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The Flock flies together Ravens football has first-ever undefeated season By rich Fisher For the first time in their lives, senior captain Nick Carella and his Robbinsville High football teammates got to experience what they had only watched on TV and in the cinema. “The atmosphere at our home games was something out of a movie,” Carella said. “There would be plays when we’d be driving the field and all I could hear were people screaming. I couldn’t imagine being another team coming to our field trying to deal with the noise level and energy the town brought
INSIDE: shout out to the Flock Masters to the game. It was unmatched. Campus for all their work.Spine But also the Even on road games thereTeam were Regenerative & Pain Institute the whole town got times our stands were louder parents and pumped up for the games too. It than the home crowds.” And why not? The RHS was a real blast, and I hope this community had been waiting is the start of something good DOWNTOWNfor TRENTON WWW. PATRIOTSWEEK. program and COM helps bring for this ever since the school opened. For the first time in more success in the future.” Receiver/running back/corprogram history, Robbinsville enjoyed a perfect regular sea- nerback Shane Martin, a junior son by going 9-0. It ended in captain, sensed an energy from unfortunate fashion when the the start and felt it grow. “People bought in early this Ravens were forced into an NJSIAA playoff play-in game year,” Martin said. “After we with Allentown that ended their improved last year, more people season, but that can’t detract came out to our games to supfrom the Autumn of ’19 for the port us and they were enjoying the success of our players, their family and their season. They came to away high-flying student section. “The team was into it for games too, which hasn’t hapsure, as was the school over- pened for this program in a all,” senior receiver/corner- while.” And the on-field success back Colin Tonry said. “We had amazing support from the had never happened before, Robbinsville Flock. I want to See RAVENS, Page 10 Luxury senior apartments will create a place to live, work, and play in Bordentown. Page 4
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Incumbents win big on election day Council, school board officials keep seats By saMantha sciarrotta
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Gabriella Natale performs as Abigail Williams in the Robbinsville High School production of “The Crucible” Nov. 19. For more photos, turn to Page 21. (Photo by Suzette J. Lucas.)
Incumbents Chris Ciaccio, Dan Schuberth and Ronald Witt were all re-elected to township council Nov. 5. They defeated newcomers Roland Allen, Paul Kranz and Rakhi Upadhyay. Schuberth led the pack with 2,261 votes, which amounted to just over 24% of the vote. Ciaccio and Witt followed with 2,138 (22.83%) and 2,036 (21.74%). Kranz, Upadhyay and Allen received 1,029 (10.99%), 977 (10.43%) and 918 (9.8%), respectively. Ciaccio, 62, has lived in
Robbinsville for nearly 40 years. She has been a councilwoman since 2007—the slate’s longestserving official—and was previously appointed to the township Zoning Board in 1988. Ciaccio and her husband, Tom, own Tony’s Farm and Garden Center in Windsor. This is Schuberth’s second term on council. He was previously the chairman of Robbinsville’s Economic Development Advisory Committee. Schuberth, 35, currently works as the regional human resource manager at McMaster-Carr. He and his wife, Natalie, moved to Robbinsville in 2010. Witt, 52, is currently the president and CEO of Sweetwater Construction. He has lived in Robbinsville since 1998, and he
has been a councilman since 2011. Witt previously served on the township’s Economic Development Advisory Committee, Planning Board and Zoning Board. “We are grateful for the opportunity to serve our Robbinsville community for another four years,” the slate said in a statement. “Voters sent a clear message that they approve of the job we are doing and that property tax reduction and the protection of open space remain top priorities. We are committed to continuing the progress we’ve made on both of these key issues in partnership with Mayor Fried and his administration.” The council members said they plan to focus on the Foxmoor revitalization, develSee ELECTION, Page 9
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