Tag: Florence Township
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Public hearing on proposed warehouse in Florence slated for June 6
After the Florence Township Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a company’s application for completeness to construct a 300,700-square-foot warehouse earlier this year, a public hearing on the proposed project has been scheduled for June 6. The developer, Foxdale Properties, LLC, submitted an application in November of 2018 to construct a warehouse on Railroad Avenue.…
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Florence baseball comes on strong down the stretch
Ending strong is the motto for the Florence Township Memorial High School baseball team. With high school baseball teams concluding the regular season this week, the Flashes will finish the year with a record under .500, but Florence coach Kyle Ballay saw his team improve in more ways than one off the scoreboard. After a…
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Third defedant charged in GoFundMe scam
The remaining defendant who had not pled guilty in connection to the fictitious GoFundMe campaign was indicted on May 7 for his role in the scam that misled donors into contributing more than $402,000 to a fabricated cause. The announcement came from Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina that Mark D’Amico, 39, of Florence, was indicted…
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Roebling Museum is the host to renown author/photographer
The Roebling Museum will present another installment of its monthly “Saturday Lecture Series” when residents are encouraged to attend a discussion and book singing with photographer and author Barbara G. Mensch on May 11 at 1 p.m. Mensch is a contemporary photographer whose work contains subject matters dealing with the curiosity and stamina of a…
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Proposed waste treatment project turned down in Pennsylvania
Elcon Recycling Services LLC’s continuous efforts to construct a hazardous waste treatment facility in the Keystone Industrial Port Complex of Falls Township in Pennsylvania suffered a setback when the Township’s Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected the proposed project. The decision came from the supervisors after three and a half hours of discussion between the board…
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Florence school board adopts $31.5M budget for 2019-20
The Florence Township School District Board of Education has adpted a budget for the 2019-20 school year. Superintendent of Schools Donna Ambrosius and Business Administrator Melissa Livengood presented the budget during a meeting in the Florence Township High School cafeteria on April 29. The two administrators explained the reasoning and formalities for the budget, which…
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Florence officials approve short-term lease agreement with PSEG
The Florence Township Council recently approved an ordinance for a short-term lease agreement with Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) as part of a project to upgrade the Bustleton substation in Burlington Township. The unanimous decision from the township council came at a meeting on April 17 when the project was introduced to the public at…
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Man sentenced to life following armed robbery in Florence Township
A Mount Holly resident with an extensive history of arrests was sentenced to life in prison on April 18 by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The sentencing came after a conviction for the armed robberies of a Florence Township convenience store and gas station two years ago. According to Coffina, it was the ninth conviction…
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Second defendant pleads guilty in fraudulent GoFundMe campaign case
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced on April 12 that the second of three defendants charged in the fictitious GoFundMe campaign that misled donors into contributing more than $400,000 to a fabricated cause pled guilty in superior court. Under the terms of an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Katelyn McClure of Bordentown will serve a…
