In The News
Burlington County Winter Restaurant Week kicks off with new participants and specials
The weeklong celebration of Burlington County’s best restaurants, taverns and eateries begins Sunday, March 3, and will continue through Saturday, March 9. More than 60 restaurants, food trucks and craft beverage businesses are participating, with most offering special menus, dishes or discounts special for Winter Restaurant Week.
Guest Post: NJ Could Experiment With Medical Cannabis Price Caps
Legal adult-use New Jersey cannabis and medical prices remain too high. A law to cap the prices has worked well for Pennsylvania medical cannabis patients just across the Delaware River.
Singleton Holding Kids' Book Drive in Honor of National Reading Month
MOORESTOWN, NJ — State Senator Troy Singleton is kicking off National Reading Month — and Dr. Seuss' birthday — with a children's book drive aimed at promoting a love of reading from an early age.
Troy Singleton calls for abolishing county lines
Senator says he’d support anti-line legislation, but line will still be awarded today at Burlington convention
Burlington County Will Distribute Guide to Local Black Historic Sites
MOUNT HOLLY – Burlington County is celebrating Black History Month with the release of a new tour guide of notable African American historical sites.
Proposed Singleton Law Would Expand Culpability for Firearms Trafficking
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation proposed by State Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) would expand culpability requirements for firearms trafficking offenses in an effort to combat illegal gun sales is once again under consideration by the state legislature.
DPA programs are a boon amid mounting affordability pressures
DPAs have become a saving grace for many buyers who aren’t able to pay a lump sum at closing
Bill to Name Part of I-295 After Bordentown's Benjamin Moore Passes State Senate
TRENTON, NJ — Legislation that would name a bridge on Interstate 295 after a Bordentown resident who died while serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan has advanced in the New Jersey Legislature.
Home rule, the housing crisis, and segregation
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To many people in New Jersey, it is an article of faith that every town is a castle, that home rule gives more than 600 local governments the unassailable right to control their own turf.
Burlington County Leaders Mourn Loss of U.S. Service Members Killed in Middle East Terrorist Attack
State Senator Troy Singleton and the Burlington County Commissioners released the following statement on the death of Sergeant William Jerome Rivers, of Willingboro: