Current Bordentown
communitynews.org
May 2026 FREE
Troop 13 teen reaches Eagle Scout
Bordentown History
Quakers and cannonballs Quakers in Burlington and the American Revolution By Charles Bruder In 1660, in a Declaration to King Charles II, English Quakers wrote: “Our principle is, and our practices have always been, to seek peace...and doing that which tends to the peace of all. All bloody principles and practices we do utterly deny, with all outward wars...for any end, or under any pretense whatsoever and this is our testimony to the whole world.” One hundred and fifteen years after that declaration, countless descendants of those English Quakers, who had settled in Burlington County, found themselves and that peace testimony caught in the devastating crossfire of the American Revolution. Not long after the first shot was fired in Lexington, cannonballs began to fly across farmland and pastures in Burlington County, and its resident Quakers, members of the protestant faith known as The Religious Society of See QUAKERS, Page 18
Jules Morolda, a senior softball player for Bordentown, in the field and at the plate. (Left photo by Lauren Fyczok, right photo by Dennis Rebadavia.)
Morolda excelling on, off field for Scotties softball can at and for Bordentown Regional High School. “You can’t find another stuJules Morolda takes very seriously the student-athlete dent who loves Bordentown more than me,” Morolda said. “I designation. IF YOU AREpriority, CONSIDERING AN ALASKA VACATION, it’s a bold statement.” Between her top ac- know THISthe IS ONE EVENTside YOU DON’T TO MISS! Don’tWANT bother debating it. ademics, and athletic that has included four years of She’ll win. Morolda is captain of softball team and one successful thBordentown’s Mock Trial and ONLINE EVENT May 13 2025 at 11am & 7pm season in wrestling, the senior represents them as a lawyer in Join us online as Alaska expert, has done just about all that she competition. enthusiast, and tour guide Jeff
By Justin Feil
THE 2026 ALASKA CRUISEFEST
“I love debating and arguing,” Morolda said. She has a passion for civil service. She’s president of student council, and was vice president of class council. She started a youth historical society in Bordentown that spreads her love of history through tours of Bordentown. See STORY, Page 10
Sturman shares his knowledge and experience, and virtually guides us through the ultimate Alaska adventure: from Fairbanks, through IF Denali YOU ARE CONSIDERING AN ALASKA VACATION, National Park, along the IS Midnight THIS ONE EVENT YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS! Sun Deluxe Rail into Anchorage, THE 2027 and then through Glacier Bay,ALASKA down the Inside Passage and into CRUISEFEST B I - M O N T H LY N E WS F R O M C A P I TA L H E A LT H ONLINE EVENT May 13th 2025 at 11am & 7pm Vancouver. All this and more, full B I - M O N T H LY N E W S F R O M C A P I TAONLINE L H E A LT HEVENT Q&A, and special pricing and TH as Alaska expert, Join us 12 online 2026 Capital Health Named One of U.S. News World Report’s B I - M& N T H LY NEWS R OMay M C A P I TA L H E A LT H forFattendees. see our newsletter onOpg 11amenities enthusiast, and tour guide Jeff 11am & 7pm BEST HOSPITALS MATERNITY CARE IN 2026 Sturman shares his knowledge Capital HealthFOR Named One of U.S. News & World Report’s For more information and to register, and visit virtually and experience, honor for our Maternity Services team andcruisestoalaska.com/alaska-cruisefest our patients at Capital News & World Report, a global or call (800) 576 2378 BESTU.S. HOSPITALS FOR MATERNITY CARE IN 2026 Health Medical Center - Hopewell,” said Dr. Kira Przybylko, authority in hospital rankings and guides us through the ultimate medical director of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Capital Health. consumer advice, has named Capital Alaska adventure: from “It validates all the hard work our incredible staff does every day Health Medical Center – Hopewell
THE 2026 ALASKA CRUISEFEST
Capital Health Named One of U.S. News & World Report’s
David S. Tylutki, of Bordentown, has completed the final requirement for becoming an Eagle Scout of Troop 13, of Burlington County. Eagle is the highest rank in Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America). Tylutki’s final project was transforming an overgrown plot of weeds into a Peace Garden for St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Bordentown, where Tylutki worships and has spent time as an altar server. Tylutki’s long commitment to scouting is based on his desire to build his character, citizenship, and moral leadership through his duty to God, country, and community, says his mother, Heather Goldenbaum, who recalls when St. Mary’s was a complex of church, Catholic School, and a convent that housed nuns. Although only the church now remains, three religious statues—of the Blessed Mother, St. Bernadette of Lourdes, and a Celtic Cross—formerly associated with the convent, long remained outside the church, See EAGLE, Page 8
Now Open! see our ad on page 16