Category: Bordentown Register News
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Effective School Solutions teams with Madison Holleran Foundation to award scholarships
Effective School Solutions (ESS), a leading provider of embedded whole school mental health services, and the Madison Holleran Foundation announced the launch of the Madison Holleran Mental Health Action Scholarship. Madison Holleran, a 2013 graduate of Northern Highlands High School in Allendale, excelled in academics, as well as being a stellar athlete. She went on…
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Bordentown Holiday Train Show returns for its 10th year
Bordentown’s annual model train show is set to return to the area this holiday season for its 10th year. Residents will have the opportunity to kick off their holiday season Thanksgiving weekend, on Nov. 29, when the 10th Holiday Train Show is showcased at the Old City Hall in Bordentown City. The annual event is…
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Bordentown Historical Society to hold screening of WWII vet interview
Bordentown residents will have an opportunity to view a personal account of World War II history this December. Bordentown patrons are encouraged to attend a Dec. 7 screening event that will be sponsored by the Bordentown Historical Society for a special presentation. The event will feature, “Bridge Over the River Kwai,” a Japanese slave labor…
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Solutions 11/22: Self-driving cars: Promise or Peril?
By Huck Fairman Many have heard of the promise, potential, and peril of self-driving cars, and trucks and buses. They can free us from the tedium of commuting, and of deliveries, and bus routes. They can reduce the use of fossil fuels and reduce traffic. Occasionally some technological error or inadequacy has led to crashes,…
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The State We’re in 11/22: Is an ‘Insect Armageddon’ happening here?
By Michele S. Byers Most people don’t like insects except when they’re spectacularly beautiful, like monarch butterflies. But insects are the Earth’s most numerous creatures, with a global estimate of 5.5 million species, including legions of little-known flies and beetles. Would anyone notice or care if these bugs started disappearing? In 2017, somebody did notice.…
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Former boyfriend of missing woman found dead in Freehold Township home
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – John Ozbilgen, 29, a former boyfriend of a woman who has been missing since Oct. 31, was found dead at his Freehold Township home early this morning, Nov. 22. Ozbilgen’s death was confirmed by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office shortly after 11 a.m. Later in the afternoon, the prosecutor’s office released a…
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Bordentown City officials to enact additional testing for reported lead exceedances in homes
The Bordentown City Board of Commissioners announced at their November meeting that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is calling on the municipality to enact additional testing for lead in the water of homes. At a Nov. 11 board meeting, Bordentown City Commissioner Joe Myers said that the municipality was recently required by DEP to…
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Florence High football season provided bright points
The Florence Township Memorial High School football team may not have reached the heights this season compared to the previous year, but the squad still posted some impressive numbers this fall. With one regular season game left on Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 28 at home against Riverside High School, the Flashes can already reflect on…
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Florence Twp. Police: Two suspects alleged to have manufactured methamphetamine and possess drug paraphernalia
The Florence Township Police released a Nov. 17 statement that charges were issued against two people for the alleged manufacturing of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Florence police reported that on Nov. 17 at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers were monitoring a Honda Accord for suspicious activity at the Stangel Motel. Police said the vehicle…
