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Ewing officials celebrate major ESCC milestone BY BILL SANSERVINO
Ewing Mayor Bert Steinmann was joined by officials, regional leaders and community partners to celebrate the signing and placement of the final structural beam of the new Ewing Senior & Community Center on Feb. 18, 2026.
Township officials marked a major construction milestone Feb. 18 as the final structural beam was signed and lifted into place at the new Ewing Senior & Community Center. The topping out ceremony signifies completion of the structural frame of the 70,000-square-foot facility now rising at 999 Lower Ferry Road. Officials expect the new center to open in late 2026. Township leaders, regional officials and community partners gathered to sign the final beam before it was raised into position above the structure, marking the transition from structural work to interior construction. Among those offering remarks were Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman; state Sen. Shirley Turner; Council Vice President Sarah Steward; Mercer County Executive Dan Benson; Mercer County Commissioner Chair Terrance Stokes; and DIGroup Architecture President Vincent Myers. Ewing See ESCC, Page 3
Neuberger caps wrestling career with third Colonial Valley Confernece crown BY JUSTIN FEIL
Alex Neuberger decided try wrestling to get into better shape for track in eighth grade. Her priorities shifted after that year. “Hated track,” she said. “Absolutely loved wrestling.” She has played other sports at Ewing High School, doing field hockey and flag football as well, but her love for wrestling has only grown over the years. The Blue Devils senior will graduate with three whatever so do we.
straight Colonial Valley Conference Girls Tournament individual crowns, the final one won with a pin over Milene Rios Ordonez to capture the 152-pound title at the end of January. “The tournament’s only been around for three years,” said Ewing coach DJ Zedalis. “I wish she could have been one of the first four-time champs, but she’s one of the first three-time champs.” Neuberger is looking to add more accolades with the start of the District 8 tournament at Trenton on March 1 with
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qualifiers advancing to the Central Region tournament the next week in East Brunswick and the ultimate goal of a Tournament of Champions berth in Atlantic City on the line if she can finish in the top three at regions. “I am so starving for it,” Neuberger said. “I wanted to get it the first three years and now we have a district and it’s harder. I really want to get to states this year.” Last year, she came three wins away from a state berth in regions bowing out in EHS wrestler Alex Neuberger shakes See NEUBERGER, Page 25 hands with an opponent.
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