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Young biz leaders set to ‘Paint the Town Pink’
This October, Hamilton Township and surrounding Mercer County municipalities will be awash in a sea of pink when the Young Professionals Group and Development Committee at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton launches its inaugural Paint the Town Pink campaign to spread awareness about breast cancer and the importance of annual mammograms. Funds raised during special events and activities held throughout the month with community partners like Carella’s Chocolates, Front and Center Dance Studio, Haldeman Ford, HamiLatte, Primo Hoagies and Sky Zone Hamilton, will support the Cancer Center at RWJUH Hamilton. “We cannot stress enough the importance of breast cancer screening and early detection,” says Lisa Breza, chief administrative officer for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. The 5th Annual Paint the Bar Pink, hosted by the Young See PINK, Page 7
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5 running for BRSD school board BY JOE EMANSKI
Tyler Kunkel (8) competes for a loose ball in Bordentown’s home victory over Moorestown Friends, 3-2, on Sept. 24, 2024. (Photo by Suzette Lucas.)
Kunkel, Bordentown soccer get promising season underway BY JUSTIN FEIL Tyler Kunkel got his junior season of boys soccer off to a memorable start. The Bordentown Regional High School forward scored twice in the Scotties’ 2-0 win over Delran, last year’s unbeaten Burlington County Scholastic League Liberty Division winner.
“It was a really special moment to share with the team,” Kunkel said. “I wouldn’t have had it if it wasn’t for two great balls by Joey Klama and Anthony Crisostomo. I can’t really take all the credit, but the team has been working hard.” The win was Bordentown’s first over Delran in a decade, and it was Delran’s first BCSL
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loss in three seasons. “That was an exciting win,” said Scotties coach Jason Zablow, whose team was 4-1-1 in the BCSL Patriot Division as of Sept. 25. “Our guys kind of stepped up to the challenge. We always talked about not playing down to your opponent and we kind of challenged them to step See SOCCER, Page 18
Five candidates are vying for seats on the Bordentown Regional School District Board of Education this November, but four out of the five are sure to gain election to the board. Incumbent Mike James, a resident of Bordentown City, is running unopposed for his seat on the board. Two of the board’s nine seats go to city residents. Raquel Parker is also running unopposed to complete the one year remaining on the term of the seat that she was appointed to fill last fall. Three Bordentown Township residents are running for the other two seats up for grabs this year: incumbent Richard Shenowski, Carmen Rivera and Virinder K. Mann. Not running for re-election is current board member Katherine Clark. The Bordentown Current asked candidates to respond to questionnaires emailed to them last month. Their answers to our questions begin on page 8.
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