Nov 2012 - Nassau Journals

30 THE JOURNAL NOVEMBER 2012
EW HOLDS CLEAN-UP DAY EVENT
AT ETRA LAKE PARK
From left: Sachin Kamat; Clean Communities Committee Chairperson Barry
Fliegelman; Ajay Singh; Rakesh Roushan; Mayor Mironov; Pankaj Kumar
Pawan; Arpan Ray; Krinid Paludiya and Sachin Tela.
East Windsor Township Mayor and Council, in partnership
with the East Windsor Clean Communities Committee,
held a Clean-Up Day event at Etra Lake Park.
Many individuals participated in this community event.
According to Mayor Mironov, “The purpose of this event was
not only to help clean up the largest park area in East Windsor,
but to encourage and instill community pride in residents and
young people about the condition and look of our community.”
PASSING STRANGERS
Written by Jennifer Worringer, Hickory Corner Library
The Hickory Corner Branch of
the Mercer County Library
System is currently displaying
photographs taken in Brazil, Israel, and
Memphis, Tennessee. The collection of
15 photographs, entitled “Passing
Strangers,” was created by photographer
Amber Palecek, who describes
herself as an “artist with wanderlust.”
One of the most striking photos
shows a child running down the stairs
of his house to enter the sunlit street.
Palecek says, “by capturing the fleetingness
of these heartening encounters
through the stillness of photography, I
am able to preserve the moment and
express an innate curiosity for the
world around me.”
“End of Class” by Amber
Palecek
The Palecek collection of photos will remain on display until
November 30.
If you have artwork you would like to display, please contact librarian
Jennifer Worringer at jworring@mcl.org.
The Hickory Corner Library is a branch of the Mercer County
Library System located at 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor.
Please call (609) 448-1330 for more information.
We Will Never Forget
MCCC FASHIONS ITS FUTURE IN A
NEW FACILITY
By Pravin J. Philip, Biz4NJ
On September 27, Mercer County Community College
(MCCC) added a new facility known as “Trenton Hall” at
137 South Broad Street to its sister facility across the street
at 102 North Broad Street, Trenton.
Mark Matzen, the Chair of MCCC’s Board of Trustees, pointed
MCCC opens new Trenton facility
out that the project was all about “giving people the opportunity to
fulfill their dreams.”
Brian Hughes, Mercer County’s Executive, “remembered taking
courses at this community college.” He spoke in his soft slow drawl
of his renowned father, Richard Hughes, and the “Community College
Bill” that “Chief Justice and Governor Hughes” successfully espoused
in 1960.
MCCC President Dr. Patricia C. Donohue said that the college
was “all about learning and student success.” Since she started out
as a math and physics high school teacher, she also represents student
success in her own self. Soon after Dr. Donohue took over the
helm of the college in 2007, she held a series of focus groups, which
gave rise to the board-approved Master Facilities Plan that guides
maintenance, renovation, and development of all college facilities
for the next 20 years.
Included in the new facility are a Fashion Design Laboratory for
students working towards an AAS degree program in Fashion/Apparel
Design. The building also includes a computer class room featuring
modern MAC computers for graphic arts and fashion design,
along with a student lounge, and a visual arts and fashion storefront
gallery. Dignitaries at the ribbon cutting included Karen Kennedy,
Chair of Mercer County College’s Foundation Board; State Senator
Bonnie Coleman Watson; Senior Managers of the College; and a
slew of other dignitaries.
May we see some I. D. ?
CARDED!
The Hickory Corner Branch
of the Mercer County Library
System in East
Windsor celebrated Library Card
Sign-Up Month on Sunday, September
23. The library was happy to
welcome 12 new library card holders
to the library family. Student
volunteers awarded prizes to new
cardholders, and all patrons were
treated to an exciting concert by
Grammy-winning artist Miss Amy.
Children were invited to make
scratch art bookmarks and enjoy refreshments.