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A Hamilton woman put her passion for the environment to good use, improving her region while also earning her Gold Award, the highest award achievable in Girl Scouts. Megan Reger, 18, is a rising sophomore at Purdue University in Indiana, and earned recognition for creating a pollinator-friendly garden and Girl Scout badge class for her project. Her objective for “Project Pollinator,” completed in 2019, included building a garden for pollinators—mainly butterflies and bees—at Camp Ockanickon in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, where she has worked as a counselor since she was 14. Reger wanted to leave her mark on the grounds. The second aspect of the project was educating the community on pollinators and their importance. “When it came to my Gold Award project, I really wanted to do something environment based,” Reger said. Reger completed her Bronze and Silver Awards along with her troop, paving the way for her taking on this solo project. For the Bronze Award, her troop helped run and collect donations for a local Hamilton soup kitchen. It was durSee REGER, Page 14

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Hamilton resident Kyle Lang, pictured here in a self portrait, has used grant money to embark on a cross-country photography trip. (Photo by Kyle Lang.)

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The Hamilton Township Board of Education appointed Liam Gonzales July 8 to fill a vacancy created when Cameron Cardinale resigned to attend law school out of state. Gonzales, 27, is a graduate of the Hamilton Township School District. He attended Langtree Elementary School, Crockett Middle School and Steinert High School. At Steinert, he was an accomplished athlete, earning varsity letters in football, lacrosse, tennis, spring track, winter track and wrestling. He is a 2015 graduate of The College of New Jersey. A teacher at Ewing High School, Gonzales has taught special education classes and coached both football and lacrosse. He also is involved with his church, and previously lived in Colombia for a month doing mission work. He took his seat on the board July 22, will serve for the remainder of 2020, and already has decided he will seek re-election in November’s general election. Gonzales has spent the last four years in graduate school, studying administration and See GONZALES, Page 18

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As school year approaches, pandemic continues to reveal hard truths ROB ANTHES FROM THE EDITOR

With September just around the corner, I spent a lot of time last month talking to parents in Hamilton about the upcoming school year. It’s a more complicated conversation than in most years, with COVID-19 cases increasing across the country and four months of remote learning this past spring as our only vantage point of what school could look like without a school building. There seem to be a lot of sleepless nights across Hamilton. The State of New Jersey has long insisted that school buildings reopen in September. What exactly this looks like remains to be seen, as the state announced July 20 that it would permit parents to opt their children into remote learning instead of in-person classes. In theory, this means parents now have a choice about where and how their children learn this school year. In my discussions with parents, the consensus was unanimous—they all wanted their children to stay home this fall. This admission almost always came with acknowledgement that they were fortunate to be in the position to make this decision. And they worried about the families who weren’t. Their world may be far away from many of our daily lives, but there are

hundreds of families in Hamilton who rely on the school system as child care, as a food provider, as a safety net. They will have no choice but to send their children to school this fall. Statistics show that, in Hamilton, they are more likely to be Black and Hispanic, which adds another layer of complexity because they just so happen to be the same groups that are the most susceptible to suffer serious complications due to COVID-19. (According to the Centers for Disease Control, Black people with COVID-19 have been hospitalized at five times the rate of white people, and Hispanic people at four times the rate of white people.) It’s not just nationally. Black and Hispanic residents have been affected disproportionately by COVID-19 in Hamilton, too, accounting for 40% of confirmed cases but only 29% of the town’s population. This is important because while the township as a whole is a quite diverse place, our neighborhoods—and by extension our schools—are essentially segregated. Greenwood Elementary is just 3% white. Lalor Elementary and Wilson Elementary are both 9% white. Meanwhile, across town, Morgan Elementary is 61% white, Alexander Elementary is 68% white and Yardville Elementary is two-thirds white. Data shows that as the township gets whiter, it also becomes wealthier. According to the New Jersey Department of

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AROUND TOWN continued from Page 7 avoid contact with people who are sick As of July 23, Hamilton had recorded 1,712 positive cases of COVID-19 since March, with 171 deaths and 1,018 recoveries. The township has 87,552 residents. Mercer County, in total, had recorded 7,869 cases and 565 deaths as of July 23, according to state data. Countywide, the number of cases of COVID-19 has diminished since the spring. According to Mercer County data, on July 21, Robbinsville, Pennington, Princeton, West Windsor, Hopewell Township, Hopewell Bor- Yolanda Hill has been hired as permanent ough, Hightstown and East Wind- Chief Financial Officer for the township. sor all reported no daily cases of COVID-19. –Rob Anthes financial statement, annual debt statement, municipal and utility budget and Yolanda Hill hired as supervising employees. In total, Vineland’s municipal and utility budgets township CFO total over $175 million in 2020, comHamilton Township has hired pared to Hamilton’s total of $125 milYolanda Hill as Chief Financial Offi- lion in 2020. Hill is a graduate of Rowan Unicer for the township. Hill comes with nine years of versity with a Bachelor of Arts in experience serving as the Principal Accounting. She is a Certified MuniciAccountant for the City of Vineland, pal Finance Officer, attaining her cerwhere she previously held the title of tification in 2016. Hill assumed the role of Director of Accounting/Finance Co-op. While in Vineland, she was involved with Finance/Chief Financial Officer on all aspects of the financial depart- July 27. ment, including preparing the annual

CORRECTION In the July 2020 issue of the Hamilton Post, it incorrectly stated that Rebecca Wisser—No. 5 in the Steinert High Class of 2020—would be attending The College of New Jersey. The correct information appears below.

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Rutgers University Biochemistry Class rank: 5 GPA: 4.79 Sports: Cross country, winter and spring track Clubs: SGA, Key Club, Spanish Club, Physics Club, Hamilton N.E.W.S Prior schooling: Yardville Elementary, Reynolds Middle Teacher who inspired me: Mrs. Brown. She was always interested in how our lives were with applying to colleges and how we were doing in our sports. She made time to get to know each of us in our small AP Biology class. Mrs. Brown made learning biology a lot easier and was always there for us. She brought our class together and made us all very close friends. Favorite memory: Wacky races. It was so fun to cheer on my friends and win after four years. It was also so memorable when we stormed the court after winning and made me realize how much I will miss being with my friends every day.

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After months of remote learning and preparation, Mercer County Community College welcomed a limited number of students from select courses back to campus on July 6. MCCC conducted on-campus chemistry labs, and aviation students returned to Trenton-Mercer Airport for in-flight instruction. The courses are MCCC’s first foray into bringing students and faculty back to campus on a limited basis. “The team at MCCC is taking extraordinary steps to ensure a safe environment for returning students and faculty,” said Dr. Jianping Wang, President of MCCC. “This is a challenging time, and our ability to safely bring a limited number of people back to campus speaks to the dedication and determination of the entire MCCC community.” Pathology program student Jenna Myers-Kane and her classmates have been learning entirely from home since mid-March. She explained that the crux of the pathology program is centered around practices that make

son classes following local, state and social distancing nearly impossible. “Learning to work with patients and CDC guidelines in the fall. Earlier this run laboratory tests is difficult over summer, Mercer announced its plan to return to campus, which includes Zoom,” Myers-Kane said. She said she is glad that Mer- three types of courses: online, remote cer’s move toward limited in-person and hybrid. courses allows her and her classmates to get back into the laboratory. West graduate receives The facilities team at MCCC is focused on ensuring a clean and safe $11K in scholarships environment for returning students and faculty. Extra hand sanitizing staThe Princeton Area Community tions and additional sigFoundation awarded more nage with reminders about than $90,000 in scholarships masks and CDC guidelines to high school and college have been strategically students in the area, includplaced around campus. ing 2020 Hamilton West Classrooms will be sterilgraduate Dieter Felkner. ized before, during and after The foundation, located use, with a special focus in Lawrenceville, awarded on “high-touch” areas, like $39,350 in scholarships door handles, elevator butto graduating high school tons and railings. seniors and renewed Taylor Tavarez, now in $53,400 in scholarships for Felkner her second year in Mercer’s college students who will be biology program, is one of resuming classes in the fall. the 40 students taking one Felkner, who will attend of the in-person chemistry sections the New Jersey Institute of Technoloffered this summer. “I feel fine,” ogy, won the Mary Elliott Wislar Tavarez said of coming back to cam- Memorial Scholarship Fund—$6,500 pus. “Everything seems very sterile.” prize for two years—and the John R. Tavarez, her classmates and pro- and Shirley I. Forrest Memorial Scholfessor are all given MCCC-manufac- arship, a 4-year, $5,000 award. tured medical grade face shields as an added layer of protection. Every WHAT DID WE MISS? What are you student also has separately labeled noticing in your community? What lab kits and supplies, preventing them stories do you think we should tell? Do from needing to share another class- you have news to share? We want to mate’s materials. hear from you. Send your news or tips MCCC will incorporate more in-per- to news@communitynews.org.

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own and decided the camp would be a natural fit for it. Reger went on to select each plant for her garden, sticking to native plant life. She was forced to rethink her plant choice however when she came back after some time to find all her work eaten. She went back and researched deer-resistant plants that were also pollinator-friendly. The second time around was a success. During her year completing the

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Hamilton resident Megan Reger holds her Gold Award certificate, which she received July 10, 2020.

“It was very exciting because it kind of wrapped everything up very nicely,” Reger said. There is a seven-step process to become a Gold Award Girl Scout. First, a Girl Scout chooses an issue to address with her project. The next three steps consist of extensive research, forming a support network and creating a plan. Once the plan is in place, it is presented to a Girl Scout council. When it is approved, the project is carried out and then shared to educate others of the completed work. This year’s class of Gold Award recipients needed to submit their work by March. The Girls Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey hand-delivered award packages to Gold Award recipients July 10. The delivery included a Gold Award pin, Gold Award patch, a certificate and letters from executives in the Girl Scouts. A virtual celebration was held July 17, featuring Historical Society of Princeton executive director Izzy Kasdin as its keynote speaker. Part of the virtual ceremony included video clips from each Gold Award Girl Scout. They introduced themselves and shared what their project was about. “It was nice that every girl you got to hear a little bit about their project and it was interesting to hear the impact the Girl Scouts was making,” Reger said. Since achieving her Gold Award and lifetime status as a Girl Scout, Reger continues to spend the summer months maintaining the garden while she is home from college. She started as a Girl Scout at the Brownie level when her mother enrolled her. Her mother saw the hiking and camping activities as a great opportunity for Reger.

One fond memory for Reger is a trip her troop took in high school to see the birthplace of the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA. “That’s one of my favorite parts of the Girl Scouts—is when we got to go on a little adventure,” Reger said. “So like hiking, camping. My favorite thing that we did was…we all took a trip down to Savannah, Georgia, to see the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low. So I got a lot of opportunities to go places and see things that I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to do.” Growing up in Hamilton, Reger attended Our Lady of Sorrows from kindergarten through eighth grade and went on to Notre Dame High School in Lawrence. At Purdue University, she studies material science engineering. She credits her work in the Girl Scouts as part of the reason she decided to attend the Indiana college. “It really helps me get more independence and more leadership,” Reger said. “So that way when I got to college, I was able to make that decision to go out to Indiana…I had that confidence that I would be ready to go that far away.” Reger is involved with a STEM education club at college. She teaches children from kindergarten to fifth grade about the sciences through related projects. “I really enjoyed that because I learned that I really loved teaching from that Gold Award,” Reger said. “And so I still get to do that even as a STEM major, teaching and helping people find what they love.” Contact staff writer NICOLE VIVIANO: nviviano@communitynews.org, (609) 3961511, ext. 118, twitter.com/nicoleviviano, facebook.com/nicoleviviano609.

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LANG continued from Page 1 “Even past the grant, I still want to continue to work on this and see it all the way through,” he said. In a dream, the manifest content is the images that are seen, while the latent content is the meaning behind those images, Lang explained. He has always experienced vivid dreams since he was young. For this project he did his research—reading papers on dreams in ancient civilizations, what early man interpreted dreams to mean and Sigmund Freud’s dream studies. To achieve this dream-like product, Lang plans to utilize a method of overlaying photos of nature and landscapes while creating prints from his film in the darkroom. He describes his number one inspiration as Jerry Uelsmann, a surrealist photographer whose techniques of combining photos Lang is learning from. “This is someone that I discovered going to school in Mercer in 2014,” Lang said. “I had to do a project on two surrealist artists…And after seeing his work and finding out that it was only darkroom based, I instantly became hugely obsessed with it. But I never ever thought that I would be able to do what he does, until I tried it and was like, wait, I feel comfortable with this. I’m going to try to roll with it.” The first part of the project—traveling and taking the pictures—started July 8. He’ll be on the road for two months.

Hamilton resident Kyle Lang works exclusively in film, but he did snap some photos of his cross-country trip with his phone. Lang, a student at Mercer County Community College, received a grant through the Thomas George Artists Fund, which allowed him to purchase a van and 100 rolls of film. (Photos by Kyle Lang.)

“His [Uelsmann] whole mindset was, it was called post visualization, which is just shoot the images, look at them afterwards and just see what you can make from them,” Lang said. Lang won’t see any of the photos taken on the trip until he comes home and develops the film. Lang started his two-month quest making it to the east border of Ohio by midnight on his first day. His journey

is loosely planned around big destinations, places he’s always wanted to see. The first mark on the trail was Glacier National Park, in Montana. Along the way, he plans to stay at free campsites he can find. He plans on driving as long as he can and stopping when he wants, whenever inspiration strikes. From there Lang headed south to Wyoming to see Devil’s Tower, then to

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Hamilton resident Kyle Lang with his new Ford van. Lang, a graduate of Steinert High School, has set off on a cross-country photography trip. He said that nature, the outdoors and landscapes have always fascinated him. (Photo by Knox Bogdan.)

ing a lot of the more interesting subject matter,” Lang said. “But I use the big destinations as kind of a guide as to how I want to navigate across the U.S.” The next stop is Monument Valley, a desert region bordering on Arizona and Utah. Then north into Utah where Lang didn’t make specific plans but has noticed the beauty the state has to offer and has wanted to see for himself. Once he reaches Washington state, Lang will meet up with his artist friend, Paris Pijuan, a student at Princeton University. Pijuan shot a short film of Lang posted to YouTube in late June focusing on “Manifest Content.” The film details what the project is set to accomplish in Lang’s words. This trailer for Lang’s project references his planned departure date, July 2, which was moved due to setbacks because of the pandemic. Pijuan had already planned to be flying out to Washington roughly around the time Lang would make it to the state. The two want to hike together before Lang journeys on south through Oregon, California and then back east through Texas. At this point in his drive, if he has the time, he will continue east and go through the Carolinas, following the coast until he makes it home to Hamilton. “This is the first step of the project,” Lang said. “I go and collect images on film, and I’ll get home, the next step would be to develop everything. And then once I develop and see what I have, the last and final step would be going into the darkroom and printing and overlaying images to create the surrealist appearance of a dream.” The Thomas George Artists Fund that is funding his project requires Lang to create two pieces by the end of the year. Lang has been applying to artist residencies in Philadelphia and New York so when he returns he’ll ideally have a

darkroom where he can work out of. At home, he is only able to develop his negatives. The darkroom is where Lang will combine photos to create his end products for “Manifest Content.” “As the viewer will see the images, incorporating the landscape and death within the landscape or stark images of the landscape, it’s meant to kind of start a conversation as you view them…The thing is, each viewer can see it and interpret it differently,” Lang said. “That’s kind of where the project is meant to go. Because it’s surrealist. It’s not one set, it’s not one single conclusion.” The end of his traveling is dependent on the start of his final college semester at MCCC. This fall semester, he will complete his associate’s in photography. Lang, 24, didn’t take the traditional route through college. Similar to his ongoing project, he had a loose plan of where photography would take him— in his career and academically. After completing two semesters at MCCC in 2014 directly out of Steinert High School, Lang decided to take a full-time job with Nikon and leave school. Lang quit in 2016, got a working visa and moved to New Zealand where he explored his love of landscapes and photography. He traveled through Southeast Asia once his working visa ran out. “I lived in New Zealand for a year,” he said. “I’ve traveled through Europe, and I’ve been to South America a couple times. I’ve never seen the U.S.” It was over the next few years that Lang continued to travel and consider furthering his work in photography, all while using Hamilton as a “home base” of sorts. “I wanted to kind of push forward past landscapes and try to make something a little more thought provoking,” Lang said. “So that’s when I started to think about different projects that I want to cover, topics that people can talk about and make something with a little more meaning to me as well.” He moved back to Hamilton officially in 2019 and went back for his third semester at MCCC in the spring of 2020. Growing up in Hamilton, Lang attended Sayen Elementary, Reynolds Middle School and Steinert High School. His work was first recognized back in 2012, when he took a closeup photograph of a frog’s eye with his macrolens camera. Lang would walk to Sayen Gardens almost everyday snapping shots of the wildlife around him. He submitted his photo to Artworks Trenton’s Art All Night and a contest being held at the same time. The photo won first place and was bought for $50—Lang’s first sale to someone he hadn’t met before. “After that, that kind of put in my mind, maybe I can pursue this a little more than as something I just do in my free time,” Lang said. Contact staff writer NICOLE VIVIANO: nviviano@communitynews.org, (609) 3961511, ext. 118, twitter.com/nicoleviviano, facebook.com/nicoleviviano609.

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LG: I haven’t gone to any board meetings yet because I have not had my background check. I just filled out the paperwork to have it moved over from Ewing to Hamilton. I haven’t been sworn in— that will happen later this month. So I don’t know particulars on what Hamilton’s plan is. I know some particulars on Ewing’s plan as a staff member. There are a few groups where hybrid learning can be used but is not really conducive for them. Those groups are students with severe disabilities—and that can be linked to a kid’s IEP. Some students are nonverbal, they don’t have the ability to type, so distance learning is not going to be very effective. They need physical, hands-on instruction. And then the younger the students are, the more difficult and less applicable distance learning becomes. But if you flip that, the older the students are, the more critical it becomes. Something like 61% of adults in 2018 were working from home in some capacity. And that’s up from like 40% or 39% from 2014. The numbers for 2020 aren’t quite in yet, but of course those numbers are going to skyrocket. So our students, as they graduate into the real world, are going to be asked to work remote more and more and more. We need to prepare them to do so. Because that’s what education is supposed to do. We’re supposed to prepare them to be citizens and effective members of society, which would include the workforce. For high school students, blended learning or hybrid learning is very important. They already kind of have had this for years with seniors in high school, where they have the work program where students will come to school half day. Then obviously for college students, an insane amount of college students are taking classes online or taking blended classes where the class will be in person but half the class is online. And that’s the students’ future. So for high school students, and to a point middle school students, and to the least extent elementary school students, that’d be kind of the idea. As we

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do? Things like that. HP: Based on some of the conversations you’ve had, your own experience within the district and your research reading the board minutes, what are some ways that the district can improve? What are some of the things that you’re hoping to achieve on the board? LG: I don’t want to tear everything down and build it back up. There’s a lot of really good things in Hamilton. But no system is perfect. Every system can be improved upon. And that’s the idea. One thing that I care about, and I think the board knows I care about, is making students 21st-century-skills relevant. That often ties with technology, so that that’s a big interest of mine and that’s something that I will push when available to me. And then also, I’m a teacher, so I want to support teachers in whatever way I can. I will not be part of any kind of contract negotiation involving teachers because I’m a union member. And I do not intend to leave the union. If I want to be part of contract negotiations, I could leave the union and do it. That’s not something I want to do. But I want to make sure that a teacher’s perspective is available and involved. Those are the things that I would be most interested in, in the immediate future. And as I gain more knowledge and learn, I am sure my perspectives will adjust and hopefully enhance. HP: Ewing, like Hamilton, is a ver y diverse school district with a ver y diverse community. From your experiences in Ewing, do you think there are ways to improve how school districts reach all the communities that live in a town? LG: I hope so. I’ve talked with one friend in particular who said that she feels that when distance learning started that her Latino students were less likely to participate. I’m not really certain what the disconnect was there. I’m definitely going to look into it more. And we’ll be doing a level of research to see how we can shrink that gap because equity is everything. HP: Is there anything that I haven’t asked you that you think is important to discuss? LG: I’m really excited to learn. Everyone on the board has been very welcoming to me. Some of them already reached out to me through email or phone calls. I’ve had [superintendent Scott] Rocco before as professor. I enjoyed him a lot as a professor and being 100%, that was part of the reason why I was comfortable applying to the board because I’ve worked with him in the past and I really liked him. I thought, “I’d really like to work with him again.” I plan to run in the fall, so hopefully, I am successful in that. But I’m really thankful that the majority of board members trusted me, and that’s really encouraging. I’m looking forward to it. I’ve never done something quite like this. I’ve been on committees for school, which is similar, but nothing on this scope. Contact editor ROB ANTHES: ranthes@ communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. 124, facebook.com/robanthes, twitter.com/ robanthes.

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Suburban towns demand takeover of Trenton Water By Rob Anthes

The governments of three suburban towns served by Trenton Water Works are demanding the City of Trenton to sell the water utility, and allege that the city has improperly used suburban ratepayers’ money to balance the city budget. Those allegations—and more— appear in a motion to intervene filed by the governments of Ewing, Hamilton and Lawrence in Mercer Superior Court July 8 as part of an effort to join a state lawsuit against Trenton and its water utility. “The right to clean water is a human and constitutional right,” Hamilton Township director of law Elissa Grodd Schragger wrote in a July 8 letter to Mercer Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy. “This is nonnegotiable. It is also clear that Trenton and TWW have repeatedly and egregiously missed benchmarks in fulfilling their obligation to provide safe and clean drinking water for the customers of TWW.” Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, in a July 10 statement, refuted the claims in the motion, saying his administration has done much in the last two years to right the wayward water utility. Among the accomplishments touted by Gusciora were reducing the utility’s vacancy rate to 5%, launching a program to replace lead service

lines in the system, making repairs and improvements at TWW’s water filtration plant and embarking on a $405-million, six-year capital improvement plan. However, Gusciora also acknowledged in his statement that his efforts with TWW have been “despite an uphill battle with City Council.” It was the council’s decision to reject $83 million in improvement projects at TWW in May that spurred the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Attorney General’s Office to file suit against TWW and the City of Trenton June 15. DEP, in a statement announcing the suit, cited “a pattern of inaction” in city government. Robin Vaughn—a member of Trenton City Council who has regularly voted against increased spending at TWW—posted her own response to the suburban towns’ motion on Facebook July 10. She accused DEP and its lawyers of instigating a “money

grab” at taxpayers’ expense, and said TWW customers seeking help from DEP should instead direct any complaints about the water utility to the state Board of Public Utilities. The suburban towns “have absolutely no business” working with DEP against TWW, she said. “Hamilton, Ewing, Lawrence, Hopewell take two seats. Sit down. You’re a CUSTOMER,” Vaughn wrote. TWW serves 225,000 people in Trenton, Ewing and parts of Hamilton, Hopewell Township and Lawrence. The four suburban municipalities do not own any part of the water system. The four townships previously sought legal action against TWW in 2008, alleging then that Trenton raised rates for suburban customers and then improperly transferred funds intended to improve the water infrastructure elsewhere to balance the budget. The parties settled the matter in December 2012, with Trenton agreeing to regularly provide the suburban towns a range of financial information. In Grodd Schragger’s letter, Hamilton Township contends that TWW and the city have failed to uphold their end of the settlement, and says that Trenton has continued to move money paid by suburban ratepayers into other areas of the city budget. “[The suburban towns] have absolutely no oversight or ownership interest in the water system, including those pipes that deliver water directly to their residents,” Grodd Schragger wrote. “This amounts to taxation without representation and an impermissible subsidy of the City of Trenton’s tax base.”

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Grodd Schragger concluded by saying the suburban towns want further measures taken in addition to whatever DEP has proposed, including forcing Trenton to sell all of its water infrastructure to a private entity, putting the utility under the oversight of the state Board of Public Utilities or providing the four suburbs ownership and proportional control over TWW. Each of these measures would wrest control of TWW from Trenton, with only the final option leaving the city a minority stake. More than 60% of TWW’s service area is outside the City of Trenton. Gusciora said, in his July 10 statement, he would resist any attempt to force a sale of TWW, regardless of who attempts it. “First and foremost, TWW belongs to the people of Trenton,” Gusciora said. “It is a highly valuable asset owned by the city. TWW is ours to modernize. It is ours to invest in. It is ours to use as a job-creation engine for our students and residents. It is ours to celebrate and to protect.” Gusciora said the same in a June interview with Community News, vowing to fight any effort to take control of TWW away from the city. The prospect of selling and privatizing the water utility has long been unpopular with Trenton voters. In much the same way, leaders in the TWW service area have kept a consistent message for weeks. In a June 19 post on his blog, Lawrence Township manager Kevin Nerwinski said he would be attending a meeting with representatives from Ewing, Hamilton and Hopewell Township the following week to discuss whether the towns wanted to intercede. Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin came out even stronger in a May 29 statement, saying “We will join, and work with, DEP in its legal action and will not stop fighting until we are satisfied that all necessary steps are taken.” Contact editor ROB ANTHES: ranthes@ communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. 124, facebook.com/robanthes, twitter.com/ robanthes.

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government and three of the towns in TWW’s suburban service area filing a motion in July to join the suit. As part of the motion, the lawyers for Ewing Township, Hamilton Township and Lawrence Township requested control of TWW be taken away from the City of Trenton—with either the state, a private entity or even the townships themselves stepping in. TWW recently launched a 6-year, $405 million capital improvement plan for its system, a plan that is comprehensive but requires Trenton council’s cooperation in order to get funding. Trenton council approved the needed funds to deal with TWW’s own lead pipe problem, but has battled with Mayor Reed Gusciora and his administration on other spending measures. TWW has not had a permanent director since September 2019. Former West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh, a former DEP director, served in the role from July 2018 until September 2019. He quit suddenly last year, allegedly out of frustration with a lack of support from Trenton’s council. Steve Picco replaced Hsueh that same month as interim director, picking up where his predecessor left off. Picco formulated the ambitious capital improvement plan, and increased staffing levels at TWW, another chronic issue at the utility that had drawn DEP’s attention. Council forced Picco out of the job after just three months, refusing to reappoint him at its Dec. 19, 2019 meeting. TWW chief engineer David Smith took Picco’s place, serving as interim director. Starting in Aug. 3, it’s Lavenberg’s turn. Contact editor ROB ANTHES: ranthes@ communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. 124, facebook.com/robanthes, twitter.com/ robanthes.

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Food truck serves up empanadas with international flair By Joe Emanski

Hamilton has a hot new food truck: it’s Hotpanada, serving up a surprising variety of empanadas with an international flair. Andrea and Joshua Pantoja are the married couple behind Hotpanada, which can currently be found Friday and Saturday afternoons parked in the old Kmart lot on Whitehorse Avenue. The long-time Hamilton residents have found a way to blend their skills to create a winning business formula. “We have a saying in our marriage,” Joshua says. “’I make it look good, and she makes it taste good.’ She is the flavor behind Hotpanada. My wife is the reason why everything tastes the way it tastes. I like making it look presentable. I’m the one that likes to do the advertisements and the designs.” Empanadas are a form of savory turnover popular throughout Latin America. Dough is stuffed with a filling like beef, chicken or vegetables, then sealed up and deep fried. Hotpanada has traditional empanadas on its menu, like the Beefenada, the Chickenada and the Bean & Cheeseanada. But that’s not all.

The Pantojas take things a step further by infusing the flavors of other cuisines into their menu. The Samosanada introduces some Pakistani flavor to the mix while the Bisonada includes some Middle Eastern flair. The Sausage & Peppernada offers an Italian twist on the empanada, the Spinach Fetanada brings the Greek, while the Eggrollanada, well — you get the idea. They also sell bacalaítos (fried cod fritters) as well as sweet treats like flan, churros and fruit-filled puff pastries. They have relied mostly on social media to drive traffic so far — that and word of mouth. “This started taking off like a rocket in April when we started,” Joshua says. “Weeks after we started the truck there (in the Kmart lot), we knew that this was going to take off. Everyone was so nice, giving us honest, constructive feedback. Our Facebook following is really to be commended because they’ve been so supportive.” *** Joshua and Andrea were employed full time in other fields when they began dreaming about starting up a food truck. Joshua, who went to Trenton Cen-

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Empanadas are the main staple at Hotpanada, but the Hamilton-based food truck also offers bacalaítos, churros and beverages like the popular mint lemonade and pineapple ginger drink.

empanada truck. Andrea set to work developing her recipes, while Joshua focused on the brand. “We sat at our kitchen table saying, ‘OK, what kind of empanadas should we make? Beef empanadas, let’s call it the Beefanada. OK, let’s call the chicken one Chickenada’ and from there it went to the Shrimpanada and the Samosanada and the Breakfastanada.” Andrea once worked for a Paki-

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Softball Hall of Fame honors 3 township graduates By Rob Anthes

The Trenton Softball Hall of Fame honored six local high school seniors as 2020 scholarship recipients, including three from Hamilton Township, July 17 at Moody Park in Ewing. Alexandra Haley (Steinert), C.J. Pittaro (Steinert) and Ali Pompey (Trenton Catholic Academy) were among the students honored for their accomplishments in the classroom and on the softball or baseball diamond. Haley won the Frank Garcio Character Scholarship Award, and was named a 2020 inductee into the Trenton Softball Hall of Fame. Haley ranked 14th out of 333 students in Steinert’s Class of 2020, with a weighted GPA of 4.67. On the softball field, Haley led the Spartans as a catcher. Steinert was the state runner-up in her freshman year, state champion her sophomore year in 2018, and 2019 Mercer County Tournament Champion and Central Jersey Group III Runner-up. Haley was second team all-conference and third team all-area last year, as a junior. She played for Hamilton Girls Softball Association from 2009-2016, Hamilton Hurricanes Travel Softball 8U to 12U 2010-2014, Central Jersey A’s Travel Softball in 2015 and 2016, and Jersey

The Trenton Softball Hall of Fame honored six local high school seniors as 2020 scholarship recipients, including three from Hamilton Township. Clockwise from top left are Alexandra Haley (Steinert), C.J. Pittaro (Steinert) and Ali Pompey (Trenton Catholic Academy). (Photos by Todd Cloward.) Outlaws 18U from 2017 until 2020. Haley plans to attend Susquehanna University in the fall, where she will play softball. Pittaro won the Tommy DeVito Leadership Award, and was named a 2020 inductee into the Trenton Soft-

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ball Hall of Fame. He graduated from Steinert High School with a GPA of 3.92. He will be attending Vanderbilt University in the fall, and will play for the school’s baseball team. The Steinert High baseball team won the Colonial Valley Conference in 2017, Pittaro’s freshman year. Pittaro made 1st team all-county and 3rd team all-state in 2017 and was voted the best freshman in New Jersey. He earned 3rd team all-county honors in 2018 and 2nd team all-county honors in 2019. Last year, as a junior, he was named the Spartans’ Defensive Player of the Year. Pompey graduated Trenton Catholic Academy with a 3.88 GPA, earning Honors with Distinction in 2016 and membership in the National Honor Society from 2018 to 2020. For the Iron Mikes, Pompey was a Burlington County Scholastic League All-Star in 2019 and one of the Top 100 players in New Jersey last year. He was a 2019 Carpenter Cup Champion. Pompey is undecided on college, but

plans to play Major League Baseball and own his own business. The Trenton Softball Hall of Fame also honored Jentle Sheirdan (Ewing), Kenneth Tagliareni (Hopewell Valley) and Virginia Venizelos (Hun). Each year, the Trenton Softball Hall of Fame provides local athletes with scholarships to provide financial assistance to further their education after high school. Each recipient received $2,500 from organization. The Tom DeVito Leadership award winner received an additional $1,000, and the Frank Garzio Character Scholarship winner received an additional $1,500. The award winners are determined by evaluating the candidate’s statistics from high school. Each candidate must have a minimum GPA minimum of 2.8. A seven-member committee votes on the winners. Contact editor ROB ANTHES: ranthes@ communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. 124, facebook.com/robanthes, twitter.com/ robanthes.

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The high school fall sports season will start a month later than normal and will emphasize local competition, according to a July 10 announcement from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Robbinsville-based governing body for New Jersey school sports allowed summer workouts for high school student-athletes to begin July 13. All workouts can continue Aug. 28, and must take a two-week break from Aug. 29 through Sept. 13. Only virtual meetings allowed, and only for fall sports teams. Official practices for all fall sports may begin on Sept. 14, and competition will start Sept. 28 for girls’ tennis, Oct. 2 for football and Oct. 1 for all other sports except football. Regular seasons will conclude on Oct. 23 for girls’ tennis, Nov. 7 for football and Nov. 12 for all other fall sports. Limited postseason play will run from Oct. 24 through Oct. 31 for girls’ tennis, and Nov. 13 through Nov. 22 for all other sports. Schools that do not participate in the postseason may continue to play until Nov. 22, with the exception being Thanksgiving football games, which are allowed at each school’s discretion. No other fall sports competition will be allowed after Nov. 22. “High school sports are schoolbased, so we need to first ensure all is in order with the opening of our schools,” says Colleen Maguire, NJSIAA chief operating officer. “After that, we can begin playing sports. To be clear, our goal is to return to play— while making sure that health, safety, emotional well-being, and academics come first. We have a different model than some other types of programs that are far smaller in scale and operate independently. We have a duty to ensure that New Jersey’s schools and their more than 1.5 million students and teachers, including 283,000 high school student-athletes, can first return to school and their academics, and then participate in extracurricular activities like sports.” In a memo to NJSIAA member

schools, the NJSIAA Sports Advisory Task Force said, “This plan is the first model to be provided in what will be a series of return to play models that will be in place for the 2020-2021 school year. The goal of the task force is to identify multiple back-up models that will be available as both school-related and health-related circumstances evolve.” The memo went on note that the plan is to start allowing schools to train for a fall sports season, while also recognizing the fluidity of the COVID19 pandemic. The plan released today is subject to change, NJSIAA said. NJSIAA also asked schools and conferences to revise schedules to emphasize local competition and minimize the number of different schools that come in contact with each other. The postseason, at this point, will be open to any team wishing to participate. As with the regular season, the postseason will remain local, meaning a sectional championship or less. A seeding committee will be used by every sport in order to remove the reliance on power points, standings and overall record. Denis Nelson, a member of the NJSIAA COVID-19 Sports Advisory Task Force, said, “Removing the possibility for statewide, postseason competition is intended to convey the specific message that the fall season is specifically about opportunity, engagement, and participation. It is not about winning championships. From a health perspective, it’s appropriate to keep sports as local as possible. From a competition perspective, the COVID19 pandemic has had a substantial but different impact on every school district. As a result, the playing field won’t be level this year, so it’s only fair not to crown statewide champions.” The NJSIAA announcement followed decisions made in early July by athletic leagues at the collegiate level to delay or altogether cancel their fall sports seasons. Contact editor ROB ANTHES: ranthes@ communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. 124, facebook.com/robanthes, twitter.com/ robanthes.

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Wondering if the time is right to reschedule that doctor’s appointment, lab or imaging test or hospital procedure? Capital Health is ready to see you again. All of our hospital and outpatient care locations are open and ready to accept appointments or reschedule any visits you may have canceled or postponed over the past few months. If you suspect you are having a medical emergency like a heart attack or stroke, call 9-1-1 immediately.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE STEPS WE ARE TAKING TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES: Everyone must wear a mask when inside our locations. Everyone must maintain appropriate social distancing. Signage has been placed at all locations to help guide this. Public seating areas have been rearranged. Only four people are permitted per elevator, spaced out to the corners. Staff regularly clean common areas and high-touch surfaces with hospital-approved disinfectant cleansers. Patient care areas are cleaned between patients using disinfectant cleansers and portable ultraviolet lights. All COVID-19 positive inpatients are cared for in one area. Non-positive inpatients are cared for in completely separate areas and are never in the same units as COVID-19 positive inpatients.

Everyone entering our locations is required to have their temperature taken. Some locations use zero contact thermal monitors that take your temperature from a greater distance than the standard temporal thermometer. Anyone with a temperature equal to or greater than 100° F is not allowed to enter. Visitors are currently restricted. Only one visitor at a time is allowed for each patient in the facility. Multiple visitors may not enter and gather in lobby or waiting areas. The visitor must wear a mask and clean hands when entering and exiting the patient room. Visitors are strongly encouraged to remain in the room and not travel throughout the facility. Visitors are not permitted in the designated COVID-19 units at Capital Health Regional Medical Center (video visits with these patients can be arranged through our patient advocates).

FOR A FULL LIST OF WAYS WE ARE KEEPING PATIENTS SAFE, VISIT CAPITALHEALTH.ORG. When you’re ready to get back to health, rest assured that Capital Health is ready for you. Health Headlines by Capital Health | Hamilton Post27

NEW LOCATION FOR CAPITAL HEALTH PRIMARY CARE – BORDENTOWN Capital Health Primary Care – Bordentown, part of Capital Health Medical Group and a trusted provider of pediatric, adult, and geriatric care in Burlington County, New Jersey, has moved to a new location at 100 K Johnson Boulevard N., Suite 101, Bordentown, New Jersey 08505 (on the northbound side of Route 130, across from the Team 85 Fitness & Wellness Center). Although the office is new, patients receive care from the same board certified physicians they know and trust, including Drs. Jamie Flynn, Janey Hughes, Maria Lugo, Joshua Mleczko, and Natalie Redziniak, as well as nurse practitioner Stephanie Shapiro. They are all available for appointments to provide check-ups, sick visits and preventive care for children and adults (including care that’s specific for women and older adults). “Now more than ever, finding a health care provider that inspires confidence and trust is important for anyone who needs care,” said DR. MARIA LUGO, lead physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Bordentown. “We take our role in the community very seriously, and while it’s exciting to be in a brand new building, it’s important for our patients

and anyone looking for a primary care provider to know that the move reaffirms our commitment to safe, convenient care.” Capital Health Primary Care offices have put into place safety measures to make in-person office visits safer. All individuals are required to wear face masks at our facilities and must have their temperatures taken prior to entering the facility. If they have been exposed to COVID-19 in the last 14 days or have a temperature equal or greater to 100° F, they will not be permitted in the office and will instead be asked to schedule a video visit. Our offices are cleaned with hospital-approved disinfectant on a regular basis, and seating areas have been rearranged to support social distancing. Patients are also encouraged to enter the facilities by themselves whenever feasible or schedule video visit appointments over secure connections on their computers or mobile devices from home. Office hours at the new Capital Health Primary Care – Bordentown location are Monday and Tuesday ( 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). To make an appointment, call 609.298.2005 or learn more by visiting capitalhealth.org/bordentown.

Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell Receives THIRD CONSECUTIVE CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION When you or someone you know is having a heart attack, getting the appropriate treatment in a timely manner greatly increases the likelihood of a better outcome. Through its commitment to an evidence-based, protocoldriven approach to care that can reduce the time to treatment during the critical early stages of a heart attack, Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell has earned accreditation as a Chest Pain Center with PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for the third consecutive time.

care and improve heart health by ensuring that participating health care organizations like Capital Health meet systemic quality-of-care measures and implement necessary protocols, processes, and systems in order to earn accreditation.

“Now, more than ever, it’s important for the community we serve to know that when they need us most, we are here and ready to provide care safely and efficiently,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “In addition to reaffirming our role as a leader in providing state-of-the-art care for cardiac emergencies, this shows our community that we remain up to date with the latest best practices for managing heart attacks with increased speed and efficiency, as well as providing education about the early signs of heart attack, all of which leads to better outcomes for our patients.” The goal of the ACC and its Chest Pain Center Accreditation program is to transform cardiovascular

If you think you or someone you know is having a heart attack, calling 9-1-1 should be your first step to talk with a trained dispatcher and have an ambulance sent to your location as quickly as possible. Treatment can begin on site when the ambulance arrives, which saves valuable time when every second counts toward a better outcome.

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“Earning a third consecutive accreditation from the ACC is a great accomplishment and a testament to the unwavering dedication of our entire team,” said Dr. Lara Samson, medical director of Capital Health’s Chest Pain Center. “Implementing rigorous ACC guidelines to provide our patients with the highest quality emergency cardiac care requires a concerted effort and is only possible thanks to the hard work of our experienced doctors, nurses, and other dedicated professionals.”

To learn more about Capital Health’s Chest Pain Center, visit capitalchestpain.org. Call 9-1-1 immediately if you or someone you know is experiencing the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.

CAPITAL HEALTH OPENS NEW PRIMARY CARE OFFICE IN HAMILTON Capital Health Medical Group, Capital Health’s network of more than 400 physicians and other providers who offer primary and specialty care, has opened Capital Health Primary Care – Nottingham, a new primary care office conveniently located at 1700 Nottingham Way, Hamilton, New Jersey 08619. The new office features three board certified doctors who are available for appointments to provide check-ups, sick visits and preventive care for children and adults (including care that’s specific for women and older adults). This office accepts most insurances and was previously located at 1235 WhitehorseMercerville Road in Hamilton. “If you don’t already have a primary care doctor, our office offers daytime and evening appointment hours for routine check-ups and follow-up visits, as well as sick visits for when you’re not feeling well,” said DR. NAILA WASTI, a board certified internist and lead physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Nottingham. Dr. Wasti is

joined by Dr. Rubina Raza, a board certified internist, and Dr. Catherine Cicco, a board certified family medicine physician with experience in providing care for adolescents and adults, including women’s health, men’s health, and geriatric health. In July, Nurse Practitioners Kathleen Bornhoeft and Neida Hernandez-Lewis joined the practice. Like all Capital Health Medical Group primary care offices, Capital Health Primary Care – Nottingham offers video visits, in addition to office visits, to safely and conveniently provide patients with the most appropriate care. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and Wednesday (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.). To make an appointment at Capital Health Primary Care – Nottingham, call 609.303.4870 or learn more by visiting capitalhealth.org/nottingham.

INTRODUCING CAPITAL HEALTHY LIVING A New Idea in Senior Living If home is where the heart is, then home is where independent seniors would rather be. Capital Healthy Living is a new program starting August 10 designed to provide the services that empower seniors to stay independent and in their own homes, for longer. From transportation to scheduling assistance with Capital Health primary and specialty care providers including video visits, engagement and coaching, Capital Healthy Living is available every step of the way. “Certainly with the COVID-19 crisis, one thing it has taught us is how important it is to have a highly qualified health care team around you, whether for routine care or more acute needs,” said David Dafilou, vice president and chief administrative officer of Clinically Integrated Network at Capital Health. “With two, top-rated health care facilities in our community, more than 40 outpatient locations and more than 400 primary and specialty care physicians, Capital Health has all of the resources to provide seniors with the health care support they need, right here where they live.” CAPITAL HEALTHY LIVING OFFERS: … EASIER ACCESS TO CARE Including a dedicated life care manager (LCM) who assists in scheduling all Capital Health Medical Group physician appointments and helps develop a customized healthy living plan tailored to meet individual needs and goals. … TELEHEALTH SUPPORT AND SCHEDULING Guidance and assistance in scheduling secure telehealth video visits to safely and conveniently provide you with the care you need from home. … TRANSPORTATION Scheduled via UBER Health or Capital Livery through your LCM, the program includes costs for transportation to all Capital Health Medical Group appointments and Capital Health hospital services, as well as two non-medical roundtrips per month (within 15 miles of your residence) and up to four roundtrips per month to a Capital Health hosted social event or wellness class.

… ENGAGEMENT AND COACHING One-on-one discussions with your LCM on your medical care, including: • Help with chronic disease management • LCM-shared updates with your primary care physician for more coordinated care • Post-discharge and Emergency Room follow up with your LCM to better understand your plan of care and next steps • Availability of LCM to family members or caregivers (upon your approval) … SOCIAL AND WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES • Capital Health hosted social event or wellness/exercise class (four per month) • Free training session with a Capital Health trainer at the Capital Health Wellness Center to develop a customized exercise regimen (one per year) • Linkage to community events • Social media and newsletter • Emotional and cognitive support Capital Healthy Living is a new program, with plans to provide non-medical offerings and additional services specifically selected to help make living at home easier and more convenient. All customized, individualized and coordinated by a dedicated Capital Health Life Care Manager. Capital Healthy Living is currently being offered as a pilot program for just $50 a month. For a limited time, a free two-month trial period is being offered to allow seniors to try this program risk-free. To learn more, call 609.537.7087, email healthyliving@capitalhealth.org or visit www.capitalhealth.org/capitalhealthyliving.

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HAMILTON STUDENT EDUCATES TEACHERS ABOUT CONCUSSIONS

that I had recovered nicely and could return to school and sports without restrictions.” Helping children return to play as athletes is important, but their success in school is Dr. Matarese’s top priority. He provides workshops for teachers and other school staff so they can gain a better understanding of concussions and make accommodations that allow students to return to learn. Dr. Matarese was so impressed by Joseph’s commitment to recovery that he invited his young patient to help with a program for faculty and staff at a Mercer County school. “This was the first time that I had a middle school student assist me with a presentation for teachers, and Joseph was very motivated to teach others about the need to prevent repeat injuries and permanent brain damage,” said Dr. Matarese. “Learning about concussion from a student’s perspective was particularly powerful, and we were fortunate to have Joseph share his experience.” To learn more about Capital Health’s Concussion Program, part of the Capital Institute for Neurosciences, visit capitalneuro.org. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Matarese, call 609.537.7300.

Joseph DiClaudio assists Dr. Emil Matarese at a concussion presentation for teachers prior to COVID-19 school closures.

Like many children his age, 12-year-old Joseph DiClaudio of Hamilton, New Jersey enjoys the competition that comes with sports, especially when he’s representing his school on the basketball court. Joseph thrives when he’s part of a team, but after being injured during a game on January 27, 2019, he feared that his season would be cut short. “The first symptoms that I had were all over head pain and some vision problems,” said Joseph. “I was taken to the ER at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell, where they diagnosed me with having a concussion and referred me to Dr. Matarese for follow up.” Bruises and scrapes are easy to spot, but concussions are unseen injuries that require special care and management to avoid potential long-term consequences. Getting an accurate diagnosis as soon as possible is a crucial first step on the road to recovery. Fortunately for Joseph, Dr. Emil Matarese would be guiding him the rest of the way. Dr. Matarese is director of the Concussion Program at Capital Health’s Capital Institute for Neurosciences and a regional leader in treating concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. According to Joseph, Dr. Matarese helped everyone understand what they were dealing with the day after his injury. “Dr. Matarese is very knowledgeable and caring,” said Joseph. “He did a great job explaining my symptoms, like the change in my eye movement and my headaches. My grandfather, who went to the office with me and my mother, was very impressed!” Impaired eye movement is common after concussions and makes reading or focusing on a computer screen for extended periods of time difficult for the patient. Rest for the body and the brain is the best course of action for recovery. To many adults, keeping all activity to a minimum may sound like a nice break, but brain rest (which includes no texting, no computers or video games, and minimal TV) can be a real challenge for today’s constantly connected young people. “Not resting can make matters worse and extend the time it takes to recover from the concussion,” Dr. Matarese warns. “Dr. Matarese gave me a note for school excusing me from class work, tests, homework, and gym class,” said Joseph. “Along with resting my eyes as much as possible to allow my brain to heal, he gave my mother massage exercises to do on my neck to help relieve my headaches. At my appointment the next week, he said

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CONCUSSION FACTS What is a CONCUSSION? A concussion is an injury to the brain. A concussion can be from a direct hit to the head or from getting checked or tackled. Symptoms of a concussion may appear immediately or may not appear for several hours or even days. It’s important not to hide the fact that you are experiencing symptoms of a concussion, and to tell your coach immediately.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of a Concussion SIGNS ARE THINGS OTHERS SEE:

… Appears confused or dazed … Can’t recall things prior to being injured … Can’t recall things after being injured … Loss of balance or coordination … Loss of consciousness — no matter how long … Seems irritable or other personality changes … Forgets routine plays or position on the field

SYMPTOMS ARE THINGS YOU FEEL: … Headache … Dizziness … Sick to your stomach and/or vomiting … Feeling foggy or confused

… Sensitivity to light or noise … Feeling sluggish or tired … Problems concentrating … Feeling “off” or “don’t feel right”

HAVING ONLY ONE SYMPTOM MAY INDICATE YOU HAVE A CONCUSSION FOR EMERGENCY CARE, Capital Health offers a dedicated Pediatric Emergency Department at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell. Neurology and neuropsychology experts from the Capital Institute for Neurosciences can provide thorough evaluation, follow-up, and treatment for teens and adults at our Hopewell and Langhorne locations.

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Concerned about your health? Experts from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton are ready to answer readers’ questions. Send your questions to askthedoc@rwjbh.org. Over the past few months, you may have chosen to delay seeking care and may still be feeling hesitant to visit the doctor. We want to assure you that with stringent safety measures in place, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group has taken every precaution to welcome you back, safely. Caring for your health and keeping you safe is our highest priority. Whether you have a minor health concern or are dealing with a chronic condition such as high blood pressure or diabetes, do not delay in scheduling your annual exam to keep the lines of communication open with your provider. Meeting with your primary care physician once a year for an annual exam is an important step that keeps you aware of your body’s current condition and what you can do in the future to avoid health risks. Since this is a general health visit, this is your chance to discuss any medical questions or concerns you have with your doctor. What is the goal of a wellness visit or annual exam? The goal of a wellness visit is health maintenance as well as preventative tests, vaccinations or lab work that you may need based on your history. The exam also gives you a chance to talk to your provider about any ongoing pain or symptoms that you’re experiencing

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Hamilton Township Duty Chiefs responded to 105 incidents in June. Included were 18 Fires, 11 rescue and EMS incidents, 16 hazardous conditions, five service calls, eleven good intent calls, 42 false alarm or false calls, one severe weather incident-lighting strike with no fire and one Mercer County Rapid Response incident. Duty Chiefs have responded to 617 incidents. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 2–Mercerville Fire Company responded to 106 incidents in June. Included in the calls were 17 fires, 17 rescue and Emergency Medical Service incidents, 15 hazardous conditions with no fire, six service calls, 12 good intent calls, 30 fire alarms or false calls, one wind storm assessment and one MCRR type incident. As of the end of June, Station 12 has responded to 606 incidents. Firefighter/EMT Josue Garcia has been promoted to captain. On June 16 at 11:43 p.m., Squad 12, Truck 14, Engine 18, Engine 19 and Duty Chief 12 Christopher Tozzi were dispatched to Klockner Avenue for a reported building fire. T14 under the direction of Capt. Joseph Horn arrived on location and reported fire coming from the second floor of a two-story restaurant, Palermo’s, with a residential unit on the second floor. Prior to fire department arrival the police department received a call from the neighbor reporting the fire. Police arrived and confirmed there was fire. Two police officers, Michael Stefanelli and Anthony Lucidi, went to the second floor, climbed on to the adjacent first floor roof and made their way to a second door that exited to the roof. They awoke the family and carried the 3-year-old daughter down to safety while assisting the parents. Squad 12 with Acting Capt. Anthony Chiorello arrived and extinguished the fire with a hand line. Overhaul operations were hindered by lack of access from the only stairs leading to the front door where the fire was located in the walls. The investigation was conducted by Fire Marshal 15 Jarret Gadsby. Hamilton Fire Police directed traffic. Units were on location until 1:22 a.m. No injuries were reported. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 3–Rusling Hose Company responded to 69 incidents in June. Included in the calls were nine fires, 27 Rescue and Emergency Medical Service incidents, 10 hazardous conditions with no fire, three service calls, five good intent calls, 11 false alarm or false calls and two special type incidents. As of the end of June, Station 13 has responded to 531 incidents. On June 1 at 2:09 p.m., Truck 13, Engine 15, Engine 16, Engine 19 and Duty Chief 13 Steve Kraemer were dispatched to the 100 block of Lafayette Avenue for a reported house fire.

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Chief 13, while responding, observed a column of smoke in the air, dispatching Engine 18, Squad 12 and Truck 14. Upon arrival, heavy fire was observed in the rear of a 3-story wood frame duplex with a burning portable propane tank involved, as well. Chief 16 Richard Kraemer also responded. Units were able to confine the fire to the rear of the house and no extension into the attached home. The occupant was in the house at the time of the fire and was notified by a neighbor to evacuate, saving the occupant and his animals. No injuries were reported. Cause is under investigation by Fire Marshal 17 Scott McCormick. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 4–Hamilton and Enterprise Fire Companies responded to 67 incidents in June. Included were ten fires, 17 Rescue and Emergency Medical Service incidents, 12 hazardous conditions with no fire, three service calls, six good intent calls and 19 false calls or false alarms. As of the end of June, Station 14 has responded to 363 incidents. On June 9 at 6:32 p.m., Engine 14, Engine 18, Squad 12, Truck 13, Engine 16 and Duty Chief 16 Richard Kraemer were dispatched to Court Laundromat and Dry Cleaning on Nottingham Way for a dryer fire. Engine 14 under the direction of Capt. Harold Summers arrived on scene to a single-story noncombustible strip mall with smoke showing and went into service with a handline. E-18 and Squad 12 arrived, with Squad 12 laying a supply line to a hydrant. E-14’s crew extinguished the fire with no extension into the exposure. T-13’s crew found no fire on the roof, but there was excessive lint buildup in the piping. Fire started in a dryer with extension out of the dryer to some wall framing. Fire Marshal 15 Jarret Gadsby investigated. Hamilton Township Fire police responded. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 5–DeCou Hose Company responded to 26 incidents in June. Included were seven fires, eight Rescue and EMS incidents, three hazardous con-

ditions with no fire, two mutual aid cover assignments, two good intent calls and four false alarms or false calls. As of the end of June, Station 15 has responded to 241 incidents. On June 20 at 11:53 p.m., Engine 15 was dispatched for a vehicle fire at the intersection of South Broad Street and Samdin Blvd. Upon arrival of E15 Capt. Eric Wojcik requested response for a vehicle that drove through two fuel pumps, setting them on fire and dislodging them from their bases. Engine 16, Truck 13, Engine 18, Engine 19 were dispatched. Duty Chief Patrick Sullivan arrived on location, and all fire had been extinguished. Sullivan backed the response down to just E15. Hamilton HazMat was requested to respond to evaluate the fuel situation on the ground and in the roadway. The on-call fire investigator was also requested. E15 was held until the vehicle could safely be removed from on top of one of the pumps. All power was secured to the area of the pumps by the owner of the fuel pumps. Hamilton Hazmat cleared the scene reporting no hazard. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 6–White Horse Fire Company responded to 88 incidents in June. Included were 16 fires, 27 Rescue and Emergency Medical Service incidents, nine hazardous conditions with no fire, six service calls, five good intent calls, 19 false alarms or false calls, one severe weather incident and two special type incidents. As of the end of June, Station 16 has responded to 596 incidents. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 7–Nottingham Fire Company responded to 117 incidents during June. Included were 11 fires, 21 Rescue and EMS incidents, 11 hazardous conditions with no fire, 14 service calls, 20 good intent calls,39 false alarm or false calls and one lightning strike with no fire. As of the end of June, Station 17 has responded to 610 incidents. On June 6 at 10:05 p.m., Truck 17, Squad 12, Robbinsville Squad 40 and Duty Chief 12 Christopher Tozzi were

dispatched to Great Oak Road to investigate an extinguished garbage fire in the garage of a two-story home. In the second-floor bedroom located to the rear and right side of the house there was a 5-foot-by-5-foot burn pattern in the carpet. The homeowner stated that while charging the phone on the second floor it caught fire. He brought the phone outside in a wet towel to the front porch. Once he believed the phone to be extinguished, he placed it in a trash can in the garage located on the left wall. He left the property to go for a drive but decided to come back early. He opened the garage door and found the garbage bin on fire. He stated the neighbor came over and assisted him in pulling out the burning debris from the interior of the garage. Fire was investigated by Fire Marshal 15 Jarrett Gadsby. No injuries reported. Hamilton Fire Police responded. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 8–Colonial Fire Company responded to 61 incidents in June. Included were nine fires, 21 Rescue and Emergency Medical Service incidents, six hazardous conditions with no fire, five service calls, eight good intent calls and 12 false alarm or false calls. As of the end of June, Station 18 has responded to 361 incidents. On June 3 at 1:41 p.m., Engine 18, under the direction of Capt. Chris Conti, was dispatched for a cat in a storm drain at 249 Camp Ave. Duty Chief 16 Richard Kraemer arrived to see if any other assistance was needed. It was found that the cat was last seen in a flood channel, not a storm drain. Marine 13 and 16 were requested. A thermal imaging camera was used and heat signatures were detected in a grass debris area in the channel. M13/T13 removed a section of fencing to gain access to the canal. M16/ E16 was assigned downstream near Liberty Street. Two rescuers entered the canal via ground ladder tethered with an animal net. Rescuers located two kittens alive in the grass. Animals were removed and turned over to animal control. No injuries reported. Hamilton Township Fire District No. 9–Groveville Fire Company responded to 89 incidents in June. They include 14 fire calls, one overpressure/ explosion with no fire, 27 Rescue and EMS incidents, four hazardous conditions with no fire, three service calls, 20 good intent calls, 15 false alarm or false calls and one lightning strike with no fire. As of the end of June, Station 19 has responded to 492 incidents. On June 3 at 5:38 p.m., Engine 19 was dispatched for a boat fire that extended to a camper in Robbinsville on Route 130. The crew assisted the members of Squad 40 with overhauling the boat and the camper while extinguishing hot spots on both the boat and the side of the camper. Fire was investigated by Fire Marshal 40. Bob Sherman, Jr. is a life member of Mercerville Volunteer Fire Company and a Hamilton resident.

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Jessica Petty is a young artist with a realistic style. She is a trained illustrator with leanings toward figurative work. What caught my eye about Petty’s work is her mythological figures and narrative work. A modern take and reinvigoration of stories we all should know. Petty works at the Johnson Atelier in Hamilton, please catch her work now. You make art with symbolism, mythology and iconography. Why? I grew up reading stories that are based around symbolism, and mythologies, and was exposed early to different religions and cultures that use imagery to tell their stories. When I started traveling. I saw the places that these stories were based on and are still thriving. I like Greek mythologies specifically because their gods and goddesses weren’t glorified as perfect beings. They tend to be more humanized by making mistakes in how they

Johnson Atelier artist Jessica Petty’s work includes “Osprey,” in India ink on clayboard.

interacted with the human world. Which is your favorite media? My favorite medium is scratchboard. I really enjoy the challenge of it and creating very detailed illustrations with texture. I like that I have to slow down and be very decisive in the placement of my strokes. Who influenced you artistically? I like Renaissance artists such as Caravaggio and Botticelli, in how they portray their figures within their environments, using contrast in lighting and color. It’s amazing how they can move their audience’s eyes so seamlessly around the canvas and command their attentions and emotions. I aspire to be able to do that with my work. Also by Gustave Dore and his illustrations of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, and by contemporary artist, Barry Moser for his detail. How does working at the Johnson Atelier influence your personal work? Working there has made me a more confident artist. It has made my color theory and painting abilities much stronger. It has allowed me to branch out with my own work and to experiment with techniques and products. It has also taught me to think out of the box. That it is OK when something fails, and to go back and rethink, how did this fail did and how can I do it differently? When I first came to the Atelier, the people were welcoming and opened their artistic community to me. They are amazingly creative and hardworking friends that have taught me so much. I also travel a lot for work. Just last year I was in Florida, Illinois, England and some other places setting up and restoring life sized and large 30-foot sculptures. What fight/struggle do you have regarding your art? I struggle with time and energy to work, as well as trying to self-promote and “put myself out there”. It’s something that doesn’t come naturally to me and I’m really trying to step out of my comfort zone to do so. When I do, I have gotten a lot of positive responses

and feedback. Quarantine has allowed me the time to produce work. I have an ongoing list of ideas and paintings, and this quarantine has allowed me to start that list. It has also allowed me to start self-promoting more. While we’re all in isolation, and having anxieties about COVID-19, I’ve looked to art to escape it. Art has always been very meditative for me. What is your dream project? I would like to create a massive mural-like illustration using pieces of scratchboard put together. I want it to be like a Bosch painting where there is so much detailing and imagery that you have to look at it closely to see all the narratives taking place. I would like it big enough to fill a large wall. I want my audience to be swept away by a different world and scenery that all

seamlessly work together and to command their attentions and emotions. It’s something that I’ve had planned many years ago and the only thing that’s held me back is time and money. What is most fun about being an artist? I think that being an artist is that it’s like having a superpower. I work with people who are not artists, but have an idea in their heads. They don’t know how to convey it. I help them with my abilities and together we create a design they love. Super! For more on Jessica Petty, check out her Instagram @jpettyart24, website jpettyart.com or email japetty@ comcast.net. 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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Back in April, with my kids attending classes online through the Hamilton Township School District, I began administering my own supplemental home learning program. After years of drawing blank stares with my occasional invocations of TV characters and situations, I decided that my children had been too long deprived in their inability to appreciate the wit of a well-timed 1970s sitcom reference. It was time to familiarize this particular subset of the YouTube generation with the shows their father grew up watching, and give new meaning to the term “pop” culture. Forget math, science and ELA—it was time for Sitcom School. I hadn’t been a big watcher of sitcoms since my own school days, a time before cable and FIOS were the norm; for a kid, the syndicated reruns that filled two or three summer daytime TV slots were like gold compared to the alternative—soap operas. In between swimming, baseball, and other outdoor activities, I watched a dizzying array of sitcoms, usually as background noise during elaborately staged action figure battles. In the parlance of Sitcom School, this was now

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some shows together, like The Office, What’s Happening!, and all 11 seasons of M.A.S.H., so they were off the syllabus. And as much as I respected and enjoyed All in the Family, Good Times, and other politically engaged shows of their time, they were politics and social issues of a different era, and don’t resonate as much today. In other words, I wanted extra humor, hold the drama. No sitcom was perfect, and I was looking to introduce, not inundate. Thus, I chose three episodes of each show, aided by the Internet Movie Database and the efforts of eager fans who have not only watched and rated every episode, but also provided detailed summaries and commentary. I dared not judge those individuals’ priorities or time allocation unkindly, as I was about to commit my family to a similar extended feeding at what the late Harlan Ellison called “The Glass Teat.” The three episodes (sometimes four, in the case of a two-parter) needed to be representative—no “very special” episodes, or series finales that would have little impact without an extended emotional investment in the characters. The choices were difficult at times: Should one showcase the “jump the shark” episode of Happy Days that gave rise to the expression indicating a once-good show crossing into decline? Or an early episode that better captures the show’s 1950s Americana theme? (My answer: the latter.) Selections made, we embarked on a roughly chronological (and much longer than three hour) tour of Gilligan’s Island, The Brady Bunch, Get Smart, Mary Tyler Moore, WKRP in Cincinnati, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Taxi, Benson, Newhart, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Frasier, Scrubs, Everybody Loves Raymond,

The King of Queens, Seinfeld, and Community. The Cosby Show and Laverne & Shirley were favorites, along with WKRP—particularly its famous “Turkeys Away” episode. By popular demand, three episodes of Seinfeld became 10, and a sampling of Community led to an extension course viewing the entire six-season series. In many ways, these more recent entries were more risqué than their sitcom predecessors, but even under the golden halo of idealized TV families, certain disturbing elements poked through those shows from the 60s and 70s, like Mike and Carol Brady joking about their 8-year old daughter’s love life (“The Not-So-Ugly Duckling”), or Mister Cunningham asking for a kiss from a random trick or treater in exchange for candy (“Haunted”). And who could forget the Mork and Mindy episode (“Mork the Gullible”) that gave birth to a religion based on the worship of O.J. Simpson? Some humor is timeless, but some is stamped with a clear expiration date. Like many actual college graduates, the Sitcom School alumni emerged with no marketable skills, but a sharper and more critical eye for entertainment. We did lay some common ground between generations, and at least if my kids ever take a Media Studies/Sitcoms 101 class in college—God forbid—they’ll have a leg up. In the meantime, I’ll be busy conducting research on potential future course offerings, and tidying up a dissertation with the working title: “Knock, Knock, Who’s There? The Amusing Ascendance of the Wacky Neighbor.” Peter Dabbene is a Hamilton-based writer. His website is peterdabbene.com. His books can be purchased at amazon.com.

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