Category: Bordentown Register News
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Exhibit aimed to support local artists comes to Bordentown next week
The Bordentown community is planned to serve as the host to its first annual art show next week, which will feature and support the works of local artists. The event, which is scheduled for Oct. 13, will be held from 1–4 p.m. at the Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist Community Church at 39 Park St. The…
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The State We’re In 10/4: Global youth demand climate action
By Michele S. Byers The signs said it all: “There’s no Planet B.” “The world is changing, why aren’t we?” “Our home is on fire.” “I would be in school if the planet was more cool.” On Friday, Sept. 20, millions of young people all over the world skipped school to demand action on climate…
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Bordentown City Farmers’ Market holds event to drive electric
In celebration of National Drive Electric Week, which took place this month, the Bordentown community held an event to encourage the green initiative for locals. As part of the national awareness program, the Bordentown City Farmers’ Market used its Sept. 22 gathering to welcome owners and advocates of electric-powered vehicles in the area to showcase…
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Letter to the Editor: Cokie Roberts
To the Editor, Cokie Roberts was a classmate of mine at Wellesley in 1964. When I moved to Princeton, I became a political advisor and campaign manager for her sister, Mayor Barbara Sigmund. These two women, along with their wonderful mother Lindy Boggs, were so successful in the most competitive of arenas, not because they…
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Mansfield Township Committee fields additional discussion on EMS contract bid
The Mansfield Township Committee recently provided updates about the status of the Request for Proposal (RFP) contract of its emergency services squad. After it was announced earlier this year that a new contract for Mansfield Township’s designated EMS provider was to be prepared and sent out to bid, the committee members passed a resolution at…
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Solutions 9/27: Climate Strikes – Here and around the world
By Huck Fairman Hinds Plaza in Princeton was filled on Sept. 20 with those aware that the climate crisis threatens the world and cries out for change. Approximately two-thirds of the attendees were students, from either the university and Princeton’s schools; the other third were adults of all ages. Many held signs expressing their exasperation…
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The State We’re In 9/27: Get rid of the ‘bad apples’ of land conservation
By Michele S. Byers Farmers have long known that one rotten apple is enough to spoil the whole bunch. In the land conservation business, a couple of “bad apples” are threatening to spoil the work of hundreds of reputable land conservation groups and projects. The Land Trust Alliance, a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting the…
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Local group encourages sock donations for Bordentown’s Halloween Parade
For people who plan to line up the streets of Bordentown City for this year’s Oct. 27 annual Halloween Parade, the Kiwanis Club of Bordentown is asking attendees to bring one special item with them–socks. For the past seven years, the Bordentown Kiwanis Club has teamed up with the Bordentown Halloween Parade Committee as well…
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Bordentown Township Police purchase sensory kits for autism recognition and response
The Bordentown Township Police Department will launch new steps aimed to enhance its interactions with the autism community. The department announced on Sept. 12 that it purchased sensory kit bags to be stored in patrol vehicles, which are planned to be used to improve response and interactions with people diagnosed with autism in the event…
