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14 hrs ago | Courier-Post

Cherry Hill brothers want retrial over Fort Dix plot

Two brothers from Cherry Hill, imprisoned since 2007 for their role in a planned terror attack at Fort Dix, want a new trial.

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Related Topix: Fort Dix, NJ, Cherry Hill, NJ

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Philly.com

Driver, 72, killed in Burlco crash

A 72-year-old man was killed when his car crashed into a tree in the center of a traffic circle and burst into flames Tuesday afternoon in Burlington County, New Jersey state police said.

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Asbury Park Press

Thunderstorms possible this evening; Surf City reports flooding

A flash flood warning has passed, but the National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for central New Jersey.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Surf City, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ

Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Jersey Journal

Cab driver from Trenton is found dead in taxi in Burlington City, police say

BURLINGTON CITY - A cab driver from Trenton was found dead early Sunday in Burlington City and investigators have declared his death a homicide, police said today.

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Related Topix: Trenton, NJ

Courier-Post

Taxi driver found dead in car

A taxi driver was found dead in his vehicle overnight along Route 130 between High and Jacksonville streets around 2 a.m., reports said.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Patch.com

CHS Senior Profile: From BCC to the Army

Jessica McDevitt had her post-high school plans figured out-she would attend Burlington County College, her sights set on a career in therapy, or maybe teaching French-until a chance loudspeaker announcement changed everything.

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CBS Local

Taxi Driver Found Dead Inside Cab In Burlington County

Police are trying to find the person who killed a taxicab driver, who was found dead in his cab early Sunday morning in Burlington County.

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Related Topix: Trenton, NJ

Patch.com

Maple Shade Woman Wanted in Burlington County

Dominque S. Marino, 28, of Maple Shade, is wanted by the Burlington County Sheriff's Department for failure to appear in court.

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Related Topix: Maple Shade, NJ, Mount Holly, NJ

Courier-Post

Hearing in 2004 flood suit set for July

A court hearing is set for July 24 on the last proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by victims whose property was damaged by flooding nine years ago.

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Related Topix: Medford, NJ, Pine Barrens (Pinelands), NJ

Courier-Post

BCIT student accused of bomb threat

A student at Burlington County Institute of Technology didn't get a hall pass from police following a bomb scare.

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Related Topix: Riverton, NJ

Philly.com

International experts on a wide-eyed Pinelands excursion

His colleagues were swatting deer flies and chatting about the moss and microbes under their feet, but their English, soil ecologist Fung Hu of Nanjing, China, acknowledged, was proving difficult for him.

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Related Topix: Pine Barrens (Pinelands), NJ, World News, China, New Jersey, Science, Ecology, Rutgers University

Sat Jun 15, 2013

CBS Local

Police Search For Missing Elderly Man From NJ With Dementia

The search is on for an elderly man who wandered away from a nursing home in Burlington County, New Jersey Saturday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen)

Patch.com

Not Guilty Plea in Fatal Crash, Lax Championship Top Local News

Motorist Pleads Not Guilty in Crash That Killed Moorestown Woman Shannon Sidorek, of Pemberton Township, has been charged with vehicular homicide in the crash that killed Elizabeth Smith, of Moorestown.

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Related Topix: Moorestown, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Freehold, NJ, Clementon, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Burlington County man dies while boating in Wharton State Forest

A Burlington County man died this afternoon while boating in a remote area of the Wharton State Forest, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.

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Philly.com

Burlington County board proposes reducing open-space tax rate

The Burlington County Board of Freeholders introduced a $184.2 million budget this week that slashes the amount traditionally collected for open-space programs as a way to keep the overall tax rate from rising.

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NJ.com

Cheers and Jeers North for June 15

A family of Peregrine Falcons has taken up residence at the PBF Energy plant in Paulsboro, Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

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Related Topix: Paulsboro, NJ, Sicklerville, NJ

Fri Jun 14, 2013

CBS Local

Officials Investigate Possible Explosion Of Small Tank At Gas Station In Burlington County

Authorities in Palmyra, N.J., say a contractor cleaning an empty fuel tank at a gas station on Route 73 near the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge has been severely burned.

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Related Topix: Palmyra, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Hudson County prosecutor's detective charged in 'road rage' killing posts $1 million bail

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office detective charged in the road rage murder of a Maryland man Saturday night returned home yesterday morning after posting a $1 million bond, the detective's attorney said.

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Related Topix: Hudson County, NJ

CBS Local

Blog: Burlington NJ Child Safety Seat Check Saturday

By Jim Donovan: The Burlington County Sheriff's Department will be sponsoring a free Child Safety Seat Checkpoint on Saturday, June 15, 2013.

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Related Topix: Burlington, NJ

The Jersey Journal

Burlington County woman charged in stabbing of man during argument

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP - A 40-year-old woman who allegedly stabbed a man last month has been arrested in Seaside Park, Pemberton Township police said.

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Related Topix: Seaside Park, NJ, Browns Mills, NJ