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Andy’s world Lessons learned from a love of the game and a love of America

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The young boy, Andy, age 8, eyed the baseball arching high in the air down the right field line into foul territory as it left the sandlot playing field. For most of the crowd watching the baseball game that summer Sunday afternoon in 1926, the ball was out of sight, out of mind. But not for Andy, the nascent baseball enthusiast — at that moment a temporary truant of St. Michael’s Orphanage, which had been established in 1896 on the edge of Hopewell Borough. It housed slightly more than 400 children on 340 acres of farmland bordering the town. In 1926, Hopewell was 150 years removed from local farmer John Hart’s signing of the Declaration of Independence and the British army’s searching the nearby Sourland Mountains for the town’s brave patriots, and just six years shy of experiencing the nation’s “crime of the century,” the kidnapping of the infant son of world famous aviator Charles Lindbergh. The Trenton diocesan orphanage was respectively hometown and home for Andy and his younger brothers, John and Charles. But now the orphanage had one child missing. Andy, his See ANDY, Page 8

The Amateur Astronomy Association of Princeton in 2019: in the front row are Rex Parker, Jen Skitt and David Skitt. In the back are Alix Bennett, Tom Swords, Bill Murray, Victor Davis, Michael Mitrano, John Masters, Gene Ramsey and John Church. Gene Ramsey died after the photo was taken.

Star attraction Astronomy group back in action after long Covid layoﬀ BY NICOLE VIVIANO

If you’ve ever wondered about the vastness of the night sky, the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton might have just the thing for you. After being forced to pause meetings more than a year ago due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the club is finally back and looking at the stars. Founded over 50 years ago, AAAP looks to share the fascination of the night sky

with members and the public through their events and informational meetings. The club owns the Simpson Observatory in Titusville, within the New Jersey half of Washington Crossing State Park, and they were recently allowed to operate the facility under near normal conditions. There is no occupancy limit on the observatory grounds, and up to 12 people are allowed inside the building for visual observing. The observatory is home to multiple permanent large telescopes that are open to the public for free during the AAAP’s public Friday nights that run from April through

October. The club resumed its public nights last month, and people of all interest levels are encouraged to join members and other attendees after sunset at the observatory, where they can attend night sky tours led by AAAP members. Members bring along their personal telescopes to share the night sky through different lenses. Set up around the observatory, these members have varying levels of interest and different backgrounds that have led them to join the club. Contrary to what some may assume, not all members have science or technical See STARS, Page 6

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Artists will transform Woolsey Park into a temporary sculpture garden from Friday, July 23 to Sunday, July 25 at The Junkyard, an all-new outdoor upcycle art exhibition hosted by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council. Open for one weekend only, the event will aim to celebrate ingenuity while raising awareness about the need to protect the environment, proving that one man’s trash is another’s treasure. The Junkyard will feature artwork by established professional eco-artists as well as other creative participants who have reimagined “trash” materials — like plastic bottles, metal tools and nails, Styrofoam, wood pallets, discarded books, or car parts — into unique art. “In our throw-away culture, we need to rethink disposability by upcycling — a totally creative endeavour — to prolong these items’ usefulness and divert them from a landfill,” says Carol Lipson, executive director of the Arts Council. Visitors will be able to explore the five “zones” of The Junkyard, taking a tour through a wonderland of trash to treasure. Zone 1 will display entries for the Creative Team Competition, teams of artists and families up for an ecoSee JUNKYARD, Page 9

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The Hopewell Valley has suffered many losses over the past year, including in a span from May 30 to June 19 when three well-known members of the community, past and present, all passed away: Bob Thick, Dick Fitzpatrick, and Sara Cooper, all of whom we have featured in our pages through the years for their contributions to the Valley. Though the Hopewell Express does not typically do so, we are publishing their obituaries in this month’s issue. Robert R. “Bob” Thick III, who cofounded the Off-Broadstreet Theatre in 1984 with his wife, Julie, died on May 30 at the age of 71. A Michigander by birth, Thick was a musician and vocalist who attended Olivet College and Western Michigan University before heading East. While still living in Michigan, he married his first wife, Chris, and had their son Robert. Their marriage was cut short by her untimely death. Thick had been a choir member at Trinity Church in Princeton and had engagements with the choir at The Montgomery Methodist Church and most recently at Saint Matthew’s Epis-

copal Church in Pennington. At Saint Matthew’s, he also served on the parish’s vestry. With the Off-Broadstreet Theatre, he could be found producing, casting, directing, building sets, decorating the stage, and greeting audiences nightly with his curtain speeches. Over the years, the Thicks staged 242 productions and introduced more than 500 actors to their stage. The last Off-Broadstreet production, “Altar Boyz,” closed on Dec. 31, 2016. Thick also served on the Hopewell Borough Planning Board and as Santa Claus riding along on the Hopewell Fire Truck to greet children at Reindeer Lane. He also enjoyed his time teaching at SciCore Academy. Thick Bob was a huge Yankees baseball fan. He would record games and often re-watch them if it was a “great game.” Any day was a good day if he could get in a short round of golf. Thick is survived by his wife of 37 years, Julie Johnson Thick, his son, Robert C. Thick and wife Elizabeth, his sister Linda (Pidge) Thick, brother-in-law Chano Serbantez, cousSee NEWS, Page 4

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STARS continued from Page 1 backgrounds. While all have a curiosity and passion for astronomy, some come from completely unrelated professional fields. Others that have been part of the club for just a short time have increased their knowledge and enthusiasm for astronomy. David Reis, a Hamilton resident of seven years and two-year member of the AAAP, said that he didn’t have an interest in astronomy before 2017. Taking up the hobby in the summer of that year, Reis recognized that he would need to immerse himself in the subject matter to take to it. “That’s when I realized if I’m going to learn this at all I really have to be around those who know what they’re talking about,” Reis said. “Just not rely on myself as an expert.” Sometime after the passing of his father, he recalled sitting on his back patio when he and his wife noticed a very bright object in the sky. His wife stated that she thought it to be Jupiter. Reis shrugged off the comment, but when he proceeded to look up what it was, his wife was correct. Reis thought back to how his father had wanted to get a telescope and never got around to it. He decided to do what his father never did. He went online in search of some information on the topic and stumbled upon the AAAP. Almost from the start, Reis got involved with running the observatory, taking on the position of keyholder, where he was trained to open and operate the observatory and placed on a team to do so once every six weeks. Reis now owns his own telescope, which he brings to the public nights, and looks forward to spotting more planets. Reis explained that his work as a custodian at Monmouth Junction in South Brunswick has no relation to this hobby, although the sciences had always been intriguing to him. It was important to him that potential attendees to the public nights not shy away because of their knowledge on the subject. “Don’t let your lack of expertise or knowledge in the area stop you from joining…They’re not looking for other astronomers, just anybody who would like to learn about the night sky and the cosmos,” Reis said. Rex Parker, director of the AAAP and 25-year resident of Titusville, has been involved with the club since the 90s. He retired in 2014 as a senior research fellow from Bristol-Myers Squibb and is a biochemist by training. Always having an interest in understanding the origin of life transferred over to the question of life on other planets. Astronomy and astrophotography are some of Parker’s areas of interest and knowledge that he brings to his position as director, which he held back in the 90s, again in the early 2000s and now for the past six years. In his role, Parker oversees the club’s organization and development overall and has pushed for modernization of electronics and video used at

the observatory. “One of my main projects over the last half dozen years as director has been to acquire new, higher technology equipment and to train and coax the members and the keyholder trained members, teach them how to use it and get them enthused about using it so that we can improve the quality of the experience of astronomy by the public as well as by members,” Parker said. He explained that the issue of light pollution, especially in densely populated areas such as Trenton and Philadelphia, has made it difficult for younger people from those areas to get interested in the night sky. This makes it all the more important to use astronomy dedicated cameras and forms of video astronomy to show real or near real-time imagery through a telescope. Their ability to cut through some of the light pollution allows for a greater experience for the viewer. “What we’ve realized is that you can’t just bring a person out and show them a view through a telescope and expect them to get it because light pollution makes it very difficult to see objects that are being presented in the scope,” Parker said. “In other words, you have to be almost trained to understand these relatively faint sites that you see in the eyepiece of the telescope.” The tours of the night sky that goers can take for free on the public nights are just one of the ways the AAAP is attempting to share their love of deep space. Along with his push for modernizing the observatory’s equipment, Parker was responsible for creating the board position for keyholders, the observatory co-chairs. Jennifer and David Skitt, the current observatory co-chairs and residents of Ewing since 1996, both have backgrounds that lend themselves to their interest in astronomy. David Skitt has studied geology and environmental consulting, while Jennifer Skitt has a degree in biology and secondary education. After being married for a few years, the Skitts discovered their shared intrigue in astronomy. It was in 2010 though, when Jennifer Skitt was going through treatment for breast cancer that she began visiting the observatory in Washington Crossing State Park. “I would go out to the observatory and just sit and that way I could look up and enjoy the sky, I could get up when I wanted to to go look through the telescope,” she said. Using a children’s astronomy book, she began to identify constellations, then dove further into research to see when she could find satellites and the international space station overhead. The couple of 25 years found the AAAP online and once involved started to learn about how the observatory ran. What started out as a distraction from her diagnosis turned into a long-standing passion. Both holding their chair positions for over three years, gaining the titles not long after the position was created, the two are in charge of running the

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what’s happening Fun for the Fourth By Sam Sciarrotta

Gas up the grill and get those sparklers ready—July 4 is just around the corner. Outside of your backyard, though, there are plenty of events throughout the region to help you celebrate. Here are some ways to say hello to summer, down the shore and beyond.

Revolutionary Pub Crawl The area’s connection to the American Revolution is a local favorite—what better way to celebrate that than with a few flagons of ale? Bordentown Walking Tours will host a Revolutionary Pub Crawl July 3, noon to 4 p.m. Tour guide Mark Neurohr-Pierpaoli will lead revelers through Bordentown City’s history of wine, beer and booze via four local bars—learn about famous residents like Thomas Paine and Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, while hearing juicy tales of Bordentown’s love of brew from Colonial times through the Prohibition. Tickets are $75 and include a drink at

each bar, food at every stop, a guided tour and pub crawl deals like craft cocktails and drink specials. More information: bordentownwalkingtours.com.

Cape May City Independence Day Parade String bands, performers, cars, veterans organizations and local officials will travel down Cape May’s Beach Drive starting at noon on July 3. Keep an eye out for festive golf carts, bicycles and baby carriages, all entered in the Best Decorated contest. Community groups are invited to participate in the parade. Those interested should contact the Cape May Department of Civic Affairs at (609) 884-9565. More information: capemaycity.com.

WMGK Freedom Festival Around here, nothing quite says summer like that signature Jersey Shore sound. Okay, maybe that’s just the Springsteen obsessive in me talking, but

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the point still stands—that blend of soul, rock and R&B is the perfect company on a hazy summer day. Check out one of the genre’s pioneers, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, at the WMGK Freedom Festival, July 4 starting at 5 p.m. at Wiggins Park in Camden. Food, beer, music and artists will be available all day. The Jukes go on at 8, followed by a fireworks display synchronized to classic rock tunes. More information: wmgk.com.

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We all know what the (609) area code is, but where is it exactly? It’s a good question, and one posed to us by a reader after we said, in our first edition of Six09, that we’d cover what’s happening across the region. The image at right answers the question, and as you might see, a good chunk of the state falls in the area code—from Lambertville up north to Cape May at the southern tip of the state. We’re the largest area code in New Jersey, and it includes parts of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Monmouth, Camden, Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic and Cape May counties. It is home to places like Princeton, Trenton, Hammonton, Long Beach Island and Atlantic City. There’s a lot of ground to cover in (609), which we hope means plenty of stories that will help you explore your home turf. If you come across something that might be a good fit, send an email to ssciarrotta@communitynews.org. –Sam Sciarrotta

check out the racing and swimming pigs at the leAd fest state fair, set for July 1-11 at Mercer county Park.

Enjoy 11 days of fun at the LEAD Fest State Fair, held at Mercer County Park in West Windsor July 1 to 11. The festival runs from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays

and 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends. Guests can check out agricultural exhibits and farm animal displays, as well as the fair’s famous racing pigs, food, vendors and, of course, carnival-style rides like the Super Himalaya, the Grand Carousel and Zero Gravity. Scott’s Magic Show will be held twice nightly on weekdays and three times on weekends. Nightly concerts start at 6:30 and include Rock of Ages on July 3, El Ka Bong on July 7, the B Street Band on July 9, Southern Steel on July 10 and local favorite Ernie White on July 11. Fireworks are set for July 3, 4 and 10. Tickets are $5 on weekdays and $8 on weekends and the July 4 holiday and can be purchased online. Free admission for county residents after 6 p.m. on July 3 and 4. More information: theleadfest.com.

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Riley Sager is on a roll. The Princeton-based author has hit his stride in suspense over the last few years. He exploded onto the horror/ thriller scene in 2017 with Final Girls, a novel that sees its protagonist dealing with the aftermath of surviving a massacre that left six of her friends dead. She’s dubbed a “Final Girl,” after the horror trope that refers to the last woman standing at the end of a slasher film—think Laurie Strode in Halloween or Alice in Friday the 13th. Stephen King tweeted about it, calling it “the first great thriller of 2017.” The book was featured in Entertainment Weekly. Whoopi Goldberg held up a copy and raved about it on The View. Sager continued to churn out books— 2018’s The Last Time I Lied, 2019’s Lock Every Door and 2020’s Home Before Dark all hit bestseller lists and earned praise from readers and critics for their thrills and badass women protagonists. Now, he’s back with Survive the Night, a road trip thriller about Charlie, a woman who may or may not be stuck in the car with a serial killer she has a connection with. Sager called the book a “love letter to movies”—Charlie is a film studies major, and dozens of films are mentioned or integral to the plot. “I set out to write a thrill ride,” Sager said. “I wanted this book to feel like a roller coaster, and I think it does.” We talked to Sager over the phone about writing women, the recent horror lit boom and more. The conversation follows below. *** Six09: “Sur vive the Night” is almost out, and it really does seem to be a big summer for horror and thrillers with this new class or writers. There’s Sur vive the Night, a new Stephen Graham Jones, a new Grady Hendrix. How does it feel to be a part of this gang of writers all doing different things with the genre? Riley Sager: It’s a really good time to be a reader and a writer. This summer is just ridiculous with the amount of amazing books coming out. I’ve been joking with other writers on Twitter that we should call it #HotBookSummer. It’s just filled with all of these books. Every time I see a new list, it’s like, “Okay, that one I’m gonna read, that one I’m gonna

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stand what she’s feeling in that moment. There’s a connection there. It’s really kind of emotional shorthand to pop in a really apt film reference. There are so many movies that I love, but this one, I really can’t think of a good example of something similar to it. It’s so obscure, but there was the Twilight Zone movie in 1982. There’s this framing device with Albert Brooks and Dan Aykroyd in a car, and one of them is like, “Do you want to hear a really scary story?” It’s just a framing device, but it was very evocative to me. It’s just two people in a car kind of playing mind games with each other. Six09: You’ve done some online movie watch parties ahead of the book’s release. How have they been going? It’s a pretty unique way to promote a book in a time where people still can’t necessarily get together in large groups. RS: It’s been a lot of fun. It was something that we did last year just to entertain ourselves during the pandemic. It’s Saturday night, no one can go anywhere, let’s all watch a movie at the same time and tweet about it. When it came time to promote Survive the Night, with all its movie references, it was just a no-brainer to be like, “Let’s watch some of the movies referenced in the book.” Last night, we did Silence of the Lambs. It was great to look back on what is not a modern classic, although I feel so old because it’s 30 years old this year, and I saw it opening night in theaters when I was in high school. Six09: Did you write “Sur vive the Night” in quarantine? RS: I did, although I got the idea before COVID really hit. I knew it was going to be my next book, so it was just, I guess, serendipity to write about people stuck together. When it came time to write, it was a nice escape from the daily headlines and the madness of what was going on at the time. Six09: What was it like being an author in quarantine? Last year, there were a lot of virtual author events when “Home Before Dark” came out. What’s it like doing that again but also seeing a really, really clear light at the end of the tunnel? RS: It’s strange because in some ways, the book tour this year is exactly like last year. It’s all virtual. Nothing’s in person. But I think the big difference is last summer, it was a necessity, and now, I think it’s a convenience. Who knows if the typical book tour will ever return? It’s very time consuming and it’s very expensive. I’ll hop on a plane and fly to Chicago, go to a bookstore, get up the next morning and then fly to a different city. You can do all of that now from the comfort of your own

home and reach just as many, if not more, readers. Six09: Are you working on anything else right now? RS: I’m at a weird time where I just finished next year’s book, and my editor just read it. It’s this weird limbo. It’s always weird with writing and promoting books, because it takes such a long time for the publication process. Right now I’m talking about Survive the Night, while my main focus is on next year’s book, but then sometimes you have to go back and talk about a previous book. It’s just sometimes hard to really compartmentalize. My third book, Lock Every Door, was just released in Mexico, so I’ve been doing some press for that. It’s been so bizarre to be finishing next year’s book while promoting Survive the Night and having to answer questions about a book that I have not looked at in, like, three years. There have been some moments where they’ve asked a question and I’ve just had to stop and think, “Okay, what book are we discussing right now?” Six09: A lot of your books really focus on women. Is that by design, or does it just come naturally when you’re starting the process? RS: It really comes naturally. It all began with my first book, Final Girls, which is about the trope of the horror movie “Final Girl.” I always joke that if the trope had been “Final Boy,” my career would be very different. But I knew if I was going to write about final girls that it needed to be told from the point of view of a final girl. Other than that, I didn’t give it much thought. I really didn’t think about gender. I thought about character. This woman’s life and previous experiences and suffering and guilt—how has this affected how she responds to this situation? When I start a new book, I never intend to say “Okay, this one’s going to be about a woman.” It’s just whatever the plot sort of dictates. Who is the best person to view these events through their eyes? I’m sure there will come a day, and it might even be the next thing I write, where it’s like, “I think this should definitely be told through a man’s point of view. Right now, it hasn’t happened. Also, I love writing and reading strong women characters. Survive the Night takes place in 1991, and that was just a year that was filled with really strong, badass movie heroines—Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs, Thelma and Louise, Sarah Connor in Terminator 2. I love writing about people who don’t know their own strengths until situations force them to really act on them. For more on Riley Sager, visit rileysagerbooks.com. He can be found on Twitter at @riley_sager and on Instagram at @riley.sager.

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Jersey history alive and well at Batsto Village By Dan Aubrey

For those interested in getting back into family daytrips yet still concerned about getting out in public, New Jersey affords simple and affordable outdoor opportunities — such as Batsto Village. Located about 60 miles away from the U.S. 1 region in Burlington County, Batsto is a trip into the New Jersey Pine Barrens and into American and state history. The historic site located in Wharton State Forest and maintained and operated by the State of New Jersey was once a self-contained community productive from 1766 until the mid-20th century. Although its name is connected to how the Finnish and Swedish settlers referred to the site’s river and lake as a bathing spot, Batsto as an important iron-producing site gets its start from English colonists. The iron furnace was started in around 1766 by Charles Read and became the largest in South Jersey. During the American Revolution, the ironworks was producing iron and casting housewares, as well as cannonballs and shot for the Continental Army. Throughout the American Revolution, Batsto was crucial in the supply chain for Washington. So vital was this place that in 1778 the British were heading to capture and destroy Batsto’s Ironworks

The mansion at Batsto Village. when they attacked and destroyed the Village of Chestnut Neck. The quick action of a small group of volunteer militia turned back the advancing British troops, sparing the Village of Batsto, ensuring Continental troops would have supplies to win the war. In 1784, a year after the Revolution-

ary War was officially over, the forge became the property of first Joseph Ball and then his uncle, William Richards, whose family manufactured both iron and glass. According to State of New Jerseyproduced educational materials, Batsto’s success at the time was con-

nected to its “high quality products made from pig iron. Special products of that time were cast iron water pipes and firebacks (iron plates used to line the back of a fire place). Batsto was even commissioned by George Washington to produce four monogrammed firebacks. Two of them can still be seen at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.” By the mid-19th century, however, Batsto’s method of producing iron from ore heated by charcoal was eclipsed by more efficient methods, production ceased at the village, and nothing remains of the furnace or the iron works buildings. Then there was a fateful turn. An 1874 house fire spread and destroyed the glass making facilities, remaining furnaces, and 17 houses. The Richards and many of the villagers moved away, leaving the site silent. The debt-ridden Revolutionary town was sold at auction for just $14,000 to Philadelphia businessman Joseph Wharton. As Timothy Regen writes in “The Ghost Towns of New Jersey, “Upon seeing the remains of Batsto, Wharton didn’t know if he should rebuild or just tear the whole place down. Lucky for histor y he chose to rebuild. Within a few years, Wharton had completely modernized the ironmaster’s house, or big house, rebuilt outbuild-

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One of the remaining village houses and the water pump at Batsto Village. ings, including the sawmill, and renovated many of the village homes . . . Wharton grew sugar beets and raised livestock; those who remained in the village found work once again, and for the next 33 years, the Wharton Empire ruled over the 100,000 acres of the Pinelands. With his death in 1909, the Wharton Estate continued to manage the place, and although the industries mostly faded away, a few folks still called Batsto home for another 80 years. “The year 1954 saw the entire Wharton Estate purchased by the State of New Jersey as protected forest. With the purchase came along all the secrets and ghost towns of the Wharton Estate: Atsion, Martha, Batsto, Washington, Harrisville, and many others that would now be able to be explored and protected for the future. “Restoration began in 1955 with the big house, post office-store, and sawmill being the first to receive taxpayer monies for the process. By 1959, the Park Visitor Center was dedicated and when built resembled an early 19th century structure.” After pulling into Batsto, the visitor’s center is the first stop. Currently closed for the pandemic, it features a first floor dedicated to the area’s natural and cultural history, including the presence of the region’s indigenous people, the Lenapes. Yet the real thing waits outside and offers a leisurely stroll into both the past and nature. Among the highlights are the 32-room Batsto Mansion. Towering over the village, the original section was created in the late 1700s by the Richards family. It went through several permutations before Wharton took possession and renovated in the late 1870s and early 1880s at a cost of about $40,000 (over $1 million in 2021 value).

The Victorian-era structure features formal dining and conversation areas, including a large porched area. However, as educational materials note, it was the “high tech” improvements that were attractions at the time. “Originally, each room was heated with a fireplace. Mr. Wharton had a system for central heat installed in most of the rooms. One of the most interesting ‘modern’ features he added was indoor plumbing. He had a water tank installed in the tall tower. When water was released, it went to the bathrooms to flush the toilets or to fill the bathtub. Indoor bathrooms were something that not many families had in the 1880s.” The Batsto Post Office opened in 1852 and, although it experienced several closings and reopenings, is one of the four oldest post offices currently operating in the United States. Interestingly, since it is an historic structure, it was never assigned a zip code and all stamps are hand-canceled. The sawmill, part of the Batsto community for more than 200 years, was revised in 1882. State materials say the current operators replaced water-powered equipment with a turbine-driven circular saw still in use today. During Wharton’s era, the mill was a profitable East Coast supplier of cut lumber and shingles. And then there are the village cottages, where in 1852, 376 people lived. But after the 1874 fire, when 75 homes were lost, only a two-lane row of buildings for visitors to walk along and visit remains. It is also where the last resident of Batsto remained until 1989, roughly 232 years after the first resident moved in — something that makes the past very present. For more information on Batsto Village: batstovillage.org.

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about constellations and identifying planets. Pinyan shared how the hobby doesn’t have to be an overly expensive and time consuming one. He gives constellation walks on the free public nights, pointing out the well-known constellations, showing how to find more and even diving into some of their mythology. “I’m not a teacher by profession but I’ve always enjoyed being able to pass on knowledge that I’ve learned, so because I’m particularly passionate about astronomy and I have decent equipment, I’m more than happy to go somewhere and provide free of charge the access for people to look at the night sky through a telescope who maybe never have before,” he said. With his first child born in September, Pinyan eagerly awaits the day that he will be able to show his new son the stars through his telescope. His professional background is in software development and it wasn’t until a few years ago that Pinyan picked up his interest in astronomy. He decided to drive down to South Carolina in 2017 to witness a total solar eclipse and has been hooked ever since. Not long after, he discovered the AAAP and joined in 2018. He sees the public nights as an opportunity for people of all ages to come and discover how great the area of study is. “For the new members and prospective members, it’s really a chance to learn about something that’s really out of this world,” Pinyan said. “The

Mellis said he looks forward to stuff that you see in the sky is unlike sharing members’ equipment at the anything you see on earth.” The club has a long history of loyal, public nights and the observatory’s enthusiastic participants, some of equipment once he is trained to use whom have been with the AAAP for it. Without a telescope of his own the many years and some newcomers Friday free nights are a great opportuwith their own stories of how they nity for him to view the sky along with found the local group. One member other enthusiasts. “I would bring the family out to a who used to belong to the club over 20 years ago has recently rejoined to nice clear night and look up and enjoy share his continued enthusiasm for the universe,” Mellis said. “Just look straight up on a clear night and you science and astrophysics. Lifelong Lawrence resident Nick can see infinity, it’s a beautiful thing.” The AAAP is well known in the Mellis has had a passion for the science of astronomy for years, even out- astronomy community due to their connection with Princeton University, side of the AAAP. “Kiddingly, I feel like I’ve gotten a although the relation is informal. The PhD of astrophysics from YouTube,” club’s monthly meetings, held in Peyton Hall, home to the Princeton Unihe said. He said he enjoys bringing his versity Department of Astrophysical gained knowledge to the club’s Sciences, regularly feature a profesmonthly meetings and being able to sional lecturer in astronomy, which participate in the guest lecturers’ topic often is a faculty member or profesrelated to the school. of discussion. Mellis frequented the sional FRESH PRODUCE Public ____ nights are only held when AAAP’s observatory back when he was involved 20-some years ago and the twilight sky is clear. To verify that the observatory will be open, call the recently rejoined. MEAT, EGGS, at HONEY (609) 737-2575 on FriThe professional driver, who cur- observatory rently does transportation for an adult day evenings ____ or check the club’s Twitmedical daycare center, originally left ter (@princetonastro) for the current the AAAP due to scheduling conflicts. status. FLOWERS AND GARDEN For more Not being involved with the club didn’t PLANTS information, go online princetonastronomy.org/public_ stop him from sharing his hobby in to ____ The observatory can also astrophysics though. He would put on nights.html. star parties at his local church, where be reached for inquiry at (609) 737The GOODS AAAP Simpson Observapeople would get together to stargaze 2575.BAKED tory is located in Washington Crossthrough a telescope. ABOUT THE MARKET ____ “I just simply enjoy space, stars, ing State Park in Titusville and opens The perfect Mother’s Day“It’s morning activity! Treat when mom to athe twilight sky is clear and planets,” Mellis said. just totally relaxing stop at the Hopewell Farmers Market for our LOCALLY opening ROASTED th closes around 11 p.m. fascinating to me.” – Sunday, May 9 , on Mother’s Day!

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JUNKYARD continued from Page 1 challenge. The imaginative categories assigned to these participants are art for the garden, decorative masks, transformation of a piece of furniture into something with a completely different use, and artists’ choice. Established ecoartists’ work will be highlighted in the EcoArtist Gallery and Marketplace, Zone 2. Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase displayed artwork and other hand-crafted items. The growing list of artists includes Barry Hantman, Asia Popinska, Ruthann Perry, Judith Marchand & David Horowitz of Modern Fossils, Lia Nielsen, Deborah Eater, Morris Docktor, Joy Kreves, Tonya Zalick, Anna Scelfo, Nora Cleona, Michelle Scelfo, Dori Daus, Eduardo Jimenez, George Olexa, Teresa Olexa, Curtis May and Michelle Solomon. It is not just adults who can learn how to get creative with trash. The Kids Gallery, in Zone 3, will display works created by local young artists. Old CDs and used plastic water bottles will be transformed into hanging art and bugs and creatures, many created at the HV Arts Council’s free summer workshops for kids. The Junkyard will include some local “green” resources in Zone 4, with useful and educational environmentally-related displays, with participation from the Hopewell Valley Green Team. And Zone 5, Restoration Alley, will feature a different display of refurbished cars as well as restored farm equipment each of the three days of The Junkyard. “We know this will become a yearly tradition,” says Lipson. “It’s a chance to gather again as a community, celebrate our local artists and creatives, and have some fun while doing it.” Hours: Friday, July 23 — 6 to 8 p.m. (last entry at 7:30); Saturday, July 24 — 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (last entry at 7:30); Sunday, July 25 — 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry at 5:30. Tickets are $15 adults ($10 for age 65 and up) and $5 for kids up to age

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On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers brought news of the Emancipation Proclamation to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. It was then they were finally freed — more than two years after Lincoln had issued the original proclamation. The belated announcement to end slavery is representative of the many struggles and delays African Americans continue to encounter on their journey toward equity. The story behind that date, also known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day, was not uniformly taught throughout American schools. Last year, our local Legislative District 15 Assembly representative Verlina Reynolds-Jackson was the primary sponsor for legislation to recognize Juneteenth as holiday. The bill was signed into law a year ahead of the federal mandate. LD-15 quickly tapped the Trenton African American Cultural Collaborative (TAACC) to envision New Jersey’s inaugural Juneteenth celebration. TAACC, and its team led by executive director Latarsha Burke,

began supporting Trenton festivals a decade ago, with programs like AA Pride Festivals, Heritage Days, and First Fridays. The newly formed Outdoor Equity Alliance, fiscally sponsored by FoHVOS, was invited to join in the planning of what became a Mercer Countywide weekend festival that took place on June 18-20. Juneteenth festivities in our capital city of Trenton were centered at Mill Hill Park. Activities included two music stages, a healthy living pavilion, and a literacy village, in additions to the scores of vendors and nonprofits. The Trenton Board of Education introduced Juneteenth curriculum which provided helpful background to students attending the event. Several groups from the Hopewell Valley area, including the OEA, FoHVOS, Moms Demand Action, Seeds to Sew, SSAAM, and the Watershed Institute had information tables in Trenton as well. The Outdoor Equity Alliance had a strong presence at additional Juneteenth events. OEA teamed with Howell Farm and HVCHS graduate Chef Donald “Post” Leake to pay homage to the rich history and sheer survival of enslaved Americans, by featuring a tasting of some of the foods that they

created that are still enjoyed today. OEA and the NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry jointly presented a six-panel Oh Freedom exhibit detailing the history of Blacks on Battlefront and in the aftermath of the American Revolutionary War in New Jersey. Hopewell Valley students and community leaders also commemorated Juneteenth locally. They came out to cheer for the Juneteenth Freedom Day Riders participating in a 50-mile bicycle loop from Trenton. Hopewell Elementary and Bear Tavern schools were designated rest stops and PTO members served refreshments. Abdel Gordon, a longtime resident and graduate of Hopewell Valley schools read his own poem that shared the story of Juneteenth. Amie Rukenstein and Hopewell Borough councilman Ryan Kennedy led the volunteers at the schools. Other Hopewell Borough Council attendees included Sky Morehouse, Chris Fossel, and Samara McAuliffe. The Mercer County Park Commission hosted a Juneteenth celebration at their Hopewell Valley stables. Two hundred visitors were treated to demonstrations by black cowboys, black women equestrians, as well as the Crazy Faith riders. In addition, Renata Barnes, Out-

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