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The Robbinsville Board of Education appointed two new members in January: Jai Gulati and Tanya Lehmann. They were selected to fill the seats of Shaina Ciaccio and Craig Heilman, who resigned in December 2020.

Both Gulati and Lehmann will be placed on the ballot in the November 2021 general election.

The two were sworn in at the Jan. 13 meeting, along with new member Maxine Fox, who was elected to the board in November.

“I am thrilled to be able to represent the students and the teachers in our schools,” Lehmann said. “I am impressed with the energy and passion my fellow board members commit to their positions, and I am honored to work alongside such intelligent, dedicated people.

Our children are fortunate to have so many caring community members working to enhance their experiences in our schools.”

Lehmann has been an educator for nearly 30 years and currently teaches eighth grade language arts at ManalapanEnglishtown Middle School.

She also teaches reading, writing and SAT/ACT prep at the Peddie School during the summer. She grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania and graduated from Parkland High School.

See LEHMANN, Page 8

RHS parents celebrate Class of 2021

By SAM SciArrOTTA

Their courage and compassion inspire us all.

Robbinsville High School students celebrated Senior Safety Day by honoring Samantha Josephson with the #whatsmyname and #samistrong hashtags. Students also watched a two video on Samantha Josephson and rideshare safety. The #WHATSMYNAME Foundation 5K Run and 1 Mile walk will be held Sept. 25. For more news, turn to Page 4.

Building blocks for a cause Student hosting Lego drive for charity

One morning, a message written in chalk appeared in front of an RWJBarnabas Health facility. The words couldn’t have been simpler, or more soul stirring, or more accurate. round himself with different vide them with the resources,

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The Class of 2021 has had anything but a typical end to their high school careers, so a group of Robbinsville High School parents decided to do something about it They’re asking the community to “Color Rville Red and Black” for the months of May and June—residents are invited to decorate their homes with ribbons in the RHS colors to celebrate this year’s graduating seniors.

“I have a senior, and parents have been doing a lot of different activities to make the year special, since they haven’t been able to do things they normally would,” said Nicole Grembowitz, who has spearheaded the project. “We held a drive-through breakfast, a drive-through lunch, handed out goodie bags to all of the seniors. We were trying to think of other creative ways to brighten their spirits.”

Residents are encouraged to hang up ribbons, bows or red string lights on their mailboxes, front doors, porches and trees.

“We hope coming together will show these young adults See SENIORS, Page 10

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As May approaches, I’m finding myself thinking more and more about the moms in my life. My goofy mom and generous step-mom. I’m lucky to still have two healthy, active, hilarious grandmothers. My aunts and cousins who have all had a massive influence on my upbringing, some of them before they even had children of their own.

And therein lies the beauty of Mother’s Day. However you choose to celebrate, whoever you choose to honor— that’s entirely up to you. A mother is not a one-size-fits-all concept. We’re allowed to dictate what a mother is to us.

So this month, let the special women in your life know that you care about them. Thank them—for their influence, for their wisdom, for their humor, for their love—however you see fit. It’s the least we can do after a lifetime of lessons.

Happy Mother’s Day, Bordentown! I hope it’s a great one.

Guys, I love my mom. She loves to sing, has an infectious laugh, will never turn down a night out, loves to cook and entertain, has a great sense of humor, will never stop screaming for her Pittsburgh Steelers, and is a huge fan of birdwatching in the backyard. She’s a trip.

I look for ward to May ever y year because we get to celebrate her twice—Mother’s Day AND her birthday. But I also like May because I really love seeing other people honoring the moms in their lives, too, whether they’re mothers, wives, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, children, cousins, stepmoms, friends, in-laws, someone who is like a mom, still with us or not. They’re all the best! There’s nothing like a motherly influence, wherever it comes from.

It doesn’t even have to be real! Who are some of your favorite fictional moms? I’m partial to Marge Simpson, Linda Belcher, Molly Weasley, Lucille Bluth, Mary Bailey and Car- Contact SAM SCIARROTTA: ssciarrotta@ mela Soprano, Barbra Streisand in lit- communitynews.org, (609) 396-1511, ext. erally any motherly role—some more 121

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Miry Run meeting set for May 12 Robbinsville Township is proposing to change part of the new Miry Run recreation site from outdoor recreational park land to a multipurpose indoor recreational facility. The public is invited to weigh in at a virtual hearing Monday, May 12 at 6 p.m. The proposed facility could be used for basketball, volleyball, badminton, pickleball, futsal and other activities.

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The township will spend $200,000 ($600,000 over three years) to join the Mercer County Police Radio System, which will expand coverage to ensure officer safety. The current system is at the end of its useful life and the new system will allow immediate communication ability with other municipal, county and state agencies.

Other allocations include $1.67 million for water main improvements at Newtown Village, approximately $2 million to construct an all-purpose recreation facility near the old pool at Miry Run, $220,000 to expand the existing and volleyball courts at the Municipal Complex and funding for a new all-abilities playground at Tantum Park.

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The Thunder will play at home against the Worcester Red Sox on opening day.

The change comes after the New York Yankees ended their Double-A affiliation last year with the Thunder and signed a deal with the Somerset Patriots, located in Bridgewater Township.

The deal with the Bisons happened because travel restrictions between the United States and Canada, along with ongoing renovations at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, left the Bisons club needing a ballpark in 2021.

The Blue Jays players will wear Trenton Thunder uniforms with the Thunder logo while playing in Trenton, and will be the Buffalo Bisons on the road.

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While speaking with him, his impressive display of Legos he had played with and built when he was younger stood behind him.

“One thing I know I’ve really enjoyed throughout my childhood is playing with Legos,” Ahuja said.

“You can probably see some Legos behind me.”

Ahuja began his project during the very beginning of the pandemic, when panic was at its worst. Shipping costs began to rise around the country, and items—even Legos—became more expensive.

Ahuja’s goal became clear: he wanted to provide children with Legos during their childhood, just as he had growing up.

“I really loved Legos growing up, and that’s why I decided to pursue a project based on them,” he said.

As part of his project, Ahuja is also collecting Lego Technics, which are primarily used for FLL robotic teams.

Ahuja is involved in Robotics at Robbinsville High School, so he is familiar with the requirements.

Donations are being collected in pounds—most are three to four pounds. Donors can also collect by number of pieces. By June, Ahuja hopes to reach 50 pounds of Legos.

According to the timeline Ahuja created, he plans to end donations by mid-summer, but plans are subject to change.

After collection, Legos are cleaned and sanitized by Ahuja and volunteers. Once they are completely sanitized, they are organized based on color, shape, and size. Then, they are ready to be donated. Ahuja will then take the Legos to children’s hospitals, foster homes and other charitable organizations in need.

Donors can either drop them off directly to Ahuja, or someone will come and pick them up for you. If you or your child have old Legos that are no longer being used, or would like to volunteer, consider applying. To see the application forms to donate or volunteer, and to stay up to date regarding the project, go online to araashahuja. com/lego-drive.

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LEHMANN continued from Page 1 She went on to study elementary education at Bloomsburg University and earned a master’s degree in English literacy education from Rutgers University. Lehmann has never held public office before. She has lived in Robbinsville for 15 years. In town, she previously served as the president of the Robbinsville MOMS Club and has volunteered as a fundraising committee member for Robbinsville Little League and for the Robbinsville High School baseball team.

Gulati has lived in Robbinsville since 2005. He grew up in New York and attended Richmond Hill High School in Queens. He went on to graduate from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he majored in economics and minored in business management and computer sciences. He also earned an MBA from Temple University.

He currently works as a global technology leader at Regeneron Pharmaceutical, where he leads application services and intelligent automation.

This is his first time holding public office, though he is also a member of the Robbinsville Diwali organizing committee and has coached with the Robbinsville Soccer Association since 2017.

The Advance sent a questionnaire to both members. Lehmann’s responses follow below. Gulati’s appeared in the April edition and can be found online at communitynews.org.

Why do you think you were appointed to the school board?

I believe I was appointed because I can offer a unique perspective as a current classroom teacher, a mom of three (with two currently in the district), and as a taxpayer with a vested interest in the school system. I know the reality of how a board of education’s decisions can impact student learning, development, and growth.

For that reason, I am able to offer practical insight that will ensure that the policies set forth will provide the best possible outcomes for the district. Because I am passionate about education and enjoy learning new and varied perspectives, I am able to work closely with my fellow board members to make informed policy decisions that are in the best interest of the Robbinsville School District.

What do you hope to accomplish during your term?

My most immediate goal (and that of my fellow board members) is to ensure that students return to a full day of in-person instruction this school year. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow board members to do this in a way that is both equitable and safe. I also look forward to continuing the positive relationship with the community that the board has established. While I can’t begin to describe how impressed I’ve been with the work that has already been done, I do hope I can continue in the direction that has been set in motion, and that we can keep moving in a direction that will solidify the financial and curricular improvements, both proposed and

in place. The work that we have been doing will ensure educational tax dollars are allocated to the classroom and that schools will see these benefits.

By collaborating and drawing on the strengths of our team, it is my hope that we can work together to ensure student success across the district and create a legacy worth handing off to the next generation of students, community, and future board members when that time comes.

How do you think the district has handled learning adjustments due to COVID-19? Is there anything you would change or do differently?

First, I want to commend the hardworking educators who have adapted their teaching styles and instructional methods to make education accessible to students with the best of their ability under the current, challenging conditions. I have personally witnessed and been made aware of a number of teachers whose commitment to their students has exemplified the qualities of what makes teaching a noble profession: an innate gift to put others first, despite any personal struggles teachers may be facing. Because of their ability to adapt and remain flexible, the Robbinsville School District has been able to prove themselves leaders in the continued strive for excellence in education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I am proud to be part of a community in which so many wonderful people have stepped forward to volunteer their time and insight in an effort to facilitate the transition to virtual and hybrid learning. While the procedures that have been put in place over the last year have been nothing short of remarkable, we can always learn from our previous efforts and expand and improve upon them. It is my hope that we can learn from the experience to create a plan for the future that will allow us to deal with any similar challenges in the upcoming school year, such as ensuring all students and staff have access to the technological infrastructure should the district need to rely on it in the future.

What do you think is the issue most important to students and parents in the district?

The most immediate concern most have is with regard to students returning to school. Many students, parents, and fellow board members have voiced their desire to return to a full day of learning. Students’ social and emotional wellness needs to be the highest priority. I also think it is important to respect those who are comfortable with the education their child is currently receiving considering the pandemic we are faced with.

Given that student’s unique needs are of critical importance, I am advocating for a full day of learning that heeds CDC guidance for those who want it, and I am encouraged that all board members share the same opinion.

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The project became a group effort.

Parent Linda D’Amico, a florist, volunteered to make bows for the seniors themselves—Grembowitz said they sold 180 bows off the bat.

They also decided to collaborate with township businesses and administration, as well as the school district.

Around 100 bows are set to go up in and around Town Center, and the parents will be hanging bows on the light posts at Robbinsville High School.

They’ll also be decorating the Town Center gazebo, where this year’s prom red carpet will be held.

“We also made up signs that say ‘Support the Class of ‘21’ with the Robbinsville logo,” Grembowitz said. “Parents have bought those as well and have been putting them on their front doors, in their windows. Some are also going to local businesses—restaurants, pharmacies, anywhere we could think of locally that we thought the kids would go to just to bring it all together.”

This isn’t the first time the Class of 2021 parents have gotten together to honor their kids. They hosted a drive through breakfast and a drive through lunch with teachers and administrators at the high school during the winter, and Grembowitz said she was encouraged by the positive response.

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RHS Class of 2021 parents “flocked” students’ homes with flamingoes. since last March,” she said. “Even though it was just a drive through, and they weren’t able to get out and socialize, they were waving at their friends.

There were balloons and signs—we just tried to make it a fun experience.

They were all wearing masks, but you could see their smiles. They were happy. It was just something different to make them feel special. It was a great way to see the kids do something in the winter when they were all stuck indoors.”

They also put together goodie bags for each of the 259 students—once for the winter holidays and another for Valentine’s Day. Parents dropped them off to the kids at their homes.

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HomeFront celebrated with Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, who cut the ribbon. In a press release, the organization said it was grateful to the City of Trenton for its support. Thanks to a Community Development Block Grant awarded from Trenton’s Housing and Economic Development Department, HomeFront’s FreeStore will now have a brighter interior, an improved HVAC system, and handicap accessibility.

HomeFront’s Celia Bernstein, who oversaw the renovation project, spoke to the importance of the FreeStore in a community where housing costs are high: “For a local family to afford a modest two-bedroom home, they must earn an hourly wage of $28 [per hour],” Bernstein said. “If housing is this difficult to afford, where do you find money for clothing for your growing children or work clothes for a job interview, or sheets and towels?”

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As many continue to face financial challenges during the pandemic, the FreeStore offers a crucial lifeline for local low-income families. The FreeStore has seen over 78,000 visits since its inception in 1999. Consistent with HomeFront’s mission of helping families achieve independence, the FreeStore prioritizes work and school appropriate clothing, including plus-sizes.

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“When you think about a family in Trenton—half of which live under the poverty line—they need a place after they finish buying food for their families, after they’ve found a home, they need to furnish it and they need to get clothing,” Gusciora said. “The FreeStore really is the place for so many families, particularly in the Chambersburg area, that just need a lifting hand.”

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Discovering American cuisine Writer takes readers on cross-country food journey in book

By Sam Sciarrotta

David Page has a long history of going places.

The writer and producer has followed jobs to Wichita, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix and Chicago. As a news producer for NBC, he bounced between London and Frankfurt, Budapest and Berlin, Africa and the Middle East.

His travels eventually led him back to the States, where he formed his own production company and did work for Al Roker on the Food Network—but he’d soon be back on the road. Page pitched and created Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, the Guy Fieri road trip-style food reality show.

Now, though, the Long Beach Island resident is following a new path. Page’s book, Food Americana, is out this month. It covers his crosscountry journey to find out what dishes and recipes make up the Amer-

ican menu—what we eat as a country and why we eat it.

Six09 editor Sam Sciarrotta talked to Page about his career, food and the perfect Jersey tomato. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Six09: What is “Food Americana “to you? What is American cuisine?

David Page: Well, as I say in the book, American cuisine is a bit of many other cultures’ or countries’ cuisines modified to our palates or preferences and melded together.

Six09: That also kind of sounds like an accurate description of just New Jersey, too. I think the intersection of food and New Jersey culture is pretty powerful.

DP: It is, although day-to-day cuisine in New Jersey actually goes in many cases far beyond what I’m defining as American cuisine. New Jersey eaters, in many cases, I think are more adventurous and are open to cuisines from other countries that have not yet been accepted as a day-to-day part of ours. I refer specifically, for example, to the Ironbound area of Newark, where the Portugese food is terrific,

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food from Peru. Those remain in the minds of most Americans, I think, still “other,” as opposed to sushi or Chinese food or something along those lines, that are so common all across the country that they’re now thought of as American.

Six09: Have you always been interested in food on this level?

It seems to be kind of a central theme of your career.

DP: I didn’t get into food in this way until NBC sent me to Europe.

I worked in Europe, Africa and the Middle East and began to realize the national and especially regional differences in food based on tradition and societal makeup and, of course, the availability of specific ingredients.

It was there, as I was trying to understand a number of other cultures, that I realized that the gateway to those other cultures is the food.

I had some amusing experiences, such as, on my first trip to Vienna, I asked the support staff there to take me where they like to go and eat. And they took me to a Texas ribs joint.

Six09: Why were you in Europe to begin with?

DP: I’ve been a journalist in one form or another since I was 15 or 16.

I started working on the radio when I was in high school. I followed jobs around the country—went from radio to television in Wichita, Kansas, worked in a number of local television stations in Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, and eventually got picked up by NBC and placed in their Chicago bureau as a producer.

After a couple of years there, they sent me to Europe, first to London and then, at my request, I moved to Frankfurt. The London bureau was awfully big and, frankly, one plane flight too far from the action. In Frankfurt, which was a smaller bureau, it was easier to get things done. We could

call New York and say “We’re on the way” before London could get someone to Heathrow to get to us to get to where we were going.

I worked in Frankfurt for quite awhile, and then I moved to Budapest in advance of what were clearly going to be the impending communist revolutions. I covered the Hungarian revolution and the collapse of the government of Czechoslovakia. Then, I moved back to the states and became a show producer on the weekend Today Show. I ended up as the senior investigative producer of 20/20 over at ABC, and then as a line producer at GMA. While I was there in the lifestyle arena of Good Morning America, I ended up putting a number of food segments on the air, including segments with Emeril (Lagasse). I enjoyed it very much. When I ended up leaving network television and forming my own production company to try to make a buck or two, on the one hand, I had taken a great new step. On the other hand, I was technically unemployed. So, I called Al Roker who had actually worked for me when I ran the weekend Today Show.

He had a production company, so I called and asked if he needed any freelance work. I ended up doing work for him for the Food Network and later began to pitch them directly for projects of my own.

Six09: Is that how you ended up with Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

DP: At first, I got absolutely nowhere. It was a festival of rejection, until one day, I’m on the phone with a development executive who was kind enough to take my calls but kept saying “No.” She said to me, “Don’t you have anything else on diners?” I had done a documentary on diner history for Al, and I said, “Sure, I’m developing this show called Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”

She said, “We have a development meeting on Tuesday. Get me a writeup by Monday.” The problem was I was not developing a show called Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. I had just pulled that phrase out of whatever part of my anatomy. I spent the next few days working feverishly, pitched the show, and they picked up a one-hour special, I think to keep Guy Fieri’s face on the air while they tried to figure out what to do with him in primetime.

He had won their Food Network Star competition. They wanted to try to make something of him. They had a couple of very big names working on proposals for a primetime vehicle for him. Much to their surprise, when those proposals came in, they didn’t like them. The specials had done well, and they decided to take a chance

Poached black cod with Jiu Nian Lee’s spring asparagus is served at the Eight Tables restaurant, which is featured in the “Made in America—Our Love Affair with Chinese Food” chapter of Food Americana. (Photo by Robert Birnbach.)

on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives as a series, although they told me in the first couple of weeks when the first couple of episodes scored very well, they did confide in me, “This thing’s not going to have legs. There just aren’t that many restaurants.”

Six09: Did you ever imagine that it would explode the way that it did?

DP: I had no idea. I had been trying for quite awhile to land a show of my own. At that point, the initial feeling of success was just getting something bought and put on the air. I did not expect it to become the national phenomenon it did, although, at the risk of sounding egotistical, I had a deep belief in doing the show in a certain way, a way that held to my editorial standards, the same ones that I used when I was running investigations on 20/20.

I had a certain vision for how to cut it, how to put it together, how to make it look. The fact that it became such a big hit in retrospect, some of it is lightning in a bottle. Some of it is that Guy is an incredible television character.

But I’m very delighted to see that the show that became hit was the show that I put together according to a certain vision.

Six09: It does seem that the show and Food Americana kind of share some common themes. Did the show help you segue into writing? Did you take anything from the show with you while you were writing the book?

DP: Yes—a continually growing appreciation for the role that real food plays in America, and the role it plays, especially brought out doing this pandemic, in bringing us together.

It’s been more than a year now, and I think people are yearning to sit across a table with each other and just talk.

More than anything, I think I was pleasantly surprised by the nature of people who put their all into independently owned restaurants. That community has just been massively hit by lack of business, and many, many independent restaurants have gone out of business.

Six09: Tell me a little bit about the intersection of food and pop culture. Why do you think people are so fascinated with shows like Triple D, things like your book, firing off hot takes about food? What allows that to really grab people?

DP: The invention of the smartphone. We all have cameras. There has been a “foodie culture” for sometime, not a word I like, but there’s been a core group of people who use food to make them part of the cool crowd.

“I understand the difference between this dish and that.” as we spend more of our lives talking to people online, it makes perfect sense to start posting our pictures.

As for interest in it on television, clearly, that was the creation of the celebrity chef because, at its heart, TV is about hanging out with people you want to hang out with. Food is a constant in our lives. We have to eat. We have to interact with food. I think it’s a topic that has continual legs.

Six09: What was the research process for Food Americana? Were you inter viewing people? I’m sure you tried a lot of amazing dishes.

DP: First, I read more than 200 books. That number is not a joke. I read some cover-to-cover. Others I used as references for specific points.

I talked to a remarkable number of people, and it started with food historians and academics, because I really wanted to understand the structure behind each food and how each food developed to the place it is today without making it a boring history lesson. To make sure it wasn’t a history lesson, I sought out people vibrantly involved in where food stands today and told the stories through them as much as possible.

Six09: Did you travel?

DP: I did some traveling—one big trip, especially, to San Francisco, where I was able to meet Cecilia Chiang, probably the most influential voice in Chinese cooking in America over the last century, in her home just months before she passed away. She was 100.

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Six09: Did you have any favorite inter views, recipes that you discovered or interactions with people throughout this process?

DP: Sure. To mention one or two is to slight all the others, but meeting Cecilia Chiang was a pretty remarkable thing. I walked into her apartment, high up in a building in Pacific Heights in San Francisco with a glorious view out the window.

This 100-year-old woman, put together like a fashion model, greets me wearing pearls. I had messed up the interview time, so she didn’t realize I was coming on this day, and she had a lunch ahead of her that had been scheduled, and yet, she graciously invited me in, and we talked for quite awhile. She went into the other room and came back with a manila envelope and pulled out an original menu from her restaurant, The Mandarin, show-

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I also went to pizza school out there. I went to a $1,000 Chinese dinner which, thankfully, we had been invited to by the owner of the restaurant, Eight Tables, which is an example of the developments in Chinese food in America right now. What he does is a sort of hybrid of the tastes and flavors of China reworked into incredible new dishes. It’s phenomenal. I went to an oyster farm on the Delaware Bay. I went to the 2019 Memphis in May barbecue competition, which many in the barbecue world consider the Super Bowl, to shadow a team that had won the previous year and was trying to repeat—the folks from The Shed down in Mississippi.

If you want to find out if they won, you can buy the book. In many other places, I used freelance journalists to experience things that I could not get to, such as going out on a lobster boat or visiting a sushi restaurant in an Oklahoma gas station. I was lucky that most of the big events, like Memphis in May and the

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Pizza school with Tony Gemignani, he is a remarkable figure and one of the leading lights in american pizza.

That was eye-opening and absolutely delightful.

I also enjoyed Memphis in May. The Orrison family, owners of The Shed, have been delightful, really lovely people since we first talked to them for Diners early on. I was welcomed with open arms and got to eat some of the finest pork I’ve ever had in my life.

Six09: What are some of your favorite Jersey restaurants or dishes?

DP: I actually included LaBamba, a Mexican restaurant here on LBI, because they make an incredible mole. The owners are from Puebla, which is one of the mole centrals in Mexico. Their mole on chicken is unbelievable.

I love the pizza at the Star Tavern in Orange. I used to live up in Glen Ridge. It is a perfect example of what a bar pie should be. It’s just something special. I love the various international restaurants in Newark. I love going to that area and deciding what kind of food I’m going to have.

There’s another restaurant here on LBI that’s extraordinary, The Gables.

It’s in an old house, and they do food that would be competitive with the priciest restaurant in New York City.

Just remarkable, high-end, not prohibitively expensive, really, really fine cooking.

Six09: How long have you lived on LBI? DP: We’ve had a house here for 25 years or so. When my daughter went to college, which was about 10 years ago, we moved here fullt-ime because it’s a great place to live, especially in the winter when the traffic lights are blinking and the speed limit goes back up.

Six09: Did you grow up in New Jersey?

DP: I was born in New York, grew up in western Massachusetts. I will admit something ugly. When my wife and I were newly married and living in New York City, she said, “We need to go someplace for vacation this summer.

How about the Jersey Shore?” I said, “New Jersey?” My only view of New Jersey was driving into New York to see my grandparents and passing refinery after refinery. The air smelled like something noxious. I said, “What are you talking about?” She said, “You don’t know New Jersey.” We came down here to LBI and rented half a house for a couple of weeks, and I was hooked.

I also firmly believe, having been lucky enough to dine all over Europe, Africa and the Middle East, that Long Beach Island still produces one of the finest single food items on the face of the Earth. I believe that the scallops brought in here are absolutely the pinnacle. They’re remarkable.

Six09: What about the scallops makes them so good?

DP: Well, they’re sweet as hell, firm, if you cook them up nice and simple, just

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a little butter. By the way, people flip scallops. You shouldn’t flip scallops. They’re small enough that once you’ve gotten enough heat to caramelize a crust on one side, take them out of the pan. They’ll continue cooking on their own. One of the things I hope people get a sense of from the book is that the best food is the food of a place.

When I go somewhere, I want to eat what they produce, that they have been cooking for years. We have great food on LBI. Tuna, monkfish, terrific crab.

Locality has become a buzzword of food trendiness, but it isn’t trendiness, in my view, if you’re smart enough to eat what’s best where it came from. For example, most people eat tomatoes that have been genetically modified to be perfectly round so they can fit into uniform packing containers. I prefer an ugly, misshapen Jersey tomato, which came out of the ground not that far from me and which I will put up against any of the best tomatoes from Italy. A good Jersey tomato, which is only available around a certain time of year, is a remarkable experience.

Six09: That’s exactly why my mom and stepdad grow their own.

DP: You get a good Jersey tomato, some fresh mozzarella, olive oil, basil, and you’ve got a caprese to kill for. It’s just a wonderful thing. I was in Iraq for NBC before the first Gulf War, and not a lot of people wanted to go in. The hours were long, the work was very difficult, the conditions were terrible. By the time the government kicked me out, I was fried. I asked the Rome bureau to book me back to Frankfurt with a layover in Rome, specifically at the Hassler Hotel.

It was the kind of place that was used to odd requests.

I asked the bureau to tell them that I hadn’t had a fresh vegetable in weeks, and that after I checked in, could they please deliver a caprese to my room.

Nanoseconds after checking in, there’s a rap on the door. Room service comes in with a massive silver tray. He puts it down and takes off an equally massive cover, and there must be 30 pieces of caprese. I said to myself, “I’ll never eat all of this.” And guess what, I did. There was tomato glop dripping down my chin, but I felt like I was back in the world.

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Pennington got a welcome and unexpected jolt last summer when Doria Roberts and Calavino Donati popped up with The Pig + the Pit, a new restaurant offering a unique mix of southern and vegan cuisine.

The response was so strong at times that they sometimes had to take the phone off the hook — or more accurately, disable the online ordering form — to keep up with the high demand.

The Pig + the Pit was the first business that the couple opened after they moved from Atlanta to New Jersey at the end of 2019. This year they have introduced a second, and this time it’s a concept that they brought with them.

Tipple and Rose Tea Parlor and Some of the many varieties of tea on display and available for purchase Apothecary, at 12 N. Main St., opened at Tipple and Rose Tea Parlor and Apothecary. in February, just a few doors down from The Pig + the Pit. In Atlanta, Tipple and Rose became the country for traditional English-style day when she can recreate the tea parlor experience for customers in the new known for its selection of whole and afternoon tea service.

Because of the ongoing coronavirus space. loose leaf teas and its scones and macarUntil that day, Tipple and Rose is ons, as well as for its tea-brewing acces- pandemic, Tipple and Rose isn’t seating sories, honey, candles, bath and body customers for afternoon tea. However, it offering take-out as well as tea-service products and more. It also gained rec- does have just about everything else it catering. For special occasions, like ognition from Travel and Leisure maga- had become known for in Atlanta — and Mothers Day, the store will have gift zine in 2018 as one of the best places in Roberts says she looks forward to the boxes and other specials.

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Everything available in the shop skews toward the artisanal and the small-batch. Roberts makes the scones herself. Honey comes from Zach and Zoe Sweet Bee Farm in Hunterdon County or Savannah Bee Company in Savannah, Georgia. Candles come from Yo Soy Candle of Portland, Oregon and Wax Apothecary of Idyllwild, California, among other purveyors.

There are handmade kitchen towels from The Coin Laundry in Bozeman, Montana and room sprays from Commonwealth Provisions of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Also popular has been their selection of nonalcoholic gins and whiskeys. Roberts sees herself as a curator, filling the store with boutique items that she likes that make homes homier or that would make great gifts.

But the heart of the business remains the teas, of which they are some 140 kinds available for purchase. There are black teas, green teas, white teas, oolong teas, herbal teas, fruit teas, chai — basically any kind of tea one could want. Each tea on the shelves is accompanied by an ingredient list with tasting notes, and customers are welcome to take a whiff of any that they think might be to their liking.

anybody was going to come. I thought I’d be sitting in the corner, drinking tea and writing in my journal. But we ended up getting really busy, really fast.”

Afternoon tea service — often (improperly) referred to as high tea

by Americans — turned out to be just what Atlanta was looking for. As is traditional, Tipple and Rose’s afternoon tea would be served with three courses on a tiered platter. One tier for savories and sandwiches, one for scones and one for sweets, including macarons.

“I have to say it was a lot of fun, just a nice afternoon,” Roberts says. “You could come in and have a quiet lunch in an elegant space. That’s what we wanted, to create something a little different, but still affordable and accessible.”

By 2018, the tea parlor was successful enough to gain national recognition from Travel and Leisure Magazine as an afternoon tea destination. But in December 2019, after Roberts’ mother had suffered a heart attack and a stroke, RobCandles and teapots on display at erts and Donati closed all their Atlanta restaurants and moved north to be Tipple and Rose. nearer to her.

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Princeton’s carbohydrate-indulging population welcomed Eclair Café when it opened on Witherspoon Street in July 2019.

Not a year later, the French-inspired bakery-bistro was gone, a casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Owner-operator couple Marie-Mathilde Laplanche and Ron Suzuki shuttered both their Princeton and Main Street Pennington locations after the pandemic began, never to reopen.

Both locations are once again occupied: the Pennington store is now The Pig and the Pit barbecue (see story, page 8), and since February the Witherspoon Street location has been the home of Bread Boutique, the latest venture from the steadily growing Genesis Hospitality Group suite of restaurants, bakeries and cafés.

Hamilton-based Genesis is the force behind Bread Boutique, Chez Alice in Palmer Square, the Perch at Peacock Inn, Proof Pizza on Nassau Street, DiBartolo Bakery in Collingswood, and more. Genesis is also the owner of the building at 41 Witherspoon Street vacated by Eclair Café.

But Eben Copple, culinary director of Genesis, says that after Eclair Café closed, the group decided to make use of the storefront rather than lease it out again.

Genesis operates a central commissary in Hamilton where baked goods are made every day for all their restaurants, under the watchful eye of lead baker Ernesto Gonzalez, formerly of Eataly in New York.

Bread Boutique on Witherspoon Street in Princeton offers 12 to 15 different loaves of bread and eight types of rolls each day.

“Ernesto is very talented. He makes great bread. We knew we could handle more production than we could produce for the restaurants. Eclair Café left due to Covid, so we found the space empty, and thought it would be the right size for us to put together a retail front,” Copple says.

Bread Boutique sells a variety of bread loaves and rolls, including regular baguettes, seeded baguettes, sourdough bread, focaccia, multigrain and more. “Every day, we probably have 12 to 15 varieties of whole loaves of bread

and eight varieties of rolls,” Copple says.

“It changes as the week goes on, but there’s a pretty steady core of products that we have regularly.”

The café rotates in other breads like zucchini bread, challah and babka, seasonally or on weekends. Also regularly on offer are their viennoisseries like croissants, pain au chocolat, and cheese danish, which Copple says have been very popular.

Bread Boutique also does a brisk sandwich business. The shop has 10 to 12 different sandwiches available for purchase

every day, including breakfast sandwiches like pork roll, egg and cheese on a croissant ($7). Other sandwiches on offer include roast beef and cheddar on baguette ($9), cured meats and mozzarella on focaccia ($10), pastrami on rye ($10) and egg salad on brioche ($7).

Soups, egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad are also available by the half pint and pint.

Witherspoon Street has become quite the destination for carb loaders in the past decade. Terra Momo Bread Company (formerly Witherspoon Bread Company), House of Cupcakes and Olive’s of Princeton already offered a wide variety of baked goods and have loyal followings.

But Copple says business has been steady, especially on weekends, and he says more than 40% of customers return.

“It’s humbling to see,” he says. “We had an idea for something that we liked and it’s really great to see people enjoying what we’re putting out there.”

Copple says this may be just the start of something as far as both Bread Boutique and Genesis’ baking operations go.

“I was a chef for many years in the area, and there aren’t really any local bread wholesalers selling high quality artisan bread any more,” he says. “That’s something that we’re really looking into, because we have the capacity to do it.”

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“There will be something offered for everyone! Our new facility is dedicated to my late mother, who was my inspiration, naming it the Christine Cardenas Center for Performing Arts Education.

She encouraged so many artists, dancers, and dreamers,” says Cardenas. “We are particularly proud to have one of the area’s only professional-quality sprung dance floors. For the summer intensive we bring in professional dancers from major companies that are based out of New York City and Philadelphia!”

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Mercer County Community College’s Camp College mission is to provide the finest camp experience for children — one that will be remembered for a lifetime.

Camp College’s top priority is to keep everyone healthy and safe while having fun. They are prepared to follow the Board of Health safety guidelines to make this the best summer possible!

Camp College created a NEW and exciting Campus Kids Pods program format this summer. The pods include a variety of courses sure to please every camper. The Campus Kids Pods Program is divided into two sessions and operating MondayThursday (four days per week) from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Some local families have already started to “Color Rville Red and Black.” calls after that,” Grembowitz said.

“The kids liked it. I know the seniors, for the most part, are appreciating what we’re trying to do.”

Last month, the parents also decorated the tennis courts for Senior Safety Day. Kids spent the day outside in shifts watching videos and snacking on food provided by RHS and then headed over to the front parking lot, where the parents used plastic cups to write “Class of 2021” on the court fence. They also hung streamers from the chain links, where students were able to write their names and messages.

The township is also set to host a drive-in movie night for the seniors, and an ice cream social at Friendly’s is scheduled for later this month.

All in all, it’s been a successful venture, Grembowitz said.

“We’ve all come together,” she said. “It’s been a collaborative effort between the parents, the high school and the township. I don’t know how many residents are going to participate, but we’d be honored with just the parents of the seniors. It’s been great seeing downtown Robbinsville and the banners in town and at the high school. It brings it all together.

It’s been a lot of work. I call it my fulltime job. My son thinks I’m absolutely crazy, but it’s one of those things where the ball just kept rolling.

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Never an off day for Ravens’ Sydney Sieja

Robbinsville lacrosse player Sydney Sieja is tough to slow down, said coach Jenna Marie Colicchia. (Photo by Rich Fisher.)

By Rich Fisher

Jenna Marie Colicchia has a dilemma in dealing with Sydney Sieja.

“I’ve never had to tell her to work harder, ever,” the Robbinsville High girls’ lacrosse coach said.

So, uh, what’s the issue?

“I have to tell her to take a day off more than I have to tell her to work harder,” Colicchia added with a smile.

For those who know Sieja, it’s easy to see how that’s a problem.

She’s tough to slow down.

After last year’s pandemic-related shutdown of spring sports, a good number of athletes found it difficult to work out on their own, which is only natural. But Sieja dug down and found something deep inside.

“I learned to motivate myself a lot more,” the junior midfielder said. “I wasn’t that motivated before, because I relied on being with my team. But I realized I have to get out there. I have to do this.”

Sieja did have a built-in partner with her twin sister Danielle, as the two would pass to each other at home or on trips to the beach. But oftentimes it was just Sydney, a stick, a ball and a wall, as her travel season was also wiped out last spring.

“I just kept doing it every single day,” she said. “I knew I wanted to get better with my left hand so I kept just working with the rebounder, doing 100 reps a day. And when travel finally started, keeping up with travel, doing the tournaments.

“It really taught me that when I’m home I should be doing something

every day. There’s always someone practicing somewhere else when no one’s watching, so that’s when you should always just do more and more yourself.”

The result was a vastly improved player from her freshman year. Playing attack in ninth grade, Sieja collected 12 goals, seven assists and 25 draw controls. When she showed up this year, Colicchia knew Sydney could do a lot more.

“She came in very strong as a freshman,” the veteran coach said following a preseason scrimmage with Lawrence. “Since then she has grown a lot and worked so much in the offseason to get where she is today. Now we have her playing both ends of the field. She’s just one of those players you can rely on.

Colicchia felt it could not be overstated as to just how much Sieja worked during the 600-plus days between Ravens’ games.

“Sydney did stuff with weights to get better at the draw,” she said.

“She does all the things that you would expect a kid like her to do in the off-season to make sure they are ready. She did all the winter leagues, she plays in the summer, she plays year-round.

“She didn’t let that whole year of not playing high school lacrosse make her stay down and not play. It did affect some kids a lot, where they didn’t have that motivation and drive, but that never stopped her. She went from field hockey in the fall to getting on the wall throwing. You can’t teach that to a kid.”

Her whirling dervish attitude has been there since youth. As kids, Sydney and Danielle were playing softball when their parents asked if they wanted to try something new. With the softball success throughout all levels in Robbinsville, that might seem like a tough sport to leave, but the girls jumped at it and played in the town’s rec lacrosse program in third grade before moving to Garden State Elite.

“I found softball boring,” Sieja said, “because there wasn’t enough running.”

Be careful what you wish for, Syd. Her travel coach saw promise for her at midfield last summer and Colicchia realized that same potential. Sieja is now a two-way midfielder, constantly running from one end of the field to the other.

It’s one of the reasons she runs at least two miles a day, just to keep up.

“It’s a lot,” Sieja said.

“I was just a draw taker and stayed on attack as a freshman. This definitely keeps me in shape, but I like being everywhere on the field. It’s like feeling in control a little bit and helping out everywhere. I feel like I’m stronger at attack but I’m definitely getting better on defense.”

Her ability to win draws is a huge offensive weapon, as it ignites the Ravens fast break that sometimes takes just two passes to complete.

Oftentimes it’s Danielle, the team’s fastest player, finishing off the break with a goal.

But Sydney is no slouch in getting around the field swiftly.

“She has a great dodge,” Colicchia said. “She also has a sneaky speed to her where it doesn’t look like she’s the fastest one out there but when you see her with the ball on attack she beats some defenders with ease. So I would say definitely her dodges and her ability to see the field is a great strength.

She can also pass very well, it’s almost like she’s the point guard out there. “ But it’s more than just natural ability with Sieja. There is also a growing confidence in herself and the ability to come up big at key moments that makes her a complete package.

“Her mental game has grown a lot,” Colicchia said. “As a freshman sometimes she doubted herself a little bit and I gave her an extra push to let her know that she’s a good player. Now I think she recognizes she’s a good player and that has made her excel physically after she was able to tackle that mental game “And a big thing with her is she always comes up clutch.

When we need the ball back she seems to be the one that gets it. And she has a very good ability to score.

The way she can score so effortlessly is something we’re looking forward to on our attack.”

Being that she is now being counted on to defend as well as score, Sieja takes the knowledge she gained on attack and transfers it to defense.

“It helps keep you on your toes,” she said.

“You know what their dodges are, you know from their stick where they’re gonna go.”

Rest assured, Sieja will continue to work at the defensive part of her game until she masters it. Maybe even after she masters it.

“You can tell sports are the main thing in her life and I love that because she puts everything she has into it,” Colicchia said. “She doesn’t take anything about sports lightly. If she has a bad game she always wants to know what to do to improve. She never just says “Oh I’ll do better next time.’ She wants to know ‘What can I do right now to get better? What can I do tonight to get better?’”

It’s no wonder Colicchia can’t get her to take time off.

‘I found softball boring because there wasn’t enough running.’

–Sydney Sieja

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Grief and Loss Support Group. If you have lost a loved one or been separated from your support system, you can find comfort and begin to cope better by interacting with others. Call (609) 584-5900 to register. Also May 20. 1:30 p.m.

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Navigating the Medicaid Process. Elder law attorney and author Justin Scott, Esquire, helps us understand the application process and benefits of Medicaid. Better Health program for VIPs 65 and up. Call (609) 5845900 to register. 10 a.m.

Thursday, May 13

Orthopedics Open House: Joint Replacement. Discover the latest advances in knee and hip replacement surgery to include robotic-assisted surgery. Learn how the Center for Orthopedic & Spine Health prepares you for a successful joint replacement, and talk to our rehabilitation team. Michael R. Duch, MD, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon. Call (609) 584-5900 to register. 6 p.m.

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Sleepless in Hamilton! Insomnia is a sleep disorder experienced by more than three million Americans. People with insomnia have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep as long as desired. Causes, symptoms, and treatment discussed by Marcella M. Frank, DO, FACOI, FCCP, FAASM, board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases and sleep medicine. Call (609) 584-5900 to register. 6 p.m.

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Vision Board Workshop. What do you really want to be, do and have? Create a vision board to help you discover your deepest desires. Bring scissors. All other supplies provided. Call (609) 584-5900 to register. 1 p.m.

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Saying I am excited about the potential and passive recreation possibilities at Mir y Run is an understatement. The wheels have been in motion for months thanks to input we have received from residents, staff and our professionals. I also look for ward to finishing Town Center South, where Freedom Village (Project Freedom) currently stands proudly as an anchor.

It has been the honor and a privilege to ser ve as your mayor, and I want nothing more than the opportunity to take on that challenge again if you, the residents, will have me.

Thank you for all of your support these many years. Ever y single time I have asked this community to step up, it has beyond my wildest expectations. This community drives the direction of our future. I am merely its temporar y steward.

My staff exemplifies public service. They care about ever y facet of this Township, and I could not take on the challenge of running again without them at my side and giving me the energy to do more.

There are many things I could highlight, such as nine straight years of flat/reduced municipal taxes, or the best open space record in Mercer County. I could tout our public safety record, groundbreaking police training facility, our incredible diversity, investments in infrastructure, rising property values, or the approximately $350,000 we have generated in philanthropy through our “Pay it Forward” initiatives since 2015. Yet, what matters most of all is making sure you and your families are safe, happy and prosperous with opportunities to grow.

I am extremely proud of our histor y and that despite all of our differences, we always seem to find a way to come together for the common good. Thank you for always being there for one another. And for me.

See you at the polls on November 2, and may God Bless you all.

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When the time came to decide whether or not to run for another term as your mayor after the year we just endured together, the real questions were: How do we do better?

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How can I be better, both as your mayor and as a person?

What I’ve learned is those questions cannot be answered from the sidelines, at least not for me.

That is why I am once again running for mayor this November 2.

Calling the past 14 months an adventure would minimize the devastation and miser y COVID-19 continues to leave in its wake, including the longer-term effects we are still unaware of. We need to underscore the miles upon miles we must still travel to end systemic racism, bigotr y and violence toward all people of color, while bringing to justice each and ever y person who plots to harm or disrupt our democracy and one another—both at home and abroad.

Hanging up the cleats as mayor, PuzzleJunction.com while tempting with my children becoming independent young men and women of their own and the promise of more down time with my wife, Kathr yn, was never really an option with the amount of work still left to be done.

Seeing this pandemic through and making sure our business community has the tools it needs to rebound and thrive still causes me sleepless nights. I am so ver y thankful for my staff, and the unwavering support of Township Council. None of what I accomplish could be possible without them.

Other major projects still on my radar is the construction of a new police station and Municipal Court.

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