Category: Bordentown Register News

  • Burlington County Commissioners adopt 2022 budget that maintains affordability, quality of life

    Burlington County Commissioners adopt 2022 budget that maintains affordability, quality of life

    The Burlington County Commissioners voted to approve a 2022 county budget that continues to fund critical programs and services, while also maintaining the county’s status as the most affordable in the region. The $230.3 million budget was unanimously approved by the commissioners on April 13, along with the respective library and open space taxes. The…

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, April 15

    Common calendar, Packet papers, April 15

    Ongoing   Princeton University Library’s (PUL) latest exhibition showcases foundations of alchemy from the 15th century to the time of Sir Isaac Newton.   PUL opened its newest exhibition in the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, Firestone Library. The exhibition is open to the public.   “Through a Glass Darkly: Alchemy and the Ripley Scrolls…

  • Two Bordentown Regional Middle School students honored at Monmouth University environmental stability summit

    Two Bordentown Regional Middle School students honored at Monmouth University environmental stability summit

    Monmouth University held its second annual Sustainability Education Week last month and two Bordentown Regional Middle School (BRMS) students were able to share their ideas on how to make the environment more sustainable. Eighth graders Kashika Manak and Hasini Nandyala got an opportunity through their involvement in the school district’s Early Learning Program for the…

  • Department of Education releases 2020-21 school performance reports

    Department of Education releases 2020-21 school performance reports

    The New Jersey Department of Education has made the state’s School Performance Reports for the 2020-21 school year available online. According to a press release from the department, COVID-19 had a significant impact on the way the department was able to measure school performance and student achievement for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 School Performance Reports.…

  • SOLUTIONS 4/8: Preserving local environments through composting

    SOLUTIONS 4/8: Preserving local environments through composting

    By Huck Fairman While warnings from the United Nations’ panel on climate change call for wide-ranging, indeed global, adoption of clean energy and environmental preservation, if we are to maintain the world as we’ve known it, there are also a number of local or individual steps people can take to save local environments. Among those…

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, April 8

    Common calendar, Packet papers, April 8

    Ongoing   The Princeton Mobile Food Pantry (PMFP), which feeds more than 900 food-insecure neighbors on a bimonthly basis in Princeton, has partnered with aerosol artist Leon Rainbow on a limited edition reusable tote bag.  Launched just in time for the ban on plastic bags in New Jersey, the totes are available in natural or…

  • Pegasus Theatre Company will make its Bordentown City debut this fall

    Pegasus Theatre Company will make its Bordentown City debut this fall

    Pegasus Theatre Company will make its Bordentown City debut this fall, offering a full season of productions starting in October and a summer camp starting as early as August. “We’re excited to welcome Pegasus Theater and the cultural and educational offerings they will be bringing to Bordentown City,” Bordentown City Mayor Jennifer Sciortino said in…

  • New Jersey Renaissance Faire announces 13th season of Medieval flair

    New Jersey Renaissance Faire announces 13th season of Medieval flair

    The New Jersey Renaissance Faire announces its 13 season of its outdoor festival set in Medieval times. The Renaissance Faire celebrates the adventures of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men. Robin’s close friend, Will Scarlet, is accused of murder and is on the run from the Sheriff of Nottingham – it’s only a…

  • Common calendar, Packet papers, April 2

    Common calendar, Packet papers, April 2

    Ongoing   The Princeton Mobile Food Pantry (PMFP), which feeds more than 900 food-insecure neighbors on a bimonthly basis in Princeton, has partnered with aerosol artist Leon Rainbow on a limited edition reusable tote bag.  Launched just in time for the ban on plastic bags in New Jersey, the totes are available in natural or…