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Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 15
New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
Bordentown provides safe transaction zone, holiday safety tips
Selling or buying items online this holiday season? Stay safe by using the township’s Safe Transaction Zone in front of the municipal building, 1 Municipal Drive. The well-lit lobby is also available and open during business hours and can be accessed after hours by utilizing the call box located to the left of the front entrance.
A message of hope for Earth’s future
It’s easy to feel discouraged as we face the enormity of climate change and the mounting extinctions of plant and animal species. We may wonder: What can one person possibly do to help avert this unfolding catastrophe?. Douglas Tallamy has a powerful message: Don’t give up, because every single...
Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 8
New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
‘There are no words’
It was the lingering smell of death that disturbed Rabbi Jay Kornsgold as he walked through Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of many settlements attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7. Nearly 60 Israelis were killed and many others were kidnapped when Hamas terrorists rampaged through the small community, which is less than two miles from Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip.
‘We’re just here to make that happen’
For Elyse Giaimo, it’s simple. “What I love the most about Community Options is that they have a real growth mindset,” Giaimo said. “They’re forward-thinking, they focus on innovation, they are always wanting to try new pilot projects and better ways to serve the community.”. This mindset...
Don’t cut funds for saving open space and farmland!
Four years ago, residents of rural Warren County were shocked when a Pennsylvania developer announced plans to build 2.8 million square feet of warehouses on 600 acres of prime farmland in White Township. From the local viewpoint, nothing about the Jaindl Land Co. plan made sense. High quality soils for...
Newcomers to serve on Bordentown Regional Board of Education
The Burlington County Clerk’s Office certified election results on Nov. 22. Voters in Bordentown Township and Bordentown City went to the polls on Nov. 7 and elected members of the board of education. Bordentown Regional Board of Education. Melinda Zola ran unopposed for one, three-year term on the board...
County marking the return of the AIDS memorial quilt
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is returning to Burlington County for the first time in five years and it is receiving some new panels from Burlington County residents who lost loved ones to the disease. The new panels and other sections of the quilt will be on display in honor of...
County officials giving away 600 new kids coats
In an effort to help Burlington County children stay warm this winter, state Sen. Troy Singleton and the Burlington County Commissioners are giving away 600 new winter coats this season on Saturday, Dec. 2nd, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Burlington County Emergency Services Building in Westampton. The senator...
Incumbents fill seats for Bordentown Township Committee
The Burlington County Clerk’s Office certified election results on Nov. 22. Voters in Bordentown Township and Bordentown City went to the polls on Nov. 7 and elected members of the governing body. Bordentown Township Committee. Two Democratic incumbents ran in an uncontested race for the two, three-year seats on...
Discovery Center at Point Breeze to host holiday open house
Spend the holidays at D&R Greenway Land Trust’s Discovery Center at Point Breeze. The public is invited to a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 2-4 p.m. at the Discovery Center located at 101 Park St., Bordentown. The public is invited to enjoy mulled cider, hot chocolate...
Bordentown artists to showcase at Holiday Art Show
The Artists of Bordentown Holiday Art Show will highlight seven well-known contemporary Bordentown artists and crafts people and Leaping Dog Art Studios. The show will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 2-3 at Old City Hall, 11 Crosswicks St. Admission is free. Since its founding, the Historic City...
Protecting the wetlands that help protect New Jersey
For the past 20 years, a New Jersey organization not widely known among the general public has been making a big environmental impact through dozens of projects aimed at restoring and enhancing the state’s wetlands – ecosystems that are critical allies in the global fight against climate change.
Rematriations’ return Native Americans to their land
It goes almost without saying – but I’ll say it anyway – that all the land in New Jersey once belonged to the Indigenous people who lived here for millennia before European colonization. After 400 years of wars, treaties, forced removals and migrations, and unfair government policies, little land in this state remains under Native American control.
Common calendar, Packet papers, Nov. 17
New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
‘Longstanding tradition’
The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office is once again collecting toys for children in need this holiday season and is aiming to make this year’s toy drive its most successful ever. The Sheriff’s 28th Annual Holiday Toy Drive is underway with red donation bins placed in 44 locations across...
Common calendar, Packet papers, Nov. 10
New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical background necessary. Volunteers should be outgoing to provide friendly customer service, be able to perform tasks as needed and must provide proof of COVID Vaccination prior to volunteering. Must have transportation. All training is provided including additional precautions for the safety of our team and blood donors. For additional information call or text Sharon Zetts, manager of NJBS Volunteer Services at 732-850-8906 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
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