HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD B R O U G H T TO Y O U B Y ALLENTOWN 31 NOTRE DAME 21 HOPEWELL VALLEY 15 PALMYRA TRENTON 16 NOTTINGHAM 14 N. BURLINGTON 13 NEW EGYPT 45 0 7 5 ¢ / S AT U R D AY, N O V E M B E R 8 , 2 0 1 4 PRINCETON 47 WW-P NORTH 21 A F F I L I AT E D W I T H Obama pledges to break partisan gridlock PAGE A5 TRENTON Making good from bad guys HAMILTON A passion project In one corner of Princetel’s newly completed Hamilton factory, two 5,000-gallon tanks collect rainwater for the facility’s toilets and garden irrigation. CEO Barry Zhang said Friday that the water conservation effort embodied the company’s mission to remain sustainable. The factory was the first industrial building in the state to receive a LEED Platinum rating. / Page A3 ahead of the outburst of violence, said acting Police Director Ernest Parrey. “They have been tasked with not only finding these individuals, but seeing what they have been up to, checking in,” Parrey said. information from the “more Parrey said the team is one that nefarious characters in the city.” was put in place many years ago The Violent Crime Interdiction when he was patrol captain for the Team was formed from a group of department. officers familiar with many of the Law enforcement officers who city’s criminals in an attempt to get With the rash of recent homicides, the acting police director has formed a new investigative unit to compile information from the “more nefarious characters” to get in front of the violence. By Jenna Pizzi Times of Trenton Following five homicides in an eight-day period, Trenton’s acting police director has assembled a new investigative team to gather have been working on the city’s initiative to conduct warrant sweeps also will be asked to join the work of the Violent Crime Interdiction Team as a “one-two punch effort,” Parrey said. “There isn’t enough manpower to do both and it gives it the extra vim and vigor,” he said. Parrey said the department, SEE TRENTON, PAGE A7 AFTER DRUMMING WITH BON JOVI AND PLAYING FOR SPRINGSTEEN Scannella finds a new beat FLORENCE Pa. landfill could face lawsuit over foul odors By Cristina Rojas Times of Trenton The Tullytown landfill, whose noxious odors have long been a source of complaints for Florence residents, may soon find itself at the center of litigation. The Trenton-based law firm of Kamensky Cohen & Riechelson sent out thousands of letters to residents the last week in October, asking them to become part of a class-action lawsuit against Tullytown. “You try to get the largest class possible because it’s pretty much impossible for anyone to do it on an individual basis,” said Kevin Riechelson, a partner at the firm. “The more people you have, the easier it is to present a class action.” Florence residents, who live in the path of prevailing winds, have continually called company and government hotlines to complain about the odors, which have at times made them sick, forced them to stay indoors or even leave their houses entirely until the smell dissipates. Their efforts paid off in October when the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection opened an investigation and issued a notice of violation to Waste Management, the owner of the landfill, for odors detected in multiple locations in Florence. Bob Fitzpatrick, who helped form a group called Citizens Against the Smell of Tullytown, said he would join the suit and encouraged others to do the same. “I think everybody has to make his or her own decision on that, but after 20 years of being abused, I don’t think there’s any question that Waste Management owes somebody something,” he said. “It was quite obvious they were negligent.” He said he is happy that a violation was issued, but questions why it took so long to happen. “Why did it take a citizens group like ourselves to form and Rich Scannella has two dates playing with Jon Bon Jovi in his Kings of Suburbia band in Las Vegas in December, and will play a show with Bobby Bandiera at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park on Nov. 29. (PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER/FOR THE TIMES OF TRENTON) By Michele Angermiller / For Times of Trenton A s a professional musician, Rich Scannella has lived out many of his rock ‘n’ roll dreams touring as a drummer with Bon Jovi, playing with Bruce Springsteen, recording with Lady Gaga, and earning a professional credit on the soundtrack of the recent film, “Lullaby,” featuring Amy Adams, Jennifer Hudson and Garrett Hedlund. This fall, Scannella, a Lawrence resident, is passing on his musical knowledge as an adjunct professor at Rider University, teaching a pop ensemble class and percussion in the school’s fine arts program. “I am hoping to do a lot with the program,” said Scannella, who said the class is enrolling for the spring semester. “I have a lot more ideas for it with different music and arrangements and things, so at the end of the day they are learning something and having fun.” SEE SCANNELLA, PAGE A7 “ They are a great bunch of students. I am stoked to be here. I want to fine-tune them so they sound like a real band, but I also know they are students so I don’t expect them to get there overnight.” Rich Scannella, professional musician SEE LANDFILL, PAGE A7 Today’s Weather Partly sunny and cool during the day. Mostly cloudy with a light breeze tonight. High: 50° Low: 39° / Forecast, Page A2 Index Community / A2 Lotteries / A2 Local / A3 Nation / A5 Obituaries / A6 Editorial / A8 Op-Ed / A9 Sports / B1 Scoreboard / B7 Comics / B8 Advice / B9 Puzzles / B9 Business / B10 Movies / B10 Classified / B11 =4+5+6+b+e