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By Julia Marnin Not every 17-year-old can say they performed a classical piano ballad where musical legends like the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Frank Sinatra took the stage. But Joseph Kesting can. The Hamilton resident is preparing for his second performance at NYC’s famed Carnegie Hall after his second year advancing in the Crescendo International Music Competition, a worldwide competition for instrumentalists ages 5-22. This year, Kesting is one out of over 5,000 instrumentalists that participated in auditions, which is the competition’s first round. Around 15% of those 5,000 have been selected to advance to the Winner’s Circle, the competition’s second and final round held at Carnegie Hall. Musicians are judged and scored based on style, technique and artistic maturity. Kesting, who is a junior at Notre Dame High School, has been practicing his most complex piano piece yet for his performance this year which was scheduled for Jan. 25, after this edition went to press. There are varying performance dates for all those who received First Place Honors. He has chosen to play Rondo Capriccioso in E major, Op. 14, a classical piece composed by See KESTING, Page 20

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Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin (second from left) takes the oath of office Jan. 1, 2020 during a ceremony at the Stone Terrace on Kuser Road. State Senator Troy Singleton (left) administered the oath, while Martin’s wife Scarlet Rajski and municipal clerk Eileen Core look on. (Photo by Mark Czajkowski.)

Martin era begins New mayor details plans for his administration By ROB AnThes A new era has begun in Hamilton Township. Democrat Jeff Martin took over the mayor’s office from Kelly Yaede Jan. 1, and the subsequent weeks have been a flurry of activity as Martin builds the framework of his administration. On his very first full day as

mayor, Martin tapped familiar faces Kathy Fitzgerald and Fred Dumont to serve as director of health, recreation, senior and veteran services and the head planning, zoning and inspections department, respectively. Then, on Jan. 15, Martin announced that he had selected T. Missy Balmir as interim business administrator and Chris Markley as public works director. The appointments continued through the rest of January, as Martin transitioned into the first Democratic administration in more than a decade. On

the council side, the all-Democratic legislative body—including newcomers Pat Papero, Jr. and Nancy Phillips—got in on the act, appointing Charles “Chuddy” Whalen Jan. 21 to fill Martin’s former seat. But filling positions will only be the beginning, as Martin has a whole host of issues waiting for him to solve—many of which took center stage during the 2019 campaign season. Martin met with Hamilton Post editor Rob Anthes in his office at the municipal buildSee MARTIN, Page 14

On the third Saturday in February, the public will have its say on the budgets and commissioners for Hamilton’s fire districts. In what might be the final fire election in Hamilton before consolidation, each of the township’s districts have proposed tax increases to counteract rising costs for insurance and salaries. New Mayor Jeff Martin has said he expects the years-long effort to consolidate Hamilton’s fire districts into a single municipal department to be completed this year. Some fire district employees have expressed apprehension on the details of such a move, while others are eager to see this next step finally happen. “It’s long overdue,” retiring District No. 9 Chief Mark Antozzeski said. “We look forward to working with the mayor and council and getting this project complete. We’ve been working on this project for many years. It will improve safety for our citizens. It will improve safety for our personnel.” Until that time, the districts will run independent annual elections, with their individual budget proposals and different commissioners up for vote. Residents can vote in their respective districts. This year’s elections are on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 2–9 p.m., at the fire station in each district. See FIRE, Page 12

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To our readers: You might have noticed this issue of the Hamilton Post looks a bit different. More than a decade had passed since we last freshened up, and we felt the time had come to try something new. We spent nearly seven months perfecting our new look—and while it’s a work in progress—I wanted to take some time to fill you in on the changes and how, I hope, they will make your time with us more enjoyable, more informative and more transparent. First, be assured that our commitment to telling the story of Hamilton Township, of our shared experience in this town, hasn’t changed. In fact, a lot of thought went into devising some new features to help foster an atmosphere of community. Our communities have long been our greatest asset, and we want to answer the questions you want answered and tell the stories you want told. Since we live here, too, likely they are answers and stories we want, too. Below this letter, you’ll see our revamped masthead. Traditionally, a masthead is a list of people who worked hard to bring this newspaper to you. But we want you to know who we are, what we’re doing and how to find us. So, the new masthead

kicks off with the Hamilton Post’s mission statement. This is our guiding principle and informs what we cover—and how. We also have included our mailing address, phone number, email addresses, website URL and social media accounts, so you can connect with us no matter which mode of communication you prefer. Taking this one step further, I’ve included all my contact information at the end of this letter. The same box will appear at the end of any article produced by a full-time member of our staff. To put faces with names, we have placed photos of our regular columnists at the start of their columns. We’ve also moved our commentary section to the very back of the newspaper, giving our columnists a more prominent space. To accommodate the relocation of the columns, we have moved forward the Puzzle Pages, classified and At Your Service ads. We also have introduced new fonts for our headlines and other items in our newspaper, which provides a cleaner, easy-to-read experience. I hope this redesign can help kick off an even closer relationship with our readers. So, reach out! After all, now you have my number.

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FIRE continued from Page 1 District No. 2–Mercerville Fire Company has two unopposed races for threeyear fire commissioner terms: commissioner Gene Argenti and Thomas Hargreaves. Also up for a vote is a budget increase of about 0.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. For a home in District No. 2 valued at $200,000, this would be an increase of about $17 in taxes in 2020. District 2 polling will take place at their station house located at 2711 Nottingham Way, Mercerville. District No. 3–Rusling Hose, located at 13 Rennie St., has commissioner Gilbert Lugossy running unopposed for reelection. Also on the ballot is a budget increase of 1.72 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, or an increase of approximately $34 for a $200,000 home. The increase will cover increased insurance costs, Capt. Ferdinand Mather said. District No. 4–Hamilton and Enterprise Fire Companies has commissioners Brian Newbon and Patricia Gray running for re-election for three-year terms. Jacqueline Newbon and Tammy Duffy will be running for a two-year term while Brian Newbon and John Newbon Sr. will run for one-year terms. The proposed budget includes an increase of 2.4 cents per $100 of assessed home valuation. This would mean a tax increase of approximately $49 this year for a $200,000 home. Polling will take place at 1805 E. State St. District No. 5–Decou Hose Company, located at 61 Ruskin Ave., has commissioners Bernard Crammer Jr. and Danny Gulotta up for re-election for three-year terms. The budget includes an increase of 3.4 cents per $100 of assessed home valuation, or an increase of approximately $69 for a $200,000 home in District No. 5. District No. 6 –White Horse Fire Company, located at 19 Locust Ave., has commissioners Mike Sanna and Anthony Mantuano up for re-election. The budget includes an increase of 1.4 cents per $100 of assessed home valuation. This

would mean an increase in fire taxes of approximately $28 for a $200,000 home. District No. 7–Nottingham Fire Company, located at 200 Mercer St., will have incumbent commissioner Mathew Wagner up for re-election, with Clark Sabo and Gregory Schultz challenging his seat for a three-year term. The proposed budget includes an increase of 0.5 cents per $100 of assessed home valuation. This would mean an increase of approximately $10 in fire taxes for $200,000 home in District No. 7. District No. 8–Colonial Fire Company located at 801 Kuser Road, has commissioner Wayne D’Artagnan running unopposed. The proposed budget includes an increase of 3 cents per $100 of assessed home valuation, or an increase of approximately $60 in fire taxes for a $200,000 home in District. No. 8. This will cover an increase in salaries and insurance, commissioner Michael Kashella said. Payments for a leased truck will appear on this year’s billing statement, as well as additional costs for the county billing the district to print their own absentee ballots. “Unfortunately, due to the decline in the volunteers and the availability of them we had to put on crews for around the clock service to ensure service to our taxpayers, and that does not come without cost,” Kashella said. District No. 9–Groveville Fire Company, located at 4201 Crosswicks Hamilton Square Road, has two commissioners running unopposed for re-election: Ross Hart and Richard Kraemer. The proposed budget includes an increase of about 3 cents per $100 of assessed home valuation, or a fire tax increase of approximately $61 for a $200,000 home in District No. 9. The first payment for a vehicle approved last year will appear on this year’s budget. “The budget includes personnel costs, all costs for the building operations…so we would request that the public come and support us so we can be available to provide service to them during their emergencies,” Antozzeski said.

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MARTIN continued from Page 1 ing on Greenwood Avenue Jan. 8 to talk about fire consolidation, the township animal shelter, Trenton Water Works and his hopes for his first year as mayor. An edited transcript follows: Hamilton Post: It’s only been a week, but how’s the job going so far? Jeff Martin: I love it. It’s been busy, and I’ve made it a point to go out to every office, every municipal division I can, just to get out to meet every municipal employee I can meet and show my gratitude and appreciation for the work their doing, let them know I’m excited to get to work with them for the benefit of Hamilton, and just to put a face to the name. Many of them might have read my name or seen a photo, but we’ve never had the opportunity to meet face to face. I spent a lot of time doing that in addition to the regular tasks you do as mayor. But I wanted to make sure I got out to see as many employees as I could in that first week or so. HP: How has the transition gone from the Yaede administration? JM: Dave Kenny especially, as the outgoing business administrator, has been very cooperative. He provided us with what we had asked for, as far as requests from my transition team, access to different employees to learn their functions to be able to see the big picture of how the organization that is Hamilton Township’s government works. He’s been very gracious, cooperative. HP: Right off the bat, you named two new directors. Have any other decisions been made about staffing? JM: First, let me say that I’m thrilled

Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (left) congratulates Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin during Martin’s inauguration Jan. 1, 2020 at the Stone Terrace on Kuser Road. (Photo by Mark Czajkowski.) to have Kathy Fitzgerald as the director of health, recreation, senior and veteran services. She held that title previously under Mayor Glen Gilmore. She went back to being the head of the senior center, and has agreed to come back and be the department director. I’m very happy about that. She’s got a great attention to detail that we’ll need as we work through some issues that were in some of the departments that fall underneath her. Also very excited to have Fred Dumont

be the head of planning, zoning and inspections department. We’re also going to be moving economic development into his office, as well, and renaming it “Department of Community and Economic Development.” We’ll be hiring somebody to help him with the economic development piece. Fred’s got years as a building trades member, sitting across from developers, knowing their language, knowing the language of how to put a building up. With that, I’m very excited he agreed to

join the team. On Monday the 13th, we will have Chris Markley as the head of public works. He is the No. 2 in Mercer County’s Department of Transportation [at the time this interview was conducted]. I’m very excited to have Chris. He’s somebody who worked his way up. He started as a laborer, took classes on a variety of subjects and improved himself. He will be an asset to his department, this administration and this town. HP: What is the timeline for rounding out the staff in your administration? JM: We’ll be announcing more in the coming days and weeks. We’re probably going to be doing an interim business administrator. Carrie Feuer, who is the head of our Department of Water Pollution Control, has agreed to stay on. We’re happy to have her continue in that role. I’m also proud to announce Missy Balmir. She’s going to be taking over as our business administrator on a temporary basis. She’ll be here full time. But she’s going to limit her service to about 30 to 45 days to allow us time to finish our search for a business administrator and see if we’re successful in attracting a top tier candidate. And giving us time to figure out, if we’re not successful in attracting a top-tier candidate, what our other options are. So we’re happy that she’ll be joining us as of Jan. 13. We’re also going to be announcing that we will be disbanding the Office of Economic Development and Information Technology and moving those pieces around. Economic development will fall under Fred Dumont as part of the Department of Community and

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Economic Development. And our information technology office will be falling under the business administrator. The spot that was previously the directors we’re going to use to now create essentially a deputy town manager, a deputy business administrator. I think the previous business administrator was done a disservice by having so much on his plate. It’s important for us to get another set of eyes and another set of ears being in that position to help our BA execute the jobs that need to be done. Also, on Jan. 21, we’re going to be announcing Bianca Jerez. She currently works in the New Jersey General Assembly majority office as a policy analyst. She’s going to be joining us as my chief of staff. She’ll be assigned to really be a liaison between us and a lot of other government entities both at the state level, the county level, our legislators, our neighboring municipalities. One of the big things that will be on her plate is Trenton Water Works and liaising with the city on that as well. Again, she’ll be another set of eyes and ears for me. We’re moving the call center directly underneath her so that reports directly to the mayor’s office. Our call center does a phenomenal job in being that frontline communication to our residents.

And I, as the mayor, want to know what people are calling about, what people are emailing about to look for any trends, patterns, issues. HamStat reporting directly to Bianca will be, I think, just a show of how important I think that office is and how much I hope our residents continue to use it as a way to get information about the town. HP: Outside of staffing, is there any one issue you’re looking most forward to addressing? JM: There isn’t any one issue. There are a few I talked about at my inauguration that I’m eager to get started on. First, fire consolidation. Council president Rick Tighe announced at the [Jan. 7] council meeting that they’re forming another subcommittee [on fire consolidation]. We have our first meeting [Jan. 14] to start that process again, and to really move forward in a collaborative way with council and a lot of the stakeholders, with the goal of getting this done this year. That’s one issue we’ll get started on within the first two weeks that I take over. Another one—that Fred Dumont is working very closely on—is the abandoned and blighted properties in the township. First, we’re trying to establish as accurate a count that we can on how many there are actually, between resiSee MARTIN, Page 16

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MARTIN continued from Page 15 dential, commercial, commercial standalone vacant lots in a larger complex. So, I know he and his team are getting started on that so we can understand the full grasp on what we’re facing. I’ve already had my first budget meeting, so that will be a continual process throughout the first few months to see where the town is financially and put together a solid plan for this year’s budget. One other issue is, we have ongoing litigation with Robbinsville [regarding its use of Hamilton’s sewer system]. We’ve already scheduled a meeting between Hamilton’s officials and Robbinsville’s officials, and (Robbinsville) Mayor Dave Fried has agreed to that and has been very cooperative in getting that meeting on the books early. We’re meeting in January to just sit at the same table, see what information people need and see if we’re able to come to a resolution sooner rather than later. HP: Another topic you’ve mentioned frequently since being elected is Trenton Water Works. Many township residents receive their water from Trenton Water Works. Have you had any conversations with Trenton Water Works since taking office? What do you hope to accomplish with the City of Trenton and Trenton Water Works? JM: We sit here on Jan. 9. This evening, we have an open forum that Trenton Water Works is hosting with the idea of keeping the public informed on what their plan is and what’s going on, the challenges and opportunities they see on the horizon. That’s a big portion of this: hav-

ing the public see their attention to this. In my first few days, I had a meeting with the mayors of Ewing, Lawrence, myself and Steve Picco from Trenton Water Works, where he laid out the next few months’ plan for Trenton Water Works, the lead service line replacement program, their capital plan, their staffing plan, and giving us an opportunity to ask questions. We all agreed that’s going to become a quarterly meeting moving forward, where we can all get in the room together to make sure we’re all fully informed and can inform our residents of what’s going on.

HP: The dynamic with Trenton Water Works has changed. The utility appears to be much more in sync with the mayors of the suburban towns than it was a year ago. A lot of the friction now is between Trenton council and everyone else—the utility, the Trenton administration and all of TWW’s suburban ratepayers. [Editor’s note: Over the last two months, Trenton council voted to not renew Steve Picco’s contract as interim director of TWW. It also decided to not approve millions of dollars worth of funding that TWW

officials said is needed to keep the system running adequately.] Has there been any discussion with the mayors of the other suburban towns on how to manage that? Because the reality is, we’re stuck with TWW regardless of what the utility or Trenton council decides. Ser vice area towns like Hamilton have no recourse. JM: Sure. That’s one of the things we talked about: what communication has been made between Mayor [Reed] Gusciora’s administration and the city coun-

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cil to improve things there and to ensure they stay at a high level once they reach that level. We’re putting our trust in Mayor Gusciora that the more council is educated and kept apprised of what the plan is, we’re hopeful they’ll act accordingly. There’s no doubt everybody wants clean, safe drinking water for their residents, whether you’re from Ewing, Lawrence, Hopewell, Trenton or Hamilton. There may be differences in opinions on how to get there, on the most cost efficient way to get there. But I don’t doubt anybody’s desire to have a high-functioning Trenton Water Works. I’ve known Reed for over 15 years. I trust in his ability to continue to move Trenton Water Works forward. It has made improvements in the last 18 months, under his administration. I’m hopeful he continues to build on the positive momentum he’s already set in place. HP: You mentioned fire consolidation. What are your hopes for that process? What are you hoping takes place over the next year? JM: We got two new council members who are sitting as part of that committee, Councilmen Papero and Carabelli. So they already know the outline of what we did two years ago on council in terms of putting forward a budget and organizational chart and plan for fire service here in Hamilton. Obviously, they’ll review it and maybe make some of their own changes as well as a different perspective. And we’ll work with them in doing that. From a budgetary standpoint, the numbers we put forward two years ago are now two years old, so they have to be

updated. But what I think right away is going to be different is, while the subcommittee is still doing their work, simultaneous to that we can begin negotiations with the unions. Now, you can’t decide everything all at once because you’re going to need kind of a budgetary structure from where to fit for salaries and wages and all of the like. Some of the more basic parts of a contract—uniform allowance, work comp protections and things like that—we can start building momentum on some of those easy items that we all agree should be in place in our standard and collective bargaining agreements. And so, that working simultaneously on two different parts of the puzzle I think will go a long way to help making this move faster this year. HP: For perspective for residents who may have been following this, previously, the part of fire consolidation that was a stumbling block were these negotiations, the collective bargaining? Is that correct? JM: Correct. On council two years ago, we had put in a provision in the ordinance that said, “The switch is not flipped until there’s an agreement between the unions and the township.” That’s so that on Day One, people know what they’re being paid. People know what their benefits are. A town knows what its workers compensation protections are, and the like. [The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs], they didn’t like that provision in there. So we essentially said, “All right, well, we’re not going to submit this See MARTIN, Page 18

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tee, made up of experts kind of helping us with that overview, and we’ve asked them for recommendations on what to do. We’re not going to make any drastic changes until we get the report from the transition committee, which should be sometime in February, and then to understand what we’re going to do with the health officer position and give Kathy to some time to fully understand the makeup and the structure over there. And what, if any, changes might be needed. But it’s definitely not as dire as some people might want to say it is. HP: One of the responsibilities for the health department is the animal shelter, which became a major issue in township politics last year. Have you had a chance to visit there? How are things with animal shelter? JM: I was there during the holidays, when they were doing pictures with Santa. I was actually there today, as well, just to show the employees that we’re here to be helpful, that we appreciate all they do. It’s a very tough job. You’ve got a lot of animals there that are in tough situations, and it’s a difficult place to work at. And so I wanted to be able to show my appreciation for what they do. We’ve got an animal welfare committee as part of the transition. We’ll await their report. I know Kathy will be awaiting their report as well, but has already been in conversations with some of them. And we’ll do the same thing she’ll be doing with our health department, which is kind of reviewing to see what policies and procedures they have in place. What other successful shelters, such as Camden County shelter, are doing that maybe we can emulate? And once we figure out the direction in terms of any changes that we want to make, then executing that moving forward. It’s still being run. It’s had improvements, many improvements over the last 18 months as well. So, we just want to see what things we can do to make it even better at this point. HP: Mayor Yaede, as public safety director, received a township vehicle. She also had a township police officer provide a security detail. Are you planning on using either of those? JM: I do have the vehicle, and I think that’s an important piece for the mayor to have as the public safety director. Especially when there’s snow emergencies and the like, you need a four wheel drive vehicle to get around and make sure roads are taken care of. So, I do have that vehicle. In terms of any type of bodyguard or executive protection, I don’t have any. My hope is I can go my entire time as mayor without needing anything like that, where I never get any threats to me or my family, anything like that. I told the police very early on that I didn’t see the need for it. And so I currently don’t have it and don’t see myself needing it in the future either.

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MARTIN continued from Page 17 to you, DCA, until we know what those provisions are and have essentially what’s called a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, between the unions and the township that could then be incorporated into the plan that we send to DCA. That’s why I think to a certain extent, working both on the budget, an organizational chart from the council subcommittee perspective and on the MOU from the administration perspective simultaneously is a way to move this faster. HP: You’ve already talked about Kathy Fitzgerald. Her new department is one of the main departments to be under scrutiny over the last year. What changes are you hoping happen within the health department to ensure that it gets back on track? JM: One of the biggest is figuring out what we do now with the health officer role. Council approved this week an emergency shared service agreement between us and Mercer County which allows us to use Mercer County’s health officer. I was previously told by the state was the township can’t go a day without a health officer position, filled either directly or through a shared service agreement. It would have prevented us from being able to issue marriage certificates, death certificates, restaurant inspections, licenses, all that kind of stuff. So we’ve got that in place now moving forward for a period of, I think, three months. That gives us some time to figure out how we replace and find a new health officer, somebody who can come in right away and is qualified to do the job and holds the proper licenses. Also, we can take a step back and gauge whether continuing on where we’re in shared services agreements were where the giving party is still in the best interest of Hamilton. We’ve had those agreements in the past. We had obviously notified East Windsor and Upper Freehold this year that we can no longer provide that service to them because now we’re a receiving entity of a shared service agreement. So, that three-month period will allow us will allow Kathy the opportunity to find a qualified person and to take a step back and see exactly how much should we put on that person’s plate as well. HP: Have you had a chance to kind of analyze the health department? Are things as dire as they were being made out to be? JM: No, we have some great employees over there. I got the opportunity to go there the other day. Just this week there was an issue involving one of our elementary schools and a water quality issue. And we had to send one of inspectors underneath the health officer. That person did a phenomenal job of going to the elementary school, liaising with Trenton Water Works, communicating what their findings were between the school, Trenton Water Works and the township to make sure all the kids are safe and there was nothing wrong. So, we’ve got some great employees over there. We also have still a transition commit-

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a performance, he enjoys looking up music to play on YouTube, and says he’s good at learning by ear. He has conquered the entirety of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and owns a Queen music book. He also enjoys playing Americana and even some pop tunes. Daily, he strives to play the piano for a half hour to an hour. “It’s hard to fit in all the time, especially with school work and with the piece I’ve been playing,” he says of the ballad for his upcoming performance. Kesting shares his musical talents with his high school and is a part of Notre Dame’s concert band. He plays on a keyboard for their winter and spring concerts. His freshman year, he was in the chamber orchestra. He also has to balance school and his musical talent with playing on Notre Dame’s boys’ lacrosse team. His off season training requires lifting two to three times a week after school in the weight room. “It can be hard to come home, practice piano and do homework,” he says. Despite how busy Kesting gets, he said he will never stop sharing his musical gift. For the past couple years, he has been playing twice annually at Care One assisted living for the residents there. He gathers a playlist of songs, usually with lyrics so they can sing along, in the summer and around Christmas time. He says he definitely sees piano in his future, and hopes to minor in music when it is time for him to attend college. “No matter what I’m going to still keep using it for my personal enjoyment and the enjoyment of others,” he says. “Eventually maybe even some paid gigs at piano bars or coffee shops.” Kesting has some advice for people who are just starting an instrument and may be frustrated: “In the beginning it’s going to be difficult, with any instrument. Starting out always going to be difficult but like me if you stick with it, with time comes progression. You need a lot of discipline and patience and when you start to see yourself progress you’ll enjoy it more I guarantee it. That’s what happened with me.”

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‘Coat kid’ keeps thousands in Mercer County warm By Julia Marnin Ever since Max Frost was eight-yearsold, he’s gained notoriety throughout Hamilton as “the coat kid.” It has become his mission to collect and donate as many coats as he can so those in need can have a warmer winter. Frost gained his nickname around Hamilton after appearing on “Good Morning America” a few times for donating coats as a part of Burlington Coat Factory’s Warm Coats and Warm Hearts drive. Now 12 years old, Frost has entered the new year hitting a personal milestone—he has collected 2,500 since he began in 2015. In 2019 alone, he has collected around 400 coats. Frost donates his coats throughout the Mercer County area through a local Burlington store and other local organizations that help distribute them. “With these coats, he is doing a great thing,” says Hamilton resident Brian Blakely of Jerusalem Baptist Church. “It’s amazing that he is at this age doing community service.” Frost recently donated over 100 coats to Blakely, who distributes winter garments in need throughout Mercer County through the Jerusalem Baptist Church. Blakely said he gave 30 children’s coats that Frost gave him to Lawrence-based Homefront, for example. The rest of Max’s coats will be distributed at the Trenton train station, where

Blakely often helps give coats, hats, gloves, and blankets to those in need. “When a kid starts off like that, they’ll grow up becoming a more conscientious person,” says Blakely, who added that he will continue to work with Frost and his mother, Tammy, in the future. The Frosts often have their basement full of coats to donate, and coats routinely pop up elsewhere around the house, too. “People kind of know me as the kid who collects coats in the area,” Frost says. “A lot of people drop off the coats on my front porch, and most of the time I don’t know who. They just leave them there.” All year, Tammy says that people come and drop off coats on their front porch and by their garage, which she has no choice but to put in the basement. “By September and October, it gets to be a lot,” Tammy says. “We get the most coats during fall/early winter as people are cleaning out their closets. People don’t even tell us who they are so we can’t properly thank them.” Frost’s journey collecting coats began with the simple desire to help others after he became inspired watching Good Morning America when he saw the kickoff for the Warm Coats and Warm Hearts drive. “He saw kids come on to put coats in their box and then said, ‘I want to help people too,’” Tammy said.

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Hamilton resident Max Frost and Sabrina LaRagione, a yoga instructor at Front and Center Dance Studio, stand with some of the thousands of coats donated the last five years thanks to Frost. Tammy shared a Facebook post with her son’s mission and the hashtag #giveacoat as he began collecting. To her surprise, she eventually ended up being contacted by a producer for Good Morning America, who wanted Frost to come on the show in 2015 after

he had collected around 170 coats his first year. “It makes me realize how fortunate I am and how one coat can help someone so much,” Frost said. His second year, he collected around 400 coats and was invited back to appear on the show with GMA anchor Robin Roberts on Christmas Day with other children who had collected coats. “I didnt even dream about getting on GMA,” Frost says. “I just tried to help people.” Frost has been able to collect coats ranging from infant size to adult size after being on GMA, Frost’s efforts shared on social media, and support from neighbors and friends in the community. Sabrina LaRagione, a certified yoga instructor, held a free yoga class at Front and Center Dance Studio on Route 33 in Hamilton Dec. 29 for all those who brought coats for Frost’s drive. Frost will continue collecting for the Burlington store and sees himself continuing his mission to collect coats for those in need in the upcoming years. “We never expected this,” Tammy said. “It went from Max wanting people to stay warm to 2,500 coats.” When he isn’t collecting coats, Frost enjoys playing a range of different sports such as soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. For 2020, Frost has set a goal to collect around 600-650 coats.

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The local origins of Genesis Biotechnology Group By DiccOn HyaTT Genesis Biotechnology Group is one of the few corporate campuses that can be found in Hamilton Township. Its 60,000 square-foot facility on Yardville-Hamilton Square Road houses offices and labs and serves as the headquarters of an umbrella company that employs around 1,700 people. While there are many biotech companies in the Route 1 corridor, it’s unlikely that any of them have a similar approach to business as Genesis, which funds its research not through investment, but through the financial returns of a sprawling real estate portfolio of more than 100 properties. Founder and CEO Eli Mordechai was born in Israel, where his father, Ovadia, was a plumber and his mother, Mary, was a kindergarten teacher. He moved to the United States at age 16 and graduated from Rider University with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and earned a doctorate in biochemistry at Temple. Mordechai, who lives in Robbinsville, says the origins of his business career can be traced to the days he spent at Temple learning about enzymes and proteins. He was especially fascinated by the polymerase chain reaction, which is a process for exponentially copying DNA sequences. Mordechai thought the medical testing industry was not using PCR to its full potential. The technology allows a tiny

fragment of DNA to be copied millions of Coast to pursue his idea. He founded Medtimes, allowing an otherwise undetectable ical Diagnostic Laboratories in a 1,200 gene to cross the threshold of perceptibil- square-foot lab in Mount Laurel. He raised ity. “For example, if someone is infected his $300,000 startup money from private with a virus or bacteria, the amount of bac- investors and a financial institution. The teria or virus that someone is infected with fledgling company had just three people. could be a very small amount,” Mordechai Mordechai was answering phones, colsays. The amount can be so small, the lecting specimens from doctors, marketing, performing lab tests, patient may not even have and analyzing the results. symptoms. Mordechai’s tests for But a PCR test could women’s health as well as allow doctors to detect for Lyme disease were in diseases before a patient high demand, and MDL showed symptoms. At the struggled to expand fast time, in the early 1990s, enough to keep up. It Mordechai says it was only quickly took over the being used to detect HIV neighboring suites and although there were many before long it had grown other conditions where it to 7,000 square feet and might be useful. “I saw a could grow now further in use for that kind of technolits original location. “I had ogy, specifically in women’s to reject some new busihealth,” Mordechai says. ness because I didn’t have After graduation, MorMordechai the space,” Mordechai dechai completed his postsays. “That’s the time we doctorate work at the Barrow Neurological Institute St. Joseph’s decided to move to Hamilton and we built Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. He then the corporate offices that we have here. To find a new home, Mordechai looked spent two years working as director of research and development at the Immu- north, to Hamilton, in the pharma cornosciences Laboratory in Beverly Hills, ridor and constructed the large building occupied by MDL and other companies California. But his idea to use PCR for testing, under the Genesis Biotechnology Group which had taken hold in his student days, umbrella. A 2003 profile of the rapidly expandnever let go. In 1997, he moved back to the East ing company (U.S. 1, November 12, 2003)

describes Mordechai, then vice president, as the scientific mind behind the operation, with Moradi, a builder and developer, serving as CEO. By now the lab was serving clients throughout the country. “We became an international lab during this period also,” Mordechai says. Despite its new headquarters, however, MDL was relatively small compared to industry giants such as Quest and Lab Corp. “We cannot compete on size, so we have to compete on science,” he says. His pitch to physicians was giving them more information than his competitors. For example, he says, a traditional lab test would tell a doctor whether or not a patient had gonorrhea. MDL could not only identify the specific pathogen, but which antibiotics it was resistant to, allowing a doctor to prescribe the right treatment the first time. “We are pinpointing the therapy,” Mordechai says. In addition to running lab tests, Mordechai’s company also performed research. One of the scientific papers he wrote during this time was about tick-borne diseases. Mordechai says MDL’s experiments showed that the tick that transmits Lyme disease can harbor other pathogens, such as Bartonella henselae, a bacteria that causes a cat scratch disease. “So many patients who were chronically ill mistakenly thought they had Lyme disease, but actually they had Bartonella, or they had both diseases,” Mordechai says. “We found that those ticks are actually

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development business, founding companies that are dedicated to R&D. Shortly after moving to Hamilton, Mordechai formed Genesis Biotechnology Group, which now includes multiple companies under that umbrella. The name Genesis reflects Mordechai’s approach to research. “It means, ‘From the beginning,’” Mordechai says. “My professor and mentor from Temple told me, ‘Eli, if you want to take a new look at something, you must first look at an old book.’ As a scientist, if you look at the work they did in the 20th century or the 19th century, and you read the papers there, I strongly believe there’s a lot of information that’s unique because they had the brain, but they didn’t have the technology. If you read the discussions of papers from Nature or Science from the beginning of the century, they’re fascinating. You can see the gap between what they were thinking or the direction they were going and what technology was available for them to answer the questions they had.” In addition to running Genesis, Mordechai has a foot in the academic field. He is an Associate Professor at Rowan University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and sits on the Dean Development Council at Rowan University (formally UMDNJ). He is also active on the chemistry/biochemistry advisory board at Burlington County Community College. Mordechai founded Oncoveda, a cancer treatment research company, and the Institute of Metabolic Disorders. Mordechai says Oncoveda is focusing on bladder cancer and prostate cancer. “This compliments nicely our laboratory that does women’s health,” he says. The IMD is focusing on drugs to control sugar metabolism and fight liver diseases. Mordechai says a third drug discovery company,

focused on immuno-oncology, is in the process of launching. “The hottest spot of research right now is immuno-oncology,” Mordechai says. “Every Fortune 500 company, and even tier-two companies, have a program in immuno-oncology, from the big boys to mid-size companies. Immuno-oncology is the future.” Multiple companies in the Route 1 Corridor are involved in research and development on immunotherapy cancer drugs. All are taking different approaches, but they share the same strategy of using the body’s own immune system to attack cancer. Among local companies, Bristol-Myers Squibb, headquartered in Lawrence, led the pack with its drug Opdivo, which was approved by the FDA in 2014. Genesis joins a host of smaller companies, such as Oncosec, Advaxis, and Cytosorbents, which are developing immunotherapy drugs. Yet another research-oriented company in the Genesis Biotech Group is the Institute of Biomarker Research, which invents diagnostic tools and lab tests. Another company, Genesis Automation and Robotics invents and constructs automated equipment. In addition to doing its own research, Genesis does Contract Research Organization work on behalf of other companies. For about two years, Genesis Drug Discovery and Development has been breeding humanized mice — lab mice that have been genetically modified to have human immune systems. This feature is important for testing drugs: traditional lab mice can only be given mouse cancers. With human immune systems, the mice can be given human cancer, and therefore serve See GENESIS, Page 24

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GENESIS continued from Page 23 as more accurate test subjects for figuring out which drugs might be effective in humans. “ Those human cancers inside the mouse are not going to be rejected, because they have a human immune system,” Mordechai said. Where Genesis hasn’t developed its own capabilities, it has acquired them through mergers and acquisitions. For example, Genesis owns a stake in a Philadelphia company called NexusPharma together with Fox Chase Cancer Center. Nexus specializes in creating cancer models. It also acquired an ocular research firm, PharmOptima, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to create disease models for ocular diseases. Its most recent acquisition was of New England Discovery Partners, a Connecticut-based Contract Research Organization specializing in synthetic, organic and medicinal chemistry. So far, nothing has been made public about the results of Genesis’s drug development projects. Mordechai says only that some of the ideas gleaned from old books and scientific papers have proved fruitful. He says one drug candidate is nearly ready for early clinical trials. All of this research is expensive, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars a year. Mordechai declined to give an exact figure, and he’s not obligated to, since Genesis Biotechnology Group remains a privately owned company. Genesis has found a unique way to fund its research that does not involve outside investors. “In order to fund the research, it’s a very significant effort, with the institutes and a number of scientists that we

employ to carry out these operations in this research,” says Michael Gale, vice president of acquisitions and business development. “What we’ve done is we’ve created a model in house that started about 10 years ago, where we invested in income-producing properties.” Genesis Investment Properties, the company’s real estate arm, owns around 100 properties, mainly in the Eastern part of the country and the midwest. These include retail, medical, educational, and industrial buildings. Moradi, Mordechai’s brother, at one point managed the real estate aspect of the business, but Mordechai says he retired about four years ago. Gale now leads this arm of the business. Mordechai says self-funding through real estate has several advantages. “In order to sustain the ongoing research, there are three ways to get funding: to get an outside finding funding from, from investment groups that we didn’t want that.” (Outside investment would have come with outside influence.) “The other one is from the government, which is very difficult to get. Coming from academia, in being trained in writing with NIH grants, we know how laborious it is. You spend the majority of your time if not all your time, being, as I call it, a slave to your application. You just go from one application to another with no guarantees.” The third was to seek private investment, and that also came with significant drawbacks. “We decided the other way is to create a an economical conduit for our research, “Mordechai says. “The only way to do

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from one vial to another. This allows the lab to work with samples much smaller than would be possible with traditional mechanical droppers. This in turn lets them process more samples at a time in their machines—368 versus 19—and work more quickly and efficiently. Genesis’s business strategy includes some degree of vertical integration. As with any testing company, one of the major parts of MDL’s supply chain is lab equipment. Rather than buy specialized supplies such as plastic vials at inflated prices, MDL invested in its own machine to make them. Once they had this operation running, they were making more vials than they could use themselves, so they spun it out into its own company that now occupies a 70,000 square-foot facility in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Bioplast Manufacturing has become one of the largest manufacturers of Petri dishes in the United States following its 2015 acquisition of Kord-Valmark. Mordechai says it’s all for a greater purpose. “All of this business activity is for the ultimate goal of pushing research forward for the benefit of patient care and enhancing the lives and longevity of individuals. It’s a mission shared by every single person in our corporate family. In the hiring process at every level, we look for people who care and aim to do their best. Our most prized assets are the people of Genesis who work as a family to serve and help your family,” Mordechai wrote in an e-mail. “I don’t have an exit strategy,” Mordechai says. “My exit strategy is, how can I better a patient’s life, either through new innovations in discovery and biomarkers, or through our drug discovery programs.” There is also a personal reason that Mordechai has invested in bladder cancer research. “I saw my dad going through cancer,” he says. “It’s affected me, seeing the unmet medical needs that are out there. The moment he got sick with cancer, that’s where we shifted a lot of our research.”

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LAWRENCE OB/GYN ASSOCIATES JOINS CAPITAL HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP Regional OB/GYN Practice Adds to Growing Team of Women’s Health Specialists Beginning February 1, 2020, Lawrence OB/GYN Associates, a comprehensive women’s health practice with locations in Mercer, Burlington, and Bucks counties, will officially join Capital Health Medical Group’s growing network of specialty care providers. The practice name will change to Capital Health – Lawrence OB/GYN Associates, but it will continue to be the same trusted provider of obstetric and gynecologic care that has served women in the region for more than 30 years. The team of board certified physicians, nurse practitioners, and certified midwives that will be part of the new Capital Health – Lawrence OB/GYN Associates includes DRS. KIRA PRZYBYLKO, STEVEN SUSSMAN, DANIEL SMALL, AUDREY TASHJIAN, WILLIAM STANELL, KAREN LEEDOM, SAPNA BALWANI, PAUL LOEB, and GWEN GRANT; nurse practitioner JANET BUDZYNSKI; and certified midwives LEANNE MICCIO, CHRISTINE BEAGHLEY, KITAN ELLERSON, CELINA HICKSON, ELIZABETH SANDIFER and LYNN SHINN. Their offices will continue to be located at 123 Franklin Corner Road, Suite 214, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648; 1401 WhitehorseMercerville Road, Suite 212, Hamilton, NJ 08619; 909 Floral Vale Boulevard, Yardley, PA 19067; and 163 Route 130, Bordentown, NJ 08505. “With the addition of Capital Health - Lawrence OB/GYN Associates, as well as our recent acquisition of Capital Health – Women’s Specialists of Bucks County, our goal is to make access to women’s health services in our region more

convenient than ever,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “More importantly, the expertise they add to Capital Health Medical Group will provide care through every stage of a woman’s life, from adolescence, through child-bearing years, and beyond.” “Capital Health has an incredible reputation in our community when it comes to providing the highest level women’s services—from being the only Regional Perinatal Center, including Level III neonatal intensive care for the most at-risk deliveries, to offering robotic-assisted surgery using the da Vinci surgical system,” said Dr. Kira Przybylko, lead physician at Capital Health – Lawrence OB/GYN Associates. “While Lawrence OB/GYN has been providing services at Capital Health for quite some time, it’s exciting to officially join other physicians in the Capital Health Medical Group to be able to connect our patients with the growing number of women’s health services available here in their community.” Capital Health – Lawrence OB/GYN Associates provides a full range of services for women, including annual health exams, prenatal care, genetic screening, open and minimally invasive/robotic-assisted surgery (using the da Vinci surgical system), and minor surgical services. The office accepts most insurances. Call 609.896.1400 to schedule an appointment or visit capitalhealth.org/lawrenceobgyn to learn more.

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Urologist Specializing in Minimally Invasive, Robotic-Assisted Procedures Joins Capital Health DR. ERIC MAYER, a board certified urologist specializing in minimally invasive urologic procedures using the da Vinci surgical system, has joined Capital Health as director of Urologic Robotic Surgery. With experience in treating all forms of urologic conditions, including kidney stones, urinary tract infections, overactive bladder, incontinence, sexual dysfunction and men’s health issues like erectile dysfunction and low testosterone, Dr. Mayer specializes in robotic-assisted surgery for bladder, prostate and kidney cancers. Dr. Mayer joins Dr. Brad Rogers at Capital Health – Urology Specialists, located at Two Capital Way, Suite 407, Pennington, NJ 08534. They also see patients at Capital Health’s multispecialty office at 1050 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067, “As the first surgeon in Pennsylvania to perform a roboticassisted laparoscopic prostatectomy using the da Vinci surgical system, Dr. Mayer is an important addition to our team,” said Dr. Rogers, director of Urology at Capital Health. “The expertise he brings is good news for patients in our region who need advanced surgical treatment for cancerous and non-cancerous urologic conditions.”

“In recent months, Capital Health has welcomed a number of surgical specialists who are highly trained in minimally invasive, robotic-assisted techniques,” said Dr. Mayer. “I am delighted to offer those services to urology patients at Capital Health and join an organization that is so committed toward advancing care through state-of-the-art technology, while providing a personalized approach to each of our patients.” Before joining Capital Health, Dr. Mayer was chief of Urology and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery at St. Luke’s Center for Urology, part of St. Luke’s University Health Network, in Bethlehem, PA. He received his medical degree from UMDNJRobert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ, where he also completed his urology residency. Capital Health – Urology Specialists, part of Capital Health Medical Group, works with primary care physicians and other specialists to provide residents throughout Mercer, Bucks, and Burlington counties with advanced urologic care in a compassionate and relaxed setting, including state-of-the-art imaging, diagnostics, and treatment options. To make an appointment with Dr. Mayer or Dr. Rogers, call 609.303.4460 or visit capitalhealth.org/urology to learn more.

Better Outcomes for Bladder Cancer Patients with New Technology at Capital Health Bladder cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the US and is the fourth most common cancer found in men. Because early detection can lead to significantly better outcomes, Capital Health now offers Blue Light Cystoscopy (BLC) with Cysview, a breakthrough technology that improves bladder cancer detection so doctors can remove more cancerous tumors than previously possible with standard cystoscopy. “Capital Health is one of only two hospitals in New Jersey to offer this procedure and the first to offer it to patients in central and southern New Jersey,” said DR. BRAD ROGERS, a board certified urologist and director of Urology at Capital Health. “In addition to giving us the ability to diagnose bladder cancer earlier than standard cystoscopy, BLC with Cysview also reduces the likelihood of recurrence.” When bladder cancer is suspected, doctors use a long thin tube equipped with a lens and a light (cystoscope) to perform a visual inspection of the lining of the patient’s bladder wall. During standard cystoscopy, a white light illuminates the bladder lining, enabling the surgeon to view suspicious areas. However, not all lesions or cancers may be visible under the white light. With a BLC procedure, highly trained physicians like Dr. Rogers 26Hamilton Post | Health Headlines by Capital Health

begin by introducing an agent called Cysview (hexaminolevulinate HCl) into the bladder. Next, viewing the bladder lining using a cystoscope equipped with a blue light, cancer cells appear hot pink while the surrounding tissue remains blue, making it much easier to identify smaller tumors and lesions that might not be visible with standard cystoscopy. Traditional cystoscopy BLC with Cysview “With significantly improved tumor detection, we’re able to provide treatment earlier and achieve improved outcomes,” said Dr. Rogers. “BLC with Cysview is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for surgery and for follow-up cystoscopies as well, so it can be used for ongoing surveillance.” Dr. Rogers and his team at Capital Health – Urology Specialists work with primary care physicians and other specialists to provide residents throughout Mercer, Bucks, and Burlington counties with advanced urologic care in a compassionate and relaxed setting, including state-of-the-art imaging, diagnostics, and treatment options. His office is located at Two Capital Way, Suite 407, Pennington NJ 08534. He also sees patients at Capital Health’s multi-specialty office at 1050 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Rogers, call 609.303.4460 or visit capitalhealth.org/urology to learn more.

NEW PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM is a Breath of Fresh Air for Those With Chronic Lung Disease Participants attend education sessions twice each week, before or after their exercise session, and meet with a registered dietitian to address any individual needs. The overall duration of the program varies according to each individual’s needs and goals. Loved ones are also encouraged to participate to provide additional support to program participants. Most insurance carriers cover the cost of this program, but some providers may require a copay or limit coverage to a certain number of visits. Anyone considering the program should check with his or her insurance provider regarding coverage for pulmonary rehabilitation.

For people in the Mercer/Bucks County region living with lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, chronic bronchitis and pulmonary fibrosis, Capital Health recently launched its new Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. Located in the Wellness Center at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, the program provides a comprehensive outpatient exercise and education program to help patients reduce and control the symptoms and complications related to lung disease and improve their quality of life. “Collaboration is the key to the program’s success, and participants see the benefits of this approach right from the start,” said DR. DIANA KOLMAN, director of the new Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at Capital Health and director of the Interventional Pulmonary Program. “After getting a physician referral for the program, patients undergo pulmonary function tests and interview with our staff before working closely with our team of physicians, registered nurses, exercise physiologists, and registered respiratory therapists. Together, our team and your referring physician develop a customized, carefully coordinated program that helps strengthen breathing muscles and enhance daily living. Meeting every third Tuesday of the month Patients with severe emphysema may also participate in the program to determine if they are candidates for non-surgical Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell treatment.” Maternal Child Health Conference Room

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Steinert girls’ basketball can count on Wood one last time By Rich Fisher The old saying claims that for good luck, one should knock on wood. But for Kristin Jacobs the cliché needs to be altered to “count on Wood.” That philosophy certainly has helped her fortunes over the years. This season marks the end of an era for the Steinert girls’ basketball coach, as she is in the final season coaching one of three Wood sisters. First there was Carly, who was a senior on Jacobs’ first Spartan team in 2012-13. Then came Cassidy, who graduated in 2017. Now there is Crysten; a senior and the Spartans’ leading scorer as of Jan. 16 with a 10-point average. For those who lost count, that makes 11 straight years of Wood support for the program. “I have been coaching Crysten since she’s been in fifth grade,” Jacobs said. “I taught her in eighth grade, she was my point guard on my AAU team for a long time. I’ve known their parents for a lifetime. I’ve coached all three Woods. It’s gonna be weird when Crysten graduates, not having a Wood around.” That being said, who better to compare and contrast the three sisters but Jacobs. “They’re all completely different,” she said. “Carly was a post player, a bruiser. She’d leave other people and herself looking like they ran through a wall. Cassidy was athletic, Crysten brings a little bit of everything. She brings toughness and grit and a genuine knowledge of the game of basketball.” The knowledge is what Wood gained through years of playing the game herself and observing her sisters play. “I think going to their games and watching helped me get comfortable with it before I was here, so as a freshman I knew what I was doing when I came on,” she said. “I used to get so

excited watching them. When I was in middle school I just wanted to get into high school just to play.” The grit, of course, came from battling her sisters in the driveway. “We had a net and used to play against each other,” Wood said. “Even Carly. She was a forward. She would help me work against bigger players because I knew I was gonna be one of the smaller ones on the court.” Not surprisingly, there were some intense outings. “Yes,” Wood said with a laugh. “They were rough. They didn’t take it easy on me. But it made me stronger.” Wood played sparse minutes in just 13 games as a freshman, but appeared in 17 as a sophomore and on a veteran team was sixth in steals with 39 and fifth in assists with 30. And while she did not play much in ninth grade, she learned how to adjust with a little help from big sister. “I had one year with Cassidy as a freshman (the only year any of the three overlapped),” Wood said. “Coming in I was definitely scared. Over four years I grew confident on the court, but having Cassidy was nice, it made me less nervous coming into it.” As a junior, Wood was surrounded by quality scorers like Jayda Bing and Natalie Mehl, but she made her biggest impact yet by scoring 5.2 points per game and finishing third on the team in both assists (45) and steals (52). She also showed a decent shooting touch with 15 3-pointers. Wood, who played soccer in the fall, also honed her game by playing in Hamilton PAL and with the AAU Mid-Jersey Mavericks. What she lacked in size she made up for in other ways, and this year Wood led the team in steals with 38 through 10 games, and led in 3-pointers with 22. She was among the rebounding

While defense has always been a Wood forte, she and Haley understood they had to pick up their point production after all the scorers graduated last year. But she didn’t ignore the other aspects of her game. “I worked on my shooting and the steals and basically better defending,” she said. “I knew we were a defensive team and we were gonna get most of our scoring and points off of steals and forcing them into turnovers.” Jacobs feels part of Wood’s escalated game has to do with her mindset. “It’s all about confidence with her,” the coach said. “She has the ability to do it, whether it’s driving to the basket or shooting the outside jumper. She’s finally gotten to the point where she’s not her own worst enemy. They’re all Steinert High girls’ basketball senior critics of themselves and if she just has Crysten Wood led the Spartans in steals fun, lets loose and plays she can be one and 3-pointers through 10 games this of the best players in the CVC.” One aspect of Wood’s game that has season. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) remained consistent since Jacobs first started coaching her is her grittiness. “The things she did in fifth grade conleaders with Alex Haley, Hope Mauro tinue to be magnified at a bigger level,” and Nicole Pappas. “I just move my feet on defense,” she Jacobs said. “She never backed down from said of her ability to pilfer balls. “I’ve competition, whether she was the biggest, been practicing that because I know I’m the smallest, the fastest or slower. She’s not big, so I use that as my advantage. competing every time she gets a chance.” When she’s not trying to beat someone, Most of my points come from outside Wood is trying to help them. She is lookshots and breakaways off steals.” Jacobs is happy to see Wood finally ing into attending either Rowan or The embrace the fact that good things come College of New Jersey and while she will enroll as an undeclared major, she plans in smaller packages. “We used to joke a lot about her size on applying to a nursing program the foland she’d say, ‘But I’m taller than so and lowing year to see if that satisfies an urge. “I grew up around hospitals, I used to go so!’” Jacobs said. “I think that really helped her as a young defender, being so low and to visit people there,” she said. “I would visit being smaller. She had to learn to get in family members and the other nurses would front of the ball, get her hands up. She has interact with them and I was interested in such a knack. She’s so sneaky, she’s sneaky that. I like people, I like helping people.” And for one final time, Jacobs is happy good. She’ll grab the ball and immediately to have a Wood helping her. look for someone else down the floor.”

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Steinert’s Giordano grows into scoring role By Rich Fisher Trevor Giordano understood his lot in basketball life at an early age. “I was always the smallest guy on the court, so I knew early on scoring wasn’t gonna be my main thing,” the 5-foot-7 point guard said. “I knew I could make passes and defend, so I took on those roles.” Now in his senior year playing for Steinert, a funny thing has happened. “As I got older, I started scoring more,” Giordano said. “This year it just took off for me.” Has it ever. Though the Spartans 4-8 start, Giordano led the team in scoring with 16 points per game and in made 3-pointers with 17. In the previous two seasons, after becoming Steinert’s fulltime starting point guard, he averaged 6.7 points in 50 games. “I knew as a senior we were shorthanded, lost our 1,000-point scorer,” Giordano said after a win over Hamilton West, nodding across the gym to the graduated Mario Mazur. “I knew me and some of the older guys, Nymere (Whitaker), Manny (Obika) were gonna have to step up in the scoring role.” Steinert coach Kyle Flanagan feels that Giordano has been outstanding in adapting to his new role. He looks to score, but doesn’t force it, which in turn brings him more opportunities. “Beforehand he was only expecting to

handle the ball, but now he takes on the weight of scoring,” Flanagan said. “He’s been getting his shot off quicker. He’s been looking for his teammates and he’s been patient. He hasn’t gotten rattled. “Part of basketball is maturing and as he’s matured here with us, he’s started to see things a little differently. When guys are starting to rotate to him more, he’ll dish it out and really go ahead and be that floor general. He wants the ball. I tell him you can’t have it every time because we want you to get your looks. But he always demands the ball, he’s ready to step up.” And while it may sound easy for a kid to adapt a scoring role, it’s not all that simple when a player has spent a lifetime with the mindset of distributing and running the offense. “I’ve always had the ball in my hands,” Giordano said. “That makes it tough to score.” He began rec basketball in the Hamilton Little Lads and began playing AAU in fourth grade with the Mid-Jersey Mavericks and moved on to the NJ Swarm. It was with the latter that he honed a skill so necessary to run the point. “My coach for the Swarm was a guard in college,” Giordano said. “He would help me a lot with ball handling, shooting off the dribble, shooting off the curl, a lot of that stuff.” Giordano continues to put those lessons to work, as the minute he walks

Steinert High boys’ basketball senior Trevor Giordano has scored 16 points per game in the Spartans’ 4-8 start. He averaged 6.7 points in the first 50 games of his career. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) into the gym at practice he embarks on several different ball handling skills. The other big factor for a floor general is seeing the entire court and knowing how to get the ball to the right player. One of those skills comes naturally. “Honestly I think the one part of my

game I’ve been gifted with is I’ve always been a good passer,” Giordano said. “I feel like my court vision is my best asset.” That vision has been enhanced by another sport, as Giordano played soccer for the first time in ninth grade and went on to become a three-year varsity starter in goal for Steinert. “Playing soccer was maybe one of the smartest decisions I ever made, because it’s honestly translated into basketball,” Giordano said. “It’s helped my reflexes on pass deflections. I’m a court general, it’s easy to sort out the (opposing) defense, tell my guys where to go if they need to be guided.” Which is much of what he did as a goalie when organizing the defense. Only in basketball, it’s an offensive asset. The coach firmly agreed with his player about the soccer factor. “He always wants to help the team out whenever he can, and I think one of the biggest things he’s done that really has helped us out in basketball is that he’s a soccer goalie,” Flanagan said. “From that he learned to direct traffic and things like that, and it’s translated here to really go ahead and keep guys organized and rotate through.” Giordano played on the freshman soccer team but made the varsity basketball team that winter and saw some substantial playing time. He also endured growing pains. Flanagan did not take over the Spar-

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tans until Giordano’s sophomore year, but got to watch him play as a 9th-grader. “He’s so competitive, being a freshman and having that opportunity to play he wanted to make the most of everything,” Flanagan said. “But he was young as far as recognizing situations and basketball IQ. But he’s really developed into a nice player for us and really matured a lot. That maturity evidenced itself quickly. Giordano averaged four assists and two rebounds as a sophomore, four assists, four rebounds and two steals as a junior and three assists, four rebounds and two steals through the first half of this season. His assists are down only because he has been scoring more and a player can’t assist himself. Giordano spent much of the summer strengthening his body, knowing that despite his height he was going to be posted down low at times to try and score inside. He also continued to focus on his perimeter game. “I’ve been working on my shot a lot,” Giordano said. “Once your shot starts falling it opens up a lot more. You can pump fake, drive and kick. The shot

opens up a lot of things.” Offense aside, Giordano is also effective at the opposite end of the court. “He’s 5-foot-7, the whole Rudy (of Notre Dame football fame) thing, but he’s like a cat,” Flanagan said. “He can be all over the place. We ask him to guard the best player and also score the most too and certainly he adapts to whatever we throw at him. He’s a very good athlete and I think he could play two sports in college if he wanted to.” One is just fine with Giordano, who recently visited Cabrini College to see about playing basketball there. Wherever he lands, the scrappy guard will continue to live by the advice his father, John, gave him during a tough losing season at Steinert early in his career. “I would be frustrated and he’d say, ‘Some things you just can’t control,’” Giordano said. “Things like refs, opponents. You just have to do what you can do and do what you can control. Put the ball in the basket, defend, hustle, work hard. I’ve always tried to do that when I’m on the court.” When watching him play, that’s quite obvious.

‘You just have to do what you can control. Put the ball in the basket, defend, hustle, work hard.’ –Steinert basketball senior Trevor Giordano

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Veterans Prall, Walker lead Hornets to hot start By Rich Fisher Brandon Johnson knows he has good young players to build around on his Hamilton West boys’ basketball team, such as junior Jack Boufford and sophomore Maurice Williams. He also realizes they need to be balanced out by play from heady veterans. That is where Jamaj Walker and Tobias Prall come in handy. The senior bookends are the stability that Johnson needs in his first year as a head coach. “We have some young kids with some talent but they haven’t been there yet, so Jamaj and Toby have to lead us,” said Johnson, whose team got off to a 7-4 start. “We kind of have eight to 10 guys who are leaders. We don’t have that one guy who’s an alpha-dog right now, but we’ve got a lot of guys who can play for each other. It’s their time now, everyone else will have their time going forward.” And they are making the most of their time. “Tobias’s biggest thing is he can put the ball in the basket,” Johnson said. “He’s a shot creator. He can make open jump shots, he’s a tough cover off the dribble, he can get to the basket. And Jamaj is our anchor, he finishes when he gets the ball in the paint, he stops the other team and he rebounds and keeps a lot of things alive.” The two have worked their way up

Stem Civics Academy in Ewing for two years before transferring to West last year. “When I first transferred I used to go to Shady Brook Park and play basketball,” Prall said. “I kind of met (Walker) over there. I told him I was coming to West and it started from there, and we became closer.” A lot closer, Walker said. “Tobias is a good friend of mine,” he said. “I’ve only known him for a year, but we got to know each other pretty well, pretty quick. He’s a real funny guy.” But the two are all business on the court. Walker saw scant minutes as a sophomore, getting his first varsity points in the third to last game of the season and finishing with just six that year. At the same time, Prall was swinging back and forth from JV to varsity at Stem Civics. The forces combined last season, with Walker averaging around 6 points per game while Prall averaged over 8. “It was a little weird because I had to Hamilton High West boys’ basketball seniors Tobias Prall and Jamaj Walker have get used to my first year, playing with each other and getting the chemisprovided a veteran presence during the Hornets’ 7-4 start. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) try together,” Prall said. “It was a slow start.” With a season under his belt playing the ladder and have also become good it was too violent, I don’t like to get hit,” friends despite just meeting two sum- he said with a smile. “I started playing with Walker and a talented offensive basketball and I just tried to keep work- force like Boufford, Prall has meshed mers ago. Walker grew up in Hamilton and did ing when I came here as a freshman and in nicely with the Hornets this year and the result was a 7-4 start as of Jan. 20 tried to get better every year.” not play basketball until sixth grade. Prall was a Trenton guy who attended after Hamilton won just six games all of “I used to play football but I quit that,

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Myles gets ’Stars—and herself—moving in right direction By Rich Fisher Ashanti Myles’ driver’s education teacher could not be reached to confirm how well she handles U-turns behind the wheel. When it comes to life and basketball, however, Myles is proving to be a master of the turn-around. It has made for one of the Colonial Valley Conference’s great feel-good stories of the winter. “We had a struggle last year with offcourt behavior, and it’s like a complete 180 this year,” second-year Northstars coach Matt Paglione said. “She’s showing total leadership, wanting to do certain drills, wanting to stay after to work with whoever wants to work. She’s with the players who don’t know things, offering to be on that team in practice.” So just what the heck happened? “Last year, she had an off-court incident, and we kicked her off the team,” Paglione said. “That might have been the real kick in the pants she needed to say, ‘I can’t act that way at all.’ Just over the summer she’s totally changed.” The statistics will bear that out on the court, as Myles was averaging nearly 10 points and 7 rebounds per game through the Northstars first eight contests. Last year, she averaged just over 7 points and 4.5 rebounds before being dismissed after 14 games. To her credit, Myles is up front about her issues and makes no excuses for them.

“The feedback I was getting from people was more negative than positive and I self-reflected off that and thought, ‘Yeah, I need to get myself together now; fast.’” Myles said. “I was depressed. I was moping. I wasn’t myself after that. I had to look back on what I did and bring myself back up.” Despite being in a bad place, Myles did not creep into a hole and lose all hope. She got behind the wheel of life, cut it hard and made that necessary U-turn. “I definitely didn’t think my career was done,” she said. “I told myself, ‘Next year I gotta come back stronger and harder.’ (Paglione) talked to me and said, ‘You need to get your stuff together. It’s your senior year, things have to get better.’ He’s a very big influence on me. I took that initiative, and I did what I had to do.” Paglione has picked up where Tim Gibson left off. Known in Trenton as the legendary “Tim Dawg,” he helped tap Myles’ potential during her formative years. “Tim Dawg definitely was a big influence on me,” she said. “When I was small and started playing basketball, he helped me and when I was 10, he coached our team.” Myles started her career playing in Trenton’s West Ward before moving on to Hamilton PAL. She was always the team’s tallest player and has been a life-

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Nottingham High School girls’ basketball senior Ashanti Myles averaged 10 points and seven rebounds in the Northstars’ first eight games. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) time forward/center. As a sophomore, she made the Nottingham varsity but played in just six games. Last year saw her become a starter until the mid-season issues hit. The questions were, would she return and, if so, would it be for the better? “I didn’t know which Ashanti was walking in this year,” Paglione said. “She’s really changed.” It was all part of a self-reflection that helped motivate her. Myles rejoined her Northstar teammates on an AAU rec team over the summer. It was an integral part of her comeback, as she regained confidence and worked to become a better shooter. “I never really shot that much, but now I’m more of a shooter,” Myles said. Evidently, that was not all she worked on. “She knew she had to work on her ball handling because we were gonna be weak there,” Paglione said. “She can bring the ball up a little bit now, she worked on her outside game, she’s always been good with her back-to-thebasket and post moves. Defensively, she’s talking a lot more. It’s the same thing with this leadership, she’s being more vocal.” Remarkably, that has become Myles’ biggest asset. On a team that had struggled to one win its first eight games, the girl who was an outcast just one year ago has become the unquestioned leader of the youthful Northstars. Her motor is always running, even when the outcome of games is long decided. “I don’t know if she now feels it’s her team, but it definitely is,” Paglione said. “She’s the senior captain. She knows you lead by example 24-7; first period through ninth period, more off the court than even on the court.”

Myles’ spirited attitude was on full display during an early January loss to Steinert. The Northstars were out of the game after one quarter but with just minutes left to play, she was still diving on the floor for loose balls, striving to defend and looking to receive the ball in the post. “How hard is it to be down 50 points, being the only senior on the court and trying to go on the ground and get jump ball after jump ball; maintaining your composure?” Paglione asked. “You can see her talking to the younger girls and pat them on the back and say, ‘Hey, next play.’ Emotions get the best of you every now and again, but we really haven’t seen it. She’s telling girls on the other team, ‘Hey, nice shot, good effort, good hustle.’ If she makes a hard foul she goes over to put a hand out to help them up.” Much of that stems from coming to appreciate what was taken away. Now that Myles is back on the court, she wants to cherish every minute of it. “Oh yeah 24-7, I gotta keep it up,” she said. “I’m happy to be out here, happy to still be here and show everybody what I’ve got. I’m loving it again. It’s coming back to me and I’m just loving it. You appreciate it way more. It makes you hungry for it again.” That appreciation also transcends off the court as Myles has done an excellent job of bringing up her grades to A’s, B’s “and just one C,” she said proudly. The grades have gotten so hopeful, in fact, that college has entered the conversation. “I was talking to her about her future and her grades and her interest in continuing on at someplace like Mercer to continue to develop and maybe see if she can continue to play after that,” said Steinert coach Kristin Jacobs, who taught Myles at Reynolds and coached her in Hamilton PAL. “Her maturity level from when she started high school until now has grown so much; just as a leader on the court. And she’s a bruiser underneath, she can hit from the outside, she can post up and get rebounds.” Myles hopes to play basketball in college and is looking at two entirely different directions for a career. “I want to either do law enforcement or photography,” she said with a laugh. “They are two way too different things but they’re both something I love.” Whatever the future holds, one thing is certain—just the fact that Myles and her coach are discussing college one year after she was in limbo, is an outstanding commentary on her resilience as a player and person. “It’s a storybook tale,” Paglione said. “And I haven’t given her anything. She’s earned every second of it.” And she is justifiably proud. “It feels real good to show everybody that even when you’re at your lowest, you can always come back from it,” Myles said. “I’m just happy this year. Everything is going great for me.” All she needed was the strength to turn that wheel in the opposite direction.

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Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. 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. Local Wildlife, Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton, 609888-3218. Overview on local wildlife and creating a backyard refuge, for teens and older. Register. 2 p.m.

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PUSH Support Group, St. Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. Anxiety disorder discussion group meeting 7 p.m. Baby Rock ‘n Rhyme, Hamilton Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4064. hamiltonnjpl.

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Goodnight Nobody, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. 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. and 7:30 p.m. A Conversation With Artist Zahar Vaks, Gallery at Mercer County Community College, Communications Building, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. mccc.edu/ gallery. In conjunction with “Searching for the Cultural Plumb Bob,” on view through March 5. Noon. to 1:30 p.m. Opening Reception, Gallery at Mercer County Community College, Communications Building, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. mccc.edu/gallery. “Searching for the Cultural Plumb Bob,” featuring the works of Uzbekistan native Zahar Vaks. Through March 5. 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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Yamato Drummers of Japan, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609258-2787. mccarter.org. Troupe of drummers uses Odaiko drums, Taiko drums, and more. 7:30 p.m. Job Fair, CURE Insurance Arena, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, 609-656-3200. cureinsurancearena.com. Hiring for part-time positions. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mindfulness Meditation, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 350 Whitehorse Avenue, Hamilton, 609-585-7087. Beginner and experienced meditators welcome. 6:30 p.m. Toddler Time, Hamilton Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4064. hamiltonnjpl.org. Story, rhymes, songs and a craft for ages 2-3 1/2 accompanied by adults. Register. 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

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Romeo and Juliet, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. mccarter.org. The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa performs the classic Dr. Navleen Thind DDS Dr. Pankaj Puri DDS (Orthodontics) dance piece. 3 p.m. Dr. Steven Reff DDS, FICOI (Implants) Dr. Navleen Thind DDS Dr. Pankaj Puri DDS Dr. Steven Reff DDS, Russian Renaissance, McCarter Theatre, (Orthodontics) FICOI (Implants) 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. mccarter.org. The quartet of traditional Russian folk instrumentalists perQuality Care with a Trusted Local Team: Academy Dental forms works by Bach, Ellington, Tchaikovsky, and more. 3 p.m. Thinking of a premier dental practice in Mercer County often brings

references to the team of Dr. Navleen Kaur Thind, DDS. Dr. Thind is a renowned dental expert in the community and is trusted by families for all of their dental needs. Based in Hamilton, Dr. Thind has expanded Dr. Pankaj DDS (Orthodontics) her teamPuri and now offers a one-stop-shop for all dental work, seven days Steven Reff DDS, (Implants) a week. Her team includesDr.Dr. Pankaj PuriFICOI (Orthodontics), Dr. Steven Reff (Implants and Surgeries), Dr. Gunjan Parmar, Dr. Prachi Shah, Dr. Bhargavi Gogineni, Dr. Roshanjit Kaur and Dr. Avani Patel. Dr. Thind is a Mercer County resident and treats her patients like family. She says, “My patients are my strongest support along with my team, and everyone is a large family to me.” As part of her commitment to the community she regularly participates in events, including the distribution of more than 7,000 kids’ oral care kits to Mercer County families in 2018. Dr. Steven Reff DDS, FICOI (Implants) “Building Academy Dental was a dream that started in late 2015 to facilitate easy access for my patients in Hamilton, Robbinsville, Lawrenceville and Trenton. It is so satisfying to see my patients enjoy this ultra-modern facility. Their comfort is what drives the smiles on everyone’s faces,” reflects Dr. Thind.

Dr. Thind and her team also volunteer to help many in need of care. They consistently hear about how a dental visit is an inconvenient, sometimes expensive and often ignored health choice. Their team believes in long-lasting relationships and seeks to help patients achieve their dream smile. They participate with most dental insurances and discount coverage offerings. A simple call or visit can help open the door to great and friendly care. Their welcoming facility is staged with calming music and waterfalls. Dr. Thind says the atmosphere has helped relax many patients who avoided going to a dentist out of fear. They believe in pain-free and gentle dentistry and are open late evenings and weekends to fit your schedule. They are offering new patients exams, x-rays and cleaning for only $59. Dr. Puri is offering comprehensive orthodontic treatment to new patients for only $4,495, a $1,500 discount. Call 609-403-0710 or visit www.AcademyDentalNJ.com to make an appointment.

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Monday, February 17

PUSH Support Group, St. Mark United Methodist Church, 465 Paxton Avenue, Hamilton, 609-213-1585. Anxiety disorder discussion group meeting 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 18

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center Community Education, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Information on risk factors, disease stages, treatments and available resources. Register. 1:30 p.m. Ask the Sleep Doctor, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center Community Education, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-5845900. Informal lecture and Q&A. Register. 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Stress Busters, Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County, Our Lady of Sorrows, 3816 E. State Street, Hamilton, 609393-9922. Nine-week support group for family caregivers. Register. 10:30 a.m. Storytime, Hamilton Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4064. hamiltonnjpl.org. Songs, action rhymes, story and craft for ages 3 1/2-5. Register. 9:30 a.m. Hamilton Township Philatelic Society, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton. Meeting and surprise presentation by Tom DeLuca. 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, February 19

Mindfulness Meditation, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 350 Whitehorse Avenue, Hamilton, 609-585-7087. Beginner and experienced meditators welcome. 6:30 p.m. Toddler Time, Hamilton Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4064. hamiltonnjpl.org. Story, rhymes, songs and a craft for ages 2-3 1/2 accompanied by adults. Register. 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. For the Love of Reading, Hamilton Township Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A.

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Lewis Black, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. “It Gets Better Every Day.” $60-$85. 7:30 p.m. Toddler Time, Hamilton Free Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way, Hamilton, 609-581-4064. hamiltonnjpl.org. Story, rhymes, songs and a craft for ages 2-3 1/2 accompanied by adults. Register. 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Friday, February 21

Hearts for Military & Veterans, Knights of Columbus Hamilton Council #6213, Columbus Hall, 1451 Klockner Road, Hamilton, 609-583-1472. Oldies dance and buffet dinner. $30. 7 p.m. Mummenschanz, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. The “Musicians on Silence” present “You and Me.” 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 22

Laurie Berkner Band, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. mccarter.org. Solo acoustic performance by the “Pied Piper of Pre-Schoolers.” Sensory-friendly performance 11 a.m. $15-$40. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Brothers on Broadway, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton, 215-893-1999. capitalphilharmonic.org. A tribute to Broadway’s African American leading men featuring Keith Spencer and the Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey. $30-$65. 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 23

Beginner’s Bird Walk, Washington Crossing Audubon Society, Veteran’s Park, 1778 Whitehorse-Hamilton Square Road, Hamilton, 609-921-8964. washingtoncrossingaudubon.org. Free. Register. 8:15 a.m.

Monday, February 24

8th annual Soup 4 You, 2900 Klockner Road, Hamilton. Returning winners La Piazza, Brookwood Café, Lil King, Killarneys Publik House and Mannino’s 3 compete against Mastoris Diner, Jersey Girl Café, Mercer County Culinary School, Homestead at Hamilton in a soup competition spon-

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Wednesday, February 26

Fat Tuesday Goes Lean for Lent, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center Community Education, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Culinary nutrition demonstration and cooking class. Register. 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 27

Bruce Hornsby and yMusic, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. mccarter.org. Pianist and singer songwriter Hornsby with the pop hybrid sextet yMusic. 7:30 p.m. Discover Your Character Strengths, RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center Community Education, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton, 609-584-5900. Register. 6:30 p.m.

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Joey Alexander Trio, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-2582787. mccarter.org. With guest Edmar Castaneda. $25-$60. 8 p.m.

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Hamilton Township fire commissioners and fire budget elections will be held at the respective fire stations on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 2-9 p.m. Snow alert: If there is a fire hydrant near your home, do your part to keep it accessible this winter. Clear a threefoot perimeter around the hydrant and a clear path from the hydrant to the street. Hamilton Township Duty Chiefs responded to 103 incidents during December. Included in the calls were 19 fires, one overpressure with no fire, 13 Rescue and Emergency Service Incidents, 14 Hazardous Conditions with no fire, three service calls, 15 good intent calls, 35 false alarm or false calls and three other type incidents. Township fire companies responded to 7,051 incidents during 2019. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 2–Mercer ville Fire Company responded to 106 incidents during December. Included in the calls were 13 fires, 16 Emergency Medical Service incidents, nine motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle/ pedestrian accident, two extrications/ rescue incidents, five gas leaks with no fire, three hazardous conditions with no

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and one other type incident. Station 15 responded to 622 incidents in 2019. The proposed budget for HTFD No. 5 for 2020 is $2,176,424, with $2,055,676 to be raised by taxation, for a tax rate of $0.7944 per $100 of assessed valuation. Commissioners Bernard Crammer Jr. and Danny Gulotta are running for reelection for a three year term. On Dec. 27 at 5:53 p.m., Engine 15, Engine 16, Engine 18, Squad 12, Truck 13, Truck 14, Engine 3211 (Burlington) and Duty Chief 16 Richard Kraemer were dispatched to Brafman Drive for a structure fire. Mercer County Central reported receiving multiple calls and dispatched a 1st alarm assignment. E-15 under the direction of acting Capt. Henry Roldan arrived on scene at a 2-1/2 story wood framed single with nothing immediately evident due to overgrown vegetation. E-15 found heavy smoke on the second floor with hoarding conditions. Fire was located in a 3rd floor bedroom. E-16 arrived and established water supply and stretched a back-up line. T-13 arrived and vented the roof and conducted primary search of fire building. Resident was found at neighbors’ home, and she stated she was only occupant. During operations the 1st floor ceiling collapsed due to water and age. No one was injured, and operations were not affected. E-18 secured utilities and Squad 12 was assigned as Rapid Intervention Team. Fire was confined to the room of origin. PSE&G arrived and secured gas and electric to property. House was deemed uninhabitable, and Trenton Water Works secured water to property due to temperature concerns. Extensive overhaul was performed of the fire room. Hamilton Fire Police had traffic control. Fire was investigated by Fire Marshal 15 Jarrett Gadsby and HTPD Detective Chris Pullen. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 6–White Horse Fire Company responded to 147 incidents in December. Included were 13 fires, one overpressure with no fire, 57 Emergency Medical Service incidents, eight motor vehicle accidents with injuries, three motor vehicle accident with no injuries, one extrication/rescue, one ice rescue, seven gas leaks with no fire, three hazardous conditions with no fire, six service calls, 25 good intent calls, 17 false alarms or false calls and two other type calls. Station 16 responded to 1,627 incidents in 2019. The proposed budget for HTFD No. 6 for 2020 is $3,864,959, with $3,453,714 to be raised by taxation, for a tax rate of $0.234 per $100 of assessed valuation. Commissioners Mike Sanna and Anthony Mantuano are running for re-election. On Dec. 24, Engine 16, Engine 15, Engine 19, Truck 13 and Duty Chief 17 John Retalis were sent to Redwood Avenue for a vehicle fire with exposure. Engine 16 under the direction of Capt. Chris Mull arrived to report a vehicle well involved in a driveway with exposure issues to two residential houses and one garage. E16 crew stretched an inch and three-quarter line for extinguishment. E16 extinguished the vehicle and checked for extension. None was found. Cause under

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Engine 16, Engine 15, Engine 19 and Duty Chief 12 Christopher Tozzi were sent to Mr. Spin Laundry on South Broad Street for a commercial dryer on fire. Truck 13 under the direction of Lt. Joe Pushman arrived to find a moderate smoke condition within the building. Engine 18 and Truck 14 were dispatched. Engine 15 arrived and stretched a hand line for extinguishment. Fire was contained to the dryer unit. Truck 13 ventilated building and scene released to building management. No injuries reported. Township building inspector and Fire Marshal were called to the scene. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 4–Hamilton and Enterprise Fire Companies responded to 66 incidents during December. Included were eight fires, 26 Emergency Medical Service incidents, five motor vehicle accidents with injuries, two extrications of victims from stalled elevators, three gas leaks with no fire, two hazardous conditions with no fire, one service call, seven good intent calls and 12 false calls or false alarms. Station 14 responded to 1,020 incidents in 2019. The proposed budget for HTFD No. 4 for 2020 is $3,557,201, with $ 3,542,001 to be raised by taxation, for a tax rate of $0.6044 per $100 of assessed valuation. Commissioners Brian Newbon and Patricia Gray are running for re-election for a three year term. On Dec. 21 at 10:11 p.m., Squad 12 and Truck 13 were dispatched to Klockner Road and East State Street for a motor vehicle accident, a car into a pole with wires down. Hamilton Fire Police assisted with traffic control. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 5–DeCou Hose Company members responded to 60 incidents during December. Included were eleven fires, two overpressure with no fire, 16 Emergency Medical Service incidents, five motor vehicle accidents with injuries, two hazardous condition with no fire, two service calls, eleven good intent calls,10 false alarms or false calls

investigation by Fire Marshal’s Office. Hamilton Township Fire District No.7–Nottingham Fire Company responded to 141 incidents during December. Included were four fires, 43 Emergency Medical Services incidents, eight motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, one lock-in, one extrication/rescue assignment, seven gas leaks with no fire, five hazardous conditions with no fire, 15 service calls, one mutual aid cover assignment, 23 good intent calls, 31 false alarm and false calls and one other type incident. Station 17 responded to 1,562 incidents in 2019. The proposed budget for HTFD No. 7 for 2020 is $4,472,474.00, with $4,037,660.00 to be raised by taxation, for a tax rate of $0.16 per $100. Incumbent commissioner Mathew Wagner is running for re-election and being challenged by Clark Sabo and Gregory Schultz for a three year term. On Dec. 27 at 11:17 a.m., Township Special Operations Companies, Squad 12 and Rehab 12, Truck 13, Engine 16, Engine 19 and Duty Chief 16 Richard Kraemer were dispatched to Miry Brook Road, where a 63,000-pound crane came down on a house where a tree removal crew was working. The SOC’s were called to secure for crane stabilization. A non-emergency basic life support ambulance was also called to standby. PSE&G was also requested to secure utilities in the residence along with Hamilton Hazmat to mitigate the fuel/oil spill. Two heavy wreckers were called to upright the crane. Hamilton Township Fire Dis-

trict No. 8–Colonial Fire Company responded to 69 incidents in December. Included in the calls were seven fires, 33 Emergency Medical incidents, five motor vehicle accidents with injuries, three lockin’s, five hazardous conditions with no fire, one service call, two mutual aid cover assignments, six good intent calls and seven false alarms or false calls. Station 18 responded to 929 incidents in 2019. The proposed budget for HTFD No. 8 for 2020 is $2,715,092, with $2,507,350 to be raised by taxation, for a tax rate of $0.49 per $100 of assessed valuation. Fire commissioner Wayne D’Artaganan is running for re-election. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 9–Groveville Fire Company responded to 108 incidents in December. Included were 11 fire calls, 35 Emergency Medical Service incidents, nine motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle accident with no injuries, two extrications/rescue assignments, one rescue standby, two gas leaks with no fire, three hazardous conditions with no fire, two service calls, one mutual aid cover assignment, 24 good intent calls , 16 false alarm or false calls and one other type incident. Station 19 responded to 1,396 incidents in 2019. The proposed budget for HTFD No. 9 for 2020 is $4,255,488, with $4,295,018 to be raised by taxation, for a tax rate of $0.3694 per $100 of assessed valuation. Commissioners Richard Kraemer and Ross Hart are running for re-election for a three-year term. After 28-½ years of service, Fire Chief Mark Antozzeski will be retiring on Feb.

1. Antozzeski started at District No. 9 in 1991 as a firefighter. He was promoted to fire captain in 1995, and then fire chief in 2001. During Antozzeski’s tenure, the district has been able to make many improvements: 4-person 24-hour response coverage, new apparatus, new turnout gear, new rescue equipment, advanced rescue operations, encouraged advanced training and college degrees for staff. District No. 9 wishes Chief Antozzeski the best of luck. Effective Feb. 1, Capt. Aaron Heller will be promoted to fire chief and firefighter Christian Balog will be promoted to fire captain. A new firefighter will be hired to fill the vacant firefighter position sometime in February. These personnel changes will maintain District No. 9’s staffing at 18 people. Heller started in the fire service as a volunteer firefighter in the Juliustown Fire Company, eventually joining the New Egypt Fire Company, where he held every fire office including chief. After his tenure as chief, Heller was also a fire commissioner in Plumsted Township for many years. Heller started at District No. 9 in 1990 as a firefighter. He was promoted to fire captain in 2001. Heller has an extensive training background and holds a bachelor’s degree in fire science from Columbia Southern University. Balog began his fire service as a volunteer firefighter at the White Horse Fire Company. Balog was hired as a firefighter at District No. 9 in 2004. He is an experienced firefighter/EMT and driver/operator. On Dec. 4 at 12:22 p.m., Engine 19 under the direction of Capt. Fred Taylor was dis-

patched to Merrick Road for a vehicle fire in the truck parking lot. Engine 19 arrived on location with a working vehicle fire. Engine 19 crew pulled the 1-3/4 front bumper line and had the bulk of the fire knocked down when Squad 40, Robbinsville, arrived and assisted with overhauling. Chief 40 Daniel Schaffener arrived and assumed command. Engine 19 used 1,200 gallons of water and 5 gallons of foam before the fire was put under control. Engine 19 and Squad 40 stood by while the vehicle was loaded onto a tow truck. Hamilton Township Fire Prevention Office – Fire Marshal Scott McCormick reported the Fire Marshal’s conducted 56 fire investigation during 2019 while the Fire Inspectors completed 2,457 inspections and 2,425 reinspections in Hamilton Township. Mercer County Fire Marshal’s Office had no requests for investigations during December. Fire Fatalities – In 2019, only one fire fatality occurred in Mercer County. The victim, a 72-year-old male, died Jan. 3, in a dwelling fire in Trenton. This is a fatality rate well below average for the county and throughout the state. Fire Marshals re-elected – At its meeting on Dec. 4, 2019, the Mercer County Firemen’s Association re-elected James M. Greschak to the office of Mercer County Fire Marshal, Kevin W. Brink to the office of 1st Assistant Fire Marshal and Scott McCormick to the office of 2nd Assistant Fire Marshal for the year 2020. Hamilton resident Bob Sherman, Jr. is a life member of Mercerville Volunteer Fire Company.

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Hamilton-based artist Pat Proniewski reflects what she sees and imagines in her work, like “Bridge Street Stroll” (left) and “Carrion” (right). ate or set up, such as my floral still life arrangements. I often alter my references in the painting. I don’t feel compelled to paint them exactly as I see them, but I enjoy looking at them when I work for inspiration and consideration. Who were you influenced by? I studied a great deal of art history, and certainly artists like Courbet, Manet, Sargent and others have inspired me. I studied with Mel Leipzig, revered artist and

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tedious, but I don’t stop until I feel it is finished. I think every painting teaches me something. Sometimes after I’ve finished I feel I should have stopped sooner. I believe many artists experience that push/pull from time to time. What fight/struggle do you have regarding your art? The greatest struggle for me regarding my art is having enough time to create, even after retirement. Also I have physical limitations like arthritis and orthopedic conditions, which limit the amount of consecutive hours I can paint on a daily basis. One additional struggle I’d mention is the lack of brick and mortar galleries in which to exhibit. How great if Hamilton Township, where I live, would establish an art center or a municipal gallery where the many talented working artists of Hamilton could exhibit! Is this area supportive of the arts? I believe there has been a lack of sustained cultural coordination here in Hamilton Township, especially focusing on providing networking opportunities for artists and showcasing the many talented artists who live here. I believe there is a need for an art center, or even a café or restaurant which would become a hub for artists in Hamilton. Cultural organizations have a positive impact on commerce when it flourishes in a community. I’m encouraged that the Hamilton Arts Commission has been established and is working towards bringing township artists together. Such a cultural network would be a real asset for the township. It would be great to establish Hamilton as a regional cultural center. For more information, visit patproniewski.com. Thomas Kelly is a Hamilton-based artist and member of the Hamilton Arts Council. His work can be found at thomaskellyart.com

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Like many, I was excited for the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker last December. From the comfort of a cushioned, reclining seat reserved a month in advance, I settled in and watched as the Skywalker saga came to a close—for now. After all, Disney’s been cashing in $1 billion-plus per movie, so there’s more than a remote chance that some kind of post-script, addendum, or sequel will emerge. I enjoyed the film. Sure, there were some things that were stretches of the saga’s thus-far established rules and history, but I didn’t think about those until well after the movie was over. When you’re dealing with a vaguely mystical science fiction universe populated by neo-fascist First Orderites, brave Resistance fighters, talking ghosts, cute aliens, gross aliens, valiant Jedi, and nigh-immortal bad guys, two hours of suspended disbelief ain’t bad. A multitude of other strange characters and creatures have appeared in Star Wars films, TV shows, books, and assorted spinoff merchandise. I don’t ever recall seeing a troll in Star Wars, but that’s okay, because it seems there are plenty of Star Wars trolls online. In the days after the movie release, I received daily smartphone notifications about Star Wars-related articles at Screen Rant, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, and many other websites. Some articles talked about the fact that critics didn’t seem to like the movie. Some talked about inconsistencies between this film and the one before it, The Last Jedi. Some complained about the movie’s fast pace. In classic clickbait format, The Wrap listed “The 23 Worst Parts of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”. Even though most people I had talked to liked the movie—and there seemed to be a grudging acceptance at online news outlets that most fans felt the same—almost every headline was negative: Why wasn’t this character featured more? Why was this character featured

so much? Why didn’t A, B, or C do or not do X, or Y, or Z? A troll, in the modern parlance, is someone who is intentionally disruptive online, who baits and insults other people, usually with no reward except the satisfaction of having done so. The website articles may not strictly qualify as trolling, because they’re pushing controversy for a reason—the almighty buck. Everyone’s entitled to an opinion, and at least the articles feature bylines; it’s only behind the shield of anonymity or semi-anonymity, as with Twitter, Facebook, and other online caves, that the transformation from human to troll becomes complete. Those caves are where the really stupid, nasty stuff comes from, and such was the case with The Rise of Skywalker. Some trolls trolled the actors. Some trolled the director. Some trolled all. Director J.J. Abrams was trolled for reducing the role of a particular supporting character; this, after the actress who played the role, Kelly Marie Tran, was apparently trolled off social media entirely. Another actor, John Boyega, made headlines via his back-and-forth battles with trolls, during which he sometimes spoke incautiously, his comments giving the trolls new fodder and renewed energy. Some perpetrators would bristle at being dubbed trolls—most would simply call themselves concerned fans, but that distinction is blurry. In the dimly lit tunnel-network of isolated caverns we call the internet, everyone pretty much looks like a troll if you stare long enough. One wonders if this sort of thing is part of the reason George Lucas called it quits and sold to Disney in the first place. Two years ago, suspicion and outrage reigned when Star Wars: The Last Jedi garnered a comparatively low audience score on the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes—43%, as opposed to a 91% rating from critics—and blame was cast on

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Russian trolls. Hey, you can mess with our elections, but don’t mess with Star Wars. In contrast to The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker earned only a 56% movie critic score, but an 86% audience score. I liked both movies, and though there are flaws in the Rotten Tomatoes methodology, those numbers illustrate the apparently polarizing nature of these two films. Many of the critical comments about The Rise of Skywalker revolve around accusations of “fan service,” or giving the fans exactly what they want. Granted, making movies by poll or committee is a pretty bad idea, but asking people to pay to see movies they don’t like seems even worse. “Fan service” at least doesn’t sound so bad; some critics openly accused Abrams of making The Rise of Skywalker with the express purpose of smoothing things over with the online trolls. I doubt that was his intent—Abrams is a filmmaker who’s firmly set in the Steven Spielberg, “big happy blockbuster” style, and he naturally leans toward audience-friendly storytelling. But if satisfying the trolls was his goal, he failed, because if the aftermath of the movie’s release has shown anything, it’s that a troll’s gotta troll. I’m not easily satisfied by films, and have criticized plenty, even writing the occasional essay-length review to do so. But at the risk of self-aggrandizement, I would posit that my critiques are more thoughtful and polished than troll rants like “Rise of Skywalker suxxx!” or “This movie blowzzz!” What can I say? I’m a stickler for spelling. All this troll trouble was, in its way, as interesting as anything in the movie. But at every turn, all I could do was count myself lucky to have grown up in the Star Wars era that I did. In those early days, anything that provided even the smallest glimpse of the wider Star Wars universe was

eagerly anticipated and studied (it helped that the word “retcon” hadn’t been invented yet). Books like Alan Dean Foster’s Splinter of the Mind’s Eye and Brian Daley’s Han Solo novels, Marvel’s comic book series, NPR’s Radio Drama, and even the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special met with approval from my wide, naive eyes— everything was a vital part of the lore. Sure, they’ve been wiped away from the canon since those days, but my pleasure was unadulterated (it helped that I wasn’t an adult), in part because there were plenty of spaces, gaps in which a kid’s imagination could run free, filling those holes with original stories, theories, and ideas. Many were acted out using the original Kenner Star Wars figures, which lacked the many “points of articulation” of today’s collector-targeted toys, but always impressed with their raw indestructability. With no internet, there was never a question of what some self-proclaimed expert on YouTube had to say about it. The only people whose theories you heard, or cared about, were your friends’, and the only “trolls” were those few bullies whose bland disdain for Star Wars prefigured their soon-to-be-fulfilled destinies as juvenile delinquents. It’s easy to dismiss these musings as mere nostalgia, but really, don’t we all want a world where people don’t go straight to hyper-aggressive hysterics over every perceived slight? There’s a dark side of fandom, just like there’s a dark side of the Force. As Yoda warned in The Empire Strikes Back, “Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan’s apprentice.” That apprentice, of course, was Darth Vader. For fans who’ve taken things a bit too far—and there are a lot of them— a lesson here, there is. But despite the truth of Yoda’s words, if the Star Wars saga shows us anything, it’s that it’s never too late to abandon the dark path and seek redemption—even if your name isn’t Skywalker. Peter Dabbene is a Hamilton-based writer. His website is peterdabbene.com. His books can be purchased at amazon.com.

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We have lost a township institution, and its name was A.C. Moore. When the New Jersey-based arts and crafts retailer announced it was going out of business in November, I felt one of the threads of my soul snap. Maybe it’ll be replaced with a Michael’s, but it’s not the same. It feels silly to wax poetic about a corporation, but I have so many dumb and funny and good memories about A.C. Moore. It was a constant in my life as a Hamiltonian, even up to this year. I spent a lot of time there when

I wanted to try painting in middle school, and it was always the first stop for a school project. It was also Hamilton’s premier Book Sox destination. The stretchy textbook covers felt like a necessity, and A.C. Moore was always stocked every August. A staple of my teen years was crafting with my bud, Nick. We spent hours using the money we made working together at a restaurant and then a summer camp to buy Jolee’s products—the fanciest and therefore priciest stickers we could find—so we could make scrapbooks marking the most important moments in our lives, like day trips to LBI, dressing up like the characters we created in the Rock Band video game and the time we made T-shirts to look like Buzz Light-

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33—it has a new business, building or revamped strip of shops every time I drive it. I think it’s changed more in the last five or so years than it did in all of my 25 years as a Hamilton resident. But I think the same could probably be said by anybody about their hometowns. Consumers’ needs (or what corporate executives perceive as our needs) have changed so much, so businesses will follow. No municipality, especially in New Jersey, looks exactly the same as it did a decade ago. But it’s weird! Change is weird! It feels strange to even be writing this column. The “soon-to-be defunct” designation on the A.C. Moore Wikipedia page is wild! I’m feeling emotional—though that’s almost certainly due at least in part to the fact that I’ve been blasting “Born to Run” on repeat for the last 20 minutes while writing this. I miss Fezziwig’s and the old ShopRite bakery aisle by the entrance and trying to pick out a movie to rent with my pals at Blockbuster (“What, you guys don’t want to watch Fellowship of the Ring again? Come on!”). And I will miss A.C. Moore. The Hamilton of my youth is gone, but I’ll always have those memories. And Jolee’s. Sam Sciarrotta is a native Hamiltonian, and a senior editor at the Hamilton Post.

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