Tag: Bordentown City
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Bordentown religious groups come together to help those in need
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), homelessness affected the lives of approximately 553,000 people in 2018 across the nation. The Bordentown community is looking to combat that statistic. Although the matter of homelessness persists throughout the country each year, particularly in Bordentown where a portion of its homeless population are…
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Pennsylvania DEP issues initial denial of Elcon application for facility
Elcon Recycling Services, LLC was dealt another impediment in their efforts to construct a hazardous waste treatment facility in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, after the state’s Department of Environmental Protection recently issued a notice of intent to deny the company’s application. The decision came from the DEP on May 15 in their initial “draft” denial of…
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Bordentown school board adopts $47.35M budget for 2019-20 school year
The Bordentown Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a budget for the 2019-20 school year. Superintendent of Schools Edward Forsthoffer and Business Administrator Eloi Richardson presented the budget during a meeting in the Bordentown Regional High School library on May 1. The two administrators explained the reasoning and formalities for the budget, which…
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Proposed waste treatment project turned down in Pennsylvania
Elcon Recycling Services LLC’s continuous efforts to construct a hazardous waste treatment facility in the Keystone Industrial Port Complex of Falls Township in Pennsylvania suffered a setback when the Township’s Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected the proposed project. The decision came from the supervisors after three and a half hours of discussion between the board…
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County Prosecutor: Bordentown City man sentenced
A 58-year-old Bordentown City man was sentenced to serve six years in New Jersey state prison for having sexual contact with juvenile males last year, as well as possessing more than 1,000 images of child pornography. The sentence was handed down to Alan J. Berman, of Lucas Drive, by Judge Gerard H. Breland on May…
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Community comes together at event for drug awareness
In the face of an opioid epidemic sweeping the country, the Bordentown Residents Against Drugs (BRAD) served as the host to an annual town hall event to bring community organizations and officials together to raise drug awareness. The event was held on April 16 at the Carslake Community Center in Bordentown City where members of…
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Bordentown Historical Society to hold lecture on famous schools
As the Bordentown Historical Society’s current exhibition series comes to a close on May 4, one final event is scheduled. The history of the Manual Training and Industrial School will be held this weekend when the group plays as a host to a lecture with Mildred Rice Jordan, Ed. D., granddaughter of the Bordentown School…
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Bordentown police reflect on pedestrian safety campaign efforts
When Bordentown’s law enforcers kicked off a grant-funded pedestrian safety operation in October last year, township and city officials said they intended to make a commitment to education and outreach on the importance of protection for residents traversing on foot through the area. As the grant cycle’s funds come to a close this month, Bordentown…
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Meeting for Elcon project scheduled this month in Pennsylvania
In an effort to combat the proposed Elcon hazardous waste treatment facility, the Falls Township Planning Commission in Pennsylvania rejected the recommended plans for the application from the company on March 26. But what does that mean for worried locals? The vote from the planning commission in opposition of the application does not mean the…
