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Hightstown: Primary election By LEA KAHN Staff Writer
There were no surprises in the June 4 primary for Highstown Borough Council. Incumbent Borough Council members Frederick Montferrat and Jeet Gulati were nominated to run for re-election in the Democratic Party primary.
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Montferrat received 179 votes and Gulati received 167 votes from Hightstown Borough Democrats. The Republican Party did not field any candidates for Hightstown Borough Council. The results as of press time June 5 are unofficial and will remain so until they are certified by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office.
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The Pennington School celebrates student athletes
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The Pennington School celebrates numerous student athletes who have committed to teams at colleges or universities for the fall of 2024. Hailey Adamsky will be playing soccer in the Ivy League, and Keane Brown, Justin Davidyock, Kieran Karp, Morgan Kotch, Matthew Lynch, and Kendall Malmros will all be playing Division I soccer. Also continuing their soccer careers in college are Pablo Carnicer Cozar, who will play at the Division II level, as well as Felix Shapiro and Sophia Murphy, who will both play for Division III teams. Dowon Zio Kim has committed to playing Ivy League basketball and Morgan Matthews will be playing Division I basketball. Bryce Meccage has committed to Division I baseball and Emma Nelson has committed to Division I field hockey. Paloma Szyfer will also continue her field hockey career at the Division III level. Also playing at the Division III level are Polaris Hayes, tennis; and Quaadir Durden and Nicholas Esposito, lacrosse. The following students, listed by hometown, have committed to playing a sport in college. In New Jersey: • Basking Ridge: Dowon Zio Kim, basketball, Princeton University • Crosswicks: Matthew Lynch, soccer, Rutgers University • Hamilton: Morgan Kotch, soccer, Villanova University • Lawrenceville: Hailey Adam-
sky, soccer, University of Pennsylvania–Wharton; Morgan Matthews, • basketball, George Washington University; Sophia Murphy, soccer, Stevens Institute of Technology • Pennington: Pablo Carnicer Cozar, soccer, University of Tampa; Kieran Karp, soccer, University of • South Carolina, Bryce Meccage, baseball, University of Virginia • Princeton: Felix Shapiro, soccer, Carleton College • Trenton: Polaris Hayes, tennis, California Institute of Technology • West Orange: Paloma Szyfer, field hockey, Oberlin College In Pennsylvania: • New Hope: Keane Brown, soccer, US Naval Academy; Kendall Malmros, soccer, • Fordham University • Newtown: Justin Davidyock, soccer, US Military Academy at West Point • Philadelphia: Quaadir Durden, lacrosse, College of Wooster • Yardley: Nicholas Esposito, lacrosse, Hampden-Sydney College; Emma Nelson, field hockey, Quinnipiac University ‘The Pennington School is an independent coeducational school for students in grades 6 through 12, in both day and boarding programs. The curriculum is college preparatory, with an emphasis on individual excellence, fostering the development of the whole student through academics, athletics, community service, and the creative and performing arts.
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The Pennington School held its 183rd Commencement Exercises on Saturday, June 1. Head of School William S. Hawkey, Ph.D. granted diplomas and certificates to the 104 members of the Class of 2024, which includes students from six states and five countries outside the United States. The Commencement speaker was Dr. Jacob N. Shapiro, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. Senior prizes were awarded on May 31. Polaris Hayes of Trenton and Zixi Yu of Belle Mead were valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Hayes earned The George Parnos Award for Excellence in Science which is awarded for individual ex-
cellence in scientific challenges. She also shared The Howard Cressman Memorial Award for Excellence in Mathematics with Yu. Additionally, both Hayes and Yu earned certificates in applied science and were recognized as members of the Cum Laude Society. In the fall, Hayes will attend California Institute of Technology and Yu will attend Princeton University. Students from New Jersey include: • Basking Ridge: Dowon Zio Kim • Belle Mead: Zixi Yu • Bordentown: Ashton Gabrielle Bridges, Ananya Reddy Madireddy • Branchburg: Tyler Robert Bryant Hope
• Cresskill: Brett Samuel Morr • Crosswicks: Matthew Jude Lynch, Jr. • Ewing: Onan Javier Benedith, Micah Breyanna Bowser, Jonah William Celentana, Samantha Joan Lambdin, Cassidy Downs Zelt • Flemington: Shayna Mehta • Hamilton: Mackenzie Ann Kotch, Morgan Elizabeth Kotch • Lambertville: Makayla Veronica Tudor • Lawrence Township: Tristan Remi Hocquaux • Lawrenceville: Hailey Marie Adamsky, Shahrin Naeem Akhtar, Broderick Roy Coddington, Sebastian Drezek, Sandhya Bala Mahade-
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Juneteenth and Pride celebrations
By KATHY CHANG Managing Editor
Mercer County has a number of events lined up to celebrate Juneteenth and Pride Month. Juneteenth What We Commemorate on Juneteenth – A Discussion will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, June 13 as a virtual program at the Mercer County Library System. For more information call (609) 882-3148 or visit mcl.org. Juneteenth became a federally recognized holiday in 2021, but do
we really understand what this day represents? Dr. Richard Bell, professor of History at the University of Maryland, discusses the struggles of enslaved African Americans during the Civil War and the events leading up to their emancipation on June 19, 1865. The African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County will hold a Juneteenth Festival from noon to 8 p.m., Saturday, June 15 at the Mercer County Park Festival Grounds, 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. For more informa-
tion call (609) 474-4073, email trentonaapride@gmail.com, or visit taacf.com/juneteenth-performers. The festival will feature music, performances, food, and other festivities. Hosted by Kevin “Deekay” Francois, this day-long celebration will feature singer Vivian Green, and other performances by Farafina Kan, Lin Rountree, DJ Fatha Ramzee, Cintron Band, Chelsey Green and the Green Project, DJ Ed Ward, Queen Samut, and more
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