Category: Bordentown Register News
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Longtime holiday marketplace event returns to Bordentown next week
One of Bordentown’s staple events for the past 74 years during the holiday season is set to return next week. Celebrating approximately three quarters of a century this year, the 74th annual Trinity United Methodist Church’s (TUMC) Christmas Bazaar is scheduled to serve as the host to its holiday marketplace event on Nov. 22-23. The…
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Florence officials adopt ordinance to rescind redevelopment agreement with manufacturer
The Florence Township Council adopted an ordinance that annulled a redevelopment agreement with a manufacturing company. The decision to approve the ordinance, which rescinded a redevelopment plan for property in the Roebling Steel Plant Redevelopment Area, was passed by the Florence council members at a Nov. 6 meeting. Florence officials said the reasoning for the…
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Bordentown City planners approve Cranberry Park Development
The Bordentown City Planning and Zoning Boards recently approved an application for the proposed construction of the Cranberry Park, LLC, commercial/residential development. After the Bordentown City Planning and Zoning Boards fielded testimony and public comment on Oct. 7 and Nov. 4 for the preliminary and final site plans on the proposed Cranberry Park development, the…
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Bordentown municipal and state officials come together to honor veterans
Veterans, municipal and state officials, and patrons gathered at the Bordentown Township Senior Center for a special ceremony to honor military veterans this year. On the morning of Nov. 9, the Bordentown Township Municipality served as the host to its annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the township senior center on Municipal Drive to acknowledge the…
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Florence officials honor Veterans Day with a pair of observances
Florence Township officials and patrons acknowledged their local war heroes with two honorary ceremonies this year on Veterans Day. A pair of ceremonies were hosted in township on Nov. 11, which included an observance at the township’s Eagle Monument located on the corner of Front and Broad streets, as well as an event at the…
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Bordentown Township Committee honors local baseball team
A group of young athletes were recently honored by the Bordentown Township Committee for their achievements this year. At an Oct. 28 committee meeting, Mayor Stephen Benowitz presented the Bordentown 12U baseball team with a proclamation to honor its successful season. The Bordentown 12-year-old and under baseball team were district all-stars this season and went…
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Rowan College at Burlington County college to screen award-winning film
When considering the circumstances of war, it can often be viewed through the lens of the people involved: servicemen and women, global leaders, innocent bystanders, etc. Animals are rarely, if ever, considered. A team of Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) filmmakers have trained their lenses on military working dogs in a documentary called “Surviving with Grief” that…
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Bordentown police departments come together to help a local youth
The Bordentown Township and Bordentown City police departments are teaming up this month to help out a local youth. In an effort to raise funds for seven-year-old Melvin Bertchie, a first-grade student at Clara Barton Elementary School who was diagnosed with leukemia, the township and city police departments relaxed their clean-shaven policies and will be…
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Florence High boys’ soccer reflects on successful season
A bid to gain a spot in the state sectional championship game was thwarted but that setback did not ruin what was a fine season for the Florence Township Memorial High School boys’ soccer team . When Florence claimed the Burlington County Scholastic League’s Freedom Division after it posted an 8-1 victory over Westampton Tech…
