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8 years ago, Trina Trammell lost her son to cancer. In a new book, she chronicles her search for solace and purpose By JOe EmaNsKi
The Trammell family was rocked in 2012 when Tyreek Trammell, then 9 years old, was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer known as pontine glioma. Tyreek’s mother, Trina, and his father, Markeese, did everything they could to help Tyreek. But pontine glioma is aggressive, and despite the efforts of many doctors and of the Trammell family, he died on Feb. 10, 2013. He was 10. The last eight years have been, understandably, difficult ones for the entire Trammell family: Trina and Markeese, as well as their children Taliah, Trinity and Trent. And Trina says they are all still healing, each in their own way. But now, she finds that she is finally able to share hers and Tyreek’s story, and she has done so in a new self-published book, called Sonflower: Joy Comes in the Morning. Sonflower starts around the time that Trina and MarSee SONFLOWER, Page 11
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Inspired Threads designer Patrice Jetter, a Hamilton resident, sewing a blanket at the nonprofit organization’s new workspace in the Social Profit Center at Mill One.
Their courage Inspired Threads shows the and compassion way to fair hiring for all inspire us all.
whelming obstacles that peo- they also wanted to show the ple with disabilities face in the way forward for other organizations that want to create market.a message written in chalk The Social Profit Center One at job morning, appeared Inspired Threads has a truly inclusive workplaces. Mill One welcomed a new tenin front of an RWJBarnabas Health facility. The words When they go to work for ant at the end of May when small and growing workcouldn’t been simpler, or more soul stirring, Inspired Threads, designers of people who design Inspired Threads moved into forcehave or more and accurate. make blankets and other get all the training they need the renovated 125-year-old former factory on North John- products out of reclaimed fab- to be able to sort through and rics. Many of the fabrics are select fabric and to be able to ston Avenue in Hamilton. The move represents donated from regional “Heroes fash- sew and serge products using through the donated scraps the organithe next step for Inspired ion design houses work here.” Threads, the nonprofit co- another nonprofit, Brooklyn- zation receives. By creating customized job founded four years ago by based FabScrap. FabScrap descriptions that maximize founder Jessica Schreiber is on Susan Colacello and Jeanene Three words of gratitude and encouragement that the designers’ strengths, and Leppert with the goal of creat- the Inspired Threads board. capture the courage and compassion of health What sets the staff apart at by setting them up in a suping employment opportunities here Threads and across America. To sharebarrier-free your work enviInspired is that the portive, for people with disabilities. workers thanks or to support Emergency ronment, Fund, Inspired Threads is designers are allour people with Response Inspired Threads also has Colacello and Lep- achieving its mission of sucthe mission of raising awarevisit disabilities. rwjbh.org/heroes ness of the sometimes over- pert wanted to create jobs, but See THREADS, Page 8 By JOe EmaNsKi
The future’s so bright, you gotta wear lab coats. The Hamilton Post is proud to continue its long-standing tradition of recognizing the academic high achievers of the graduating class of the township’s three public high schools. Starting on Page 16, readers will find profiles of the top 10 seniors by grade point average for Hamilton High School West, Nottingham High School and Steinert High School. Included in the profiles are the students’ plans for continuing education, as well as their favorite memories of their scholastic careers and the teachers who have inspired them the most. It may be worth noting how many of these students aspire to continue their studies in the realm of science, particularly biology and neuroscience. There are future doctors, dentists, pharmacists and chemists among the recent graduates of our schools. Also future engineers, lawyers, accountants, geologists, architects and filmmakers. Typically, the Post publishes these profiles in June, but the final class rankings were not available until after the June issue went to press. The Hamilton Post congratulates all of the graduates of the Class of 2021.
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5 receive EDGE scholarships from ERA Central Realty Five students from central New Jersey have received 2021 ERA Central realty Group EDGE scholarships, including a Nottingham High School senior. The students are Kaylee Munster of Allentown High School, Maya Tanikawa of Northern Burlington Regional High School, Zachar y Shafer of Nottingham High School, Mar y Paskhaver of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South and Hannah Augsback Lamma of Colts Neck High School. The scholarship program, which
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Cutting the ribbon on the new poolhouse at the CYO of Mercer County’s Yardville Camp on June 15, 2021 are Bishop David O’Connell from the Diocese of Trenton, Hamilton Township Mayor Jeff Martin, CYO executive director Tom Mladenetz, and members of the CYO board of trustees.
began in 2005, is funded by the realtor associates of ERA Central Realty Group and matched by the company. It was founded based on giving back to the community and honoring the families that have supported ERA Central for more than three decades. Since its inception, the EDGE Scholarship has awarded $68,200 in scholarships. “All of the 90 applicants from 28 central New Jersey high schools provided impressive applications. Our winners should be very proud of themselves,” Philip Angarone, realtor associate and scholarship committee chairperson, of this year’s competition.
ville branch at 453 Yardville Allentown Road. David M. O’Connell, bishop of the Trenton Diocese, was on hand to bless the new pool house. Also on hand were Jeff Martin, the Hamilton mayor; CYO executive director Tom Mladenetz; and members of the CYO board of trustees. The large, two-story building replaces the original structure from the 1950’s. The CYO reports that Camp kids were thrilled with the new space when the Camp reopened at the end of June, especially considering that the pool house was closed last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. CYO opens new pool The CYO of Mercer County was founded in 1952 and formally incorpohouse in Yardville The CYO of Mercer County rated in 1961, with facilities in Hamilrecently celebrated the grand opening ton, Ewing and Trenton. On the web: cyomercer.org. of its new pool house at the CYO Yard-
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THREADS continued from Page 1 cessful, fair employment for all. “We want to show that people with intellectual disabilities and other different abilities have really strong skills and talents, and if given the opportunity, they can make huge contributions,” Colacello says. *** The Social Profit Center is the brainchild of community development organization Isles, Inc. It is a facility where “social impact” businesses and nonprofits can share space and services. Inspired Threads joins Isles and several other enterprises already in the space, including Literacy New Jersey, Princeton Baby Lab and Front Row Seat Productions, a music recording studio. The move comes at a time when businesses and organizations are just starting to return to the office environment after the long Covid-19 pandemic. Until recently, Inspired Threads has been run out of Leppert’s home in Skillman. That also became unworkable during the pandemic, so the designers have spent much of the past year working at home. Statistics show that Covid-19 disproportionately affects people with disabilities, or with genetic disorders such as Down syndrome. So Inspired Threads has been extremely cautious when it comes to exposing staff members to potential risk factors related to the coronavirus. Since the move into Mill One, many of the designers have been spending at least a few hours a week in Inspired Threads’ 1,000 square feet of space in the new facility. There is a common kitchen area as well as conference rooms that Inspired Threads shares with other tenants. “We don’t have a lot of employees, but now our designers are part of a real community,” Colacello says. “Every day when they come to work, they’re meeting people in the kitchen, in the break room. It’s expanded our ability to offer community integration and inclusion.” Leppert and Colacello met at Special Olympics New Jersey: Leppert as a member of the staff and Colacello as a parent of a Special Olympics athlete — Kevin, who has Down syndrome, and who today is a member of the Inspired
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THREADS cont. from Page 8 intellectual disabilities want the same opportunities that everyone else wants — instead of someone saying, ‘This is the only job we have for you.’” Margo Lee, 33, is one of Inspired Threads’ designers. Lee had worked at Gold’s Gym in East Windsor for 12 years, until the pandemic closed all fitness centers, leaving her out of work. A friend who knew both Lee and Leppert suggested Leppert contact Lee and offer her a job at Inspired Threads. Lee started working there last year, and says now that even though gyms are reopening and Covid-19 is receding as a threat, she would rather stay and work at Inspired Threads. Lee, a graduate of West WindsorPlainsboro schools, makes blankets and other things like purses, fanny packs and wine bottle holders. “I really like working for the company,” Lee says. “I feel like home there because Jeanene and Susan make it feel warm and cozy there.” Colacello says that when she asks the designers what they love about working at Inspired Threads, they say that it is because they get to be artistic. “They get to do things they love, and they’re things that make people happy. A lot of times, people just work to make money. But all human beings want to feel that they have purpose, and that’s a big part of what we’re doing,” Colacello says. “We look at our designers and the ways they want
to contribute, and build their jobs and experiences around that.” In addition to her work with Inspired Threads, Colocello works as an inclusion consultant. “I’ve worked a lot with schools on how to create inclusive learning environments,” she says. “I’ve learned personally the challenges that my son faced, and that I faced having my son as part of the community. I’ve really been able to leverage all of that knowledge and some of that pain to build partnerships and also to see both sides.” She says with Inspired Threads, she and Leppert seek to look at the whole ecosystem around their employees and to support and manage that ecosystem. Their needs are complex, she says, and they live in a system that requires support. From a parent’s perspective, she says, it is wonderful when you can see your child, as an adult with an intellectual disability, doing something that they can enjoy and that they are good at. “We are pushing as hard as we can in our tiny little place,” Colacello says. “But our blankets are beautiful, and what I’d like to say is that we’re bringing back craftsmanship. We’re training people to be artisans and making it so people can find their niche in life. All of our designers who are drawn to work with us are extremely creative people. They’re artists, and they’re learning regular job skills too.” On the web: inspired-threads.org.
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Author Trina Trammell, center, and her family on May 29, 2021 at Veterans Park for a book signing event for Trammell’s new book, Sonflower. In the back are husband Markeese and the Trammell children, Trent, Trinity and Taliah. SONFLOWER cont. from Page 1 keese met, takes readers through the heartbreaking period of Tyreek’s illness and death, and then through the stages of grief for the family, which are harrowing in their own right. Although Trammell calls Sonflower a novel, it has in many ways the structure of a memoir. Trammell always thought that she would one day share her story. The community had been supportive — especially the community at Greenwood Elementary School, where Tyreek had been a fourth grader — during Tyreek’s illness. Many had asked over the years how she was doing. In the months when Tyreek was being diagnosed with cancer and then as he was fighting his illness, she kept a diary of sorts. But she recalls that even four years later, she was too stricken with grief and anger to express her story in the way that she wanted. Finally in the past year, she felt like she had healed enough to continue her journey through the writing process and finish writing the book. In it, she writes extensively about the journey she has been through since Tyreek died and how she has come to accept the loss. “Even though the truth may hurt, it’s better to face it early on than wait years down the line. That was a mistake I made. Waiting too many years to face what is,” she writes. “Now I am here today, eight years later, going through the motions. People around me believe I should be okay by now. The fact of the matter is, I am just now unraveling the layers of my process.” Trammell worked for many years as a phlebotomist. But after Tyreek’s death, she decided to go back to school to get a degree in human resources and counseling. In the past year, she has started a new job as a counselor for pharmaceutical company AmerisourceBergen, helping people make sure that their insurance covers the cost of their medications.
In this job, she counsels many people with serious illnesses like Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis. In publishing Sonflower, she hopes can be helpful to other people who have dealt with loss in their lives. “I didn’t want it to apply only to individuals who have lost a child. I want it to apply to anyone who has lost anyone, or someone who has lost a house, or a job of 20 years, or anyone who has lost themselves,” she says. She says that she also hopes the book can also help people whose losses have threatened to tear their families apart. “A lot of people have reached out to me who have gone through something similar, they want to know what tools did we use to keep our marriage together,” she says. “So I am also creating a dialog for couples, whether you’re married or in a long-term relationship, just to speak to those individuals and give them a layout of what we did to get to the next phase.” Trammell says that part of the process of healing involved leaving the place where the hurt had occurred — Hamilton. She now lives in Statesville, North Carolina, outside Charlotte. However, she still spends time in New Jersey. In May, she held a booksigning event at Veterans Park, and she also makes regular visits to Pitman, where Taliah, her eldest daughter and a recent graduate of Rowan University, lives. Trina, Taliah and Trinity have formed a company called Tru Majestic, making and marketing bath and body products. Trammell also continues to write. She says that while Sonflower helped her through her own process, she realized while writing it that her husband and children have their own stories to tell. She hopes to publish a second book that tells their stories. “I’m learning so much now, because they stayed bottled up for so long,” she says. To read an excerpt from Sonflower, turn to Page 11.
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From ‘Sonflower: Joy Comes in the Morning’ going to give up? No. We have a love for each other, beyond children, and for that, we were going to work this out. We wanted this, and our children deserved better.
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Just us I came to terms that it was time to take the blindfolds from my eyes and deal with the fact that it was just us. It was just us that remained in our household to pick up the pieces and find a way to move forward. Don’t get me wrong, my parents, siblings, and a few family members played a significant role in our support but to put the weight of our world on their shoulders alone felt unfair to me. We were the core of our reality, so it was up to us to strengthen our family and become as strong as we once were. One day, Markeese and I went for a walk along the lakeside at Veterans Park. We would go there when it was time to clear our heads and talk about everything under the sun. As we strolled down the walkway while trying to avoid the geese’s poop, I turned to him and gave him a look that he would say I would give him when something is wrong. He put his head down and asked me, “What’s wrong now?” Before I could speak, he said, “I know.” I grabbed his hand and squeezed it tight. My heart was heavy, like a brick was in it, weighing it down. A lump formed in my throat, and I whispered
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I went through my pains and sorrows fighting against the process. I would not allow myself to feel the emotions that were normal to feel after losing a child and everything else that came with it. I would not allow myself to grieve, cry, feel anger, or heal. I thought that staying busy was the way to go. I found myself running to the aid of others to fix their problems while avoiding my own. I worked as much as I could. I started an event planning service to keep my mind off of things. You name it; I did it. When I began my healing, I understood that I needed to accept the process. It’s going to hurt. I will feel sad, low, and sometimes depressed. The key is to allow yourself to go through it but don’t fall too deep into the depths of the process. You want to feel what and how you need to in those moments but try not to let it pull you in too dark of space. So, you may be wondering why I would suggest that you go into a “dark space” at all. What I have learned is that the process of
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Healing Years had come and gone, and we’d experienced some of the hardest things in life. Losing our oldest son, a house, car, jobs, friends, family, marital woes, and my health was not in the best shape. I had to come to terms with life. There are things you can control, and there are things you can’t. It was time to take control and decide if I wanted to live or wither away. I choose to control the things that I could, and live. “Sonflower: Joy Comes in the Morning” by T. Trammell is available from Amazon and from ttrammell.com.
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New ownership pledges to honor proud traditions at Carvel By Joe Emanski
Nelson Cheng spent 32 years dishing out frosty treats to customers at his Carvel Ice Cream store in Dover Park Plaza. All of Yardville mourned in February when Nicholas Cheng told the world that his father had died from Covid-19. Thousands of customers shared their memories and grief on social media as word spread. Dozens wrote messages to the Cheng family and taped them to the windows of the store. Among them was Denise (Ondersin) Bongiovi, who had worked for Cheng at the store between 1998 and 2005. On June 17, Bongiovi announced that she and her husband, Joe, had purchased the business from the Cheng family, with plans to reopen as early as July 1. “I grew up in Groveville and Yardville. My whole family is from here, and has been there many years,” Bongiovi says. “That was my Carvel growing up. That’s where I went as a kid in elementary school, that’s where I had a job when I was in middle school and high school. I was six or seven years old when he purchased the store, so I don’t really remember Carvel without him.” Bongiovi says that Cheng always promoted a sense of family at the store among the staff. “Anybody who has known him or worked for him understands that we were like a very closeknit family,” she says. “He was not just
Nelson Cheng owned the Yardville Carvel from 1989 until his death in February. Denise Bongiovi, a former employee, has purchased the business. (Facebook photos.) your boss, he was your dad, and the girls I worked with were like my sisters.” Bongiovi said taking over the business is “bittersweet.” “It’s not an opportunity that I expected, because I didn’t expect to lose him,” she says. “I’m excited to continue his legacy. But also nervous, knowing that we’re not going to get everything right right away. There will be some growing pains that I
hope that the community will be understanding of. But I think the community is happy that the store is in the hands of someone that cares about the legacy of hard work that he left behind. I’m someone who understands what he and our Carvel meant to the community.” Bongiovi still worked at the store when she was a freshman at Rider University. She remembers being there
one night when her uncle came into the store to tell her that lightning had struck her house. “When I went home, I literally had my Carvel shirt and the pants and shoes I was wearing and I wasn’t sure if I still owned anything else in the world,” she says. Usually the staff pooled tips to be distributed to everyone who worked at the store. But Bongiovi says for a time after the fire, Cheng and the other staff donated all their tips to her to help her get back on her feet. Nick Cheng says that he knows that his father would be happy to know that the Bongiovis had bought the store. “Soon, Denise and Joe will have their own regulars and will know their orders by heart even before they walk through the doors, just like Dad did,” he wrote in an email to Community News. Denise and Joe Bongiovi live in Chesterfield. They have four children: Caitlyn, 25, Sebastian, 14, Madelyn, 11, and Benjamin, 5. Both are educators in the Princeton school district. Denise is a kindergarten teacher at Johnson Park Elementary School, and Joe is the band director at Princeton High School. Denise has also taught at Yardville Elementary School. Denise Bongiovi said plans are in the works not only to open on July 1 but also to celebrate Cheng’s birthday on July 10. Car vel Ice Cream, 19 Sunnybrae Blvd., Yardville NJ 08620. Phone: (609) 585-2299. Web: carvel.com.
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Sports: Tennis (captain) and swimming (captain) Clubs: Spanish Club (vice president), Hamilton Environmental Youth Club/Beautification Program, Spanish National Honor Society (vice president), Peer Leadership, Literary Society, C.A.S.C.A.D.E., Science League, National Honor Society, Unified Club Prior schooling: Lalor, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: All my teachers have inspired me. I have had amazing teachers every year since Kindergarten all the way to Senior year of High School. Every single one of them had an impact on me and always encouraged me to do my best. They taught me many important lessons that I value. Going to school would not be the same without the caring teachers who make it fun. I want to give a special thank you to my guidance counselor, Mrs. Emmons. She always encouraged me to do what is best for me and inspired me to stay true to my dreams. She believes in me and knows I can do anything I set my mind to. She has helped me through a challenging four years and no matter what, her door was always open to me. Favorite memory: My favorite memories are participating in club events, tennis matches and swim meets. The most memorable club event was the Haunted House; decorating classrooms and spending time with my friends. My favorite tennis memory was playing until the sun set and having my team win. And my favorite memory of swimming was our last practice, when our coaches created fun swim drills using cards.
Sports: Spring track, winter track, field hockey (captain) Clubs: National honor society, Math National Honors Society, Math Club, Key Club (secretary), Unified Club, News Club, Senior Class vice president, Student Government, Science League, Peer Leadership, Yearbook Club (cover designer) Prior schooling: McGalliard, Grice Teacher who inspired me: Mrs. Campbell was a teacher who inspired me throughout my years as a hamilton west student. As my coach, she constantly believed in my ability to succeed and would push me forward to progress as an individual. She motivated me to reach for bigger goals and I am truly grateful for her support during these four years. Favorite memory: My favorite memory of school was being allowed to paint a bathroom stall design with a close friend for a total of ten hours.
Sports: field hockey (JV), winter track (freshman) Clubs: Student Government (vice president), Math Honors Society, Math Club, National Honors Society, Key Club, Peer Leadership, Hamilton N.E.W.S Prior schooling: McGalliard Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Kline was an outstanding and influential teacher who amused my friends and me with random conversation and helpful tips throughout highschool, even when we casually walked into his class without warning. His classes always felt warm and accepting and I was lucky enough to have him twice. Favorite memory: My favorite memory at HHW is hands down Peer Leadership training. I was able to make many new friends while being surrounded by fellow peers who share the common interest of helping others and becoming leaders. We not only developed friendships, but emotional connections with pathos exercises (some crying too LOL).
Sports: Boys’ Soccer (stats), Wrestling (stats), Winter Track (stats), Softball (stats), Tennis Clubs: Big Brother/Big Sister, National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Peer Leadership, Marching Band, Tech Crew, and Unified Club Prior schooling: Sunnybrae, Grice Teacher who inspired me: While I have had a lot of great teachers, Mr. Certo, my Piano Lab teacher, and Ms. McKinley, my Junior and Senior English Teacher, have really stood out. Mr. Certo pushed me to join Marching Band and Tech Crew, which have been some of the best parts of my high school experience, and has helped me develop into a more critical thinker with his famous “Certo Talks.” While, Ms. McKinley emulates everything that I hope to be one day as a teacher with her kindness, passion, and dedication to her students. Favorite memory: Doing Wrestling Stats with my best friend, Julianne Pracko.
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Clubs: Peer Leadership Prior schooling: PS 105, IS 223, Grice Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Peter Certo… you were probably one of the most influential teachers and mentors I’ve ever had in school. Although I’ve only known you for a little over a year, it was because of you that music became one of my passions and hobbies ... You made it possible for me to find comfort in music despite my lack of creativity, so thank you for everything! Favorite memory: Marching band was perhaps one of the most memorable parts of my high school career… I’ve never really been an outgoing person, but after some extremely aggressive pestering from my friends, I decided to try it out and honestly, no regrets. To me, it really felt like a second home, where every single football game or competition we went to made a lasting impression on my life. And maybe, just maybe, if I could go back in time, I would do it all over again, for the pandemic really made these types of extracurriculars complicated.
Clubs: Marching Band (drum major), Jazz Band, Math Club Prior schooling: Robinson, Grice Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Certo and Mr. Wheeler were my most influential teachers. They helped me use my love of music to develop into a better musician. They exposed me to different styles of music, which allowed me to become a more versatile player. It is thanks to them that I am planning to continue making music in college. Favorite memory: Band camp during the summers were always a fun time. I was able to hang out with my friends while being able to play music and march all day. Despite the hot weather, we all had a great time and loved it.
Clubs: Robotics team (co-captain), National Honor Society, Science League, Student Government, Key Club, Courtyard Cleanup Prior schooling: McGalliard, Grice Teacher who inspired me: Mrs. Giampiccolo, my honors and AP chemistry teacher. She told me I was one of the best chemistry students she had ever had. She made me feel capable and smart, and led me to choose chemistry as a career. Favorite memory: Robotics competitions, where I would drive the robot I helped build, win matches against other schools, and hang out with my friends.
Clubs: National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, National Math Honor Society Prior schooling: Sunnybrae, Grice Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Funari is a very understanding and wise man that truly cares about his students. He made my transition from middle school to high school easier and one can tell that he enjoys the material he teaches. I fortunately had the opportunity to have him as my teacher for two years. Favorite memory: I will always remember the lunch periods before a math test, when all of my friends would be very nervous and we would want to cram in some last minute studying. We probably looked crazy; all talking at once, rummaging through our notes, and trying to make some sense out of the numerous math concepts we had to comprehend. Although we were stressed, we were able to help one another while simultaneously having fun and joking around.
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Clubs: Literary Society, Student Government, C.A.S.C.A.D.E., and Peer Leadership Prior schooling: Yardville Heights, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: A teacher that inspired me in my school career was my Algebra I teacher, Ms. Ju. She was the first teacher to ever introduce me and develop my love for the maths and sciences. As such, she has been a big inspiration in my life. Favorite memory: My favorite memory of school was when I went on a trip to Washington with the Talented Tenth. Going to D.C. was such a new but exciting experience, especially with my fellow peers alongside me.
Sports: Cross country, winter track, spring track Clubs: Robotics Club (co-captain), Hey Club, Key Club, National Honor Society Prior schooling: McGalliard, Grice Teacher who inspired me: Ms. Gallagher inspired me. I took her APES class as a junior and her marine biology class as a senior. She is always so positive and friendly, and she is passionate about what she teaches and about helping students become better people. Favorite memory: I enjoyed hanging out and generally being silly with my friends after school and during lunch.
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Sports: Cheerleading Clubs: Math Club (president), National Honor Society (president), Coding Club, DECA, Peer Leadership, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society Prior schooling: University Heights, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Meinhardt inspired me because of his dedication to teaching and passion for math. Both in class and in the math club, I was pushed to study hard and problem solve in creative ways. It’s clear how much Mr. Meinhardt cares about his students, and he’s made learning both fun and challenging for me. Favorite memory: Being a part of my cheerleading team and cheering at football games. I made so many friends and grew a lot as a person. When I look back on all of our practices and time together, I’m reminded of friendship, hard work, and having fun.
Sports: Tennis Clubs: Medical Club, Peer Leadership, National Honor Society Prior schooling: Mercerville, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: Ms. Bowen inspired me to pursue a future in science when I was in her Biotechnology class. Favorite memory: Our pep rallies!
Clubs: Medical Careers Club (president), Newspaper (editor-in-chief), Debate Team (co-captain), Key Club, Peer Leadership, Environmental Club, Math Team, National Honors Society Prior schooling: Mercerville, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: Mrs. Kelliher, my AP Language and Composition teacher had the greatest impact on my education as well as my creative freedom. Mrs. Kelliher unleashed my love for writing and through her impact, I discovered the beauty of writing, the power of words, and the freeing nature of expressing myself. AP Lang was a challenging class, however, that was my favorite part. Mrs. Kelliher’s help and support influenced me to work harder than ever. Favorite memory: when I did lab experiments and dissections in AP Bio as well as Anatomy and Physiology. I was fascinated by the pig brain I dissected
Sports: Marching band Clubs: Coding Club (president), Star Status (newspaper—editor), Caelestis literary magazine, Mock Trial, Environmental Club, Peer Leadership Prior schooling: Mercerville, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: My Computer Science teacher, Ms. Manzano has inspired me to never back down from a challenge no matter how difficult it may seem, and she has taught me I can achieve anything I put my mind to. Favorite memory: A memory I will never forget is the competition when the marching band broke the school record, and the moment the score was announced the entire band cheered and ran onto the field to celebrate with hugs and happy tears.
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Sports: Swimming, track and field Clubs: Key Club, Hamilton NEWS, Peer Leadership, Environmental Club, National Honor Society Prior schooling: Mercerville, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: Mrs. Dunham made an impact on me through Peer Leadership and in her classroom. The amount of work that Mrs. Dunham put into Peer Leadership inspired me to look outside myself and constantly work to help others and be someone they can look up to and confide in. She taught me, in AP Calculus, how to think critically and apply my knowledge to new problems. I have learned how to use the tools that she has given me to have personal accountability for furthering myself and my success. Favorite memory: My favorite memory of school was being part of the swim team, a place where I could spend time with my friends and work towards bettering myself. I realized the importance of having a place to destress, especially with my heavy class load. I appreciate that being part of the swim team gave me that opportunity.
Clubs: Nottingham Marching Unit (drum major), School Musical, Jazz Band, National Honor Society (treasurer), Math Team (treasurer) Prior schooling: University Heights, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: Through the past four years, Mrs. Klek has been an inspiration to me through music and life in general. As a member of the marching unit and various other musical extracurricular activities, Mrs. Klek pushed me to become the best version of myself that I could possibly be. She taught me perseverance, good character, and patience, both in and out of the classroom. Mrs. Klek has been someone that I was able to look up to for my entire high school career, and I will proudly carry the lessons I have learned from her with me to college and beyond. Favorite memory: Breaking the Nottingham school record in competition for marching band.
Clubs: National Honor Society, Environmental Club, Newspaper, Debate Club, Key Club (treasurer), Medical Careers Club Prior schooling: Langtree, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: Mrs. Wilkes is the most kind hearted person ever and has motivated me in every step I took to better my education. Lets just say it was an honor to have her as my teacher. If I had not had her as a teacher in my sophomore year, my life would be incredibly different. I am not saying it would be bad, but she has opened my eyes to what I could be, and what I could do, in a way that I have never thought possible. Till this day, I can not believe I have made it where I am now and that is definitely because of her. I am not going to lie, my strong dislike towards English class was unbearable but she has managed to completely change my perspective towards it. Mrs. Wilkes encouragement and persistence has taught me to never give up. Favorite memory: My favorite memory of school is when I had Top Ten Dinner!
Clubs: Future Educators of America, National Honor Society, Outreach for the Stars, School Play Prior schooling: Kuser, University Heights, Morgan, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: My 10th and 11th grade teacher, Ms. Kelliher. This is because during the two years I had her as my English teacher, she was the one who helped advance from struggling with English to becoming a better writer and being able to better interpret novels. It is also because of her recommendation that I took English 101 as a part of the Dual Enrollment Program which I was able to excel in because of what she has taught me. Favorite memory: My favorite memory of school was the times I spent with my friends at lunch throughout my time in high school. Whether this was having enjoyable conversations with my friend, Maddie, in my sophomore year or playing Uno with my friends Eddy and Jimmy in my junior year.
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what’s happening Fun for the Fourth By Sam Sciarrotta
Gas up the grill and get those sparklers ready—July 4 is just around the corner. Outside of your backyard, though, there are plenty of events throughout the region to help you celebrate. Here are some ways to say hello to summer, down the shore and beyond.
Revolutionary Pub Crawl The area’s connection to the American Revolution is a local favorite—what better way to celebrate that than with a few flagons of ale? Bordentown Walking Tours will host a Revolutionary Pub Crawl July 3, noon to 4 p.m. Tour guide Mark Neurohr-Pierpaoli will lead revelers through Bordentown City’s history of wine, beer and booze via four local bars—learn about famous residents like Thomas Paine and Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, while hearing juicy tales of Bordentown’s love of brew from Colonial times through the Prohibition. Tickets are $75 and include a drink at
each bar, food at every stop, a guided tour and pub crawl deals like craft cocktails and drink specials. More information: bordentownwalkingtours.com.
Cape May City Independence Day Parade String bands, performers, cars, veterans organizations and local officials will travel down Cape May’s Beach Drive starting at noon on July 3. Keep an eye out for festive golf carts, bicycles and baby carriages, all entered in the Best Decorated contest. Community groups are invited to participate in the parade. Those interested should contact the Cape May Department of Civic Affairs at (609) 884-9565. More information: capemaycity.com.
WMGK Freedom Festival Around here, nothing quite says summer like that signature Jersey Shore sound. Okay, maybe that’s just the Springsteen obsessive in me talking, but
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the point still stands—that blend of soul, rock and R&B is the perfect company on a hazy summer day. Check out one of the genre’s pioneers, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, at the WMGK Freedom Festival, July 4 starting at 5 p.m. at Wiggins Park in Camden. Food, beer, music and artists will be available all day. The Jukes go on at 8, followed by a fireworks display synchronized to classic rock tunes. More information: wmgk.com.
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We all know what the (609) area code is, but where is it exactly? It’s a good question, and one posed to us by a reader after we said, in our first edition of Six09, that we’d cover what’s happening across the region. The image at right answers the question, and as you might see, a good chunk of the state falls in the area code—from Lambertville up north to Cape May at the southern tip of the state. We’re the largest area code in New Jersey, and it includes parts of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Monmouth, Camden, Ocean, Burlington, Atlantic and Cape May counties. It is home to places like Princeton, Trenton, Hammonton, Long Beach Island and Atlantic City. There’s a lot of ground to cover in (609), which we hope means plenty of stories that will help you explore your home turf. If you come across something that might be a good fit, send an email to ssciarrotta@communitynews.org. –Sam Sciarrotta
check out the racing and swimming pigs at the leAd fest state fair, set for July 1-11 at Mercer county Park.
Enjoy 11 days of fun at the LEAD Fest State Fair, held at Mercer County Park in West Windsor July 1 to 11. The festival runs from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays
and 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends. Guests can check out agricultural exhibits and farm animal displays, as well as the fair’s famous racing pigs, food, vendors and, of course, carnival-style rides like the Super Himalaya, the Grand Carousel and Zero Gravity. Scott’s Magic Show will be held twice nightly on weekdays and three times on weekends. Nightly concerts start at 6:30 and include Rock of Ages on July 3, El Ka Bong on July 7, the B Street Band on July 9, Southern Steel on July 10 and local favorite Ernie White on July 11. Fireworks are set for July 3, 4 and 10. Tickets are $5 on weekdays and $8 on weekends and the July 4 holiday and can be purchased online. Free admission for county residents after 6 p.m. on July 3 and 4. More information: theleadfest.com.
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Riley Sager is on a roll. The Princeton-based author has hit his stride in suspense over the last few years. He exploded onto the horror/ thriller scene in 2017 with Final Girls, a novel that sees its protagonist dealing with the aftermath of surviving a massacre that left six of her friends dead. She’s dubbed a “Final Girl,” after the horror trope that refers to the last woman standing at the end of a slasher film—think Laurie Strode in Halloween or Alice in Friday the 13th. Stephen King tweeted about it, calling it “the first great thriller of 2017.” The book was featured in Entertainment Weekly. Whoopi Goldberg held up a copy and raved about it on The View. Sager continued to churn out books— 2018’s The Last Time I Lied, 2019’s Lock Every Door and 2020’s Home Before Dark all hit bestseller lists and earned praise from readers and critics for their thrills and badass women protagonists. Now, he’s back with Survive the Night, a road trip thriller about Charlie, a woman who may or may not be stuck in the car with a serial killer she has a connection with. Sager called the book a “love letter to movies”—Charlie is a film studies major, and dozens of films are mentioned or integral to the plot. “I set out to write a thrill ride,” Sager said. “I wanted this book to feel like a roller coaster, and I think it does.” We talked to Sager over the phone about writing women, the recent horror lit boom and more. The conversation follows below. *** Six09: “Sur vive the Night” is almost out, and it really does seem to be a big summer for horror and thrillers with this new class or writers. There’s Sur vive the Night, a new Stephen Graham Jones, a new Grady Hendrix. How does it feel to be a part of this gang of writers all doing different things with the genre? Riley Sager: It’s a really good time to be a reader and a writer. This summer is just ridiculous with the amount of amazing books coming out. I’ve been joking with other writers on Twitter that we should call it #HotBookSummer. It’s just filled with all of these books. Every time I see a new list, it’s like, “Okay, that one I’m gonna read, that one I’m gonna
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stand what she’s feeling in that moment. There’s a connection there. It’s really kind of emotional shorthand to pop in a really apt film reference. There are so many movies that I love, but this one, I really can’t think of a good example of something similar to it. It’s so obscure, but there was the Twilight Zone movie in 1982. There’s this framing device with Albert Brooks and Dan Aykroyd in a car, and one of them is like, “Do you want to hear a really scary story?” It’s just a framing device, but it was very evocative to me. It’s just two people in a car kind of playing mind games with each other. Six09: You’ve done some online movie watch parties ahead of the book’s release. How have they been going? It’s a pretty unique way to promote a book in a time where people still can’t necessarily get together in large groups. RS: It’s been a lot of fun. It was something that we did last year just to entertain ourselves during the pandemic. It’s Saturday night, no one can go anywhere, let’s all watch a movie at the same time and tweet about it. When it came time to promote Survive the Night, with all its movie references, it was just a no-brainer to be like, “Let’s watch some of the movies referenced in the book.” Last night, we did Silence of the Lambs. It was great to look back on what is not a modern classic, although I feel so old because it’s 30 years old this year, and I saw it opening night in theaters when I was in high school. Six09: Did you write “Sur vive the Night” in quarantine? RS: I did, although I got the idea before COVID really hit. I knew it was going to be my next book, so it was just, I guess, serendipity to write about people stuck together. When it came time to write, it was a nice escape from the daily headlines and the madness of what was going on at the time. Six09: What was it like being an author in quarantine? Last year, there were a lot of virtual author events when “Home Before Dark” came out. What’s it like doing that again but also seeing a really, really clear light at the end of the tunnel? RS: It’s strange because in some ways, the book tour this year is exactly like last year. It’s all virtual. Nothing’s in person. But I think the big difference is last summer, it was a necessity, and now, I think it’s a convenience. Who knows if the typical book tour will ever return? It’s very time consuming and it’s very expensive. I’ll hop on a plane and fly to Chicago, go to a bookstore, get up the next morning and then fly to a different city. You can do all of that now from the comfort of your own
home and reach just as many, if not more, readers. Six09: Are you working on anything else right now? RS: I’m at a weird time where I just finished next year’s book, and my editor just read it. It’s this weird limbo. It’s always weird with writing and promoting books, because it takes such a long time for the publication process. Right now I’m talking about Survive the Night, while my main focus is on next year’s book, but then sometimes you have to go back and talk about a previous book. It’s just sometimes hard to really compartmentalize. My third book, Lock Every Door, was just released in Mexico, so I’ve been doing some press for that. It’s been so bizarre to be finishing next year’s book while promoting Survive the Night and having to answer questions about a book that I have not looked at in, like, three years. There have been some moments where they’ve asked a question and I’ve just had to stop and think, “Okay, what book are we discussing right now?” Six09: A lot of your books really focus on women. Is that by design, or does it just come naturally when you’re starting the process? RS: It really comes naturally. It all began with my first book, Final Girls, which is about the trope of the horror movie “Final Girl.” I always joke that if the trope had been “Final Boy,” my career would be very different. But I knew if I was going to write about final girls that it needed to be told from the point of view of a final girl. Other than that, I didn’t give it much thought. I really didn’t think about gender. I thought about character. This woman’s life and previous experiences and suffering and guilt—how has this affected how she responds to this situation? When I start a new book, I never intend to say “Okay, this one’s going to be about a woman.” It’s just whatever the plot sort of dictates. Who is the best person to view these events through their eyes? I’m sure there will come a day, and it might even be the next thing I write, where it’s like, “I think this should definitely be told through a man’s point of view. Right now, it hasn’t happened. Also, I love writing and reading strong women characters. Survive the Night takes place in 1991, and that was just a year that was filled with really strong, badass movie heroines—Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs, Thelma and Louise, Sarah Connor in Terminator 2. I love writing about people who don’t know their own strengths until situations force them to really act on them. For more on Riley Sager, visit rileysagerbooks.com. He can be found on Twitter at @riley_sager and on Instagram at @riley.sager.
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Jersey history alive and well at Batsto Village By Dan Aubrey
For those interested in getting back into family daytrips yet still concerned about getting out in public, New Jersey affords simple and affordable outdoor opportunities — such as Batsto Village. Located about 60 miles away from the U.S. 1 region in Burlington County, Batsto is a trip into the New Jersey Pine Barrens and into American and state history. The historic site located in Wharton State Forest and maintained and operated by the State of New Jersey was once a self-contained community productive from 1766 until the mid-20th century. Although its name is connected to how the Finnish and Swedish settlers referred to the site’s river and lake as a bathing spot, Batsto as an important iron-producing site gets its start from English colonists. The iron furnace was started in around 1766 by Charles Read and became the largest in South Jersey. During the American Revolution, the ironworks was producing iron and casting housewares, as well as cannonballs and shot for the Continental Army. Throughout the American Revolution, Batsto was crucial in the supply chain for Washington. So vital was this place that in 1778 the British were heading to capture and destroy Batsto’s Ironworks
The mansion at Batsto Village. when they attacked and destroyed the Village of Chestnut Neck. The quick action of a small group of volunteer militia turned back the advancing British troops, sparing the Village of Batsto, ensuring Continental troops would have supplies to win the war. In 1784, a year after the Revolution-
ary War was officially over, the forge became the property of first Joseph Ball and then his uncle, William Richards, whose family manufactured both iron and glass. According to State of New Jerseyproduced educational materials, Batsto’s success at the time was con-
nected to its “high quality products made from pig iron. Special products of that time were cast iron water pipes and firebacks (iron plates used to line the back of a fire place). Batsto was even commissioned by George Washington to produce four monogrammed firebacks. Two of them can still be seen at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.” By the mid-19th century, however, Batsto’s method of producing iron from ore heated by charcoal was eclipsed by more efficient methods, production ceased at the village, and nothing remains of the furnace or the iron works buildings. Then there was a fateful turn. An 1874 house fire spread and destroyed the glass making facilities, remaining furnaces, and 17 houses. The Richards and many of the villagers moved away, leaving the site silent. The debt-ridden Revolutionary town was sold at auction for just $14,000 to Philadelphia businessman Joseph Wharton. As Timothy Regen writes in “The Ghost Towns of New Jersey, “Upon seeing the remains of Batsto, Wharton didn’t know if he should rebuild or just tear the whole place down. Lucky for histor y he chose to rebuild. Within a few years, Wharton had completely modernized the ironmaster’s house, or big house, rebuilt outbuild-
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One of the remaining village houses and the water pump at Batsto Village. ings, including the sawmill, and renovated many of the village homes . . . Wharton grew sugar beets and raised livestock; those who remained in the village found work once again, and for the next 33 years, the Wharton Empire ruled over the 100,000 acres of the Pinelands. With his death in 1909, the Wharton Estate continued to manage the place, and although the industries mostly faded away, a few folks still called Batsto home for another 80 years. “The year 1954 saw the entire Wharton Estate purchased by the State of New Jersey as protected forest. With the purchase came along all the secrets and ghost towns of the Wharton Estate: Atsion, Martha, Batsto, Washington, Harrisville, and many others that would now be able to be explored and protected for the future. “Restoration began in 1955 with the big house, post office-store, and sawmill being the first to receive taxpayer monies for the process. By 1959, the Park Visitor Center was dedicated and when built resembled an early 19th century structure.” After pulling into Batsto, the visitor’s center is the first stop. Currently closed for the pandemic, it features a first floor dedicated to the area’s natural and cultural history, including the presence of the region’s indigenous people, the Lenapes. Yet the real thing waits outside and offers a leisurely stroll into both the past and nature. Among the highlights are the 32-room Batsto Mansion. Towering over the village, the original section was created in the late 1700s by the Richards family. It went through several permutations before Wharton took possession and renovated in the late 1870s and early 1880s at a cost of about $40,000 (over $1 million in 2021 value).
The Victorian-era structure features formal dining and conversation areas, including a large porched area. However, as educational materials note, it was the “high tech” improvements that were attractions at the time. “Originally, each room was heated with a fireplace. Mr. Wharton had a system for central heat installed in most of the rooms. One of the most interesting ‘modern’ features he added was indoor plumbing. He had a water tank installed in the tall tower. When water was released, it went to the bathrooms to flush the toilets or to fill the bathtub. Indoor bathrooms were something that not many families had in the 1880s.” The Batsto Post Office opened in 1852 and, although it experienced several closings and reopenings, is one of the four oldest post offices currently operating in the United States. Interestingly, since it is an historic structure, it was never assigned a zip code and all stamps are hand-canceled. The sawmill, part of the Batsto community for more than 200 years, was revised in 1882. State materials say the current operators replaced water-powered equipment with a turbine-driven circular saw still in use today. During Wharton’s era, the mill was a profitable East Coast supplier of cut lumber and shingles. And then there are the village cottages, where in 1852, 376 people lived. But after the 1874 fire, when 75 homes were lost, only a two-lane row of buildings for visitors to walk along and visit remains. It is also where the last resident of Batsto remained until 1989, roughly 232 years after the first resident moved in — something that makes the past very present. For more information on Batsto Village: batstovillage.org.
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Clubs: Marching Band (section leader), School Play, Celaestis, Math Club, National Honor Society, Swim Team (manager) Prior schooling: University Heights, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Banka has changed the way I view challenges. Now whenever I try to push my limits, it’s always an enjoyable experience because I get to see myself grow and I come out with new life lessons every time. Since I welcome challenges now, Mr. Banka has also been responsible for why I decided to pursue chemistry in college. I’d like to see where I go from here; I hope Mr. Banka will get to see that too. Favorite memory: During a marching band competition, the freshmen and I got lost in the woods trying to come back to the buses. It was night and we couldn’t see much; and despite the fear that crawled up in me, we were saved by an upperclassmen who blew his trumpet so loudly that it resonated throughout the school grounds. What followed next was a horde of us freshmen running out of the woods. This was the experience that made me want to stay in band; it was the power of us running that made me laugh till my sides hurt. I knew I would be in a great group for the next four years through this experience.
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Sports: Cross country, winter track, spring track Clubs: Peer Leadership, DECA, SGA, Key Club, National Honors Society, Spanish National Honors Society, Science National Honors Society, Art National Honors Society, and act as the SGA Service Vice President Prior schooling: University Heights, Yardville, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Cullen’s contagious enthusiasm for science will resonate with me for the rest of my academic career. Favorite memory: Peer Leadership training, because people with different perspectives and strengths were able to work as a group in order to solve puzzles and games. It was a great bonding experience and definitely taught us all a lesson that we’ll take with us to college and beyond.
Clubs: TTRPG Club (president), National Art Honor Society (chairman), Steinert theatre productions, Peer Leadership, National Honor Society Prior schooling: Langtree, Sayen, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: Ms. Blew inspired me with her pre-assessment mantra: “My grades do not define me as a human being. I am defined by how hard I work, and by how I treat others.” I’ll be sure to take that lesson with me to college. Favorite memory: That would have to be the play this year, Into the Woods! It was extremely hot and we were all sunburned by the end of it, but it was so much fun and I became friends with a wonderful group of people.
Clubs: German Club, Key Club, FBLA, National Honor Society, German Honor Society, National Art Honor Society (acting president) Prior schooling: Sunnybrae, Grice Teacher who inspired me: I was most inspired by my high school German teacher, Frau Smith. Her class allowed me to experience new cultures in a way that I will never forget. I learned so much from her and her class was always my favorite. Favorite memory: During Spring Break of sophomore year, Frau Smith hosted a trip to Germany and the Czech Republic that I was fortunate enough to go on. This was a oncein-a-lifetime experience. I got to learn about European culture firsthand while making lifelong memories with my friends.
Sports: Soccer (team captain) Clubs: National Honors Society, Art National Honors Society, Spanish National Honors Society, Spanish Club, Key Club, Hamilton News Prior schooling: Sayen, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Hastings. He had confidence in me that I had yet to have in myself as a freshman entering high school. He pushed me to work hard to become the successful student and soccer player that I am today. Favorite memory: My favorite memory of school is Wacky Races. Since freshman year, it has been the school event that I look forward to the most. There’s nothing better than being surrounded by your friends and laughing until you can’t breathe. When I look back, Wacky Races will definitely be one of the most memorable parts of my high school experience.
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Clubs: Jazz Band, Marching Band (clarinet section leader), National Honors Society, Spanish National Honors Society, Dungeons and Dragons Club (dungeon master), School Newspaper, Math Club, Book Club Prior schooling: Alexander, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: Mr Femiano, my 6th grade math teacher. While I already knew I had good math skills, his teaching style and unique sense of humor made his lessons engaging and helped me discover how much I enjoyed learning about math. He made me feel at home in his class, which made it easier for me to pick up knowledge which was very new to me at the time. Favorite memory: Attending and performing with the Steinert Jazz Band at the National Jazz Festival in February of 2020.
Sports: Tennis Clubs: Student Government Association (corresponding secretary, Choir (co-president), Yearbook (student & faculty section editor), Future Business Leaders of America, Italian Club, National Honor Society, Italian National Society Prior schooling: Alexander, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Ryan, my Pre-Calculus teacher. He was a teacher who challenged me to be the best I could be, and also reignited my interest in math and problemsolving. Favorite memory: Student events like Wacky races where I have been able to make so many great memories with my friends. I also have really enjoyed being on the tennis team, where I made so many amazing friends.
Clubs: National Honor Society, German National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society (secretary), German Club, SGA, Key Club Prior schooling: Sunnybrae, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: Frau Smith has inspired me to continue to travel and learn as much as possible in my future. We are never too old to learn new things, and I hope to follow her dedication when I grow older. Favorite memory: The Germany Trip of 2019 is definitely my favorite memory of school because of the memories I made during that spring break. I was able to travel places I’ve never been to and learn about the history and culture of the people living there.
Clubs: Consumer Bowl, NHS, Key Club, School Theatre (stage crew), Spanish Club, Yearbook (co-editor and copy editor) Prior schooling: Alexander, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: My Pre-Calculus teacher, Mr. Ryan. Even in the midst of the pandemic this school year, he has still kept an open mind and made learning more enjoyable by doing so. In doing this, he has taught me that in spite of unfavorable circumstances occurring when it is least expected, keeping a positive attitude is an essential key to overall success. He has also allowed me to appreciate how valuable the gift of learning is, regardless of any mistakes that I might make along the way. Favorite memory: All of the Steinert plays that I have been involved in. Participating in the stage crew was a fun, incredible experience that will always be very special and valuable to me. The other crew members were inclusive and kind as well, which made even the most difficult of practices and shows worthwhile. I am so beyond thankful for not only the overall experience of Stage Crew, but also for my advisors, Mr. Caruso and Mr. Wheeler, and the incredibly hardworking, talented cast and crew members.
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Sports: Tennis Clubs: Key Club, Student Government Association, Unified Club, Unified Sports, Peer Leadership, National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society Prior schooling: University Heights, Reynolds Teacher who inspired me: My Honors PreCalculus (10) and AP Calculus BC (12) teacher, Mr. Ryan has been an inspiration to me. He has encouraged me to put forth my best effort into my schoolwork. He has been supportive in my academic achievements and his classes have effectively prepared me for difficult college courses. Favorite memory: Some of my favorite school memories were made through the Steinert Girls Tennis Team, especially going to the Mercer County Tennis Tournament. It was a two-day event held at Mercer County Park. I enjoyed the days competing against my friends from other schools and cheering on my teammates.
Clubs: SGA, (school board rep), Marching Band (section leader for two years), DECA, Hamilton N.E.W.S, Peer Leadership, Key Club (officer), and National Honors Society (secretary) Prior schooling: Langtree, Crockett Teacher who inspired me: Mr. Freeman, my 11th and 12th grade english teacher. Before high school, it was hard for me to express myself. Through Mr. Freeman’s teaching of writing, which had always been a passion of mine, I was able to gain a better understanding of myself. I wrote a lot of essays for Mr. Freeman, and none of them felt like work because Mr. Freeman inspired me to express myself in writing, expanding my love for it even more than it was already, and through that, I feel like I was able to better express myself outside of writing. Favorite memory: Being able to attend all of the different school events, games, or other activities that brought me closer to my friends. One in particular is being able to travel to Florida with the band, where I met so many great people and enjoyed my time in high school. These memories will never leave me as many of them hold special places, for introducing me to a lot of new people and strengthening old bonds, these are my favorite memories.
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Matthew McElmoyl CareOne at Hamilton Assisted Living has always been known for its elevated cooking: Its culinary professionals use farm-to-table ingredients and fromscratch cooking techniques to develop seasonal dishes and fresh desserts. But recently, the center took its dining experience up another notch, hiring a well-seasoned chef, and former bistro owner, Matthew McElmoyl, to head up its food and beverage department. A graduate of the Academy of Culinary Arts in May’s Landing and a New Jersey native, McElmoyl has spent the last several years cooking in some of the Garden State’s most notable kitchens. He’s been executive chef at Renault Winery, cooked Italian specialties for celebrities like Natalie Cole in an intimate bistro in Atlantic City, and helped open Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, the Philadelphia eatery owned by acclaimed James Beard award-winning Chef JeanMarie Lacroix. McElmoyl might be best known to locals as the former owner of Oliver A. Bistro, a Bordentown spot he purchased in 2006 and transformed from a luncheonette into a full-blown French bistro. At Oliver’s, he was known for putting his own spin on specials like
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When it comes to centerfielder Danilo Perdomo, no one play or moment stands out in the mind of Hamilton West coach Mike “Mo” Moceri. That, by the way, is a compliment. “He was always the spark, always making that big play,” Moceri said. “There’s nothing that sticks out because there’s just so many. It was like one big highlight.” That highlight reel ran for six years with the two, as Moceri began coaching Perdomo at age 13 with the Hamilton Babe Ruth All Stars. The two went to a 14-year-old World Series together and went 56-22 (counting last year’s Last Dance tournament) in four years with West. It’s a relationship that will likely stay intact, even though Perdomo has graduated and is moving on to play for Mercer County Community College. “I’ve coached Danilo since he was 13 years old he’s like one of my kids,” Moceri said. “Just watching him grow as a baseball player, watching him grow as a person, we became very close over the years. He’s just a great kid. He comes from a great family, he works hard at home for his family, helps around the house with his mom, his sister. He takes on a lot of responsibility and to still be as good as he is on the field it’s pretty remarkable.” Perdomo returned the praise. “The comfort level with us was good,” he said. “The chemistry built the summer before I got here when we played in a state tournament atmosphere down in Virginia. Coming into high school it was very comfortable. Mo’s a solid coach and always had my back. Playing for him was good.” And Perdomo played good for him. After making the varsity as a freshman, Danilo had a career average of .322 with 58 hits in 180 at-bats. He scored 51 runs, drove in 24 and had 15 doubles, two triples, 32 walks and 20 stolen bases. After batting .242 in a parttime role as a freshman, he hit .303 as a sophomore and .382 this season. Danilo helped get the Hornets to three state tournament berths, including the sectional semifinals this year and 2019. He was happy with 16-6 record and state run this year considering West had some unknown quantities entering the season and some serious pitching injuries during it. “It went a lot better than I thought,” Perdomo said. “I had confidence coming into the season and we went onto a nine-game winning streak (before losing to Northern Burlington in the states). Losing (Pitcher Jack) Angelini got us down a little bit with negativity, but at the end of the day we came out
and battled. Obviously I want to win and make it as far as I can. But I’m pretty much satisfied with where we were.” As for his own season, which started slowly offensively before picking up in the second half, Perdomo just looked at it in terms of how it helped his team. “The goal was just to win and finish off strong,” he said. “I tried my best to help us win and I guess the stats talk for themselves. But the goal is to win as a team, I never came in saying I wanted to play for myself. I played for the team and did the best I could. Baseball is a game of failure. You fail 70 percent of the time but if you have a good mindset, work on your mechanics you can do OK. I battled, I worked hard this off-season. I guess that helped too.” During his little league days, Perdomo played travel ball in North Jersey while growing up in Belleville. He moved to Hamilton in eighth grade and David Zamora, who Danilo knew through travel ball, helped make him feel comfortable with the Babe Ruth All Stars and at West. It was then that the lifetime shortstop got moved to center. “I was actually pretty good at shortstop and third base,” he said. “But I guess my speed helped a lot in the outfield when we moved on to the big field.” “When he came to our Babe Ruth All Star team he could run and we knew that he could swing the bat,” Moceri said. “At that time we had a pretty good middle infield so we threw him out in center because he was a pretty good athlete. And it kind of just took off from there.” Upon arriving in high school, Perdomo played both basketball and baseball as a freshman. He quickly decided to focus on just one sport. “Baseball and basketball are my go-to sports,” he said. “At one point you have to pick what you love more and baseball was it, obviously. Playing basketball I didn’t work as hard in the off-season obviously, because it’s back-to-back seasons. Freshman year I came in, did what I had to do to make varsity. I didn’t have the best season; but after that I didn’t play basketball and I just worked hard.” Perdomo’s extra work was evident his sophomore year, when he impressed with both his bat and glove. Despite playing a shallow centerfield, he is able to go back on fly balls with relative ease. “It stems all from his work ethic in practice,” Moceri said. “He’ll always play shallow and just work on going back on balls live off the bat during BP in practice. It just pays off in the end.” Perdomo said his speed gives him confidence to play shallow, and he also
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First MCCC athletic Hall of Fame class has a Hamilton flavor day waiting for practice but I was getting paid to do work study. They just helped me out in so many ways. Never did I know I was gonna be drafted and make a career out of the game at that point. They afforded me that opportunity.” Inverso feels guys like Gallagher typified the type of athletes Mercer got back in the 1970s and 80s. JUCOs have evolved from local recruiting to expanding their base around the state and beyond, but back then it was mostly local. “Most of the players were blue collar kids from Trenton, Hamilton, Lawrence and Ewing,” he said. “There were a decent amount of kids from Pennsylvania, Burlington County and many other areas but the framework of Mercer teams were kids from the county. A lot of kids who came to Mercer weren’t good students but to their credit, a lot of the athletes got scholarships and graduated from four-year colleges. The teams had a local flavor and were all good, every year.” Diamond was typical of the local stars who appreciated what MCCC had to offer. Still the all-time leading girls soccer scorer at Hamilton West, she was highly recruited by four-year schools, but was drawn to Mercer’s nurturing philosophy. “I actually was looking at North Carolina and looking at Mitchell Junior College for basketball,” she said. “I decided I wanted to play soccer and I really wasn’t ready to go away. I was the third child, I was the baby. My mom and dad were very close to me and I really didn’t want to go away.” Diamond scored a mind-boggling 118 goals in her two years, which is still a Vikings record. She became MCCC’s first women’s soccer AllAmerican and earned a scholarship to Rutgers, where she set a school season record with 15 goals, that was recently broken by U.S. National
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When a school like Mercer County Community College — a shining star on the sports map of junior colleges — establishes an athletic hall of fame, it’s a lock that the first class will include nothing but icons. Thus, it speaks volumes about Hamilton’s rich athletic tradition that four of the 15 individual inductees were produced by the township, and one of the three teams inducted was coached by a Steinert graduate. The inaugural event took place at Trenton Country Club on June 12 and drew a sellout crowd to honor a Who’s Who of athletic greatness. Included were such names as the late Howie Landa, a three-time National Basketball Coach of the Year who won two national titles with fellow inductees Connie White and Mel Weldon. There was Terry Dorner, who became an All-America at Rutgers, and Heath Fillmyer, who pitched for the Royals. And then there was the Hamilton quartet: former Steinert baseball great Dave Gallagher; MCCC threeletterwinners Joanne Zola-Harrison from McCorristin (now Trenton Catholic) and Elyse Diamond from Hamilton West; and five-time national championship-winning soccer coach Charlie Inverso from Notre Dame. For good measure, Steinert grad Mark Vecchiolla coached the inducted 1999 women’s tennis team that won a national championship. “When I was growing up, Mercer athletes and coaches were legends,” Inverso said. “Guys like Mel Weldon and Connie White were idols to guys who were in high school at the time. I have to pinch myself when I think I am being inducted into the Hall of Fame with these guys.” Diamond felt the same way. “I’m honored to go in with all these
New Mercer County Community College Athletic Hall of Famers Dave Gallagher, Elyse Diamond and Charlie Inverso. (Photo by Rich Fisher.)
big names,” said the current MCCC women’s soccer coach. “You read about them in the paper growing up and now I’m part of that crowd, I’m very humbled.” Zola was just happy to realize her impact lasted this long. “I am truly humbled by this,” said Zola, who was unable to attend the dinner. “I’m a has-been, it was so long ago I can’t believe it. But the fact that someone remembered me is so humbling. I’m so honored and so grateful.” The always insightful Gallagher, who played nine years of Major League Baseball after being drafted out of Mercer, was thrilled with the athletic honor but was more appreciative to MCCC for what it did for him as a person.
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That was the case for Gallagher, who grew up watching Dorner and Weldon play, and was a regular attendee at the NJCAA National Soccer Tournament held at MCCC for 20 years, Thus, he felt pretty special when first contacted by baseball coach Butch Miller (a posthumous inductee). “I got this letter from Butch saying ‘We’d be interested in having you play baseball for Mercer County Community College,’” Gallagher said. “I was so excited. I’m thinking ‘Wow, somebody wants me to come play baseball for them!’ So I get there the first day, and I see a bunch of guys from my Steinert team who got the same letter, and guys from all the other teams around the county. He just sent a form letter out to everybody in the county.” But not everybody could do what Gallagher did. In January of 1980, he was taken No. 3 by Oakland in the MLB draft, the highest pick ever from New Jersey at the time. But the A’s informed “Gal” that they were in the process of selling the team and offered him a pathetic $500 contract. “I held a keg party at my sister’s house to celebrate and I’m thinking back I’m gonna make 100 grand as a first-round pick,” Gallagher said. “But when they called and said they were offering me 500 dollars, I said ‘That’s not even gonna pay for the keg party.’ So I really didn’t have much of a choice, I had to go back for my sophomore year.” He did so well that year, the Indians took him No. 7 overall in the
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Who’s the Boss? In Hamilton basketball, it was Charley Ross By Rich Fisher
Jack Bell graduated from Hamilton West in 1965 and Chris “The Baron” Raba did likewise in 1992. They went on to become two of the most successful coaches in Mercer County history thanks to a human link that connected their 27-year gap. His name was Charley “Boss” Ross, who transcended generations and impacted players and coaches’ throughout his 82 years on earth. Charley passed away on June 12 and, despite growing up in Easton, Pennsylvania. and attending Lafayette College, was synonymous with Hamilton Township athletics. Much like Princeton University named its Jadwin Gym basketball court after Pete Carril, Raba feels likewise about Ross at the Hornets’ Nest. “Charley Ross was the face of Hamilton West for over four decades,” said the Baron, who surpassed Ross as the township’s all-time winningest basketball coach. “I don’t think anyone in the history of the township had more of an impact on students’ lives than Charley. He was bigger than life to me. I am not a person big on retiring numbers, or putting a name to things, but I always felt Hamilton West’s floor should be named after Charley. When you think of a Mount Rushmore of
coaches in this district, Charley and Rich Giallella come to mind first for me.” Ross’s “Boss” moniker, given to him by sportswriter Rick Fortenbaugh in the 1980s, was perfect. “I had a dent in my chest from all the times he stuck his finger in it,” said Bell, who was one of Ross’s best friends and asked him to be in his wedding. In fact, Bell helped get Ross to Hamilton. The two met in the summer of 1962, just prior to Bell’s sophomore year. Long-time township sports fan Skip Monyer brought Ross to a summer league game where Bell and teammate Bob Goleniecki had both been impressive. Monyer beckoned the two over. “I had no idea who Charley Ross was,” Bell said. “Skip said ‘This is Charley Ross!’ And we’re like ‘Uh, OK.’” Unknown to Bell is that Ross had been offered the coaching jobs at both Ewing and Hamilton. “Charley said to us, ‘Where are you two going to high school?’ and we said ‘We’re going to Hamilton West,’” Bell said. “We both had really good games that night, and he looked at Skip Monyer and said “I’m coaching at Hamilton West next year.’” It was the beginning of a special
Jack Bell and Charley Ross in 1962. when Bell was a sophomore at Hamilton High. (Photo courtesy of Jack Bell.)
career and a special relationship, as the two men became extremely close over the years and Bell learned from Ross’s mastery. After a senior season at Lafayette in which he was the nation’s 13th leading scorer, Ross played in the Eastern Basketball League for the Easton-Phillipsburg Madisons, and had tryouts with the Knicks and
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‘Coach there’s only a minute left and and made me feel like I was accepted. we’re holding a 16-point lead. There’s This was before I coached. I gravino way they’re gonna catch us.’ He tated towards him because I knew that said ‘I don’t care, I’ve been waiting for I wanted to coach basketball, and I knew that I could learn so much from this night for a long time.’” He was also waiting to beat Trenton him. Just being in his office felt so speand later that season the Hornets had cial to me.” When then-Principal Dave McWila large second-quarter lead before liam – another close Ross friend – Trenton started to come back. “I’m walking out of the lockerroom hired Raba, the new man informed after halftime and I don’t see Charley,” him he would break Ross’ all-time win record. En route to Bell said. “I go back and doing so, he became the he’s in there by himself first coach to win state praying. I said ‘What championships at two are you doing?’ and he township high schools. said ‘We gotta win this Once the Baron passed game!’ We ended up winthe Boss, he got a call. ning by 16. He was such “We spoke for over an a competitor, that’s what hour,” Raba said. “He I liked about him the was just as entertainmost. He taught me to be ing over the phone as a competitor.” he was in person. He Part of that competiwas a great storyteller. tive spirit came to light I was so thankful that when the two were drivhe called me. We hadn’t ing to a Pat Pavers game seen or talked to each in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in a Ross other in probably over a dense fog. decade. We talked about “He ended up opening his car door to see the line on the how awesome it would have been if road so we could make it to the game we coached together. We promised on time,” Bell said. “Only six players each other that we would get a picture made it. He said we had to get there together but because of Corona, we for game time. I thought we were never got to meet up.” Ross’s phone call was typical. When going off the road. I’ll never forget Bell scored his 1000th point at Trenthat night. I was scared to death.” It was that determination that ton State, Charley showed up to presallowed Ross to win a township-record ent him with his high school jersey 280 basketball games in 17 seasons. It that night. “I never forgot that,” Bell said. is still a West record but Raba, now the One thing Bell and Raba both Nottingham coach, broke his township mark with a win over Seneca on remember is how many different plays Ross drew up for any situation in Feb. 3, 2020. Ross also coached softball, baseball a basketball game. “He always had these plays for the and soccer at Hamilton, and was the head coach for the Pat Pavers, Prince- last minute,” Bell said. “He’d say ‘Jack ton Day School, Mercer County Com- if the ball is here on the side this is a munity College women and the Tren- play we’re gonna run.’ He had a thouton Flames. In his combined jobs, sand of them. They were simple but Charley won over 1,000 games and they worked.” When Raba became coach he had a .679 winning percentage. He was also acknowledged as a true edu- sought the advice of esteemed area cator during his 48 years at West and coaches John Simone, Fred Falwas a long-time manager at the Yard- chi, Kessler and Ross, and the boss remained his go-to guy. ville Swim Club at Switlik Park. “I would send a student down to The man who broke his record was always his biggest fan. Ross had Charley’s office with a note saying stopped coaching at Hamilton when ‘I need an isolation play, do you have Raba arrived, but being a fan of town- one?’” Raba said. “The student would ship sports, he was in awe of the Boss. come back and would bring to me 10 “When I became a teacher and different plays. On top of the paper coach at West, my goal was to learn would say ‘Try these.’” Ross’s playbook also included a everything I could from the coaches perspective,” the Baron said. “West strong relationship with his longhad some of the best coaches in the time companion Susan Bradbury and area -- Marty Flynn, Carmen Nitti, daughters Shelly, Stacey and Melissa Mickey Kessler, Keith Hartbauer, Keintz. But when a guy influences the Ralph (The Natural) DeLibero, Tony amount of people that Ross did – Bell Potenza. I would sit in their offices and Raba are only two of hundreds – during my lunch and just listen to he creates a devoted extended family. “I will always cherish my converwhat they had to say, and what they sations with him,” Raba said. “I feel talked about. “I was so happy just to be in the blessed and very fortunate that I knew room with Charley. I was like a lit- him, and learned from him. You just tle kid in a candy store. I was like a can’t put into words the impact he had sponge, and absorbed everything on Hamilton Township. Anyone who Charley and the other coaches had to has lived in the township their whole say. I felt like I didn’t belong because I lives has heard of Charley Ross.” And what they heard was the stuff didn’t have his experience as a coach or teacher but he always included me of legend.
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Hamilton Township Fire Division responded to 479 incidents in May. Included in the calls were seven building fires, 10 cooking fires, two passenger vehicle fires, five brush fires, 13 mulch fires, 5 rubbish fires, one outside equipment fire, three other type fires, two overpressure incidents with no fire, 25 assists to EMS crews, two COVID-19 responses, 168 EMS calls, 27 motor vehicle accidents with injuries, three motor vehicle/ pedestrian accidents, four motor vehicle accidents with no injuries, one rescue/extrication assignment, three extrications of victims from motor vehicle accidents. There was one extrication of victim from machinery, 14 gas leaks, one flammable liquid spill, one oil spill, two power lines down, one structural collapse, 10 hazardous conditions with no fire, 2 installations of smoke alarms, two animal rescues, one animal problem, three assists to police, two unauthorized burnings, 10 service calls, 87 good intent calls, 59 false alarm or false calls, one special type incident and one citizen complaint. As of the end of May, Hamilton Fire Division has responded to 2,452 incidents.
Mercerville Fire Company members former fire commissioner Scott Fairfax, Captain John E. Lenhardt (retired) and past assistant chief Richard Klockner, following tradition, place a Memorial Day wreath at Foley Park in Hamilton Square. (Mercerville Fire Co. Photo.)
For space considerations, some May incidents have not been included in this report. May 1 at 7:39 a.m. Engine 19 and Deputy Chief Steven Kraemer were dispatched for a vehicle fire in the area of Yardville-Allentown Rd and Springdale Ave. E-19 arrived under the direction of Captain Kevin McElroy to a well-involved fire in the pas-
senger compartment. Crew deployed 1-3/4” handline from bumper. Fire was extinguished, passenger compartment was overhauled. Hood was forced to secure the battery and check for extension. Driver of vehicle stated she saw smoke and fire from center console area, pulled over, placed car in park, and exited vehicle. Cause was undetermined after investigation. Engine 19 remained on scene until wrecker arrived. No injuries reported May 8 at 12:54 p.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Kinte Holt, Squad 12, Truck 13, Squad 16, Battalion Chief Keith Greene and Deputy Chief Steven Kraemer were dispatched to Norway Ave. for a dwelling fire. Electrical panel on fire in the house. May 10 at 3:07 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Joseph Flynn, Squad 16, Engine 18, Engine 19 and Deputy Chief 10-Aaron Heller were dis-
patched to Kuser Park for a domestic entrapment. Thirteen year old male stuck in a baby swing. May 10 at 6:11 p.m. Engine 19, Squad-16, Engine 15, Truck 13, and Deputy Chief Aaron Heller were dispatched to Main Street, Groveville, for an activated fire alarm. Upon arrival, DC Heller reported a 1 & 2 story ordinary construction, house of worship with nothing showing from sides A &D, but a work crew on location. Upon investigation, Heller noted a crew of roofers working on the building and the alarm sounding. Heller entered the structure and found a strong concentration of smoke throughout the first floor of the structure. Heller established Main Street Command and called for “All-Hands” reporting a working fire. Sq-16 personnel under the direction of Capt. Joseph Pushman stretched a 1 3/4” hose line through side A and were followed by E-19’s crew who stretched a second 1 3/4” hose line. A water supply was established to E-19 from the hydrant on Side A of the building. Command upgraded the fire to a full first alarm for additional manpower. Truck 13 searched the structure, laddered the exterior, and found the seat of the fire to be on the roof in the area of the C/D sides of the building above the pastor’s office. Personnel opened the ceiling from below and crews extinguished all visible fire. With all visible fire extinguished, crews overhauled the area and wet down any further hotspots. Fire Marshal Scott McCormick, Hamilton Township Building Inspector, Hamilton Police, and the Mercer County Prosecutors office were notified. The scene was turned over to the fire marshal’s office for the investigation. May 12 at 1:20 p.m. Engine 14, Engine 18, Squad 12, Squad16, Truck 17 and Battalion Chief Timothy
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ers and Hamilton Township. One firefighter pulled his back out on the fire scene in the rear yard. RWJ AMB transported him to Hamilton Hospital. Cause in under investigation. May 13 at 5:21 a.m. Squad 12, Engine 14, and Battalion Chief Keith Greene were dispatched for a reported car fire at mile marker 65.3 north on I-295N. Units responded at emergency speed. Squad 12 arrived under the direction of Captain Josue Garcia with one vehicle engine compartment fully involved on the shoulder. BC10, NJ State police and E14 arrived on location. Units extinguished the car fire and scene released to NJSP. No injuries were reported. May 13 at 4:55 p.m. Truck 13 under the direction of Capt. Harold Summers was dispatched to Lalor Street for a cat stuck in a tree. Township Animal Control was on scene and requested assistance on removing one cat from a tree. The aerial was used and one-member ascended ladder and removed cat from tree. No injuries reported. May 16 at 11:51 a.m. Squad 12, Engine 14, Battalion Chief Patrick Sullivan were dispatched for a reported motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Nottingham Way and Grayson Ave. Squad 12 arrived under the direction of Captain Josue Garcia with one vehicle that struck a utility pole with primary lines on top. On arrival, Hamilton Police assisted 2 patients out of the vehicle. RWJ-BLS units arrived on location. E14 arrived on location. Squad 12s crew maintained a safe zone and directed all personnel and civilians to exit all areas with primary wires down. BC Sullivan requested PSEG to rush status. Patient care was transferred to RWJ-BLS unit. PSEG arrived on location. BC10 requested Hamilton fire police. Fire police 12 arrived on location. BC Sullivan requested an additional BLS unit for an injury. One fire police member was evaluated and transported by RWJ-BLS. Sq12 and E14 were released by command and returned to quarters, available.
May 21 at 2:24 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. John Smisloff, Truck 17 and Deputy Chief Christopher Tozzi were dispatched mutual aid to Trenton for a multi-alarm fire on Atterbury Street, a three story wood frame residential which was fully involved. DC Tozzi was assigned to the command post to communicate to county units. DC Tozzi staged Rapid Intervention Crews and monitored accountability over county resources with Mercer County Fire Coordinator. An injury was reported by a SQ 12 firefighter and DC Tozzi was relieved from the command post to check on the firefighter. DC Tozzi walked around the block and found EMS crews treating a firefighter and was told the firefighter would be transported to Regional Hospital ALS. Tozzi notified the chief of the department and followed the firefighter to the hospital where he was treated and released. May 25 at 7:49 p.m. Squad 12, Engine 14, Squad 16, Truck 17 and Battalion Chief Joseph Troyano were dispatched to 2700 block Nottingham Way for a grill fire. Squad 12 arrived under the direction of Captain John Smisloff and reported fire in the rear yard. BC Troyano arrived, established Command and requested the “All Hands” assignment and the first alarm, Truck 17’s crew checked the garage for extension. Engine 14 laid a supply line from Squad 12 to a hydrant. Fire started in a propane grill and fully involved a wooden gazebo structure damaging
the exterior of an exposed garage with a house to the rear 20 feet away and the main house 25 feet away. Squad 12 reported the fire was extinguished. Truck 17 reported negative extension to the garage. Assignment was held to units on location. Fire Marshal 10-2 Jason Ryan was requested by Deputy Chief John Rretalis. Hamilton Police fire investigator was on scene. FM-10-2 arrived and completed investigation. Gazebo was pushed over to prevent further damage to pond or garage. Occupant advised on fire department actions. All units returned available. No injuries reported. May 26th at 6:42 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Joseph Flynn, Engine 15, Truck 13 and Battalion Chief Patrick Sullivan were dispatched to Wilfred Avenue for a structural collapse. BC Sullivan arrived and found a partially constructed 2 story addition attached to the rear of a single family dwelling. One second floor wall approx 20 foot in length had collapsed to the ground leaving another approx 8 foot section blowing in the wind. SQ12 removed the standing but now unstable wall from the second floor to the ground to prevent further damage to the residence. Hamilton building department was requested and responded to the scene and was advised of the actions taken. No injuries reported.
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April Zay is the owner of Hummingbird Arts. She is an artist, teacher, designer and mentor. Forced to retreat from her Hamilton space due to the pandemic, she is down but adapting. Artists will find a way. Tell us about the artistic hats you wear: Artist, Educator and Designer. I studied illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Then I got a job with Lenox in Lawrenceville. I started as a graphic designer in packaging design. I spent 8 years working as a graphic designer My primary love has been painting. I have done many commissions of pets and homes. I am a teaching artist. The majority of my income is from instructing. I teach private art lessons. I teach programming with the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, the Arts Council in Princeton, and Young Audiences of NJ and PA. I have been doing professional development training to transition to working with students with disabilities. What is your favorite subject
matter and media? My favorite is oil painting and I love painting animals, especially dogs and cats. I love being able to capture the personality of the animal and the reaction from the clients is priceless. The paintings have brought tears to the recipients. Who or what were some of your early influences? I grew up in the West and in the Southwest. In Seattle, an illustrator named Jasper Thompkins visited my class in an artist-in-residence program. He spoke of how he lived on an island near Seattle with his cat, and I thought that was just the best life to have and it was at that moment that I realized being an artist was an actual career. Living in New Mexico had a huge impact on my art. I collected hummingbird tiles and glass hummingbirds, which are prevalent in the southwest artwork. Please share the struggle during the pandemic to your business. In 2006, I started Hummingbird Arts. For 10 years I worked out of my home, teaching art lessons daily and painting. In 2016, I rented a small office space near the YMCA. In the year prior to the pandemic, I focused on doing bigger events with preschools, public schools, senior
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centers, libraries. I had my entire 2020 booked with these events. In March 2020, all of my programs were canceled. In a service industry, there is nothing scarier than a blank calendar. I only get paid when the work is performed. My business interruption insurance didn’t cover pandemic and I didn’t qualify for any loans. I went from a full schedule to absolutely zero income within a week. How did you adapt? Everything was moving online. Most of my clientele were schools and senior centers, so I didn’t have the ability to suddenly find new clients to take online classes. What kept me going was the desire to not lose what I had taken 15 years to achieve. It was hard to cope with losing all of my scheduled work in one moment, but I was not alone. Many of my friends with art related businesses had to give theirs up. I was for-
tunate that I was able to cut my rental overhead. How can Hamilton support and get engaged in the visual arts? Over the years, there hasn’t been enough interest in the arts in Hamilton. In other communities, they have created spaces for community arts education (West Windsor Arts Council for example), and that is lacking in Hamilton. I am a big believer in arts education. My suggestions are: Offer more creative programming at the librar y. Hamilton has their own huge library which I feel like greatly underserves the community in the way of creative programming. I know that so many families would bring their kids if more was offered. Community galler y space. Give artists the opportunity to display their work. This would be a really easy way to get the community involved with art. Encourage artists to stay and work in your community by offering opportunities. Having artists teach watercolors in the senior center. So often people say that Hamiltonians only like food, but I don’t think that’s true. As a member of SHOP Hamilton for 3 years, I know that Hamilton is much more. The township can explore ways to bring arts related business and education to the people in Hamilton. We unfortunately lost a few arts related businesses with the pandemic, and hopefully we can recover. April Zay, Hummingbird Arts. Web: hummingbirdarts.com. Phone: (609) 658-6717. Email: april@Hummingbirdarts.com. Instagram: @hummingbirdarts. Facebook: facebook.com/ HummingbirdArts.
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Beware the wiles of ... the lifestyle creep PETER DABBENE COMPLEX SIMPLICITY
As I write this, there is a milk frother in my house. “Milk frother” might sound like a job title at Buckingham Palace, or maybe the local Starbucks, but the milk frother in my home is not a visiting Briton or a runaway barista; it’s a small, hand-operated device of unknown provenance. I’m guessing, with a high degree of confidence, that Amazon Prime was somehow involved. Further research reveals that this item, available for less than $25 at many stores, allows one to make cappuccinos, lattes, and other fancy coffee drinks. The very name of the device — ”frother” — announces its nonessential status, also evidenced in the expression “cut through the froth.” Frother fans might argue that preparing one’s own froth enables one to bypass $5 per serving coffee drinks from Starbucks. But the subject of this column is not the frother, or the habit of buying overpriced coffee; rather, it’s the unseen culprit behind them both: Lifestyle Creep. Lifestyle Creep is a concept, not a person—it refers to the idea of becoming accustomed, over time, to more expensive living. When spending
rises along with income, and what were once luxuries become necessities, that’s Lifestyle Creep. But I find it makes for more vivid and effective imagery to present Lifestyle Creep as... well, a creep: an insidious, bipedal, skulking invader who, unlike his penurious kin Poverty Chic, makes life difficult... by making it
The Lifestyle Creep chuckles and rubs his hands together eagerly. ‘You work hard,’ he says, sipping a cocktail. ‘You deserve it.’ nicer and easier. Most readers of these pages have their basic needs met, in the form of food and shelter. But the definition of a basic need tends to expand as income increases; Lifestyle Creep is responsible for ever larger televisions, BMWs instead of Hyundais, and takeout sushi instead of homemade pizza. Meanwhile, the cost to meet those needs— in time, money, and stress—increases right along with that income. Many people aspire to own a bigger house—one large enough to
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tions and expenses regarding the spacious yard area and driveway. Here, the Lifestyle Creep strikes with the regularity of the seasons: first, when the homeowner realizes the inadequacy of his trusty push mower and replaces it with a John Deere rider; then in autumn, when a rake gives way to a gas-powered leaf blower; and again in the winter, when a commercial-grade snowblower becomes essential. After a year or two of this routine, the Lifestyle Creep will plant and cultivate the idea of just hiring a landscaping service. It will seem like a good deal, because now time is at a premium— that new job that’s supporting the bigger house is more demanding than the old one, and anything that lightens the load at home is worth it, isn’t it? The Lifestyle Creep chuckles and rubs his hands together eagerly. “You work hard,” he says, sipping a cocktail. “You deserve it.” And maybe he’s not wrong. It’s okay to want lifestyle upgrades, and it’s easy to find examples of people who take Creep avoidance to unnecessary extremes, living in 200 or 300 square foot “tiny houses,” or subsisting on ramen noodles and eggs. Still, as a Mephistophelian salesman, the Creep’s probably not giving you the whole truth. Specializing in the upsell, his commission isn’t a soul, but a subtle brand of wage slavery. People used to work until they reached a predetermined retirement age, or a certain length of service with a company. But fewer employers offer pensions today, and the future of Social Security is unclear; individuals have more control, and more responsibility, regarding their financial futures. As someone who hasn’t been on a straight salary since 1999, I feel a certain kinship with today’s “gig workers,” and can relate to worries about health insurance and the absence of employer-provided benefits. But from this vantage point, it’s also much easier to discern a transaction-by-trans-
action path to financial security—or financial disaster. Being a former certified financial planner and card-carrying tightwad penny-pincher frugal sort, I generally eschew frills, but no one is immune to the Lifestyle Creep’s temptations. In younger days, I’d use a single can of tennis balls over and over until they lost their bounce; now, a new can stands ready every time I play. Once, a $30 racket was good enough, but now I use one that retails for $150. I currently own eight wiffleballs, positively decadent compared to the one or maybe two I had as a kid. There’s no more fighting to squeeze out the last remnants of toothpaste, and no sign of the Toothpaste Tube Squeezer tool that once helped to make that process more efficient. Now, when one toothpaste tube gets low, it’s into the garbage and on to the next! Bacchanalia! Speaking of ancient wine festivals, there’s been a slow and steady uptick in the average price and age of a bottle of vino in our house, from $5.99 Sutter Home specials to $10 and $15 top picks from wine magazines. Lifestyle Creep doesn’t only apply to people, either. Our dog now gets a full Dentabone every night instead of her original ration of half. Her predecessor made do with a pat on the head. These may be minor—dare I say, insignificant—examples, but they show how easy it is to succumb to the siren call of the Lifestyle Creep’s sweet nothings. “Sweet nothings” because, like candy, they offer temporary comfort, but little in the way of lasting satisfaction. Not to get all Zen, but at some point, the appeal of a new car and the latest smartphone tails off, which, for many of us, leaves thornier questions of purpose and meaning. We’ve all heard that “the best things in life are free,” but that’s not really true. There’s a cost to everything we do, whether that cost is obvious or hidden, and the challenge is to make choices with both eyes open. It’s less about competing in the rat race, and more about not getting stuck going round and round on the hamster wheel. Whether it’s buying pre-cut fruit instead of cutting it up yourself, or purchasing a vacation home to justify those long, stressful hours at the office, Creeper’s gonna creep. Enjoy life, but be alert, be wise, and beware the Lifestyle Creep! Peter Dabbene’s website is peterdabbene.com, and his previous Hamilton Post columns can be read at communitynews.org. His latest work, “Ken Sollop, Agent of C.H.A.N.G.E.!” can be viewed at twinenterprises.com/the_ fear_of_monkeys. His book Complex Simplicity collects the first 101 editions of this column, along with essays and material published elsewhere. It is now available at Amazon.com or Lulu.com for $25 (print) or $4.99 (ebook).
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Maria P. Garcia-Herreros
609-213-3589
Joseph Ricciani The Lee Group 609-706-4337
3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1,418 sq. ft.
Multi-Family, 2 units, 1,932 sq. ft.
3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2,165 sq. ft.
ROBBINSVILLE BRICK $659,000 $555,000
MILLSTONE BRICK $2,450,000 $555,000
MEDFORD BRICK $1,200,000 $555,000
Diane Innocenzi 609-647-0561
Suzanne Garfield 609-306-1970
Eugenia O. Brunone 609-306-5549
Brian A. Smith 732-710-2535
Sharif M. Hatab 609-438-8744
6 Bed, 3.5 Bath, 2,828 sq. ft.
3 Bed, 2.5 Bath, 1,831 sq. ft.
4 Bed, 2.5 Bath, 2,425 sq. ft.
2 Bed, 3 Bath, 1,696 sq. ft.
4 Bed, 3.5 Bath, 5,000 sq. ft.
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FROM THE AGENTS of Tracy A. Abbate, SA . . . Erin Andahazy, SA . . . . Nicholas Andrews, SA. . Basilia Azcona, SA Christine Barrett, SA. . . Jane Belger, BA . . . . . . Jeanette Belger, SA Adam Bless, SA . . . . . . Pamela Bless, BA. . . . . Mark A. Brower, SA . . . Cassandra B. Brown, SA Carla Z. Campanella, SA Sabrina E. Chell, SA. . . Kurt Clews, SA . . . . . . Travis Coto, SA . . . . . . Desiree Daniels, SA . . . Erika De Luca, SA . . . . Debra Falsetti-Spencer, SA Joan C. George, SA . . .
x 1004 x 1333 x 1321 x 1009 x 1316 x 1415 x 1416 x 1315 x 1314 x 1369 x 1319 x 1469 x 1484 x 1005 x 1001 x 1312 x 1400 x 1439 x 1437
Yolanda Gulley, SA. . . . x 1444 Taneil Jokhan, SA . . . . . x 1008 Jennif er Jopko, SA. . . . . x 1423 Dennis Kestler, SA . . . . x 1482 W illiam Linder, SA . . . . x 1003 Joseph Lombardo, BA . . x 1327 Luisa Mancuso-Clews, SA x 1322 Joan Martinez, SA . . . . x 1414 Gina Marie Mazur, SA . . x 1488 Heather Tindall Robillard, BA x 1200 Kathy Paul, SA . . . . . . . x 1331 Neil Paul, SA . . . . . . . . x 1351 Judy Peraino, SA . . . . . x 1445 Anna Marie Pratico-Radice, SA x 1431 Erin Ragazzo, SA . . . . . x 1362 Frank V. Ragazzo, BA . . x 1432 John Ratico, Jr., SA . . . x 1462 Raf ael Rodriguez, BA . . x 1334 Donato Santangelo , IV, SA x 1002
Sharon Sawka, SA . . . . W alter Sawka, SA. . . . . Albert C. Sodaro, SA . . Susan A. Steber, BA . . . Vanessa A. Stefanics, SA . Donna Thomas, SA . . . . William “ Bill ” Tilghman, BA . Anthony Joseph Tkaczuk, SA Charles S. “Chuck” Toth, BA Tyler Toth, SA . . . . . . . Paula Troy, SA . . . . . . Miguel A. Vasquez, SA . Bob W eber, SA . . . . . . Catherine R. W eber, SA. Jeffrey W eber, SA . . . . Paula S. W irth, SA . . . . Stephanie J. Young, SA.
x 1010 x 1011 x 1363 x 1325 x 1463 x 1324 x 1336 x 1486 x 1354 x 1791 x 1012 x 1201 x 1328 x 1456 x 1422 x 1317 x 1442
SA-Sales Associate BA-Broker Associate
609-587-9300
THE RIGHT AGENT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
Golden Crest Corporate Center | 2275 Hwy. #33, Suite 308, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 Each RE/MAX office is independently owned and operated. | Equal Housing Opportunity. 40Hamilton Post | July 2021