Tag: Bordentown City
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Bordentown Historical Society encourages residents to pay visit to county museum
In continuation of their most recent exhibition series, “Untold Stories: Achieving Furthered Expectations,” the Bordentown Historical Society encourages residents to visit the Burlington County Underground Railroad Museum on March 2 for an exclusive visual representation of the Underground Railroad experience in America, with emphasis on New Jersey and Burlington County. The event coincides with the…
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Medical marijuana company expresses interest in Bordentown Township
While legislation for recreational marijuana use remains pending for New Jersey, medicinal marijuana companies that are already operating throughout the state are looking to expand. And one particular company has expressed interest in a Bordentown Township location. At a township committee meeting on Jan. 28, representatives from the medicinal marijuana company, Curaleaf, gave a presentation…
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Bordentown Historical Society to hold film showings
Residents will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this Saturday to learn about one of Bordentown’s most historically significant places– the Bordentown Manual Training and Industrial School. The event, which the Bordentown Historical Society will serve as the host to, will be a general audience showing of the short documentary film, “Compromised by Conflict.” The documentary was…
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Prosecutor: Bordentown man pleads guilty to sexual contact with “underage teen”
A Bordentown man arrested last September for attempting to lure a 14-year-old boy for a sexual encounter pleaded guilty on Feb. 1 to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Onofri reported that the 55-year-old Bordentown resident, Joseph Coleman, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree luring before the Mercer County Superior Court Judge Thomas M.…
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Bordentown City officials update residents on efforts combating lead issue at public forum
Sitting before a room of concerned residents, Bordentown City officials held a public forum on Jan. 29 to provide updates on their most recent efforts and progress in addressing multiple reports of high lead levels in some homeowners’ drinking water. The forum, held at the Carslake Community Center, was organized following a forum in October…
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NJDOT holds open meeting to discuss bridge construction in Bordentown City
After multiple Bordentown City residents were notified last month that the Farnsworth Avenue (CR 545) Bridge over the Robbinsville Secondary Conrail would be replaced due to its diminishing condition, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials held an open house meeting on Jan. 24. The meeting, held at the Carslake Community Center, invited locals to…
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Bordentown City man pleads guilty to sexual contact with underage male
A Bordentown City man pled guilty in Superior Court on Jan. 29 to having sexual contact with an underage male and possessing more than 1,000 images of child pornography, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Coffina announced that the 58-year-old city resident, Alan J. Berman of the 100 block of Lucas Drive, pled guilty…
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Bordentown City officials to hold public meeting on combating lead in water
In order to address the ongoing local concern for potential lead exceedances in Bordentown’s water system, city officials will be the host to a public meeting on Jan. 29. The meeting will take place at the Carslake Community Center at 6 p.m. and is open to the public. The Bordentown City government plans to update…
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Bordentown Township Police team up with local school staff in fundraiser event
Bringing fun, excitement and entertainment to locals and fans alike, the Bordentown Township Police Department teamed up with teachers and principals from Peter Muschal Elementary School in a fundraising basketball game on Jan. 13 against the Harlem Wizards. The interactive event held at Bordentown Regional High School generated more than $10,000, in which, according to…
