Category: Bordentown Register News
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Lewis Center for the Arts names newest art fellows at Princeton University
Princeton University has announced its newest art fellows for the Lewis Center for the Arts: writer Danez Smith and theater director Will Davis. Smith and Davis will begin two years of teaching and community collaboration in September, which will end in 2022. The Arts Fellows program of the Lewis Center provides support for early-career artists…
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Bordentown City launches grant program for small businesses
Bordentown City Mayor James Lynch and city commissioners announced on March 23 that they were exploring measures to implement a grant program to fund small businesses in the city as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. That plan has since come to fruition in the form of the Bordentown City Small Business Grant. On April…
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McCarter Theatre to lay off majority of full-time and seasonal staff in May
The coronavirus pandemic has forced layoffs at several not-for-profit organizations in Princeton, which includes the McCarter Theatre Center. The theater’s Board of Trustees and management announced on April 17 that they were laying off a majority of full time and seasonal staff as of May 15. “We will continue to provide health insurance for those…
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#BordentownStrong movement brings community together
Bordentown City native Rebecca Collins had an idea to make merchandise, sell it and donate the proceeds to small businesses and people in the Bordentown community who are being affected by the coronavirus. Collins showcases her creative talents as the owner of Carson Re-Creations, a store that features her own inspired designs on signs, t-shirts,…
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African American community experiences physical, mental effects from COVID-19
As the COVID-19 crisis continues, being in public increases the risk of contracting the virus, but then staying at home in quarantine causes issues such as stress, anxiety, depression and feelings of isolation to arise. African Americans, like many minority communities, are likely to experience socioeconomic disparities such as exclusion from health, educational, social and…
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LOOSE ENDS 4/24: Stopping the devastation of COVID-19
By Pam Hersh In the spring of 2019, Dr. Craig Gronczewski, the chair of Emergency Services at Penn Medicine Princeton Health, was focused on operational improvement at the hospital that had become part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in January 2018. With an MD from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and an…
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New Jersey American Water asks customers to protect workers
Amidst the current COVID-19 public health emergency, New Jersey American Water employees continue to work to provide reliable water and wastewater service for 2.8 million people across the state. According to Thomas Shroba, vice president of Operations, the company has implemented a business continuity plan and provided critical personal protection equipment to protect employees. “We…
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Bordentown Township updates COVID statistics
BORDENTOWN – Bordentown City is reporting 16 positive COVID-19 patients as of April 20, with one person cleared from quarantine and one death. Bordentown Township has reported two deaths as of April 20; the county had erroneously reported an additional two deaths. The township is reporting 36 positive cases, with nine people cleared from quarantine.…
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Statistics related to coronavirus remain steady in Bordentown
BORDENTOWN – Bordentown City is reporting 16 positive COVID-19 patients as of April 19, with one person cleared from quarantine and one death. Bordentown Township has 38 positive cases, with nine people cleared from quarantine but two deaths. Across Burlington County there are 1,577 positive cases reported with 128 people cleared and 60 deaths, according…
