Category: Bordentown Register News

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, June 19

    Common calendar, Packet papers, June 19

    Editor’s Note: Please call before attending any event. As of press time, certain restrictions were still in place due to the coronavirus outbreak.     Now open Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery opened on June 19, with the winery open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. In the open space of the apple orchard, the winery will…

  • Indoor portions of New Jersey shopping malls may reopen on June 29

    Indoor portions of New Jersey shopping malls may reopen on June 29

    The indoor portions of retail shopping malls may reopen to the public at 6 a.m. June 29. Gov. Phil Murphy made the announcement on June 18 as he continued to lift restrictions that had been in place during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. New Jersey’s shopping malls have been closed since mid-March. “Malls are an undeniable…

  • LOOSE ENDS 6/19: Joe Greene and his company

    LOOSE ENDS 6/19: Joe Greene and his company

    By Pam Hersh I am no Pollyanna, but I discovered several glass-is-half-full aspects of this COVID-19 pandemic. The very clean glass becomes even fuller when you factor in the acts of extraordinary heroism and generosity. • Masks. I love masks. They are super anti-aging weapons (you have no wrinkles if you can’t see them), as…

  • Bordentown City restaurants excited with the start of outdoor dining

    Bordentown City restaurants excited with the start of outdoor dining

    BORDENTOWN – Stage 2 of Gov. Phil Murphy’s reopening plan for the state of New Jersey kicked off on June 15 with the start of restaurants being able to serve customers through outdoor dining. A total of 10 restaurants and shops in Bordentown City were ready to provide outdoor dining to their loyal customers after…

  • American Farmland Trust report shows New Jersey is keeping its nickname alive 

    American Farmland Trust report shows New Jersey is keeping its nickname alive 

    By Michele S. Byers Nothing says summer like Jersey tomatoes, blueberries, sweet corn and peaches. We’re not called the Garden State for nothing! A new report by the nonprofit American Farmland Trust ranks New Jersey No. 1 of all states in preserving its agricultural lands and keeping farming viable. New Jersey is continuing to earn…

  • Two new COVID-19 cases reported from Bordentown Township

    Two new COVID-19 cases reported from Bordentown Township

    BORDENTOWN – One new case of the novel coronavirus was reported by Bordentown City on June 12. There are 31 total cases and four deaths. Two new cases were reported in Bordentown Township on June 12. There are 79 total cases and five deaths.   Across Burlington County there were 49 new cases reported on…

  • Veterans encouraged to seek assistance from GI Go Fund

    Veterans encouraged to seek assistance from GI Go Fund

    The GI Go Fund has done considerable work for veterans over the past few months, including providing SBA and NJEDA loan assistance to veteran centers incubator businesses; connecting critical products for COVID-19 response to health care facilities in desperate need of supplies; and fielding video calls from more than 100 veterans in New Jersey and hundreds…

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, June 12

    Common calendar, Packet papers, June 12

    Editor’s Note: Please call before attending any event. As of press time, certain restrictions were still in place due to the coronavirus outbreak.     Now open The weekly Sunday Farmers Market at Duke Farms is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 27. Social distancing and safety precautions will apply. Only…

  • Burlington County prosecutor addresses community regarding racial injustice

    Burlington County prosecutor addresses community regarding racial injustice

    The following was submitted as an op-ed piece from Scott A. Coffina, Burlington County prosecutor: The horrific and inexcusable killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer while three of his fellow officers watched and did nothing as a subdued man’s life was being choked out of him has started a passionate national conversation…