• BURLINGTON COUNTY: Libraries prepare for budget impact

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    With Gov. Chris Christie’s budget proposing major cuts to state libraries, the Burlington County Library System is bracing for impact.    If the state Legislature approves the budget, the state library system will be cut by over $10 million, or 74 percent.    Gail Sweet, director of the county system, said Burlington…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the April 8 edition

    A weekly listing of community events. Flea market     Saturday, April 10 — Bordentown City Cats will mount its sixth annual indoor flea market at the Carslake Center on Crosswicks Street, April 10. All vendors must call in advance to reserved space. Forty tables of offerings and some surprises for all those who come to…

  • The Who, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath on One Stage

    The Who, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath on One Stage

    The Who, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath on One Stage

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Indicted teacher leaves district

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The regional school district’s Board of Education has accepted the resignation of a teacher who was recently indicted on charges of having sexual relations with a female high school student.    Francisco Planas-Borgstrom Sr., 32, of Bordentown, was indicted in March on four counts of second-degree sexual assault…

  • LAWRENCE: Judge dismisses suit challenging cell tower plan

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer     A lawsuit that sought to prevent Lawrence Township from leasing a 2-acre parcel of township-owned land on Carter Road for the construction of two cell towers has been dismissed by a state Superior Court judge.     Judge Maria M. Sypek dismissed the lawsuit — filed by the Carter Road…

  • POLICE BEAT: From the April 8 edition

    Staff report BORDENTOWN CITY    Mark Williams, 20, of Bordentown City, was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct. Police said they responded to a report of people causing a disturbance at Willow and West Burlington streets at 10:06 p.m. Police said they arrived at Willow Street and spoke with several people, one of whom became disorderly, violating…

  • Committeeman addresses contentious issues

    William Morelli, Bordentown Township Committee    Last week in the blog attached to the headline “Budget Delays Cause Tension,” several posters took me to task for having done nothing for Bordentown since joining the Township Committee. I think it is time to set that record, and one other, straight.    In my first term, I worked with…

  • MANSFIELD: District plans staff cuts

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    MANSFIELD — The elementary school district will soon ask voters to approve a budget that would increase taxes and offer an option for paid full-day kindergarten, and would eliminate several teaching positions.    On April 20, residents will vote on a local tax levy of nearly $8.4 million, $404,549 more than…

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY: Board candidates set forth goals for school districts

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    The following are profiles of the candidates for Board of Education positions in contested districts within Northern Burlington County. Bordentown    Two incumbents have filed for three open three-year seats representing Bordentown Township on the regional school district. Board member Brian Lynch is not running for re-election. The board will appoint…

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