Category: Bordentown Register News
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Vultures: Nature’s cleanup crew helps ecosystem
by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation To some people, vultures may seem ominous as they search the landscape for dead animals to eat. If those big dark birds are circling above your head or watching you from tree branches, you might be tempted to yell, “Go away, I’m not dead yet!” Wildlife…
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Solutions: Too many warehouses?
Reports of the building of vast warehouses across Route 1 and elsewhere north of the state in Warren County have been filtering into the news and public consciousness. But with global warming, powerful storms and tornadoes, with the dying off of species of plants, animals, and insects, the warehouse issue seems less urgent, or not…
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State agency want families to ‘survive and thrive’
Human Services department helped people through COVID By Albert J. Countryman Jr. New Jersey Department of Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman and her staff at the state’s largest agency went through a lot in three years as they helped struggling families get through COVID. But even as the virus wanes, the department looks forward to…
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County COVID clinic at Bordentown Senior Center closes
COVID vaccines and boosters still available The Burlington County Health Department will continue to make COVID vaccines available to both adults and children. The health department will hold a weekly vaccination clinic every Friday from 2-4 p.m. at its offices at 15 Pioneer Boulevard, Westampton. The clinic will be open to all Burlington County adults,…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, April 13
Burlington, Mercer, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical…
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Stronger rules needed to protect New Jersey’s public lands
by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is the most urbanized and densely-populated state, which is why residents need a top-notch open space preservation program. With the enthusiastic support of voters, the state Green Acres Program has helped protect more than 1.5 million acres since 1961. Billions of taxpayer dollars have…
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After a devastating fire, a helping hand
Students at the Life Center Academy School will attend school in neighboring Willingboro through the end of the school year It was all cheers as 230 students from the Life Center Academy School entered their temporary space in neighboring Willingboro on April 3. A fire displaced the students in kindergarten through 12th grade from their…
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Anger is the root of school, mass shootings
Self-serving bills on gun control is not the answer Another horrendous and devastating act of violence befalls on the school in Nashville, Tenn. The agony, grief and emotional devastation could be seen in the live shots of those affected by the tragedy. Since the Columbine shooting in 1999, I have been writing about the school…
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Solutions: The Culmination of a Technology Breakthrough
By Huck Fairman A prior Solutions’ column reported on the progress that a new local company – formed by researchers at Princeton University, Princeton NuEnergy, and partnering with a Chinese institution and other contributors – had recently made in the recycling of lithium from existing batteries. With the demand for lithium skyrocketing, largely due to…
