Tag: Roebling
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Roebling Historical Society holds scarecrow contest
PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAIG WILKIE The Roebling Historical Society held a scarecrow contest on Oct. 10 at the Main Street circle in the Roebling section of Florence Township.
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Florence man pleads guilty to 2016 attempted murder of girlfriend
A 34-year-old Florence Township man pled guilty in Superior Court to trying to kill his girlfriend in the fall of 2016. Under an agreement with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Akil Herbert pled guilty to attempted murder (first degree) and violation of a restraining order (fourth degree) in exchange for a 12-year sentence in New…
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Florence Township officials pass ordinances to purchase site of historic bank in Roebling
The Florence Township Council recently passed a pair of ordinances to purchase property that could potentially make headway in rejuvenating the Roebling area of Florence. The council unanimously approved two ordinances at a Dec. 4 meeting to execute a bond ordinance and authorize the purchase of property on 100 Fifth Ave. on Main Street in…
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Popular car show comes to Roebling Museum
The Roebling Museum’s renown car show returns on April 27 for its 10th year. The theme to the event this year is to honor and salute veterans. The show is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Along with a varied display of cars, trucks, rat rods, antique fire trucks and safety vehicles, there will…
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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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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…
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Ken Burns comes to Roebling to showcase remastered film ‘Brooklyn Bridge’
World-famous documentarian Ken Burns recently visited the Roebling Museum last week to give attendees another look at the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge through his newly remastered film of the same name. Originally released in 1981, Burns’ “Brooklyn Bridge” documents the story of the 14-year construction span of the bridge, then the longest in the…
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Roebling legacy will be discussed during Kingston Historical Society meeting
Historian and author Clifford W. Zink will present an illustrated program on the Roebling legacy at the Kingston Historical Society’s spring meeting at 7:30 p.m. on June 5 at the Kingston Firehouse, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston. Spanning 200 years, the story of the Roebling family and their bridge engineering and wire rope business chronicles innovation,…
