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Robbinsvilles Allison Whitty competing in the 100-meter hurdles at the Group 2 NJ Central
State Sectional Championships at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls, where the
Ravens girls track and field team finished in fourth place. See the Ravens Nest column on
Page 4 for more details.
Leap of faith
Tax breaks
mulled for two
new warehouses
By JOANNE DEGNAN
Editor
The Township Council has
scheduled a public hearing June
13 on two ordinances that would
create tax break incentives for
two planned warehouses totaling
401,280 square feet in the South-
east Redevelopment Area off
Route 539.
Under the plan, an interior
48.8-acre lot bordering the south
side of Montgomery Drive in the
Matrix Business Park would be
subdivided to build two ware-
houses. Mayor Dave Fried told the
council a major tire company,
which he declined to identify,
would lease a proposed 218,196-
square-foot warehouse and Ma-
trix 7A Urban Renewal would
build a second 183,084-square-foot
facility on speculation.
Fried said the two planned
warehouses would be built on the
last available piece of property in
the 176-acre redevelopment zone
between Interstate 195 and Gor-
don Road, which is within the 434-
acre Matrix Business Park.
This is a property that has
stayed dormant for the better part
of 20 years and since we declared
the area in need of redevelop-
ment we have brought in 2 mil-
lion square feet (of warehouses)
and a massive amount of new rat-
ables, Fried said.
State law allows municipalities
to declare properties that meet
certain criteria as areas in need
of redevelopment and offer tax in-
centives to spur economic activi-
ty there.
One of those economic tools is
the Payment in Lieu of Property
Taxes (PILOT) program, which is
less costly to businesses than pay-
ing property taxes. The proposed
PILOT deals for the new ware-
houses, as well as the PILOT
deals already signed with online
retailer Amazon and pharmaceu-
please see COUNCIL, page 19
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Police Blotter . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rville in the Past Lane . . . . 6
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 10, 16
Parting the Waters
Four Robbinsville teens headed to
USRowing Youth Championships. PAGE 12
Golf tourney brings in the green for Robbinsville schools. PAGE 19
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American Legion Post 530 of Robbinsville honored veterans on Memorial Day at the monument in the
Windsor section of the township. Shown from left are: Carl Gilbert, Frank Muscato, Mel Boyce, bugler
John Kapferer and Joe Whitty.
Honoring veterans
St. Gregory the Great's Family Carnival
June 17 thru 22nd 6 PM to 11 PM
A packet of food tickets worth $6 is yours for $5. And a sheet of ride tickets worth $20 again costs only $10.
These tickets can be used any time at any event featuring Amusements of America rides.
Discounted ride and food tickets will be sold after all Saturday night and Sunday Masses on the weekends of
June 8-9 and 15-16, at the June 9 general carnival meeting.
Discounted ride tickets also will be available in the semi-circle drive thru in front of St. Gregory the Great
Church on Nottingham Way on Monday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets may again be purchased online. Once purchased, these tickets will be available for pickup at the
command booth from 6 to 9 p.m. each night of the carnival. Visit www.sggcarnival.com for more
information.
Half-price ride tickets and discounted food tickets (a $6 value for $5) also are available at the parish
office. All advance ticket sales cease prior to the opening of the carnival on Monday evening.
As always, the Carnival Committee thanks you for your support and hopes you again enjoy the
greatest carnival in the area - St. Gregory the Great's Annual Family Carnival.
You may now purchase discounted ride tickets,
a $20 value for only $10 - thats half price! - at:
33 Barber Shop, 1629 Route 33, Hamilton
Central Perk & Bagel, 2130 Route 33, Hamilton
Chiarellos Hamilton Market, 1624 Hamilton Avenue,
Hamilton
Chick-fil-A, 555 Marketplace Boulevard, Hamilton
Friendlys, Foxmoor Shopping Center, Robbinsville
Golden Dawn, 2090 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road,
Hamilton
IHOP, 787 Route 33, Hamilton
Maggie Moos, 2350 Route 33, Robbinsville
Mane Street Salon, 1450 South Olden Avenue,
Hamilton
Manninos 3, 2235 Route 33, Hamilton
Massimos Trattoria, Foxmoor Shopping Center,
Robbinsville
Party Fair, Mercerville Shopping Center, 320 Route 33,
Hamilton
Pump It Up, 8 Commerce Way, Suite 135, Hamilton
Salon Bellissima, Buckley Plaza, Route 130, Hamilton
Texas Roadhouse, 1305 Route 33, Hamilton
Carnival 2013, our 34th annual family carnival, is fast approaching!
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Baseball
NJSIAA Tournament
Quarterfinal
Johnson 2, Robbinsville, 1
Johnson (Clark, NJ) defeated
Robbinsville 2-1 in the Central
Jersey Group 2 quarterfinals on
May 25. Johnsons winning pitch-
er Mike Boulanger threw a four-
hitter and also helped the team of-
fensively by going 3-3. Chris Pur-
cell went had two RBIs for John-
son.
Robbinsvilles Steve Krebs was
the losing pitcher, giving up seven
hits and striking out seven. The
Ravens CJ Gearhart and Michael
Fischer both had doubles in the
loss.
Girls Track & Field
NJ Central State
Sectional Championships
The Robbinsville Girls Track
and Field team finished in fourth
place at the Group 2 NJ Central
State Sectional Championships at
Monmouth Regional High School
in Tinton Falls. The following
Raven girls medaled to move on to
the Group 2 NJ State Champi-
onships: Noel Jancewicz (cham-
pion in high jump and 400 meter,
placed 3rd in 100 meter); Katie
Koss (3rd place in 400 meter);
Andin Fosam (3rd place in dis-
cus); Kristen Kowalski (5th place
in javelin); Kelly Koss, Paris
Hughes, Noel Jancewicz, Katie
Koss (champions in 4x400 meter
relay); Erin Holzbaur, Julia
Borowski, Caitlyn Krueger,
Makenzie Bayless (5th in 4x800
meter relay); and Myana Morris-
Bullock, Lauren Thompson, Kel-
lie Hodson, Kelly Koss (6th in
4x100 meter relay).
Boys Track & Field
NJ Central State
Sectional Championships
The boys track team finished
11th at the Central Jersey Group
II Sectional Championship meet
with 18 points. Craig Hunter won
the pole vault competition; Zach
Michon placed third in the 1600-
meter run; and the boys 4x800
relay team (Nick Brennan, Ryan
Gross, Zach Michon, Mike Colon-
na) placed fifth. All of the athletes
advance to the Group II State
Championship meet, which was
scheduled to be held May 31 and
June 1 in South Plainfield, after
The Robbinsville Sun had gone to
press.
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Saint Gregory the Great Acade-
my recently earned top honors as
the school with most awards in
show for both the elementary and
junior divisions in the Mercer
County Science and Engineering
Fair at Rider University.
A total 24 students from St.
Gregs received top honors in 26
various categories including
three Superior Achievement
Awards, two Rider University
Awards, the Earl Rommel Award
and the Navy & Marine Corp
Award.
The Saint Gregory the Great
Academy winners include:
Michael Gomez, Junior Division
Physical Science Meritorious;
Jayson Morelli, Junior Division
Biological Science Honorable
Mention; Joshua Klingele, Ele-
mentary Division Meritorious;
Patrick Mongon, Elementary
Honorable Mention; James
Ehring, Elementary Division
Earl Rommel Award; Matthew
Lambert, Elementary Division
Meritorious; Jack Weigartner, El-
ementary Division Outstanding
Achievement; Jack Micallef, Ele-
mentary Division Meritorious;
Zachary Posivak, Elementary Di-
vision Meritorious; Patrick Cetti-
na, Elementary Division Merito-
rious; Julia Rauscher, Junior Di-
vision Biological Honorable Men-
tion; Emma Bennett, Junior Divi-
sion Biological Outstanding
Achievement; Gene Mongon, Jun-
ior Division Physical Superior
Achievement; John Boles, Junior
Division Biological Meritorious;
Flannery ODonnell, Junior Divi-
sion Biological Honorable Men-
tion; Amanda Gill, Junior Divi-
sion Biological Honorable Men-
tion; Gianna Madaio, Junior Divi-
sion Biological Meritorious;
Nicole Russo, Junior Division Bi-
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Austin Nance, Junior Division
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Navy and Marine Corp; Nicholas
Posivak, Junior Division Physical
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University Junior Division Physi-
cal Science; Michael DiStefano,
Junior Division Physical Out-
standing Achievement; and Nico-
las Stewart, Junior Division Bio-
logical Superior Achievement &
Rider University Junior Division
Biology.
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EDITOR Joanne Degnan
The Doughboy
By CATHY ZAHN
For nearly 100 years, he has stood at at-
tention at Route 33 and Main Street, a
silent sentinel paying tribute to 15 local
World War I soldiers who laid aside their
vocation to fight in the Great War for free-
dom and humanity. If he once had an offi-
cial name, its been lost to the march of
time. Today, locals simply call him the
doughboy statue.
Robbinsville and the rest of the nation
recently observed Memorial Day to honor
and remember the veterans who have
served this country in all its wars. The
Doughboy Statue at one of our towns
busiest intersections is a daily reminder of
the sacrifices members of the U.S. Armed
Forces have made to keep us free.
Militarily speaking, the term dough-
boy predates the Pillsbury advertising
icon from the 1960s that popularized the
term. A doughboy at the turn of the 20th
century was a member of the U.S. Army or
Marines.
One theory says the doughboys got
their name because their uniform buttons
looked liked bits of raised dough. Another
says they were called doughboys because
the pipe given to enlisted men left a white
powder on their uniforms when they pol-
ished it or wiped it on their clothes. Some
have traced the term to the Mexican-Amer-
ican War of 1846-48, when the soldiers
fought on dusty battlefields that left them
coated with a white power that looked like
bakers flour.
Whatever the reason, the name dough-
boy stuck and soldiers from WWI are forev-
er known by this name.
In 1919, township resident and Civil War
veteran John Yard donated the land for the
17-foot WWI memorial. Made of cement,
our doughboy is one of four statues in the
state that were cast in this manner. He
stands atop a 10-foot-tall square pedestal in-
scribed with the names of 15 men from
then Washington Township who served in
the Great War, later called WWI. (In 25
years, the reverse side of the monuments
base would be inscribed to honor township
residents who served in WWII, with special
tribute to two men who made the supreme
sacrifice: J. Stephen Scheideler and
Chester S. Erbe, who were both killed in
1944).
The unveiling of the WWI doughboy
statue on Oct. 16, 1920 was a huge event in
then Washington Township, which
changed its name to Robbinsville in 2008. A
parade that included soldiers and veterans,
a Red Cross delegation, schoolchildren,
and many citizens was held in town. Ac-
cording to the Trenton Evening Times,
there were more than 1,000 people in atten-
dance quite a turnout when you consider
the entire population of the township, ac-
cording to the 1920 U.S. Census, was only
1,161.
Speeches were made by the Rev. C.P.
Newton, pastor of Gethsemane Baptist
Church of Trenton, and Father John
Walsh of St. Johns Church in Allentown,
both of whom served overseas as chaplains
in WWI and spoke of the need of monetary
JOANNE DEGNAN/The Robbinsville Sun
The doughboy statue, whose base is inscribed with the names of 15 township men who
served during World War I, was dedicated in 1920 on a plot of land along Route 33 do-
nated by Civil War veteran John Yard of Robbinsville.
please see PAST, page 7
JUNE 5-11, 2013 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN 7
bonuses for the returning veter-
ans to help them start their civil-
ian lives. After the unveiling, a
chicken dinner was served to 500
people at the chapel, the news-
paper says. (This was probably
the church located across from
Ernies Tavern.) A dance that had
been scheduled afterward was
cancelled due to rain.
An old photo in the townships
centennial celebration brochure
shows the statue with Dempseys
Store and the fire bell behind it. A
story told me by Kathleen Stur-
geon was how her grandfather,
owner of Dempseys, proudly
raised the American flag every
day near the statue. He was recog-
nized for his time-honored com-
mitment to the flag and statue
and was presented a proclama-
tion for it.
Often, when I am presenting
the history of the township to my
class of third-graders, the stu-
dents get excited when they see a
photo of the doughboy statue and
say, I know where that is! This
is quickly followed by a litany of
stories about their lives and
where they happened to be going
when they passed the popular
WWI landmark.
So the next time youre stopped
at the traffic light at Main Street
and Route 33, take a moment and
really look at the 93-year-old stat-
ue, now missing a chunk of his
helmet, and think of all the
changes he has witnessed over
the last century. And thank him
for the liberties we have because
of those who served.
Cathy Zahn is a genealogy expert
and third-grade teacher at Sharon
Elementary School. She can be
reached at caseywilkz@aol.com.
The Doughboy
PAST
Continued from page 6
WEDNESDAY JUNE 5
Go Zoo-y with The MOMS Club: 11
a.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Join us for
a zoo-y good time as we read about
zoo animals and do a craft to cele-
brate Zoo Month. This program is
for children of all ages accompanied
by an adult. Register online
www.mcl.org. Questions? Call the
library at 609-259-2150.
THURSDAY JUNE 6
Creation Station: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Robbinsville branch of The Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Children
are invited to drop in and create a
special craft with the materials pro-
vided. Adults must accompany chil-
dren to this open craft session. Reg-
istration is not required. Questions?
Call the library at 609-259-2150.
Bike Drive: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Fox-
moor Shopping Center parking lot.
The Rotary Club of Robbinsville-
Hamilton Sunrise is collecting used
bikes of all sizes for a nonprofit pro-
gram that supports Boys & Girls
Clubs afterschool programs. To
learn more about the Boys and Girls
Clubs Bike Exchange, go online to
www.BikeExchangeNJ.org or call
Lorna Cruz at 609-273-1058.
Friendlys Cruise Nights: 5 p.m. to
9 p.m. (weather permitting), Fox-
moor Shopping Center, 1031 Wash-
ington Ave. All cars welcome from
classics to customs. DJ Cruisin
themes, goodie bags, food dis-
counts, kids games, trophies. For
more information, go to www.rob-
binsvillehotrods.com.
FRIDAY JUNE 7
Sing Along with Miss Amy: 10:30
a.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. This music
program is for children of all ages,
accompanied by an adult. Online
registration required at
www.mcl.org. Questions? Call the
library at 609-259-2150.
SATURDAY JUNE 8
Annual Qasim & Ahad 5K Memori-
al Race: registration 7:30 a.m., race
starts 9 a.m., starting point Rob-
binsville High School, 155 Rob-
binsville-Edinburg Road. A 5K race
and 1-mile fun run that benefits a
scholarship fund in memory of two
township boys who died in 2010.
Officially sanctioned course moni-
tored by Robbinsville police through
Foxmoor and Town Center. Free T-
shirts to pre-registered runners;
awards to top runners in all age
groups. Cost $20 before June 8
($25 on race day) and $18 for fitness
walk. To register online, go to
www.active.com. For more informa-
tion, contact
rua@robbinsville.k12.nj.us.
American Red Cross Blood Drive:
8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pond Road Middle
School Media Center, 150 Pond
Road. Appointments are preferred.
Call Natesh Sudarshan at 609-638-
3768, or sign up online at redcross-
blood.org and enter sponsor code
02215676.
Robbinsville Township Community
Day: 2 p.m., Community Park, West
Manor Way and Gordon roads. Free
event features childrens amuse-
ments, games, contests, prize alley,
food court, pony rides, live bands,
and fireworks display. Rain date is
Sunday, June 9. For more informa-
tion, call 609-918-0002, ext. 120 or
email rec@robbinsville-twp.org.
TUESDAY JUNE 11
Babytime: 10:15 a.m., Robbinsville
branch of the Mercer County
Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. This class is for
children ages 6 months to 24
months, accompanied by an adult.
Online registration required at
www.mcl.org. Questions? Call the
library at 609-259-2150.
College Funding Boot Camp: 7 p.m.,
Robbinsville branch of the Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Learn how
to pay for your childs college edu-
cation without sacrificing your own
retirement. Presented by Innovative
College Funding Solutions, LLC.
Online registration required at
www.mcl.org. Questions? Call the
library at 609-250-2150.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 12
Play Dough Chefs: 10 a.m. & 11 a.m.,
Robbinsville branch of the Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Children
ages 2 to 5, accompanied by an
adult, are invited to make and play
with Play Dough. Online registra-
tion required at www.mcl.org. Ques-
tions? Call the library at 609-259-
2150.
THURSDAY JUNE 13
Coffee, Donuts and a Movie: 1:30
p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville Allentown Road. Refresh-
ments provided and a screening of
Zero Dark Thirty (R). To register,
please call the library at 609-259-
2150 or register online at
www.mcl.org.
Friendlys Cruise Nights: 5 p.m. to
9 p.m. (weather permitting), Fox-
moor Shopping Center, 1031 Wash-
ington Ave. All cars welcome from
classics to customs. DJ Cruisin
themes, goodie bags, food dis-
counts, kids games, trophies. For
more information, go to www.rob-
binsvillehotrods.com.
From the Burg to the Barrio: 7
p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Enjoy a
compelling documentary screening
and discussion of a film about the
Chambersburg neighborhood in
transition with producer/director
Susan Ryan. To register, please call
the library at 609-259-2150 or reg-
ister online at www.mcl.org.
Robbinsville Township Council
Meeting: 7:30 p.m., courtroom trail-
er, 1117 Route 130 North. Agenda will
be posted online at www.rob-
binsville-twp.org.
FRIDAY JUNE 14
Storybooks in Action: 10:30 a.m.,
Robbinsville branch of the Mercer
County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Watch the
animated version of a storybook
and make a craft. This class is for
children ages 2 and up; children
under 4 must be accompanied by an
adult. Registration required at
www.mcl.org. Questions? Call the
library at 609-259-2150.
Human & Companion Animal
Blood Drive: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., North-
Star VETS, 315 Robbinsville-Allen-
town Road. Hosted by the American
Red Cross and NorthStar Vets, a
24/7 veterinarian hospital. To sign
up for a time slot for you and/or
your pet, contact Rose Pierson or
Alexander Munoz at 609-259-8300
x2009. For information and require-
ments for animal donors, visit
www.northstarvets.com/bloodbank.
SATURDAY JUNE 16
2nd Annual Fathers Day Fishing
Derby: 7 a.m. to noon, West Park
Lake by the gazebo in Town Center.
All residents are invited to partici-
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Little League Baseball
Majors Division (ages 10-12)
Royals 10, Bordentown 0
The Allied Vision Royals de-
feated Bordentown, 10-0, on May
22. Pitchers Dylan Harris, Matt
Barna and Frank Marra com-
bined for the shutout. Shay Mc-
Gowan, Joe Consiglio and Dylan
Harris had two hits each to lead
the offense in the win.
Rookie League (ages 6-7)
Laser Park vs. Lifetree
It was the first hot night of the
season on May 21 and the action
on the field was just as hot. Jason
Testa, Ridge Peabody, and Ethan
Greco all had booming doubles
for team Lifetree. The team
played stellar defense, led by
Ronit Rijhwani and Sean Smith.
Peyton and Tyler DelGrande used
their speed as they burned up the
base-paths. And all around hustle
was the story for Michael Horan,
Ryan Kaus, and Zach Peabody
(who got the game ball for his
ever present smile!)
Division C Softball (ages 6-9)
Rider vs. UCLA
Under the golden twilight at
Tantum Park, the Rider "Ninja
Broncs" (Vcsalonspa) faced off
against the UCLA "Blue Thunder
Tiger Jays" (A Reason to Smile
Dentistry) in a May 21 game that
featured solid offense and defense
for both teams. The Rider Ninja
Broncs offensive attack was led
by big hitting from Jordan Hoff-
man and Sofia Papa, while Sadie
Wright showed good bat skills
picking up several hits during the
game. On the defensive side, the
Ninja Broncs had solid games in
the field from Kaleigh Rejent, Ali-
son Wolochuk, and Ava Blando.
Strong overall performances
were turned in by Mia Latini,
Sophia Latini, and Brianna Sira-
cusa, who played well and also
supported their fellow team-
mates.
Solid hitting was also seen
coming from the UCLA Blue
Thunder Tiger Jays dugout to
counter the Ninja Broncs offen-
sive output. Lindsay Goyden
showed bat work displayed by
prototypical power hitters, crush-
ing the ball at every at-bat oppor-
tunity.
Emily Prohammer and Kelly
Carduner provided solid hitting
as well, picking up several hits
each during the game. The Jays
defense was spearheaded by utili-
ty infielders McKenna Johnson
and Macie Prohammer, who col-
lectively played shortstop, first
base, and filled in at pitcher in a
pinch. Shreya Savur played solid
in the effort, most notably locking
down the defense at pitcher in the
second inning.
Florida vs. UCLA
The Florida "Royal Slammers"
(Stark & Stark Attorneys at Law)
showed their prowess on both
sides of the field in their May 17
game against UCLA (A Reason to
Smile Dentistry). Hitting was
solid as usual with the Slammers
led by Nicole Weaver, Norah
Mosley, and Caleigh Guzik. The
Florida girls really shined in
their team defense, where they re-
tired the side in the first three in-
nings of the game. Defensive
stars were Ava Rossi and Lucy
Zaidi, as well as Gwen Wells who
put in a solid performance at
catcher.
The UCLA "Blue Thunder
Tiger Jays" countered with a
strong defensive performance.
Cheyanne Weigand was solid at
catcher. Shreya Savur also played
well at catcher while anchoring
the defense at center field in the
fourth inning. Lindsay Goyden
and Emily Keller recorded unas-
sisted outs to round out the de-
fense highlights. While the Jays
offense was stymied by the strong
defensive play of the Royal Slam-
mers, their bats came alive in the
fourth inning with solid hitting
across the board. Abby Horner
picked up two key hits during the
game, legging out two infield sin-
gles with her speed. McKenna
Johnson picked up several hits as
well.
youth sports scene
Special to The Robbinsville Sun
The Robbinsville Rampage 12U team placed second in the North
Brunswick Summer Blast Off played over Memorial Day weekend.
From front row left are: Aileen Valerio, Morgan Serra, Sophie Langs-
dorff, Emma Binder, Jordyn David; (second row from left) coach
Steve David, Jen Hodsdon, Jaclyn Goodman, Julia Ruch, Alyssa
Whitman, Maddie Johnson, Calysta Laurente, Clara Martin; (third
row from left) coach Ken Martin, coach Jamie Langsdorff, and coach
Ray Whitman.
Send us your Youth Sports news
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announcements, game results and photos. Email the editor at jdegnan@robbinsvillesun.com. Submission
deadline is Tuesday for publication in the following weeks newspaper.
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pate in this free event, hosted by
The Robbinsville Municipal Alliance
For the Prevention of Substance
Abuse, that includes contests, prizes
and food. For more information, call
609-918-0002 ext. 100 or email
rmapsa@robbinsville-twp.org.
TUESDAY JUNE 18
Geeks and Gadgets: 6 p.m. to 8
p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mer-
cer County Library System, 42 Rob-
binsville-Allentown Road. Bring elec-
tronic devices for instruction or
troubleshooting. You may also ask
questions about computer technolo-
gy, or library services such as the
catalog, audio books, and E-books.
No registration required, but please
email your questions to
support@mcl.org at least a few days
before the event. Questions? Call
the library at 609-259-2150.
Robbinsville Zoning Board of
Adjustment Meeting: 7:30 p.m.,
Senior Center, 1117 Route 130 North.
Agenda will be posted online at
www.robbinsville-twp.org.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 19
Kids Music Round: 10:30 a.m., Rob-
binsville branch of the Mercer Coun-
ty Library System, 42 Robbinsville-
Allentown Road. This music and
movement program is for children
age 6 months and up, who are
accompanied by an adult. Online
registration required at
www.mcl.org beginning June 5.
Questions? Call the library at 609-
259-2150.
Robbinsville Planning Board Meet-
ing: 7:30 p.m., Senior Center, 1117
Route 130 North. Agenda will be
posted online at www.robbinsville-
twp.org.
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12 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN JUNE 5-11, 2013
By JOANNE DEGNAN
Editor
This crew of sophomores had
never put an oar in the water
until they started high school, but
their willingness to train hard
has made them strong enough
and fast enough to compete
against the nations best rowers
at nationals this week.
Hayley Bork, Rachel Calabro,
Angelica Escuadro and Matt
Perez, all 16-year-old Robbinsville
High School students, are part of
a team of 30 rowers from the Mer-
cer Junior Rowing Club who have
qualified to compete in the US-
Rowing Youth National Champi-
onships taking place in Ten-
nessee June 7-10.
What stands out is the
progress theyve made, said
girls head coach Ted Sobolewski
of the Robbinsville teenagers.
They all started recently and
have taken to the sport quickly.
Its been fun to see that. Theyre
all similar in age and for some
reason theyve all come individu-
ally a long way relative to the
team as a whole.
The Mercer Junior Rowing
Club, which includes students
from 25 Mercer County area high
schools without their own crew
programs, will be sending six
boats to nationals at Lake Melton
in Oak Ridge, TN. The teams
strong showing at the Mid-At-
lantic District Championship
May 10-11, a competition that in-
cluded 1,300 junior rowers from
seven states, was its ticket to ad-
vance.
The clubs girls team won four
of five sweep events at regionals,
qualifying crews for the Womens
Varsity 8+, Womens Lightweight
8+, Womens Lightweight 4+, and
Womens Pair.
The mens team qualified to
send boats and rowers for the
Mens Varsity 8+ and Mens
Lightweight 8+.
Bork, Calabro and Escuadro
are all rowers on the girls team on
various size boats. Perez, howev-
er, is the coxswain (pronounced
cox-n) in one of the mens 8+
boats. His job is to steer the 60-
foot shell by pulling the strings
that control the rudder beneath
the boat, and to make sure the
rowers maintain a fast, synchro-
nized pace.
You are the captain of the
boat and you are responsible for a
$40,000 piece of equipment, and
all the other eight rowers plus
yourself, the coxswain explained
after practice at Lake Mercer on
May 26. When it comes to race
day youre motivating the guys,
youre setting race strategy.
Perez said he became interest-
ed in crew after taking a summer
camp course that introduced him
to rowing in eighth grade. Be-
cause a coxswain is traditionally
much smaller than the rowers he
directs (a male coxswain is about
120 pounds, compared to a 160-
pound-plus rower), Perez said it
seemed to be the best fit for him.
When I was in eighth grade I
was like 5-foot-1 and all the guys
are at least 6 feet tall, so I said,
OK, I guess (coxswain) is some-
thing I could be good at, Perez
said with a laugh.
I had a few leadership roles in
middle school so I said why not
give it a shot? It turned out I was
very good at it, at least according
to my coaches.
Bork, Calabro and Escuadro
also took up rowing in high
school after a summer camp expe-
rience hooked them on the sport.
Sobolewski said the girls positive
attitude and willingness to work
hard every time they come to
practice has led to big improve-
ments this past year in both their
technique and erg scores on the
centers rowing machines (er-
gometers) that measure the row-
ers power.
The people who are sitting in
our boats going to nationals, espe-
cially our priority boats, are the
people who have been consistent
all year long, who have a great at-
titude and have a great erg score
to back it up, Sobolewski said.
We take data from the whole
year to make the decision.
Sobolewski said that while
children can be introduced to the
sport of rowing as early as sixth
or seventh grade, serious training
really doesnt begin until eighth
or ninth grade because of the
tremendous physical require-
ments of the sport.
Physiologists say that rowing
in a 2,000 meter race (about 1.25
miles) is as physically demanding
as playing two back-to-back bas-
ketball games.
Its a late specialization
(sport), Sobolewski said. They
need to have body strength and be
physically ready first in order to
start training.
The Mercer Rowing Club
trains out of the Finn Caspersen
Rowing Center on the north shore
of the 365-acre lake in Mercer
County Park. The nonprofit
Princeton National Rowing Asso-
ciation operates the center, which
is also the home to the USRowing
National and Olympic teams, as
well as the high school teams
from the Peddie, Hun and
Lawrenceville schools.
Row, row, row your boat
JOANNE DEGNAN/The Robbinsville Sun
Four Robbinsville High School sophomores are part of a team of 30 rowers from the Mercer Junior Row-
ing Club whove qualified to compete in the USRowing Youth National Championships in Oak Ridge, Ten-
nessee this week. From left are: Hayley Bork, Matt Perez, Rachel Calabro and Angelica Escuadro.
JOANNE DEGNAN/The Robbinsville Sun
Rachel Calabro (front left) of Robbinsville and her Mercer Junior
Rowing Club teammates lift their 60-foot boat out of the water after
a recent practice on Lake Mercer in Mercer County Park. Calabro is
one of four township teenagers competing in the USRowing Youth
National Championship this week.
No steroids in sports
Dont you hate when other peo-
ple have an unfair advantage be-
cause they cheated? Several re-
cent news reports have brought
attention to the many well-re-
spected athletes who have
achieved their phenomenal status
because they used steroids.
While some people would
argue that some athletes need a
little extra help and that steroids
can provide that extra strength
and speed, the reality is that
steroids give players an unfair ad-
vantage, they are terrible for an
athletes health, and they give a
once considered hero a bad rep-
utation. I think steroids are an in-
sult to baseball!
The biggest problem people
have with players who use
steroids is that those players are
faster and stronger. They cant
possibly be on a level playing field
with athletes who are not under
the influence of a performance-
enhancing drug. Lance Arm-
strong, for example, won seven
Tours De France titles. How un-
fair that he got rewarded for ac-
complishing something that he
didnt earn.
Not only does the use of
steroids create an unfair advan-
tage, they are detrimental to a
persons health. If health prob-
lems arent bad enough, steroids
can also lead to a baseball players
suspension and they can lose
their hero status. Barry Bonds
used them and was not only sus-
pended, he was stripped of his ti-
tles. Both athletes ruined their
reputations because of poor deci-
sions.
Some say steroids are good if
taken in small doses. But how
much is OK? If an athlete cant
succeed using his or her own abil-
ity, then that person should take
up something that doesnt require
a lot of talent. Maybe they could
become a top-ranked Call of Duty
gamer instead where no amount
of cheating can get them ahead!
Tyler Lehmann
Age 12
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The following items were taken
from reports on file with the Rob-
binsville Police Department:
A 21-year-old Robbinsville man
was charged with DWI, careless
driving and reckless driving at
3:05 a.m., May 24 in Town Center.
Patrolman Adrian Markowski
came upon a vehicle parked and
running at the intersection of
George Street and Lake Drive.
The driver showed evidence of in-
toxication and was asked to per-
form field sobriety tests, which he
failed.
***
A 51-year-old Robbinsville man
was charged with DWI and other
offenses at 12:43 a.m., May 25 after
a traffic stop on Beechwood
Drive.
Patrolman Scott Kivet pulled
the vehicle over after observing it
traveling above the posted speed
limit on Route 526, weaving in its
lane and failing to use a turn sig-
nal. The driver was asked to per-
form field sobriety tests, which he
failed.
The driver was additionally
charged with reckless driving,
careless driving and failure to
maintain a lane of travel.
***
Three people were arrested on
drug charges after a traffic stop at
2:09 a.m., May 23 on Route 130.
Patrolman Adrian Markowski
saw a vehicle weaving in its lane
and pulled it over near Timothys
Garden Center.
The driver, a 23-year-old Hight-
stown resident, appeared to be in-
toxicated and failed field sobriety
tests. A subsequent search un-
covered a small amount of mari-
juana inside the vehicle.
The driver was charged with
DWI, failure to maintain lane,
having a front view obstruction,
careless driving, reckless driving,
possession of marijuana and hav-
ing a controlled dangerous sub-
stance (CDS) in a motor vehicle.
Two East Windsor residents in
the vehicle were charged with
possession of marijuana.
***
A 39-year-old Robbinsville
woman was charged with DWI at
12:31 a.m., May 23 on North Street
in Town Center.
Patrolman Adrian Markowski
saw a vehicle obstructing traffic
by sitting stationary at a green
traffic light on Route 33. After the
vehicle eventually turned onto
Washington Boulevard and con-
tinued to North Street, the officer
pulled it over. The driver ap-
peared intoxicated and failed field
sobriety tests.
***
A 32-year-old Jackson man was
charged with possession of mari-
juana and other offenses after a
motor vehicle stop at 7:04 p.m.,
May 23 on Interstate 195 East.
Patrolman Scott Kivet pulled
the vehicle over near Exit 8 for
failing to maintain its lane and
for having a front windshield ob-
struction. During the traffic stop,
the officer detected evidence that
narcotics might be present and a
subsequent search of the vehicle
uncovered a small quantity of
marijuana.
The accused was additionally
charged with possession of CDS
paraphernalia, CDS in a motor
vehicle, delaying traffic and hav-
ing a front view obstruction.
***
A 36-year-old Hamilton man
was charged with possession of
marijuana and other offenses at
5:55 pm., May 21 on Route 33 at
Washington Boulevard.
Patrolman Christopher Clifton
was working a Click-It-Or-Ticket
seatbelt enforcement assignment
when he pulled the vehicle over
because the driver wasnt wear-
ing a seatbelt.
After detecting evidence that
narcotics might be present, the of-
ficer searched the vehicle and
found a small quantity of mari-
juana.
The driver was additionally
charged with possession of CDS
paraphernalia, operating a motor
vehicle while in possession of a
CDS, and failure to wear a seat-
belt.
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No. 9 hitter
sparks rally in
quarterfinal win
By JUSTIN FEIL
Special to The Robbinsville Sun
In the face of big pressure, Feli-
cia Schumacher stays calm, cool
and confident.
Its what one would expect of a
senior, but Schumacher is only a
freshman on the Robbinsville
High School softball team.
With the spotlight brightest,
Schumacher played beyond her
years. She led off the third inning
with a hit and scored the tying
run, then singled to start the fifth
inning as the top-seeded Ravens
rallied for a 4-1 win over No. 8
seed Manasquan in the Central
Jersey Group II quarterfinals
May 23.
Shes so cool, said Rob-
binsville head coach Christine
Cabarle. Thats also her person-
ality. Shes not very loud, shes
pretty laid back. When shes up at
please see HITTER, page 17
PHOTO COURTESY ROBBINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Felicia Schumacher, the only freshman on the Robbinsville High
School varsity softball team, promises to be a spark plug for the
Ravens for the next three seasons.
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bat, it doesnt seem like anything
is fazing her. I think thats the key
to her success.
I think all of offense is about
your head. Its about what youre
thinking. If youre a head case,
youre going to strike out. Youre
swinging without believing. Feli-
cia believes shes getting a hit
when shes up.
Though she bats ninth in the
Ravens batting order, Schumach-
er is someone that gives her team
confidence when she hits, and she
did it again in their state win.
Manasquan had just forged a 1-0
lead in their half of the third in-
ning when Schumacher led off
the Robbinsville third.
Theres definitely some pres-
sure, but there wasnt any extra
pressure, she said. We were
talking that we needed someone
to lead us off. I thought I could be
that person. We were down one
and we needed to pick it up.
Getting that leadoff hit, it def-
initely changes the momentum.
We were kind of dead at first, but
when I got a hit, everybody start-
ed getting hits and picking each
other up at the plate.
Schumacher would score on a
sacrifice fly by Lauren Fischer to
tie the game, 1-1. Then in the fifth,
after one out it was Schumachers
turn again to ignite the offense.
Im mostly calm, Schumach-
er said. I try to get up to bat and
clear everything out of my mind
and try to hit it. I try not to be
nervous or anything.
Schumacher singled followed
by a single by Leanna Gearhart
and a walk to Christine Levering.
Rebecca Freeman drove home the
winning run with a sacrifice fly
to score Schumacher, then Fisch-
er followed with a two-run double.
Our 9-1-2 loaded the bases
twice, Cabarle said. When
youre batting 3-4, you have to get
them in. I give Lauren all the
credit in the world, but the girls
ahead of her did their job so she
could do hers.
They havent done that consis-
tently this season, so I was happy
about that.
Fischer did the rest on the
mound. She permitted just one
hit in the final four innings to
hold Manasquan at bay. The
Ravens were bidding to return to
a third straight sectional final,
but still had to get by fourth-seed-
ed A.L. Johnson on May 29 to set
up a finals appearance on May 31,
after The Sun had already gone to
print. Its the big target left for a
Ravens team that was disappoint-
ed to fall in the Mercer County
Tournament semifinals.
The state tournament is defi-
nitely big, Schumacher said.
Its our seniors last year. We def-
initely want to win it for them.
Were definitely more pumped be-
cause unfortunately we lost in
MCTs. We definitely want to come
out and win states.
The Ravens only have three
seniors Fischer, Freeman and
Levering. Gearhart is the lone
junior to start and Schumacher
the only freshman starting on a
team with aspirations to make
another final. They dont know
any differently.
Sometimes I think Becca and
Fish and Christine are going to
will it to happen, said Cabarle,
whose team was 21-2 after the win
over Manasquan. They are a de-
termined handful of seniors.
Robbinsville, however, needs
more than motivated seniors.
And with Felicia Schumacher,
they have a spark plug for this
year and for three seasons to
come.
I thought I could contribute,
Schumacher said. When softball
first started for school, I just
wanted to try my best and show
them how good I could be.
Softball team is victorious
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Parishioners help
feed the poor
On Memorial Day weekend,
volunteers from St. Gregory the
Great Church donated and pre-
pared hot meals and bagged
lunches for underprivileged
guests at St. Marys Cathedral in
Trenton.
Parishioners and community
friends donated food and hygiene
kits, cooked chicken, helped col-
lect donations, made 1,000 brown
bag lunches, and served more
than 700 guests at St. Mary's
Cathedral.
The twice-monthly Loaves and
Fishes Program, supported by
local churches, aims to provide a
restaurant-style meal for the
working poor, homeless, disabled
and mentally ill residents of
Trenton.
For many guests, the donated
food provides the only meal of the
day.
Wheres your church?
By DAN GRECO
Pastor,
Lifetree Community Church
So, where exactly is your
church? I have heard that ques-
tion countless times in the past
few years. And truthfully, I cant
answer that. Often, I dont know.
Now, before you start questioning
my sanity (which is another topic
for debate), I have to clarify some-
thing. The Bible defines a church
as a group of people who share
their journey of faith together.
A church is not a building. If it
were, we would be out of luck.
We meet once every week for a
service at the Sharon School. But
the school is not our church. Our
church is Nick, Theresa, Craig,
Sharon, Linda, Katie, and Lucas.
It is people, young and old, each
with a unique story. Our church
is alive and active. Our church
makes meals, lends a helping
hand, and provides a listening
ear. We are the church. So when
you ask me where our church is, I
cant answer because they could
be at work, picking up some gro-
ceries, coaching a Little League
game, or with their family at
home. You wont find us on a
map, but we are very much pres-
ent.
In a similar way, you and I are
Robbinsville. Though our com-
munity has town limits and can
be found on Google, we define it.
Our country is filled with com-
munities just like ours that have
homes and parks and businesses.
But each one is so different from
the next because of its residents.
We determine the character of
our community. Who we are, how
we live our lives, how we care for
each other do more to define our
town than the buildings do.
So, how would you define Rob-
binsville? Who are we? And what
are you adding to our town? By
the way, my family and I love this
town. Thats your fault. As al-
ways, were better together.
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Special to The Robbinsville Sun
Robbinsville residents Shannon Gafgen (front) and Kathy Stewart
were among the scores of St. Gregory the Great parishioners who
spent Memorial Day weekend in the school cafeteria making peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches to fill 1,000 brown bag lunches for the
poor in Trenton.
JUNE 5-11, 2013 THE ROBBINSVILLE SUN 19
tical distributor McKesson, will
generate an average $996,400 a
year for the township and an av-
erage $607,900 annually for the
school district for the next 20
years, township officials said.
The PILOT revenue projec-
tions provided by township offi-
cials are averaged over a 20-year
period and are not what the mu-
nicipality and school will actually
receive in 2014. PILOT revenues,
which are tied to varying percent-
ages of taxes otherwise due, start
out small in the early years of the
agreement and gradually in-
crease.
The council voted 3-0 to accept
the PILOT applications for the
two new warehouse projects and
scheduled a 7:30 p.m., June 13
public hearing and adoption vote
on whether to authorize the
PILOT agreements. Councilman
Vince Calcagno and Dave Boyne
were absent.
Boyne, however, submitted a
letter that was read into the
record by Deputy Municipal
Clerk Beth Dupnak. The letter ex-
pressed misgivings about the tax
breaks and questioned whether it
was a better deal for the developer
than taxpayers.
While the law allows a PILOT
for redevelopment it does not
mandate it, Boynes letter stated.
My vote would have been no
based on the very limited infor-
mation at hand; we need more in-
formation to make an informed
decision.
Council President Ron Witt
said he had agreed to allow the
PILOT proposals to be placed on
the May 23 agenda because the
council was only introducing the
ordinances, not actually authoriz-
ing the tax breaks at that time.
There will be time to ex-
change more information in the
process of moving it forward,
Witt said.
The project plans are detailed
in the tax-exemption application
filed with the township. The docu-
ments show one $15.6 million
warehouse totaling 218,196 square
feet with 33 loading docks, 50
trailer stalls, and parking for 61
cars. The building would be locat-
ed where Montgomery Drive
meets New Canton Way. The sec-
ond $13.18 million warehouse to-
taling 183,084 square feet would
be built next door and have 34
loading docks, 32 tractor stalls,
and parking for 76 cars.
The land is currently assessed
as farmland and generates $634 a
year in property tax revenue, ac-
cording to tax records. Changing
the propertys use requires the
property owner to pay an estimat-
ed $280,000 in one-time farmland
rollback taxes, according to
Township Economic Develop-
ment Director Tim McGough.
State law triggers rollback
taxes whenever land assessed as
farmland, and consequently
taxed at a much lower rate,
changes to another use. The tax
assessor imposes a one-time roll-
back tax on the property equal to
the difference between the
amount of taxes paid under the
farmland assessment and what
the taxes would have otherwise
been for the current year and two
previous years.
Matrix Senior Vice President
Ken Griffin told the Township
Council that with all the econom-
ic activity occurring in Rob-
binsville lately the township had
become pretty much the envy of
the state right now.
Theres not a lot going on in
South Jersey, some spotty devel-
opment in North Jersey, but noth-
ing like whats going on right
here, Griffin said.
Tax breaks
COUNCIL
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Council is considering tax break
incentives for two planned ware-
houses on a 48.8 acre parcel
near Montgomery Drive, the last
available property in the South-
east Redevelopment Area off Old
York Road (Route 539).
Golf outing raises $10,500
for school program
More than 75 golfers took part
in the recent Investors Bank Golf
Classic at the Mercer Oaks Coun-
try Club in an event that raised
over $10,500 for the new pre-engi-
neering program at Pond Road
Middle School.
The Robbinsville Education
Foundation (REF) has been spon-
soring the popular golf outing
since 2004 to raise funds for
school initiatives that are outside
of the regular school budget, but
this years event had, for the first
time, a corporate sponsor and a
new name. Guests included state
Sen. Linda Greenstein, Investors
Bank Vice President Erik Lark-
sen, Schools Superintendent
Steven Mayer and Robbinsville
High Schools new football coach
and retired NFL wide receiver
Irving Fryar.
Fryar awarded the REF Cup to
the first-place foursome of Frank
Giordano, Tom Gibson, Pete
Aquilino and Chris Mollis. Prizes
were also given to the second-
place foursome (Dennis Moir,
Tim Sullivan, Todd Dromboski
and Mark Brunetto); and to the
individual golfers who had the
longest drive (Kevin Billings) and
came closest to the pin (Brunet-
to).
Larsen picked the winning raf-
fle tickets for a wide variety of
door prizes, including auto-
graphed sports memorabilia and
gift certificates for restaurants,
hotels and sports equipment.
The proceeds of the golf outing
will help fully fund the PRMS
Project Lead the Way science and
pre-engineering classes, a feeder
program for the higher level tech-
nology courses that are offered at
the high school. Project Lead the
Ways primary mission is to
spark student interest in science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics.
Between 2004-2009, the REF
raised $76,722 to launch Project
Lead the Way at Robbinsville
High School. The REF has now
made a $61,000 three-year com-
mitment for pre-engineering
classes at the middle school in
order to provide a seamless tran-
sition for grades 6-12.
Project Lead the Way is an im-
portant initiative designed to
sharpen kids minds and provide
access to innovative, hands-on
science projects, Mayer said.
The district appreciates that the
foundation is directing proceeds
from this event to the program,
which feeds into an established
program at the high school.
In addition to Investors Bank,
the tournament sponsor, the gen-
erosity of numerous other busi-
nesses helped make the golf out-
ing possible. Major sponsors in-
cluded Honeywell International;
Spiezle Architectural Group;
First Choice Bank; Sharbell De-
velopment Corp.; Triangle Copy
East Windsor; BAPS Charities;
Crown Trophy; Assemblyman
Wayne DeAngelo; DiFrancos
Pipes & Tobacco; Home Delivery
America; Innovative Awards; Pio-
neer Athletics; the Robbinsville
Ravens Red Zone Club; The Rob-
binsville Sun; Roselli Griegel
Lozier & Lazzaro, PC; and Hill
Wallack LLP.
SHERYL SILBERBERG/Special to The Robbinsville Sun
From left: Frank Giordano, Robbinsville head football coach Irving
Fryar, Tom Gibson and Pete Aquilino with the winners REF Cup tro-
phy at the Investors Bank Golf Classic May 21, a fundraiser for
school programs. Giordano, Gibson, Aquilino and Chris Mollis (not
shown) were the tournaments winning foursome.
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