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Bordentown Police: Beware of scams
The Bordentown Police Department are warning residents about two scams. Police detectives determined that compromised cards have been subsequently used to purchase diesel fuel. They located and removed a card skimming device from a Route 130 gas station’s card reader, police said on Feb. 18 through a social media post.
Bordentown City welcomes dignitaries on county’s Downtown Business Tour
The Burlington County Commissioners kicked off their new Downtown Business Tours initiative with a trip to the historic City of Bordentown. The tour was led by Burlington County Commissioner Director Felicia Hopson and featured visits to several of the city’s downtown businesses to learn about their history and importance to the local community.
Community Sharing Garden expansion allows continued efforts towards food insecurity
After being awarded a Community Impact Grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation, the D&R Greenway Land Trust will expand its Community Sharing Garden at St. Michaels Farm Preserve in Hopewell and Point Breeze Historic District in Bordentown. The expansion will allow the Land Trust to provide more organic produce...
Community Options celebrates 34 years of supporting people with disabilities
The work of Community Options has been helping people with disabilities build lives for themselves for more than three decades and that work continues today. The national nonprofit organization, which celebrated its 34th anniversary on Feb. 9, is headquartered in Princeton with offices across the state. The Woodbury office services...
First Lady Tammy Murphy touts increase in NJ FamilyCare childbirth reimbursement rates, NurtureNJ
NJ FamilyCare is increasing reimbursement rates for perinatal, midwifery and community doula care with $30 million from state and federal funding. First Lady Tammy Murphy and Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman announced the funding to address childbirth, maternal mortality, and racial disparities in childbirth on Jan. 31 at Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell Township.
Bordentown native dies while providing aid in Ukraine; remembered as ‘selfless’
By all accounts, Pete Reed wore many selfless hats as a humanitarian worker and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. His latest selfless deed in Bakhmut, Ukraine led to his untimely death at the age of 33, however, he “died doing what he was great at, what gave him life, and what he loved, and apparently by saving a team member with his own body,” according to his wife Alex Potter.
Coordinated efforts can prevent mass shootings
Horrific and sad as mass shootings are proliferating in the United States. There have been 44 mass shootings in the U.S. since the start of 2023, more than any other point on record. There is no organized effort that politicians, other agencies or institutions to offer a solution to stop mass shootings. One of the problems in stopping mass shootings is poorly understood by the community, who often describe the shooter as crazy, insane and demented individuals. They may be demented, but they are not crazy as the planning involved in mass shootings indicates they can think and organize, which seems sane cannot do.
Full schedule of Black History Month events underway
Mercer County plans a full schedule of events to celebrate Black History Month. And in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ beating death in Memphis, Tenn. on Jan. 7, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes said the celebration feels “somber.”. “As we together peacefully protest this latest incident, let...
Mercer County Police Academy’s 28th basic class ‘stand ready’ to serve in their respective communities
The Mercer County Police Academy has graduated its 28th basic class of 44 cadets. An audience of several hundred family members, friends, Mercer County dignitaries and law enforcement officials from around state saw the cadets receive graduation certificates to officially make them police officers during a commencement held in the gymnasium at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) on Jan. 27, according to a press release through Mercer County.
New York man wearing body armor charged with stealing gasoline at Bordentown Wawa
A 22-year-old New York man was charged with robbery after allegedly stealing gasoline from a customer at the Wawa gas station on Route 130, according to the Bordentown Township Police Department. A customer, who stopped to get gas, told police that he observed the man allegedly remove the nozzle from...
Princeton Area Community Foundation awards grants to nonprofits
Grant funds were awarded to more than 60 nonprofit organizations in the area. The Princeton Area Community Foundation announced the award of about $2 million in Community Impact and COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund grants to local nonprofits. The organizations will use the funds – made possibly by generous community...
Hopson, Pullion lead Burlington County Board of Commissioners
The Burlington County Board of Commissioners reorganized selecting Felicia Hopson to lead as board director and Commissioner Tom Pullion to serve as deputy director. “During my four years serving on this Board, I’ve seen how our County government has made a difference,” Hopson said. “We are a leader in protecting public safety and public health. We helped our veterans obtain more than $15 million in benefits. We supported and promoted our small businesses. We enhanced our county parks and created additional trails. And we did all that and still kept our county affordable with the lowest average county tax in New Jersey.”
Former Bordentown woman sentenced in 2017 GoFundMe scam
A former Bordentown woman was the last of three defendants sentenced on state charges to three years in her role in the fictitious GoFundMe “Paying it Forward” campaign in 2017 that misled donors into contributing more than $402,000 to a fabricated cause, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw.
Two Bordentown Regional High School seniors perform powerful scene with ‘grace’ at state festival; win medals
Two seniors at Bordentown Regional High School have essentially “made school history” by becoming the first students to earn superior medals at the New Jersey State Thespian Festival. Ryan Kaufman and Olivia McGlone, who are part of the school’s Thespian Society Troupe 6803, were honored in the acting...
Bordentown Township recognizes community members
The Township of Bordentown recognized two members of the community in its monthly newsletter. The township honored and thanked Mission Fire Chief Steven C. Scholey for his service to the community. Scholey was born and raised in the Bordentown area and began his fire service journey by becoming a volunteer...
Bordentown City highlights and a look ahead
Bordentown City Mayor Jennifer Sciortino, Deputy Mayor Joe Myers and Commissioner James E. Lynch, Jr. highlighted the successes of 2022 and what is in store for 2023 in a recent email blast. In looking toward 2023, we will continue our efforts to improve the City’s infrastructure and provide for improved...
Burlington County offers Christmas ‘Treecycle’ to start an ‘environmentally friendly’ new year
Ornaments and decorations are getting packed away, but some families wonder what to do with their Christmas tree now that the holidays are over. The Burlington County Commissioners are encouraging residents to bring their live Christmas trees to the Burlington County Resource Recovery Complex at 22000 Burlington-Columbus Road in Florence to be chipped and composted, according to a press release through the county.
SOLUTIONS: Sierra Club’s report reveals the truth
While fossil fuel companies have for years promised to decarbonize, the truth is that very few are living up to their promises. This revelation was published by the Sierra Club’s report, “The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges.” The report includes an interactive tool that allows residents to see if their local utility “is meeting its climate goals.”
The State We’re In: Kick off 2023 with a ‘First Day’ hike
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get outside and exercise more, here’s a great way to start 2023 on the right foot: Join a “First Day” hike on Jan. 1. Across New Jersey, guided New Year’s Day hikes are being organized to help residents get a jump start on a healthy habit, all while enjoying beautiful scenery in the company of others.
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