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Budget adoption
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Everyday focus of exhibit
BY HEATHER FIORE
The Hopewell Sun
Professional painter Jackie
Austin is exhibiting her most re-
cent works in a solo exhibition
entitled, In the Everyday, at The
Pennington Schools Silva
Gallery of Art through April 26.
Austin, who lives outside of
Washington, D.C., in Rockwell,
Md., has been a professional
painter for more than 20 years
and has been exhibiting her work
for the last 10 years.
Since her husband is a foreign
service officer for the U.S. Depart-
ment of State, Austin frequently
moves around and has lived over-
seas in places such as West Africa
and South Korea.
Ive moved every two years
since I was 18 years old, she said.
When you move around a lot, its
like creating your own space each
time adding things, removing
things and trying to make this lit-
tle world. Thats what the show is
about.
Austin explained how each
place she has traveled to inspires
the use of a different medium and
subject.
Because I move a lot, things
change, especially the scenery,
Austin said. My world changes
all the time; thats why I dont
stick with one thing [subject].
With every place, you explore dif-
ferent things. And being overseas,
theres a total change in your
daily activities.
Austin explained how foreign
countries add a unique element to
her works.
In West Africa, everything is
Special to The Sun
Professional painter Jackie Austin currently has an 18-piece exhibi-
tion at The Pennington Schools Silva Gallery of Art through April
26.
please see SILVA, page 2
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toes, she said. When I moved
there, I really started to paint
landscapes, people and still life
because thats what I saw when I
was out. Thats also where I got
into furniture design fabric,
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things.
When I went to Korea, thats
when I started watercolor be-
cause thats all I could access.
Although Austin has worked
with every medium, her current
focus is interior design, which is
what the majority of her 18-piece
collection at the Silva Gallery re-
volves around.
I dont like to limit myself, but
right now, Im zooming in a little
bit, she said. Im using every-
day forms around us, and my
starting point is living space. The
exhibition focuses on whats es-
sential in a room, what I can
scratch out, where objects are po-
sitioned the whole composition.
Thats what Im exploring right
now.
The Silva Gallery of Art at The
Pennington School is open Mon-
day through Thursday from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. For more informa-
tion, call Gallery Director Dolores
Eaton at (609) 737-4133.
SILVA
Continued from page 1
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BY HEATHER FIORE
The Hopewell Sun
Hopewell Township adopted its
$21.1 million municipal budget
for 2013, which includes a 1.7-cent
tax rate increase for homeown-
ers.
This translates to an $80 mu-
nicipal tax increase per year for
the average assessed home valued
at $470,000.
The budget, which increased
by about 5 percent from 2012, was
adopted at the township commit-
tees meeting on April 8.
Although residents face an in-
crease this year, Hopewell Town-
ship still has the lowest munici-
pal tax rate on an equalized basis
in Mercer County, according to
Township CFO Elaine Borges.
Two contributing factors to
this years increase include the
$700,000 payment for Hurricane
Sandy debris removal, the first of
five payments over the next five
years, and an increase of $414,000
for debt service.
Unlike 2012, there are no new
sources of revenue, Borges said.
State aid remained flat at
$1,634,157. The townships usage
of surplus funds decreased by
$500,000.
The township saw a decrease of
$294,000 in delinquent taxes,
$98,000 in grants and $75,000 in in-
terest revenue.
Also incorporated into the
budget are salary increases of 1-
to 1.5-percent for township em-
ployees, including those on the
township committee, who will
each see a $250 raise from $4,000
to $4,250.
Committeeman James Burd,
the only committee member op-
posed to the budget, said this
raise was the sole reason behind
his decision to vote no.
However, this is the first raise
township committee members
have received in about 20 years,
Committeeman Allen Cannon
said.
I think it was time for this
board to get a raise, he said.
The raise wasnt substantial, but
it was certainly worth the same
consideration you would give a
landscaper, a person who cooks
your food, a person who delivers
your mail or a person who walks
your dog.
Committeeman Harvey Lester
echoed Cannons comments and
stated how this increase accounts
for only $1,250 less than 1 per-
cent of the townships $21 million
budget.
If you are bigger than 1.2
square miles in Mercer County,
we are the lowest paid of any
elected officials, he said. You
dont take this job for the money.
However, when you think it out,
does the president need the
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On March 18 at 8:20 p.m., Offi-
cer Kevin Koveloski responded to
a Ridgewood Avenue address for a
report of fireworks being set off.
Koveloski made contact with an
18-year-old male, who was found
to be in possession of fireworks.
He was placed under arrest and
transported to police headquar-
ters. He was processed and issued
a summons for possession of fire-
works and released. His case will
be heard in municipal court.
On March 20 at 8:55 p.m., Offi-
cer Michael Toth responded to a
gas station on Route 29 for a sus-
picious vehicle. Toth located a
black Honda Civic in the parking
lot of the gas station. Toth made
contact with the driver, a 31-year-
old male, who had a strong odor
of alcohol on his breath. After
performing field sobriety tests,
the man was placed under arrest
and transported to police head-
quarters for processing. He was
charged with DWI, reckless driv-
ing and driving while suspended
and was released to a friend. His
case will be heard in municipal
court.
On March 27 at 12:30 a.m., Offi-
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the intersection of Woosamonsa
Road and Burd Road for a report
of a motor vehicle crash. Sparano
made contact with the driver of
the vehicle, a 53-year-old male,
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money. Does the governor need
the money? Yet, we pay the gover-
nor money.
I think its important for your
elected officials to be seen as em-
ployees of you [residents], he
added. We dont get medical ben-
efits or a pension; we just get a
salary. Were not volunteers, and
this isnt a hobby. This is a job.
Two new police officers, Robert
Vorhees and Nicholas Sparaco,
were also sworn in to the
Hopewell Township Police De-
partment at the committee meet-
ing.
TWO
Continued from page 3
Two new police
officers sworn in
who had a strong odor of alcohol
on his breath. After performing
field sobriety tests, the man was
placed under arrest and trans-
ported to police headquarters for
processing. He was charged with
DWI, reckless driving, failure to
stop/yield, failure to maintain
lane and driving while using a
cell phone. He was later released
to a relative, and his case will be
heard in municipal court.
On March 27 at 6 p.m., Officer
Alexis Mirra responded to the
Pennington Quality Market for a
report of shoplifting. Mirra
learned that two 14-year-old
males had entered the Penning-
ton Quality Market, took some
candy and left without paying for
it. Mirra made contact with the
juveniles, who had the candy in
their possession. Mirra trans-
ported the two juveniles to police
headquarters for processing.
After processing, both juveniles
were released to their parents.
On March 30 at 7:25 p.m., Offi-
cer Lincoln Karnoff responded to
the Buy Rite Liquors on the Pen-
nington Circle for the report of
shoplifting. Two females entered
the store, placed four bottles of
cognac in a large purse, and left
POLICE
Continued from page 4
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I
ts that time of the year. That time
when public school Boards of Edu-
cation are finalizing budgets and
announcing to their respective con-
stituents how much more they will pay
in school taxes next year.
We say more because its hardly
ever less.
Homeowners in New Jersey expect
to pay high property taxes, fueled in
large part by taxes from our local pub-
lic school districts. Its a way of life
that, while were not happy with, we
accept.
It seems each year that more and
more families are moving out of New
Jersey because of these high property
taxes, but those people usually dont
move away until after their kids gradu-
ate high school.
Overall, our states public schools
are exceptional its one of the main
reasons that so many families contin-
ue to raise their kids here.
So it should be no surprise and
shouldnt cause too much anger to
learn that New Jersey spends more per
public school student than most of the
country.
The third annual Taypayers Guide
to Education Spending released re-
cently shows that New Jerseys public
school districts spent an average of
$18,0147 per pupil in 2011-12. That was
an increase of 4 percent over the year
before, according to the state.
Yes, that is expensive. But isnt it
worth it?
New Jersey public school students,
as a whole, have some of the best test
scores in the nation. Whats that old
saying: You get what you pay for?
If you want good schools, you need
to spend money.
Can school districts throughout the
state do a better job of spending while
ensuring the best education possible
for students? Of course they can and
they should.
But high school taxes are, unfortu-
nately, a way of life in New Jersey, and
it will continue to be that way for quite
some time.
Property tax relief may be in sight
in the near future, but expecting to pay
what other states pay is unrealistic.
Frankly, we shouldnt want to pay
what other states pay in school taxes,
because we get what we pay for some
of the top public schools in the nation,
which help churn out some of the best
public school students as well.
in our opinion
School taxes are high...
...But so are our kids test scores. Should we really be that upset?
What are your thoughts?
No one likes paying taxes, especially
when they are as expensive as they are
here in New Jersey. But are you getting
what you are paying for? Speak up and
let your voice be heard on the subject.
Student council president
weighs in on possible policy
The school board of the Hopewell Valley
School District is now considering a policy
that would give the administration the au-
thority to begin using a "passive breath al-
cohol sensor device," effectively a Breatha-
lyzer device, on students as a requirement
for attending, at any time before, after or
during any event, including in-school as-
semblies, plays, proms and graduations. As
you could understand, students are very
much concerned about this proposal. We
have investigated it and have determined
that it is unnecessary, goes down the wrong
path to addressing any issues the commu-
nity does have with substance abuse, and,
while technically legal in New Jersey, is
still questionable in its compliance with
our right to not be searched without "rea-
sonable suspicion" by school officials.
Under the current system of students
simply being pulled aside, school officials
are more than capable of settling any is-
sues that arise. If a student is intoxicated,
you can easily determine that fact from
their behavior or speech, so there is really
no need to introduce Breathalyzers into
the mix. Ive run several dances, and Ive
never seen things become out of control as
a result of alcohol. To say that proms, as-
semblies or theatrical productions, all cov-
ered by this policy, would become drunken
brawls or result in alcohol-related deaths is
ridiculous.
As a school, we have not had any serious
incidents that justify a policy like this. Re-
searching these policies, Ive found that
nearly all the districts that have passed
policies like this have done so after tragic
events involving students excessively
drinking or even losing their lives during
dances or on the road. A quick look at the
Princeton School District's policy (the in-
spiration for this policy in our district) on
the matter has made us even more
alarmed. The Princeton policy on Breatha-
lyzers is almost identical to our own, down
to the letter. Not only was this issue not
taken seriously enough to warrant a dis-
cussion on its merits, but it was also not
even written with our district in mind, in-
stead simply copied from another district.
letter to the editor
please see LETTER, page 7
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On the other side of our oppo-
sition, we believe that this policy
violates the need for school ad-
ministrators to have reasonable
suspicion in line with the
Fourth Amendment to conduct a
search of a student. To say that
such a basic and vague require-
ment for suspicion is consid-
ered too much of a burden is
bizarre. But the issue goes far be-
yond that. Unfortunately, refusing
to be subjected to a Breathalyzer
test is considered an automatic
positive, and the language of the
policy requires a student who re-
fuses the test to be detained and
handed over to the police to have
blood drawn. The policy does not
treat a Breathalyzer test as a
search, and therefore assumes it
is not subject to any of the restric-
tions that are normally set on
schools for searching students.
This is simply absurd. Even the
National Association of School
Boards begins its analysis of
Breathalyzer policies by saying
"A Breathalyzer test, like urinaly-
sis, is a search. As such, it is cov-
ered by the Fourth Amend-
ment..." Not just that, but the law
is much stricter about policies
LETTER
Continued from page 6
please see LETTER, page 10
WEDNESDAY April 17
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Menu at The Brothers Moon. 5
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will host a mushroom-themed
dinner accompanied by a speak-
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Farm. Learn more about Kauf-
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enjoy them in a four-course meal.
For more information, call (609)
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Senior Center Program: Ways to
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10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the
Hopewell Valley Senior Center.
Mindy Komosinsky, outpatient
nutritionist and dietitian of Capi-
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how to maintain a healthy
lifestyle. No registration is
required. For more information,
contact Senior Services at (609)
737-0605, ext. 692 or email
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THURSDAY April 18
Hopewell Business Association
monthly meeting. 6 p.m. dinner
with 7:15 p.m. meeting. Hopewell
Borough Mayor Paul Anzano will
speak on The Emergence of
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taking visitors to fields where
farmers will be plowing with hors-
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Rides last approximately 20 min-
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will be narrated. A craft program
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to 3 p.m. Crafts take about 20
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TUESDAY April 23
Senior Center Program: Genera-
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p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hopewell
Branch of the Mercer County
Library. Would you like to learn
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that result in school officials
handing students over to the po-
lice. A major reason why policies
like this have been upheld is that
the police are often not involved,
maintaining the looser restric-
tions applied to school officials
throughout the process.
If using a Breathalyzer is not
considered a search, what stops
school administrators from using
Breathalyzers at any point during
the day for any reason, not simply
those outlined in the policy? And
what stops them from adopting
other new policies, like the RFID
chips used in Texas to address
truancy issues? If we have com-
promise on the rights of students,
who depend on adults to protect
their civil rights, I am afraid of
where we will end up.
We have reviewed the policy in
full, considered its implications,
and we cannot in good conscience
let it stand. We don't want this
matter to be considered on its
legal merits as if in a courtroom,
but we do want to argue that this
policy goes too far and raises too
many questions in regard to what
it might lead to for our district to
adopt it. Perhaps a legitimate risk
of serious incidents occurring
could justify a drastic measure
like this, but that is not the situa-
tion we face.
The school board of the Bel-
lows Falls Union school district
reviewed this same issue two
years ago and allowed the com-
munity to become involved in the
discussion.
They ultimately felt that "the
Breathalyzer was unnecessarily
intrusive and unwarranted," and
rejected the policy six to one. I
hope our school board will agree
with the students, who feel the
same.
The proposed policy will be up
for a vote at the April 22 School
Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the
Board Office, which is located at
425 S. Main St. in Pennington.
Any member of the public is al-
lowed to make comments.
Adil Mughal
Student Council President of
HVCHS
LETTER
Continued from page 7
Letter to
the editor
the store without paying for the
items.
The women were wearing
black leggings and blue shirts
and were seen driving away in a
black Hyundai Santa Fe. The loss
was estimated at $160.
On April 3 at 2:45 p.m., Officer
Mandy Grey responded to the
Sweet and Savory Caf along
Route 29 for the report of an at-
tempted burglary. Sometime be-
tween March 31 and April 3,
someone attempted to pry the
front door open, causing damage
to the door and doorjamb. No
entry was made into the building.
On April 5 at 7:45 p.m., Officer
Robert Sparano responded to a
Titus Mill Road address for the re-
port of a theft.
Sometime between 8:30 a.m.
and 7 p.m., someone removed a
chain link dog kennel from an un-
locked garage. The loss was esti-
mated at $50.
On April 7 at 7:52 p.m., Officer
Vincent Amabile responded to
Route 546 for the report of an er-
ratic driver. Amabile stopped a
car matching the description
given and spoke with the driver, a
48-year-old male, who had the
odor of alcohol on his breath.
After performing field sobriety
tests, the man was placed under
arrest and transported to police
headquarters for processing.
He was charged with DWI,
reckless driving, open container,
failure to maintain lane and fail-
ure to inspect. He was later re-
leased to a relative, and his case
will be heard in municipal court.
On April 7 at 12:35 a.m., Sgt.
Michael Cseremsak responded to
Columbia Avenue for the report
of a suspicious vehicle.
While checking the area,
Cseremsak observed a car parked
in the parking lot of HJG Medical
Associates on East Broad Street
with its headlights on. As
Cseremsak approached the car, it
drove into the parking lot of the
1st Constitution Bank and
stopped. Cseremsak performed a
car stop and spoke with the driv-
er, a 35-year-old male, who had the
odor of alcohol on his breath.
After performing field sobriety
tests, the man was placed under
arrest and transported to police
headquarters for processing.
He was charged with DWI and
reckless driving.
He was later released to an ac-
quaintance and his case will be
heard in municipal court.
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Business Association
meeting set for April 18
The monthly meeting of the
Hopewell Business Association
will be held on the April 18. Busi-
ness owners can count on a meet-
ing the third Thursday of each
month.
The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.,
and many come to order dinner at
6 p.m. The program starts at 7:15
p.m.
This month, Hopewell Borough
Mayor Paul Anzano will speak on
The Emergence of Hopewell
Borough as a Destination. An-
zano has been on the Borough
Council since 2004. He is a part-
ner in the law firm Pringle,
Quinn, Anzano, P.C., which he
joined in 2000. Anzano has a var-
ied background and has compre-
hensive knowledge in the areas of
insurance law, appropriations
and government affairs.
He has an extensive practice
before the Department of Health
and Senior Services and Banking
and Insurance, with particular
focus on health insurance, man-
aged care, hospitals and other
health-care providers. He also has
a wide-ranging government af-
fairs and regulatory practice.
If business owners have not
joined HBA yet, this is a good
meeting to come to.
For more information, call
Marilyn Wittlinger at (609) 466-
0823.
Student club hosting
Souper Bowl April 19
The Model World Health Or-
ganization student club at
Hopewell Valley Central High
School is hosting its second annu-
al Souper Bowl in the cafeteria on
Friday, April 19 from 5 p.m. to 8
p.m.
Like last year, chefs from many
local restaurants will come and
serve gourmet soup.
Model WHO invites the com-
munity to taste the soups and
vote for their favorite at the end of
the night. There will also be a bas-
ket and gift card giveaway, live
music performed by high-school
bands and free babysitting for the
young ones. This year, there will
be two guest speakers from
prominent local organizations
that work in Kenya, Africa.
All proceeds from the Souper
Bowl will support a Model WHO
project to provide nutritious
meals to students in Kenya. Ad-
mission is $6 for adults and $4 for
children. Take $1 off the price of
admission with a donation of a
can of soup for a local soup
kitchen to help out our communi-
ty.
Group to hold free
walking tour April 20
The Delaware and Raritan
Canal Watch will hold a free,
walking tour along the Delaware
and Raritan Canal on Saturday,
April 20.
The walk will explore the sec-
tion of the canal between Alexan-
der Road and Bakers Basin in
Lawrence Township, a distance of
4.9 miles.
Anyone interested should meet
at the Princeton Turning Basin
Park on Alexander Road at 10
a.m.
The park is located between the
narrow steel truss bridge over
Stony Brook and the bridge over
the canal.
The tour will include historic
Port Mercer, where a bridge ten-
ders house still stands, and the
recently constructed pedestrian
truss bridge over Route 1, just
north of Bakers Basin.
Canal Watch board member
Bob Barth will conduct the walk.
For further information and
weather-related updates, call
Barth at (201) 401-3121 or email
barths@att.net.
Library to show film
on April 21 at 3 p.m.
On Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m.,
the Pennington Public Library
will show the last film in the Wa-
tershed Film Festival. This short
film, The Rhythm of Rutledge,
tells the story of a town of 100 res-
idents, zero stoplights and thou-
sands of acres of corn and soy;
three intentional communities
are part of a rural renaissance
that seeks healthier ways of treat-
ing the land and one another.
After the film, questions and an-
swers will be led by the filmakers.
For more information, go to ther-
hythmofrutledge.com.
Church collecting used
bikes on April 27
The Pennington Presbyterian
Church is conducting a used bike
collection in partnership with
Pedals for Progress. Bikes can be
dropped off from 9 a.m. to noon
on April 27, rain or shine, at
Hopewell Valley Central High
School, which is located at 259
Pennington-Titusville Rd. in Pen-
nington.
Pedals for Progress collects
6,000 to 7,000 bicycles annually
and transfers this material
wealth to those in need. To date,
more than 124,500 bicycles have
been shipped to developing coun-
tries in Latin America, Africa
and Eastern Europe.
In these countries, the bikes
are reconditioned by partner
agencies and distributed at low
cost to poor, working adults; these
bikes provide them with reliable
transportation for commuting to
work, transporting produce to
market, or accessing health care
and other services.
Steady employment for these
adults is vital to the development
and success for these economies.
It costs $40 to collect, process,
ship, rebuild and distribute each
bicycle. A donation toward ship-
ping costs is necessary; there is a
suggested minimum of $10 per
bike. All cash and material dona-
tions are fully tax deductible and
a receipt will be available at the
collection site. We also accept
working portable sewing ma-
chines.
P4P is a 501 (c)(3) corporation
and a registered charity in the
states of New Jersey, Pennsylva-
nia, Kansas, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts and Vermont. Brochures
explaining this innovative pro-
gram will be available at the col-
lection site. For detailed informa-
tion about our overseas projects
and a current schedule of bicycle
collection, visit our website at
p4p.org.
For more information, call the
church office at (609) 737-1221 and
ask for Mary.
Police to take back pills
on April 27
This information was provided
by the Hopewell Township Police
Department.
On April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., the Hopewell Township Po-
lice Department and the Drug En-
forcement Administration will
give the public its sixth opportu-
nity in three years to prevent pill
abuse and theft by ridding their
homes of potentially dangerous
expired, unused and unwanted
prescription drugs. Bring your
medications for disposal to the
Hopewell branch of the Mercer
County Library located at 245
Pennington Titusville Road. The
service is free and anonymous, no
questions asked.
Last September, Americans
turned in 244 tons of prescription
drugs at over 5,200 sites operated
by the DEA and its thousands of
state and local law enforcement
partners. In its five previous Take
Back events, DEA and its part-
ners took in over 2 million
pounds more than 1,000 tons of
pills.
This initiative addresses a vital
public safety and public health
issue. Medicines that languish in
home cabinets are highly suscep-
tible to diversion, misuse and
abuse.
Rates of prescription drug
abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly
high, as are the number of acci-
dental poisonings and overdoses
due to these drugs. Studies show
that a majority of abused pre-
scription drugs are obtained from
family and friends, including
from the home medicine cabinet.
In addition, Americans are
now advised that their usual
methods for disposing of unused
medicines flushing them down
the toilet or throwing them in the
trash both pose potential safety
and health hazards.
Four days after the first event,
Congress passed the Secure and
Responsible Drug Disposal Act of
2010, which amends the Con-
trolled Substances Act to allow an
ultimate user of controlled sub-
stance medications to dispose of
them by delivering them to enti-
ties authorized by the attorney
general to accept them. The act
also allows the attorney general
to authorize long term care facili-
ties to dispose of their residents
controlled substances in certain
instances. DEA is drafting regula-
tions to implement the act.
Until new regulations are in
place, local law enforcement
agencies like the Hopewell Town-
ship Police Department and the
DEA will continue to hold pre-
scription drug take-back events
every few months.
Birding trip set
for April 27 at 8 a.m.
Join the Washington Crossing
Audubon Society at 8 a.m. on Sat-
urday, April 27 for a free, public
birding trip led by Charles Leck,
John Maret, Brad Merritt and
Lou Beck at Roebling Park, a Mer-
cer County Park adjacent to the
Hamilton/Trenton Marsh. We
will follow trails in this rejuvenat-
ed park and look for migrating
warblers and marsh birds.
Directions: If youre coming
from Trenton on South Broad
Street, turn right onto Sewell Av-
enue shortly after the Lalor Street
intersection. Proceed to the end of
Sewell Avenue (watch out for stop
signs) and follow the dirt road to
the left down the hill to parking
area. For more information, con-
tact Brad Merritt at (609) 921-8964.
The Eric Mintel Quartet
set to play April 28
The Eric Mintel Quartet, a na-
tionally renowned jazz ensemble
that has performed at the White
House and Kennedy Center, is
coming to Pennington United
Methodist Church for a tribute
concert honoring the memory of
jazz legend Dave Brubeck.
The concert will be held on
Sunday, April 28 at 7 p.m. in the
churchs sanctuary. The suggest-
ed donation per ticket is $15 and
all proceeds from ticket sales will
benefit Attitudes in Reverse.
For more information or to pre-
purchase tickets, call the church
office at (609) 737-1374.
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