Tag: Roebling Museum
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Florence Township and Bordentown Township awarded county grant for park improvements
Florence Township and Bordentown Township are on target to receive money to improve local parks as part of a recent Burlington County grant. The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders released an announcement on Jan. 23 that Florence Township and Bordentown Township were among 24 municipalities in the county to receive funding as part of…
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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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Florence officials adopt ordinance to rescind redevelopment agreement with manufacturer
The Florence Township Council adopted an ordinance that annulled a redevelopment agreement with a manufacturing company. The decision to approve the ordinance, which rescinded a redevelopment plan for property in the Roebling Steel Plant Redevelopment Area, was passed by the Florence council members at a Nov. 6 meeting. Florence officials said the reasoning for the…
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Florence council introduces ordinance that could retract deal with manufacturer
The Florence Township Council has introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, affect a previous redevelopment agreement with a manufacturing company. The decision to introduce the ordinance that could rescind a redevelopment plan for property in the Roebling Steel Plant Redevelopment Area was made by council members at an Oct. 16 meeting. The ordinance will…
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Lecture series event returns to Roebling Museum
The Roebling Museum is scheduled to host a special event that will include a book discussion and signing with a first-time author. The Roebling Museum’s Saturday Lecture Series will present a book discussion and signing with photographer and new author, Dave Frieder. As the culminations of 20 years of his life’s work, the newly published,…
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Florence planners discuss future use of waterfront property near Roebling Museum
Discussion is underway for the proposed development and use of township-owned property sited near the Roebling Museum in Florence. Florence Township Planning Board members dedicated a portion of their Aug. 27 meeting to field discussions about the proposed development and use of waterfront property along the Delaware River, which is situated by the Roebling Museum…
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County breaks ground on trails project to include Florence Township
The Roebling Museum in Florence Township is set to become a part of a county-wide project. The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 30 at Crystal Lake Park in Mansfield Township for the county’s second section of the Delaware River Heritage Trail project. A portion of the Delaware River…
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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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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…