Tag: Florence Township News
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Students from Florence’s Central NJ Ballet Theatre to compete in world event
In November of last year, Florence Township welcomed the Central NJ Ballet Theatre company’s newest location to the area. The theater’s artistic director, Alisha Cardenas, is already establishing her place in the region as multiple students from the studio prepare to compete and/or participate in the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), the world’s largest non-profit…
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Florence council considers funding taser guns for police
Florence Township municipal officials heard a Police Chief Brian Boldizar propose funding for a vital piece of equipment that his officers lack compared to other municipalities–taser guns. The Florence Township Council listed to the request of Chief Boldizar during a work session that was held on Feb. 13. Boldizar pointed out to the council members…
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Florence Township School District to hold referendum fairs
The Florence Township School District will sponsor two Referendum Fairs on Feb. 24 in advance of a March 12 vote on a two-question bond proposal. Staff and students will guide visitors through the two schools where most of the work is proposed. Tours will review improvements proposed for gyms, instructional spaces, bathrooms and other areas. Guests will be invited to see the current…
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Florence girls’ basketball team headed to state tournament
What a difference year makes. Just one season ago, Florence High School’s girls’ basketball team did not win a game. This winter, Florence is heading to the state tournament. The Flashes sealed a trip to the state tournament when they rolled to a 39-25 victory over Maple Shade High School on Feb. 7 in Florence.…
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Florence board approves plans for warehouse construction
The Florence Township Planning Board recently approved an application with Industrial Property Trust (IPT) to build a 528,000 square foot warehouse on West Front Street. The parcel of land the proposed warehouse will be built on is the former site used by the Griffin Industrial Pipe factory, which ceased operations in 2009. The application, which…
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Florence school district officials update residents on upcoming $24.1M bond referendum
With the upcoming $24.1 million bond referendum vote for the Florence Township School District on March 12, officials are urging residents to register to vote by Feb. 19. The school district officials are asking taxpayers to vote on funding for critical facility upgrades and repairs. According to district officials, an approved two-question bond referendum would…
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Florence Zoning Board deems application for warehouse conditionally complete
The Florence Township Zoning Board unanimously approved a company’s application conditionally complete for preliminary and final major site plans to construct a warehouse. The action was done during the zoning board meeting that was held on Jan. 7. The developer, Foxdale Properties, LLC, submitted an application in November of 2017 to construct a warehouse on…
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Mayor highlights Florence achievements and officials were elected at reorganization meeting
Mayor Craig Wilkie highlighted the achievements of the past year while Jerry Sandusky was elected president and David Woolston was selected as vice present of the Florence Township Council during the annual reorganization meeting for the year 2019. During the reorganization meeting that was held on Jan. 2, Sandusky and Woolston were elected by an…
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County Prosecutor: Florence couple’s GoFundMe campaign was fabricated
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced on Nov. 15. that an investigation behind the Florence Township couple’s successful GoFundMe campaign that raised money for a homeless veteran was “fictitious and formed the basis of a scam.” “The entire campaign was predicated on a lie,” Prosecutor Coffina said. “Less than an hour after the GoFundMe campaign…
