Willingboro News

November 25, 2009 -- Police have identified the body of a woman found in the Delaware River near Bordentown, New Jersey.

Ever wish you could go back in time and share some of your acquired adult knowledge and experience with your younger self? Medford Lakes resident Gary Woodend did the next best thing by penning and illustrating the guidebook "Rocket Fuel for Young Adults," which shares tips, ideas and strategies he's acquired over the years as a businessman, ...

Two mothers tell the same unfortunate tale. One, a mother of three, is desperate to give her young children a Christmas worth remembering.

A single mother wrote to the Give A Christmas fund, co-sponsored by the Burlington County Times and Willingboro Rotary, seeking assistance for her three children, ages 8, 2 and 1. Although she knows the younger two may not realize it's Christmas, she worries about her oldest being very disappointed.

Superintendent Thomas C. McMahon is leaving the school district for a job leading the West Essex Regional School District in northwestern New Jersey.

Residents all over Burlington County contributed to a massive collection of expired drugs and medication on Saturday.

Do you know someone who is making a difference in the community, helping to make Burlington County a better place to live? If you do, we want to hear from you.

Congressman John Adler may have voted against a House health care reform bill, but the freshman Democrat says he's confident he'll have the opportunity to vote again on a much improved version of reform legislation later after the Senate votes.

A 21-year-old Willingboro man was arrested Friday for stealing a Toyota RAV4 from his hometown and then driving it to class at Camden County College's Blackwood campus, police said.

A Willingboro man who stabbed his elderly mother to death and then set her house on fire pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson charges today that will carry a prison sentence of 28 1/2 years, according to a plea agreement worked out with the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

A New Jersey man has admitted fatally stabbing his mother, then setting fire to their house with her body inside.

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.

Grade: Junior Accomplishments: Rowe is quietly enjoying a fine season. On Oct.

James Patterson, 48, of Willingboro, was arrested Nov. 4 at 10:19 a.m. on outstanding warrants out of Burlington Township , Burlington City , and Camden City .

President Barack Obama gave Gov. Jon S. Corzine's re-election campaign a healthy infusion of excitement and support two days before voters head to the polls when he headlined a rally for the incumbent candidate on Sunday.

Two Burlington County men were charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with separate assaults that sent two people to area hospitals with stab wounds, police said Monday.

Four people were jailed on drug charges after raids on three houses. The raids occurred Thursday at residences on West Fifth Street with borough police being assisted by Burlington City, Willingboro and Cherry Hill tactical teams, police said Friday.

Emergency rooms are for emergencies: County and hospitals ask those with mild flu symptoms to stay away.

Levittown - Willingboro man, 18, was killed in attack. By Danielle CamilliStaff writerdcamilli@phillyBurbs.com609-267-7586MOUNT HOLLY - Shelley Scott once again found herself in court, where she has been countless times since 2006, when her sons were gunned down on her Willingboro front porch by members of the Bloods street gang looking to exact ...

Nearly a year after several animals were rescued from a dog-fighting ring in a Penns Grove home last November, Khalil Spikes was officially sentenced for his role in the incident Friday.