Tag: Register News
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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 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…
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Florence girls’ basketball team headed to state tournament
What a difference year makes. Just one season ago, Florence High School’s girls’ basketball team did not win a game. This winter, Florence is heading to the state tournament. The Flashes sealed a trip to the state tournament when they rolled to a 39-25 victory over Maple Shade High School on Feb. 7 in Florence.…
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Florence board approves plans for warehouse construction
The Florence Township Planning Board recently approved an application with Industrial Property Trust (IPT) to build a 528,000 square foot warehouse on West Front Street. The parcel of land the proposed warehouse will be built on is the former site used by the Griffin Industrial Pipe factory, which ceased operations in 2009. The application, which…
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County college partners with Rowan University to offer new degree program
Rowan University and Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) have recently enriched their partnership to create more opportunities for students who seek careers in growing engineering technology fields. Through the current partnership between RCBC and Rowan University, students now have the opportunity to pursue both an associate degree and complete a bachelor’s degree in mechanical…
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Freeholder Director Gibbs, Sheriff Stanfield to hold holiday event for children with special needs
Children with special needs in Burlington County will have a new opportunity to safely participate in a family-fun Halloween activity, coinciding with a partnership between Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs, County Sheriff Jean Stanfield and a grouping of first responders from local communities. The two elected officials recently announced that they will serve as the hosts…
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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…
