Category: Bordentown Register News
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Burlington County drug assistance program expands into court system
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced on Feb. 12 that the county-sponsored “Operation Helping Hand” program expanded its services into two municipal court systems with potential to reach into other townships. Coffina said that the municipal court that serves Burlington City and Burlington Township now offers outreach and treatment options being offered to defendants charged…
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Riverfront Middle School students receive $1,000 donation of school supplies
Riverfront Middle School in Florence Township was the recent recipient of a donation which sent $1,000 worth of school supplies to students. Florence Township School District officials announced on Feb. 13 that Kelly Rodgers’ 6th grade class at Riverfront Middle School received a donation of school supplies on behalf of J.B. Hunt Trucking after student…
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Second phase improvements for Terry Field approved by Bordentown Township officials
A second round of improvements are planned for Terry Field in Bordentown. After the Bordentown Township Committee approved a two-phase plan for upgrades and improvements to Terry Field, which is located on West Constitution Drive last year, the committee approved a resolution at a Feb. 10 meeting to enter into the second phase of the…
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CVS Pharmacy application approved for Bordentown Township
The Bordentown Township Planning Board approved an application for the proposed construction of a CVS Pharmacy at the corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Route 130. The application was approved at a Feb. 13 planning board meeting upon testimony from the applicant’s traffic study, which proposed multiple changes to the intersection where the CVS is sited.…
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Bordentown Township officials address initial concerns of new waste pick-up service
Bordentown Township municipal officials are facing primary concerns from residents after the municipality implemented a new trash pick-up service this year. Before the township enacted its new trash pick-up process and schedule on Feb. 17, multiple residents voiced their initial reactions to the new waste services at a Feb. 10 committee meeting. Residents spoke out…
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SOLUTIONS: A book looks at growth, past and future
By Huck Fairman Growth is in our conversations, our plans, our past. It is an integral factor in life on Earth. In his book, GROWTH, Canadian-Czech scientist and policy analyst Vaclav Smil has drawn from the research and thought of many fellow scientists to analyze the roles, the influence, and also the threats that growth…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN 2/21: Seeing miracles in the Sourlands
By Michele S. Byers “Everyone wants to witness a miracle. Yet, if Walt Whitman was right and we are actually witnessing them every day, why aren’t we more aware of our good fortune? Isn’t it … miraculous that trees have sensors that can detect the length of daylight? Or that trees can ‘eat’ sunlight and…
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RCBC student philanthropist crowned National American Miss Teen
For most of us, it takes at least a few decades to self-actualize and make an impact in the world. For some, like Rowan College at Burlington County student Faith Pierrecharles, it happens much sooner. Pierrecharles founded a charity to help disadvantaged youth in Haiti, spearheaded an initiative to raise money for breast cancer research…
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Burlington County Human Services receives state grant to fund recovery center
Burlington County officials plan to expand recovery services when it was announced this month that the county was a grant recipient to fund a new project. Burlington County Freeholder Director Felicia Hopson announced on Feb. 4 that New Jersey funded a new county initiative “The Resource Recovery Center,” which officials said is aimed to provide…
