Tag: Bordentown City
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‘Heads Up, Phones Down’ initiative helps Bordentown students spread awareness of dangers of texting and driving
Don’t Text and Drive, Bordentown Wants You Alive. That motto is the club name created by Erica Wright and her students at Bordentown Regional High School to spread awareness about the dangers of texting and driving throughout the Bordentown community. Wright and her students have been featured on NJTV News and Classroom Close-Up NJ in…
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MKRts&Crafts creates Betty White fundraiser to support local animal shelters
Like most animal lovers and pet owners, Bordentown resident and MKRts&Crafts owner Maria Roswell is a big supporter of animal shelters. Her dog, Barkley, is a rescue himself. The late great actress Betty White was also a big animal lover and huge supporter of different animal welfare organizations and charities during her time. “Devastated” when…
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Mastoris Diner will become Italian restaurant
Following last week’s announcement that they were shutting down the Mastoris Diner and Restaurant due in part to the economic hardships that stemmed from the coronavirus pandemic, the Foggia Restaurant Group LLC, appears to have a plan in place to remake the legendary diner into an upscale restaurant. Clyde Gilfillan of JCG3 Development, Inc., who…
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Foy ‘excited’ to lead Scotties on the hardwood this winter
BORDENTOWN – There is a big change at the helm of the Bordentown Regional High School boys basketball team entering the 2021-22 season with longtime Coach John Myers stepping away from the program during the offseason. Coming in to replace Myers as the new voice of the Scotties this winter is AJ Foy, who graduated…
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‘Clara Barton Day’ will celebrate 200th birthday of the founder of the Red Cross
The trailblazer and founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton, will have her own special day of remembrance and celebration in the City of Bordentown. Barton’s list of achievements throughout her life, and most importantly, involvement in helping Bordentown build the first-ever public school in New Jersey back in 1853 has urged the Bordentown…
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Preliminary Bordentown election results
The most recent election results available by press time were posted by Burlington County at 1:30 a.m. Nov. 3 for the General Election that took place on Nov. 2. For the Bordentown Township Committee, Republican Nicholas J. D’Angelo received 1,905 votes, or 24%. Republican Robert S. Delaney received 1,837 votes, or 23%. Democrat Steve Benowitz…
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Consolidated Fire Association celebrates return of the Bordentown Halloween Parade
There’s always a certain buzz in the air when late October comes around in downtown Bordentown and it’s time for the Bordentown Halloween Parade. That’s how Bordentown native and the parade’s chairperson, Katy McGowan, sees it. “It’s always an interesting day,” McGowan said of the Bordentown Halloween Parade. “People are bringing out lawn chairs to…
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Hope Hose Humane Co. No. 1 members excited to bring back RiverFest this weekend
After a yearlong delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bordentown’s oldest fire company, Hope Hose Humane Co. No. 1, is set to bring back its RiverFest this weekend. The sixth edition of the festival will be held on Oct. 16 from 1-10 p.m. at Bordentown Beach. From food trucks to beer and wine gardens to…
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Downtown Bordentown Association ‘excited’ to bring back Cranberry Festival
BORDENTOWN CITY – It’s back! The 31st Annual Cranberry Festival is set to commence this weekend Oct. 2-3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The two-day Bordentown community-wide event, hosted by the Downtown Bordentown Association (DBA), returns to action this fall after being sidelined last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Events Coordinator Leon Stanley…
