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Grassroots efforts key in halting PennEast pipeline Scuttled pipeline a major victory for NJ, local groups that worked to stop it By Joe Emanski

Employees of PTC Therapeutics at work in the biopharmaceutical company’s new Hopewell Township laboratories on the campus formerly occupied by Bristol Myers-Squibb.

Ex-BMS site coming alive with new tenants, new technologies PTC Therapeutics among several biotech and biologic companies setting up shop on pharmaready campus By Joe Emanski

Hopewell’s hopes that there is life after BMS were boosted on Oct. 14 when PTC Therapeutics held a grand opening ceremony for 220,000 square feet of laboratory, manufacturing and office space that it has leased on the former Bristol Myers-Squibb campus on

Pennington-Rocky Hill Road. PTC is a biopharmaceutical company that is working to discover, develop and produce gene therapies that can be used to treat rare genetic disorders. The company says it has spent $20 million on a new biologics facility, and expects to hire up to 250 employees by 2022 to work at its Gene Therapy Manufacturing Center of Excellence, located at what is now known as the Princeton West Innovation Campus. PTC’s headquarters are in South Plainfield. The publicly traded company employs a some 650 people at its locations in New Jersey, and 1,400

in 15 countries around the world. Employees of the company began working at the Hopewell location in July. Gene therapy is a relatively new field of medicine in which laboratory-developed, therapeutic genes are introduced into patients’ cells, with the goal of replacing or correcting defective genes. By replacing faulty genes with healthy ones, therapists can treat, cure or even prevent diseases and medical conditions. The first time this process was successfully carried out was in 1990. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration first gave its first approval of a See PTC, Page 8

Five months ago, the energy consortium PennEast won what appeared to many to be a major victory in its long battle to build a natural gas pipeline in eastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey, including Hopewell Valley. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that states could not stop private companies from acquiring land via eminent domain — even stateowned, conserved land — if the federal government had granted the companies that authority. The 5-4 decision reversed a 2019 ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that blocked PennEast from condemning state property for the purpose of acquiring it via eminent domain. But on Sept. 27, PennEast announced that it had given up on its 7-year quest to build the pipeline. This was thanks in no small part to the grassroots efforts of many residents and local organizations in the region — as well as local government officials and a huge helping hand from the State of New Jersey.

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The state had stood fast in saying that it would not issue to PennEast the environmental permits it needed, saying that the Clean Water Act protected the state’s wetlands and waterways from pipeline development. PennEast cited its failure to secure those permits when it announced the cancellation of the project. New Jersey communities that would potentially be affected by the pipeline have spent the past seven years voicing their opposition to the project. Hopewell’s Patty Cronheim is one citizen who has been vocal from the start. She got involved back in 2014 when she and several other Hopewell residents, including Sari DeCesare and Fairfax Hutter, formed Hopewell Township Citizens Against the PennEast Pipeline. HTCAPP has been crucial in keeping locals informed on the latest news on the pipeline. She became so passionate about the cause that she turned it into a new career. She co-founded Rethink Energy NJ, a nonprofit organization that advocates for a swift transition from fossil fuels like natural gas to renewable energy, and spent several years as its outreach coordinator. For the past year, she has worked as the campaigns director for the New Jersey See PIPELINE, Page 6

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Hopewell Theater wins NJBIA Award for Excellence Hopewell Theater was honored with the Community Service Award when the the New Jersey Business and Industry Association and New Jersey Business magazine announced 20 recipients for their annual Awards for Excellence, honoring member companies and business leaders whose energy and vision have had a positive impact on their employees, their communities, and the state’s economy. The award recognized Hopewell Theater as a company committed to leadership in finding solutions to social or economic challenges. “Forced to close for many months, New Jersey’s theaters and performance venues were thrust into dire circumstances that threatened their very existence,” New Jersey Business said in the award description. “Rising to the challenge, Hopewell Theater president and CEO Sara Scully took the extraor-

dinary measure to create the New Jersey Independent Venue Association.” NJIVA was formed in late 2020 to unite New Jersey’s independent venues through the difficulties posed to venues, theaters, and performing arts centers by the pandemic shutdown. Through NJIVA, Hopewell Theater brought together 20 organizations and a petition signed by more than 800 residents to successfully lobby the governor’s office and state legislature for $25 million in relief funds through the CARES Act, which provides grants to New Jersey’s live performance venues. “We share this award with the residents and venues who fought hard for this, despite Covid keeping all of us apart. We came together to make this happen,” Scully said. “We could not have done it without the enduring support of NIVA also, and my Hopewell Theater co-founder, Mitchel Skolnick.”

INBOX continued from Page 2 munity. Uma and her family located in Hopewell Township because of the character of our community. Our greenspace and our schools were a factor in that move. Like our current township leaders, she believes that in our required need to provide housing diversity mandated by all municipalities in New Jersey, we also must balance future growth while maintaining precious greenspace. She is sensitive to the high property taxes that create agita for all of us. I’m confident Uma will work to stabilize the township’s portion of the tax bill.

are easy to identify by their russet tail feathers and banded chest. When it comes to policy implementation and budgets, I implore you to choose someone who is eager to create foundations based in fact and transparency. To choose someone like my mother who seeks to create healthy minds and bodies through policies that make students feel safe to be themselves within the learning environment. Policies that reignite students’ passions for learning, inclusion and community. I admire my mother for many reasons. But perhaps her most endearing quality is her ability to love without bounds. Her love for this planet, for its creatures, for its peoples, all inspire me to seek a life of love and light and sustainability. She loves to learn. She loves to help people. Goal-oriented, extensive experience in leadership and group dynamics, passionate, and a team player, I can think of no one better than my mother for the school board. She has the ability to create greater inclusivity and accessibility and to bring our community together.

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I draw my passions for equality and my innate interest in social and environmental justice from watching my mother, Jacquie Genovesi. From her, I learned about the powers of advocating for myself, my peers, and my community at large. There is no better woman to serve our community on the Katie Genovesi school board. Having three very different chil- Hopewell Township dren, my mother has experience working through issues pertaining to learning disabilities, physical disabiliCorrection: In the October ties, mental health, and LGBTQ+. She issue’s Q&A with school board canhas shown herself time and time again didates, the Express reported that to be a driven member of our com- candidate Jacquie Genovesi said munity. She is willing to do what she she has attended less than 50% of thinks is best for every member of the school board meetings held in the Hopewell community, especially our past 12 months. amazing students. It should have read that Genovesi My mother constantly teaches me reports attending more than 90% of new things about equity and justice. school board meetings held in the Not to mention cool things about the past 12 months. native wildlife, like how red-tail hawks

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Students test business acumen in Rider campus coffee shop

Anna Corelli, center, a senior at Rider University, checks a student order at the new Saxby’s Coffee shop on campus. At right is Gregory Dell’omo, Rider president.

CHS grad is first ‘student CEO’ of new Saxbys café By Joe Emanski

Students at Rider University now have the perfect on-campus opportunity to learn what it’s like to run a business. The university and Saxbys Coffee celebrated the opening of a new Saxbys café on Oct. 4. Philadelphia-based Saxbys owns or licenses 20 cafés, 17 of which are “experiential learning platform cafés” on college campuses, including Rider, Rowan University, Temple University, Drexel University and Penn State. Each semester, Saxbys employs a student café executive officer, or CEO, to manage all aspects of the café. The Rider Saxbys first student CEO is Anna Corelli, a 2018 graduate of Hopewell Valley Central High School. Corelli is a senior with a double major of management leadership and human resources management. All café employees are Rider students who report to Corelli. The café serves drinks such as coffee, tea and smoothies, as well as snacks like grilled cheese, burritos and bagels. “It gives the students the chance to run their own business while not being micromanaged by anybody,” Corelli says. “I always said I wanted to manage or run my own business.” Corelli is set to serve as student CEO for six months. During that time, she will have a full-time team reporting to her — 45 team members filling orders, scheduling shifts, producing profit and loss statements — everything a business manager would do. At the end of Corelli’s term, she will be asked to do a presentation for Saxbys HQ. For all of this, Corelli receives credit as well as a full-time salary. Her

student staff members earn wages for their work. The starting salary is $12 an hour. While Corelli says she appreciates that her bosses are fairly hands off, she also says that they are always available to her for consultation. “I am a brand new cafe. I check in pretty much every day with my boss because I want to make sure I do everything correctly,” she says. “With all the student CEOs, they make sure you feel comfortable with everything you’re doing. They don’t micromanage you, it’s more like, ‘Are you OK, is there anything you need help with?’” She says her main focus as SCEO is making sure that everyone on her team feels confident and comfortabledoing their job. “I’ve got a great group of students my age and younger who really love coming to work every day. I want to make sure work is fun and exciting for everyone and not a job you hate coming to every day,” she says. Restaurant management might be in her blood. Her dad, Jeffrey Corelli, has been general manager of a number of area restaurants, including Teresa’s and Mediterra in Princeton. “I used to go with him on Bring Your Child to Work Day, and I always loved watching him work,” she says. She is set to graduate in spring, and says she does not have any postcollege plans. “I’m just trying to figure out what line of management I want to go into,” she says. Corelli will have the position through the end of December. Then a new student CEO will take over for the spring semester. The café is located in Sweigart Hall. “My friends and other guests who come to the café say it’s something different that the campus doesn’t have yet,” Corelli says. “Yes we have Starbucks, but the way we make our coffee the way we make our coffees and teas, it just tastes different.”

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Conservation Voters said that the PIPELINE continued from Page 1 pipeline would negatively impact the League of Conservation Voters. “This was a huge effort, with so region’s environment and contribute many amazing people involved. NGO’s to climate change. They also argued that it was that worked so hard, lawyers that because existing worked so hard, citizen volunteers,” unnecessary Cronheim said in an October phone pipelines were already capable of meeting the demand conversation. “People for natural gas, suffered a lot. We can’t accusing PennEast of thank the landowners “self dealing” when enough. I’m just really it demonstrated grateful to every single demand to the Federal person who opposed this Energy Regulatory pipeline.” Commission, or In the beginning, she FERC, by setting up said, almost everyone the pipeline to deliver she talked to told her it natural gas to its would be impossible to constituent companies. stop PennEast. “That Yet FERC approved was the pervading the PennEast pipeline philosophy,” she said. back in 2018. Cronheim “And I’m a stubborn says that, for her, that person. I don’t like being Cronheim was the low point on the told what I can’t do, and I PennEast timeline. think Hopewell is full of “They (FERC) had all the people like that. I told people, ‘We’re the town that stopped Interstate 95 information they needed to reject, coming through Hopewell, we can do and still they said yes,” Cronheim said. “It’s not that we didn’t expect it. this.’” PennEast, a consortium of five But when it happened, it still felt like a energy companies, had proposed to punch to the gut.” Now, Cronheim says, she can use build a 115-mile pipeline originating at the Marcellus Shale Deposit in Luzerne that experience to help encourage County, Pennsylvania, and ending at others who face adversity in their the Williams Transcontinental Pipeline advocacy campaigns. “When I’m with other groups that in Pennington, which it would have fed face a setback, I have that empathy into. In opposing the pipeline, and I can say, ‘It’s going to feel like organizations like Rethink Energy NJ this if it happens, but it’s not the end. and the New Jersey League of It’s just a step, and you keep fighting,”

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she said. Cronheim says that she and her colleagues were not surprised that PennEast decided to walk away. “It’s hard for these companies to justify to their shareholders that they should keep going,” she said. “They saw the handwriting on the wall. There are just too many obstacles for them to get this pipeline through. And I think they realized that they were throwing away their money on something that wasn’t going to happen,” she said. Cronheim had no idea when she first got involved with HTCAPP that environmental advocacy would go on to become a full-time career for her. “The whole PennEast experience was like getting a bachelor’s and master’s degree in seven years,” she said. “All of us reading materials, reading studies, diving into the FERC docket, learning more about the energy industry. For me personally, it opened up a whole career where I really feel happy that I can do something that I feel has meaning, that I can leave the world a better place for my kids and their kids.” As campaigns director for the NJ League of Conservation Voters, Cronheim continues to advocate for causes related to the environment. “I started as an angry woman with a clipboard, walking around my neighborhood,” she said. “When I first started walking down the driveway, I hadn’t done this before, and I thought, ‘Who am I to do this? To knock on peoples’ doors and bother people?’ And I heard clearly in my head a voice, saying, ‘Why not you? Why not all of us?’” Julie Blake, Hopewell Township’s mayor, told the Express that the halting of the PennEast pipeline is a win for everyone who lives in the township, and said Cronheim should take pride in the part she played to bring it about. “She is a force of nature. She was a positive, can-do person from the beginning. We owe so much of this victory to her creative protests, public action, and coalition building,” Blake said. *** Many organizations and advocacy groups besides Rethink Energy NJ and the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters have been vocal opponents of the PennEast pipeline. Locally, such organizations include The Watershed Institute, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, the Sourland Conservancy and the Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance. Regionally, organizations such as the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the NJ Conservation Foundation, Clean Air Council, Clean Water

Action, HALT PennEast and Citizens Against PennEast Pipeline took stands against the project. Hopewell resident Jim Waltman is the executive director of The Watershed Institute. In a statement issued by the Institute, Waltman said it was clear to him that the PennEast proposal was in conflict with the state’s environmental protections. “As we and others have urged, through two administrations, the State of New Jersey has consistently held PennEast to the Garden State’s strict environmental laws,” he said. He also said that he hopes the withdrawal of the PennEast Pipeline proposal marks a turning away from the nation’s dependence on carbon energy. “Our future energy needs must be met through greater investment in renewable energy sources, not additional fossil fuel projects that contribute to climate change,” he said. Lisa Wolff, executive director of Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, said in a statement that it was not unusual to see members of the Hopewell Township Committee, community members, leaders from local conservation organizations, and Reps Bonnie Watson Coleman and Tom Malinowski protesting as one against the pipeline. “A few months ago when the Supreme Court sided with PennEast, I thought we’d need to strap in for a long battle,” she said. “Thanks to the will of the people and the vigilance of the NJ-DEP, the war is over.” Michele S. Byers is retiring as executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation at the end of the year. In an op-ed for U.S. 1 Newspaper, she characterized the shutdown of the PennEast pipeline as a victory for the people. “The defeat of the project was quintessential ‘David vs. Goliath,’” Byers wrote. “The PennEast project was well funded by the oil and gas industry and its allies and approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, despite clear evidence that it wasn’t needed and would cause significant harm to the environment. “With some of the best legal firms and lawyers that money can buy, PennEast and its oil and gas industry partners — ‘Goliath’ — went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to secure the rights to take New Jersey state lands preserved for future generations. “But an army of ‘Davids’ soon emerged. The most important opposition came from the many affected landowners who refused to be bullied and intimidated into handing over their land to the pipeline company.”

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A PTC Therapeutics staff member at work in the company’s new laboratory in Hopewell. He recalls receiving a flyer advertising the available space at his home. BMS had spent millions developing a facility that already offered many of the amenities PTC was looking for, only to then decide to close the facility and move those operations elsewhere. He showed the brochure to Peltz. “I’m thinking, ‘This is only 10 minutes away from home. Wouldn’t it be nice if I could convince my CEO to move to Hopewell?’” Almstead

recalled in an October phone conversation with the Express. “To have fully equipped manufacturing and development facility like the one that BMS was giving up? Once we realized what they had, it was almost impossible for us not to take this lease,” he said. PTC executives toured the facility the day before Thanksgiving in 2019. “It was like a little Thanksgiving gift for us all,” Almstead says. “We said

we have got to have lunch and talk about this because it’s so amazing — how could we pass this site up? And after that, we immediately started negotiating.” *** In 2016, BMS announced that it intended to vacate its 433-acre, 1.1-million-square-foot Hopewell Township campus by 2020. Knowing that its departure would leave the township with a substantial tax revenue gap, the pharmaceutical giant actively looked to help by marketing its facilities to potential future tenants like PTC. In June 2020, BMS sold the property to Lincoln Equities Group. PTC signed its lease with Lincoln Equities Group a month later. PTC is actually not the first biotechnology company to move in. In December, Philadelphia-based genetic medicines company Passage Bio agreed to lease 62,000 square feet of space for laboratories and manufacturing. Like PTC, Passage Bio develops gene therapies designed to treat rare disorders of the central nervous system. Passage has produced therapies for disorders including Krabbe disease and GM1 Ganglioidosis. Passage employees began working on the site earlier this year. Company CEO Bruce Goldsmith is a Pennington resident. By 2023, both companies are expected to be joined on the campus by BeiGene, a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of See PTC, Page 13

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UNIFIED TRACK TEAM RECOGNIZED! Hopewell Valley Central High School’s Unified Track Team has been chosen to represent Special Olympics New Jersey in Unified Track at the 2022 USA Games in Orlando, Florida. The Unified Track Team has an equal number of Special Olympic athletes and Unified partners, totaling 8 students. Unified Teams help engender inclusivity in sports, which is why Hopewell’s Unified Track Team practices with the Varsity Track Team 6 days a week. The 2022 USA Games will have 5,500 athletes from all 50 states and the Caribbean, spanning 19 sports and is anticipated to bring 125,000 spectators. We look forward to this incredible opportunity with the greatest enthusiasm. We are so thankful to Special Olympics New Jersey for this opportunity and the Hopewell Valley School District for making it possible to have our Unified Track Team.

This year, Timberlane Middle School engaged in a school-wide SEL activity for the start of school. We learned about Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes, which shares the Japanese tradition of 1,000 paper cranes. It is believed when you have 1,000 cranes, you can make a wish for health and prosperity. After our staff and students reflected on the challenges of the past 18 months, we made a collaborative wish for good health. We now have over 1,000 beautiful paper cranes displayed in the Main Lobby. HVRSD HIGHLIGHTS | Hopewell Express9

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Attend a harvest dinner This time of year has its own unique menu filled with colorful foods from the harvest. Sit back and enjoy a delicious, autumnal meal prepared by professional chefs at a local harvest dinner. On Sunday, Nov. 7, from 1 to 4 p.m., We Make: Autism at Work will host its second annual Harvest Fun-Raiser, a family-style meal and wine tasting fundraising event at the We Make facility at 109 Route 31 North in Pennington. We Make is a workspace for individuals with autism that provides a safe environment for learning valuable skills. At We Make, employees “assemble and package small parts that will be used in vinyl fencing and railing products sold at leading home improvement stores,” according to the website, wemake. works. “All funds go back to We Make programs,” says executive director Muhammad Siddiqu. In addition to the workspace, We Make offers a variety

of programs including yoga, art therapy and music therapy. Siddiqu calls the Harvest Fun-Raiser “a great day to learn about our mission and hear from our parents and supporters on how we serve the community in a unique, neverseen-before model.” Last year the event was held virtually and sold out; it featured celebrity chef Kwame Onuwachi. This year’s goal is $70,000, and funds raised will go to facility expansion, expanding program offerings, staff infrastructure and hopefully, Siddiqu says, more We Make workspaces. Individual tickets are $75 and can be purchased at www.eventbrite. com/e/we-makes-2nd-annual-har vestfun-raiser-tickets-176714145767. * * * On Friday, Nov. 12, the Greater Philadelphia Y will host its 11th annual NJ Wine and Food Classic from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Westin Mount Laurel, 555 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel Township. Proceeds for the event benefit the Greater Philadelphia Y Annual Campaign. According to philaymca.org, “As a nonprofit, the Y uses these funds to support a wide breadth of community programs, and this year we are focused on Building Stronger Kids.” General tickets are $100 and can be purchased at www. philaymca.org/nj-food-wine#reserve. * * *

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FALL, continued from Page 2 The Farm Cooking School in Titusville, 67 Pleasant Valley Road, will host a Paired Wine Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. Chef Shelley Wiseman and sommelier Carol A. Berman will present “a multi-course menu paired with all organic or sustainably produced wines,” according to thefarmcookingschool.com, and the menu will include goat cheese quiche, seared salmon with French lentils and beurre blanc sauce, and more. Tickets are $115 and can be found at www.thefarmcookingschool.com/coming-up/2021/11/13/ paired-wine-dinner-holiday-pairings. Whitesbog Preservation Trust, a historic farm and village in Brown Mills, will also host its Harvest Dinner on Nov. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. Proceeds for the event, located at 120 West Whites Bog Road, will benefit the preservation and farm programs. The Italian harvest dinner, accompanied by live music, will

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Supporting local farmers is essential to their vitality and offers delicious local flavor as well as benefits to the environment. Why not purchase your turkey (and its trimmings) from a farm within the community this year? At Double Brook Farm in Hopewell, says owner Robin McConaughy, they’ve been raising heritage turkeys since 2008. “We started with a small flock of 50 birds and have grown our operation to almost 2,500 birds a year for both Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus year-round birds for the cafe at Brick Farm Market,” she says. “We sell exclusively at Brick Farm Market and a couple of wholesale vendors.” Brick Farm Market, also owned by the McConaughys, is located at 65 East Broad Street in Hopewell. McConaughy and her husband, Jon, started Double Brook Farm in 2004. In addition to the farm and the market, they also own and operate Red Barn Milk Co. “We raise turkeys, chickens, sheep, cattle, pigs and goats on pasture in approximately 800 acres in the Hopewell Valley.” Double Brook Farm also sells “everything needed for a full Thanksgiving feast: sides, appetizers, breads, pies, cakes, cookies, cheese, charcuterie, gravy, cranberry sauce and grocery items such as sausage, bacon, butter, breadcrumbs and more,” says McConaughy. Turkey orders will be available for pickup the Sunday through Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Be sure to order your turkey early, as demand has doubled over the last two years “and we will

likely sell out a little earlier than usual.” Turkeys, sold fresh, can be purchased through the online order form at holiday.brickfarmmarket.com. * * * DiPaola Turkey Farm in Hamilton, which has been in business for 70 years, offers whole turkeys, ground turkey, ground breast, turkey London broil, turkey boneless thighs, and a variety of other meat options. Online orders for whole turkeys can be placed on their website, dipaolaturkeyfarm.com. * * * At Lee Turkey Farm in East Windsor, they’ve been raising turkeys for 80 years, 3,000 per year. According to their website, their turkeys are fed “a natural feed mix with a corn and soybean base that we make ourselves.” They also sell farmfresh fruits and vegetables. Visit leeturkeyfarm.com for more information. * * * At Griggstown Farm in Franklin Township, established in 1975, you can purchase a full Thanksgiving meal, including turkey, soups and gravies, pies and bread. Visit their website, griggstownfarm.com, for more information, or the store at 484 Bunker Hill Road.

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As Thanksgiving approaches, so does a reminder to be grateful for our blessings and perhaps a desire to give back and help those in need. Here are two opportunities to donate and/or volunteer locally. This year, National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is from Nov. 13 through 21. Homefront, at 1880 Princeton Avenue in Lawrenceville, is offering a variety of ways to get involved and make a difference within the community. Events for the week include a tour of Sewing Space, a virtual “welcome to Homefront” orientation, a diaper resource center service opportunity, an expert panel discussion, a virtual lunch and learn with Homefront CEO Connie Mercer and COO Sarah Steward, and a Thanksgiving drive, which is collecting laundry baskets or boxes with lids filled with items such as canned vegetables and fruits, stuffing mix, mashed potatoes, dessert items and more. For those who want to donate monetarily, it costs $62 to sponsor a Thanksgiving basket and $136 to provide food for the week of Thanksgiving. Suki Wasserman, Homefront’s community engagement coordinator, says, “This past year, because of wonderful support from the community, HomeFront has been able to meet the greatly increased level of need in our area. Over 560 individuals, a majority of them children, stayed in our emergency shelters or lived in the affordable and transitional housing we manage. Over 770,000 meals were provided to families through our food pantries, Family Campus, motel meal delivery or other programming. HomeFront also continues to provide case management, education, job assistance, and children’s programs needed to help families break the cycle of poverty.”

Homefront accepts year-round donations of food, diapers, clothing, furniture and more, and offers other ways to volunteer. Visit homefrontnj.org for more information. * * * Mount Carmel Guild in Trenton, a food pantry that offers community support to the underserved in Mercer County, is also running a Thanksgiving food drive and requests items such as cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, evaporated milk, yams and grocery store gift cards, and turkeys are accepted as well. The dropoff location is at 73 North Clinton Avenue in Trenton, and drop-off hours vary. “Thanksgiving is always a time when most people count their blessings and reflect on what they have to give,” says Rosemary Kimball, director of external affairs. “It is in the spirit of giving that our donors collect and package items for Thanksgiving.” The greatest need this year is turkeys. “In the past we have purchased an average of 400 turkeys to distribute to needy families, and this year there is a shortage of 10 to15 pound turkeys due to the pandemic,” says Kimball. “We are hoping to be able to provide 650 families with Thanksgiving meals this year.” For more information, please visit mtcarmelguild. org or call 609-392-5159, extension 100. Like Homefront, Mount Carmel Guild also offers year-round ways to volunteer and donate.

Hopewell Valley will host a 5k turkey trot on Thanksgiving morning at 424 Federal City Road in Pennington. Top overall male, female, turkey costume, and in each age group will receive a prize. Prices vary depending when tickets are purchased; more information can be found at raceroster.com/events/2021/51816/ hopewell-valley-turkey-trot-2021. * * * The 9th annual Mercer County Turkey Trot is a virtual event that will be held from Saturday through Sunday, Nov. 20 to 28. Participants may complete a 5k race or a one-mile fun walk; tickets are $30. For more information, visit mercercountyturkeytrot.com.

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After enjoying a hearty harvest dinner (or before the Thanksgiving meal), you can run off the calories at a local turkey trot. Trinity Turkey Trot will take place on Thanksgiving Day at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street in Princeton. It is a 5k, and all ages are welcome; there is also a virtual option. Tickets are $30; register at trinityturkeytrot.org. * * *

Rest up for the holidays at a bed and breakfast or hotel with local flair to experience the community in a different way. The Inn at Glencairn, located in Lawrenceville, is a renovated 1736 Georgian manor that features a luxurious farm-to-table breakfast: innatglencairn.com. * * * The Peacock Inn, in Princeton, is a colonial-style mansion transformed into a boutique hotel that boasts

Double Brook Farm sells fresh turkeys, while Mount Carmel Guild distributes Thanksgiving food to those in need. an elegant afternoon tea in the garden: peacockinn. com. * * * The Ocean Park Inn in Ocean Grove is a quaint and cozy bed-and-breakfast right next to the ocean: theoceanparkinn.com.

Enjoy the fall colors Finally, intentionally enjoy the autumnal foliage with a scenic fall walk. Although taking a stroll through your own neighborhood suffices, consider the Delaware River Scenic Byway for walking, biking, fishing, horseback riding and more. Spanning 11 towns from Frenchtown to Trenton, the byway is lined with nature, restaurants, shopping, and historic sites. Visit delawareriverscenicbyway.org for a map and more information.

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retail scene TPRFM gets rocking with bricks and mortar spot By Susan Van Dongen If owning and running the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market has been Joseph Kuzemka’s full-time job for a while, owning and running the new Out of Step Offbeat Boutique and General Store will now be his other full-time job. Teaming up with his long-time life partner, Meaghan Callahan Singletary of the Trenton Downtown Association (TDA), Out of Step is a natural evolution from the TPRFM. The couple plans to take advantage of the relationships they’ve forged throughout the years with small businesses, artists, craftspeople, and makers from around the city of Trenton, the state of New Jersey, and even around the country, to offer all kinds of unusual wares, from handmade housewares, to repurposed art and custom clothes, to specialty foods. While the pandemic did not close down the TPRFM, the quieter times gave Kuzemka space to re-evaluate his business model. But long before 2020, he and Singletary had sensed that TPRFM fans would relish a brick-andmortar store. “We knew for a while that this (store) was probably something that was going to happen,” he says. As of this interview, construction was ongoing at Out of Step, which will be housed in part of the old Amish Country Store within the Trenton Farmers Market in Lawrence. And while Kuzemka had originally hoped the “godate” would be October 29, material and inventory hold ups have pushed the opening to November 12. “We’ve been in flux because construction took much longer than we anticipated, because of various material shortages,” he says. “(Meaghan and I) started working on the store in June and we did not wrap until late September. There wasn’t that much to do, but things were harder to get because of the pandemic.” “We’re working with Chris Cirkus (market manager of the Trenton Farmers Market), and we’ve (divided the former Amish store) into two spaces of equal size,” he says. “We’ll take the back, and the other store will be just on the other side of us. Our hours will be standard Trenton Farmers Market hours, but we’re looking to expand on that for the holidays.” For Out of Step, Kuzemka says he and Singletary are picking “the best of the best” from their numerous contacts at the TPRFM, from around the United States and into Canada. “We also did a lot of research and found new artists and makers from all over the country,” he says, but notes, “there will be a very strong focus on locally made food, pre-packaged and

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Partners Meaghan Callahan Singletary and Joseph Kuzemka are opening Out of Step Offbeat Boutique and General Store, a bricks-and-mortar shop for the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, in the Trenton Farmers Market. Opening day is set for Friday, November 12. shelf-stable foods such as locally made sauces, jams and jellies, pickles, vegan mayo, jerky, coffee and tea, peanut butter -- things that complement the fact that we’re in a farmers market.” Out of Step will also offer refillable home items, such as hand sanitizer and hand soap, bath and body products, housewares and home décor, cooking/ kitchen-related items, repurposed/ recycled art, select custom t-shirts and hoodies created by local artists, original artwork and sculpture by local and regional artists, vintage curios, handmade jewelry, and what Kuzemka calls “oddities and curious goods.” A small portion of the store will be dedicated to both local and nationally recognized music, with a carefully curated selection of new and used vinyl records and cassettes, VHS tapes, and more. One of the more famous vendors at

Out of Step will be Misfits guitarist Acey Slade, a coffee aficionado and longtime presence at the TPRFM who will offer up his Newark-based Cat Fight Coffee. Kuzemka borrowed the name Out of Step from a song by Minor Threat, “the founding fathers of hardcore (punk),” Kuzemka says. And yes, the brick-and-mortar store will have a similar vibe to the TPRFM. But like the flea market, Out of Step will be more than the concept of a “punk store,” which brings to mind a market selling only recordings, art, and clothing related to punk rock. “Out of Step has the same feel as the flea market, and that’s what I love about it,” Kuzemka says. “Yes, there will still be punk rock related stuff being sold, but the thing about the flea market is that it’s become a haven for makers and artists and craftspersons. All these misfits found a home with us.”

“TPRFM started out with punk rock, but became something more,” he says. “It’s much more on a global scale, with all these non-corporate businesses, things that deserve support.” Kuzemka reflects that the flea market served as an incubator of sorts for thousands of small business from dozens of states by providing many home-based businesses with a retail outlet that regularly attracted thousands of eager shoppers per day. Out of Step will give Kuzemka and Singletary a chance to work with some of the same do-it-yourselfers. They hope this new brick-and-mortar location will serve as an inspiration for even more creative types to, in turn, make the leap into creating their own brands and businesses. “It can be done,” Kuzemka says. “The TPRFM and Out of Step are both concrete proof of that.” Singletary has more than a decade of experience in high-end retail management and merchandising in major retail markets. Out of Step supports her belief in watching out for and nurturing selfstarters and small businesses. “After leaving the retail industry many years ago, it’s exciting to come back to a project that has so much potential,” she says. “It’s important to prioritize small businesses, watch them grow their brand, and all the while offer something different, fresh, and fun to the Trenton Farmers Market.” It’s a bold move to open a physical store in the online age, but Kuzemka and Singletary are confident Out of Step will have plenty of foot traffic. This will be the kind of place, much like the TPRFM, where browsing and shopping is a multi-sensory experience, a place to touch, feel and smell, to listen to music, see friends, and do some great people watching. “We hear all the time, ‘can you have a flea market every weekend or month?’ and that’s not possible,” Kuzemka says. “Instead of waiting for the flea market, here’s a location where you can shop five days of the week.” * * * Kuzemka is a founding member of Art All Night and helped get annual the event off the ground in 2007. He’s been running AAN since 2011. In addition, he was the event runner for the Levitt AMP Trenton Music Series for a couple of years, saying, “Much of that was due to the TDA and my partnership with Meaghan, who is an employee there.” TPRFM is Kuzemka’s best-known endeavor, though, successful enough for the Huffington Post to name it as one of the best flea markets in the United States in 2014. The Trenton native, whose parents are both retired from the New Jersey

Network, says he is still attending Mercer County Community College, majoring in advertising design. The current Hamilton resident deflects too much focus on himself, however, and notes “my partner Meaghan has dedicated just as much work to opening (Out of Step) as I have. She’s a native Trentonian, a successful Black woman, and very involved in her community.” The much-illustrated man (Kuzemka is known for his ink), who is in his mid40s, says he’d been visiting flea markets in Columbus and Englishtown since his youth, but first imagined Trenton’s own punk rock flea market when exploring such an event in Philadelphia. “As I got older, there was a punk rock flea market in Philadelphia, and that inspired me,” Kuzemka says. “It disappeared though, and we started up (in Trenton) and became a phenomenon. Now the Philadelphia flea market is up and running again.” He absorbed the vibe at the Philadelphia flea market and realized that the Trenton area was primed to launch something similar, especially with the capital city’s location between New York and Philadelphia, crisscrossed by major transportation routes. The city was rife with original art, music, and craftspersons/makers, which would fold in perfectly with a multi-faceted, somewhat rebellious flea market. He’d had quite a bit of experience in marketing and graphic design, and said to himself, “let’s do this, and do it just a

bit differently.” Incidentally, the TPRFM is and will still be running and thriving. Although numerous events were cancelled, it never went away completely during the pandemic and recently moved from the Historic Roebling Wire Works to the Cure Arena. Kuzemka is planning to expand the TPRFM even more. “Next year, we’ll be adding pop culture guests, people who will sign autographs, take selfies etc., along with the food trucks,” he says. “We’re also be having live music, a live barber (on the premises), live tattooing, and more.” Kuzemka and Singletary invested between $60,000 and $70,000 of their own funds to launch Out of Step. They feel they’ve invested their hearts as well. “It’s just us putting our money into this, because we believe in this, we want to get if off the ground and make it grow,” Kuzemka says. “Meg and I are really looking forward to bringing something different to the Farmers Market, which is in the process of growing. We hope to inject some new life into it, be part of its transformation.” Out of Step Offbeat Boutique and General Store opens Friday, November 12, at 9 a.m. Hours will be similar to those of the Trenton Farmers Market: Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Located at the North End of the Trenton Farmers Market, 960 Spruce Street, Lawrence. www.outofstepnj.com.

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Minerva first learned how to make pizza in famed Brooklyn spots such as Pino’s Pizza, on Bath Avenue, and J&V Pizza on 18th Avenue. As to what differentiates a Brooklyn pizza from a Trenton pizza, Minerva says the label has as much to do with him as it does with the pies. “With Slice of Brooklyn, I’m saying that I’m from Brooklyn and I’m making a Brooklyn tomato pie,” Minerva says. “You could say I’m a big slice of Brooklyn.” Marcello’s pizzas are made in a coalfired oven. Slice of Brooklyn’s custombuilt oven is wood burning.

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Sidekicks Support Services Now Open in Hamilton Every Superhero needs a Sidekick. Sidekicks Support Services announces the opening of the Sidekicks Support Center, providing support services to individuals with disabilities and families in Hamilton NJ. A provider of in-home support services for individuals with disabilities since 2013, Sidekicks will now be providing center-based support services for the community at the Sidekicks Support Center located in the Briarwood shopping village at 2452 Kuser Road in Hamilton. Sidekicks support services enable individuals with disabilities to achieve goals, overcome daily obstacles, enhance social skills, and obtain greater independence. The program also provides support and resources for parents. Their in home services include: ABA Therapy (ages 2+), Speech Therapy (2+), Individual Support Services (ages 3-21) and Direct Support Services (ages 21+)

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Founder and CEO, Nicholas (Niko) Antonellos has been a lifelong resident of Mercer County, where he currently resides with his wife and two children. “We look forward to the opportunity to make a difference in our community through personalized, consistent and comprehensive support services. The Sidekicks team’s

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Brothers Anthony Alfieri, DC, left, and Victor Alfieri, DPT. create a treatment program that combines various therapies to optimum effect,” says Dr. Alfieri. “Many patients have endured pain for years, thinking that heavy medication and possible surgery were the only avenues open to them.” But new treatments are emerging. The practice has invested in a new FDA-approved laser machine that has proved effective in treating back and neck pain and plantar fasciitis, conditions that are becoming more common with an aging population, intensive computer use, and rising obesity. With two highly trained acupuncturists on staff, this ancient therapy is now used to treat a vast range of conditions. Acupuncture can alleviate joint and back pain and migraines but has uses for conditions that may not be

actually painful but cause discomfort, impact function and quality of life, and can lead to other problems. These include allergies, anxiety, depression, and diﬃculties in quitting smoking. Pregnant women can get relief from side effects such as morning sickness, swollen ankles, and back pain. Acupuncture also helps treat infertility, menopause, and menstrual cramps. Unfortunately, Medicare and some other insurance plans do not cover acupuncture. “We make every effort to provide affordable acupuncture treatments,” says Dr. Alfieri. A large percentage of the practice includes patients suffering from peripheral neuropathy, usually manifested by stabbing pain and/or numbness in the hands and feet. This has many causes, from diabetes to infection or a traumatic injury. “There is no cure for this, but there are treatments that can significantly reduce pain, including laser treatments,” says Dr. Alfieri. Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has shown promise as a pain reliever without the dangers of addiction posed by opioids. AllCure uses a pure form of Cannabidiol (CBD) oil that has proved effective. “We want our patients to know that today, they have options,” Dr. Alfieri asserts. “A total cessation of pain may not be possible, but we can often bring pain levels down to a point where the patient’s mobility and quality of life is vastly improved.” AllCure Spine & Sports Medicine, 140 Cabot Drive, Suite A, Hamilton. 609-528-4417. www.allcurespineandsports.com. See ad, page 13.

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Hamilton Area YMCA Serving the Community The Hamilton Area YMCA was born of a need to serve children and families in the community and 70 years on, they’re still doing that, and so much more. Led by their history-making Female CEO, Diana Zita, the inclusive organization accomplishes its mission through programs that nurture the potential of young people, improve individual health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back to the community and support our neighbors. Over the last 70 years, the Y has transformed from a small organization providing programming, summer camp and child care at sites including schools and churches to an organization of nearly 12,000 members (prepandemic). The organization has two facilities — the JKR Branch in the center of Hamilton and the Sawmill Branch in the more rural Yardville area of town – and, has expanded and adjusted its program offerings over the last seven decades to ensure that

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coLLege BoaRd hoNoRs RecogNItIoN We are pleased to announce that several of our Central High School students have been recognized by the College Board - based on their performance of last year’s Advanced Placement exams. These honors included: 15 Commended Scholars, 5 National Merit Scholar Semi Finalists, and several National Program Recognition scholars. The 15 of students on the right were recognized as “Commended Scholars” : Aryan Agarwal, Akhansha Arvind Annika Ault, Barron Brothers, Olivia Kim, Saahith Kusupudi, Tyler Longo, Jeri Nestle, Ryan Rhoads, Abigail Rise, Serena Russell, Christopher Sawicki, Shrithik Sekar, Jonah Simone, Armaan Singh.

The 9 students above were recognized as “College Board National Recognition Program Scholars”: Barron Brothers, Isabella Gaissert, Sebastian Guerrero, Tiago de Paula Assis Bombo, Naomi Dede, Samy Leroux, Christopher Sawicki, Emilie Sawicki, Armaan Singh.

The 5 students above were recognized as “National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists”: Mea Allex, Nadia Chasalow, Brian Chin, Rey Riordan, Jacqueline Sun

puMpkIN coNtest at toLL gate gRaMMaR schooL “Have you seen the giant pumpkin sitting outside of Toll Gate yet? How much do you think it weighs? Toll Gate Grammar School has a new addition to the Fall Decor. The Toll Gate PTO decided to take advantage of one of the leftover Big Pumpkins from the Amazing Pumpkin Carve. The PTO invited students and their homeroom classmates to guess the weight of the pumpkin. Each homeroom in the school will work together to come up with a class guess. The class who makes the closest guess without going over will have their picture taken and put into the weekly school newsletter as well as receive a Fun Halloween Gift from the PTO. The PTO can’t “weight” to see what homeroom gets the prize!” HVRSD HIGHLIGHTS | Hopewell Express11

Board of Education Meeting October 11, 2021

Boe MeMBeRs September 20, November 2021 15, 2021

Deborah Linthorst (2019-2021) Hopewell Township Board President

October 11,2021 2021 December

Jessica Grillo (2020-2022) Hopewell Borough Board Vice President Chair, Personnel Committee Liaison: Hopewell Elementary, Hopewell Borough

December 2021 December 13, November 2021 15, 2021 January 3, 2022 December 2021

Adam J. Sawicki (2011-2023) Hopewell Township Chair, Finance and Facilities Committee Liaison: Green Team

January 24, 2022 December 2021 January 2022 December 13, 2021

Jenny Long (2016-2021) Pennington Borough Chair, Education/Program Committee Liaison: HV Education Foundation, Pennington Borough, Toll Gate Grammar

January 2022 January 3, 2022

January 24, 2022 January 2022

William Herbert (2020-2022) Hopewell Township Chair, Policy Cmte; Chair, Negotiations Cmte Liaison: Hopewell Township, Timberlane Middle School John Mason (2020-2022) Hopewell Township Chair, Community Relations Liaison: HV Recreation Foundation, Stony Brook Elementary Debra M. O’Reilly (2019-2021) Hopewell Township Liaison: School Start Time Cmte, STRIVE PTO, Mercer County School Board Assoc Andrea Driver (2021-2023) Hopewell Township Liaison: Wellness & Food Service, Central High School, Mercer County Technical School

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Hopewell ValleyDirector Regional School District of Pupil Services Director of Pupil Services will discuss special TOPIC

education programs and services

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Regular Board meeting to approve the budget calendar for the upcoming 2022-23 school year

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Discussion of budget parameters with all budget Administrator of Technology will discuss the managers scope of the Technology Department All Budget needs and preliminary personnel assignments for the 2022-2023 SY should be Supt. & SBA will discuss with BOE the desired keyed into Systems 3000 for Superintendent and direction for the budget preparation process Business Administrator to review. 1st draft to be submitted to the Superintendent in Public of Budget / Parameters proper Discussion form. Should include Goals best guess of Review staffing revenue enrollment projections,/ as well as/ benefits anticipated tax levy needs. Discussion Discussion of of budget budget parameters parameters with with all all budget budget managers managers All Budget needs and preliminary personnel assignments for the 2022-2023 SY should be Board will address outstanding budget issues keyed into Systems 3000 for Superintendent and Business Administrator to review. 1st draft to be submitted to the Superintendent in proper meeting form. Should include best Public to review status of guess budgetof revenue projections, as well as anticipated tax levy needs. Based on timing of release of statewith aid all figures Discussion of budget parameters budget managers Budget will be presented to various community groups including municipal leaders, PTOs, Board willSenior address outstanding Boosters, Citizens, etc budget issues

NOTES Public meeting to review status of budget Final public discussion of preliminary budget prior to adoption of budget for submission to DOE (County Superintendent). Based on timing of release of state aid figures Public discussion of preliminary budget and adoptionwill of budget for submission DOE Budget be presented to varioustocommunity (Countyincluding Superintendent). groups municipal leaders, PTOs, Boosters, Senior Citizens, etc Last day to submit tentative budget to county superintendent of schools.

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PTC continued from Page 8 drugs for cancer treatment that target genes and proteins that lead to cancer. BeiGene announced in August that it would purchase 42 acres of the site from owners Lincoln Equities Group with the goal of building a new biologic pharmaceutical manufacturing and research and development facility. The township committee voted in favor of a redevelopment plan for the BeiGene site on Oct. 4. Almstead said Hopewell Township has been supportive from the start. “The first thing we did after we expressed our interest to BMS was, we also connected through to the town committee and the mayor,” Almstead said. “I think they liked our story because we are a New Jerseybased company and our growth has been very significant.” Many of these disorders that PTC is working to treat are relatively rare. To be considered rare, a disease has to have fewer than 200,000 patients in the U.S. Almstead the PTC’s gene therapy products are treating diseases with patient populations of less than 50,000. He emphasizes this so that people understand what he means when he says PTC will be manufacturing on a small scale. “‘Manufacturing’ scares people. It sounds like there will be tanker trucks full of nasty stuff on the roads,” Almstead said. “We’re not trying to be a big manufacturer of chemicals. We’re doing very small-scale manufactur-

PTC Therapeutics founder and CEO Stuart Peltz, Hopewell Township Mayor Julie Blake, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, patient Kyle Bryant, New Jersey Economic Development Authority CEO Tim Sullivan and PTC chief technical operations officer Neil Almstead at PTC’s Hopewell campus grand opening ceremony, held on Oct. 14. ing of a product sold in a very small vial. We are doing biologics, which is a very clean type of manufacturing. We’re using water and other processes, we use very few chemicals at all. I don’t want to call any manufacturing green, but it’s the kind of manufacturing I want to have in my backyard doesn’t produce smells, odors or anything else.”

He adds that people should also understand that gene therapy does not alter people’s DNA. “It’s not becoming part of your DNA, it’s not incorporating into your DNA,” he says. Almstead said that PTC has already sponsored some activities at The Watershed Institute and would be looking for other opportunities to support the Hopewell Valley community

as well. He said one thing that the company did last year during the pandemic was develop a large internship program with the aim of creating a talent pipeline and identifying potential future full-time employees. “We’ve actually converted a significant number of those interns into employees, and we’re really very happy with them. I would say four to six of them work in the Hopewell site right now,” he said. “It’s a relatively tough job market now, but right at Covid’s start, last March, April, May, a lot of people graduating from college couldn’t find positions. We were one of the few companies that were hiring. We hired over 50 as interns and we have hired a significant of them permanently, many from local schools.” Almstead said that it is important to Peltz and the rest of the PTC leadership to make the company a great place to work. “I’ve been with PTC for 20 plus years, I’ve known my CEO all that time. One of the things that characterizes PTC apart from many other companies is, even with 1,400 employees, we think of ourselves as a family. When there are floods in the community, like there were a few months back, we have a program to help. We give back to our employees. If there’s a fire in their house we assist them. All companies should do those things, but not everyone does. We really do care.” On the web: ptcbio.com, passagebio.com, beigene.com.

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The question was put to John McGinley innocently enough. Where is Sarah Yancey’s best position on the field? There was a pause, then a laugh by the Hopewell Valley High girls soccer coach. And finally, an answer. “I think that her main spot is the best place she can help our team,” McGinley said. “I’m not being a cop out. Sometimes we need someone to mark a kid, she’ll do it. Sometimes we need speed up top, sometimes we need a kid who’s just gonna be aggressive in the middle with the ball. Her best spot is where we need her for that game. “She’s played everywhere and she’s willing to do it. She doesn’t go, ‘I can’t do that.’ She’ll say ‘OK I’ll do it.’ The only place she hasn’t played is goalie.” Uh, that’s not necessarily true. Yancey played goalkeeper for two or three years in travel for Hopewell Valley Soccer Association. “I loved playing goalie,” she said. “It helped

me develop a more gritty side of me. As a goalie you just have to go in and dive and get dirty. So it’s kind of given me this gritty aspect, I understand the importance of hustling and that kind of thing.” It is that attitude along with the versatility to play anywhere, that has McGinley calling Yancey the engine that makes Hopewell go. The Bulldogs entered the Mercer County Tournament semifinals with a 15-1-2 record, and Yancey had recorded 10 goals and three assists. She has 23 goals and 16 assists in her four-year varsity career, and that total could be much higher were she left to just play center midfield or forward. But her contributions may not have been as valuable. “We basically move her to where we think we need her against certain opponents because we know she can play anywhere,” McGinley said. “I played her up top against West Windsor North and the next game I moved her to midfield against PDS (Princeton Day School).

“In our second game this year we played at North Hunterdon. You’re on the road, it’s a long ride, we’re up there and they’re all over us for the first 15 minutes and scored. I just put her on their best player and that won the game (3-1). The game was changed. All of a sudden the kid didn’t have that space she needed.” Moving around the field is nothing new to Yancey, who jokes that her position is “miscellaneous.” “Ever since I was younger I’ve been all over the place,” she said. “It’s always just been that way. My freshman year I played some wing, and then I moved to center-mid. I’ve been playing some center back. I actually enjoy playing everywhere.” She mainly played attacking wing as a freshman, but even then McGinley shifted her to other spots. “I always went into games with the mindset of playing wherever he needs me,” Yancey said. “It’s the same thing in club, actually. I was kind of all over the place.” After starting in rec ball, Yancey began HVSA travel in fourth grade, moved to Y&S and now plays for NLSA. “I feel like HVSA sparked my love for soccer because I really kind of learned about camaraderie and about the team aspect,” she said. When Yancey first arrived at Hopewell, she impressed the coaches immediately. “What we loved about her, and it’s hard to find sometimes, is she’s a kid who was coachable,” McGinley said. “She would listen and do whatever you asked her to do. She’s the kid that whether you win or lose, you’re gonna roll your dice with her because you know she gives 100 percent. There’s no half with her. I remember the first time I saw her play, she lost the ball, immediately sprinted and won it back. You don’t see that a lot.” There was work to be done, of course. Yancey started as a one-vone type of player who would pick up scrappy goals. As time went on, she worked hard to refine her skills and become a complete player, which allowed McGinley to move her around. Yancey admits that at times it has been difficult adapting to a new spot,

but credited her teammates for being there to support her and lend guidance when needed. “Just being able to turn to them when I’m confused or need help has been huge,” she said. “But I will say its gotten easier through the years to be that flexible player, because I feel like I have more perspective of understanding everyone’s positions. “When I’m at center-mid, I understand where the winger is gonna be because I used to play that position. And I know what ball I need to play to them. It definitely has helped over the years because I do feel I’ve gained some perspective and knowledge on every single position. It’s been a big learning experience and it’s helped me a lot in the long run.” Yancey enjoys playing center-midfield the most because of the numerous responsibilities it entails. She feels the most difficult spot is center-back. “It’s very challenging,” she said. “It’s a very physical position, and defending is very mental, just knowing where to be at the right time, reading the play. I’ve had teammates like Mea Allex helping me, but it’s been a big challenge.” Aside from athletic ability and desire, it also takes intelligence to master so many positions. Yancey certainly has that, as she possesses a 4.0 grade point average and 4.4 weighted GPA. She is a member of Hopewell’s POOF Club — Power Of One Friend — and works with fellow students with mental or physical disabilities. “I love that club, it’s so much fun,” she said. In looking at colleges, Yancey’s top two choices are Boston College and the University of Richmond. She has been recruited for soccer by Division III schools, but is looking to go to a larger institution while focusing on either health and sciences, physical therapy or nutrition. “I’d love to play college soccer, but I don’t think it’s possible right now,” she said. “I’m going to focus on academics, see what schools I can get into. I’m hoping to either play club or walk on, depending on where I go.” If she does end up on a team, rest assured they won’t have trouble finding a position to put her.

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Public health has been back in the spotlight these past two years as we’ve navigated the Covid-19 pandemic. But in reality, your local health department has always been there, performing daily surveillance for communicable diseases, providing guidance to families, and investigating sources to prevent community outbreaks. Defined as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society,” public health focuses on the entire spectrum of health and wellbeing, not only the eradication of particular diseases. The Hopewell Township Health Department’s ongoing mission to ensure healthy people in a healthy environment leads us to provide oversight and services in multiple arenas, from public health nursing and education, social support outreach, environmental protection, animal control and vital statistics.

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These have been unprecedented times for our community and we encourage any resident facing economic hardship, food insecurity, loss of health insurance, or other access challenges to contact us for support. The secondary effects of the pandemic may be felt for years, and it is crucial to schedule routine healthcare check-ups and screenings that may have been delayed. For questions or assistance please reach out to nurse@hopewelltwp.org. At the time of this article, Covid-19 infection rates have been dropping, and we are awaiting full clearance from the federal government to begin booster vaccinations for residents who received either the Moderna or J&J vaccine. Updates will be posted on the township website and social media as clinics become available. Community wellness must naturally include a healthy environment and so our environmental team routinely visits restaurants, swimming pools, childcare centers, and youth camps to ensure safe operations. Septic system and well installations are witnessed to ensure compliance with state and local standards. The busy real estate market in 2021 has driven much activity in this area, as home sales facilitated a large volume of septic system repairs or alterations, and well testing under the NJ Private Well Testing Act. Residents

Dawn Marling is the Township health officer.

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Less stuff = less waste: tips for this holiday season LISA WOLFF NATURE IN THE VALLEY

I never thought I’d get to the point where I started a story with “Well back in my day, people would…” Yet, as the holidays approach, I find myself dangerously close. I am inclined to rant about consumerism and our increasingly “disposable society.” I could rightly complain about society’s obsession with immediate gratification, the tendency to buy a gift rather than make one, and our propensity toward using processed, convenience foods. Yet, it would be pretty hypocritical for me to do so. Back in my day, while we did spend more meals at home and take the time to make a gift, we also initiated many of the practices that have led to the current climate crisis. Even my parents and grandparents can’t rightly suggest they were part of a simpler time. I have chatted with my dad about the TV show Mad Men; he worked at ad agencies before I was born and he assured me that Mad Men’s ostentatious glamorization of consumption was an accurate portrayal of the period. An emphasis on packaged material goods and convenience products contributed to the mountains of trash and plastic that the world struggles to process. So now, with the reality that there is no magical, green role-modeling past, we must chart our own course to build back a better future for our children. The holiday season is a particularly difficult time to be environmentally responsible. According the CDC: • Americans throw away about 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve than they do the rest of the year. • If every American family wrapped

The author’s father, third from left in the back row, in a photo from his days at a “Mad Men”-era advertising agency. just three presents in reused materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields. • About 35% of Americans have an unused Christmas present collecting dust in their closets. With those statistics in mind, I share my ideas for holiday gift giving. It is by no means comprehensive and I am certain you can think of more. If reading this piece caused you to be more mindful of your gift-giving, we can chalk it up as a success. If you can avoid getting “stuff,” then do. Less stuff is less waste. Experiences create more memories and are loads of fun. Bonus points

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Seeds To Sew in Hopewell Borough. They were sewn in Kenyan villages. Ours are still in pristine condition after many years of use. Consider regifting. I am a big fan of the local Facebook group, “Buy Nothing, Hopewell Valley.” The group has over 1,200 members, so I am not the only one. There you can ask for anything and give some of those unused Christmas gifts to someone who might treasure it. If you really want something new, support our local merchants. I was going to name some of the wonderful local shops, but I know that I will inevitably miss a few, so let me just say walk around either borough or in the township at the shops on Route 31. You’ll find nice gifts and maybe some pampering like a massage or pedicure. Give your time and skill. Cookies and food are gifts that everyone likes to receive, but giving coupons for tasks were always big with my family – backrubs, gardening, car wash. And my personal favorite: give a gift that gives back. Donate to any local charity or service organization in the name of a friend of relative who supports that cause. Give the gift of nature through a FoHVOS “tribute” donation. The recipient receives a beautiful card and certificate (made from recycled materials) to notify them that native trees and wildflowers will be planted in their name, and, if you want to add an experience to the gift, you and your friends can come out on planting day. This holiday season consider some of my recommendations above or come up with your own ways to avoid generating waste. Maybe this can be the special generation that your kids look back on as that time we planned for the future of the earth.

for supporting your local community. Hopewell or McCarter Theatre tickets are cool. Grounds for Sculpture and Morven Museum and Gardens are also great places to visit. Local concerts and sporting events work if museums and theatre aren’t your thing. Keep kids active. Rockville Rock climbing, Slocum’s bowling, and skating rinks not only allow you to have fun without buying stuff, but you get the added bonus of tired kids for “me time” in the evening. If you must gift “things,” use reus- Lisa Wolff is the executive director of able wrapping paper. In my family, we Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space. use enkiteng bags that we got from Email: lwolff@fohvos.org.

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