis tributor of swimming pool sup plies, equipment, and related outdoor products. Through A Splash of Joy, Poolcorp has donated $2.2 million to fund water safety training for YMCAs around the RegistrationU.S.is also open now for the Hamilton Area YMCA’s Studio Dance classes, which are scheduled to run from Septem ber through April. The dance program is designed to inspire kids of all ages and abilities to express themselves creatively, build self-confidence, and try some thing new. The YMCA offers tap, ballet, jazz, hip-hop and lyri calWeb:dance.hamiltonymca.org.

Around Water Program consists of a course of eight 40-minute sessions where students learn important skills in and around water, includ ing survival skills like push ing off from the bottom of the pool to resurface, safety skills like water rescue techniques and identifying a safe place to swim, and basic swim skills like floating, blowing bubbles, and beginner swim strokes.

The Hamilton Area YMCA is teaming up with SCP Distribu tors, Superior Pool Products, Lincoln Aquatics and its parent company, Poolcorp, to provide scholarships for water safety lessons through the company’s program called A Splash of Joy. The YMCA says that donated funds will provide 75 Lifeguard Training Scholarships and 1000 Safety Around Water lessons for children who might not otherwise be able to afford to

Between Aug. 25 and Sept. 7, Trenton Water Works waterdistribution system technicians will open fire hydrants to flush water mains in the Mercerville and Yardville areas of Hamil ton Township. TWW says that this work is being conducted at night between 6 and 10 p.m. to minimize inconvenience to residents.Someresidents in the flush ing areas may see brown water at the tap, which TWW says is a temporary condition rectified by running a cold-water tap until the water is clear. For more information call the TWW Office of Communica tions and Community Relations at (609) 989-3033.

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LUNCH AND LEARN 23385691-07/22 A member event by 23385691 HAMILTON Better Health Parkinson's Ad_9.375x10.375_m1.indd 1 8/15/22 2:20 PMSeptember 2022 | Hamilton Post7

September 28, 2022 | 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center 3100 Quakerbridge Rd, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619

A FREE community education event sponsored by RWJUH Hamilton, Better Health Program (a free membership program for those 65+ years old). Join us as we welcome Jill Giordano Farmer, DO, MPH, as she discusses the latest treatments, medications and advancements in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. Dr. Farmer is an assistant professor of neurology and director of the Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorder Program. She is board certified in neurology. Dr. Farmer has developed a comprehensive movement disorder program to address medical management, surgical management and rehabilitation strategies for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. Registration is required for this event. Programs are limited in size and available on a first come, first serve basis.

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The Hamilton Senior Center Annual Picnic When: Wednesday September 21, 2022 (Raindate: 9/22/22) Where: Senior Center Back Grounds 409 Cypress Lane Time: 10:00am 2:00pm (NO ENTRY AFTER 12:15pm) Picnic Lunch Served: 11:30am Dessert Served: 12:45pm The Hamilton Senior Center invites you to join us for our Annual Picnic! Enjoy dancing with new and old friends on our backgrounds with live music by: Dennis, Rick & Kenny Catering by: NJWeddingandEvents Mark your calendars! Tickets: Members Only

Honeygrow opens new location in HamiltonHoneygrow,MarketplaceaPhiladelphia-based fastcasual stir-fry restaurant, held a grand opening for its new Hamil ton Marketplace location on Aug.Honeygrow5. is located next to Mission BBQ and the not-yet-open Mezeh Mediterranean Grill. Honeygrow Hamilton is the latest addition for founder Justin Rosenberg. The chain has 29 locations in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl vania, Delaware, Maryland andMenuVirginia.items include spicy chicken cheesesteak noodle stir fry, gar lic butter chicken noodle stir fry, Asian sesame ginger salad, Cobb salad and kale chicken Caesar salad. Desserts include fruit and granola, cheesecake and a brownie crumble.

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Gift of Life reports coordinating more than 55,000 organs for transplant, and more than two million tissue transplants have resulted from the generosity of donors and their families. Approximately 100,000 Americans are on the transplant waitlist.

Township bowlers medal at Transplant Games

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A mother-son duo from Hamilton won medals as part of the Gift of Life Donor Program’s Team Philadelphia at the 2022 Transplant Games of America, held in SanGigiDiego.Snyder, a living kidney donor, won a gold medal in the bowling singles cat egory. She donated a kidney to her son, Mike Snyder, also from Hamilton, who took home a silver medal in bowling singles.TheTransplant Games is held every other year as a celebration of life and donation, featuring athletes and team mates who are living donors; organ trans plant recipients; and bone marrow, cor nea and tissue transplant recipients. The stated goal of the games is to show others that those who have received a trans plant can live an active life and honor the selfless deci sions of those who saved their lives by becoming organ donors. The Snyders were among the more than 100 total attendees from the Team Philadelphia region, which includes Dela ware, southern New Jer sey and the eastern half of Pennsylvania. They represented Team Philadelphia when it traveled to California and traveled to California to participate in the games between July 29 and Aug. 3. The Olympic-style competition included sports such as track and field, swimming, basketball and more. The team included members of all ages and abilities, ranging from young children to adults.Members of Team Philadelphia brought home 58 total medals: 36 gold, 16 silver and 6 bronze. Those interested in learning more abour registering as an organ donor can go online to donors1.org.

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Detectives collected video from the area surrounding the cemetery and iden tified a two-tone Chevy S10 pickup truck with New Jersey registration driving past in the early morning of July 26. At approximately 1:48 a.m., the vehicle could be seen stopping for several min utes in the area where the remains were found. A short time later, a large fire can be seen adjacent to the stopped vehicle.

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The victim was later identified as 39-year-old Lisa Lloyd of Ewing. The probable-cause affidavit filed by the Pros ecutor’s Office reported that Lloyd’s body was burned beyond recognition and she had a cord wrapped around her neck.

Ewing woman murdered, body burned in Hamilton An investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Township Police led to the arrest of a Hamilton man for the murder of a Ewing woman.Harley Wildmann, 42, was arrested and charged on July 26 with first-degree mur der, second-degree desecration of human remains, third- and fourth-degree weap ons offenses and fourth-degree tamper ing with evidence. On July 26, police received a call at about 6:45 a.m. from someone who observed what appeared to be human remains near the St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church cemetery gate on Clover Avenue in Hamilton.

Detectives located the Chevy S10 pickup truck later that morning in the area of Chambers and E. Franklin Streets

Hamilton resident and kidney recipient Mike Snyder playing basketball at the Transplant Games, held July 29 through Aug. 3 in San Diego.

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and conducted a motor vehicle stop. The driver of the vehicle was Wildmann. A female passenger was also in the vehicle. Interviews were conducted by task force detectives and the female was released. Authorities said that Wildmann claimed that he panicked and burned Lloyd’s body after she died while they engaged in rough sex. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact HTF Detective Sherika Salmon at (609) 989-6406 or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

M. Kitty Getlik, artistic director of Kelsey Theatre, is celebrating the the atre’s 50th anniversary with shows that will run from Sept. 23 through Aug. 6, 2023. In addition to musicals, myster ies, dramas and comedies, the series will spotlight concert events, dance produc tions and children’s shows. The curtain goes up on Kelsey’s 50th

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Kelsey anniversarycelebratingTheatre50th Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre will celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with 17 full-length adult and family productions and 10 pro ductions for children.

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The club called back six months later, wanting to hire him for a new position, that of education director. That all hap pened in 1998. Now, 24 later, Coleman has been named the new CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County, and Coleman couldn’t be more excited to become the face of an organization he has grown to love. “This hasn’t simply been a profession,” said Coleman. “It’s been a way of life.” Coleman and his wife Victoria, who works in healthcare, have two sons. Reg gie (not a Jr.), 30, works in sports enter tainment, and Devon, 19, is a student at Middlesex County Community College. His mom, Regina, worked in banking before stepping away to take care of her mother. Coleman’s dad, James, died 23 Federated Boys Club of Boston. More clubs followed that lead and by 1931, the Boys Club of America was born. Locally, the Boys Club of Trenton began in 1937. Organized by seven men, including James Kearney Jr. and Joseph Roebling, the club taught trade skills to areaByboys.1985, the Boys Club of Trenton, admitted girls, five years before the national organization opened admission to girls in 1990. Eventually, the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton, extended its reach beyond the city proper and became the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County. The organization is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year.

“When it came time this year to elect a new CEO, our board of directors voted for him unanimously. He’s a leader, a mentor and a friend to everyone from our club kids to the staff and the board. We’re confident his depth of knowledge about the club and commitment to everyone will ensure the club’s future success.”

The 49-year-old Coleman spoke about his very first days as education director for the organization. “I wasn’t even in the office,” he said. “The administration sent me to Princ eton University to be trained in a new Boys and Girls Club curriculum called Be Proud, Be Responsible.”

yearsPaulago.Ashley, chairman of the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County, says Coleman is “an outstanding leader and advocate for our clubs and the young people they serve.”

The curriculum focused on AIDS edu cation, and Coleman learned how to teach that curriculum to the children and teens who would attend his club.

Coleman noted that over time, the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County, or BGC, has changed from a “gym and swim” organization to a place where members can learn more about them selves through the many offerings BGC provides. The club specializes in afterschool programming which introduces members to STEM or creating vegetable gardens, for example. “When I started,” Coleman said, “we served 300 members annually and had a budget of $300,000. Now, BGC serves 2,600 members and has an annual budget of $6 million.”

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The history of the Boys and Girls club nationally is interesting. Started in Con necticut in 1860 as the Dashaway Club, in 1880, the club was renamed The Good Will Club. By 1906, in Massachusetts, a group of individual clubs became The

BGC also runs after-school programs at ten local schools in Trenton and Ewing. Members pay $30 a year to belong to the club. “One has to be a member to partici pate in additional programming,” Cole manThesaid.national Boys and Girls Club sup ports member clubs with curriculum. The costs to participate in these added activities are adjusted based on need. BGC also provides scholarships.

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The Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County serves members in several loca tions. The organization maintains two physical locations, one at 212 Centre St. in Trenton, and another at 1040 Spruce St. in Lawrence Township.

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“We never turn kids away,” Coleman emphasized. “We just try to figure it out.” Coleman seems never to be afraid of figuring things out. And in this instance, figuring out the financial piece can look like many things. Coleman said some times board members reach into their pockets; or, the organization writes grants, or holds fundraisers. Programs run for 10 months during the school year. BGC also runs a 10-week summer camp. There is an outdoor pool at the club’s Centre Street location. Coleman beams with pride when he talks about the program BGC runs for pre-teens and teens, something few orga nizations do in the area. “We put more time and money into high school kids,” Coleman said. BGC doesn’t merely stress college after high school. The organization is more global in its message, encouraging kids to look at a variety of options, including the trades. To that end, BGC offers a College Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County CEO Reggie Coleman has been with the nonprofit organization for 24 years.

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The organization wants to cultivate more volunteers to lead programming. Funding is always an on-going process, and to that end, Coleman would like to reach more individual donors for the funding stream. Donors like Russ White of Princeton, the creator of the Boys & Girls Clubs Bike Exchange in Ewing. White is a co-owner of Princeton eBikes, along with Jay and Theresa Wro bel of Lawrence. They have donated prof its from the BGC Bike Exchange to the organization, an amount now in excess of $100,000.Likemost of us, Coleman’s life has had its challenges. However, when you meet him, one is immediately taken in by his tremendously broad smile. He knows how fortunate he has been to find the per fect job which stokes his passion of mak ing life better for children. He wants to continue to grow the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer County by reaching into other neighboring school districts. He knows his staff and vol unteers provide excellent after-school programming.Whenasked how much longer he sees himself working with BGC, he grins and says: “It would be nice if I could take the Boys and Girls Club of Mercer to our 100thWeb:anniversary.”bgcmercer.org.

“What we’re doing goes beyond our four walls,” Coleman observed, adding: “great futures start here.” Coleman began his new position in July, taking the reins from David Ander son, who led the organization for 20 years. And once again, Coleman is on a learning curve, much like when he started in 1998. He will be attending CEO classes offered by the national Boys and Girls Club–an organization with 4,000 U.S.based member clubs, including ones located on military bases and Native American reservations. Locally, Coleman noted, “we’re going through a two-year strategic plan, to make sure the current transition goes well and the organization continues to grow.”

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Grocery stores are always vital to the community, but the role that they play never seemed as essential as in the earliest days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when people were in a panic about the impact that the pandemic would have. In March 2020, customers blitzed stores, wiping them out of some inventory such as toilet paper and bottled water. Supply-chain disruption due to the pandemic meant that stores simply weren’t able to restock, and stores also struggled to stay staffed as employees opted to stay home rather than risk coming down with the virus.

Call today to find out more about our trial stays! (Tim) works here. A lot of family have come and helped out. We like to have that family atmosphere. When people come in they almost feel like part of the family in a way.”JoeFoley does his part to keep that fading image of the on-site store owner alive. “A lot of people know my dad,” Stefanelli says. “He’s not the type of owner you never see. He stocks the shelves, he’s always talking to the customers. He grew up in Hamilton, and he knows a lot of the elderly that come in. They used to shop at Lalor Market, and now they come here. They followed him here. He says it’s fun to see people he saw shopping with their parents at Lalor Market when they were little kids, and now they shop here with theirSharonkids.”fills the role of store accountant, while Jessica also helps out with billing and store management. Samantha helps out with stocking, scheduling, and management, while Melissa also pitches in — when she is not focused on her fulltime job of vice principal at Nottingham HighUncleSchool.Tim runs the warehouse, and store manager Mike Borysewicz may not technically be family, but he has been with Foley’s since the family took it over.

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“Many employees have been with us 10-plus years,” Stefanelli says. “We have many long-time customers who will wait in line for a specific cashier. I’ll see them and I’ll say, ‘Register 4 is open,’ but some people have their favorite cashiers and don’t care how long they’re waiting.”

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Loyal customers are crucial, but independent stores like Foley’s will always face their share of challenges.

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Cathleen she recalls. “I was planning to come back around eight weeks (after childbirth), but that’s when they shut down everything. I ended up working from home with a newborn.”Hersisters would send her photos of the store and she would upload them to Facebook. “People would call and ask do you have this, do you have that at the store? And I would have to call the store and find out because I wasn’t there,” she says. “I still have a ton of pictures on my phone from that time.” Though many supply chain issues have resolved, some effects of the pandemic are still being felt by stores like Foley’s. They were able to stay fully staffed through the summer, when students were off from school, but as school gets ready to start up this fall, staffing my yet become an issue again.

“Sometimes people will say they want to talk to ‘somebody from corporate.’ I’m like, it’s me and then my dad. People don’t realize that we really are that small.”

“I don’t know if people really understand just how independent we are,” Stefanelli says. “Say if something doesn’t ring up the right — people will say they want it for free. ‘ShopRite would do it,’ they say. OK, but ShopRite’s huge! They can afford it. We can’t.”

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Around the holidays, Foley’s typically does giveaways, rewarding customers with tickets based on the amount of money they spend in the store. Prizes range from toaster ovens to bicycles to televisions.“We’renot getting reimbursed for those — it’s Joe Foley and Sharon Foley’s money. My parents go and buy the stuff at Walmart or wherever. They try to get it on Black Friday, you know, but it’s their own money they’re spending,” she says. Because Foley’s is part of the IGA co-op, it is able to stock the shelves with some store-brand items. But when it comes to sales and coupons, Foley’s is on its own — there’s no conglomerate to reimburse them for the cost of the sales.

Stefanelli says that Foley’s success has much to do with its many loyal customers. “They’re so loyal that you end up forming a relationship with them,” she says. “They also have been so understanding and patient with all of the struggles we have faced over the last two years.” So loyal are those customers that Stefanelli says Foley’s has not been much impacted by the recent opening of Grocery Outlet — even though that discount chain has recently opened directly across the street, in the former KMart location. “We expected people to go in and check it out,” Stefanelli says. “But a lot of our customers went over there and came back and said they’re just going to keep shopping here. I don’t feel that’s a store where you can do a whole week’s shopping, but we wish them the best.”

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MCCC, which has campuses in West Windsor and Trenton, announced in April that Preston would succeed the nearly seven-year term of previous president, Dr. Jianping Wang. After starting on July 1, Preston sat down with the Hamilton Post to talk about her background and goals. Prior to accepting the MCCC position, Preston was the provost and vice presi dent of academic affairs at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. She also acted as the chief academic officer throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. According to MCCC, Preston was instrumental in the Access2Success proj ect at RVCC, which “addressed the equity gap for students of color, first-generation students and low-income students” as part of her commitment to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. She says she hopes to expand those same practices at MCCC, bringing to the position what she has learned from devel oping, managing and overseeing a range of initiatives in community colleges. Preston grew up in Georgia, spend ing most of her life in the south until she attended college and worked in other states. After 11 years at Montgomery Col lege in Rockville, Maryland, she came to Cannot be combined with other oﬀers. With Coupon. Expires 9.30.22. CUSTOMERS Expires 9.30.22.

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It was while teaching a writing class for college students who were almost the same age as she was that the 21-year-old Deborah Preston discovered not just her calling, but also plenty of use for her the aterAlthoughdegree. she had changed her career path from acting to academia, the valu able stage skills she learned helped to shape her perspective in numerous lead ership positions. Throughout more than 30 years of experience and service, Pres ton has studied the psychology of others’ motivations and frustrations as if prepar ing for a character. As she steps into a starring role as Mer cer County Community College’s seventh president, she says she wants to figure out productive solutions for both the audi ence and the people behind the curtain.

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One of the elements she wants to maintain is having a “strategic coordination” of these resources.

Last year, Preston was appointed to the American Association of Community College’s Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which has provided her with ideas on how to serve students accordingly.

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“The other piece that I’m really passionate about in terms of DEI work is that for years, we left all the DEI and social justice work up to Student Affairs, so if students weren’t doing well, [they would say] ‘well, let’s get them a mentor, let’s give them better orientation.’” She continues: “But at the end of the day, the learning happens in the classroom, and if the classrooms aren’t designed with an equity and social justice lens — if you are teaching material in a way that alienates your students, or does not feel inclusive to your students — if you are not thinking about your content matter in ways that engage students and help them to see themselves in a particular class or discipline, then all the mentors in the world aren’t going to fix that.”

Preston, acknowledging the JKC campus specifically, is thinking of other ways to shift MCCC’s approach to positively benefit, incorporate, and highlight the voices of surrounding communities.

New Jersey for RVCC. Ahead of her first day, the Lawrence resident says that she had conversations with many people who were entirely unaware of the Trenton campus’ existence, then assuming that it must have been a recent addition to MCCC. The school began on Trenton’s North Broad Street, later merging and acquiring its current name, as well as opening the West Windsor location in 1971.

“I truly believe that the JKC campus can and should be a really important part of the revitalization of that whole area of Trenton,” she says. “I’ve seen it happen with other types of businesses. I don’t see why it can’t happen with a college. In fact, I think we’re probably uniquely positioned to really bring about positive change working with other constituents in that community.”

“We’ve got to build relationships and talk to the community about what they need,” See MCCC,

Preston took on a similar task of reviewing and updating academic practices as the co-chair of Montgomery College’s steering committee, which developed the school’s first Academic Master Plan.

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To continue this, Preston says she wishes to get acquainted with the diversity, equity and inclusion plans on campus, noting there is “awareness around what we can do to make sure we’re a safe and friendly and socially just college.”

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Preston adds that there are already plans in motion to “harness” the positive energy of these interactions, and what she looks forward to the most is becoming part of the community. But with so many people keen to celebrate the opportunity for collabora tion, Preston is not alone in having “a lot of optimism” for what’s to come.

she says. “There’s a long, sad history of white liberals deciding what other groups need or should want, without really listen ing to what they need or want. As a higher ed institution, I don’t want us to fall into the trap of always thinking we know best. “We know some things, and that’s good, but we have to combine what we know with what the community says they want and need, because otherwise, I don’t see us having that much impact. It’s got to be a partnership.” That camaraderie leads into the importance of an understanding environment.

“Go ahead and get your $20 an hour, but also, come to college! Let us get you set up for something better down the road,” she says. “I think people are tired, traumatized, and depressed from the pandemic. It’s hard to think about working and going to college. But we’re going to do as much out reach to students as we can and make it as painless as possible to come to school.”

“Ideally, you would want the college to be a place where everybody feels they belong, everybody feels val ued, and everybody feels like they are either making a positive contribution, or they are getting something positive out of their interac tion,” Preston says, express ing that inclusion and appre ciation are important, but not unique to schools. “We have to have that third layer, which is something positive is happen ing — either I’m making a contribution, or I’m getting something valuable from my interactions with the faculty,” she explains of the distinction.

Those can range from New Jersey’s Community College Opportunity Grant for resi dents with an adjusted gross income under $80,000 to the MCCC Foundation’s scholar ship programs — tuition plus, urban JKC, and president’s completion fund — which address the different socioeconomic back grounds of students. As the end of summer means a return to school, Preston is happy to greet stu dents when the fall semester officially begins on Sept. 6. Inspired by the enthu siasm of local officials, leaders, and other representatives who have given her a warm welcome, she reciprocates their feelings about embarking on MCCC’s promising new chapter together.

Preston says that although service jobs might feel like they pay well, college “can help them get to something that’s more of a life-sustaining wage,” especially for people who want to have a family down the line.

“You don’t have to go for a full two years. You don’t have to transfer. You can and we will help you do that, but you don’t have to,” Preston adds, saying it “kills” her that some might avoid enrolling based on misinformation about expenses. “Between state aid, federal aid, and foundation aid, there’s just no reason for a student not to come to Mercer.”

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Another issue that Preston wants to tackle is post-pandemic enrollment. Stu dents might be hesitant to return to college because of the current job market, where retail and restaurants may offer $20 an hour in what the president calls “a shortterm solution” to the bigger problem.

“People think they can’t afford college, and that just breaks my heart, because you can absolutely afford to come to Mer cer. Even if you think you can’t afford to come to Mercer, we can help you afford to come to Mercer,” she says, with flex ible options for each student’s journey.

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Kucker Haney Paint was founded in 1950. Needing room to expand, the busi ness moved to its current location on Nottingham Way in Hamilton in 1976, and expanded to a second location in East Windsor, NJ in 2014, and a third location in Princeton, NJ in 2018. The business, carrying several well known paint lines, has continued to grow with the addition of Benjamin Moore Paint, becoming a Benjamin Moore Signature Store in 2003. After remodeling, all locations of Kucker Haney Paint transitioned from Signature Stores to Benja min Moore’s “Store of the Future’’ with expanded color selection tools to further serve our loyal customers. In 1986 Jim Haws joined the company and currently serves as president. Kucker Haney strives to offer the latest technology, from industrial, residential, and architectural coatings to the newer low-odor, low and zero VOC interior and exterior water-bourne paints. The employees at Kucker Haney have changed over the years, but all have worked diligently to satisfy our loyal customer base. They provide quality “how to” information, accurate color matching and technical support for customer projects. They take time to address customers by name, and are attentive to supplying them with correct products to complete their projects.

The name Ultimate is said to have been coined by the originators who referred to the game as the ultimate sports experi ence. The first collegiate Ultimate Disc match was played by Rutgers and Princ eton in 1972. Ironically it was 103 years after the same two New Jersey schools competed in the very first American foot ball

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.

Thegame.Mercer County Ultimate Disc League plays its summer league on fields on Quakerbridge Road in Lawrence. 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 typical age range of Ultimate play ers in 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.

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The game of Ultimate was invented in the parking lot of Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, in 1968. This was during the height of 1960s counterculture.Surfing,skateboarding, and Frisbee were sports outside the mainstream, as young people wished to look and act dif ferently than their parents before them.

Disc league: counter culture’s ultimate game legacy

In Mercer County, New Jersey, 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.

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 play ers 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 Ulti mate. It was a niche sport that still had hippie ’60s connotations. That stereo type is all in the past now as Ultimate is featured on ESPN’s top ten plays nearly everyTheweek.”feelof 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,” he says. “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 of course heat-ofFamily Owned and Operated Since 1991

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The theater company that is launching a new season in a new home in Borden town City gets started with “God of Car nage,” Yasmina Reza’s Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy in which two sets of parents meet to discuss how to handle a playground altercation between their sons. Producing artistic director Peter Bisgaier directs. $28. October 7 to 23. Art Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculp tors Way, Hamilton. 609-586-0616. www. groundsforsculpture.org.Theinternationallyknown sculpture center is continuing two exhibitions this fall as well as prepping second install ment of a site-specific light installation.

Through September 11. The season continues as follows: “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” the story of a young woman from Kansas arriving in New York City in 1922 to rein vent herself. $25. September 16 through October 9. “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” the story of a low-born man seeking an earldom by eliminating the seven relatives who stand before him in the line of succession. $25. October 16 through 30.

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$22. November 4 through 13. Kelsey’s final production before the holiday season is a holiday classic in itself. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the story of a desperate businessman saved by an angel who shows him what life would be like without him, takes the stage just in time for Thanksgiving.

Then look for “Night Forms: Infinite Wave.” It is the second installment of 2021’s site specific art and light event by Ricardo Rivera and the Klip Collective. Once again, the project — opening on November 25 — uses the GFS artwork and landscape as the canvas for new tem poral art designs created in digital light and sound.

“Fragile: Earth,” featuring the work of the sixteen artists selected through The Color Network, also remains on view to showcase the works of artists representing a variety of social, cultural, geographical, and racial background and whose work serve as a catalyst for “trauma-informed art session, ESL/ Spanish workshops, urban gardening and professional development.”

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And the holidays come early with “A Christmas Story,” told through the eyes of 9-year-old Ralphie Parker who wants nothing more than a BB gun for Christ mas despite all adults’ warnings that “you’ll shoot your eye out.” $25. Novem ber 4 through 20. * * * Pegasus Theatre, St. Mary’s School, 45 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown, 609759-0045. www.pegasustheatrenj.org.

Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. 609-924-8144. www. morven.org.Theregional and New Jersey cen tric exhibition venue continues with its current show “Ma Bell: The Mother of Invention in New Jersey.”

“Roberto Lugo: The Village Potter,” running through the remainder of 2022, offers visitors the opportunity to physi cally engage with – and even enter – the often-larger-than-life ceramic works by this contemporary master from Philadel phia whose ground changing works are part of the collections of the Philadelphia and Metropolitan museums of art.

September 2022 | SIX095 original historical artifacts to the dis coveries, products, and fields of work that happened at the Bell Telephone labs in New Jersey from the 1920s to the mid-1980s.Coming up is former Lawrence Town ship Historian Dennis Waters’s guided walk through telecommunications his tory at Pole Farm, the historic site of Bell Telephone in Lawrence. * * * New Jersey State Museum. 205 West State Street, Trenton. 609-2926300.

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Thewww.statemuseum.nj.gov.currentNewJerseyArts Annual, titled “Reemergence” also continues through April, 2023. Coordinated with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts fellowship program, the exhibition fea tures 127 works by 95 New Jersey artists who coordinators say explore the ongo ing “pandemic, political, and ideological polarization, and a collective reckoning with systemic racism.” * * Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. 609-989-3632. www. ellarslie.org.The“Ellarslie Open,” the Trenton City Museum’s annual juried show, con tinues showing casing the works of 134 artists from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, through October 2. This year’s juror was Walter Wickiser of the Walter Wickiser Gallery in New York City. West Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, west windsorarts.org.TrentonCommunity A-Team, the selftaught artists who began working at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, is mount ing of exhibition featuring the visionary art work of John Hayes, Carol Johnson, Deborah Kisela, Lisa Lewis, Ethel Mack, Frankie Mack, Herman “Shorty” Rose, Charles “Cha Cha” Smith, Demond Wil liams, and Emery Williams through October 29. Opening, September 11, 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Classical Music Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton Uni versity, 609-258-2800. concerts.princ eton.edu.Princeton University Concerts’ 2022’23 season includes a full slate of classi cal concerts in addition to other musicrelated events. It starts with a conversation at the nexus of medicine and music with “Heal ing with Music: Clemency Burton-Hill.”

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The musician, broadcaster, and writer is the host of a new series featuring peo ple for whom music has impacted their encounters with illness. Burton-Hill, who survived a massive brain aneurysm in early 2020, is the special guest in the first installment of the series. $20. Thurs day, September 29, 7:30 p.m. The concerts begin with a perfor mance featuring superstar Dutch vio linist Janine Jansen and Queen Elisa beth Competition laureate pianist Denis Kozhukhin. They perform violin sonatas from Schubert, Brahms, and Beethoven. $30 to $50. Thursday, October 13, 7:30 p.m.Prior to the concert, Princeton Gar den Theater offers a screening of “Fall ing for Stradivari,” a new documentary following Jansen’s journey with Sir Anto nio Pappano as they record an album on twelve of the world’s greatest Stradivari violins in just 10 days. $14. Tuesday, October 11, 7:30 p.m. Next up is the first concert in the “Per formances Up Close” series, in which the audience sits on stage. The concert features groundbreaking 24-year-old classical saxophonist Jess Gillam along with Thomas Weaver on piano. The hour-long concert includes works by Poulenc, Telemann, Piazzolla, and oth ers. $40. Wednesday, October 26, 6 and 9 p.m.Old favorites return to Richardson next, with the former ensemble-in-res idence Brentano String Quartet offer ing a program of Dvorak, Charles Ives, Princeton’s own Steven Mackey, and more. $30 to $50. Thursday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. A cello performance by Joshua Roman, making his Princeton University Concerts debut, is the second install ment of Clemency Burton-Hill’s series on healing with music. Her conversa tion with the cellist focuses on music’s role in recovery from long COVID. $40. Wednesday, November 9, 7:30 p.m. The current ensemble-in-residence, the Richardson Chamber Players, per forms mixed chamber works in a pro gram titled “Bohemian Cafe” including pieces by Gabriel Fauré, Louise Farrenc, and others. $20. Sunday, November 13, 3 p.m.Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his Princeton debut with a pro gram that juxtaposes works by Mozart with ones by the composer’s contempo raries, including Haydn and Carl Philip Emanuel Bach. $30 to $50. Sunday, November 20, 3 p.m.

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Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is the fea tured soloist, and artistic director Ros sen Milanov conducts. $30 to $112. Sat urday, September 10, 8 p.m., and Sunday, September 11, 4 p.m. For the second concert of the season, exploding gestures and fleeting melo dies are found in contemporary com poser Jessie Montgomery’s “Starburst,” and Elina Vähälä makes her PSO debut performing Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto. Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” completes the program. Milanov con ducts. $30 to $112. Saturday, October 15, 8 p.m., and Sunday, October 16, 4 p.m. Princeton Pro Musica, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. www. princetonpromusica.org.Initsannouncementof its 43rd season, Princeton Pro Musica notes that Artistic Director Ryan James Brandau has pro grammed a season of deeply-cherished pieces that long ago fueled his passion for choral-orchestral music, along with newer additions to his repertoire that have kept that fire burning. That season starts this fall with Johannes Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem.” Ticket price TBA. Sunday, October 23, 4 p.m. McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton. 609-258-2787. www. mccarter.org.Theclassical offering among McCart er’s fall music programming is the Inter nationale Bachakademie of Stuttgart performing Bach’s Johannes Passion. $40 to $60. Wednesday, November 16, 7:30 p.m. Dance “Kaleidoscope,” American Reper tory Ballet’s season opener, includes a range of choreography styles, musical genres, and even a piece inspired by Sal vador Dali. New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, www.nbpac.org. $25 to $45. September 23 to 25. * Indigenous Enterprise’s production of “Indigenous Liberation” celebrates pow wow dancing and traditions across tribes and runs for one night only at , www. Friday, October Catholic Radio

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Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton Uni versity, 609-497-0020. www.princeton symphony.org.Theorchestra has two concerts on its pre-holiday schedule. The season-opening program is head lined by “Fandango,” the 2021 work by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez. Also on the program is the U.S. pre miere of Marcos Fernández’ homage to Leonard Bernstein, “America,” as well as works by Joaquín Turina, Ruperto Chapí, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

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This season CNJBT will be offering classes from ages 2 /12 an up. Classes in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary and a musical theatre program! This year’s ballets will be the popular and traditional Nutcracker ballet in December and the comedic ballet, Coppelia in June. All students, regardless if they study ballet, are welcome to be a part of the shows. Siblings, too. CNJBT also plans on providing two fun Musical Theater shows in the fall and the spring sessions. “We try to offer something for everyone here at CNJBT! I love meeting and training young artist from all walks of life!” Cardenas says. For more information and to register please call the CNJBT at 609-424-3192 or thru the website cnjballet.com. See ad, page 8

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Ewing CYO Pre-School at Hollowbrook A fixture in the community Ewing CYO Pre-School located at the Hollowbrook Community Center, 320 Hollowbrook Drive, in Ewing Township, has been a fixture in the community since March 2008. We are a full-day, early childhood education and childcare program that has achieved a 3-Star Rating from Grow NJ Kids, New Jersey’s Quality Improvement Rating System. Our center offers full-time childcare and early childhood education on a year-round basis. Our primary goal is to provide an affordable childcare option to parents who either work full-time or are full-time students. We accept all childcare subsidy vouchers with Child Care Connection and offer scholarships on a limited basis to assist parents with their childcare expenses. In addition to these, we accept vouchers from BCAP, Burlington County’s childcare resource and referral agency and are also registered providers with the Early Learning Resource Center in Bucks County, PA, which enables us to provide subsidized childcare to families who live in Bucks County. Through collaborations with The College of New Jersey, the NJ League of Storytellers, Camp Fire NJ, and other community outreach efforts, we offer our children a variety of enrichment activities to enhance their educational experiences at our center. We also work with the Federal Foster Grandparents Program and Pathstone to provide inter-generational contact between our children and seniors in the community. Our program is part of Catholic Youth Organization of Mercer County, a public benefit community organiation whose mission is to enhance the lives of greater Mercer County youth and their families by providing affordable, quality educational and recreational services.

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Presenting ‘Kaleidoscope’ September 23-25 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center American Repertory Ballet (ARB) launches its 2022-2023 season with Kaleidoscope for four performances at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, September 23-25. An innovative program featuring never-before-seen work, Kaleidoscope includes a unique collaboration between choreographer Da’ Von Doane, formerly of Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New Jersey-based visual artist Grace Lynne Haynes, whose creations have graced the cover of The New Yorker magazine. A recent graduate of the Rutgers Art & Design MFA program, Haynes will be designing scenic elements and costumes for Doane’s new ballet, a partnership amplifying both artists’ creative talents. About the piece, Doane says, “This work excavates the interplay between states of mind and processing the nature of change.”

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September 2022 | SIX0913 learn about a different art practice, and mend together two distinct voices. I have grown so much as a visual artist through this project. I’ve been able to see how visual art can intertwine with dance and take on a new form,” explains Haynes. “Working with ARB has allowed me to push my perception of how painting can function and enhance the space it inhabits”Alsocommissioned for the program will be a new work by ARB’s Ryoko Tanaka and pianist-composer Ian Howells, inspired by Salvador Dali’s painting titled Swans Reflecting Elephants. Tanaka, a beloved ARB Company dancer, made her choreographic debut with ARB last season, and Howells is a graduate of the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University and Mercer County Community College, where he received degrees in Jazz Studies. He also accompanies classes at Princeton Ballet School, as well as Princeton, Rutgers and Rider University.“WhenI saw the Dali painting for the first time, it was fascinating to see how two completely different animals were reflecting each other in perfect symmetry. I found it incredibly unique and mysterious,” says Tanaka. “It inspired me to create a piece about two different types of reflections: selfreflection and literal reflection.” The program also features Claire Davison’s enchanting “Bewitched” set to Ella Fitzgerald’s iconic vocals. A dancer with American Ballet Theatre, Davison’s piece premiered at the Boulder Arts Outdoors Festival in 2021 and ARB performed the piece earlier this year as part of its Mask-erade Gala. Rounding out the performance will be a dazzling classical pas de deux, choreographed by Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, set to music by Léo Delibes and showcasing the balletic bravura of ARB’sAudiencesartists.

can expect a multifaceted and engaging experience during ARB’s Kaleidoscope performances at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center for one weekend only: September 23-25. For tickets and more information, please visit arballet.org. Season tickets are now available! Buy tickets to all three American Repertory Ballet performances at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (Kaleidoscope, Giselle, and PREMIERE3) and receive 30 percent off. This offer only applies when purchasing all three performances in the same transaction. Subscribers also receive additional discounts and benefits. For season tickets, visit arballet.org/seasontickets.

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About American Repertory Ballet. Led by Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is New Jersey’s preeminent ballet company, presenting classical repertory alongside new and existing contemporary work. ARB is a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center while also performing in major venues across New Jersey and beyond. Founded in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society, ARB has been designated a “Major Arts Institution” by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. The company has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other major foundations and leaders in the field as a prominent force in the field of dance. Princeton Ballet School, ARB’s official school, attracts talent from around the world while providing opportunities for local students of all ages, such as through its award-winning DANCE POWER program. www.arballet.org.

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Now Accepting Students for 2022-23 Princeton Ballet School (PBS), the official school of American Repertory Ballet, is now accepting students for the 2022/23 school year. PBS has three convenient studio locations in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton, New Jersey.

The Princeton studios are centrally located in Princeton Shopping Center with four studios and a dance library. All locations are wheelchair accessible.AtPrinceton Ballet School, students may have extensive performance opportunities, such as the opportunity to participate in The Nutcracker with American Repertory Ballet in major theaters across New Jersey. This professional production has been a beloved holiday tradition for decades, featuring an orchestra and choir at select venues. Students also may participate in Princeton Ballet School’s Spring Performance at the majestic Patriots Theater at Trenton’s War Memorial each year, in addition to several in-studio showings and community events.

— PBS parent Not sure which program or level is the best match? Take a free trial class! Call 609-921-7758 or email princetonballetschool@arballet.org with any questions. You can also visit arballet.org for more information.

The School’s multiple locations allow for convenient access to a range of classes. At the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), students train in the same studios used by professional dancers of American Repertory Ballet. The Cranbury studios are conveniently located on historic Main Street in Cranbury and is easily accessible from Mercer and Monmouth Counties.

“My daughter is new to PBS and she absolutely loves her teachers and has formed friendships that make her feel like she is a part of the team.”

Princeton Ballet School nurtures dancers of all levels, from beginner to advanced, preschool to adult, providing students the opportunity to develop their technique and artistry in a rewarding environment. With a strong focus on classical ballet, PBS also offers elective courses for upper level students such as contemporary, jazz, character, partnering, and flamenco. PBS has a “Hand in Hand” dance class for young children and their caregivers, and children can also take “Tap, Math & Music” to incorporate elements of tap dance, mathematics, and musical rhythms. Live music accompanies each class, enabling students to better understand the relationship between music and dance while helping them develop a sense of musicality. Children as young as age 3 learn the fundamentals of dance, develop spatial awareness, and have an outlet for creative expression.

Princeton Ballet School has more than 20 specialized faculty members, many of whom have attained graduate degrees in dance education and have won major teaching awards. These instructors have danced professionally with companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, English National Ballet, Cuban National Ballet, and American Repertory Ballet, among others, and are committed to sharing their expertise with PBS students in a nurturing and supportive environment.

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Turn Transitions into Games Making a game out of stressful transitions can help both you and your child reframe your mindsets and reduce stress. Asking your child “Can you hop like a bunny while you get your school things together?” or playing a listening game like “Simon Says” can help your child develop executive function skills such as impulse control. You could also give him or her choices. For example, tell your child “You can put your shoes on yourself or I can help you,” which lets him or her feel a sense of autonomy and control when choosing the desired solution. Take Turns One thing younger children often struggle with is the concept of sharing. Adults can forget that to a young child sharing implies giving something up, Peters said. If your child struggles to share, try introducing the concept of taking turns: “It’s Mariah’s turn for the slide. When she’s done then you can go,” for example. Help your child practice how to have conversations with playmates about taking turns. Play a ‘What if’ Game Help school-age children build a growth mindset by problem-solving responses to common friendship issues. Ask your child “What would you do if…?” and help him or her practice responses. Thinking of responses ahead of time gives your child a rehearsed playbook to choose from in the moment. The more he or she practices these responses, the less you will see unwanted behaviors such as yelling or hitting. By giving children the autonomy to choose their own responses, you demonstrate your trust in them, which can give children a powerful sense of their own abilities to act maturely. Find more tips to build children’s social and emotional skills at kindercare.com. For information about 4 beautiful, newly updated KinderCare centers in your area, visit our website or call 888-5252780. Whether you live in the area or commute to a job nearby, KinderCare has you covered with safe, affordable, convenient day care solutions to suit whatever makes your family unique. See ad, page 17.

When thinking about back-toschool season, most people naturally think of academics. However, it’s just as important to focus on social and emotionalChildrenskills.ofall ages are still learning to manage their emotions and get along with others. As they learn these skills, behaviors that make academic learning more challenging for everyone else in the classroom may be seen. “Social and emotional skills are crucial to a child’s academic success, but they aren’t inherent,” said Carter Peters from KinderCare’s inclusion services team. “Teachers tell us again and again that starting the school year with a grasp on social emotional learning is just as important as knowing academic concepts. Children who are struggling to manage their emotions and transition into the classroom may not be able to focus on Consideracademics.”these three skills families can teach their children before school starts to help build friendships.

Come enjoy classes with your child whether they’re just taking their first steps, to their final bow senior year. The memories created are ones that will last a lifetime. Call today or stop in to take a class on them. Experience the magic yourself and get ready for one incredible year. The memories you make will be “Forever Yours.” Dance It Up With Music, 1800 Route 33, Hamilton. www.danceitupstudios.com.609-581-0808.

Dance It Up With Music Back to School Means Back to Dance

Offering everything from oncea-week classes to their University programs, which offer additional performance opportunities and indepth ballet training and knowledge, Dance It Up with Music has something for everyone. Their healthy balance programming philosophy intentionally places dancers and balances time spent in the studio to gift them the opportunity to be KIDS! When you walk through the halls, you will see laughter, love, dance excellence, and family, but most importantly lots of memory-making. They are proud to have something for everyone!

Going into Season 18 of excellence, the staff at Dance It Up with Music have some pretty hefty certifications under their belts to only bring their students the best! From Youth Protection Advocates in Dance Certified, First Aid Certified, CPR certified, Ballet Method Certified, and Tumble Effect certified among many others, the team always steps out with enthusiasm and knowledge. Constant growth, training, and commitment keep the team in tiptop form for all the growing dancers!

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So often, back to school for so many parents means running around, stress, lots to do, and so many things on the calendar! For the parents at Dance It Up with Music back to school means back to dance… and for them, that means back to their village, home, a place where their kids can be kids all while being challenged, pushed, lifted up, and celebrated.Forthedancers, it means more fun, more friends, more personal growth, and MORE than just great dancing! Although Dance up with Music might be primarily a recreational studio, the life lessons that they learn in class take them far beyond the rec dancer mentality and are pushed to their very own version of excellence.

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PMS 485 the-moment things happen, but there is a mutual respect and playing for the fun of Greenerplaying.”played on the Mudsharks, one of the original A-league teams that com prises players who have much experi ence and skill. There are four divisions in the summer league. Mixed, men’s, wom en’s, and the A league. The mixed is the most popular and con sists of both men and women. There are seven players per side on the field in Ulti mate. 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. Ultimate is one of 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.

Mercer County Ultimate Disc League is steady and strong, says 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.”

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Otto Gomez, 26 and a vice president on the league board, has been playing since 2014.“Itwas word of mouth that gets players into this league,” the Helmetta resident says. “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,” Gomez says.

He also touts the annual Midnight Madness tournament held 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!” saysPastGomez.president Andrew Misthos is also an ambassador of Ultimate Disc. Misthos, 30, who studied mechanical engineering and picked up Ultimate at Stevens Insti tute in Hoboken, has been playing since 2007. Misthos now lives in Hamilton and works for the navy as an aerospace engi neer. He says, “Most people in the league are within a 30 to 45 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 long time teams like the Mudsharks and Jughandle who have been together for ever. 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.”

Fall league action begins Sept. 13 in Robbinsville. For more information, go to mercerultimate.org.

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 Ulti mate league may carry up to 15 players in order to provide subs and allow rest breaks.Inthe Mercer County Ultimate Disc League there are standings kept and tro phies earned. The trophies have past win ners engraved on them, much like the Stanley Cup in hockey.

Brenna Jobes on Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown. (Photo by Tom Kelly.)

“My Japanese grandmother taught me a lot about tolerating people, especially people who may be a little different. I learned a lot from her. She also sent me to school with sushi for lunch! In the eighties, sushi was still quite unknown in these parts,” she says. Being personable has also helped Jobes in another area of her life. She is a reporter of area news, mostly in Bordentown and mostly on social media. Jobes is a co-administrator of the Bordentown City Facebook page, which has more the 10,000 followers. That is impressive, as the city itself has approximately 4,000 residents. Her real resident-facing page is Btown Live: News with Brenna, which is on Instagram. She describes this blog as “News and happenings around Bordentown City, Township and Jersey with a touch of humor. Just keeping it positive, happy and real” with the “news” being hyper local Bordentown

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Steinert grad the ‘unofficial cheerleader’ for Bordentown City

Jobes may be the unofficial cheerleader of Bordentown. Jobes grew up in Bordentown, Allentown and Hamilton. She now resides in Bordentown and knows a lot of people and they know her. Jobes has deep roots in Bordentown with both sets of grandparents living in the one square mile city. Her grandfather met his bride in Japan after World War II, and they both returned to Bordentown. Her grandmother learned the language, became a citizen and worked at the city’s largest employer, Ocean Spray for 30 years. Her grandmother was also a very large influence on Jobes in many areas.Today, Jobes works at the Heart of Bordentown Tavern, also known as the HOB, and has for the past 10 years. She cooks at the HOB, but loves to come out and say hello to the patrons.

“I love working at the HOB.” says Jobes, “It is where all the locals go. I used to frequent the tavern, it was a friendly place with always someone to talk to. After a while, the owner Mary Barnes, asked me if I would like to work there. I began cooking at the HOB soon after.”

Jobes’ family moved to Allentown when she was in middle school. When kids saw her mom, who is half Japanese, they poked fun and threatened to throw eggs at their house. Young Brenna told the kids that that was her mom, and asked them, “Why would you want to harm someone who looks different than you?” Her eyes soften when telling this specific experience, and Jobes said that the situation really formed her and caused her to really respect others and encourage others to do the same. This spirit carries through today. Jobes is living her life out loud and is a founder of the Bordentown Pride Parade, now in its second year. This year’s event drew a reported 300 participants and was a family-friendly success. Growing up playing sports, especially soccer, was a good way to get to know many people in the surrounding areas.

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“My Japanese grandmother taught me how to cook, as I was always hanging around in her kitchen. She learned how to cook American style from the old school Betty Crocker cookbooks that were so popular during that time. I still love that style of simple foods, comfort foods.” “My grandmother became a U.S. citizen when she was in her sixties. She didn’t have to, but because she appreciated this country, it was very important to her.”

Attending high school at Notre Dame in Lawrence, then finishing her final two high school years and graduating from Steinert High School in Hamilton, Jobes was always outgoing but caring.

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While Jobes is quick to poke fun at herself, she also provides useful information to the town’s people. She gives shout outs to the municipal workers, police, fire and first responders. She provided insight into the candidates’ positions for the last election cycle.

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happenings.Itallstarted when a small fire in downtown Bordentown, had people texting Brenna and asking her what was going on. “I lived downtown, and people are curious. So I got a multitude of texts asking for the scoop. I responded to all when someone said you may need to do a news“Thatblog.”was in the summer of 2019, so I started the Btown Live News page.” Posting at least a few times a day with comic memes and Bordentown news, the Instagram page has more than 1000 followers. “I am a huge admirer and consumer of memes,” says Jobes. She also does live reports about what is going on in Bordentown. “I like to spread positivity, information and peace,” she says. “I focus on the positive. Social media can turn so negative with the keyboard warriors and complainers. I wish the Btown News to be all positive and a place where people can have a smile or a laugh.”

“Some people thanked me for getting and sharing the candidates’ positions. They say they voted with more knowledge of the candidates.” Community clean up days, suicide prevention hotlines, pet safety, pride events, town concerts, and nonprofit fundraisers and more are all shared on Jobes’ news channel. She is also a huge cheerleader for the police and local government. Jobes lauds the police support for the Pride Parade this year and last. “Both township and city cops were so supportive that day. That’s one important thing I wanted to say. So many people said how safe they made us all feel. Our city government was also so supportive.”

She feels that Bordentown deserves to be considered on par with Lambertville and New Hope in terms of acceptance, inclusion and diversity awareness. “It has always been this way. A small town trying to get along and everyone trying to collaborate,” she says. Jobes says that since she has been interviewing people, she has learned much that she never knew. “I have learned that people like to get involved and to help each other. I have many followers from outside of Bordentown City. I hope they feel the same way that I do. That getting involved can bring a smile and make a difference,” she says.

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At this point, coach Lauren Diaz is more concerned with how good the senior defender will be on the field, and she got a pretty good indication of that last“Comingseason. back off an ACL tear the year before, it’s always a big transition,” the second-year coach said. “I think that con fidence you saw in her continued to grow. At first she had a brace on, then the brace came off (at Diaz’s urging). As that con tinued to progress you saw her get more and more time and experience as the sea son went on and I think that’s just gonna soar her into this year.”

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“She’s really well-rounded in soccer so she has a lot of knowledge with it,” Ryan said. “Just having my mom there as my coach is always good, because she was very hard on me, and that’s what I needed. That makes me the player I am today. I wouldn’t be the same without her. “Having her at Notre Dame is good, too. She’s always gonna be harder on me than anybody else with the fitness and the running. I want to show her ‘Look mom, I’m doing it!’”

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While it may seem as if Ryan Carr’s ini tial contributions to the Notre Dame High girls varsity soccer team came last year, that would be fake news. The Hamilton native actually aided the Irish cause as a 10th-grader. “I got hurt and kept stats my sopho more year for varsity,” Carr said. “It was so annoying. But I was good at it...well, I think I was good.”

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Carr has been soaring in soccer since she was a little girl. Her mother, Deb bie Carr, is an Irish assistant and began coaching Ryan at a young age with the Hamilton Wildcats (her father, Tom, is a standout area football and basketball official, but stays out of Debbie’s way due to his astounding lack of soccer knowledge).Fromthe Wildcats, Carr switched to the Hibernians. Debbie, who played at the University of Maryland, remained as her coach.

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“I got pushed and went the wrong way, and wow, was it devastating,” Carr said. “It was really a big mental injury, not just physical. It was one of the toughest inju ries and the recovery was really hard. I just had to push through it.”

Prior to high school, Carr showed her leadership skills off the field by serving as president of the Grice Middle School Student Council in 8th grade. She played freshman soccer and basketball for the Irish; but her basketball season got cut short when Ryan tore her ACL playing winter soccer for Team 85.

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Carr embraces that part of the game. “You have to have great communica tion,” she said. “You need to tell your defenders that if you’re shifting they need to shift with you. If you’re going up they need to come with you. If you’re cover ing they need to be with you. It’s all about communication.”Carrwillneed to do more of that this year after the Irish lost several veterans, including goalie Olivia Bodmer (now at Rutgers). She is ready for it.

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And it’s always more fun being there for them on the field, rather than the scor er’s table.

“I definitely feel a lot more confident,” Carr said. “Last year those (seniors) made me feel really comfortable around them. Just playing in front of Liv was really good last year. Having that one year under my belt with those girls, now I have to step up and be there for these girls.”

The Irish lost two defenders and a standout goalie to graduation, but return a strong core of defenders. Diaz will have Carr at center back thanks to her strong communication skills and stellar field vision.“She can really do it all,” the coach said. “There’s times we can tell her ‘Ryan you’re staying on this girl and you’re just gonna be a noodge,’ and she is. That’s the best way I can describe her. She’ll just match up and make that other forward’s job miserable. Which is what you want to do as a defender. “But she also has to contain and slow a player down and get everybody back. She knows the difference of when to do one or the other, which is another component at center back that we love about her. And she’s great in the air.” Physical skills are only part of what makes Carr effective. Along with the goalie, she has to be a great communica tor in that end of the field.

“At center back you’re talking the entire game so you don’t only have to know your spot, you have to be able to talk to the midfielders in front of you tell ing them when they have time to turn, if the pressure is on,” Diaz said. “The com munication aspect she brings is not only going to help our backs but our midfield and center forwards.”

“I played center-mid for a little while but being my size, it’s better that I’m in the back,” said Carr, who has good height. “And I can see the field from back there, I like that. I try to get in on everything. I try to step up if we need the offense. If we need more defense I encourage my team to get Camback.”Beetel, a junior midfielder, is impressed by her teammate. “She’s a tough player,” Beetel said. “She sticks in there, doesn’t let the ball get by her. She’s a big asset for us.”

“Bill is extremely hard working and organized, which is essential when you are handling the schedules and events for all of the athletic teams,” Rogers said.

“Bill has been heavily invested in Stein ert for 30 years,” Caruso said. “He has put two kids (Will and Brendan) through the school and its athletic programs, and he has another son (Colin) who will grad uate this year. Bill has coached multiple sports in the school and been involved with many athletic programs in a variety of roles. He cares about the success of the school and its athletic programs.

James was hired by new principal Bryan Rogers, who played baseball and basketball at Steinert in the 1990s and was the girls basketball coach (with great success) late in the 2000s and early in the 2010s. Rogers experienced James both as a student and a teaching colleague, and always liked what he saw. He echoed Caruso’s thoughts.

As far as Bill James is concerned, the less people that people say about him in his new position as Steinert High School athletic director, the better he is doing at the“Whenjob. you watch a game and you have that good official, you say, ‘That official was good, who was it?’” James noted. “Well, you didn’t notice him because he ran the game well. I feel with an athletic director, you may know who the athletic director is, but they shouldn’t be the center of attention. It’s about the kids and about the teams.”

Caruso says James has a working rela tionship with all the coaches. “As a coach, having the support of your athletic direc tor is so important for success and I have been blessed to have some great ADs. I am confident Bill will continue this tradi tion and I very much look forward to see ing him in the role,” he said.

James suffered a season-ending injury in football his first year at TSC and became a volunteer assistant coach at Notre Dame. Upon graduation in 1989, he returned to ND full time as a history teacher, and his coaching career began in earnest.

With AD Vince Ardery providing the stamp of approval, James was an assis tant coach in ice hockey and football. He coached under the legendary Chappy Moore in football, and Frank “The Godfa ther” Gatto was part of the staff. James and Gatto both landed jobs at Steinert in the same year — 1994. It was ironic because The Godfather went on to be the Spartans head football coach and James his defensive coordinator. And now with James stepping down as Caru so’s DC, the head coach has hired Gatto to take James’ place. Along with teaching history and coach ing football, James was also a Spartans ice hockey assistant. He was head hockey coach from 1998-2011, and at one point was working three sports as he coached a bunch of his football lineman in the throws for the track and field team. After taking a few years off from foot ball to gain his masters in administration and watch Will and Brendan play sports at Steinert — both did football and baseball — James returned to the football team and became defensive coordinator again when Bob Ziegler left for Hun in 2013. As he continued to build his coach ing resume, James grew eager to put his administration degree to work. He applied for several jobs in the district to no avail. But when Rogers became principal, Web ber left, and his kids all but one year away from being graduated, James felt it was the perfect time to make a move.

“But most importantly, Bill is invested in Steinert and motivated to see our studentathletes and athletic programs succeed.”

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James was born in Philadelphia, but moved to Hamilton at a young age, when his father was transferred to a job in New York City. He played football and ice hockey at Notre Dame before graduating in 1984, and was a member of the Irish’s 11-0 state championship team. After a year on the football team at the University of New Hampshire, James transferred to Mercer County Commu nity College, and then to Trenton State (now The College of New Jersey).

“I always thought if I had the chance to be athletic director at Steinert that I would love the opportunity,” he said. “They have great people, great teachers, great coaches, great kids. I knew a lot of kids through working sports, I’d always be at a

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Which is the approach James has taken in more than 34 years of high school coaching, with the last 29 being at Stein ert. The long-time township resident was officially hired July 20 to replace Nate Webber, who left for Notre Dame. James worked with Webber for a week and began flying solo Aug. 1. It is a job that he has spent an entire career grooming himself for. Ask football coach Dan Caruso, who was never hap pier to lose a defensive coordinator.

And one of those coaches, respected in his sport throughout Mercer County, is certain that the right man is leading them and the student-athletes.

We are losing a great coach and teacher for sure, but gaining a great administrator.”

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James also feels Rogers will be a stand out principal at the school, and feels for tunate to be working under someone who has an athletic background.

Rogers pointed out that during his time at Steinert, he got to see “a lot of great athletic directors” in action, including Rich Giallella, Brian Smith, John Costan tino and, when he was a student, Paul Tessein. The new principal realizes a good AD must direct traffic in the athletic department and be a steady presence at athletic events of all levels. James checked the boxes.

“It is important he maintains open lines of communication with all of the stake holders,” the principal said. “Developing relationships with our coaches, students, and community is essential. Flexibility is also key because of the many changes that occur with schedules and even facilities. Being proactive to prevent issues that may occur and staying composed when things do not go as planned is very important.

“I witnessed all the qualities that are necessary to be successful when I played and coached here. I was confident, with the members on the interview commit tee, that we would find the best person to lead Steinert’s athletic department. I believe Bill possesses all those qualities and am very confident that Bill will be very successful as athletic director.”

“Our philosophy is very similar in that every sport matters,” James said. “No matter what the sport, when an athlete plays that sport it’s the most important sport to them and they deserve to have the best opportunity they can. It’s always about the kids. I don’t care what event, what sport — it’s important to them. We need that for our students and the whole idea of co-curricular activities.“Bryan and I are on the same page with a lot of things we dis cussed through the whole interview pro cess. I look forward to working with him. I think it’s gonna be a good relationship.”

“I applied and I was fortunate enough to get the position. I just want to thank Bryan Rogers, (Superintendent) Scott Rocco and the board of education for the opportunity.”

As Rogers mentioned, one of the big gest keys to being a good athletic direc tor is organization. If the AD doesn’t have every detail in order — including a Plan B depending on weather, late buses, or any number of things — they will get buried.

James possesses just such a knack. “Having coached with Bill and taught in the same department as him for 20 years I can say he is one of, if not the most organized guys I have ever been around,” Caruso said. “He was prepared for every thing that came his way on the football field and in the classroom and this will translate well to AD. As a coach, Bill would have scouting reports and plays diagrammed from years ago for a team we were playing the upcoming week.”Always willing to learn, James took a little bit from each of his mentors over the years. He mentioned Ardery, Moore and John Simone at Notre Dame; along with Tes sein, Giallella, Gatto, Gazdek and Webber at Steinert. “What do you say about Paul Tessein?” James wondered. “Just watching him and the things he did. It was just tremendous. And then coaching with Frank Gatto and being under all those other guys, they’ve all taught me things by just observing them.” He was also thankful to fellow township ADs John Costantino at Hamilton and Jon Adams at Nottingham for reaching out to offer any assistance he needed. And he is truly grateful to be able to watch Colin play his final year with Steinert’s football and baseball teams, while oldest son Will coaches the Spartans freshman football team with Joe Panfili. After beating a health scare last fall, James considers himself blessed to not only be back and enjoying a productive life, but to be able to remain in the same building for 30 years while still starting on a new adventure.

“Bill is the type of guy that throws his heart and soul into every task he takes on,” Caruso said. “He is invested in the Steinert community and truly cares about the school and all the athletic programs.

Bill James lot of games. I figured what’s the best way to touch a lot of athletes at the same time than by being the athletic director.

“I’m looking forward to this oppor tunity to be with all the student-athletes across the board,” James said. “I know a lot of the athletes through teaching but now I’ll get to see and associate even more. I want to be able to bring my years of experience to help them and help the coaches. The majority are experienced coaches. They don’t really need much from me, just the assistance to run their programs as best as they can.”

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The Miracle League of Mercer County hosted the first-of-its-kind Field of Dreams Tournament on Aug. 6 at Miracle Field on the Hamilton Area YMCA’s Saw mill Road facility. The Miracle League of Mercer County collaborated with the Miracle League of South Hills (Pittsburgh area) to organize the first ever travel baseball tournament for individuals with special needs. It is all part of a larger initiative that including the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League of Cincinnati and the Miracle League of Blair County, Pennsylvania. The goal is to provide the special needs community fun, newopportunities to play baseball.

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The Miracle League of Mercer County took part in the first inclusive Field of Dreams travel baseball tournament at Miracle Field at Sawmill in Hamilton on Aug. 6, 2022.

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By Rich Fisher It’s under the moniker of the Ham ilton/Northern Burlington Babe Ruth League but, for the most part, it was a Hamilton Township squad that helped the 15-year-old All Star team make it to the 2022 World Series. Of the 13 players on the roster, 11 are from Hamilton. Josh Guire and Connor Collora are Bordentown residents. And they went on one heck of a ride this“Wesummer.never thought when we made up that team we could go to the World Series,” pitcher AJ Maddalena said. “Per sonally, I thought regionals would be it. But I think that once we won states and saw the other teams at regionals and just how deep we were in pitching and hitting — our whole team could hit — I thought, ‘Wow, we can do this.’” League president Jean Anderson was also a little apprehensive about making it to Stafford, Virginia for the Series, but certainly embraced the journey as H-NB enjoyed its first World Series appearance in five years. “I don’t think you ever start out think ing you’ll get that far, but the way those kids played you never could count them out,” Anderson said. “They roared back every time, at every level. They all grew as better players over the three months they were Andersontogether.”observed that the team was basically assembled in June, and was going against some squads that have been together for years. When head coach TJ Bayless offered his services as coach, he knew there were holes to fill after last year’s team went winless in states. He brought in sev eral players who he had worked with in Little League and travel ball.

“Aside from the talent this is the hard est working group you will ever see. They come laser focused day in and day out with one goal: every day they get better than the day before. We achieved that,” Bayless said. In the Southern New Jersey State Tour nament, hosted by H-NB at Switlik Park, Hamilton went 4-1 and hit over .300 as a team. Maddalena and Byra led the attack with seven hits each. Ivens had six, Klena five and Porcella and Jennings four each. Klena went 2-1 on the mound, while Col lora and Anderson, the son of Jean Ander son, each won a game. The Switlik Gang headed to Altoona, Pennsylvania for the Mid-Atlantic Region als and went 5-0. H-NB hit .407 as a team and amassed 55 hits, with Porcella and Maddalena collecting eight each and Jen nings, the son of Bayless, Bonilla, Ivens and Byra each lashing out six. Anderson and Klena each went 2-0 and Jennings notched a win. The highlight of the regionals came in pool play, when H-NB erased a six-run deficit with a nine-run fifth inning for a 14-11 win over Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The same two teams met in the finals and Anderson went 6 1/3 innings in a 2-1 vic tory. One day prior, Klena pitched a com plete game and shut out Hopewell in the semifinals.Itwason to Virginia, where the Bayless Bunch went 2-2 in pool play to become one of six teams to reach bracket play. In the opener, H-NB beat itself for the only time this summer as it took a 1-0 lead into the sixth before allowing three unearned runs in a 3-1 loss to California, the eventual World Series runner-up.

“I made sure all the guys I’ve known since they were young came on to the team,” Bayless said. “Any time you have a core group of kids like that, mostly from Sunnybrae or from the travel program when I had the Rebels, it’s gonna be a lit tleWheneasier.”the team was finally assembled, it featured four players who were on the Hamilton West varsity last spring: Mad dalena, Adrian Byra, Jayden Jennings and Triston Bonilla. Also on the roster were West JV players Dale Plunkett, Chase Porcella, Ryan Anderson, Henry Jimenez and Drew Maglowski, along with Stein ert’s Jack Ivens. Josh Klena, also from Hamilton, and Bordentown’s Connor Collora play at Notre Dame, and Bordentown’s Josh Guire rounds out the roster. Steve Maglowski was the pitching coach, and Stan Klek the first base coach.

“We had the toughest draw of any team there,” Bayless said. “Jennings hit the ball really well the last four games, but they made six sliding catches on him in the outfield; diving plays on line drives. Byra, Anderson and Porcella all had that happen. The defense we saw was impeccable.”Inthebracket quarterfinals, H-NB was eliminated with a 3-1 loss to defend ing champion Bridgewater, the Northern

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Hamilton bounced back with a 9-8 win over Wisconsin, relying on a seven-run inning for the win. That was followed by a 6-4 win over Min nesota and a 3-0 loss to Massachusetts.

While Anderson was thrilled with the team’s exploits as a parent watching her son, she was also excited for what the World Series berth can do for a league on the“Forupswing.ourprogram it’s great,” she said. “When you do well you give the program a little more notice. We’ve been growing over the last three years, this year is the biggest of the last three. It was already a good year and it became better. I hope it gets more kids to want to participate in all stars.”

“It helped a lot with my confidence and I’m sure the other kids could say the same,” he said. “We got a whole lot of experience there. Mo (Mike Moceri) is a great coach, he taught us a lot, so it helped a lot. And when you play against 18-year-olds, the 15-year-olds seem like nothing.”Thatwasn’t the case, however, when H-NB got to the World Series.

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If this is her last year, Anderson is going out on a high note. “I really wish that every family could experience it,” she said. “Not many things leave me speechless. But coming back to win after trailing by seven runs takes a lot. The coaches did a fantastic job, they were 100 percent dedicated. These kids practiced five days a week even between tournaments.“Theynever doubted what they could do. They were a working team, they just worked hard and they got a lot out of that effort. I hope they remember that. A lot of lessons could be learned from that whole experience.”

“There were some big kids there,” Maddalena said. “That’s the part that def initely got to me. It was like ‘Wow, some of these kids look like they’re 20.’ That’s the one thing we lacked was size. We just hit little bloop singles over the short stop’s head.”

Hamilton–Northern Burlington Babe Ruth All-Stars Drew Maglowski, Dale Plunkett, Josh Guire, Ryan Anderson, Jayden Jennings, Connor Collora, Triston Bonilla, Chase Porcella, Adrian Byra, Jack Ivens, Josh Klena, Henry Jimenez, AJ Maddalena in Altoona, Pennsylvania after winning the regional trophy.

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“I’d put our pitching staff up against anybody,” Bayless said. “We had eight kids who could throw very well. We could hit from top to bottom. I’ve never had a team like that before, where I never felt we were out of it. I trusted any kid with a bat in his hands no matter the situation.

In the end, H-NB went 11-4 and checked all the boxes when it came to being a good team.

“And defensively, man this is the best defensive team I ever coached. They don’t beat themselves, except for our one game with California. But they’re 15, that’s bound to happen. For the most part, they were super solid defensively. They made all the plays they should have and a lot of the ones where you’re like ‘Oh man, how did they make that play?’”

Anderson is still pondering whether to return next year. She has been involved in Hamilton Township baseball for 18 years: 15 at Sunnybrae, including three as president, and six at H-NB, including three as president. For three years she was on the board of both leagues. Anderson feels H-NB is in good hands; but if she leaves she wants a replacement that cares about the future of Babe Ruth baseball in Yardville. She had undying praise for what the parents did to help out this year but urged the public to come out and give their time, saying “we really need volunteers.”

RWJ Barnabas Health Audiology Depart ment Open House Event. Through Sep tember 15. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Better hearing solutions for your needs. Come and learn about the new advancements in hear ing technology. We will be providing FREE HEARING SCREENINGS and trials to quali fied patients. Lorraine Sgarlato, AuD. Call 609.245.7390 to schedule your appoint ment. The event will be held at: RWJ Bal ance & Hearing Center, 2 Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton.

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The American Cancer Society estimates about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Men and their loved ones should be proactive about prostate health all year long by being aware of prostate cancer symptoms and learning how to maintain good prostate health.Meera Yogarajah, MD, Medical Oncologist at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of ComprehensiveonlyJersey—NewNewJersey’sNCI-DesignatedCancer Center, shares more about prostate health.

To request an appointment with one of New Jersey’s top cancer specialists, call 844-CANCERNJ (844-226-2376) or visit rwjbh.org/beatcancer.RobertWoodJohnson University Hospital Hamilton, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey—New Jersey’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center—provides close-to-home access to the most advance treatment options, including clinical trials.

Coming up this month at RWJU Hospital Hamilton For more information, call (609) 584-5900. To register for a program or for schedule changes go to rwjbh.org/events.

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What is the prostate and what does it do? The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. It is located between the bladder and the rectum and sits around the urethra, which is a tube the carries urine from the bladder to the penis.The prostate secretes fluid that is part of semen. Normally the size of a walnut, the prostate can grow larger as men get older. Not all enlargement of the prostate is related to cancer, as the prostate can enlarge due to a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and how is it detected? In many cases, prostate cancer is found in men without symptoms. A blood test called primarywhich(prostate-specificPSAantigen),isoftenorderedbycareprovidersas part of routine cancer screening, can often be the first sign of prostate cancer.

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Some prostate cancers can be detected by an abnormal prostate exam or by trouble with urination (frequent urination, trouble passing urine, sudden urgency to pass urine). Symptoms such as weight loss or bone pain can occur in men with advanced prostate cancer. However, the majority of men diagnosed with prostate cancer have disease that is limited to the prostate. PSA screening can detect cancers early, before any spread has occurred. What is your advice to men to help maintain good prostate health? For all of my patients with active prostate cancer or at risk of recurrence of prostate cancer, I emphasize the importance of overall healthy lifestyle. This includes regular activity, ideally a structured exercise regimen, as well as maintaining a healthy weight. American Cancer Society guidelines include recommendations for exercise at least 150 minutes per week. Making good eating choices includes a diet with lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains and limited amounts of saturated fats and high calorie beverages. Paying attention to overall calorie intake is incredibly important as well.

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THuRSdAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Fall Prevention Awareness Day 2022. 10 to 11:30 a.m. In honor of Fall Prevention Awareness Week, join physical therapist, Maureen Stevens, PT, DPT, GCS, Cert. MDT and occupational therapist, Sarah Masco, OTD, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, for an informative lecture on the many risk factors that con tribute to falls, how they can be prevented, and what you can do to stay safe in your home. Using Crystals for Emotional Well Being. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Crystals are a gift from Mother Earth and hold sacred healing properties. Learn about crystals that offer soothing en ergy to help regain emotional balance and support positive well-being. Donna Swee ney, IET Master/Teacher, Reiki Master. Fee $15.

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MONdAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Lunch and Learn: Dive Into the Innovations of Wound Care. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Let Reza Shah, DO, FACOS, FACS, FAPWA, CMET, comedical director, guide you through the latest services and technology provided at RWJBH-Hamilton’s Wound Care Center, hyperbaric oxygen therapy unit. Lunch will be provided.

TuESdAY, SEPTEMBER 20 For Women Only, Dr. Dalal, MD, OB/GYN. 10 to 11 a.m. Can we speak frankly? We can and we will in an educational conversa tion of the symptoms and challenges not just after menopause, but as women age. Learn about treatments and procedures designed to help you reduce the symptoms and continue to live your best life.

WEdNESdAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Lunch and Learn Parkinson’s Disease, Dr. Farmer, MPS, Ed.S, Ed.D. 12:30 to 2 p.m. Eating a healthy diet, participating in phys ical exercises, using essential oils and par ticipating in mind-body practices are ways to help ease Parkinson’s Disease. Learn all about the natural therapies and remedies to be able to manage Parkinson’s disease while continuing to live your best life.

Better Health Programs

There’s no better time to be 65+ years old, and there’s no better place to experience it than at the Better Health Program at RWJUH. This complimentary program will engage your mind, encourage you to move and help you reflect. To register for a pro gram below or to learn about complimen tary membership call 609-584-5900 or visit rwjbh.org/HamiltonBetterHealth.

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July 8 at 4:27 p.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Shane Mull and Engine 18 dispatched to WAWA, Crosswicks Hamilton Square Road for a mulch fire. July 8 at 7:03 p.m. Engine 18 with Capt. David Snyder, Squad 12, Engine 14, Truck 17, BC Patrick Sullivan responded to 400 block of Lyn wood Ave. for a reported dwelling fire. July 9 at 7:58 p.m. Truck 13 with Capt. Bernard Crammer, Squad 12, Engine 15, BC Keith Greene and DC Aaron Heller were dispatched to South Broad and Har court Drive for a motor vehicle collusion/ rescue - assignment with entrapment.

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July 10 at 11:23 a.m. Squad 16 with Capt. Nicholas Buroczi Sr. Squad 12, Truck 13. Engine 15 and BC Timothy Sharpley responded to Alfred Ave. for a dwelling fire. July 10 at 9:10 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Eric DeVito, Engine 15, Truck 13, Squad 16, Engine 19 and BC Timothy Sharpley dispatched to 500 block of Schil ler Ave. for a MVA vehicle into a struc ture, no injuries, no smoke or fire. PSEG requested fire dispatch to check wiring in theJulygarage.12at 12:55 a.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Joseph Muzzillo , Squads 12 and 16, Truck 13, BC Patrick Sullivan and DC Christopher Tozzi dispatched to Zachary Land for odor of smoke in the dwelling.

July 13 at 7:58 p.m. Squad 16 with Capt. Jason Ryan, Engine 15, Truck 13, Squad 12, BC Keith Greene and Hamilton Police dispatched to 1700 block of West Mcgal liard Ave. for a dwelling fire. Investigated by Fire Marshal Scott McCormick. July 14 at 6:32 p.m. Squad 16 with Capt. Nicholas Buroczi Sr. dispatched to Walmart of Hamilton, Market Place Blvd. to assist citizen for a animal rescue. July 14 at 7:26 a.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Christian Balog responded to Mar ket Place Blvd to assist police, wash down theJulyarea.14 at 5:38 p.m. Engine 15 with Capt. Damien Cooke, Marine 13 with Capt. Michael Kiernan and BC Timothy Sharpley responded to the area of Over look Ave. for a water rescue. A four year old boy who was reported missing was located in John A. Roebling Memorial Park’s Spring Lake. He was pulled out of the water by firefighters and transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Hamilton Police investigated theJulyincident.16at 8:46 a.m. Engine 18 with Capt. David Snyder responded to Route 33 LLC, 2222 State Hwy 33 for a mulch fire.July 16 at 12:16 p.m. Engine 18 with Capt. David Snyder responded to Tropi cal Smoothie, 2222 State Hwy 33 for a mulch fire. July 18 at 4;46 p.m. Truck 17 with Capt. Shane Mull, Engine 18, Squad 12, Engine 14, Squad 16 and BC Timothy Sharpley responded to Slice of Brooklyn, 1295 State Hwy 33, for an odor of smoke. Caller hears crackling in the ceiling and smells smoke July 18 at 7:00 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Josue Garcia, Engine 14, Truck 17, Squad 16 and BC Timothy Sharpley responded to 100 block of Nebraska Ave. for an odor of electrical burning in the house. No smoke or fire showing. July 19 at 4:01 a.m. Truck 17 with Capt. Shane Mull and Squad 12, responded to North Commerce Square, Robbinsville, for an odor of smoke. Air conditioner stopped working, an odor of rubber burning.July19 at 1:22 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Kevin McElroy, Engine 14, Truck 17 and DC John Retalis dispatched to The Cross ings at Hamilton, Grand Central Drive for an interior gas leak. July 19 at 3:35 p.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Nicola Creo, Squad 16, Truck 13, Truck 17, Squad 12 and BC Nicholas Buroczi Sr. responded to 2100 block of Liberty Street for a reported dwelling fire. Arriving crew reported heavy smoke in the rear of the house. Colonial’s Special Services 18 responded with volunteers Brian Moss and Bill Men nel filling nine air bottles. Investigated by

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Hamilton Township Fire Division responded to 625 incidents in July. Included in the calls were 13 building fires, one vehicle fire, 23 natural vegeta tion fires, 9 rubbish fires, 2 other type fires, 3 overpressure incidents with no fire, 3 rescue assignments, 4 assists to EMS crews, 243 EMS calls, 4 rescueextrications, 1 water rescue, 27 hazard ous conditions with no fire, 12 service calls, 2 animal rescues, 13 public service assistances, 1 unauthorized burning, 14 good intent calls, 73 calls dispatched and cancelled enroute, 8 wrong location, 31 system or detector malfunction, 57 unin tentional system operation with no fire, 4 false alarms, 2 citizen complaints, 79 other type assignments. Nicholas Buroczi Sr. and Jason Ryan have been promoted to battalion chief. Ryan Shearer has been promoted to captain. July 1 at 5:16 p.m. Colonial Vol. Fire Co. Special Services 18 was dispatched for Standby Service at the Annual Inde pendence Day Activities, fireworks at Veteran’s Park. Volunteer’s Tom Vasey, Sherri Bauerlet and Dan Hindenmyer responded.July2nd at 4:32 a.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Eric Devita was dispatched to RWJ Hospital Emergency Room for a patient with a ring stuck on a finger. July 2 at 6:08 a.m. Engine 15 with Capt. Lamar Hicks, Marine 13, Marine 16 and Deputy Chief Aaron Heller were requested by NJSP to retrieve a 22 foot white vessel off the shore from Ross Marina, Lamber ton Road, believed to be unoccupied.

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July 3 at 3:08 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Kevin McElroy dispatched to assist police with forceable entry on Willow Court. July 4 at 9:06 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Joseph Flynn, responded to I-295N for a MVA-Rescue assignment. Vehicle on its side.July 5 at 12:27 a.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Joseph Palazzone responded to Debow Drive, Milstone for a dwelling fire. Also responding, 2nd Alarm, were Robbins ville – Squad 40, East Windsor -Engine-46 & Tanker 42, Hightstown Engine 41 as RIT and Cranbury Tanker 48.

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July 7 at 4:42 p.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Michael Danbury and Squad 16 responded to Argonne Ave. for wires down.July 7 at 10:45 p.m. Truck 17 with Capt. Jason Bergstrom and Squad 12 responded to Robbinsville for an appli ance fire 900 block of Robbinsville Edin burgJulyRoad.8at 9:50 a.m. Engine 18 with Capt. David Snyder, Squad 16, Truck 17 and Battalion Chief Patrick Sullivan were dispatched to The Tanning Salon, 3800 Quakerbridge Road for smell of gas inside the building.

July 26 at 12:49 p.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Kinte Holt, Engine 18, Squad 16, Truck 17 and BC Timothy Sharpley responded to Dollar Tree, 2100 block Nottingham Way for a interior building fire. Fire was investigated by Fire Mar shal Scott McCormick and Hamilton Township police.

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Jeannine Cimino, Chair, William Penn Bank Gerard Fennelly, NAI Fennelly

The Hamilton Partnership is proud to announce Jeannine Cimino, as newly elected Chaiman of the Board and Rachel Holland as the newly appointed Executive Director. Since 1993, The Hamilton Partnership has worked with community business leaders, government officials, and private decision-makers to deliver services and employment opportunities that are essential to Hamilton Township’s continued success.

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Congratulations to Jeannine and Rachel, the first females to serve in each of their roles!

Jeannine Cimino, Chair, William Penn Bank Rachel Holland, Executive Director Gregory Blair (Emeritus), Nottingham Insurance Co. Hon. Jeff Martin, Mayor, Hamilton Township Lee Boss, The Mercadien Group Gerard Fennelly, NAI Fennelly Richard Freeman, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton Frank Lucchesi, PSE&G Patrick M. Ryan, First Bank Tom Troy, Sharbell Development Corp.

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July 26 at 11:38 p.m. Truck 13 with Capt. Michael Kiernan, Engine 15, Squad 16, BC Timothy Sharpley and DC Steven Kraemer responded to 100 block of Over look Ave. for on interior gas leak in the kitchen area. July 28 at 9:02 a.m. Truck 13 with Capt. Donald Snedeker and Squad 16 dispatched to investigate an exterior gas leak on the 800 block of Whitehorse Mer cerville Road. July 28 at 4:28 p.m., Engine 18 with Capt. Eric Wojcik dispatched to Cole man Road for an uncontrolled water leak. Flood of water coming from the washing machine.July29 at 12:17 p.m. Truck 17 with Capt. Jared Pierson and Engine 18 dis patched to 200 block of Mowat Circle for elevator rescue, occupants unable to openJulydoor.31at 1:54 a.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Michael Danbury responded to Har vey Road and Davis Station Road, Upper Freehold for a hazardous condition.

Congratulations to Jeannine and Rachel, the first females to serve in each of their roles!

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Retiring Chief Richard Kraemer passed the Chief’s helmet to Chief Christopher Tozzi at the promotion ceremony held Aug. 1. The oath of promotion oath was administered by Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin (center). (Photo by Bob Sherman Jr.)

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July 23 at 5:03 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Bernard Crammer and BC Nicho las Buroczi Sr. responded mutual aid to Lawrence Township, Rosedale Road, for a dwelling fire. Lawrence Deputy Chief reported 2 story dwelling with heavy smoke and fire through the roof. July 24 at 2:06 p.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Joseph Muzzillo, Engine 15, Engine 18, Truck 13, Squad 16 and BC Jason Ryan responded to Eagle Rock Apart ments for a reported kitchen fire. July 24 at 7:03 p.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Joseph Muzzillo, Engine 15, Squad 16, Truck 13 and BC Jason Ryan responded to 200 block of Main Street, where the 9-1-1 called reported the oven is on fire and the door to the oven is closed.

July 25 at 8:38 p.m. Squad 16 with Capt. Lamar Hicks, Squad 12, Engine 15, Truck 13 and BC Jason Ryan dispatched to the 100 block of Hempstead Road for an appliance fire.

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July 19 at 4:27 p.m. Truck 17 with Capt. Jason Bergstrom, Engine 18 responded to building 5, Quakerbridge Plaza for a person trapped in the elevator. July 19 at 4:58 p.m. Engine 18 with Capt. Eric Wojcik, Squad 16, Truck 17 responded to Ivanhoe Drive, Robbinsville for an appliance fire July 20 at 1:15 p.m. Engine 15 with Capt. Andrew Kmiecik and BC Patrick Sullivan dispatched to cover Trenton FD Engine 3/Ladder 2 Station. At 1:25 p.m. they responded on the 3rd alarm to 345 Cleveland Ave. Trenton. Five firefighters sustained minor injuries. July 22 at 5:06 p.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Nicola Creo, Squad 12, Engine 15, Squad 16, Truck 13 and Battalion Chief Nicholas Buroczi Sr. responded to 300 block of Connecticut Ave. for flames com ing from circuit breaker panel.

I now face paint and airbrush all over the tristate area for both small parties and big festivals. Currently airbrushing at all the Eagle home games at their stadium, and Rutgers college football home games. I love it! Where have you shown in this area? I recently had my art up at the Brookwood Cafe, where I have shown three times. I tend to show mostly in Trenton area, Mill Hill Saloon, Starbucks, Trenton Social, and Artworks. What fight/struggle do you have regarding your art? Consistency. I am blessed with a studio in my home, and my schedule gives me time to work on things. However, I am a creative, who gets distracted and will start something, then see something else that’s alluring and I want to try it. I will circle back to other projects, but I do have a few that I started 5+ years ago! Consistency is very hard for me. I am not good at working at set times and hours on art projects. I think a lot of this stems from being self-employed with no time card to punch in. I know that right now (summer), I am in my face painting high season and have not looked at canvas painting in months. I won’t let myself start anything. But as my season winds down, I will pull out my paints and get back into that flow. How often do you paint? Once I am in that low-season space, I will paint often. I tend to work intensely on something, if I have a vision for it. When that happens, I will have an idea in my head. I can see it and I need to get it out onto the canvas. When that happens, I will paint for hours, and days until done. Also if I have deadlines. That’s the best way for me to finish paintings! Which events to do the face painting are your favorites? A few years back, I face painted at Trenton Movie nights. Every week, I went to a different neighborhood and painted for 2 hours. I got to know the kids and parents. I continue to do events in different cities, and one of the joys of my job is letting the child decide the design, the colors, and then seeing the first look when they peer in the mirror.

Thomas Kelly is a Hamilton-based artist and member of the Hamilton Arts Council. His work can be found at thomaskellyart.com.

10 questions with painter Antoinette Marchfelder

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The Magic Mirror Moment! It never gets old! What is most fun about being an artist? I consider myself to be an “artistpreneur.” Art embraces all of that: I get to be creative, choose how I want to work on a project, have a good amount of flexibility with time. Depending on the project, I can go to a favorite cafe and work for a bit, or out in the woods. I have freedom to explore. Art can take so many forms, so it’s never boring. The “preneur” part of that phrase is having different streams of income within my art. Sometimes that’s just a tiny bit, or seasonal (face painting), but it keeps me moving forward. What is a dream project of yours? To produce a series of work and show in NYC, to start. I have not shown outside of this area, mostly because of that whole consistency thing. I need to focus on a plan and deadline for that. What is on the horizon? What are you looking forward to? I would like to be able to travel and continue to create art on the road. I have been doing a lot of digital art and like the idea of being a digital nomad. Not full time, but maybe a month out of the year to Antoinettestart. Marchfelder is online at amarchfelderart. com, merakifacenbodyart.@manotigredesignsmerakifacebodyart.com,and@ Artist Antoinette Marchfelder with one of her paintings.

Antoinette Marchfelder is a painter who works in acrylics. She paints on canvas, boards and people. Her work is flowing, colorful and powerful. She works at events, parties and college and professional sports venues painting faces and airbrushing tattoos. You may have seen her work exhibited in the Brookwood Café in Mercerville, where she has shown three times in the past twoWhetheryears. on canvas or faces her work is cohesive and has a signature style. Please share some of the media you work in. I am a mixed-media artist and use mostly acrylic paint. I incorporate collage material, gold leaf, inks, pens, pastels, watercolors, along with stencils and stamps. What are you communicating with your art? In some of my work depicting women, it’s about inner strength, no matter what we as women face and go through, we continue to rise. Usually in those, hair is important to me…even if the woman is bald!Iknow, that doesn’t make sense. But hair, for me, represents freedom to express oneself, and also symbolizes strength. A bald woman, for me, represents an incredible strong individual who has overcome many battles and her head is held high. As far as my abstract work, I would have to say that is me getting into a paint flow, disconnecting from the outer world, and letting my soul connect with the canvas. I never know where it will take me, but I always feel deep contentment when I finish. How did you get started with the face and body painting? My church, at the time, was doing a back to school event for the community and I thought I would be able to help out by face painting. I have a friend who does this, so I asked her for advice. Not only did she sit me down and give me a crash course on face painting, product, where to buy, who to watch, et cetera, but she lent me her daughter’s kit, had me practice, and then had me face paint at an event. I was so nervous, and kept telling the kids to go to the other artist’s line!

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There’s a custom of not naming properties that aren’t big and grand or somehow dramatically different from others nearby, but from my observations, that custom’s time may be over. Still, there’s a big difference in size and connotation between the naming of proper estates like “The Breakers” in Newport, Rhode Island or Elvis’s “Graceland”—or even fictional estates like “Tara” in Gone With the Wind or “Xanadu” in Citizen Kane—and the naming of a home that’s perhaps slightly larger than its neighbors, and happens to sell $1,000 worth of firewood or canteloupes each year to qualify for a farmland assessment on property taxes.

One actual farm name combined its Cape Cod location with its resident chickens to get “The Cape Coop.”

New Jersey’s Homestead Benefit program started back in 1976, intended to reduce the impact of high property taxes. This column isn’t about the Homestead Benefit, which was recently replaced by the less agrarian, more nautical-sounding ANCHOR program. But it is about an associated benefit: because my home has been dubbed a “homestead,” it follows logically that I have the right to name that homestead, as homesteaders have been doing for centuries.Hamilton Township considers my house to already have a name—a first name and a last name, in a way. Unfortunately, that name, like those of most other homes in Hamilton, is pretty boring, consisting of a Block number and a Lot number. This system creates a unique identifier for a particular place, but it’s about as interesting as if we all referred to each other by our Social Security numbers, driver license numbers or birthdates. To be fair, properties have less formal names, just like people. But these also tend to be pedestrian, and less than romantic: a house number, combined with a street name, that creates an address and gives a quick, easy way to refer to a specific location. Sometimes, a memorable address comes with the home, like 49441 Zzyzx Road in California, 2400 Stinking Creek Road in Tennessee, or 1 Shades of Death Road here in New Jersey. I’ve long been fascinated by New York City’s alternate street names, displayed prominently on corner signs, but mere honorary titles in the eyes of mapmakers and GPS systems. I hope that one day, while visiting my birth borough of Staten Island, I’ll be approached by a confused motorist and have the opportunity to deliver directions to “Make a left at Johnny Maestro Way,” or “Turn right at Lobster Joe Truscelli Drive.”

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Peter Dabbene’s website is peterd abbene.com, and his previous Ham ilton Post columns can be read at www.communitynews.org. His latest work, “Suburban Complaint #1988: Skunked” can be read at themeta worker.com. His book Complex Sim plicity collects the first 101 editions of this column, along with essays and material published elsewhere. It is now available at Amazon or Lulu.com for $25 (print) or $4.99 (ebook).

And what Staten Islander wouldn’t want to live on Crossing Guard Phyliss Ann Pizzuto Corner, George Kaye Katsoris Candy Man Way, or have an address in the Wu-Tang Clan District? Just as it’s rare to come across someone whose name is preceded by a formal title, like England’s Earl of Sandwich (a.k.a. Lord Sandwich), or someone known by a one or two word stage name, like Madonna or Lady Gaga, it’s rare to encounter

Another owner settled on “Clucky Dickens Farm,” because someone once misspoke while trying to say “ducky chickens.” Isn’t that just so cute you want to scream? And keep screaming? It must be pointed out that the people offering these examples maintain websites dubbed A Farmish Kind of Life, Accidental Hippies, Pasture Deficit Disorder, and other cringeworthy examples of middling wit and self-created mythology.JustasIwas having doubts about the wisdom of this venture, I found several surveys that seemed to prove people’s willingness to pay more for a named property than an unnamed one. Now, naming my property wouldn’t be an unnecessary, ostentatious display of vainglory, it would simply be a sound personal finance decision. Relieved, I ran through possibilities, aided by a Brazilian tilapia farmer’s farm name generator at ToughNickel.com. I was prompted to choose an adjective (Reckless, Heavenly, Sunny, Smilin’, etc.), a noun (Buzzard, Bramble, Bluff), and a place type from conveniently provided tables. “Your imagination only limits you,” the site noted—probably just an example of misplaced word order by a non-native English speaker, but in my case, perhaps no truer words were ever spoken.

Red foxes deliver late-night mating calls from the farthest recesses of our downwardpitched backyard, yielding another fitting name: ‘Screaming Fox Hollow.’

September 2022 properties with distinctive names like “Buckingham Palace,” Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Fallingwater,” or California megamansion “The One.” The U.S. Constitution prevents the government from granting noble titles, though Americans with foreign titles can keep them, with certain restrictions—no one holding a title of nobility can work at a government job, for example, so all those foreign Dukes, Barons, and Earls will just have to give up their dreams of working for the U.S. Postal Service or the I.R.S.Yet in a very American, Great Gatsbyish way, nothing prevents anyone from naming, or re-naming, their property, just like anyone aspiring to hip-hop fame can wake up one day and tell people to only call him “Jay-Z,” even if his parents named him Shawn.

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If squirrels ever develop the ability to read, they’ll know to steer clear of me and my home. Meanwhile, recent years have seen red foxes delivering late-night mating calls from the farthest recesses of our downward-pitched backyard, yielding another fitting name: “Screaming Fox Hollow.” These names seemed a bit too aggressive, so in the tradition of Native American place names in New Jersey, like Weehawken (“place of gulls”), Absecon (“place of swans”), and Metuchen (“dry firewood”), I made up a few Native American-ish names, like “Nonacuttin,” a Native American-ish word meaning “Hasn’t mowed the lawn lately.” Other plant-based possibilities included “Weedy Manor,” “Brownfields,” and “Terra Erba Alta,” which means “Tall Grass Land” in Latin. The mixed results of my past efforts to grow vegetables offered the potential name “Dead Tomato Row.”Another school of thought for property-naming hinges on something unique about the building in question. There’s not much that’s unusual about my house, but we do have a carport, which isn’t especially common. Combining this with a gratuitous Star Wars reference created the name “Mos EisleyNoneCarport.”ofthese names stood out as a clear winner, and I realized that, in the same way one can live a happy and productive life never referring to oneself in the third person, there’s really no need to give a house or property a name. Lot and Block designations, house number and street address—sometimes, the only name that’s needed is “home.”

Crest Brooke or Belle Pointe? I wasn’t looking to name a housing development or apartment complex, just my own average suburban house. I sought advice online, and found there are plenty of name generators and blog posts on the subject, with real-life examples that tend toward the farm-centric.

“Hideaway” didn’t make the cut because it might attract undesirables on the run from the law. “Oasis” seemed like false advertising or overpromising, and might require some commitment to distribute free food and water to travelers. “Retreat” could draw spiritual types or corporate event planners— neither was desirable to me—and “The Dabbene Retreat” sounds more like an ignominious battlefield maneuver than a quiet, pleasant residence. One site recommends incorporating local flora or fauna, and the owner’s feelings about them, into a name; given my antipathy for tree-based rodents, “Squirrel’s Doom” seemed promising. I also used suggestions for adjective (“broken”) and place name (“arms”) to create “The Squirrel’s Broken Arms.”

We’ve all seen these properties, with names like “No Cents Farm” or “Chipmunk Hollow,” just like we’ve all seen fancier-than-merited names for housing, condominium, and apartment developments. Why take up residence at the reality-based but comparatively modest “Park Apartments” or “Village Apartments” (“Park” and “Village” are the two most common words in apartment complex names), when you can rent a place at “The Confluence at Harvest Hills”? And why buy a home at Crest Brook or Belle Point, when you can buy an extra “e,” Wheel of Fortune-style, and gain greater perceived prestige at

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