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“Hopewell has been really lucky in a sense of having lonHer husband is a former gevity with coaches,” she said. Hopewell Valley Central High “And then you come back and standout quarterback and cur- it’s still the same coaches from rent Bulldogs assistant. Her mom’s era of coaching. They’re mom played at Hopewell under all fantastic coaches. It’s been the great Barb Skiba and went funny going from being a stuon to become a successful field dent to seeing it from this side of things now. hockey coach at Stuart. “It just felt like it was desAnd she, herself, was a star field hockey player at HVCHS tined to be. I really can’t picbefore helping The College of ture myself anywhere else but New Jersey to a Division III Hopewell.” Neither can her husband, national title. Mercer County Master Gardeners plan to host the 21st annual Insect Fest on Sept. 6 at the So was there ever a doubt Austin Fellows, one of HoVal’s Mercer Educational Gardens. Pictured are gardeners in themed outfits at last year’s Insect that the first head varsity job for all-time greats who quarterFest: Justine Gray, Amber Dalke, Julie Rauch, Beverly Phillips, Virginia Finley, Barbara Glass and Alicia Fellows — formerly Wag- backed the 2013 team to its Jacqueline Spadaccini. For more news and events, turn to page 11. ner — would be as the Bulldogs first state sectional title. And no, they were not high school field hockey coach? A 2012 graduate, Fellows sweethearts. “He wishes,” Alicia said with scored 64 goals in two seasons playing for Pam Edwards, a laugh. Did he have a crush? the woman she replaced. “So he says,” she added playHoVal went 35-4 during those fully. “My cousin worked at We campaigns. “It’s pretty surreal,” Fellows Make (an autism network in said. “It’s a full-circle moment Pennington) and Austin works The museum will reopen next renovate our 148-year-old Victocoming back to Hopewell. It’s a there too. I would go visit and he By eRiC luBell fall, coinciding with our nation’s rian-era brownstone. pretty special feeling. Obviously worked pretty hard to get a first How might a museum reloNow, after two-plus years of 250th anniversary. Until then, Hopewell Valley runs deep in date. He’s living large now.” The two were married last cate its treasures and archives cataloguing, conserving, pack- we’ll keep you updated on progour blood. I really just wanted to coach at Hopewell and when November — with Sara officiat- — all of it, the entire collection ing, and moving our rich and ress, as we implement the new Pam first called me to see if I ing —- and are expecting a baby — to a secure, harm-free stor- rare holdings to an offsite loca- design and develop our future age space? tion, the building on East Broad programs. wanted to help out as an assis- girl in December. That daunting challenge Street has become an architect’s At the same time, we aim to “She better play field hockey,” tant coach, she said she had a few years left and she was plan- Alicia said. “She’ll have a stick formed Phase One of The uncluttered canvas, a pleasure- whet your appetite by showcasing our collection’s outstanding in her hand the moment she Hopewell Museum’s Reimagina- trove of possibility. ning to retire.” to—Capital Health. “Reimagination: Phase Two” artifacts, and describing how out. She’ll just have to fol- tion initiative. We had launched SoWelcome Fellows returned to a lot comes See FELLOWS, Page 28 See CLOCKS, Page 26 an ambitious plan to completely has begun. of familiar faces. 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.
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