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Reeling in good timesBy JOANNE DEGNANEditorAnglers like to saytheres a

reason its called fishing and notcatching, but the winners ofthe2013 Fathers Day Fishing Derbyat the lake in Town Centercastdoubt about that.

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

More than 290 people turnedout for the 2nd annual fishingderbyon June 16, which wassponsored by the RobbinsvilleMunicipalAlliance for the Pre-vention of Substance Abuse (R-MAPSA) with helpfrom the town-

ship Recreation Division. Al-though not everyone won a prize,alldads took home memories of afun Fathers Day spent withtheirkids.

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 camerunning overto record the catch before the fish

was released back into the lake.Although size didnt matterinthis contest, a few bass, such asthe one caught by AngelinaGon-zalez and her dad, Miguel, easilyweighed 5 pounds, promptingaround of quick souvenir picturetaking before the fish wasun-hooked and returned to the water.

The Robbinsville High SchoolRaven Regiment marching bandandtheir parents did a brisk busi-ness selling food and beveragesfroma tent near the gazebo. Bandvolunteers also pulled toy wagonsfilledwith coolers of cold drinksand snacks to reach thirsty fish-ermenat the far ends of the lakewho were unwilling to leave theirluckyfishing spot to make a trekback to the gazebo forrefresh-ments.

One of those young fishermancamped out near the bridge atNewtownBoulevard away from

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

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

On the other side of the lake,sisters Alexa and Lindsay Goy-denfishing with their dad, Gary, JOANNE DEGNAN/The RobbinsvilleSun

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

Tax break incentives for new warehouses Okd. PAGE 2

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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Editorial . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 6Kids Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13, 19

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By JOANNE DEGNANEditor

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

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

over a 20-year Payment In Lieu ofTaxes (PILOT) programapprovedby the council on June 13. As istypical with PILOTagreements,the revenues in the early yearsare low, but graduallyincreaseover time. At the end of the 20-year PILOT, the warehouseswillbe paying the prevailing tax rate.

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

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

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

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

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

You cant compare it to what

you could have you have tocompare it what youre gettingtoday andthats 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 towarehousecommercial will also require thedeveloper to pay $280,000in one-time farmland rollback taxes in2013. State law requiresrollback

taxes be paid whenever land as-sessed as farmland, andconse-quently taxed at a much lowerrate, changes to anotheruse.

Boyne said the propertiescould have potentially brought in$11million 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 anycorporationwould be interested in the site un-less a PILOT wasattached to thedeal.

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

By law, PILOTs aimed atspurring economic activity canonly beoffered to properties in es-tablished redevelopment zones.These twoparcels totaling about49 acres are the last remaininglots in the176-acre Southeast Re-development Area, which is partof the largerMatrix BusinessPark.

Council President Ron Wittsaid he agreed with the mayorthat itwas better to move forwardwith the PILOT agreements thangamble withan unknown.

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

Witt said. At the end of thePILOT, the tax rate will go tothenormal taxation rate. So at apoint in the future we will beget-ting full boat taxes, but at least atthis point in time wellbespurring local economic develop-ment.

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

Id rather have money now,McGowan said. She noted thatthe projectdoesnt hurt thetownship or the school systemlike residentialdevelopment doesby bringing new students that re-quire moreclassrooms.

Under the development plan,an interior 48.8-acre lotborderingthe south side of MontgomeryDrive in the MatrixBusinessPark would be subdivided to buildtwo warehouses. Matrix7AUrban Renewal would build a218,196-square-foot warehouseand leaseit to the Falken Tire Co.Matrix would build thesecond,183,084-square-foot warehouse onspeculation.

According to the tax-exemption

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

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Church bidsfarewell to pastor

The Windsor United MethodistChurch held a potluck supper onJune15 to wish its pastor, the Rev.Dr. Dwight Sweezy, a long andhealthyretirement.

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

nia.With hobbies as diverse as mo-

torcycles, sailing and playing sev-eral instruments in a localor-chestra, the Rev. Sweezy wont bebored for lack of activities. Are-tirement gift presented by JimHarkness and Dick Fine drewlaughsfrom the 65 friends in at-tendance because it alluded to thepastorspenchant for motorcyclesand the stress relief that the open

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

The churchs new part-timepastor, the Rev. Danny Thomas,will holdhis first Sunday serviceat 10 a.m. on July 7. All are en-couragedto 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 inthehistoric village of Windsor at51 Church St. For more informa-tion,call the church at 609-448-0412.

Mens Prayer Retreat

The St. Gregory the GreatKnights of Columbus Council7677 isholding a weekend retreat

at St. Alfonso Retreat House inLong Branch on Sept. 20-22.Costis $135 for brother knights and$185 for non-members. Formore

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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 WindsorUnitedMethodist Church. Sixty-five friends attended a churchpotluck sup-per (below) held in the pastors honor June 15.

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information, contact Bill Giovan-netti at 609-587-7215[emailprotected].

Picnic and outdoorShabbat service

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

yourown picnic family dinnerand outdoor Shabbat serviceonFriday, July 5 at CongregationBeth Chaim, 329 Village Rd EastinPrinceton Junction.

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

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

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

Tot Shabbat service set

On Friday July 12, we have ourTot Shabbat dinner and serviceat

6 p.m. This service is designedspecifically for preschool agechil-dren and their families. We startwith a family craft, sharedinner

as a group and end the eveningwith a short service andstory.This service is meant to intro-duce our youngest to Shabbatrit-uals in an age appropriate envi-ronment. The evening ends by7p.m. so our youngest friends canget home to bed on time. Welookforward to having your family

join us at these, or any otherShabbat programming.

Ice Cold Cherry co*keBy DAN GRECO

Pastor,Lifetree Community Church

Summer, summer, summer-time. Red Velvet ice cream fromMaggieMoos ... so good you donteven need a mix-in. A blaze offireworks onthe Fourth of July ...and the random bottle rocketsyou hear allsummer long. Thetantalizing aroma of neighbor-hood barbecues ...with a side ofdelicious Jersey Queen corn.Digging the deepest holeyou 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. Thereisa natural rhythm to life, and sum-mer creates space for abreak.Rest is a vital part of maintainingour health.

Kids take a break from school,life slows down, and we all gettohang 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 keepschug-ging. Country band Rascal Flattssings I miss Mayberry, sittingon

the porch drinking ice cold cher-ry co*ke. To be honest, Ineverknew Mayberry. But parts of itsound great. I cant rememberthelast time I sat around and hadnothing to do. To-do listsoftencrowd out any hope for a break.Theres always more work tobedone.

Now, I was never a countrymusic fan. I guess the twang did-ntresonate with me. But the pic-ture they paint of a slower pacedlifecan look awfully appealing inthe middle of my busyness. May-berrymay 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 youdoto change that? Take a fewdays off ? Get away? Invite theneighborsover for a barbecue?This summer, lets find some timefor a cherryco*ke here and there.It will be good for us.

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serving the Robbinsville community to share views, news,calendaritems and photos for this column.Email the editor[emailprotected].

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in our opinion

Driven to distraction

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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 TrafficSafety 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 directlyin 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 ofeyes 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 ondriving 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 MiddleSchool student whowins a free ice cream from Maggie Moos forhavinghis essay published in The Sun.

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

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

Recess being cut is hindering kids frombeing skinny. Accordingto heart.org, oneout of every three children are obese. With-outrecess, kids won't be used to exercising.When they get older, itwill be harder forthem to do daily things around the house.DeneneMillner on parenting.com says,Recess is one of a few inexpensiveoppor-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 toAlice Park on theTime website, Active children may do bet-ter inschool.

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

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

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

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

Ethan Silberberg,age 12

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Editor

A deluge from a passing thun-derstorm didnt dampen theen-thusiasm of the more than 200students arriving for their8thgrade formal dance Friday night,June 14 at RobbinsvilleHighSchool, the building that will betheir new home this fall.

As the rain poured down, PondRoad Middle School PrincipalPaulGizzo and guidance coun-selor Marci Singer sprang into ac-tion withoversize golf umbrellas

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

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

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

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

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

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

judge upheld the districts dresscode. (The show of forceappar-ently was not for those who mightdare to bare shoulders, buttokeep the media away from anevent that had attractedgrowingnational attention.)

Robbinsvilles dance wentsmoothly without wardrobe-relat-edissues or controversy, Gizzo

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

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

JOANNE DEGNAN/The Robbinsville Sun

Above: Pond Road Middle School students Michael Cardona andKatieBenson arrive for the 8th Grade Formal Dance held at Rob-binsvilleSchool on June 14. Below: Jessica Parylak, Maria Nitti,guidancecounselor Marci Singer, Sidney Schreir, Delaney Potter andAnnieBrunner at the dance. More photos can be viewed onlineatwww.robbinsvillesun.com.

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

Allentown Road. The theme thisyear is Dig Into Reading.Childrencan register at the Kick-Off Party,and enjoy the strollingmagic ofMatt Schick, crafts, and prizes. TheSummer Reading Programis forchildren, ages 2 to 18, who must reg-ister in person any timebefore Aug.5 to participate. For more informa-tion, stop in thelibrary 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. (weatherpermitting), Fox-moor Shopping Center, 1031 Wash-ington Ave. Allcars welcome from

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

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

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

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

Wolfe Tones Concert sponsored bythe Robbinsville IrishHeritageAssociation: 7 p.m. under the starsat Dubh Linn Square, 167Route 130North, Bordentown. This is themajor fundraiser for the2014 St.

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

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

County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Come see and petavariety of LIVE animals. In case ofinclement weather, two indoorani-mal shows will be presented, inwhich space will be limitedand

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 areaacross the street fromCentro Grille). A seasonal open airmarketopen 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 andinformation.

TUESDAYJULY 2Babytime: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsvillebranch of theMercer CountyLibrary System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Aclass for childrenages 6 months to 24 monthsaccompanied by anadult. Onlineregistration required at

www.mcl.org.Township Council ReorganizationMeeting: 7:30 p.m.,Municipal court-room trailer, 1117 Route 130 North.View agendaonline 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 seasonalopen airmarket open every Monday offeringa variety of Jersey Freshproduce,honey, baked goods, plants, flowers,soaps, herbs, pickles,cheese, eggs,

beef and more. Follow on Facebookfor weekly updates andinformation.

TUESDAYJULY 9Babytime: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsvillebranch of theMercer CountyLibrary System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Aclass for childrenages 6 months to 24 monthsaccompanied by anadult. Onlineregistration required atwww.mcl.org.

Summer Concert: 7 p.m., band-

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

WEDNESDAYJULY 10Teen Night (Creative Cards): 7 p.m.,Robbinsvillebranch of the MercerCounty Library System, 42Rob-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, 42Robbinsville-AllentownRoad. Les Miserables. (R). Regis-trationrequired online atwww.mcl.org.

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

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

dance with Peter Moses! For chil-dren ages 2 to 5 accompanied byanadult. 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 areaacross the street from

Centro Grille). A seasonal open airmarket open every Mondayofferinga 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 theMercer CountyLibrary System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Aclass for childrenages 6 months to 24 months

accompanied by an adult. Onlineregistration requiredatwww.mcl.org.

Brain Wash with Eric Dasher: 7p.m., Robbinsville branch of theMer-cer County Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Interactivetriviafun for everyone! For schoolchildrenages 8 and up. Onlineregistrationrequired at www.mcl.org.

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

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

WEDNESDAYJULY 17Stuffed Animal Sleepover: 6 p.m.and 7:15 p.m.,Robbinsville branch ofthe Mercer County Library System,42Robbinsville-Allentown Road.Ever wonder what happens in thelibrarywhen 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 nightat thelibrary. Participants are welcome towear their pajamas! Lightsnackswill be served. For children of allages. Online registrationis requiredat www.mcl.org.

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

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

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Robbinsville Police Detective and D.A.R.E. coordinator PeterGalazka stands with his proud group ofessay and poster winners atPond Road Middle School on June 17. All PRMS fifth graders areD.A.R.E.graduates, having completed the international educationprogram that aims to keep kids free of violenceand drugs.

D.A.R.E

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Saint Gregory the Great Academy recently recognized foureighth-grade students for placement in Latin 2 based on recent examre-

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

Latin scholars

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Track and Field

Track and field athletes did agreat job representingRob-binsville at the 2013 New BalanceNationals Outdoor held June14-16 in Greensboro, North Carolina.For the boys, senior CraigHunter

jumped 15 feet 8.25 inches in thepole vault to finish inseventhplace. Ninth-grader Zach Michonran in the boys freshman milena-tional championship race and fin-ished in 10th place with a timeof4:33:11. 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 feet4.5 inches in thehigh jump and finished in 12thplace. Kelly Koss,Paris Hughes,Erin Holzbaur, Katie Koss fin-ished in 18th place inthe 4x400meter relay. Hughes, Jancewicz,Holzbaur and JuliaBorowski, fin-ished in 15th place in the 4x800meter relay (newschool record).Koss, Hughes, Koss, Jancewiczfinished in 1st placein the 800-meter sprint medley relay in a

new school record time.

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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 Michonwill

attend Loyola University in

Maryland.

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By JOANNE DEGNANEditor

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

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

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

particularly in the area of eco-nomic development, but hewasseeking 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 leftunre-alized or still in the planningstages, Fried wrote. Thecom-pletion of Town Center South,finding a permanent home forourmunicipal building, gettingthe Keep it Local Robbinsvilleini-tiative running at full speed andlanding an all-importantanchortenant 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 oftheTownship Committee for fiveyears and then became themu-nicipalitys first directly electedmayor in 2005 when thetownshipchanged its form of government.Fried was re-elected mayorin2009 and has made economic de-velopment and attracting newrat-ables priorities in his second

term.In his letter to residents, Fried

noted his administrations suc-cess bringing internetcommercegiant Amazon and other Fortune500 companies toRobbinsville.New tax incentive programs au-thorizing Payments inLieu ofTaxes, or PILOTs, were instru-mental in attracting Amazonandpharmaceutical companyMcKesson to the 176-acre redevel-opmentzone within the 434-acreMatrix Business Park, he said.

The 1-million-square-foot Ama-zon fulfillment center nearOldYork Road, which is expected toopen next year, will bring1,400

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

Robbinsvilles elections arenonpartisan, meaning candidatesarenot 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 nominatingpeti-tions and file the paperwork withthe municipal clerk by 4p.m.,

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

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

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

In addition to the mayor, thetwo Township Council seats heldbyCouncil Vice President VinceCalcagno and CouncilwomanSheree McGowanare also on theballot Nov. 5. Former CouncilmanDennis Shennard saidJune 19 hehas picked up a candidate packetfrom the clerk and maythrow hispolitical hat in the ring, potential-

ly making it a contested three-way council race.

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

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Calendarof events

tration required at www.mcl.org.

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

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

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Little League

AAA Baseball PlayoffsCubs 3, Braves 2

Tyler Provosts two-out doubledrove home Brian Herbert fromsecondbase with the winning runas the AAA Cubs defeated thepesky Braves3-2 in a dramaticconclusion to the AAA Champi-onship Game at TantumPark.

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

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

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

When the play resumed withthe Cubs only three outs fromvic-tory, Brian Herbert took the hilllooking to close out the game.AJPorter of the Braves led off thetop of the 6th with a bad hopsin-gle to second base. After a strike-out, Brandon Pattersonreachedon an error. A single by Chris Audrove in Porter from thirdbasemaking the score 2-1. With run-ners on first and second apassedball allowed runners to advance.Danny Surtz then clobberedadeep fly ball to center field, whichChristian Ailey of theCubstracked down with a nice runningcatch. The sacrifice flyallowedPatterson to score from thirdtying the game at 2-2! Astrikeoutended the threat to retire the side.

In the bottom of the 6th the

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

Brian Herbert smashed a doubleto right field. This set thestagefor Tyler Provost who stepped upto the plate with anopportunity

to win the game for the Cubs. Onthe first pitch of the atbat,Provost caught up to Aus highfastball and ripped it hardpastthe 3rd baseman deep into the leftfield corner. The doubledrovehome Herbert with the winningrun as the Cub players pouredoutof the dugout mobbing Herbertand Provost on the fieldcelebrat-ing their walk-off championshipvictory!

The Braves team included Nate

Leonard, Brandon Patterson,Christopher Au, Danny Surtz,AlexFleischner, Johnny Gal-lagher, Brandon Yoo, TimmyRiley, MichaelSurtz, Colby Har-ris, Amir Basma, and AJ Porter.The Cubs rosterincluded JoshLichtenstein, Blake Grembowitz,Cole Leach, MarcusGonzales,Kyle Madera, Brian Herbert,Tyler Provost, ChristianAiley,Karl Schott, Jack Gallagher,Daniel Silberberg, and EliZaidi.

June Bug 8U

Girls Softball TournamentRobbinsville Gold 8U

The Robbinsville Gold 8U All-Star softball team won thecham-pionship title in Florence Town-ships annual June BugTourna-ment June 10-11, which featuredteams East Windsor, WestWind-sor, Florence, Bordentown andRobbinsville, which sent twoteamsto the tournament. Follow-ing are game summaries of thesix gamesplayed by RobbinsvilleGold to win the championshiptitle.

West Windsor 9, Robbinsville 2Despite solid play in thefield,

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

Robbinsville Gold 22,Robbinsville Blue 9

Robbinsville Gold's second

game was ironically against theRobbinsville Blue Team. Awell-played game on both sides result-ed in a win for RobbinsvilleGold(Championship Team) over Rob-binsville Blue 22-9. Key hitsin

the third and fourth inning byGwen Wells, Jordan HoffmanandSofia 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 theday

Robbinsville Gold faced the hostteam, Florence. Despite theteamplaying its second game of thehot muggy day, the girls cameoutfired up and scored six runs inthe first two innings.KatelynHaegley, Sarah Light, Wells andHoffman provided key hitspro-viding excellent run support forthe defense. Defensively, theteamheld 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 thechampionship title at the June Bug SoftballTournament in FlorenceTownship.

Special to The Robbinsville Sun

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

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It is only fitting that two high-flying seniors raised the bartonew levels for their RobbinsvilleHigh School track andfieldteams.

Craig Hunter and NoelJancewicz were recently namedthe RHS Maleand Female Ath-letes of the Year, and they may bethe mostsuccessful 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 reallyexciting.Jancewicz had to wait until

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

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

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

Hunter last year became thefirst Ravens athlete to win a MeetofChampions title when he wonthe boys pole vault at the indoorandoutdoor MOC. He has goneon this year to establish anewpersonal-record 16-feet-6 to winthe Mercer County Champi-onshipand tie the second-best

jump in state history.I never thought in my years

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

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

cleared 15-foot 8 inches for sev-

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

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

He had worked tirelessly everyday since a shocking miss kepthimfrom making the MOC, andwhen he opened nationals with aclearance bymore than a foot ofthe 15-8 opening height, he feltready for a hugeday. He may havebeen a bit too excited by his firstclearance as hedid 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 forwardtocompeting at the next level.

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

Ive been around those big meets.I think the competitions willbedifferent. I wont have a problemgetting used to it. Im justhopingIm still enjoying it.

He will still be representingRobbinsville as he soars higherandhigher. He has done his partto bring some attention to thebuddingRavens.

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

Just as Hunter had shown thatboys could vault to the top ofthestate, Jancewicz has done thesame on the girls side thisyear.

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 everyyearsomething didnt go my way. As

soon as I jumped at 5-8, I knew Iwas going to clear it. I evenhad 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 amulti-sport athlete. She has developedinto one of the states top400 run-ners, and at nationals, she alsoran the 4x800 for theRavens anddid so in a personal-best 2:19 split.

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

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

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

Two Toms River residents werearrested on drug charges afteramotor vehicle stop at 5:01 p.m.,June 14 led to the discovery of638small bags of heroin.

Patrolman Scott Kivet saw a2002 Audi with a rejected inspec-tionsticker travelling east on In-terstate 195 and pulled it overnearExit 7. During the trafficstop the officer detectedevidencenarcotics might be present and asubsequent search revealedalarge quantity of heroin, hypo-dermic needles and drugpara-phernalia.

Both occupants were chargedwith possession of heroin withintentto distribute, possession ofheroin, possession of a hypoder-micneedle and possession ofdrug paraphernalia. The 26-year-old driverwas additionallycharged with having a controlled

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

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

to post bail and transported to theMercer County CorrectionCen-ter.

***A 19-year-old Robbinsville man

was arrested on drug chargesafter a motor vehicle stop at1:12a.m., June 15.

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

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

***

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

amount of heroin, a hypodermicneedle and drug paraphernalia.

Patrolman Adrian Markowskipulled the vehicle over near Exit7because it had no front licenseplate and the driver wastailgat-

ing another vehicle. During thetraffic stop, the officerdetectedevidence there might be narcoticsin the vehicle and asubsequentsearch uncovered the drugs.

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

***

An East Windsor man wascharged with burglary at 10:12a.m., June15 after he was foundsleeping inside a vehicle parkedat the TrailsEnd Motel on Route130.

Patrolman Shawn Emmons re-sponded to the motel after awomancalled police to say some-one she did not know was sleep-ing insideher vehicle.

The man was arrested,processed and charged with bur-

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

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Devon K. Brzezynski, of Rob-binsville, graduated with aBach-elor of Science degree in healthsciences from JamesMadison

University on May 4.

Renee Francisco, of Rob-binsville, has graduated cumlaude with abachelor's of busi-ness administration degree incomputerinformation systemsfrom James Madison University.

Nicolas Giraldo-Wingler, of Rob-binsville, graduated fromVillano-va University with a Bachelor ofScience in chemicalengineeringon May 19.

Ashley Petix, of Robbinsville,received a Bachelor of Artsde-gree from Drew University inMadison, New Jersey on May 18.

Ryan McFarlane, of Rob-binsville, received a Bachelor ofSciencein business administra-tion from the University of NewHampshire onMay 18.

Jeffrey Christopher Gerdes, of

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

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

ing commencement exercisesheld May 18-19.

Matthew Polito received a Bach-elor of Science in game artanddesign 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'slistat Lafayette College, in East-on, Pennsylvania. Principato isafreshman majoring in English.

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

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

spring 2013 semester.

Robbinsville residents LisaLebak, and Theo Siggelakis werebothnamed 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 ofScrantonin Scranton, Pennsylvania for thespring 2013 semester.Frank is afreshman majoring in exercisescience major inScranton'sPanuska College of ProfessionalStudies. Petagna is afreshmanmajoring in accounting in Scran-ton's Kania School ofManage-ment.

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

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

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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 theircatch.

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

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

cohol.The responses will be tallied

and the results used to apply forfuture state MunicipalAlliancegrants, which fund communitydrug and alcohol abusepreven-tion programs.

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

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

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

spondents didnt realize that itwas unsafe to flush mostprescrip-tions down the toilet because thedrugs get into the watersupply.Applying for grants to pay formore frequent medicinedisposaldays at the township police sta-tion might be somethingthegroup will look into pursuing, shesaid.

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

fishing derby four hours earliersounded once again and itwastime to tally up the numbers.Prizes included an array offish-ing rods and other gear providedby Windsor resident FredPrices

shop, Fisherman Freds Bait andTackle on Route 33, as well asgiftcertificates from township busi-nesses and free R-MAPSAT-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, AbbyCibrianand Kamryn Carrigg tied for first

place and Anna Cibrian wonthird place. In the age 15 andoldercategory 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 Derbyspon-sored by township Recreation Division and the RobbinsvilleMunici-pal Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse(R-MAPSA).Shown with Kent from left are: Fred Price of FishermanFreds Baitand Tackle; Board of Education member and R-MAPSAvolunteerShaina Ciaccio; Recreation Director Joe Barker; andTownship Busi-ness Administrator and R-MAPSA coordinator JoyTozzi.

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

Top right: Jack Leach, 7, brings the sunnie he caught to aFishingDerby volunteer so that it can be counted toward his totalcatch.

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Farmers Market opensBy JOANNE DEGNAN

Editor

State Agriculture SecretaryDouglas Fisher recently helpedopenthe Robbinsville FarmersMarket for its fourth summer sea-son in aneffort to highlight thekey role that community marketsplay insupporting farmers andlocal economies.

The outdoor market, located atRoute 33 andRobbinsville-Edin-burg Road in Town Center, is nowopen every Mondayfrom 3 p.m. to7:30 p.m. through Sept. 26. Abouta dozen vendors areselling 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 fromalocal farmer and to be able toknow where their food is comingfromas well as so many other

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

Sharbell donates the use of theparking lot where theweeklyopen-air market is set up acrossthe street from CentroGrille.This year, however, the marketsfootprint had to be scaledback abit because of the ongoing con-struction of a three-storyresiden-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 or13different vendors coming thisyear and were looking forward toagreat season.

Three businesses owned bytownship residents have boothsthissummer, includingSadieCakes Cupcakes whose

owner Cindy Lukenda is also get-ting ready to open her firststore-front on Route 33 in Town Centerthis week. Lukenda begansellingher sweet treats at the Rob-binsville Farmers Marketseveral

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 seehowpeople would like our prod-uct, Lukenda said. We alwayshoped to beable to have a brickand mortar building some dayand I think theexposure wevegained here at the market hashelped make ithappen.

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

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

business partner, Kelly DiNinno,owners of Country Dog, CityCat,were back for the third year sell-ing their organic dog andcattreats.

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

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

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

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

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

Skillman; Judiths Desserts of

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

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

JOANNE DEGNAN/The Robbinsville Sun

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

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The National Weather Service said the fast-movingthunderstormthat splintered trees in the eastern part of thetownship near Allen-town on June 18 had straight-line winds ofbetween 50 to 60 mph.Most of the tree damage was reported in theSandlewood, Washing-ton Leas and Fox Runne residentialdevelopments. Police Lt. MichaelPolaski said there were no injuriesreported, but at least one parkedcar was hit by a falling tree andone home sustanined damage.

Top left: Residents of Amberfield Road clean up after thestorm.

Top right: Some trees along Richardson Road were split apartandpropelled 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 anex-tremely good team from EastWindsor. East Windsor took anearlylead into the third inning.However, the resilient Rob-binsvillegirls didn't give up andwent on to score 9 runs in thethird andfourth innings. ArdenBenner lead the team in the thirdinning with asolid double scor-ing McEntee and Pacifico. In thenext inning the M& M girls,Mia Lawrence and Mia Carlin,ripped singles andscored. 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 nowhadto beat an undefeated teamfrom West Windsor twice in thesame day.It was a close gamegoing into the 3rd inning untilRobbinsvillescored 3 runs with

hits from Emma Horan,Lawrence and Carlin. Rob-binsville won13-5.

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

also Robbinsville's third game ofthe day, Robbinsville jumpedoutearly in the first inning of thechampionship game scoringfiveruns after consecutive hits fromSabol, Pacifico, McEntee,Bennerand Horan. Robbinsville went onto win the game 12-4 andtheclinched the championship title.

Travel SoccerSunburst Tournament

Rockets U14GThe Robbinsville Rockets trav-

el soccer team won the girls U14division at the SunburstTourna-ment hosted by the West Windsor-Plainsboro SoccerAssociationthe first weekend in June at Mer-cer County Park. TheRocketsscored 13 goals and only gave up

five over the course of the tourna-ment, finishing with a3-0-1record.

The Rockets defeated Union 4-3and the Hamilton Wildcats 6-0,thentied the Freehold Barracu-das 1-1 before advancing tothechampionship game where theydefeated Union again 2-1.JordynBriner played outstanding ingoal, even recording oneshutoutin the game against the HamiltonWildcats. Goals were scoredbyKellie 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),RianeWalsh, Bella Romano, andMadison Vetter.

JET Spirit U15GThe Robbinsville JET Spirit

travel soccer team won the girlsU15 division at theSunburstTournament, finishing the tour-nament undefeated with a3-0-1record. The JET Spirit tied theMarlton Phoenix 1-1 in thefirstgame; then defeated the Rob-

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

JAGS TournamentU9 Robbinsville Comets

The Robbinsville Comets com-pleted an extremelysuccessful2012/2013 season with a hardfought 1 win and 3 losses attheJersey Area Girls Soccer (JAGS)Tournament in Bordentown onJune15-16. The Comets balanced

scoring from 7 different playersduring the tournament withBeckyBlitz, Aleca Fotiou, ElaineWolochuk, Yianna Mazzella, Kai-leyPacifico, Delanie Perrine andMaddie Pike all finding the backof thenet.

Showing heart and guts in goalwere Jaimee McEntee, BeckyBlitzand Caroline Coggins asthey turned away shot after shot.AlenaPietrini worked tirelessly

to provide her usual stellar de-fense along with an assist,CaraAlban battled and fought her waythrough many sidelinescramblesto continually push back theother team while NicoleWeaverprovided quite a burst whenmoved to striker going onmulti-

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

Robbinsville Youth Sports SceneSPORTS

Continued from page 12

Special to The Robbinsville Sun

The Robbinsville Rockets U14 travel soccer team recently won theSunburst Tournament in their age di-vision. Shown in front row fromleft are: Karissa Paglione, Bella Romano, Megan Kolbe, EmmaRussell,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.

Special to The Robbinsville Sun

Robbinsvilles JET Spirit U15G soccer team recently won theWestWindsor-Plainsboro Soccer Association Sunburst Tournament witha

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

Send us your Youth Sports news

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

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

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