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By BRianna colantoni “I’m Mackenzie and that’s Lauren, and together we are LaLa and MiMi’s Pajama Project.” Mackenzie and Lauren Multari have come back to Morgan Elementary School. It was here nearly nine years ago that they started a tradition of asking for children’s pajamas to donate instead of presents for their birthdays. This tradition eventually became a nonprofit, one that has exploded in recent years. It took them just two years to match the number of donations they had in their first seven. The girls’ goal was to donate 10,000 pajamas by the end of high school. Now freshmen at the Peddie School, they met it three-and-a-half years early. It was during an assembly at Morgan Dec. 11, that the Multari sisters donated their 10,000th pair of pajamas. Ashely LaRose, the guidance counselor at Morgan Elementary School, received the donation, which then went to Morgan students in need as part of the school’s annual giving tree. LaLa and MiMi’s Pajama Project looks for pajamas for kids aged newborn to 18, with the See PAJAMA, Page 9
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From Hamilton to hitmaker Nottingham grad Russ Chell works with the biggest names in music By samantha sciaRRotta ssciarrotta@communitynews.org Russ Chell is having a year. With his guitar skills and musical savvy, the 27-year-old Hamilton native has become a mainstay in the hip hop production scene, and now he has the formal recognition to prove it— Chell co-produced a track on rapper Lil Nas X’s debut EP 7, which was recently nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. He also
worked on YBN Cordae’s The Lost Boy, another Grammy nominee for Best Rap Album. The Grammy Awards will be held Jan. 26 in Los Angeles. Chell currently splits his time between New York and Los Angeles, but his path to the studio started in Hamilton. He first took guitar lessons at the Music Box and then at the Princeton School of Rock, where he also taught. He also plays bass and keys. Chell cites cites Kurt Cobain, Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai as his musical influences. “My first music experience was discovering the music of Nirvana through friends,” he said in an e-mail. “I was really in awe of Kurt Cobain’s guitar
sound. I knew I wanted to start playing guitar from that point.” Chell graduated from Nottingham High School in 2010 and went on to attend Mercer County Community College. He moved to New York when he was 19 and joined The Skins, a Brooklyn-based, genre-defying band. His best friend, Daisy Spencer, was a member of the group and encouraged him to audition when she mentioned they were looking for a guitarist. The Skins created some buzz performing at the South By Southwest festival, playing shows around New York City and touring with Albert Hammond, Jr., Jake Bugg and DNCE. The band also worked See CHELL, Page 14
Growing up speaking Spanish and English in the home has proven to have many advantages for senior high school student Venus Rodriguez. Throughout her four years at Hamilton West High School, she has noticed an increase in the number of students that do not speak English as a first language, especially Hispanic students. Rodriguez has noticed these students—classified as English Language Learners (ELL) by schools—have an additional barrier to overcome in order to be part of the student body at large, due to language differences. However, being bilingual makes it easier for Rodriguez to communicate with many of the ELL students. “I speak Spanish sometimes to them to help them out but I also speak English so that they can learn the language,” she says. The need for bilingual students like Rodriguez has become vital, especially as the Hamilton Township School District continues to serve as a microcosm for a national trend. School districts across the country have started to adapt in order to accommodate the fastest growing demographic of See ELL, Page 10
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PAJAMA continued from Page 1 hopes the pajamas give the child a sense of comfort in an otherwise difficult situation. Pajamas are very special to Lauren and Mackenzie, because they have received a pair from their aunt for every holiday or event. They said they couldn’t imagine not having a pair of pajamas to wear, so they decided to start collecting them to donate to children in need. The girls have donated to schools in Hamilton, such as Klockner Elementary School, and teamed up with other organizations to try and make a bigger impact. They have been on the radio, had a booth at the Oktoberfest, and even had a fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse. Lauren and Mackenzie even go to stores to pick out the pajamas, and package each one by hand. Pajama Day, which is the biggest fundraiser for the organization, has gone from just Morgan to all the schools in the Hamilton Township School District. “As we have given out pajamas, we have realized that the people we are helping are often our neighbors and our classmates, and people we don’t think need help but just by reaching out we
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ELL continued from Page 1 students—those whose first language is one other than English. As overall school enrollment in Hamilton continues to decline, the ELL population in the township’s schools has increased 76.4% between June 2015 and October 2018. Nationwide, ELL enrollment in U.S. schools has grown 57 percent in the last two decades, compared to less than 4 percent growth for all students, according to the National Education Association. Now, more than 10 percent of the total student population in the United States are ELL, although it is a common misconception that all ELL students are foreign born. More than half are native to the United States. “This rapidly growing student demographic is so disproportionately underserved by the public school system, the number of programs and dollars spent per ELL student are in decline, even as the number of ELL students has skyrocketed,” according to a 2015 report published by the NEA. By law, all schools are required to integrate these students in an English as a Second Language (ESL) program so that language barriers will not prevent equal opportunities in their education. New Jersey schools must apply for a waiver for an ESL program once there are at least 20 or more students that speak a certain language across the district. HTSD curriculum and instruction director Anthony Scotto assumed his role in 2017, and said he saw the need to
A growing population The population of English Language Learners—students who speak a language other than English first—in Hamilton schools has increased nearly 77% since June 2015. 600 508 400 390 307
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focus immediately on ELLs. Between 25-28% of the ELL population in Hamilton was Hispanic in 2018. The second most common non-English language within the district is Haitian Creole, following Spanish. Nationwide, it has been reported that 76.6% out of 4.9 million ELL students in America’s schools spoke Spanish according to the National Center for Education Statistics as of 2016.
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In Hamilton, ELL students typically have one period of ESL everyday apart of their daily class schedule to help students transition to English, Scotto said. The ESL period is at the beginning of the day for students. In elementary school, an ESL period typically lasts for 30 minutes. In grades 6-12, an ESL period is typically 40 minutes. “The staff are trained in helping students understand, build background knowledge, and support learning in other classes,” Scotto said. “We’re helping the students with academic vocabulary.” Depending on the level of support needed, ESL teachers will go into class with another teacher to provide assistance to a student, or sometimes a student may be pulled out of class by a teacher to work with them in a smaller group. Hamilton’s 23 schools are now served by 35 interpreters and 17 ESL teachers.
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There is one teacher per middle school and elementary school with some teachers sharing a couple of the schools. There are two teachers for each high school besides Steinert, Scotto says, which has a lower enrollment. The district has also made arrangements to provide information for parents in multiple languages. “Sometimes the students are fluent in English but the parents are not,” Scotto says. “We’ve been good about understanding the need to translate documents for them.” Translated messenger updates are provided to parents in Spanish and French Creole. All 35 interpreters within the district are board approved for verbal or written information communicated with parents. There are translators on hand for an array of languages such as Haitian Creole, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi and Arabic. “I have not seen a difficulty in communi-
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cating,” Scotto said. “We have after school workshops for staff that we teach different phrases in other languages and bilingual staff that work in our office. We give everyone the personal touch that they need.” Out of Hamilton’s population of 87,557, 21.2% are foreign born, with the highest percentage of residents from Latin America, according to censusreporter.org. In the school district, 78.4% of students are white, 11.8% black, 10.9% Hispanic and 3.3% Asian. Spanish—the most common spoken language in the township following English—is spoken in the home by 21% of residents between the ages of 5-17. Steinert High School vice principal Lauren Brazil says that a variety of languages and dialects can be heard throughout the hallways of the school. “We have a lot of representation at Steinert of a bunch of different languages so it’s nice,” she says. “At the other two high schools there’s more Haitian Creole.” Haitian Creole ranks ninth most common language spoken by ELL students nationwide, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Spanish, Chinese and Arabic are the most common overall. “We do not feel that they are at a disadvantage to other students,” Scotto says of the ELL students. “In a public school, it is our job to educate everyone and the focus on equity is very strong here in Hamilton. We’re very proud of our program, students, and the fact that we try to work towards it everyday.” As the number of ELL students increases, so does the amount of students at the three Hamilton high schools that qualify for the NJ Seal of Biliteracy test, including Venus Rodriguez, the senior at Hamilton West. The Seal of Biliteracy was an initiative started in California in 2011. In January 2016, New Jersey became the 17th state to implement a legislated statewide Seal of Biliteracy. By achieving the Seal of Biliteracy, students demonstrate that they
are able to speak, read, comprehend and write in two or more languages at a high level of proficiency. Hamilton West senior Nicole Pazmino earned the seal last year after achieving fluency in English, Spanish and Italian. Pazmino also has noticed an increase of ELL students at West, and said she has made an effort to include them. “If I see someone speaking Spanish, I can join in and it wont feel weird,” she said. “It’s just another conversation.” Pazmino said students of Hispanic heritage often socialize together, regardless of whether they are ELL or not, and that, the ELL students at Hamilton West have integrated themselves with the student body. The lifelong Hamilton resident comes from a family with roots in Ecuador. Senior Noelle Muni is one of nine students at Steinert High School who passed the Seal of Biliteracy test and is now officially fluent in Spanish. At Steinert, 122 students are eligible to take the Seal of Biliteracy test this year, a number that has increased from last year significantly, according to Brazil. Muni, who started taking Spanish in eighth grade, is in peer leadership at Steinert and meets and works with the freshman once a week. “There are a lot of freshmen that only speak Spanish,” Muni says. “It’s helpful because I can talk to them, and they feel included and know they have people they can talk to at Steinert.” Students that qualify and have passed the seal of biliteracy in a variety of languages often act as a bridge to ELL students who are just beginning to learn English through the ESL program. Scotto said the program also helps those enrolled in ELL, as a large number of ESL students qualified for the Seal of Biliteracy test in order to demonstrate their proficiency in English. He says the school district’s efforts to aid ELL students go along with the district’s school theme this year; “Building a better tomorrow together.”
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Kid-friendly workshop Jan. 19 to show the joys of winter hiking By Joe Emanski jemanski@communitynews.org Think that winter is the wrong time to break out the backpacks and hit the hiking trails? John Lambdin might advise you to think again. In fact, if you go to his Winter Family Hike workshop in Rosedale Park later this month, he will do more than advise it: he’ll take you on a hike himself, and see if he can convince you. The kid-friendly workshop is scheduled for Sunday Jan. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. — weather permitting, of course. Signup is free and can be done online. Lambdin is a social studies teacher at the Burlington County Institute of Technology high school in Medford. But on weekends, you might find the Ewing resident at REI in Mercer Mall, the outdoor recreation store where he also works. REI offers the Winter Family Hike workshop in conjunction with the Mercer County Park Commission. Or you might just run across him in the park. Even in wintry weather. “I’ve been involved in outdoors practically my entire life,” says the North Jersey native. “I was a Boy Scout, and I carried that into adulthood, doing backpacking and hiking. It’s just something that I love.” The first thing Lambdin likes to go over with inexperienced winter hikers is the gear that they are going to wear. He is a big proponent of layers.
“When I’m working in the store and has rain gear in his pack — regardless of helping somebody get outfitted, I tell the forecast. “I always just plan that it’s people: you’re the source of heat. You’ve going to rain,” he says. Hikers also have to plan for what got to slow down the heat transfer out. If it’s just one layer that the heat has to could go wrong. “What are the things get through, it can be easier for that heat you can’t live without?” he asks. “Air, to find its way out. But if you’re wearing water, warmth. I go at it from that direction.” layers, it slows that down.” Food is a concern, he He adds that when says, but a person can hikers wear too few laylive weeks without food. ers and start to overheat, Other essentials include they can only remove so first aid, light, and navigamany layers before they tion. Lambdin always has run out. “When you’re a good compass with him wearing layers, it’s easy to on hikes. shed one layer,” he says. Of course, that’s merely In cold weather, the a rundown of the technimost important parts of cal preparations a person the body to keep warm should follow for a winter are the head and torso, hike. There is another where the organs are. But question, which is: Why the places you’ll feel the do it? Lambdin says cold most acutely are the Lambdin there’s something to be hands and feet. Lambdin said for hiking in cooler says some people think that means doubling up on the socks. He weather. “It’s not as taxing on you, you is not a proponent of that idea, prefer- didn’t get sweaty and overheated,” ring instead a sock liner inside a single he says. “And overcoming something pair of socks inside a trusty pair of boots like bad weather makes you feel alive. You’ve got to come at this with a sense — insulated or not, it’s up to you. When he’s hiking in cold weather, of adventure.” Lambdin says he gets a spiritual lift Lambdin always has a pair of light gloves in his pockets, and some form from being outside, even on a day when of a hat. He advises hikers to carry day it’s raining buckets. “There are these packs, large enough to hold a day’s moments when you’re on a hard hike, worth of outdoor essentials. He always you’re climbing a hill, you’re breath-
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Trenton Water Works will hold four public forums in its suburban service area this month, with a potential rate hike among the subjects the utility promises to discuss. The events—which TWW has dubbed “H2Open Forums”—will contain a 90-minute period for residents to ask questions. A release from TWW said officials will also discuss the utility’s sixyear capital plan, its $150-million lead service line replacement program and corrosioncontrol project and TWW’s compliance with state Administrative Consent Orders, as well as its plans to expand its labor force and raise its rates and fees. In December, TWW launched several key prongs of its effort to reform its image. First, on Dec. 3, TWW began adding orthophosphate to its water. Lead reacts with orthophosphate to form scale, which can prevent lead in corroding pipes and fixtures from leaching into water. Orthophosphate does not get rid of lead, however, and merely masks the problem. TWW also began to rid lead from its system completely, starting the effort to replace lead service lines in Hamilton and Lawrence last month. Replacements in Ewing and Trenton won’t begin until February 2020. There are no lead service lines in Hopewell Township, which connected to TWW’s system after lead had stopped being used as a plumbing material. The utility also announced in December it will open its Route 29 filtration plant to community group tours. Tours
can be requested by contacting the utility directly. TWW interim director Steven Picco said, in an October interview with the Hamilton Post, that he hoped to undo the “bunker mentality” at the utility in part by allowing tours at the filtration facility. “The more you understand something, the more you’re familiar with it, the more you’re comfortable with it,” he said then. So, too, are the January forums an attempt to open up to TWW’s 225,000 customers—most of whom are in Hamilton Township, Ewing Township, Hopewell Township and Lawrence Township. The forums are scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 9 at Hamilton High West, 2720 S. Clinton Avenue in Hamilton, Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Ewing Senior Community Center, 999 Lower Ferry Road in Ewing, Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Stony Brook Elementary School, 20 Stephenson Road in Pennington, and Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Lawrence Senior Center, 30 Darrah Lane East in Lawrence. All forums run from 7-9 p.m. The forums come on the heels of a year of mostly progress for TWW. Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said in November 2019 that testing has shown Trenton’s water has met all standards since December 2018, with no exceedances in a year. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued TWW eight violations in 2019, all but one being an administrative issue unrelated to water quality. It is the fewest number of violations received by TWW since 2016.
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A guide to stained glass, the art all around us By Dan Aubrey The “Creation” window spans nearly an entire wall at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Hamilton. The vast, colorful work was created by Martin Rambusch and Nikki Vogt of the Jersey City-based Rambusch Decorating Company. Although thousands of people see stained glass windows like “Creation” each week in houses of worship and other public buildings throughout the region, very few stop to consider the translucent and transcendent visual art legacy that stained glass offers. And during this time of year when seasonal spiritual celebrations emphasize light and color, it is time to celebrate the glass that surrounds us. While Trenton and Princeton are two centers that easily attract attention (boasting such famous makers as Louis Comfort Tiffany), Hamilton Township’s combined churches hold an impressive collection of stained glass, much of it from Europe. The now-closed Maumejean Company in Paris made the glass for Saint Anthony Church on the border of Hamilton and Trenton. George Boos of Munich created the glass at Saint Vincent de Paul Church in Yardville. The Whipple Company in England provided the glass for St. Peters IGBO Anglican Church on South Park Avenue. And the prestigious (Franz) Mayer Company
The vast “Creation” at St. Gregor y the Great Catholic Church in Hamilton Square was created by Jersey City-based Rambusch Decorating Company. in Germany—the same company that fabricated the contemporary public art work in front of the Princeton University Art Museum—created the glass for the Virgin, St. Shenouda & St. Thomas Coptic Orthodox Church, the former Holy Angels Church on South Broad Street near the Trenton border. The glass is
mainly on view during hours of worship. But to properly discuss our region’s glass, we must return to Tiffany, the name most people connect to stained glass in America. His company, established in New York in 1878, is represented in several area churches, a theater, and a museum.
First, there are several windows in St. Michael’s Church in Trenton. The major piece is a landscape on the sidewall abutting the cemetery and was installed during the historic church’s 1906 renovation. It can be seen during services or during special events. The second church is Lawrenceville School’s Edith Memorial Chapel where the windows depict a combination of designs and Biblical scenes, including Noah on the Ark and Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. It too can be seen during weekly services and special events. The third Tiffany—and the most stunning—is in the choir loft window at Princeton United Methodist Church at the corner of Nassau Street and Vandeventer Avenue. It depicts St. George slaying a dragon and came to the church 1910. Dedicated to a former Princeton student who died young, it is on view during services and the church’s weekly freer stained glass tours that include glass created by former Tiffany glassmaker Louis Lederle. Tiffany windows can also be found in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus. The large circular windows (aka rose windows) go against the usual Tiffany practice of using the company name and credit artist Jacob Adolphus Holzer (1858 -1938), he worked with American stained glass innovator John Lafarge (who is credited with creSee GLASS, Page 20
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GLASS continued from Page 19 ating the Tiffany milky or opaque glass approach) and prominent American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. He also designed the hall’s interior mosaics. And finally the Tiffany glass in the Princeton University Art Museum represents the artistic remains of Marquand Chapel, the predecessor of Princeton University Chapel. Built in 1882 and destroyed by fire in the 1920s, Marquand had two sets of Tiffany windows, both of which served as memorials to notable alumni. Yet, as well-known as it is, Tiffany isn’t the final name in glass. In fact, it was the style that a generation of architects and glass makers rejected before making their own mark. One of their leaders was the Ralph Cram (1863-1942). He is the Bostonbased architect who served as Princeton University’s supervising architect from 1907 to 1929. He was also a proponent for neo-Gothic architecture and designed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City (started in 1912 and recognized as the largest Gothic-style church in the world), Lady Chapel of Trinity Church in Princeton (built in 1912), and numerous other campuses and churches. You can stop in to view one of his master works almost any time at the Princeton University Chapel. But as you gaze at the colored light spilling through the nave, it is difficult to realize that in 1924 this was something revolutionary—or reactionary. Cram wanted the drama of flowing colored light piercing the interior in such a way to “lighten the hearts so that, through true lights they can reach the one true light.” To get that effect, Cram created a movement against the era’s most fashionable glass style—Tiffany’s opalescent glass. Cram felt the style hindered light from flowing into the chamber, called attention to itself, and was distinctly too modern. When the Tiffany Company would not accommodate Cram’s request to adjust its approach, Cram hired and groomed other designers. Princeton Chapel is a showcase for a generation of artists who had lucrative careers, with Tiffany closing soon after. To get an idea of the crafters’ high aim, step up to the chapel’s chancel and gaze at the work of frequent Cram collaborator Charles J. Connick (1875-1945), mentioned earlier. Here the artist—and author of the influential book “Adventures in Light and Color”—dazzles viewers with four wall-sized units using color, lead, glass, and light to retell four key works of Christian and English literature: “The Divine Comedy,” “La Morte d’Arthur,” “Paradise Lost,” and “Pilgrim’s Progress.” They give the phrase “illuminated manuscript” new life. Also included in the chapel are works by two Philadelphia-based stained glass artists, Henry Willet (1899-1983) and Nicola D’Ascenzo (1971-1954). Both made their marks as secular and sacred glass designers and left a legacy. The Willet Company started when Henry’s father, William Willet, broke from the opalescent approach to stained glass and began collaborating with Cram. He eventually moved his operations to Philadelphia where the company
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St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on the Hamilton-Trenton border features stained glass from the famed Maumejean Company in Paris. produced glass for decades. The company is now in Missouri. Italian immigrant D’Ascenzo created glass for St. John the Divine in New York, government buildings in Trenton, the Nipper glass on the RCA building in Camden, and the entire suite of glass for St. Joseph’s Seminary in Plainsboro (now Princeton Abbey)—open for special occasions. But back to the chapel. With its 10,000 square feet of stained and painted glass and the university listing it as “one of the finest ensembles (of stained glass) to be found in the Western Hemisphere,” it certainly puts the region on the stained glass map. It also has plenty of surprises, including the image of U.S. president and Princeton alumnus James Madison and a section by artists Irene and Rowan LeCompte featuring poets William Shakespeare, John Donne, John Milton, William Blake (with a Princeton tiger next to him), Emily Dickinson, and T.S. Eliot (a former Institute for Advanced Study visiting member). As impressive as the glass in the chapel is, more awaits a few blocks away at Trinity Church and its glass by Connick and Willet and others. Open during services and during the week, Trinity Church has several highlights. That includes the glass depicting St. Francis of Assisi’s “Canticle of the Sun,” colorful Old Testament scenes that mix the figurative with abstract design, and a window with scenes of other area churches and synagogues—a thank you for their support for helping the church rebuild after a mid-20th century fire. While one small side chamber houses 20th century glass from Scotland, the glass over two doors is from the 19th Kempe Glass Company in London, England. A student of influential Pre-Raphaelite and medieval influenced artist William Morris, Kempe was one of the prominent glass designers in his day— creating over 4,000 Medieval-inspired glass images. Down the road in Trenton, the New Jersey State House Complex in Trenton is a center for secular stained glass with a few surprises of its own. As the second oldest operating state house in the nation (Annapolis, Mary-
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A caregiver’s contract Life changes when a child assumes responsibility for a parent’s care By Debra Hallisey Debra Hallisey will be speaking at CareOne in Hamilton on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. A Lawrence Township resident, Hallisey is a caregiver knowledge expert and an advocate for older adults and their families. She is a Certified Caregiving Consultant and Certified Dementia Practitioner. Her book, “Your Caregiver Relationship Contract: How to Navigate the Minefield of New Roles and Expectations,” is available on amazon.com. In 2015, life changed for me. I became responsible for my disabled mother after my father’s death. As I took on the roles of financial adviser, caregiver and social director—as well as my continuing role as daughter—I found herself asking “what do I do?” and “where do I start?” I brought my 25 years of experience as a consultant building and enhancing corporate training programs for Fortune 500 companies in the United States and Canada to the problem and, in the process, learned how many other people are in a similar situation caring for a parent, a sibling, a spouse, or significant other. I have used the knowledge I gained to develop advocateformomanddad. com—a website that offers practical advice for caregivers and lessons learned from others on how they handle challenges on legal, financial, insurance and caregiving issues. I recently published a book. It is a lessons-learned book based on my last six years as a caregiver, first for my father and now, my mother. I became a caregiver in 2014, when my father was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Rather, I should say, I identified myself as a caregiver when Dad was diagnosed. I am currently and have been
for five years my mother’s caregiver. She is legally blind with mobility issues but otherwise is in good health. Being a caregiver is hard work. I don’t mean the physical work of helping your loved one shower or dress. I mean the mental and emotional work it takes to be a caregiver. In doing this work, I realized that the most important lesson for me is that becoming Mom’s caregiver changed our mother/ daughter relationship. Our contract, if you will. This idea of a relationship contract resounded with my clients and readers of my blog. Because it helps us to recognize that there is an unspoken contract while inviting caregivers to do the hard-intentional work to co-create a new one. It helps to understand that a relationship contract is not a legal document. Rather it is the informal and often unspoken ways in which people agree to be in a relationship. What are we willing to do— or not do—for one another? How do we support one another? What are the social outlets and shared interests that bind your relationship together? These and other questions help to define the interactions and expectations for each relationship, in other words, “the contract.” Through my work, and as my relationship with my mother changed, I realized that other caregivers face many of the same issues. If your loved one’s expectations for caregiving are one’s you can’t meet, then how do you have that hard conversation? As I point out in my book, not only did our mother-daughter relationship change, but the contract my mother had throughout her 61 years of marriage dissolved upon the death of my father. Over the years my parents had developed morning and bedtime routines. I realized during Dad’s first hospital stay that Mom’s unspoken expectation was that I would continue to keep them up. After all, she was comfortable with them, so why would she expect anything to change? As for me, why wouldn’t I
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continue them? I was new to my role as used is for a positive outcome when you her caregiver and assumed this is the ask someone to change. Whatever you do, I beg of you, don’t way things must be done. It quickly became apparent that start the conversation with, “You need Mom’s expectations and mine were not to…” or make it about their choices. going to work. During the two weeks These openings will shut down the conDad was in the hospital, I worked full versation before it even begins. “You need to stop driving. Your time out of my parents’ home, which meant I was working between hospi- reflexes have really slowed down and tal visits and until past midnight most continuing to drive is dangerous.” “Why are you standing on that step nights. In addition, I made sure I was with stool? Don’t you know you can fall?” It is better to begin these discussions Dad for breakfast and doctor rounds, then again for dinner. On top of that using this technique: a non-threatening schedule, I was Mom’s caregiver, comment or question, an expression of responsible for grocery shopping, laun- concern and a suggestion or open-ended dry, cleaning, putting out garbage and question. For example: “Mom, I’ve noticed sevrecycling—really all the tasks at their eral things in your refrighouse. Then, there were erator have expired. I’m daily walks for my dog worried that you’re not and my parents’ dog. getting enough fresh proOne night, sitting right duce and protein in your next to her, I fell asleep diet. When I cook for the watching TV. I mean I week on Sunday, I’d like was asleep. My mother to drop off some fresh could not wake me—not food that you can easby calling my name, not ily reheat. Would that be by shaking the chair with OK?” her cane. It wasn’t until This is the most importhe dogs started barking tant consideration to sucthat I woke up, a good 10 cessfully co-create a careminutes after my mother giver contract. Please had initially tried to wake Hallisey don’t parent your parent. me. It scared both of us. “Throughout our careThis was when I started to realize that I could not continue caring giving years, we can fall into the trap of for Mom exactly as Dad had cared for trying to parent our parents. In the early her—at least not if I was going to keep years, safety is typically the biggest concern. You may find yourself saying my sanity and my health. Given the amount of time I was put- things such as “you need to move into ting in, by the time bedtime rolled assisted living where you’ll be safe,” or around, I was beyond exhausted. But “you need to stop driving,” or a hundred before I could go to sleep, I had to take other admonitions that take away their Mom’s blood sugar, put in her eye drops independence. The words “you must,” “you need to,” and get what she needed to brush her teeth. Then, in the bedroom, make sure “you should” or their countless other the curtains were closed, the bed turned variations are not a particularly producdown and that she had clothes for the tive way to bring about change in a permorning and water by her bedside. This son who has been doing things a certain was my parents’ contract for a bedtime way since before you were born. These last years as Mom’s caregiver, ritual. Every night, I could feel myself tense as well as in my work as a Certified up and get angry at everything I had to Caregiving Consultant, have continued do before I could go to bed. Finally, not to show me how we must honor our long after the sleeping incident, I said, loved one’s experiences and desires. It “Mom, can we talk? I am exhausted and is in trying to find the middle ground, overwhelmed. We need to change some- where our desires and needs intersect thing in the routine to get you ready for with our loved one’s desires and needs, bed. It would be helpful if I didn’t have that a caregiving contract will help. Meeting in the middle takes work. to bring everything you need to brush your teeth into the kitchen each night. The biggest hurdle we have as our Can we find a place where we can store elderly parents’ caregiver is to come to terms with this truth. If your loved one it?” For some reason, that one task—car- has the mental capacity, he or she has rying things from the bathroom to the the right to make the wrong decision. kitchen and back again—made my head You can only try to keep them safe in that decision. This is hard. But recognizexplode. Every. Single. Night. Once I brought this out into the open, ing it is essential to a new relationship Mom was willing to make the change to caregiver contract. Too often our concern for health our routine so together we figured out the best place to keep everything. Tak- and safety becomes the single biggest ing that one task off my plate helped factor in caregiving for our parents. me physically and mentally. Later she We discount their need to direct their took over putting in her own eye drops. own life, which is something everyone Mom’s willingness to change was a needs at each stage in their life. It is blessing and opened a door to solving our job as caregivers to find a way to balance our desire for mom or dad to more problems together. This was the first time my mother and be healthy and safe with our parents’ I co-created a change in our relationship desire for independence and autonomy. contract. This discussion helped me to Co-creating your caregiver contract will understand how important the language help you find that balance.
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Youngs make hoops officiating a family affair By Rich Fisher When Connor Young was 4-yearsold, he and brother Jared would watch their father, John, officiate high school basketball games and hear some pretty rude comments hurled his way. “I was like, ‘They don’t really know him as well as we do, why are they yelling at him?” Connor said. Jared, who was 6 at the time, added, “At first I was like, ‘All right, I don’t want to go up to him after the game with people bashing him and stuff.’” With that in mind, it would seem the Young brothers would shy away from wanting to officiate basketball. It was quite the opposite, however, and on Jan. 18 the Hamilton Township family will be making area history. For the first time, a father and his two sons from the local referee’s organization IAABO 193 will officiate a game together when Trenton’s Foundation Collegiate Academy visits Florence on Jan. 18. In the past, veteran officials Rob Riley and Fred Dumont, among others, officiated games with their sons. Even John Young has worked with Jared doing varsity games. “A lot of fathers and sons have reffed together,” said John, more commonly
Jared, John and Connor Young will be the first local officiating team to consist of a father and two sons when they take the court Jan. 18, 2020 at Florence High School. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) known as Bing. “But as far as anyone knows, this is the first time a father and two sons from 193 will ref together since they put the three-man crews on games.”
For the 58-year-old Bing, whose nickname came from the 1960’s cartoon Ricochet Rabbit, it will be a dream come true when his trio takes the court.
“It’s very rewarding, this is something I always hoped for,” he said. “I’ve been doing varsity for so many years. These guys actually motivate me, they keep me going. They’re so much younger and quicker, it makes me work harder to keep up with them as long as I don’t hurt myself. “I just think it’s a cool thing. Going through all the years of coaching them when they played AAU ball, now that they’re through playing, to referee with them, it’s cool. When me and Jared did a game at Florence, they’d say, ‘Tonight’s referees on the game are John Young and Jared Young.’ That’s cool hearing your name over the intercom when it’s your son with you.” Born and raised in Hamilton, Bing played basketball and soccer for St. Anthony’s High School (now Trenton Catholic Academy) and played soccer at Mercer County Community College until injuries cut that short. He began officiating AAU ball at age 23 while looking for some pocket money. Enjoying the job so much, Bing attended camps, went through the evaluation process and began doing varsity games five years later. His first game was Trenton against Hightstown, where he was paired with
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veteran official Vince McKelvey. The coaches were Trenton’s Billy Clark and Hightstown’s Don Hess; and the latter was known as one of the great referee baiters in the county. To top it all off, the game was being filmed by the nowdefunct WBZN TV station so Bing was on film for the world to see. “Vince McKelvey made me feel so relaxed in a rough game to work,” Young said. “Trenton won in overtime, and Vince and I became good friends.” And a career was underway. Young lived in Bordentown when his sons were in high school and both played for the Scotties basketball team before the dad and both sons moved back to Hamilton. When the boys weren’t playing, they would watch as many of Bing’s games as possible. “We’d talk about it a lot,” Young said. “We’d sit around the dining room table and talk about the rules of the game. I’d take them to games, and we’d point to the referees. They didn’t like that I’d get yelled at, but I’d tell them, ‘Listen, it’s part of the job.’ They actually used to critique me. When it was over I’d say, ‘What did you think?’ The younger one would always say, ‘Dad I think you missed that call over there. I would have called a charge but you called a block.’” Connor wasn’t the only critic in the family. When Bing and Jared did games together, Bing’s late mother, Lucy, would also provide her analysis. “She would tell me all the time, ‘I think my grandsons are better than you,’” Young said. “She would watch them and say, ‘They can run quicker than you, they’re in better shape then you.’ I said ‘They should be, I got 30 years on them!’” Jared, now 27, began officiating nine years ago and was influenced by his dad. “I liked watching my dad, and I always liked the sport,” he said. “Once I got older it was a way to pay the bills and I like helping kids out. It’s just a fun thing to do.” Even with fans yelling insults? “I thought about that,” Jared said. “You’re always going to get it from everywhere. You can have a perfect game, and there’s still gonna be people bashing you. I kind of just took it. You have to.” While Jared has been doing varsity games for several years, the Florence game will be the first for Connor at age 25. He has done recreation, AAU, middle school, freshman and junior varsity
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Boswell leads Hamilton West in record-setting junior season By Rich Fisher If Kevin Boswell has not yet decided on a profession, he might want to look into being a Hollywood writer. The Hamilton West junior certainly knows how to produce a script with a happy ending. On Nov. 28, Boswell not only led the Hornets to their first win over Steinert in five years, but also rushed for 278 yards to set the school single-season record. The “Boz” finished with 1,665 yards breaking Shelton Snead’s 1991 mark of 1,439. His efforts came two days after being named the Mercer County 12th Man TD Club’s Frank “Mammy” Piscopo Memorial Award winner as the Public School Player of the Year. It was a heck of a way to culminate a season in which the 8-2 Hornets regained their status as one of Mercer’s top programs. “Setting the record was in the back of my mind,” Boswell said after the 24-0 win over Steinert. “But coming out and winning this game means more than the record. It’s a team effort to get this win.” In essence, Boswell’s record is also a team effort, as his offensive line provided some big-time holes. But senior right tackle Zach Medina noted that sometimes the Boz did it on his own. “For the o-line, getting that record was a priority,” Medina said. “With his ability to see a hole, it could be small, it
could be big, he’ll get through it. Even if our o-line doesn’t do great he’s still doing what he does and getting positive yards. “He definitely deserved that (12th Man Award). We helped get him there, but sometimes it’s him and sometimes it’s us. It just all comes together.” Head coach Mike Papero also praised the blockers, which included linemen Gage Storer, Patrick Migliaccio, Ish Gonzalez, Jacob Darby and Connor Kasa, and fullbacks Chase Cronce and Tolu Adeaga. “The offensive line did a great job this year,” Papero said. “I’m really proud of them.” A line can open holes, but it’s up to the running back to use them, and Boswell certainly has that ability. “He’s obviously explosive,” Papero said. “And the way he contorts his body, it’s hard to get a clean hit on him. I don’t know if he took a clean hit all year. He’s kind of like (NFL Hall of Famer) Barry Sanders. You can’t get a good hit on him and the vision is there. “There’s times where I look at film and see where maybe things could have been more open; but I don’t want to overcoach him. I just let him trust his vision, trust his instincts, and I just let him go out there and be an athlete. He makes me look real good.” What makes the Boswell story so remarkable is that he is just in his third
Junior Kevin Boswell set the Hamilton West single season rushing record, won Mercer County public school player of the year and was MVP of the Thanksgiving game. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) year as a running back. He went through Pop Warner as a defensive back, which he still plays. But when then-head coach Hoglen and his staff, which included
Papero, saw the Boz’s talents and were certain he should carry the ball. “We knew about him,” Papero said. “You hear about, ‘There’s a kid Boswell coming up, keep an eye on him.’ Our big hope, as it is with all our kids, is that he stays in public school and comes to Hamilton West. We immediately saw how comfortable he looked with the ball in his hands. At youth camp, he was the best athlete on the field. Every game I see him now, he’s the best athlete on the field, so you just have to use your athletes.” When the topic of making him running back came up, Boswell offered no argument. “That’s every kid’s dream to play running back,” he said. “They said they wanted to put me at running back, I said ‘All right, I’ll just need to work a little harder.’ I had to put on some weight, get a little faster.” That first year, Boswell not only had to improve his physical stature, but his mental outlook. “He’s grown so much, not only as a player, but off the field,” Papero said. “Like any other freshman, he was a little immature, ran his mouth a little bit. Just the difference between that, then and now, I don’t think people realize how good of a kid he really is. “On the field, he had to get out of that youth football mode where you can just hit the corner and score every time. That’s not how it is on this level. You have
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to be a patient runner, learn to hit the hole and take a three or four yard gain, or even a one-yard loss sometimes because he has to live for another down.” Medina recalled when Boswell was introduced to the varsity. “I came in sophomore year and here he comes,” the lineman said. “Everybody’s like, ‘Oh they brought in a freshman, here comes Kevin.’ My sophomore year he didn’t have a great year, but we knew what he was. We knew what he could do and he came in last year, got 1,000 yards. He came in this year we knew he was gonna have the biggest year of his life.” As a freshman, Boswell rushed for a modest 386 yards but did have a 100yard effort against Notre Dame. As a sophomore, he announced his presence by collecting 1,143 yards and 10 touchdowns, and going for over 100 six times. This year’s record-setting total included nine 100-yard efforts and four games of over 200 yards, including a career-high 284 against Hightstown. Boswell scored 20 touchdowns and averaged 9.5 yards per carry. “I had a good season,” he said. “Little things like getting stronger could have made it a great season. But overall my line helped me a lot and made it a good season.” And not just at running back, as Boswell did so much more. “He catches the ball,” Papero noted. “He was the lead blocker on a touchdown (on Thanksgiving). He returns kicks, he returns punts, he’s a punter, he plays D-back. He’s an all-around great football player. I couldn’t be more proud of him.” Boswell did, indeed, throw the key block to get Tolu Adeaga into the end zone against Steinert. “He’s such a great team player and he can do it all,” Adeaga said. “He always has our backs and we always have his.” While the statistics Boswell piled up were impressive, the main number he was concerned with was the Hornets eight wins after suffering two straight losing seasons. “That makes everything way more special,” he said. “All the work we put in in the off-season worked out. We came together and got some Ws.” For Boswell, it’s as much about the camaraderie as the results. “Winning on Thanksgiving was big,”
he said. “But overall the whole season was like a highlight. I just like going to practice. Practice helps bring us all together as a team.” It’s that kind of attitude that makes Boswell a winner. He doesn’t concern himself with his productivity as much as the team’s. But the things he did this year were hard to ignore for the 12th Man TD Club members. “He definitely deserves that award,” Papero said. “In my opinion, he’s the most explosive player in the area. He can score from anywhere on the field. He can do it all. It’s nice to see the other coaches in the county gave him the credit he deserved and gave it to him as a junior. Nothing surprises me. I was hoping he would win it because he does deserve it.” And Snead, the man who he surpassed, felt that Boswell deserved his record. “He’s a very elusive, good running back,” said Snead, who attended the Thanksgiving game. “He works hard. He told me he was gonna break my record, and I told him, ‘Hey, records are made to be broken.’ So all year I was pushing him to break it, and he finally broke it.” Boswell is taking dead aim on another of Snead’s marks, as he needs just 66 yards to break the Hamilton career rushing record of 3,245. The Boz admitted that would be special. “That one I’m thinking about,” he said. “First game next year, I’m going for it.” Snead laughed when told he at least has one more year to be top dog. “Yeah, another year, but I had it for 20 years, it was time for some new blood to get it,” he said. “I’ve got no problem with that. And he’s a good kid. Me and his father grew up together so that makes it even better.” The Pennsylvania resident then added with a laugh, “Now I have to get my son to move back here so we can get the record back in the family.” And while Boswell is looking to overtake Snead one more time; the goals for his senior season go well beyond that. “I want to go to states, and I want to win it,” he said. “I want the ring on my finger. I wanted that this year but we came up short, so I want it next year.” With Boswell’s penchant for scripting happy endings, anything is possible.
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Steinert’s Elliott dives into competitive swimming By Rich Fisher Alaina Elliott is fortunate to have a loving mother who encouraged her to try competitive swimming, despite the fact it didn’t work out all that well for mom herself. In fact, Joanne Elliott finds it humorous that her daughter is a standout sophomore for Steinert’s swim team; probably because her competitive swimming debut was also her finale. “My mom swam for, like, one time,” Elliott said with a wide grin. “She started at age 10 at the YMCA. Her first swim meet she jumped in the water and started to drown. So they had to pull her out with that pole. She’s always laughing because she thinks it’s so ironic that I’m a swimmer now. She jumped in, drowned and quit immediately afterward.” Joanne kept that little secret tucked away during Alaina’s formative years in the pool. “She didn’t tell me when I was just starting out and learning all the strokes,” Elliott said. “She waited till I wanted to do it all year.” After receiving mom’s fair warning of the pool perils, Elliott took the plunge anyway. “I absolutely love it,” she said. And it’s mainly due to Joanne. Elliott grew up with a pool in her backyard and, at age 8, her friend encour-
aged her to join a competitive swim team. Putting her past experience aside, Joanne told her daughter to go for it. “My mom was the one encouraging me to swim competitively,” she said. “I was in the pool all summer, every single day, doing the doggie paddle or whatever. She was like, ‘Elaina, why wouldn’t you? This is an awesome opportunity.’ I said ‘OK, I guess you’re right.’ The moment I got in the pool (for a competitive race), I was like ‘Oh my God, this is awesome,’ and I never stopped.” Her first experience was with the Country Pool Swim Club. Asked where that was located, Elliott shrugged and said, “in the country.” It’s in the bucolic land of Chesterfield, to be exact. Once Elliott began to compete, the desire grew more each year until she finally gave up her previous main sport. “I did soccer for a really long time and could only do swimming in the summer,” she said. “When I realized I was pretty good at swimming and not too good at soccer, I was like, ‘OK, one’s gotta give. I’m not gonna be a professional soccer player.’ So I stuck with swimming. It was a really good choice, I loved it.” Why? “It’s so special,” Elliott said. “It’s stress relieving. I love it. It’s just a good sport.” And she became good at it. After
Steinert High sophomore Alaina Elliott has set her sights on breaking the school’s butterfly record. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) swimming for a team at the Robert Wood Johnson pool, Elliott made the jump to big-time club swimming three years ago and joined the Pennington Stingrays.
That not only prepared her well for high school competition, but made her appreciate swimming at Steinert due to its tight-knit atmosphere. “It’s so much different than USA swimming,” she said. “This is actually a team. For USA, it’s a team, but it’s all about your individual race. This is like a whole family. It’s so nice, it’s so different. I walked in the first day and everyone was like, ‘Oh my God. Alaina, how are you!’ I was like ‘Woah, hi!’ So yeah, I really like it.” Elliott had a strong freshman campaign for Steinert, swimming the fly, IM and relays. She swam a 1:04 in the fly last year and is gunning for the school record of 1:00 before she graduates. As a bonus last season, Elliott re-discovered her true passion for the sport. “I think I did pretty well, just because of how friendly everybody is,” Elliott said. “I felt so comfortable here I got my best (butterfly) times, which is when I started to try to break the record. I feel swimming here really motivated me. I love to swim, but over time it’s so mechanical and so serious that I forgot what it was like to have fun. And this place really reminded me of why I got into it. It’s just so much fun, I love it, I look forward to it.” Steinert coach Emily Summers could tell just how much she looked forward to it this year.
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“She came in and said, ‘I want to do the hundred fly and I want to get my best time,’” the coach said. “She said to put her in the one hundred fly every single week, she wants to beat the record. She has the will and determination to do it.” The veteran coach also saw a change in personality this year that should help Elliott. “Her mindset is different,” Summers said. “I think she has found her niche. I love seeing her come to practice with a smile on her face. She’s more bubbly and more outgoing and I think she’s really excelling on deck and in the water.” Elliott agreed, saying “I’ve been training with the Stingrays to try and beat the fly record for a couple months now, trying to get ready for it. I guess I came back a little more confident.” Elliott can also swim the 200 free and 100 back, giving Summers some flexibility when it comes to dual meets. “I can really put her anywhere,” the coach said. “She’s a very versatile swimmer.” A very versatile swimmer who enjoys using that versatility. “My main event is fly, I do that every time; and my second favorite is probably the IM (individual medley),” Elliott said. “It’s everything wrapped all together. It wakes up your mind every time you go to a different stroke.” Elliott and senior Hannah Devine returned as the Spartans top two swimmers. Devine is a major force in the relays and also provides necessary leadership for a young squad.
“Hannah really came in ready to go,” Summers said. “She’s ready to drop some time, and she’s a big help for getting the relay team ready for the race and helping them if they need that guidance. In her four years, she’s come from that quiet freshman to being that positive role model for the freshman class.” Not to mention, at least one sophomore. “Oh my God, she’s helped me so much,” Elliott said. “She’s like the best person, ever. She’s so kind. If I need help, if I forget something, she’s always there to tell me what to do.” Those lapses don’t occur often, as Elliott has had a laser sharp focus in practice and meets. “She really has a will to do better,” Summers said. “Whenever we do starts or turns she always says, ‘Coach, can you look at my flip turn, can you look at my technique? Tell me where I’m going. Tell me what I need to do.’ That desire of wanting to improve in practice is going to take her far.” The coach feels Elliott has a chance of mounting the Mercer County Championship podium this year if she continues to work hard. But the swimmer would rather just focus on times and let the results speak for themselves. “I set goals for myself but they’re mini-goals,” Elliott said. “I want to drop half a second here, half a second there. If I do good in events, that’s great. I don’t want to get my hopes up and then not go (to states). I just do the tiny goals, and if something bigger comes along, it’s like ‘OK, cool!’”
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Achieving a Leapfrog A for the 8th time underscores Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton’s commitment as a High Reliability Organization. Through the concerted effort of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton’s physicians, nurses, staff, volunteers and leadership, patients and families benefit from the highest level of quality care and the safest possible hospital experience.
The Central Jersey Rebels 11U travel baseball team captured its first championship in the USABL American Division, powered by a number of athletes from Hamilton Township. The team finished the season 10-2. Then, in the championship game, the Rebels defeated Bulldogs Baseball Academy, 2-0, led by the pitching of Josh Klena. Klena struck out nine in a six-inning complete game. Gavin McCaffrey, Klena and Noah Francisco provided the offense. Pictured are Anthony Zubiak, Gavin McCaffrey, Nolan Arnold, Alex Geissel, Noah Francisco, Tyler Tejeski, Drew Maglowski, Matt Morris, Dayne Leiggi, Josh Klena and Tyler Bunnell.
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Notre Dame’s Kite continues family legacy in the pool By Rich Fisher For the past several years, all Notre Dame swim coach Henry DeSandre had to do was pencil Matt Lequang’s name into the 200 and 500 freestyle events and feel pretty secure about a first-place outcome. Now that Lequang has moved up Route 206 to Rider, one would think the Irish might be concerned about losing such a stud. Enter Andrew Kite. The Hamilton product quietly excelled in Lequang’s shadow last year. While the senior was winning the 200 and 500 at the Mercer County Championship meet, Kite was busy taking fifth in each event. He returns for his junior year looking to be even better, and DeSandre feels the same way. “I haven’t really leaned hard with Kite as far as looking at where we want to go yet,” DeSandre said in early December. “I’m kind of looking to see. I think he’s gonna be my go-to guy to maybe step up and take the role that Lequang had. He’s got a lot more growth to do, he’s doing a little bit of strength training, that’s helped him immensely, and he’s young.” Andrew is the third Kite to swim for ND, following in the footsteps of sisters Elizabeth and Juliana. “They always claim to be coach D’s favorite and they’ll fight over that,” Kite said. “I just say I’m his favorite male Kite.” Kidding aside, Kite was keen on swimming at Notre Dame because “I knew that coach D was a very exceptional coach, because of how well he did taking my sisters, who had never swam competitively before, and turning them into really good, competitive swimmers. I knew how he was as a coach.” Unlike his siblings, Kite came to high school with club experience. He always loved swimming in the backyard pool and started lessons at the Hamilton YMCA at age 4. Competitively, he
focused on soccer and basketball until sixth grade, when his mom suggested swimming since Juliana and Elizabeth were having such good experiences with the sport. Kite started with the Hopewell Barracudas of the Princeton Area Swimming & Diving Association. He moved to the Robert Wood Johnson Hammerheads, who competed in a fitness and wellness league, and then took on hard-core club training with Pennington Aquatics. “They provided me with really good technique and training,” Kite said. He switched to the Eastern Express entering his freshman year, and came to Notre Dame as a backstroker and distance man. “The two events we groomed him for that year were the 500 and backstroke,” DeSandre said. “He’s got a good backstroke in him and can give us a good IM (individual medley) if we need it.” The problem, however, is the backstroke takes place two events after the 500, giving Kite little rest in between. “We realized it was a hard turnaround for me to do for every single meet,” Kite said. “So he said going into sophomore year, ‘Do you want to try to 200 freestyle?’ and I said, ‘That’s fine, I’ll try it.’ I did it, he was happy with my swim, and I was as well, so that became one of my routine events along with the 500.” It wasn’t quite that simple, however. Swimming the 200 and 500 is akin to running the 400 and 1,600 in track. In one you go all out, all the time, where in the other, you can pace yourself. “The 200, you either like it or you hate it with a passion,” DeSandre said. “He may hate it, but he doesn’t admit it.” Kite doesn’t dislike it, but certainly finds it to be a challenge. A major challenge, in fact. “In my personal opinion, the 200 is the hardest event,” he said. “It’s a 100 percent sprint the entire time. There’s no
Notre Dame junior Andrew Kite placed fifth in the county in the 200 and 500 freestyle last year. He hopes to be at the front of the field in 2020. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) chance to pace yourself and get into a rhythm like you can in the 500. “I like it though. It is a nice event. Sprinting isn’t my favorite thing to do in swimming but it’s still a race I enjoy. I don’t hate it. I do love it. I like the 500 more because it allows me to get into a rhythm and pace myself throughout.” Not to mention, he is pretty much built for the event. “Andrew likes distance, he likes to race,” DeSandre said. “There’s no question he’s got distance all in him. He likes the event. The five is definitely his event. “He’s grown into both of them and doesn’t realize what level he can reach in those two events. It’s a learning
curve, a learning ability. It’s confidence. He’s just embracing it on a daily basis. I’ve seen his repeats in practice, we’re pretty excited about what he possibly can accomplish. It’s early in the season, we’re gonna work our way toward the end of January, that’s when our season really starts.” Kite entered the season with a personal best of 5:04 in the 500 and 1:54 in the 200. His goal is to obviously lower those times as he hopes to get under five minutes in the 500 and around 1:50 in the freestyle. He is hoping to get higher on the MCT podium after his strong showing last year. “I was surprised at how I did, because I was seeded sixth going into the A finals,” Kite said. “I was nervous going into it. My freshman year experience at counties I dropped a tiny bit of time but it wasn’t much, so I was kind of expecting the same type of thing last year. We had a taper practice with coach D the week leading into counties, which really helped me feel warmed up and ready to race. I think that helped me drop the amount of time I did.” With one-plus year remaining at Notre Dame, Kite is already hoping to become the first of his family to swim at the next level. Although his sisters were not college swimmers, they still provide their little brother with guidance. “Elizabeth did swim the 200 and 50 free, she helps me mentally prepare for the race and how to go about it,” Kite said. “Juliana helped me prepare freshman year because her event was the 100 backstroke. That helped me also mentally prepare.” Of course, there is also some goodnatured abuse along with the help. “They like to ride him when they see him, they tease him a little bit,” DeSandre said. “But they’re really proud of him. It’s a great family.” Even if there is a raging debate over who is the coach’s favorite Kite.
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Connie Cruser, Hamilton Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4060. hamiltonnjpl.org. Exhibit of mixed media works runs through March 31, 2020.
Friday, January 3
Calendar Girls, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Based on the true story of 11 Women’s Institute members who pose nude for a calendar to raise money for leukemia research. Through January 12. 8 p.m. First Friday Story Time, Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton, 609-888-3218. abbottmarshlands.org. Story and craft or activity. Free. 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, January 4
Calendar Girls, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc.org. Based on the true story of 11 Women’s Institute members who pose nude for a calendar to raise money for leukemia research. 8 p.m. Season of Light, New Jersey State Museum Planetarium, 205 W. State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. statemuseum.nj.gov. Planetarium show. $5-$7. Noon. Laser Holiday Magic, New Jersey State Museum Planetarium, 205 W. State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. statemuseum.nj.gov. Planetarium laser show. $5-$7. 2 p.m. Tales of Mayan Skies, New Jersey State Museum Planetarium, 205 W. State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. statemuseum. nj.gov. Planetarium show. $5-$7. 3 p.m. Old City Hall Restoration Holiday Train Show
Project, Old City Hall, 13 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown, 609-203-0541. Model train show. Free. 4 p.m. World Class Riders Motorcycle Club, Bordentown Elks, 11 Amboy Road, Bordentown, 609-298-2085. worldclassriders.com. Meeting and 10th anniversary celebration. 7 p.m.
Sunday, January 5
Calendar Girls, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Based on the true story of 11 Women’s Institute members who pose nude for a calendar to raise money for leukemia research. 2 p.m. Season of Light, New Jersey State Museum Planetarium, 205 W. State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. statemuseum.nj.gov. Planetarium show. $5-$7. Noon. One World, One Sky, New Jersey State Museum Planetarium, 205 W. State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. statemuseum. nj.gov. Planetarium show featuring Big Bird, Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu. $5-$7. 1 p.m. Laser Holiday Magic, New Jersey State Museum Planetarium, 205 W. State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. statemuseum.nj.gov. Planetarium laser show. $5-$7. 2 p.m. Tales of Mayan Skies, New Jersey State Museum Planetarium, 205 W. State Street, Trenton, 609-292-6464. statemuseum. nj.gov. Planetarium show. $5-$7. 3 p.m. Local Wildlife, Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton, 609-888-3218. Overview on local wildlife and creating a backyard refuge, for teens and older. Register. 2 p.m.
Monday, January 6
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Tuesday, January 7
Citizenship Class, Literacy New Jersey Mercer, Hamilton Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-5876027. Free 12-week course meets Tuesdays and Thurdsays through March 31. Must have green card and basic English language skills. Register. 10 a.m. Goodbye Things (Conquering Clutter), Robert Wood Johnson Fitness & Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-5845900. Tips on becoming a “minimalist.” $15. Register. 1 p.m.
Wednesday, January 8
Non-Partisan Introduction to Climate Change, Hopewell Public Library, Hopewell Theater, 5 S. Greenwood Avenue, Hopewell, 609-4661625. redlibrary.org. Talk by Sophie Glovier. Free. 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 9
Emergencies Happen, Are Your Prepared?, Robert Wood Johnson Fitness & Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609584-5900. Tips on being prepared. Register. 1:30 p.m.
Friday, January 10
Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 8 p.m. Freedom Friday, Ellarslie Mansion, Trenton
City Museum, 299 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, 609-989-3632. ellarslie.org. Local musical, hip-hop, and spoken word performers. $5. 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 11
Calendar Girls, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Based on the true story of 11 Women’s Institute members who pose nude for a calendar to raise money for leukemia research. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 12
Calendar Girls, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc.org. Based on the true story of 11 Women’s Institute members who pose nude for a calendar to raise money for leukemia research. 2 p.m. Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 2 p.m. Winter Duck Walk, Tulpehaking Nature Center, Spring Lake at Robeling Park, Sewell Avenue, Hamilton, 609-888-3218. mercercountyparks.org. Program on the migrating patterns of waterfowl, for teens and older. Free. Register. 1 p.m. Washington Crossing Postcard Collector Club,
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Goodnight nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 7:30 p.m. Achieving Optimal Bone Health, robert Wood Johnson Fitness & Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Discussion on osteoporosis diagnosis, risk factors and treatment. Register. 6 p.m. Women in development Open house, Mercer County Women in development, YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton. widmercer.org. Open house for non-profit professionals. 6:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, January 22
Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 23
Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 24
12 Angry Men, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Drama about the prejudices the jurors in a murder trial. 8 p.m. Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 8 p.m.
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and Ada Twist, Scientist. 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Improvisational Quilting, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton, 609-989-3632. ellarslie.org. Workshop with Rose Miller. 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 26
12 Angry Men, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc. org. Drama about the prejudices the jurors in a murder trial. 2 p.m. Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 2 p.m.
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Wednesday, January 29
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Thursday, January 30
The Mouth-Body Connection, Robert Wood Johnson Fitness & Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Information on how mouth health affects overall health. Register. 6 p.m.
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Cabaret, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. kelseyatmccc.org. When American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives at Berlin’s Kit Kat Club looking for inspiration, he falls for its star performer, Sally Bowles. However, their decadent lifestyle is soon threatened by the Nazis’ impending rise to power. Through February 9. 8 p.m. Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. A McCarter commission by Rachel Bonds that tells the story of becoming an adult and the complexity of new motherhood. 8 p.m.
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Truck 13, Engine 15, Squad 12 and Acting Chief 17 Ray Pierce were dispatched to Grice Middle School on WhitehorseHamilton Square Road, where police reported that a laptop cart had caught fire. An officer reportedly threw a smoking laptop out of the window. The school principal reported a heavy smoke condition inside the school. Hamilton Fire Police responded. Fire was investigated by Fire Marshal 17 Scott McCormick. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 7–Nottingham Fire Company responded to 108 incidents during November. Included were eight building fires, two cooking fires, on heater fire, two other type fires, one overpressure with no fire, 29 Emergency Medical Service incidents, one motor vehicle accident with injuries, one motor vehicle/pedestrian accident, two motor vehicle accidents with no injuries, one lock-in, four gas leaks with no fire, four hazardous conditions with no fire, one power line down, 11 service calls, 22 good intent calls and 18 false alarm or false calls. As of the end of November, Station 17 has responded to 1,421 incidents. On Nov. 11th at 10:11 p.m. Truck 17, Squad 12, Engine 14, Engine 18, Truck 13 and (Duty) Deputy Chief 12 Pat Sullivan responded to a basement fire on Foy Drive. Sullivan arrived on location to a two-story single family dwelling with smoke showing. Squad 12 and Truck 17 made entry and attempted to find the basement access. Crews began throwing ladders on the outside and primary searches were initiated. Deputy Chief 12 requested a second Rapid Intervention Team as the first had gone into service on the second line. Crews made it into the basement and found the seat of the fire and knocked down all visible fire. PSE&G arrived and secured the gas at the meter and removed the electric meter, securing the electric. All searches were reported negative. Truck 13 did find and remove two guinea pigs and brought them to residents. Red Cross was requested and responded to provide assistance to three adults (two parents and one adult child). Township salt truck was requested and responded to salt area after units cleared due to icing. Residence was deemed uninhabitable by township building representative. Ambulance Squad 111 was on location during the incident. House was secured for the evening. Deputy Chief 12 remained on location until the arrival of Red Cross. Homeowner stated they smelled something burning and were alerted to the fire by the smoke detectors. They opened the basement door and saw the smoke. The homeowner closed the basement door, evacuated and called 9-1-1. FM19 deemed the fire was caused by a wire leading to a sump pump in the basement. All fire damage was held to the basement with smoke damage throughout the first and second floors. Mercerville Fire Police had traffic control. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 8–Colonial Fire Company
Hamilton Township Fire District 2 Station 12 “B” Platoon Captain/EMT Jason Ryan, Firefighters/EMT’s Eric Pullen, Josue Garcia and Edward Hirshman. (Photo by Bob Sherman, Jr.) responded to 70 incidents in November. Included were four building fires, one heater fire, four other type fires, two overpressure with no fire, 26 Emergency Medical Service incidents, three motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one extrication of victim from motor vehicle accident, one lock-in, four gas leaks with no fire, four hazardous condition with no fire, two service calls, four mutual aid cover assignments, seven good intent calls and seven false alarm or false calls. As of the end of November, Station 18 has responded to 860 incidents. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 9–Groveville Fire Company responded to 108 incidents in November. Included were five building fires, five cooking fires, one heater fire, one passenger vehicle fire, 41 Emergency Medical Service incidents, seven motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, one extrication of victim from motor vehicle accident, one gas leak with no fire, two hazardous conditions with no fire, one aircraft emergency at Robbinsville Airport, four service calls, 22 good intent calls and 16 false alarm or false calls.. As of the end of November, Station 19 has responded to 1,262 incidents. Mercer Count Fire Marshal’s Office investigated two fires in November. Nov. 1 – Titusville – Station 53 – River Road – Mercer County Corrections Center. Fire on exterior in diesel powered mobile air compressor unit with exposure to structure housing inmates. Rapid response and knockdown by Fire Department prevented extension to exposure building. Air compressor was running 24/7 under full load and was unattended. The fire occurred when the serpentine belt on the engine broke resulting in severe overheating and ultimately in fire. The cause is listed as accidental due to mechanical failure. Two Correction Officers were injured and transported to hospital by ambulance suffering from smoke inhalation. Investigated by Fire Marshal James
Greschak, FM900. Nov. 6 – Hightstown Station 41 – South Main Street – 2 alarms. 3 story, wood balloon frame, single family dwelling. Fire originated in basement. A contractor doing renovations in the building cut a natural gas line with a gasoline powered K-12 saw, neglecting to first turn off the gas. The resulting gas fed fire caused major damage to the residence. The cause is listed as accidental. Investigated by 1st Assistant Fire Marshal K. Brink, FM901.
Mercer County Youth Fire Setter Prevention & Inter vention Program Council met on Nov. 18 at Monument Hall, Princeton. There were no new youth inducted into the program in November. As an outreach effort, Youth Fire Setter Program personnel will offer to attend functions such as parent night at Family Services Organization, Back to School nights at schools, and PTO/PTA meetings to create additional awareness and familiarize attendees with the program. At this month’s State meeting, Mercer County Youth Fire Setter Program leadership personnel presented a detailed overview and explanation of our model program to representatives of 19 of the 21 counties from throughout the state. Mercer County Fire Safety Program for Older Adults Council continues to develop a program to partner with Meals on Wheels of Greater Mercer County to reach homebound residents with the Fire Safety for Older Adults educational message. Requests for presentations are currently being received for the Fall and Winter seasons. Mercer County Fire Academy Fall Firefighter 1 class graduates from Hamilton Township are Michael Abbott (White Horse), Jason Faas (Groveville), Jonathan Lebo, Jacob Olah and Mark Schaible (Mercerville), and Jarat Petersohn (Colonial). Hamilton resident Bob Sherman, Jr. is a life member of Mercerville Volunteer Fire Company.
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Painter, sculptor, poet and musician are a few titles describing D.J. Haslett. He is an assistant curator for the art displayed at the Hamilton Township Library. Inside the library, you will find eight of Haslett’s paintings. Outside, his sculpture, “Power of the Three Graces,” is near the front entrance. Haslett worked at the Grounds for Sculpture Park for 13 years after retiring from the corporate world. He wanted to work somewhere he could be creative. He has energy for art, life and music. He is creative indeed. Your art has a large musical influence. Why? I began playing guitar at age 10. Then I played bass guitar in a rock band called The Apostles when I was a teenager in the ’60s. We cut a record and we still perform today. I began a painting series entitled “Gathering Guitars” in 2003 and have done 53 versions of this idea since then, with more to come. How did you begin with the musical sculptures? I come from a family of men who worked with their hands, tradespeople. The rusted, metal found-object guitar sculptures, and frames I make from construction materials, combine my love of music, and homage to these hardworking Polish and Czechoslovakian immigrants. Who were you influenced by? Before I began studying art, I worked intuitively and just made art. When I started reading books and studying, I came upon Robert Rauschenberg, who did a lot of work with found objects that he called “Combines.” What is your process? I have a large garage which has been converted into a studio. I lay things out, like pieces of metal I have found and wait for the Muse to tap me on the shoulder. For painting, I do keep a sketchbook, and sometimes take the small sketch, project it, to make a larger image on a canvas. Many ideas come to me in the middle of the night, they wake me up, and I write them down. How long do you feel it took you to find your own artistic voice? The Gathering Guitars series, my main body of work, started about four years after I began my art career. But my voice continues to grow and experiment. What media do you use and why? I work with painting, found objects, and photography. I also am a published poet and find this is very helpful in creating titles for my works, many with double meanings like “Bee in the Moment.” Do you acquire your art supplies locally? I find many pieces of metal from cars, old furniture and hardware in the trash. People also give me stuff. I get my paints from local art stores and sometimes find
“Gathering Guitars H-27” is one in a growing series of guitar-based works by Hamilton-based artist D.J. Haslett. frames and abandoned canvases on the curb I can reuse. What fight/struggle do you have regarding your art? I will never get to creating all the art I have ideas for. That’s a good thing. I find it hard to concentrate on just one project. I usually have about three or more things cooking. I guess focus can be a problem. Do you have a lot of artist friends in the area? Yes, I worked at Grounds for Sculpture for 13 years and also served as a docent. I had a number of artists who had studios at GFS teach and encourage me. We are still in contact today, great people. What one attribute should all artists have? Imagination. I call it the Big Three or ICC. Imagination, how can I show this my way? Then there is Curiosity, about everything and Courage, to put your work out there. Imagination is Number No. 1. Do you have musicians as collectors? Yes, many of my paintings from the Gathering Guitar series are in private collections of musicians. Collectors have acquired paintings for their children learning guitar or older parents going back to playing guitar. What is your dream project? Great question! I have some small sculptures that I would love to make into large sculptures for public spaces. For more information, go online to djhaslett.com. Thomas Kelly is a Hamiltonbased artist and member of the Hamilton Arts Council. His work can be found at thomaskellyart.com
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out as a young adult was the freedom to consume large quantities of Fruity Pebbles without guilt or other parental constraint, as my extensive collection of early 1990s dinosaur toy premiums can attest. My breakfast habits are only slightly better today, as I favor Special K Fruit & Yogurt or Kellogg’s Raisin Bran with Cranberries—both loaded with sugar, though I do add real fruit to each. But I always make it a point to sample the most outrageous new cereal offerings—to satisfy my curiosity, if not my taste buds. New versions of well-known cereals are introduced all the time, often as “Seasonal Varieties,” “Limited Editions,” or, as I like to think of them, “Failed Experiments.” One recent example was Froot Loops Birthday Cake—that’s a cereal that tastes like birthday cake, not the other way around. The admission of limited (or at least limited-time) appeal is refreshingly honest, but also takes on the unsavory associations of product recalls and criminals getting out of Dodge before the sheriff gets word. Over the past few years, the bar on outrageous cereals has consistently moved higher, to the point where calling these food products “cereal” is possibly the worst case of misleading advertising since the name “GrapeNuts.” The standbys, like Frosted Flakes, have been turned into Chocolate Frosted Flakes, Cinnamon Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Frosted Flakes, Banana Creme Frosted Flakes, and Frosted Flakes with Marshmallows. Even my once-beloved Fruity Pebbles added marshmallows—which only increased the sugar-to-calories ratio— and voilà, Marshmallow Fruity Pebbles was born. Adding marshmallows is the closest thing to a guaranteed win in the calendar quarter-by-quarter cereal selling game, and thus the practice is ubiquitous. The current situation recalls Obi-Wan Kenobi’s description of Darth Vader in “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi”
as “more machine now than man,” except that these cereals are more marshmallow than bran. Sugared cereal has always targeted children, but perhaps never so shamelessly as today. In 1977 came proof that if you repeat something often enough, it will be accepted as truth— that proof being the idea that Cookie Crisp is cereal, and not just a bunch of little chocolate chip cookies in a box. Today, virtually every snack food that exists has been converted into cereal. There are plenty of cookie-inspired offerings, including Post’s Chips Ahoy! Cereal, Oreo O’s, and Nutter Butter Cereal. Keebler got into the action with Keebler Cereal (featuring real minichocolate chip cookies!), and General Mills teamed with Girl Scouts to produce Girl Scouts Thin Mints Cereal. With food scientists as alchemists, turning sugar into gold, it was only a matter of time until the limits of good taste (in both senses of that term) were reached. The next stage of snacks-ascereal featured Post’s teaming with Hostess to create Honey Bun Cereal and Donettes Cereal. Not to be outdone, Kellogg’s delivered Cinnabon Cereal and its own donut concoction, Donut Shop, as well as Pop Tarts Cereal. Kellogg’s put up Smorz Cereal, and Post countered with Honey Maid S’mores Cereal. Taste-wise, these products are all equally offensive; the best thing about them might be that after eating you’ll be immediately overcome by an overwhelming desire to brush your teeth. Cookies and milk (or even Pop Tarts and milk) might seem a natural combination, but other products are decidedly unnatural. Case in point: Drumstick Cereal from General Mills, which despite the name, does not look to recreate the Thanksgiving turkey dinner experience. Rather, it aims to replicate the ice cream for breakfast experience, through a combination of sweetened corn and wheat. One of many ironies
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lights flashing, making hyperspace and laser blaster sound effects all the way. Dad adored the 1977 movie so much that he returned to see it again with my mother, on what was one of their first dates. She fell asleep. Now 42 years later, Mom could be considered at least Star Wars-adjacent, in that she has had Star Wars blankets, Star Wars action figures, Star Wars dog toys, a Star Wars husband and two Star Wars sons scattered about the house. (My sister, like Mom, graciously embraced it. She calls herself a “semi-fan.”) My brother and I were all in from the start. And lucky for my dad, too, since we were born at the perfect time for secondgeneration Star Wars fans. We grew up watching the original trilogy on VHS, hearing about how the small screen couldn’t properly convey the magic of the films. I can’t speak for my brother, but I know I couldn’t contain my excitement when Lucasfilm announced it would be remastering and re-releasing the films in 1996. Dad took us to see them, even pulling me away from studying for a middle school social studies test to go see “The Empire Strikes Back” in the old General Cinema movie theater at Mercer Mall. And, of course, Dad was right—nothing
The Star Wars universe always has been one obsessed with parentage and origin. Throughout the franchise, a character’s parents often have been a simple way for writers to provide motivation—“Who am I? And what is my purpose in this galaxy?” Nothing exemplifies this more than in “The Empire Strikes Back” when Darth Vader delivers the most famous line in any of the films: “No, I am your father.” Vader revealing his relation to Luke Skywalker did more than shock audiences; it altered the trajectory of Star Wars as a whole. So, it’s only fitting then that my own life’s trajectory has been altered thanks to my father and his love for the world of Star Wars. The Dec. 20 release of “The Rise of Skywalker”—the final movie in the nine-part saga that has been most people’s interaction with Star Wars—has forced me to reflect on what this series has meant to me. And what it has meant to my relationship with my dad. Dad has loved the series ever since he was a teenager. He still likes to tell the story about how, after seeing the first film in 1977 with a group of friends, they sped home from the theater with head-
compares to seeing the opening crawl on the big screen, the sound of John Williams’ opening fanfare enveloping you. This experience passed the mania on to us, and kicked off what has turned out to be something of a ritual for the Anthes men. My brother and I have both seen almost every Star Wars movie in the theater more than once. We had to by necessity because, even if we saw a film first with friends, we hadn’t truly seen it until we could watch it with Dad, using the car ride home to discuss his theories about the plot, the characters and where the story might go next. My brother even passed up a chance to see an early screening of 2015’s “The Force Awakens” at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles because he wanted to see the movie for the first time with Dad. The only Star Wars film we have not seen together in the theater is 2018’s “Solo,” and only then because I was sidelined for weeks after major surgery. And it turned out that since I couldn’t go to see it, none of us did. It didn’t seem right to see it without each other. This past April, we had the honor of introducing my father to one of his lifelong heroes, Chewbacca, while on a family trip to Walt Disney World. (It was the first time the entire family had all gone together
to Disney World since the Anthes kids were, well, kids.) The Wookiee gave Dad a big hug—and while Dad seemed embarrassed by the whole thing, he admitted the experience made him smile. And I felt that perhaps I finally had paid him back a little for all the opportunities he had given me. I know I love Star Wars for its own merits. There are so many moments and characters imprinted on my memory. But, if I think—truly think—about why I relate to this franchise, I can’t deny it’s mainly because this has been something for me to share with my father. The feeling stayed with me as I watched “The Rise of Skywalker” in the theater. I suspect I was not the only person in the audience who spent time reflecting not only about the relationship between children and their parents on the screen, but also what Star Wars has meant to the children and parents in the audience. I couldn’t help but feel that bond is as powerful as the Force itself. Hamilton native Rob Anthes is editor of the Hamilton Post and managing editor at Community News Service.
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she said, she said Have another Star Wars column By Samantha Sciarrotta ssciarrotta@communitynews.org If you watch television, use social media, know a nerd or have a pulse, you probably know that the final film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, “The Rise of Skywalker,” was released last month. The hype surrounding the movie, while definitely manufactured and meticulously planned by Disney to a disturbing degree, was real. I completely bought into it, because I am a mark, and I dedicated November and December to consuming as much Star Wars content as possible in preparation for the end. I’ve spent most of the last month or so rewatching the films in chronological order — Episodes I-III, Solo, Rogue One, and Episodes IV-VIII — and catching up with the multiple animated series, like many other fans, I’d guess. I watch the original trilogy often and did a mini-chronological rewatch ahead of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, but I hadn’t watched The Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones in at least a decade. Unfortunately for literally everyone around me, it was all I wanted to talk about for several weeks. That “The Mandalorian” premiered in the middle of it all only made my obsession even more hyper-focused. This gave me (and my colleagues in the editorial department at CNS, who were also doing their own versions of rewatching) a case of acute Star Wars brain. I know it may be hard to believe — a bunch of millennial/Gen X journalist dweebs who have toys all over their desks spending a couple of months dissecting the most enduring piece of science fiction from the last 40 years in preparation for its conclusion? Shocking. We talked about our favorite lightsaber battles (Obi-Wan vs. Anakin, Vader vs. Luke in Empire, Qui-Gon vs. Darth Maul, Rey vs. Kylo Ren, Rey and Kylo vs. the Praetorian Guard), which characters have the best laugh (Jabba the Hutt, Emperor Palpatine, Salacious Crumb) and, once The Mandalorian started, Baby Yoda, obviously. Have you ever wanted to listen in on multiple conversations about giving C-3PO a gun or hear what Vader lines would sound like coming from Jar Jar Binks? It was full-on Star Wars immersion. This was fitting, because I’m not sure there’s anything I’ve loved longer than Star Wars. Like many fans, it’s been a
constant for most of my life. My brother and I wore out our early-90s original trilogy boxset on VHS, even taking the tapes with us on summer vacation a few times. I feel like we’re all born with the knowledge that Vader is Luke’s father. Luke and Leia and Han have sort of just always been there—a cultural constant, the original Harry, Hermione and Ron. I know “The Rise of Skywalker” won’t be the last Star Wars movie, but four decades have built toward this (even if two more trilogies were not part of the original plan). We’ve spent so many years with these characters, watching them develop over a massive canon that spans decades and formats, and the lessons they’ve taught us (or me, at least) endure. For example: If you meet someone who makes you think of Han Solo, stay away. Stay far away. He does not exist. That man will never be real. There is no cocky scoundrel with a heart of gold who learns, despite his own hardheaded insistence, that companionship and camaraderie are worth fighting for. Also, sibling bonds are real, and their power transcends the constraints of time and space; the metaphorical Force IS always with you, and it will help you through anything; and Ewoks are cute and good and also demonic. I generally try to avoid the “my childhood is over” sentiment, but the Skywalker Saga ending as my 30th year on this planet begins just feels apt. I’ve used this space to reflect on change and nostalgia a few times before, and I’m coming dangerously close to doing it again, but it’s impossible for me to talk about Star Wars without it. The story of the Skywalkers has been with me through every stage of my life—there is a Star War for every era. The first prequel film was released when I was in third grade, and the final one came out my freshman year of high school. The sequel trilogy has basically dominated the second half of my 20s, and it’s closing out a year of immense, difficult change—it’s felt a lot like Han piloting the Millenium Falcon through an asteroid field. And, much like Han, I’m okay with not knowing the odds of complete and utter destruction. I just have to trust the Force.
The story of the Skywalkers has been with me through every stage of my life. There is a Star War for every era.
Samantha Sciarrotta is a Hamilton native, and a senior community editor with the Hamilton Post.
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Agent Name ext # Tracy A. Abbate, SA Agent Name ext 1004 # Erin Andahazy , SA 1333 Tracy A. Abbate, SA 1004 Glen Andrews, SA 1422 Erin Andahazy, SA 1333 Nicholas Andrews, SA 1321 Glen Andrews, SA 1422 Christine Barrett, SA 1316 Nicholas Andrews, SA 1321 Jane Belger, BA 1415 Christine Barrett, SA 1316 Adam Bless, SA 1315 Jane Belger, BA 1415 Pamela Bless, BA 1314 Adam Bless, SA 1315 Mark A. Brower, SA 1369 Pamela Bless , BA 1314 Jenna Brown, SA 1006 MarkCarla A. Brower , SA Z. Campanella , SA1369 1469 Jenna Brown , SA 1006 Sabrina E. Chell, SA 1484 CarlaKurt Z. Campanella 1469 Clews, SA , SA 1005 Sabrina E. Chell , SA, SA 1484 Desiree Daniels 1312 Kurt Clews , SA 1005 Erika De Luca, SA 1400 Desiree Daniels SA , BA Thomas R. ,Elliott 1312 1304 Falsetti-Spencer , 1400 SA 1439 ErikaDebra De Luca , SA JoanR.C.Elliott George 1437 Thomas , BA, SA 1304 Joseph Giancarli , SA 1403 Debra Falsetti-Spencer, SA 1439
Joan C. George, SA Joseph Giancarli, SA
Yolanda Gulley, SA 1444 T. Christopher Hill, BA 1318 Yolanda Gulley, SA 1444 Jennifer Jopko , SA 1423 T. Christopher Hill, BA 1318 Dennis Kestler, SA 1482 Jennifer Jopko, SA 1423 William Linder, SA 1003 Dennis Kestler, SA 1482 Joseph Lombardo, BA 1327 William Linder, SA 1003 Luisa Mancuso-Clews, SA 1322 Joseph Lombardo, BA 1327 Joan Martinez, SA 1414 Luisa Mancuso-Clews, SA 1322 Gina Marie Mazur, SA 1488 Joan Martinez, SA 1414 Colleen Myers, SA 1335 Gina Marie Mazur , SA 1488 Kathy Paul, SA 1331 Colleen Myers 1335 Neil Paul , SA, SA 1351 Kathy Paul , SA 1331 Judy Peraino, SA 1445 NeilAnna PaulMarie , SA Pratico-Radice, SA 1351 1431 Judy Peraino , SA , SA 1445 Joseph Radice 1430 Anna Marie Pratico-Radice , SA Britani N. Radice-Calderone, SA 1431 1429 Joseph Radice, ,SA Erin Ragazzo SA 1430 1362 Frank Ragazzo, BA Britani N.V.Radice-Calderone , SA 1429 1432 Brandon Rasmussen , SA 1001 Erin Ragazzo , SA 1362 John Ratico, Jr., SA 1462 Frank V. Ragazzo, BA 1432
Brandon Rasmussen, SA 1437 John Ratico, Jr., SA 1403 Each RE/MAX office is independently owned and operated.
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Each RE/MAX office is independently owned and operated.
Rafael Rodriguez, BA Diomaris Rosado Rosario , SA Rafael Rodriguez , BA Donato Santangelo, IV , SA Diomaris Rosado Rosario, SA Sharon Sawka, SA Donato Santangelo, IV, SA Walter Sawka, SA Sharon Sawka, SA Edmund 'Ed' Schoen, SA Walter Sawka, SA Albert C. Sodaro, SA Edmund 'Ed' Schoen, SA Susan A. Steber, BA Albert C. Sodaro, SA Vanessa A. Stefanics, SA Susan A. Steber, BA Donna Thomas, SA Vanessa A. Stefanics , SA, SA Andrew "Drew" Tilghman Donna , SA , BA WilliamThomas 'Bill' Tilghman Andrew SA Anthony"Drew" JosephTilghman Tkaczuk,,SA William Tilghman , BA Charles'Bill' S. 'Chuck' Toth , BA Anthony Joseph Tkaczuk, SA Tyler Toth , SA Charles S. 'Chuck' Toth, BA Paula Troy, SA
Tyler Toth, SA Bob Weber , SA Catherine Weber, SA Paula TroyR. , SA Paula S. Wirth Bob Weber , SA, SA Stephanie J. Catherine R. Young Weber, ,SA SA
Paula S. Wirth, SA 1001 Stephanie J. Young, SA 1462 SA / BA: Sales Associate / Broker Associate
SA / BA: Sales Associate / Broker Associate
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