Wrightstown News

Mizani Tanner, 13, of Depford poses for a photo with 'Diversity' members Paul Rodgers of Hammonton, Zach VanMourick of Cape May, Dexter Darden of Sicklerville and Eddie Perry III on Doughboy Field during an Independence Day celebration for the National Guard at Fort Dix in Wrightstown.

Borough Council moved forward to create its first local purpose tax in 18 years as it introduced its municipal budget Wednesday night.

New Jersey June 4-6 Swedesboro, N.J. Elected: Rev. William R. Klettke , Wrightstown, N.J., president, fourth term, fir st ballot.

Civilians working at Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base have been earning less than their counterparts at Lakehurst Naval Engineering Station.

Governor Jon Corzine and Major General Glenn Rieth meet with family members and then welcome home about 300 members of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Iraq at McGuire Air Force Base in Wrightstown, N.J. on Monday, May 25, 2009.

Many middle-class and lower-income New Jersey families are planning shorter trips to the Jersey Shore this summer, curtailing their leisure expenses as the economy sags, the latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll shows.

May 23, 2009 -- Hundreds came to remember loved ones at New Jersey's largest state run veterans' cemetery.

Boy Scout David Thompson, 12, of Columbus, N.J., places American flags on grave sites Friday for Memorial Day at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J. Boy Scout David Thompson, 12, of Columbus, N.J., places American flags on grave sites Friday for Memorial Day at Brigadier General William C. Doyle ...

Hundreds of veterans from a plethora of veteran organizations all over the state and region descended upon Brig.

The remains of veterans George Wells and Joseph Glass were interred Friday at a military cemetery, long after it appeared that their final resting place would be inside a pair of cardboard boxes on a shelf.

His name was George Wells, a Navy veteran who died in 1984. For 25 years his ashes sat in the garage of a North Jersey funeral home, forgotten, unclaimed, and never buried - until now.

If you're anything like me, you have a pretty solid stereotype of a New Jersey farmer in your head - a windswept looking guy with an advanced degree in engineering who farms his 14 certified-organic acres along with his beautiful, college professor wife.

Andrew Barnes, a falconer with Falcon Environmental Services, holds a peregrine falcon after it's brief flight at McGuire Air Force Base In Wrightstown.

An Army Reserve support unit near Pittsburgh will mark its move to Fort Dix with a color casing ceremony on Sunday.

With spring-like temperatures in the 60s expected this weekend, what better way to spend time than at a free show focusing on flowers, gardens and art of both? Blooms and greenery will abound Saturday and ...

South Jersey communities have seen snow accumulations up to 8 1/2 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

Gov. Jon Corzine signed the bills at the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, where more than two dozen veterans gathered to show their support.

A winter storm blanketed Burlington County with up to 2 inches of snow, marking the first substantial snowfall of the season.

Marine Staff Sgt. Andrew Robinson was serving his second tour of duty in Iraq when he suffered a tragic incident.

Borough officials signed a contract this week with a redeveloper for downtown revitalization that may bring a hotel, medical offices and a satellite college center just outside a main access gate to the Army ...