Mount Laurel Top Stories
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS
January 9, 2025
NEW JERSEY – A popular cold medicine sold at CostCo superstores is being recalled due to the potential for the presence of a foreign contaminant.The recall applied to Kirkland brand of Severe Cold and Flu medicine that was sold between October 30, 2024 and November 30, 2024. According to LNK ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — One of Mount Laurel's historical organizations is hosting a special event this weekend to celebrate its namesake's birthday. The Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice — formerly known as the Alice Paul Institute — will be hosting a panel discussion on January 11 in honor of Alice ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Burlington County Clerk’s Office is moving its satellite office into a larger, customer-friendly space on Briggs Road in Mount Laurel.The new County Corner will open on Monday, January 13, in the County-owned building at 1020 Briggs Road, directly off Route 38. Clerk’s Office ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – The Mount Laurel Fire Department (MLFD) announced on Wednesday that Deputy Fire Chief Larry Fox will be stepping down from his post after 30 years of service including 25 years in career public service. Fox, who was named deputy fire chief in 2023, will retire from the department ...
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ — The Burlington County Commissioners selected Commissioner Felicia Hopson to lead the Board once again and welcomed new Commissioner Tyler J. Burrell during the board’s Organization Meeting for 2025.Held January 7 in the Historic Olde Courthouse in Mount Holly, the meeting featured ...
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 January 2025 so that its neighbors know what to expect when it comes to sounds coming from the Base. The ...
STORRS, CT — Four students from Mount Laurel have been named to the University of Connecticut's Dean's List for the Fall 2024 semester.William Buniva, Maya Lanzisera, Victoria Moussouttas and Evelyn Pazan have earned the achievement, the University announced this week. Students who have made the ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ – Setting goals for the new year? Add creating a proper estate plan to your list and start working on it on Thursday night's free webinar with Nesevich Law. The free educational Estate Planning webinar “A Little Planning Goes a Long Way” will help participants learn how to get ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Police Department (MLPD) is asking the public to help officers identify two suspects who allegedly stole from customers at a Township gym. According to the MLPD, two individuals (pictured) committed theft from two lockers at LA Fitness, located at 4300 Dearborn ...
MOUNT LAUREL – The Mount Laurel Police Department (MLPD) is seeking the public's assistance in identifying suspects in a motor vehicle burglary at a local LifeTime Fitness, according to a Tuesday announcement. The MLPD says that at approximately, 4:13 p.m. on Monday, January 6, they responded to a ...
NEW JERSEY – The bald eagle and osprey have been officially removed from the state's endangered species list, according to an announcement by NJ Department of Environmental (NJDEP) Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette.Under regulations adopted by the NJDEP, the status of the bald eagle has ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — A Mount Laurel Police Officer has been honored by an official state Council for his work to prevent substance-use disorders.Sergeant Kyle Gardner received the 2024 Burlington County Volunteer of the Year Award from the Governor's Council on Substance Use Disorder (GCSUD) on ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Police Department (MLPD) is welcoming its newest Officer following his recent graduation from the Police Academy.Officer Robert De La Rionda graduated from the Gloucester County Police Academy Class #65 on December 17. Officer De La Rionda was one of 50 police ...
WESTAMPTON, NJ – The Burlington County Commissioners celebrated the Burlington County Animal Shelter’s first adoptions of 2025.Regina, a 4 ½-year-old German Shepherd, was adopted on January 2 by Joshua Lambert and Emma Pruitt, of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Regina had been cared for at the ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Nikitas Moustakas was chosen as Mayor and Stephen Steglik as Deputy Mayor for 2025 at the Mount Laurel Township Council's annual Reorganization meeting on January 3.Township officials called the year “historic”, as the Township Council for the first time in its history will be ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Mount Laurel in advance of the snow that is expected to cover the region on Monday.The Advisory will be in effect from 1AM through 10PM on Monday, January 6.Total snow accumulations of between 2 and 4 inches are in the forecast for ...
HOLMDEL, NJ – A New Jersey community is reeling from the tragic loss of one of its own – 25-five-year-old Billy DiMaio who was among the 14 people killed in the horrific New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. His parents, Bill and Tracie DiMaio, said "Billy had a smile that could light up a ...
TURNERSVILLE, NJ – South Jersey welcomed a brand new baby on January 1, 2025 just hours into the new year! Baby Evelyn Eisenhard was one of the first babies born in New Jersey at 5:13 a.m., Wednesday January 1 at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital to parents Crystal and Matthew Eisenhard of ...
MT. LAUREL, NJ – Registration has been extended for families to sign up for the Harrington-Hartford School Parent Teacher Organization (HHSPTO) 6th grade Ice Skating Social. The Ice Skating Social will be held at the Igloo Ice Rink located at 3033 Fostertown Road in Mt. Laurel on Sunday, January ...
NEW JERSEY – New Jersey teachers will no longer need to take additional tests in order to receive state certification to head into the classroom under a new law. Lawmakers said that the measure will help to ease the state's teacher shortage while bringing quality educators into schools. While the ...
NEW JERSEY – New Jersey voters will go to the polls for the 2025 Primary Election on June 10 under a new state law that pushed the date back one week to avoid a conflict with a religious holiday. Governor Murphy signed a measure into law that changes the primary election from June 3 to June 10 As ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Join the Mount Laurel Library next week for a fun, free and interactive class designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Library will be hosting an Arts and Crafts class designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on ...
NEW JERSEY – Drivers in New Jersey will feel more of a pinch at the pump this new year with the increase of taxes on gasoline and diesel by 2.6 cents per gallon.As previously reported by TAPinto Mount Laurel, state law requires the gas tax rate to be adjusted to support the State’s Transportation ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Mount Laurel Township Council will be holding its annual Reorganization Meeting this week.The 2024 Reorganization Meeting will be held on Friday, January 3 from 5PM to 6PM at the Mount Laurel Municipal Court Room, located in the Mount Laurel Municipal Building at 750 ...
MT. LAUREL, NJ – The Mount Laurel Police Department (MLPD) is looking for the public's help in identifying three suspects who are believed to be behind the theft of more than $7,000 worth of items from a local superstore. According to MLPD, three suspects were reportedly seen leaving a Best Buy ...
Princeton, NJ – Two former Princeton University football players, who became friends in college and ended up working at the same New York brokerage firm after graduation, traveled together to New Orleans to visit family and friends over the New Year’s holiday. They were on Bourbon Street at 3:15 in ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — The Rancocas Woods redevelopment plan is still a work in progress, a Mount Laurel official said in a recent interview.The Mount Laurel Council and Mount Planning Board voted to move forward in August 2023 and September 2023, respectively, with a proposed redevelopment plan to ...
NEW JERSEY – The new year brought in a new minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of New Jersey workers. Under state law, the statewide minimum wage increased on January 1, 2025, by $0.36 to be set at $15.49 per hour for most employees.According to state lawmakers, the minimum wage increase will ...
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — Add exotic long-lasting orchid blossoms to your indoor garden. These living bouquets provide months of beauty with minimal care. Just provide the proper growing conditions and success is sure to follow.The moth or phalaenopsis orchid is the one best adapted to your home ...
EDISON, NJ - President Biden signed the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research, and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act into law last week. The bill prepares schools to handle life-threatening cardiac emergencies. Authored by New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), the ...