Category: Bordentown Register News
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Virtual programming includes art projects, concerts, historical lectures, nature views, veteran profiles
The Mercer County Culture & Heritage Commission is offering the following programs virtually. The Mercer County Senior Art Show is open to any Mercer County resident age 60 or older. All first place winners from the county show are automatically included in the New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show. The deadline to enter is…
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Opinion: We must protect cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic
I’m a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, writing on behalf of cancer survivors and their caregivers. I write out of concern for this sector of the population because of the effect COVID-19 has had on them. Eleven percent of New Jersey’s COVID fatalities have been individuals who were already battling cancer, then later contracted…
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LOOSE ENDS 6/5: Women who embody the YWCA mission honored
By Pam Hersh On Friday, May 22, McCarter Theatre ’s retiring Artistic Director Emily Mann, also renowned as a playwright, asked me – and dozens of others – “How does the story we just told resonate with your story?” I had nothing to say. I was one of many who had witnessed by Zoom an…
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Large-scale research project focuses on horse-human bond for veterans with PTSD; therapy will be conducted at Special Strides in Monroe
The Equine Science Center has announced its fundraising initiative kickoff for a large-scale research project focusing on Equine Assisted Activities & Therapies (EAAT) for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which will coincide with June’s Month of the Horse in New Jersey. The research project, conducted by the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, will…
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A message from the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey
The images of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis are deeply disturbing. Mr. Floyd’s death is being investigated not only by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI in Minneapolis, but by the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights division, as it should be. As county prosecutors entrusted with the…
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Keeping in CONTACT: Sexual assault counselors support victims in new ways
By KELLY FLYNN The Sun In the blink of an eye, Jillian Allen went from overseeing a sexual assault services department to creating an entirely new one. The Sexual Assault Services program director for CONTACT of Burlington County said the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged her team to completely rethink the way it provides services. Based…
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Nominate those who dedicate themselves to people with disabilities for one of two awards
The Community Health Law Project (CHLP) has extended the deadline for nominations of candidates for the Ann Klein Advocate Awards and Mike Lione Accessibility Award to recognize those who dedicate themselves to improving the lives of people living with disabilities through Oct. 17. The Ann Klein Advocate Award is given to a group of select…
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Community Foundation of South Jersey supported by Truist Financial
The Community Foundation of South Jersey (CFSJ) announced it received a $50,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation toward the South Jersey COVID-19 Response Fund. The fund was created to rapidly deploy flexible resources to nonprofits in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem counties as a response to the economic insecurity associated…
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LOOSE ENDS 5/29: Princeton artist Ryan Stark Lilienthal
By Pam Hersh In the current phase of social isolation life, I became particularly nostalgic for social mingling, when I walked past Small World (the smaller one on Nassau Street) on Memorial Day weekend. I saw a crowd of people awkwardly trying not to hang out near one another, as they were taking advantage of…
