Community celebrates new educational center

The themes of Dr. James Still, the first Black Doctor of the Pines, as he is best known, are service and community.

Both themes came together when the Medford Historical Society moved forward with the opening on Sept. 22 of the…

Township will accept bids on liquor licenses Oct. 3

Medford Township is putting the now closed Beau Rivage liquor license to bid Oct. 3 with a starting price of $600,000, in addition to bringing two more licenses to the table.
According to township manager Chris Schultz, the license has been…

BurlCo first in NJ to employ new document handling process

Burlington County clerk Tim Tyler announced that his office will be the first in the state to implement a new document handling process that will “drastically reduce turn-around” in recording and verifying the critical…

Schools implement new teacher evaluation

The Lenape Regional High School District will be implementing a new state-mandated teacher evaluation tool in addition to its own “homegrown” method this school year, as was discussed at last week’s meeting.

Students to see curriculum changes

Students recently returned to the Medford Township School District and Shawnee High School after a long summer.

“I’m looking forward to a successful implementation of the new teacher and principal evaluation initiative,” Medford superintendent…

BurlCo Freeholders award $4.7 million in recreation grants to towns

Burlington County Freeholder director Joe Donnelly announced the fourth round of local grants under the Municipal Park Development Assistance Program, awarding a total $4.7 million to 34 towns.

Burlington County training residents for green energy employment

Burlington County’s commitment to cost-saving renewable energy moved another step forward, with Freeholder Director Joe Donnelly reporting that Burlington County College, using state grant dollars, has trained 183…

County accepting applications for 2014 Rutgers Master Gardener Training Program

The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced today that the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County is now accepting applications for the 2014 Rutgers Master Gardener…

BOE discusses safety upgrades for schools during meeting

Teachers, faculty and students can look forward to a safer school year following significant upgrades discussed at last week’s Medford Township Board of Education meeting.

BurlCo flu vaccination clinics begin.

The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders started their seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccine clinics for adult county residents on Monday, Sept. 16 and will continue with a total of 19 clinics countywide through Dec. 30.