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Ewing voters face quiet ballot in Nov. 4 elections BY BILL SANSERVINO
With no municipal mayor or council election this year and three members running unopposed for the Education, Ewing voters won;t have too much to decide when it comes to local contests in the Nov. 4 general election. Elections for municipal office take place every other year. Since Council President Jennifer Keyers Maloney, Council Vice Presi-
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dent David Schroth and Councilman Kevin Baxter won reelection last year, their terms don’t expire until 2028. And the seats held by Mayor Bert Steinman and council members Sarah Steward and Kathleen Wollert won’t be up for election until next year. When it comes to the Ewing Public Schools, incumbent Board members Michael Miller, Nicole N.W. Harris and Daniel Angebranndt are running unopposed
Local artist honors Black culture through artwork BY JOE EMANSKI
Ewing Artist April Cooper is known to many who have attended Trenton’s Art All Night. It was at the annual 24-hour arts festival that she first really connected with the local art scene. Ewing High School senior Mia Mastroianni controls the ball during Cooper’s striking oil paintings a recent practice. She returned to the girls’ soccer team last season have gained a local following in and has stepped into a leadership role as a captain in 2025. For recent years. Her works have more on Mastroiannito and the team, see Page 17. been on display in such places as Welcome Capital Health. the Trenton City Museum, PasWhen someone you care about is sick, you’ll do whatever it takes to make sure they get the best care. And so do we.
sage Theatre, Slammin Brew, and Artworks Trenton. Starting Friday, Oct. 3, she will have a painting in the “Under the Influence” exhibition at Gallery 14C in Jersey City. The gallery describes the exhibition as a “group show of artists inspired by other artists.” Cooper, 40, was born in Trenton and attended Woodrow Wilson Elementary School before moving to Salisbury, Maryland. As a student at the University
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to reelection to three, three-year terms on the Board of Education. Barring the appearance of a succesful write-in campaign, all three are assured reelection. The Ewing Observer asked each of the three candidates to provide biographical information and provide a statement about why they are running to continue serving on the school board. The candidates were given free reign to write about whatever See ELECTION, Page 8
of Maryland Eastern Shore, she majored in both art and education. But she says she has spent much of her life studying art techniques, experimenting with styles and developing an artistic practice rooted in storytelling. Painting mostly with oil, Cooper has built up a portfolio of works that she calls “Ghetto to Trendy.” “’Ghetto to Trendy’ came from See COOPER, Page 12
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