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Faeflen key for ’Stars football
By Joe Emanski
By Rich Fisher
The mindset of Sam Faeflen was on full display during a rainy Saturday on Sep. 23. The senior running back rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns in helping Nottingham to a 22-0 win at Steinert, which improved the Northstars record to 2-2. Adding to the story is that he did not practice all week due to a sprained ankle that was still causing some pain on game day. “I had to do it for my teammates,” he said. “We had to get the dub (win).” It was an impressive performance to most everyone in attendance, except for one person. “The crazy part is, he thought he had a bad game,” Stars coach Milo McGuire said. “The first thing that came out of his mouth talking to the offensive coordinator was like ‘I’m sorry, I can play better than that.’ He had 200 yards! But that’s good. When these kids become seniors and they see the window is closing they want to get all See FAEFLEN, Page 32
Joe Walker and Bernadette Class with their RV, which they use to travel the country.
RVers get used to life on the road By SUe Ferrara
Imagine it’s 1977. You live on Beal Street in Hamilton, not far from Kuser Park. One day, one of your favorite aunts—a retired WWII Naval airplane mechanic—pulls up with her husband in an RV that’s built on a bus chassis. The vehicle is huge. “There was a whole house inside,” said Bernadette
Class, 56. “I remember how I felt seeing it. It was so magical.” The Hamilton resident recalled that memory while talking about how she made a decision in 2020 to sell her home and set out for adventures in her own RV which she co-owns with Joe Walker, 67, a legal resident of Florida. Bernadette and Joe call one another co-pilots. Their story might have you considering a
For Sale sign in your own front lawn, while you search for the perfect home for the road. The story begins in 2011, at a Philadelphia-based behavioral healthcare company which provides services for those who are deaf, or hard-of-hearing. Bernadette had been working there as an HR manager when Joe arrived from Mt. Dora, Florida to start a new job at the See RV, Page 8
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Hamilton voters will have a chance this fall to decide who will be their mayor for the next four years. The choice is between Mayor Jeff Martin, the Democrat who is finishing up his first term in office, and Republican Marty Flynn, formerly a key staff member in the Kelly Yaede administration. Also on the ballot are two seats on the Hamilton Township Council. Contesting those seats are incumbent Democrats Nancy Phillips and Pat Papero, Jr., and Republican challengers Gino Melone and Michael Chianese. Three seats on the Hamilton Township school board are also on the table this election season. Seven candidates are campaigning for seats on the board: Denise Soto, Meaghan Stanton and incumbent Christina Vassiliou Harvey on the “Mothers. Leaders. Advocates” slate; Marc Crabtree, David Maher and John Muka on the “Responsible Education” slate, and Donald S. Snedeker II, a candidate unaffiliated with the others. The Hamilton Post continues its tradition of annual election coverage this year beginning on page 10.
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