Tag: Bordentown Township

  • Police: Vehicle collision closes down Route 130 on New Year’s Eve

    Police: Vehicle collision closes down Route 130 on New Year’s Eve

    The Bordentown Township Police closed down Route 130 for several hours on New Year’s Eve after officials reported that a motorist had attempted to flee a vehicle stop and struck a concrete divider. At approximately 8:12 p.m. police officials said a department patrolman attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on a blue Hyundai Sonata…

  • Paterson couple charged in Bordentown Township phone scam plot

    Paterson couple charged in Bordentown Township phone scam plot

    A couple from Paterson was charged with conspiracy to commit theft by deception on Dec. 18 by the Bordentown Township Police. The township police reported the charges in a statement, where the couple, a male and female both 21-years-old who live on Park Avenue in Paterson, were alleged to have been involved in a “grandchild…

  • County Sheriff warns residents of phone scam

    Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield is warning residents about a telephone scam in which individuals pretending to be from the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department are calling victims claiming to have a warrant for their arrest. “We want to take this time to remind residents that the Sheriff’s Department and local law enforcement will never contact…

  • Bordentown real estate location receives surplus of toy donations

    Bordentown real estate location receives surplus of toy donations

    For the past 20 years Weidel Real Estate’s Bordentown location has teamed up with the Toys for Tots program to become a giving-hub in the area for children in need during the holiday season. With a Toys for Tots sign perched on their property at 800 Farnsworth Ave. since mid-October, the emblem serves as a…

  • Charges lodged against three suspects following incident at AT&T store

    Charges lodged against three suspects following incident at AT&T store

    Bordentown Township police officers arrested three people suspected of being involved in the fraudulent purchase of cell phones on Nov. 3. According to police, officers responded to an AT&T store on Route 130 after an employee reported a possible fraud in progress. The report prompted an investigation by police which determined store employees recognized two…

  • Police: Bordentown man charged with aggravated assault, possession of weapons

    Police: Bordentown man charged with aggravated assault, possession of weapons

    A Bordentown man was charged on Dec. 3 with aggravated assault and possession of weapons. According to a statement from the Bordentown Township Police Department, the man taken into custody was a 29-year-old resident of the Laurel Run Apartments. The statement reported he was charged with several offenses, including aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats,…

  • Bordentown Historical Society showcases war photos taken by city resident

    Bordentown Historical Society showcases war photos taken by city resident

    As part of the Bordentown Historical Society’s current, ongoing exhibit, “Bordentown Goes to War,” the display received a recent addition this month when city resident, Bryan Grigsby, offered to share photos he took during his tenure as an U.S. Army photographer in the Vietnam War. Grigsby’s works at the exhibit will begin tomorrow, Dec. 15.…

  • Bordentown Regional Middle School community mourns science teacher

    The Bordentown community suffered a loss when Cynthia Grayson, a teacher at Bordentown Regional Middle School, died on Dec. 5. Grayson, 54, a science teacher, was employed in the Bordentown Regional School District for 11 years. She spent four years at Bordentown Regional High School and seven years at the middle school. District administrators said…

  • Bordentown planning board deems developer’s application ‘conditionally complete’

    Bordentown planning board deems developer’s application ‘conditionally complete’

    The Bordentown Township Planning Board held a special meeting on Nov. 29 to review Rising Sun Meadows, LLC’s application seeking preliminary and final site plan approval for the construction of an inclusive housing development on Route 130. The inclusive development, which would provide affordable housing units in a development of market rate housing, was proposed…