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August 8, 2025

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Rancocas Woods Farmers Market's 2025 season is in full swing!  The Market is back this weekend on Sunday, August 10.The rain-or-shine Market is scheduled to run every Sunday through October 26 from 10AM to 2PM and is located outdoors at 118 Creek Road, behind Creek Mercantile ...

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WESTAMPTON, NJ – Burlington County residents can look forward to a few more weeks of music at the Burlington County Summer Concert Series.The free concerts began in late June and will be held most weekends at the Burlington County Amphitheater in Westampton through August.The series continues on ...

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MARLTON, NJ — Old Marlton Pike will be reopened and restored to its original configuration on Friday, August 8, according to an announcement by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The road was closed and detoured in October 2024 between Conestoga Drive in Cherry Hill and Marlton ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — End your weekend on a high note and enjoy an indoor concert courtesy of the Mount Laurel Library.The Library will be hosting Live Wire on Sunday, August 10 from 2PM to 3PM.Live Wire is an instrumental band that plays a wide range of pop tunes, light jazz, New Orleans funk, ...

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LUMBERTON, NJ — Mark your calendars for a fun day of golf that will support Mount Laurel police and fire.Mount Laurel FOP Lodge #191 and Mount Laurel Professional Firefighters Local #4408 will be hosting their annual Golf Tournament on Friday, September 12 at the Golden Pheasant Country Club in ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Glow-in-the-dark basketball is making its return to Burlington County, including a stop in Mount Laurel, next month.The Burlington County Municipal Alliance Program in partnership with Prevention Plus, XGLOsive Basketball, and Mount Laurel, Mount Holly, Evesham and Burlington ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Police Department (MLPD) is highlighting recent investigations and arrests that have taken place in the Township through its community reporting system.The MLPD rolled out a new feature to its website last year in which residents can sign up to receive a weekly ...

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WESTAMPTON, NJ – There’s still time for eligible Burlington County seniors to obtain $40 farmers market vouchers redeemable for nutritious, fresh produce this season. To make it easy for seniors to apply and receive the vouchers, the Burlington County Commissioners and Burlington County Department ...

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MEDFORD, NJ — While the summer may be coming to a close shortly, Lenape High School sports fans can look forward to the start of the Varsity Football season.The Indians' 2025 schedule has been announced, with two pre-season games set for this month before the official opener kicks off the season on ...

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BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — Burlington County officials and the agricultural community are mourning the loss of an iconic farmer after his sudden and unexpected death this weekend.John Howard Hunter, 77, suffered fatal injuries as a result of a farming machinery accident that took place on Sunday, ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Looking for a way to beat the heat with your family this week? Join the Mount Laurel Library for a movie-filled afternoon. Join the Library on Thursday, August 7 at 1PM in the Craft Room for an open-door screening of the 2020 film The Secret Garden.  The Secret Garden is the ...

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BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ – The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office will be one of nine counties that will create new mental health diversion programs (MHDP) under state grants announced by NJ State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. According to an announcement by the Attorney General's Office, ...

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BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — State Senator Troy Singleton recently wrapped up his 6th annual Summer Lunch Tour which took place around the 7th Legislative District. The program provided a free lunch to children and families in need throughout Burlington County, including a stop at Larchmont Elementary ...

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BORDENTOWN CITY, NJ — The way Bordentown resident Army Specialist Benjamin Moore lived his life justifies the naming of a bridge after him that connects two parts of Crosswicks Creek, his U.S. Army Captain said at a Saturday ceremony at Bordentown Beach that made that naming official. "I was there ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Join the Mount Laurel Library for a very special all-ages concert featuring award-winning performers later this week.The Library will be hosting a concert by the interactive children's music performers TWO OF A KIND on Wednesday, August 6 from 1PM to 2PM.TWO OF A KIND, made up of ...

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CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — Temporary traffic stoppages as well as lane and ramp closures on I-295 and I-76 in Camden County are scheduled this week as the Direct Connection project in Bellmawr continues, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced.Starting at 11PM on Monday, August 4 ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Motorists are advised to avoid a portion of Mount Laurel Road on Monday afternoon due to a traffic accident.According to a Nixle alert sent out by the Mount Laurel Police Department (MLPD) at 12:15PM this afternoon, a vehicle crash near Hooton Road has closed Mount Laurel Road ...

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BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — If you live in Burlington County, you may be used to noise coming from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL).JBMDL has released its monthly "Noise Level Calendar" for August 2025 so that its neighbors know what to expect when it comes to sounds coming from the Base. The ...

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BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ – Burlington County has recently been awarded more than $9.35 million in state aid from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to support infrastructure improvement projects. The allocation to Mercer County is part of a statewide release of $150 million in Fiscal ...

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HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, on Saturday night.The USGS reported a 3.0 magnitude earthquake at 10 kilometers deep hit the borough at 10:18 p.m. It was felt as far away as Trenton, ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ  – This was the $177 million question for Keli Zinn, who was introduced Wednesday as the new Rutgers Athletic Director: Can the athletics department, with its large operating budget, for once become profitable or at least self-sustaining?It’s been a question long pondered by New ...

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LONG BRANCH, NJ – Well-known actor Adam Sandler was spotted playing pickup basketball in Long Branch at the Bucky James Community Center on Wednesday, July 30.Sandler’s team reached out to the Long Branch Recreation Department, searching for a local indoor basketball court to play a game at.“At ...

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LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ — For Jane O’Neil, the Jersey Shore has always been more than a vacation spot — it’s a place of sun-soaked memories, family traditions, and, surprisingly, the place of a late-in-life love of boogie boarding.“While some of my neighbors visited the mountains or the lakes of ...

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NEW JERSEY – Tired of annoying spam phone calls? Does it feel like they are happening more and more often? If the answer is yes, you have good reason to feel that way.A new study by ranks New Jersey as No. 7 among the 50 states for spam phone calls. According to research by Kasinohai, New Jersey ...

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BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ  – Foodies, rejoice! The 6th Annual Burlington County Summer Restaurant Week kicks off this weekend. The week-long celebration of Burlington County restaurants, taverns, breweries, wineries, distilleries and food trucks starts this Sunday, August 3 and continues through ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Rancocas Woods Farmers Market's 2025 season is in full swing!  The Market is back this weekend on Sunday, August 3.The rain-or-shine Market is scheduled to run every Sunday through October 26 from 10AM to 2PM and is located outdoors at 118 Creek Road, behind Creek Mercantile ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — While a new month is now ahead of us, let's look back at some of the top "feel good" stories to come out of Mount Laurel in July 2025! Mt. Laurel Police Lieutenant Jeffrey Palladino Honored as "Community Hero" for Work With Underserved Population: A Mount Laurel police officer ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — UPDATE: The roadway has been re-opened.Drivers in Mount Laurel should avoid a portion of one of the Township's highways on Friday morning due to a motor vehicle incident.Route 38 Eastbound by Briggs Road has only one lane open due to a downed pole, according to a Nixle alert sent ...

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MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Police Department is currently hosting a back-to-school supply donation drive.The types of supplies requested include backpacks, black pens, highlighters, paper, binders, notebooks, hand sanitizer, crayons, pencils and lunch boxes.The donation drive runs through ...

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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST — The Command Team of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) has issued a statement regarding the recently-announced potential plan to house undocumented individuals on the military installation.Secretary of Defense Hegseth cleared the way for JBMDL to house ...

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