Category: Bordentown Register News
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Bordentown Township reports increase in COVID-19 cases
Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported by Bordentown Township on Aug. 5, bringing the total number of positive cases to 90. Five residents have died from coronavirus since March. There were no new cases reported from Bordentown City on Aug. 5, keeping the total number of positive cases at 34. There have been six…
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Keep Jersey Arts Alive campaign urges support for the arts
The ArtPride New Jersey Foundation has partnered with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts on Keep Jersey Arts Alive, a digital campaign to build support for keeping the state’s arts institutions afloat. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, theaters, museums, galleries, performing arts centers, dance studios and other groups have already lost over $30 million in revenue,…
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South Asians to discuss impact of presidential election during webinar
New Jersey South Asian political leaders will discuss what the 2020 presidential election means to the South Asian community during a virtual seminar at 11 a.m. Aug. 8. The panel discussion will be moderated by Middlesex County Freeholder Shanti Narra. Panelists will be Vin Gopal, New Jersey State Senator; Raj Mukherji, New Jersey State Assemblyman;…
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New Jersey State Museum is open online with new digital programming
Even though the New Jersey State Museum has been closed for the past four months due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the staff has been working from home to bring museum experiences to the public. In addition to the museum’s regular social media posts, several digital programs have been created to help people continue to…
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South Asian panelists will discuss Joe Biden as presidential candidate
New Jersey South Asian political leaders will discuss what the 2020 presidential election means to the community during a webinar at 11 a.m. Aug. 8. The panel discussion will be moderated by Middlesex County Freeholder Shanti Narra. Panelists include Vin Gopal, NJ State Senator; Raj Mukherji, NJ State Assemblyman; Rupande Mehta, NJ State Senate Candidate…
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Several roads still closed throughout Burlington County
Burlington County remains under a state of emergency as power restoration and cleanup continues in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. Thousands of homes and business in Burlington County remained without power during the afternoon of Aug. 5 and emergency management officials began assessing surveying storm damage throughout the county in anticipation of a possible…
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Burlington County freeholder director calls for BPU probe of storm preparations and response; wants rates frozen until improvements made
With tens of thousands of Burlington County residences without power due to damages from Tropical Storm Isaias on Aug. 4, Burlington County Freeholder Director Felicia Hopson is calling on New Jersey regulators to put a freeze on all rate adjustments until an investigation is completed into reoccurring outages and repeated restoration delays. “Everyone in Burlington…
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More than 86,000 without power in Burlington County; Clare Estates assisted living left without power
Tropical Storm Isaias has left the area but Burlington County officials urged residents to continue to be cautious due to downed wires and widespread power outages. No injuries were reported, but emergency officials reported that several homes were struck by downed trees or branches on Aug. 4. Damage assessments across the county are expected to…
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31st Bordentown Cranberry Festival postponed until 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed back a fall tradition for the Bordentown community to next year. Bordentown City Mayor James Lynch and the Downtown Bordentown Association (DBA) decided last week that the right decision was to postpone this year’s Bordentown Cranberry Festival until 2021. “We feel it was the right thing to do and I…
