Category: Bordentown Register News
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Common calendar, Packet papers, January 8
Ongoing While decorating for the holidays is a tradition, too often strings of burnt out or damaged holiday lights end up being tossed out with household garbage. There is a greener way to properly dispose of these decorations. Instead of discarding non-working lights in the trash, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders want residents…
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Burlington County Board of Commissioners organizes for 2021
History was made on Jan. 6 when the Burlington County Board of County Commissioners organized for 2021 and used their new of commissioner titles for the first time since a new law took effect switching the board’s name and titles. “While the name of our title has changed, our responsibilities have not. As the Burlington…
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Red Cross teams with NFL to urge blood and plasma donation during National Blood Donor Month
The American Red Cross and the National Football League are teaming up this January, during National Blood Donor Month, to urge individuals – especially those who have recovered from COVID-19 – to give blood and to help tackle the national convalescent plasma shortage. Right now, more donors are needed to help hospital patients. Those who…
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Chelsea communities to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccinations are available for residents and staff of Chelsea Senior Living communities. Receiving the vaccine will be voluntary. However, Chelsea founder and CEO Herb Heflich and President and COO Roger Bernier both received vaccines to set an example for their safety. “We ask all of our residents and staff to help us keep everyone in…
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New roof installed atop the Clara Barton Schoolhouse
BORDENTOWN – It was last summer when the Bordentown Historical Society began its “Raise the Roof” campaign to help raise money to replace the roof on top of the Clara Barton Schoolhouse, the first-ever public school in the state of New Jersey and a historic landmark in Bordentown City. Through its fundraising efforts to raise…
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First COVID-19 update of 2021
There are now 453 total positive cases of COVID-19 reported from Bordentown Township, with six new cases reported Jan. 1, seven reported on Jan. 2 and four reported on Jan. 3. There are nine total deaths. There were five new cases of COVID-19 reported on Jan. 1, three reported on Jan. 2 and none reported…
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Bordentown resident promoted to CEO of Rescue Mission of Trenton
Bordentown resident Barrett Young, who has been the chief operating officer of The Rescue Mission of Trenton since 2013, is being promoted to chief executive officer (CEO). At the same time, Mary Gay Abbott-Young, who has been CEO since 1986, will become the next president. “This is a perfect win-win for The Mission, connecting our…
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SOLUTIONS: Virtual exploration of our world
By Huck Fairman Since most of us can neither safely travel for exploration, nor want to, given the risks, another way to see our planet is available on the streaming service Discovery+. Its five episodes of “A Perfect Planet” will “examine the forces of nature that shape all life.” These include sunlight, weather, oceans, volcanoes…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, January 1
Ongoing While decorating for the holidays is a tradition, too often strings of burnt out or damaged holiday lights end up being tossed out with household garbage. There is a greener way to properly dispose of these decorations. Instead of discarding non-working lights in the trash, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders want residents…
