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INSIDE THIS ISSUETax increase

Draft school budget to cost taxpayers anaverage $272 more a year. PAGE 4

Goo times with Dr. SeussBy JOANNE DEGNAN

Editor

But we can have lots of goodfun that is funny. The Cat in theHat

Seussian silliness invadedPond Road Middle School, whereplates of green eggs and ham hadmore looks than tastes and gooeyoobleck stuck to kids like wall-paper paste.

More than 500 township chil-dren and their parents flocked toDr. Seuss Night on Feb. 21 to cele-brate author Theodor SeussGeisel, aka Dr. Seuss, with artsand crafts, foods, games and con-tests inspired by the charactersand stories in some of his mostenduring books, such as The Catin the Hat, Green Eggs andHam, Daisy-Head Maize, Yer-tle the Turtle, andBartholomew and the Oobleck.

We picked all different Dr.Seuss books and we based craftson the different books, explainedSharon School third-gradeteacher Megan Steigerwald, whoorganized the event with teachersSteve DiMatteo and AmandaMatticks.

So theres the room for Oh,All the Places Youll Go wherethe kids will make a suitcase to

carry around all the differentthings that they make, we have aLorax room, a Daisy-Head Mayzieplace where they decorate a head-band with a flower on top, and soon, Steigerwald said.

It all goes with the different

books.In the cafeteria, teacher Dawn

Brunow wore the Cat in the Hatsred-and-white striped stovepipehat as she served up scrambled

JOANNE DEGNAN/The Sun

ABOVE: The 8-year-old Lichtenfeld triplets vote for their favorite Dr.Seuss books during the Seussian festivities at Pond Road MiddleSchool on Feb. 21. From left are Iyla, Leah and Belinda, who arewearing Daisy-Head Mayzie flower hairpieces like the popular char-acter of Dr. Seuss last book. RIGHT: Sharon School kindergartnerSyndney Soriano has a ferociously good time with a cup of stickyoobleck, the green precipitation that wreaks havoc in the kingdomof Didd in Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck.

please see SEUSS, page 12

TUTUS AND TRUMPETS: Mr. RHS contest draws a crowd. Photos and story PAGE 14


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2 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN MARCH 6-12, 2013

By BOB NUSESpecial to The Sun

The excitement of hosting theRegion 7 wrestling tournamentgot an extra boost for the Rob-binsville High School wrestlingteam when three of its wrestlersrecently qualified for the event,which is the second step on theroad to the state tournament fi-nals in Atlantic City.

The Ravens had a pair of Dis-trict 25 champions as Christopher

Tan won the title at 120 poundsand Tyler Gildner added a cham-pionship in the 285-pound weightclass. The Ravens added a thirdrepresentative at the region tour-nament with Sam Acheampongfinishing third at 132 pounds.

Were thrilled to have thoseguys as district champs, Rob-binsville coach Dan Hughes said.It is a big deal and were ex-

tremely proud of them.Both Tan and Gildner were No.

1 seeds at the district tourna-ment, but the road to a title isnever easy no matter what yourseed is.

Tan defeated Pedro Hernandezof Rancocas Valley in the finals,13-3, while Gildner was a 4-3 win-ner over George Wolyn of NewEgypt in the finals.

The seeds dont guaranteeanything, Hughes said. In ourdistrict a couple top seeds went

down, so you still have to go outand prove yourself. Those guyshad not won a district title beforeso it was a big moment for them.

It is fun to have the three kidsthere. We get started with Chrisand end with Tyler and we haveSam in the middle of theweights, Hughes said.

Gildner had taken a step for-ward each year he has been in the

district tournament and winningthe title as a junior is his biggeststep forward yet.

It is different, said Gildner,who won the 285 championship atthe Mercer County Tournamentearlier this year. Last year I did-nt think I would do too well, so Ididnt feel the same as I do now. Icame in a lot more confident thisyear.

Each match going in I feel like Iam getting better and havelearned more. Last year I was

fine-tuning and this year I amputting it into action.

While a year ago Gildner wasjust happy to advance to the re-gions, this year he has his sightsset on bigger things right fromthe start.

Last year on the first day Iwon a match and was happy to be

RHS wrestlers go to the mat

DENNIS SYMONS/Special to The Sun

Robbinsvilles Tyler Gildner won a 4-3 decision over New EgyptsGeorge Wolyn in 285-pound weight class at the NJISAA District 25championships on Feb. 23.

please see WRESTLING, page 5


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By JOANNE DEGNANEditor

Schools Superintendent SteveMayer has unveiled a $37.86 mil-lion preliminary budget to theBoard of Education that proposesa 3-cent increase in the school taxrate that works out to an average$272 a year per home.

About 70 percent of the pro-posed tax increase, about $192,stems from voters approval ofthe $18.9 million school construc-tion referendum in December to

expand and renovate Sharon Ele-mentary School and Pond RoadMiddle School.

Highlights of the 2013-2014spending plan were discussed atthe Feb. 26 Board of Educationmeeting. Mayer said the prelimi-nary tax impact numbers are sub-

ject to change, depending on stateeducation aid figures and the in-terest rate the district gets at auc-

tion for the bonds being sold to fi-nance school construction proj-ects, including a two-story, 24-classroom addition at SharonSchool.

The debt service that weve in-cluded for the referendum weveforecast at a 3.54 interest rate,Mayer told the Board of Educa-tion on Feb. 26. If the bondscome in a point lower than that,the $272 (tax impact) comesdown.

Mayer noted the district recent-ly was able to obtain lease-pur-

chase financing for it Energy Sav-ings Improvement Program(ESIP) at a 2.16 interest rate so itis possible that the 3.54 interestrate projection for the construc-tion bonds, which was made backin October, might now break inour favor.

The preliminary budget alsoassumes the district will receive$2.2 million in state aid for 2013-

2014, the same as it received in thecurrent budget year. Should thedistrict receive a significant in-crease in state aid for its newbudget, that too could lessen thetax impact on residents, Mayersaid.

Gov. Chris Christie announcedin his state budget address to theLegislature that no New Jerseyschool district would have itsstate aid cut, and 318 districtswould receive increases. Thestate Department of Educationhad not released district-by-dis-

trict aid figures for 2013-2014 as ofpress time.

Robbinsvilles preliminary2013-2014 school spending plancontains a $32.84 million tax levy,which is $644,084 higher than thecurrent years budget a 2 per-cent increase that complies withthe states 2 percent cap on taxlevy increases.

The tax levy is the total amount

that must be raised through localproperty taxes to support opera-tions.

Under a new state law, schoolbudgets that are within cap nolonger have to go to the voters forapproval.

Mayer said annual increases inthe districts fixed costs, suchas transportation, utilities,salaries and healthcare expenses,consume most of the allowable 2percent levy increase.

There arent a lot of discre-tionary dollars available to us and

we try to allocate them as wiselyas we can, Mayer said. The newdollars that come into the budgetend up being consumed fairlyquickly by some of the fixedthings.

The preliminary budget, as itcurrently stands, does providefunding to hire the equivalent of5.5 full-time staffers. Most ofthese positions are in reading,mathematics and special educa-tion to address academic pro-gram needs and increasing en-

rollment at the K-8 level, he said.Board of Education members

noted the district is still recover-ing and rebuilding its staff afterthe layoffs of 26 people in 2010that were necessary after deepstate and local budget cuts.

This doesnt even bring usback to par yet, board Vice Presi-dent Carol Boyne said, notingthat student enrollment has been

steadily increasing even as thedistrict has been working on re-turning staffing levels to pre-2010levels.

The proposed 2013-2014 budgetalso spends money on technologyupgrades and reserves funds forsecurity improvements at Rob-binsville schools in the wake ofthe Newtown, Connecticut schoolmassacre.

Planned upgrades include new,more secure entranceways atSharon and Pond Road MiddleSchool and may also include addi-

tional changes at all schools, de-pending on the outcome of an in-dependent security audit, Mayersaid.

The districts ESIP programwill pay for energy improvementsat the Sharon School, Pond RoadMiddle and Robbinsville HighSchool at no cost to the taxpayerusing the energy savings generat-ed by the more-efficient technolo-gy to finance the purchase of thenew boilers, HVAC equipmentand other mechanicals. At its

Feb. 26 meeting, the board unani-mously approved a bid by Banc ofAmerica Public Capital Corp. toprovide lease-purchase financingfor the $4.77 million ESIP pro-gram at an annual interest rate of2.16 percent.

A public hearing and finaladoption vote on the 2013-2014budget is scheduled for 7 p.m.,March 26 at the high school.


School budget proposes 2 percent tax hike

police reportThe following items were taken

from reports on file with the Rob-binsville Police Department:

Police charged a 30-year-oldJackson man at 12:14 p.m., Feb. 22with possession of heroin anddrug paraphernalia after a motorvehicle stop on I-195.

Patrolman Scott Kivet stopped

an eastbound vehicle on I-195near Route 539 because it was tail-gating another vehicle.

The officer detected evidencenarcotics might be in the vehicleand a subsequent search revealed

the passenger had a small quanti-ty of heroin.

A thief broke a vehicles rearwindow and stole a pocketbookfrom a car parked at Work OutWorld on Route 130 on Feb. 20.

The victim told PatrolmanRobert Morgano the crime oc-curred sometime between 9:30

a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and that aCoach purse, valued at $200, wasstolen.

Police processed the vehicle forevidence. There are no suspectsat this time.


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getting ready for the next day,Gildner said.

Then I had to wrestle the topseed at 220. I got nervous andmade some stupid mistakes. Thisyear I am hoping it will be differ-ent. Being a fourth seed will bebetter.

Gildner earned a fourth seedfor the Region 7 tournament,while Tan was a third seed.

Last year was a good experi-ence, Gildner said. I know I wasgood enough to get to regions andthis year after districts and win-ning it I am thinking so muchmore is possible and I can get tothe states.

That would be yet another stepforward for the always-improvingGildner.

My freshman year I was notgood at all, Gildner said. I thinkI ended the season 7-10 and didnthave many matches. Last year mywins jumped a great amount to26-7 and this year I am 32-4. So I

just keep working and hoping Ican get better.

Having the region tournamentin their own gym is an addedbonus for the Ravens, for boththose who will wrestle and thosewho wont.

We love hosting the tourna-ment and try to make it the mostfan friendly event we can, Hugh-es said.

We want people to keep com-ing back. It is a lot of work but welove the work and I hope I get tocontinue to be a part of it formany more years.

Wrestlers go to the matWRESTLINGContinued from page 2

JOHN BLAINE/Special to The Sun

The Ravens Logan Fredericks (No. 22) tries to beat Notre DamesErik Layton with the puck during the Mercer County Tournamenttitle game on Feb. 21, which Notre Dame won 8-3. Fredericks scoredall three goals for the Ravens.

Fredericks lights the lamp

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Town Centersignage confusing

I have been a customer of Mack Dinette

at 2340 Route 33 in Robbinsville over thecourse of 25 years.I live in a nearby community, and so

while I am familiar with the general vicini-ty, due to a huge sign of a new developmentnow adjacent to the store the Mack Dinettesignage is now virtually blocked from viewwhen traveling east down Route 33 goingtoward Route 130.

Trying to acclimate myself to where theMack store should be, as the MackDinette sign was no longer clearly visible,almost caused me to have an accident re-cently.

Looking for the store caused me to slowup, making several of the long line of carsbehind me honk, which can be unnerving.

By the time I saw the sign, I had to makethe left by either stopping suddenly to waitfor a break in oncoming traffic (while fear-ful the guy behind me would hit the rear ofmy car) or make a quick left and try to out-run the oncoming traffic. Neither choice

was safe.The need for such a spontaneous deci-

sion: where to turn, and when to turn, andshould I turn, all could potentially be adangerous choice. This is an unnecessary

challenge and is solely the result of the ad-jacent sign.In my humble opinion, each business de-

serves respect: Overpowering one sign tothe detriment of another business and,compromising public safety does not pro-mote the best interests of the township.

Laurie Dinerstein-KursEast Windsor

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If schools are the heart of a com-

munity, then it should be no sur-

prise that community building is

at the heart of our schools.

This couldnt have been more evi-

dent than during a six-day span in

February when Robbinsville schools

welcomed literally hundreds of fami-

lies to enjoy two popular wintertime

traditions, Dr. Seuss Night and Mr.

RHS events that would not have been

possible without the hard work of par-

ent and teacher volunteers.

Mr. RHS, a fun variety show/male

beauty pageant, was started in 2008 by

Elaina Vaz and Ann Woodrick who

wanted to import a zany fundraising

tradition to Robbinsvilles brand new

high school that their own kids had

enjoyed at Lawrence High School

(back in the days when Robbinsville

students in grades 9-12 attended

Lawrence).

Parents Roseanne Tully, Maryellen

Demkovitz and Ann Nichol have

worked together each year with Vaz

and Woodrick to supervise and coordi-

nate eight weeks of nighttime prac-

tices (working around the seniors

sports games and other activities) to

make sure the show is ready to roll on

opening night.

The amazing community turnout

(more than 500 people!) for the Mr.

RHS 2013 show was rivaled only by the

huge crowds six days earlier for the

Dr. Seuss Night celebration. Hundreds

of parents, students and siblings came

to Pond Road Middle School for an

evening of Seussian silliness that in-

cluded arts and crafts, games, contests

and prizes. Sharon School third-grade

teachers Megan Steigerwald, Steve Di-

Matteo and Amanda Matticks organ-

ized the event, which was made possi-

ble by teachers and support staff who

volunteered their time to mix slimy

oobleck for the kids, serve green eggs

and ham and man the various other

booths and activities that the children

and the community enjoyed.

So heres a shout-out to all the vol-

unteers who gave up their nights and

weekends to prepare, decorate, coordi-

nate and supervise two memorable

community events.

Well done! Thank you!

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Rotary Foundationscholarships availableThe Robbinsville-Hamilton

Sunrise Rotary Foundation is ac-cepting applications for variousscholarships for high school sen-iors in Robbinsville and Hamil-ton townships.

The scholarships, which rangefrom $250 to $1,000 each, are forgraduating seniors who are con-tinuing their education at a two-year or four-year colleges, voca-tional schools or technicalschools. To be eligible, students

must be involved in communityservice and submit a 250-wordessay describing how they woulduse their education and experi-ences to give back to the commu-nity.

The application deadline isMay 1. Students are asked to con-tact their guidance offices or visitrhrotary.org for applications andfurther information.

Free tax help availablefrom AARP

Volunteers from AARP will beproviding free tax help, by ap-pointment only, at the Rob-binsville branch of the MercerCounty Library system everyWednesday through April 10.

Time slots are available from9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To register,call the Robbinsville library at

259-2150. Remember to bring lastyears completed tax forms toyour appointment.

AARP tax aides will also beavailable by appointment only atother Mercer County LibrarySystem branches, includingWednesdays and Saturdays at theEwing branch and Thursdays atthe Lawrence branch. For furtherinformation, go online towww.mcl.org.


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sports scene briefs

RBA game results week 11

Girls 5-6 Division PlayoffsVia Roma of East Windsor (19)

vs. Sweetwater Construction (13)On Feb. 23, the No. 8 seed Via

Roma of East Windsor knockedoff the No. 1 seed SweetwaterConstruction by a score of 19 to 13showing that anything can hap-pen in the RBA Playoffs.

Both teams played a greatgame.

The score was tight with ViaRoma holding a 3-point lead mid-way through the game. Kassie

Calabro and Sophie Langsdorflead the team halfway with 4points each through two quarters,giving Via Roma a 8-5 lead at thehalf.

Sweetwater continued to fight,

and kept it close with the impres-sive ball handling of KimberlyEvans and Brooke Torrington,physical play of Toni Jo Escuar-do, and tough defense by LauraBradley, Allison Brower and Jack-ie Denisco.

For Via Roma, Tenacious DTeresa ONeill created manyturnovers in the second half,turning two into breakawaylayups and 4 points for Via Roma.Sam Febles and MrinaliUmashankar pulled down numer-ous rebounds.

Marieli Perez, Keely McEntee

and Daniela Dominguez kept theball alive on offense with theirgreat passing, and Francesca theBig Ragu Ragusa made a keybasket in the fourth quarter toseal the game for Via Roma.

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WEDNESDAYMAR. 6Robbinsville Technical ReviewCommittee: 10 a.m., second-floorconference room, 1 WashingtonBlvd. The Technical Review Commit-

tee reviews applications for com-pleteness prior to a projects consid-eration by the Planning Board orZoning Board of Adjustment. Viewagenda online at www.robbinsville-twp.org.

THURSDAYMAR. 8Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-binsville Senior Center, 117 Route130. No registration required. Freeclass under the direction of ConnieFerrara for seniors 60 and older. Forinformation, contact 259-1567.

Balance Screening for Seniors: 1p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Robbinsville Sen-ior Center (arts and crafts room), 117Route 130. A physical therapist fromRobert Wood Johnson at Hamiltonhospital will evaluate your balanceand advise you on your risk offalling. Free, but pre-registrationrequired. Call Renee Burns at 259-1567.

Boys Varsity Baseball Scrimmagevs. Hamilton High School North: 4p.m., RHS baseball field, 155 Rob-

binsville-Edinburg Road. Time sub-ject to change. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.

FRIDAYMAR. 9Benefit Concert for Melissa Fer-rono: Broadway singer and actorCiaran Sheehan headlines a benefitconcert for 19-year-old Robbinsvilleresident Melissa Ferrono who is bat-tling bone cancer. Doors open 6:30

p.m.; concert begins 7:30 p.m. at theRobbinsville High School Perform-ing Arts Center, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg Road. Tickets can be pur-chased for $25 in advance duringnormal business hours at Roma

Bank on Route 33 and Jims BagelLoft on Robbinsville-AllentownRoad. Tickets will also be sold at thedoor on the night of the concert. Allproceeds go to the Ferrono family tohelp defray Melissas medicalexpenses.

MONDAYMAR. 11Senior Art Club: 10 a.m., SeniorCenter, 117 Route 130. Free oil orwater-based painting for seniors 60and older with all levels of expertise.Must bring your own art supplies.For more information, contact 259-1567.

TUESDAYMAR. 12Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-binsville Senior Center, 117 Route130. No registration required. Freeclass under the direction of ConnieFerrara for seniors 60 and older. Forinformation, contact 259-1567.

Colorectal Cancer Prevention: 11:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Robbinsville Sen-ior Center, 117 Route 130. A free lec-

ture by Dr. Zahid Baig of RobertWood Johnson at Hamilton hospitalwho will discuss how screenings arekey to prevention. For information,contact 259-1567.

WEDNESDAYMAR. 13Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. Mont-gomery High School: 4 p.m., Rob-binsville High School, 155 Rob-binsville-Edinburg Road. Game time

subject to change. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.


Robbinsville Township CouncilMeeting: 7:30 p.m., courtroom trail-er, 1117 Route 130 North. To viewagenda online go to www.rob-binsvile-twp.org.

SATURDAYMAR. 16Boys Varsity Baseball Scrimmagevs. Watchung Hills Regional HighSchool: 10:30 a.m., RobbinsvilleHigh School fields, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg Road. Game time subjectto change. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.

MONDAYMAR. 18Senior Art Club: 10 a.m., SeniorCenter, 117 Route 130. Free oil or

water-based painting for seniors 60and older with all levels of expertise.Must bring your own art supplies.For more information, contact 259-

1567.TUESDAYMAR. 19Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-binsville Senior Center, 117 Route130. No registration required. Freeclass under the direction of ConnieFerrara for seniors 60 and older. Forinformation, contact 259-1567.

Girls Varsity Softball vs. HolyCross High School: 4 p.m., Rob-binsville High School fields, 155 Rob-binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-ject to change. Check online at

http://www.usatodayhss.com.Boys Varsity Softball vs. HolyCross High School: 4 p.m., Rob-binsville High School fields, 155 Rob-binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-ject to change. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.

Robbinsville Zoning Board ofAdjustment: 7:30 p.m., TownshipSenior Center, 1117 Route 130 North.View agenda online at www.rob-binsville-twp.org.

WEDNESDAYMAR. 20Robbinsville Planning Board: 7:30p.m., Township Senior Center, 1117Route 130 North. View agendaonline at www.robbinsiville-twp.org.


Boys Varsity Baseball vs. DelranHigh School: 3:45 p.m., RobbinsvilleHigh School fields, 155 Robbinsville-Edinburg Road. Game subject tochange. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.

Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs. NewEgypt High School: 4 p.m., Rob-binsville High School, 155 Rob-binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-ject to change. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.

Boys Varsity Lacrosse vs. ColtsNeck High School: 4 p.m., Rob-binsville High School, 155 Rob-binsville-Edinburg Road. Game sub-ject to change. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.

FRIDAYMAR. 22Girls Varsity Softball vs. EastBrunswick 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.

SATURDAYMAR. 23Boys Varsity Lacrosse Game vs.West Deptford High School: 10a.m., Robbinsville High School, 155Robbinsville-Edinburg Road. Gamesubject to change. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.

Robbinsville Irish Heritage Associ-ations 4th Annual St. PatricksDay Parade: Opening ceremonies at12:30 p.m. at Foxmoor ShoppingCenter; parade steps off on Wash-ington Boulevard at 1 p.m. For fur-ther information and to view paraderoute, go towww.robbinsvilleirish.org.

MONDAYMAR. 25Senior Art Club: 10 a.m., SeniorCenter, 117 Route 130. Free oil orwater-based painting for seniors 60and older with all levels of expertise.Must bring your own art supplies.For more information, contact 259-1567.

TUESDAYMAR. 26Chair Yoga Class: 10 a.m., Rob-binsville Senior Center, 117 Route130. No registration required. Freeclass under the direction of ConnieFerrara for seniors 60 and older. Forinformation, contact 259-1567.

Boys Varsity Baseball vs.Pennsauken High School: 3:45p.m., Robbinsville High School, 155Robbinsville-Edinburg Road. Gamesubject to change. Check online athttp://www.usatodayhss.com.

Robbinsville Board of Education: 7p.m., Robbinsville High School Stu-dent Activities Center, 155 Rob-binsville-Edinburg Road. View agen-da online atwww.robbinsville.k12.nj.us

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By CATHY ZAHNBefore we were a township, we

were a part of several New Jerseytowns. Between 1792 and 1859 wewere East Windsor. Prior to 1792we were a larger township called,Windsor, which included ourtownship as well as East Windsorand West Windsor. In the early

1700s Windsor was a part of NewBrunswick and before that Piscat-away. Before the settlements ofthe Dutch, Swedes, and English,the ground below our feet be-longed to another group of peoplewho inhabited this land for thou-sands of years: the Lenni-Lenape.

The Lenape were peaceful andlawful people who lived andworked off the land. Their nation,Lenapehoking, included parts ofpresent day Connecticut, NewYork, Pennsylvania, Delaware,

and New Jersey. The Wolf, Turtle,

and Turkey clans made up theirnation. The Turtle clan lived inthe central part of New Jerseyand along the creeks and water-ways that feed into the DelawareRiver. Evidence of their lives stillcan be found today in Rob-binsville if you know where tolook.

The late Ed Diefenbach of Rob-binsville was the local Lenape ex-pert. Anyone who knew himknew that his collection ofLenape artifacts was massive andvaried. Many of the artifacts hecollected were found after localfarmers plowed their fields. Hisexpertise included knowing whatthe different artifacts were usedfor and he could distinguish be-tween artifacts that were used bythe Lenape and those the Lenapetraded for.

Pond Road Middle School sits

on a Lenape village site. Prior tothe schools construction, TheHutchinson Homestead, was sit-uated there. A descendant of theoriginal Hutchinsons, Richard S.Hutchinson, conducted an arche-ology dig on the site and foundnot only artifacts from his ances-tors lives but also Lenape arti-

facts including pottery shardsthat were dated by the NJ StateMuseum to 5000 BC.

So the next time you step out ofyour house, think of the peoplewho inhabited the township be-fore us.

To learn more about the firstRobbinsville inhabitants, you canvisit www.lenapelifeways.org.

Cathy Zahn is genealogist and third-grade teacher at Sharon ElementarySchool. She can be reached at

[email protected].

RVILLE IN THE PAST LANE

Indian village predates Pond

Road Middle School site

Proud to be Irish!March is a really great month.

When I think of March, I think ofawesome parades, family time,fish fries, and of course, St.Patricks Day!

The month of March is jampacked with celebrations, gather-ings, and tons of parades! I go toa lot of parades because my dad isa bagpiper with the Trenton AOHDivision 1 Pipe Band. A pipe bandis an excellent addition to any pa-rade! They provide great musicand are usually a great group ofpeople.

There are many great parade

committees that create paradesall over New Jersey. One locatedright here in Robbinsville isRIHA. Both of my parents are in-volved in this organization.RIHA, which stands for Rob-

binsville Irish Heritage Associa-tion, is a nonprofit organizationthat puts on an amazing paradeevery year to promote Irish Her-itage and to bring the communitytogether to celebrate. They alsoprovide a scholarship to a gradu-ating RHS senior every year.

I recently attended Gael Scoilon Feb. 22nd and 23rd. Gael Scoilis a wonderful program put to-gether by Joe Cahill AOH Divi-sion 10. It promotes the Irish cul-ture to kids who want to learnmore about their Irish heritage. Ihave attended for the past six

years and have learned so much.We bake Irish soda bread (al-though I think my moms familyrecipe is better). We learn aboutthe diverse pieces of Irish music,the history of Ireland, and much

more. This year, they brought inan Irish Wolfhound and it was re-ally big! My favorite class therewas definitely music becausethey had a harp player and otherinstruments including Uilleannbagpipes.

I hope to go to Ireland somedayand actually see the amazingthings Ive learned about and ex-perience something new. I amvery proud to be Irish!

Kaeleigh E. Sturgeon Age 13The Sun welcomes Kids View

letters from students. If your arti-cle appears you will receive a com-

plimentary ice cream from MaggieMoos, 2350 Route 33. Email sub-missions to [email protected] and include your name,age and phone number. Phonenumbers will not be published.

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Lifetree Community ChurchBy DAN GRECO

I can smell it. Spring is com-ing. We may have yet to see thelast of winter, but spring is justaround the bend. The crack of abaseball bat and the sound ofbirds chirping are not far away.Just yesterday it was Christmas.Tomorrow, it will be summer. AsGroucho Marx said, Time flieslike an arrow. Fruit flies like abanana.

Sometimes, though, events in

our lives become frozen in time.No matter how many days pass,those experiences are as near tous as the moment they hap-pened.

Some are a source of joy: afirst date, the birth of a child, agreat success. Others provokepain: the death of a loved one, apink slip, a grim diagnosis. Yeteach of these experiences makeus who we are.

But every so often, rather than

being part of our story, thoseevents of the past become thestory. We can lose ourselveswishing for golden days longpast, or allow our pain to crowdout everything else. One night,while driving home, my then 5-year-old son said, Dad, youknow why it gets dark at night?Curious to hear his perspective, Iobliged, No. Why bud? Be-cause God is turning the page.

He couldnt have been more

right. Our past is very muchpart of our story. Its just not allof our story. If God keeps turn-ing pages, our storys not doneyet. Each day has the potentialfor a completely new chapter.What will be written in your lifetoday?

Dan Greco is lead pastor at LifetreeCommunity Church in Robbinsville.For more information, go towww.lifetreecc.com.

The Sun invites religious leaders serving the community to con-tribute news items and photos for this column. Email Editor JoanneDegnan at [email protected] for more information.

The Knights of Columbus isconducting an Easter Food Driveto benefit those in need withinour community and the greaterTrenton area. Non-perishablegroceries in non-breakable pack-aging (no glass please!) can bedropped off in the church gath-ering space before Masses on theweekends of March 9-10 andMarch 16-17. The donated foodwill be delivered Saturday,March 23. For more information,call Bob at 609-610-2568 or Tim at732-740-9772.

Donations of turkeys and hamfor the Easter Food Drive aregreatly appreciated. Turkeysand hams can be brought to thechurch between 7:30 a.m. and8:30 a.m. on food basket deliveryday, March 23. Arrangements

can also be made to drop off do-nated turkeys and hams in ad-vance (the parish has freezers tostore them). For advance drop-off information, call Bill Cooperat 609-577-7184 or Mike Frank at609-584-1024.

The Knights of Columbus alsois happy to pick up gently usedfurniture, household items, toys,baby items, and childrens cloth-ing for donation to a local needyfamily.

To make arrangements to do-nate items, go online to theKnight of Columbus webpage,www.kofc7677.org and click onthe furniture tab link. If youcannot donate by using the web-site, call Bill Giovannetti at 609-587-7215 or Rob DiMeola at 609-223-0980.

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Land use code changes eyed for gas stationsBy JOANNE DEGNAN

Editor

The Planning Board has givenits OK to a proposed change to thetownships land use code thatwould allow convenience storeswith gas stations as a conditionaluse in the Planned CommercialDevelopment zone near the Ma-trix warehouse district.

Currently, gas stations are nota permitted use in the PCD zone,which is bounded by GordonRoad to the north, Old York Road

to the east, the New Jersey Turn-pike to the west and Interstate 195to the south.

Approval of Ordinance 2013-05by the Township Council wouldmean developers who have pro-posed a Wawa convenience storeand gas station at 308 Rob-binsville-Allentown Road nearthe NorthStar Vets animal hospi-tal would no longer need this par-ticular zoning variance for theirproject.

Balsam Properties LLC pre-

sented a concept plan to theTownship Technical Review Com-

mittee on Feb. 6, but has not yetsubmitted a formal application to

the zoning board.The Township Council has set

a March 14 public hearing andadoption vote on the ordinance,which it introduced Feb. 14. ThePlanning Boards task at its Feb.20 meeting was to review the pro-posed ordinance and make a rec-ommendation to the council onwhether the change was consis-tent with the townships MasterPlan.

Township Engineer Tim Mc-

Gough said that while the town-ship Master Plan documents donot explicitly mention conven-ience stories or gas stations in thePCD zone, it is generally accept-ed that gas stations are appropri-ate uses in proximity to majorhighways such as the turnpikeand Interstate-195.

Planning Board memberDaniele Breyta asked McGoughwhy gas stations were being madea conditional use in the PCD zone,rather than a permitted use as

they already are in the HighwayCommercial zone.

McGough said conditional-usedesignation was precautionary

because parts of the PCD zoneborders residential areas on Gor-don Road and Old York Road.

Making it a conditional usetriggers a condition that saysthey cannot be within 150 feet of aresidential zone boundary, Mc-Gough said.

Now someone cant plop a 7-Eleven on Gordon Road, thatswhy I did that.

The Planning Board also votedto endorse a separate ordinance

that would make another changeto the land use code as it pertainsto gas stations.

Ordinance 2013-03, which isalso scheduled to be voted on bythe council on March 14, wouldremove the so-called proximityclause that now prevents a newgas station or auto repair facilityfrom locating within 3,500 feet ofany other gas station or auto re-pair facility on the same side ofthe highway, or within 600 feet ofany firehouse, school, hospital,

church or playground.McGough said an appellate

court has found that these dis-tance proximity clauses were un-

constitutional.Essentially, if someone was to

challenge it, theyre going towin, McGough told the PlanningBoard.

McGough also said the town-ship planner had determined theproximity clause could be under-mining economic development inthe township by ensuring thatrundown service stations have nocompetition from newer facilitieswhose presence would force them

to upgrade their aging stations tostay in business.Church Street resident Mari-

lyn Yasko asked the PlanningBoard not to support the elimina-tion of the proximity clause, ar-guing that the distances it re-quires between gas stations andpublic buildings were there forsafety reasons.

The National Fire ProtectionAssociation code actually con-tains these distances and this iswhere most of the municipalities

got it from and every municipali-ty in the area still has it in their

code, Yasko said. The ideascame out of safety. You dont want

a church nearby because whathappens if a gas station blows upand you have 400 people or a 1,000people in that proximity?

Planning Board AttorneyJerry Dasti said the proposal onlyaffects gas stations in the Route130 Highway Commercial zone,not the section of Route 130 nearChurch Street in the Village ofWindsor, where Yasko lives,which is zoned Village Commer-cial.

Dasti also said any future gasstation projects would still beevaluated by the township firemarshal using NFPA criteria, re-gardless of whether the proximi-ty clause is removed from the mu-nicipal land use code.

Its not the Planning Boardsrole to establish ordinances; itsthe Planning Boards role to de-termine if a proposed ordinanceadvanced by the council is incompliance with the MasterPlan, Dasti told Yasko. A lot of

your comments should be ad-dressed to the council.

campus newsSt. Josephs University an-

nounces the following studentswere named to the deans list forthe fall 2012 semester: AlexanderBjorling, Andrew DiMaggio, andChristina Marie Mandreucci.

Rider University inLawrenceville announces the fol-lowing Robbinsville residentswere named to the deans list forthe fall 2012 semester: NataliaAviles; Eric Grabowski; Pamela Ko-tula; Michelle McBride; StevenMichal; Benjamin Rosati; CamilleSeefelt; Elizabeth Shapiro; HannahShevlin; Jennifer Stern; and JanaWolf.

The University of Scranton an-

nounces that Danielle Frank andRalph Petagna, both of Rob-binsville, were named to thedeans list for the fall 2012 semes-ter.

The University of Delaware an-nounces the following Rob-binsville residents have beennamed to the deans list for thefall 2012 semester: Tyler Cooke,Jared Icenhower, JeffreyKalaczynski, andMichael Lorenzo.

Alena Principato, of Rob-binsville, was named to the 2012fall semester deans list atLafayette College in Easton,Pennsylvania.

Arielle Rubinstein, of Rob-

binsville, was named to the deanslist for the fall 2012 semester atthe State University of New Yorkat New Paltz.

Jessica Friedberg was named tothe deans list for the fall 2012 se-mester at Colgate University inHamilton, New York.

Jillian Vaz, of Robbinsville, wasnamed to the deans list for thefall 2012 semester at the Universi-ty of Connecticut.

Ashley Bronston, of Rob-binsville, was named to the deanslist for fall 2012 semester at Mans-field University in Mansfield, Pa.

Register for kindergartenThe parents of children who

will be 5 years old by Oct. 1 areencouraged to register them forkindergarten now.

We have over 125 registeredas of today and more registeringdaily, Sharon School PrincipalJanet Sinkewicz said on Feb. 12.

Registrations packets can bepicked up at the main office ofSharon School, located at 234Sharon Road, between 10 a.m.and 3 p.m. on any day that schoolis open.

Forms can also be down-loaded online from the websitewww.robbinsville.k12.nj.us.

Go to the select school drop-

down menu and click on the linkfor Sharon School to access thefour forms in the registrationpacket.

To complete the registrationprocess, bring the completedforms and the following docu-ments to Sharon School: con-tract of sale, deed or lease; utili-ty bill; the childs birth certifi-cate; and the childs updated im-munization records. School offi-cials must be able to review theoriginal documents, not photo-copies, in order to register yourchild.

For more information, callSharon School at 632-0960.

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green eggs and ham, compli-ments of the Hightstown Diner.But most kids skipped the greeneggs and made a beeline straight

to cups of blue Jell-O filled withred Swedish Fish, a dessert thatpaid homage to Dr. Seuss One

Fish Two Fish Red Fish BlueFish book.

Even more popular than blueJell-O, was a treat they couldnteat: gooey oobleck that an assem-bly line of teachers and volun-teers were creating with corn-starch, water and green dye in-side two classrooms.

Oobleck is the sticky green pre-cipitation that falls from the skyand creates havoc in the kingdomof Didd in Dr. Seuss be-careful-

what-you-wish-for story ofBartholomew and the Oobleck.The kids really love the

oobleck slime, thats very popular,so we needed to have two differentclassrooms set up for that, Di-Matteo said.

In the hallway, there was anestimation station with prizesof free Dr. Seuss books to the chil-dren who could come closest tocorrectly guessing the number ofgoldfish crackers, jelly beans andanimal cracker cookies in three

jars.Around the corner, students

were casting ballots for their fa-vorite Dr. Seuss book by creatinga life-size pictograph across awall of red lockers that displayedvotes for the four book choices:

Horton Hears a Who, Yertlethe Turtle, One Fish Two Fish

Red Fish Blue Fish, and TheCat in the Hat.

Belinda, Iyla and Leah Lichten-

feld, each wearing huge paperflowers in their hair like theSeussian character Daisy Mc-Grew in Daisy-Head Mayzie,lined up for ballots at the crowdedbook-voting table. After ponder-ing their choices, the three girlseach voted for One Fish TwoFish, Red Fish Blue Fish by tap-ing a drawing of a fish on the wallof lockers next to the title of thatbook.

As more students cast their

votes and the number of fish onthe lockers increased, it soon be-came apparent that the Lichten-feld triplets had their finger onthe pulse of Robbinsvilles Seuss-ian tastes.

One Fish Two Fish, Red FishBlue Fish won the balloting in alandslide.

The winners of the three esti-mation station activities were:second-grader Britt Reid, whoseguess of 1,300 goldfish crackerswas only six shy of the actual

number; first-grader CarmineClemente, whose guess of 500

jellybeans was only 15 candypieces higher than the actualnumber; and third-grader AbigailDorval whose guess of 658 animalcrackers was right on the button.


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Sharon School teacher DawnBrunow, dons the Cat in theHats stovepipe hat to serve up

green eggs and ham to the hun-dreds of children and their par-ents at Dr. Seuss Night on Feb.21.

Storm cleanup help availableThe township intends to apply

for a federal grant to help pay forthe removal of Hurricane Sandydebris from private propertieswherever the storm damageposes safety and health risks,such as leaning trees that are indanger of falling, and other haz-ards.

The Robbinsville Office ofEmergency Management willapply to the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency for a Pri-vate Property Debris Removal

Grant to defray the cost ofcleanup work, township officialsannounced Feb. 25.

Under the program, FEMA re-imburses local governments for75 percent of the cost of pre-ap-proved cleanup work.

In order for residents to havetheir hurricane-damaged proper-ty considered for the program,they must agree to permit thetownship Department of PublicWorks to have access to the prop-erty; sign a hold harmless legalagreement; and provide proof ofhomeowners insurance.

Any resident who would like to

find out more about the program,should contact Lt. Michael Polas-ki at the Robbinsville Township

Police Department at 259-3900.The deadline to apply for the

FEMA Private Property DebrisRemoval Grant is 4 p.m., Monday,March 11. Decisions on whether aproperty qualifies under the pro-gram will be made by FEMA.

Generally, debris removal fromprivate property after a storm is aproperty owners responsibility,but in the wake of large-scale dis-asters such as Hurricane Sandythe federal government workswith state and local governments

to help clear debris from privateproperties in order to protect thepublic safety and health.

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By JOANNE DEGNAN

Editor

Robbinsville High Schools 12calendar guys brought every-thing from tutus and trumpets toboas and bling to the stage for theMr. RHS extravaganza, but inthe end only one could wear thegold crown.

The honor went to senior Bren-dan Barca, aka Mr. August, whoreceived the most audience votesin the Feb. 26 contest that was across between American Idoland an all-male version of MissAmerica. Kenny Wright, akaMr. April, was the runner-up andTyler DeMartin, aka Mr. Febru-ary, was named Mr. Congeniality.

More than 500 people attendedthe zany production, a schoolfundraiser that raised $3,500 tohelp defray the cost of the seniorprom.

The 12 contestants, each repre-senting a different month of theyear, showcased their unique tal-

ents in a series of over-the-topskits that included singing, danc-ing, juggling, rapping, karaoke,unicycles and standup comedy.Hairy legs, bikini tops, tutus,feather boas and blond rock-starwigs were in abundance.

Each contestant was also inter-viewed by the student emcees,whose probing questions (Doyou have a talent or a pickup lineto share?) were designed to helpthe audience discern who wasmost deserving of the Mr. RHS2013 crown.

Voting took place during inter-mission, followed by a behind-the-scenes video, produced by juniorLara Cauwels, about the makingof the show. Next was the for-malwear strut when each con-testant, escorted by two seniorgirls, modeled his tuxedo while atongue-in-cheek biography wasread by the emcees.

During the skits, Barca made adaring fashion statement with his

green tutu and coordinating hairwreath as he warbled Im Like aBird. The soccer team captainscontagious enthusiasm had theaudience roaring with delight.

Wright, wearing a blond wig,

sleeveless black dress and whitefeather boa ensemble, endearedhimself to the crowd by using hisfive minutes in the spotlight to de-scend from the stage and ask hisgirlfriend to the prom. De-Martins madcap trumpet playing

and dance moves also made him afan favorite during the skits.

The showstopper, however, wasthe choreographed Bernie dancewith all 12 contestants swayinglimply to the beat while leaning

backward (as if having a nose-bleed) in moves inspired by thedancing conga line corpse fromthe 1989 Weekend at Berniesmovie.

Senior Jackie Testa choreo-graphed the dance routine and

maintained a diplomatic postureabout her task during the showsfinal dress rehearsal.

It was a challenge, Testa ad-mitted with a smile. But in theend they really pulled together on

this. People ask if it was hard toget them to dance, but what wasreally hard was getting them allto stop dancing and pay atten-tion.

The other nine contestants inthe Mr. RHS competition in-

cluded: Mr. January, Raul Jairam;Mr. March, Niraj Nayak; Mr. May,Dalton Bischer; Mr. June, DavidHaftel; Mr. July, Ryan Febles; Mr.September, Dom Schillaci; Mr. Oc-tober, Sam Acheampong; Mr. No-

vember, Steve Krebs; and Mr. De-cember, Matt Forno.

Mr. RHS is a school traditionthat started in 2008 and has beenheld every year since except for aone-year hiatus in 2012.

It was key to get the tradition

back for 2013, said parent volun-teer Roseanne Tully. Hopefully,the tradition will continue to cre-ate great memories for the sen-iors and their families andfriends too.

Soccer team captain crowned Mr. RHS


LEFT: Brendan Barca was crowned Mr. RHS on Feb. 26 during a tongue-in-cheek fundraiser for the senior class that featured 12 seniors in afriendly competition billed as a cross between American Idol and a male beauty pageant. RIGHT: Kenny Wright (Mr. April) was the runner-up in the Mr. RHS contest.


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