Category: Bordentown Register News
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Girl Scouts at Home program provides activities for all girls during self isolation period
The Girl Scouts At Home program has launched, presented via new website pages that will direct parents and teachers to tutorials, step-by-step badge programs and livestream events. A starter list of programs being offered includes outdoor adventures that can be done while social distancing, science badge activities, engineering paper airplanes, art apprentice, photo magic and…
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority approves programs to support businesses during coronavirus outbreak
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) approved a suite of new programs designed to support businesses and workers facing economic hardship due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The package of initiatives includes a grant program for small businesses, a zero-interest loan program for mid-size companies, support for private-sector lenders and Community…
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Bordentown Township reports eight cases of COVID-19; one patient is cleared from quarantine
Bordentown Township has reported eight positive cases of COVID-19, while one patient has already been cleared from quarantine, as of March 29. Bordentown City has not reported any positive cases as of yet, according to information provided by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders Office of Public Information. Overall, in the county, there are…
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Help the Garden State’s farmers this year
By Michele S. Byers Farming is unpredictable, with crops dependent on good soils and the right amounts of sun and rain. Droughts, floods, wind storms, blights and pest infestations can all derail a farm’s growing season. This year, with the worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, farmers face additional challenges. Many farmers’ livelihoods depend on…
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Opinion: Ask legislators to support vote-by-mail security
It’s almost election time. Our primary is just over two months away, which should place it right smack in the middle of a global pandemic. Governor Phil Murphy has ordered a shelter-in-place to reduce the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, protecting us and our health care workers. What’s a patriot to do? A3591 is currently…
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MVC agencies will remain closed to the public for two more weeks
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Sue Fulton has announced that the current closure of all New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission agency, road testing and inspections facilities will be extended through April 12 as a measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Fulton said other MVC operations are continuing through online submissions from customers,…
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SOLUTIONS 3/27: Coronavirus and its cousins
By Huck Fairman By now, awareness of the severity of the coronavirus has reached everywhere, even the White House. In the U.S. the number of cases has passed 15,000 and will continue rising. The number of deaths has passed 200, and that too will rise. The economic and social impacts, as well as the health…
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Owner of Bordentown pizzeria allegedly coughed on Wegmans employee; wife denies all allegations
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal has announced that criminal charges were filed on March 24 against a man who allegedly coughed on a food store employee in Manalapan and told the woman he has the coronavirus. Grewal said George Falcone, 50, of Freehold, was charged by complaint-summons with making terroristic threats (third degree)…
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DEP offers tips for social distancing when visiting state parks
New Jersey residents visiting state parks, forests and wildlife management areas are urged to follow specific practices to promote social distancing and prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe reiterated. State parks and forest trails are open, but all buildings, including bathrooms, are closed. All public shooting ranges…
