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Two teams vie for WW leadership BY BILL SANSERVINO
Plainsboro residents Suman Arora, Sharon Mitchell, Cynthia Soumoff, Bart Ford, Manik Choudavarapu and Naresh Babu show off their medals from the N.J. Senior Olympics. See page 4 for story.
Song sparks North girls’ volleyball
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coach saw a promising future in there are a lot of things in my Chloe Song made a big Song. life that I appreciate because of change of courts going into her But after attending a volleyball volleyball now,” Song said. “And freshman year at High School camp in the summer before her I know that if I picked tennis, I North. first year of high school, Song would have regretted that a lot.” She grew up playing — and was hooked on a new potential Song has blossomed into a excelling — on the tennis courts. fall sport. She put away her ten- three-year varsity starter at outHer family all plays tennis, nis racket to see how good she side hitter and a reliable leader Welcome to Capital Health. including older brother Kyle, could be on the volleyball court. for the North girls volleyball See SONG, Page 21 who played in high school at the “I look back on it and I don’t When someone you care about is sick, you’ll do whatever it takes to make sure they get the best care. And so do we.
West Windsor voters will have two slates to choose from in the Nov. 4 nonpartisan municipal election. Up for election are the mayor and two council seats, each for four-year terms. Incumbent Mayor Hemant Marathe and his “Proven Leaders for West Windsor” slate are seeking re-election against the rival “West Windsor Together” slate, led by Sujit Singh for mayor. Marathe and Council Vice President Linda Geevers are running with Joe Charles, a certified public accountant and 17-year township resident, who is seeking a Township Council seat. Singh is teamed with council candidates Ajay Tomar and Andrew Winters. The six candidates were expected to face off in a forum on Sept. 28, but the event was canceled about a week earlier. West Windsor Forward, the local group that planned the nonpartisan event, said the two sides Mayoral candidates Hemant Marathe and his could not agree on the forum’s wife, Punit, have lived in their rules. “Unfortunately, despite current home in West Windmonths of effort, the campaigns sor for more than 31 years. The See ELECTION, Page 8 for mayor and council were ulti-
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mately unable to reach a consensus on the forum’s format,” the group said in a Sept. 18 statement. The election comes as West Windsor faces pressing questions about growth, affordable housing mandates, traffic congestion, budgeting priorities and environmental sustainability. Both slates have made development and quality of life central themes in their campaigns. To help inform voters ahead of Election Day, The News asked each candidate to provide a biography and answer a series of policy questions. The Marathe-Geevers-Charles team submitted individual responses as requested. Meanwhile, the Singh-Tomar-Winters team opted to submit one consolidated response, which The News informed the slate would be acceptable. All of the candidates’ responses are presented below as submitted, with light editing for style, spelling and readability.