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Power at the plate Ewing Township hoping to
see cannabis tax windfall InTerVieW by Bill SanserVino
Ever since the state of New Jersey legalized the sale of adult cannabis in 2021, Ewing Township has been among the first municipalities to approve such facilities in town. One major factor making such facilities attractive to local officials is the fact that municipalities are allowed to tax cannabis businesses located in town.
The income can be pretty significant. Lawrence Township, which had one of the first retail adult use dispensaries in the area in 2022, estimated that it would have realized almost $1 million in additional tax revenues if the business had been open for the full year. Ewing Observer editor Bill Sanservino recently sat down with Mayor Bert Steinmann to talk about issues impacting the township.
The first article resulting from the interview ran in the May issue of the paper and dealt with the reconstruction of the Ewing Senior and Community Center, which suffered a serious fire last year. The mayor also discussed the economy and municipal budget in the article. Development and redevelopment in town was covered in the June issue/ Both stories See CANNABIS, Page 3
Ham radio club reaches out to the community with monthly events By Dan Aubrey
Ewing resident Jordan Everett, who played for League Lawrence Post 414 of the Mercer County American Legion League this summer, batted .345 with three doubles, three triples, a leaguehigh four home runs and a team-high 24 RBI. For more on Everett, turn to Page 17. (Photo by Rich Fisher.)
The Delaware Valley Radio Association hopes to be heard loud and clear during events scheduled during the month of August. Established in 1930, the all-volunteer amateur station based in Ewing is one of the oldest in the nation and has approximately 150 members. First up is a “Fox hunt” event, set to beheld on Saturday, Aug. 5. In a fox hunt—also known
as transmitter hunting, bunny hunting and bunny chasing— the participants use radio direction finding techniques to locate one or more radio transmitters hidden within a designated search area. The DVRA holds several fox hunts during the course of the year. The August session is scheduled to start at 9 a.m., and hunts are usually done by noon. The starting point for this hunt is the Chapin School south parking lot located at 4101
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Princeton Pike in Princeton. Also this month is a picnic/ open house on Sunday, Aug. 15. More information on the event is set to be posted on the club’s website atw2zq.com. The August events offer an opportunity for area residents to see the club in action and consider signing up. On a recent afternoon at the group’s headquarters — a World War II-era U.S. Navy radio shack right off U.S. 295 — See DVRA, Page 6
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