Tag: Florence Township News
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Florence youth earns high finish at world-famous dance competition
Representing Florence Township’s Central NJ Ballet Theatre, township resident Sophia Szabo was awarded a top 12 finish at the world-renowned Philadelphia Youth America Grand Prix Dance Competition. The competition, which ran from March 1-3, is the world’s largest dance network and dance education organization that aims to support and develop world-class dancers, ages 9-19, of…
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Roebling Elementary School to hold kindergarten info event
Florence Township residents will have an opportunity to attend an open house informational event at Roebling Elementary School on March 21. The event is geared towards families who are planning to register for kindergarten for the 2019-2020 school year. The event is scheduled to run from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Florence Township residents with…
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Bordentown officials speak out at Elcon meeting
With standing room only, residents, environmentalists and local officials from Pennsylvania and New Jersey packed a Sheraton Bucks County Hotel meeting room on March 5 to voice their concerns over Elcon Recycling Services LLC’s proposal to build a liquid hazardous waste storage and processing facility. The facility is planned to be constructed in Pennsylvania’s Falls…
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Two suspects plead guilty in GoFundMe con
U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on March 6 that two suspects in the Florence GoFundMe scam admitted to their respective roles in the con, which gained nationwide attention last year. According to the U.S. Attorney, Katelyn McClure, 28, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle in Camden federal court to an information charging…
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Roebling Museum to hold lecture series event with popular author
The Roebling Museum’s Saturday Lecture Series returns this month with a discussion and book signing event on New Jersey Makers Day with author, Tadzio Koelb, for his novel “Trenton Makes.” Locals are invited to meet the author, hear about his research process for the book, and take part in what is anticipated to be a…
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Florence school officials sponsor senior tax freeze info sessions
Florence Township senior residents were encouraged to participate and learn more information before they head to the polls on March 12 for the upcoming school district bond referendum vote. Homeowners in the Florence Township School District, who are 65 or older, were invited to learn more about New Jersey’s Property Tax Reimbursement for Eligible Seniors…
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Florence Planning Board OKs Burlington Coat Factory application
The Florence Township Planning Board unanimously approved an application from Burlington Coat Factory for preliminary and final major site plan for the expansion of their headquarters on property located at 1830 Rt. 130 North. The decision came from the board at a meeting on Feb. 26 after the applicant’s representatives provided testimony to the board…
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Florence School District discusses referendum importance at fairs
Florence Township residents were educated in advance of the vote on a two-question bond proposal that is scheduled for March 12. The Florence Township School District sponsored two Referendum Fairs last weekend to prepare the community on how the funding will be spent, if the bond proposal is approved. Staff and students from the district…
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Florence officials discuss Road Program work
Although the Florence Township Council meeting on Feb. 20 was called off due to inclement weather, an impending resolution on the agenda for the township’s ongoing efforts toward its Road Program will require action soon. As municipal officials wait to pass a resolution in order to authorize the township engineer to prepare plans, specifications and…
