The Moorestown Sun

11/27/2025

🦃🍁 Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🦃

Today we pause to reflect on gratitude — for family, friends, neighbors, and the communities that make life brighter. 💛

We’re thankful for YOU: the readers, partners, and local businesses who support us all year long.

Wishing you a day filled with warmth, connection, and plenty of good food.
From our team to yours — Happy Thanksgiving! 🧡

11/26/2025

Special to The Sun The inaugural Burlington County Harvest Dinner was a special farm-to-table meal that featured courses prepared by Rowan College at Burlington County culinary students with locally sourced ingredients.

County commissioners have voted to approve a new five-year agreement with the New Jersey Agricultural Society that allows its Farmers Against Hunger program to operate out of Rainbow Meadow Park in Delran.

Founded in 1996, Farmers Against Hunger collects surplus produce from farms and markets for distribution to area food banks, soup kitchens and pantries. During the last two years alone, it collected more than 500,000 pounds of food to feed thousands of people. The program also helps educate residents about state-grown fruits, vegetables, nutrition, cooking and land stewardship.

Farmers Against Hunger began using a portion of Rainbow Meadow Park as its headquarters in 2020. The 120-acre park property was formerly a peach farm and was purchased by the county in 2001.

Special to The Sun The inaugural Burlington County Harvest Dinner was a special farm-to-table meal that featured courses prepared by Rowan College at Burlington County culinary students with locally sourced ingredients.

11/26/2025

All events at the Moorestown library are subject to change. Register on the library website, unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, Dec. 4

Mahjong 1 p.m.

Author Talk: Jeff Bogle, "Street Cats and Where to Find Them" 7 p.m.

Moorestown Chess Club 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 5

STEAM Grab and Go: Penguins. For children of all ages. Stop by youth services and pick up a craft to make in the library or take home.

Baby and Me Meetup 10 a.m.

Scrabble 1 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6

Teen Grab and Go: Make a moose in a festive sweater. Stop by the young adult room and pick up a craft to make at home.

Kids chess 10 a.m.

Artist Reception: Marjorie Scheier. Stop by from 2 to 4 p.m. to meet the family of artist Marjorie Scheier (1932-2021), whose artwork will be featured in the library's community art gallery throughout December.

Sunday, Dec. 7

Scavenger hunt for children 1 p.m.

Mosaic Society of Philadelphia talk: "Exploring Tuscany and Painting with Glass" at 1:30 p.m.

All events at the Moorestown library are subject to change. Register on the library website, unless otherwise noted.Thursday, Dec. 4Mahjong 1 p.m.Author Talk: Jeff Bogle, "Street Cats and Where to Find Them" 7 p.m.Moorestown Chess Club 7 p.m.

11/26/2025

Special to The Sun The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office is conducting its 30th annual toy drive, with donation bins at more than 50 locations.

The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office is collecting new, unwrapped toys for children during its 30th annual toy drive.

Collection bins are are set up in more than 50 locations across the county. Donations will be accepted through Monday, Dec. 15.

More than 6,000 toys and gifts were collected during last year’s drive and distributed to local families in need by the sheriff’s office and its partners. The office also continues to accept donations of food, toiletries, water, toys, paper supplies and other household goods for distribution year-round.

“It’s a long-standing tradition that has helped brighten the holidays for thousands of children and families," said Sheriff James Kostoplis of the toy drive.

Special to The Sun The Burlington County Sheriff’s Office is conducting its 30th annual toy drive, with donation bins at more than 50 locations.

11/26/2025

Extra Extra 📰 “Township baseball legend makes local hall of fame” and more! Check out the November 26-December 2 edition of the Moorestown Sun ☀️

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11/25/2025

Beloved in writing, a psychiatrist who helped others through her own illness and holidays in the obits. In The Good Life.

Cecil W. Bond Jr.Cecil W. Bond was many things: college basketball player, Army veteran, bank vice president, assistant general manager of a transportat

11/25/2025

🌟 Calling All Fabulous Females! 🌟

Do you know an inspiring woman who deserves the spotlight?

✨ We’re now accepting submissions for our 2026 40 Fabulous Females! This is your chance to recognize leaders, creators, and change-makers making a difference. 💪💛

👉 Nominate today: https://lifestyles.media/40-fabulous-female-submission/

Let’s celebrate the incredible women shaping our communities! 💫

11/25/2025

Special to The Sun

The late Howard “Pen” Muse, a township native and star athlete, will be inducted into the Hot Stovers Baseball Club of South Jersey’s Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Muse was born in Mount Laurel in 1897 and raised in Moorestown. The youngest of 12 children, he attended Moorestown High and pitched for three years on its baseball team. According to a 1922 story in the Courier-Post, Muse had a record at the school of “never having lost a game in three years.”

After he graduated from high school, Muse joined his older brothers Joe, also a pitcher, and Cliff, a catcher, on the Moorestown Crescents, sometimes referred to as the Crescent Giants. They played games against both all-white and all-Black teams, including the likes of the Pennsauken Giants, the Camden Giants, the Linden All- Stars, the Maple Shade Tigers, the Philadelphia Black Sox, the Trenton Elks and the East End Tigers.

Special to The SunThe late Howard “Pen” Muse, a township native and star athlete, will be inducted into the Hot Stovers Baseball Club of South Jersey’s Hall of Fame on Saturday.Muse was born in Mount Laurel in 1897 and raised in Moorestown.

11/24/2025

🎉 NEW SHOW DROP! 🎉

We’re thrilled to launch the first episode of Hello Jersey! on This Is It with the amazing Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, created in partnership with Donnelly.Media — and co-hosted by our very own Arlene Reyes! 🌟

This inspiring new series spotlights the people, businesses, and stories that make New Jersey so special. We’re just getting started… and you’ll love where this journey goes. ❤️✨

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11/22/2025

Voters in Moorestown Township went to the polls on Nov. 4 and elected members for the board of education. The Burlington County Clerk’s Office has posted election results on its website that are now official.

Five candidates vied for three, three-year term seats on the board. Caitlin Berman led with 5,423 votes, followed by incumbents Danielle Miller with 5,365 and Claudine Morano with 4,988.

Saima Bhutta received 4,125 votes and Aysha Hasan got 3,534. There are 285 write-in votes.

Voters in Moorestown Township went to the polls on Nov. 4 and elected members for the board of education. The Burlington County Clerk’s Office has posted election results on its website that are now official.

11/21/2025

Teens can make a moose in a festive sweater at home with a take home craft from the Moorestown library on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Events at the Moorestown library (subject to change).

Saturday, Nov. 29

Read to Bindi the therapy dog at 11 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 1

Knitting Group Meetup at 10:30 a.m.

ESL (English as a Second Language) Conversation Group at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 2

Winter Movie Night featuring "You've Got Mail" at 6 p.m. Register on the library website.

Wednesday, Dec. 3

All ages story time at 10 a.m.

Open play time at 10:30 a.m.

Rummikub at noon. Register on the library website.

Virtual Q&A with the Master Gardeners at 1:30 p.m. Event URL will be sent via registration email. Register on the library website.

History Talk: "The Battle of Red Bank and Red Bank Archaeology Project" at 7 p.m. Register on the library website.

Thursday, Dec. 4

Mahjong at 1 p.m. Register on the library website.

Author Talk: Jeff Bogle, "Street Cats and Where to Find Them" at 7 p.m.

Teens can make a moose in a festive sweater at home with a take home craft from the Moorestown library on Saturday, Dec. 6.Events at the Moorestown library (subject to change).Saturday, Nov. 29Read to Bindi the therapy dog at 11 a.m.

11/21/2025

I hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween with family and friends. As we move closer to the holiday season, I would like to provide an update regarding the negotiations the town council has held regarding the development of a proposed edge data center and why we have decided to no longer pursue the project.

Here is some background on our decision.

Over the past two years, Moorestown has worked to revitalize a long-vacant property along New Albany Road, approximately 25 acres known as the former Pulverizer Services site, or the New Albany Business Park Redevelopment Area. The site includes Block 1400, Lots 13, 14, and 15, located south of New Albany, and Block 900, Lots 3, 7, 8, and 9, located north of New Albany Road.

The parcels have remained unused for over 20 years and have not generated any tax revenue during that time.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween with family and friends.