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Sen. Bateman Announces Decision Not to Seek Reelection After more than 38 years of dedicated public service, Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-Somerset, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex) on Jan. 27 announced that he will not seek reelection to the State Senate. Bateman will serve out the remainder of his term in Legislative District 16, which will conclude in January 2022. “After careful consideration and with the support of my family, I have made the difficult decision not to seek reelection to the State Senate. As a lifelong resident of Somerset County, it has been an honor to spend nearly 40 years serving the community I am proud to call home,” said Senator Bateman. “I can’t begin to express how much I will miss serving our constituents. However, our state is

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still coping with a pandemic and I am committed to using my remaining time in office to help the countless residents who are in desperate need of our support.” “Although my time in elected office is coming to a close, I will always be a fierce advocate for the people of New Jersey. I’ll never stop fighting to make the Garden State a better place for our kids and grandkids. I look forward to finding new and exciting ways to give back to our neighbors in need,” Bateman added. Bateman has served the 16th district in the New Jersey State Legislature since 1994, when he was first elected to the New Jersey General Assembly, where he served seven consecutive terms, ending in 2007. He began serving

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in the New Jersey State Senate in 2008, where he currently serves as Deputy Whip on the Senate Republican Leadership team. Bateman also currently serves on the State Senate Environment and Energy, Judiciary and Education Committees. As the longtime ranking Republican member of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, Bateman sponsored landmark legislation that created a long-term funding source for open space and farmland preservation, championed historical preservation efforts, and worked to safeguard clean air and clean water for future New Jersey residents. Some of his other legislative achievements include laws that reduced the cost of auto insurance

premiums for policyholders, a grant program to provide thermal imaging cameras to fire departments statewide, and bipartisan protections to strengthen crime victims’ rights. Bateman added that before he leaves office, he will continue to fight to see that his pending bipartisan legislation, “Timothy J. Piazza’s Law” (S-84) which would increase penalties for hazing on New Jersey’s college campuses, becomes law.

After he concludes his term in 2022, Bateman, who just welcomed his first grandchild, looks forward to spending more time with his family and will continue to be active in community service and at the law firm where he serves as a partner. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) has announced his candidacy for the State Senate seat held by Bateman.

Vincent Panico, 29 of Readington Township, President of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education, will be vying for the seat currently occupied by Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker, (D-South Brunswick) representing Readington Township, Flemington Borough, Raritan Township, Stockton Borough, and Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, as well as Hillsborough, Montgomery, Branchburg, Somerville Borough, Millstone and Rocky Hill in Somerset County, plus the municipality of Princeton and the unincorporated community of Kingston, bordering Middlesex and Somerset counties.

Panico, a Republican, began his political career as a 20-yearold college student elected to the Readington Township Board of Education in 2012. Following three years (2013 through 2015) on the Readington Township BoE, Panico ran for and was elected to his first term on the Hunterdon Central RHS board. He is now in the third year of his second threeyear term on that school board. Zwicker was first elected in November 2015. He recently announced his candidacy for the State Senate seat currently held by Republican Christopher “Kip” Bateman, who will not seek reelection.

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These Readington deer may have to learn reindeer games if the snow keeps up. Heavy snow blanketed Readington Township throughout the month of February with about 15 inches accumulating Feb. 1 and then another 5 inches Feb. 7. At press time mid-month, high snow banks along the roadways and epic icicles hanging from buildings were still a hazard. - Photo by John Painter

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Hunterdon Healthcare Auxiliary hosted the first Virtual Lights of Love Tree Lighting Ceremony and gathered family and friends to honor and memorialize loved ones. The event took place on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, and was watched by over 600 people as it streamed on Facebook and raised over $24,000. Guests enjoyed several musical performances provided by LBC Talent Star Maker School’s Pro Kids Vocal Troupe, Crossroads Trio as well as a live performance from world-renowned operatic tenor, James Valenti. The Lights of Love ceremony is a time-honored tradition at Hunterdon Medical Center and the lights

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Readington Students Join Climate Summit How are students addressing the issue of climate change education? Researchers from Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development last month challenged middle- and high-school students to respond. A team of Readington Middle School (RMS) students answered the call and were invited to present their research, Climate Change, COVID-19, and Creating Community: Growing Food and Resilience in the Garden State, at the university’s NYNJ Climate Education Youth Summit. The virtual conference was hosted by Columbia University’s Eco Ambassador Program. The weeklong conference featured speakers including world-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs, marine biologist Joaquim Goes, New York Times reporter and Earth Institute journalist Andrew Revkin, and Tammy Murphy, New Jersey’s First Lady and groundbreaking advocate for climate change education. An aim of the summit was to introduce students to possibilities in research, citizen science, and activism, and to give students a platform and voice to share their work too. The RMS research team was led by alumni Eddie Lou and Christopher Serrao, and featured the work of current RMS students, Riya Gupta, Tatiana Hlinka, Bronwyn Downey, Olivia Davis, and Callum Suggitt -- a diverse team of future leaders, thinkers, sci-

entists, and policymakers themselves, committed to making their world a greener, healthier place for all. Their collective research outlined climaterelated threats to New Jersey agriculture, food insecurity in the Garden State, and their own investigation into regenerative food production and the science and the student action it sparked. The students participate in the school’s Global Goals Green (G3) Team, a student-driven group that empowers kids to apply their learning and interests to make a positive impact on their schools and their community. The G3 motto is “People + Planet = Prosper.” Projects are rooted in the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Innovation and sustainability serve as integrating contexts for their work, explained G3 advisor and enrichment teacher Betsy Freeman. Students are challenged to link knowledge, inquiry, and action as they interact with experts in the community and professionals in the field to investigate and find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems. “I believe taken together STEM and the arts can address the world’s most pressing issues,” explained eighth grader Riya Gupta. “For me, learning and applying these skills in service of solving real problems leads to other ways of knowing and doing, especially when we share ideas, view from other perspectives, and take action with ALL (nature and living beings) in mind.”

“Making a positive impact in the world is empowering,” added fellow G3 member Tatiana Hlinka. “Service and stewardship develop character, whether it is through patience or gratitude; they can transform individuals to a community. And together, we can take on climate change.” “Our mission here at Readington Schools is to empower members of our community to lead purposeful lives with integrity, to cultivate a spirit of discovery, and to embrace connections in our diverse, global society,” noted Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Hart. “We are so proud of our students for who they are today, and who they will become tomorrow.”

Olivia Asch, a 2020 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, made the Dean’s List at The University of Rhode Island for the fall semester. Olivia is studying nursing and has begun EMS training for the school’s EMS squad.

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Stephanie Tack, a 2017 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, was named to the Dean’s List for the first semester 2020 at the University of Vermont.

Hunterdon Central Regional High School senior Jared VanVeldhuisen of Readington Township, a member of Boy Scout Troop 186 in Three Bridges, was honored recently at the Lebanon Township Baptist Camp for achieving the Rank of Eagle Scout and earning three Eagle Palms. Jared devoted his Eagle service project to benefit military veterans at Veterans Haven North in Glen Gardner, which supports veterans in life transition. VanVeldhuisen and his team of volunteers spruced up the cemetery there, clearing trees and cleaning up weeds, debris and overgrowth. He also built a reflection structure and a direct access trail from the facility down to the cemetery so veterans and staff have safe and convenient access.

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The College Experience... At Home

Kevin Leach of Readington writes about finishing college during the coronavirus pandemic. He graduates from American University this spring with a double major in Physics (BA) and Justice and Law (BA). By Kevin Leach

Born and raised in Readington, went off to college in DC, and now back to finish college virtually from home. That’s the brief, one sentence summary of my life, but “finishing college from home” is something that many students are going through right now. Some NJ high school students probably fear even going to college now, with the idea of starting their freshman year off next fall hoping that the world will be “normal,” but not knowing anything for certain. If you’re not a student nor someone with a student living with you at home, you may not know what daily life has become for many Readington families. And if you are a student or living with one, this is for you, too. Taking college courses in a virtual environment is not what most high school students envision when making their decision. Sure, some do want to take online courses and go at their own pace, but the majority will choose a school with the ideas of hanging out with friends, going to classes, and exploring campus and the area around it. College is seen as an educational adventure, right? This isn’t a new idea, but it is an idea that the current situation in the world is challenging. Over time the typical picture of college that I had when I was a senior in high school seems like it’ll never come back.

With everything being online, hanging out with college friends has become playing online games while chatting over videocalls. Adventures into DC, for me, have been rendered impossible, and the prospects of seeing my college friends in person are showing incredibly low chances. Most of us students are terribly bored in our classes, as the material becomes dry as the hours-long videocalls progress. Since the vast majority of my peers choose not to turn on their video cameras, classes are usually just me and the professor with a group of silent letters on a screen. This is not what the college experience was meant to be. Yet, in the face of these struggles of boredom and general disappointment, I have tried to be grateful for where I live and what being home has to offer. While I am graduating this semester and will not be returning to campus life, I reflect on my experiences and feel so fortunate to have had them. The lesson of never taking anything for granted truly rings louder in my mind every day. Isolation and distancing has given most students the ability to truly test the strengths of their friendships and to use time to look into themselves. Self-educating, balancing lifestyles with desires, and valuing time spent with loved ones are all lessons from this time. Being disappointed is okay, but using the disappointment to give yourself permission to become lackadaisical, apathetic, or simply negative is not. Life is meant to be lived, and lived happily. Even if we can’t do everything we want to do, we have so much to be grateful for here at home. I never realized as a high school senior that when I left for college, I would never be home longer than around three months again. Summer breaks were the longest times I got to be home but they went by fast, and after graduation the move to an apartment was planned to only take a matter of a few months, too. The plans

were in motion from the start, but I never knew how this much change, this quickly, would impact me. Now, I’ve been living with my family for almost a year again, and even though there have been plenty of challenges I am grateful to have had this chance. As 2021 progresses, I’m sure I’ll still move out and start a more “independent life,” but now I had the opportunity to spend time with family and in my hometown that I never would’ve gotten. The horribleness of the pandemic will never be forgotten, and neither will the lesson to never take anything for granted. So, to all of the high schoolers deciding whether or not going to college is worth it during this time when they’ll most likely be stuck at home, I’d say unless you have a great backup plan awaiting you for the fall semester, it is absolutely still worth it. It’ll encourage you to keep up your studies and to keep your life on track. Maybe you’ll have to be home and to deal with doing the family’s laundry or cleaning the house a little longer, but you’ll be surprised how much you’ll miss home when you finally get to go to campus. The college experience is not shattered forever, you will have the chance to live it up soon enough. Right now, the best we can do is experience our hometown and home state, spend time with family, and work on ourselves. Trust me, you’ll look back and appreciate all of the good that you created out of such a difficult time. To parents and guardians who are doing their best to support the students in their lives, thank you for being there for us. This isn’t easy for anyone, but the belief you have in us is always appreciated and needed to push us forward. To everyone here at my hometown, let’s keep being one of the safest places in NJ. Let’s keep encouraging our students to follow their dreams and to stick with their plans, no matter the obstacles that stand in their way.”

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Solberg Seeking Runway Improvements The Planning Board, at its February 8 meeting, began hearing the application of Solberg Aviation Co. Solberg is seeking to pave 735 feet of turf runway at the southern end of Runway 4-22. The runway is currently 3735 feet long, with 3000 feet of paved runway and 735 feet of turf. In addition, they are seeking to rehabilitate the existing pavement, replace the runway lights and construct a new detention basin to control increased runoff.

Open Space Acquisition (28 Acres) Gerison / Fitzgerald Parcel The Open Space Advisory Board announces a 28-acre parcel on Coddington Road in the northern Chambers Brook watershed has been preserved. This parcel includes two streams, wetlands, and forest and is the second acquisition in this watershed since Dec. 2019. The first acquisition was a 35-acre parcel on Ridge Road which was donated to the Township and now supports a trailhead with parking and loop trail.

Dennis Yap, of DY Consulting, the engineer for the applicant, testified that these Benefits: improvements were to increase safety at the airport and would not change the rat• Preservation of Readington’s rural character ing of the airport. The kinds of planes which would utilize the airport would remain the same. • Preservation of a natural area near Whitehouse Village There were questions from the Board about how dirt and equipment to make • Protection of stream corridors for water quality and these improvements would be brought in, what bridges would be crossed, whethwildlife er their weight limits had been researched, and what impact there might be on wetlands. • Reduction of storm water runoff for the Chambers Brook The hearing will be continued at the next Planning Board meeting on March 8 at 7:00 p.m. remotely via Webex. • Improved public access for future trails and open space (2021-2022) This parcel was purchased with assistance from HunterDaylight Saving don Land Trust and funding through a grant from HunBegins terdon County and NJ State Green Acres. The open space will remain in a natural state for both water and Sunday, March 14 wildlife protection and for residents passive use.

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Contribute to “Team BC We Care” to Fight Blood Cancers Following is an article by Olivia Hauck of Whitehouse, a junior at The Pingry School, who is raising funds to fight blood cancers: This past summer, I was nominated to be a candidate for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Student of the Year campaign, a seven-week leadership development program that runs from Jan. 30 to March 20 to raise money and support for LLS. More than a million Americans are fighting a battle with blood cancers and every 4 minutes another person unknowingly joins this fight. In this campaign, we are honoring those who have battled blood cancer. Sadly, cancer touches many families across the world, as it has my own family and friends. Our campaign team, BC We Care, is in honor of my family friend and Readington resident, Bob Cusimano. In 2016, Mr. Cusimano was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He received his first bone marrow transplant after a year and a half of treatments. His strength and determination ceased to fade when three months after his first bone marrow transplant, Mr. Cusimano

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6 Broom Dr. $701,945 611 Carol Ave. $449,900 53 Cedar Rd. $454,000 26 Centerville Rd. $140K 9 Chamberlain Rd. $665K 7 Cozy Ln. $328K 3 Delaware Rd. $685K 12 Ditmar Blvd. $572K 222 Dove Cote Ct. $93,535 515 Farmersville Rd. $395K 1512 E.Wheat Rd. $239,900 10 Hoagland Rd. $475K 6 Horseshoe Rd. $550K 10 Hyde Rd. $695K 6 John Reading Rd. $625K 9 Paterson Rd. $569K 333 Phoebe Ct. $205K 34 Plantation Rd. $750K 53 Pleasant Run Rd. $750K 5 Pulaski Rd. $490K 4 Timber Ct. $900K 13 Railroad Ln. $530K 37 Springtown Rd. $988,900 472 Rt. 22 $200K 909 Rt. 523 $645K 95 Van Cleef Dr. $537,794 103 Van Cleef Dr. $523,794

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By Stephanie B. Stevens, Historian At the termination of the Revolutionary War, as the news spread, great celebrations took place. Such excitement – the long war against the British was finally over. Americans were a free people after eight years of devastating war! Hunterdon’s Fourth Militia in 1783 was stationed at “New Bromley,” a somewhat bustling village containing a grist and fulling mill as well as a store, blacksmith shop and a few houses surrounded by large and prosperous farms. Such was the elation of these militia troops that they marched over to the White House Tavern where on April 28, 1783, “entertainment was provided for the Regiment “ as reported in the “New Jersey Gazette” in May of 1783. The Fourth Hunterdon Militia had served honorably during the Revolutionary War, they were mainly local Readington and Tewksbury men who gave their time, love of country and honor to fight the British. Colonel of the Fourth Hunterdon was John Taylor (colonel was the lead officer) who owned the mill on the upper Rockaway in Readington, whose ruins still stand and are on the National Register of Historic Places. Early on (1760) the village of New Bromley with its mills, store, and blacksmith shop gave promise of becoming a thriving commercial center, especially since the “Great” road from New Brunswick to Easton, PA, passed near the mills and wound its way over to the wellknown White House Tavern then on to the West. In fact such was the promise of New Bromley that William Paterson, whose name adorns Paterson, N.J., started his first law practice at New Bromley. Paterson also was New Jersey’s first Justice of the Supreme Court, nominated by President George Washington. As America grew, the old onelane dirt roads were discarded for wider, more useful roads. We were a nation building, and commerce had to flow both east and west on better roads. The turnpike movement was afoot. In 1806 the New Jersey Turnpike was chartered. The new Turnpike Road was moved south away from the mills at New Bromley. As

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the newly created Whitehouse and Mechanicsville became residential, with the Turnpike Road dominating the village, the little village of New Bromley sunk into oblivion – its glory days forgotten by the traveling public. Where was this ancient village? Well, if one travels north on Mill Road in Whitehouse just before crossing the Rockaway Creek, look to the right, the mill foundation stones rest next to the creek, exactly where they have been for 257 years. This area is New Bromley, where early history of this country was made. The Turnpike? It’s the Old Highway in Whitehouse.

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Martin T. Carey Martin T. Carey, lover of all life’s beauty, left this world to begin his next venture with God. Born talking on July 20, 1961, Marty was one of six children who lived in South Jersey most of his life. Marty loved the beach, sunrises, sunsets, fishing, cooking, smiling, selfie’s, and mostly talking. He was a huge sports fan and he rooted for the New York Yankees and the Washington Redskins football team. He was also a nightly “player” of Jeopardy. Marty was a rural letter carrier in Whitehouse Station. He also taught driver education training. Marty loved his job and loved to talk about it. He was a loyal, dedicated, and decorated employee of the U.S. Post Office. Marty had a huge heart and shared it with many.

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