Category: Bordentown Register News
-
DEP suspends permits for construction of pipeline in Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington counties
On July 8, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sent a letter of suspension to New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) regarding the company’s Southern Reliability Link (SRL) pipeline, which had been under construction in a portion of Upper Freehold Township. According to a press release from the New Jersey Sierra Club, the action…
-
Bordentown City resident Doan Tucker earns Burlington County Woman of the Year honor
Since she moved from northern Virginia 10 years ago, Doan Tucker has enjoyed becoming a part of the Bordentown community and has done her best to give back to the town in many different ways. She has worked alongside her husband, the Rev. Matthew Tucker of Christ Episcopal Church, to provide different avenues to help…
-
LOOSE ENDS 7/10: Dr. Sean Naini
By Pam Hersh COVID-19 has upended our reality in so many different ways including bringing us a brand new reality television show: Telehealth-2020. Gone are the days of hiding behind the physical invisibility of a telephone when talking to one’s doctor. Photo-phobics like myself may hate looking hideous on camera, but my doctor considers it…
-
Undergraduate students can return to Princeton University campus for one semester
Even though most of Princeton University’s classes will remain virtual, undergraduates can choose to return to campus for one semester in the 2020-21 academic year. The administration joined fellow Ivy League schools Harvard University and Yale University in rolling out upcoming semester plans, after announcing new guidelines for incoming and returning students on July 6.…
-
New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra presents virtual classes on music theory
New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra is presenting a series of classes on music theory, at both the beginner and advanced levels. Presented by Liam Keller, this series of four classes will take place on Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22 and 29, with the “Intro to Music Theory” class at 7 p.m. and the Music Theory II…
-
No new cases of COVID-19 reported across Bordentown
BORDENTOWN – No new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported by Bordentown City nor Bordentown Township as of July 5. There are 34 total cases from the city, with five deaths. There are 82 total cases in the township, with five deaths. Across Burlington County there were 23 new cases reported on July…
-
County Prosecutors Association offers scholarships to law students, police officers advancing career
The County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey is offering scholarships to law school students seeking careers as prosecuting attorneys, graduate students with a commitment to child advocacy, and to police officers hoping to attend college or graduate school to advance their careers in law enforcement. The annual scholarships, each amounting to a one-year grant of…
-
Is that spinach? No, it’s rare seabeach amaranth!
By Michele S. Byers If you are lucky enough to walk on the beach this summer, you may notice a plant that looks like spinach growing in the bare sand, apart from sea grass and other dune vegetation. Don’t step on it! It could be the rare seabeach amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus) that is making a comeback…
-
Preservation group fights to keep preserve’s integrity; latest issue is pipeline constructed by New Jersey Natural Gas
By KRYSTAL NURSE Protecting the Pinelands National Reserve has been the goal of an environmental organization that advocates for conservation laws and regulations at the state’s largest reserve. The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) has worked in coordination with many environmental groups to keep the integrity of the 1.1-million-acre reserve and fight off companies and development…
