AROUND TOWN continued from Page 7 close once the drive-thru location opens. The location at the intersection at Kuser Road and White Horse Avenue in Hamilton is one of four New Jersey stores in this round of shutterings. The others are in Wayne, Wall and Somers Point, according to the Asbury Park Press. Kmart has been troubled for two decades now, with the chain declaring bankruptcy in 2002 and in 2018. –Rob Anthes
Arts Commission to host meet and greet Oct. 9 Hamilton Township’s Arts Commission will be hosting a public meet and greet/art display on Oct. 9 at the Hamilton Township Library, located at 1 Justice Samuel A Alito Way, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The meet and greet is open to all who have an interest, questions, curiosities or enjoy visual arts displays; light refreshments will be provided by Eet Gud Bakery. The current six person commission is chaired by Ellen Renee and co-chaired by Danielle Tan with Councilwoman Iliana Schirmer serving as liaison to the town council. Members include local artists Thomas Kelly and Megan Uhaze along with musicians Ray Murphy and Danny Coleman; Diane Brett serves as secretary to the commission. Members of the commission were recommended, vetted then chosen for a certain skill each brings to the table. Chairwoman Ellen Renee has a background in Broadway theater and a vocal instructor/coach, Kelly is an artist and a columnist for the Hamilton Post. Uhaze is an artist who is employed by Grounds For Sculpture, Murphy is retired and a vocalist with “Brothers In Harmony,” a
large a Capella ensemble, and Coleman is a local musician, entertainment journalist and the host of “Rock On Radio.” For more information, go online to facebook.com/hamiltonarts or e-mail hamiltonartscommission@gmail.com.
School district tops county for AP course growth The Hamilton Township School District has climbed up the list when it comes for Advanced Placemement classes, according to the New Jersey Department of Education’s recently released AP Four-Year Growth Statistics. For the years 2016 to 2019, HTSD had an 191% increase in the number of exams taken since 2016. This represents the highest percentage increase in Mercer County. Last year, approximately 1 in 5 of the district’s high school students took at least one AP course and exam. The district’s growth in the number of exams taken is in the top 1% of the state. In the past, many Hamilton students would take AP classes, but decline to take the exam. For some, that was a financial consideration. Consequently, the district now covers the cost of the exam for students in AP classes. Curriculum director Anthony Scotto also designed AP Potential Assemblies, in which curriculum supervisors and AP teachers presented to students in all three high schools regarding the value of taking AP courses in preparation for college. This will now be an annual event at all three high schools. Since 2016, the district has increased the number of available AP classes for students, providing 13 additional AP courses. There are only 3 other districts in New Jersey who added course offerings during that same time period.
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