Category: Bordentown Register News
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The State We’re In: Hot temperatures, cooling trees
By Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Like many New Jersey summers in recent years, this one has been a scorcher. For five consecutive days in Newark in late July, temperatures exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit, setting new heatwave records for the city. Other cities throughout this state we’re in sizzled as well. In…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 12
Ongoing Free tours of the Wyckoff-Garretson House & Museum, which dates back to 1730, will be held the second Sunday of every month, through October. Docent-led tours are held from 1-4 p.m. at the house, 215 South Middlebush Road, Somerset. For more information, visit themeadowsfoundation.org The Burlington County Farmers Market enters…
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Bordentown City, Township support county’s stigma-free initiative
The Burlington County Commissioners are reminding residents to call 9-8-8, or text 988 to reach immediate help for anyone experiencing thoughts of suicide, or a mental health or substance use crisis. The new three-digit dialing code, 9-8-8, will reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which launched on July 16 and provides a simple way to…
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Bordentown City Commissioners revise ordinance allowing cannabis business operations
BORDENTOWN CITY – The City of Bordentown took another step forward in allowing cannabis operations to do business in the city The Bordentown City Commissioners unanimously passed the revised cannabis regulatory ordinance at a meeting on Aug. 8. The measure was approved by the Planning Board last week. As Bordentown City Mayor Jennifer Sciortino notes,…
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Bordentown Library branch is one of many reusable bag drop off sites
The Food Bank of South Jersey needs reuseable bags to distribute groceries to neighbors in need, and the Burlington County Library System and Burlington County Commissioners are lending a helping hand. Between now and Sept. 30, most Burlington County Library System branches will serve as collection sites for the Food Bank’s reuseable bag campaign. The…
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Three Bordentown City businesses receive Green Business Recognition awards
Three Bordentown City businesses received Green Business Recognition awards for their “green” efforts. The Bordentown City Green Team presented the awards to Artful Deposit Inc., Hoop House Bakery & Café, Bombadil Plant Shop at the City Commission meeting at Carslake Community Center on Aug. 8. The businesses join a growing number of other city businesses who…
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SOLUTIONS: FIRES AND FLOODS
By Huck Fairman The changes to our planet from the increasing emissions and trapped heat are profound and everywhere. They are changing the oceans and continents. India’s billion-plus population is roasting, literally to death, without sufficient means to respond. Antarctica is seeing record temperatures, as is our Northwest. Parts of Texas have seen no rain…
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The Bridge Academy Changes Lives
Founded in September 2003 by educators, parents, and community members, The Bridge Academy helps students with language-based learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, auditory processing, and ADHD “bridge the gap between potential and performance.” We are a New Jersey-state approved school for ages 8-18, and the only school in New Jersey certified by the Orton-Gillingham Academy.…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 5
Ongoing Free tours of the Wyckoff-Garretson House & Museum, which dates back to 1730, will be held the second Sunday of every month, through October. Docent-led tours are held from 1-4 p.m. at the house, 215 South Middlebush Road, Somerset. For more information, visit themeadowsfoundation.org The Burlington County Farmers Market enters…
