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Princeton Adult School celebrates 85 years of learning
Princeton Adult School (PAS) is going back to school this fall by going back to the future to celebrate its 85th birthday with 290 offerings that will help all participants learn about the past and navigate the present and future. “Big Tech News or How I Learned to Stop Worrying...
Back-to-school haircuts Sept. 2
To help students prepare for the start of the school year, state Sen. Troy Singleton is partnering with Moguls Barbershop to provide free haircuts at his annual Back-to-School Haircut Day on Saturday, Sept. 2. The haircuts will be provided from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Moguls Barbershop, which is...
Longtime volunteer receives 2023 Mary Alessio Leck Award
Longtime volunteer Bob Simmons has been honored with the distinguished The Friends for the Abbott Marshland (FFAM) 2023 Mary Alessio Leck Award. The award is named in honor of Mary Alessio Leck in gratitude for her many years of service to the marsh. The award is presented each year to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional volunteer service to the Abbott Marshlands.
Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 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.
Alarming new study highlights urgency of climate action
It sounded like the setup for a joke: “Pinelands to become beachfront property?”. But the question posed by Heidi Yeh, policy director for the nonprofit Pinelands Preservation Alliance, is no laughing matter. A new study is predicting the collapse of a system of Atlantic Ocean currents, which could raise sea level enough to submerge much of New Jersey’s coast.
New Bordentown Township municipal complex plans moving forward
Bordentown Township renews annual agreement for student resource officer. The Bordentown Township Committee adopted several resolutions at its July 17 meeting. Among them were several releases of escrow and bonds which are collected from developers and applicants before the Planning Board. The township renewed its annual agreement with the Bordentown Regional School District to provide a Student Resource Officer and a Class III Special Law Enforcement Officer for the upcoming school year.
Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 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.
‘You can’t go from zero to trust’
A deficit in trust – whether it is directed at political leadership or the election system – is a serious issue facing the United States, according to U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-3). Kim spoke to nearly 100 people in a conversation about democracy and good government at the...
‘Making it more affordable’
StayNJ will allow older generation to stay in community. Through the StayNJ program, the older generation can “spend their retirement years continuing to live in the communities they love, near family and friends,” according to Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19). Coughlin joined by State Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-16)...
‘A tribute to the living world’: NJ illustrator’s book celebrates Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary
Ever since he was a boy growing up in Somers Point, Atlantic County, in the 1970s – fishing and crabbing in the bay, exploring the meadows and marshes – Allen Crawford has loved nature and all living things. But nature struggled during his childhood years. Due to environmental...
Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 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.
New Jersey faces intense harmful algal bloom season
State’s harmful algal bloom dashboard allows public to view information on HABs. New Jersey is on track for another intensive harmful algal bloom (HAB) season in 2023. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) warned on Aug. 3, that the state agency is seeing an increase of HABs in state waterbodies.
Preparing New Jersey for a warmer, wetter future
The timing was coincidental, but could not have been more poignant. On July 16, Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency due to widespread flash flooding, landslides, and downed trees from severe thunderstorms that swept through the state. The next day, new state regulations to protect people and property from river flooding went into effect.
Bordentown police departments enter sweet partnership to promote bike helmet safety
Bordentown Township and Bordentown City Police Departments have partnered with local ice cream shops to promote bike helmet safety for children. Officers will issue free ice cream “tickets” to children who demonstrate safe riding habits by wearing their helmets while on bicycles, scooters, and skateboards. The tickets can...
Common calendar, Packet papers, Aug. 3
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.
A giant step forward for Capital Park in Trenton
The completion of a six-year, $300 million renovation of New Jersey’s historic State House in Trenton was cause for celebration this spring, but there was something important missing: a green oasis worthy of this magnificent building and the capital city’s residents and visitors. Thanks to a vigorous campaign...
Meet ‘Bordy’ at annual National Night Out
Community names Bordentown Township Police Department’s new eagle mascot. The results are in. Bordentown Township Police Department’s new eagle mascot has a name. In a reel posted on the department’s Facebook page, Police Officer Adam Edwards announced the name to a drumroll. “Introducing our new mascot,” Edwards...
Common calendar, Packet papers, July 27
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.
Navy veteran reflects on ‘amazing’ upbringing in Bordentown
Capt. Brian Binder has served in the U.S. Navy for 29 years. Capt. Brian Binder, a native of Bordentown, is the commanding officer aboard Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport in Mayport, Fla. He is a 1994 graduate of Notre Dame High School and a 1998 United States Naval Academy graduate, according...
‘Sound of Freedom’ film exposes scale of child sex slavery
An unseen, brutal world where child sex slaves are sold, raped and abused by human traffickers and pedophiles is the focus of the summer hit movie Sound of Freedom. The film highlights the efforts of Tim Ballard, a U.S. Homeland Security agent who – after rescuing a young boy from traffickers – learns the boy’s sister is still being held captive by rebels in the Columbian jungle.
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