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Irish eyes smile
for parade day
By JOANNE DEGNAN
Editor
Theyre tuning up the bag-
pipes, festooning houses with
Irish flags, and preparing to step
lively on Saturday, March 23 in
the St. Patricks Day parade in
Robbinsville where Gaelic pride
cannot be constrained by a date
on the calendar.
The official March 17 holiday
of the patron saint of Ireland
may be behind us, but St.
Patricks Day is a month-long af-
fair in Mercer County to ensure
the various parades and festivi-
ties dont conflict with one anoth-
er and residents can enjoy a cele-
bration of Irish music and cul-
ture for several weekends in a
row.
The Robbinsville Irish Her-
itage Associations fourth annual
celebration on Saturday begins at
8:30 a.m. with Mass at St. Gregory
the Great Church. Later, more
than 1,000 marchers, including
four different pipe bands, step
dancers, community groups
aboard festively decorated floats,
and local dignitaries will be mus-
tering at the Foxmoor Shopping
Center, where the opening cere-
monies take place at 12:30 p.m. be-
fore the marchers officially step
off at 1 p.m. on Washington
Boulevard.
Leading the march will be 2013
Parade Grand Marshal Chuck
Petty, the townships volunteer
fire chief, and the RIHAs Irish
Person of the Year, Greg
McLaughlin, the owner of
McLaughlin Tree Farm and
Nursery on Old York Road in Rob-
binsville.
Petty, who is also a retired
township police lieutenant and
longtime Little League coach, ad-
mitted hed be more comfortable
marching in his usual place with
the firemen, than leading the
marchers as the parades grand
marshal.
I appreciate the honor and am
really looking forward to it,
though Im not as excited about
being the center of attention,
Petty said with a chuckle. It will
please see PARADE, page 4
Governor visits Robbinsville group home for disabled. PAGE 7
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interfaith Views . . . . . . . . . 12
Kids Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Past Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Foxmoor facelift
Mayor looks to redevelopment law to
attract new stores to Foxmoor. PAGE 17
ABOVE: Members of Robbinsville High
Schools FIRST Robotics Team 2590, cheer
for their robot Athena at the Hatboro-
Horsham District competition, where RHS
captured first place in a battle of Frisbee-
shooting, pyramid-climbing robots.
LEFT: The RHS robots winning drive team is
shown at the FIRST Robotics Hatboro-Hor-
sham District Competition on March 2. From
left are students John Falk, Antonio Papa
and Dan Gavrushenko.
For the full story, see page 2.
RIC PRINCIPATO/Special to The Sun
Geared up for victory
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RHS shoots to win at Horsham competition
By ALLY DRAKE
Special to The Robbinsville Sun
Robbinsville High Schools
FIRST Robotics Team 2590 won
first place at the Hatboro-Hor-
sham FIRST Robotics District
Competition, finishing ahead of
36 teams in an action-filled, disc-
shooting, pyramid-climbing
three-on-three display of robotic
prowess.
Robbinsvilles robot, dubbed
Athena, was designed by stu-
dents using CAD mechanical en-
gineering software and built in
just six weeks inside the high
schools technology lab. The
robots parts were custom manu-
factured by a local Robbinsville
business and sponsor, as per the
students design specifications.
Excitement buzzed and plastic
discs whizzed through the air
when the students of Team 2590,
aka Nemesis, took to the field
March 2 for the first district-level
competition of the 2013 season, a
two-day event at Hatboro-Hor-
sham High School in Horsham,
Pennsylvania.
Thirty-six other teams from
New Jersey, eastern Pennsylva-
nia, and Delaware competed
fiercely against, and at other
times partnered with Nemesis in
this years FIRST Robotics chal-
lenge called Ultimate Ascent,
which required the robots to
shoot plastic discs through tar-
gets of varying heights and then
climb a metal pyramid.
After a few practice matches,
music blasted then 321 and
Day Ones qualification matches
of randomly selected alliances
commenced. Robbinsvilles
Athena proved to be a fast and
agile lady. The robot owned the
field as her camera locked on the
target and discs soared through
the air, accurately shooting one
disc per second into the highest
scoring goal.
With outstanding accuracy and
excellent driving by student team
members Josh Falk, Antonio
Papa, Dan Gavrushenko, and
RHS teacher and mentor Scott
Meredith, Team Nemesis scored
fast and furiously, leading her al-
liance partners to victory. Neme-
sis finished the first day at the top
of the leader board.
On Day Two, Nemesis robot
picked up where she left off. As
teams danced in the aisles, and
spectators cheered, Nemesis fin-
ished qualification rounds with
an undefeated 11-0-1 record, earn-
ing Robbinsville the No. 1 seed.
During Alliance Selection, Neme-
sis chose to ally with Team 341
Miss Daisy from Ambler, Penn-
sylvania and Team 3123 Wildcogs
from Pottstown, Pennsylvania for
the three-on-three final matches.
The Nemesis alliance tore
through the quarterfinals. Facing
off against Team 365 MOE of
Wilmington, Delaware and its al-
liance in the semifinals, Nemesis
and Miss Daisy fought valiantly,
sending discs flying, while the
Wildcogs played a tough defense.
Applause erupted when the final
score of one of the most exciting
matches at the competition was
announced: the Nemesis Alliance
150, MOE Alliance 120.
Adding to its first-place al-
liance win, Robbinsville also won
the Quality Award for excellent
execution of the robot design and
an overall outstanding robot.
Sponsors of Team 2590 Neme-
sis, whose donations help pay for
the equipment needed to build
the robot and the fees for the vari-
ous competitions, include: Bris-
tol-Myers Squibb, Lockheed Mar-
tin, BAPS Charities, CCL Label,
NASA, Siemens Corp., Rob-
binsville Education Foundation,
SRI International, Citibank,
Skylink Technology, NJ Chamber
of Commerce, Elite Dental, Mc-
Graw Hill, McGraw Hill Federal
Credit Union, APCO, Gaum In-
corporated, Evans Analytical
Group, Gilbane, DesignTree, Car-
faro Fencing, ShopRite, Manni-
nos Three, R.A.S. Process Equip-
ment, T-Slot and the Board of Ed-
ucation.
Nemesis was scheduled to
move on to its next competition at
The College of New Jersey in
Ewing on March 15 and 16, after
The Robbinsville Sun went to
press.
Updates can be found online on
Team 2590s website
http://frc2590.org.
Ally Drake is a junior at Robbinsville
High School and member of Neme-
sis student marketing team. She
wrote this article with assistance
from her marketing team colleagues.
be a new experience for me, but
Ill do my best to do a good job.
McLaughlin, who is also a long-
time youth soccer coach, said
being involved in the RIHA for
the past few years piqued his in-
terest in exploring his own Irish
roots.
I think its great when we
make the time to explore our her-
itage as families and as a commu-
nity, McLaughlin said. Im al-
ways inspired by all the people I
meet in Robbinsville who have so
much appreciation for and inter-
est in their Irish heritage.
Saturdays parade leaves the
shopping center and heads north
on Washington Boulevard. The
marchers will hang a right on
North Street, turn right again on
Newtown Boulevard, turn right
on East Lake Drive, and then left
on Union Street for the last leg of
the march. Homes along the pa-
rade route are invited to show
their Irish spirit by participating
in a house-decorating contest.
Judging will be based on original-
ity and the winner will receive a
$100 gift certificate to Tonys
Farm Market and Garden Center
on Route 130.
The celebration doesnt end
with the parade. Centro Grille at
2360 Route 33 is hosting the pa-
rade after-party this year begin-
ning at 2 p.m., which will feature
food and drink specials, including
$3 pints, and the Irish music of
Bill ONeal & Friends. There will
also be plenty for children to do at
this family-friendly party, includ-
ing face-painting, hair-painting,
green, white and orange hair ex-
tensions, and face glitter with the
proceeds from these activities
going to support two Robbinsville
residents, 19-year-old Melissa Fer-
rono and 33-year-old Tracy
LaManna, who are both battling
cancer.
For more information about
the parade, go to the Robbinsville
Irish Heritage Associations web-
site at www.robbinsvilleirish.org.
Editors note: The Robbinsville
Sun invites readers to share their
parade photos for possible publica-
tion in the next issue. Please email
high-resolution JPGs to
news@robbinsvillesun.com by
March 26 and be sure to identify
who is in the photo.
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PARADE
Continued from page 1
Special to The Robbinsville Sun
The parade route, shown in green, for the Robbinsville Irish Heritage
Associations 4th annual St. Patricks Day Parade on Saturday
(March 23) in Town Center.
Special to The Robbinsville Sun
Robbinsville tree farmer Greg
McLaughlin will be honored by
the Robbinsville Irish Heritage
Association as its 2013 Irish
Person of the Year on Saturday.
in our opinion
Community, stars shine
in concert for Melissa
6 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN MARCH 20-26, 2013
A
star-studded concert attended
by 800 people at Robbinsville
High School on March 9
helped raise $13,500 to help township
teenager Melissa Ferrono in her battle
with cancer. Even more impressive
than the fundraisers financial success
though, was the heartwarming affec-
tion and support in that packed audi-
torium for the former RHS girls field
hockey player who was too ill to at-
tend.
Im a great believer in the power of
love and prayer, Broadway star Cia-
ran Sheehan said and the audience ap-
plauded in agreement.
Sheehan seemed to be speaking for
the hundreds in attendance as he ex-
tended his best wishes to Ferrono, who
although not physically present, will
be able to watch a video of the concert
once she recovers from her recent sur-
gery.
Ferrono, 19, has Ewings sarcoma, a
rare bone and connective tissue can-
cer, which she was first diagnosed
with while a student at RHS. After sur-
gery, 14 rounds of chemotherapy and
28 rounds of radiation, she was well
enough to attend her senior prom and
graduate in June, but her freshman
year at St. Josephs University was in-
terrupted last fall when the cancer re-
turned.
Doctors recently performed surgery
to remove the lining from Ferronos
chest wall, lung and heart and she un-
derwent photodynamic therapy (PDT)
therapy, which uses drugs activated by
beams of light to target and destroy
cancer cells. She must now stay out of
sunlight and bright indoor lights for
six weeks, and still faces more
chemotherapy and radiation, but her
determination remains strong.
The community has rallied around
Ferrono before by supporting other
fundraisers, including a meal card
drive, pancake breakfast and charity
basketball game, in order to help her
family with the mounting costs of pre-
scription co-pays, deductibles and
medical bills not covered by their
health insurance. Roma Bank of Rob-
binsville stepped up and sponsored
the March 9 event featuring a cast
headlined by Sheehan (who played the
lead in Phantom of the Opera, and
Marius in Les Miserables on Broad-
way) and it was the most successful
yet.
Comedian and former Saturday
Night Live alumnus Joe Piscopo, who
emceed A Concert for Melissa, put
his jokes and celebrated Frank Sinatra
impressions aside for a few moments
to talk about the importance of opti-
mism and the love and support of a
community in difficult times. Piscopo,
a 20-plus year survivor of thyroid can-
cer, spoke from his heart and personal
experience.
We love you Melissa! Piscopo
called out from the stage.
And really, that said it all.
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EDITOR Joanne Degnan
kids view
Hey, so you know how you might push
someone down in the hall?
Or maybe laugh at them just to make
your friends laugh? Well Im here to tell
you thats wrong.
Laughing with someone is different
than laughing at someone.
If you judge something that someone
cant change about themselves, thats
called bullying.
A lot of times people bully each other
just to look like a tough guy. But the real
strong person is the one who stands up for
the victims.
The one who isnt mean.
If youre a bully, you may have some-
thing similar going on in your life, but
dont take out your anger on other people.
Come on, after all, we are all human. Just a
sentence can hurt someone and cause
them to be insecure or sad.
So if you find out someone goes home in
tears every day, dont laugh, because you
could be the reason for those tears.
Bullying needs to end. Take a stand!
-Olivia Harrison, age 12
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will receive a complimentary ice cream from
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Bullying is wrong!
By Joanne Degnan
Editor
Gov. Chris Christie toured a
group home in Robbinsville for
disabled adults and made it clear
he wouldnt reverse plans to close
state institutions in Woodbridge
and Totowa housing 750 develop-
mentally disabled residents.
Were not revisiting it; its
done, Christie said March 7
when asked about the outcry at a
recent public hearing about the
planned closings of the North
Jersey Developmental Center in
Totowa and the Woodbridge De-
velopmental Center.
Some people are going to be
happy with these decisions and
some people are going to be un-
happy, Christie said. The un-
happy will have to be unhappy.
These decisions have to be
made, someones got to make
them and Im making them,
Christie added, noting the clos-
ings had been the recommenda-
tions of a special task force.
Christie said he wasnt about to
reverse course now just because
three or four hundred people
showed up at a hearing.
Christie made his comments in
the kitchen of a group home on
Hilltop Place where five develop-
mentally disabled residents be-
tween the ages of 60 and 80 live.
The residents, some of whom
work at outside jobs, have varied
types of disabilities, including
cerebral palsy, mental retardation
and dementia.
The governor said there are
profound differences among
people with disabilities and
smaller group homes are best
suited to make the adjustments in
care that allow each of the resi-
dents living there to reach their
fullest potential.
I think seeing a place like this
reinforces for me what weve got
to strive for for all those people
who believe this is their best op-
tion at having the best quality of
life they can have, Christie said
from a seat at the homes kitchen
table. We will always have devel-
opmental centers for folks who
will be best served in that setting,
but it doesnt mean that everyone
has to be in that setting.
The governor told the disabled
adults and their guardians who
were gathered in the kitchen,
along with a throng of reporters,
that he was trying to reduce the
waiting list for group home place-
ments by closing some of the larg-
er institutions and shifting fund-
ing toward the operation of
smaller group homes.
The governor met the elderly
residents of the Robbinsville
home in their rooms, but they did
not join him for the kitchen table
discussion that included Human
Services Commissioner Jennifer
Velez and several disabled adults
from group homes in Hamilton
and Ewing that came to Rob-
binsville with their guardians
and families to see the governor.
Michele Sherry, of Yardley,
Pennsylvania, told Christie her
58-year-old sister, Denise Parno,
who has Down syndrome and de-
mentia, spent 25 years in the To-
towa institution, and is happier
since moving in 1985 to a Hamil-
ton group home run by ARC of
Mercer, where she receives more
personalized attention and care.
Shes safe and in a loving
home; theyre like her sisters
there, Sherry said. Its like the
only home shes ever known.
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Gov. Chris Christie recently visited a group home for developmental-
ly disabled adults on Hilltop Place where he chatted with visitor
Denise Parno (seated) who spent 25 years in a state institution be-
fore moving to a group home in Hamilton.
WEDNESDAY MAR. 20
Tax help: 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. Volunteers from
AARP will be in the library to help
with filling out basic tax forms. By
appointment only. Call 259-2150.
Toddler Storytime: 10 a.m. and 11
a.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Ages 2 to
3 accompanied by an adult. Regis-
tration required at www.mcl.org or
call 259-2150.
Preschool Storytime: 2 p.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children ages 4
to 5. Registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Robbinsville Planning Board: 7:30
p.m., Township Senior Center, 1117
Route 130 North. View agenda
online at www.robbinsiville-twp.org.
THURSDAY MAR. 21
Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville Senior Center, 117 Route
130. No registration required. Free
class under the direction of Connie
Ferrara for seniors 60 and older. For
information, contact 259-1567.
Toddler Storytime: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children age 2
to 3 accompanied by an adult. Pre-
registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Preschool Storytime: 11 a.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children age 4
to 5. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Ravens Boys Varsity Baseball vs.
Delran High School: 3:45 p.m., Rob-
binsville High School fields, 155 Rob-
binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-
ject to change. Check online at
http://www.usatodayhss.com.
Ravens Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs.
New Egypt High School: 4 p.m.,
Robbinsville High School, 155 Rob-
binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-
ject to change. Check online at
http://www.usatodayhss.com.
Ravens Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs.
Colts Neck High School: 4 p.m.,
Robbinsville High School, 155 Rob-
binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-
ject to change. Check online at
http://www.usatodayhss.com.
School-age Storytime and Craft:
4:25 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the
Mercer County Library System, 42
Robbinsville-Allentown Road. A pro-
gram for children in kindergarten
and up. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call the library at
259-2150.
FRIDAY MAR. 22
Toddler Tunes: 10:30 a.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. A music program is
for children of all ages, accompa-
nied by an adult. Online registration
required at www.mcl.org or call 259-
2150.
Ravens Girls Varsity Softball vs.
East Brunswick High School: 4
p.m., Robbinsville High School, 155
Robbinsville-Edinburg Road. Game
subject to change. Check online at
http://www.usatodayhss.com.
SATURDAY MAR. 23
Ravens Boys Varsity Lacrosse
Game vs. West Deptford High
School: 10 a.m., Robbinsville High
School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg
Road. Game subject to change.
Check online at http://www.usato-
dayhss.com.
Robbinsville Irish Heritage Associ-
ations 4th Annual St. Patricks
Day Parade: Opening ceremonies at
12:30 p.m. at Foxmoor Shopping
Center; parade steps off on Wash-
ington Boulevard at 1 p.m. For fur-
ther information and to view parade
route, go to
www.robbinsvilleirish.org.
Book Talk with Mark Di Ionno: 2
p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. This
award-winning columnist and
author of The Last Newspaper
Man will talk about how reporting
has devolved to create todays
crime-saturated, celebrity-obsessed
media. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
4th Annual RHS Baseball Beef &
Beverage Fundraiser: 7 p.m.,
Ancient Order of Hibernians, 2419
Kuser Road, Hamilton. Tickets: $30
includes dinner, music, dancing,
silent auction and beverages. Auc-
tion table includes gift certificates
for restaurants, golf courses, driving
school, salons, theater events, pho-
to portraits and even flying lessons.
For tickets, contact Tom Brettell at
brettell@robbinsville.k12.nj.us.
MONDAY MAR. 25
Senior Art Club: 10 a.m., Senior
Center, 117 Route 130. Free oil or
water-based painting for seniors 60
and older with all levels of expertise.
Must bring your own art supplies.
For more information, contact 259-
1567.
TUESDAY MAR. 26
Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville Senior Center, 117 Route
130. No registration required. Free
class under the direction of Connie
Ferrara for seniors 60 and older. For
information, contact 259-1567.
Create a Bunny Childrens Craft:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Robbinsville
branch of the Mercer County
Library System, 42-Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. This is a drop-in
program; no pre-registration neces-
sary. Children of all ages must be
accompanied by an adult. For fur-
ther information, call 259-2150.
Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville Senior Center, 117 Route
130. No registration required. Free
class under the direction of Connie
Ferrara for seniors 60 and older. For
information, contact 259-1567.
Babytime: 10:15 a.m., Robbinsville
branch of the Mercer County
Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. A class for children
ages 6 months to 24 months accom-
panied by an adult. Pre-registration
required at www.mcl.org or call 259-
2150.
Ravens Boys Varsity Baseball vs.
Pennsauken High School: 3:45
p.m., Robbinsville High School, 155
Robbinsville-Edinburg Road. Game
subject to change. Check online at
http://www.usatodayhss.com.
Robbinsville Board of Education: 7
p.m., Robbinsville High School Stu-
dent Activities Center, 155 Rob-
binsville-Edinburg Road. View agen-
da online at
www.robbinsville.k12.nj.us
Sciencetellers present Bugs of
Blackwood: at 7 p.m., Robbinsville
branch of the Mercer County
Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown
Road. Children ages 4 and up are
invited to learn about the science of
matter by using experiments with
fire, gas, air pressure, water, chemi-
cals, and much more. Online regis-
tration required at www.mcl.org or
call the library at 259-2150.
WEDNESDAY MAR. 27
Tax help: 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. Volunteers from
AARP will be in the library to help
with filling out basic tax forms. By
appointment only. Call 259-2150.
Toddler Storytime: 10 a.m. & 11 a.m.,
Robbinsville branch of the Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. For chil-
dren age 2 to 3 accompanied by an
adult. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
BRICKS 4 KIDZ: 1:30 p.m. for
grades K-2 and 2:15 p.m. for grades
3-5, Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. A hands-
on class where students build
machines, buildings, vehicles and
other structures out of LEGO bricks,
using model plans designed by
Bricks 4 Kidz. Online registration
required at www.mcl.org or call the
library at 259-2150.
Preschool Storytime: 2 p.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children age 4
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Sharon School kindergartner Keifer Stroff proudly shows his teacher,
Peg Zargiel, his folder of stories during a recent parent open house.
Kindergarten students begin the writing process with crayon draw-
ings that they label with simple words and then eventually progress
to composing short sentences to illustrate story booklets.
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Mercer County sets
electronics recycling day
The Mercer County Improve-
ment Authority will host an Elec-
tronics Waste Disposal Day on
Saturday morning (March 23) for
county residents seeking to get
rid of their old televisions, com-
puters, printers and other elec-
tronics that can no longer be left
curbside for regular trash pickup.
The E-waste recycling event
will take place from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. at Parking Lot 1 on Hamilton
Avenue directly across the street
from the Sun National Bank Cen-
ter in Trenton, and will be held
rain or shine.
Attendees must show proof of
Mercer County residency, such as
a drivers license. No commercial
or industrial waste will be accept-
ed.
Also on March 23, the MCIA
will offer a paper shredding serv-
ice. Up to eight boxes or bags of
paper may be discarded.
Mercer County Executive
Brian M. Hughes reminds resi-
dents that New Jerseys Electron-
ic Waste Recycling Act requires
that certain electronic devices
and components be discarded in
an environmentally safe manner.
The 2009 state law prohibits
computers, televisions and cer-
tain other electronics from being
tossed in the regular trash be-
cause they contain toxic metals
and other chemicals that could be
harmful to the environment
when buried in landfills.
Types of electronics that will
be accepted for recycling on Sat-
urday include: central processing
units (CPUs), modems, printers,
keyboards, computer mouses, fax
machines, copiers, circuit boards,
televisions, monitors, electrical
wire, stereo equipment, laptops
and laptop peripheral equipment,
scanners, phones/telecommuni-
cations equipment, microwave
ovens, networking equipment,
VCRs and camera equipment.
For more information about re-
cycling electronics in Mercer
County, call 278-8086, or go online
to www.mcianj.org.
By CATHY ZAHN
March 1, 1914 is just a date in
time, but for those who lived in
Robbinsville, it was the date of
the big blizzard of 1914. And what
a blizzard it was!
Country roads remained im-
passable weeks after the snow-
storm, and in some communities,
saws had to be used to make cuts
in the now-frozen snow so that
wagons and cars could pass. The
Trenton Evening Times ran a
photo on March 29, 1914 showing
a Cole automobile traveling
through a cut near Robbinsville
where the snow was as high as
the roof of the car. According to
the caption, the car driven by
William Cubberly was able to
make remarkable progress de-
spite the high snow.
Newspapers that month gave
detailed reports of towns such as
Princeton and New Hope, Penn-
sylvania shoveling out from the
blizzard and the huge snow banks
left along the streets. On March
13, the Trenton Evening Times re-
ported on the wedding of Rob-
binsville farmer William White
and Jennie Walker, who climbed
into a touring car and were seen
disappearing through the snow
banks to Trenton.
People were trapped on snow-
bound trains throughout New
Jersey during the March 1, 1914
blizzard. One dispatch had
women and children stuck on the
trolley between Burlington and
Roebling. The Trenton Evening
Times reported how delighted the
people in Hamilton were when
trolley service resumed days after
the storm even though there was
still no electric or telephone serv-
ice.
The biggest local snow emer-
gency occurred in the Windsor
section of the township where
some 70 stranded train passen-
gers walked four hours in the
blizzard to the Windsor Road
House. The passengers had been
on a train that had departed
Philadelphia on Sunday after-
noon, March 1, 1914. During the
blizzard, somewhere between
Windsor and Hightstown, the
train stalled, drifts started to
cover the locomotive and the en-
gines fires went out. The passen-
gers tried to dig the train out, but
soon gave up and walked the two
miles to Windsor. The house
could only accommodate 10; so
most of the passengers slept the
night on the floor.
Cathy Zahn is a genealogy expert
and third-grade teacher at Sharon
Elementary School. She can be
reached at caseywilkz@aol.com.
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12 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN MARCH 20-26, 2013
Calvary Chapel Living
Hope Church hosts
Christian Seder
Have you ever experienced a
Christian Seder? The word Seder
is a reference to the Passover cer-
emony of the Jewish people thats
been celebrated for thousands of
years. A Christian Seder draws
attention to obvious references to
Jesus Christ within that celebra-
tion. Calvary Chapel Living Hope
is organizing this special event at
the Pond Road Middle School in
Robbinsville at 6 p.m., Good Fri-
day, March 29.
This is an opportunity for the
whole family, Pastor Scott Tu-
ransky said. We are eager to pro-
vide spiritually enriching experi-
ences for parents and their chil-
dren and this is just one of the
ways were doing it this spring.
Dr. Turansky became the
churchs full-time pastor in Sep-
tember. He also is one of the co-
founders of the National Center
for Biblical Parenting, an organi-
zation committed to helping
churches develop family min-
istries all over the country. He
came to this church with the com-
mitment to build strong families
and to use the church as a model
of ways to involve parents in the
spiritual training of their chil-
dren.
The Seder is a full meal of
lamb, chicken, roasted vegeta-
bles, potatoes and dessert. The
whole church is working together
to cook the food and to make the
evening extra special. For exam-
ple, John and Carol Lydick, two of
the churchs members, have cre-
ated many large backdrop sets
used in 20 churches in the area
for their Bible Schools for kids.
They have designed the decor for
the evening to transport the atten-
dees back to an early New Testa-
ment feel. Rose and Rich DeLisi
will lead the program as they
guide people through the various
ceremonial components of the
meal.
Children are welcome to attend
and much of the evening is de-
signed especially for them, so that
they can experience the rich her-
itage of the Christian faith. At
one point in the traditional Seder,
the children go on a hunt and one
of those kids will receive a spe-
cial reward.
The event is free and open to
the public, but you do need tickets
to get in because seating is limit-
ed. You can obtain free tickets at
http://christianseder-
eorg.eventbrite.com or by going
to the churchs website: TakeJe-
susHome.com and following the
links under the events tab at
the top of the homepage.
Windsor United
Methodist to host
Church Country
Breakfast
The Windsor United Methodist
Church will hold its next monthly
all-you-can-eat country breakfast
and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 10:30
a.m. on Saturday, April 20. The
cost is $6 for adults and includes
pancakes (plain, whole wheat, or
with fresh-frozen New Jersey
blueberries) eggs, toast, French
toast, sausage, juice and tea or
coffee. Kids under 12 eat free.
The Windsor UMC is located at
51 Church St., off Route 130 South
in the historic Village of Windsor.
Worship services are open to all
and held at 10 a.m. on Sundays.
For more information, call 609-
448-0412.
Lifetree Community
Church: Root to Fruit
By PASTOR DAN GRECO
Whats up with the name? Why
Lifetree Community Church?
Sounds like something out of
Avatar or Lord of the Rings. I
am glad you asked!
The Bible describes people who
have a relationship with God as
trees, planted by streams of living
water. They produce fruit in sea-
son, their leaves never wither,
and they prosper in all they do.
Our mission is to help you
grow from root to fruit. I know
its cheesy. But its true. Root sys-
tems sustain trees through life.
When storms come (and they do
come), roots keep trees standing.
Trees are fed and strengthened
through their roots. As people,
our root system is faith. What we
believe is our foundation and de-
termines our ability to meet the
demands of each day. Roots are
so important. But roots are not
the goal.
The goal of root systems is to
help the tree produce fruit. That
fruit looks different for every tree.
Apple trees produce apples. Or-
ange trees, oranges. Some trees
produce flowers. Others, nuts.
You get the idea. As people, our
fruit is what we do.
This is where the Lifetree
part comes in. Trees benefit
those around them. They provide
food, shelter, and shade. They
take in carbon dioxide and re-
lease oxygen. Trees are vital to
their community. As people, what
we do matters. Our goal is not
only to establish deep roots so we
can live, but to produce fruit that
will be a life-giving to others.
Healthy people, like healthy trees,
are life-giving.
Our mission is to help you es-
tablish deep roots of faith, so that
you can produce life-giving fruit
for Robbinsville. If you do not
currently have a church that you
attend, we invite you to join us
this Sunday at 10 a.m. at Sharon
Elementary School.
St. Gregory
the Great Church
The parish of St. Gregory the
Great, 4620 Nottingham Way,
Hamilton Square, would like to
invite the community to join in
prayer and worship during Holy
Week and the Sacred Triduum:
Holy Week: Masses are at 7 a.m.
and 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March
25; 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on Tues-
day, March 26, with adoration
from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Benedic-
tion to follow; and at 7 a.m. and
8:30 a.m.. on Wednesday, March
27.
Holy Thursday: No morning
Mass on Holy Thursday, March
28. The Mass of the Lords Supper
will be celebrated at 7:30 p.m. on
Holy Thursday with Eucharistic
Adoration until midnight. The
traditional visitation of three
area churches will take place im-
mediately afterward with a re-
turn to St. Gregs Church at 11:45
p.m. for prayer.
Good Friday: There will be no
morning Mass on Good Friday,
March 29. The commemoration of
the Lords Passion and the Vener-
ation of the Cross, with Commun-
ion, will take place at 3 p.m. There
will be an evening service and
Veneration of the Cross at 7:30
p.m.
Holy Saturday: No morning
Mass. The Blessing of Easter
Food will take place at 1 p.m. and
the Easter Vigil will be celebrated
at 8 p.m.
Easter Sunday: Masses are at
7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 12
noon. There is no 6 p.m. evening
Mass on Easter Sunday.
interfaith views
Send us your Interfaith news
The Robbinsville Sun invites religious leaders of churches,
synagogues, mosques, temples and other houses of worship
serving the Robbinsville community to contribute news items
and photos for this column. Email Editor Joanne Degnan
at jdegnan@robbinsvillesun.comfor more information.
By JOANNE DEGNAN
Editor
The township is asking resi-
dents to help choose the student
artwork that will be used to publi-
cize the Keep It Local Rob-
binsville campaign aimed at
building awareness about the im-
portance of supporting home-
town merchants.
Mayor Dave Fried announced
the student art contest last
month, noting its important for
the community to support its
local shops so that the businesses
have the financial means to sup-
port and sponsor the youth sports
programs, student activities and
other local causes that are impor-
tant to the community.
The artwork of eight finalists,
chosen from more than 50 Keep
it Local Robbinsville submis-
sions, was scheduled to be posted
on the Robbinsville Township
Facebook page Friday, March 15
after The Sun had gone to press.
Residents are invited to go to the
towns Facebook page, view the
posters and click the like link
in order to vote for their favorites
in three different age categories.
There are three entries from
Sharon School competing in the
K-3 division, three from Pond
Road Middle School competing in
the grade 4-8 division, and two
from Robbinsville High School
competing in the grade 9-12 divi-
sion.
The artists are: first-grader
Ashley Roberts; second-graders
Sierra and Saige Moore; third-
grader Rachel Anne Yap; fourth-
grader Sachi Anand; fourth-grad-
er Alexa Cohen; sixth-grader
Kaylee McEvoy; 10th-grader
Austin Bralyniski; and 10th grad-
er Allison Kroepfl.
The winners at each school will
receive gift cards from local busi-
nesses.
The Facebook page is
www.facebook.com/KeepItLocal-
Robbinsville.
Voting for the contest ends on
March 25.
Log in, vote
for student
art entries
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MARCH 20-26, 2013 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN 13
youth sports scene
Girls Soccer U9
International Division
Robbinsville Comets, 4
Harrison Cherry Bombs, 1
The Robbinsville Comets
opened up their Spring South Jer-
sey Girls Soccer League season
with a 4 to 1 victory over the Har-
rison Cherry Bombs on March 2.
The team overcame very cold and
windy conditions while produc-
ing a very hard fought victory.
Robbinsville played a very strong
overall game limiting the chances
for the Cherry Bombs while keep-
ing pressure on their defense.
The Comets used goals from
Aleca Fotiou, Brittain Ruscito,
Maddie Pike and Delanie Perrine
to jump out to a 4 to 0 lead. From
there they relied on outstanding
goal-tending efforts from Becky
Blitz and Cara Alban to secure
the victory while moving to 1-0 on
the season.
RBA Girls 3/4 Championship
Santinos 18, Ruserts Deli 6
In 3/4 Girls Championship,
Santinos Pizza and Restaurant
defeated Ruserts Deli 18-6. Brynn
Hopkins led Santinos, pouring in
11 points, dishing out five assists,
and grabbing six rebounds. Shea
Krebs added seven points includ-
ing six points in a row in the piv-
otal 3rd quarter. Kailey K
Train Pacifico controlled the
boards, gathering 10 rebounds.
But the story of the game for
Santinos, as usual, was defense.
Kavya Velliangiri, Alyssa
Palagano, Arden Benner, and
Giana Bonfanti were relentless at
the top of Santinos zone defense,
holding down Russerts potent of-
fense with aggressive defense on
the perimeter. Shae Giordano
and Kajal Vaghasia guarded the
baseline and grabbed five re-
bounds each, limiting Russerts
second shots each time down
court. Following a hard fought
first quarter ending with the
score tied, Santinos defense
stepped up another notch and
Hopkins scored seven points to
put Santinos up 8-3 at halftime.
Krebs six-point run in the 3rd
quarter, and more tough defense,
put the score at 14-4 through 3
quarters. In the 4th quarter, San-
tinos withstood a furious pace set
by Ruserts and held on for the
win.
RSA spring clinic sign-ups
The Robbinsville Soccer Asso-
ciation is now registering chil-
dren in pre-K through eighth
grade for its eight-week spring
soccer clinics that begin Saturday,
April 6 at Community Park.
The clinics will be led by pro-
fessional trainers, not coaches,
and is for all players who love soc-
cer and want to improve their
skills. The games will be small-
sided, round robin matches.
The registration deadline is
March 30. Registration forms can
be found online at www.rsa.soc-
cer.com. The cost is $75 for play-
ers in pre-k through second grade
(ages 4 to 7 as of Oct. 1, 2013); and
$130 for third- through eighth-
graders (ages 8 to 13 as of Oct. 1,
2013).
All programs include a free T-
shirt. The United Soccer Master
Course, an association of profes-
sional soccer educators, will pro-
vide training for pre-K through
2nd grade players. The New York
Red Bulls will provide training
for 3rd grade and up players.
Special to The Sun
The players on Santinos Pizza & Restaurant are the first-place
champs of the Robbinsville Basketball Associations Girls 3/4 Divi-
sion. Shown in top row from left are: Kavya Velliangiri, Shae Gior-
dano, Coach Chris Pacifico, Brynn Hopkins, Kajal Vaghasia, Coach
Steve Krebs, Alyssa Palagano, and Kailey Pacifico. In the bottom row
from left are: Shea Krebs, Arden Benner, and Giana Bonfanti.
Send us your Robbinsville sports news
The Robbinsville Sun invites all township youth sports leagues to contribute news items, including announcements, game results and photos. Email jdegnan@robbinsvillesun.com.
Submission deadline is Tuesday for publication in the following weeks newspaper.
The following items were taken
from reports on file with the Rob-
binsville Police Department:
A 32-foot extension ladder, a De-
walt toolbox and various power
tools were stolen from a locked
storage shed at the Foxmoor Club
House sometime during the
overnight hours of March 5 and
March 6.
A representative of the Fox-
moor Homeowners Association
told the investigating officer, Pa-
trolman Robert Morgano, the
theft occurred sometime between
6:30 p.m., March 5 and 8:30 a.m.,
March 6. The stolen items were
collectively valued at $530. There
are no suspects at this time.
Someone stole the coil and cop-
per piping from the HVAC unit on
the southeast side of the Rob-
binsville Township Senior Center
sometime during the overnight
hours of March 5 and March 6.
The estimated property loss is
approximately $500. Patrolman
Kevin Colgan investigated. There
are no suspects at this time.
A 22-year-old Hightstown
woman was arrested on charges
of DWI and other offenses after a
motor vehicle stop at 2:22 a.m.,
March 9.
Sgt. Eric Bakay saw a vehicle
weaving on Route 130 North and
he pulled it over on Perrineville
Road. The driver failed field so-
briety tests. She was arrested and
charged with DWI, reckless driv-
ing, careless driving and failure
to maintain lane.
A 22-year-old Plainsboro man
was charged with possession of
marijuana and other offenses
after he was pulled over on Inter-
state 195 East for tailgating anoth-
er vehicle at 10:51 a.m., March 9.
During the traffic stop, Patrol-
man Scott Kivet detected evi-
dence of narcotics in the vehicle
and a subsequent search revealed
a small quantity of marijuana.
The driver was arrested and
charged with possession of mari-
juana, having a controlled dan-
gerous substance in a motor vehi-
cle, and creating a risk of an acci-
dent.
A thief cut the catalytic con-
verter off a 2001 Chevy Express
van parked at a commercial prop-
erty on the 1300 block of Route
130 North sometime during the
overnight hours of March 7 and
March 8.
A representative of the busi-
ness told Patrolman Chris Clifton
the theft occurred sometime be-
tween 6 p.m., March 7 and 7 a.m.,
March 8. The loss is estimated at
$400. There are no suspects at
this time.
police report
campus news
Morgan Michon
and Andrew
DiMaggio, both
graduates of Rob-
binsville High
School and cur-
rently freshmen
at St. Josephs
University in
Philadelphia, were recently
named to the SJU Athletic Direc-
tors Honor Roll
for the fall 2012 se-
mester.
Michon is a
freshman
womens soccer
player at SJU and
DiMaggio is a
member of the St.
Josephs University mens rowing
team.
Michon DiMaggio
By JUSTIN FEIL
Special to The Robbinsville Sun
In his third stop in three years,
Don Green finally has everything
hes been seeking.
At Robbinsville High School,
he is a guidance counselor by day,
and in the afternoon, he coaches
the boys lacrosse team.
Its a great job, said Green,
who coached at The Hun School
last year and Montgomery High
School in 2011.The transition to
RHS, where he now has the guid-
ance counselor position hes
wanted, has been relatively
smooth, he said.
On the field, Green is facing
some of the same challenges he
faced last year at Hun. He has an-
other young team that should
grow plenty through the year, as
well as the years to come.
Its going to be a group that
gains experience by doing and by
playing, Green said. Its pretty
comparable to what we did last
year at Hun.
Robbinsville was 10-11 under
Buck Buchanan last year, and 12-
6-1 under Chris Penna in 2011.
You have to go back to 2009 to find
the last time that Robbinsville
didnt have double-digit wins in a
season.
The program is growing very
fast, which is exciting, Green
said. I think the team has been
hurt by graduation significantly
from last year. Overall, were pret-
ty young; were not returning a
lot of experience.
We have a few older kids that
have been around that were
going to lean on heavily, but we
are going to see some younger
guys getting minutes.
The senior class includes: Zack
Bryan, John Carfaro, Chris Deck,
Rahul Jairam, Justin Makkay,
Matt Michal, Vaughn Renner and
Trevor Verry. Juniors are: Darren
Daniels, Jack Fascenda, Nick Fer-
raro, Richard Francis, Harrison
Flyge, Joe Korbar and Colin Yur-
cisin. Sophomores in the pro-
gram are: Dom Guido, Alec
Karonsatos, Danny Langford, Sal
Mandrucci, Tim McCahery, Zach
McLaughlin, Nick Sperraza and
Pat Virgie. The freshmen are:
Jacob Cox, Dan Donoghue, John
Francis, Ben Herrera, Cole Hilde-
brand, Jordan Sgro, Matt
Kalczynski, Richie Kaspar, Aaron
Korbman, John Martin, Anthony
Piccardi, Michael Sanguinetti,
Alex Sherman and Sean Tonry.
I think were going to have to
slow things down and control pos-
session, Green said. We are in-
experienced on the defensive end.
Our experience will come from
our offense.
Leading the way is a midfield
that will be the strength of the
team with Deck, Ferraro and
Flyge covering as much ground
as they can. They will be sur-
rounded by inexperience.
Whats encouraging is the en-
thusiasm, Green said. They
come every day and they work re-
ally hard. They want to learn and
they want to get better.
The Ravens are looking to
make the strides that will have
them playing their best lacrosse
by the end of the season, when
they would like to be a tough
matchup for any team in the post-
season.
Our goal now every year is to
qualify for states and win a few
games. We are Group I South. The
splitting of groups provided a lot
of opportunity for us, Green
said. We dont have to play the
North Jersey powers right off the
bat.
Green is anxious to get into the
pre-season scrimmages to see
how his young group stacks up
with some other area teams. He is
the third Ravens head coach in
three years, but he considers him-
self fortunate to have the oppor-
tunity.
Lacrosse-wise, theres a lot of
excitement, Green said. Every-
one feels the change and feels
were going to be a great program
in the near future. The lacrosse
culture is starting to ingrain it-
self in the community. Its excit-
ing to think were on the ground
floor of something that hopefully
in a few years will be special.
14 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN MARCH 20-26, 2013
Young lax team, new coach eager to step up
JOANNE DEGNAN/The Sun
Tenor Ciaran Sheehan (second from left) who played the Phantom on
Broadway in more than 1,000 performances of Phantom of the
Opera, headlined a benefit concert March 9 at Robbinsville High
School that was attended by 800 people and raised $13,500 to help
RHS graduate Melissa Ferrono in her battle with cancer. The per-
formers included (from left) pianist Betsy Maxwell, Sheehan, violin-
ist Heather Bixler, comedian Joe Piscopo, and guitarist/singer
Gabriel Donohue.
Phantom comes to Rville
DENNIS SYMONS/Special to The Sun
Don Green, the new RHS boys
lacrosse coach.
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Township Library Advisory Committee chairperson Phyllis Heller (right) and reference librarian Barbara
D. Smith take a trip down Memory Lane on March 9 as they read the framed clippings chronicling the
major milestones in the Robbinsville library branchs 51-year history. The library began in 1962 with a
few books inside a small room that was open only four hours a week in the old municipal building. Today,
its expansive collection of books, CDs, DVD, eBooks and more is housed in 9,000-square-foot facility
that also offers an array of community programs.
Library marks 51st anniversary
Special to The Sun
From left, Board of Education President Mike Reca and Schools Su-
perintendent Steve Mayer accept a service award on behalf of the
district from Donna Williams and Orsola Andersen of the Rob-
binsville-Hamilton Sunrise Rotary Club. The award marked the 10th
anniversary of the Rotary-sponsored Early Act and Interact clubs at
the middle school and high school, which help students learn civic
responsibility and leadership skills through community service proj-
ects that help others.
Schools receive award
MARCH 20-26, 2013 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN 17
By JOANNE DEGNAN
Editor
Mayor Dave Fried says he
wants the Township Council to
declare the 16-acre Foxmoor
Shopping Center an area in need
of redevelopment in a legal ma-
neuver aimed at helping the
small businesses he said are
struggling since the supermarket
that anchored the center closed in
2011.
I think the shop owners have
waited long enough, Fried said
in his State of the Township ad-
dress to the MIDJersey Chamber
of Commerce on March 7. I
think its time of us to help.
Fried said establishing a rede-
velopment zone at the shopping
center on Washington Boulevard
would provide the township with
the economic tools to attract a
really good anchor into that shop-
ping center and then we can turn
that shopping center around and
give it a facelift.
Under the New Jersey Local
Redevelopment and Housing Law,
municipalities that declare an
area in need of redevelopment
are permitted to offer financial
incentives, such as property tax
abatements, to spur economic ac-
tivity. Municipalities also have
broad powers in redevelopment
zones, including the ability to
force the sale of properties
through condemnation proceed-
ings.
I dont think we will need to
condemn, but I definitely want to
use redevelopment to make this
happen, Fried said in an inter-
view afterward. I think weve
been extremely patient waiting
for something to happen.
The 36-store shopping center is
owned by Foxmoor Associates
LLC, a subsidiary of the
Delaware-based Pettinaro Enter-
prises, whose president, Greg Pet-
tinaro, did not return a phone
message left at his Delaware of-
fice seeking comment on the
mayors announcement. Accord-
ing to a recent Pettinaro market-
ing brochure, there are nine
empty stores in the center total-
ing 65,778 square feet that are
available for lease, including the
48,952 square-foot supermarket
space.
Sam Marrazzo operated Mar-
razzos Thriftway in the shopping
center for 16 years before selling
his business in 2006. Two succes-
sive owners were unable to make
a go of it and the Thriftway even-
tually closed for good in late 2011,
leaving Robbinsville without a su-
permarket and the rest of the
stores in the shopping center
without an anchor tenant to help
bring in customers.
We lost Marrazzos some
years ago and the tenants of this
(shopping center) have been real-
ly suffering, Fried told the busi-
ness leaders and government offi-
cials during the luncheon held at
W.W. Grainger.
Without an anchor its been
very difficult for them to do busi-
ness.
A potential complication to any
redevelopment designation, how-
ever, is the fact that one section of
the shopping center is actually in
Hamilton. The municipal bound-
ary line runs diagonally through
the southwest corner of the prop-
erty, placing the Friendlys
Restaurant and six adjacent
stores in Hamilton and the rest of
the shops, including the empty
supermarket, in Robbinsville.
That will be a challenge,
Fried said when asked about this
after his speech. For the portion
that is in Hamilton, we will have
to work with Hamilton or we may
not be able to declare that (section
of the shopping center) in the re-
development zone.
Fried said redevelopment zone
designations are an effective eco-
nomic tool, noting the township
recently was able to attract the
giant online retailer Amazon to
Robbinsville because of the prop-
erty tax breaks it could offer in a
new redevelopment zone created
in a section of the Matrix Busi-
ness Park near Old York Road.
The payment in lieu of taxes
(PILOT) agreement that the
Township Council approved for
the Amazon project on lots for-
merly assessed as farmland will
generate about $22 million for the
municipality, county and school
district over 20 years.
The township has also declared
a 90-acre tract on the south side of
Route 33 across from the existing
Town Center as an area in need of
redevelopment in an effort to
jump-start economic activity
there.
Three redevelopers have been
named so far for various lots
within the Town Center South Re-
development Area. The first proj-
ect, a new Walgreens at the cor-
ner of Washington Boulevard and
Route 33, broke ground a few
weeks ago.
State law regarding the estab-
lishment of redevelopment areas
requires the governing body to
first authorize an investigative
study of the property involved to
see if it meets the legal criteria
for the establishment of a rede-
velopment zone. If it does, the
next step is to create a redevelop-
ment plan for the property sub-
ject to Planning Board review and
a Township Council vote, and
then finally the selection of a re-
developer for the project by the
Township Council.
Fried losing patience with state of shopping center
JOANNE DEGNAN/The Robbinsville Sun
Mayor Dave Fried gave his State of the Township Address to the
MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce during a luncheon at W.W.
Grainger Inc. in Robbinsville on March 7.
The Robbinsville-based Tri-
Core Inc. has been named by
Aetna as a Small Group Premier
Producer for 2013, a designation
earned by only 2 percent of bro-
kers selling Aetna small group in-
surance products.
TriCore, whose corporate
headquarters is located on North
Gold Drive, serves as an employee
benefits broker for businesses
and nonprofit organizations, in
addition to its payroll, benefits
and human resources adminis-
tration services. Aetna recog-
nized TriCore in its capacity as a
broker of group health insurance
programs.
Contracted with Aetna under
its previous name, Admina-
Source, TriCores founder and
CEO is Dave Fried, who is also
township mayor.
I had a sense that TriCore was
a significant marketing partner
for Aetna, but I did not know that
we were among their top produc-
ers nationwide, Fried said in a
prepared statement. This is real-
ly a pleasant surprise.
Founded in 2001, TriCore spe-
cializes in employee benefits
plans for small- to mid-sized busi-
nesses and non-profit organiza-
tions in New Jersey, Pennsylva-
nia, Florida (Tampa and Orlando)
and Houston, Texas. TriCore also
provides payroll and payroll tax
administration, employee bene-
fits administration and human
resources consulting.
In 2012, TriCore was named to
Inc. magazines 500/5000 list as
one of the fastest growing pri-
vately owned U.S. companies. De-
spite a lingering recession, Tri-
Core has experienced 36 percent
growth over the last three years,
roughly 12 percent per year, the
company said.
By offering services at total
costs between 20 and 50 percent
lower than most Human Resource
Outsourcing (HRO) firms and
Professional Employer Organiza-
tions (PEO), TriCore has saved its
clients an estimated $30 million
over the past five years, and $48.9
million since 2002, the companys
news release stated.
Aetna honors TriCore as Small Group Premier Producer
18 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN MARCH 20-26, 2013
to 5. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Robbinsville Planning Board Meet-
ing: 7:30 p.m., Township Senior Cen-
ter, 1117 Route 130 North. View agen-
da online at www.robbinsville-
twp.org.
THURSDAY MAR. 28
Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville Senior Center, 117 Route
130. No registration required. Free
class under the direction of Connie
Ferrara for seniors 60 and older. For
information, contact 259-1567.
Toddler Storytime: 10 a.m. Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children age 2
to 3 accompanied by an adult. Reg-
istration required at www.mcl.org or
call 259-2150.
Preschool Storytime: 11 a.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children age 4
to 5. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Coffee Doughnuts and a Movie
(The Sting): 1:30 p.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. Pre-registration
required at www.mcl.org or call 609-
259-2150.
Robbinsville Township Council:
7:30 p.m., courtroom trailer, 1117
Route 130 North. To view agenda
online, go to www.robbinsville-
twp.org.
SATURDAY MAR. 30
Spring Creation Station: 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., Mercer County Library Sys-
tem, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown
Road. Children of all ages, accompa-
nied by an adult, are invited to stop
by and create a special craft with
the materials provided. No registra-
tion is necessary for this drop-in
program. For more information, call
the library at 259-2150.
The Art of Living: Yoga and Medita-
tion Workshop: 11 a.m. to 12 noon,
Robbinsville branch of the Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Experi-
ence deep relaxation, mental clarity,
and stress relief through breathing
techniques, meditation. Pre-regis-
tration required at www.mcl.org or
call 259-2150.
MONDAY APR. 1
Senior Art Club: 10 a.m., Senior
Center, 117 Route 130. Free oil or
water-based painting for seniors 60
and older with all levels of expertise.
Must bring your own art supplies.
For more information, contact 259-
1567.
Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Hight-
stown: 4 p.m., Robbinsville High
School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg
Road. Game subject to change.
Check online at http://www.usato-
dayhss.com.
Ravens Boys Varsity Lacrosse v.
Rancocas: 4 p.m., Robbinsville High
School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg
Road. Game subject to change.
Check online at http://www.usato-
dayhss.com.
Ravens Girls Varsity Lacrosse v.
Hopewell Valley: 4 p.m., Rob-
binsville High School, 155 Rob-
binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-
ject to change. Check online at
http://www.usatodayhss.com.
TUESDAY APR. 2
Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville Senior Center, 117 Route
130. No registration required. Free
class under the direction of Connie
Ferrara for seniors 60 and older. For
information, contact 259-1567.
Create a Robot: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Robbinsville branch of the Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Drop in
and create a robot with the material
provided. No pre-registration neces-
sary! For information call, 259-2150.
Babytime: 10:15 a.m., Robbinsville
branch of the Mercer County
Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. Rhymes, songs and
simple stories for children 6 months
to 24 months old, accompanied by
an adult. Pre-register online at
www.mcl.org.
Ravens Boys Varsity Lacrosse v.
Rancocas: 4 p.m., Robbinsville High
School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg
Road. Game subject to change.
Check online at http://www.usato-
dayhss.com.
Ravens Girls Varsity Lacrosse v.
Hopewell Valley: 4 p.m., Rob-
binsville High School, 155 Rob-
binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-
ject to change. Check online at
http://www.usatodayhss.com.
WEDNESDAY APR. 3
Tax help: 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. Volunteers from
AARP will be in the library to help
with filling out basic tax forms. By
appointment only. Call 259-2150.
Toddler Storytime: 10 a.m. & 11
a.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. For chil-
dren age 2 to 3 accompanied by an
adult. Registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Preschool Storytime: 2 p.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children age 4
to 5. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
THURSDAY APR. 4
Toddler Storytime: 10 a.m. Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children age 2
to 3 accompanied by an adult. Reg-
istration required at www.mcl.org or
call 259-2150.
Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville Senior Center, 117 Route
130. No registration required. Free
class under the direction of Connie
Ferrara for seniors 60 and older. For
information, contact 259-1567.
Preschool Storytime: 11 a.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children age 4
to 5. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Ravens Girls Varsity Lacrosse v.
Ewing: 4 p.m., Robbinsville High
School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg
Road. Game subject to change.
Check online at http://www.usato-
dayhss.com.
School-age Storytime: 4:30 p.m.,
Robbinsville branch of the Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. For chil-
dren in kindergarten and up. Regis-
tration required online at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
FRIDAY APR. 5
Kids Music Round: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. Come sing and
dance with Miss Diane. For children
6 months and up, accompanied by
an adult. Registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Ravens Boys Varsity Baseball vs.
Ewing: 4 p.m., Robbinsville High
School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg
Road. Game subject to change.
Check online at http://www.usato-
dayhss.com.
Ravens Girls Varsity Softball vs.
Ewing: 4 p.m., Robbinsville High
School, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg
Road. Game subject to change.
Check online at http://www.usato-
dayhss.com.
Pasta Fest Family Dinner: 5:30 to
8 p.m., a fundraiser sponsored by
the Rotary Club of Robbinsville-
Hamilton Sunrise at the Nottingham
Ballroom, 200 Mercer St., Hamilton
Square. Super 50/50, door prizes
and live entertainment. Admission
is $12 for adults and $6 for children
ages 6-12. Tickets available at the
door or by calling 609-439-3933.
This fundraiser supports community
programs, including Womanspace,
TASK, Boys & Girls Club, and schol-
arships for local students.
MONDAY APR. 8
Senior Art Club: 10 a.m., Senior
Center, 117 Route 130. Free oil or
water-based painting for seniors 60
and older with all levels of expertise.
Must bring your own art supplies.
For more information, contact 259-
1567.
TUESDAY APR. 9
Create a Truck: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Robbinsville branch of the Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. No regis-
tration necessary; drop in and cre-
ate a craft with the materials provid-
ed. For further information, call 259-
2150.
Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-
binsville Senior Center, 117 Route
130. No registration required. Free
class under the direction of Connie
Ferrara for seniors 60 and older. For
information, contact 259-1567.
Babytime: 10:15 a.m., Robbinsville
branch of the Mercer County
Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. For children ages 6
to 24 months accompanied by an
adult. Pre-registration required at
www.mcl.org or call 259-2150.
Ravens Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs.
Moorestown: 4 p.m., Robbinsville
High School, 155 Robbinsville-Edin-
burg Road. Game subject to change.
Check online at http://www.usato-
dayhss.com.
Citizen CPR: 6:30 p.m., Robbinsville
branch of the Mercer County
Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. Come learn
child/adult cardiopulmonary resus-
citation and other lifesaving tech-
niques including relief of foreign
body airway obstruction, choking an
injuries. Register for this free pro-
gram sponsored by Princeton
Healthcare System Community Edu-
cation and Outreach by calling the
library at 259-2150.
WEDNESDAY APR. 10
Tax help: 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. Volunteers from
AARP will be in the library to help
with filling out basic tax forms. By
appointment only. Call 259-2150..
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Centro Grillle is proud to host this year's Robbinsville
ST. PATRICKS DAY PARADE
POST PARADE PARTY
on March 23rd from 2pm to whenever.
Please bring your family and enjoy some creative food and drink specials,
kids face painting, hair painting, hair extensions, facial glitter and plenty to
sing along with Bill O'Neal & Friends. This is the place to be after the parade
and try our special St. Patrick's Day menu! !
Guinness Stout
BBQ Pulled Pork
Sandwich
Beef Brisket
Sandwich
Meatloaf Po
Irish Boy
Fish n Chips
Reuben Club
$3 Pints
There will be a kids area with face painting, green/white/orange hair extensions,
face glitter and more. Proceeds will help support local residents Melissa Ferrono
and Tracy Kling LaManna and their battles with cancer.
$10 OF F
Any purchase of $50 or more.
Offer valid thru 4/30/13.
Cannot be combined with any other offers.