Category: Bordentown Register News

  • ‘You can’t go from zero to trust’

    ‘You can’t go from zero to trust’

    Rep. Andy Kim speaks at Lawrence Library A deficit in trust – whether it is directed at political leadership or the election system – is a serious issue facing the United States, according to U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-3). Kim spoke to nearly 100 people in a conversation about democracy and good government at the…

  • ‘Making it more affordable’

    ‘Making it more affordable’

    StayNJ will allow older generation to stay in community Through the StayNJ program, the older generation can “spend their retirement years continuing to live in the communities they love, near family and friends,” according to Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19). Coughlin joined by State Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-16) and Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-16), spoke to…

  • ‘A tribute to the living world’: NJ illustrator’s book celebrates Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary

    ‘A tribute to the living world’: NJ illustrator’s book celebrates Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary

    by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Ever since he was a boy growing up in Somers Point, Atlantic County, in the 1970s – fishing and crabbing in the bay, exploring the meadows and marshes – Allen Crawford has loved nature and all living things. But nature struggled during his childhood years. Due…

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 10

    Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 10

    Burlington, Mercer, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical…

  • New Jersey faces intense harmful algal bloom season

    New Jersey faces intense harmful algal bloom season

    State’s harmful algal bloom dashboard allows public to view information on HABs  New Jersey is on track for another intensive harmful algal bloom (HAB) season in 2023. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) warned on Aug. 3, that the state agency is seeing an increase of HABs in state waterbodies. “With a warming…

  • Preparing New Jersey for a warmer, wetter future

    Preparing New Jersey for a warmer, wetter future

    By Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The timing was coincidental, but could not have been more poignant. On July 16, Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency due to widespread flash flooding, landslides, and downed trees from severe thunderstorms that swept through the state. The next day, new state regulations to…

  • Bordentown police departments enter sweet partnership to promote bike helmet safety

    Bordentown police departments enter sweet partnership to promote bike helmet safety

    Bordentown Township and Bordentown City Police Departments have partnered with local ice cream shops to promote bike helmet safety for children. Officers will issue free ice cream “tickets” to children who demonstrate safe riding habits by wearing their helmets while on bicycles, scooters, and skateboards. The tickets can be redeemed at the Bordentown Creamery located…

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 3

    Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 3

    Burlington, Mercer, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical…

  • A giant step forward for Capital Park in Trenton

    A giant step forward for Capital Park in Trenton

    by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The completion of a six-year, $300 million renovation of New Jersey’s historic State House in Trenton was cause for celebration this spring, but there was something important missing: a green oasis worthy of this magnificent building and the capital city’s residents and visitors. Thanks to a…