Category: Bordentown Register News
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SOLUTIONS 3/25: “Sleepwalking to catastrophe”
By Huck Fairman UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned this week that countries are “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe.” They are operating, since the Glasgow summit, under “naive optimism.” This means that they are nowhere near the global goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In fact the planet has already warmed on average…
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Bordentown man charged in August 2021 fatal crash
Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced on March 29 that an investigation into a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred in Trenton in August 2021 has resulted in criminal charges being filed against a Bordentown man. Lemark Norwood, 44, is charged with second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and…
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Friends of White Hill Mansion hold first Living History Day event
Historic remnants from the Revolutionary War are entrenched throughout the Bordentown community. Part of that history lives in the White Hill Mansion which is located in the Borough of Fieldsboro. The Friends of White Hill Mansion have helped preserve the historic landmark over the last eight years and decided to bring part of its history…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, March 25
Ongoing Princeton Human Services supports the victims of Ukraine by sharing a list of organizations accepting donations. For information on how to make a donation, call 609-688-2055 or email [email protected]. What do cell phones, solar panels, radar, and the discovery of the Big Bang all have in common? They are…
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Burlington County awarded nearly $200,000 for Sheriff’s traffic safety programs
The Burlington County Sheriff’s Department announced three grant awards totaling $194,000 to support the department’s traffic safety initiatives throughout the county. The grants were awarded by the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety to help fund the Sheriff’s Child Passenger Safety Seat, Comprehensive Traffic Safety and Pedestrian Decoy Enforcement programs, according to information provided…
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Burlington County Commissioners applaud school administrators for joining stigma-free initiative
The Burlington County Commissioners’ efforts to make Burlington County a stigma-free county is picking up more support. The Burlington County Association of School Administrators announced their organization’s support for the stigma-free initiative, saying it will encourage local boards of education across the county to adopt a uniform resolution establishing their school districts as stigma-free zones…
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Burlington County Commissioner delivers keynote address at Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey event
Burlington County Commissioner Dan O’Connell announced the county will continue to offer businesses assistance and services even as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. Speaking to business leaders from across the region at the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey’s Regional Economic Perspective Breakfast, O’Connell predicted local businesses would rebound stronger than ever following…
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SOLUTIONS 3/18: The Seas are Rising
By Huck Fairman Central New Jersey’s Sierra Club recently presented a Zoom talk on the accelerating rate of sea level rise, presented by Dr. Jennifer Walker of Rutgers University’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. With the rate of sea level rise increasing, New Jersey is particularly vulnerable to its impacts. There are a number…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, March 18
Ongoing The Rotary Club of Hillsborough announced the availability of applications for their annual post-secondary school scholarship program for township residents. Now in its third decade, the program provides qualifying students with a scholarship to help offset the cost of their post-secondary education. Six of the eight Rotary scholarships include five named scholarships and…
