BORDENTOWN, NJ — With lots happening in Bordentown Township and Bordentown City, you may have missed some of TAPinto Bordentown's top stories this past week. Here is your chance to catch up on what you've missed before the week ahead begins!

Township's Affordable Housing Preliminary Application Deadline Approaching: New affordable housing is soon coming to ...

BORDENTOWN, NJ — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal holiday that takes place each year on the third Monday of January. The holiday marks the birthday of the civil rights giant, and is being celebrated this year on Monday, January 17. 

Being that it is a federal holiday, federal government offices, the Post Office and most banks will be closed on Monday. Martin Luther ...

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) is giving parents and kids something to smile about next month. 

RCBC will be hosting the 17th annual Give Kids a Smile Day on Friday, February 4. The event aims to draw attention to the number one childhood disease: tooth decay. 

Children ages 13 and under will be eligible to receive free dental care as part ...

TRENTON, NJ -- The Governor Phil Murphy's office announced on Sunday afternoon that earlier in the day First Lady Tammy Murphy tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test.

While Mrs. Murphy is said to be "asymptomatic," the Governor and First Lady tested themselves due to a recent contact with an individual (a non-family member) in their home.

BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department is putting out a call to volunteers to join the Burlington County Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT). 

The Domestic Violence Response Team is a 24 hour per day, seven day a week program designed to assist victims of domestic abuse. Team members are called upon by local police departments to assist victims ...

BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Bordentown Township Police Department (BTPD) is celebrating the retirement of an Officer who served the community for 30 years.

Officer Mark Costner joined the BTPD in February 1990 and retired in March 2016 as a Lieutenant. However, his spare time was short-lived, as he re-joined the agency as a Special Law Enforcement Officer, Class II (SLEO ...

MOORESTOWN, NJ – Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) will be holding a telephone town hall this week to discuss service and volunteerism, and how the two can bring the United States together.

The town hall will be taking place on Wednesday, January 19 at 5PM.

"As we come up on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, I think about Dr. King's words where he encourages us to seek freedom, but ...

TRENTON, NJ — State lawmakers Senator Troy Singleton, Assemblyman Herb Conaway and Assemblywoman Carol Murphy (all D-Burlington) took their respective Oaths of Office on Tuesday to represent the 7th Legislative District in the New Jersey Legislature, of which Bordentown Township, Bordentown City and Fieldsboro are a part of.

The 7th Legislative District also ...

TRENTON, NJ —The New Jersey State Parole Board is now accepting applications for individuals seeking a new career working with former offenders to successfully re-assimilate into the community. 

In December, the Board welcomed 15 parole officer recruits to their ranks. One is serving in the Burlington County vicinage.

Applicants for the positions ...

NEWARK, NJ — A Union County man on Monday admitted his role in a scheme to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Johansel Moronta, 29, of Linden, NJ a former inmate at Fort Dix, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing and obtaining ...

MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – It’s a new year and Burlington County’s fight against food insecurity and hunger is continuing.

As part of the County’s ongoing efforts to assist local families in need, the Burlington County Commissioners are holding a canned food drive now through Monday, January 31. Collection boxes are being established at the County Administration Building, ...

BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — Trinity United Methodist Church (TUMC) is continuing to offer a free meal to anyone in need of some assistance every week in Bordentown City.

Trinity's Table, a ministry of TUMC, prepares a grab-and-go hot meal every Tuesday from 5PM to 6PM at the Church, located at 339 Farnsworth Avenue, for anyone who may need it. 

Those who are ...

BORDENTOWN, NJ — Students in Bordentown will have another long weekend, as all Bordentown Regional School District (BRSD) schools are closed on Friday, January 7 due to snow, according to the BRSD website. 

In addition, all activities and all Community/District Alliance (CDA) before care and after care sessions are canceled. 

There will be no virtual ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers will begin the spring semester via remote instruction and require students and employees to have their booster shots, the University announced on Tuesday. 

In-person classes will temporarily convert to remote classes through Sunday, January 30, 2022. In-person classes and associated services will resume on Monday, January 31, ...

BORDENTOWN, NJ — The Bordentown Regional School District (BRSD) is limiting the number of spectators allowed into Bordentown Regional High School's indoor sporting events in response to the surge of COVID cases in the area.

According to the policy, each student-athlete will be allotted two parents or guardians to attend indoor events. No other spectators will be ...

BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — After a hugely successful event in October, the annual Cranberry Festival will officially be back in 2022 after organizers received approval to host the event by Bordentown City Commissioners during their monthly meeting last Monday night.

The 2020 festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the event made a triumphant return in October 2021.

This ...

EASTAMPTON, NJ — Calling all artisans and food trucks!

The Burlington County Commissioners and Burlington County Parks System will be hosting a "May Faire" festival on Sunday, May 15, 2022 from 11AM top 5PM at Historic Smithville Park in Eastampton and are looking for craft and food vendors to participate in the event. 

The festival will celebrate ...

NEW JERSEY — There's new promising news that the COVID-19 surge in New Jersey is slowing. Plus, generous kids are using their hearts to help other kids. Also, one community prepares to honor a local hero, as he celebrates a milestone.

TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to you by Lakeland Bank.

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NEW JERSEY — A community is remembering a New Jersey mother of four who died of COVID-19, just weeks after giving birth.  Plus, a high school freshman is going green and helping other girls at the same time.  Also, a little bit of luck changes 'lost' to 'found.'

TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to ...

NEW JERSEY — As one New Jersey community mourns a COVID-19 victim, another is recognizing a new milestone.  Plus, a legendary figure in Trenton reflects on decades of service.  And a community spends months restoring history.

TAPinto's Kristina Behr has today's Now in New Jersey, Powered by TAPinto, brought to you by Lakeland Bank.

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TRENTON, NJ — “Were all the votes counted?” joked Josh Murphy, as he and his siblings introduced their father during his inauguration for second term as 56th Governor of New Jersey. 

After the small roast from his four children and a speech from his wife and First Lady Tammy Murphy, Governor Phil Murphy took the podium following Chief Justice Stuart Rabner ...

NEW JERSEY — Dozens of New Jersey school districts will receive more money to help upgrade their security systems. 

Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that appropriates a total of $5,150,531 from the “Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act” to provide grants for school security projects in 60 New ...

TEANECK, NJ — “It’s great to see you, even though you look a little bit like Nanook of the North," said now former Senator Loretta Weinberg to First Lady Tammy Murphy with a smile and sparkle in her eye. “I’m really glad to see you out and about.”

Those were Weinberg’s opening remarks at the bill signing for The Freedom of Reproductive Choice ...