Category: Bordentown Register News
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Four candidates vying for three open seats on Bordentown City Board of Commissioners
The three seats on the Bordentown City Board of Commissioners are up for grabs during the nonpartisan election that will take place on May 11. Two current members of the Board of Commissioners, Mayor James Lynch and City Commissioner Joe Myers, are running for reelection. Communications Director of the New Jersey Department of Treasury Jennifer…
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Bordentown City residents plant trees to liven up neighborhoods
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT GALAMBOS The Bordentown City Shade Tree Committee asked homeowners to plant a street tree in front of their homes on April 17.
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Burlington County Library System offers tablet lending program
A new wireless hotspot and tablet lending program launched at the Burlington County Library System (BCLS), helping to close the digital divide and ensure disadvantaged residents can access the internet. Under the program, BCLS cardholders can now borrow tablet kits and mobile hotspots for three weeks, with the option to renew if there is no…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, April 16
Ongoing Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick has launched the Substance Abuse and Addiction Loss Support Group for families who are coping with loss due to addiction. The free and confidential support group meets virtually on the second Thursday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. Inspired by Saint Peter’s Opioid Task Force, the Substance…
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French ambassador to U.S. will join D&R Greenway’s celebration of land preservation
The French ambassador to the United States, Phillipe Etienne, will join D&R Greenway Land Trust’s annual celebration of land preservation. The event will feature Point Breeze, the former estate of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, the exiled King of Spain, located in Bordentown. Point Breeze once drew famous dignitaries from Spain and France, as well as founders…
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Burlington County Commissioners adopt 2021 budget with zero tax levy increase; open space and library tax levy also remain flat
The Burlington County Board of Commissioners are keeping both the county library tax levy and open space and farmland preservation tax rate flat this year, along with a final 2021 county budget that continues to fund critical services and respond to residents’ needs without resorting to tax increases. The county budget and respective library levy…
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Warehouse proposal could lead to new connector road in Bordentown
In 2018, Bordentown Township was awarded a $2.1 million grant through the Local Freight Impact Fund of the New Jersey Department of Transportation based on a regional traffic study to build a connector road between Rising Sun Road and Dunns Mill Road. A plan that has been “three years in the making” as said by…
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NAMI offers various support groups to aid with mental health
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Jersey chapter will offer the following support groups this month: The NAMI Family Support Group meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. The NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group meets at noon and at 7 p.m. every Wednesday. The LGBTQ+ NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group meetings the last Sunday…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, April 9
Ongoing The Anshe Emeth Community Development Corp (AECDC) Central Jersey Diaper Bank is collecting baby clothing sizes newborn-2T, diapers and books. Donations can be picked up if within Middlesex County. Volunteers from the Rutgers School of Nursing will arrive between 10 a.m. and noon on the day indicated. Sign up at https://forms.gle/nxuZUi5AMJe1RcyJ8 At this time,…
