The community is preparing for its annual tree lighting ceremony, which is set for 8 p.m. Nov. 30 at the corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Crosswicks Street.
by Jen Samuel, Special Writer
BORDENTOWN CITY — The community is preparing for its annual tree lighting ceremony, which is set for 8 p.m. Nov. 30 at the corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Crosswicks Street.
”It’s going to be an extravaganza,” said Steph Pecht, who is planning this year’s festivities along with her husband, Robert; Santiago Orosco; and Cindy Ridolfino-Grainge.
”It’s free and it is definitely a lot of fun,” Ms. Ridolfino-Grainge said.
This year the ceremony will feature a flash mob, ballet dancers, carolers, face painters and free refreshments including warm cider.
Last year 500 people attended, Mr. Orosco said. He noted that this year’s tree was donated from a farm in Chesterfield.
Children can expect a visit from Santa Claus, who will be greeting children at the Friends Meeting House.
People start gathering to the area at 3 p.m., said Commissioner Zigmont Targonski on Nov. 18.
Nearby the Old City Hall 2013 Holiday Train Show will be open to the public over Thanksgiving weekend.
Mayor Joseph Malone III and Commissioner Targonski are presenting the train show, which is sponsored by the Old City Hall Restoration Committee.
Folks are invited to see the train show during its opening weekend at Old City Hall, 11 Crosswicks Street, from noon to 8 p.m. Nov. 29, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
There will be free door prizes raffled off the evening of Sunday, Nov. 30, which will take place in the main room of Old City Hall.
Special groups, such as Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, are invited to call City Clerk Grace Archer, 609-298-0604, to set up arrangements for private shows this holiday season.
Mr. Targonski and his wife, Nancy, are displaying a score of trains — some dating back to the early 1900s – which include G scale outdoor railroad trains, standard and O gauges, and Lionel trains.
”Please come,” Mr. Targonski said at the City Commission meeting Nov. 18. “Bring the grandkids, nieces and nephews.”
As previously reported in the Register-News, this year Ms. Targonski has created s tribute to Seaside. Her layout is a replica of the boardwalk, features a beach, and includes trains.
The mayor’s layout embodies a Pennsylvania theme and features a large collection of HO trains.
Thomas the Tank Engine will also be featured which has a track record of delighting youngsters.
Bob Liberman and Mikki Quinn will also have trains on display.
There will be old time photos of the Bordentown railroad line on display for history buffs.
In conjunction with the holidays, the annual train show will run every weekend in December through the New Year from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.