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Charlie Ball Competes on American Ninja Warrior Junior Charlie Ball, age 11, has been competing in Ninja for the last four years and has competed on American Ninja Warrior Junior, streaming now on Peacock TV. The show premiered Feb. 22 and Charlie’s episode airs on March 27 on UniversalKids. “We are really excited for this season ... We can’t tell you how he did but we just wanted to spread the word,” said Deana DeRosa, Charlie’s mom. “It is a family friendly show, and the sport is really taking off as a result of the adult show,” she said. “It sparks kids’ interest to see the athletes in action.” The Ninja course includes “Spider Walls” and “Double Tilt Ladders.” Charlie got his start at a gym in Flemington offering kids’ Ninja.
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Huelsebusch, Mueller Win Committee Seats Readington Township voters elected incumbent R. Jergen Huelsebusch (4,705 votes) and newcomer Adam Mueller (4,614), both Republicans, over Democrats Alan Hardwick (2,319) and Marvin Fields (2,281) for the Readington Township Committee in the November General Election. Elected to serve three-year terms on the Readington Township Board of Education were Jennifer Wolf (3,082 votes), Camille Cerciello (2,782), and Randall Peach (2,435), defeating incumbent Eric Zwerling (2,122) and Anthony Emmons (1,625). Lori Blutfield (unopposed) received 4,153 votes to represent Readington on the Hunterdon Central Board of Education. Hunterdon County Clerk Mary Melfi (Republican) was re-elected for a five-year term. She received 42,587 votes and was unopposed. Republican incumbents Matthew Holt (32,956 votes) and Susan Soloway (31,553) were reelected to three-year terms on the County Board of Commissioners, defeating Democrats Patrick Heller (20,864) and Mark Pomykacz (19,570). Statewide, Governor Phil Murphy was reelected with 58,585 votes defeating GOP contender Jack Ciattarelli with 54,264. Ciattarelli conceded on Nov. 12 after a thorough vote count. For State Senate, Democrat Andrew Zwicker defeated Republican Michael Pappas with 18,085 votes vs. 18,039. Republicans Vincent Panico (18,133 votes) and Joseph Lukac (17,898) bested Democrats Roy Freiman (17,811) and Sadaf Jaffer (17,194) for NJ Assembly.
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Charlie Ball of Whitehouse Station recently was named “World’s Strongest Ninja” in the Mature Kids division at the National Ninja League’s World Championship in North Carolina. Charlie can be seen on the second season of “American Ninja Warrior Junior.” - Photo courtesy of Universal Kids
Whitehouse Rescue Squad Provides Life-Saving Storm Tips By Scarlett Doyle
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years and squad membership includes three current/former U.S. Coast Guard veterans and 22 Swiftwater Certified Technicians. In addition to specialized training, the squad has an equipment cache to handle the barrage of different circumstances that were encountered during Ida. Specialized personal protective gear and equipment was used for the different scenarios that were encountered. The squad wants residents to be aware of the dangers that flash floods and fast-moving waters create: Swiftwater is extremely powerful and can knock a person over. Water moving at 10 feet/second exerts 64 lbs. of force on the legs and 133 lbs. on the body. At 13 mph this force increases to 500 lbs. on a human body or 2,000 lbs. of
Hurricane Ida presented a challenge to local emergency services throughout the region in September, and Readington Township experienced areas of high water as well as the extremely dangerous condition of swiftwater. The Whitehouse Rescue Squad received distress calls on the average of a call every eight minutes during the 6-hour period of the storm. The Rescue Squad responded to 44 floodrelated incidents in this timeframe, where sheer seconds are critical for successful rescues. Several motorists called for help due to rising and fast-moving floodwaters. Swiftwater rescue is one of the most dangerous types of incidents that emergency responders face. The Rescue Services Unit has provided swift- water rescues in Readington for 40
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Hiking Arman’s Trail – Readington’s monthly Open Space Hike
for October took a group of 30 hikers on a three-mile trek over the Pleasant Run Greenway and Arman’s Trail. They were joined by Ryan Linz of Troop 186, who recently finished a portion of his Eagle Scout project, constructing three bridges over stream crossings and adding a connector trail, as improvements to Arman’s Trail. This trail was constructed three years ago by Ryan’s brother and Eagle Scout, Jason Linz, who built the trail in memory of his friend, Arman Roy. The next Open Space Hike is Sunday, Dec. 19, 1 p.m., – a challenging hike along the ridge of Cushetunk Mountain. Meet at the parking lot of the Cushetunk Mountain Preserve, 106 Old Mountain Rd., Lebanon. To sign up, email trails@ readingtontwp-nj.org or leave a message at 908-782-6452.
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