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Mercer County has opened a vaccination site at CURE Arena in Trenton, in partnership with Capital Health. An extremely limited number of doses are available at this time due to a supply shortage at the federal level. In order to receive your vaccine from Mercer County, you must first register into the state system. No walk-ups can be accommodated at the vaccination site. You will be notified when an appointment becomes available.

To register to receive a vaccine, go to: https://covidvaccine. nj.gov.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 25, at 8 a.m., the New Jersey COV-

ear Mercer County Community, The effort to administer COVID-19 vaccinations here in Mercer County and across the state has been slowed by a lack of vaccine coming to New Jersey from the federal government. We expect that situation to improve in the coming weeks with a new administration in Washington pledging to significantly ramp up vaccine production and distribution. In the meantime, we are facing a supply that falls far short of demand, but we will make sure we use every dose we do receive.

Mercer County has opened a COVID-19 vaccination site at CURE Insurance Arena in partnership with Capital Health, which nate 70 percent of the adult populawill manage the site. To get a vac- tion – about 4.7 million people – by cination at the arena, you must reg- the end of June. As of Friday mornister through the New Jersey Vac- ing, almost 429,000 people had recine Scheduling System at https:// ceived their first of vaccine dose, covidvaccine.nj.gov. Vaccinations and 61,588 had received their secare by appointment only. You will ond, according to the state’s COVbe notified when an apID-19 dashboard. Even pointment becomes an increase in supBetween with available.

Beginning ply on the horizon, the Monday, Jan. 25, at 8 vaccination process is The a.m., you can call the expected to take several Lines New Jersey COVID-19 months. In the meanVaccine Call Center at time, the virus is still ac855-568-0545 to get help with the tive in our community and we can’t vaccine scheduling system. get careless when it comes to folVaccinations are being adminis- lowing precautions. We can’t get tered to those eligible under the out of the habit of wearing our state’s phasing plan that prioritizes masks, keeping our distance, washpeople most at risk. But again, vac- ing our hands and avoiding large cine supply is extremely limited at gatherings. this time. Please be patient. For inIt’s more important than ever formation on vaccination eligibili- that we stay vigilant and do what’s ty, locations and more, visit the necessary to protect ourselves and state’s vaccine website at https:// those around us while the vaccinacovid19.nj.gov/vaccine. tion process moves forward New Jersey’s goal is to vacci-

ID-19 Vaccine Call Center can be reached at 855-568-0545.

For information on vaccination eligibility, locations and more, visit the state’s vaccine website at https://covid19. nj.gov/vaccine.

Current COVID-19 vaccination eligibility: • Paid or unpaid individuals working in a health care setting • Residents of long-term care facilities and other congregate settings • Frontline first responders • Individuals age 65 and older • Individuals age 16 to 64 who have at least one medical condition, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which increases the risk of severe illness from the virus. through the winter and spring.

Let’s be patient and continue to support each other. Let’s continue to work together.

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stress of finding a COVID vaccine and help your intellect, whimsy, and wanderlust to thrive.

Each page of the 40-page catalog extracts an “Oh, I have always wanted to learn about that” reaction from the reader. A very superficial sampling includes: • Lecture Series on Africa, titled “Up Close and Personal: Africa;” • History courses, such as “Nineteenth Century America Through the Prism of Five Extraordinary Elections” and closer to home “From Village to Town: The Transformation of Princeton between 1890 and 1910;” • Writing skills for a variety of personal and professional reasons; Making objects with the hands doodling, knitting, jewelry making, woodworking, photography; • Making music by one’s voice, harmonica, ukulele, piano, mandolin; • Playing games (bridge, mahjong, chess); • Improving business and workplace skills; • And for a breath of fresh air, “Spring Wildflowers;’ “Therapy Walks;” “Nature Walk;” and “Name That Tree.”

To participate in any portion of this exhilarating intellectual journey, please visit www.princetonadultschool.org to register for classes. For assistance, call the office at 609-683-1101.

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On Saturday afternoon the focus turns to urban agriculture, with a panel titled “Growing in Urban Jersey.” Among the panelists is Justin Allen, the urban agriculture coordinator at Isles, Inc., in Trenton.

The nonprofit’s urban agriculture work includes support for more than 70 school and community gardens and garden-based education for schools and summer programs.

Isles also operates the Tucker Street Garden, which serves as a training site for gardeners but also produces crops that are sold at affordable prices at Trenton’s Greenwood Avenue Farmers’ Market.

Allen is a graduate of Bergen Community College and Rutgers with a degree in nutritional science and a certificate in food systems education and administration. He previously worked with the Greater Newark Conservancy and with HealthBarn USA’s healthy lifestyle education program.

Other topics of discussion on Saturday include “Preserving and Expanding Crop Diversity,” “Indigenous Seeds and Food Sovereignty,” and “Sustainable Agriculture Enterprise.” Saturday’s programming concludes with a closing keynote by New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, the former mayor of Newark.

Sunday’s programming includes remarks from David Robinson, a Rutgers climatologist and geographer who has served as the state climatologist for the past 26 years.

In that role, he works with communities for whom an understanding of climate is essential — and farmers are primary among those.

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Other sessions on Sunday include “A Small Farm Future,” “The Carbon Farming Solution, Perennial Crops, and Regenerative Agriculture,” and “No Till Organic Farming.”

The closing keynote will be delivered by farmer and NOFA-NJ president Mike Rassweiler, the founder of North Slope Farm in Lambertville.

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n his State of the State address on January 12, Governor Phil Murphy pledged to help New Jersey emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic “stronger, fairer, and more resilient than before.”

The pandemic has taken a terrible toll on New Jersey, and swift, expansive vaccinations will be one of the governor’s top priorities in pulling the state out of this health crisis. Dealing with associated economic damage, including staggering job losses and business closings, is another administration priority.

But reviving the economy and creating new jobs presents a major challenge. Fortunately, the move to clean, renewable “green” energy will provide a huge boost to job creation. For example, Governor Murphy highlighted the development of a new offshore wind port in Salem County and a new manufacturing facility for offshore wind in Paulsboro that will create an estimated 2,000 good-paying, union jobs.

A coalition of conservation groups recently wrote to the governor, asking him to prioritize funding for environmental protection, clean energy, and sustainable “green” jobs in the fiscal year 2022 budget. Here are some examples of “green investments” with potential to bring significant job growth, and economic, environmental, and public health benefits to this state we’re in: Clean energy — New Jersey’s clean energy economy already supports about 51,000 jobs, including 34,000 in energy efficiency. Many more will be coming as New Jersey works to reach its goal of having 100 percent of its energy come from clean, renewable sources by 2050.

Research shows that wind and solar projects generate about 13 jobs per million dollars of investment, significantly higher than coal, oil, and natural gas projects.

Retrofitting buildings for clean and efficient energy offers a massive opportunity. Jobs retrofitting buildings are always local, can’t be exported, and can be targeted in communities with older, less energy efficient housing.

Another plus: workers in clean energy earn well above the national average. To fully capture the job benefits of clean energy, the state must abandon its bad habit of diverting money from the Clean En-

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Business Meetings

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Wednesday, January 27

Princeton Community Works. www.princetoncommunityworks. org. Fully virtual conference features three days of workshops for volunteers, boards, and staff of nonprofit organizations. 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Business after Business Virtual networking, Princeton Mercer regional Chamber of Commerce. www.princetonmercerchamber.org. Re-engage with chamber friends for a fun evening of virtual networking, cocktails and connections from your home.

Attendees have the opportunity to present a 30-second commercial and participate in breakout discussion groups. Register. $25; $15 members. 4 to 5:30 p.m.

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FILM

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DAY-BY-DAY EVENTS, JANUARY 27 TO FEBRUARY 3

Event Listings: E-mail events@princetoninfo.com Events for each day are divided into two categories: socially distanced, in-person gatherings, and virtual gatherings taking place online. Visit venue websites for information about how to access the events. To include your event in this section email events@princetoninfo.com.

Wednesday January 27 The Arts A Broadway Conversation and Q&A, State Theater of New Jersey, 732-246-7469. www.stnj.org.

Online conversation all about Broadway and moderated by Tony Award-winning Producer Ken Davenport. Featuring Broadway actors and creative artists, the panelists have appeared in hit national tours such as Jersey Boys, Beautiful—The Carole King Musical, RENT, The King and I, Motown the Musical, Something Rot-

From Baroque to Kwela Princeton Symphony Orchestra presents an on-demand concert by the renowned Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble from South Africa, featuring works by Mozart, Princeton-based composer Julian Grant, and Kwela, a jazzy South African style of music.

The concert will be available for $5 per device from Friday through Sunday, January 29 through 31. ten!, The Color Purple, and Cabaret. Panel topics include a behindthe-scenes look at the life of a touring actor, what it is like to be a part of an iconic show, character preparation, the importance of the arts, diversity and inclusion in the arts, and what they miss most during the pandemic. Patrons will have a chance to submit questions in advance after signing up for the event. Register. Minimum donation $10. 7 p.m.

On Stage

Virtual Talkback Night, Actors’ Net of Bucks County. www.actorsnetbucks.org. Live discussion with the cast and crew of “Dear Brutus,” currently streaming on the theater’s YouTube channel.

Participants may submit questions and comments in advance.

7 p.m.

Singles in Agriculture, Bristol Riverside Theater. www.brtstage.org. On their last night together at the annual convention for singles in agriculture, a resilient young army widow who loves Modern Family and talks to her Pygmy goats, angles for romance with a religious dairy farmer from Oklahoma. Performed live online.

Register. $30. 7:30 p.m.

Literati

Ladee Hubbard in Conversation with Nicole Blades, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org. Ladee Hubbard discusses her recently released novel “The Rib King” with novelist Nicole Blades. Hubbard is the author of the award-winning “The Talented Ribkins.” Register for Crowdcast presentation. 7 p.m.

Health Demystifying Medications, Princeton Health Community Wellness. www.princetonhcs.org.

Join pharmacy resident Marina Boulos for an informative discussion on the various classes of drugs that you or your loved ones may be prescribed, how to interpret and simplify their often-complex names, and how to understand what they do and how they should be used. Register. 1 p.m.

Mental Health

Webinar Series, NAMI New Jersey. www.naminj.org. Becky Wong, MBA, PharmD, presents “Improving Mental Health with Digital Technology.” Register.

Free. 1 p.m.

Socials Library Drawing Party, Mercer County Library. www.facebook. com/mclsnj. Follow along for a librarian-led drawing lesson, then share your finished work. 7 p.m.

For Seniors

This Old House, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www. princetonsenior.org. PSRC explores five notable American homes in a series continuing through February 10. Paul Revere House: The colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during the time of the American Revolution, built c. 1680. Register. $10 per session; $45 for the series. 1 p.m.

Thursday January 28 In Person: Outdoor Action Thursday Afternoon Aerobic Hikes, Washington Crossing State Park, 335 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, 609-737-0609. 2-3.5 mi. brisk guided hikes on selected trails in the state park. Bring a wa-

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rtworks Trenton is presenting regionally known artist Kalilah Sabree’s “Journey to Now – A Twenty Year Retrospective” from February 2 through March 3.

The exhibition features the artist’s exploration of spiritual transformation and world issues and features variety of current large scale, mixed-media paintings and drawings as well as several series with a contemporary Islamic flavor.

In a statement, Sabree says she “filters the world through the eyes of an African-American Muslim woman and educator,” the latter reflecting her status as former Lawrence High School teacher.

Sabree maintains a private studio at Artworks Trenton, has a master of fine art in painting from The University of The Arts, and received her B.A, from The College of New Jersey. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the TriState area.

Artworks Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton, Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (masks and social distancing required), free. 609394-9436 or www.artworkstrenton.org.

ter bottle and wear hiking shoes.

Weather permitting. Register. 1 p.m.

The Arts

ArtConnect Forum, Hopewell Valley Arts Council. www.hvartscouncil.org/artconnect-forum.

“The Power of Art to Heal” featuring Linda Martin-Mills, R.N. patient advocate and patient experience manager at Capital Health, and quilter presenting “The Reluctant Quilter” about falling into fiber arts and how it has helped her professionally and personally; and Sarah Bernotas, artist, teacher, and art therapist presenting “Finding Your Center in the Circle” about the healing art of mandala creation. Register; donation requested. 7 p.m.

On Stage

Singles in Agriculture, Bristol Riverside Theater. www.brtstage.org. On their last night together at the annual convention for singles in agriculture, a resilient young army widow who loves Modern Family and talks to her Pygmy goats, angles for romance with a religious dairy farmer from Oklahoma. Performed live online.

Register. $30. 7:30 p.m.

Health

Community Q&A on COVID-19 Vaccines, Trenton Health Team. www.trentonhealthteam.org. A panel of medical experts and community leaders respond to questions from the audience, discuss the science of COVID-19 vaccines, and share updates on plans for distribution. On Zoom or via Facebook Live. Register. 6 p.m.

Lectures

Religion and the Public Conversation, Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton University. csr.princeton.edu. Elaine Pagels, professor of religion at Princeton University, in conversation with her former student, Rabbi Ari Lamm, CEO of the Bnai Zion Foundation, on the topic “What should Jews and Christians know about their own histories in order to understand one another better?” Register. 4:30 to 6 p.m.

The Influenza Pandemic of 1918: The Story and Lasting Impact, Mercer County Library. www. mcl.org. Rita King, a professor at The College of New Jersey, discusses the vast social, economic, public health, and other consequences of the 1918 flu pandemic. Register to hopeprogs@mcl. org for meeting access. 7 p.m.

The works above reflect several different series Kalilah Sabree has pursued over the past two decades. Above left is ‘Seeking,’ part of her 2004 Hajj series of mixed-media works inspired by the annual Muslim pilgrimage. Center is ‘Breaking Point,’ from a recent ninepainting series titled ‘Destruction of a Culture’ focused on influences that affect the Muslim world and how it is perceived. At right is ‘Infected,’ part of her ‘Ebola Over Africa’ series, created during that epidemic and now a timely reminder that no one is safe from global threat.

Black Experience in History and Memory, Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org.

Gail Mitchell leads this session using the poems from the noted anthology “African American Poetry: 250 Years Of Struggle & Song” as the basis for discussion.

This program is part of Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters, a national public humanities initiative of Library of America. Register. 7 p.m.

Friday January 29 In Person: Live Music Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.

The Mac Paige Band with music from the 1970s and 80s. 4 to 7 p.m.

Classical Music

Brilliant Baroque to Cool Kwela, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, 609-497-0020. www.princetonsymphony.org. South Africa’s renowned Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble presents an on-demand concert including a performance of the third movement from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major with guest pianist Melvyn Tan, Bruch’s Romanze for Solo Viola and Orchestra featuring Tiisetso Mashishi, and Princeton-based composer Julian Grant’s Sancho’s Dance-Mix, plus popular vocals, and Kwela – a South African style of music based on jazzy undertones and derived from the marabi sound.

Register. $5 per device. Available through January 31.

Saturday January 30 In Person: Outdoor Action Ice Harvest, Howell Living History Farm, 101 Hunter Road, Titusville, 609-737-3299. www.howellfarm.org. Learn about the tools and technology that made ice harvesting a successful business, use an ice saw on the pond, help pull ice blocks up the ramp to the ice house, chip ice for ice cream, and make an ice candle to take home. Register. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In Person: Music Music and Vino, Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.

Rainbow fresh with pop/rock. 4 to 7 p.m.

On Stage

Singles in Agriculture, Bristol Riverside Theater. www.brtstage.org. On their last night together at the annual convention for singles in agriculture, a resilient young army widow who loves Modern Family and talks to her Pygmy goats, angles for romance with a religious dairy farmer from Oklahoma. Performed live online.

Register. $30. 7:30 p.m.

Film

Saturday Night at the Movies: Room, Mercer County Library. www.mcl.org. Borrow the featured title from the Hoopla catalog with a Mercer County Library card and watch it in the virtual company of your community. 8 p.m.

Good Causes

Restoring Civility and Bringing Social Justice to American Life, Friends of Princeton Public Library. www.princetonlibrary.org.

Ralph Nader, legendary consumer advocate, and Richard Cordray, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in conversation with Princeton’s own Carl Mayer. Special guest Andy Shallal, founder of Busboys and Poets, prepares select dishes from Nader’s new cookbook. These lifelong advocates for social justice share their vision for a more just, egalitarian and united America. Register. $65 includes books from Cordray and Mayer. Proceeds support the library’s collection. 11 a.m.

Benefit Galas

Galbiaiti of Princeton University.

Held via Zoom. 9:30 a.m.

Socials

Beth El Belts TV Theme Songs, Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, 609-443-4454. www. bethel.net. Join Beth El Synagogue for an evening of TV Theme Song “Name that Tune” with live music and prizes via Zoom. Free. 7 p.m.

The Dryden Ensemble presents ‘Extraordinary Tunings,’ a concert of little-known 17th century lute repertoire, performed by Daniel Swenberg via Zoom on Sunday, January 31.

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EdenDreams from Home, Eden Autism. www.edendreams.org.

Virtual gala featuring remarks from special guests, instructions in cocktail/mocktail making from an expert mixologist, and short film highlighting Eden’s residential program. Raffle for weekend getaway in Bethany Beach. Register.

Free; donations requested. 7 p.m.

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Science On Saturday Lecture Series, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. www.pppl.gov. “From Studying the Sun, to Searching for Dark Matter, to Fighting COVID-19” presented by Cristiano

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Off the Presses, at the Library: Slavery in New Jersey

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he Pennington Public Library will put a spotlight on slavery in New Jersey with a Zoom discussion led by “Stories of Slavery in New Jersey” author Rick Geffken on Sunday, January 31, at 3 p.m.

The co-author of “Highland Beach, Gateway to the Jersey Shore, 1888-1962” and “Lost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore,” Geffken is a trustee of the Shrewsbury Historical Society; a member of the Monmouth County Historical Association; pastpresident and a trustee of the Jersey Coast Heritage Museum at Sandlass House; and a former HewlettPackard sales executive.

His “Stories of Slavery in New Jersey” was released in January by The History Press, a division of Arcadia Publishing.

In the following excerpt from his book’s introduction, Geffken quickly sets up the often neglected reality of slavery in New Jersey and provides a preview of his Pennington Library presentation:

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his is a book of stories about Black people enslaved by white people in New Jersey. If that’s a hard statement to read, it was equally difficult for me to discover this truth so late in my life. Living in the Garden State for over seven decades now, I’m incredulous that I knew nothing about slavery for most of them. I don’t think the good Sisters of St. Francis, or the Jesuits – teachers who bookended my formal education — were hiding any of this awful history. I want to believe they didn’t know about it either.

by Dan Aubrey Slavery was “baked into” New Jersey from its very beginnings. In the 1664-65 “Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of New Caesarea, or New Jersey,” Lord John Berkeley and Sir George Carteret granted prospective colonists 75 acres of land “for every weaker servant, or slave, male or female, exceeding the age of 14 years, which any one shall send or carry, arriving there.” Meant to jumpstart a new agricultural community, this provi-

A slave law passed by Elizabeth-Town General Assembly in 1668 was followed by ‘decades of increasingly restrictive rules and regulations controlling the behavior of people enslaved in New Jersey.’ sion of one of New Jersey’s founding documents nonetheless made chattel slavery foundational.

Perhaps the first slave law was the one passed by the ElizabethTown General Assembly in 1668.

Designed to protect white slave owners from losing their human property, its terms were stark: (If) any man shall willfully or forcibly steal away any mankind (read slave), he shall be put to death.”

What followed were decades of increasingly restrictive rules and regulations controlling the behav-

ior of people enslaved in New Jersey. As the Black population increased — peaking at over 12,000 at the turn of the 19th century — white slaveholders lived in escalating fear that their slaves would rebel and avenge their oppressive treatment. Sometimes they did.

Laws were passed that sought to control slaves through the application of severe physical penalties — deformities, burnings, hangings — for even minor infractions. Slaves were forbidden to learn how to read and write, to travel without proper papers or passes or to own firearms or real estate. Harsh punishments were not only doled out to offending slaves but often to their owners as well.

New Jersey’s slave laws were often about revenue generation and economic growth and less about enlightened moral positions. For instance, a 1714 statute imposed a 10-pound duty on each imported slave. It was designed to bring in more white servants by making it more expensive to bring in slaves — not to discourage slavery. In any event, there were workarounds to avoid the tax; slaves were imported into other colonies and then brought to New Jersey. A few decades later, duties like this were discouraged so more Black slaves could relieve labor shortages.

Other New Jersey slave laws were actually disincentives. A 1713 change to the slave code addressing the manumission of slaves required a burdensome security deposit of 200 pounds and an additional 20 pounds annually to support the freed person for life. Few slaveholders could afford this pay-

Historian Rick Geffken discusses his newest book, ‘Stories of Slavery in New Jersey,’ in a Zoom-based event hosted by Pennington Public Library on Sunday, January 31. ment, which was equivalent to over $50,000 and $5,000 today.

New Jersey grappled with slavery agonizingly slowly. A 1786 law imposed a penalty of 50 pounds for anyone who had brought slaves from Africa after 1776. It called

importation a “barbarous custom of bringing the unoffending Africans from the native country.” Two years later, it was amended, and strengthened, by adding forfeiture of slave ships and their cargo. But the law didn’t abolish slavery. On

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Geffken’s book looks into the often overlooked role of slavery in New Jersey history. and on it went for years, depending on labor needs and with little regard for the Black human beings forced to generate profits and to provide easier lives for the white people in charge.

At the national level, there was at least one missed opportunity involving New Jersey. When the newly triumphant United States was forming a government after the Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson proposed banning slavery in expansion territories. On April 23, 1784, New Jersey delegate Dr. John Beatty, who agreed with Jefferson, was sick and missed the final vote on the issue. The slavery provision never made it into the Ordinance of 1784.

In 1804, New Jersey passed the Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery. This was an attempt to address both the interests of those who depended on enslaved people and their opponents in the growing abolition movement. It mandated that slaves born after July 4, 1804, had to serve for 25 years before manumission and females for 20 years. The act was a compromise, as if there could ever be legal balance to America’s original sin. It was a sad admission that some people insisted that their survival depended on human “machines” to grow and harvest their crops, to build their houses, to take care of their children, and to perform every demeaning task imaginable.

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he New Jersey State Constitution of 1844 declared that “all men are by nature free and independent.” As favorable as this sounded to slaves and abolitionists, a year later, the state supreme court ruled that this was only “a general proposition,” and it didn’t apply to “man in his private, individual, or domestic capacity . . . or to interfere with his domestic relations.” In effect, the highest court in New Jersey said the “free and independent” only applied to white men. Once again, New Jersey refused to outlaw slavery.

The 1846 Act to Abolish Slavery, as good as its title sounded, merely changed the description of the subjugated from “slaves” to “apprentices for life.” It did, however, allow that children born to slaves thereafter “shall be absolutely free from their birth.” How many slaves were affected is diffi-

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For Music Teachers

The ACME Screening Room in Lambertville has launched a film club to bring movie lovers together for virtual discussions via Zoom.

Most film selections are available for free online and links will be provided for viewing prior to meetings. Registration for meetings is required, and a $7 donation is requested to cover costs. Upcoming club sessions include a series titled “All Politics Is Comedy,” which meets Wednesdays, February 10 through March 3, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. “A Little Bit of Heaven,” featuring a discussion of “All That Heaven Allows” and “Far From Heaven,” meets Thursday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. To register and read more about the film selections, visit www.acmescreeningroom.org/ film-club. Email acmescreeningroom@gmail.com with questions.

Elementary and secondary school music teachers in New Jersey can introduce schoolchildren to their favorite instruments and at the same time win $500 for their music programs in “Discovering Instruments,” a new competition from the Princeton Festival. The Festival will choose five winners from among all entrants.

Music teachers may enter the competition by submitting introductory instructional videos about an instrument between now and February 28. In addition to the cash prize, the competition will award a free professional video recording session to re-record the winning presentations, which will be prominently posted on the Festival website. Full details are available at www.princetonfestival.org/discovering-instruments.

“Ultimately, ‘Discovering Instruments’ is about spreading the joy of making music,” said Gregory Geehern, acting artistic director of the Princeton Festival. “We can’t think of a better way to do that than to partner with some of New Jersey’s great music teachers to show students how wonderful it is to learn an instrument.”

The competition is open to any music educator who holds a full or part-time teaching position in a New Jersey elementary or secondary school. Initial video submissions must be approximately three to five minutes long, and introduce a portable instrument. The decision of the judges is final.

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cult to know. Though the next two federal census reports showed decreasing numbers of slaves in New Jersey, the numbers were deceptive because they did not list “apprentices.”

Just before the Civil War, the New Jersey census listed 18 slaves.

(The actual number was probably a bit higher). When the war fought over slavery ended, New Jersey was the last northern state to abolish slavery — reluctantly. Our legislature agreed to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in January 1866, only after the required three-fourths of the existing 36 states had already done so.

New Jersey, which hadn’t supported Abraham Lincoln in the elections of 1860 and 1864, shrugged and went along with the fait accompli.

Finally, as if these failures to correct this historic crime against humanity weren’t enough, in 1868, New Jersey withdrew its ratification of the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship and equal protection to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves.

In 2007, 140 years after the passage of the 13th Amendment, the New Jersey Legislature passed a resolution expressing “profound regret for the State’s role in slavery” and apologized “for the wrong inflicted by slavery and its effects in the United States of America.”

This was remarkably late considering that New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights in 1789.

Note: I started writing this book before George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day 2020. His death and those of other Black men and women closer to home are the direct results of the shamefully long aftertaste of slavery. I see hope that the resultant national protests will change how we live together everywhere in this country.

“Stories of Slavery in New Jersey” by Rick Geffken, 208 pages, $21.99, The History Press. The Pennington Public Library’s Zoom presentation by Geffken is set for Sunday, January 31, 3 p.m., Free.

Registration Required. Details at www.penningtonlibrary.org/ slaverystoriesnj.

Registration is now open for the Lawrence Township Junior Baseball & Softball Association’s spring programs for boys and girls ages 5 to 16 who attend school in Lawrence Township. Tee Ball is free for ages 5 and 6; Little League Softball & Baseball for ages 6 to 12 is $125 for the season; and Babe Ruth Baseball for boys age 13 to 16 is $125 for the season. All softball and baseball programs will follow New Jersey State and Lawrence Township COVID-19 safety protocols for outdoor sports. Activities are expected to begin in mid-April.

Registration is open through February 15 and is free; fees will be assessed once a start date for the season has been established. Visit www.ltjbsa.com.

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Lawrence Fireman Makes History of Trenton Firefighting

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by Dan Aubrey

ichael Ratcliffe says formation. But when the event was that among the numerous photo- canceled, the Lawrenceville resigraphs in his newly released book, dent says, “All that research got “Trenton Firefighters,” he is most- boxed up and sat up in my attic and ly fascinated by the old images of gathered dust.” horse-drawn engines and steamers.

While out of sight, it wasn’t out “It’s hard to imagine how (the of mind, and Ratcliffe says Keenan firemen) did what they did,” says frequently asked about the inforthe journalist-turned-professional mation and said it should be put to Lawrenceville fireman. “The fire- use. fighters of the 19th and early 20th Ratcliffe says that talk turned to century were supermen. They did action in late 2018 after he acceptincredible things with limited re- ed an invitation to join the board of sources. It’s a rodirectors of the mantic image — Meredith Hasteam and horses ‘Some of my earliest vens Fire Muserunning, and the um, located in memories are at the risks they took the Trenton Fire firehouse. I was aland fires they Department’s fought. It must lowed to explore the headquarters have been somebuilding on Perengine room and thing to see.” ry Street. climb on the fire Ratcliffe says “(Keenan) the work on the trucks. That was my showed me the book goes back archive room at playground.’ some 20 years the museum, when he was a and I was fasciTimes of Trenton nated. It’s a treasure trove of matecity desk reporter covering crimes rials, and you never know what and fires and developed a collegial you’re going to find. I got myself relationship with the Trenton Fire interested in the history book Department. again,” Ratcliffe says.

According to Ratcliffe, the city’s Then in early 2019, he says, “I fire department was participating really started getting into it seriin a celebratory parade at the start ously. That involved going through of the millennium, and then-fire a lot of the archives in the firehouse chief Dennis Keenan asked him to and my priority was to get (inforwrite a history of the department. mation) scanned. I started visiting Ratcliffe says he agreed and the Trentoniana collection in the started collecting and preparing in- Trenton Free Public Library and

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Little Books and Big Ideas in the 17th Century, Friends of Princeton University Library. libcal.princeton.edu/events. Jennifer Larson, professor of classics at Kent State University, will discuss the types of books 17th-century printers considered suitable for miniature and small formats and their relationship to the greater intellectual currents of the century. 4 p.m.

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met (archivist) Laura Poll” — who introduced Ratcliffe to the library’s collection of fire department records and historic photographs.

“For almost an entire year I would go there Tuesday nights and Saturdays. It was amazing that I was holding documents detailing the fires they had back then. It was fascinating.

“Then COVID-19 hit. It made researching harder, and I thought that it was time to get the book done. It took 18 months of research and six months editing and production.”

The son of a Metuchen volunteer fire department captain says his interest in firefighting “is some-

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thing that has been around my entire life. Some of my earliest memories are at the firehouse. I was allowed to explore the engine room and climb on the fire trucks. That was my playground. It was always something in my life. I remember the firehouse picnics.”

He says his interest got stronger when after he graduated St. Joseph’s High School and moved to Lawrence to attend Rider University in 1992, and became a volunteer with the Lawrence Fire Department. “That fire service and history has always been with me,” he says, adding, “I came to Lawrence and never left.”

A communications major on a

full scholarship, Ratcliffe says he was also attracted to Rider because of the college’s semester abroad program and went to London to study. He also connected with a fire department in East London that welcomed him and allowed him to participate in fire calls.

When he returned to Rider and was continuing to meet his requirements, he mentioned his London firefighter experience to Rider journalism professor Tom Simonet.

Simonet had a close working connection to the editors of the Times of Trenton and encouraged Ratcliffe to write about that experience and offer it to them.

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From ‘Trenton Firefighting’

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Opposite, Trenton firefighters braved freezing temperatures to battle a massive 1948 winter fire that destroyed several downtown businesses.

Clockwise from top left, the suspected pre-World War I arson at the Roebling Company’s Buckthorn Plant fire in 1915 is considered the largest blaze in Trenton’s history. The Union Fire Company displays its new third-class Button steamer in 1872.

And a deadly 1956 arson destroyed the original Saint Mary’s Cathedral and killed a monsignor and two housekeepers.

The result was that the editors were interested in a young writer with firefighting experience who could follow the police scanners.

“They put me on the crime beat and got me to cover fires. I got a great appreciation for the Trenton firefighters and wanted to see more. So when nothing was going on at the paper I would go through the microfilm files and start learning about all the larger-than-lifefirefighters.”

He also got an appreciation for the paper’s longtime city editor and columnist Harry Blaze. “He and I were on the night time desk. I got to know Harry really well. He taught me how to improve my writing. He was a great guy.”

Ratcliffe’s tenure spans from the summer of 1994 to January of 2009, when the paper began downsizing and offer staff buyouts. “It was a rough time at the end,” he says. “I freelanced for a while and got a job as an editor at the Lawrenceville Patch and got lucky enough to get a full-time job as a firefighter.”

When he returned to researching the book, Ratcliffe says the digitization of information was a great help, but he still needed to depend on old-fashioned detective work and find multiple sources to “pin down” information.

He says between the time he started gathering information in the late 1990s and 2018, when he got serious about creating the book, research became easier, and a combination of digital technology and old fashioned detective work helped him verify facts — like fire department staff changes — through multiple sources.

“I tried to squeeze in as much information in as I could. Those looking into the firefighting industry will find answers in the

book,” he says.

Starting with the fact that firefighting in Trenton started before there was a United States and even a City of Trenton, the book uses mainly photographs grouped into eras to tell the story of Trenton’s firefighters.

“I could have taken a different tack and done something other than a chronological approach. But I wanted to give a comprehensive history as space would allow. I had limitations on how much text to use on a page, but I wanted to provide a comprehensive overview of important events and fill out the background of people involved.”

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ut at times he says he fell short. “The last couple of pages I wish could have been a lot more detailed in the Role of Honor. Several of the people listed do not appear on the memorial in front of city hall. Some of their names are lost.

One person was killed by horsedrawn engine wheels and wasn’t recorded. It was important to me to remember the people that were lost.”

He said it was also important to pay tribute to “the early era of firefighting and guys coming on as paid staff. They were on duty all the time. They would live at the firehouse and go to fires, get beat up putting out fires, go back to the firehouse, and then do it all over. It is a testament to their endurance.”

He also wanted to present the dramatic moments of Trenton firefighting history. If one fire can show the drama of Trenton firefighting it is the 1915 Roebling Factory fire — suspected of being part of a pre-World War I German sabotage effort (after the Roebling Company received a U.S. militaryrelated contract).

olunteer firefighters had been protecting Trenton for more than four decades by the time the city was made New Jersey’s capital in 1790 (actually, it was just a township back then, not becoming a city until 1792). In fact, organized firefighting here is older than the United States, predating by a generation the Revolution and George Washington’s famous Christmas 1776 crossing of the Delaware River to lead the Continental Army to victory in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton.

It all started on February 7, 1741, when George Elyh, Obadiah Howell, John Hunt, William Plaskett, and Thomas Tindall gathered in a blacksmith’s shop at Queen (later Greene, now Broad) and Front Streets to discuss forming a fire company for Trenton.

That night, it was decided that Howell would obtain buckets, fire hooks, ladders, and other equipment, while Ely and Plaskett would draft a constitution for the proposed organization. They reassembled the following evening and chose “union” as their name, both as a nod to the successful fire company of the same the home of merchant Dunlap name formed in 1736 by Benja- Adams and fanned by a stiff wind min Franklin in nearby Philadel- that sent embers showering upon phia and in recognition of their neighboring roofs, the fire rapidstated purpose to “better preserve ly spread, and for a time, it was our own and our fellow citizens’ feared the entire town might be houses, goods, and estates from consumed. In the end, at least six dwellings and many outbuildings fire.”

How often those early Trenton and stables were destroyed.

In the afterfirefighters math of that went to work is blaze, conunknown, as ‘It all started on Febcerned Trentothe earliest reruary 7, 1741, when nians led by cords of Union George Elyh, Obadiah R e n s s e l a e r Fire Company Williams met have been lost.

Howell, John Hunt, on April 2, The oldest William Plaskett, and 1772, and ordocuments ganized a new Thomas Tindall gathknow to still company. exist — arered in a blacksmith’s fire Taking the chived in the shop at Queen ... and name HandTrenton LiIn-Hand, Front Streets to disbrary’s Trentomembers imniana Colleccuss forming a fire mediately set tion — include company for Trenton. out equipping a journal of themselves meeting minwith two leathutes dating to November 14, 1875, and a copy er buckets each and other tools of the company’s constitution for use in extinguishing small from 1792. But thanks to pre- fires and salvaging property from served newspapers, it is known blazes that could not be conthat a major blaze struck Trenton trolled. The Union, meanwhile, on January 30, 1772. Starting in sought to improve on the bucket brigade firefighting method by “It is said to be the worst fire in Trenton’s history,” says Ratcliffe.

“From the descriptions in the newspapers, you could see how these guys were behind the eight-ball. It was a wonder they didn’t lose more of the buildings so close to them.

There were many fires at the Roebling plant — fires and Roebling went hand-to-hand.”

Ratcliffe says he approached Arcadia Publishing — the company known for its images of America series — because he seen several of

their other books on firefighting and thought it would be a good fit.

While the book is dedicated to his father, he says he says he was thinking of all the “firefighters who gave their lives but are forgotten.

These guys rescued a lot of people and saved a lot of lives. Their stories should be told.”

Looking ahead to the potential of another book, Radcliffe says, “There is more than enough material to do another volume on Trenton. There are more than enough

Firefighter and former Times of Trenton reporter has written a book documenting the history of firefighting in Trenton. purchasing its first fire engine in 1772, a small hand-tub model built in Philadelphia that was reportedly operated by just two men. A larger engine, also built in Philadelphia, was later purchased by the Union around 1786.

Another fire company, the Restoration, is said to have been formed sometime after the Union’s organization but prior to the Hand-In-Hand’s. No records exist for Restoration Fire Company itself, but surviving HandIn-Hand documents show that the Restoration surrendered its engine to the Hand-in-Hand in 1779 on condition the latter repair and maintain the apparatus until such time that the Restoration should reorganize. However, a revival of the Restoration never happened. stories to tell. And maybe I’ll do something on Metuchen, and there is a thought of doing a similar work with Lawrence Township. I can see myself doing another book. My interest is there, and there is more to find.”

The current book is being sold with proceeds going to the Meredith Havens Fire Museum and the Trentoniana Collection.

“Trenton Firefighting,” by Michael Ratcliffe, 128 pages, $21.95, Arcadia Press.

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City Liaison Connects Trenton’s LGBTQ Community

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by Dan Aubrey

ick Kavin sits at his desk in his second floor office of Trenton City Hall and readies to talk about his small place in city history — Trenton’s first LGBTQ Liaison. “(The position) was created in June,” says Kavin, who voluntarily bundles the non-budgeted liaison duties into his $65,000-per-year full-time job as an aide to Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora.

Kavin says over the past several months he has been collecting resources to support the city’s LGBTQ community members — many of whom experience general urban problems related to homelessness and addiction but with additional problems related to bias and bullying.

Although Trenton has no hard statistics regarding the city’s LGBTQ population, partially because current census reporting excludes information on sexual orientation, Kavin says the city is using a working formula that estimates between 7 to 12 percent of any given area of citizenship can be classified as LGBTQ. He also says gathering data is sometimes complicated by other social factors. “In some areas people are open about their orientation, but people of color may not be as open.”

Part of the reason is that some community members are in social environments that makes them tentative about being openly gay. Additionally LGBTQ youths who “come out” are sometimes disowned by their families, become homeless, and need support services.

Continuing on the topic of Trenton’s younger LGBTQ community, Kavin says, “I’ve been surprised by how many students have reached out to me about problems at home.

Right now, during COVID, there are very few recreational activities.

Safe havens for students were taken away. Staying at home in an un-

supportive and violent environment has been a challenge.”

Although New Jersey is a “good place” for LGBTQ people in general, he says there needs to be more support for homeless LGBTQ youth.

According to Kavin, the project’s growing network of support includes the Trenton Rescue Mission, City of Trenton Health Department, and the Trenton Free Public Library, which he calls “one of the most helpful resources. I’m the mayor’s liaison with them. We have been putting together community conversations that deal with the LGBT population and HIV and created a social justice corner that includes materials.

We’re also talking about HIV test-

Rick Kavin has added ‘LGBTQ liaison’ to his job description as an aide to Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora. ing and community programs. This would be down the road after COVID.” Planned Parenthood and the Hyacinth Foundation, an HIV service provider located on West State Street, are also mentioned.

Kavin says his involvement as a board member of the Highland Park-based Pride Center of New Jersey, an all-volunteer nonprofit self-described as “dedicated to the health and well-being of all individuals in the LGBTQ community,” and as a political science graduate student and instructor of LGBTQ rights at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, provided the proper foundation for his community liaison duties.

An Eagleton Institute of Rutgers work scholarship brought him to Trenton in the summer of 2019. “I came in the summer and then start-

ed as a full-time employee. It was a great fit.”

The now-Trenton resident says the following about his background: “I grew up in the Woodbridge area and moved out to Hunterdon County and went to North Hunterdon County High School.”

He says he also attended Boston University, where he pursued a double major in psychology and anthropology and spent time teaching English in South Korea and then Honduras.

“I ended up coming back to New Jersey and did my master’s in political science at Rutgers in Newark and decided to keep going to pursue my Ph.D. (in New Brunswick).

“My mom just retired as a special education teacher. My dad passed away when I was 15. My stepdad ran a sandwich shop in New Brunswick, Jersey Subs, right on George Street He’s happily retired, but (the shop) is still going, even during COVID. I worked there in my college years on breaks and even while doing my master’s.

It was a great part-time job.”

Kavin says his interest in political science was sparked when he was teaching abroad and saw “how different programs and initiatives worked in different places. In South Korea schools are very regimented. Students work hard and parents oversee them. In Honduras, it is different. I was looking at where those policies came from and worked.

“There were also elections that took place. I saw that they were so different and asked what the U.S. could learn from them.”

was making the transition from Rick Kavin, LGBTQ li“academia to on-the-ground poliaison for the City of tics — serving a municipal governTrenton, in his office ment. It has been learning experiin City Hall. ence. Coming from a theoretical environment and studying and then dealing with on-the-ground realiis interest in LGBTQ sup- ties is different than discussing and es coming before the courts,” he port came from “existing very pub- writing about them as a removed says. licly as an out person — as I do in person. At the same time it gives Kavin adds that part of the deciall my roles. I’m just a person com- me a pretty unique perspective, and sion to create the position is being to work, but I am publicly de- I come in with some theoretical cause grants are available. “Some knowledge of what worked in other of them are smaller grants and difined by who I am.”

He says one of the biggest chal- places and situations in other loca- rected towards initiatives. Because lenges of his City of Trenton job tions. I have been lucky here to be the program exists, we can apply guided by people who have been for that kind of money.” successful in their fields and havAnd since grant funds are dediing those perspectives has been cated to one project, it doesn’t comhelpful to move the city forward.” pete with other funding needs. “As To create the Trenton LGBTQ we have seen, some of the probliaison office model, Kavin says he lems overlap,” he has taken ideas says. “from other Kavin says ‘Coming from a theomunicipalities some assistance in New Jersey is also coming retical environment and other placfrom Trenton and studying and es. I have talked clergy members then dealing with onto people in who have Newark and Asthe-ground realities is “reached out to bury Park. A me to explain different than discolleague of what services cussing and writing they offered, 1,568 SF tastefully upgraded office/retail building presently used as a dental office. Highway location next to the Kingston mine has had a shelters and safe about them as a rePost Office and traffic light with onsite parking for 10+ vehicles. 1st Floor features a reception room, 1/2 bath, dentist similar role in places for youth. operatory and private office. 2nd Floor with private entrance has 3 large rooms, 1/2 bath, w/w carpet and storage area. Massachusetts. moved person. At the And she’s been Even though Full storage basement. Suitable for law office, CPA, Dental, Medical, Retail. Handicapped accessible. Located on main bus same time it gives me helpful regardthere can be tenline to New Brunswick and Princeton, short drive to downtown Nassau Street, Princeton. Directions: Nassau St. (Rt. 27) upgraded office/retail building presently used as a dental office.

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Life in the Fast Lane Grants Awarded

The Burke Foundation, a Nassau Street-based grantmaking or-

ganization focused on improving the lives of children, has announced the awarding of strategic grants supporting the maternal and child health and early childhood development ecosystems.

Several Mercer County-area groups were among the recipients.

In collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, the foundation is launching Family Connects in Mercer County, the first postnatal universal home-visiting pilot in the state.

Burke awarded $500,000 to Trenton Health Team to launch this evidence-based model for all parents who deliver at Capital Health, where most women in Trenton give birth. The pilot aims to serve about 1,900 families over three years and improve care coordination and health outcomes at a population level.

A grant of $200,500 went to the Philadelphia-based Reinvestment Fund and Trenton-based agency Child Care Connection to conduct a mapping analysis of supply and demand for child care in Mercer County. These activities will generate a deep understanding of the barriers to accessing and providing high-quality care for infants and toddlers along with actionable strategies to improve access to quality child care for families.

The Foundation for Educational Administration, based in Monroe Township, was awarded a $180,000 grant to develop and advance a new

Edited by Sara Hastings model for a healing-centered education system in New Jersey. FEA is working with a coalition of education and mental health organizations, public agencies, community members and funders to launch this pilot initiative in 25 New Jersey public schools in early 2021.

The Burke Foundation also granted $300,000 to the Bostonbased Centering Healthcare Institute; $91,722 to Reach Out and Read New Jersey; $300,000 to Mount Sinai Parenting Center to create a Parent Video Series; and $200,000 to support Montclair State University’s Center for Autism & Early Childhood.

The Burke Foundation, 90 Nassau Street, Fifth Floor, Princeton 08542. James Burke, president. www. burkefoundation.org.

Leases Signed

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atrix Development Group, which operates the Matrix Corporate Campus on Prospect Plains Road in Cranbury, announced two lease renewals at the complex.

Insurance company AmeriHealth signed for 35,061 square feet, and Nano-Ditech Corp., a manufacturer of rapid immuno-diagnostic products, signed for 15,450 square feet. Both leases were three-year extensions.

Matrix’s 13-building, 345,000-square-foot campus has an occupancy rate of 88 percent.

New Grants to Support Clean Tech

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he New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) has launched a $750,000 Clean Tech Seed Grant Program for early stage, New Jersey-based clean technology companies.

Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded to aid in accelerating the development and innovation of clean technologies. The program is a partnership with the state Board of Public Utilities and Economic Development Authority, with funds coming from the BPU’s Clean Energy Program.

“New Jersey is ripe with young, innovative companies that have the potential to upend the current global clean technology marketplace,” CSIT Chairman Gunjan Doshi said in a statement.

The program seeks to fund projects in areas including: chemicals/ advance materials; energy distribution/storage; energy efficiency; energy generation; green buildings; transportation; waste processing; and water and agriculture.

Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, February 8.

The program will accept a maximum of 50 applications through April 5.

For more information or to apply visit www.njeda.com/about/ Public-Information/CSIT.

Management Moves

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he New Jersey Hospital Association announced two additions to its senior leadership team: chief operating officer Raymond Brandes and chief financial officer Christopher Bailey.

Brandes was most recently vice president of public affairs, population health, and strategic planning at University Hospital in Newark.

He was previously deputy chief of staff under Governor Chris Christie. He earned bachelor’s and law degrees from Rutgers University.

At NJHA Brandes fills a newly created role in which he will oversee the association’s daily operations, including responsibility for administration, communications, facilities, IT, and NJHA Healthcare Business Solutions.

“It is an honor to be a part of this important organization, especially at this critical time as we focus on the road back from COVID-19,” Brandes said in a statement. “I look forward to providing the high level of service that our members expect from NJHA, and working to improve the health of all New Jersey citizens.”

Christopher Bailey, left, and Raymond Brandes have joined NJHA as CFO and COO, respectively.

Bailey was most recently assistant vice president of the Rutgers Financial Management unit at RWJBarnabas Health. He also served as assistant vice president of financial planning and budgeting at Rutgers University. He previously served in the New Jersey Department of Human Services, first as the chief financial officer, and then in the dual role of chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

Bailey graduated from LaSalle University with a bachelor’s in finance and earned a master of public administration degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He replaced CFO Dave Lavins, who retired in December.

New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA), 760 Alexander Road, Box 1, Princeton 08543. 609-275-4000. Cathleen Bennett, president & CEO. www.njha.com.

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Community News Service has an immediate opening for a full time Advertising Sales Representative. The right candidate will be a highly organized, collaborative and creative closer who thrives in a deadline driven sales environment. He or she will have the ability to: • Build genuine customer relationships by actively listening to their needs • Design unique print and digital strategies to promote business growth • Use his or her passion to succeed to generate new sales The position requires: • Motivated, friendly, dependable and trustworthy personality • Valid driver’s license & clean driving record • Ability to close sales and meet revenue projections • Proficiency with technology • MUST LOVE SALES! (Media sales a plus)

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ytoSorbents Corporation has named David D. Cox as vice president – global regulatory affairs. The Monmouth Junctionbased company is the creator of CytoSorb, a blood purification technology that treats deadly inflammation in critically ill and cardiac surgery patients.

Cox was most recently vice president of regulatory affairs for tissue and regenerative technologies at Integra LifeSciences Corporation in Plainsboro. He previously worked in regulatory affairs for several medial device manufacturers.

He earned his bachelor’s in chemistry from Bethel College, an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD in bio-inorganic chemistry from the University of Minnesota.

CytoSorbents Inc. (CTSO), 7 Deer Park Drive, Suite K, Monmouth Junction 08852.

732-329-8885. Phillip Chan, CEO. www.cytosorbents. com.

Merger

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renton-based marketing agency EFK Group has merged with Newark-based Winning Strategies. The combined company will be known as EFK group and maintain offices in Trenton and Newark.

EFK Group CEO Eleanor Kubacki will lead the new company, and Karen Geisel, who has extensive leadership experience with PR firms in New Jersey, will join as managing partner for public relations. Jim McQueeny, the founder and chairman of Winning Strategies, will serve as a senior adviser.

“There is tremendous growth potential for EFK now that we have joined forces with Winning Strategies,” Kubacki said in a statement.

“It allows our growing firm to be even more competitive when it comes to winning national clients.

The synergies between both organizations were strong, and following an extended period of successful collaboration, the merger made sense as a logical next step.”

EFK Group, 1027 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton 08611.

609-393-5838. Eleanor Kubacki, founder and chief executive officer. www.efkgroup.com.

Special Appointment

Interested in joining a leading media company that provides the opportunity for personal and professional growth? Please send resume to: Thomas Fritts: Director of Advertising Community News Service tfritts@communitynews.org

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ichael Kahme, managing partner of the Roszel Road-based law firm Hill Wallack LLP, has been installed as president-elect of the Mercer County Bar Association for a one-year term. The Hamiltonbased professional group serves as a resource for its members and aims to educate the public on legal matters.

Kahme has been active in the Mercer County Bar Association

Michael Kahme of Hill Wallack is presidentelect of the Mercer County Bar Association. since 1985 and has previously served as trustee, secretary, treasurer, and vice president. He is a member of Hill Wallack’s creditors’ rights/bankruptcy and corporate law practice groups. He earned his law degree at the University of Miami Law School.

“I take great pleasure in continuing my service to the Mercer County Bar Association,” Kahme said in a statement. “More than ever, in the present circumstances, our members are immense resources for one another in determining how to address some of the challenges that our clients, and we as professionals are facing.”

Hill Wallack LLP, 21 Roszel Road, Princeton 08540. 609924-0808. Michael Kahme, managing partner. www.hillwallack.com.

Mercer County Bar Association, 1245 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Whitehorse Executive Center, Suite 420, Mercerville 08619. 609-5856200. Samantha Iraca, executive director. www.mercerbar.com.

Deaths Walter G. Bittner, 90, on January 21. He worked for Johnson Controls and was a past president of the Trenton Engineers Club.

Charles A. Commini, 95, on January 21. He ran Commini’s Italian Restaurant in Trenton with his brother for more than 50 years.

Barbara Doriety, 82, on January 22. She was a receptionist at Helene Fuld Hospital in Trenton for 25 years.

Maureen Anne Sullivan, 82, on December 13, 2020. She worked at Carnegie Center-based Pharmanet for more than 14 years.

Francis Richard McDonald, 70, on January 15. He was president and owner of McDonald Construction Corporation in Cranbury.

Jeffrey Lionel Gossman, 91, on January 11. He was a professor of romance languages and literatures, emeritus, at Princeton University.

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Professional office space, 1500 sq/ ft located in Montgomery Knoll office park on Rte 206 in Skillman. Five private offices, reception area, 2 baths and a kitchenette. Ample parking in quiet setting 4 miles from downtown Princeton.

Call Meadow Run Properties at 908281-5374.

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RETAIL SPACE Princeton, NJ Central Business District Retail/Service Business Stores for Lease - Weinberg Management, Broker - For Confidential Conversation Text: 609-731-1630 Email: WMC@collegetown.com

BUSINESS SERVICES Professional Ghostwriter: Press releases that grab editors’ attention and robust website content that rises above the run of the mill. Have your business history written to preserve the story behind your success. E. E. Whiting Literary Services. 609-462-5734 eewhiting@live.com

PERSONAL SERVICES Professional Ghostwriter. Capture family stories or business histories for posterity. Writing your own memoir? Let me bring your memories alive. Memorialize special events with reminiscences of family and friends printed for all to share. Obituaries and eulogies are sensitively created. E. E. Whiting Literary Services. 609-462-5734 eewhiting@ live.com

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Modern, attractive car. References provided. Less than commercial taxi services. E-mail to gvprinter@gmail.com or call 609-331-3370.

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WANTED TO BUY Cash paid for SELMER Saxophones and other vintage models.

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MEN SEEKING WOMEN Elderly gentleman seeks a woman who is more concerned about the suffering occurring around the world than she is about hedonistic pleasures. Box 240346.

Hi! I’m a 65 year old educated, attractive, semi-retired male with a youthful spirit and an active lifestyle. I try to have a positive attitude, a humble spirit, and accept others for who they are. I tend to be liberal in many ways, but try to look at any situation individually. I have a wide range of interests from music (classical to soft rock), to hiking and going to the beach. I like to read but can also enjoy a good show on t.v. I love all animals and have a cat and dog. I spend my summers in the moutains of N.H. and my winters in N.J., with occasional trips down south to catch some surf and sun. I’m hoping to find a kind, outgoing woman to share friendship, good times, and eventually more with. Someone who likes to travel (once the Covid ends), sit at the shore holding hands at sunset sharing some wine, a hike in the woods, or a sail on the lake in the summer. I am a non-smoker. If this sounds interesting, please get in touch and lets see where it goes. Box #240814

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women seeking men Woman seeking an attractive, fit, caucasion-white male, prefer a widower, 65-75. I am a 72 young petite white, non-smoker. Drink socially, have 2 adult daughters and 2 adorable grandsons, 7 1/2 and 2 1/2. I want a nonsmoker + drinker like me. I am a caring, honest, loving, devoted person. My friends can tell you I will always be there for you no matter what. My friends and family have kept me grounded and supported me after losing my hubby of knowing him 53 years and 49 years of marriage. It is 1 year Oct. 1st past he has been gone. I want companionship starting with friendship going slow and seeing where it takes us. We can text, email, eventually do facetime and once the time is right do phone calls. I do like dining out, movies, the beach, going to festivals, shopping and hanging out with friends and family. Box #240820

men seeking men A very attractive, clean, healthy, fit, athletic, young 61 Bi- white male.

Looking to meet same discreet, sensual white or latin male. For discreet concerns, please respond with day time phone number for contact. Box #240815 I jumped off the curb yesterday to end the feeling of being alone due to Covid, but it did not help!! If this isolation is getting to you and you need a hug, conversation, or a pen pal, then write to this

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JOBS WANTED Job Hunters: If you are looking for a full-time position, we will run a reasonably worded classified ad for you at no charge. We reserve the right to edit the ads and to limit the number of times they run. If you require confidentiality, send a check for $4 with your ad and request a U.S. 1 Response Box. Replies will be forwarded to you at no extra charge.

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Retired male seeking to assist anyone that may need my help. Cooking them breakfast or lunch or straightening out or cleaning their living quarters or whatever assistance is needed. If conversation is all that is needed, I’m available for that too. I’m trustworthy and reliable. Love to make people laugh. Box #240818

Summer Fiction All Year Long Short Stories & Poems from the readers of U.S. 1

U .S. 1 Newspaper extends its annual invitation to all writers and poets to present original short fiction, short plays, or poetry.

This is an opportunity to have your work published in hard-copy form and to be recognized in public for your effort.

To participate, submit your previously unpublished short story, play, or poem as soon as possible. Please: No more than two stories or five poems per writer.

Work will be considered for publication on a rolling basis.

Please submit work by e-mail to fiction@princetoninfo.com.

Authors retain all rights.

Preference will be given to central New Jersey writers whose work addresses a theme or place relevant to the greater Princeton business community. Submissions from children are not encouraged.

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