Pine Barrens Tribune

08/31/2025

An agreement has reportedly been reached between Southampton Township and BEMS Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of CEP Renewables, to pay the municipality a total of about $300,000 in liquidated damages for a switchgear station that was “not relocated consistent with the timeline” to remove it from an island on Saint Davids Place as had previously been agreed to in a “switchgear relocation agreement” adopted in August 2023.

SOUTHAMPTON—An agreement has reportedly been reached between Southampton Township and BEMS Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of CEP Renewables, to pay the municipality a total of about $300,000 in liquidated damages for a switchgear station that was “not relocated consistent with the timeline” to remov...

08/30/2025

The Evesham Township Council meeting of Aug. 13 was largely a continuation of the previous month’s meeting, in that it was dominated by a further series of comments reflecting the passionate concerns of members of the public about the fate of a still-pristine area of the Pinelands located in the southern part of the township that borders Black Run Preserve and encompasses its headwaters.

EVESHAM—The Evesham Township Council meeting of Aug. 13 was largely a continuation of the previous month’s meeting, in that it was dominated by a further series of comments reflecting the passionate concerns of members of the public about the fate of a still-pristine area of the Pinelands locate...

08/29/2025

Rather the non-unanimous votes were cast over concerns about how the township got to this point and what some councilmembers saw as questionable hiring practices, including the extension of a reportedly “generous” compensation package by administration allegedly without first receiving council input and apparently prior to its consent to hire Brunson.

PEMBERTON—Kendall Brunson, currently the Recreation Leader/Supervisor of Willingboro Township, has been narrowly appointed by Pemberton Township Council as Pemberton Township’s next Recreation Director, reportedly commencing his new role on or about Sept. 4, but the 3-2 vote was not the result o...

08/29/2025

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08/28/2025

The deterioration of the Washington Township Senior Center, which has been shuttered since 2018, prompted a resident to call for action to reopen it during the Washington Township Committee’s latest Aug. 5 meeting. The mayor says the town is having trouble finding a contractor to do the needed repair work.

WASHINGTON—The deterioration of the Washington Township Senior Center, which has been shuttered since 2018, prompted a resident to call for action to reopen it during the Washington Township Committee’s latest Aug. 5 meeting. “I get to walk my dog around Green Bank, and I have watched that pro...

08/25/2025

“We were told in the beginning that we would never find another supermarket since the space was stripped of all prior tenant’s equipment and fixtures. It certainly hasn’t been easy … it has taken many years of effort and significant investment in capital, but we persisted to be here today. Today is a great day for Grocery Outlet, Medford residents who now have a convenient and affordable place to shop for groceries, the shopping center and its tenants and the DePetris Family.”

MEDFORD—The Village at Taunton Forge in Medford Township, after a nearly 12-year hiatus, has an anchor grocery store once again with the Aug. 14 grand opening of Grocery Outlet. It is a major milestone for a center that once struggled after Murphy’s Market had shuttered a store there back in Apr...

08/25/2025

To our readers following the Tabernacle Rescue Squad back and forth: tonight’s much anticipated Tabernacle Committee meeting that residents and even area squad members planned to attend to voice opinions on the scheduled termination of services has been canceled purportedly due to “a lack of quorum.” The newspaper was notified moments ago of the cancellation.

Residents are being advised the next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m.

08/25/2025

While a two-pronged proposed shared services agreement that would enable the townships of Tabernacle and Shamong to join forces with neighboring Southampton and Lumberton townships in providing the residents of all four municipalities with reliable 24/7 ambulance service is still merely a verbal one, Tabernacle Mayor Joseph Barton has every reason to believe that it will proceed as planned over the next three months.

TABERNACLE—While a two-pronged proposed shared services agreement that would enable the townships of Tabernacle and Shamong to join forces with neighboring Southampton and Lumberton townships in providing the residents of all four municipalities with reliable 24/7 ambulance service is still merely...

08/24/2025

Asked by this newspaper about the purpose of the RFP, Barton said it is to “have an architect tell us what would be a good future use of that facility,” since the township does not have one on its staff. He also acknowledged, in response to a question, that a new town hall was among the possibilities that might be considered.

TABERNACLE­­—In the wake of Tabernacle Township’s decisions to terminate its contractual arrangement with the Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) and plan to formalize new shared service agreements with ambulance operations in neighboring Southampton and Lumberton townships, questions have arisen ab...