Category: Bordentown Register News
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New Bordentown City commissioners sworn into office as Sciortino appointed new mayor
It was a special day for Jennifer Sciortino on May 20 at the Carslake Community Center in Bordentown City. The director of Communications for the New Jersey Treasury Department was sworn in as the new mayor of Bordentown City after receiving the largest amount of votes during the May 11 nonpartisan election. “It’s really inspiring…
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Owner of Liberty Lake Day Camp receives special award for efforts to reopen summer camps
Andy Pritikin, owner and director of Liberty Lake Day Camp, has been awarded the 2021 American Camp Association Special Recognition Award for his advocacy in opening summer camps in 2020 and 2021, and the policies put into place to ensure a safe summers for campers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. His work motivated hundreds…
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Bordentown Walking Tours available in person, virtually
Bordentown Walking Tours and Built Story are again teaming up to provide self-guided walking tours through app-based tours. Authored by Mark Neurohr-Pierpaoli, owner and tour guide, via videos at each tour stop, the app delivers the content and guides tour takers with walking directions along the route. “Working with Built Story has allowed us to…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, May 21
Ongoing Princeton Girlchoir (PGC) and Princeton Boychoir (PBC) are now auditioning new choristers for the 2021-22 season. Any child entering grades 3-12 this fall is welcomed. Both choirs are programs of Westrick Music Academy (WMA). Classes will focus on choral skills, ensemble building, music theory, sight reading, song writing, rhythm training and more. In…
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Concert, Underground Railroad walking tour scheduled in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Residents of all communities are invited to visit Allentown this summer for a series of special events. “Artist on the Avenue” will be held every second Friday evening from June through September. The first free concert is scheduled for June 11 at 7 p.m. with Sideways Willy performing at Bruno’s One Sweet Ride,…
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Game on: Rebecca Horovitz teaches Girl Scouts basics of game design
By KRISTEN DOWD The Sun Thanks to a South Jersey game designer, Girl Scouts have the chance to earn their Digital Game Design Badge with a hands-on virtual workshop. Rebecca “Becca” Horovitz is the designer of Annapurna: Leave No Trace Behind, a new tabletop game that started hitting stores in March. The Pitman resident, who…
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Daughter of ‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician speaks at library event
By ALYSSA BIEDERMAN The Sun Katherine Johnson took her last flight into space on Feb. 20. The S.S. Katherine Johnson, a supply satellite currently docked at the International Space Station, was named for the late NASA mathematician featured in the film “Hidden Figures.” On Earth, Johnson’s incredible life and career are celebrated by many, but…
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Rally will call for power of choice in regards to universities mandating COVID-19 vaccine
Rutgers University has mandated the COVID-19 vaccine for students completing in-person study. After which, multiple universities followed their lead. Students saying “no” to the mandate will rally from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 21 to repeal the mandate and defend their power of choice at the Rutgers New Brunswick campus, Brower Plaza on College…
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Seatbelt enforcement campaign includes checkpoints and saturation patrols
Law enforcement officers around the country will crack down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as part of the national Click it or Ticket campaign. From May 24 through June 6, the annual Click It or Ticket national mobilization utilizes high visibility seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, in combination with local and national publicity efforts,…
