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Tree City USA
Robbinsville given national
designation. PAGE 2
P r e - s o r t e d
S t a n d a r d
U S P o s t a g e
P A I D
B e l l m a w r N J
P e r m i t 1 5 0 1
P o s t a l C u s t o m e r
Program
puts city
kids in
suburbs
By JULIE STIPE
The Robbinsville Sun
When Robbinsville resident
Paula Waldron moved from
New York City, where she had
lived and worked for 15 years,
to New Jersey, the one thing
she knew she wanted to do was
to host a child from the city as
part of the Fresh Air Funds
Friendly Town program.
So last year, Waldron and
her husband, Richard Dean,
contacted the Fresh Air Fund
and asked to host a boy 9 or
younger.
Our son was 9 at the time,
Waldron said. I thought if it
went well, this child could be-
come a younger brother of
sorts.
The Fresh Air Fund sent 6-
year old Rahmel Smalls, who
lives with his father in the
Bronx, to stay with the family
for 10 days.
It went wonderfully, Wal-
dron said. Hes a very bright,
very energetic boy. As Wal-
dron had hoped, Smalls and
her son Matthew quickly be-
came like siblings.
Rahmel just loves
Matthew, Waldron said. He
thinks of him as his big broth-
er. Im hopeful that the bond
will continue to grow.
The Friendly Towns pro-
Clinic assists animal population
By JULIE STIPE
The Robbinsville Sun
In New Jersey in 2010, around
32,000 cats and dogs were eutha-
nized.
When spay and neuter organi-
zation People for Animals looked
at the euthanasia data for New
Jersey, it decided something more
had to be done to reduce animal
overpopulation.
Were talking about thou-
sands of animals being killed,
said People for Animals project
coordinator Kevin Moore. It led
us to the conclusion that we need-
ed to expand our reach.
The organization has one spay
and neuter clinic in Hillside, near
Newark, but began looking for
another place to start a clinic
and settled on Robbinsville.
We saw that a huge number of
calls came from Mercer County,
Moore said. So we figured that
would be a good area to address
that demand.
Special to The Sun
From left to right, People for Animals dog adoption chair Kristina Paris, dog trainer Anna Liccardi, and
clinic director Jane Guillaume keep an eye on some dogs at one of the organizations combined adoption
and microchipping events.
please see FRIENDLY, page 3
LEFT: Some of the dogs rescued by People for Animals, like the one shown here, were abused. This puppy came to the organization with
severe malnutrition and was given swim therapy to develop muscle tone. RIGHT: Ten-year-old chihuahua Lump loves to ride in jackets. The
dog came to People for Animals severely neglected and with a large growth on his side. He was rehabilitated and has now been adopted.
please see ANIMALS, page 5
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The Robbinsville Rampage 10U fast-pitch travel softball team took to the fields again in Montville re-
cently and participated in the 14th annual Michelle Fund tournament. After the seeding round, the
girls made it to the semifinal game the second day of the tournament, where they lost 1-0 in 9 in-
nings against Sparta. The Rampage played a tremendous defensive game, led by Emilia Bercaw on
the mound, who threw 7 innings, giving up no runs, no walks only one hit, while striking out 5. Over
the weekend, notable offensive performances were had by Alyssa Whitman, who went 8 for 12; Gina
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Robbinsville named a Tree City USA
The Arbor Day Foundation
(ADF) has recognized Rob-
binsville Township as a Tree City
USA community for its efforts
over the past year, ADF chief ex-
ecutive John Rosenow an-
nounced.
The Tree City USA program is
sponsored in cooperation with
the National Association of State
Foresters and the USDA Forest
Service.
More than 3,400 cities and
towns have been recognized as a
Tree City USA community.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a
nonprofit conservation and edu-
cation organization of one mil-
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and celebrate trees.
Since 1972, it has recognized
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gram, run by the Fresh Air Fund,
sends kids from New York City
ages 6 to 18 to stay in rural and
suburban homes for about two
weeks in states from Maine to
West Virginia.
The program has been helping
kids take a vacation from city life
since 1877, said Fresh Air Fund
Mercer County Chairperson Lau-
rie Bershad.
It gives them the opportunity
to do things they otherwise
wouldnt get to do in the city,
Bershad said.
Kids who are part of the pro-
gram get to do things such as ride
bikes, go swimming, and enjoying
a slower, quieter pace of life, Ber-
shad said.
The majority of families who
participate in the program, Ber-
shad said, do it again the follow-
ing summer, often with the same
child, and many stick with the
program for years.
Sometimes a child wont work
out for a family, Bershad said, but
this isnt unusual, and it should-
nt stop a family from trying
again.
Not everybody makes a per-
fect match, she said. The goal is
to find a child you connect with.
For Waldrons family, Smalls
was a perfect match, and the fam-
ily keeps in touch with him dur-
ing the year.
Weve formed a close bond
with Rahmel and his dad, Wal-
dron said. We try to speak with
him and his father about once a
month.
The program has given Smalls
the opportunity to form relation-
ships with people from very dif-
ferent backgrounds than his, and
to experience life in a different
environment from that in which
he grew up.
Smalls went to summer camp
during his visit; he also enjoyed
riding a scooter around the neigh-
borhood and playing sports with
his summer brother.
Since Smalls is being raised in
a single-parent home, Waldron is
like his mom during the visit.
He gets to see what a moms
about, Waldron said.
Smalls usually refers to Wal-
dron as his summer mom, but
he also just calls her mom some-
times.
When he left, he wrote this
note that said, Thanks, Mom,
Waldron said.
Waldron said as good as the ex-
perience has been for Smalls, it
has been equally valuable for her
family.
My son learns how to share,
Waldron said. He shares not
only his things, but also his
mom.
As for Waldron and her hus-
band, she said it helps them learn
patience.
Having this boy in our lives
has been a benefit to everyone,
Waldron said. It was everything
we hoped the program would be.
One of Waldrons favorite
memories of Smalls visit is the
time the family took him on his
first trip to the beach.
The joy on his face was ab-
solutely priceless, Waldron said.
That will be a memory that I will
keep with me forever.
If you are interested in hosting
a child or have any questions
about the program please contact
Laurie Bershad at Bershadfami-
ly@verizon.net.
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Continued from page 1
Friendly Towns Program started in 1877
Senior Center
open house
is May 19
Come see what all the excite-
ment is about on Saturday, May
19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rob-
binsville Senior Center's annual
open house with festivities that
include a DJ, giveaways, tours of
the facility, refreshments, prize
drawings, bocce and much more.
Everyone is welcome, so please
bring a neighbor, friend or family
member along to experience all
the activities available.
For additional information
please contact director Renee
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The Mercer County Library
System (MCLS) is a great place
for families to spend time this
summer, learn and be inspired,
thanks to the 2012 New Jersey
statewide summer reading pro-
grams Dream Big - READ! and
Own the Night.
Reading programs are a free,
efficient, fun way to incorporate
reading and related activities into
summer family time. Having ac-
cess to books and library pro-
grams throughout the summer
can lead to more reading and im-
proved reading skills. Interactive
library programs, which include
story hours, creative arts, per-
formances and other special
events, enhance the reading expe-
rience and encourage youth and
their families to become library
users and lifelong readers.
The program brings atten-
dance of more than 18,000 patrons
into its nine branches for reading-
related activities. Branch loca-
tions are located in Ewing, Hicko-
ry Corner, Hightstown, Hollow-
brook, Hopewell, Lawrence, Rob-
binsville, Twin Rivers and West
Windsor.
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2011, children and teens reported
reading 86,140 books as part of
this program.
Free registration begins on
Monday, June 18, at all branches
throughout the library system,
and the program runs through
Friday, Aug. 3, for children 11 and
younger. Teen registration begins
on Monday, June 18, and ends on
Friday, Aug. 17. Fun, educational
activities and contests are planned
from June through early August.
All branches will launch the six-
week program with free, special
registration events. Certain pro-
grams require pre-registration
with a valid MCLS library card.
Children 11 and younger are
encouraged to visit their local
branch anytime beginning Mon-
day, June 18. They should stop at
the registration table to receive a
reading log to keep track of the
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or with an adult. Incentive prizes
are awarded on a weekly basis to
children who return to the li-
brary with their log to report the
number of titles or chapters they
have completed. Prizes are of-
fered to encourage children to
keep reading over the summer.
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will assist children in the regis-
tration process at each branch
and are available to answer ques-
tions. Library staff can assist
children in choosing books.
The teen summer reading pro-
gram is online for 2012 and runs
from June 18 through Aug. 17.
The theme is Own the Night
and teens 12 to 18 can participate
online with Internet access to the
librarys website. They can regis-
ter with a user name and pass-
word, returning to the librarys
website to record the books they
have read.
Teens are also encouraged to
participate in the variety of teen
events, workshops and activities
taking place throughout the library
system. Programs include book-
themed events, song lyric writing,
scavenger hunts, current and clas-
sic movie showings, gaming ses-
sions, creative writing, stage make-
up instruction, crafts, test prepara-
tion, cooking and photography.
Each branch will hold its own set of
events, prizes and contests.
Check local branch publicity
for specifics and registration de-
tails. Certain programs require
pre-registration with a valid
MCLS library card.
Visit the librarys website at
webserver.mcl.org/ys/srpindex.h
tml in early June for a complete
listing of programs and events.
Printed calendars and registra-
tion details will also be available
at each branch in early June.
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It also helped that Robbinsville
is situated in the center of the
state, with easy access to the New
Jersey Turnpike, Interstate 195
and Route 130.
When the new clinic reaches
full capacity, Moore said, they ex-
pect to be doing about 12,000 spay
and neuter surgeries on dogs and
cats every year, for a total, be-
tween both clinics, of 30,000 oper-
ations a year. This is enough to
make a serious dent in the num-
ber of dogs and cats being born
every year, which reduces the
number of animals that must be
put down.
In the Hillside area, Moore
said, the clinic has seen euthana-
sia rates gradually decline, and
the organization hopes to do the
same for the Robbinsville area as
well. People for Animals began in
1980, Moore said, started a spay
and neuter clinic in 1985 and has
been doing surgeries ever since.
The clinic does not offer full
veterinary services, but its sur-
geries are performed for a much
lower cost than most veterinari-
ans. And, People for Animals also
offers low-cost wellness servic-
es, such as vaccinations for ra-
bies and distemper, tests for dis-
eases such as feline AIDS, mi-
crochipping and deworming.
Yes, we were spaying and neu-
tering these animals, but we felt
we needed to expand our offer-
ings, Moore said.
The services will also be avail-
able at the new Robbinsville clin-
ic.
Aside from population control,
spaying and neutering has a num-
ber of benefits for animals,
Moore said.
Its the best thing for a male or
female dog or cat, Moore said.
Unfixed animals may yowl, uri-
nate in undesired places, and are
more likely to run away. They
may have all sorts of unwanted
behaviors that can lead to getting
relinquished to a shelter, Moore
said.
Many people dont know that
female dogs and cats can get
breast cancer, but they can, and,
Moore said, spaying is important
in preventing this cancer.
It significantly reduces the
chances of getting breast cancer,
Moore said. Its such a vital serv-
ice to get these animals spayed
and neutered.
People for Animals saves dogs
and cats by reducing overpopula-
tion, but it also saves animals by
taking them in and finding them
homes.
Diane ODonnell is People for
Animals association director and
is in charge of fundraising and
adoptions for the organization.
The adoption facet of the organi-
zation is much smaller than the
spay-and-neuter side, but People
for Animals is still able to find
homes for 50 to 100 dogs (as well
as a few cats) a year, ODonnell
said.
People for Animals does not
plan to do adoptions at the new
clinic in Robbinsville at the mo-
ment, but since the site is in a
good central location, ODonnell
said, it might be considered in the
future. People for Animals houses
most of its dogs for adoption at a
kennel owned by ODonnell.
Adoptable dogs are taken to local
Petco, Petsmart and other stores
where interested pet lovers can
see them and are also posted on
Petfinder.com. Many of the dogs
put up for adoption are pulled
from high-kill shelters, ODonnell
said, where they are on the eu-
thanasia list or are unlikely to be
adopted at the shelter. Theyre
dogs that dont have a high
chance of getting adopted in the
shelter environment, ODonnell
said. One dog ODonnell took
from a shelter needed to be exam-
ined by a veterinarian before it
could be put up for adoption, but
was too overweight for the veteri-
narian to properly examine.
People for Animals took the
dog and was able to get his weight
down to a normal level. Most
shelters just dont have the re-
sources to hold a dog for five
months while it reduces its body
weight, ODonnell said. For us
theres no time limit like there
often is at a shelter.
Between its adoptions, its low-
cost spay and neuter surgeries,
and its wellness services, People
for Animals answers a tremen-
dous need both in Mercer County
and the rest of the state. New
Jersey really has a fantastic re-
source in us, ODonnell said.
The new clinic is located on 1
Sharon Road in Robbinsville, and
was set to open for surgery begin-
ning May 15.
Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Visit the group online at
www.pfaonline.org.
ANIMALS
Continued from page 1
Animals have time to heal with rescue group
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in our opinion
D
espite all of the political hy-
perbole were going to have to
put up with until Election Day,
theres at least one positive aspect to a
presidential campaign: Neither party
wants to offend voters. Theyll wait to
do that after the votes are counted.
Thats good news if you are trying
to pay back your federally funded stu-
dent loans. Come July, the interest rate
on those loans is set to double.
But thats not going to happen. In-
deed, the Democrats and Republicans
are arguing about how best to pay for
keeping the interest rate at 3.4 percent.
The Democrats say they want to close
a tax loophole. The Republicans want
to go after the presidents health-care
plan. Theres even speculation that the
rate will be extended with no idea of
how to pay for it.
But, and you can bet on it, the rate
isnt going to rise.
Thats because there are a lot of peo-
ple with these loans. A lot of people
who likely will be voting this Novem-
ber. And neither party wants to anger
them. Letting the rate rise and bank-
ing on political spin to blame the
other guy is too risky. After all, isnt
getting elected the most important
thing a politician can do?
Were all for promoting higher edu-
cation and wouldnt mind seeing the
rate stay where it is. What we dont
like is the talk about just doing it and
worrying about paying for it later.
Reuters estimates keeping the rate
steady would cost about $6 billion.
One reason the public is so disen-
chanted with the government is that
the government doesnt have to play
by the same rules. Regular folks, or at
least responsible regular folks, live on
a budget. They spend what they can af-
ford. If they want to buy something,
they find a way to pay for it.
But, this being an election year and
all, the politicians no doubt will go all-
out to make as many people happy as
possible. Unfortunately, in the case of
student loans, that might mean simply
ignoring a bill that is due.
Friendly politicians
One good thing about election years: Politicians want to be your friend
Student loans
Those with federally funded student
loans shouldnt worry too much about
a possible interest rate hike in July.
Its an election year. The politicians
will do all they can to keep you happy.
Local students earn spots
with all-state choral groups
On Saturday, April 21, the New Jersey
Music Educators Association (NJMEA)
held auditions for the 2012-13 New Jersey
All-State Choral Ensembles. Some 1,100
singers from New Jersey auditioned for
these prestigious groups. Several students
from Robbinsville High School will be join-
ing the ensembles and represent the dis-
trict.
Alex Goia and Chelsea Sardoni earned
spots in the women's choir and Dominic
Guido, Kristen Kozma and Natalia Macca-
roni won spots in the mixed choir. On a re-
lated note, Kozma placed ninth overall.
Sign up for upcoming
Fathers Day Fishing Derby
The Robbinsville Township Municipal
Alliance against alcoholism and drug
abuse presents a Fathers Day Fishing
Derby on Sunday, June 17, from 8 a.m. to
noon at the Gazebo.
The lake at Town Center will be stocked
with fish and we will be promoting catch
and release. Prizes for the biggest fish and
most fish caught will be awarded. Food and
drinks will be provided throughout the day
at nominal costs.
For more information, contact the Rob-
binsville Township Recreation Division at
(609) 918-0002, ext. 120, or on the web at
www.robbinsville-twp.org and
jbarker@Robbinsville-Twp.org.
Mercer County Teen Arts
Festival set for May 18
The Mercer County Teen Arts Festival
will be held Friday, May 18 from 8 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. at Mercer County Community
College in West Windsor.
The festival is a comprehensive arts edu-
cation program held annually on the cam-
pus of Mercer County Community College
and is open to all Mercer County public,
private, parochial and home-school stu-
dents in middle and high school, grades six
through 12, ages 13 to 19.
The great thing about this program is
that there are no winners or losers, just re-
markably talented young people who can
display their work and get positive feedback
from professionals in the art world, said
Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes.
The festival is hugely popular for Mer-
cer County student artists, and entries
were received from 13 different schools this
year, Hughes said.
The festival, under the direction of the
Mercer County Division of Culture and
Heritage, spotlights the work of 1,200 Mer-
cer County teen artists and involves scores
of volunteers and more than 40 profession-
als serving as critics.
The festival will move to the gymnasium
in the event of rain.
Teen Arts is not a contest, but an oppor-
tunity for young artists to develop the per-
ceptual, intellectual and technical skills to
create works of art. The focus of the festi-
val is not on competition but participation
in performance seminars, classes and
workshops in art, dance, drama, vocal and
instrumental music, film and creative
writing.
Visitors can view visual art pieces that
are currently on display outside the
gallery on the second floor of the commu-
nications building.
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WEDNESDAY MAY 16
Toddler Story Time: Ages 2 to 3,
accompanied by an adult. 10 and
11 a.m. at Robbinsville Branch
Library. Registration required.
Call (609) 259-2150.
Preschool Story Time: Ages 4 to 5.
2 p.m. at Robbinsville Branch
Library. Registration required.
Call (609) 259-2150.
Robbinsville Township Municipal
Alliance Against Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse meeting: 6:30
p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center.
Visit www.robbinsville-twp.org for
more information.
Robbinsville Township Planning
Board meeting: 7 to 10 p.m. at
the Senior Citizen Center, 1117 U.S.
Route 130. For more information,
visit www.robbinsville-twp.org.
THURSDAY MAY 17
Spring Color and Fashion Trends: 7
p.m. at Robbinsville Branch
Library. Learn how to use this
springs makeup colors to
enhance your spring wardrobe,
learn some new makeup tips, and
discover which makeup shades
complement your coloring. Pre-
sented by Anna Majeski of Mary
Kay Cosmetics. Online registra-
tion required.
Toddler Story Time: Ages 2 to 3,
accompanied by an adult. 10 a.m.
at Robbinsville Branch Library.
Registration required. Call (609)
259-2150.
Preschool Story Time: Ages 4 to 5.
11 a.m. at Robbinsville Branch
Library. Registration required.
Call (609) 259-2150.
SATURDAY MAY 19
Robbinsville Senior Center Sixth
annual Open House: 1 to 4 p.m.
Rain or shine. Festivities include
deejay, give-a-ways, tours,
refreshments, food, prize draw-
ings, bocce and more. All are wel-
come. For more information call
director Renee Burns at (609)
259-1567 or email reneeb@rob-
binsville-twp.org.
Robbinsville Township Shred Day:
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Robbinsville
Township Firehouse, 1149 Route
130. Residents can bring paper
material and file folders, receipts,
bills, financial statements and
anything to be recycled not for
confidentiality concerns up to a
100-pound limit. No books, maga-
zines and newspapers. No busi-
ness or commercial material.
Rain or shine. Residents must
show identification. For more
information visit www.rob-
binsville-twp.org.
Little Ninja Day Bully Preven-
tion: Ages 3 to 6. 2 and 2:30 p.m.
at Robbinsville Branch Library.
Join certified instructors from
USA Karate & Fitness of Hamilton
and learn verbal defense strate-
gies for handling bullies. Care-
givers must be present. Online
registration required.
SUNDAY MAY 20
Calvary Chapel Mercer County
worship service: 11 a.m. every
Sunday at Robbinsville Pond
Road Middle School. Contempo-
rary and non-denominational
Christian service. Visit www.wel-
cometocalvary.org for more
information.
Lifetree Community Church: 10
a.m. every Sunday at Sharon Ele-
mentary School, Robbinsville.
Visit www.lifetreecc.com.
Robbinsville Seventh-day Adven-
tist Church: Sabbath school at
9:30 a.m. Worship service at 11
a.m. 2314 Route 33, Robbinsville.
MONDAY MAY 21
Seat Belt Enforcement and Educa-
tion Campaign Kick-Off: Law
enforcement officers from the
Robbinsville Township Police
Department will be cracking
down on unbuckled motorists
and their passengers as part of
the national Click It or Ticket
campaign. Initiative runs through
June 3. Find out more at
www.robbinsville-twp.org.
Passport to Fun II: Grades four to
six. 3:15 p.m. at Robbinsville
Branch Library. Participants will
explore a different country each
week through writing, art or
cooking. Program will occasional-
ly include food. Registration
required.
Robbinsville Township Library
Advisory Committee meeting:
7:30 p.m. at the Robbinsville
Branch Library, municipal com-
plex, 1117 U.S. Route 130. For more
information visit www.rob-
binsville-twp.org.
Robbinsville Township Open Space
Committee meeting: At the
court facility, 1117 U.S. Route 130.
For more information visit
www.robbinsville-twp.org.
TUESDAY MAY 22
Suddenly in Command: 7 p.m. at
Robbinsville Branch Library. Cer-
tified Boating Safety Instructor
Tomas Bagdas, of the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary, will teach you
the basics of boat handling and
safety. Learn how to deal with
emergencies, minimize mishaps,
and handle on-board equipment.
Online registration required.
CALENDAR PAGE 8 MAY 16-22, 2012
Visit us online at www.robbinsvillesun.com
The Robbinsville Education
Foundation will commit the pro-
ceeds of the upcoming Golf Clas-
sic to launch a three-year initia-
tive to fund a pre-engineering pro-
gram a Pond Road Middle School,
which will result in seamless
technology education for stu-
dents in grades six through 12.
The classic is scheduled for
May 22 at 1 p.m. at Mercer Oaks in
West Windsor.
Admission for individual
golfers, which includes dinner
and a buffet lunch, is $150.
The price for dinner only is $50.
Sponsorships at multiple levels
are available.
The REF, in collaboration with
the Board of Educations former
Partners in Education commit-
tee, previously raised $76,721 to
fund pre-engineering at Rob-
binsville High School, known as
Project Lead the Way.
That funding commitment last-
ed from 2004 to 2009.
This commitment, which will
span three years, will require the
REF to raise $61,060 to fully fund
the middle school program.
As designed, the middle school
pre-engineering program will
give students hands-on opportu-
nities to strengthen skills in sci-
ence, technology, engineering and
mathematics. Class assignments
will require students to create, de-
sign and build projects to solve
problems. Teachers will have to
receive specialized training, and
the initiative will also call for up-
grades of classroom technology.
Individuals or businesses that
would like to participate in the
event are encouraged to visit the
foundations website, www.re-
fkids.org, or call event co-chairs
Debbie Baer (609) 731-7951 or Jodi
Stephens, (609) 371-0071.
The Robbinsville Education
Foundation is a registered non-
profit, and contributions are tax-
deductible.
Golf classic benefits education
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Pop Warner hosting
annual golf tourney
Pop Warner is hosting a chari-
ty golf outing benefitting the Spe-
cial Olympics of New Jersey and
youth football and cheer on Fri-
day, June 1, at the Cranbury Golf
Club, at 49 Southfield Road.
Registration and lunch begin
at 11:30 am with a shotgun start
for the four-person, best ball
(scramble) format at 1 pm. The
$125 fee per-player includes
greens fee, cart and an assort-
ment of other prizes and competi-
tions, including longest drive and
closest to the pin. Early registra-
tion is encouraged, as entry is
limited to the first 144 paid play-
ers. Contact Ryan Lederman at
(561) 702-5676 or email presi-
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Senior Center open
house set for May 19
Come see what all the excite-
ment is about on Saturday, May
19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rob-
binsville Senior Center's annual
open house with festivities that
include a DJ, giveaways, tours of
the facility, refreshments, prize
drawings, bocce and much more.
Everyone is welcome, so please
bring a neighbor, friend or family
member along to experience all
the activities available.
For additional information
please contact director Renee
Burns at (609) 259-1567, via e-mail
at reneeb@robbinsville-twp.org.
BRIEFS
Horticulturalist to speak
at county connection office
Barbara Bromley, horticultur-
ist for the Rutgers Cooperative
Extension of Mercer County, will
provide tips for picking perennial
plants to suit nearly every garden
situation on Wednesday, May 16,
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the
County Connection office in
Hamilton.
Perennial plants are wonderful
additions to the landscape.
They last for more than one
season and provide year-round
color and texture.
Bromley will discuss things to
consider before planting perenni-
als including how much light
they will get, what the soil condi-
tions are and how much work you
want to do.
Mercer County Connection is
located at 957 Route 33, in the
Acme Shopping Center.
The ways in which caregivers
for sick, disabled and/or elderly
people can increase their loved
ones happiness will be discussed
on Tuesday, May 22, at the Mercer
County Connection office in
Hamilton. Is Your Loved One
Happy? will take place from 6 to
7 p.m.
To reserve a space, call County
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