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As we approach the finish line for the 2020 Census, enumerators in New Jersey are facing serious obstacles to achieving a fair and complete count. A shortened deadline, fewer enumerators (formerly known as census takers) than planned due to the pandemic and fears of completing the census—particularly in the Latino community—sparked by actions and words of the Trump administration, are just a few of the hurdles in the way of an accurate count. The U.S. Census, completed every 10 years, “is designed to count every resident,” to determine apportionment of seats in U.S. House of Representatives and to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds to local communities, according to census.gov. “There’s a concern from many, especially in the immigrant population, about privacy and security, especially when our current administration had, in many of our minds, been undermining the process: first, by trying to include the citizenship question, and lately by shortening the deadline,” says Princeton councilwoman Leticia Fraga, who is See CENSUS, Page 6
Thirteen-year-old West Windsor resident Vyshakh Thejaswi (left) summited California’s Mount Whitney on Aug. 9, after a grueling 22.5 mile hike with an overall elevation gain of 6,700 feet, with his father, Thej Gurumurthy. Mount Whitney, in the Sierra Nevadas, is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet. Thejaswi is an 8th grader at Grover Middle School.
Teaching the art of healing WWAC show to debut virtually BY SAM SCIARROTTA
The West Windsor Arts Council, like many other local organizations and businesses, wanted to do something in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. So the group stuck to what it knows. The council’s exhibition committee will present Art and Healing, an online exhibition starting Aug. 31 and
running through Oct. 23. A virtual opening reception is scheduled for Sept. 11 from 7:15 to 9 p.m. The exhibition will run online only. The exhibition centers on how art can be used as a healing tool in the wake of a global pandemic and otherwise. “We invited artists to explore the theme of Art and Healing, not only as it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic and the profound impact it has had on our lives, but also as a reflection on past life experiences or feelings relating to
healing from any condition or challenge,” said Aylin Green, the executive director of the West Windsor Arts Council. “As we cautiously emerge from the quarantines of the past few months, WWAC has created an exhibition that looks at art as a healing tool, reflecting the realities, feelings, or experiences during this surreal time, or from other past events, either personal or public.” Works in the show range from transformative photoSee ART, Page 10
The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District will cancel the fall interscholastic sports season, superintendent David Aderhold announced in a statement Aug. 6. All varsity, sub-varsity and middle school sports are affected, as well as marching band. Aderhold said the decision was made based on three factors: health, social and emotional welfare and financial implications. WW-P is the first Mercer County school district to cancel the fall sports season. “As the news continues to report stories of athletes who have tested positive for COVID19 or teams that have quarantined due to outbreaks, there is no return to normalcy,” Aderhold said. “Professional and collegiate athletic programs must endure changing conditions such as daily COVID-19 testing, altered living arrangements, and constantly shifting schedules due to the cancellation of games. These teams have access to resources that far exceed our local school districts, and yet we pretend that school districts can pull off our seasons simply because we desire the return to normalcy.” All WW-P fall varsity head coaches and marching band directors will provide virtual lessons, the statement said. These will include virtual workouts and social and emotional See SPORTS, Page 9
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Allow me to introduce myself SAM SCIARROTTA FROM THE EDITOR
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Hi there, West Windsor and Plainsboro! You don’t know me, but I know you. While this is my first time editing The News, I’ve spent a lot of time in town. I covered sports at High School North and High School South in my earlier days at Community News Service, and I’ve written stories for the paper here and there in the past. I have family who live and work in the district, so I’ve been to events off the field, too. I’m also the editor of The News’s nearby sister paper, the Robbinsville Advance, and I’m used to covering two counties at once—I work on CNS’s Bordentown Current, too. I’ve always admired the West Windsor and Plainsboro region’s wellrounded nature and cultural diversity in all aspects of life—the West Windsor Arts Council’s Art of Healing show, set to run virtually starting this month through Oct. 23, is a great example of that (see story on the cover). I think the wide array of pieces, styles, artists and media is the perfect representation of the West Windsor and Plains- Contact SAM SCIARROTTA: ssciarrotta@ boro communities. communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. And that is exactly what I hope to 121, facebook.com/samsciarrotta1
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Around town his age-group. He officiated Princeton cross-country and track meets and received the Larry Ellis Alumni Award for his service. Dick enjoyed taking his family on Richard Stockton Snedeker camping trips to places such as Nova passed away on Aug. 16, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, New York on Scotia, Lake Michigan and Cape HatApril 14, 1927 to Leonard and Annis teras. Later in life, he and Mary Ellen Snedeker, Dick attended Poly Prep found immense pleasure in semiCountry Day School. He served in annual trips to numerous destinations the U. S. Navy from 1945 to 1946. He around the globe, with western and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in eastern Europe as particular favoraeronautical engineering from Princ- ites. Dick was a master woodworker eton University in 1951 and received a and his hobbies included building furniture, making art, and family genemaster’s in 1961. Initially employed by the Princeton alogy. He and Mary Ellen especially loved German band University Press as a music, Gilbert and Sultechnical illustrator and livan and John Philip editor, Dick moved on Sousa. to work at AeronautiDick and Mary Ellen cal Research Associates were married for 60 of Princeton, where he years until her passspent his 40-year career ing in 2012. Dick is surworking in the field vived by his children of experimental fluid Jenky Snedeker and her dynamics. He published partner Kevin McCue nearly 100 papers and of Essex Junction, Verreceived five U.S. patmont, James Snedeker ents. He retired from of Sunderland, MassARAP in 1997. chussetts and Amy SneDick married Mary deker of Pennington; Ellen Burroughs in Snedeker three nephews Robert 1952. They moved to Taylor of Asbury, Robert West Windsor in 1957 where they raised their three chil- Snedeker and his wife Fran of Larchdren. Dick added two major additions mont, New York, Don Snedeker and to their Grover’s Mill home, doing his wife Victoria of Falls Church, Virall the carpentry, plumbing, heating, ginia; two grandchildren, Laurel Jenkins, her husband Matthew Kent and electrical and roofing work himself. A beloved fixture in many aspects their son Desmond of Middlebury, of the local scene, Dick was a long- Vermont and Peter Dugan, his wife time contributor to the West Windsor- Angela, and their children Siena and Plainsboro News. He wrote the popu- Caleb of Hopkinton, Massachussetts The Snedeker family offers thoughts lar column Looking Back, relating fun facts and anecdotes about West Wind- and prayers to all those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. sor history. He served as a board member Dick and Mary Ellen were huge anifor the Princeton Small Animal Res- mal lovers all their lives. In lieu of flowcue League for three years. He was ers, donations may be made to SAVE, also a member of the West Windsor- A Friend to Homeless Animals, 1010 Plainsboro School Board for 12 years, Route 601, Skillman, NJ 08558. A family service will be held on serving as president for four. He coauthored the plan to regionalize West Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 at 1 p.m. folWindsor with Plainsboro and played lowed by burial of ashes in Princeton a significant role in the construction Cemetery, 29 Greenview Ave. Princof the first West Windsor-Plainsboro eton, that everyone is welcome to attend at 2 p.m. A Zoom service will High School. Dick was chairman of the Grover’s take place on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 Mill Pond Task Force, which suc- at 1 p.m. A link for the service will cessfully revitalized the pond. He also be available in the service informaserved as a board member for the tion section of Richard’s obituary on Friends of West Windsor Open Space, matherhodge.com. which protected areas of the township Doctor works on school from development. After retiring from ARAP, Dick gave reopenings walking tours of Princeton for the Princeton Historical Society and was A West Windsor emergency media docent at the Morven Museum. He cine physician is working with colhelped found the West Windsor Arts leges and universities to help them Council and constructed large “Fabu- reopen as the COVD-19 pandemic lous Forms” sculptures in his home continues. woodshop for township children Dr. Hina Z. Ghor y is a partner at to paint during the council’s spring Clinical Staffing Solutions, a New Jercelebration. sey-based company that is focused on An IC4A champion miler while at supporting private colleges and uniPrinceton, Dick competed in area road versities on their health policies and races for many years, usually winning practices. In recent months, the com-
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pany has launched a COVID-19 Back cheese, breads, baked goods, local to School Program which educational wine, fresh pasta and sauces, raw institutions can tailor to their specific honey, soups, chili, pastured meats and poultry, vegan chocolate, flowneeds and circumstances. “It is vitally important that colleges ers, teas, locally grown oats and more. and universities be able to both serve Food trucks featuring crepes, breaktheir educational missions and protect fast hash, cold brew coffee, acai bowls the health of their students, faculty and fresh juices are also available. The West Windsor Community and staff,” Ghory said. “The COVID19 program, built on evidence-based Farmers Market runs every Saturday, protocols, provides the tools these rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parking is free. The market accepts institutions need to do so.” SNAP/EBT and offers Ghory said that no matching incentives medical protocols could towards fruit and vegetaguarantee the elimible purchases, up to $20 nation of COVID-19 per market day. Visit the entirely. market table for details. In addition to her work For more informawith educational instition, visit the market’s tutions, Ghory is assiswebsite or call (609) tant director of emer933-4452. gency medicine at East Orange General HospiChurch helps tal in East Orange. She has managed hundreds cover medical of COVID-19 patients of debt all acuity levels since the start of the pandemic. Ghory Princeton Alliance “Being at the front Church, along with RIP lines of the pandemic Medical Debt, recently from its beginning has shown me and contributed $15,000 toward abolishing my colleagues first-hand the dangers $1,756,385 in medical debt throughout of COVID-19 and the importance of both Mercer and Middlesex County. managing cases with the right poliPAC is located in Plainsboro and cies, protocols and procedures,” she committed to making a difference in said. the community. RIP Medical Debt is Ghory and her family have been a nonprofit whose sole purpose is to West Windsor residents since 2015, locate, purchase and then forgive medwhen they moved to the township ical debt for those in greatest need from Manhattan, where she worked through the contributions of donors. as an assistant professor of medi- Because of PAC’s donation of $15,000, cine at Weill Cornell Medical Col- letters were mailed last month to 1,127 lege, teaching both medical students recipients informing them that their and emergency medicine residents. medical debt is paid in full. Ghory received her bachelors in bio“We have a robust assistance prochemistry from Wellesley College and gram and often see medical debt conher doctorate from Weill Cornell Med- nected to an inability to sustain basic ical College. She completed her resi- needs of food and shelter in our comdency in emergency medicine from munities,” said lead pastor Boyd the New York-Presbyterian Hospital Hannold. “I believe that abolishing of Cornell and Columbia Universities. this medical debt will help lift people out of the vicious cycle of economic poverty. Our mission is to help people Farmers market open live life to the fullest in Jesus and we The West Windsor Community believe that happens by knowing God, Farmers Market has adapted shop- developing community, and bringing ping experiences to supporting local hope to the world. This is one of many food while staying safe in an open air ways we can do so.” Medical debt is the No. 1 source setting during the pandemic. Market manager Chris Cirkus said of personal bankruptcy filings in the the entrance and overall layout have country, and it’s not just the uninbeen changed to allow for an appro- sured who have a hard time keeping priate amount of space between shop- up— 20% of Americans with insurance under the age of 65 also have trouble pers, vendors and farmers. “Every single week, we hear from covering their costs, and more than customers who are so grateful to pur- 11 million Americans took on added chase their fresh produce, meats, credit card debt in 2013 to cover medicheese, mushrooms, seafood, pickles, cal expenses. jams, sauces, eggs, oats, pasta, wine YWCA to honor and more, directly from their farmers and artisan makers,” Cirkus said. Plainsboro resident Masks are required for shoppers, Plainsboro resident Christine He vendors and farmers. Customers will be one of 21 women who are set to should enter the Vaughn lot through be honored at the 41st Annual Tribute Alexander Road instead of the Vaughn to Women and Industry Awards CelDrive entrance. The market is still in ebration, sponsored by YWCA Union the same location. County and scheduled to be held virMarket vendors and farmers offer tually on Sept. 10. fresh produce, sustainably caught He is the associate director of global coastal seafood, mushrooms, farm microbiology, global quality and fresh eggs, Alpaca fiber wear, artisan microbiology at Colgate-Palmolive
Company, located in Piscataway. He joined Colgate in 2001 in China as a plant microbiologist, and had taken different roles at the company in the years since. In January 2018, she became the head of global microbiology. He and her family moved to the U.S in 2018. Today, He is responsible for the microbiological integrity of all Colgate products, working from development to implementation of microbiology strategy for both global technology centers and manufacturing sites. She is also responsible for developing the global microbiology groups in all Colgate locations. He received the You Can Make a Difference Award in 2018 for the rapid testing project implemented in microbiology swab testing, which changed the testing from 4-5 days into 5 minutes. The overall efforts improved the current monitoring aspect of the corporate Cleaning & Sanitization pro-
gram. YWCA Union County’s Tribute to Women & Industry Award was created 41 years ago to honor women in executive, managerial, and other professional roles who have made significant contributions in their fields. Organizers say that proceeds from the event will benefit the YWCA Union County, which aims to provide services throughout Union County for victims of domestic violence and their children, providing emergency shelter, housing, legal services, children’s services, counseling, advocacy, a family justice center and more. More information on the 41st Annual TWIN Awards Celebration can be found online at ywcatwinmidjersey.org.
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CENSUS continued from Page 1 handling census activities in the town. The Trump administration, Fraga continues, is “also asserting that members who do not have legal residency shouldn’t be counted. Many in our community will hear that and will think, what’s the point?” Manuel Hernandez, president and a founder of the Latino Merchants Association and the owner of a construction and HVAC company in Trenton’s Chambersburg, who has been helping with the census since last year, says, “It’s been tough because a lot of people are afraid something is going to happen to them, that the government is going to come after them because they are not legally here. We have convinced a bunch of people, but some, after long conversations, we haven’t been able to convince.” “Especially because of what the president is saying—he says one thing and does another—they think somebody is going to show up at the door and take them and deport them. Also a lot don’t understand the importance of the census,” Hernandez says. To respond to the immigrants’ fears, says Eduardo Gittens, chief of staff for Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson and co-chair of the Trenton Complete Count Committee, “We enlisted the assistance of trusted partners; one being the Latino Merchants Association—different businesses and business owners that have a great relationship with the Latino community. They’ve worked closely with us passing out information,
putting out a positive message in how the census will be able to assist them; and assuring them that their information will not be shared and they don’t have to fear any repercussions.” Recently the Census Bureau, at the behest of the Trump administration, shortened the deadline for counting U.S. residents from Oct. 31 to Sept. 30. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, at a virtual “census rally” on Aug. 13, said, “Because of the federal government’s decision to shorten the window, census workers will have less time to do their work. We were undercounted in 2010, and it cost us untold billions of dollars in the decade since.” As of Aug. 18, most towns in Mercer County had percentage response rates in the 70s; outliers were West Windsor at 81.6%, Ewing at 67.4%, and Trenton at 44.3%. Percentages in Princeton, Lawrence, West Windsor, and Bordentown were higher than the final 2010 selfresponse rate; three areas were more significantly behind: Pennington by 6.9%, Ewing by 4.8 %, and Trenton by 9.3%. Patricia Williamson, the New Jersey Counts Project Director at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, who is focused on the 11 hard-to-count cities in New Jersey, of which Trenton is one, says, “We needed those extra four weeks to get those people [Latinos]. It takes a 20-minute conversation to help them understand what’s going on.” Hard-to-count areas are those with housing units that are vacant, multifamily, and renter-occupied housing units, student housing, and resi-
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dents with low incomes, and student housing, according to Michael Ruger, deputy mayor of Hopewell Township. Regarding the shortened deadline, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes issued a statement to Community News Service: “Mercer County opposes this shortsighted decision by the federal government.” One reason that completion rates are not higher, Ewing councilwoman Jennifer Keyes-Maloney says, is that “people don’t necessarily understand why they have to fill out the census.” Someone close to her, for example, thought she didn’t have to complete the census because she didn’t have children. Another person told Fraga she didn’t realize the census applied to her because she rents. And where multiple families live in one household, “they think because they are not on the lease, they don’t count,” Fraga said. Williamson says that immigrants and people of color “tend to not report children under five out of safety.” Sometimes children are not supposed to be living where they actually are. Or there are too many people in a home, and residents are afraid that if their landlord finds out, they will have to be separated. Some parents are not documented and afraid to mention their children. Other people don’t understand the value of counting their children—even in suburban areas, Williamson says. “They don’t realize when they start having overcrowded schools and don’t know why that was happening, that’s because lots of kids who were not accounted for when they were one or two are now in schools and in sports.” Even legal immigrants are sometimes afraid to complete the census, Williamson continues, because “they are concerned they are in a mixed family or that their paperwork won’t hold up.” But, of course, the census is mandated to count all residents of the United States. “It doesn’t matter if a person is living by themselves with a dog or cat; anybody should answer,” Keyes-Maloney says. With so much left to do, the census faces yet another big problem: the coronavirus has reduced the number of enumerators available to go door to door to households that have not completed the census. According to Hughes, the original 500 enumerators hired for
the county dwindled to 300 due to the virus and its effects: retirees were concerned about contracting the virus and spreading it to their significant others; other people sought other employment because of the delay in going door-todoor; and even young and middle-aged individuals were nervous about virus exposure and the potential to spread it to their households, many of which included elderly family members. “Although the bureau continues to hire replacement workers, time is running out for extensive training, so the reduced workforce seems to be what we have to work with until Sept. 30,” Hughes wrote. As a consequence of the reduction in time and number of enumerators, they will be making only two visits to a household before moving on rather than the original projected five visits. Undercounting is not something new, Williamson said during the governor’s census rally, “Black people have been undercounted since the census began; they were first illegally undercounted by the Constitution [where each slave was counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of congressional representation].” Williams highlights the differences between the urban communities where she has been focusing and the suburban towns that have far better census completion numbers. “Suburban communities tend to understand the value of taking the census and the importance; the outreach isn’t as necessary.” In these communities, most people complete the census because they know it is a constitutional requirement and that a proper count is the basis of representation and of funding for federal programs. In urban communities, where many people don’t realize how the services they use are funded, education is the first step in promoting census. But, Williamson says, “even after that, there’s the issue of the fear and distrust of the government.” Whether from hearsay or by observation, they believe “that if they take the census and they do something the government wants them to do they are going to be adversely impacted.” Although this has always been an issue, Williamson says, in the current decade “certain people in the current leadership have made people such as
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immigrants in particular and people of color feel that they are not valued, and with immigrants, that they are not welcome and if they are giving their information to the same government, that government might deport them. It is very hard to separate the Census Bureau from ICE and from the IRS.” “What I do is try to debunk certain myths about the census so people can understand it is not about other parts of the government; it is purely statistical and confidential—your information remains within the Census Bureau and statistics are provided to ensure you get proper services,” Williamson says. When she reaches out to people in these communities, she tells them that any issues they may have with the Internal Revenue Service or Immigration and Customs Enforcement are “separate from being counted, from letting the census know you exist. Because you exist, regardless of your standing or status, you are eating, using services, sending your children to our schools, going to hospitals, and going to stores.” Today, making sure the census is completed involves a broad community effort, in tandem with the Census Bureau and centered on complete count committees, which the Census Bureau website describes as “a broad spectrum of government and community leaders from advocacy, education, business, healthcare, and elected officials” who “develop and implement a 2020 Census awareness campaign based upon their knowledge of the local community.” The efforts in the Trenton area are
illustrative of the communal effort to obtain as large a census count as possible. A group of nonprofit partners have been working together to promote the census, including Arm in Arm, Children’s Futures, the Latino Merchants Association, A Better Way, the YMCA of Greater Mercer County, Shiloh Baptist Church, Isles, and the United Way. “It’s been wonderful working with all of the other nonprofits—it’s a collaboration of nonprofits all trying to achieve the same thing,” says Terry West, community development specialist for the Office of the Executive in Mercer County. They have also gotten houses of worship to share census messaging during their virtual services. The complete count committees have been promoting self-response, via telephone, hard copy, or online, and then enumeration is supposed to help fill in the gaps. “Our efforts are big blanket educational and information efforts, to explain why the census is important and educate people to participate,” West says. Then in mid-August the census bureau’s enumeration teams, who know exactly which addresses haven’t responded, took over with door-to-door efforts. Mercer County has 21 hard-to-count census tracts, with 19 in Trenton and two in Hamilton on the border of Trenton. Early on, West and his community helpers were using lists of registered voters from the superintendent of elections to knock on doors in Chambersburg, now a predominantly Spanish-speaking community with many undocumented immigrants from Central America.
“As we were out there we noticed dozens of houses in Chambersburg [not on their list] where there were families and started to focus on those on the second wave in early March,” West says. In an effort to reach the occupants of these residences, the complete count committee also did an ad campaign based on community stakeholders widely familiar to different parts of the Trenton community. “We spent time thinking about the best way, in the shortest amount of time, to grab attention, promote the census, and let people know that it’s necessary and safe,” West says. They also initiated a bilingual postcard campaign where they hand-wrote messages to those hardest to count. Helping them out were the League of Women Voters; A Better Way, whose executive director, Perry Shaw, was instrumental in getting the cards completed, labeled, and mailed; and the Latino Merchants Association, which covered the Spanish-speaking community. They successfully sent out 30,000 postcards during the pandemic. As restrictions have started to lighten, census officials and volunteers in Trenton, armed with tablets to enable immediate completion of the census and census literature, have met with people outdoors, near senior centers, low-income apartment complexes, and food banks. During the week of Aug. 10 in Princeton volunteers began to distribute information through the Princeton Mobile Food Pantry and the Mr. Rogers Neigh-
borhood free store, and when they got their hands on census swag like t-shirts, tote bags, and credit card holders they used these to incentivize participation. “Our best efforts have been going to food distribution sites, where we bring gift bags and talk about the importance of the census,” West says. Using this approach, they can usually convince 30 to 50 individuals and on occasion 100 to participate in the census. “Sometimes giving people something helps them realize we are with you on this and they would at least listen to us and have a conversation,” Williamson says. Among senior communities understanding where the dollars go, whether for food programs, Medicaid, or highways, is a motivator to complete the census, Gittens says. For West, a very effective technique has involved explaining the amount of money that comes back to the community per person who is counted in the census. approximately $1,800 per year per person for 10 years. For a family of five, that comes to $90,000. Although officials from the Census Bureau have expressed confidence that they have enough employees to complete their job by Sept. 30, Williamson does not agree. “At this point the people who have not responded did not intend to respond—now we’re back to the people who are not doing it either because of misunderstanding of the importance of the census or fear or distrust of the government,” Williamson says.
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SPORTS continued from Page 1 support throughout the fall season. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association previously announced mid-July that the upcoming school sports season would be delayed by one month. Teams were permitted to begin workouts July 13 and continue through Aug. 28, followed by a mandatory two-week break. Team practices for participating schools are set to begin Sept. 14. The NJSIAA also released a “Return to Play” model that outlined what the season would look like under the delay, including regular season and postseason start and end dates. Athletes from around the state participated in tournaments and oneoff games after the 2020 school year ended, and other outdoor activities became more common as summer began. But, said Aderhold, those activities have ostensibly led to a statewide rise in the COVID-19 transmission rate—0.8 on June 26 to 1.32 on Aug. 6. “Nationally, there have been serious concerns as high school sports geared up for the return to playing fields,” Aderhold said. “There have been tournament cancellations, postponement or suspension of seasons and the pause of voluntary workouts for both collegiate and high school programs due to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. At the cornerstone of WW-P’s reopening planning is the safety, health, and wellness of our students and our staff.” The district’s reopening plan
already banned in-person after-school clubs and activities, as well as weekend events. Locker rooms are also closed. Aderhold said other logistical challenges, like early-dismissal schedules, would be difficult to overcome. He also cited mask recommendations, saying that athletes would “inevitably” play without wearing a face covering. “There is an inherent risk in bringing athletes, fans and coaches from other districts or the risk that another district may experience as we bring our students, coaches, and fans to their school community,” Aderhold said. “Unfortunately, these risks could completely invalidate all our efforts to keep our school community safe and our schools open.” Aderhold said the district has already spent $3 million since the start of the pandemic—covering technology, safety measures, personal protective equipment and instructional materials. Additional athletics-related costs would include increased transportation routes, socially-distanced practices, attendance restrictions and enhanced after-hours cleaning protocols. “At this time, a return to competition places our student athletes, coaches, musicians, band directors, parents, spectators, officials and referees at risk,” Aderhold said. “This decision is painful, but it is the necessary decision to protect our school community and athletes. While I have championed the importance of athletics and fought for changes to the rules of the NJSIAA to ensure increased participation of our students, at this time, safety is our top priority.”
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New Jersey, was the juror. Bennett, a visual artist, has spent time during self-isolation creating mandalas—including “Quarantine Backyard Mandala: Azalea Harmony,” which is featured in the WWAC’s exhibition. “My well-being is woven into my love of nature,” she said. “...All work is inspired by my backyard and woodlands in New Jersey.” Works will be available for purchase—70% of each sale goes directly to the artist. The artists will also be on-hand to discuss their pieces during the Zoom reception. Art and Healing is the West Windsor Arts Council’s fourth virtual exhibition since the pandemic closed the arts center. Prior to coronavirus, though, all of the organization’s events and exhibitions were held in-person. It’s been a learning process, said Green, but she added that each show teaches her and the rest of the WWAC staff something new. “We have learned and innovated quite a lot in the last few months, and are refining our presentation each time,” she said. “One thing that both our in-person and virtual opening receptions always feature is an oppor-
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LIST 725K SOLD 730K
LIST 687K SOLD 685K
710K
595K
669K
920K
3 Orly Ct. West Windsor
80 Norcross Cir. Hamilton
6 Blackhawk Dr. West Windsor
556 Village Rd. West Windsor I LISTED & SOLD THIS HOUSE
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
LIST 250K SOLD 245K
LIST 710K SOLD 700K
LIST 675K SOLD 675K
LIST 810K SOLD 795K
1312 Sierra Dr. Hamilton
86 Saratoga Dr. West Windsor 29 Highmont Dr. West Windsor 25 Hawthorne Dr. West Windsor
SOLD FULL
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
LIST 592K SOLD 592K
397K
595K
42 Orleans St. West Windsor
221 Washington Rd. Princeton
121 Rabbit Hill Rd. West Windsor Statistics taken from Bright MLS 1/1/2020-8/31/2020
DURING THIS PANDEMIC FROM 1/1/2020-YTD. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET MY SELLERS AN AVERAGE OF 106.7% LIST PRICE TO SALE PRICE. CALL DONNA FOR THESE RESULTS. 609-903-9098
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