Tag: Florence Township
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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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Florence police surprise family whose gifts were stolen before the holidays
After a family had their automobile stolen on Dec. 22 at a Florence Township convenience store with their holiday gifts stored within it, the township police department decided to step up and surprise them on Christmas Eve. Just days before Christmas, a local family was the victim of a crime that left them and the…
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Prosecutor: Beverly City man sentenced to 50 years for Florence homicide
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced in a statement on Dec. 26 that a Beverly City resident, who was convicted of fatally shooting a man in Florence Township two years ago, has been sentenced to 50 years in a New Jersey state prison. Anthony Harris, 32, of Beverly City, was sentenced on Dec. 20 by…
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Florence Township School District recognized for national honor by College Board
The Florence Township School District was recently recognized as one of 373 school districts in the United States and Canada to be honored by the College Board with placement on the 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll. According to school board officials, in order to attain this honor, the township school district had to increase…
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Council tables bond ordinance, awaits final design of road improvements
FLORENCE – A last-minute decision was made by Township Council members to table a bond ordinance that would provide funding for the acquisition of property on Route 130 and Florence Columbus Road (Route 656) at a meeting on Dec. 5. Initially listed in the agenda for a public hearing and possible vote for adoption, council…
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Florence Township police and school district shoot hoops for holiday charitable cause
For the past nine years, the Florence Township Police Department has teamed up with the township’s school district as participating members from each group face-off in a charitable “Hoops for the Holidays” basketball game at Riverfront Middle School on Dec 4. With a reported amount of $1400 raised from this year’s game along with donations…
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Florence celebrates Veterans Day with WWI commemoration
Florence Township officials and residents gathered around the Eagle Monument at Front and Broad Street on Nov. 11, when this year’s annual Veteran’s Day ceremony was held. The event for the township was particularly special as it acknowledged the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The morning’s ceremony, which was sponsored by…
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Florence man arrested for attempted burglaries
The Florence Township Police Department announced on Nov. 8 that a Florence resident was arrested last week for attempted burglaries at multiple township businesses. According to a report from the police, detectives observed Cory Wilson, 28, of Florence, walking on Wallace Avenue near Sixth Street on the morning of Nov. 8, and took him into…
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Florence police receive grant to further enforce drunk driving laws
In an effort to crack down on drunk driving, the Florence Township Police Department recently received a grant through the state’s Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund to help alleviate the cost of enforcement against this issue. The grant is provided through a state-funded program put out annually based off money received in court cases where people…
