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Strong performance
A recent review highlights a strong
district science program. PAGE 3
Haunted
house
display
expands
BY HEATHER FIORE
The Hopewell Sun
Halloween is the one day out of
the year when children get to
dress up in costumes, eat loads of
candy and stay up past their bed-
times.
However, for the fourth year
now, the Hopewell Fire Depart-
ment (HFD) is offering children
an extra special treat once Hal-
loween rolls around their
Haunted Fire House.
On Wednesday, Oct. 31, the
HFD will reveal its annual Haunt-
ed Fire House, which various
members of the station volun-
teered their time, effort and
money toward to create a fun and
interactive event for Hopewells
youth.
The members essentially trans-
form their station into the ulti-
mate Halloween-themed haunted
house, creating a maze of horror
for children to explore.
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hosts a variety of artists to an au-
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District science programs
turn in strong test results
The diversity of science cours-
es offered to Hopewell Valley stu-
dents prepare them well to pur-
sue the subject after high school,
and the students turn in strong
performances on the states stan-
dardized science tests, according
to a Princeton University consul-
tants review of the districts sci-
ence programs.
Director of Professional Devel-
opment Initiatives for the Pro-
gram in Teacher Preparation at
Princeton University, Anne Cate-
na, Ed.D, conducted the districts
science program review. (All of
the districts academic programs
are evaluated every five years).
Dr. Catena presented the results
of the review to the Hopewell Val-
ley Board of Education last
month.
Dr. Catena noted that the fact
that 99 percent of Hopewell
fourth graders and 98 percent of
eighth graders scored proficient
or advanced proficient on the NJ
Assessment of Skills and Knowl-
edge (NJASK) Science test was
outstanding. (In the school year
2010-11, 30 percent of fourth
graders scored proficient, while
69 percent were advanced profi-
cient. In eighth grade, 38 percent
were proficient, while 60 percent
were advanced proficient).
That is off-the-charts in the
context of other districts in New
Jersey, she said. Beyond that,
the commitment of the districts
teachers to teaching science, and
the range of science courses and
extra-curricular offered are ex-
emplary.
The district is well positioned
as state and national standards
increase and standardized tests
become more difficult in the fu-
ture, she said.
Our science teachers are al-
ways working to improve their in-
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Review done in multiple steps
struction and align our curricu-
lum with state standards, Dis-
trict K-12 Supervisor of Science
Mary Yeomans said.
Im impressed with the work
our teachers do to support sci-
ence instruction every day, and
that work is reflected in the stu-
dents performance in the class-
room, on standardized tests, and
beyond.
Dr. Catena also noted that 85
percent of students surveyed re-
ported feeling well prepared in
science knowledge and skills to
succeed in the field after gradua-
tion.
The review was done in multi-
ple steps, first with an online sur-
vey of principals, teachers, stu-
dents and parents, and then with
focus groups, as well as a few
school visits. Dr. Catena then
made recommendations based on
her review of these findings.
They included Start STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineer-
ing and Math) career nights in
which district parents could
share their knowledge and talk
about their jobs in these fields;
consider bringing a teacher with
specialized science certification
into elementary schools to part-
ner with teachers in grades K-4 in
teaching the subject; evaluate the
possibility of an honors science
program at the middle school
level; consider offering a comput-
er programming course in the
high school; and further develop
critical thinking, question-asking
and student-generated investiga-
tion skills of scientific topics.
To see a complete list of the re-
views recommendations, please
go the district website at
www2.hvrsd.org/News/Releas-
es/2012FinalSciRvw.aspx. The
recommendations will be re-
viewed and considered for imple-
mentation.
Hopewell Valley has a lot to be
proud of in the area of science,
Catena said.
REVIEW
Continued from page 3
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Gymnastics team competes
in first meet of season
On Friday, Oct. 5, the Schafer
School of Gymnastics girls team
competed in their first meet of
the season and came away big
winners. The girls level 4, 5, and 6
teams competed on the Floor Ex-
ercise, the Balance Beam, the Un-
even Bars and the Vault, and the
scores from each event were tal-
lied for an All Around score.
Schafers had three girls that
took first place on each event in
their age group. Julie Peters of
Hopewell, a level 6, took first
place on all events and All
Around Champion for her age
and level. Nicole Ashley, also a
level 6, took first place on every
event as well as All Around
Champion for her age group and
level. Sophie Cohen, a level 4, took
first place on each of her events
along with first place All Around
for her age and level.
There were 12 members of the
Schafer team that competed and
all came away winners. Mari
Kwak took second place All
Around, Alexa Sullivan took
fourth place All Around, Grace
Dismukes took fifth place All
Around, and all other members
taking various placements for
their very first competition of the
year. For a picture of the team,
please see page 7.
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T
he U.S. Postal Service recently
missed a second $5 billion pay-
ment. It was the second month
in a row that the payment was missed.
Now, postal leaders are saying that the
services only hope is Congress.
Well, good luck with that.
We cant have a Postal Service
where customers are constantly wor-
ried about our ability to make pay-
ments, Postmaster General Patrick
Donahoe told The Associated Press.
Hes right. And its not like potential
solutions arent known. They are.
Problem is, its up to Congress to act.
And we all know how slow Congress
can be when it wants to be.
There are two primary fixes on the
table. The first would reduce the Postal
Services $5 billion a year payment for
future retiree benefits. Since nobody
else has to do this, why not just go
ahead and kill it? If the Postal Service
says future retiree benefits are solid
without these advance payments, why
continue to make them pay?
The second calls for the end of Sat-
urday mail delivery. OK, we can see
how this could be a bump in the road to
some people, at least in the beginning.
But, do we have a problem not get-
ting mail on Sunday? Probably not.
Were used to not getting mail on Sun-
day. In time, not getting mail on the
weekend will become the norm, peo-
ples schedules will adjust and well all
move on.
Do those two things, and Donahoe
says the Postal Service is good to go.
But Congress wont be back in ses-
sion until after the election. And then,
some of them likely will be packing up
belongings to go home. So will Con-
gress jump on this legislation? Not
likely.
And thats a shame because things
arent getting any easier for the Postal
Service. Revenues continue to drop as
more people turn to email and elec-
tronic transactions that used to re-
quire a stamp.
Two quick steps and all is well. Too
bad its up to Congress to take them.
in our opinion
Snow, rain? No problem
But congressional inaction might be able to stop the Postal Service
Postal problems
The Postal Services problems have
been well-documented for some time
now. So have the two relatively easy
fixes that could right the ship. Problem
is, its up to Congress to actually make
those fixes.
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the last edition in which letters to the
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publication in the edition of the 24th,
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Visitors will see many Halloween classics
In previous years, the members have
kept the event entirely in the engine bay,
but this year they decided to expand the
event onto the front lawn as well for a more
illustrious setup, according to five-year
member of HFD, firefighter and chair of
HFDs Halloween Committee Ali Walker.
In previous years, we just opened the
bays up and hung big black plastic tarps
and made it one big room, she said. You
could just walk in and go straight to the
candy or through the maze. So, this year
we decided that its going to be on the lawn
in front of building and inside the ambu-
lance base [engine bay].
With this elaborate display, Walker
hopes to draw children through the entire
maze instead of just toward the candy,
which is why she and the other Halloween
Committee members are designing a more
structured format.
The basic idea is that the children will
come through, walk on lawn and then go in
one side of ambulance bays on the left and
follow it through and come out on the right
side, and then there will be more on the
outside, she said. Its not so much a
maze, but were going to give them a path
to follow so they can see each scene that we
spent a lot of time on.
Visitors can expect to see scary Hal-
loween classics such as chainsaws, electric
chairs, clowns, monsters, witches, a grave-
yard and the renowned crime scene (which
was a huge hit last year), among many
other scary entities.
Walker explained how shes been work-
ing with the Haunted Fire House since its
inception, but decided to start a committee
this year because of the events growing
popularity.
It started off as a couple of people that
decided to do it, and we did it as we went
along, but this year we started a commit-
tee, she said. It's growing on its own just
because more people in our department
are more interested in it. And personally, I
love Halloween, and members on the com-
mittee so far love it and love doing things
for the community.
The HFDs Halloween Committee con-
sists of around eight members who are vol-
unteering and designating their time to
help plan and execute all aspects of the
Haunted Fire House. They meet once each
week to discuss the event and assign vari-
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The girls team at Schafers School of Gymnastics that competed were Sophie Cohen, Mari Kwak, Mia
Vaughn, Rebecca Willner, Alexa Sullivan, and Amanda Vargo, and (back row): Nicole Ashley, Alexa Gross,
Grace Dismukes, Jenna Azeez, Charlotte Bohra, Reagan Kliefoth, Julia Peters, and Arielle Weekes, with
their coaches Kim Jardot and Nicole Patsaros.
WEDNESDAY OCT. 17
Wandering Afield Book Club: 7 p.m.
at Hopewell Public Library. Join
Jeff Hoagland to discuss Ecolo-
gy of a Cracker Childhood by
Janisse Ray. This book club
focuses on American nature writ-
ing.
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5; siblings
welcome. 11 to 11:45 a.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Action
rhymes, songs and felt board
activities. Age-appropriate craft
follows story time. Parental
supervision required.
Manga Club: Ages 12 and older. 6 to
7 p.m. at Hopewell Branch of the
Mercer County Library System.
Join for discussions, snacks,
movies and other activities about
anime, manga, graphic novels
and superheroes.
Get Your Gmail On: 7 to 8:15 p.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Bring a
laptop to follow along if desired.
Limited number of library laptops
may be reserved at time of sign
up. Registration required.
THURSDAY OCT. 18
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5; siblings
welcome. 11 to 11:45 a.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Action
rhymes, songs and felt board
activities. Age-appropriate craft
follows story time. Parental
supervision required.
PJ Story Time: Ages 2 to 5; siblings
welcome. 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Action
rhymes, songs and felt board
activities. Age-appropriate craft
follows story time. Parental
supervision required.
Toddler Rock: Ages 18 months to 3.
10 to 10:30 a.m. at Hopewell
Branch of the Mercer County
Library System. Singing, dancing
ad rhymes. Play with musical
instruments, puppets, parachutes
and more.
FRIDAY OCT. 19
Pat McKinleys Toddler Tunes:
Ages newborn to 5. 10:30 to 11
a.m. at Hopewell Branch of the
Mercer County Library System.
Sing and dance to classic chil-
drens songs played on live guitar.
Dare to be Scared: Grades three to
five. 7 to 8 p.m. at Hopewell
Branch of the Mercer County
Library System. What happens in
the dark after the library closes?
Come and find out! Wear a cos-
tume and bring a flashlight.
Librarians will tell scary stories
and serve up some spooky
snacks. Registration required.
Call 737-2610 or email Emily Frey
at efrey@mcl.org. This program is
not suitable for younger siblings
or children afraid of the dark or
ghosts.
Story time: 10:30 a.m. at the Pen-
nington Library, 30 N. Main St.
Join Miss Candy for stories,
music and crafts.
SUNDAY OCT. 21
Hopewell Presbyterian Church:
Worship service at 10:30 a.m.
Intergenerational Sunday School
from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Coffee fellow-
ship from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
80 West Broad St., Hopewell.
Hopewell United Methodist
Church: Worship service at 10
a.m. Teen/adult education from 9
to 9:45 a.m. Sunday school at 10
a.m. Youth group at 6:30 p.m. 20
Blackwell Ave., Hopewell.
St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic
Church: Mass at 7:30, 9 and 11:15
a.m. 54 East Prospect St.,
Hopewell.
Word Christian Fellowship Interna-
tional: Worship service at 10 a.m.
Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. 44
Van Dyke Road, Hopewell.
MONDAY OCT. 22
Tykes Itsy Bitsy Yoga: Ages 2 to 4
with a parent. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
at Pennington Public Library.
This class combines unique tod-
dler friendly yoga poses with
songs, stories and games to cre-
ate an enriching parent/child
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activity. Class will be taught by
trained facilitator Jennifer
Cridge. Registration required.
Contact Cindy Persichilli at
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Yoga: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Hopewell
Branch of the Mercer County
Library System. Bring yoga
mat or large towel. Registration
required; call (609) 737-2610.
Tai Chi: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Learn
this ancient art to promote good
health and relaxation. No regis-
tration required.
Story time: 10:30 a.m. at Hopewell
Public Library. For toddlers and
pre-schoolers. Stories, songs and
fingerplays. Registration is not
required.
Hopewell Township Committee
regular meeting: 7 p.m. at the
Hopewell Municipal Building, 201
Washington Crossing-Pennington
Road. Open to the public. Visit
www.hopewelltwp.org to confirm
time, for agenda or for more
information.
TUESDAY OCT. 23
Yoga: 5 to 6 p.m. at Hopewell Branch
of the Mercer County Library Sys-
tem. Bring yoga mat or large tow-
el. Registration required; call
(609) 737-2610.
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5; siblings
welcome. 2 to 2:45 p.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. Action
rhymes, songs and felt board
activities. Age-appropriate craft
follows story time. Parental
supervision required.
Baby Time with Miss Kelley: Ages
newborn to 2; siblings welcome. 11
to 11:30 a.m. at Hopewell Branch
of the Mercer County Library Sys-
tem. Learn new ways to interact
with your child. Enjoy music and
movement. Adult supervision
required.
New Jersey Writers Society Sup-
port Group: 6 to 8:30 p.m. at
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer
County Library System. All are
welcome to attend and enjoy the
challenges of becoming better
writers, defeating writers block
and perfecting the craft. No reg-
istration necessary.
Story time: 10:30 a.m. at the Pen-
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music and crafts.
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Walker further detailed how
the HFD essentially inherited
the job to conduct a Haunted
Fire House, since it wasnt origi-
nally their gig.
There was a family that our
long-time members knew that
used to do a haunted house, she
said. They had this huge set-up,
and I guess they decided to stop
doing it, so they donated all of
the materials to the fire house to
do it.
The first year, it was thrown
together, Walker said. After
that is when I took it over and
we tried to make it a little bit
more organized.
Since Walker has taken over,
a lot of time and effort has been
invested in the Haunted Fire
House, which she hopes will be
recognized by the community
this year.
We're trying to get more peo-
ple to come and see our attrac-
tions because in past years, they
didn't really know we were there
doing it, Walker said. We love
doing things like this where we
can have fun too. Its always fun
to scare.
The HFDs Haunted Fire
House is free and open to the
public. It will be held at the
HFD, which is located at 4 Co-
lumbia Ave in Hopewell, on
Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 9
p.m.
For more information about
the HFD, visit hopewellfire.
com.
Haunted house is
free, open to public
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Committee discusses
competitive contracting
BY HEATHER FIORE
The Hopewell Sun
At Hopewell Townships com-
mittee meeting on Oct. 9, the com-
mittee members discussed a
resolution authorizing the use of
competitive contracting to
obtain an insurance brokerage
service.
Hopewell Township is seem-
ingly joining the recent trend,
since it's now one of the many
towns in Mercer County that has
utilized the ability to seek certain
services through the use of com-
petitive contracting.
Competitive contracting is a lot
like public bidding the only dif-
ference is that the township does-
nt have to take the lowest respon-
sible bidder, officials said. When
you use competitive contracting,
you create criteria that a vendor
is judged upon, such as expertise,
equipment, and location; cost
doesnt have to be the sole reason
of choice.
Township Administrator Paul
Pogorzelski noted how this is the
first time that Hopewell Town-
ship is going to utilize this service
for its insurance.
Every year, since Ive been
here, weve just renewed our in-
surance, he said. We've always
used the same brokerage. So the
state, in its new desires they're
seeking, and certainly the atten-
tion weve seen in Hamilton
Township, it behooves us to go for
competitive quoting, at least for
brokerage services.
Pogorzelski also explained how
the townships other choice
would've been to go for a public
bid, which wouldve needed to be
authorized by Mayor Michael
Markulec.
However, the committee ap-
proved the resolution authorizing
the use of competitive contract-
ing, which replaces the town-
ships need for a public bidding
process for these services.
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Hopewell Borough
On Nov. 6, residents of
Hopewell Borough will be lining
up at designated polling locations
to elect two candidates to the
Township Committee to serve
three-year terms.
Debra Horowitz
Democrat
Hopewell Public Library
Board of Trustees, Borough Com-
munications Committee, Shade
Tree Commission
Making sure our spending re-
flects the needs of the community,
keeping residents involved and
informed, and enriching the lives
of residents by providing valu-
able services
David Knights
Republican
Knights did not respond.
Hopewell Township
On Nov. 6, residents of
Hopewell Township will be lining
up at designated polling locations
to elect one candidate to the
Township Committee to serve a
three-year term.
Philip Robbins
Republican
U.S. Marine Corps serving a
six-year tour of duty; current
member of the Hopewell Town-
ship Historic Preservation Com-
mission; active member and sup-
porter of the American Legion,
Union Firehouse, Howell Living
History Farm, Hopewell Valley
Soccer Association, and Hopewell
Valley Pop Warner Football
My wife and I chose to start
our lives together and raise a fam-
ily in Hopewell Township in 1999
because it is a community that
values its historic heritage and
believes in the integrity of com-
munity. I am running for the
Hopewell Township Committee
because it is important to me that
Hopewell Township continues to
be a place that values fiscal disci-
pline, historic/open space preser-
vation, and responsive govern-
ment.
Everything the Township Com-
mittee does should be in the con-
text of treating our tax dollars as
an investment in our community.
In that regard, as a current mem-
ber of the award-winning
Hopewell Township Historic
Preservation Commission, I know
firsthand that our commitment to
historic/open space preservation
is not only critical to maintaining
our local/national historic signifi-
cance and rural character, but
also to providing for our economic
stability by maintaining our
home values. The township is
under increased pressure in its ef-
forts to preserve and protect our
landscape. I have the desire and
expertise to maintain our com-
mitment.
Another important tenet of our
historic/open space preservation
is to continue to provide our com-
munity with safe and accessible
active/passive recreation oppor-
tunities for all ages from toddlers
to seniors. As a history buff and
triathlete, I have an acute appreci-
ation for the historic and natural
richness of our towns landscape.
We need to continue to enhance
and promote hiking trails and
walking/biking paths for all to
use but also ensure traffic safety
on our roadways, particularly
near schools, playgrounds and
places where residents gather,
shop and recreate with their
friends.
In addition, we need to contin-
ue to provide services our com-
munity needs and wants in a fis-
cally balanced manner. Whether
it is maintaining our roads, pro-
viding affordable housing or
building a new Senior Center, our
efforts should be dictated by
proactively garnering community
input, careful economic planning,
and a transparent process. We are
blessed with a community of
smart, innovative and concerned
residents. The Township Commit-
tee should always make sure to
encourage and appreciate the in-
sights our residents provide.
Lastly, no matter what the goals
of the Township Committee are,
whether promoted by me, if elect-
ed, or the other members of the
Township Committee, success can
only be achieved if every member
of the Township Committee seeks
to work together in the best inter-
ests of its residents. Lately, we
have seen too much partisan poli-
tics on the part of some members
of the Township Committee seek-
ing to create false division. I pride
myself as an open-minded, inde-
pendent thinker and bi-partisan,
consensus builder. I think those
skills are critical to providing
good government to our resi-
dents.
Harvey Lester
Democrat
Vice chair of Citizens For Tax
Choice, member of Washington
Crossing Estates Water Utility
Subcommittee and Hopewell Val-
ley Municipal Alliance, truck
crew for the Hopewell Valley Cen-
tral High School (HVCHS) March-
ing Band, construction crew for
Timberlane Middle School (TMS)
school play, dynamic dad mover
for Dance Works, and swim team
judge for Hopewell Tennis and
Swim Club
As a 25-year resident, I care
deeply about this township. I have
attended every regular and spe-
cial Hopewell Township Commit-
tee meeting this year as well as
many Planning Board and Envi-
ronmental Commission meet-
ings. For the past two months, I
have been knocking on doors so
far 1,800 to meet the voters and
listen to their concerns. As a
member of the Township Com-
mittee, the most important issues
to the residents would be the most
important issues to me. Repeated-
ly, residents have expressed their
concerns to keep taxes as low as
possible, to keep our quality of
life as high as possible, and to
keep government as transparent
as possible.
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Pennington Borough
On Nov. 6, residents of Pen-
nington Borough will be lining up
at designated polling locations to
elect two candidates to the Bor-
ough Council for three-year
terms, and one candidate for a
one-year unexpired term.
Dina Dunn
Democrat
Pennington Borough Council
(since July 2011); liaison to His-
toric Preservation Commission,
member of Finance and Public
Works committees; Toll Gate
Grammar School volunteer, room
parent, and Government and Sci-
ence enrichment program partic-
ipant. Former Parks and Recre-
ation Commission member, Pen-
nington Day volunteer, Historic
Preservation Society member,
and member of the Board and Fi-
nance Committee at Little
Leisure Nursery School.
Ensure fiscal stringency and
accountability, while maintaining
responsible tax rates; support
quality, equitable education for
our students in the Borough;
maintain Pennington's historic
character, while promoting
business streetscape improve-
ments; ensure a high level of
water quality and public
works services; promote a con-
nection to the Lawrenceville-
Hopewell Trail for Pennington
Borough residents to access
and enjoy.
Eileen Heinzel
Democrat
Served two terms on Penning-
ton Borough Council; liaison to
Planning Board and Environmen-
tal Commission; member of fi-
nance and public works commit-
tees; Pennington Library Board
of Trustees and Children's Advi-
sory Committee; Pennington
Farmers Market Advisory Board;
Hopewell Valley Green Team;
Youth Orchestra of Central Jer-
sey Board; and a number of select
task force committees including
Historic Preservation committee,
Council Sidewalk Safety Commit-
tee, and Landfill Re-development
Committee
Maintaining Pennington's
quality of local services within or
below the municipal cap; imple-
ment downtown business district
streetscape improvements; sup-
port planning tools to best pre-
serve historic district; implement
Library Strategic Plan, continue
to support sidewalk safety and en-
hance Borough "walk-ability;
support Open Space green belt,
including Pennington connection
to Lawrence Hopewell Trail; and
work toward Borough's
sustainable New Jersey certifica-
tion.
Mary Anne Heino
Democrat
Running for one-year
unexpired term of Alyce
McClurg-Doldy, who
recently resigned from her posi-
tion.
Eighteen-year resident of
Pennington living in the down-
town area. Served on Boards of
Penn Brook and Voices
chorale group, as well as Penning-
ton Borough Planning
Board.
Creating a vibrant downtown
business community that en-
hances quality of life for resi-
dents, while attracting visitors
and potential residents to Pen-
nington; and harvesting commu-
nity spirit and talent to find solu-
tions and opportunities for Pen-
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