From the Aug. 16 edition
Citywide
resident photo
August through September To celebrate Bordentown’s 325th Anniversary, the committee will be taking photos of residents in front of their homes. The photos will be placed in a scrapbook in the Bordentown Library on Union Street.
A questionnaire will be sent to all residents and businesses are welcome to participate.
For more information, contact Larry Denney at 609-298-1892.
Firehouse fundraiser
August through Saturday, Sept. 1 The Florence Township Fire Department located on Firehouse Lane is currently conducting a fundraiser. The department is selling unique candles that have no flame and operate for 350 hours on batteries. The candles look and feel traditional.
To view prices and designs, pick-up a brochure at the firehouse or visit www.ftfd40.org.
Civil War stories
Thursday, Aug. 16 The Bordentown Historical Society will present Hamilton Township Civil War buff and re-enactor Bill Ford at 7:30 p.m. at the Friends Meeting House. Mr. Ford will share his research on the Bordentonians who served and gave their lives during the war.
For more information, call 609-298-3779.
Antiques and desserts
Friday, Aug. 17 The Downtown Bordentown Association will sponsor a night of antiques and desserts from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bordentown Antiques. Tickets cost $10 in advance and at the door. Discuss one collectible item per ticket with Art Kravetz of Art Kravetz Auctions.
For more information, call 609-298-1911.
Citywide sidewalk sale
Friday, Aug. 17, and Saturday, Aug. 18 Bordentown City will be holding a citywide sidewalk sale. The city’s stores and restaurants will be welcoming bargain hunters from far and wide.
For more information, contact Tom at 202-298-1424 or Mak at 609-298-4456.
Special sale
Friday, Aug. 17, and Saturday, Aug. 18 Trinity’s Treasures will hold a sale of pre-loved and new items from 9 a.m. to noon at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 339 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown. Halloween and Christmas items will be featured.
Car wash fundraiser
Saturday, Aug. 18 The Bordentown Elks will host a car wash fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the Bordentown Regional Field Hockey Team.
For more information, contact Dorothy at 609-298-5156.
Ice cream social
Monday, Aug. 20 The Florence Garden Club will hold their annual Ice Cream Social during this month’s meeting at 7 p.m. at the Alterra Sterling House on Broad Street in Florence.
For more information, call 609-499-2054.
Golf outing
Saturday, Aug. 25 The Florence Township Emergency Services will host the annual golf outing at the Springfield Golf Center on Jacksonville-Mt. Holly Road. Registration runs from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The shotgun start will take place at 1 p.m. and a buffet dinner will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Fireman’s Hall, Seventh and Main streets, Roebling.
The cost is $80 per golfer, which includes a round of golf with a cart, food and beverages at the turn, the buffet dinner and door prizes.
For reservation forms or other information, call 609-386-4916 or 856-364-7128.
Color, loved ones
and landscapes exhibit
Tuesday, Aug. 28 The Triumph Brewing Company, located at 138 Nassau Street in Princeton, presents paintings by Jane Lawrence. Opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. The exhibit features paintings of color, loved ones and landscapes, and will run till Saturday, Oct. 27.
For hours and more information, call 609-924-7855.
Health screenings
Wednesday, Aug. 29 Life Line Screening Radiology, LLC, will be at the Florence Township Fire Department, 401 Firehouse Lane, Florence, to perform four screenings that can help save lives: stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease and osteoporosis. The screenings are non-invasive, completely painless and use Doppler ultrasound technology. Pre-registration is required.
To register and for more information regarding fees, call 800-636-0418.
Summer concert
Friday, Aug. 31 Florence Township will close their summer concert season with 1980s rock legend Tommy Cornwell at 7 p.m. at Veteran’s Park on Broad Street in Florence.
For more information, contact Dawn at 609-499-1101.
Preschool program
September The Holy Cross Lutheran Preschool in Bordentown is offering an additional class for 3-year-olds. The class is held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Children must be 3 years old by October 1 and fully potty-trained.
For more information, call Kathy Schroeder at 609-298-2880.
Labor Day festival
Monday, Sept. 3 The annual Labor Day festival, to take place at the Fountain of Life Center at 2035 Columbus Road, Florence Township, will start at 8 a.m. rain or shine. The event will include flea market goods, international foods, kids’ entertainment and a bass fishing tournament.
The center is also seeking vendors to participate in the festival.
For more information, visit www.flcnj.org or call 609-386-1032. For rental space, call 609-387-1680.
Day camp
Tuesday, Sept. 4, to Friday, Sept. 7 The Fernbrook Farms Education Center’s summer day camp program is being extended for Bordentown residents. From 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. children ages 6 to 11 can choose activities they want to participate in such as exploring ponds, collecting vegetables, and making musical instruments.
For more information, call 609-298-4028 or visit www.fernbrookfarms.com.
The Zone
Friday, Sept. 7 Come hang out for a coffee house atmosphere at 7:03 p.m. yes, that’s Seven-0-Three. There will be an upbeat tempo with great music and thematic art expressions. BYO…instrument, voice, thoughts and friends to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 280 Crosswicks Road in Bordentown.
For more information, visit www.hclconline.org.
Casino trip
Sunday, Sept. 9 The Knights of Columbus No. 570 are sponsoring a trip to the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City. The bus will depart from the St. Mary’s Church parking lot on Elizabeth Street in Bordentown at 4:30 p.m. for a four-hour stay at the casino. The cost is $20, and each attendee will receive $20 in cash.
For reservations, call Bob at 609-298-5530.
Open house
Sunday, Sept. 9 Temple B’nai Abraham in Bordentown will host a Hebrew School and Sunday School open house from 10 a.m. to noon for children ages 5 to 13. Interfaith families are welcome to the event. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet teachers and the rabbi as well as tour the temple.
For more information, contact Susan Giachetti at 609-259-7348 or visit www.bnai-abraham.org.
Historic
carriage rides
Saturday, Sept. 15 Take a trip back in time to hear stories of old about Bordentown City on a horse and carriage ride. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for children and are limited. Children under 3 are free. The event will take place from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
For tickets and information, call Stephanie Pecht at 609-298-1824.
Concert
Sunday, Sept. 16 The Downtown Bordentown Association presents the Eastern Wind Symphony, conducted by William Silvester, in concert at 3 p.m. at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center at Bordentown Regional High School, 318 Ward Avenue, Bordentown.
Tickets are available now at The Old Books Shop. Adults cost $15, seniors cost $13, students cost $9 and children cost $6. For more information, visit www.downtownbordentown.com or call 609-324-9909.
Charter tuna
fishing trip
Thursday, Sept. 20, to Friday, Sept. 21 A 30-hour fishing trip is planned for members of the Cookstown and Bordentown areas. The trip will take place from 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Be at the dock one hour prior to departure.
The 85-foot-long boat sails from Fishermen’s Supply Co., 69 Channel Drive, Point Pleasant Beach. The trip costs $395 per person. The price includes rods, reels, all terminal tackle, bait and gratuity. All fish will also be cleaned and bagged. The fish will be divided evenly so that everyone goes home with some fish.
For more information, call Tony Seneca at 609-758-2263 or visit www.voyagerfishing.com. The trip is limited to 22 people.
Fashion show
Saturday, Sept. 22 The Black Experience Committee is preparing a fashion show in conjunction with Bordentown 325th Anniversary Committee at 6:30 p.m. in the Bordentown Performing Arts Center at Bordentown Regional High School located at 318 Ward Ave, Bordentown.
It will feature local residents modeling fashions form the 1700s to the present day. There will be a collection of clothing wear from the following eras: 1700’s to1800’s, 1920’s to1930’s, 1940’s to 1950’s, 1960’s to1970’s, 1980’s to 1990 and finally to Y2K. In between eras we will have a short interlude of music, skits or readings pretending to that particular time period. Admission price will be $4 for adults and $2 for children under 17yrs. For further details or if you would like to participate, please email theblackexperience@hotmail.com.
Fall Festival
Saturday, Sept. 22 Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Bordentown will hold its third annual Fall Festival from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a craft fair and flea market at the festival beginning at 8 a.m. Other activities will begin at 10 a.m., and will include a hayride, pony rides, petting zoo, air jumper, dunk tank, music, carnival games and a bake sale.
The church is looking for vendors and crafters to take part in the festival. The cost is $20 per space. To obtain a space for the flea market, contact Christine Baum at 609-298-2880.
For more information, visit www.hclconline.org.
Colonial
tea party
Sunday, Sept. 23 The Bordentown Elks Lodge 2085 Ladies Auxiliary will host a colonial tea party at 2 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. Stacey Roth will entertain with tales of the 18th-century woman and her tea party while a dulcimer player serenades. Tickets cost $12.
For tickets and information, call Patti DeSantis at 609-298-9181 or Stephanie Pecht at 609-298-1824.
Finale Spirit Walk
Friday, Sept. 28 The last Spirit Walk will be held from 5 p.m. to midnight. Come downtown to enjoy a beer garden, meet the Anheuser Bush Clydesdales, the Philly Phanatic and to hear Billy Briggs play his tunes.
Ticket holders get to take advantage of discounts and deals for the restaurants and retailers downtown. Tickets cost $20, and all ticket holders get a free t-shirt. Tickets can be purchased at Hob Tavern or Silk and Tweed.
For information, contact Heather Cheesman at 609-298-7828, Larry Denney at 609-298-1892 or Stephanie Pecht at 609-298-1824.
Festival
Saturday, Sept. 29 The 19th annual Crosswicks Village Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street in Crosswicks. The festival will include craft vendors, an antique car display, children’s games, book and bake sales, a Lego building contest, a chili tasting contest, a vintage 1873 baseball game, a Civil War encampment and old country dancing.
There will also be house tours for $10 and a spaghetti dinner at the firehouse from 3 to 7 p.m. for $8.
For more information, call 609-324-1635.
Class reunion
Saturday, Oct. 27 Members of Cathedral High School’s Class of 1957 are looking for classmates for a 50-year reunion. Classmates are asked to call Carol Chanti Eckman at 609-499-3536 or Jimmie Eichinger Folmer at 609-499-3536 to verify addresses.
Parents Anonymous
Tuesdays Parents Anonymous meets every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Family Support Organization of Burlington County, 774 Eayrestown Road, Lumberton. The group aims to help parents cope with stress and learn alternative methods of discipline. It is led by volunteer professionals and parent leaders from the community.
Bingo
Wednesdays Thousand-dollar bingo is held every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s School, 30 Elizabeth St., Bordentown City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
For more information, call Rose at 609-758-8772.
Nicotine Anonymous
Fridays Nicotine Anonymous meetings are held Fridays at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton in the second floor library from 7 to 8 p.m. The hospital is located on Hamilton Square Road in Hamilton.
The meeting is open to anyone who has the desire to stop using nicotine. You need not have quit to attend. There are no dues or fees.
For more information, call 609-283-0533.
Support group
First Saturdays Light of Hope, a family support group, meets the first Saturday of each month at 6 p.m. at Rose of Sharon Lutheran Church, 42 Chesterfield-Jacobstown Road (Route 528).
Meetings aim to provide support, encouragement and hope for those who may be going through some difficult times. For information, call 609-758-3680 or 609-758-2746.
Widows and widowers
First Sundays Widows and Widowers of Burlington County hold social evenings of music and dance the first Sunday of every month from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Korean Presbyterian Church, 147 Route 130 North, Bordentown. Admission costs $7 for members and $10 for guests.
For more information, call 609-581-3860 or 609-298-4174.
Grant and
loan program
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection currently has a Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade & Closure Fund (UST Fund) grant and loan program available to both homeowners and commercial property owners for funding remediation of contamination caused by leaking underground storage tanks.
Recent legislative changes have added a non-leaking tank component to the UST Fund, which awards grants for the proactive removal and replacement of homeowner heating oil tanks. If you have any questions regarding remediation or available grants contact Frank Pinto, chief of the Bureau of Contract & Fund Management, at 609-777-0101.
Anniversary T-shirts
The Bordentown 325th Anniversary Committee is selling a limited supply of T-shirts to raise funds for the parade being held on Sunday, Sept. 30 for $10 each. You can purchase a T-shirt at Apps Hardware or Silk and Tweed.
For more information, contact Larry Denney at 609-298-1892.
Bordentown 325th
anniversary banners
The Downtown Bordentown Association is selling 325th Anniversary banners for $35 each. You can purchase the banners at the following locations: App’s Hardware and Antiques, Bordentown Antiques, Old Book Shop, HOB Tavern and Silk and Tweed.
For more information, call 609-298-6970.
Support groups
A women’s support group and stress management support group, both led by experienced, licensed mental health professionals, are now forming.
For more information, call Bordentown Counseling Center, LLC, at 609-298-9144.
Training group
Interested in participating in group runs throughout beautiful northern Burlington County? A training group is now forming for various fall races. Whether you’re a beginner, building a base for any of the numerous fall marathons, preparing for a race of shorter distance, or just want some company in your quest for fitness, join the group on Saturday and Sunday mornings as they explore the roads of Mansfield, Springfield, Chesterfield and any other fields they can find. Distances will vary, and all paces will be accommodated.
If you are interested in participating or have any questions, contact Jim via e-mail at irongate@comcast.net or by phone at 609-324-8027.
Volunteers needed
The Mansfield Township Police Department is currently recruiting volunteers for a domestic violence response team. The team members will work in conjunction with the police to provide support, information and referral at the time of a domestic violence crisis.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, have access to transportation, possess a valid driver’s license, be willing to serve a minimum of four 12-hour shifts per month, and submit to background investigations, including fingerprinting. A 40-hour mandatory intensive training course, to be held over an eight-week period during evening and weekend hours is required and will be provided to successful applicants. An understanding of domestic violence issues is a plus, as is a bilingual capacity.
Interested citizens should contact Patrolman David Mueller at 609-298-4411, or stop at the Mansfield Township Police Department to pick up an application.
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