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limate change and its consequences began to wash right up to our doorsteps this summer when Mother Nature brought severe storms, tornados, and significant flooding to New Jersey, including the Princeton area. It made us all realize just how vital the responsible stewardship of our land and waters is to the future health of our town and its residents.

It also brought renewed energy and focus to our sustainable landscaping project, Changing the Landscape: Healthy Yards = Healthy People/Cambiando el Paisaje: Jardines Sanos = Gente Sana. Aimed at encouraging our community to adopt lawn care practices that protect the health of both landscape workers and the environment, this year-long project continues to make progress. Here are some of the things our steering committee accomplished over the summer: • Co-hosted a free workshop for professional landscapers interested in learning about gas-powered equipment’s adverse health and environmental impacts and how to transition to battery-powered options profitably.

• Continued outreach and education to landscape workers, owners of landscape companies, and property owners.

• Worked with the Princeton Council and the Princeton Environmental Commission to facilitate discussions with small, local landscaping company owners and crew about potential ordinance changes. Concerns voiced by landscapers about the upfront cost of equipment and policies resulting in unfair competition are incorporated in

the proposed ordinance amendments.

The project steering committee includes co-partners Sustainable Princeton and the Princeton Environmental Commission, along with representatives from Unidad Latina en Acción NJ, the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Quiet Princeton, Rutgers School of Public Health, the Rutgers Environmental Stewards program, and several Municipality of Princeton departments and commissions, including Human Services, the Board of Health, and the Civil Rights Commission.

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• If you cut your grass, consider switching to an electric mower or leaf blower.

• If you employ a landscaper, make sure they wear protective gear and are registered with the Municipality.

• Provide battery-powered equipment for your landscaper to use on your property.

• Help prevent flooding by installing a rain barrel, rain garden, downspout planter, or by converting some of your lawn to a meadow.

Our goal is to shift people’s thinking toward healthier, more sustainable landscaping practices. This shift is a complex process that requires a sustained effort, but we are making progress together. We invite you to learn more about our recent actions and plans for the remainder of the year by reading our Summer 2021 newsletter at sustainableprinceton.org/currentprojects.

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The County of Mercer will be accepting applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance MONTHLY INCOMEOctober GUIDELINES Program (LIHEAP) for the 2021-22 season beginning 1, 2021. Mercer County will continue Household for Size USF Program LIHEAP Program accepting applications the Universal Service Fund (USF) Program throughout the year. Residents 1 $4,293 $3,348 who pay their own heating costs, and meet the following income guidelines, may be eligible to receive financial assistance2 with their winter heating $5,807 bill. Residents with medical $4,379 conditions may also be 3 $7,320 $5,409 eligible to receive cooling assistance: 4 $8,833 $6,439 5 $10,347 GUIDELINES $7,470 MONTHLY INCOME 6 $11,860 $8,500 Household Size USF Program LIHEAP Program 1 $4,293 $3,348 7 $13,373 $8,693 $5,807 $4,379 82 $14,887 $8,886 * Federal income limits are above 8 persons.

3 subject to change during the program $7,320year. Please call for incomes $5,409 4 $8,833 $6,439 Due to Covid-19 restrictions, at this time the public will only be able to enter 5 $10,347 $7,470the building on an as needed basis by6appointment only. If an$11,860 in-person appointment is necessary, clients can call $8,500 609-337-0933 or 7email heatingappt@mercercounty.org to schedule an appointment. $13,373 $8,693 Applications can be sent by regular mail to 640 S. Broad Street Room 106, PO BOX 8068 8 $14,887 $8,886 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 or faxed to 609-278-2758 * Federal income limits are subject to change during the program year. Please call for incomes above 8 persons.

DueCounty to Covid-19 restrictions, at this time the up public be able to enter the building onmail, an The will continue to receive applications untilwill the only deadline of June 30, 2022 by regular as needed basisdrop by appointment only. If an in-person appointmentcan is necessary, clients fax, email and offs. Applications, forms, and information be accessed at can this call site: 609-337-0933 or email heatingappt@mercercounty.org to schedule an appointment. http://www.mercercounty.org/departments/housing-community-development/housing-and-communityApplications can be or sent by regular mail to at640 Broad Street Room 106, PO BOX 8068 development-programs by visiting the entrance 640S.South Broad Street.

Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 or faxed to 609-278-2758 The County&will continue to receive applications up until theMercer deadline of June 30, 2022 by regular mail, Locations Hours: County Connection (appt. only) fax, email and drop offs. Applications, forms, and information can beShopping accessedCenter at this site: Trenton Office Hamilton Square http://www.mercercounty.org/departments/housing-community-development/housing-and-community640 South Broad Street-Room 106 957 Highway 33 at Paxson Avenue development-programs or by visiting the entrance at 640 South Broad NJ Street.

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visit us at the web www.mercercounty.org PROGRAMA DE ASISTENCIA DE ENERGIA El Condado de Mercer está aceptando aplicaciones para el Programa de Asistencia de Energía para hogares de bajo recursos (LIHEAP) para la temporada del 2021-2022 la temporada empieza 1ro de Octubre del 2021. El Condado de Mercer seguirá aceptando aplicaciones para el Programa de Fondos de Servicio Universal (USF) Programa durante todo el año. Residentes que están pagando los costos de calefacción, y que califiquen bajo las siguientes guías de ingresos, y que talvez puedan ser elegibles para recibir asistencia financiera para la factura de calefacción de invierno. Residentes con alguna condición médica talvez puedan ser elegibles para la ayuda de enfriamiento.

GUIA DE LA TAZA MENSUAL DE INGRESOS Número de Miembros por Programa USF Programa LIHEAP Familia 1 $4,293 $3,348 2 $5,807 $4,379 3 $7,320 $5,409 4 $8,833 $6,439 5 $10,347 $7,470 6 $11,860 $8,500 7 $13,373 $8,693 8 $14,887 $8,886 * Limitaciones del Ingreso Federal del programa está sujeto a cambios durante el año. Llame para ingresos sobre 8 personas.

Debido a las restricciones de Covid-19, en este momento, el público solo podrá ingresar al edificio según sea necesario con cita previa. Si es necesaria una cita en persona, los clientes pueden llamar al 609- 337-0933 para programar una cita o enviar un correo electrónico a heatingappt@mercercounty.org. Las aplicaciones también pueden ser enviadas por correo regular a 640 S. Broad Street Salón 106, PO Box 8068 Trenton, NJ 08650-0068 “o” por fax al 609-278-2758 El Condado continuará recibiendo solicitudes hasta la fecha límite del 30 de Junio de 2022, por correo regular, fax, correo electrónico y buzón. Información, aplicaciones u otros documentos podrán ser obtenidos en esta dirección. “o” en la entrada del 640 South Broad Street. http://www.mercercounty.org/departments/housing-community-development/housing-andcommunity-development-programs Programas LIHEAP / USF del condado de Mercer 640 S. Broad St, Salón 106 Trenton, Nueva Jersey 08650-0068 L-V 8:30am-4:00pm Dirección de correo electrónico: housing@mercercounty.org Junta de Comisionados Del Condado

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Move Over Breast Cancer — A community on wheels

By Rebekah Schroeder

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aula Flory’s breast cancer diagnosis came as a complete surprise.

She stood barefoot in her backyard on a particularly difficult morning, dreading chemotherapy and wondering what the purpose of her grave news was.

“I just knew in my heart when I stood in the grass and I felt the breeze around me, I felt the sunshine on my face,” she recalled. “[That] this is happening for a reason, and I’m going to figure out why, and I will continue on this journey.”

That was in 2011. Ten years later, she is a cancer survivor, as well as the founder and executive director of mobile nonprofit organization Move Over Breast Cancer. In a white van with pink accents, the resource lounge and salon comes to patients’ homes for personalized services, offering anything from cosmetic enhancements to private counseling.

“I wanted it to be a really unique mobile experience, and not just somebody coming to your house or visiting in a way that was just ordinary. I wanted to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary,” Flory said.

Her reason for making it a mobile operation was rooted in her own experiences, where leaving the house during

cancer treatment, or even being motivated to do so, was a barrier to access.

Many patients face hardships in getting support because of a lack of transportation, child care, or insurance. She knew if she felt lonesome with help, that others did, too.

“I had everything anybody could need, but it was still incredibly difficult to go through, and I felt very alone. I knew that if I created something really special, an environment that was new and comfortable and led by another survivor, and designed by another survivor who understood it, and I could actually go to the person, then it took away the barrier,” Flory explained.

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lory has been a Princeton resident for many years, having started a family here after moving from New York with her husband. She is a professional counselor with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Lehigh University, as well as a master of arts in counseling psychology from New York University.

Her prior experience in the nonprofit sector was primarily with children and those suffering from mental illnesses. Then, in what she described as the best shape of her life, she received the “shocking” results of having stage 3 invasive breast cancer.

“I just feel as though this happened to me so that I could do this, and I never realized that I had within me the ability to move people, and touch people, and inspire people in the way that I have. I never had that belief in myself. So this experience, this negative, frightening, challenging experience that I had, brought me so much self-worth and so much meaning to my life that I would never in a million years turn around and say that having gone through it wasn’t worth it, and I wouldn’t change a thing,” she said.

Then, Flory was hired as the director of the YWCA Princeton’s Breast Cancer Resource Center. She organized a mission to India sponsored by them, and with the International Organization for Women and Development, she went to Rwanda, where she connected with others to build her repertoire.

“I had always had this vision to provide resources for women in a way that they could access them…[to] take their individual trials and all of the [difficulties] that they were going through, and to tailor the experience to help them,” Flory said.

Her plans to return to other countries were paused because of the pandemic, but her other dreams came to fruition. She moved on with a strengthened network to create the vision she

had for a nonprofit since her diagnosis and launched it in early 2020.

“It took the better part of a year to raise the money and to actually build out and customize the vehicle,” she said. “I knew there was, on top of all of the other needs for mobile, individualized services, now there’s a pandemic, and so people can’t go anywhere to have these services.”

Flory reports that despite it all, there has been a steady showing of patients so far, even before the mobile services were available. On her own time in a personal vehicle, she drove women to treatment facilities. She also worked with people virtually and over the phone.

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fter a long time telling everyone to wait patiently because of delays, the Move Over Breast Cancer van was ready to go. The nonprofit has seen both individuals and groups of women, who board the vehicle at parked locations for services.

“I can tell you just from experience, and also just hearing the feedback from so many of the people who climb on board, that they feel like they’re just walking into another world that is just a sweet spot in their day, or their week, in their life, and in their journey,” she said. “Because I get it, and I only have

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providers with me who get it.”

“Glam experiences” are a full day of self-care through realizing both inner and outer beauty. Professional makeup artists join hair stylists, who also work with wigs, to photograph the fabulous finished transformation. They are also treated to lunch or dinner.

Flory said that while it starts being about appearances, throughout the ordeal, women start opening up on a personal level.

“Often, we begin to delve into things that are much deeper than how we look on the outside, and we talk a lot about self worth, and self esteem, and relationships, and even about what our goals are for the future,” she said. The conversations can entail career advice or making a lifestyle change, all to “turn it into an opportunity to do something different.”

Flory noted that the day ends up going deeper than surface appearances, especially by the time the photoshoot comes around. Having someone like a licensed clinical social worker or a peer lend their ears to listen can help the journey of reflection during hard times.

“People really begin to loosen up and begin to transform from the outside in, and it’s pretty extraordinary to be a part of,” she noted. Besides the pampering, they offer head shavings, wig and mastectomy-wear fittings, head scarves, as well as hats to boost confidence.

Flory provides access to complementary treatment modalities like Reiki energy healing, massage, acupuncture, and various other resources. As a certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor with a specialization in breast cancer, she can conduct classes, do fitness consultations, and lead activities, as long as participants have medical clearance from their doctors. They have a Walk to Wellness Group which does different trails and hikes around the Princeton area.

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n 2019 Flory was named breast cancer leader of the year by Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine, the winner having previously thought that the scale of her work was small.

“When I received the award, I was blown away, and it was just very humbling, and it was a beautiful feeling to know that I was recognized, and even more importantly, that the work that I was doing was recognized…[it] was really a very powerful thing for me, and just allowed me to see that I could do this. I could do this on my own, and I should never stop reaching for more, for the ability to help more and more people,” she said.

Move Over Breast Cancer’s official launch party was held September 27 at BORO Restaurant and Bar in Pennington, which also served as a fundraiser and open invitation to view the van while giving back.

On Monday, October 18, Forsgate Country Club in Monroe is helping

Move Over Breast Cancer founder Paula Flory.

host a Pink Links Charity Golf Tournament, featuring two golf courses and more than a hundred players. There will also be auctions, as well as outreach programs throughout the month of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Once a week, the van will be parked at Tiger’s Tale in Skillman, most likely on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with educational materials. McCaffrey’s Food Market in Princeton is allowing Move Over Breast Cancer to use its parking lot on Tuesday, October 26, when a table will be set up to encourage people to notice warning signs of the disease.

Besides attending upcoming events, Move Over Breast Cancer is seeking to involve new volunteers for administrative work, marketing, advertising, graphic design, and other tasks. They are open to feature guest bloggers on their website with people who can provide additional information, while encouraging third party fundraisers to represent them. If a school group wanted to do a bake sale, for example, Flory stated that promoting another entity for their combined good causes would make them happy.

Donations are welcome, and $100 buys a wig for a woman in need of one.

Any money they receive helps serve the women directly.

It’s Flory’s dream to expand to the rural areas of New Jersey, and later down the line, she wants Move Over Breast Cancer to be a national organization with multiple vehicles. Flory hopes communities will “recognize the value of a service that’s so personalized, and run and staffed by individuals who have direct experience with breast cancer.”

She wishes that women, families, and men, who can get breast cancer but are often left out of the discussion surrounding it, can find a source of positivity through their efforts.

“No matter what stage, or phase, or age you are, even if it’s a really difficult diagnosis of stage four breast cancer, there is still an opportunity to have hopeful moments and days in the darkness,” Flory said.

More information: www.moveoverbreastcancer.org.

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Meet the school board candidates F our candidates are competing for three seats in the November 2 Background: Please tell us in brief where you are from originally, your election for the Princeton Board academic and professional background, your age, and when and why you of Education. Incumbents Betsy Baglio moved to Princeton. and Brian McDonald are seeking to Family: Please identify your spouse or significant other, their occupation retain their seats, while newcomers or employer, and ages of your children. Where have your children attended Mara Franceschi and Jeffrey Liao are school and where are they now? hoping to be elected for the first time.

Community Involvement: What activities or organizations have you A fifth candidate, Adam Bierman, been involved in that relate to education or the local community, either here withdrew from the race in late August. or other places you have lived? What caused you to first get involved?

Incumbent Dan Dart is not seeking The Issues: Why are you running for school board? Please identify the re-election. issues that are of particular concern to you, or that you feel are of greatest The Echo asked each candidate to importance to the community. answer the questions at right about their backgrounds, experience, and priorities for the schools. Their answers Teacher Preparation. I also hold a mas- have attended the Princeton Public are presented below in alphabetical orter’s degree from the Harvard Graduate Schools since our arrival when Matder by last name.

School of Education. thew was a first grader at Community I have worked as a public school Park Elementary School. Matthew, Betsy Baglio teacher in Connecticut and Massa- now almost 16, is a junior at Princeton chusetts, as the director of professional High School and Charlie, now 12, is in These remarks are submitted as a development for an educational col- the seventh grade at Princeton Middle private citizen, not as a member of the laborative outside of Boston, and as a School.

Board of Education.

K-12 educational consultant and grant Community Involvement: Since Background: I am a proud public writer. I am 46 years old. our arrival in Princeton in 2011, I have school graduate from Sturbridge, MasFamily: My husband, Steve Baglio, been an active parent volunteer in the sachusetts. I first arrived in Princeton is an attorney. We met as students at as an undergraduate at Princeton Uni- Princeton University, and we moved Princeton Public Schools. Prior to joinversity and graduated in 1996 with a “back” to Princeton with our young ing the Board of Education, I planned bachelor of arts degree and a certificate sons (when they were 2 and 5) a decade the first array of after school clubs for in the Princeton University Program in ago. Our boys, Matthew and Charlie, students at Community Park, advo-

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The Issues: I am running for a third term as a member of the Board of Education because I want to ensure that our students are academically, socially, and emotionally supported as they return to full-day, in-person school. I also believe that the pandemic has shed light on many ways we can improve our schools, and, as an educator, I am enthusiastic about continuing to engage in the work of the Board of Education for the benefit of all students.

As the only educator on the Board of Education, I believe I bring a unique and critical perspective to this work.

This perspective, along with my training as an educator, are assets to the Board of Education as we continue to cultivate collaborative working relationships with our students, staff, and families. I have enjoyed my work as a member of the Board of Education and care deeply about providing a highquality public education to each and every student in our district.

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Mara Franceschi Background: I am a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, double majoring in economics and German, have an MBA from Columbia University’s School of Business, and am a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Additionally, I have over a decade’s work experience in the financial services and asset management industries, working for firms such as GE Capital and Bank of America.

Family: In 2010, my husband Gaetano, a finance professional, and I moved to Princeton for the excellent public schools and opportunities they would provide our three children — Max (17), Nico (15), and Bella (12).

Our children have attended Johnson Park Elementary School, Princeton Middle School, and Princeton High School. Our oldest is enrolled in an out-of-state independent school. We

firmly believe in school choice and finding the right learning environment for each individual child.

Community Involvement & Issues: I consider few things more important than a high-quality public education for ALL our children. While these are exciting times for the district, it must also navigate many challenges such as balancing aging facilities against a backdrop of increasing student enrollment and budget stressors.

Maintaining our facilities is both an investment in valuable hard assets and the minimum required to provide a clean and healthy learning environment for our children. Successfully balancing critical, necessary investments in our schools, while keeping tax increases to a minimum, is essential.

Since moving to Princeton, I have volunteered extensively in the schools, most recently on the PTO Council and most broadly, on the Johnson Park

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have not forgotten what it was like to move during elementary school, with a mother who is German, to a place very culturally different from anything I had ever experienced. As a result, I embrace learning about new cultures and continued to move often, before settling in Princeton to raise my children. Moving taught me an appreciation for different perspectives and to welcome the new person in the room.

With my years of experience volunteering in the schools and my background in finance, I believe I bring a valuable perspective to the table. I look forward to the opportunity to continue to serve the Princeton community, all our children, and you as a member of the Board of Education.

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Jeffrey Liao Background: I am originally from East Brunswick, New Jersey (having moved there from New York City, where I was born, at the age of 3). I majored in chemistry at Johns Hopkins University and then studied law at Harvard Law School before beginning my career as an intellectual property attorney.

I worked at various law firms in New York City and Los Angeles before moving to Princeton in the summer of 2020 for my current position as the sole U.S. Patent Counsel for a multinational pharmaceutical company. I chose Princeton when I moved back to New Jersey because of the excellent reputation of its public school system. I am 42 years old.

Family: My wife is Kelly Liao. She most recently worked as a customer service agent for a major airline.

My children are 12 and 6, and until we moved to Princeton last year, attended public schools in California.

They are currently attending PMS and Littlebrook Elementary, respectively.

Community Involvement: I have been involved with the Princeton Chinese community after moving to Princeton. I first got involved after the anti-Asian hate crimes that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, in March of this year.

Those events, and the response towards them, made it clear that Asian Americans need to become more involved in the institutions that shape, and are shaped by, our society.

The Issues: My No. 1 priority is to ensure that Princeton Public Schools remain open for in-person learning despite the ongoing pandemic by ensuring that adequate, up-to-date, science-based precautions are taken to reduce the risk of outbreaks in our

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schools and to minimize their effects should they occur. This is the best way to protect the educational, social, and mental health needs of our students, as well as to allow working parents to have the time to work.

Another priority is to ensure that the district’s limited budget is spent in a fiscally responsible manner that reasonably prioritizes competing goals, so that the district’s excellence may be maintained in a sustainable manner.

Another priority is to be more attentive to creating a supportive, nurturing school environment that is attuned to the social and mental health needs of our students, especially in light of the additional stresses that have arisen during the ongoing pandemic, which necessarily requires proactively seeking out and genuinely listening to student input.

Finally, there is another important reason that I am running for the Board.

Asian Americans are Americans but often are not perceived as such. To help improve public perceptions of Asian Americans, and to serve as a role model for the Asian American community, I am running to demonstrate that Asian Americans can and should actively engage with the institutions of civil society to help improve the society we share for the benefit of all who live here.

My goal in seeking to serve on the board is to help build a more inclusive society for all through increased civic participation and civic inclusion.

In addition, I believe that by bringing my perspective to the board, I will be able to help the board better take into account the perspectives of the substantial Asian American community in our schools and town and improve communication between the Board and the community it serves (in both directions).

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Background: I am a sculptor and designer who also advises non-profits on matters of governance, strategy, finance, and fundraising. I have extensive experience in strategic planning, operations, municipal and corporate finance, and change management. I grew up in Edgemont, New York, am 61 years old and a graduate of Princeton University.

From 2002-10, I served as the University’s Vice President for Development, overseeing all its fundraising activities and managing a staff of more than 160 professionals and a budget of $25 million. Before joining the university, I worked in public finance and as an entrepreneur in the restaurant, music, and fine arts fields.

Family: My wife, Leah, is a former marketing professional and an active community volunteer. She has served the public schools and 101:The Fund, as well as on the boards of Arm In Arm and Corner House. Together, we have worked with PHS booster clubs for field hockey, boys and girls lacrosse, and boys and girls ice hockey.

Our three children, ages 24, 22 and 18, all attended Princeton Public Schools through graduation. Our eldest is a graduate of the University of Richmond and is currently pursuing a master’s degree. Our second child is a senior at the University of Richmond.

Our youngest is a freshman at Rutgers.

Community Involvement: I am completing my first term on the Board of Education. I currently serve as a trustee and treasurer of Sustainable Princeton and on the Advisory Committee of The Stellar Energy Foundation. Past service includes seven years on the Town of Princeton’s Citizen’s

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I served as a trustee of McCarter Theatre for 17 years, including five years as president. I also served as a trustee of the Watershed Institute, was a manager and coach in Princeton Little League for 11 seasons, and volunteered for the Princeton Youth Hockey Association.

Service and giving back are important to my family and me.

The Issues: If re-elected, my service would be rooted in the vision and leadership of our new Superintendent, Dr. Carol Kelley, a nationally recognized equity leader, in her important work to move the district forward so that every child is supported.

I’d like to build off of the good work of our administration and board and continue, especially, ongoing efforts to foster strong financial stewardship and planning. PPS has dramatically improved its financial position and is one of 16 public school districts in New Jersey with a “Triple-A” rating. We have changed our budget process, increased transparency, moved from a deficit to a surplus, and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses. Additionally, we have had declining tax increases over the past two years, with a current budget that includes a 0.56 percent increase in school taxes — the lowest increase in many years.

Over the next two years, more decisions will need to be made about our facilities to support 21st century pedagogical best practices and to address increasing enrollment.

Princeton Public Schools are recognized to be among the best in the state and the country, and in many ways, our schools are the backbone of our community. I would like to continue to support excellence where we have it and help ensure its reach is expanded to every child. More good work must be done, particularly regarding our obligation to ensure that every child has the opportunity to realize their full potential.

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what’s happening Spooky sights & ghostly gatherings

By Dan Aubrey It’s the season for ghosts, goblins, and those things that go bump in the night, so spooky-spirited groups are putting out the invitation to get to greet the season — and maybe a holiday spirit or two.

Let’s start with White Hill Mansion in Fieldsboro, just south of Bordentown.

The Fields family started the building in 1723, and several generations added to it in the early 19th century. That includes family member Annis Stockton — the poet and wife to Declaration of Independence signer Richard Stockton.

But it is the house on the Delaware River’s sordid side that makes it ripe for haunting. And the building’s checkered past includes the mysterious death by drowning of owner Robert Field, allegedly smacked in the head by an oar while crossing the river, as well as the establishment of a bordello in the early 20th century.

Operated by the Friends of White Hill Mansion, the house is set for tours and activities, including three Saturday night “Public Paranormal Ghost Hunts,” featuring a tour that includes both the home’s historical and haunting background and ghost hunters with their hunting equipment and their own stories.

Up next are the South Jersey Soul Searchers on Saturday, October 2, and the New Jersey Paranormal investigations, Saturday, October 9.

Both sessions run 7 p.m. to midnight.

Participation is $40 per person.

Also on the schedule is the Friday, October 8, “Witchy Moon” party. The BYO wine welcome Halloween celebration runs from 7 to 9 p.m. and includes snacks and refreshments. $40.

White Hill Mansion is located at 217 Burlington Street, Fieldsboro. Learn more at whitehillmansion.org. * * * Bordentown Walking Tours is resuming its popular “Haunted History Tour.”

As organizer and company owner Mark Neurohr-Pierpaoli says in his promotional materials, “Hear the stories of Bordentown’s ghostly activity and haunted happenings as you make your way through the dark and mysterious alleys of historic Bordentown City.

The full-time English teacher also adds, “We strive to tell the true history of what happened at each stop to help explain the mysterious encounters that real people have described.”

He is also quick to point out that it’s family friendly and that “nothing will jump out or touch you. Our ghost stories and paranormal experiences are a retelling of legends and historical events that have been reported in Bordentown throughout the centuries.”

Prices for the one-hour tour range from $10 to $15. Meeting directions follow after reserving the tickets.

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Those 16 and older are welcome to volunteer for the event, and any questions can be directed to homefront@ homefrontnj.org.

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A ghost on the left and a runner on the right, HomeFront, the Lawrence Township-based nonprofit whose mission is to eradicate homelessness, is turning their sprint for a cause scary.

The Halloween Run/Walk and Family Day — now with new events for kids — will be held at 10 a.m. on the Sunday morning of the namesake holiday. The event will take place at Building 502 in the Carnegie Center office complex in West Windsor, and the organization is inviting people of all ages to their new, specially decorated racecourse.

Attendees can help raise funds for homeless youth by participating in featured races, including a 5K, one-mile race, “marathon finisher” run-walk, and a 100-yard Pumpkin Dash for preschoolers. There will also be fun family events, like a Trunk or Treat, live music, and more.

“The Halloween Run/Walk and Family Day makes possible HomeFront’s year-round Joy, Hopes & Dreams children’s program and summer camp for 400 local children in a typical year who are homeless or living in poverty,” said Chris Marchetti, the program’s direc-

tor. “During COVID-19, we’ve seen the interruption of schooling and social isolation has compounded the trauma of becoming homeless for our kids, setting them back even further academically, behaviorally, and emotionally.”

This year Homefront is adding family fun events for young children. There will be live musical performances, pumpkin decorating and photo opportunities. Other features are trick or treat bag decorating and a “Trunk or Treat” time where people will be giving out candy from their festively accented vehicles.

The Halloween Run/Walk and Family Day is an extension of HomeFront’s regular services that have continued even during the pandemic.

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By Dan Aubrey The New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge — set for Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17 — is an annual event that mixes history and fundraising with a contest.

Created by the New Jersey Lighthouse Society to draw attention to the state’s substantial lighthouse history and maybe get some financial support in the process, the event features two days of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. lighthouse tours, with some remaining open for evening visits.

Participation in the contest portion of the Lighthouse Challenge is simple.

Visitors choosing to play can go to a self-selected lighthouse, purchase a challenge souvenir, and then attempt to visit ten land-based lighthouses, three lifesaving stations, one museum, one virtual site, and the Lighthouse Society of NJ site over the two-day weekend.

The registration fee is $4 and includes participation in a $500 raffle.

Those only interested in visiting lighthouses can just show up or wait until another time. After all, many of them are open to visitors throughout the year.

Additionally, since many of the lighthouses offer a winter day’s diversion and a good family destination — as I discovered taking my son to all of the lighthouses and some of the stations — they’re worth considering as a day trip.

But just remember that the pandemic still lingers, and check websites for schedule changes.

So let’s do a tour of the state’s lighthouses, moving from north to south down the New Jersey coast: * * * The Sandy Hook Lighthouse in Monmouth County is the oldest operating lighthouse in the United States.

Located in the Gateway National Recreation Area in Atlantic Highlands and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard, the 103-foot-tall structure has been in service since 1764.

A witness to history — including a takeover by the British during the Revolutionary War — the lighthouse takes visitors into another era. That includes climbing a ladder to the lens room.

As indicated by the ladder, the lighthouse works best for older children and spry adults. The lighthouse is generally open all year and tours are free. But there is a $15 entrance fee to the park between Memorial Day and Labor Day. nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit/sandy-hookhours.html * * * Twin Lights in Atlantic Highlands, also in Monmouth County, is a brownstone double lighthouse structure built in 1862 on the site of a former one built in 1828. Located at the top of a hill, the lighthouse’s two medieval-style towers

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East Point Lighthouse in Cumberland County is an active navigational aid.

Built in 1849, it is the only remaining land-based lighthouse on the Delaware Bay. treat visitors with a commanding view of the Atlantic Ocean to one side and an opportunity to see New York City across New York Harbor from the other.

Although it was decommissioned in 1948 the lighthouse has a secure place in history. It was the first U.S. lighthouse to install the famous Frenchmade Fresnel lens, and it was the first U.S. lighthouse to use electricity. A small museum area provides ongoing exhibitions.

Operated by the Twin Lights Historical Society, the site is open all year and a $5 adult or $2 child tickets allows visitors to climb both towers.

It is an easy visit in just about every way. And since designers used the hill for height, it is a short stair walk to the top of the tower. Visitors in December may also get a glimpse of a Christmas tree in one of the towers. www.twinlightslighthouse.com * * * Sea Girt Lighthouse in Sea Girt, again in Monmouth County, is a Victorian house-like structure with a revolving Fresnel lens at the top.

It began operating in 1896 as a navigation point between Twin Lights and Barnegat Light on Long Beach Island.

Decommissioned in 1945, the lighthouse is operated by the Sea Girt Lighthouse Citizens Committee and provides free entrance mid-April through midNovember. While traffic and parking may be problematic during the summer, an off-season visit makes for an easier visit to this museum-like recreation of a bygone era. www.seagirtlighthouse.com * * * Squan Beach Life Saving Station in Manasquan is the Dutch-styled station built in 1902 to house equipment

and staff to rescue shipwreck victims.

Later a U.S. Coast Guard Station, it was decommissioned in 1999 and sold for $1 to Manasquan Borough. It opened as a museum in 2012. manasquanlifesavingstation.wordpress.com * * * Tucker’s Island Lighthouse at the Tuckerton Seaport in Tuckerton, Ocean County, is the recreation of the lighthouse that fell to sea in 1927. It is one of the main attractions of this maritime village in what was once an important New Jersey port town.

In addition to the lighthouse and its display galleries, 14 other buildings and stations offer exhibitions and the opportunity to watch decoy carvers and boat builders. Admission is $5.

It’s an easy and engaging way to connect with the state’s maritime history. www.tuckertonseaport.org * * * Barnegat Lighthouse, located at Barnegat Light on Long Beach Island in Ocean County, was lit in 1859 to help shippers navigate past dangerous shoals and sandbars.

One of the three federally built cylindrical lighthouses engineered by George Meade, “Old Barney” has 217 steps to the top.

An interpretive center provides visitors with information about the building’s history and to get a view from the top of the tower via camera.

Decommissioned in 1944, it is operated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Operations are supported by the Barnegat Lighthouse Historical Society and Friends of Barnegat Lighthouse.

The lighthouse is open all year and free, except between Memorial and

Labor Day when the admission free ranges from $1 to $3.

Children and adults will rise to the challenge of climbing to the top, where the reward is a sky-high panoramic view of the region. www.state.nj.us/ dep/parksandforests/parks/barnlig. html#barnlight * * * Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, began operating in 1857. It is the state’s tallest lighthouse at 171 feet tall, and its original Fresnel lens remains.

Absecon Light is open all year and climbing fees range from $3 to $8, with the last climb a half-hour before closing.

It is a beautifully restored building and interpretive center. Its 228 steps provide visitors with one of the best views of one of New Jersey’s most famous seaside cities. www.abseconlighthouse.org * * * U.S. Life Saving Station 30 in Ocean City is a newer addition to the lighthouse challenge and the state.

The 1883 Carpenter Gothic Style building designed by architect James Lake Parkinson, who created similar structures at Cape Hatteras and Cape Fear in North Carolina, is one of the few remaining examples in the county. Now a museum, it features free exhibitions of artifacts and images. Mainly open during the summer, winter appointments are also available. uslifesavingstation30.com * * * The Tatham Lifesaving Station, located in Stone Harbor, is an 1895 structure featuring murals and displays recognizing life saving services and a tower that overlooks the ocean and Hereford Inlet. Operated by the Stephen C. Ludlam Post 331 of the American Legion, it offers free guided tours mainly in the summer. stephencludlampost331.org * * * Hereford Inlet Lighthouse in North Wildwood, Cape May County, is a working lighthouse and museum.

Built in 1874, the lighthouse is maintained by the United States Coast Guard as an active navigational aid.

With the light on the upper floor, the house was also a home, and visitors can walk through its decorated rooms and imagine how its former occupants lived.

A visit to the house’s Victorian-style garden with more than 200 varieties of plants helps set the mood further. It is open year round and admission is free.

Overall it is an easy and pleasant trip to the past. www.herefordinletlighthouse. com * * * Cape May Lighthouse is located in the southernmost tip of the state in Cape May town and county and over-

looks the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware Bay. Another of Meade’s federally funded trio of cylindrical lighthouses, it was built in 1859 on the site of two other former lighthouses.

Located in Cape May Point State Park, it is part of several attractions and has a visitors’ center. But the main attraction is the 199 steps to the top of the tower to take in the sights.

Originally operated by the United States Coast Guard, it became the property of the State of New Jersey in 1992.

It is now leased to the Mid Atlantic Center for the Arts, which raises funds to preserve and maintain the building and in 1994 had the tower painted to its original coloring: light beige with a red top.

The park is generally open sunrise to sunset. Lighthouse hours for climbing vary with the season and are posted on the lighthouse website. Climbing fees range from $5 to $10.

It is a fun stop that includes both a major lighthouse as well as the opportunity to see a World War II lookout tower and visit a nature museum. www.capemaymac.org/cape-may-lighthouse * * * Now heading north along the Delaware Bay and River: East Point Lighthouse in Heislerville in Cumberland County is an active navigational aid. Built in 1849, the twostory brick Cape Cod-styled building is the second oldest New Jersey lighthouse and the only remaining landbased lighthouse on the Delaware Bay. The lighthouse was operated by various entities including the U.S. Coast Guard, which extinguished the light in 1941. In 1956 the property was transferred to the State of New Jersey. The building suffered from neglect until the community-run Maurice River Historical Society formed and saved the structure through local fundraising efforts.

The group also worked with the U.S. Coast Guard to reinstall the beacon light and return the lighthouse to an active lighthouse.

The lighthouse is open throughout the year, but it is best to check its Facebook page before venturing out. Admission ranges from $2 to $5.

With rooms fully furnished and cared for, it is a pleasurable trip to the past.

However, the bay area is home of both greenhead flies and swarms of mosquitoes — so be ready to run. www.facebook.com/eastpointlight * * * Finns Point Lighthouse in Pennsville, Salem County, and Tinicum Island Lighthouse in Paulsboro, Gloucester County, are two Delaware River “range” lights: inland structures used to guide ships along the river.

Initiated by the federal government and opened for operation respectively in 1877 and 1880, both structures use a black metal cylindrical casing that holds a spiral metal staircase and painted tongue-in-groove wood walls that lead to the light tower and provide panoramic views of the region.

Both were decommissioned and eventually saved by community groups that continue to support them.

The Sandy Hook Lighthouse is the oldest operating lighthouse in the U.S. The 115-foot-tall Finns Point is open every third Sunday from March through May and September through November, weather permitting. Part of the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the lighthouse offers free admission but requests donations. www. njlhs.org/njlight/finnpoint.html or www. friendsofsupawnarefuge.org * * * Tinicum Lighthouse, an 85-foottall structure owned by the U.S. Coast Guard, is open April through October on the third full weekend of each month from noon to 4 p.m. The Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse Society at Paulsboro operates the structure and requests donations for visitors to climb.

These bulky metal towers are markedly different from the usual brick or wood lighthouse, but their intriguing mixture of 19th-century engineering and interior design makes one think of Victorian-era science fiction — best reflected in the term Steampunk — and the structures must have been daringly modern for their time.

While the recently restored Tinicum is bright, Finns Point shows its wear and tear. But both provide expansive views, with Tinicum giving visitors the opportunity to gaze at the Philadelphia skyline.

The trip to the remote Finns Point can be enhanced by a stop at nearby the state owned Fort Mott, built to protect the river during the Spanish-American War. www.tinicumrearrangelighthouse. org As noted at the start, it advisable to check the New Jersey Lighthouse Society website as well as each for changes.

Currently, the State of New Jerseyowned Barnegat Light is closed for some minor interior repairs, and the National Park Service owned Sandy Hook and Finns Point lighthouses will only have their grounds open. But that could change.

But Lighthouse Challenge or not, the state’s lighthouses are worth a visit and offer a quick day trip to both the New Jersey coast as well as a chance to slip into another era.

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By Catherine Bialkowski October is here, bringing with it an array of autumnal beer, wine and liquor festivities in the area. From traditional German Oktoberfest celebrations to spooky festivals in the woods, there’s an event for everyone (21 and up, of course) in New Jersey this fall.

Central Jersey Beer Fest

Blend Bar and Bistro in Hamilton will host its annual Central Jersey Beer Fest on Saturday, Oct. 9, in Mercer County Park (1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor Township) from noon to 6 p.m.

The Beer Fest is celebrating its ninth year and is always a success, with an average of 3,500 attendees each year.

Antonio Carannante, owner of Blend, says it started off in 2013 as a much smaller pig roast and beer garden event and has grown each year into what it is today. For Carannante, working in the restaurant industry runs in the family: they’ve owned Brothers Pizza on Route 33 since the 1970s, and they acquired New Jersey Weddings and Events Catering in 2019.

The Central Jersey Beer Fest is a tast-

ing festival that serves more than 100 different types of beer, cider, seltzer, wine and spirits for attendees to sample.

“Our emphasis is local craft products, especially beer,” says Carannante. River Horse Brewing Company, Heavy Seas Beer, Old Hights Brewing Co., Ship Bottom Brewery, Flying Embers and many more breweries have registered and will provide samples at the Beer Fest.

To accompany the drinks, refreshments will be available from a variety of food trucks and vendors including The Fry Guy, Master Asador Barbeque and Elisa’s Catering. Small businesses such as Dee’s Handmade Artisan Soap, Harry and Beck Custom Designs and Randazzo Cigars will sell their merchandise. Live music will be provided by country artist Lauren Davidson and Deep Release, a rock and roll band.

The Central Jersey Beer Fest attracts patrons from far and wide, “from Maine to the Carolinas” and throughout the Tri-State area, Carannante says. It’s a “great middle ground for friends to reunite, with many transportation options nearby.”

Carannante says that he and the team at Blend hand-select the beers, which

is part of the reason the festival is so successful. Rather than choosing the drinks based only on what is popular, they work closely with the breweries to bring rare and exclusive items to the festival. A lot of what attendees can sample is not readily available at the local liquor store and is limited in quantity.

Carannante and the rest of the team are busy preparing for the festival and are looking forward to it. “It’s fun seeing friends and family gather together in groups, seeing them laugh and have fun while they’re learning about new beers,” he says.

Central Jersey Beer Fest tickets are $40 to $50. General admission for food trucks and live music is available for anyone not interested in alcohol tasting for $15. The event’s title sponsors are Blend Bar and Bistro and Smires and Associates. For more information , visit cjbeerfest.com.

FOPOS Oktoberfest

For a more intimate and traditional Oktoberfest experience, consider the Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS) Oktoberfest on Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Mountain Lakes House (57

Mountain Ave., Princeton). The event is celebrating its second year after debuting in 2019 and skipping 2020 because of the pandemic.

FOPOS president Wendy Mager says the events and development committee planned the first festival as a way to honor the volunteers who have given their time to the organization. This year it has been especially important to recognize the volunteers who have remained steadfast through COVID-19.

The FOPOS Oktoberfest, which will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., will feature a selection of craft beers as well as “big pretzels and other things you might associate with a traditional Oktoberfest,” says Mager. In 2019 between 50 and 75 people attended, and this year, they have increased advertisement of the event. Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves, an electro-country performer, will provide live music; Owen Lake, also known as Jeff Snyder, is Princeton University’s director of electronic music and director of the Princeton Laptop Orchestra.

At the FOPOS Oktoberfest, they’ll be “channeling a happy spirit in a beautiful setting,” as Mager puts it. Attendees can enjoy a craft beer on the terrace

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Visitors in lederhosen raise their steins at Morey’s Pier Oktoberfest, which is set to take place this year on weekends from Oct. 1 through 10. overlooking the lake and admire the colors of autumn. For tickets, $50, visit fopos.org/events-programs.

Witchcraft NJ

For a uniquely thrilling festival experience, there is Witchcraft NJ, which describes itself as “a mystical encounter with broos and spirits.” The name itself plays on craft beverages, but it evolved into much more than a mystical drinking experience. Jon Henderson, producer and CEO at Good Time Tricycle Productions, the organizer of the event, calls it a “multilayered beer experience.

There’s nothing on the East Coast that exists like it.”

The event is in its second year; it should be the third, but Witchcraft NJ was cancelled last year due to COVID19. Taking place on Saturday, Oct. 16, in the middle of the woods at Paradise Lakes Campground in Hammonton (which Henderson likens to Camp Crystal Lake: the perfect location for a spooky evening), Witchcraft NJ is a sampling experience that will feature craft beers and distilled spirits from breweries like Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales, Bolero Snort, Armageddon Brewing, Little Water Distillery and Pinelands Brewing Company.

Good Time Tricycle works with a lot of different beverage partners, and they’ve selected a handful that work well with the festival’s Halloween theme. Mystical Moon Creations, Indigo Sol Enchanting Goods and Gifts, Witchy Woods Apothecary and other merchants will sell their wares.

In addition to drinking, eating and shopping, Witchcraft NJ will feature additional enchanting entertainment including fortune telling, a pumpkin pie eating contest, seances, professional pumpkin carvers, a horror makeup seminar and more. According to the event website, “the most iconic old school monsters” will be in attendance.

Attendees are also highly encouraged

to come in costume; there is a contest with a cash prize for the best-dressed.

Witchcraft NJ, Henderson says, is “not anything remotely close to a traditional Oktoberfest.”

For more information on Witchcraft NJ or to purchase tickets, $65, visit their website, witchcraftnj.com.

Stafford Fall Wine Festival For those who prefer wine over beer and spirits, try the Stafford Fall Wine Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9 and 10, in Heritage Train Park (49 West Bay Avenue, Manahawkin). The event takes place from noon to 5 p.m. both days and will feature fine wines from New Jersey wineries such as White Horse Winery, Chestnut Run Farm and Cream Ridge Winery for sampling.

On Saturday, patrons can enjoy a costume contest, hayrides, a Halloween parade and more, and on both days food trucks and various vendors will be available, as well as live music (on Saturday, The Impulsives and Sunday, Acoustic NRG). Tickets, $20 and up, can be purchased at eventbrite. com/e/2021-staf ford-fall-wine-festival-tickets-165336843951.

Moery’s Pier Oktoberfest

Finally, for some old-fashioned fun on the boardwalk at Wildwood, visit Morey’s Pier Oktoberfest from Friday through Sunday, Oct. 1 to 3 and Oct. 8 to 10. This event features a special menu at Jumbo’s Pub and Grub including pretzels, bratwurst and a wide selection of beer to be enjoyed in an outdoor beer garden. They’ll have live music and entertainment, and this event is kid-friendly, as the rides will be open.

For more details or to purchase tickets, visit moreyspiers.com/event/ oktoberfest.

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Red Rose Rejuvenation Leaders in Anti-Aging and Aesthetics Initially, Red Rose Rejuvenation was founded

by Dr. Joseph Kepko as a one location Family Practice in Levittown, PA, with a hyperfocus on weight loss. Having earned a bachelor of arts in biology from Holy Family University, he obtained a second degree at the Lower Bucks Hospital School of Medical Technology graduating with a MT (ASCP).

Following both degrees with a registration with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists and a doctoral degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Kepko joined the American Osteopathic Association and the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association. He’s also a clinical instructor of family medicine at Drexel University, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, and a trainer in family practice and aesthetic medicine at Frankford Hospital Health Systems.

With more than three decades of practicing medicine, the longing for something more, and the growing interest in aesthetics and beauty, Dr. Kepko switched gears and expanded into a full cosmetic dermatology practice.

He introduced injections, fillers, multiple laser platforms for skin, threads, hormone replacement, and many more options in rejuvenation.

As the demand for Dr. Kepko’s skills and services grew, he opened a second office in Bensalem, PA, and a third in Hamilton, NJ, with the need to bring on more estheticians and more doctors, including Dr. Nicholas Puccio, Dr. Lou Beato, and Dr. Naira Tichy. Partnering directly with Dr. Puccio, longtime resident of New Jersey, the duo put together one of the most comprehensive lab reviews possible for anti-aging. The labs and program were designed to help achieve optimal human health/function inside and out. The extensive testing covers everything from organ function to hormone levels. We are happy to have provided our services to individuals from all over the country including the highest level of sports athletes.

While the labs were turning heads, Dr. Tichy was making a splash of her own. Expanding her knowledge and skills from PRF aesthetic/cosmetic injections, Dr. Tichy became an expert in cosmetic lasers, minimally invasive and non-surgical procedures including, but not limited to face, neck and stomach lifts.

Between the entire team, which feels more like a family, Red Rose Rejuvenation transformed into one of the largest Anti-Aging & Aesthetic clinics in the country!

The offices have been voted the best in aesthetics and cosmetic dermatology in Bucks

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The Dental Difference Preventive Care for a Healthy Mouth What comes to mind when you think about your dental care? As a dentist, I think about: Preventive Care! If you want to keep your teeth healthy for your entire life, then you will need to be vigilant in your dental care. Many patients in my practice present with cavities, gum disease, and/or infections in their mouths. But in many cases these dental issues can be avoided. How? You can maintain good oral health by a combination of: 1.) Regular dental check-ups 2.) Developing good brushing and flossing habits 3.) Completing needed dental work Preventive dental care is imperative to keep your teeth and body healthy. Bad oral health can impact your general health drastically.

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After a thorough cleaning, dental offices can recommend tools and procedures to assist in fighting future problems.

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Preventive dentistry not only strengthens your teeth, but with routine dental checkups, the dentist can help you maintain your beautiful smile.

Preventing dental decay has a positive impact on your overall health. Did you know that bad oral health, like periodontal disease, increases your risk for things like heart disease, dementia, kidney disease, and others? Good dental hygiene affects both your oral and overall health.

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Comprehensive Pain and Regenerative Center Preventing Falls This Fall Dorota M. Gribbin, M.D. is a clinical assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine.

Dr. Gribbin is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and a section chairman of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton (Hamilton, NJ).

Dr. Gribbin was named one of the Best Physicians in the Greater New York Metropolitan area for 16 consecutive years (1999 to 2015) in the Castle Connolly Guide to the Best Physicians in the New York Metropolitan Area.

She was named as one of the best physicians in the state of New Jersey for several last years in New Jersey Magazine.

Dr. Gribbin specializes in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders.

These include back pain and neck pain (spine medicine), entrapment neuropathies, radiculopathies, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndromes, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, connective tissue diseases and post-traumatic conditions, sports medicine, pain treatment/ management, gait analysis and treatment, regenerative medicine, anti-aging medicine, aesthetic medicine and medical weight loss.

Diagnostic studies done in the office include electromyography and nerve conduction studies (EMG/NCV), Autonomic Nervous Study (ANS) and Posturography / Videonystagmogram (P/VNG).

Prevention of Falls is emphasized this season. It starts with prevention of muscle weakness and prevention of poor balance. In addition to limb strengthening, proper shoe wear (prescription orthopedic shoes) and assistive devices (canes, walkers) may be of great benefit. The diagnostic studies called POSTUROGRAPHY and VIDEONYSTAGMOGRAM (P/VNG) are performed and interpreted in the office as a fall prevention initiative originated

by Medicare a few years ago. P/

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Dr. Dorota M. Gribbin VNG is a tool which will diagnose peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction — gait abnormality conditions which are related to imbalanced neurological function and can be effectively treated with a vestibular rehabilitation program, which is a branch of physical therapy. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries to the elderly in the U.S. 18 to 33 percent of patients with hip fracture from fall die within one year of their injury. 25 to 75 percent loose their previous level of independence due to an injury from a fall.

Prevention of Osteoporosis is done not only with medications, vitamin and mineral supplementation, but most importantly with weight bearing exercises (which should start before teenage age and continue throughout the years) — isometric and isotonic weight bearing like Yoga and Tai chi and walking programs. Most patients with osteoporosis who experience a fall will sustain a bony fracture. Patients with advanced osteoporosis often sustain spontaneous bony fractures.

Particularly, hip fractures are associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. Adult patients with hip fracture are 3 to 4 times more likely to die within one year after surgery than general population (Morri et al. Scientific Reports.

2019.18718).

Prevention of Osteoarthritis consists maintaining strong and supple muscles around the joints, maintain healthy weight and avoiding trauma/ microtrauma (proper ergonomics).

Osteoarthritis most often affects knees, hips, hands and spine.

Level of obesity is directly associated with the clinical and functional consequences of knee osteoarthritis (Scientific Reports.

2020.3601).

Knee pain improves by 50 percent with 10 pounds weight loss (Parmet S. et al.

Osteoarthritis of the knee.

JAMA 2003.289.1068).

Osteorthritis prevention consists of weight control, joints sparing techniques, avoiding trauma, isometric exercises, and dietary supplementation.

Dr. Gribbin has particular expertise in spine medicine, interventional spine treatment procedures, sports medicine, and regenerative medicine.

Spastic disorders, such as hemiparesis, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral palsy, may be treated with pharmacological agents (including Botox injections), physical modalities, and orthotic devices and splinting. Painful conditions associated with pregnancy and postpartum conditions (carpal tunnel syndrome, meralgia parasthetica, back pain, coccydynia, migraine headaches, and neck pain) are addressed with minimally invasive modalities. Epidural blocks and lateral facet blocks are done in the office under fluoroscopic guidance.

She specializes in treatment without surgery and avoiding

unnecessary steroid injections (unnecessary corticosteroids, cortisone). Trigger point injections are performed with normal saline, sterile water, or platelets rich plasma. Botox injections are used for treatment of chronic migraine headaches, spasmodic torticollis, dystonias, and spasticity. The goal is to provide highly effective treatment with no side effects.

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Saturday 10/9 | Love Thy Nature, Princeton Public Sunday 10/3 | Breathe in Music, Princeton Univer- Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. www.princetonlibrary.org. sity Concerts, Graduate College Courtyard. concerts.princ- First day for exhibit featuring works by Princeton native Jaeton.edu. Outdoor meditation led by Matthew Weiner, with mie Danielle Weiner and Liz Cutler. On view through January live music by violist Jordan Bak. Also at 5:30 p.m. at D&R Gre- 9, 2022. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. enway. Continues weekly on Sundays. Register. $25. 2 p.m. tuesday 10/12 | The Magic Years: Scenes from a Mendelssohn & Beeethoven, Princeton Symphony Rock-and-Roll Life, Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, Orchestra, McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, 609-497- 609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. Jonathan Taplin, a 0020. www.princetonsymphony.org. Rossen Milanov con- former Bob Dylan tour manager, film producer, and Merrill ducts with Simone Porter on violin. $25 to $90. 4 p.m.

Lynch executive discusses his memoir with Princeton history Music Fest Sundays, Palmer Square Green. www.palm- professor and music critic Sean Wilentz. 6 p.m. ersquare.com. Live performances featuring the hits of a difDavid Sedaris, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, ferent decade each week. Continues weekly. Noon to 5 p.m. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. Show by one of America’s Viva Vallenato!, Princeton Public Library, Hinds Plaza, pre-eminent humor writers. 7:30 p.m.

Witherspoon Street. www.princetonlibrary.org. Cumbia Band Friday 10/15 | Jan Lisiecki, McCarter Theatre, 91 Uniperforms traditional music of Colombia to celebrate Hispanic versity Place, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. All-Chopin Heritage Month. 1 to 3 p.m. program. 8 p.m.

TUESday 10/5 | Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond -- The Life of Vera Rubin, Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, 609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. Ashley Yeager, author of a new book on the life of astronomer Vera Rubin, in conversation with Scientific American opinion writer Michael Lemonick. 6 p.m.

Windborne Quartet, Princeton Folk Music Society, Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane. www.princetonfolk.org. Folk songs from various traditions through fourpart harmony, with occasional instrumental support. $25. 8 p.m.

Nella, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, 609-258Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series, Program in 2787. www.mccarter.org. Nella merges her folklore roots of Creative Writing, Hearst Dance Theater, Lewis Arts Com- Venezuela, modern production, and Andalusian inspirations. plex. Reading by Navajo poet Sherwin Bitsui and novelist/ 8 p.m. essayist Maaza Mengiste. Free. Register. 7:30 p.m.

ArtJam 2021 Opening Day, HomeFront, 19 Hulfish wednesday 10/6 | LLL Presents: Alan Maimon, Lab- Street. www.artjamnj.org. First day for pop-up gallery that yrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, 609-497-1600. www.laby- combines undiscovered artists who have experienced homerinthbooks.com. Presenting “Twilight in Hazard: An Appala- lessness, professional artists, and the community. On view chian Reckoning” about life in rural eastern Kentucky. 6 p.m. through October 30. 10 a.m. thursday 10/7 | After Noon Concert, Princeton UniStory & Verse: After Midnight, Arts Council of Princversity Chapel. chapel.princeton.edu. Organ performance by eton, 102 Witherspoon Street. www.artscouncilofprinceton.

Victoria Shields. Register. Free. 12:30 to 1 p.m. org. Story telling and open mic event welcomes anyone to tell The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. a well-prepared story or perform their poetry inspired by the O’Neill, Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street. theme “After Midnight.” Register. 7:30 to 9 p.m.

www.princetongardentheatre.org. Screening of the film unShine On, Harvest Moon, Princeton Family YMCA, 59 covering the legacy of Princeton physicist and space visionary Paul Robeson Place. www.princetonymca.org/harvestmoon.

Gerard K. O’Neill. Register. $12.50. 7:30 p.m.

Event held outdoors in a tent to shine a spotlight on the Y’s Poets at the Library, Princeton Public Library. www. community work during the pandemic and to raise funds to princetonlibrary.org. Featured readers David Crews and Ysa- help the Y continue its mission. Food by JM Group, Cahmbers bel Y. Gonzalez share their work for 20 minutes each, followed Walk, and Lillipies. Music by the Tookany Creek Bluegrass Band. Register. $60. 5:30 to 8 p.m. by an open mic session. Held virtually via Crowdcast. 7 p.m.

day for “Talk to Me,” a visual conversation between New Hope-based painter Janet Filomeno and Hoboken artist Katherine Parker. On view through November 20. 10 a.m.

Fall Fundraiser, Princeton Senior Resource Center. www.princetonsenior.org. Featuring Dr. Bernice A. King of the King Center. Via Zoom. Register. $60 and up. 7:30 p.m.

OAKtober Celebration, Marquand Park Children’s Arboretum, 87 Lovers Lane. www.marquandpark.org. Celebrate the oak with free oak saplings, oak scavenger hunt, cookies and cider. Rain date October 17. 10 a.m. to noon.

Fall Fest, Princeton Shopping Center. www.princetonshoppingcenter.com. Family-friendly festivities, including a Pumpkin Painting Party, sustainable scarecrow making, spooky stations, and more. Noon to 3 p.m.

Sunday 10/17 | Choral Reading of Faure, Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine, Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, Route 206 at Cherry Hill Road. www.musicalamateurs. org. Members of the community gather to sing for pleasure.

No separate rehearsals and no auditions. $10 admission for singers. Free for students and non-singing guests. For more information email musical.amateurs@gmail.com 4 p.m.

Oktoberfest, Friends of Princeton Open Space, Mountain Lakes House, 57 Mountain Avenue. www.fopos.org. Celebrate the open space group’s volunteers and accomplishments with local craft beers, hard cider, and live music by Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves. Register. $50. 5 to 7 p.m.

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Saturday 10/16 | Faculty Recital, Westminster Choir College, Bristol Chapel, Walnut Lane, 609-921-2663. www. rider.edu/arts. Oboist Melissa Bohl. Free. 7:30 p.m.

Artist Conversation, Princeton University Art Museum, Friend Center 101, William Street. artmuseum.princeton.edu. Join the artist Adama Delphine Fawundu and Anna Arabindan-Kesson, assistant professor of African and Black Diasporic art at Princeton University, for a discussion about cultural inheritance and the significance of material. Register for in-person attendance or for Zoom link. 5:30 p.m.

Terence Blanchard, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard celebrates both the brilliance of Wayne Shorter’s legacy and the inspiration he has given Blanchard. 8 p.m.

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EVENTS, continued from page 9 Friday 10/22 | Dorrance Dance, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, 609258-2787. www.mccarter.org. Artistic director Michelle Dorrance honors tap dance’s history in a new context. 8 p.m.

Saturday 10/23 | Chris Thile, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, 609-2582787. www.mccarter.org. Mandolinst mixes classical, rock, jazz, and bluegrass. 8 p.m.

Cafe Improv, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Local music, poetry, comedy. $2. 7 p.m.

Pop-Up Beer Garden, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, 609924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.

In partnership with Old Hights Brewing Company. Sip beers from a custom, handmade ceramic beer stein. Register. 2 to 5 p.m.

Stony Brook Walking Tour, Historical

Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road. www.princetonhistory.org.

Before there was a “Princeton,” six Quaker families established a community on the fertile ground along Stony Brook. This 2-mile hike explores the lives of the early settlers and the community they established. Register. $10. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

tuesday 10/26 | The Hungry Eye: Eating, Drinking, and European Culture from Rome to the Renaissance, Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, 609-497-1600. www.labyrinthbooks.com. Princeton comparative literature professor Leonard Barkan discusses his new book with Carolina Mangone, assistant professor of art and archaeolPrinceton Football, Powers Field at ogy. 6 p.m.

Princeton Stadium. www.goprincetonWalk-In COVID and Flu Vaccine Clinic, tigers.com. Harvard. $12 to $15. 1 p.m.

Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. www.princetonlibrary.org. COVID Sunday 10/24 | Welcome Back Convaccine is free to all. Flu shot free to unincert, Westminster Choir College, Robert sured Princeton residents; others must presL. Annis Playhouse, Walnut Lane, 609-921ent insurance information. 5 to 7 p.m.

2663. www.rider.edu/arts. Ruth Ochs conducts the Westminster Community OrcheswedneSday 10/27 | Atlas of AI: Powtra. $10 to $15. 3 p.m. er, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of ArLake Street Drive, McCarter Theatre, tificial Intelligence, Princeton University 91 University Place, 609-258-2787. www.mc- Public Lectures, McCosh 50. lectures.princecarter.org. Band mixes pop, rock, R&B, and ton.edu. Talk by USC Annenberg’s Kate Crawjazz to combine retro influences with con- ford, an international scholar of the social and political implications of AI. Free. 5 p.m. temporary attitude. 7 p.m.

friday 10/29 | Matthew Whitaker Quartet, McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter. org. Keyboard improvisation by the virtuoso 20-year-old from New Jersey. 8 p.m.

Hometown Halloween Parade, Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8777. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Dress in your best costume to parade through downtown Princeton to the Princeton Family YMCA for music, trunk or treat, and more. 5:15 p.m.

Seamus Heaney’s Late Poems, Fund for Irish Studies. fis.princeton.edu. Presented by Nicholas Allen, introduced by Fintan O’Toole.

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Capital Health Medical Group Announces Launch of CAPITAL HEALTH – VIRTUAL PRIMARY CARE Capital Health Medical Group recently launched Capital Health – Virtual Primary Care, a virtual practice that offers telehealth services to individuals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania (ages 16 and older) who wish to receive support in managing health issues from the comfort of their own home.

“Throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Capital Health Medical Group providers have conducted thousands of patient visits in a virtual setting,” said DR. MICHAEL STABILE, a board certified family medicine physician at the Capital Health Primary Care – Hamilton office.

“As a result, our team is thoroughly prepared to provide outstanding, high quality health care services at a time and place most convenient for the patients located in New Jersey or Pennsylvania – whether they are at home or on the go.”

From 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days per week, the virtual primary care practice will offer video visits with local doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants or other qualified health care providers from Capital Health Medical Group. The team of more than 35 clinicians can address a wide range of health conditions, including but not limited to symptoms of COVID-19, sinus problems, upper respiratory infection, sore throat, urinary tract infection, cough, flu, rash, common cold, eye infection, and more.

“Capital Health Medical Group’s team consists of knowledgeable, collaborative, and patient-focused medical providers who have experience in working together to build the most appropriate plan of care for each patient,” said DR. JERROLD GERTZMAN, a board certified family medicine physician and medical director of Capital Health’s Primary Care Network. “The breadth and strength of our health network ensures patients receive comprehensive and personalized care.”

As part of Capital Health Medical Group, a network of more than 500 physicians and clinicians who offer primary and specialty care, Capital Health – Virtual Primary Care offers easy access to experienced specialists and the most advanced care in the region at nearby Capital Health hospitals. All Capital Health Medical Group locations use a shared electronic medical records system, which allows providers to access medical records on a secure network, making it convenient for patients to continue their care across our network of primary and specialty care providers.

While Capital Health – Virtual Primary Care is designed to serve as an online platform to host sick visits, patients have the availability to schedule in-person, follow-up visits at one of Capital Health’s primary care offices across the greater Mercer, Bucks, and Burlington county region.

To learn more or to request an appointment, visit capitalvirtualcare.org. For more information, please call 1.833.TELEDOX (1.833.835.3369).

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NEW FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS Join Practices in Hopewell and Washington Crossing DR. CECILIA PEREZ – a board certified family medicine physician – is now seeing patients at the Capital Health Primary Care – Hopewell office, located within Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell at Two Capital Way, Suite 259 in Pennington, New Jersey. Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Perez is skilled in providing care for patients of all ages.

Dr. Perez earned her medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, Georgia. She completed her family medicine residency at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, New Jersey. Dr. Perez is a member of various medical professional associations, including the American Osteopathic Association, the American Board of Family Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Medicine.

If you would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Perez or another physician on the Capital Health Primary Care – Hopewell team, call 609.303.4440 or visit capitalhealth.org/primarycarehopewell.

DR. CLARE GOSEK recently joined Dr. Peter Murphy in providing care for patients at Capital Health Primary Care – Washington Crossing, located at 1240 General Washington Memorial Blvd., Suite 3, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977. Dr. Gosek is a board certified family medicine physician with experience in providing care for adolescents (ages 14 and older) and adults. Women’s health is also one of Dr. Gosek’s areas of expertise.

Dr. Gosek earned her medical degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

She completed her family medicine residency at Virginia Commonwealth University in Fairfax, Virginia, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Gosek is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Gosek at the Capital Health Primary Care – Washington Crossing office, call 267.573.0670 or visit capitalhealth.org/washingtoncrossing.

Understanding and Treating Epilepsy Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | 6 p.m.

Zoom meeting Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease in the United States, but recognizing seizures and diagnosing a specific epilepsy syndrome can be difficult.

Join DR. SIDRAH MAHMUD, a fellowship trained epileptologist, to learn what causes epilepsy, how it is diagnosed, and why not all seizures are symptoms of epilepsy. Dr. Mahmud will also discuss treatment options and when it might be time to add an epileptologist to your health care team.

This event will be taking place virtually using Zoom.

Register online at capitalhealth.org/events and be sure to include your email address. Zoom meeting details will be provided via email 2 – 3 days before the program date.

Registration ends 24 hours before the program date.

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Fellowship Trained Urologist Joins Capital Health – Urology Specialists DR. CHARLES POLOTTI recently joined Capital Health – Urology Specialists, a team of skilled physicians and other medical providers who are highly trained in diagnosing and treating issues related to the urinary tract and men’s health issues.

University of Southern California’s Institute of Urology at Keck Medicine of USC, Dr. Polotti completed his fellowship training in advanced robotics and laparoscopy. During his training, Dr. Polotti earned the Resident Achievement Award for Outstanding Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Resident from the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons.

Dr. Polotti will join Dr. Brad Rogers, Dr. Eric Mayer, Dr. Kaveh Kousari, nurse practitioner Kathie Olson, and physician assistant Thy Pham. The team sees patients at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell (Two Capital Way, Suite 407, Pennington, NJ 08534) and Capital Health Specialty Practices – Newtown (3 Penns Trail, 2nd Floor, Newtown, PA 18940).

The Capital Health – Urology Specialists team is dedicated to providing residents throughout the greater Bucks, Burlington, and Mercer county region with advanced health care in a compassionate and relaxed setting. Their services include state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostics, as well as the latest treatment options, including extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy and endourology for kidney stones; blue light cystoscopy for early detection of bladder cancer; brachytherapy, CyberKnife®, external beam therapy for prostate cancer; surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); and minimally invasive, robotic-assisted surgery using the da Vinci® surgical system, including partial and total nephrectomy, cystectomy, and radical prostatectomy.

“Given his extensive training in advanced robotics and laparoscopy, Dr. Polotti is an excellent addition to our team of urology specialists,” said Dr. Brad Rogers, director of Urology at Capital Health. “He brings significant skill and expertise to our team as we continue to provide outstanding care to patients in the greater Mercer, Bucks, and Burlington county area.”

“I’m thrilled to join the team of experienced clinicians at Capital Health – Urology Specialists and help them advance urological health care in the region,” said Dr. Polotti. “I look forward to meeting each patient and putting my training to work to provide personalized care for their specific needs.”

Dr. Polotti earned his medical degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a surgery internship and his urology residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. At the

Capital Health – Urology Specialists is part of Capital Health Medical Group, a network of more than 500 primary and specialty care providers who offer easy access to experienced clinicians and the most advanced care in the region at nearby Capital Health hospitals.

If you would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Polotti or another experienced member of the Capital Health – Urology Specialists team, call 609.303.4460 or visit capitalhealth.org/urology.

Men’s Health 101 Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 6 p.m.

Zoom Meeting Have you experienced erectile dysfunction (ED), urinary incontinence or are you a prostate cancer survivor? If you have questions about men’s health issues, DR. KAVEH KOUSARI, a board certified urologist from Capital Health – Urology Specialists, will review treatment options for ED and incontinence, share information about survivorship after prostate cancer treatment, and discuss related health topics.

This event will be taking place virtually using Zoom.

Register online at capitalhealth.org/events and be sure to include your email address. Zoom meeting details will be provided via email 2 – 3 days before the program date.

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MEET CAPITAL HEALTH NURSES ON THE FRONT LINES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 The following is an excerpt from an article titled “Courage Under Fire” in the Summer 2021 issue of Real Woman magazine. Visit realwomanonline.com to read the entire story.

In the battle against COVID-19, one of the groups that fought in the trenches was the 2Front (2F) unit at Capital Health Regional Medical Center (RMC) in Trenton. On March 28, as the pandemic began to ravage New York and New Jersey, RAHKIA L. STONE, RN, received a call at home from Chief Nursing Officer DEB MICAN that confirmed what she’d suspected. She was positive for COVID-19. The Capital Health nurse already felt awful. She was running a fever of 103, and she couldn’t get out of bed. Two days later, she learned that her beloved 75-year-old dad, who suffered from asthma and chronic lung problems, was admitted to the hospital for COVID-19—to the exact unit of RMC in Trenton where Stone worked the night shift.

On April 9, 2020, her father, William, died in the hospital, and Stone’s family was completely shattered. After she recovered from COVID-19, she took a little time away from work to collect herself. But the hospital staff was so strained and exhausted from the pandemic that she returned to Capital Health in early May. “That first day was rough,” Stone recalls. “Seeing how bad the virus really was and what it was doing to people was terrible.

But my coworkers were so loving from the minute I walked on the floor. We came together as a great team.”

Life in the Trenches The 2F unit at RMC confronted the worst of COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. Patients were sicker, equipment was in shorter supply, and the stakes were higher.

After six months on the job, MELISSA CHICHILITTI, MSN, RN, CCRN, was fairly new to her role as divisional director of Patient Care Services at Capital Health. When COVID-19 took hold, she had to get her arms around the pandemic and the staff without fully understanding what she was up against.

“The first COVID-19 patient presented to Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell on March 22, and it went from zero to 100 in a short span of time.”

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The health of the staff became a major concern. At the end of March, a month into her role as nurse manager of 2F, NANAYAA (NANA) BREEDY, RN, was helping care for a patient who went into respiratory distress, then coughed in her face. Just days later, on April 1, Breedy tested positive for COVID-19. This was an additional worry because her son, who suffers from sickle cell anemia, doesn’t have a spleen, so keeping him healthy is a constant focus.

While Breedy was home sick, the situation at the hospital worsened at an alarming rate. “I was home for about a week.

I came back, and I remember thinking, What happened here?

It was crazy,” she said. “Maybe we didn’t want to admit it, but the truth is that everyone was so scared.”

Fear Factor As Capital Health crept up to its highest census mark of more than 90 COVID-19 patients in May 2020, the anguish and fatigue was palpable among patients and staff. The uncertainties around COVID-19 put a huge strain on front-line medical staff, says KRISTEN STUENCKEL, RN, nurse manager of Trauma Medical ICU & IMU. “These patients were a lot sicker and required a lot more resources, and we weren’t sure why.”

Both Chichilitti and Breedy say the COVID-19 experience made them a better team and prepared them to handle just about anything. “COVID-19 made us understand the importance of communication. For me, now overseeing the managers, they know I will ask a lot, but I won’t stand next to them and ask them to do anything I wouldn’t do myself,” Chichilitti says. “There was no way we were going to do any of this without each other.”

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PARTING SHOT

Our song & dance of greeting a high five. I close my fist too, but step back. This body language is a contraam back in Amsterdam. I lived diction. A way of touching while keepthere for 20 years, but I feel like an ing one’s distance.

Englishwoman in New York. EveryI know many people are happy to one speaks the same language, but not feel pressured to give the obligaeverything is slightly off kilter. It turns tory three Dutch air kisses to just about out I am not the only one feeling this. anyone. Many used to complain, but For starters the city, again, is buzzing it seemed unavoidable. Now there is with people, but we wonder: How do an excuse. Never again, my niece said, we properly greet each other? who couldn’t stand the often fake faWhen I run into a friend, some- miliarity. one I met daily at the Soon enough, I learn playground when our The city, again, the most common way children were small, of greeting: swiveling we don’t know what to is buzzing with sideways and sticking do. Before COVID, we out one’s elbow. The used to hug each other, people, but we first time, I make some but now we hesitate insort of side step, to be stinctively. Is hugging wonder: How do able to let my own elallowed? Of course it we properly greet bow touch theirs. I is, but is it worth a posend up doing a Kabuki sible risk? How well each other? dance, to give myself do I know her? Is she an attitude. Oh no, I even vaccinated? Our am frowned upon. relationship suddenly is different. We But I get used to it. If the Kabuki stand awkwardly, waving our arms but greeting is the right thing, I am game. getting no closer.

I master it soon enough, the side-stepAt a reception, out of habit, I stick my ping, the raising of the arm, the emhand out to a person I am introduced barrassed laugh — though I find my to, only to be greeted with a closed fist. accompanying little song and dance A fist bump is a different variation on giggle hard to avoid. It makes it fun!

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Then, after a few days, I run into my former neighbor, a single man in his 70s. I hardly recognize him. He lost weight, his beard is untrimmed, and his clothes are even more worn than I remember. Seeing him brings back so many memories, that I almost start to cry. I had my children when I lived next to him; he heard me scream delivering them.

“Hey, Mackie!” I say. He looks up, then stands stock-still, as if to let the reality of the moment sink in.

I stick out my elbow, my newly ac-

Illustration by Charlotte Dijkgraaf

quired habit. He conspicuously ignores it. What the heck is she thinking?

Mackie takes a step back, tightens his checkered shirt, and … bows to me. His formal gesture somehow cuts the ice and elevates the occasion. Two years ago, his mawkish routine would have given me a laughing fit.

Now it totally feels right.

Pia de Jong is a Dutch writer who lives in Princeton. She can be contacted at pdejong@ias.edu.

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