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Always grinding Hard work pays off for Post 26’s Tomasulo
Most area towns outlaw the retail sale of marijuana
By RICH FISHer
Things just weren’t working out for Ryan Tomasulo, but the guy never stopped grinding. And it finally paid off this year. After the summer of his junior year at Bordentown High, the catcher was told by manager Doug Moore that he did not have a spot for him on the Bordentown Post 26 American Legion team. Bummed that he couldn’t play with his friends, Tomasulo still kept plugging as he joined North Hamilton and got some time there. The following year with Jack Parker having graduated, Tomasulo had a shot at the starting job with Bordentown High, and Moore also told him he had a spot for him on Post 26. Covid-19 shutdowns destroyed all of that, leaving Tomasulo and everyone else sitting on the sidelines. But the catcher did not sulk, for his love of the game wouldn’t allow it. He knew he had one more legion season left and was going to make the most of it. “He knows he’s not gonna play in college, but he went out and worked hard just to play his final year,” Moore said. “This just shows what he’s about and his work ethic and how much he wants to play. See TOMASULO, Page 8
By BILL SanSerVInO
A lifetime educator, Trudy Atkins stepped in as the Bordentown Regional School District’s new superintendent last month following the retirement of Edward Forsthoffer.
New super takes over Trudy Atkins an educator for over 30 years By SaM SCIarrOTTa
When someone in Trudy Atkins’s family starts something, they stick with it. Always. Her mother was a longtime elementary school teacher, her father, an electrician, HVAC contractor and fire-
fighter. Both of her brothers spent 20 years each in the Air Force and Navy, respectively. Tommy went on to teach ROTC at Neptune High School for another 22 years, and Eddie served as the director of emergency services in Chester County until his death in 2014. And just look at Atkins herself—after 33 years of experience in the education field, she was hired as the new Bordentown Regional School District superintendent earlier
this year. Her time officially started in July, with the retirement of outgoing superintendent Edward Forsthoffer. “The role models that I had growing up were in roles of service, so I know that’s where it comes from,” she said. Atkins, a Groveville native, has spent over three decades as an educator. She graduated from West Chester University with a bachelor’s in education and a master’s in molecuSee ATKINS, Page 6
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Marijuana might be legal in New Jersey, but residents of most area municipalities will have to travel to another town if they want to buy some. Only four Mercer County towns—Ewing, Lawrence, Pennington and Trenton— are set to allow the retail sale of cannabis within their borders. Also on that list is Bordentown City in Burlington County. Meanwhile, Bordentown Township, East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Borough, Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Princeton, Robbinsville and West Windsor and Plainsboro have either passed, or are in the process of passing, measures that ban the retail sale of the drug. A law approved earlier this year by the state Legislature and Gov. Phil Murphy mandates that municipalities must vote to opt-out of allowing businesses to operate under six newly-created licenses by Aug. 21. The licenses that businesses can seek in connection with the recreational cannabis market are: Class 1—Cannabis cultivator (growing cannabis); Class 2—Cannabis manufacturer (preparing and See CANNABIS, Page 14
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