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Fighting through the pain Friends raising funds to help Hamilton man as he battles very rare disease By Joe Emanski
For Kevin Fritts, the day came when he just could not catch his breath. The year was 2014, and Michael Jeannette of Hamilton stands in front of the fence at the Miracle League field at the Hamilton Area YMCA’s Sawmill facility, where the league has planted corn in the outfield like in the movie “Field Fritts was working as a personal banker. He had recently of Dreams.” (Photo by Dan Sczweck.) starting a new phase of his career, after spending six years as circulation manager for the Princeton Packet. Like anyone, he wanted to do well. But he was having serious problems breathing. So serious that he had to be hospitalized. His airways were constricted. He came down with One morning, a message written in chalk appeared pneumonia. His doctors ran in front of an RWJBarnabas Health facility. The words based upon inclusion and for its 15th year in 2020 when tests and more tests. But they After a year beset by isparticipation, couldn’t have struck. been simpler, more soul not stirring, There orwas could tell him what was having to spend Covid-19 or more accurate. the pandemic, the no choice but to cancel the causing his breathing probmore than a year apart can spring season, and as the lock- lems. He would also suffer seem especially cruel. Miracle League of The Miracle League of Mer- downs wore on, the fall sea- mysterious pain attacks that Mercer County rises cer County has been a haven son as well. no one could satisfactorily “Heroes So when the league explain. The symptoms would for people with physical or work here.” again cognitive disabilities since resumed play at Miracle Field come and go. On to 2016. He was in the 2005. Its barrier-free Miracle in May for the first time in 18 months, it felt especially hospital again, again havField, located on the grounds By Joe Emanski Three words of gratitude and encouragement that ing difficulty breathing. This of the Hamilton Area YMCA’s sweet for all involved. capture the courage and compassion of health And thanks to the adapt- time, though, something It’s safe to say that no enter- Sawmill facility, provides workers here across director America. happened To share your ability of and executive that doctors did prise or individual has been everyone with an opportunity thanks or to supportand our Emergency Dan Sczweck his staff, Response recognize.Fund, His ears became unaffected by the coronavi- to play baseball in a league was not a total washout. inflamed and swollen. His rus pandemic. But when an setting. visit 2020 rwjbh.org/heroes eyes were red and irritated. The league was gearing up organization’s entire mission See MIRACLE, Page 12
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For the first time since the problems had started, doctors had enough information to make a diagnosis, though unfortunately, not one that anyone wants to hear. The combination of symptoms that Kevin had led his doctors to diagnose him with relapsing polychondritis, a very rare autoimmune disease. RP affects multiple organs, particularly those with cartilage such as the ears, nose, joints and airway. The eyes, skin, heart valves and brain are also vulnerable to RP. Doctors don’t know what causes RP, and there is no cure. Recently, Fritts was in the hospital for a month because of a flare-up in his eye. Nothing that doctors prescribed helped to dull the searing pain. He has had issues in both eyes since he first got the disease, but the left eye had been an issue every time he had a flare. So the decision was made to take out the eye. This did, at least, put an end to the unbearable pain. But the procedure added to his already considerable medical bills. He hopes to get a prosthetic eye in July, which will add to the expenses. That is why a group of friends has gotten together to raise money for Fritts — to help him with the cost of the prosthetic eye, as well as all the other costs that he and his family have had to deal with See RP, Page 10
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The Mercer County Association in Hamilton that allowed over 2,000 of School Administrators has recog- educators and community members nized the Hamilton Township School to receive their COVID vaccinations. District’s chief school administrator, In Hamilton, he ensured that all stuDr. Scott Rocco, as the 2021 Mercer dents had access to technology and the internet access the County Superintendent district implemented its of the Year. “Return to School” plan. MCASA says that durRocco has been the ing an unprecedented superintendent of the school year, Rocco has Hamilton Township been a strong and effecSchool District since tive leader, not only for 2017. During his time at the Hamilton Schools, Hamilton, he has spearbut also in educaheaded the successful tional and equity issues passage of a $55.4 milthroughout the county lion facilities referenand state. As Hamildum and implemented ton and school districts a multi-year high school across the nation navimedia center moderngated the public health ization project. crisis and resulting comRocco In his tenure, Rocco’s plex educational chalefforts have included lenges, Rocco has collaborated with school leaders to conduct providing more equitable access to panel discussions with experts on pan- gifted and talented programming, prodemic issues for educators and wrote viding the PSAT at no cost to students, an op-ed featured in NJ Spotlight pro- and increasing Advanced Placement moting the need for schools to serve courses and enrollment. His work at Hamilton has also featured programs as community vaccination sites. He then worked with various profes- such as the district’s high schools sional organizations and Walgreens starting E-sports teams, and commuto run a series of vaccination clinics See NEWS, Page 6
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The new Studio Park workshop of Ridder Custom Woodwork, which officially opened for business on April 24. NEWS continued from Page 4 nity outreach initiatives that resulted in HTSD being awarded 500 T-Mobile hotspots and a $25,000 COVID relief grant. Rocco has a bachelor of arts in social studies secondary education degree and a master’s in educational administration degree from The College of New Jersey, as well as a doctorate in educational leadership from Seton Hall University. He is the immediate past president of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, and serves as the co-chair of the Techspo professional development conference. He is an adjunct professor at The College of New Jersey and an instructor in the NJEXCEL program. “Dr. Rocco is a talented and dedicated school leader who is held in high regard by his colleagues,” MCASA President and West Windsor Plainsboro School District Superintendent Dr. David Aderhold said. “His work and leadership during the school year unlike any other has been vital not only to Hamilton, but to school districts around the state. Scott is an outstanding selection as the 2021 Mercer County Superintendent of the Year and we offer him our thanks and congratulations.”
Hamilton Welcomes Ridder Custom Woodwork Hamilton Township Mayor Jeff Martin, associate director of economic development Kate Kane, and SHOP Hamilton chair Jay Dugan were present to welcome Ridder Custom Woodwork, LLC with a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting on April 24. “We are thrilled to welcome Ridder Custom Woodwork to Hamilton Township. Phil’s unique talent and craft of woodworking is exceptional. His woodworking shop is the perfect addition to Studio Park.” said Mayor Jeff Martin. Ridder Custom Woodwork special-
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Soccer team organizes diaper drive to benefit HomeFront The Hamilton Wildcats FC U15 team held a diaper drive at their home fields in Veterans Park on April 28 and 29. The drive was organized by the team in order to donate diapers and wipes to Homefront, the Lawrencebased nonprofit organization with the mission to end homelessness in New Jersey. The girls on the team organized the drive and advertised within the Hamilton Wildcats/NJ Rush girls’ soccer
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Sometimes Michigan colors are in the eye-of-the-beholder and nothing more. Forty-two-year Hamilton resident Gary Wilson emailed the Hamilton Post this month after reading my story in last month’s issue about the origins of the names of Hamilton Township schools. “I understand Hamilton West’s alliterative nickname “The Hamilton Hornets and the resulting orange and black colors,” Wilson wrote. “Similarly, I understand Robbinsville‘s use of the block ‘R’ and red and black colors, similar to Rutgers. But how did Michigan come to play such a big role in the colors of the other local high schools? “Steinert football uniforms are a complete copy of Michigan State with its green and white colors, and even the nickname of Spartans and helmet logo. “And when Nottingham became a high school, they picked the name Northstars because of the location. But then they took the maize and blue colors and even the helmet markings of the University of Michigan. “So who in the Hamilton school system is such a devotee of the state of Michigan?” Most people who know me know that the intricacies of sports teams — mascots, team colors, uniforms — barely make my radar screen. I root for the Tar Heels of North Carolina during basketball season. That’s about as much athletics as I invest in. But, I knew enough to seek out the institutional memory of HTSD and here is what I have learned. Hamilton High West athletic director John Costantino sent this
observation: “I don’t think it has anything to do with a love of Michigan. I can’t speak as to why the colors, but I can speak to why the copying of styles for uniforms. When we purchase uniforms from companies, marketing is done using major college programs and styles are replicated and easily produced. “So in short, coaches and players want to wear and replicate what they see on professional and college teams. Hamilton with the Washington W (for West) for baseball and softball hats, football helmet W like Wisconsin, Nottingham Northstar logo similar to Houston Astro’s logo of the early 2000’s. More or less a style of the times and what is put out to us as available products for purchase. “My inside perspective.” And speaking of those Hamilton Hornets, Grice principal David Innocenzi started his career as a history teacher at HHW. He remembered reading about the origin of the mascot in a 1942 copy of the school’s newspaper called Criterion. Innocenzi writes: “The Hornets took the name from the WWII aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet after the planes in the Doolittle Raid took off from this ship in 1942. This raid was in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.” North athletic director Jon Adams worked his way up to the @BigDawgAD Twitter handle and AD position through coaching at North. He had a lot to tell me about mascots and uniforms, declaring: “I think our look is the best in the league. We had no identity,” writes Adams, “So one of my coaches and I were talking (only in football) and got the idea to change our look from a yellow helmet to our current look with the Not-
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Nottingham football star Deonte West in 2016 wearing the Northstars colors, which remind many of the University of Michigan’s uniforms16. (File photo by Suzette J. Lucas.) tingham wing. It is not the Michigan wing. Our helmet has the top part of a star with stripes. It is different from Michigan, and was designed by English teacher Dave Tees, who was my freshmen coach. “At the time we really had no identity in our football program. So we figured we would start one. Our players loved the look as did our coaching staff. The rest is history. “No, no one really cared to be honest. No one ever asked me why we changed our look until today. When I asked about the origin of the Blue and Gold colors, Adams responded: “The school colors were blue and gold already. We had blue and white uniforms early on. We sat down and designed a new look, and kids loved them. The uniform has changed over years as jersey styles [come and go]. Tracking down the origin of the green and white colors, and the Spartan mascot, for Steinert was tricky. a
2013 news story at nj.com noted: “While it’s unclear when Steinert first began using the helmet logo, a different logo is used in communications for online alumni groups who graduated from the school in 1978 and earlier. The Michigan State-style logo appears in communications from alumni groups who graduated in 1979 or later. Former Steinert athletic director Rich Giallella sent me a message through his son, Steinert baseball coach Brian Giallella. “I received this information from my father. The first graduating class was in 1961. Students started there in 1958. The students would have voted to select the name Spartans and school colors, since it had to be board approved.” Constantino wrote much the same: “I am sure the decisions for school colors were made at the administrative level and approved by the board of education. BOE. I know when a new school was put in place, like West Windsor-Plainsboro North and Robbinsville, that is where decisions were made. Uniform styles are done by the head coaches of the sport along with the athletic directors.” Some in the community undoubtedly remember that in 2015, Michigan State asked the district to sign a legal agreement in order to continue using the green and white colors and the distinctive Spartan logo. Such an agreement is nothing out of the ordinary, as noted in the same news story: “Notre Dame High School in Lawrence has continued discussions with the University of Notre Dame about the use of the college’s iconic Fightin’ Irish leprechaun and its interlocking ‘N-D’ logo, according to a 2010 alumni bulletin.” So there don’t seem to be any hidden MSU skeletons in the HTSD athletic department closets, unless there are more seasoned folks out there with inside information.
Dr. Sue Ferrara began her career in broadcast journalism, and for a time, worked as an ABC News researcher. She is a member of the Hamilton Township School board.
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RP continued from Page 1 these last six years. They hope to raise $10,000, with around $4,000 raised so far. The extraordinary thing about this group of friends is that they are fellow sufferers of RP. Like Fritts, many are often in terrible pain, and like him, they are unable to work. But the community of people with RP is so small — with estimates that just one person in a million has the illness — that its members figure they have to help one another, any way that they can. *** Kevin Fritts is 54. He grew up in Hamilton, as did his wife, Dawn (Heisler). He graduated from Nottingham High School, she from Steinert. They have three children: son Ryan, 30, daughter Kaitlyn, 28, and son William, 13. William goes to Crockett Middle School. In 2018, he spent all but a month in hospitals, including one three-month spell where he was stuck in a hospital down in Washington, “I had everything going on, from airway issues to a perforated bowel to something called necrotizing fasciitis,” he says. “I was alone and far from my family. It was a very bad time.” Today he spends much of his time at home, where he is in a palliative care program. Nurses come to his home daily to take blood samples, administer medications, do whatever they can to keep him out of the hospital. Because of the damage to his airway, he is on four liters of oxygen
Kevin Fritts (in Yankees cap) with daughter Kaitlyn, wife Dawn and son William before Relapsing Polychondritis ravaged his body. Not pictured is eldest son Ryan.
around the clock. The disease has left him on disability, unable to work. Dawn is an accountant, and, he says, a saint. “Between her job and taking care of me and our son, who is on the autism spectrum, and the house and the dog and the yard … I don’t know what I would do without her,” he says. There is no test that a person can take that definitively proves that they have RP. The diagnosis must be made based on symptoms alone. Patients who have been diagnosed with RP
usually need teams of doctors to help care for them, with rheumatologists always involved. Fritts goes to the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia to see his doctors or any time he needs to be hospitalized. He is hopeful that Penn Medicine will soon have a team of RP doctors in nearby Princeton Medical Center, which is also in the Penn Medicine system. But for now, he must load up his oxygen tank in the car and make the drive
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from Hamilton to Philly. One reason that he must travel so far for care is that there are very few physicians who specialize in RP treatment, and one reason for that is the disease’s extreme rarity. The National Institutes of Health estimates that just three to four people out of every million in the United States develop the disease each year. When a disease is that rare, it complicates all sorts of issues regarding care. Fewer medical experts are likely to study the disease, and pharmaceutical companies spend less money developing treatments. Health insurance companies can also be reluctant to pay for treatments for diseases like RP that are difficult to confirm and poorly studied. “A lot of times, rheumatologists will have to find other conditions (in addition to RP) in order to get medications covered, because insurance companies will turn you down and say there’s nothing FDA approved for treating this disease,” Fritts says. Like Fritts, Dan Smith suffers from Relapsing Polychondritis. Smith, 60, lives in the Detroit area, and used to work at Ford Motor Company. He is one of the main organizers of the fundraising effort. Smith met Fritts on a private Facebook group called Relapsing Polychondritis Awareness and Support. The group is a place where people with RP can go for information, advice, support and commiseration. Smith said that after he joined the
group last year, he found himself drawn to Fritts’ posts. “It sounded like we had a lot of the same outlook in life,” Smith says. “We kind of made a quick friendship there that’s evolved over the past year. I’ve never met him personally, but I feel like Kevin’s been a lifelong friend for me. I can’t wait until Covid’s gone and I’m healthy enough, hopefully he will be one of the first people I drive out and meet who have RP. We’re not supposed to drink and I really don’t but I feel like with Kevin I might do one quick shot.” Smith says he and a small group of fellow RP patients decided that they wanted to help Fritts get the funds to pay for his prosthetic eye as well as some other medical expenses that are not covered by insurance. “It makes it hard to sleep at night when you’re in debt because of medical bills,” he says. “We’re not going to give up until we get that $10,000 so he can get that eye and sleep better at night.” To Kevin Fritts, the group has been vital. “I am as close to them as I ever have been to anybody,” he says. “The amount of support they give, the amount of knowledge they provide, it’s just amazing.” Fritts says he checks the group daily, trying to give as much advice as he can and using it as a resource. “They help me all the time. With this disease, you can get depressed, and it can help to talk to people that know what you’re going through,” he says. Smith considers himself lucky because he was diagnosed with RP just six months after he started having symptoms. For that matter, Fritts considers himself fortunate that his diagnosis only took a year. For some people, diagnosis can take 10 years or more. And the longer it takes to diagnose, the greater the risk for long-term complications. Smith has learned a lot about the disease in the year since he was diagnosed. He says the typical approach in terms of treatment is to start patients off with a cocktail of medications that suppress the immune system, hoping that these medicines will get the body to stop attacking itself. “And if those treatments don’t work, they get you on other treatments that are less worked with, to see if those will help you. It’s a process of getting the right combination,” he says. “My doctors are always trying to tweak mine to improve my condition.” Unfortunately for the patients, the treatments come with their own risks of complications. Powerful immunosuppressive drugs can leave people vulnerable to other illnesses, and of course, the recent coronavirus was no time to be walking around with a com-
promised immune system. In an ideal world, no one would be taking steroids for as long as Fritts has — almost seven years now, he says. For all the good they do at fighting inflammation, steroids also cause problems of their own. After so many years of high doses, Fritts has issues with neural myopathy and brain fog. “I’ve been on a high dose since the start of the airway problem. The problem is that as I taper the steroids, the pain gets worse and worse. (But) my seven on the pain meter is somebody else’s strong ten, I mean I’ve gotten kind of used to dealing with it the best I can. The best thing to do is stay positive, it doesn’t do anybody any good for me to be negative.” That is not always easy, especially considering the financial burden that RP places on the people who have it, and their families. “It’s incredible,” Fritts says. “If you can imagine spending almost a year in a hospital, the bills, the things that the insurance companies doesn’t take care of, it’s just piled up. Being on disability, I’m making a lot less money than I used to. It’s tough and a lot of times, between my social security and my wife’s pay, it’s just dealing with it paycheck to paycheck.” There is some hope on the horizon. Studies are underway at the NIH and elsewhere to determine whether the disease can be traced to certain genes. And the Relapsing Polychondritis Foundation is working to raise awareness of the condition, including through its Race for RP initiative, in which it is partnering with motorsports teams to spread the word. Fritts watches the New York Yankees when he can to try to take his mind off his situation. And he has been pleasantly surprised of late by the New York Knicks’ rare good season. But he misses the simple pleasures that he can no longer enjoy. “I used to be able to do things with the family and I can’t do them any more,” he says. “We used to hike and bike. I’m hoping I can get approved for one of those little scooters that will at least let me move around. With this disease being so progressive, it’s just quality of life that suffers.” Kevin Fritts is the brother of Thomas Fritts, Community News Service’s associate publisher.
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Capital Health and St. Francis Medical Center, a member of Trinity Health, have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI). Under this LOI, St. Francis Medical Center will become a part of Capital Health. The non-binding LOI is the first step in evaluating and designing a framework that will enhance health care services and create a new model of care for residents of Trenton and the surrounding area. The goal is to work toward a definitive agreement that will create a more comprehensive and sustainable health care system for our community. “From its founding as the city’s first hospital in 1874 to its important role as an acute care teaching hospital and Mercer County’s only provider of comprehensive cardiac surgery, St. Francis Medical Center has always put the needs of Trenton and surrounding neighborhoods first,” said Al Maghazehe, President and CEO of Capital Health. “This approach aligns very well with Capital Health’s mission, and we are committed to our shared vision of providing the highest level of care for the community.” “The health care industry is always evolving to advance medicine and improve delivery of care to the communities we serve,” said Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr., chairman of Capital Healthcare, Inc. Board of Trustees. “The changes we’re seeing here in Mercer County are a reflection of what’s going on nationally, but our neighbors in Trenton and nearby communities can rest assured that we will continue to keep their interests at the center of all we do.” Both hospitals are known for providing advanced care and for ensuring local access to high-quality, comprehensive and affordable health care services. “Both Capital Health and St. Francis Medical Center are deeply committed to caring for residents of our community,” said Daniel P. Moen, President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Francis Medical Center. “The rapidly changing healthcare landscape presents challenges, but it is through a shared mission that both organizations look to expand services
“As a safety net hospital, ensuring the community has access to care is the heart of our mission,” said Joseph Youngblood, II, J.D., Ph.D., Chairman, Board of Trustees, St. Francis Medical Center. “In response to a broad national transformation of health care, we look to combine our strengths with those of Capital, a healthcare leader, and grow services for our residents. Together, we are steadfast in our commitment to provide area residents, including the underserved with highquality, comprehensive care and to improve the delivery of healthcare for our community. Our partnership with Capital Health will be a fitting legacy to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for their decades of service to Trenton and Mercer County.” Capital Health and St. Francis now enter a period of due diligence. The process includes evaluation and discussion to determine how to best combine and enhance their capabilities to more effectively fulfill their missions to the citizens of Trenton and the surrounding area. Approvals will be necessary from State and Federal officials and others before the transaction is able to be completed. Throughout the process, Capital Health and St. Francis remain committed to sustaining and advancing the comprehensive, high quality services they provide to residents of the greater Trenton area. Areas of focus will include exploring opportunities to expand access to care and improved efficiency in health care delivery. The new combined system will be secular (Non-Catholic). Capital Health is the Central New Jersey/Lower Bucks County region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Comprised of two hospitals (Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell), a Hamilton outpatient facility, and various primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is a dynamic health care resource accredited by DNV GL - Healthcare. For more information, visit capitalhealth.org. Health Headlines by Capital Health | Hamilton Post13
CAPITAL HEALTH AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCE AFFILIATION FOR LIVER TRANSPLANT AND ADVANCED SURGICAL SERVICES Capital Health and Temple University Hospital have entered into an affiliation for liver transplant and advanced surgical services that will streamline coordination of care and minimize the amount of travel required by patients in the community served by Capital Health. Under the terms of the affiliation, Capital Health patients who are approved candidates will receive liver transplants at Temple, but will receive pre- and post-transplant care and related diagnostic tests close to home at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell under the direction of both Capital Health and Temple physicians.
patients will now have access to additional treatment options for liver abnormalities through Capital Health.” Capital Health offers bloodless liver surgery and liver autotransplant surgery performed by CATALDO DORIA, MD, PHD, MBA, FACS, an internationally renowned hepatopancreato-biliary surgeon who helped develop these innovative techniques. As part of this new partnership, Temple patients who are candidates for these advanced surgical procedures will be referred to Capital Health.
“Temple Health is a nationally recognized leader in health care and the perfect partner to complement the innovative surgical services offered at Capital Health, such as liver auto-transplant surgery, bloodless liver surgery, and robotic-assisted surgery across our service lines,” said Al Maghazehe, PhD, FACHE, President and CEO of Capital Health. “Similarly, Temple University Hospital patients who are approved candidates will receive their procedures at Capital Health but will receive pre- and post-surgery care and related diagnostic tests close to home at Temple University Hospital under the direction of both Temple and Capital Health physicians. Through this affiliation with Temple, we’re thrilled to provide patients access to the most innovative liver surgery and transplant options in a way that keeps them closer to home and their loved ones throughout their course of treatment.”
Temple University Hospital’s team has decades of experience in caring for patients with chronic liver diseases, including hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease and liver cancer as well as those suffering from drug toxicity or a rare metabolic disease. Temple’s highly skilled, multidisciplinary team is led by ANTONIO DI CARLO, MD, CM, FACS, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and Chief of Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery at Temple University Hospital; and LEE F. PENG, MD, PHD, Chief of Hepatology and Associate Professor of Medicine at LKSOM, and Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Temple University Hospital.
“We are pleased to be collaborating with Capital Health on a unique affiliation that will benefit patients from both institutions,” said Michael A. Young, MHA, FACHE, President and CEO of Temple University Health System and Temple University Hospital. “Capital Health patients will now have access to Temple’s liver transplant program, which is home to some of the nation’s foremost liver specialists, and Temple
As part of the new collaboration, Temple patients with pancreatic cancer who are appropriate candidates will also have access to complex open and robotic-assisted Whipple procedures performed by Dr. Doria. In September 2019, Capital Health became the first hospital in Central New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia region to offer robotic-assisted Whipple procedures to treat pancreatic cancer.
NEW NAME AND MORE CONVENIENT LOCATION FOR Capital Health Occupational Medicine Office
Capital Health Corporate Health Center, formerly located in Hamilton, New Jersey, has moved to a new location at 4065 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 104, Princeton Junction, New Jersey, 08550 (at the intersection of Village Road). The Center’s staff, office hours, and phone number remain the same, but to better reflect the services it provides, the name has changed to Capital Health Occupational Health Center. The Center 14Hamilton Post | Health Headlines by Capital Health
provides clients with immediate evaluation and follow-up care for work-related injuries and illnesses, pre-placement employee physical examinations, DOT exams, return-to-work evaluations, on-site radiography, drug and alcohol testing programs, medical exams for immigration, and many other services. “Our new Occupational Health Center, just four miles from our former location in Hamilton, meets all of the needs of our corporate customers and our Capital Health employees,” said Dr. Lalitha Gumidyala, medical director of Capital Health Occupational Health Center. “In addition to being more centrally located for our clients in Mercer and Middlesex counties, the newly renovated facility also has ample parking that can accommodate oversized vehicles.” For more information, call 609.689.5750 or visit capitalhealth.org/occupationalhealth.
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Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville, part of Capital Health Medical Group and a trusted provider of primary care in eastern Mercer County, moved to a new office at The Atrium, located at 133 Franklin Corner Road, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 08648. The office was previously located in the office building next to its new location. Although the office is in a new location, patients will receive care from the same trusted providers, including DR. DIANA BUSH, DR. MICHAEL DASH, and PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT JACQUELINE RITTER. DR. KHURRAM ZUBAIR and DR. SRIVANI RACHAKONDA, formerly of Capital Health Primary Care – Brunswick Avenue, have joined as well. They are available for appointments and video visits to provide check-ups,sick visits and preventive care from infants to older adults (including women’s health). The office’s phone number remains the same. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have learned more than ever before that finding a trusted primary care provider to manage your day-to-day medical needs is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your loved ones,” said Dr. Khurram Zubair, lead physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville. “Our experienced, board certified team is dedicated to providing the safest, highest quality care here in Mercer County, and our move to a larger space and expansion of services and hours further shows our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of our neighbors.” In addition to office visits, all of the providers at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville offer video visit appointments using secure connections on their computers or mobile devices for routine follow-up appointments or questions about medications. They also provide easy access to experienced specialists and surgeons when necessary and the most advanced care in the region at nearby Capital Health hospitals when it is needed most – virtually everything patients need to keep them on the path to better health. All Capital Health Medical Group offices use a shared electronic medical records system, which allows providers to access medical records on a secure network, making it convenient for patients to continue their care across our network of primary and specialty care providers. Patients
can also manage their health easily while using our Capital Health Medical Group patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their office visits online. Office hours at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville are Monday, Tuesday and Friday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Wednesday and Thursday (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). To make an appointment at the new office, call 609.815.7270 or visit capitalhealth.org/lawrenceville for more information.
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Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton Office Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton, part of Capital Health Medical Group and a trusted provider of primary care in eastern Mercer County, moved to a new office at 300 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Capital Health’s primary care office in Princeton was previously located in Montgomery Commons, a few miles north of the downtown area. Although the office is in a new location, patients will receive care from the same trusted providers, including DR. DEBORAH SIEGEL-ROBLES, DR. BRUCE ROSE, and DR. LEE SHEARER. DR. KIMBERLY LEVITT and DR. ABIGAIL ROSE, formerly of Capital Health Primary Care – Quakerbridge, have joined as well. They are available for appointments and video visits to provide check-ups, sick visits and preventive care for children, adolescents and adults (including care that is specific for women). The office’s phone number remains the same. “For almost seven years, our team has been dedicated to providing the safest, highest quality care here in Princeton,” said Dr. Siegel-Robles, physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton. “Finding a primary care doctor you can trust is more important than ever these days, and our move to a larger space and expansion of services to include children and adolescent care reaffirms our commitment to our community in Princeton.” For routine follow-up appointments or questions about medications, all of the providers at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton offer video visit appointments through computers or mobile devices as a safe, secure and convenient alternative when in-office visits aren’t necessary. Patients can also manage their health and easily communicate with their physicians using Capital Health Medical Group’s patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their visits online. Patients also have easy access to experienced specialists and surgeons when necessary and the most advanced care in the region at nearby Capital Health hospitals when it is needed most. As part of its mission to improve the health and well-being of the populations it serves, Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton participates in Princeton Child Health Conferences, a service of the Princeton Health Department that offers free or low-cost health clinics for uninsured children who live in Princeton. Available
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by appointment only for children newborn to 18 years old, these clinics provide immunizations, physicals, and developmental screenings and lead testing. Parents and guardians are also offered counseling regarding safety, nutrition, development, and growth. To make an appointment through Princeton Child Health Conferences, call 609.303.4599 so you can be scheduled appropriately. All Capital Health Medical Group offices use a shared electronic medical records system, which allows providers to access medical records on a secure network, making it convenient for patients to continue their care across our network of primary and specialty care providers. Patients can also manage their health easier using our Capital Health Medical Group patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their office visits online. Office hours at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton are Monday, Thursday and Friday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Tuesday and Wednesday (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). To make an appointment at the new office, call 609.303.4600 or visit capitalhealth.org/princeton for more information.
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Waving to the crowd at the May 22, 2021 Miracle League opening day ceremonies are ML executive director Dan Sczweck, ML Cardinals players Lorenzo “Hulk Smash” Ferrigno, Jamie “Home Run King” Van Morter, Justin “Freezeman” Mizenko, ML Cardinals coach Tom Damm, and Marissa “Lucky #6” Reggimenti. MIRACLE continued from Page 12 to start up a brand new program out at the field in the fall, one that gave participants their first look at the brand new “Field of Dreams” look at Miracle Field: now there was corn planted beyond the outfield fence, like in the 1989 movie starring Kevin Costner. The Miracle League began offering one-on-one training for members, so that they could participate in activities at the field but without concerns about the dangers that crowds could have posed due to Covid. “All of our Miracle League programming to that point was about inclusive play,” Sczweck says. “It was team structured, always, but what we decided to do was take players out and give them one-on one-instruction. They had never received instruction before, it was always more about having fun. But now we were able to teach them too.” Sczweck says after the rollout of the new program, he had parents approach him and tell him that the training sessions were better than the occupational therapy that their kids were receiving at home. “That was like the greatest compliment we could get,” Sczweck says. “What we saw was kids that in the past, not for any negative reason but just because of the way programs are structured, they would not have the opportunity to develop their skills. And now we saw in about eight weeks in the fall significant improvement in their motor skills, their hand eye coordination.” Sczweck says it was a silver lining in the otherwise pandemic-warped year. “Kids were throwing the ball with more accuracy and strength, learning how to field ground balls and pitch. It was kind of an eye-opening experience. After that I sat down with the board of directors and I said moving forward, we have to continue to do this. We can help these kids develop skill, it’s another option we can provide. So that’s something we’re con-
tinuing to do now. “ The 2021 spring league started back up again on May 22 with 10 teams and 76 players. The numbers are down from 2020 registrations, but considering that many members of the league have conditions that can affect their immune response, caution in terms of returning to group activities makes sense. The league has also made adjustments to its format in order to maintain the safest environment possible for the players. Team sizes are smaller than normal, and teams will not play head to head to minimize exposure risks. The league’s “angels in the outfield” program, for community members who paticipate in the league even though they themselves do not have any special needs, will be tabled for the spring. Only immediate family members will serve as buddies on the field. “There is a lot of hope, everyday we’re seeing more from the CDC, the president, the governor is relaxing these guidelines, so we’re going to keep our fingers crossed that come the fall, we’ll have a more traditional form of league play,” Sczweck says. “But just to see kids on the field [in May], I can’t believe it’s been this long. I hear from so many families about how they just missed this league, and these games so much and how much it’s meant to them. see so much excitement and willingness to come back, it really is heartwarming. On so many levels, it’s so exciting and relieving to see we’re finally returning to some form of normalcy. For those who cannot yet return to the field, Sczweck says the Miracle League will continue to provide programming, virtual and otherwise, for those individuals. “Everyone’s still going to be a part of this league, whether or not they’re at the field in June and July,” Sczweck says. More information about the Miracle League is online at miracleleaguemercer.org (no hyphen).
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what’s happening What makes your garden grow? Summer garden tours in full bloom By Sam Sciarrotta
They don’t call us the Garden State for nothing. Groups all across the region are planning outdoor garden tours to mark the transition from spring to summer. Here’s your guide to flowers, flora and greenery, throughout Burlington and Mercer counties.
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The Roebling Museum’s annual Garden Tour is back. The town, famous for building some of the country’s most iconic bridges, will celebrate warm weather and bright blooms June 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “When the Roebling steel plant was open and homes in the company town were owned by the company, many of the workers and their families grew gardens with flowers as well as food,” says Lynne Calamia, Roebling Museum executive director. The Roebling Company itself often sponsored competitions to encourage
residents to tend their gardens and keep their properties looking put-together. “Continuing this tradition with our Garden Tour builds pride in our community and gives residents a chance to show off their green thumbs,” Calamia said. The Roebling Museum tells the story of the origins and growth of Roebling, a company town built in 1905 by the Roebling Company. The village of Roebling, including 700 homes, is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and every one of its buildings has a story to tell. Exhibits, tours, and programs document the majority immigrant workforce that built the iconic suspension bridges of the American industrial age. The tour will start at the Roebling Museum, located at 100 Second Ave. After checking in, participants will receive a map of locations included on the route, plus some added historic highlights. The tour is appropriate for walking, driving or biking, and a guided tour is also set for 1 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Proceeds support the museum. Register at roeblingmuseum.org, in person on the day of the tour or by calling (609) 499-7200.
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Trenton The Old Mill Hill Society, in collaboration with residents of the historic neighborhood, will host its 30th annual Garden Tour June 12 from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The neighborhood, composed primarily of 19th century row houses, will welcome guests in-person to the self-guided walking tour through 15 gardens— attendees will see the intersection of nature and city living, coupled with residents’ personal style. Settled in 1679, Mill Hill is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Trenton
and the site of both battles of Trenton in 1776, where George Washington defeated the British Army and turned the tides of the Revolutionary War. Annual re-enactments take place in Mill Hill Park. The neighborhood of Mill Hill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. “Following last year’s virtual house tour, the Mill Hill neighborhood looks forward to once again welcoming new and returning guests,” said event cochair Amanda Chevalier. “We can’t wait to reconnect with visitors, share our welcoming and diverse community, and See GARDEN, Page 4
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The Bordentown Historical Society will host its annual History in Bloom Garden Tour June 26 from noon to 5 p.m. Guests will take themselves on self-guided tours of Bordentown City’s gardens, parks and historical sites. The society says this year will be its biggest ever—20 gardens will be open to visitors. In addition to the tour, plein air artists will be painting landscapes at some of the locations. A landscape architect— with expertise in trees and plants native to New Jersey—will also be stationed at the 4 E. Chestnut St. garden from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to answer gardening questions. A children’s art event will be held all day at Hilltop Park, and refreshments will be available at a number of locations. CDC guidelines regarding masks and social
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The Hopewell Public Library will host its Hidden Gardens of Hopewell tour June 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Tour highlights include an 11-acre farm, a one-acre garden made up exclusively of native plants and residential gardens—guests will be able to visit five gardens and three rain gardens in all. The tour is self-guided and can begin at any of the following locations: Kraaihof at 105 West Prospect St., featuring exotic trees, a moss garden, perennials, bulbs and native plants; 115 West Broad St., where perennials, veggies and fruits crop up; 1 Eaton Ct., which draws influence from the English gardens of Hidcote and Sissinghurst, where “outdoor rooms” are prominent; Flutter By Meadows on 9 Ringoes Mill Dr., Skinny Trees Farm at 41 Aunt Molly Rd.; and the three rain gardens at 65, 84 and 86 E. Broad St. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the tour and can be purchased online at redlibrary.org.
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The next generation of filmmaking Toby Ilogu talks creating in 2021 By Sam Sciarrotta
Toby Ilogu is always up to something. The 19-year-old Montgomery resident loves to dive headfirst into a project, whether it’s studying cryptocurrency or making short films. Now, he’s channeling his energy into TikTok, where he’s amassed over 100,000 followers, starting with first-person videos and evolving into the Everyday Show series, where he dons a suit, sets up camp in Princeton and conducts man-on-the-street-style interviews with anybody who wants to participate. Ilogu, a graduate of the Lawrenceville School and now a film student at USC, asks whimsical questions like “Are you stupid?” and “Name that Black celebrity.” The videos usually take their own form from there. “I’m very much into that raw, semiawkward humor,” he said. We sat down with Ilogu and talked quarantine creativity, Gen Z filmmaking and more. An edited version of the interview follows. *** Six09: What was it like to start your first year of college in the middle of all of this? Ilogu: I was able to do my fall semester. Film school was my dream. Early on in high school, I knew that I wanted to pursue video or film school in some capacity. USC was, like, the college on the hill. It was my dream school. When I got in, it was a dream come true. I was living the dream for a few months until COVID came around and really just shook everything up. My dream school turned into a nightmare. I did this fall semester online, and right before the spring semester, I thought, “I can’t do this. I hate this experience.” It was supposed to be the best thing in the world. I talked to my parents and very heavily petitioned to take the spring semester off. That’s what I ended up doing. Six09: Are you going back in the fall? Ilogu: That’s the plan. Mid-August, actually. Six09: You said that you’ve been interested in filmmaking forever. What sparked that interest for you? Were there any filmmakers that you admired as a kid? What made you dive into that? Ilogu: A lot of people might say, “I grew up watching these films. My parents put me onto Scorsese and Speilberg.” Quite honestly, that wasn’t me. I grew up on YouTube. I was on YouTube
earlier than I should’ve been. When I was growing up, my parents told my two older siblings and I, “No watching TV during the week.” Most of elementary school, I was reading a lot. I was always checking stuff out from the library. Then, we got a laptop, and that’s when I started perusing the internet. YouTube was there, and I was like, “Well, it’s not TV.” Six09: That’s the loophole. Ilogu: Exactly. I looked up to YouTube stars early on, more than any film director. Six09: I feel like that’s kind of the path that a lot of creators in your generation are following. Do you see that, too? Ilogu: Yeah. At film school, there are a lot of purists. People will say, “The YouTube stuff, that’s not real filmmaking. TikTok is a bastardized version of visual media.” But this is the stuff that I like. By all means, people can pursue what they want to pursue. I’ve heard that you go to a classroom of third graders, and half of them will say they want to be YouTubers when they grow up. Those are the people they’re engaging with. And it’s such a versatile medium. Anybody with just about any passion could make content around that passion. I think it’s just a matter of what people are being exposed to at a young age. Six09: Is that how you got into TikTok? Ilogu: From the start, I always took a very strategic approach to TikTok. I didn’t just stumble onto the app. I knew of TikTok when it was musical.ly. I would watch these YouTube compilations of cringey kids lipsyncing to songs. I was like, “I don’t think this stuff is for me.” But then I thought, “Wait a second, there’s so much potential.” The app can be anything that you make it. You can’t pigeonhole a whole platform just by the content that a handful of people are making. My first venture into TikTok was when I got to college, toward the end of 2019. I started with a joint account. The plan was that a few of us on the floor I was living on were going to make cinematic TikToks. Eventually, most of the group lost interest. That was it for some time. I kept the app for a little bit, then deleted it. It was on and off until quarantine, where I said, “Yeah, let me start making TikToks.” I feel like there’s a lot of potential to just grow an audience. I’m not exactly sure what it is I want to do in the future, but whatever it is, if it’s creative, it’s going to need an audience. Six09: Did it kind of help you pass the time during quarantine after starting at your dream school and
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New Jersey restaurateurs waited a long time for the day to come when they could once again fill their establishments to capacity. So when Gov. Phil Murphy made the announcement in early May relaxing capacity restrictions and seat customers at the bar, it was expected to be an occasion for celebration. But few restaurant owners have been in the mood to celebrate lately. It turns out that coming out of a pandemic isn’t any easier than heading into one. While 2020 felt like one long harrowing crisis, this year has brought on many new crises of its own. Like the dishwasher shortage. The foam container shortage. The lobster shortage. And, of course, the Great Chicken Wing Shortage of 2021. “We are having more problems now, honestly, than during COVID,” says
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Hamilton native pens fresh take on Ulysses F. Grant By Dan Aubrey
The newly released Grant’s Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon by Louis L. Picone is a fresh look at the United States figure who made President Abraham Lincoln’s resolve to maintain the union during the Civil War a reality. While the book on the victorious Civil War general who became the 18th president of the United States is of general and national interest, it is also regionally significant for several reasons. One is that Grant had a home in nearby Burlington, New Jersey, an 1856 structure located at 309 Wood St. Grant, whose family had been in the Washington area, moved his wife and children to New Jersey in 1864 to avoid the physical conflicts related to the Civil War. The general visited his family in Burlington during and after the war. One particular visit includes April 14, 1865, after Grant turned down President Lincoln’s invitation to join him for a production at Ford’s Theatre — where the president was assassinated. Grant moved his family in 1865, and the house has been in private hands. Its current owners are artist William Knight and opera singer and musician David Arnold. Another significant element is that in addition to Grant’s Tomb being in close proximity to the region and easily visited on Riverside Drive in New York City. Another memorial by Grant’s Tomb designer John Hemenway Duncan is the Trenton Battle Monument at the point where the decisive Revolutionary War battle took place in downtown Trenton. The 148-foot-high granite column design includes sculptures as well as two bronze relief plaques by major American artist Thomas Eakins. Then there is the author, who was raised in Hamilton, attended Notre Dame High School in Lawrence, and has a master’s degree in history from William Paterson University. He is also married to Francesca Leipzig, daughter of noted Trenton artist Mel Leipzig. This is Picone’s third in a series of American history books including the 2012 Where the Presidents Were Born: The History and Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces and its 2016 companion The President Is Dead: The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond. Here he focuses his substantial research and engaging style on an object where Grant and others play supporting role. The spirit that built the memorial is
“Grant’s Tomb” by Hamilton native Louis L. Picone was published in February. summed up early in chapter five when Picone notes, “Given Grant’s unique place in American history, the public demanded a memorial tomb surpassing any other created before. (A prominent 19th century American sculptor) Karl Gerhardt, who had sculpted Grant’s death mask, made an appeal published in the North American Review: ‘As America is the greatest of modern nations, to be a truly national memorial, it should excel in grandeur any existing monument … As no one moment of time, therefore, could tell to the future the story of Grant’s life, we should erect to his memory, the grandest mausoleum or temple of modern times.’” The chapters leading to that quote put Grant and his era in context and illuminate the sentiment. “At the end of the Civil War, Grant was amongst the most admired Americans, if not the most admired, especially in the North. He epitomized the country’s highest aspirations. Grant’s presidential campaign slogan was ‘Let us have peace,’ and he personified the reunification of North and South. When he died in 1885, Grant had become one of the most popular men in the world and undoubtedly the most beloved in America. His death was deeply mourned by people both north and south of the Mason-Dixon Line. ‘Let us have peace’ became his inspiring epithet,” writes Picone. One of the reasons is that after Lincoln’s assassination Grant survived to receive the nation’s adulation. Another reason was about Grant’s character. “Grant never forgot his enemies were fellow Americans, and
Author Louis L. Picone outside Grant’s Tomb, in New York. in accepting the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox he was generous and accommodating. Grant shared rations with the starved Confederate soldiers and allowed them to return to their homes with dignity. For this, he earned the respect of the defeated Southerners,” writes Picone. That reputation survived despite a presidency marred by scandal and a corrupt inner circle whose shenanigans fill a half page of the book. However, as Picone notes, “Grant’s administration had several notable successes. The Treaty of Washington strengthened relations with Great Britain, and he ushered in the conservation movement with the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act. He also advocated for the rights of Native Americans and African Americans ... When former Confederate soldiers formed the Ku Klux Klan to terrorize free blacks in the South and reverse grains made during Radical Reconstruction, Grant attacked the organization with the same ferocity he had demonstrated in (the Civil War battles at) Vicksburg and Shiloh years earlier.” This record and his position as the man who saved the union kept him in favor with a public that eventually supported him in his final battle in 1895. That was when Grant — who was dying of cancer and in financial ruin, thanks to investments arranged by manipulative associates — depended on the sales of his Civil War memoirs to support his family. The combined book sales and the reinstatement of his pensioned commission as general — surrendered when he became president but returned to support his wife — were his last victories. They were then followed by a series of skirmishes as cities and states vied for the honor of being the final resting place for Grant, with New York
City mayor William Grace seizing the very moment of the general’s death to telegraph Grant’s New York Citybased family and propose a national monument at “the prominent height of Riverside Park, on the banks of the Hudson.” The book then turns into a Gilded Age saga of wheeling and dealing, and high profile starts over the 12 years it took to actually get the memorial built — modeled, incidentally, after Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb. And while the original fervor for creating the tomb may have diminished by the time it was dedicated on Grant’s 75th birthday on April 27, 1897, it still touched something in the people still struggling with personal and social traumas of the Civil War. Picone focuses on two events on the morning of the dedication that highlight “the paradoxical meaning of Grant’s Tomb. Before crowds gathered, an elderly African American man walked toward the crypt with a handful of violets. The white-haired man approached the policeman on guard and asked him to lay the flowers by the tomb, saying ‘He helped to make me a free man boss.’ Later that morning, a group from the Sons of the Confederate Veterans placed an elaborate floral arrangement of crossed swords on the tomb. Only at the altar of Grant’s Tomb could both oppressed and oppressor worship together.” Also in attendance was Confederate President Jefferson Davis’s widow, Varina Howell Davis, who had become a friend of Grant’s wife, Julia. After an account of the dedication, the book then chronicles the life of the monument to today — suggesting that more than building an American Pantheon the book is about the birth, triumph, and struggles of one. That latter includes the general decline of New York City during the second part of the 20th century and the tomb becoming a haven for drug dealers and addicts after the National Park Service neglected to maintain it. It also includes how a young historian attending Columbia singlehandedly waged a personal campaign to have the deteriorating monument restored — first by volunteering at the site and making internal reports through the chain of command. And then, more effectively, creating a media campaign that took the tomb’s plight to millions and got the attention of President Bill Clinton and his Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt. Picone achieves his goal of telling the tale of one particular monument and how something has unanticipated results. And in an era when monuments are being re-evaluated for their significance, political divisiveness seems insurmountable, and individuals feel ineffectual, the story of this monument is in a way a fable for out times. Grant’s Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon by Louis L. Picone, 324 pages, $25.99, Arcade Publishing.
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SPORTS Hofstra’s Hallam adds to legacy she created at Nottingham By Rich Fisher
Hofstra’s Jay Miller is the 12thleading active NCAA Division I softball coach in victories with 1,043 and he’s 22nd on the all-time list in that category. So when he discusses a college softball player, his opinion should be respected. Which says a lot about former Nottingham High standout Kristin “Z” Hallam. Prior to accepting the Pride job in June, 2018, Miller spoke with some people close to the program about the players he would be inheriting. He liked what he heard about Hallam. “Everybody said, ‘Hey, you’ve got a great shortstop,’” Miller said. “I hadn’t seen her, I didn’t really know her except by word of mouth. And then when I saw her, she really sort of blew all that out of the water. Once you meet her and start working with her in person, you find out she’s a lot better than even what people were saying about her.” Coaches have been saying such things since Hallam was a little kid playing in the HGSA and when she went on to become Mercer County’s
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all-time hit leader with the Northstars. In her four-year, 182-game Hofstra career, which included torn labrums in both shoulders, Kristin had an overall average of .356 with 221 hits, 26 doubles, eight triples, a homer,
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teams and made the CoSIDA Academic All-America second team last year. In 2019 Hallam was the Colonial Athletic Association’s Defensive Player of the Year, and also made various other All-Region and All-District teams (2021 honors had not been released as of May 23). Hallam is unsure how much merit some of her academic awards have, saying “there are a bunch of funky places accolades come from,” but she is certainly proud of her classroom achievements. Z finished with a 3.91 grade point average while earning a BS in Exercise Science. She currently holds a 4.0 GPA as she pursues a Master of Sports Science (concentration) in Exercise Physiology and Strength and Conditioning. “Excelling so much academically has always been a huge part of my life,” Hallam said. “It started when I was younger, my mom would ask our grades and if it wasn’t an A she would say ‘Why not?’ So to keep that mindset throughout the demands of being an athlete in college is something to be proud of.” It takes a special mindset to excel in sports and smarts at the Division I level, but Hallam did just that while
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also making time for a few other things. “Time management seems to come easy to me,” she said. “I grew up always having a schedule — places to be, practices to attend and homework to finish. Although college was not that much different, it definitely helped having a busy schedule as a child. “Having to attend eight hours of study hall a week my freshman year helped also. I was able to have fun – but not too much -- aside from softball and schoolwork. One of my favorite things to do in my free time would be to drive and sit on the beach and watch the sunset. It is very difficult to join other clubs. However, I participated in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.” Kristin took her participation in the FCA seriously, as it helped her deal with injuries, a coaching change and any other adversity she faced. “I learned that, through the grace of God, there is always a way to finish a task,” she said. “There aren’t problems, just solutions. I got stronger in faith and strengthened my relationship with God. It has empowered me to get through many struggles I have faced as well as understand myself better as a person.” Hallam’s first major challenges came after her sophomore season. The Pride won the CAA championship and finished 18th in the nation, which were her proudest team accomplish-
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ments. But issues quickly followed as she had to undergo left shoulder surgery after the season. Shortly thereafter, coach Larissa Anderson left the program, so rehabbing was not Hallam’s only concern. “At first the coaching change was very difficult,” she admitted. “My coaches have two different coaching styles. When I got the news of (Anderson) leaving, I had just had surgery and had to ask her if she was serious because I thought I was hallucinating off of (pain) drugs. However, I was able to be a part of the interviews and selection process of the new head coach, which helped ease some of my nerves. We also lost a lot of seniors that year and were basically going to have a whole new team so it just felt so crazy overall.” One thing that helped is that former Steinert standout Julie Meyer was maintained as the associate head coach, giving Hallam a hometown connection. It didn’t hurt that Miller took an immediate liking to his shortstop. “As a coach you wish you had nine kids like her,” he said. “She shows up every day, she works her tail off and she gets better. She’s a great competitor and more importantly she’s just a great person. She’ll do anything you ask. “She was a great leader for our team. She sets a good example with the way she conducts herself and she also holds her teammates accountable to the things they need to be doing to compete at this level. So, just a great
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kid overall.” Everything appeared to go smooth in Miller’s first year, as Kristin hit .358 with a career-high 34 stolen bases and 47 runs scored, while winning the conference Defensive Player of the Year Award. In doing so, she continued to check off items on her “goals” list. “The only goal I had coming here was to play — did that,” she said. “My other goal was to win a championship – did that. Then I sat on the field at shortstop at night and cursed at all of my errors and said they won’t be back next year. Then, I won Defensive Player of the Year. After that, I was onto my senior year and I just wanted to have fun and win.” That last goal got put on hold, as her junior year was not as easy as her play made it appear. Midway through the season, Hallam tore her right labrum and played through pain. She tried rehabbing it to avoid surgery but was forced into another operation at the start of 2020, forcing her to redshirt last year while she completed her undergraduate degree. She missed little softball, however, due to the Covid19 shutdown. Thus, Hallam embarked on earning her masters this year and enjoyed another standout season. And while her playing career has ended, a new one is beginning. Hallam recently accepted a graduate-assistant’s job at the University of Missouri, one of Miller’s former stops. “I will get another masters degree
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When Cody Young’s name pops up around Steinert, thoughts usually turn to football. Afterall, he rushed for 832 yards and eight touchdowns last fall, caught five passes for 81 yards and three more TDs, and defensively had 43 tackles (6.2 per game), four forced fumbles, an interception and fumble recovery. And yet, beneath those shoulder pads and helmet lives a pretty good baseball player. Through Steinert’s 13-3 start this season, Young was batting .438 with 21 hits, two doubles, a triple, 10 RBIs and 15 runs scored in his first season of playing varsity baseball. Since he will play football at Rowan University this fall, one might think Cody would forego the diamond to prepare for the college gridiron. “No, I always wanted to finish it out, especially my senior year,” Young said. “I just wanted to get on the field with these boys. It’s amazing here. All these kids have insane abilities to play baseball and the confidence and chemistry we all have works great.” Despite his focus on baseball, Young is still getting some work done for his main sport. “I’m always lifting and working on my agility and doing some drills,” he said. “It can hurt you for baseball if you don’t do it right. But I changed my schedule so it’s different types of workouts. I’m not gonna be that tight and sore playing baseball.” While some coaches want their players just to focus on the sport they coach, many in high school and college encourage players to compete in different sports.
“One of the things we want is multisport athletes on our team,” Steinert coach Brian “The Chef” Giallella said. “Having someone with his athletic ability, his confidence, being a biggame situational player has added so much to our team. We understand that we get guys who play other sports and those are their first sport and that’s OK, there’s nothing wrong with that. “Cody has a lot of natural ability. We have tons of guys that are multi-sport athletes. Deklin (Smith), Chris Nodeland. We have two guys that play basketball. It’s important for the make-up of our team.” Playing two sports is one thing, but excelling in them both is a little more difficult. Young has seemingly mastered the art. “He’s given us a lot offensively and defensively,” Giallella said. “He hits the ball very well. He’s a strong kid. He has a really short swing. We ended up moving him up to third because we pushed everyone up and he has had a big impact on our lineup.” Young comes from an athletic background. His older brother Kyle was a standout two-way lineman for Steinert prior to Cody’s arrival. His uncle, Jim “Himer” Fink, was an All-State performer on the Spartans undefeated state championship soccer team in 1973. In fact, Young started out following in uncle Himer’s footsteps. “Football wasn’t my sport, it used to be soccer,” he said. “But my brother played football in high school and that’s when I got started with Pop Warner. I was about 10 years old. Pop Warner made me fall in love with football by the time I got to high school. That’s when I decided to start it here,
and it’s my first love now.” Baseball, however, is always something he will have an affair with. “I’ve been playing since I was four years old so I guess it’s just in the blood,” Young said. “I started at Sunnybrae (Little League) and played Nottingham Babe Ruth. I used to play infield but once I got to high school they moved me to outfield. I like it. I’m in my own world out there.” When the ball is hit, the rightfielder comes back to this world as he is fairly reliable with the glove. But it’s at the plate where he has drawn the most attention. “I’ve been working really hard, listening to my coaches and it’s really helped me,” said Young, who got a few at-bats in last summer’s Last Dance Tournament, but none as a sophomore. “They’ve fixed my stance, loosened my hands and I get my hands right to the ball. And having so many good bats in the lineup takes a lot of pressure off. I know they’re gonna get hits and I can come up and bring them in. With these coaches and these kids, it’s the most fun I’ve ever had.” Young served notice of things to come in the Spartans first home game this spring, when he ripped a threerun double in the first inning to spark a 4-1 win over Lawrence. “That boosted my confidence a lot,” he said.
Giallella agreed, saying “Of course it would. Any sport, but baseball in particular, you need that confidence to be able to perform at this level and be successful at it. And this being his second sport, it means that much more to be able to have success early.” Young, who is built rock solid, says he tries to work on baseball on the side whenever he can. His goals were modest entering the season, and he has met them. “I just wanted to come out and help the team any way possible,” he said. “I wanted to get my hits, work in the field, try not to drop any balls and that’s about it.” Giallella has admired what Cody has done, and considers him a team leader in his own way. “A lot of his leading is done through is actions, he’s not a big emotional guy,” the Chef said. “But if he says something, people are gonna listen.” The bottom line is, while Young wants to win, there is little pressure on him since his future lies elsewhere. It has made for a fun spring. “If you can play two sports and play them at a high level,” Giallella said, “and at the end of the day say ‘This is my way to go out’ and just go out and have fun and enjoy it and be competitive, I think a lot of people would take that.” Young has taken it with pleasure.
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It’s 3 o’clock on a Saturday afternoon. I place a cap on my head, stretch my arms and take off. A few fleeting moments later, I’m climbing the highest mountains. Snow lays on top of them, creating the most enticing glimmer on the rocky terrain. I then set sail on the great vastness of blue rivers and seas. Rowing in the gentle flow of water beneath my wooden raft. It is a marvelous time. Suddenly, the dinner bell rings from downstairs. It’s time to eat! I throw my brushes in a cup of water and place my palette on the dresser next to me. Making such effortless travels certainly can build up an appetite. Landscape painting has not always followed my young life. Oh yes, on a few blue moons I had picked up a few spare brushes and approached the blank canvas. And on even fewer, I would fill the canvas. I began painting mountains and valleys at age 16, finding it to be an extraordinary junior year pastime. One day, I walked into a small closet in my basement and decided that it was time. Within two hours, everything was set up. Rusty painttubes filled tupperware, stacked onto
one another. My palette and brushes rested unevenly upon a dresser drawer. What do you think was in the middle of this disarray? A century-old easel, a wooden chair and a perplexed artist. Scraggly hair and a fixated face accompanied him. That artist was me. With a restless energy, I mixed a few colors, dipped the brush in them and touched the white canvas. There was a kind of magic that captured me immediately. Gracing a blank surfacewith a beautiful blue sky excited me. It awoke a creative spark in me that insisted I place mountains in front of it. Then, a grass hill and a barn that sat on top of it. Then, anything my imagination would allow. In a flash, summer was out and senior year was in. A stack of school work fell right in front of me, blocking my view of the canvas. It was months until the warm spring sun entered my neighborhood and my tired eyes turned toward the canvas yet again. With the distress of self-quarantine in April of 2020, my desire to pick up my paints only grew further. Painting was an incredible method of relaxation for me. Hamilton Township serves as a vital inspiration for my paintings. Our very own Veterans Park provides me with incredible serenity every
time I visit. The animals hustle and bustle about. Trees surround the simple rocky paths. There are the most magnificent flowers blooming at this time of year. And I don’t believe that there is any grass that is greener anywhere else. Vast plains of it as well. I find myself sitting in the midst of it, looking in every direction I can to absorb what I see. After several long hours, I walk home. Most often, I ride my bike through Veterans Park. Up and down the side streets until I cut through and enter. Traveling miles and miles as my heart races with the wheels. Often I feel that I’m spending too much time looking ahead, instead of above. Tree branches silhouette another wise clear blue sky. But there’s no time to stop and look. I keep pedaling and my hands gripfirmly to the handles. Beyond the crowd of birch trees, I always find the most beautiful lake. I stop to admire the geese that gather in it. The pavilion overlooks it. It is beautiful beyond words. With moments spared already, I quickly climb onto my bike and head on. It won’t be long till I cross a few streets, smile at a few neighbors and finally arrive home. I place my cycle in the backyard, throw a tarp over it and head upstairs. There’s landscapes to be painted! I use every image that has been given to me by my journey. The scenes that I have described are ones I almost always place on my canvas. It is there
that I feel free. I feel free to paint what I find most breathtaking in the park. It is with that beauty that I find it difficult not to get to work. But it isn’t work. Landscape painting for me is a pastime that reaches into my soul. I find it easy to soothe the day-today troubles of my life. Thinking and painting help me to understand what I can about them. In hours, I have painted something deep and close to my heart. That is special to me. And so I sit in my room typing this. Posters, magazine clippings, mementos and paintings fill my walls. My curly hair dangles before my freckled face. A painters’ cap rests on a wooden shelf. My mountains, my valleys and my cabins surround me. They’re great company at that. Each one is telling a story to me. They are stories about the little things in life. A depiction of a world that I can create for myself. Most importantly, a large window is right in the center of them. A bright, pale light sparkles it’s outline and the green trees flutter in a cool breeze. I look through it every day and see a boundless, vast town. A town that speaks to my everyartistic desire. A constant inspiration to my young self. I can do anything, on a canvas and far beyond it. Liam Simonelli, a 2020 graduate of Hamilton High School West, illustrates Hamilton Funnies for the Hamilton Post.
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Hamilton Township Fire Division responded to 484 incidents in April. Included in the calls were 7 building fires, 10 cooking fires, 3 passenger vehicle fires, 5 brush fires, 8 mulch fires, 1 grass fire, 4 rubbish fires, 1 dumpster fire, 1 outside equipment fire, 2 overpressure incidents with no fire, 34 assists to EMS crews, 1 Covid19 response, and 167 EMS calls. There were 24 motor vehicle accidents with injuries, one motor vehicle/pedestrian accident, 4 motor vehicle accidents with no injuries, 2 lock-ins, 1 rescue/extrication assignment, 1 extrication of victim from structure, 1 extrication of victim from machinery, 1 extrication of victim from motor vehicle accident, 15 gas leaks, 1 power line down, 14 hazardous conditions with no fire, 8 mutual aid cover assignments, 1 animal rescue, 25 service calls, 88 good intent calls, 52 false alarm or false calls, and 1 other incident. As of the end of April, Hamilton Fire Division has responded to 1973 incidents. April 6, 12:45 p.m. Squad 12, Engine 14, Squad 16, Truck 13 and Battalion Chief Keith Greene dispatched for a reported appliance
Engine Company 14 “A” platoon from left to right Capt. Joseph Horn, firefighters Clint Cavallo and Robert Miller and Battalion Chief Patrick Sullivan pose with Engine 14 - 2016 Pierce 1500 gpm pumper. (Photo by Bob Sherman Jr.) fire at 3800 Quakerbridge Road. SQ-12 arrived under the direction of Capt. Josue Garcia and reported smoke showing from the front of the laundromat. Greene arrived on location to a 550’x75’, L-shaped, noncombustible
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strip mall to find smoke showing from the front door of Suite 2. The building contained 15 commercial units/ suites. The fire unit/suite and exposures were evacuated upon FD arrival. Greene called the “All Hands,” assignment and established Quakerbridge Road Command, requesting the balance of the first alarm, dispatching Engine 18, Truck 17 and Special Services 15.to the scene. SQ-12 was assigned fire attack and stretched a 2-1/2” hand-line to locate, confine and extinguish the fire. E-14 backed down to SQ-12 and prepared to lay-out to a yard hydrant. E-14’s crew backed-up Squad 12 on the attack line and checked for fire extension. T-13 assigned to the A/B corner and ordered to check for vertical extension into the dryer ventilation system. T-13 also assigned to check for smoke and/or fire extension to the B and D exposure units/suites. The balance of the first alarm was assigned to level-1 staging. Fire marshal Scott McCormick was requested to the scene, as well as representatives from the building and health departments. The bulk of the fire was confined to a commercial dryer and its contents. However, there was smoke and heat damage to surrounding units. The fire unit/suite was ventilated. FM-10 determined the fire to be accidental, most likely the result of an overstuffed commercial dryer. April 7, 3:36 p.m. Engine 18 dispatched mutual aid to Princeton Junction Fire Company for a cover assignment. Then at 4:14 p.m., Engine 18 with Capt .Eric Wojcik and Squad 12 with Capt. Smisloff were dispatched to Taylor Ct. West Windsor to a 3story, wood-frame, multi-family dwelling with fire showing from the second and third floor and roof area. Hamilton Township Fire Police responded.
April 8, 2:02 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt James Lombardo, Squad 16, Engine 18, Truck 13 and Battalion Chief Keith Greene were dispatched to WAWA, State Hwy 33, 1200 Nottingham Way for a strong odor of electrical burning in the office. April 9, 2:02 p.m. Engine 18 with Capt. Eric Wojcik, Truck 13 and Deputy Chief Aaron Heller were sent to the area of 1100 Nottingham Way for a bird with a balloon string wrapped around its neck and stuck in a tree. Bird removed without incident and turned over to animal control officer. April 9, 4:56 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Eric DeVita were dispatched to Union Street Robbinsville for an industrial accident. April 9, 8:56 p.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Bernard Crammer were dispatched to Party City, Marketplace Blvd for odor of smoke. April 10, 8:45 a.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Chris Balog and Deputy Chief Steven Kraemer were dispatched as mutual aid to Bordentown Hedding Road, Bordentown Township for a building fire. April 11, 5:22 p.m. Engine 15 dispatched to the 2700 block of South Broad Street, Burger King for a reported vehicle fire. Engine 15 arrived under the direction of Capt. Jarrett Gadsby to find a single vehicle on fire in the parking lot. Engine 15 stretched a 1 3/4” handline to extinguish the fire. The engine compartment was over-hauled and all equipment was placed back in-service. No injuries reported. April 12, 3:33 p.m. Truck 13, Truck 17, Squad 12, Squad 16, Engine 18, Engine 14, Ambulance Squad 110 and Battalion Chief Joseph Troyano were dispatched to Thomas J. Rhodes Drive for domestic entrapment. Troyano arrived with Hamilton Police on scene with an 18-year-old male with his right thumb stuck in a pallet jack by the loading dock. Pallet jack was stabilized. Patient’s thumb was removed from pallet jack and patient care was turned over to Squad 110. April 15, 1:19 a.m. Truck 13 with Capt. Donald Snedeker was dispatched to 711 S. Broad St. to assist Hamilton Police. April 18, 6:54 p.m. Engine 18 with Capt. Chris Conti, Squad 12, Squad 16, Truck 13 and Deputy Chief Aaron Heller were dispatched to investigate an odor of smoke 100 block of Estates Blvd. April 18, 7:13 p.m. Engine 14 while responding to another vehicle fire on Interstate 295 came upon a second vehicle fire. Engine 14 arrived under the direction of Capt. Kinte Holt to report vehicle engine compartment and underneath vehicle on fire. Fire extinguished and New Jersey State Police were notified. No injuries reported. April 18, 7:02 p.m. Engine 15 was dispatched to Interstate 295 for a
reported vehicle fire called in by NJ State Police. Engine 15 arrived under the direction of Capt. Damien Cooke to advise engine compartment fire. Engine 15 crew stretched 150’ of 1.75” hose and extinguished the engine compartment fire. K12 saw and halligan bar were used to get the hood open for overhaul. BC 10 was added to the assignment. Scene was turned over to NJSP and tow company. Engine 15 returned to service with no reported injuries. April 18, 11:45 p.m. Truck 17 with Capt. Shane Mull, Squad 16, Truck 13, Squad 12 and Battalion Chief Patrick Sullivan were dispatched to Brandywine Way for a domestic entrapment. Mercer County Central 9-1-1 caller reported that her hand was stuck between the seats of the car and the metal was pinching her arm. April 20, 7:18 a.m. Engine 15 responded to Marketplace Blvd and Spirit of 76 Blvd for a motor vehicle Accident. Motorcycle vs. bus. Male victim with shoulder pain. April 22, 1:11 p.m. Engine -19 with Capt. Chris Balog and Deputy Chief Arron Heller responded as mutual aid to Upper Freehold Township for a working structure fire. Upon arrival, Heller established a Command Post and assisted with command and fire ground operations. Fire grew to 4 Alarms. E-19 laid a 5” supply line and served as the supply engine from the tanker task force operation. Personnel from E-19 assisted with fire extinguishment on a 1 3/4” handline throughout the course of the fire. Upon completion of their assignment, both E-19 and DC10 were released. All units returned to quarters without incident. April 22, 1:54 p.m Engine 15, Robbinsville Squad 40, Squad 12 Truck 17 and BC10 dispatched to Rachel Ln for a mulch fire with exposure. April 23, 3:47 Squad 12 with Capt. John Smisloff responded to the 2200 block of State Highway 33 for a mulch fire. April 23, 6 p.m. Engine 18 with Capt. Jason Ryan responded to Station 30, Ewing Township for a mutual aid cover assignment, April 25, 10:47 a.m. Engine 14 dispatched to Dakota Drive, The Crossings at Hamilton, for a reported dumpster fire. Engine 14 arrived under the direction of Capt. Stephen Dixon to a fully involved dumpster fire with no exposures. Fire was extinguished and property manager was advised. No injuries reported. April 27, 7:39 a.m. Truck 17, Squad 12, Engine 15, Robbinsville Squad 40, and Battalion Chief Joseph Troyano were dispatched to Kids Corner, State Highway 33 for a smoke condition. Units reported a flash fire in the electrical panel on the side of the building. Negative extension beyond the panel. PSE&G Electric and Hamilton Township electrical inspector requested. Building owner was contacted and advised of corrective actions. Scene was turned over to electrical inspector and all units returned available. No injuries reported.
April 28, 1:42 p.m, Engine 15 with Capt. Andrew Kmiecik responded to Station 31, Ewing Township mutual aid cover assignment. April 29, 11:33 a.m. Squad 12, Engine 14, Truck 13, Squad 16, and Battalion Chief Joseph Troyano were dispatched to Victor Avenue for a dwelling fire. Engine 14 under the direction of Captain Joseph Muzzillo arrived and reported smoke showing stretching a line. BC10 arrived and established command. A male occupant was removed from the dwelling and evaluated by Ambulance Squad 110. Fire was extinguished and area overhauled removing all clothes to the exterior. Fire was located on the floor of the first floor in the rear room of the duplex. Fire started in a bag of clothes and damaged a small area of the flooring with negative extension below. Cause under investigation by fire marshal Scott McCormick. Mercer County Firemen’s Association held their annual Memorial Service on May 5 at West Trenton Volunteer Firehouse. The Ladies Memorial Roll was read by Donna Lenhardt, President of MC Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliary. Seventeen Ladies were remembered. Those from Hamilton Township were: Mercerville — Elsie Elizabeth Kiss; Hamilton — Arlene E. Conover; Enterprise — Susan G. Cetkowski; and White Horse — Catherine Wright Hujus. The Firemen’s Memorial Roll was read by Mark Cohen, president, MCFA. Remembered were 52 firemen that have died in the past year. Those from Hamilton Township were: Mercerville — past Chief Henry W. Ryan Jr. and Howard Frank Whitworth; Rusling Hose — Robert Schauer and Joseph John Gigilio Jr.; Hamilton — past Chief John L. Newbon Sr.; DeCou Hose — Kenneth J. Warner and Harry Bentley; Nottingham Ambulance Squad — Mary Clauss; Colonial — past Chief Raymond W. Lenhardt, John P. Niqgas and Nicolas P. Cream. Mercer County Fire Marshal’s Office. It is with deep regret that the fire marshal’s office announces the passing of Fire Marshal James “Jimmy” Greschak on May 2, 2021. Jim received an associate degree in Fire Science from Mercer County Community College. He joined West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company in 1970, serving over 50 years. Jim was a fire inspector for the state of New Jersey and retired as the State Fire Official in 2010. In 1983, he was appointed the second assistant fire marshal of Mercer County, first assistant fire marshal in 1992, and served as chief fire marshal of Mercer County from 2015 until his death. He served as president of the State Association of County Fire Marshals, was a life member of the New Jersey State Firemen’s Relief Association, and a member of the Mercer County Chief’s Association.
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Photographer Jack Kosowsky is drawn to light and color. His subjects are the New Jersey Shore, New York City’s endless unique architecture and vistas, and since the pandemic, his focus has been on florals. He has published a beautiful book of his photos that document the pandemic, not in sadness or struggle but in vivid color shape and warmth. The book Flowers in Isolation is a testament to artists capitalizing on having available time for their art. Jack’s time was well spent indeed! Gorgeous! What type photography is your specialty? I’d have to say that flower photography is my specialty and also my favorite. Additionally, I enjoy architecture and what I call city-scape as well as traditional landscape photography, especially along the Jersey Shore. Lately, I’ve just begun to get into bird and wildlife photography, which is by far the most challenging and difficult type of photography I’ve ever done. You photograph nature and the manmade world. Which is more challenging? Nature photography is definitely more challenging. There are so many factors that are out of your control. If I’m photographing a beautiful building, it’s big and it’s stationary. I can pretty much point my camera at the building and get a decent photo. With something natural like a flower. It may be tiny and subject to forces like wind,
sun or shade all of which make capturing a great image more challenging. I’ve learned that the best time to photograph flowers is early morning on a cloudy day. I find that most days, the wind is calm very early and then builds as the day progresses. Who have you been influenced by? There are several photographers who I’ve studied and have influenced me greatly. Jay Maisel is always the first that I think of. His mantra is Light, Color, and Gesture. He felt these were the three key elements of a great photo. Every time I have a camera in my hand, I’m repeating those words to myself. Additionally, Scott Kelby, Rick Sammon, Moose Peterson, Joe McNally and Annie Leibowitz are all photographers that I greatly admire. I’ve learned a lot of my flower techniques from an amazing photographer, Melanie Kearn-Favilla. I encourage you check out her work. Absolutely amazing! Where do the series ideas come from? I have found that a lot of my interests and ideas evolve over time. Lately, I’ve begun to try my hand at wildlife and bird photography. That has evolved into primarily wanting to photograph bald eagles and other larger birds. I was surprised to learn that there are several areas in Mercer County that eagles frequent, including two right here in Hamilton. I know that my success rate will be low, but there’s something magical about capturing an imaging of such an amazing creature! What fight or struggle do you
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have regarding your art? Perhaps having enough time to do all of the photography related things I want to do but I make do. I do a lot of experimentation when I’m out taking photos and I’m not afraid to fail. Tell us about the Flowers in Isolation project. In life pre-pandemic, I always enjoyed photographing flowers, but it was one of many different genres that I worked in. In the spring of 2020 and I was unable to get to the places that I would typically photograph during the spring and summer months. I found myself photographing more flowers. I could do them in my yard, or a neighbor’s garden or at local parks while ensuring that I was able to practice safe social distancing. So from April through October of last year, I pretty much only photographed flowers. I came up with the idea to try and self-publish a book of the flowers I
had done and see if I could raise some money for a local charity. I reviewed the flower photos I had taken and chose 100 that are included in the book. The vast majority of them were taken here in Hamilton with several taken at Sayen Gardens. It took me about 2 months to complete the book and get it printed. I also created a website, flowersinisolation.com, which describes the project. Where can someone purchase the book? The book can be purchased through the website, flowersinisolation.com. Jack Kosowsky is online at flowersinisolation.com and jaxpropix.com. Email: jaxpropix@yahoo.com. Instagram: @jaxpropix.
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Adventures in the land of Chocolate or worse—for workers whose careers had not advanced as expected. It’s a very nice campground, though COMPLEX SIMPLICITY its placement, bordered by a highway, a freight train line, and a creek that We knew we were getting close floods in severe weather, gave the when the stations on the car radio impression that the place may have switched over from rock and Top been an afterthought, a salvage proj40 to country and religious music, and cows and Amish people began to appear on either side of the road. Our destination? The Land of Chocolate. Not Switzerland or Bavaria, but Hershey, Pennsylvania. Within that town, we sought the key attraction, Hersheypark. We’d be staying in a cabin at the Hersheypark Camping Resort, located—naturally—on Sweet Street. (It’s impossible to navigate the town without traveling on “Chocolate Ave.” or “Old W. Chocolate Ave.” or passing ect for an otherwise unusable piece of Hershey Kiss-shaped streetlights.) We honored the cautious (and ador- land. In keeping with the safety theme, able) five and a half mile per hour each train’s locomotive announced its speed limit posted within the camp- presence with three to fifteen loud ground’s confines, a number chosen, blasts of its horn, no matter the hour. As an experienced traveler, I’ve I’m sure, for both maximum safety and maximum cuteness. A map of learned the hard way that it’s always the campground showed the loca- wise to travel with a set of earplugs tion of our cabin, along with a lonely, or, barring that, a bag of cotton balls. ominous section marked “Dead End Luckily, I was prepared for noise, with Employees Only,” which looked and cotton balls for the whole family. I was not prepared, however, for sounded like a place of banishment—
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the cabin-shaking, deafening-eventhrough-cotton-stuffed-ears experience of what sounded like a plane landing out by the fire pit. The highway/train line/creek trifecta was rare enough, but the presence of a Level I Trauma Center five minutes down the road, complete with helicopters fly-
Hershey mascots seem like the tossed-off products of a marketing department’s lunchtime brainstorm session.
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ing overhead, made our cabin ground zero for sleeplessness. Fortunately, it was a light weekend for trauma care, and after a while, we all drifted off to slumber. The second night brought more excitement when my wife woke me from a dead sleep, saying she’d just seen and heard someone on the porch, fiddling with the door. Probably just someone who arrived at the wrong cabin, realized his mistake, and left, we agreed. Neither of us went back to sleep, however, and a few minutes later my wife got up to check the door. It was unlocked. As I puzzled over the situation, she checked on the kids and saw that our son was missing. In our sleep-deprived, half-awake daze, this seemed like an unexplainable Houdini act. Maybe that commotion the night before wasn’t a helicopter, but a harbinger of alien abduction? It was only after the adrenaline rush that the likely answer became obvious. I went outside, called him on my cell phone, and got the truth: he’d gone for a walk to the bathroom. Our daytime visit to Hersheypark was somewhat less exciting, mercifully. Labeled on Google Maps as a “Vast chocolate-themed amusement park,” part of its charm is that it’s a smaller and less aggressively polished version of Disneyworld. That includes its costumed characters—without an extensive multimedia presence like the characters at Disney or Universal, the Hershey mascots seem like the tossed-off products of a marketing department lunchtime brainstorming session. They’re basically candy with arms, legs, and faces, bearing wild and imaginative names like Hershey’s Bar, Hershey’s Kiss, Twizzler, and Milk Dud, among others. I view this as a lost opportunity, as we might, at least, have seen a chocolate-craving feline named Kit Kat, or a good-natured, candy-sucking cowboy named Jolly
Rancher. Walking around the park was surprisingly normal—in other words, surreal, in the age of Covid-19—because after new CDC guidance, fully vaccinated individuals were no longer required to mask themselves. There were roller coasters for thrill-seekers, but with a zoo and lots of milder rides, there was also plenty for kiddies, toddlers, and Hershey’s “youngest guests.” (Please don’t call them “Hershey Squirts.”) As I get older, I’m less interested in rides and more fascinated by peoplewatching and local history. After reading about the park’s origin as a picnic area for Hershey employees, I clicked on a website that beckoned with “20 Things You Didn’t Know About Hersheypark.” The first item read, “It is a Theme Park.” OK, so maybe 19 things you didn’t know. There’s a life-sized statue of Milton Snavely Hershey at the Hersheypark fountain, celebrating a chocolatier and businessman so well-respected that, back in 1905, people named the town after him. His philanthropic efforts aren’t often mentioned alongside the likes of Andrew Carnegie or the Rockefellers, but his legacy lives on through the Milton Hershey School, a free, private boarding school that educates children from low-income families. With a controlling interest in Hershey Company stock, its endowment is currently valued at $17 billion— far exceeding those of the Carnegie Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation. My wife noted so many Milton S. Hershey quotations around the town — like “One is only happy in proportion as he makes others feel happy” and “If I rest, I’ll rust” — that I now think of him as the Chocolate Buddha. Amid debates about the existence of full size Krackel bars and the proper pronunciation of Reese’s (it’s Rees-IS, not Rees-EES, people!), we made time for some serious candy consumption. From the free sample at the end of the Chocolate World tour to the newlyintroduced Key Lime Kit Kat Milkshake, whose novelty demanded I try one, delicious treats were everywhere. In summary, the weekend had the flavor of a Mr. Goodbar or maybe an Almond Joy—a little nutty, but overall, pretty sweet. Peter Dabbene’s website is peterdabbene.com, and his previous Hamilton Post columns can be read at www. communitynews.org. His latest work, Ken Sollop, Agent of C.H.A.N.G.E.! can be viewed at twinenterprises.com/ the_fear_of_monkeys. His book Complex Simplicity collects the first 101 editions of this column, along with essays and material published elsewhere. It is now available at Amazon.com or Lulu.com for $25 (print) or $4.99 (ebook).
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