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How you can help with climate change!

A flyer that reads, "Wondering how you can help with climate change?" and includes small illustrations of a thunder cloud, a fall leaf, goldenrod, and a monarch butterfly. Includes tips: leave the leaves; plant native plants; consider using renewable energy; care for or plant a tree or two; compost food waste and excess leaves; and read about climate change.

Wondering how you can help with climate change? Here are some tips! 🍂 Leave the leaves! Leaves trap carbon and prevent it from turning into carbon dioxide, which warms the planet. Compost excess leaves. They provide habitat for invertebrates such as butterflies and other pollinators, which are key parts of the ecosystem. Do not shred … Read more

Friends of the Riverton Free Library Book Sales

Flyer reading "Join us for the Fiends of the Library Book Sale." Includes an illustration of a person reading a book. Two-toned, yellow-orange background.

Join the Friends of the Riverton Free Library for their book sales! October 3, 10, 17, 24 (Saturdays, 11AM-1PM) November 7, 14, and 21 (Saturdays, 11AM-1PM) December 5, 12, and, 19 (Saturdays, 11AM-1PM) The books sales take place at the Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ 08077 and benefit the Friends of the Riverton … Read more

Bank Avenue Use Assessment

Want to know more about the temporary data counters on Bank Avenue? In response to resident concerns, the Borough of Riverton has partnered with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to assess the ways residents and visitors use Bank Avenue. To do this, DVRPC has placed counting equipment on Bank Avenue. The DVRCP will … Read more

Greenlight Networks Fiber Optic Presentation

Please click here to view a presentation from Greenlight Networks on proposed addition of fiber optic internet access to Riverton and surrounding area as presented at August 19, 2026 Borough Council meeting.

Friends of the Riverton Free Library Book Sales

Flyer reading "Join us for the Fiends of the Library Book Sale." Includes an illustration of a person reading a book. Two-toned, yellow-orange background.

Join the Friends of the Riverton Free Library for their book sales! Saturday, August 22 and 29, 11AM-1PM Saturday, September 12, 19, and 26, 11AM-1PM The books sales take place at the Riverton Free Library, 306 Main Street, Riverton, NJ 08077 and benefit the Friends of the Riverton Free Library. Learn more about the Friends on … Read more

Preparing for Climate-related Hazards in Our Community

Cover of report that reads, "Resilient NJ: Burlington County Route 130 Corridor/Multi-Municipal Climate Change-Related Hazard Vulnerability Assessment/June 2026"; includes logos for Dewberry, InGroup, Burlington County, Resilient NJ, NJ DEP. Also includes images of a map, storm drain, and people in a public meeeting.

Learn more about climate-related hazards in our community. The Borough of Riverton recently took part in a Route 130 Corridor Climate Change-Related Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (CCRHVA). This project was coordinated by Burlington County and funded by a grant from the NJDEP through their Resilient NJ program. As the County explains, “a CCRHVA is a planning … Read more

Riverton Native Plant Garden Tour

Riverton Green Team Native Plant Garden Tour flyer on brown background. Includes date (Sept. 19, 2026) and time (10AM-2PM), starting at 308 Broad Street. Includes photo of a purple flower with a bee on top. Includes QR code and Riverton Green Team and environmental Commission logo.

Join us for Riverton’s native plant garden tour! This event will feature several native plant gardens of varying types and sizes right here in Riverton. This event is free. The tour, which is self-guided and can be done any time between 10AM and 2PM on Saturday, September 19, 2026, starts in the gazebo area at … Read more

StoryWalk® Kickoff Celebration!

Flyer advertising Riverton Storywalk Kickoff Celebration. Features photo of adults and children looking a signs in a park setting. Includes event description and the cover of a children's book about dinosaurs.

Join us for the Riverton StoryWalk® grand opening in Riverton Memorial Park on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 10am. The event will start with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Burlington County Library Commission and the Burlington County Library System (BCLS), followed by a children’s storytime with Riverton library staff. We hope you can attend … Read more

Notice to Bidders: Emergency Tree Work Contract

NOTICE TO BIDDERS   RIVERTON BOROUGH   PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that bids will be entertained by Riverton Borough, Burlington Borough, New Jersey on August 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, in the Office of the Clerk of Riverton Borough, New Jersey 08077 for:   TWO (2) YEAR Emergency tree SERvice work contract   A … Read more

Moth Night!-Now Thursday, July 23

This is a flyer advertising moth night on July 21 at 9:15PM in Riverton Memorial Park. It features a graphic moth that is pink, white, blue, orange. Text is orange/red, blue, and black.

Join us for Moth Night July 23, 2026! (Date change due to weather forecast.) Meet us at Riverton Memorial Park at 9:15PM. We will shine a light on a sheet and wait for our invertebrate friends to join us. Together, we will document them and share our results with a community science network. Dress for … Read more