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Election 2024: Poll workers wanted
New principal appointed at EHS
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By Bill SAnseRVinO
As Mercer County gears up for this year’s upcoming elections on Tuesday, Nov. 5, a pressing need has emerged for poll workers. Mercer County residents can help play a crucial role in the election process by volunteering to work at the polls on Election Day. “The biggest issue is that we want people to come out and vote, but if we don’t have the workers, how are they going to vote?” said Jill Moyer, Mercer County Board of Elections chairwoman. The number of poll workers is not only low in Mercer County—it’s a nation-wide problem. According to estimates from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, about one million poll workers are needed to staff approximately 100,000 polling places across the country this November. The process to become a poll worker includes several See POLLS, Page 12
Students at Ewing High School will see a new face welcome them when they return to school this month. The school district has announced the appointment of Lisa E. Sabo as the EHS new principal. Most recently, Sabo served as principal of Palmyra High School from 2017 to 2024, where she was instrumental in securing the Sustainable Jersey Bronze Certification. She also implemented the “No Place for Hate” initiative school wide. For her efforts, she received the N.J. Lighthouse Award and the Nurtured Heart Approach Community Award of Excellence. Prior to her tenure at Palmyra High School, Sabo was assistant principal at Bordentown Regional High School from 2012 to 2017 and was a special education teacher in the Bordentown Regional School District from 2003 to 2012. She See PRINCIPAL, Page 16
Brig. Gen. William H. Kale III, a Ewing native, recently retired from the U.S. Air Force. He is pictured above speaking at a project ribbon cutting ceremony at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 2023.
A distinguished career
Ewing native retires he retired he would rise in the marks his commitment to the to the level of brigadier service. Not only that, during from the USAF after ranks general. his career he won awards for reaching the rank Kale, who was born and raised his service and worked alongof brigadier general in Ewing Township, began his side Congress as a Legislative
By Ally UHlenDORF
When William Kale III joined the U.S. Air Force almost three decades ago, he never could have imagined that by the time
military career in ROTC training as a young adult after his father encouraged him to “give it a try.” This step set in motion a remarkable career of service and dedication to the country. Kale’s journey from ROTC cadet to a high-ranking officer
Fellow. Now after many years of service, Kale has decided it is time to leave the military and enter civilian life. Kale’s service culminated in 2020 when he was promoted to See COLLINS, Page 10
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