Tag: Burlington County
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Burlington County receives strong financial rating for second time in two months
Burlington County Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs has announced the county improved its long-term financial position outlook, citing a “very strong local economy and budgetary performance.” Based on a report from S&P Global Inc., a global provider for credit ratings, the county’s most recent financial achievement comes two months after a Moody’s Investors Service upgrading, where…
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County college partners with Rowan University to offer new degree program
Rowan University and Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) have recently enriched their partnership to create more opportunities for students who seek careers in growing engineering technology fields. Through the current partnership between RCBC and Rowan University, students now have the opportunity to pursue both an associate degree and complete a bachelor’s degree in mechanical…
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Police: 41-year-old man stabbed at Bordentown Township truck stop
An argument at the Petro Truck Stop on Monday morning left a 41-year-old Georgia man in critical condition and a 41-year-old man from North Carolina in police custody. According to the Bordentown Police Department, officers responded to a report that a man named Paul Stephens Jr., of Decatur, Georgia, had been stabbed at the Rising…
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Burlington County Freeholders aim to fight opioid crisis
County government is preparing to join the fight in holding the nation’s largest drug companies, distributors and physicians accountable for their role in perpetuating the scourge of substance abuse that is plaguing our communities, Freeholder Deputy Director Linda Hughes said recently. During a public meeting, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders is anticipating to…
