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situation,being able to thrive through 80 years of economic ups and downs is a testament to our strength,perseverance and exceptional service. We are truly grateful to our members for trusting us to be a part of their financial journeys.”

In addition to serving members through their financial products and services,Credit Union of New Jersey also gives back to the community through the Credit Union of New Jersey Foundation,which supports multiple non-profit and charitable organizations across the state.

The Credit Union of New Jersey provides financial services to 37,256 members through five full-service offices located in Mercer and Burlington Counties and an E-branch at cunj.org. Established in 1943, the $424,888,467 credit union is headquartered in Ewing Township. Membership information and current rates may be obtained by calling (609) 538-4061 or by visiting cunj.org.

Ewing Library April events

The following are programs for children at the Ewing Branch of the Mercer County Library in March. The library is located at 61 Scotch Road. (609) 882-3130.

Painting Station. Mondays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 at 10:30-11 a.m. Painting station for children, ages 5 and under with adult.

Little Scientist STEM Program. Mondays, April 3, 10, 17, 24 at 10 -10:30 a.m. Learn by doing fun experiments! Children ages 5 and under with adult.

Video Interviews with Poets. Mondays, April 3, 10, 17, 24, 4:30 p.m.- 5 p.m. April is National Poetry Month, get to know some well-loved children’s poets in video interviews, for school age children!

Toddler Storytime. Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 at 10:30-11 a.m. Songs, rhymes, and stories. Suggested for children, ages 5 and under with adult. Themes: April 4 Tiny Robot, April 11 Easter Egg Hunt, April 18 Earth Day and April 25 Library Storytime.

Toddlers Create! Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 at 11-11:45 a.m. Toddlers will create projects with a Spring theme! Suggested for children, ages 5 and under with adult.

Messy Crafts. Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18, 25 at 2:30-3:15 p.m. Join us for messy crafts, with different projects each week. Please dress down for messy play. Suggested for children ages 5 and under with adult.

Music and Movement. Wednesdays,

April 5, 12, 19, at 11-11:45 a.m. Join Miss Susan for music and movement action rhymes! Children 5 and under with adult.

Think Like a Scientist! Wednesdays, April 12, 19, at 5:15 -5:40 p.m. Fun science projects and experiments for school-age children ages 6-10.

Baby Time. Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 at 10:30-10:45 a.m. Join Miss Chetna for rhymes and songs! Children ages birth to 18 months with adult.

Playdough Creations. Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 at 11-11:45 a.m. Playdough creations based on a storytime theme. Children ages 5 and under with adult.

Homeschool Meet-up. Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27 at 9:30-10:20 a.m.. All are invited to join Homeschool Meet-up. Some sessions will be play based, others more educational in nature. All ages and abilities are welcome! Come join us and make some new friends!

Preschool Storytime. Fridays, April 14, 21, 28 at 10:30-11 a.m. Songs, rhymes, stories and craft. Suggested for children ages 2-5 with adult.

Playdough Creations. Fridays, April 14, 21, 28 at 10:30-11 a.m. Playdough creSee AROUND TOWN, Page 4

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Chess Program for School-age Children, Ages 5-12. Sundays, April 16, 23, 30 at 3-4 p.m. Join us for a game of chess! No experience necessary, and all skill levels welcome! A limited number of chess boards will be provided.

Sensory Storytime. Saturday, April 1, 10:30-11 a.m., for ages 5-10 with adult. Attendance is limited to 12 families.

Volunteers Needed to Assemble Coping Box. Wednesday, April 5, 3-5 p.m. Join Toluwanimi Akinosho in making a coping box for siblings of children who have cancer. Teens looking for volunteer hours can help put items (journals, stress balls, markers, crayons, coloring books, word puzzle books, stickers, deck of cards, bubbles, mini play dough and small silly putty into box. All materials will be provided by Ms. Akinosho. The hospitals that will be receiving the boxes are St. Peter’s in New Brunswick, Capital Hopewell BMS, Children’s in New Brunswick, and Penn Medicine Princeton.

Financial Well Being for Children. Wednesday, April 5, 6-7 p.m. Planting the seeds of financial wellbeing at an early age can help build confidence and enhance financial literacy. Stay Safe Online or 8 Steps to Financial Success. There will be money games, coloring activities, crafts, giveaways, and a fun video for children 8-12. Presented by Amanda Griffith from the Credit Union of New Jersey.

Drop-in Unicorn Day Craft. Monday, April 10, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Celebrate Unicorn Day with a special craft!

Read to the Dog. Thursdays, April 13 and 20, 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Read to Theodore Finley, the Library Dog. Children can sign up for a fifteen- minute session by calling the children’s desk or register online.

Earth Slime. Wednesday, April 19, 5:30-6 p.m. Also Thursday, April 20 make Earth Slime. All Ages!

Make a Macrame Photo Wall Hanging. Wednesday, April 19, 7-8 p.m. Make a stylish macrame wall hanging to display photos for all your friends to see. Ages 13 and up!

Ask Your Teacher. National Library Week (April 23-29) This year’s theme is “There’s More to the Story.” During this week, children and teens can pick up a form at the children’s desk. The form will ask you to take your favorite teacher’s picture and their favorite library book. All entries will be displayed in the library from April 24- May 12.

Pokemon Drop-in Corner Bookmark Craft. Tuesday, April 28, 10 a.m. –4 p.m. Pick-up your Pokemon Corner Bookmark Craft! * * *

Programs for Adults. Registration required. Call 609-882-3148 or sign up at mcl.org.

Poetry Month Film Series. Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. April 1: Dead Poets Society. April 15: Poetic Justice. Saturday. April 22: Bright Star.

Chess Club. Monday, April 4, 6 p.m. and Wednesday, April 19, 2:30 p.m. Join us for a game of chess. All skill levels welcome. A limited number of chess boards will be provided.

Create a Flower Bed from Scratch Tuesday, April 11, 6:30 p.m. Let the West Trenton Garden Club guide you in creating your own colorful garden bed at home. Learn how to plant and care for annuals and perennials for year-round enjoyment!

Create a Red-Hot Resume. Thursday,

April 13, 10 a.m. A one-on-one workshop for building a resume and conducting an effective job search. Four 30-minute individual appointments. Presented by volunteer Paul Martinetti, MD who has led numerous workshops at TCNJ’s career center.

Adult Craft: Drip Paint Pots Monday, April 17, 2:30 p.m. Make a colorful pot using the drip-paint technique! Registration required.

Non-Fiction Book Group: Killers of the Flower Moon. Thursday, April 20, 7 p.m. Join us to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Feel free to attend even if you have not read or finished the book.

Adult Book Discussion. Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m. Join us to discuss Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. Registration required.

Sunday Movie Series. For ages 18 and up, 2 p.m. April 2: Empire of Light. April 16: Women Talking. April 23: A Man Called Otto. Spring Fling Book Sale. Thursday, April 27: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bag sale of leftovers on Saturday—a grocery bag full for only $5. Large inventory of books for adults, young adults, and children; DVDs, CD music CDs, books on CD, and flea market with unexpected special finds and collectibles! Hardback & Trade from $1.00. Pocket Paperbacks 50¢ or 3/$1. No admission fee. * * *

Computer Classes. Call the Reference Desk at 882-3148 to schedule a convenient time to stop in and get one-on-one instruction.

Learn to Download Library Books to Your eReader or Tablet. By appointment only. The Mercer County Library System has hundreds of fiction and nonfiction titles that you can download for FREE to your Kindle, Nook, iPad or other eReader or tablet.

Learn How to Get Hoopla and Flipster on Your Smartphone or Tablet. By appointment only. Hoopla is a free mobile app that let you stream movies, music, TV shows, and audiobooks to your digital devices. With Flipster, you can read magazines on the go.

Cenlar employees help build affordable homes

Volunteers from Ewing-based Cenlar FSB helped frame two affordable homes in Hightstown on March 8.

The effort was part of Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build program, which seeks to empower women and help them build strength, stability and independence. Every year during the first week of March, Habitat provides special opportunities for hands-on learning so that women can suc- ceed in changing their communities.

A team composed of mostly women from Cenlar partnered with Habitat for Humanity of South Central New Jersey on International Women’s Day to build homes, community and hope for women in Hightstown.

Habitat SCNJ seeks to address the gaps in equity that women experience when seeking to provide themselves and their loved ones with a safe and affordable place to call home. For more than 35 years, the organization has provided permanent housing solutions to local hard-working women in need of a helping hand as they build brighter futures for themselves and their loved ones.

In fact, women-led households make up 65% of new Habitat Homeowners and 55% of homeowners who receive home repairs in the last 3 years. Next door to the houses under construction sit two Habitat homes that were completed and sold last year.

The Cenlar team worked from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the construction site, located at 224 and 226 S. Academy St. in Hightstown.

MCCC jazz band kicks off free concert series

The public is invited to “get jazzed” this spring with shows in and around the area performed by Mercer County Community College’s talented jazz ensemble.

Come on out to see the MCCC Jazz Band perform one of America’s most iconic art forms. Admission is free.

Directed by Scott Hornick, the MCCC Jazz Band is composed of 12 to 16 MCCC students, faculty and special guests who will present varied and exciting shows from March till May.

The repertoire includes a compilation of various jazz favorites and standards. All selections feature standout improvisations by Mercer County Community College music students.

The band will be performing on the following dates/locations:

Quakerbridge Mall, Lawrence Township, Thursday, April 13, 6 p.m.

Lawrenceville Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township. Tuesday, April 18, 6:30 p.m.

Princeton MarketFair, 3535 Route 1, West Windsor, April 26, (Time TBA).

MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre will be home to more memorable music events including the MCCC Chorus on Tuesday, May 2 and the MCCC Jazz Ensemble on Wednesday, May 3.

For information about joining the Jazz Band and/or music lessons at MCCC, go to mccc.edu/catalog/courses/mus.shtml.

For information about all events at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre visit kelsey.mccc. edu/events.