Beverly News

Holiday house tours provides people with an insight on how home owners elegantly decorate their homes for the Holidays.

Property taxes increased in at least 28 of Burlington County's 40 municipalities this year, according to information obtained by the county Board of Taxation.

Even in tough economic times, Burlington County residents continue to support efforts to preserve what remains of the state's open space.

Efforts that have been long in the works to quiet the blaring train horns that sound each time a River Line train approaches a street crossing are moving forward.

Special question: Voters will be asked to approve changing the school board's form of government by creating a Type II school district.

The township has proven that the concept of a Neighborhood Watch, when appropriately organized, can be an extremely useful tool for residents and police alike.

Environmentalists and preservation advocates hope that streak continues on Nov. 3, when residents across the state have their say on a $400 million bond referendum to replenish the now-empty coffers of the Garden State Preservation Trust, which is the state's chief source of funding for open space, farmland and historic preservation.

A suit brought against the City of Beverly by the Beverly Board of Education was denied Tuesday after a hearing in Burlington County Superior Court.

The owner of a closed funeral home in Beverly pleaded guilty Monday to theft for spending prepaid funeral money of customers.

Ten new buses are en route to Burlington County. The vehicles will complete the county's replacement of nearly its entire fleet and should be in service by this time next year, said David Wyche, the county's transportation coordinator.

Burlington County will receive nearly $5.57 million in transportation grants from the state for municipal street repairs and safety projects.

Frederick E. Smith, 80, of Port Norris died suddenly and unexpectedly Sunday, Oct.

A Beverly man was charged Friday after he was found in possession of drugs in the parking lot of the Northview Motel on Route 130, police said.

The Cooper Street Gateway Project is coming closer to becoming a reality, providing city, county and state officials coordinate their efforts to ensure that plans are completed and approved by January.

The Beverly Woman's Club has announced the winning Yards of the Month during the summer.

After knocking on almost 5,000 doors, Assembly candidates Leah Arter and Harry Adams believe they know what's on the minds of voters this year.

The race for the governor's office may receive the most attention, but New Jersey's next chief executive still will have to rely on the majority of the Assembly to accomplish most anything in Trenton.

Voters will decide whether to approve work in 25 school districts, including two in Middlesex County and one in Union County, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association.

John Taber, 37, of Hanover Road was charged Sept. 13 with parking on pavement, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Tattoo shops and massage parlors no longer are welcome in the city. The City Council voted 5-0 at Tuesday's meeting to prohibit any new parlors from opening in the community.