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Sculpture Foundation brings public art to Bordentown City
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BY JOE eMANSKI Heather and Vincent Schino like to travel. And when they travel, they enjoy taking in the public art that can be found in many major cities around the world. But not only major cities. They noticed that places like Haddonfield, in Camden County — a small town not unlike Bordentown — also had prominent displays of public art in and around its main street. So the Bordentown City residents wondered: if public art could beautify cities and towns like the ones they had visited, why not here? They spoke with Stuart Harting, founder and chair of the Haddonfield Outdoor Sculpture Trust, who suggested that they start a nonprofit organization of their own. So they did: and just like that, the Bordentown Sculpture Foundation was born. Of course, incorporating a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization was only one hurdle that faced the team, which included Heather, Vincent, Vincent’s brother Nicholas, and Jill Skipper. But 18 months after getting the foundation off the
ground, they are excited to be able to say that the first fruits of that year and a half of labor are ready for the public. This month, the Bordentown Sculpture Foundation, in collaboration with the Seward Johnson Atelier in Hamilton, will see three sculpture pieces installed in and around Bordentown City on July 2 for one-year loan, the first of what the founders hope will be many such installations. All three sculptures were created by atelier founder Seward Johnson (1930-2020), whose works can be found in cities throughout the area and throughout the world. One of the sculptures, “Inner World, Outer World,” will be on display at 137 Farnsworth Ave. The sculpture may feel familiar to those who know Seward Johnson’s work: it is a figure on a bench reading a newspaper, a motif in Johnson’s work. Eagle-eyed observers, however, will notice that the newspaper in Bordentown’s sculpture has been customized to the city. “Weekend Painter,” to be on display at Smires Realty, 375 Farnsworth Ave., is a life-sized See SCuLPTure, Page 6
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Bordentown Little League softball 12-year-old all-stars are (back row) Ruby Floyd, Ava Santoro, Toryn Fiasco and Kenzie Weckenbrock; (third row) Amber Kirkpatrick, Aine Smillie, Natalie Katz and Leah Martinez; and (second row) Haven O’Connor, Emily Militch, Emma Stefani and Madison Vaughn. In the front row are lead instructors Erin Hoppe, Alison Hoppe and Brianna Fischer. Coaches are (from left to right) manager Michael O’Connor, assistant Matt Shaffer and assistant Rob Smillie.
Bordentown Little League to host Section 3 softball tournament BY JUSTIN FEIL The road to the New Jersey State Little League Softball Tournament and beyond goes through Bordentown this summer. The Bordentown Little League’s bid to host the Section 3 Tournament was
accepted, giving the 12-year-old all-star team a chance to host the five district qualifiers starting July 2 for the opportunity to go to the state tournament in Clifton. The District 12 winner is scheduled to play at the Groveville Road field 6 p.m. on July 3, and Bordentown is hoping that it is the one represent-
ing District 12. Getting to play in the section tournament on their home field has been incentive all spring. “When we got out in the beginning of this season early on in February and March and we put our names in the hat to be able to host, I took it as an opportunity to See SOFTBALL, Page 8
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