Tag: Bordentown Township
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Bordentown Township honors resident for years of service to community
In acknowledgment of more than 30 years of service, achievements and significant contributions within the community, the Bordentown Township Committee honored resident, Helen Elizabeth “Bettye” Roberts Campbell as an outstanding citizen and role model. At a township committee meeting on Feb. 25, local Bordentown officials bestowed a proclamation upon Campbell, who was born in Philadelphia,…
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Bordentown Township holds public hearing on affordable housing
In order to comply with state legislation, the Bordentown Township Committee held a public hearing for the adoption of an ordinance to amend a previous ordinance set in 2008 regarding affordable housing fees. Township Administrator Michael Theokas said that the committee’s decision to amend the original ordinance came after multiple developers in the township pointed…
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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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Bordentown Township Planning Board approves Rising Sun Meadows development
The Bordentown Township Planning Board recently passed a resolution to grant an application for preliminary and final site plan approval of Rising Sun Meadows, LLC’s, an inclusive housing development on Route 130. The inclusive development has been an ongoing effort between Rising Sun Meadows, LLC, and the township as the project is planned to provide…
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Three Bordentown firefighters honored for heroic efforts
When a Fieldsboro home caught fire last year, three Bordentown Fire District No. 2 firefighters were dispatched for the reported structure fire but when they arrived on scene, they were soon dealt with unexpected circumstances. Although it appeared that all of the home’s tenants were gathered together outside of the burning structure, one of 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 Township police charge two New York residents
The Bordentown Township Police Department charged two New York residents on Feb. 4 for credit card fraud and multiple drug offenses. Police said the investigation began on the evening of Feb. 3 at approximately 10:53 p.m. when a township officer observed the operator of a 2001 black BMW make an improper lane change on Route…