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Attorney General targets illegal off-road vehicles
The illegal use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) – including four-wheel-drive vehicles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and dirt bikes – is increasingly plaguing communities throughout the state, from city streets to sensitive natural areas in the Pine Barrens and beyond. Many communities have been passing ordinances to crack down on...
Stoutsburg Sourland to hold second Juneteenth celebration
The celebration, themed “Freedom Forward,” will examine “what freedom looks like today and what it will look like tomorrow”. The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) will hold its second annual Juneteenth celebration, “Freedom Forward,” on Saturday, June 17 from noon to 4 p.m. The...
Common calendar, Packet papers, June 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.
Primary election: Democratic incumbents run unopposed for Bordentown Township Committee
Voters nominated candidates for an array of elected offices in the Democratic and Republican party primaries June 6. The results of the 2023 primary election are unofficial as of June 7 and will remain unofficial until they have been certified. That process could take one week or longer. The unofficial...
NJDOT opens new state-of-the-art training facility in Bordentown
Facility will be used as a centralized disaster recovery location during emergency events. The New Jersey Department of Transportation has opened its new state-of-the-art transportation facility in the former New Jersey National Guard Bordentown Combined Support Maintenance Shop. NJDOT acquired the property on Dunns Mill Road from the New Jersey...
‘Think globally and act locally’
The Bordentown City and Bordentown Township Environmental Commissions are gearing up for their 14th annual Bordentown Green Fair. This year the fair will feature more than 50 engaging vendors and exhibits designed to educate and encourage people of all ages to adopt a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle. This free...
Share the sand with beach-nesting birds!
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of beach season at the Jersey shore. As if a switch has been flipped, beaches along the ocean and bays go from quiet and deserted to buzzing with human activity. The season does not begin as suddenly for migratory shorebirds that make New...
SOLUTIONS: A Writer Reminds Us
Many people across our country and around the world recognize the climate crisis we face. The storms, floods, droughts, and heat are daily in the news. So we don’t need more reporting as much as we need action. But how to stir more people to act?. Could coming at...
Common calendar, Packet papers, June 1
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.
U.S.-South Korea alliance remains strong after 70 years
The United States and Republic of Korea in 2023 are commemorating 70 years of an alliance established in the aftermath of the Korean War. America and the Republic of Korea became formal allies officially in 1953 following the signing of a Mutual Defense Treaty that continues to this day. “That...
Bordentown Regional’s theater program continue Cappie wins
Senior Ryan Kaufman awarded Casey Feldman Foundation Scholarship and freshman Brynn Bowyer wins spirit award. The gratification is real for Stacie Morano, who wears many hats at Bordentown Regional High School. Technical director and theater manager of the Bordentown Performing Arts Center, director of the international Thespian Society Troupe 6803...
Common calendar, Packet papers, May 25
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.
Reforms needed to protect our public lands
The chunky woodland sandpiper called the American woodcock is a favorite of spring birdwatchers due to the male’s acrobatic courtship display flights. Making a distinctive buzz call and melodious twittering song, males rise hundreds of feet in the air before making plunging dives earthward. Though woodcocks are part of...
Common calendar, Packet papers, May 18
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.
Discovery Center at Point Breeze opens May 20
Officials will unveil circa 1819 painting of Joseph Bonaparte in its original frame that has never before been seen in public. D&R Greenway Land Trust welcomes community members to the public opening of the new Discovery Center at Point Breeze on Saturday, May 20 from 1- 5 p.m. A ribbon-cutting...
Answering the call
DEA collects thousands of unneeded medications during National Prescription Take Back Day. Thousands of unneeded medications were collected in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s bi-annual National Prescription Take Back Day. Some 663,775 pounds of unneeded medications were dropped off at nearly 5,000 collection sites on April 22. Since its...
Learning the court of law
Bordentown Regional High School Mock Trial team reflects on competition. There are many facets stepping into a court of law. The New Jersey State Bar Foundation High School Mock Trial competition allows high school students to not only learn about the facets whether it’s a lawyer, a witness, or even a member of a jury, but they literally become the different roles in the annual competition.
Delivering environmental justice to help communities breathe easier
New Jersey is known as the Garden State, but not all communities are filled with trees, flowers and fresh breezes. Many of the state’s urban areas host facilities like power plants, trash and medical waste incinerators, landfills, and recycling and scrap metal processors that emit pollutants into the air. Constant truck traffic adds diesel and gasoline fumes to the mix.
Bordentown filmmaker a winner in county’s Short Film Festival
More than 1,000 films were submitted for Burlington County’s Short Film Festival from across the United States and more than 70 different countries. A Bordentown filmmaker is one of 14 winners in Burlington County’s second annual Short Film Festival held April 28 and 29. Filmmaker Ross Stern’s Caricature...
Common calendar, Packet papers, May 11
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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