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If you would like to help our wonderful friends while they are waiting to be adopted, the Coulee Region Humane Society is always looking for donations. These donations go a long way in making the stay more comfortable for our animal guests.
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SOUNDBASE.220 Overview
Only about the size of a DVD player, the SoundBase 220 system can fill your room with rich, satisfying 3D sound -- including thumping bass response -- with no external speakers, subwoofers or speaker wires! The 220's sound quality is excellent because we use high performance speakers and amplifiers. And unlike any other sound bar in its price category, the SoundBase 220 uses a wood (MDF) cabinet -- not plastic. Our exclusive PhaseCue technology creates three-dimensional surround sound without external speakers and wires.
You can fit the 220 on a shelf below the TV or, depending on the size of your TV, you can put it under your TV set. Hookup is super-simple -- just one connecting wire and a one-page owner's manual. You can even teach the ZVOX 220 to respond to your TV or cable box remote control!
If you want great TV sound without the complexity...without the mess....and without the high price, the SoundBase 220 is the right choice for you.
- World's Smallest Home Theater System
- Surround Sound Without Multiple Speakers & Wires
- No External Subwoofer - Everything's Built-In
- Super-Clear Vocals
- "Loud Commercial Control" Feature
- Front-Panel iPod®Portable Connection
- Works With Your TV or Cable Box Remote
A ZVOX Audio V-Series system accepts analog audio or PCM digital audio. An analog audio output on a TV works in all cases (if available). In order to use digital audio, the TV or each of its digital program sources should be configured to PCM digital audio format. Don't hesitate to contact ZVOX Audio regarding the best method for connecting a V-Series system to your TV. Please note your TV's brand and model number. Call us toll free: (866) FOR-ZVOX (866) 367-9869 or email us at email@example.com
More Detail for the Detail-Minded
PhaseCue® Virtual Surround Sound. The 220 uses ZVOX's proprietary PhaseCue virtual surround processing to give you rich, three-dimensional sound with movies or music.. While no virtual surround system - including ours - will give you the surround effects of a good 5.1 system, the ZVOX 220 does a remarkable job. Sound & Vision magazine calls our PhaseCue processing "remarkably ingenious."
Incredibly Clear Voices. Our Dialog Emphasis feature uses hearing aid technology to make voices unbelievably clear. It's amazing.
Tame Loud Commercials. Tired of commercials that blast you out of your chair? Our Output Leveling feature reacts instantly and turns them down to a lower level. You'll love it.
Disappearing Display. The 220 features a four-digit display located behind the speaker grille that shows the current setting for volume, bass, treble and PhaseCue® (virtual surround) - and also shows when you have engaged the Mute, Output Leveling (OL) or Dialog Emphasis (DE) features. A few seconds after you stop using your remote (or front panel) controls, the display disappears completely.
Multiple Inputs...including front-panel connection for iPod® and other portable devices. The 220 has two analog audio inputs, one optical (Toslink) digital input, one coaxial digital input - plus a front panel 3.5mm analog stereo input for convenient connection of your iPod or other portable audio device. Any specific input can be selected using either the remote control or the slim-line module below the speaker grille.
Uses Your Remote Control. The SoundBase system can be programmed to respond to your remote control. The illuminated display walks you through a less-than-a-minute programming cycle. Then your TV remote...or cable box remote...or satellite receiver remote...or ANY remote...can control volume, mute and power functions of the ZVOX system.
Just Plain Great Sound. The most important feature for any home theater system is high quality sound. The 220 uses premium quality speakers and amplifiers and was designed by our team of "New England Sound" speaker designers. We think you will be amazed at just how good such a small system can sound.
Click here to find out if the V-Series speakers are compatible with your TV
Technical Details
- Dimensions: 17"W x 12.5"D x 3.5"H
- Weight: 11 pounds. With box and packing: 13 pounds.
- Amplifier: 35 watts with digital power supply.
- Rear inputs: (2) analog stereo inputs, (1) optical (Toslink) digital input, (1) coaxial digital input.
- Front input: (1) 3.5mm stereo front panel input.
- Frequency range: 55 Hz - 20 kHz.
- Virtual surround sound: The 220 uses ZVOX's proprietary PhaseCue virtual surround sound processing. PhaseCue, as its name implies, manipulates the phase of the separate channels to "fool the ear" into believing that sound is coming from a variety of sources throughout the room. The benefits of PhaseCue vary greatly based on program material. Live music and well-recorded modern movie soundtracks will deliver rich, three-dimensional sound - pulling the sound out from the speakers and into the room, literally surrounding the listener. Note: All virtual surround systems - including the PhaseCue system - are limited in their effects when compared to a good 5.1 system. And sitcoms, news broadcasts and soundtracks from older movies often have very little in the way of three-dimensional sound. That being said, PhaseCue is capable of generating a wonderful and engaging virtual surround experience.
- The 220 is bi-amplified, using a specially designed amplifier that includes electronic contouring for superb frequency response.
- The 220's 5.25" subwoofer uses a high-mass long-throw design in a ported enclosure.
- The 220's three 2" main speaker drivers use a long-throw design to create remarkably wide range, accurate sound.
- Unlike most systems in its category, the 220 uses an MDF (medium density fiberboard) wood cabinet - instead of molded plastic. MDF is the preferred construction material for high-performance speaker systems.
- Works with 100-240 volt power systems.
- The ZVOX 220 is backed by a one year limited parts and labor warranty.
What's In The Box?
- One 1-meter stereo 3.5mm mini-jack to mini-jack connecting cord
- One 2-meter toslink (optical digital) connecting cable
- One remote control with power on/off, volume up/down, mute, PhaseCue (three level settings), bass up/down and treble up/down, input selection, Output Leveling (OL), Dialog Emphasis (DE).
- Power adapter and cord
- One-sheet safety instructions and operations manual, fast setup sheet and remote control programming instruction sheet.
"I like a lot of gadgets and gear, but it's rare that I fall in love. When I connected the Zvox Z-Base 220 speaker cabinet to my bedroom TV, it was love at first sound. It's that good.... the Z-Base 220 sounds fantastic." -CNET
"If you want to enhance your home theater's sound, the ZVox Z-Base 220 is an inexpensive way to add plenty of power without any hassle." -PC Magazine
"The Soundbase.220 is a perfect introductory model for anyone that wishes to have faithful recreations of audio, atmospheric sounds, and music. We were particularly impressed with the loud commercial feature which rounds off and softens the change in volume from the feature presentations and the rest of the show. The sound reproduction is made all the clearer with the usage of wood for the Soundbase.220." -NeuFutur Magazine
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I recently purchased a 60" Samsung plasma tv and ordered the 220's before I took delivery of my new tv after reading many comments about how poor the tv speakers sound. I received the tv and after listening to its speakers,I was suprised that they sounded better than I thought they would.I thought maybe I didn't really need the 220's after all.That opinion changed the next day when I recieved the Soundbase 220's and had something to compare to the tv speakers. These speakers sound fantastic with excellent base and the ability to boost the vocals. Couldn't be happier, thanks ZVOX
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It's Compact
The Z-Base 220 is only 17" wide by 12.5" deep by 3.5" high -- about the size of a DVD player. Everything is inside this compact cabinet - speakers, amplifier, virtual surround circuitry and powered subwoofer.
Simple Installation
The 220 requires only one connecting cord -- both analog and digital signal connections are supported.. Connect the one cord and you're done. You can place the 220 directly beneath most 19" - 27" flat panel TVs* and some 32" TVs -- or on a shelf beneath the TV. (*TV base should not exceed 16" in width or 13" in depth. TV should not exceed 40 pounds in weight. Safety instructions in Z-Base 220 Operating Instructions and in TV's Operating Instructions should be closely examined and followed.)
Simple To Use
In about one minute you can follow a simple routine that will "teach" the ZVOX 220 to respond to the commands of your TV or cable/satellite remote control. So you can control volume, mute, input and power with your remote, not ours. When you've finished the routine, turning on your TV will automatically turn on the ZVOX system. About three minutes after you turn off your TV, the ZVOX system will automatically go into standby mode.
Virtual Surround Sound
The 220 uses ZVOX's proprietary PhaseCue virtual surround processing to give you rich, three-dimensional sound with movies or music. With music, PhaseCue creates a very wide soundstage - it literally sounds like you are listening to speakers eight feet apart from each other. When listening to a good movie, the soundtrack will envelope you - putting you in the middle of the action. While no virtual surround system - including ours - will give you the surround effects of a good 5.1 system, the ZVOX 220 does a remarkable job. Sound & Vision magazine calls our PhaseCue system "remarkably ingenious."
No Skimping On Speaker Quality
Most audio systems in our price category use very cheap speakers in plastic cabinets. But at ZVOX we're "old school" about things like this. We use nothing but high quality speaker drivers, carefully designed by ZVOX engineers and manufactured to our specification. The 220 uses specially treated long-excursion main drivers. The cabinet is MDF (medium density fiberboard), the same material used in most high-end loudspeakers.
Editorial Accolades
Here's what the critics say about ZVOX sound systems:
- "An audiophile quality system." - Stereophile
- "An awesome system...remarkably ingenious." - Sound + Vision
- "Creates a sonic dance." - The New York Times
- "Bigger audio dynamite." - The Wall Street Journal
- "Best Buy." - Consumers Digest
- "Best audio product of the year." - CNET
- "Knockout sound." - MSNBC
- "A single box powerhouse." - Men's Journal
- "Home theater product of the year." - About.com
- "Impressive sound without the clutter." - TV Guide


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National Youth Orchestra of Canada performs free concert at Laurier July 5
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The National Youth Orchestra of Canada/Orchestre National des Jeunes du Canada (NYOC/ONJC) will present a free chamber music concert in Lauriers Maureen Forrester Recital Hall Friday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m.
The NYOC/ONJC launched their 2013 season on June 23 with over 100 participants and instructors taking up residency at Wilfrid Laurier Universitys Waterloo campus. The halls of the Faculty of Music have been energetic and lively as this talented group of youth work tirelessly to prepare for their highly anticipated 2013 Summer Tour.
The NYOC/ONJC summer tour and training program began in 1960, as a means to identify and train young Canadian classical musicians and to provide them with the best possible preparation for a professional career in music.
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Pope Francis may be charming the world with his emphasis on simplicity of life and mercy for transgressors, but one group that doesn't seem impressed is the Roman Catholic bishops.
At least Bishop John Myers, of Newark, N.J., hasn't gotten the message.
Myers, who is scheduled to retire in a couple of years, now lives in a $800,000 home in a ritzy suburb. Apparently, he thinks that pad will be a little confining in retirement, however, so he's adding a $500,000 addition, complete with hot tub, three fireplaces, an elevator and an exercise pool. Furnishings, architectural fees and landscaping will be extra.
That's a pretty nice retirement home.
It makes me recall the early days of the late Bishop William Bullock in Madison. He sent a group of nuns packing and remodeled their convent into a pretty nice house for himself.
But, when Bullock retired, he moved into an apartment at Holy Name Seminary and left the grand surroundings for his successor, Madison's current bishop, Robert Morlino. Morlino has since moved to downtown quarters at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. The diocese is planning to lease its buildings at the Bishop O'Connor Center to a developer for use as housing.
In the meantime, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has come forward with its bankruptcy plans. The plans leave most victims of clergy sex abuse out in the cold and pays those who will be helped an average of $27,000 each.
According to the National Catholic Reporter, the diocese will spend about $18,000 on legal fees, however.
I don't know about you, but I get the feeling that what's about to begin in the church is a very polite civil war between the pope, who wants to renew his church and the bishops, who pretty much like things just the way they are.
Now, I have to admit that if I was a bishop, I would side with those who opt for luxury. I like luxury. Nor, if I was a bishop, would I be happy about spending millions of dollars to pay off sexual assault victims. Especially if the wrongdoing took place before I came to town.
But, do you know what? I'm not a bishop. I'm not even Catholic.
Like many other cynics, however, I have been moved by the year-long papacy of Francis. The pope gives evidence of what the church could be if it chose to be like Jesus, and live and work among the poor and the outcast.
He makes me wonder if there is more to his faith than I had hereto thought. But, it only takes a couple of bizarre bishops to make me realize that whatever changes the pope wants to make, he will have his work cut out for him.


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The voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is the latest battleground for telecommunication companies in Kingman, AZ. VoIP phone services are making the world smaller by empowering users with affordable communication options that they never had in the past. Individuals, in addition to large companies are using Kingman, AZ VoIP phone services to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the communication process.
Today, you can find nearly five million people who use VoIP Phone services to talk over long distance, and that number keeps growing.
How Kingman, AZ VoIP Calls Are Made
VoIP uses the data network to send out the voice messages which is different than traditional phone systems that use voice packets to send messages. So instead of phone lines, VoIP systems are using the internet to send calls. In general VoIP works similar to the ordinary telephone services in Kingman, AZ, and with improvements in technology and internet connectivity, it is hard to distinguish the caliber of VoIP from the traditional phone line.
VoIP offers an advantage of owning the virtual number. A business or individual just needs to select their virtual number from the city where majority of calls originate, and calling within the city becomes local. This provides a win-win situation for companies and their customers. VoIP to VoIP calls are free with most providers and subscribers can call any number. Today, most smart phones are built to support the VoIP system too.
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The unique features including remote access and mobility are scoring VoIP big points over the traditional phone services. VoIP empowers the user with extras that sounded like a dream just few years ago.
The traditional phone line user won't be able to view logs of his call history, however VoIP permits this feature since the communication is web-based, making it easy to maintain and retrieve records. VoIP phone service also allows the user to attach the documents while making the phone call if the phone is linked to the PC.
VoIP offers improvements in operations as well. If changes need to be made the task can be accomplished from the desktop. This was challenging in a traditional phone line that required the maintenance of a separate phone room clustered with wires in a large corporate house.
VoIP offers tremendous operational flexibility for a small company and people in Kingman, AZ who are out and about. With VoIP you have the capability to program incoming calls to make certain the call isn't lost or missed. It can be set up to simultaneously ring multiple phones and search for the one that's available to answer. Thus, even if the house or office is empty the call is still answered since the phone will ring simultaneously on all available phones. There won't be any more missed calls, no messages to reply to - just smart phone service that keeps you connected.
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The call quality in VoIP is improving as the companies are beginning to invest in parallel IP networks that ensure that there is no loss in data packets. The reduced expense on telephone bills along with the convenience is making VoIP an attractive proposition for people and businesses.
VoIP is transforming the Kingman, AZ communications industry. The continuous improvements in technology will benefit the end user, who will enjoy the privileges of making free calls, or calls costing a fraction over the traditional telephone line. VoIP has just begun the communication revolution that will make the traditional hand-held phone a thing of the past in the near future.
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My triplets are 3 wks old (still in the NICU) and I'm pumping in addition to nursing them (as much as they can nurse that is). I get about 2, sometimes close to 3 oz per side per pump session. Is this about normal, or should I be getting more.
Also I have mastitis (for over a week now) and so one side is producing a lot less. For now anyway... they say it will come back.
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Man pleads innocent to underage sexMay 10,2013
DUXBURY A Duxbury man pleaded not guilty Thursday to having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Patrick M. Sherman, 19, is facing a charge of felony sexual assault on a victim under 16 years old. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years and a $10,000 fine.
According to the Vermont State Police affidavit, state police were responded to a reported domestic assault in Duxbury last month.
When interviewed by state police, Sherman said he and the girl had been dating for a year and had been having sex since the first week they met. He said when they first met, the girl told him she was 17 years old. He later found out how old the girl really was, but the relationship continued.
The girl also was interviewed by state police and she said she and Sherman had been dating since February. The girl said Sherman told her he was 18 years old and she had told him up front that she was 15 years old.MORE IN This Just InMONTPELIER Gov. Full StoryBARRE Mayor Thomas Lauzon has fleshed out a plan to revive a package of local option taxes that... Full StoryBARRE It wont be built where city officials had hoped and it wont be as big as they would... Full Story
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Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, will hold a conversation with Ann Cody, Director of Policy and Global Outreach for BlazeSports America, and Kirk Bauer, Executive Director of Disabled Sports USA, on "Promoting Disability Rights." The discussion will be moderated by Cheryl Benton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, and will be available for on demand viewing soon on DipNote, the Department of State's official blog.
This program will focus on opportunities to elevate and address the human rights of persons with disabilities, and the tangible benefits that can result from this work. For example, the successful completion of Paralympics games in London clearly demonstrates how sports can be used as one tool to empower disabled people, and ensure that they are treated with self-respect and dignity. This program will discuss approaches to promoting enjoyment of the human rights by persons with disabilities, and the tools that we can all employ in this important work.
You are invited to participate by submitting questions, some of which will be selected for response during the taping. Submit your questions below on DipNote and join the ongoing discussion via Twitter using the hashtag #DisabilityRights. Please submit questions via DipNote, Facebook, or Twitter as soon as possible for consideration.
Through Conversations With America, leaders of national non-governmental organizations have the opportunity to discuss foreign policy and global issues with senior State Department officials. These conversations aim to provide candid views of the ways in which leaders from the foreign affairs community are engaging the Department on pressing foreign policy issues.
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My son served as a medic in iraq was in a boming in which he lost two best friends my son came back with pts tbi and other conditions was sent to fort dix in new jersey from there they sent him to fort gorden in georgia there they over medicated him and sent him to a publis prison court martialed and is awaiting a discharge this is what i happening to soldiers who come back from iraq with ptsd.
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Without giving much thought, i just wish to say that if a citizen or resident with state connect rights of acknoledgement to status, it is of importance for the individual to live comfortable to feed themselves and to accomodate their living in the land, so if ever confronted by good leadership on any matters of interest by the state or country, that individual feels obligated in truth because of dependence standing so its easy to have his or here input in the system in whatever way they can manage to offer themselves, and its important for them to be part occupied with productivity, so i do encourage useful connect to disability grants. I myself could use the help but never was accustomed to that asking ok? thank u for hearing:)
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I tried submitting my question through dipnote and twitter and it did not go through. I can see others but was not able to submit. Below is my questions and I currently live in Haiti.
What pressure is being placed on the current government in Haiti to put policies in place that will ensure people with disabilities access to schools and other public places that are being rebuilt around the country: such as ramps to cross the streets since many side walks and roads have been destroyed, ramps to get into schools and stores etc.? Is there pressure being applied to the new government to put such infrastructure in place and if there is, will it be done in all the departments of Haiti and not just PAP?
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Every 68 seconds another American gets Alzheimer's. Out of the 10 top causes of death in America, it is the only one with no cure. I have lost 4 family members to this dreaded disease. What can be done to improve global partnerships, especially with scientists in Israel, Germany etc. to help find cures to these diseases? Today 5 million Americans have it, and when the boomers age those numbers will only double if there's no way to prevent, slow or cure the disease. Can BIRD and other programs be dramatically expanded so that we can find a way to cure Alzheimer's and other diseases?
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As our country continues to be on the edge of bankruptcy and as rents skyrocket, what is the government doing to protect the disabled from being forced into homelessness? I'm asking for the many disabled people I know who are hanging on financially by their fingernails.


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Sunrise to Sunset, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
There is no charge for the public to visit this park
There are handicapped parking spaces
The Abbott Marshlands contain a number of different habitats, including tidal and non-tidal freshwater marsh, streams, upland forest, and forested swamps. These habitats support a huge array of plant and animal life, making the Marshlands an excellent destination for nature enthusiasts.
Over the years the marshlands along Crosswicks Creek and the Delaware River near Bordentown has been called a number of names including: Trenton Marsh, Hamilton – Trenton Marsh, White City Meadows, and Hamilton – Trenton – Bordentown Marsh.
In 2010, the development of the Hamilton- Trenton – Bordentown Marsh Cooperative Stewardship Plan began and it became clear that a better understanding of the importance of the area needed to be expressed and the current name didn't fit anymore.
Mercer County, with a goal of establishing Tulpehaking Nature Center in a renovated house the edge of Roebling Park, took the initiative and received NJ Historic Trust grants for this endeavor. The process involved developing an interpretive plan and a technical report for the Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark.
After much deliberation, 'Abbott Marshlands' was selected as a name that recognizes the important archaeological legacy of the marsh and of Charles Conrad Abbott, a 19th and early 20th century archaeologist and naturalist, who lived on the bluffs near the marsh and who wrote extensively about it.
The Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark was designated in 1976 by the United States Department of Interior to recognize the importance of the site.
Restrooms: A portable toilet is available at the Sewell Avenue parking lot and the Watson Woods Picnic Area. Restroom is open year-round.
Watson House: The Watson House, built in 1708, is the oldest house in Mercer County. It is the headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution. For tour dates and more information, click here.
Picnic Tables: Tables are available at Watson Woods and Spring Lake.
Tulpehaking Nature Center: The Tulpehaking Nature Center is the primary access and interpretive hub for the Abbott Marshlands, providing programs and exhibits that encourage visitors to explore and discover the many cultural, historic and natural resources of the Abbott Marshlands.
Accessibility: Picnic tables at the Sewell Avenue and Watson Woods entrances and trails from the Sewell Avenue entrance are ADA accessible.
The Friends for the Abbott Marshlands, originally Friends for the Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh, was organized in 2002 to preserve and protect the natural, historical and recreational resources of this ecological and archeological treasure. The Friends organize a variety of programs, including field and canoe trips, trail maintenance and clean-up activities, history weekends, and Voices for the Marshlands juried photography shows. There are many opportunities for experiencing Mercer County's Roebling Park as well as the D&R Canal towpath trail on Duck Island.
The Friends worked with the other partners to develop the 'Cooperative Stewardship Plan – Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh 2010', a blueprint for Marshlands stewardship and management. Friends is a member of the Stewardship Council, whose charge is to assist in implementing this plan.
For information about programs and about the Abbott Marshlands click here.
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Directions to Baldpate Mountain - Fiddler's Creek Lower Lot
Directions to Baldpate Mountain - Pleasant Valley Road Lower Lot
(609) 303-0700
Daily, Sunrise to Sunset, mid-February to mid-November; Sundays year round
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The woods at Baldpate Mountain have over 12 miles of marked trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and trail running. A walk to the grassy summit of Baldpate, the highest point in Mercer County, offers a spectacular view of the Delaware River and the City of Trenton.
The Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space and Mercer County Park Commission are developing a Forest Stewardship Plan for the Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain. This work is being completed in consultation with New Jersey Audubon. Our goal is to improve ecological health of all of Baldpate's flora and fauna.
Baldpate Mountain, once known as Kuser Mountain, was previously owned by the Kuser family. The mountain, part of the volcanic Sourland Mountain Ridge, is the highest point in Mercer County. In 1986 the property was sold to Trap Rock Industries, who planned to expand the quarry that already existed on Route 29. When these plans failed, the remaining land was destined to be sold for luxury housing development. Public concern and the efforts of the late conservationist Ted Stiles led to the property's acquisition by Mercer County in 1998, creating today's Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain.
The property has changed little since it was owned by the Kuser family. Many of the original structures remain, including the main house, livestock barns, a spring house, and guest lodge. The stone foundations and other remains of a farming community called Honey Hollow, which existed before the Kusers acquired the land in the early 1900's, can still be found within the preserve. The forests remain one of the largest and least disturbed tracts of woodland in our region, and a variety of rare birds and wildlife are found there. These elements of culture and ecology make Baldpate Mountain a preserve of both natural and historical significance.
Restrooms: Public restrooms are available at the lodge adjacent to the Main House. Restrooms are closed during the winter.
Strawberry Hill Mansion at Baldpate Mountain: This building originally belonged to the Kuser family. The recent addition of a stone patio overlooking the Delaware River completed the house's renovation. The house and patio can be rented for private events and parties. For more information, click here.
Starwberry Hill Native Plant Garden: This stone-walled garden, originally belonging to the Kuser family, was restored and filled with native wildflowers, shrubs, and trees.
Picnic Tables: Picnic tables are located at the summit of Baldpate.
Accessibility: The restrooms, Main House, and patio are ADA accessible.
The following recreational activities are allowed at Baldpate:
Horseback: Horses are permitted on designated trails. A trailer-accessible parking lot is located on Pleasant Valley Road.
Wildlife Viewing: Baldpate Mountain is a popular destination for birdwatching. Park users are encouraged to enjoy birds and other wildlife from a respectful distance.
Nature Programs: For a list of upcoming public nature programs held at Baldpate Mountain, please click here to download our Nature Program Newsletter.
The 108-acre Hollystone Preserve, located directly across Fiddler's Creek Road from Baldpate Mountain, was acquired in 2010. In 2012 – 2013 the preserve was the site of a 40-acre reforestation project. With the help of volunteers, more than 5,000 trees and shrubs were planted, and an 8-foot fence was erected to prevent damage to the new vegetation by White-tailed Deer. A new trail passes through this reforestation area, and links to trails at the Baldpate Mountain and Washington Crossing State Park, connecting these two important sites of cultural and natural history.
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space is a nonprofit land trust that is dedicated to preserving the Valley's character though open space and farmland preservation, and natural resource protection. Since our inception in 1987, we have partnered with landowners, government and nonprofit organizations to preserve over 3,700 acres of open space and farmland.
In the late eighties, FoHVOS began working on its largest property acquisition, Baldpate Mountain. FoHVOS learned there was a proposal to quarry the entire mountain, despite the presence of threatened species, gorgeous vistas and acres of significant habitat.
Through the use of grassroots petitions, public meetings and the successful placement of the Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, the organization spearheaded the development of a network of advocates to push for the protection of the mountain.
The bulk of the land was acquired from Trap Rock Industries in partnership with the State of New Jersey, Mercer County and Hopewell Township for more than $11 million. This 1,200+ acre park now stands at the western edge of the Valley, supporting rare plant and animal communities and providing beautiful vistas of the Delaware Valley.
For more information click here.
Sunrise to Sunset, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Herrontown Woods Arboretum is a 142-acre arboretum containing a pine forest, over 30 species of trees, shrubs, and flowers, and walking trails.
The late Dr. Oswald Veblan who once served Princeton University as a prestigious math professor donated Herrontown Woods to the Mercer County Parks Commission in June of 1957.
This completely wooded park, with its mature trees and gently rolling contour, is among the best in the area for a moderate hiking adventure.
Due to the gypsy moth infestation of 1970 killing many mature trees, visitors can observe the natural succession of species that resulted from the openings in the forest canopy from these and other natural occurrences.
Herrontown Woods Arboretum is operated and maintained by the Town of Princeton. For more information click here.
(609) 737 - 3299
Maze: (609) 397-2555 (seasonal, fall)
Sat: 10am - 4pm with programs from 11am - 3pm, January 25 through December 6 except July 11, 18, 25 when closed during the day but open 5-8pm for evening hayrides
Sun: Noon - 4pm, April through November
Tues – Fri: 10am - 4pm, February through November
Monday: CLOSED
Closed: Mercer County Holidays and Easter
Hunting, fishing, fires, alcohol, picnicking outside designated area, bicycles, pets and all other animals except seeing-eye dogs
Call for information or to arrange for assistance
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The Farm exists in its rural setting as both an example of farming as it was practiced in New Jersey in the period 1890-1910 and as a landscape where one can find the remnants of over 250 years of farming practice and life.
Nestled in the heart of the Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District, this 130-acre park was a working farm for over 240 years when its last private owner, Inez Howe Howell, gave it to Mercer County in 1974. The Park Commission is restoring the farm to look and operate the way it did a century ago -- a time when most of Mercer County was still rural and when farmers worked by hand and horse power to make the land productive. In keeping with Mrs. Howell's wishes, the Park Commission offers year-around programs that allow visitors of all ages to join in the work and fun of life on a farm.
The farm features over 45 acres of period crops and gardens, numerous buildings listed on the NJ State and National Registers of Historic Places, and over two miles of lanes accessible on foot and by horsedrawn wagon. Historic breeds of horses, cows, sheep, chickens and other farm animals are kept as they were a century ago, creating daily opportunities for visitors to help with chores such as mixing feeds, and collecting eggs. Eighty acres of pastures, meadows and woodlands complete the farm's historic landscape, which is enhanced by the preservation of adjacent Baldpate Mountain and stream corridors preserved by the Delaware Greenway. The farm's location in the northwest corner of Hopewell Township and its proximity to nearby park facilities such as the Valley Road Picnic Area, Belle Mountain Pond and Mercer County Wildlife Center make it an ideal destination for outdoor recreation.
Open throughout the year for self-guided tours, school group visits and weekend family programs, the farm invites visitors to join in the work and fun of seasonal activities such as ice harvesting, maple sugaring, sheep shearing, pumpkin harvesting and dozens of hands-on activities related to actual operations. The farm's annual calendar of events (below) includes monthly hayrides (or sleigh rides!), weekly craft programs for children and New Jersey's only horse-drawn plowing match. The farm is also home to New Jersey's longest-running corn maze, which challenges visitors to find their way through miles of green pathways with the help of game boards, clues, compasses and advice from a Maze Master perched high in a tower.
- 130 acre working farm with 45 tillable acres, 40 acres woods, 30 acres meadows, streams, pond and bridge located within the Pleasant Valley Rural Historic District
- 5 buildings listed on the New Jersey State and National Registers of Historic Places including 18th century farmhouse, 19th century barn, wagon house, corn crib, ice house
- ADA accessible Visitor Center with classroom and gift shop
- modern restrooms at reception area; porta-jons in barnyard area
- parking for 100 cars + bus turn-around; overflow field parking
- picnic area near parking lot
- 1/4 mile packed gravel lanes; stroller and wheelchair accessible
- 2 miles dirt lanes and stream crossings; accessible on foot
- 20-point self-guided tour through .6 miles of fields, meadows and barnyard; tour map available at Visitor Center, and on-line at www.howellfarm.org.
Weekend Programs: The seasonal work and fun of farming and farm life is presented to the public through Saturday field and craft programs, and through Sunday interpretive programs. Programs are listed in the farm's Calendar of Saturday events, available at the farm, by mail, and on-line.
Self-Guided Tours: A 20-point self-guided tour leaves from the Visitor Center and takes visitors around a .6 mile loop past fields and meadows, over two stream crossings and through the barnyard where there is access to the farmhouse, barn, wagon house and ice house. Tour maps are available in the Visitor Center, or can be viewed on-line at http://www.howellfarm.org/.
School & Community Programs: Seasonal operations such as ice harvesting, maple sugaring, sheep shearing, wheat threshing and corn harvesting are the focus of 2-hour long, hands-on programs for groups, offered weekday mornings. Other programs include Farm Animals, One Room Schoolhouse, Summer-on-the-Farm and custom tours.
The Hatchery: In this unique weekday morning program, pre-schoolers enjoy farm activities while their parents help out with field, program or office operations. One- day- per- week sessions lasting 12 weeks meet spring and fall. There is also a week long summer session that meets daily.
FarmHands: Children aged 6-9 and 9-12 can experience farm life through chores, field activities and old-fashioned fun while parents help the staff with special projects and public programs. FarmHands meets Saturday mornings and afternoons.
Farm Camp: Summer days are filled with fun and learning as children discover the wonders of farm life, nature and New Jersey history. Farm Camps are for ages 6-8, 9-12 and 13-15 and are offered as day camps scheduled in week-long sessions.
Corn Maze: Families, scout groups and others who like big challenges will have mind-boggling fun inside this giant green puzzle. The 4-acre cornfield maze features 2 miles of passageways, endless dead ends and just one way out. An all new theme, design and gameboard are featured annually. The maze is open mid-September through October.
Pleasant Valley Programs: Howell Farm offers exciting new programs in the surrounding Pleasant Valley Historical Park, where an early schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and gristmill once operated. Check the calendar for weekend events planned at the schoolhouse, and for new Friday evening programs featuring the history of Mercer County.
Volunteer Programs: Carpenters, gardeners, seamstresses and researchers are needed to help with current projects. Office, maze, and program assistants are also needed. Hours are flexible.
Saturday Calendar: Follow link for a complete listing of Howell Farm events -http://www.howellfarm.org/calendar/calendar.htm.
Directions to John A. Roebling Park
Directions to Tulpehaking Nature Center
Sunrise to Sunset, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
There is no charge for the public to visit this park
There are handicapped parking spaces
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John A. Roebling Park is part of the Abbott Marshlands, a pristine freshwater marsh adjoining the Delaware River. Just moments outside the City of Trenton, visitors to Roebling Park may fish in Spring Lake, kayak the marsh, hike the wooded trails, and enjoy nature.
Roebling Park is a part of the Abbott Marshlands, the northernmost tidal freshwater marsh of the Delaware River. For legal reasons the Broad Street Civic Association could not donate the property, and so it was technically sold to Mercer County $1.00, under the condition that public use would be limited to passive recreation to preserve the park's rich natural and cultural histories.
In the 1860's, archeologist and naturalist Charles Conrad Abbott, for whom the Abbott Marshlands are now named, was the first to discover Native American artifacts in what is now Roebling Park and in the surrounding Marshlands. Later studies unearthed tens of thousands of artifacts in prehistoric sites around southern Trenton.
In the late 1800's and early 1900's, Roebling Park was a popular amusement park known as White City. One of the last remnants of White City is a grand staircase, still present at the parking lot on Sewell Avenue, which led guests from the rides and games on top of the hill down to Spring Lake.
Within Roebling Park is the Watson House, the oldest house in Mercer County, built in 1708 by Isaac Watson. Listed in both the State and National Registers of Historic Sites, the house is the state headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Abbott Marshlands contain a number of different habitats, including tidal and non-tidal freshwater marsh, streams, upland forest, and forested swamps. These habitats support a huge array of plant and animal life, making Roebling Park an excellent destination for nature enthusiasts.
Restrooms: A portable toilet is available at the Sewell Avenue parking lot. Restroom is open year-round.
Watson House: The Watson House, built in 1708, is the oldest house in Mercer County. It is the headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution. For tour dates and more information, click here.
Picnic Tables: Tables are available at Watson Woods and Spring Lake.
Tulpehaking Nature Center: The Tulpehaking Nature Center is the primary access and interpretive hub for the Abbott Marshlands, providing programs and exhibits that encourage visitors to explore and discover the many cultural, historic and natural resources of the Abbott Marshlands.
Accessibility: Picnic tables at the Sewell Avenue and Watson Woods entrances and trails from the Sewell Avenue entrance are ADA accessible.
The following recreational activities are allowed at Roebling Park:
Wildlife Viewing: Roebling Park is an excellent wildlife viewing area, with abundant beavers, turtles, and birds. Park users are encouraged to enjoy birds and wildlife from a respectful distance.
Nature Programs: For a list of upcoming public nature programs held at Roebling Park at the Abbott Marshlands, please click here to download our Nature Program Newsletter.
Directions to Hughes Drive Entrance
(609) 443-8560
Park Rangers: (609) 443-8956
Sunrise to Sunset, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
There are no fees for individuals using the general park during regular hours. Some special events do charge a nominal fee that is closely monitored by the MCPC and is used for either operation, maintenance or capital expense related to Mercer County Park and programming.
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Mercer County Park encompasses over 2,500 acres covering areas of the Townships of West Windsor, Hamilton and Lawrence. The Park has year-round facilities for all ages and includes both active and passive recreational opportunities.
The land was acquired between the late 1960s and the early 1970s. It consists of 50-plus pieces of property, which included many farms. Ground was broken for the lake in June 1971. Because of the construction of Routes I-95 and I-295, the lake basin was excavated at no cost to the county. The county sold the gravel to the highway contractors, which in turn helped excavate the basin now known as Lake Mercer. At the peak of excavation there was one truckload of gravel leaving the area per minute from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., six days per week.
- 17 Athletic Fields used for soccer, football, lacrosse, Frisbee and more
- Ice Skating Center
- Tennis Center -28 total courts, all of which are lighted
- Festival Grounds
- Cross Country
- Mountain Biking
- Boathouse/Marina
- Finn Casperson Rowing Center
- Crew Course
- Hiking and Trails
- Fishing
- Nature Study
- Nature Photography
- Jogging
- Bike Trail and Inline Skating
- Picnic Areas
- Basketball Courts
- Dog Park-One each for large and small dogs
- 3 Sand Volleyball Courts
- 2 Cricket Pitches
- 10 softball fields
- Vietnam Memorial
- 9/11 Memorial
- Grandparents Grove
- Public restrooms are available at all Facilities
MCP hosts hundreds of diverse events throughout the year. Listed below are the featured annual events that have become a tradition in the park. For the most up to date schedule with specific information please visit the event calendar.
WPST Easter Egg Hunt
March of Dimes Annual Walkathon
Mercer Lake Sprints
Trenton Kennel Dog Show
Lymphoma Research Foundation Walkathon
Mercer County Baseball Tournament
Renaissance Faire
Sunburst Soccer Tournament
Freedom Festival
Tri-State National Lacrosse Tournament
New Jersey State Triathlon
Dragon Boat Festival
Indo-American Festival
American Heart Assoc. - HEARTWALK
Italian American Festival
SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals 5K
Cultural Festival
C.R.O.P. Walk for Hunger
Bark for Life 5K
CJ Youth Soccer College Showcase
Buzzetta's Foods
Contact: Robert Buzzetta
All general park regulations are strictly enforced and are posted
Rosedale Lake, Fishing Dock and Boat/Kayak Launch Rules and Regulations
Directions to Rosedale District
Directions to Equestrian District
Directions to Farm History District
Directions to Mercer Educational Gardens
Directions to Maidenhead Trail Lot
General Information:
(609) 303-0700
Picnics, special events and group use:
(609) 443-8560 ext. 110
Events and Recreation:
(609) 443-8560
Sunrise to Sunset, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Free to public
Fully accessible, weather and conditions permitted.
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Mercer Meadows consists of more than 1,600 acres, divided among five separate districts. Miles of mowed and gravel trails provide visitors and their families with scenic walking and biking routes through the meadows and woodland. Fishing is a popular activity at the park's four water bodies.
Until recently, what is now known as Mercer Meadows consisted of Rosedale Park, the Mercer County Equestrian Center, Mercer County Park Northwest (the "Pole Farm"), and Curlis Woods. To unify this system of parks, in 2010 they were merged under the new name Mercer Meadows. The new park is now divided into five districts – Farm History, Rosedale Park, Ecological, Equestrian, and the Pole Farm – each with unique historical and natural aspects and diverse recreational opportunities.
From 1929 – 1975, the Pole Farm District and much of the Farm History District belonged to American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T), and was the site of a large shortwave radio station used for international communications. During this period, arrays of radio antennas were distributed throughout the Pole Farm, each configured to communicate with cities worldwide. Mercer County acquired the property from AT&T in 1998. A single antenna still stands at the Reed/Bryan Farm entrance. Several areas of historical interpretation exist throughout the district.
Through the land that is now the Rosedale Park District of Mercer Meadows, there were two creeks that flowed into the Stony Brook. In the 1950's and 60's, these creeks were dammed by the federal government to control the accumulation of sediments downstream in Carnegie Lake during heavy rains. The lakes and the surrounding farmland were acquired from the Blackwell and Farrington families by Mercer County in 1994 to be maintained as parkland. The Noah Hunt House, now part of the Mercer Meadows Farm History District, was part of this acquisition.
The Curlis Lake Dam on the west edge of the Equestrian District was constructed in 1960 to reduce the effects of flooding of the Stony Brook. The main barn at the Equestrian Center was built by the Janet Schaafsma in 1979. After it was acquired by Mercer County in 1994, the barn was updated to include 31 stalls, indoor and outdoor rings, and eleven horse pastures.
This northernmost district of Mercer Meadows contains habitats such as young forest, meadow, shrubland, and a corridor through which the Stony Brook flows. For now, access to the Ecological District remains limited to minimize human impact. This area of Mercer Meadows may be the site of future hiking trails and environmental interpretation.
The Equestrian Center, a facility of Mercer County, offers boarding, riding lessons, and ring rentals. The Equestrian District also provides passive recreational opportunities for other park users. This district is the home of the Mercer Educational Gardens, maintained by the Master Gardeners of Mercer County. Several trails pass through Curlis Woods, with contain some of the oldest forest at Mercer Meadows, and travel along the edge of Curlis Lake. This trail system also connects to Main Street in Pennington. For more information click here.
The Farm History District of Mercer Meadows serves to highlight the region's history as agricultural land. Remains of several 18th and 19th century farmsteads, including foundations, farm lanes, and field boundaries, are still present from when the area was actively farmed. The Historic Hunt House, the original parts of which were built by Noah Hunt in the mid 1700's, remains on Blackwell Road. The building was restored and now serves as the headquarters of the Mercer County Park Commission.
Visitors to the Farm History District can walk the many trails through the park. Interpretive signs are posted throughout the district highlighting historical points of interest. The Lawrence Hopewell Trail also runs through the Farm History District.
Since its acquisition in 1998, the Pole Farm has been allowed to revert to natural fields and forest. In 2012, a 435-acre habitat restoration project was undertaken to improve the grasslands for native wildlife by planting seeds of native grasses and wildflowers. Today it supports a number of rare and threatened wildlife species, including grassland birds that rely on the large meadows to nest. A walk on the scenic trails that wind through the meadows and woodlands of the Pole Farm offer nature lovers a chance to see many varieties of plants and wildlife.
The Rosedale Park district provides a scenic and tranquil setting for picnics, walks, and other outdoor recreation. A system of trails, including a section of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail, passes through the woodland and fields of the district, providing easy access to the Stony Brook, Willow Pond, and Rosedale Lake. Fishing is a popular pastime in these three bodies of water, which are also an attraction for wildlife such as Bald Eagles, Osprey, and many varieties of waterfowl.
Rosedale Park is the only district of Mercer Meadows enhanced to provide both passive and active recreational opportunities, and near the main entrance on Federal City Road are a baseball diamond, an off-leash dog park, picnic pavilions, playgrounds, volleyball net, and several acres of open lawns.
Picnic Tables: Picnic tables are available at every entrance, as well as in more secluded areas throughout Mercer Meadows.
Picnic Pavilions: The picnic pavilions at the Rosedale Park district can be rented for parties and events. For more information, click here.
Playgrounds: Two playgrounds are located in the Rosedale Park district, one at the lake's edge and the other adjacent to the picnic pavilions. Another playground is located at the Equestrian Center.
Restrooms: Public restrooms are available at most entrances.
Wildlife Viewing Areas: Two observation towers and wildlife blinds are located within the Pole Farm district, each with environmental interpretive information.
Equestrian Center: The Equestrian Center is located on Federal City Road. For more information, click here.
Mercer Educational Garden: The Garden, which is open year-round to the public, is located in the Equestrian District on Federal City Road.
Historic Hunt House: The headquarters of the Mercer County Park Commission, the Hunt House is located on Blackwell Road. The parking area provides access to the Rosedale Park district and the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail. For more information click here.
Accessibility: Restrooms, picnic areas, wildlife viewing areas, and several trails (Lawrence-Hopewell, Maidenhead, and Twin Pines Trails) are ADA accessible.
The Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT) is a 20+ miles bicycle and pedestrian recreational trail and transportation corridor through public and private lands in Lawrence and Hopewell Townships, Mercer County, New Jersey. The idea for the LHT grew out of a commitment to improving the quality of life for all who live or work in the region. The LHT supports an active, livable, and sustainable community with alternative forms of transportation to reduce reliance on automobiles.
The LHT was conceived by employees of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Lawrenceville campus in 2001 and then quickly embraced by staff from Educational Testing Service (ETS). The LHT was officially incorporated in 2002.
The LHT runs through Mercer Meadows and connects the Pole Farm, Rosedale Park and Equestrian Districts.
For more information click here.
The Master Gardeners of Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County is a group of volunteers who provide horticultural information and programs to the community. Trained by faculty and staff of NJAES, Rutgers University, and by horticultural experts, the Master Gardeners are knowledgeable about a wide range of gardening subjects.
The Mercer Educational Gardens is unique in Mercer County and located in the Equestrian District of Mercer Meadows; in the future it will be expanding and moving to the Farm History District. Open dawn to dusk, this educational facility uses self-guided tours to teach backyard composting to the residents of Mercer County. There are 20 different compost bins, each maintained by a Master Gardener team. Some bins can be purchased, but many can be made at home with common materials.
For more information click here.
To view the Master Gardeners of Mercer County Events Calendar click here.
The following recreational activities are allowed at Mercer Meadows:
Canoeing & Kayaking: Canoeing and Kayaking is permitted at Rosedale Lake.
Wildlife Viewing: Park users are encouraged to enjoy birds and wildlife from a respectful distance. A number of wildlife viewing areas, including observation towers and wildlife blinds, are provided throughout Mercer Meadows.
Horseback: Horses are permitted on designated trails.
Nature Programs: For a list of upcoming public nature programs held at Mercer Meadows, please click here to download our Nature Program Newsletter.
Can be reserved for special events for a nominal fee
Events Hotline: (609) 443-8560
Sunrise to Sunset, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
No fee for daily visitors
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This park provides an ideal setting for street fairs, small concerts and art fairs and is a favorite lunch stop for area business offices.
Millyard Park is located off of South Clinton Avenue adjacent to the Roebling Marketplace. The 24,000 sf facility is beautifully landscaped with an industrial themed café area, benches and fountain.
Art All Night - Trenton is an Artworks of Trenton production, that allows artists of all ages, mediums and skill levels to submit one piece of art for display in a gallery like setting for the public to enjoy.
Each year the 24-hour event takes place in the Chambersburg section of Trenton in a sprawling 50,000 square foot former Roebling Wire Works factory building and at the adjacent Millyard Park.
In 2011, almost 900 artists submitted work and more than 13,000 people attended! Come enjoy live music on indoor and outdoor stages, interactive art, a film festival, lectures about using art to revitalize cities, meaningful kids art activities, interesting food, and plenty of artful surprises!
For information click here.
Can be reserved for special events for a nominal fee
Events Hotline: (609) 443-8560
Sunrise to Sunset, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
No fee for daily visitors
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The park has hosted many festivals and art fairs as well as weddings, walk-a-thons and family events. It sits above the Route 29 tunnel, offering picturesque views of the river and Waterfront Park, bicycle and pedestrian walkways, lawn areas, pavilions, a children's playground, an historic interpretive area and an urban streetscape along Lamberton Street.
South Riverwalk Park was gifted to the Mercer County Park Commission in 2004 by the state of New Jersey. The 6.5-acre park has a historic interpretive area illustrating the history of Trenton and its connection to the Delaware River in five different 100-year sections. Five arches of materials represent the various eras of the city. Beginning before the revolutionary war, through the Industrial Revolution and to the modern era. Each are complemented with granite markers highlighting important events.
Between the Arches and playground is a bronze sculpture by Gary Lee Price entitled Circle of Peace. The sculpture represents friendships that occur when there is no prejudice present. Children from all walks of life are represented and the circle they form stands for "continuum of humanity". The clasped hands represent cooperation, interaction, respect and compassion that can sometimes be absent in today's society.
Price created a space in the circle that gives children the ability to interact with the piece by closing the circle.


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I wasn't that person. I'm a socially awkward guy, so I went through high school stressed, worried and waiting for puberty (I'm in my late 20s, and I feel like next year will probably be the year I can finally grow a beard). There are one or two things I wish I'd known back then that would have made going through high school as a socially awkward dude a lot easier. Well, not "one or two things." Four. Four things.
4You're Not Going to Be Cool
Achieving coolness was near the top of my list of the most important things in high school (a list that also included chasing girls, eating corn dogs and absolutely nothing else). High School Daniel was even more socially awkward than Present Daniel (and Present Daniel is sort of a trainwreck), but still held out hope that he'd take the right steps down a road that would eventually lead to a town called Coolsville. And I never thought, as a young, short teenager, that I'd someday be captain of the football team (a position that I know based on pop culture denotes an elevated level of coolness, but one that I'm not sure actually exists in real life), but I thought I'd somehow end up being a cool guy. Not the coolest, but cool. I never thought I'd be, like, six Fonzies' worth of cool, but I imagined I'd be a few Fonzies, at least.
I was so preoccupied with a pop-culture-created version of coolness that it was often all I worked toward. I'd try to change the way I dressed or the kinds of things that I liked, assuming that eventually the rest of the world would see me as "cool," and then life would be easier.
One of the most relaxing moments in my life came when I realized that I was not and was never going to be cool. If someone had told me, as a 15-year-old, that coolness was not only not an important pursuit but also completely unpursuable, it would have saved me a lot of time, and a whole lot of awkward haircuts.
I wasn't cool not just because I was awkward and sweaty and measured coolness in Fonzies in fucking 2012, but because I was so focused on chasing coolness, a pointless and intangible thing that only goes away when you try to catch it, that I never got a chance to actually get comfortable. But you can't really blame me for chasing coolness. I was raised by movies, where coolness is important, and no one told me that ...
3Every Single Movie Is Wrong
Almost every movie and TV show about high school (especially those that were made when I was growing up) got everything about the experience completely wrong. I'm not just talking about the basic, superficial things, like the fact that absolutely no high school student ever looked like this:
Or this:
Those are just unrealistic beauty expectations created and perpetuated by Hollywood, which is ... fine? It's not fine, it's probably very bad, it's just not what I want to talk about in this particular column. Though, as a sidebar, yes, it's absurd that Hollywood wants us to believe even for a second that this dude:
... is 16 years old.
But where Hollywood really got it wrong for me was in teaching me that winning and succeeding socially in high school meant overcoming whoever or whatever I was. The problem wasn't that awkward nerds weren't represented in movies and TV shows; the problem was that those nerds excelled when they stopped being nerds and suddenly became cool. I would identify with awkward guys in fiction, like The Karate Kid's Daniel-san or Can't Hardly Wait's William (the super-nerd who ends up getting drunk for the first time). By the end of The Karate Kid, Daniel can stand up to and physically beat his bullies, and by the end of Can't Hardly Wait, William isn't the shy, nervous, awkward guy; he's the party animal who bests his bully, wins everyone in his school over with a rocking rendition of "Paradise City" and hooks up with a pile of random, attractive women.
Awkward high school students see those movies and think, "Oh, good, I'll eventually be either the guy who can kick the shit out of my bullies or the guy who surprises everyone because he was secretly cool the whole time. It's only a matter of time before I'm the kind of guy who should be the lead in a movie."
And that just doesn't happen. Navigating high school as an awkward person isn't about eventually not being awkward anymore, like all of the movies say; it's about being OK with being awkward. When things got bad for me in high school, I contented myself with the fact that eventually I'd be super cool or charming or interesting without having to put any work in, because I saw myself as the protagonist in the movie of my life that would eventually resolve in a crowd-pleasing third act that involved me getting the girl and winning State (whatever that means). And that's wrong.
Guess which one you'll be.
Hollywood trains us to think there's some kind of karmic balance in the universe that is favorable to "good guys," and that does nothing but encourage laziness and delusion. That's a terrible way to go through high school, because it will only lead to disappointment. A) You're not the protagonist and B) no one in high school is going to follow a three-act Hollywood movie structure because this is real life, and your "cast" is a bunch of teenagers experiencing hormones for the first time. Movies that train us to try to "win" high school are wrong; they should be telling us that ...


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Vt. Republican Party battles over its future
Theyve descended to super-minority status in both the House and Senate, and lay claim to just one of Vermonts six statewide offices.
By the numbers at least, the once-dominant Vermont Republicans have reached a new low in their years-long fall from grace. Their fight for the future, however, is being waged not with the Democrats that so embarrassed them in the last two election cycles, but among fellow Republicans vying against each other for control of the partys organizational apparatus.
The emergence of two factions one led by Vermont Republican Party Chairman Jack Lindley, the other by Lt. Gov. Phil Scott has pitted the old-guard GOP against a cadre of upstart reformists looking to put some distance between themselves and the Republican National Committee.
As a group led by Scott pieces together a statewide re-branding strategy aimed at picking up the centrists and Independents he says have been turned off by the party in recent years, Lindley and others are beginning to push back against a plan that would, in Lindleys words, turn its back on the national party.
Im not about to go down the road of trying to have a party in Vermont thats Democrat-lite, Lindley said in an interview last week.
Civil strife within the Vermont GOP comes on the heels of a general election last November that saw the partys already meager holdings diminished even further. The lone bright spot a convincing victory by Scott for the states number-two office only prompted speculation about whether the former state senator from Washington County would rebel and declare as an Independent before the next cycle.
Of course the elections were disappointing to many, and unsurprising to others, Scott said in an interview Monday. At the time, I was asked almost immediately what I was going to do to resurrect the Republican Party. What was I going to do to help shape or determine what the future of the Vermont Republican Party was going to be? And my response was always that until the Republican Party and those there admitted there was a problem, there wasnt much I could do.
In the weeks that followed, however, Scott said he was approached by a number of disaffected Republicans from across the state asking him to help redefine a party that, according to him, has strayed from the core principles that once played so well with the Vermont electorate.
Its difficult to put your finger on when the Republican Party started to deteriorate, and I do think thats what has happened, Scott said. I certainly do blame the national party, the national image.
Specifically, Scott said, the emphasis on social conservatism at the national level has sullied the partys branding efforts in Vermont. And putting some distance between the national GOP and Vermont has become one of the guiding tenets of the new committee Scott helped form.
The Strategic Plan Committee includes three Republican lawmakers: Rep. Heidi Scheuermann, a Stowe Republican and former Jim Jeffords staffer; Rep. Patti Komline, who managed Scotts reelection campaign; and Joe Benning, the second-term senator from Caledonia County who took over this year as the Senate minority leader. Other members include Richard Wobby, director of member services for Associated General Contractors of Vermont; Jason Gibbs, a former Jim Douglas staffer and failed candidate for Secretary of State; Dawn Terrill, a small business owner and board member at the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce; and Susie Hudson, a longtime player in Republican politics who was selected last May to serve as the state partys National Committeewoman.
The committees already strained relationship with Lindleys office has been complicated in recent weeks by leaks, subterfuge, and a fundamental disconnect between Scotts new brain trust and the chairman controlling their party.
Evidence of the schism surfaced publicly when a Powerpoint presentation outlining the committees re-branding initiative somehow found its way to True North Reports, the online conservative outlet once headed by Rob Roper, former executive director of the Vermont GOP. In an April 7 commentary on the site, True North editor Rob Maynard blasted the committees work, in no small part for its focus on decoupling from the national GOP.
The True North brand has seen several incarnations in Vermont, but can be traced to a now-defunct radio talk show founded by Lenore Broughton, the wealthy Burlington resident who underwrote a conservative super PAC that spent more than $1 million last year on behalf of Republican candidates.
Broughtons hard-right stance on social issues she is devoutly pro-life and anti-gay-marriage and somewhat ham-handed foray into electoral politics have led many in the Scott camp to view her as more of a liability than an asset, her deep pockets notwithstanding.
Lindley, though, is an ally and defender of the controversial Broughton. His inner circle also includes longtime GOP strategist Darcie Johnston she managed Randy Brocks gubernatorial bid and Mark Snelling, who lost the 2010 Republican primary for lieutenant governor to Scott.
Lindley said Maynards story on the Powerpoint document was his first good look at what Scotts committee had been up to. He said he didnt like what he saw.
It needs a lot of additional work, from what Im seeing, or from what I saw in True North Reports, Lindley said. The concept of being concerned that our partys problems are the result of the national GOP image, thats just not very helpful at all.
Upon reading Maynards report, Lindley intervened forthwith, invoking his authority as party chairman to reconstitute the committee that had been working on the re-branding initiative. An email chain between members of Scotts group captures their frustration with Lindleys move.
In an April 8 email to Scott, Benning, Komline, Scheuermann, Lindley and others, Wobby calls Lindleys maneuver a new way to splinter the party.
At this point Im pretty disappointed in jacks (sic) leadership skills, Wobby wrote.
Scott weighs in later to register his concerns to Lindley as well.
It seems to me that in its present form, the (new) members may lead us back to strategically reverting to old habits, Scott wrote.
Lindleys additions to the group include members of a Republican executive committee that put him in power.
Part of the challenge we face has been our unwillingness to accept the fact that we must change as a party in order to be successful in the future, Scott wrote.
On Monday, Scott reiterated his disappointment in Lindleys intervention.
I was a bit disappointed that a totally new group had been appointed when I thought we had been making strides, Scott said.
For many of the Republicans seeking a change in direction, Lindley is the embodiment of the national conservatism from which theyre trying to break. Lindleys guests of honor at various GOP fund-raising dinners RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes, for example have elicited scorn. Last year, when Maine Gov. Paul LePage, in Vermont for a Brock campaign event, generated some controversy over his comparison of the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, Lindley issued a glowing defense of the Tea Party hero.
The straw that may have broken the elephants backs, however, was a press release sent to reporters last month in which Lindley announced the Vermont Republican Partys endorsement of the Republican National Committees Growth and Opportunity Report. He did so without consulting Scott, or anyone from his strategic committee.
I was very concerned when I read (Lindleys press release) myself, because as the highest-ranking Republican, I thought that it would have been important to talk to me to see what I thought about the national GOP report, Scott said.
In the context of the ongoing re-branding effort especially, Scott, said, I think we have to be careful about aligning ourselves with the national GOP.
Snelling, among the half-dozen or so new appointees foisted by Lindley onto the Scott committee, said the lieutenant governors new-found interest in party politics has less to do with the health of the GOP, and more about positioning himself for a future gubernatorial run.
The reality is that it is not appropriate in my view for a particular political candidate to try and run a political party, Snelling said Monday. I suspect the lieutenant governor is going to go forward with another race for lieutenant governor and perhaps for governor and I think the view might be that life might be easier for them if they controlled the state party apparatus.
While that apparatus would no doubt prove helpful for an individual campaign, Snelling said, it would not serve well the longer-term interests of the party. Snelling said his own father, former Gov. Dick Snelling, tried to pull the same move back in the 1970s. Snelling said hes glad Lindley was around then to prevent his dad from commandeering the party.
Dick Snelling and Jack Lindley had a significant disagreement about control of the Republican Party, Snelling said. Jack Lindley won. And Dick Snelling was wrong. It would have been great for Dick Snelling, but a candidate should never have control of a party.
Snelling said thumbing noses at the national GOP now would be disastrous for Vermont Republicans. For any party, Snelling said, erecting the big tent needed to win majorities in elections means accommodating a die-hard base that, be they Democrat or Republican, tends toward ideological extremes.
And so we shouldnt confuse the actual party faithful with the people that end up voting Republican, Snelling said.
Another reason not to forsake the national GOP, according to Snelling: money. Under Lindleys aegis last year, the Vermont GOP arranged for a deal with the RNC that saw $20,000 wired monthly to the state partys bank account. Fundraising at the organization was otherwise almost non-existent, and the cash flow allowed the party to at least retain the office space and equipment needed for a modest get-out-the-vote program.
Lindley, who has served in a variety of high-profile party posts over the decades, was elected chairman in 2010.
Jack took over a party that was very much in debt, and rebuilt the party, Snelling said.
The party now has two fulltime staffers, including a political director brought on by Lindley last month.
And its no secret the rebuilt party came as a result of help from the Republican National Committee, Snelling said.
But as the strategic committee led by Scott points out in its re-branding presentation, a copy of which was provided to the Vermont Press Bureau, the national GOPs brand isnt playing terribly well with voters right now.
One Powerpoint slide cites a Bloomberg poll conducted in February that shows 55 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of Republicans, up 10 points over the same time last year. Scott and others suspect the percentage is much higher in the Green Mountains.
Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, the U.S. Senate candidates from Missouri and Indiana pilloried last summer and fall for their remarks about rape and abortion, are the kinds of characters to which Vermont Republicans will remain hostage, Scott and others say, so long as they retain ties with the RNC.
The Powerpoint presentation on the re-branding effort says that most importantly, the party must distance Vermont Republicans from national Republicans. That split, according to the presentation, is absolutely critical if we are to regain any of our footing as a political force.
A number of people interviewed for this story said that once the party demonstrates a shift to the middle, the fundraising problem will very quickly take care of itself.
Scott said hes optimistic about the future of the Republican Party. Asked whether Lindley can be its leader:
Um, I think that, um, and here Scott pauses for a full 10 seconds. I think he can, for now. I dont doubt his intentions. I think hes been working very hard to try to, I guess, re-energize the party. But well see. Time will tell.
In fact, the knives are coming out for Lindley, who is viewed by many in the reformist camp as a divisive figure ill-suited to unite the various constituencies that will be needed to restore the Republican Party to prominence.
As of now at least, Lindley wont go quietly. Hes spent decades in Republican politics, and says the future is bright.
I guess thats the job of being chairman to drive the truck down the middle of the road, Lindley said. We sure as hell went in the ditch over the last couple years. But hopefully weve got it going right now.
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By Dave Wagner
ALBUQUERQUE — Backed by a crowd of more than 14,000, Santa Fe Indian School completed an improbable run to the Class 3A state by beating Portales 42-37 Friday at The Pit.
The eighth-seeded Braves, with no seniors and only four juniors on the roster, were buoyed by boisterous support from a large throng of fans and played like seasoned veterans in ending Portales' bid for a third straight 3A title and its fourth Blue Trophy in five years.
The game was played before a crowd announced by the New Mexico Activities Association at 14,200, which it said was the largest ever to see a high school girls basketball game in the United States.
Junior Kaylina Abeyta scored 14 points and Santa Fe Indian (22-7) held the Lady Rams scoreless for a nine-minute stretch of the second half that carried into the final seconds of the game.
"Since no one believed in us, that motivated us all the way," said Abeyta, the daughter of Santa Fe Indian coach Johnny Abeyta. "We had to believe in ourselves, and we did."
For the Lady Rams, it was a disappointing ending to what was actually an impressive run to the finals. Portales graduated three four-year varsity veterans after last season, yet still made another strong showing.
"We had kids playing at the varsity level that hadn't experienced that before," Gomez noted. "They had all the pressure on their shoulders. I really think we did really well, considering the ballhandlers and shooters that we lost (to graduation)."
The Lady Rams (16-12) never really got going in this one. They fell behind 5-0 in less than 1 1/2 minutes and, although they rallied to take the lead several times, were never able to build a working margin.
Junior Ashleah Richards said the team knew it would have a battle on its hands after watching Santa Fe Indian's 55-53 overtime win over Thoreau in Thursday's semifinals.
"We watched them yesterday and saw what they could do," she said. "They weren't a No. 8 seed (in ability)."
Eighth-grader Tara Johnson was Portales' leading scorer with nine points, while junior Megan Kabrick added eight. Kabrick was called for a technical foul in the fourth quarter when her elbow apparently caught a Lady Braves player trying to pressure her.
"It wasn't intentional," she said. "I was just trying to get her off of me and get the ball downcourt."
It was typical of how things went for the Lady Rams. They shot just 29 percent in the second half (6 for 21) and slowly fell further behind in the final period as their offense dried up.
"I was proud of the kids for the fact that they didn't quit," Gomez said. "It seemed like one time we shot about seven or eight times in the paint and couldn't make it.
"It was just one of those nights."
For Santa Fe Indian, it was a dream finish to the season. The Lady Braves made some noise by beating top-seeded Grants 56-52 on Tuesday.
"We represent all Native Americans," Johnny Abeyta said. "When they see us play, they see themselves.
"These girls work really hard. They get up at 6 in the morning and shoot free throws by themselves, and that shows their commitment to the program."
Gomez was gracious in defeat.
"I credit (SFIS) a lot," she said. "Defensively, they were on us pretty good, and we didn't handle their pressure very well."
With the majority of the crowd howling for the underdog Lady Braves, it sounded like a road game for Portales.
"Their support is unbelievable," Gomez said. "That's a coach's dream. But I don't know if it was a factor in our (play)."
Portales could well make another run at state next season. Of its top nine players, only guard Patty Terry is a senior.


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We Should Cut Off All American Aid To Egypt Until The Dictator In Charge Is Out Of Power
Hosni Mubarak was a secular, largely friendly to America dictator. When his people rose up against him, we chose to support the people. That's understandable. We're America. It's in our blood and it chafes us when we feel compelled to deal with dictators.
However, Hosni Mubarak was replaced by radical, anti-American, terrorist friendly Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood. In Morsi's defense, he won an election. However, he's tried to rewrite the rules and create an extreme new Constitution to cement himself and the Muslim Brotherhood in power.
Barack Obama seems to be perfectly fine with this.
If we supported the Egyptian people in overthrowing Hosni Mubarak, then we should certainly support them in ousting Mohammed Morsi. At a minimum, we can at least show our support for democracy by cutting off all funds for Egypt.
That one move could be the difference between freedom and slavery for the Egyptian people and the difference between a having a friendly, democratic ally in Egypt and a hostile dictatorship. If Barack Obama won't do the right thing, Republicans in Congress should show some leadership for once and force the issue.
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