Category: Bordentown Register News
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High school students’ nonprofit garners help from global real estate company
Altruism has collaborated with Greystar Real Estate Partners to organize a series of book drives around the United States, as well as Canada, India and the United Kingdom. Led by West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South rising seniors Saif Nabi and Anish Reddy, Altruism, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to promoting literacy and increasing access to…
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SOLUTIONS: Solar Power Breakthrough
By Huck Fairman A recent online piece announced what sounds like a significant solar power breakthrough. Until now solar power has had some drawbacks, but a recent development could take solar power to new heights of eco-harmony, while also being kind to our wallets. This is the benefit of perovskite solar cells. Perovskite is a…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, July 15
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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Burlington County Sheriff’s Department offers safety and security programs for seniors
The Burlington County Sheriff’s Department wants county seniors and residents with disabilities to feel safe and secure in their homes. To assist them, the department is accepting appointments to perform free home security and safety inspections. During the inspections, a specialist goes through a resident’s home and then makes recommendations for various safety or security…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County appoints Princeton alumna, new director of advancement
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County appoints Lorraine Goodman as the agency’s new director of advancement. Goodman brings a wealth of professional development and marketing experience to Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Mercer County, with nearly 15 years in nonprofit work. Her professional fundraising experience ranges from helping The Red Hot Organization (which…
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Bordentown Township police officer cleared of driver’s death during 2020 incident
A state Grand Jury decided not to file any criminal charges against a Bordentown Township police officer surrounding the death of a 23-year-old Trenton man after a high-speed chase, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. Through an investigation, Police Officer Keith Alexander began his pursuit of Keron Roundtree when he observed his vehicle, a…
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The State We’re In: Pine Barrens natural landscape will rebound from Wharton wildfire
By Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Fueled by high winds and dry conditions, New Jersey’s largest wildfire in 15 years swept through Wharton State Forest in the Pine Barrens last week, burning more than 13,500 acres. Thankfully, no lives or homes were lost, as the blaze occurred in a remote part of…
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McCarter Theatre to produce ‘Bulrusher’ for 2022-23 season
McCarter Theatre Center is set to produce Eisa Davis’ “Bulrusher” on the mainstage of the Roger S. Berlind Theater in Princeton. The production for “Bulrusher” – a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama in 2007 – will be directed by Nicole A. Watson, McCarter’s associate artistic director – and joins the 2022-23 season recently announced from…
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McCarter Theatre’s ‘robust’ 2022-23 season includes Toni Morrison Anniversary Project
McCarter Theatre Center has announced a “robust” line up of theater, music, dance, spoken word and family programming for the 2022-23 season. In September, the season kicks off with the theater production, “The Wolves,” a play by Sarah DeLappe, directed by McCarter’s Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen, about a young women’s competitive high school soccer team.…
