Category: Bordentown Register News
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Solutions 12/20: After the warnings, what do we do?
By Huck Fairman The warnings have come: from the United Nations, from the World Meteorological Organization, and from 11,000 scientists in 153 countries – just to name the most prominent. The warnings have been about the serious environmental changes ahead, and that those changes are accelerating, now coming sooner than originally predicted. The causes for…
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Florence enters into financial agreement with developer
Florence Township has entered into a financial agreement with a developer. The Florence Township Council passed an ordinance on Dec. 18, which approved a financial agreement with IPT Florence West Urban Renewal, LLC. When the ordinance was introduced at a Dec. 4 meeting, municipal officials explained that the developer of the former Griffin Pipe site…
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Florence Township officials pass ordinances to purchase site of historic bank in Roebling
The Florence Township Council recently passed a pair of ordinances to purchase property that could potentially make headway in rejuvenating the Roebling area of Florence. The council unanimously approved two ordinances at a Dec. 4 meeting to execute a bond ordinance and authorize the purchase of property on 100 Fifth Ave. on Main Street in…
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Bordentown Township receives grant aimed for Groveville Road improvements
Improvements are aimed for Groveville Road in Bordentown Township after it was recently announced that the municipality received grant monies for roadway resurfacing. Bordentown Township officials released a Dec. 9 announcement that the municipality was awarded a grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) for a resurface project on Groveville Road. The DOT…
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Bordentown residents speak out at public hearing for potential CVS storefront
The Bordentown Township Planning Board heard initial testimony this month from a developer seeking to build a CVS Pharmacy storefront on Farnsworth Avenue after multiple adjournments to present a site application. The township planning board held a Dec. 12 meeting to hear a site application for Pomona Development Group LLC, which calls for the proposed…
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Solutions 12/13: World Meteorological Report: The climate crisis is accelerating
By Huck Fairman Recently the latest United Nations’ report sounded the alarm. If we don’t take the necessary actions, “we are sleepwalking toward climate catastrophe.” Now the World Meteorological Organization, in its annual state of the global climate report, went further: “Things are getting worse.” As a result, it’s more urgent than ever to stop…
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The State We’re In 12/13: A happy holly gift to protect an ecosystem
By Michele S. Byers Just in time for the holidays, the state of New Jersey announced plans to permanently preserve the nearly 1,400-acre “Holly Farm” property in Millville and Maurice River Township, Cumberland County. Protecting this beautiful landscape is the best possible gift to the many rare plants and animals that inhabit the ecologically-sensitive area…
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Affordable housing community for veterans and senior citizens comes to Bordentown Township
A new housing community in Bordentown Township opened this year, which will offer affordable units to senior citizens and veterans. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Nov. 14 to celebrate the opening of a new 70-unit senior and veteran affordable housing facility, “The Waterfront Village,” located at 100 Maud Booth Court. Bordentown Township officials…
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Bordentown City Police: Two suspects charged with package theft
Bordentown City police officials reported that two subjects were charged in November for package thefts. Bordentown City police reported a Nov. 11 alleged incident that a Bordentown man was charged with the theft of a package from an address on the 300 block of Prince Street. Police said the alleged suspect was identified by surveillance…
