A wrestling standout in Moorestown

Moorestown resident Paul Johnson, 17, is heading to Oxford, Pa., this weekend, where he will compete for an opportunity to be the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association’s regional champion for Southeast Pennsylvania. If he pulls that off, the next…

A new hall for the Moorestown Friends School

The Moorestown Friends School Committee has approved a resolution to name the school’s new classroom building on the Greenleaf property for Neil Hartman, who taught at the school for 33 years.

Food and soccer are a good mix in Moorestown

The young soccer athletes of the Moorestown Soccer Club are in the middle of a fundraiser to benefit the club and its 28 teams. Working with the Moorestown fundraising company, Fundraisers For All, the local club is offering the “Giovanni’s Pizza”…

Moorestown superintendent search narrows down to one

The search for the next superintendent of the Moorestown Township Public School District has been narrowed down and the four-member search committee has honed in on one particular candidate.

Possible new twist to the Moorestown liquor referendum?

An attorney representing the East Gate Shopping Center made a surprise appearance at the Moorestown Township Council meeting and questioned the ordinance regulating liquor licenses in Moorestown. Jeffrey Johnson of Brown and Connery…

Shakespeare would be proud in Moorestown Township

Tickets are on sale for the Moorestown Friends School spring production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night on Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. All seats are reserved and can be purchased in Stokes Hall between 7:45…

Xorra provides some interesting therapy in Moorestown Township

Rebecca Roberts, Caitlyn Roberts and Colin Cooper hung out with Xorra the library therapy dog. On Jan. 19, the kids read to Xorra at the library. Among the books Xorra enjoyed were “Princess Super Kitty” by Antoinette…

Moorestown school district election staying right where it is

It seems as if the Moorestown school district elections will remain in April, unless the township council has a last minute decision to reverse the board of education’s vote.

All hail the 2012 Moorestown citizen of the year

Somehow, amidst his rampant volunteerism with a number of local groups and charities, Douglass Sell still found time to co-found an organization called Urban BoatWorks, a group that teaches inner-city Camden youth the craft of wooden boat…

Moorestown Police Report for the week

The following items can be found on file with the Moorestown Township Police Department:

A resident of the 100 block of Mill Street reported to police on Feb. 4 at 4:46 p.m. the theft of an air conditioning unit. The theft occurred…

The Moorestown voters support both fire district budgets

Most election cycles don’t include a budget that is approved unanimously by township voters, but when less than 30 people cast votes the odds improve. In keeping with historically lower on average turnouts for fire district…

The Moorestown Community House needs your help

In October of 1923, Eldridge Reeves Johnson donated $250,000 to the Moorestown community to build the house. However, he declared that the township residents would have to raise money for the facility’s upkeep, and the township members banded…

Two more attempted burglaries in Moorestown Township

The following items can be found on file with the Moorestown Township Police Department:

• A resident from the 500 block of Elm Street reported to police on Feb. 11 at 1:58 p.m. an attempted burglary. The resident…

The Moorestown Fire District presents its 2012 budget

The 2012 Moorestown Township Fire District election will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Emergency Services Building (Hose Co. №1) at 261 W. Main St. The polls are open from 2 to 9 p.m., according to fire district representatives…

Too much money for Moorestown municipal complex already?

A resident grilled the township council for a recent decision to agree to a contract with a construction consulting company for the amount of $331,000 for the township complex project.

From the files of the Moorestown Police Department

The following incidents can be found on file with the Moorestown Township Police Department:

• A resident reported to police on Feb. 19 at 12:16 p.m. a vehicle burglary. The vehicle was parked on the 200 block of W…

Moorestown and Sustainable Jersey are one in the same

Moorestown has now joined with 354 other New Jersey communities as a registered member of Sustainable Jersey. New Jersey is the first state in the nation to have a comprehensive sustainability program for communities that links…

There might be a bad wintry mix in Moorestown

The National Weather Service and Mount Holly has issued a Winter Weather Advisory. Periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain could cause travel difficulties this evening and overnight.

Keep an eye out for a possible burglary suspect in Moorestown

The following items can be found on file with the Moorestown Township Police Department:

• A complainant reported to police on Jan. 29 at 11:12 a.m. for the theft of a purse while attending a part…