Category: Bordentown Register News
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Bordentown Historical Society holds rededication ceremony for Clara Barton Schoolhouse
As the first-ever public school in New Jersey, the Clara Barton Schoolhouse holds a lot of significance for not just the City of Bordentown but the whole state as well. It was on June 11, 1921, when a dedication ceremony was held to honor the Clara Barton Schoolhouse after it was saved from destruction by…
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Bordentown police sergeant properly memorialized four decades after his passing
The Bordentown Township Police Department performed a ceremonial unveiling of a headstone recently obtained for Sgt. Stanley R. Piechota, who died in 1982 following a valiant battle with cancer. Piechota was one of the original eight members of the Bordentown Township Police Department hired when the department was created in 1972, according to information provided…
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New Alzheimer’s drug provides hope to South Jersey man
Jeff Borghoff was diagnosed with an early onset form of the disease in 2016 By KRISTEN DOWD The Sun Jeff Borghoff was given the gift of time on June 7. The Ocean County resident has been living with early onset Alzheimer’s disease since his diagnosis in early 2016, although his symptoms began even earlier. His…
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County commissioners honor two student scholarship winners, prepare for Juneteenth holiday
By ISABELLA DIAMORE The Sun Before going through item agendas at the Burlington County Commissioners meeting on June 9, members recognized two student scholarships and Juneteeth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The board congratulated Francesca Sulock from Westampton, who will graduate from Burlington County Institute of Technology (BCIT)…
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SOLUTIONS 6/11: Composting Organics
By Huck Fairman As many residents remember, Princeton had a recycling program for food and organic waste collected by private companies, which then sold that waste to concerns (including golf courses) that needed fertilizing organics. The program seemed another step forward in dealing with our vast amounts of waste – at least organic waste. But…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, June 11
Ongoing Every Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday in June, July and August, Terhune Orchards on Cold Soil Road in Princeton will present its weekly Sips & Sounds and Weekend music series. Sips & Sounds is Fridays, 5-8 p.m. Enjoy wine and light fare. Weekend Music Series continues all summer, with live music Saturday and Sundays…
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Sticker Shock event helps BRMS Wingman program spread awareness against underage drinking
This past summer, Bordentown Regional Middle School guidance counselors Mike McQuarrie and Dawn Patterson instituted the Wingman program, an initiative designed to provide selected students the tools to help their fellow classmates through issues in school environments. The Wingman Program comes from Dylan’s Wings of Change, a nationwide foundation that was created by Ian Hockley…
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Bordentown Township Committee election results
For the primary election on June 8, Democrats Steve Benowitz and Eric Holliday received 405 and 399 votes, respectively, along with one write-in vote for the Bordentown Township Committee. There were no Republicans listed on the ballot. Forty-seven personal choice votes were recorded. Across Burlington County, 31,813 was the total turnout at the polls. The…
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Nonprofit connects South Jersey mothers, daughters who want to give back
National Charity League Inc. launches Garden State South chapter By KELLY FLYNN The Sun The nation’s largest mother-daughter philanthropic organization is coming to South Jersey. The National Charity League Inc. is launching a Garden State South chapter, its second in New Jersey. Chapter President Carole Butler, a resident of Cherry Hill and director of curriculum…
