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Reeling in good timesBy JOANNE DEGNANEditorAnglers like to say theres a

reason its called fishing and notcatching, but the winners of the2013 Fathers Day Fishing Derbyat the lake in Town Center castdoubt about that.

Some of the winners, who com-peted in three different age cate-gories, managed to catch twodozen or more sunnies, catfishand bass in four hours or less.The grand-prize winner Bran-don Kent of Hamilton reeled in37 fish, which works out to a fishevery 6 or 7 minutes.

More than 290 people turnedout for the 2nd annual fishingderby on June 16, which wassponsored by the RobbinsvilleMunicipal Alliance for the Pre-vention of Substance Abuse (R-MAPSA) with help from the town-

ship Recreation Division. Al-though not everyone won a prize,all dads took home memories of afun Fathers Day spent with theirkids.

Each fisherman wore a num-ber and whenever a shout ofFish! Fish! was heard a R-MAPSA volunteer in a neon or-ange T-shirt came running overto record the catch before the fish

was released back into the lake.Although size didnt matter inthis contest, a few bass, such asthe one caught by Angelina Gon-zalez and her dad, Miguel, easilyweighed 5 pounds, prompting around of quick souvenir picturetaking before the fish was un-hooked and returned to the water.

The Robbinsville High SchoolRaven Regiment marching bandand their parents did a brisk busi-ness selling food and beveragesfrom a tent near the gazebo. Bandvolunteers also pulled toy wagonsfilled with coolers of cold drinksand snacks to reach thirsty fish-ermen at the far ends of the lakewho were unwilling to leave theirlucky fishing spot to make a trekback to the gazebo for refresh-ments.

One of those young fishermancamped out near the bridge atNewtown Boulevard away from

the crowd was 6-year-old AlyssaSpalding, who was spending Fa-thers Day with her dad, Ian.

This is a really good spothere, Alyssa said. Ive caughtsix fish!

On the other side of the lake,sisters Alexa and Lindsay Goy-den fishing with their dad, Gary, JOANNE DEGNAN/The Robbinsville Sun

Alexa Goyden, 12, balks at removing the hook from the fish she caught with her dad, Gary, during the Fa-thers Day Fishing Derby at the Town Center Lake on June 16.please see FISH, page 16

Tax break incentives for new warehouses Okd. PAGE 2

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By JOANNE DEGNANEditor

The Township Council hasvoted 3-1 to approve tax break in-centives for two planned ware-house projects in the SoutheastRedevelopment Area off Route539.

The project would provide atotal $6 million in revenue for thetown, school district and county

over a 20-year Payment In Lieu ofTaxes (PILOT) program approvedby the council on June 13. As istypical with PILOT agreements,the revenues in the early yearsare low, but gradually increaseover time. At the end of the 20-year PILOT, the warehouses willbe paying the prevailing tax rate.

Councilman David Boyne, whowas the only one to vote againstthe ordinance, said he thought

the township might be short-changing itself by offering thePILOT at a time when the com-mercial real estate market isshowing signs of improvement.He noted the PILOT provides onlyabout $135,000 in revenue in thefirst year.

The numbers worked a lot bet-ter on the Amazon (PILOT) dealthan they do on this particulardeal, Boyne said. Thats my

rub. I just think that the tax rev-enue were getting for the proper-ties is too low.

Mayor Dave Fried said thatwithout PILOT incentives, thetwo lots would continue to sit dor-mant as they have for the past 20years, generating only about $600a year in property taxes undertheir current farmland assess-ment.

You cant compare it to what

you could have you have tocompare it what youre gettingtoday and thats about $600 ayear, Fried said. So when youcompare that to $135,000 a year, Idont know how you can.

Changing the use of the prop-erty from farmland to warehousecommercial will also require thedeveloper to pay $280,000 in one-time farmland rollback taxes in2013. State law requires rollback

taxes be paid whenever land as-sessed as farmland, and conse-quently taxed at a much lowerrate, changes to another use.

Boyne said the propertiescould have potentially brought in$11 million in tax revenue if taxbreaks werent offered, which isabout $5 million more than thePILOT agreements. But Fried and

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the rest of council said it wasvery unlikely any corporationwould be interested in the site un-less a PILOT was attached to thedeal.

We have other places in townwhere we have vacant land, fan-tastic infrastructure but theseplaces where we dont have PI-LOTs available continue to sit,Fried said.

By law, PILOTs aimed atspurring economic activity canonly be offered to properties in es-tablished redevelopment zones.These two parcels totaling about49 acres are the last remaininglots in the 176-acre Southeast Re-development Area, which is partof the larger Matrix BusinessPark.

Council President Ron Wittsaid he agreed with the mayorthat it was better to move forwardwith the PILOT agreements thangamble with an unknown.

From a financial perspectiveit makes sense to try to encouragedevelopment in the township now,rather than hoping that develop-ment will occur (in the future),

Witt said. At the end of thePILOT, the tax rate will go to thenormal taxation rate. So at apoint in the future we will be get-ting full boat taxes, but at least atthis point in time well bespurring local economic develop-ment.

Both Witt and CouncilwomanSheree McGowan said the PI-LOTs that make the two ware-house projects possible mean newconstruction jobs and new em-ployees who will do business withRobbinsville stores, restaurantsand gas stations.

Id rather have money now,McGowan said. She noted thatthe project doesnt hurt thetownship or the school systemlike residential development doesby bringing new students that re-quire more classrooms.

Under the development plan,an interior 48.8-acre lot borderingthe south side of MontgomeryDrive in the Matrix BusinessPark would be subdivided to buildtwo warehouses. Matrix 7AUrban Renewal would build a218,196-square-foot warehouseand lease it to the Falken Tire Co.Matrix would build the second,183,084-square-foot warehouse onspeculation.

According to the tax-exemption

application filed with the town-ship, the larger $15.6 millionwarehouse would have 33 loadingdocks, 50 trailer stalls, and park-ing for 61 cars. The buildingwould be located where Mont-gomery Drive meets New CantonWay. The second $13.18 millionspec warehouse totaling 183,084square feet would be built nextdoor and have 34 loading docks, 32tractor stalls, and parking for 76cars.

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Church bidsfarewell to pastor

The Windsor United MethodistChurch held a potluck supper onJune 15 to wish its pastor, the Rev.Dr. Dwight Sweezy, a long andhealthy retirement.

The Rev. Sweezy, a former chap-lain and counselor at TrentonPsychiatric Hospital, has beenthe part-time pastor for the lastfive years at the historic woodenchurch established in 1839. Heand his wife, the Rev. LindaSweezy, will be retiring to theirhome in Slatington, Pennsylva-

nia.With hobbies as diverse as mo-

torcycles, sailing and playing sev-eral instruments in a local or-chestra, the Rev. Sweezy wont bebored for lack of activities. A re-tirement gift presented by JimHarkness and Dick Fine drewlaughs from the 65 friends in at-tendance because it alluded to thepastors penchant for motorcyclesand the stress relief that the open

road provides. The embroideredpillow read: You will never see amotorcycle parked in front of apsychiatrists office.

The churchs new part-timepastor, the Rev. Danny Thomas,will hold his first Sunday serviceat 10 a.m. on July 7. All are en-couraged to stop in and say hello.

Church hosts

guest speakerThe Windsor United Methodist

Church will host guest speakerDave Wetzel at its 10 a.m. Sundayservice on June 30. All are wel-

come. The Windsor UnitedMethodist Church is located inthe historic village of Windsor at51 Church St. For more informa-tion, call the church at 609-448-0412.

Mens Prayer Retreat

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The Rev. Dr. Dwight Sweezy, shown above with his wife the Rev. LindaSweezy, is retiring as part-time pastor of the Windsor UnitedMethodist Church. Sixty-five friends attended a church potluck sup-per (below) held in the pastors honor June 15.


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Picnic and outdoorShabbat service

To celebrate the 4th of Julyweekend, Congregation BethChaim will be holding a bring-

yourown picnic family dinnerand outdoor Shabbat service onFriday, July 5 at CongregationBeth Chaim, 329 Village Rd Eastin Princeton Junction.

Bring your picnic and yourfamily for a 6 p.m. dinner on thetemples lawn. At 7 p.m. we will

join together for a 45-minute out-door, informal Shabbat service.There will be lots of singing, timeto share with each other what weare grateful for in the week thatpassed, and, of course, cookies af-

terward! This is a great opportu-nity to connect with other fami-lies in the area while enjoying thesummer weather. The event willbe held indoors if it rains. Forfurther information, call the syn-agogue 799-9401 or go online towww.bethchaim.org.

Tot Shabbat service set

On Friday July 12, we have ourTot Shabbat dinner and service at

6 p.m. This service is designedspecifically for preschool age chil-dren and their families. We startwith a family craft, share dinner

as a group and end the eveningwith a short service and story.This service is meant to intro-duce our youngest to Shabbat rit-uals in an age appropriate envi-ronment. The evening ends by 7p.m. so our youngest friends canget home to bed on time. We lookforward to having your family

join us at these, or any otherShabbat programming.

Ice Cold Cherry CokeBy DAN GRECO

Pastor,Lifetree Community Church

Summer, summer, summer-time. Red Velvet ice cream fromMaggie Moos ... so good you donteven need a mix-in. A blaze offireworks on the Fourth of July ...and the random bottle rocketsyou hear all summer long. Thetantalizing aroma of neighbor-hood barbecues ... with a side ofdelicious Jersey Queen corn.Digging the deepest hole you canat the shore ... and the inevitable

sunburn on your back.I love summer. You can keep

the humidity, but I will take thefun that summer brings. There isa natural rhythm to life, and sum-mer creates space for a break.Rest is a vital part of maintainingour health.

Kids take a break from school,life slows down, and we all get tohang out and have fun. It is a sea-son of relaxation!

Who am I kidding? Perhaps

that was life 50 years ago. Butthese days, life just keeps chug-ging. Country band Rascal Flattssings I miss Mayberry, sitting on

the porch drinking ice cold cher-ry Coke. To be honest, I neverknew Mayberry. But parts of itsound great. I cant remember thelast time I sat around and hadnothing to do. To-do lists oftencrowd out any hope for a break.Theres always more work to bedone.

Now, I was never a countrymusic fan. I guess the twang did-nt resonate with me. But the pic-ture they paint of a slower pacedlife can look awfully appealing inthe middle of my busyness. May-berry may never come back in

style, but many of us are desper-ately in need of rest.

Since rest wont happen on itsown, we have to be intentional. Ifyour life doesnt include somerest and relaxation, what can youdo to change that? Take a fewdays off ? Get away? Invite theneighbors over for a barbecue?This summer, lets find some timefor a cherry Coke here and there.It will be good for us.


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in our opinion

Driven to distraction


We all know, or should know,that dialing cell phones or

tapping out text messages

while driving can have deadly conse-

quences. Now it turns out the hands-

free electronic devices we all think are

so much safer probably arent.

Cognitive distraction experts (we

kid you not) at the University of Utah

recently conducted a study for theAAA Foundation for Traffic Safety to

see how multi-taskers attention spans

and driving skills fare in a driving

simulator while using cell phones,

both hand-held and hands-free. Driv-

ers wore electroencephalographic

(EEG) caps to chart brain activity and

nearby cameras recorded their eye

and head movements as well as their

reaction times.

The researchers found that talking

on a cell phone, whether handheld or

hands-free, induced a form of inat-

tentive blindness where drivers failedto notice things directly in their line of

sight. Keeping our hands on the wheel

and eyes on the road apparently isnt

enough if our minds are elsewhere.

And while a hands-free cell phone

conversation increased the risk of a

crash, surprisingly, a conversation

with a front-seat passenger didnt. The

reason? Front seat passengers appar-ently act as another set of eyes on the

road. The researchers videos showed

that a front-seat passenger stopped

conversing with the driver whenever

road conditions changed and required

the drivers full attention. The passen-

ger also assisted the driver by pointing

out hazards and helping to navigate

all things that a person on the other

end of a cell phone doesnt do.

Anyone who has ever been in the

drivers seat of a minivan with four

children yammering in the second and

third rows may disagree about the im-pact passengers have on driving skills,

so its important to point out here that

the study only analyzed the distrac-

tion factor related to conversations

with front seat passengers. Presum-

ably, our children in the back seat are

just as distracting as ever, but at least

no one is suggesting we outlaw them

from vehicles yet.The researchers findings do, how-

ever, present interesting implications

for the new trend of vehicle info-tain-

ment systems with high resolution

touch-screens in new cars that allow

drivers to dictate emails and text mes-

sages, check social media sites, or

make dinner reservations or find a gas

station on the fly using voice com-

mands. All this connectivity

hands-free or not may not be in the

best interest of safety. Lets be careful

out there.

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EDITOR Joanne Degnan

Editors note: The following was writtenby a Pond Road Middle School student whowins a free ice cream from Maggie Moos forhaving his essay published in The Sun.

America is getting more obese than ever.This includes our next generation! Now re-cess is being cut out, which is the only timeto play for some kids. Children are becom-ing overweight, getting less exercise, andare doing worse in school.

In Robbinsville, recess has been cut toten minutes or less a day and we can't playtag or ball because there have been toomany accidents. That's not recess, that'sstanding outside! America has to have re-cess to be fit.

Recess being cut is hindering kids frombeing skinny. According to heart.org, oneout of every three children are obese. With-out recess, kids won't be used to exercising.When they get older, it will be harder forthem to do daily things around the house.Denene Millner on parenting.com says,Recess is one of a few inexpensive oppor-tunities to get kids moving.

Recess is free and kids get a chance toget exercise. Also, children who have re-

cess are more successful in the academicarena. According to Alice Park on theTime website, Active children may do bet-ter in school.

When kids get too much energy theycan't concentrate, so they get bad grades.

They are too hyper in the classroom andthey cannot pay attention to what theteachers are saying.

Some people say that having a short re-cess, or no recess at all, will give childrenmore education and help in school rank-ings. I don't think that 15 minutes is goingto change how much a child knows. It isenough time, though, to allow children toexercise. If you are involved with theschool, talk with the principal and discuss

why we should have recess. Everyone un-derstands that exercise is important sowhy would they take it away? Americaneeds recess!

Ethan Silberberg,age 12

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Editor

A deluge from a passing thun-derstorm didnt dampen the en-thusiasm of the more than 200students arriving for their 8thgrade formal dance Friday night,June 14 at Robbinsville HighSchool, the building that will betheir new home this fall.

As the rain poured down, PondRoad Middle School PrincipalPaul Gizzo and guidance coun-selor Marci Singer sprang into ac-tion with oversize golf umbrellas

to keep the girls in their formaldresses dry as they walked fromthe parent drop-off point in theparking lot to the school. Studentswho were unimpeded by highheels decided to make a break forit and dashed through the pud-dles to the glass doors.

Is there a teacher who canhelp me put on my tie? was a fa-miliar refrain from the boys whoarrived holding their ties insteadof wearing them. Eighth-gradeteacher Ed Holub came to the res-

cue, pulling double duty as bothdance chaperone and resident ex-pert on the half Windsor knot.

It wasnt long, however, beforehigh-heels were off and the neck-ties were askew as the music ofDJ Reggie Williams lured the kidsout onto the crowded dance floor.

The Pond Road Middle School8th grade formal had none of thedrama taking place the samenight 35 miles away in Reading-ton, where the controversy over a

ban on strapless dresses foreighth-graders had sparked a law-suit from parents and a state po-lice presence for the dance after a

judge upheld the districts dresscode. (The show of force appar-ently was not for those who mightdare to bare shoulders, but tokeep the media away from anevent that had attracted growingnational attention.)

Robbinsvilles dance wentsmoothly without wardrobe-relat-ed issues or controversy, Gizzo

said the following Monday.The kids had a great time,

Gizzo said. There has never beenanything like that here. The kidswere very respectful and had agreat night.

JOANNE DEGNAN/The Robbinsville Sun

Above: Pond Road Middle School students Michael Cardona andKatie Benson arrive for the 8th Grade Formal Dance held at Rob-binsville School on June 14. Below: Jessica Parylak, Maria Nitti,guidance counselor Marci Singer, Sidney Schreir, Delaney Potter andAnnie Brunner at the dance. More photos can be viewed online atwww.robbinsvillesun.com.


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WEDNESDAYJUNE 26Summer Reading Kick-Off Party:9:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Robbinsvillebranch of the Mercer CountyLibrary System, 42 Robbinsville-

Allentown Road. The theme thisyear is Dig Into Reading. Childrencan register at the Kick-Off Party,and enjoy the strolling magic ofMatt Schick, crafts, and prizes. TheSummer Reading Program is forchildren, ages 2 to 18, who must reg-ister in person any time before Aug.5 to participate. For more informa-tion, stop in the library or call 609-259-2150.

Robbinsville Planning Board Meet-ing: 7:30 p.m., Senior Center, 1117Route 130 North. Agenda will be

posted online at www.robbinsville-twp.org.

THURSDAYJUNE 27Friendlys Cruise Nights: 5 p.m. to9 p.m. (weather permitting), Fox-moor Shopping Center, 1031 Wash-ington Ave. All cars welcome from

classics to customs. DJ Cruisinthemes, goodie bags, food dis-counts, kids games, trophies. Formore information, go to www.rob-binsvillehotrods.com.

Robbinsville Township CouncilMeeting: 7:30 p.m., Senior Center(note new location), 1117 Route 130North. Agenda will be posted onlineat www.robbinsville-twp.org.

FRIDAYJUNE 28Toddler Tunes: 10:30 a.m., Rob-

binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. This music pro-gram is for children of all ages,accompanied by an adult. Onlineregistration required atwww.mcl.org. Questions? Call thelibrary at 609-259-2150.

Wolfe Tones Concert sponsored bythe Robbinsville Irish HeritageAssociation: 7 p.m. under the starsat Dubh Linn Square, 167 Route 130North, Bordentown. This is themajor fundraiser for the 2014 St.

Patricks Day parade in Robbinsville.Tickets cost $25 for adults; $10 forkids under 16 and can be purchasedat Dubh Linn Square, or by contact-ing RIHA. Call 609-529-6611 oremail [email protected].

SATURDAYJUNE 29What Knott Farm Traveling Pet-ting Zoo: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,Robbinsville branch of the Mercer

County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Come see and pet avariety of LIVE animals. In case ofinclement weather, two indoor ani-mal shows will be presented, inwhich space will be limited and

attendees will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Open tochildren of all ages. Registration isnot required. Questions? Call 609-259-2150.

MONDAYJULY 1Robbinsville Farmers Market: 3p.m. to 7:30 p.m., corner of Route 33and Robbinsville-Edinburg Road(parking area across the street fromCentro Grille). A seasonal open airmarket open every Monday offeringa variety of Jersey Fresh produce,honey, baked goods, plants, flowers,soaps, herbs, pickles, cheese, eggs,beef, and more. Follow on Facebookfor weekly updates and information.

TUESDAYJULY 2Babytime: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsvillebranch of the Mercer CountyLibrary System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. A class for childrenages 6 months to 24 monthsaccompanied by an adult. Onlineregistration required at

www.mcl.org.Township Council ReorganizationMeeting: 7:30 p.m., Municipal court-room trailer, 1117 Route 130 North.View agenda online at www.rob-binsville-twp.org.

MONDAYJULY 8Robbinsville Farmers Market: 3p.m. to 7:30 p.m., corner of Route 33and Robbinsville-Edinburg Road

(parking area across the street fromCentro Grille). A seasonal open airmarket open every Monday offeringa variety of Jersey Fresh produce,honey, baked goods, plants, flowers,soaps, herbs, pickles, cheese, eggs,

beef and more. Follow on Facebookfor weekly updates and information.

TUESDAYJULY 9Babytime: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsvillebranch of the Mercer CountyLibrary System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. A class for childrenages 6 months to 24 monthsaccompanied by an adult. Onlineregistration required atwww.mcl.org.

Summer Concert: 7 p.m., band-

stand by the lake in Town Center.Free event sponsored by the Town-ship Recreation Division featuringKindred Spirit with hits from the60s to present. Bring your lawnchair. Rain date is the next day. Formore information, call 918-0002extension 120.

WEDNESDAYJULY 10Teen Night (Creative Cards): 7 p.m.,Robbinsville branch of the MercerCounty Library System, 42 Rob-binsville-Allentown Road. Registra-

tion required online at www.mcl.org.

THURSDAYJULY 11Coffee Doughnuts and a Movie:1:30 p.m., 7 p.m., Robbinsville branchof the Mercer County Library Sys-tem, 42 Robbinsville-AllentownRoad. Les Miserables. (R). Regis-tration required online atwww.mcl.org.

Fossil Dig: 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.,Robbinsville branch of the MercerCounty Library System, 42 Rob-binsville-Allentown Road. Dig forfossils with John Miller of the PearlObservatory. Participants will beable to keep any fossils that theyfind. For children ages 6 and up.Online registration required atwww.mcl.org.

FRIDAYJULY 12The Music Experience with PeterMoses: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsvillebranch of the Mercer CountyLibrary System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Come sing and

dance with Peter Moses! For chil-dren ages 2 to 5 accompanied by anadult. Online registration requiredat www.mcl.org.

MONDAYJULY 15Robbinsville Farmers Market: 3p.m. to 7:30 p.m., corner of Route 33and Robbinsville-Edinburg Road(parking area across the street from

Centro Grille). A seasonal open airmarket open every Monday offeringa variety of Jersey Fresh produce,honey, baked goods, plants, flowers,soaps, herbs, pickles, cheese, eggs,beef and more. Follow on Facebookfor weekly updates.

TUESDAYJULY 16Babytime: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsvillebranch of the Mercer CountyLibrary System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. A class for childrenages 6 months to 24 months

accompanied by an adult. Onlineregistration required atwww.mcl.org.

Brain Wash with Eric Dasher: 7p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-cer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Interactive triviafun for everyone! For schoolchildrenages 8 and up. Online registrationrequired at www.mcl.org.

Summer Concert: 7 p.m., band-stand by the lake in Town Center.Free event sponsored by the Town-

ship Recreation Division featuringthe classic hard rock of Tangled.Bring your lawn chair. Rain date isthe next day. For more information,call 918-0002 extension 120.

WEDNESDAYJULY 17Stuffed Animal Sleepover: 6 p.m.and 7:15 p.m., Robbinsville branch ofthe Mercer County Library System,42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road.Ever wonder what happens in thelibrary when the doors are locked?Children are invited to bring a spe-

cial stuffed animal and join us for acraft and bedtime story. After theprogram, the stuffed animals areinvited to spend the night at thelibrary. Participants are welcome towear their pajamas! Light snackswill be served. For children of allages. Online registration is requiredat www.mcl.org.

THURSDAYJULY 18All About Worms: 2 p.m., Rob-binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-

Allentown Road. Listen to worm sto-ries and learn all about these earth-movers from Master Gardeners. Forchildren ages 6 and up. Online regis-

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Robbinsville Police Detective and D.A.R.E. coordinator Peter Galazka stands with his proud group ofessay and poster winners at Pond Road Middle School on June 17. All PRMS fifth graders are D.A.R.E.graduates, having completed the international education program that aims to keep kids free of violenceand drugs.

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Saint Gregory the Great Academy recently recognized four eighth-grade students for placement in Latin 2 based on recent exam re-

sults from Notre Dame High School. The students, taught by Latinteacher Robert Solecki, have tested out of Latin I and will be placedin 2nd year Latin during their freshman year of high school. Mem-bers of the group include: Nicholas Stewart, of Cranbury; Eric Tapia,of East Windsor; Jayson Morelli, of Robbinsville; and Jonathan Ju-mamil, of East Windsor.

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Track and Field

Track and field athletes did agreat job representing Rob-binsville at the 2013 New BalanceNationals Outdoor held June 14-16 in Greensboro, North Carolina.For the boys, senior Craig Hunter

jumped 15 feet 8.25 inches in thepole vault to finish in seventhplace. Ninth-grader Zach Michonran in the boys freshman mile na-tional championship race and fin-ished in 10th place with a time of4:33:11. Pond Road eighth-grader

Bobby Hastie ran 5:03.42 in the

junior national mile race and fin-

ished in ninth place.For the girls, Noel Jancewiczjumped 5 feet 4.5 inches in thehigh jump and finished in 12thplace. Kelly Koss, Paris Hughes,Erin Holzbaur, Katie Koss fin-ished in 18th place in the 4x400meter relay. Hughes, Jancewicz,Holzbaur and Julia Borowski, fin-ished in 15th place in the 4x800meter relay (new school record).Koss, Hughes, Koss, Jancewiczfinished in 1st place in the 800-meter sprint medley relay in a

new school record time.


Two standout track and fieldathletes, Casey Reca and

Michael Michon, recently signedcollege letters of intent. Reca

will attend Ithaca College in NewYork in the fall and Michon will

attend Loyola University in

Maryland.

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By JOANNE DEGNANEditor

Mayor Dave Fried has made itofficial by formally announcinghe is running for a third term inoffice on Nov. 5.

Fried told residents of his deci-sion ahead of the Sept. 3 filingdeadline in a letter mailed by his

campaign to all Robbinsvillehouseholds on June 14. In his let-ter, Fried said he and his admin-istration had accomplished a lot,

particularly in the area of eco-nomic development, but he wasseeking another four-year term

because my work in Rob-binsville is not nearly complete.

I simply cannot leave this of-fice with so many goals left unre-alized or still in the planningstages, Fried wrote. The com-pletion of Town Center South,finding a permanent home forour municipal building, gettingthe Keep it Local Robbinsville ini-tiative running at full speed andlanding an all-important anchortenant for the Foxmoor Shopping

Center are things we need to ac-complish.Fried, a Republican, has held

public office in Robbinsville for 13years. He was a member of theTownship Committee for fiveyears and then became the mu-nicipalitys first directly electedmayor in 2005 when the townshipchanged its form of government.Fried was re-elected mayor in2009 and has made economic de-velopment and attracting new rat-ables priorities in his second

term.In his letter to residents, Fried

noted his administrations suc-cess bringing internet commercegiant Amazon and other Fortune500 companies to Robbinsville.New tax incentive programs au-thorizing Payments in Lieu ofTaxes, or PILOTs, were instru-mental in attracting Amazon andpharmaceutical companyMcKesson to the 176-acre redevel-opment zone within the 434-acreMatrix Business Park, he said.

The 1-million-square-foot Ama-zon fulfillment center near OldYork Road, which is expected toopen next year, will bring 1,400

jobs and $20 million in PILOT rev-enue to the township over thenext 20 years, Fried said.

Robbinsvilles elections arenonpartisan, meaning candidatesare not chosen in June primariesby their respective political par-ties. Instead, prospective candi-dates must secure 84 valid signa-

tures of registered township vot-ers on candidate nominating peti-tions and file the paperwork withthe municipal clerk by 4 p.m.,


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ISFRIDAY!TICKETSSTILLAVAILABLE!in order to have their names ap-pear on the Nov. 5 General Elec-tion ballot.

Councilman David Boyne, whowon a special election in Novem-ber to fill a vacancy on the Town-ship Council, confirmed June 19that he has picked up a candidate

packet for the mayors race, buthas not made a final decision onwhether he will challenge the in-cumbent mayor in November.

In addition to the mayor, thetwo Township Council seats heldby Council Vice President VinceCalcagno and CouncilwomanSheree McGowan are also on theballot Nov. 5. Former CouncilmanDennis Shennard said June 19 hehas picked up a candidate packetfrom the clerk and may throw hispolitical hat in the ring, potential-

ly making it a contested three-way council race.

Im considering it, Shennardsaid. I wouldnt be runningagainst any one person specifical-ly, but there are two seats avail-able and I am considering run-ning for one of those two seats.

Mayorto run

MAYORContinued from page 10

Calendarof events

tration required at www.mcl.org.

Journey to the Center of theEarth: 7 p.m., Robbinsville branchof the Mercer County Library Sys-

tem. Storyteller Mr. Malcolm willbring Journey to the Center of theEarth to life right before your eyes.For children ages 6 and up. Onlineregistration required atwww.mcl.org.

EVENTSContinued from page 8


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Little League

AAA Baseball PlayoffsCubs 3, Braves 2

Tyler Provosts two-out doubledrove home Brian Herbert fromsecond base with the winning runas the AAA Cubs defeated thepesky Braves 3-2 in a dramaticconclusion to the AAA Champi-onship Game at Tantum Park.

The game began June 13 as aclassic pitchers duel betweenDanny Surtz of the Braves (Mar-ketingScoop.com) and MarcusGonzales of the Cubs (SylvanLearning Center). In the third in-

ning Daniel Silberberg and JoshLichtenstein led off the inningwith walks. After a line out toshort by Blake Grembowitz, ColeLeach also drew a walk. Silber-berg then trotted home on an in-field grounder by Marcus Gonza-les with Kyle Madera drawing thefinal base on balls of the inning,which forced home Lichtensteinfrom third. The Braves threat-ened to score in several innings,however, Gonzales was able tostrand runners at third base each

time. With the Cubs clinging to atwo-run lead and no outs in thetop of the sixth inning, heavyrains postponed the conclusion ofthe game until June 17.

When the play resumed withthe Cubs only three outs from vic-tory, Brian Herbert took the hilllooking to close out the game. AJPorter of the Braves led off thetop of the 6th with a bad hop sin-gle to second base. After a strike-out, Brandon Patterson reachedon an error. A single by Chris Audrove in Porter from third basemaking the score 2-1. With run-ners on first and second a passedball allowed runners to advance.Danny Surtz then clobbered adeep fly ball to center field, whichChristian Ailey of the Cubstracked down with a nice runningcatch. The sacrifice fly allowedPatterson to score from thirdtying the game at 2-2! A strikeoutended the threat to retire the side.

In the bottom of the 6th the

Braves sent their best pitcherChris Au to the mound in order tokeep the game tied. Au struck outthe first two batters he faced andthe game appeared destined forextra innings. With two outs

Brian Herbert smashed a doubleto right field. This set the stagefor Tyler Provost who stepped upto the plate with an opportunity

to win the game for the Cubs. Onthe first pitch of the at bat,Provost caught up to Aus highfastball and ripped it hard pastthe 3rd baseman deep into the leftfield corner. The double drovehome Herbert with the winningrun as the Cub players poured outof the dugout mobbing Herbertand Provost on the field celebrat-ing their walk-off championshipvictory!

The Braves team included Nate

Leonard, Brandon Patterson,Christopher Au, Danny Surtz,Alex Fleischner, Johnny Gal-lagher, Brandon Yoo, TimmyRiley, Michael Surtz, Colby Har-ris, Amir Basma, and AJ Porter.The Cubs roster included JoshLichtenstein, Blake Grembowitz,Cole Leach, Marcus Gonzales,Kyle Madera, Brian Herbert,Tyler Provost, Christian Ailey,Karl Schott, Jack Gallagher,Daniel Silberberg, and Eli Zaidi.

June Bug 8U

Girls Softball TournamentRobbinsville Gold 8U

The Robbinsville Gold 8U All-Star softball team won the cham-pionship title in Florence Town-ships annual June Bug Tourna-ment June 10-11, which featuredteams East Windsor, West Wind-sor, Florence, Bordentown andRobbinsville, which sent twoteams to the tournament. Follow-ing are game summaries of thesix games played by RobbinsvilleGold to win the championshiptitle.

West Windsor 9, Robbinsville 2Despite solid play in the field,

Robbinsville Gold lost its firstgame of the tournament to a verygood West Windsor 9-2. The earlyloss required Robbinsville Gold towin an unprecedented five gamesin a row in two days in order towin the championship.

Robbinsville Gold 22,Robbinsville Blue 9

Robbinsville Gold's second

game was ironically against theRobbinsville Blue Team. A well-played game on both sides result-ed in a win for Robbinsville Gold(Championship Team) over Rob-binsville Blue 22-9. Key hits in

the third and fourth inning byGwen Wells, Jordan Hoffman andSofia Papa and a double by Vanes-sa Sabol broke the game open, al-lowing Robbinsville Gold to ad-vance.

Robbinsville Gold 21, Florence 4In the second game of the day

Robbinsville Gold faced the hostteam, Florence. Despite the teamplaying its second game of thehot muggy day, the girls came outfired up and scored six runs inthe first two innings. KatelynHaegley, Sarah Light, Wells andHoffman provided key hits pro-viding excellent run support forthe defense. Defensively, the teamheld this solid Florence team toonly four runs, winning 21-4. Theteam was led in the field byVanessa Sabol (pitcher), JaimeeMcEntee (1B), Mia Lawrence (2B),

Kailey Pacifico (SS) and ArdenBenner (3B).

Robbinsville 23, East Windsor 9After their second win Rob-

robbinsville youth sports scene

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The Robbinsville Gold 8U team and their coaches won the championship title at the June Bug SoftballTournament in Florence Township.


The Cubs defeated the Braves 3-2 in rain-delayed AAA DivisionPlayoff action at Tantum Park on June 17.


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By JUSTIN FEILSpecial to The Robbinsville Sun

It is only fitting that two high-flying seniors raised the bar tonew levels for their RobbinsvilleHigh School track and fieldteams.

Craig Hunter and NoelJancewicz were recently namedthe RHS Male and Female Ath-letes of the Year, and they may bethe most successful athletes toever pass through the school.

That was great, Jancewiczsaid. I wasnt even expecting it. I

didnt think Id get Athlete of theYear. That was really exciting.Jancewicz had to wait until

this year to win the first Meet ofChampions title in girls programhistory. She captured the girlshigh jump at the outdoor MOClast month with a clearance of 5-foot-8.

Im really happy with the sea-son, especially Meet of Champs,Jancewicz said. That was some-thing Ive been trying to do for solong. The whole season, I was

clearing 5-6 and I was getting a lit-tle frustrated. I was havingdoubts going into the Meet ofChamps. When I cleared 5-8, itwas the best feeling.

Hunter last year became thefirst Ravens athlete to win a Meetof Champions title when he wonthe boys pole vault at the indoorand outdoor MOC. He has goneon this year to establish a newpersonal-record 16-feet-6 to winthe Mercer County Champi-onship and tie the second-best

jump in state history.I never thought in my years

before pole vaulting Id end up inthis position, Hunter said. I cango a lot of places and people knowwhat I do. I never thought anyonewould be able to know that. I did-nt think Id put Robbinsville onthe map in terms of track.

Both closed their scholastic ca-reers June 16 with the Ravens bycompeting at the New BalanceOutdoor Nationals. Hunter

cleared 15-foot 8 inches for sev-

enth place in the pole vault, whileJancewicz jumped 5 feet 4 inchesfor 12th place.

Nationals was supposed to bethe last hurrah, Hunter said.That kind of fizzled, instead ofgoing out with a bang.

He had worked tirelessly everyday since a shocking miss kepthim from making the MOC, andwhen he opened nationals with aclearance by more than a foot ofthe 15-8 opening height, he feltready for a huge day. He may havebeen a bit too excited by his firstclearance as he did not clear an-

other height, but there was a sil-ver lining.I opened at 15-8, thats not

something to shrug off, Huntersaid. Thats a huge height. Thatswhat Im going to have to open atin college.

The University of Connecticut-bound Hunter is looking forwardto competing at the next level.

Itll be a transition to a com-pletely new environment, hesaid. I dont think itll be as diffi-cult a transition for me because

Ive been around those big meets.I think the competitions will bedifferent. I wont have a problemgetting used to it. Im just hopingIm still enjoying it.

He will still be representingRobbinsville as he soars higherand higher. He has done his partto bring some attention to thebudding Ravens.

Every time, its always been apleasure to say Im from Rob-binsville, Hunter said. Theschool has given me a lot of op-portunities that I dont think Idhave at a lot of other places.Theyve worked with me andhelped get things done. Theyveguided me. I was able to returnthe favor by doing something Ilove to do.

Just as Hunter had shown thatboys could vault to the top of thestate, Jancewicz has done thesame on the girls side this year.

That feels great, Jancewiczsaid. That just adds to it. Ive

been wanting to do it. I knew I

had a shot at it since freshmanyear. It seems like every yearsomething didnt go my way. As

soon as I jumped at 5-8, I knew Iwas going to clear it. I even had agood jump at 5-10, but didnt getit.

Jancewiczs high jump abilityis only one part of her talents. Atthe University of Pennsylvanianext year, she will be a multi-sport athlete. She has developedinto one of the states top 400 run-ners, and at nationals, she alsoran the 4x800 for the Ravens anddid so in a personal-best 2:19 split.

At Penn, she will be adding evenmore events, not bad for someonethat never saw this in her future.

Coming in freshman year, Ididnt have any expectations,Jancewicz said. I almost didntdo track. I almost did basketballin the winter. The first season Idid it, I PRd in high jump and re-alized I could go pretty far. Imhappy with how it went. It could-nt have gone any better.

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The following items were takenfrom reports on file with the Rob-binsville Police Department:

Two Toms River residents werearrested on drug charges after amotor vehicle stop at 5:01 p.m.,June 14 led to the discovery of 638small bags of heroin.

Patrolman Scott Kivet saw a2002 Audi with a rejected inspec-tion sticker travelling east on In-terstate 195 and pulled it overnear Exit 7. During the trafficstop the officer detected evidencenarcotics might be present and asubsequent search revealed alarge quantity of heroin, hypo-dermic needles and drug para-phernalia.

Both occupants were chargedwith possession of heroin withintent to distribute, possession ofheroin, possession of a hypoder-mic needle and possession ofdrug paraphernalia. The 26-year-old driver was additionallycharged with having a controlled

dangerous substance n a motorvehicle and failure to inspect a ve-hicle.

Bail was set at $75,000 with no10 percent option in municipalcourt. Both suspects were unable

to post bail and transported to theMercer County Correction Cen-ter.

***A 19-year-old Robbinsville man

was arrested on drug chargesafter a motor vehicle stop at 1:12a.m., June 15.

Patrolman Shawn Brutonpulled the vehicle over nearSharon Road on Route 130 afterseeing the driver fail to signal aturn near Route 33 and Route 130.During the traffic stop, the officerdetected evidence of possible nar-cotics in the vehicle and a subse-quent search uncovered a smallquantity of marijuana.

The man was charged with pos-session of marijuana, possessionof a controlled dangerous sub-stance in a motor vehicle and fail-ure to signal a turn. He was re-leased with a pending court date.

***

A 26-year-old Forked River manwas arrested on drug chargesafter a motor vehicle stop on In-terstate 195 at 1:51 p.m., June 11led to the discovery of a small

amount of heroin, a hypodermicneedle and drug paraphernalia.

Patrolman Adrian Markowskipulled the vehicle over near Exit 7because it had no front licenseplate and the driver was tailgat-

ing another vehicle. During thetraffic stop, the officer detectedevidence there might be narcoticsin the vehicle and a subsequentsearch uncovered the drugs.

The man was charged with pos-session of heroin, possession of ahypodermic needle and posses-sion of drug paraphernalia. Hewas released with a pendingcourt date.

***

An East Windsor man wascharged with burglary at 10:12a.m., June 15 after he was foundsleeping inside a vehicle parkedat the Trails End Motel on Route130.

Patrolman Shawn Emmons re-sponded to the motel after awoman called police to say some-one she did not know was sleep-ing inside her vehicle.

The man was arrested,processed and charged with bur-

glary. A municipal judge set bailat $2,500 with no 10 percent op-tion. The suspect was unable topost bail and was transported tothe Mercer County CorrectionCenter.


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Devon K. Brzezynski, of Rob-binsville, graduated with a Bach-elor of Science degree in healthsciences from James Madison

University on May 4.

Renee Francisco, of Rob-binsville, has graduated cumlaude with a bachelor's of busi-ness administration degree incomputer information systemsfrom James Madison University.

Nicolas Giraldo-Wingler, of Rob-binsville, graduated from Villano-va University with a Bachelor ofScience in chemical engineeringon May 19.

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Jeffrey Christopher Gerdes, of

Robbinsville, graduated with aBachelor of Science degree in fi-nance from Wake Forest Universi-ty in Winston-Salem, North Car-olina on May 20.

John Z. Barby, of Robbinsville,received a Bachelor of Arts incommunication studies from theUniversity of Rhode Island dur-

ing commencement exercisesheld May 18-19.

Matthew Polito received a Bach-elor of Science in game art anddesign from The Art Institute ofPittsburgh on June 14, havingmade the Dean's List each quar-ter.

Alena Principato was named tothe 2013 spring semester dean'slist at Lafayette College, in East-on, Pennsylvania. Principato is afreshman majoring in English.

Meredith C. Haeuptle, of Rob-binsville, was named to the deanslist at the University of MaryWashington in Fredericksburg,Virginia for the 2013 spring se-mester.

Cassandra Baier, of Rob-binsville, was named to the deanslist at James Madison Universityin Harrisonburg, Virginia for the

spring 2013 semester.

Robbinsville residents LisaLebak, and Theo Siggelakis wereboth named to the deans list atQuinnipiac University in Ham-

den, Connecticut for the spring2013 semester.

Danielle Frank and RalphPetagna, both Robbinsville resi-

dents, were named to the deanslist at the University of Scrantonin Scranton, Pennsylvania for thespring 2013 semester. Frank is afreshman majoring in exercisescience major in Scranton'sPanuska College of ProfessionalStudies. Petagna is a freshmanmajoring in accounting in Scran-ton's Kania School of Manage-ment.

The following Robbinsville res-idents were named to the deanslist at the University of Delawarefor the spring 2013 semester: NoraCarnevale, Tyler Cooke, ChristinaFat, and Jeffrey Kalczynski.

Chris Pauzer, of Robbinsville,was recently honored by athleticdepartment of the Loomis Chaf-fee School in Windsor, Connecti-cut as a Western New EnglandAll-Star for boys lacrosse.

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had collectively reeled in 28 fish.

Although the girls could castwithout assistance from dad, theydrew the proverbial line when itcame to unhooking their catch.

Nooooo! Alexa squeamishlycried as her father teasingly triedto hand her the hooked sunniethat she had just reeled in.

During lulls when the fishwerent biting, R-MAPSA volun-teers with clipboards worked thecrowd asking adults to answer afew quick survey questions relat-ed to attitudes about drugs and al-

cohol.The responses will be tallied

and the results used to apply forfuture state Municipal Alliancegrants, which fund communitydrug and alcohol abuse preven-tion programs.

R-MAPSA coordinator JoyTozzi, who is also the townshipbusiness administrator, said oneof the groups outreach efforts isto alert people to the need to safe-ly dispose of unused prescrip-

tions so that these drugs that areforgotten about in home medicinecabinets dont end up at teenagepharm parties.

A surprising finding of the sur-vey, she said, was that many re-

spondents didnt realize that itwas unsafe to flush most prescrip-tions down the toilet because thedrugs get into the water supply.Applying for grants to pay formore frequent medicine disposaldays at the township police sta-tion might be something thegroup will look into pursuing, shesaid.

At precisely 11 a.m., a blastfrom the air horn that started the

fishing derby four hours earliersounded once again and it wastime to tally up the numbers.Prizes included an array of fish-ing rods and other gear providedby Windsor resident Fred Prices

shop, Fisherman Freds Bait andTackle on Route 33, as well as giftcertificates from township busi-nesses and free R-MAPSA T-shirts.

The winners in the age 8 andunder category were: MadelineRagnacci, first place; LucasMessinger, second place; andHunter Lantz, third place. In the9-14 age category, Abby Cibrianand Kamryn Carrigg tied for first

place and Anna Cibrian wonthird place. In the age 15 andolder category the winners were:Tamar Howard, first place; RyanMigliacci, second place; and Sil-vio Peroni, third place.

Reeling in good times at fishing derby

FISHContinued from page 1

Top left: Brandon Kent won the Fathers Day Fishing Derby spon-sored by township Recreation Division and the Robbinsville Munici-pal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse (R-MAPSA).Shown with Kent from left are: Fred Price of Fisherman Freds Baitand Tackle; Board of Education member and R-MAPSA volunteerShaina Ciaccio; Recreation Director Joe Barker; and Township Busi-ness Administrator and R-MAPSA coordinator Joy Tozzi.

Bottom left: Lindsay Goyden, 7, caught 28 fish with her older sister,Alexa, during the Fathers Day Fishing Derby at the Town Centerlake, a free event attended by nearly 300 people.

Top right: Jack Leach, 7, brings the sunnie he caught to a FishingDerby volunteer so that it can be counted toward his total catch.

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Farmers Market opensBy JOANNE DEGNAN

Editor

State Agriculture SecretaryDouglas Fisher recently helpedopen the Robbinsville FarmersMarket for its fourth summer sea-son in an effort to highlight thekey role that community marketsplay in supporting farmers andlocal economies.

The outdoor market, located atRoute 33 and Robbinsville-Edin-burg Road in Town Center, is nowopen every Monday from 3 p.m. to7:30 p.m. through Sept. 26. Abouta dozen vendors are selling Jer-sey Fresh fruits and vegetables,eggs, cheese, honey, exotic mush-rooms, pickles, flowers, home-made barbecue sauce, beef, coffee,gourmet nuts, desserts and evenorganic pet treats.

People love their Jersey Freshand the opportunity to buy from alocal farmer and to be able toknow where their food is comingfrom as well as so many other

things that are produced locally,Fisher told the gathering of shop-pers and elected officials on June17. This really is a great locationthat you have here.

Sharbell donates the use of theparking lot where the weeklyopen-air market is set up acrossthe street from Centro Grille.This year, however, the marketsfootprint had to be scaled back abit because of the ongoing con-struction of a three-story residen-tial condominium building next

door.Were a little squeezed in this

year, but we are still very thank-ful to be given the space, farmersmarket organizer Linda DAmicosaid. We still have about 12 or 13different vendors coming thisyear and were looking forward toa great season.

Three businesses owned bytownship residents have boothsthis summer, includingSadieCakes Cupcakes whose

owner Cindy Lukenda is also get-ting ready to open her first store-front on Route 33 in Town Centerthis week. Lukenda began sellingher sweet treats at the Rob-binsville Farmers Market several

years ago and buoyed by the posi-

tive customer response is ready totake the next step.

We started back in 2011 andused the farmers market to seehow people would like our prod-uct, Lukenda said. We alwayshoped to be able to have a brickand mortar building some dayand I think the exposure wevegained here at the market hashelped make it happen.

The SadieCakes Cupcake Cafwill serve salads and sandwiches,as well as the famous cupcakesand other desserts, she said. How-ever, she said shell continue sell-ing her baked goods at the farm-ers market even after the storeopens.

Two other businesses ownedby township residents also havebooths at the market. New vendorAmy Giovanelli of Windy AcresFarm on Windsor Road, was sell-ing garlic scapes, zucchini blos-soms, peas and flowers on June17. Sheryl Smolenski and her

business partner, Kelly DiNinno,owners of Country Dog, City Cat,were back for the third year sell-ing their organic dog and cattreats.

Theres a big push in Rob-binsville to get people to buylocal, Mayor Dave Fried told thegathering that included shoppersas well as state, county and localofficials. Local businesses are sokey to our community. They arethe folks who keep our communi-ty moving, they support our base-

ball teams, our soccer teams.Thats why its so important

for us to come out and supportlocal businesses, our local farm-ers and make sure those busi-nesses thrive because when we dowe as a community thrive, Friedsaid.

Other vendors at the Rob-binsville Farmers Market in-clude: the Darmo Family Farm ofMoorestown, (produce); theFulper Family Farm of Lam-

bertville (cheese and dairy); Blue-berry Wood Apiary of Jackson(honey); G&M Farms of CreamRidge (eggs); Davidson ExoticMushrooms of Pennsauken; DocPickle; Simply Grazin Beef of

Skillman; Judiths Desserts of

Lawrenceville; Fair MountainCoffee of Atlantic Highlands;Funni Bonz BBQ; Salad Station;and Gourmet Nuts & Dried Fruit.

The other elected state, countyand local officials on hand for themarkets official opening wereTownship Council membersChris Ciaccio and Sheree Mc-Gowan; Mercer County ExecutiveBrian Hughes; state Assembly-man Dan Benson, and state Sen.Linda Greenstein.


Right: Charlotte Moorcroft, 2, ofRobbinsville, enjoys aSadieCakes cupcake at the Rob-binsville Farmers Market. Bot-tom: SadieCakes Cupcakesowner Cindy Lukenda (at left)was doing a brisk business onopening day June 17.


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The National Weather Service said the fast-moving thunderstormthat splintered trees in the eastern part of the township near Allen-town on June 18 had straight-line winds of between 50 to 60 mph.Most of the tree damage was reported in the Sandlewood, Washing-ton Leas and Fox Runne residential developments. Police Lt. MichaelPolaski said there were no injuries reported, but at least one parkedcar was hit by a falling tree and one home sustanined damage.

Top left: Residents of Amberfield Road clean up after the storm.

Top right: Some trees along Richardson Road were split apart andpropelled into other trees by the strong winds.

Fast-moving storm causes damage


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binsville was still alive and cameback on Sunday to play an ex-tremely good team from EastWindsor. East Windsor took anearly lead into the third inning.However, the resilient Rob-binsville girls didn't give up andwent on to score 9 runs in thethird and fourth innings. ArdenBenner lead the team in the thirdinning with a solid double scor-ing McEntee and Pacifico. In thenext inning the M & M girls,Mia Lawrence and Mia Carlin,ripped singles and scored. Rob-binsville won the game 23-9.

Robbinsville 13, West Windsor 5Due to the 1st lost to West

Windsor in the first game of thetournament, Robbinsville nowhad to beat an undefeated teamfrom West Windsor twice in thesame day. It was a close gamegoing into the 3rd inning untilRobbinsville scored 3 runs with

hits from Emma Horan,Lawrence and Carlin. Rob-binsville won 13-5.

Robbinsville 12, West Windsor 4In the second game, which was

also Robbinsville's third game ofthe day, Robbinsville jumped outearly in the first inning of thechampionship game scoring fiveruns after consecutive hits fromSabol, Pacifico, McEntee, Bennerand Horan. Robbinsville went onto win the game 12-4 and theclinched the championship title.

Travel SoccerSunburst Tournament

Rockets U14GThe Robbinsville Rockets trav-

el soccer team won the girls U14division at the Sunburst Tourna-ment hosted by the West Windsor-Plainsboro Soccer Associationthe first weekend in June at Mer-cer County Park. The Rocketsscored 13 goals and only gave up

five over the course of the tourna-ment, finishing with a 3-0-1record.

The Rockets defeated Union 4-3and the Hamilton Wildcats 6-0,then tied the Freehold Barracu-das 1-1 before advancing to thechampionship game where theydefeated Union again 2-1. JordynBriner played outstanding ingoal, even recording one shutoutin the game against the HamiltonWildcats. Goals were scored byKellie Hoffman (3), Emma Russell(2), Madison Vetter (3), ErinMcCue (2), Delaney Matthews,Riane Walsh, and Nenagh Shee-han. Assists were made by EmmaRussell (2), Nenagh Sheehan (2),Riane Walsh, Bella Romano, andMadison Vetter.

JET Spirit U15GThe Robbinsville JET Spirit

travel soccer team won the girlsU15 division at the SunburstTournament, finishing the tour-nament undefeated with a 3-0-1record. The JET Spirit tied theMarlton Phoenix 1-1 in the firstgame; then defeated the Rob-

binsville Lightning 5-0 and theNo. Brunswick Royal 3-0 beforeadvancing to the championshipgame where they beat the Hamil-ton Strikerz 1-0.

JAGS TournamentU9 Robbinsville Comets

The Robbinsville Comets com-pleted an extremely successful2012/2013 season with a hardfought 1 win and 3 losses at theJersey Area Girls Soccer (JAGS)Tournament in Bordentown onJune 15-16. The Comets balanced

scoring from 7 different playersduring the tournament withBecky Blitz, Aleca Fotiou, ElaineWolochuk, Yianna Mazzella, Kai-ley Pacifico, Delanie Perrine andMaddie Pike all finding the backof the net.

Showing heart and guts in goalwere Jaimee McEntee, BeckyBlitz and Caroline Coggins asthey turned away shot after shot.Alena Pietrini worked tirelessly

to provide her usual stellar de-fense along with an assist, CaraAlban battled and fought her waythrough many sideline scramblesto continually push back theother team while Nicole Weaverprovided quite a burst whenmoved to striker going on multi-

ple long runs to goal. KoletteSchulz returned fresh from a 5Kto provide strong support all overthe field while Emma Horanplayed her typical tremendousall-around game putting constantpressure on the opposing teams.The Comets played some of thebest soccer throughout the tour-nament and it was a fitting end toa great season!

Robbinsville Youth Sports SceneSPORTS

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The Robbinsville Rockets U14 travel soccer team recently won the Sunburst Tournament in their age di-vision. Shown in front row from left are: Karissa Paglione, Bella Romano, Megan Kolbe, Emma Russell,Riane Walsh, Nenagh Sheehan, Kellie Hoffman, Aliyah Daniel, and Jordan Brown. In back row from leftare: coach Tim Russell, Madison Vetter, Erin McCue, Kendall Breuer, Delaney Matthews, Caitlin Clarke,Becky Cary, Jordyn Briner, and coach Jen Besler.


Robbinsvilles JET Spirit U15G soccer team recently won the WestWindsor-Plainsboro Soccer Association Sunburst Tournament with a

3-0-1 record over the two-day contest. Shown from left in back roware coach Sue Scheer, Katie McDaid, Maya Sarafin, Rebecca Casey,Olivia Huffman, Jess Archer, Grace Wroblewski, Hannah Lee, Christi-na Denney and Chrissy Mayer. Front row from left are: Liz Zol-nierzak, Alessandra Auster, Hannah Rush, Madeline Cade, Sam Nar-vaez, CJ Morris, Emma Stahl and Amanda Leber.

Send us your Youth Sports news

The Robbinsville Sun invites all township youth recreation sports leagues to contribute news items,including announcements, game results and photos. Email the editor [email protected].

Submission deadline is Tuesday at noon for publication in the following weeks newspaper.


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