Wrightstown News

The Burlington County Board of Freeholders is expected to designate four economic recovery zones today for possible projects using up to $39 million in federal stimulus money.

The winter-storm warnings that initially sent nervous North Jersey residents scrambling for milk, water and bread on Saturday appeared far less intimidating by mid-Sunday morning, with traffic flowing smoothly on Interstate 80 and Route 3, and many returning to Christmas shopping.

A Springfield man was charged in connection with recent thefts at an apartment complex, home and church.

The newspaper began its modern existence in 1942 as the "First Call," and spent many years as "The Fort Dix Post" before finally becoming known as just "the Post." This issue of the Post is the last and the end of a 67-year run reporting on the Soldiers, civilians and families who have populated the Home of the Ultimate Weapon.

A group representing cities and towns said it may sue New Jersey after the state announced it was withholding $21 million in property tax relief payments to help balance a widening budget gap.

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Force Support Squadron will host a free community job fair at the McGuire Community Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.

Bill Kearns is something of an expert on the League of Municipalities' annual conference.

This Burlington County borough is getting about $621,000 in federal stimulus funds to replace deteriorating water and sewer lines, officials said Tuesday.

While the Burlington County Board of Freeholders has yet to decide whether it will use about $39 million in federal stimulus money, it is considering areas in the county that could benefit from an infusion of dollars.

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.

Mayor Tom Harper said he can "finally see the end." A few years ago that wouldn't be such good news.

The cremated remains - cremains - of three U.S. veterans will receive a military burial thanks to the efforts of some Central Jersey residents and New Jersey's Mission of Honor for Cremains of American Veterans.

Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel has a new municipal court date. Township court officials said the rapper, whose real name is Dwight Grant, has satisfied a bench warrant for failing to appear in court Sept.

The following Burlington County residents were winners at last weekend's Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show, held Saturday and Sunday in Tuckerton.

A storied military installation where Elvis Presley slept and thousands of recruits grumbled is getting a different name.

A 3,500-acre hazardous-waste site at McGuire Air Force Base in Burlington County will be cleaned up under an agreement signed this week between the Air Force and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the EPA said yesterday.

A municipal court judge has issued a bench warrant for a Philadelphia rapper who failed to appear in court Monday morning on a marijuana possession charge, authorities said.

Just moments into the dedication proclamation for the borough's new firehouse, the call went out.

A Wrightstown man was charged with stealing $5,850 worth of tools and equipment from a garage, police said Tuesday.

Philly rapper Beanie Sigel was arrested in a New Jersey suburb on Sunday , after police stopped a car he was traveling in and found a stash of marijuana.