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Mercer sports legend shares his life story in new memoir BY ANN LOPriNZi
Marty Devlin’s 90 years include a multitude of mind-boggling activities, achievements and accolades. Now he is sharing his remarkable life story in a new memoir, Ol’ Buddy Devlin: A Memoir Sprinkled with Wit, Wisdom, and Inspiration. Devlin is well-known in athletic circles in Mercer County. He was born in Trenton and lived in Titusville, Pennington,
and Ewing, where he currently lives. He worked at Rider University in Lawrence for 22 years, and he also has a real connection in Hopewell, where he still teaches tennis. Devlin, who also made his mark nationally, recounts his rise in sports and his personal growth with anecdotes, humor and vivid storytelling in his book, which was released in April by Goofer Press. I first got to know Devlin while I was the Times of Tren-
ton tennis columnist. After all, you couldn’t write a tennis column for 25 years without mentioning Devlin—and often. He was, and remains, a Trenton legend. At Trenton Central High School, he was an AllAmerican diver, an All-City quarterback, and an All-State baseball player. His biggest claim to fame growing up, however, was at age 15 when he was a member of the Trenton Schroths baseball See DEVLIN, Page 6
TWW suspends service shutoffs for delinquent payments EDiTeD BY BiLL SANserViNO
In addition to being the Cardinals’ number one pitcher, Emma Dobkin was also leading the team in batting average, home runs, RBIs and hits during the first 18 games of the season. For more on Dobkin and the team, turn to Page 11. (Photo by Rich Fisher.)
Trenton Water Works has suspended shutting off service to residents who have fallen behind on paying their bills, the water utility has announced. TWW said that it made this decision to allow customers who are struggling with payment challenges extra time to access utility-assistance programs, such as the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.
“We are doing everything we can to help our customers catch up on past-due water bills, including offering payment agreements. We are sending a postcard to our customers this week reminding them about LIHWAP,” said Sean Semple, acting director of the city’s Department of Water and Sewer, which operates Trenton Water Works. “LIHWAP is an excellent resource, in addition to other state and nonprofit assistance, and I encourage those
who need help to learn about it and submit an application.” LIHWAP is a temporary federal program to assist eligible households in paying for drinking water and sewer services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Assistance payments are applied directly to a qualified customer’s water account. The program can help waterutility customers avoid service interruptions, restore services, See aROUND TOWN, Page 2
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