By: centraljersey.com
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The regular monthly meeting of the Bordentown City Environmental Commission (BCEC) will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Carslake Community Center. Meetings are open to the public and residents are encouraged to attend. Check out www.bcec.us for more information about local environment issues and events.
Bordentown High School Wrestling Boosters is hosting a Trivia Night/Gift Auction to benefit the High School Wrestling program and the Bordentown Recreation Wrestling program on Saturday, Jan. 15, doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the first Trivia round begins at 7:15 p.m. The cost is $10 to attend. You can buy tickets at the door for the gift auction, as well. Bring your own group of eight people to fill a table or join another group. Contact Debbie Mallard at 609-306-8461.
Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are the first and third Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. There is a covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 and a bus trip to the Bally Casino on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Bus leaves the center at 8:45 a.m. Cost is $20. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome. Every Wednesday, line dancing from 10 to 11 a.m., yoga 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Every Thursday, tap dancing from 10 to 11 a.m. Every Friday, dance motivation exercise from 10 to 11 a.m. Call 298-7811.
Bordentown Little League is accepting registrations for the Spring 2011 baseball and softball season. Boys and girls that are 4 years old and up at April 30, 2011 are eligible to participate. Bordentown LL will also be participating in the 50/70 baseball pilot program, which is open to boys ages 11 through 13 at April 30. Contact Terry at twhite67@yahoo.com or (609) 298-8454. Registration forms are available at www.bordentownlittleleague.org.
Bordentown Chapter 257, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold a Homemade Soup and Game Night 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the Masonic Temple, 121 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, Cost is $5 a person and includes sandwiches and dessert.
The Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce will be holding its Business to Business Networking Event on Wednesday, Jan. 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Heart Care Specialists at Capital Health, 625 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown., Bring plenty of business cards for networking. No admission charge. Nonchamber members welcomed. RSVP by January 24, 2011 to info@nbrchamber.org or call the Chamber office at (609) 298-7774.
Trinity United Methodist Church, 339 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, is talkling orders for its Friday, Feb. 4, $6 homemade vegetable beef soup take-out event. Call 298-3547 or 298-2346 to order.
Bordentown Elks Ladies Auxiliary is having itsannual 50th dance with Jerry Blavat on Saturday, Feb.5, at the Lodge, 11 Amboy Road. Tickets are $25 and includes roast beef sandwich, snacks, open beer and soda. For tickets or more information call Mary Ann 586-6454.
Every Wednesday night St. Mary’s hosts a $1,000 bingo at 30 Elizabeth St., Bordentown City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call Rose at 609-758-8772.
Church School Classes for preschool (age 3 and 4) through high school are being held at Christ Church, 130 Prince St., Bordentown, starting Sept. 19 at 9:15 a.m. All are welcome to join. Call the parish office at 298-2348 or visit our website at cctown.com. to register.
The Holy Cross Lutheran Preschool annual open house and registration will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 7. Enrollment will be open to the public and registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Come visit the school at 280 Crosswicks Road in Bordentown to meet our teachers, see our facilities and view our developmentally appropriate curriculum for 3- and 4-year-olds. Call preschool director Kathy Schroeder at 298-2880 for details.
St. Mary School, 30 Elizabeth St., Bordentown City, has established a fundraiser Market Day where roasts, snacks, breakfasts, lunch and meals for families can be ordered. Visit www.marketday.com to place your order. Make sure you choose St. Mary School as your pick up location. St. Mary School receives 10 percent of the purchase. Pickup day is the first Wednesday of every month 2-6 p.m. in the school hall. E-mail Mary Miles @) marymiles@comcast.net to place an order.
Do you suspect your child is slow in developing language, social, motor or cognitive skills? Your child may be eligible for the Bordentown Regional School District’s Preschool Disabilities Program, serving children between the ages of 3 and 4 years 11 months. For further information contact the Child Study Team Office at 298-0025, ext. 1135 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Bordentown Regional School District is accepting applications for a full day, tuition based preschool program for children who are 4 years old and will turn 5 by Oct.1, 2011. The program offers Tools of the Mind, a nationally recognized early childhood curriculum in a state-of the-art classroom designed for preschoolers. Burlington County Community Action Program funding is accepted. Contact Patti Kehr at 298-0025 x 1129 or kehr@bordentown.k12.nj.us.
Bordentown Elks Lodge 2085 has bingo every Tuesday night at 7:15. Doors open at 5 p.m. There is a progressive jackpot and food is available for purchase. The lodge has sandwich night every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Price is $6. Lodge 2085 does a breakfast on the third Sunday of every month from 8 to 11 a.m. All proceeds benefit the Special Children’s Committee.
