Tag: Mayor Stephen Benowitz
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Benowitz tabbed mayor of Bordentown Township for third consecutive year
Stephen Benowitz will lead Bordentown Township as its mayor for the third straight year. By a unanimous vote from the committee, Benowitz was named mayor when the annual reorganization meeting of the Bordentown Township Committee was held on Jan. 5. Meanwhile also during the meeting, Eugene Fuzy was appointed to deputy mayor his third consecutive year…
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Bordentown Township Committee amends ordinance to rezone property along Route 130
The Bordentown Township Committee amended an ordinance to rezone property along Route 130, which is now approved for the use of residential development. According to township officials, a parcel of land between Crescent Drive and Highbridge Road is currently being sought after by a land developer for housing development, but the proposed project site was…
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Bordentown Township honors veterans at cemetery
Veterans, officials and residents gathered at the Bordentown Cemetery on the morning of Nov. 10 to honor their local current and fallen war heroes. The morning’s processions included multiple speeches by township officials and veterans, as well as a Presentation of the Colors ceremony, an honorary flag folding, an Armed Forces salute, a wreath laying…
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Bordentown Township mayor honors Masons with proclamation
In recognition of the efforts the local Scottish Rite Masons have made to tackle the obstacles of dyslexia for more than two decades, Bordentown Township Mayor Stephen Benowitz has proclaimed November as “The Scottish Rite Valley of Central Jersey Month.” The Scottish Rite Masons, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction (NMJ), have been recognized as national leaders in…
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Bordentown Township plans to improve and construct recreational facilities
Youth recreational facilities will be revamped throughout Bordentown Township next year when Mayor Stephen Benowitz recently announced the township received a grant and purchased property to upgrade and establish new and existing grounds. The township recently acquired the Dix Drive-In property on Route 206 and received funding from a Burlington County Open Space grant totaling…
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Township mayor honors Rotary Club with proclamation
In an effort to commemorate the Bordentown Rotary Club’s ongoing efforts toward ridding the world of polio, Mayor Stephen Benowitz recently proclaimed Oct. 24 as World Polio Day. At a township committee meeting on Oct. 22, the township mayor announced the proclamation with Rotary Club Treasurer John Pavlovsky and President Bill Mercantini on behalf of…
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Bordentown officials, residents gather to oppose waste treatment facility
Local officials and residents opposing ELCON’s proposal to build a liquid hazardous waste storage and processing facility in Falls Township, Bucks County, discussed necessary action to take at a meeting in Bordentown City’s Carslake Community Center on Oct. 10. ELCON, a hazardous waste processing company, is currently applying for permits to build a treatment facility…
