Bordentown Top Stories
By PAT SHARKEY
April 23, 2025
SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY, NJ - The fast-moving wildfire in Ocean County, which started on Tuesday in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, continues to burn as of Wednesday, but significant progress has been made. Here's the latest information from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service:Key ...
HAMILTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Communications Bureau will be holding two upcoming open walk-in testing days for the position of Public Safety Telecommunicator Apprentice for assignments at the NJSP's Atlantic, Mercer, Middlesex and Passaic County locations. The tests will take ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — UPDATE: Due to the forecasted weather on Saturday, the Earth Day Celebration at Carslake Community Center has been moved to Sunday, April 27. Celebrate not only Earth Day, but Earth Month, at a special celebration being hosted by the Bordentown City Green Team this ...
TRENTON, NJ - The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) has been putting the pedal to the metal to get drivers to obtain their REAL ID license in keeping with federal requirements that mandate the secure document to fly domestically. Now, in response to the crushing demand, the NJMVC is ...
NEW JERSEY – As a sign of respect and reverence, U.S. and New Jersey flags around the state will be lowered to honor of His Holiness Pope Francis following Governor Phil Murphy signing an executive order on Tuesday.“Throughout his life, Pope Francis led with grace and humility,” said Governor ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — The Bordentown Education Foundation, after having little activity to report for about five years, is becoming active in the community again, a foundation member told TAPinto Bordentown. That Foundation member, Steven Heberling, resigned from the Bordentown Regional school board in ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ – Bordentown Township residents are being encouraged by the Township Committee to change their lawn-mowing practices through the “Low Mow" program.The “Low Mow” program is a voluntary initiative in which residents delay the first cut of their lawns until after May 8. The ...
TRENTON, NJ – Flags across New Jersey will be lowered in honor of the four New Jerseyans and hundreds of victims of a tragic roof collapse at a popular club in the Dominican Republic. Under Executive Order No. 385 signed by Acting Governor Tahesha Way U.S. and New Jersey flags will fly at ...
EASTAMPTON, NJ — Take a step back in time to the 1970s during this year’s Burlington County Earth Fair this weekend.The annual festival of sustainability, recycling and stewardship returns to Smithville on Sunday, April 27, from 11 AM to 4 PM at at Historic Smithville Park in Eastampton.The event ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — TAPinto Bordentown is excited to be spotlighting kittens and cats that are up for adoption through Bordentown City Cats (BCC).This week's featured cat is Timmy!Meet Timmy, a young “creamsicle” boy who was trapped, neutered and released (TNR'd) and slated to be returned to his ...
NEW JERSEY — Growing a healthy lawn in a more sustainable manner is better for the environment and can also help reduce maintenance. As a major component of landscapes, they provide living surfaces for play areas and pathways while protecting the soil from erosion and slowing stormwater ...
NATIONWIDE — Multifunctional Puzzle Crab toys have been recalled due to the risk of serious injury or death from an ingestion hazard, announced the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.The toy set violates the mandatory federal regulation for magnet toys, posing an ingestion hazard, ...
NATIONWIDE – Users of the popular injectable medication, Ozempic, used for diabetes and weight loss by millions of Americans, should beware of fake products in the marketplace, according to an alert released by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The semaglutide, Ozempic, is manufactured by the ...
NEW JERSEY — A new study from personal finance website WalletHub ranks New Jersey as America's 3rd best state for children's healthcare in 2025. WalletHub ranked all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on a total score based on kids' health and access to healthcare, kids' nutrition, ...
MERCER COUNTY, NJ – A pair of job fairs are being held in Mercer County to help job-seekers and locally-based businesses connect with one another.First up will be the annual Mercer County Career & Resource Fair. The County says that its mission is for attendees to meet employers and community ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — Support a local non-profit and one of Bordentown City's small businesses at the same time — while getting outdoors — at a special event next week.Friday for the Abbott Marshlands (FFAM) is hosting an Earth Day walk at Bordentown Bluffs on Tuesday, April 22 at 12PM. Afterward, ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — The Bordentown City Environmental Commission (BCEC) and the Old City Hall Restoration Committee are teaming up to host an event this week on an important, and growing, issue: Noise Pollution.The groups' Earth Talk discussion, “What’s All That Noise (And What Can We Do About ...
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ — The Burlington County Commissioners are sending financial assistance to all 40 county municipalities to help create or support local substance use prevention programs.The Commissioners voted recently to appropriate $200,000 from the County’s opioid settlement funds for ...
NEW JERSEY — As you shop for your Easter and Spring flowers, keep the safety of your furry family members in mind, especially if you have cats in the house.Although beautiful, especially during the Easter and Spring seasons, lilies are poisonous and potentially deadly to cats. All parts of the ...
TRENTON, NJ — Mercer County's elected officials and business leaders are warning residents about the impact that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) budget shortfall will have on local riders who rely on the system.According to SEPTA, the rail line faces a $213 million ...
BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — Save the date for one of the most popular annual events to take place in Bordentown City.The Bordentown Historical Society has announced that the 2025 History in Bloom Garden Tour will be taking place on Saturday, June 7 from 11AM to 4PM throughout Bordentown City. The rain ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ — Wondering what is closed in Bordentown on Good Friday? TAPinto Bordentown has you covered!Bordentown City’s municipal offices will be closed on Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday and will re-open on Monday, April 21.Trash collection will only occur in Bordentown City’s ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ – Local developer Kevin Johnson, known locally for the Team 85 complex and other projects along Route 130, is offering the Bordentown Regional School District $1 million to help close the budget gap. But, in turn, he is asking the Township to approve two of his proposed projects that ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's Official Tall Ship will be making its return to Mercer County next month. The oyster schooner A.J. Meerwald will be anchored at the docks on the Delaware River next to Waterfront Park in Trenton from May 14 through May 18.The ship, a restored oyster dredging schooner from ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — Burlington County’s residents and visitors can look forward spending more time at a popular 5-day annual event that returns this summer. Now in its 78th year, the Burlington County Farm Fair has announced expanded hours for its 2025 event, with gates opening hours earlier than in ...
BORDENTOWN, NJ – As you begin to decorate your home for the upcoming Easter holiday as well as plan your garden for the Spring, consider supporting Bordentown’s local fire departments when purchasing your flowers.Consolidated Fire Association in Bordentown City and Mission Fire Company in ...
PENNSAUKEN, NJ – The FBI recently announced that a South Jersey man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone while also attempting to silence a co-conspirator. The FBI says that, between November 2022 and March 2023, ...
EASTAMPTON, NJ — Calling all Bordentown and Fieldsboro senior artists! Submissions are currently being sought for the annual Burlington County Senior Art Show, which is returning to Historic Smithville Park in Eastampton this spring to showcase the talents of County residents.Organized by the ...
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — Bordentown Township families can usher in Spring with an annual event taking place this weekend.Bordentown Township will be hosting its 10th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19 at Northern Community Park on Groveville Road beginning promptly at 10AM.The free event ...
FIELDSBORO, NJ — Fieldsboro Council President Dr. John J. Errigo, III is running for Mayor, according to an announcement released on April 5.Errigo, a Democrat, was first elected to Council in 2023 and says he seeks to bring a “fresh and community-focused vision to the borough's leadership” as ...