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No change in Robbinsville’s ban until more clarity from the state

whether to allow cannabis businesses in their communities, while at the same time fielding proposals from various businesses who want to operate within their borders. Last February, the state legislature and Gov. Phil Murphy passed a law legalizing recreational cannabis, establishing the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and creating six different licenses for cannabis businesses. The law also set a deadline of Aug. 21 for communities to pass ordinances regulating those cannabis businesses. Under the state law, if a town did not specifically prohibit each class of license by the deadline, those businesses would have automatically been allowed to operate in the munic-

ipality for five years. Officials in most of the towns not allowing marijuana businesses cited the Aug. 21 deadline as the reason for the ban. Now that the state is clarifying its regulations, a number of towns in the Mercer County area are implementing rules allowing various cannabis businesses. The licenses that businesses can seek in connection with the recreational cannabis market are: Class 1, cannabis cultivator; Class 2, cannabis manufacturer; Class 3, cannabis wholesaler; Class 4, cannabis distributor; Class 5, cannabis retailer; and Class 6, cannabis delivery. (For more detail on the licenses, see the graphic on the following page). See CANNABIS, Page 4

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New Jersey residents voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana more than a year ago, but they won’t be able to walk into a store and buy cannabis until later this year at the earliest. The N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission continues to refine the state’s rules governing the various aspects of the cannabis industry in the state. As that process continues, town officials continue to evaluate

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CANNABIS continued from Page 1 Last month, the state began officially accepting applications from Class 1 and Class 2 cannabis cultivators, manufacturers and testing laboratories—receiving hundreds of applications within the first few hours, according to multiple news reports. The Cannabis Regulatory Commission has set a March 15 date to begin receiving applications from Class 5 retailers looking to sell recreational marijuana to the public. It has not announced application dates for Class 3, Class 4 and Class 6 licenses. License applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, and there is no established limit on the number of cannabis business licenses available statewide. Under the state law, the number of Class 1 cultivators throughout New Jersey is to be limited to 37 licenses until February 22, 2023. Additional licenses will be considered by the CRC at that point. With the application process underway, municipal officials are evaluating whether to introduce recreational cannabis in their communities. For communities with preexisting medical dispensaries, many of those businesses are looking to expand their current usage to include recreational cannabis sales. As of the Aug. 21 deadline, only four area communities—Bordentown City, Ewing, Lawrence, Pennington and Trenton—had allowed the retail sale of cannabis within their borders. Meanwhile, Bordentown Township,

East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown Borough, Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Princeton, Robbinsville and West Windsor and Plainsboro all passed ordinances banning the retail sale of the drug. Robbinsville is one town that continues to maintain a ban on all cannabis businesses. Township attorney Bruce Darvas said in an email that the town is waiting for more clarification before taking any action. “It is my understanding that the N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission has not yet issued all of its rules for the various types of cannabis licenses (I believe we are still waiting on rules for wholesalers, distributors, and delivery services),” he said. “Until the commission issues its remaining rules, the township will not take any further action.” He added that once the CRC issues its rules for all of the various licenses, the township will reconsider the issue and determine which, if any, license types will be permitted. “It is important to note that when adopting the ordinance prohibiting all cannabis business in the township, the township did not take a position that it was opposed to allowing such busi-

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CANNABIS continued from Page 4 ground on the property in 2019. When New Jersey allows for existing licensees to apply for retail or other expanded uses, Justice Cannabis Co. will likely follow suit, according to Chuck Lantini, Ewing’s planning and zoning officer. Latini said that Justice Grown’s medical dispensary is “moving along” in terms of construction, which could open in the next few months. The company’s cultivation site on Prospect Street is a little farther behind because of the “complexities” involved with growing and setting up a new environment. There are already temporary grow pods in the parking lot of the cultivation site, helping Justice Cannabis Co. function as operational before construction is completed. Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann has also appointed a committee whose membership includes town officials and members of the public to review businesses that want to locate in the community. Like Nerwinski, Steinmann has said that the town has been approached by a large number of businesses that want to locate in the township. Bordentown City is allowing two cultivators, two manufacturers, two retailers and one delivery business. The cultivation and manufacturing facilities are limited to industrial zones, and retail sales will be limited to a stretch of Routes 130 and 206 in the township—a choice made to minimize the effects of parking and traffic.

“We’ve taken a measured approach to allow a limited number of businesses to locate in carefully targeted areas, which will pave the way to revitalize several underutilized properties and at the same time, provide long-term financial benefits to taxpayers in the city,” Bordentown City Mayor Jennifer Sciortino said. Also created with the ordinance is a local Cannabis Advisory Committee, a group of seven who will help vet applications for local licenses, then make recommendations to the city commissioners. *** Hopewell Township is one of a number of communities that amended or is in the process of amending its rules since banning cannabis before the August deadline. Hopewell passed an ordinance banning all cannabis businesses before the August 21 deadline. Officials then considered the issue further. In September, the township amended its ordinances to allow cultivation and manufacturing businesses in the VRC zoning district. The operations would only be allowed on lots of 50 acres or more. In addition, they would have to be located no more than two miles from the interstate interchange, on a state or county road and have a maximum lot coverage of 15%. For now, the township is allowing only one cannabis business of any type. A single entity with cultivation manufacturing operations would be allowed if both are located on the same site. The other classes of licenses continue to be

opened as the company’s 109th facility disallowed in the township. In Hamilton, Mayor Jeff Martin and in August. Company officials appeared Township Council amended the town’s before the township committee near the ordinances to allow increased canna- end of last year with a presentation probis business operations, including one posing a plan to add recreational marijuana sales to its facility. retail shop. Princeton decided to ban all cannabis At the August deadline, the town had voted to allow up to two Class 1 cultiva- businesses and appointed a task force to tion businesses, which were limited to study the question of legalization. The industrial, manufacturing or research task force issued a report in November recommending five commercial areas and development zones in town. On Dec. 21, the township council that could be zoned to permit cannabis approved measures upping the number retail businesses. These include the area surroundto 6 cultivation businesses, 6 manufacturing businesses, and one of each type ing the Dinky train station; the Jugfor wholesalers, distributors, delivery town neighborhood at the intersection services, retail dispensaries and medi- of Nassau and Harrison streets; the cal dispensaries The ordinances also central business district; Witherspoon clarify that no cannabis cultivation activ- Street, between Green Street and Leigh Avenue; and Route 206, near Cherry ity is allowed to take place outdoors. Bianca Jerez, chief of staff, said Valley Road. The task force also recommended that Martin was expected to sign the that the town allow no more than three ordinances. Bordentown Township passed an retail medical and adult-use dispensaries ordinance prohibiting recreational can- (Class 5 license), but no licenses for the nabis establishments in town by the other categories of cannabis businesses. The council had not made any deciAug. 21 deadline. Now, a new ordinance is being crafted for consideration dur- sions to implement the recommendaing the first quarter of next year, said tion as of Dec. 22, and was faced with Michael Theokas, Bordentown Town- opposition from a number of members of the community opposed to cannabis ship administrator. The proposed change would not dispensaries. In Trenton, the City Council and specify a company or property, although Curaleaf, which is currently operating Mayor Reed Gusciora passed an ordia medical cannabis dispensary in town, nance allowing cultivation, manufacturing, processing, distribution and could add NOW retail sales to itsNOW current operOFFERING OFFERING dispensary businesses. The ordinance ation if it chooses to apply for a license. The Curaleaf facility, which is located includes the city’s downtown area for at 191 Rt. 130, within the township’s dispensary locations and allows up to 10 designated highway commercial zone, retail locations. WHO BENEFITS FROM DRY SALT

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CHUCK’S PLACE cont. from Page 1 the website says. “Our primary goal is to assure each student reaches their full potential as productive and self-sufficient members of society through quality teaching by our dedicated teachers and staff.” The MCSSSD campus, which is made up of the Joseph F. Cappello School (students ages 3 to 7), Mercer Elementary School (grades K to 8) and Mercer High School (grades 9 to 12), is located in Hamilton Township on Old Trenton Road. At Chuck’s Place, students from a number of Mercer County communities take on a myriad of tasks like stocking shelves, preparing food, cleaning and other important responsibilities that all keep Chuck’s Place running smoothly. Accessible throughout the district, Chuck’s Place has fresh bagels, muffins and coffee all day. The yogurt parfait station turns into a salad bar for lunchtime, with both students, as well as staff, able to order food for their midday meal.

Eventually, they plan to include sandwiches, burgers and other hot food items available as specials during the week. Julie Ryan supervises Chuck’s Place. Originally hired as a computer teacher, the 33-year veteran moved to a homeroom position, during which Chuck’s Place was already in operation. When the former head of the store retired, Ryan stepped in as instructor. “I really like working in Chuck’s Place because we work on functional skills, and we see results every day with the work that we do is tangible. There’s not pencil and paper, or reading, or anything. Our philosophy in Chuck’s Place is everybody can do something,” she said. Chuck’s Place employs a wide range of students, such as those with cognitive impairments, autism and other conditions that may affect social cues or development. “A lot of kids don’t like coming to math class or having U.S. history, but they always will like coming to Chuck’s Place,” Ryan said. She enjoys Chuck’s

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Place because she can work alongside students to see results, and not just with the ones assigned to her homeroom. Chuck’s Place was named after Charles “Chuck” Murray, the superintendent who was in charge of the MCSSSD when the program was created. “When you walk in, it doesn’t look like a classroom, it looks like a Wawa. It looks like a retail marketing facility, so it was a lot to get started,” Ryan said. “Without Dr. Murray, it never would have been, so they named it in honor of him. He has since passed away, so the name will never change.” As part of helping them start Chuck’s Place, Wawa even donated signs that are now visible throughout the store. Diamon Bethea, a student from Trenton, expressed what her favorite aspect of Chuck’s Place is. “You can learn a lot of different skills, and then learn them with different kids with different abilities to do different things,” she said. Ryan said that for younger children in the district, coming to Chuck’s Place is like entering the outside community. The students can walk down to Mercer High School, make purchases of their own volition, and learn to behave in public. Students have the ability to earn ‘Mercer Money’ at the intermediate and high schools, a currency that is able to be spent in locations such as Chuck’s Place. Typically rewarded for good behavior, the money gives students an incentive to visit the Wawa-like storefront. Since Chuck’s Place is shared throughout the whole district, it’s a resource for everyone, not just those at the high school level, Ryan said. Prior to the constraints of COVID, those who showed great promise were able to work with a job coach in the community at locations such as Red Robin and Walgreens. Two students from Chuck’s Place had made such progress that they were going to begin working at Red Robin at the end of March 2020. Unfortunately, the school closed on March 13, and the pandemic put a halt to the beginnings of their respective careers.

“Hopefully, we’ll get back to that, and then also for students who aren’t gonna work in the community, we still work on those behaviors. You need to follow directions, you need to be appropriate, you need to work with other people, you need to sometimes do non-preferred things,” Ryan said. Currently, in place of that experience, students are given the opportunity to work in the school cafeteria run by Sodexo. There, they work with a completely different staff, not just their fellow students. “We can monitor and see how successful they are, [and] what support they need,” Ryan continued. By regularly rotating participants in the program through every position, MCSSSD ensures that equal time is divided among the responsibilities for career, as well as life, readiness. Out of all the jobs available at Chuck’s Place, Nicholas Zoltanski of Hamilton said his personal favorite is washing the dishes. Uchenna Ugorji, also from Hamilton, feels a similar passion for the task. “I like to wash dishes and I like to clean the glasses,” Ugorji said. “I’ve learned to make orders.” While so many of the students enjoy that specific responsibility, Ryan said, one of the main skills they learn is that regardless of preference, diligent workers must do whatever duty their employers ask of them. The instructor also conveyed that while nonverbal students, those in wheelchairs, and others could not be interviewed for this article, they are all “very capable workers” who enhance the program through their dedication. Mathew Rambo, who lives in East Windsor, has been working at Chuck’s Place since he was a sophomore. His preference is to be at the checkout, always eager to run the cash register. “Chuck’s Place is a really good place to work,” he said. “I also get to do deliveries, too.” Each of the students interviewed said that they would recommend working in Chuck’s Place to someone else, a resounding ‘yes’ or ‘absolutely’ as part of their feedback.

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The time has come to decide our New Year’s resolutions, promises we make to ourselves that will improve our lives overall for the next 12 months. From eating more healthily to learning better spending habits, we all have areas in our lives that need a bit of extra attention and care. Here are some local resources to help start 2022 in the right mindset, based on the most popular resolutions.

Improving Your Health

Perhaps the number one resolution, year after year, is to live more healthfully. From choosing the right foods to exercising daily, there are a multitude of ways to live a more sound lifestyle. Dr. Kintur Sanghvi, owner of NJ Heart & Vascular Care in Princeton and Hamilton, says that heart health (and overall fitness) starts with the diet and daily intake of water. It is important, he says, to pay attention to what we put into our bodies, and to take care to avoid greasy, salty, or processed foods. “Most of us eat food on the fly,” says Dr. Sanghvi. “We never have time to sit down. We all just eat quickly and move on.” Paying attention to diet and the effect on the body can be life-changing. Dr. Sanghvi, a cardiologist and cardiovascular physician, started

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One thing that long standing family businesses have in common is their stories. Stories that may have been handed down through generations of owners, employees and customers. The history in photos, documents and memories are comforting and provide us with a sense of continuity and community. Long standing family businesses provide us with comfort and roots. Since 1933 there has been an inn near the airport on Bear Tavern Road in Ewing that has been welcoming travelers. Providing hospitality to airport patrons and locals alike, Al’s Airport Inn is keeping the tradition alive and looking to the future. Nestled on a flat plain in the middle of rolling hills, it is easy to think back 88 years and see the warmly lit inn on the outskirts of the airfield, as you climb out of the newly burgeoning transport mode of passenger airplanes. Family owned and operated, Al’s Airport Inn is now owned by Carrie Ann Bondi, and she is looking to enhance the traditional tavern experi-

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Carrie Ann Bondi owns and operates Al’s Airport Inn in Ewing. ence. Taking the time during a shutdown for the pandemic to remodel the floors, ceilings and painting the interior, the inn retains its colonial

feel but is much newer and brighter inside. “Of course we kept the building looking like “Al’s”. We had to keep the exposed beams, woodwork, and

brick. The original building dates back to the 1700s and we want to showcase that,” states Bondi. Originating right after the airport was built in 1929, Al’s Airport Inn was purchased from by Bondi from her husband’s grandmother in 2018. “It was time for Grandmom to retire as she was in her 90s and it was either sell it to strangers or buy the inn.” Say Bondi. “My husband’s grandparents acquired the business from Al Jones and his wife from which they were partnered with in the Jones’ later years. The inn is named after Al, of course.” Starting a new venture was almost as important as keeping the inn within the family. Previously working as a marketing and social media consultant, Bondi took the chance, purchased the inn, and has not looked back. “We were forced to close for 8 months due to the pandemic and have been slowly building back to 25, 50 and now 100 percent capacity. We are especially grateful to our community. We could not have done it without their loyalty and encourage-

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“There have also been instances ment. Many places did not re-open, of more than natural events inside long-established places, so we are the tavern. Chairs being pushed in truly appreciative of the support,” by unseen hand and lights flickersays Bondi. “The regulars were very ing at closing time. These are mostly excited as we re-opened. They had acknowledged to be Al Jones, the been cooped up a long time and were original owner and it is his way of very happy to see the changes made helping to prepare for closing as he here.” did many, many times.” Many in Ewing frequent Al’s as Family and community oriented, they may miss the venerable FredAl’s Airport Inn continues a longdie’s Tavern, which closed in 2019. standing family business in a time Freddie’s was also opened in 1933 and when it sometimes seems that chain was operated by the Urbano family restaurants are taking over and home for generations. “Many of the Urbacooking is a thing of the past. 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After 13 years as a teacher and coach at Ewing, Dalessio is going from running individual teams to overseeing the entire program. Is he ready? “I kind of feel it’s a little bit like parenting,” Dalessio said. “Who’s ever 100 percent ready to be a parent? You have to figure it out on the go. You work through the way to do things and how you want them to be as a parent. Just like I’ll work through how I want this to be as an athletic director. I’m just trying to make decisions the best I can for the entire athletic program—not just one sport or one individual program, but all of them.” In taking that approach, Robbinsville can be considered the Dalessios fourth child, as Matt’s wife Adrienne took over as the Highland High School AD in July. “She’s learning on the job herself,” said Dalessio, who met Adrienne his very first day at Ewing, “but she’s helping me out already.” Highland is in South Jersey, not too far from Cherokee High School, where Dalessio wrestled and played football before playing football at The College of New Jersey. Upon graduation, he got a job at Ewing as a health

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Thursday, January 20 Coming up this month at Reiki “Re-fresher.” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Have RWJU Hospital Hamilton you been Reiki certified but it’s been so To register for a program or for schedule changes call 609-584-5900. For more information, go to rwjbh. org/hamilton.

Tuesday, January 11

Gynecologic Cancer Round Table Discussion. 6 to 8 p.m. Bring your questions and concerns for an open discussion with our RWJ gynecologic physicians. Topics range from cancer prevention, diagnostic testing, and treatment. Ruth Stephenson, DO, Gynecologic Oncologist at CINJ – NJ’s only National Cancer Institute Cancer Center and James Aikins, MD, Division Chief.

Thursday, January 13

Dining Healthy with Diabetes. 1 to 2 p.m. Join us in the healthy cooking kitchen for an afternoon of cooking and education geared towards answering questions about the management of your diabetes. Alyssa Luning, RD, CSOWM- Registered dietitian/board certified specialist in obesity & weight management. Kids in the Kitchen: Winter Warm-Up— Soothing and healthy comfort foods kids will love! 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cook up some fun, and sample healthy foods in new ways! For children ages five and older with parent/caregiver. $5 per child/ $5 per parent/caregiver. Register early; limited class size. Alyssa Luning, RD, CSOWM-Registered dietitian/board certified specialist in obesity & weight management.

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There’s no better time to be 65+ years old, and there’s no better place to experience it than at the Better Health Program at RWJUH. This complimentary program will engage your mind, encourage you to move and help you reflect. To register for a program below or to learn about complimentary membership call 609-584-5900 or visit rwjbh.org/HamiltonBetterHealth.

Wednesday, January 5

Navigating the Medicaid Process. 10 to 11 a.m. Justin Scott, Esquire, author, helps us understand the process of enrollment and benefits of Medicaid. Registration Required.

Thursday, January 6

Discussions with Sara I. Ali, MD, Geriatric & Internal Medicine: Let’s Talk Vitamins. 1 to 2 p.m. Separating fact from fiction is a difficult task, but not for Dr. Ali! She shares the facts on which vitamins works and which don’t.

Prevention and Treatment for Dizziness, Vertigo and Imbalance. 10 to 11 a.m. It is not uncommon for individuals with a history of vertigo or dizziness to regain their balance through accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment and/or rehabilitation exercises. Dr. Lorraine Sgarlato Au.D.

Discussions with Sara I. Ali, MD, Geriatric & Internal Medicine: Nutrition, Weight Management and Exercise after 65. 1 to 2 p.m. Join the discussion about how to best nourish the body, maintain a healthy weight and safely exercise. Call 609.584.5900 to register and to be notified of schedule changes.

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Private Reiki Sessions by appointment. 3 to 7 p.m. Reiki is a hands on energy modality to help ease the tense body and busy mind into a relaxed and healing state. $30/30 min. or $60/hour. Patti McDougall, BSN, RN, Integrative Therapies Nurse, Reiki Master/Teacher.

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News for the New Year DAVE FRIED MAYOR’S COLUMN

While November and December are times of great thanks, appreciation and celebration, 2022 brings new hope and at least the possibility of life returning to normal. With new COVID-19 variants still mutating and trying to figure out how to evade the three approved vaccines, we must remain vigilant but also recognize this virus is likely something we will have to contend with for many years to come. Thank you to all of our local pharmacies, Mercer County, The State of New Jersey and the West Windsor Health Department, led by the tireless Jill Swanson, for the massive effort of vaccinating our community over the past year. I once again want to express how thankful I am for the opportunity to serve as your mayor for another four years. I am eternally grateful to the residents, businesses and civic organizations, which do so much to ensure that Robbinsville continues to personify the very meaning of community. You step up for each other time after time, and please believe me when I say other towns have taken notice and have stepped up their game as a result. We said goodbye to two important members of that community on Dec. 31, when Councilman Vince Calcagno and Police Chief Chris Nitti retired after faithfully serving Washington, then Robbinsville Township for 22 and 28 years, respectively. I learned so much about being mayor and the many intricacies of public safety from both Chris and his predecessor, Marty Masseroni, that I likely would not still be in office to write this column had it not been for each of those gentlemen.

Councilman Calcagno has been a mentor and a friend, whose legendary contributions to our town are far too numerous to list here—so we just went ahead and named the Senior Center after him—the Vincent J. Calcagno Senior Center! Without Vince, I probably would not be in the realm of public service to tell these tales. Both the RTPD and Vince’s council seat are in exceptional hands with Lt. Mike Polaski promoted to chief effective Jan. 1, 2022, and Debbie Blakely moving over from Dan Schuberth’s unexpired two-year term and taking the oath of office for Mr. Calcagno’s four-year term at the Township Council reorganization meeting Jan. 6. Bittersweet times, for sure. *** Speaking of our police department and PBA Local 344, led by Officer Allison Ricci, just an incredible job raising over $8,200 for the JillyBean Foundation as part of “No Shave November” and presenting that check to Kevin Lecorchick in memory of his beloved late wife. Jill Lecorchick passed away at the far-too-young age of 32 after battling Stage 4 breast cancer and is dearly missed by her friends and family. Since 2015, No Shave November events have raised over $25,000 for various research and cancer-related charities and causes. Well done, everyone! *** Don’t forget the fee rabies clinic on Thursday, Jan. 13, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Public Works garage, located at 56 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Preregistration is required at tinyurl.com/ppthpckv. All standard COVID-19 protocols are in place. One person and one pet per customer, and please use leashes and/or pet carriers for your furry ones. Wishing everyone a safe, happy and healthy New Year from all of us in Robbinsville Township! Dave Fried is the Mayor of Robbinsville Township

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