Willingboro Township, New Jersey Explained

Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
Motto:"A Naturally Better Place to Be"
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Pushpin Label:Willingboro Township
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Burlington
Government Type:Faulkner Act (council–manager)
Governing Body:Township Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kaya McIntosh (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[1]
Leader Title1:Manager
Leader Name1:Dwayne M. Harris[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Vacant[3]
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:November 6, 1688
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:February 21, 1798
Established Title3:Renamed
Established Date3:November 3, 1959 to November 5, 1963 as Levittown Township
Named For:Wellingborough
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:21.08
Area Land Km2:20.01
Area Water Km2:1.07
Area Total Sq Mi:8.14
Area Land Sq Mi:7.73
Area Water Sq Mi:0.41
Area Water Percent:5.09
Area Rank:230th of 565 in state
22nd of 40 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:31889
Population Rank:73rd of 565 in state
3rd of 40 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:4128.0
Population Density Rank:151st of 565 in state
6th of 40 in county
Population Est:32122
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[6]
Elevation Ft:30
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:40.028°N -74.887°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08046[8] [9]
Area Code:609 and 856[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400581440[11] [12]
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Blank1 Info:0882099[13]

Willingboro Township (known from 1959 to 1963 as Levittown and Levittown Township) is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[14]

As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 31,889, an increase of 260 (+0.8%) from the 2010 census count of 31,629, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,379 (−4.2%) from the 33,008 counted in the 2000 census.[15]

The township has British roots going back to the 17th century. Abraham Levitt and Sons purchased and developed Willingboro land in the 1950s and 1960s as a planned community in their Levittown model.[16]

The 1967 book The Levittowners, by sociologist Herbert J. Gans, was a famous case study in American urban sociology based on the development of Levittown.[17] Willingboro later became a predominantly African American suburb.[18]

History

Willingboro was one of the original nine divisions in the organization of Burlington County within West Jersey, and was originally formed as the "Constabulary of Wellingborrow" on November 6, 1688.[19] At the time, it included present day Delanco Township, New Jersey. The original name of Wellingborough was after the community in England,[20] which was the hometown of Thomas Olive, who led the original settlers into what would become Willingboro Township. Other spellings were used at different times.

After the establishment of the United States and the State of New Jersey, the community was formally incorporated as "Willingborough Township", one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships, on February 21, 1798, by the New Jersey Legislature when it enacted "An Act incorporating the Inhabitants of Townships, designating their Powers, and regulating their Meetings", P.L. 1798, p. 289.[19] This makes Willingboro one of the oldest townships in the State. Portions of the township were taken to form Beverly borough (March 5, 1850, now Beverly city) and Beverly Township (March 1, 1859, now known as Delanco Township).[19]

In the 1950s and 1960s, Willingboro was the location for a massive residential development by Levitt & Sons. The town was to be Levitt & Sons' third and largest Levittown development, following similar projects in New York and Pennsylvania. Levitt acquired the great majority of the land in Willingboro; the historic community of Rancocas, in the southeast portion of the township, was annexed to Westampton Township to keep it from being bulldozed, as Levitt wished to keep the development within the boundaries of a single municipality. The first Levittown homes were sold in June 1958, at which time the community was already known as Levittown, New Jersey.[21]

The town's name was changed from the original Willingboro to "Levittown Township" by a referendum of township residents held on November 3, 1959. Willingboro was less than 12miles from Levittown, Pennsylvania and this occasionally caused confusion. The community used the name "Levittown, New Jersey" in 1958, and "Levittown Township" from 1959 to 1963.[22] A referendum held on the issue on November 5, 1963, changed the name back to Willingboro.[19] [23] The name change was passed by a narrow margin of 3,123 to 3,003.[23] In retaliation, Levitt refused to donate any more schools to the fast-growing community.[23] With residential development, the 1950 population of 852 rapidly climbed to 11,861 in 1960; and 43,386 in 1970.

When homes for the new Levittown were first being sold in 1958, Levitt and Sons had a policy against sales to African Americans.[24] W. R. James, an African-American officer in the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, was stationed at nearby Fort Dix and applied to purchase a Levittown home. On June 29, 1958, an agent of Levitt and Sons told him that the new Levittown development would be an all-white community. James filed suit against the company challenging their policy. A friend of his, who worked at the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, said that it was illegal in New Jersey to discriminate in federally-subsidized housing. At the time, de facto racial segregation in housing existed in many areas in the United States. Levittown was receiving mortgage insurance from the Federal Housing Administration. But as of 1958, the law had not been tested.[24]

James sued Levitt in a case that ultimately went to the New Jersey Supreme Court, which upheld lower court rulings in favor of James.[23] James was not the first African American to move into Willingboro. Given James' success in his suit, Charles and Vera Williams purchased a house and moved into the community in 1960, the first African-American family in Willingboro.[24] James eventually moved into Millbrook Park in 1960.[24] He served as head of the local chapter of the NAACP and eventually became a minister. An elementary school in Willingboro was named in his honor.[21] [25]

Following the court case, Levitt developed a thorough integration program. The company set up an integration committee headed by Howard Lett, an African American.[23] Lett created a five-point program, which included the announcement by community leaders of Levitt's plan to desegregate housing, and a thorough briefing program for Levitt employees, government officials, the police and the press. Lett recommended an attempt to discourage anti-integration activities known as "Operation Hothead".[24] Lett created a Human Relations Council to oversee possible disputes in community. James served as a member of that committee.[23] The committee tried to solve problems of juvenile delinquency in the township. It opposed a curfew passed by the Township Council in the early 1970s. The curfew was later dropped, but reintroduced later.[23]

The African-American population of Willingboro increased throughout the 1960s; by 1964 there were 50 African-American families. By 1970, African Americans represented about 11% of the population.[26] During the early 1970s, several homeowners said they were approached by local real estate agents and told that their neighborhood was becoming increasingly African-American and home values could decline if they did not sell quickly; a practice known as blockbusting. While the Human Relations Council could not prove these claims, it made recommendations to help foster better relations between ethnic communities in the township and calm concerns.[27]

The township in 1974 enacted an ordinance that prohibited the posting of "for sale" or "sold" signs on real estate. Proponents of the ordinance alleged the purpose was to maintain integration. Many other communities had enacted similar laws in reaction to the practice of blockbusting in the 1960s and 1970s. The Supreme Court in the 1977 case of Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Willingboro ruled that the ordinance violated the First Amendment protections for free speech, which applied to commercial needs.[28]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 8.14 square miles (21.08 km2), including 7.73 square miles (20.01 km2) of land and 0.41 square miles (1.07 km2) of water (5.09%).[4]

The township borders the Burlington County municipalities of Burlington Township, Delanco Township, Delran Township, Edgewater Park Township, Moorestown Township, Mount Laurel Township and Westampton Township.[29] [30] [31] Rancocas Creek drains Willingboro and forms its SW boundary while U.S. Route 130 forms its NW boundary.

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bortons Landing, Charleston and Cooperstown.[32]

Parks and sections

Willingboro is divided into several sections called parks. Each section's street names begin with the same letter as the corresponding section name. For example, streets in Pennypacker Park all begin with the letter "P".[33] This is the case with all parks, excluding Martin's Beach and certain streets in Rittenhouse Park. Some streets that predate Levittown retained their original names, such as Charleston Road.

Originally, each park or section had its own swimming pool for residents' use. Residents' families would receive free swim tags after showing applicable IDs at each section's school or the community office. However, some swimming pools, such as Hawthorne Park, have been inactive for years. Free lessons and other events were focused on these "park" pools during the summer months. By the 1990s, only Pennypacker Park and Country Club Park had operating summer pools. Finally, Country Club Park and Pennypacker Park have been denoted the "community pools" at this time.

The township's parks include:

A small, unnamed section of the township uses area code 856. The rest of Willingboro is in area code 609.

Climate

Willingboro has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures in the vicinity of Veterans Parkway and Willingboro Parkway range from in January to in July.[36] The local hardiness zone is 7a.

Demographics

2020 census

Willingboro township, Burlington County, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2000[37] !Pop 2010[38] ![39] !% 2010!% 2010!
White alone (NH)7,5604,690style='background: #ffffe6; 3,67822.90%14.83%style='background: #ffffe6; 11.53%
Black or African American alone (NH)21,61622,325style='background: #ffffe6; 21,94065.49%70.58%style='background: #ffffe6; 68.80%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)8782style='background: #ffffe6; 810.26%0.26%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.25%
Asian alone (NH)553618style='background: #ffffe6; 6021.68%1.95%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.89%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)1210style='background: #ffffe6; 240.04%0.03%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.08%
Some Other Race alone (NH)126121style='background: #ffffe6; 2950.38%0.38%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.93%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)1,0561,046style='background: #ffffe6; 1,5043.20%3.31%style='background: #ffffe6; 4.72%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,9982,737style='background: #ffffe6; 3,7656.05%8.65%style='background: #ffffe6; 11.81%
Total33,00831,629style='background: #ffffe6; 31,889100.00%100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 31,629 people, 10,884 households, and 8,283 families in the township. The population density was . There were 11,442 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 17.31% (5,475) White, 72.74% (23,007) Black or African American, 0.37% (117) Native American, 2.01% (635) Asian, 0.03% (10) Pacific Islander, 3.12% (988) from other races, and 4.42% (1,397) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.65% (2,737) of the population.

Of the 10,884 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18; 49.3% were married couples living together; 21.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.9% were non-families. Of all households, 20.1% were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.32.

23.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 85.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 81.2 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $66,479 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,323) and the median family income was $73,968 (+/− $2,888). Males had a median income of $48,323 (+/− $2,553) versus $40,313 (+/− $3,074) for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,989 (+/− $1,048). About 6.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.[40]

Arts and culture

The rap/R&B group City High was established in the township.[41] [42]

Government

Local government

Willingboro Township is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of government (Plan E), enacted by direct petition and implemented as of January 1, 1962.[43] The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[44] The current Council-Manager form of government was adopted by referendum in November 1960 based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission. The elections for the first council to operate under the new Council-Manager form of government took place in November 1961, with the new council taking office as of January 1, 1962, under the new form. The Township Council is comprised of five members, who are elected in partisan elections to serve four-year terms in office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election as part of the November general election during odd-numbered years. At a reorganization held during the first week of January after each election, the council selects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among its members.[45] [46] [47]

, the members of the Willingboro Township Council are Mayor Kaya T. McIntosh (D, term on council ends December 31, 2027; term as mayor ends 2025), Deputy Mayor Nathaniel Anderson (D, term on council and as deputy mayor ends 2025), Rebecca Perrone (D, 2025), Samantha E. Whitfield (D, 2027) and Tiffani A. Worthy (D, 2027).[48] [49] [50] [51]

In July 2017, the council selected Rebecca Perone from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat that had been held by Christopher "Chris" Walker expiring in December 2019 until he resigned from his post as mayor in June 2017.[52] [53]

The township council appointed Chris Walker in October 2013 to fill the vacant seat of Ken Gordon, after a New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled that Gordon's seat was vacant based on his having missed a series of council meetings. Eddie Campbell was named to fill Gordon's former position as deputy mayor.[54] Darvis Holley was appointed in April 2014 to fill the vacant seat of Jim Ayrer, who had resigned after serving on the council for 34 years.[55]

Federal, state, and county representation

Willingboro Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District[56] and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.[57] [58] [59]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 20,713 registered voters in Willingboro Township, of which 12,117 (58.5% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,268 (6.1% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 7,322 (35.3% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[60] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.5% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 85.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[60] [61]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 15,635 votes here (91.4% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,300 votes (7.6% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 63 votes (0.4% vs. 1.0%), among the 17,101 ballots cast by the township's 22,031 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).[62] [63] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 16,104 votes here (90.0% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,616 votes (9.0% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 75 votes (0.4% vs. 1.0%), among the 17,899 ballots cast by the township's 21,755 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.3% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).[64] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 12,226 votes here (81.1% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 2,701 votes (17.9% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 85 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 15,067 ballots cast by the township's 20,197 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.6% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).[65]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 6,513 ballots cast (70.6% vs. 35.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,453 votes (26.6% vs. 61.4%) and other candidates with 40 votes (0.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 9,227 ballots cast by the township's 21,474 registered voters, yielding a 43.0% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).[66] [67] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 8,235 ballots cast (83.7% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,296 votes (13.2% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 169 votes (1.7% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 64 votes (0.7% vs. 1.2%), among the 9,837 ballots cast by the township's 21,588 registered voters, yielding a 45.6% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[68]

Education

Willingboro Township Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[69] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 3,456 students and 277.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1.[70] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[71]) are Garfield East Early Childhood Development Center[72] with 214 students in grades Pre-K–K, J. Cresswell Stuart Early Childhood Development Center[73] with 305 students in grades Pre-K–K, Hawthorne Elementary School[74] with 352 students in grades 1–4, W.R. James Sr. Elementary School[75] with 353 students in grades 1–4, Twin Hills Elementary School[76] with 321 students in grades 1–4, Levitt Intermediate School[77] with 558 students in grades 5–6, Willingboro Memorial Middle School[78] with 573 students in grades 7–8, and Willingboro High School[79] with 674 students in grades 9–12.[80] [81] [82]

During the early development of the township, all high school students attended Levittown High School for grades 9–12 (LHS was renamed "Levitt Jr. High School" when the new high school—John F. Kennedy—was opened in 1964). It was the only junior high school, grades 7 through 9, until Memorial Junior High School opened in 1968. The substantial student population at JFK HS required that the school go to split sessions and only was able to house grades 10–12, with the freshmen classes divided between Memorial and Levitt junior high schools. In 1975, Willingboro HS was opened and became the "sister" school, located only about two miles apart—both on JFK Way. Over time student enrollment fell and both middle schools would eventually close. The district shifted the make-up of the school and elementary schools held grades K-7 while the two high schools held grades 8-12. This is the way the township was until JFK HS became a middle school in 1990, leaving Willingboro as the only high school. By this time, the township population fell and Levitt Junior High School was closed to become township offices and storage. Memorial Junior High School would remain open for college classes for Burlington County College. Kennedy Middle School eventually closed and became Kennedy Center, a community center for the performing arts, an additional gym for events, and classrooms for college classes.

The S.W. Bookbinder, J.A. McGinley and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Schools were closed at the end of the 2005–2006 school year as part of an effort to save about $3.6 million, through the reduction of as many as 100 staff members and class sizes increased as large as 27 at the five remaining elementary schools. The cuts were needed to fill a two-year budget deficit of nearly $10 million.[83]

Students from Willingboro Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.[84]

The Willingboro Public Library (WPL) is the municipal public library for the community. It first opened in 1960 and operates independently from the Burlington County Library System. Before 2003, the library was housed in the township's municipal building on Salem Road. The current library building is 42000square feet.[85] and is an anchor for the new Willingboro Town Center on Route 130.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Burlington County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[86]

U.S. Route 130 is the main highway serving Willingboro. It straddles the township's borders with Delanco Township and Edgewater Park Township.[87] [88]

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service on 409 / 417 / 418 routes between Trenton and Philadelphia.[89] [90]

BurLink bus service is offered on the B1 route (between Beverly and Pemberton) and on the B2 route (between Beverly and Westampton).[91]

Academy Bus provides service from Willingboro and at the park-and-ride facility near Exit 5 of the New Jersey Turnpike in Westampton to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and other street service in Midtown Manhattan and to both Jersey City and the Wall Street area in Lower Manhattan.[92] [93]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Willingboro Township include:

External links

Notes and References

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  2. https://www.willingboronj.gov/departments/administration/township-manager Township Manager
  3. https://www.willingboronj.gov/departments/township-clerk Township Clerk
  4. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  5. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  6. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  7. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  8. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=willingboro&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Willingboro, NJ
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Burlington&frmCity=Willingboro Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Willingboro, NJ
  11. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  12. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  13. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  14. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/reference-maps/2020/state-maps/34_NewJersey_2020.pdf New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties
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  16. Hester, Tom. "Willingboro: a half-century of suburbia", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 12, 2018, updated April 2, 2019. Accessed October 26, 2019.
  17. Book: Gans . Herbert J. Gans . Herbert J. Gans . The Levittowners: Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community . 1967 . Columbia University Press . 0-231-05571-4 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051109034842/http://www.sociology.columbia.edu/pdf-files/gans.pdf . 4 December 2020 . November 9, 2005 .
  18. Book: Pardlo . Gregory . Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America . 2018 . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group . 978-1524731779 . 25 June 2019.
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  21. http://www.willingboronj.gov/about-us/38-2/ Township History
  22. http://www.willingboro.org/twpchron.htm "Chronology of Willingboro"
  23. Suplee, C. (1995). Stories of Willingboro Township, New Jersey. Willingboro: Calkins Newspapers, Inc.
  24. Anderson, Priscilla B. The History and Contribution of Black Americans to the Development of Willingboro, Burlington, New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Historical Commission - Afro-American Division, 1985
  25. Mulford, Kim. "'It was like heaven': Residents recall Levittown; Original owners gather for its 55th anniversary", Courier-Post, October 13, 2013. Accessed October 21, 2013.
  26. Beck Pooley, Karen. "The Other Levittown: Race and Place in Willingboro, NJ," The Next American City 2(2003).
  27. "Has Blockbusting Come to Willingboro?", Burlington County Times, October 28, 1973.
  28. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0431_0085_ZS.html Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro (No. 70-357)
  29. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883347/touches.html Areas touching Willingboro Township
  30. https://www.dvrpc.org/Mapping/Maps/pdf/Burlington_MCDs.pdf Municipalities within Burlington County, NJ
  31. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  32. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  33. Friedman, Sally. "Levittown: Home to stay The Willingboro incarnation, now 50 years old, was a keeper. Residents who bought in early tell why they love it still.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 26, 2008. Accessed August 12, 2013. "They got that in a town ultimately divided into 11 'parks,' each with street names that began with the same letter, and offering schools, pools and recreation areas."
  34. Book: Bernstein, Josh. Willingboro. 2002. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0-7385-1088-0. 74.
  35. http://www.willingboro.org/twpchron.htm Chronology of Willingboro
  36. Web site: PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U.
  37. Web site: P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Willingboro township, Burlington County, New Jersey. . January 26, 2024.
  38. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Willingboro township, Burlington County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  39. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Willingboro township, Burlington County, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  40. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400581440 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Willingboro township, Burlington County, New Jersey
  41. http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/c/city_high01/ City High: Top of their class
  42. Duhart, Bill. "Willingboro trio lands in Grammy spotlight", Courier-Post, February 27, 2022. Accessed July 5, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "It's a single from the group's debut album, City High. Claudette Ortiz, 20, Robby Pardlo, 22, and Ryan Toby, 24, the group members, are all Willingboro High School graduates. They may be hobnobbing in Tinseltown tonight, but their hearts belong to Willingboro."
  43. http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"
  44. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  45. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 38.
  46. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  47. https://www.ecode360.com/15591148 Township Code Article II - Township Council
  48. https://www.willingboronj.gov/how-do-i/contact-township-council Township Council
  49. https://www.willingboronj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4987/638469834551270000 2024 Municipal Data Sheet
  50. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Burlington/119043/web.317647/#/summary 2023 General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results
  51. https://press.co.burlington.nj.us/PRESS/ElectionArchive//2021/General//2021_G_OFFICIAL_Summary.pdf November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results
  52. McHale, Todd. "Rebecca Perrone", Burlington County Times, July 6, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Willingboro appoints Rebecca Perrone to fill an unexpired term on the Township Council on Wednesday, July 5, 2017."
  53. Hefler, Jan. "N.J. court asked to settle yet another political dispute in Willingboro", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Councilman Chris Walker, who was named mayor by the five-member council in January, is the latest casualty. He resigned abruptly last month, opening the door for Harry Walker — they are not related — to go to court to lay claim to his seat.... After Chris Walker's resignation, the town's Democratic committee chose Rebecca Perrone to fill the council vacancy."
  54. Krebs, Rose. "Willingboro appoints new council member, names deputy mayor", Burlington County Times, October 3, 2013. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Chris Walker was appointed Tuesday to the Township Council to fill the seat left vacant by former Deputy Mayor Ken Gordon — a seat he was primed to assume in a few months anyway. Last month, a Superior Court judge declared Gordon's seat vacant because of his lack of attendance at recent meetings.... Also Tuesday, the council appointed longtime member and former Mayor Eddie Campbell Jr. to serve as deputy mayor until it reorganizes in January."
  55. Hefler, Jan. "Willingboro primary will likely decide council seat", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2, 2014. Accessed August 25, 2014. "A one-year unexpired term became available when longtime Councilman Jim Ayrer resigned last month after 34 years in office.... Mayor Eddie Campbell said Darvis Holley will be sworn in Tuesday to serve on the council for the rest of the year, until an election can be held to determine who will serve the remainder of Ayrer's term."
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  57. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
  58. https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf 2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government
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  60. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-burlington-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Burlington
  61. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
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  63. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-burlington.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Burlington County
  64. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-burlington.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Burlington County
  65. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_burlington_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Burlington County
  66. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-burlington.pdf 2013 Governor: Burlington County
  67. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-burlington.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Burlington County
  68. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-burlington.pdf 2009 Governor: Burlington County
  69. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/218771/0110_-_Identification.pdf Willingboro Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  70. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418000&DistrictID=3418000 District information for Willingboro Public School District
  71. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418000 School Data for the Willingboro Township Public Schools
  72. https://www.willingboroschools.org/o/garfield-east Garfield East Early Childhood Development Center
  73. https://www.willingboroschools.org/o/j-cresswell-stuart-ecdc J. Cresswell Stuart Early Childhood Development Center
  74. https://www.willingboroschools.org/o/hawthorne-elementary-school Hawthorne Elementary School
  75. https://www.willingboroschools.org/o/w-r-james-elementary-school W.R. James Sr. Elementary School
  76. https://www.willingboroschools.org/o/twin-hills-elementary-school Twin Hills Elementary School
  77. https://www.willingboroschools.org/o/levitt-intermediate-school Levitt Intermediate School
  78. https://www.willingboroschools.org/o/memorial-middle-school Willingboro Memorial Middle School
  79. https://www.willingboroschools.org/o/willingboro-high-school Willingboro High School
  80. https://www.co.burlington.nj.us/DocumentCenter/View/1173/Public-Schools-Directory#page=95 2018-2019 Public School Directory
  81. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/05/5805 School Performance Reports for the Willingboro Public School District
  82. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5805 New Jersey School Directory for the Willingboro Township Public Schools
  83. Coltimore, Edward. "Willingboro district OKs an austere budget The $72 million measure would raise taxes, close schools, cut staff. Voters will decide on April 18.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29, 2006.Accessed August 25, 2014. "The board voted Saturday to close Martin Luther King Jr., S.W. Bookbinder and J.A. McGinley Elementary Schools on July 1 to save $3.6 million."
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  86. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Burlington.pdf Burlington County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction
  87. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000130__-.pdf#page=14 U.S. Route 130 Straight Line Diagram
  88. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Burlington.pdf Burlington County Highway Map
  89. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128125145/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBurlingtonCountyTo Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections
  90. http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide
  91. http://www.driveless.com/burlink/ BurLINK Bus System
  92. http://www.academybus.com/getattachment/9e63f110-1f7b-4f26-be07-e02f3b1fac6f/Willingboro-Westampton-to-Midtown.aspx Willingoro / Westampton to Midtown Manhattan and Port Authority
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  94. Staff. "Composer Mark Adamo, a Willingboro native, is the man behind `Little Women'", Courier-Post, August 26, 2001. Accessed February 14, 2011.
  95. http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/playerpage/205902 Malik Allen
  96. O'Sullivan, Jeannie. "Notable Women of New Jersey honored at The Merion", Burlington County Times, March 23, 2012. Accessed April 20, 2020. "The honorees were New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver, D-34th of East Orange, Essex County; Shelley Adler, a Cherry Hill attorney who is running for the 3rd Congressional District seat her late husband, John, had held; Priscilla B. Anderson, who formerly served as a 7th District assemblywoman, Willingboro’s mayor and the Burlington County Bridge Commission’s vice chairwoman..."
  97. Yannis, Alex. "Tornado Tops Cosmos by 2-1 In a Shootout; Cosmos Are Shot Down, 2-1, By Tornado in a Shootout", The New York Times, April 25, 1977. Accessed November 17, 2018. "That was primarily the result of a good performance by Tony Bellinger, whom Miller signed out of high school in Willingboro, N.J., south of Trenton."
  98. Wawrow, John. "Sabres select Brennan 31st", Toronto Star, June 23, 2007. Accessed October 31, 2015. "'Once I started, I didn't want to stop,' said Brennan, a Willingboro, N.J. native, of his interest in hockey."
  99. Woolston, George. "Willingboro native becomes first Black woman to lead Medicare and Medicaid services", Burlington County Times, June 2, 2021. Accessed June 21, 2024. "Chiquita Brooks-LaSure was sworn in as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra last week after her nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate."
  100. Markman, Rob. "Producer Cardiak Talks '600 Benz': When I produced the track, I was actually thinking of Meek Mill,' Cardiak tells Mixtape Daily.", MTV, May 13, 2011. Accessed May 24, 2012. "In the grand scheme of things, Cardiak is new to the game. But the Willingboro, New Jersey, rap producer has already amassed some major hits."
  101. Stringer, Matt. "Philadelphia: The cradle of baseball", The Temple News, November 20, 2003. Accessed December 3, 2007. "For example, Sean Casey, a lifetime .300 hitter, plays first base for the Cincinnati Reds and hails from Willingboro, NJ."
  102. Martin, Douglas. "Fannie Lee Chaney, 84, Mother of Slain Civil Rights Worker, Is Dead", The New York Times, May 24, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Fannie Lee Chaney, a $28-a-week bakery worker who became a target of racial hatred herself after her son James Chaney and two other civil rights workers were killed by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi during the Freedom Summer of 1964, died on Tuesday in Willingboro, N.J. She was 84."
  103. Pettus, Emily Wagster via Associated Press. "Fannie Lee Chaney, 84, mother of slain civil rights worker", Boston Globe, May 24, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Her death was announced yesterday by her son, Ben, from her home in Willingboro, N.J."
  104. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwereferees/mikechioda/bio/ "Chioda Reppin' The Boro"
  105. Kuperinsky, Amy. "N.J.'s Ant Clemons went from waiting tables to working with Kanye West. Next up: The Grammys.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 18, 2019. Accessed March 30, 2020. "Music was a constant for Clemons while growing up in Willingboro."
  106. https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/news/local/2016/10/23/meet-author-pat-cleveland/17583349007/ "Meet the Author: Pat Cleveland"
  107. Hunt, Donald. "Tom Davis Sets Sights On Nba", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 1991. Accessed December 2, 2013. "When Tom Davis was an all-South Jersey basketball star at Willingboro High four years ago, he definitely wanted to play Division I basketball."
  108. Rys, Richard. "Exit Interview: Gary Dourdan", Philadelphia magazine, June 8, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Exit Interview: How old were you when you moved to Willingboro from West Philly? Gary Dourdan: Ten or something. There was nothing in the suburbs but a house to live in."
  109. Jenkins, Sally via The Washington Post. "Faucette, Maryland Linebacker, a Wild but Not Crazy Guy", Los Angeles Times, September 20, 1986. Accessed November 3, 2017. "The son of a steel worker and music teacher from Willingboro, N.J., Faucette was a two-sport blue-chipper out of Willingboro High School who played running back and linebacker for the football team and outfielder for the baseball team, and who also could dabble with guitar, piano, drums and clarinet."
  110. http://www.willingboro.org/twphist.htm "A Short History of Willingboro"
  111. Burns-Fusaro, Nancy. "Friday Night Folk gets 'voice of an angel' with Vance Gilbert", The Westerly Sun, March 26, 2015. Accessed April 23, 2017. "Born and raised in Willingboro, N.J., Gilbert moved to Boston after graduating from Connecticut College."
  112. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224123015/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/James-Green James Green
  113. Staff. "Griggs helps Steelers focus on life's issues", Courier-Post, November 7, 2004. Accessed October 31, 2015. "For Anthony Griggs it's all about giving back. Growing up in Willingboro Griggs excelled in track and field as well as football."
  114. Beech, Wendy. "Erskine Hawkins, 79, A Jazz-trumpet Legend", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 15, 1993. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Erskine Hawkins, 79, a trumpet player who was one of the greats of the swing era, died Thursday at his home in Willingboro."
  115. http://music.derrickhodge.com/derrick-hodge-releases-tour-dates-revivalist-premieres-new-track/ "Hodge Steps Out from the Robert Glasper Experiment With Diverse Debut Live Today To Be Released Aug. 6 On Blue Note Records Featuring Common, Glasper, Alan Hampton & Others"
  116. Krebs, Rose. "Two-star Army general from Willingboro has enjoyed long military career", Burlington County Times, June 11, 2012. Accessed December 1, 2019. "U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles Wayne Hooper, a native of Willingboro, has traveled all over the world during his 33-year military career, but he remains a Jersey boy at heart."
  117. Gansberg, Martin. "Townships Seeking Status To Qualify for U.S. Funds", The New York Times, February 19, 1974. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Mayor Barbara Kalik of Willingboro, one of the communities affected by the classification, declared: 'You are using either Midwestern or 1910 vintage terminology.'"
  118. Williams, Kevin. "New Jersey Olympians Earn Gold At The Summer Games", WKXW, August 13, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Steve Kasprzyk - Rowing - Willingboro, N.J. - Cinnaminson"
  119. Cusack, Bob. "Answer these questions: CNN's Michelle Kosinski", The Hill, March 12, 2014. Accessed October 31, 2015. "Born in: Willingboro, N.J., a suburb of Philadelphia; Grew up in: Cinnaminson, N.J., yet another suburb of Philadelphia"
  120. Orton, Kathy. "Mystics Draft Langhorne, One of Two Terps Selected", The Washington Post, April 10, 2008. Accessed July 16, 2008. "'I love the area,' said Langhorne, who grew up in Willingboro, N.J."
  121. http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/langhorne_crystal00.html "Player Bio: Crystal Langhorne."
  122. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/new_jersey/greatest/ The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures
  123. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB35CC6354719F1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Carl Lewis Sweeps Triple In National Championship"
  124. Yannis, Alex. "Lewis, a New Jerseyan, Is Drafted by Cosmos", The New York Times, January 24, 1978. Accessed July 11, 2019. "The Cosmos; with Coach Eddie Firmani on hand at the Plaza Hotel, became the first club to draft a black American. He is Cleveland Lewis, a forward from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. Lewis, who found out through a reporter that he had been selected, attended Willingboro High School in New Jersey."
  125. Ewell, Christian. "Looking for direction, a family finds football; Colleges: Towson's Mikal Lundy and his brothers and cousins have used the sport as a refuge from tragedy and danger.College Football", The Baltimore Sun, October 17, 2003. Accessed October 31, 2015. "Brian died of a stroke in 1989, and Joann moved her family from central New Jersey to Willingboro, near Camden. She pressed her sons into sports, hoping for an offsetting influence."
  126. Staff. "Deaths Elsewhere", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 1994. Accessed May 24, 2012. "Mr. Marella, a resident of Tampa, Fla., grew up in Willingboro and played baseball at Holy Cross High School, Delran."
  127. McHale, Todd. "Entertainer and Educator supports our youth", Burlington County Times, December 31, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2013. "Marilyn Marshall, a retired teacher and current program director of Hold On To Education, poses in her home in Willingboro on Wednesday afternoon."
  128. Coppock, Kristen. "No strings", Burlington County Times, November 13, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2012. "DJ Tim Marshall, a Willingboro resident who has been providing music for Champps customers since the establishment opened in 1995..."
  129. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcfarpa01.html Patrick McFarland
  130. Eisen, Michael. "Giants Sign OL Kareem McKenzie: Signing is second major addition in two days for Big Blue", new York Giants, March 4, 2005. Accessed May 25, 2007. "McKenzie played only two years of football at Willingboro High School, but was still named an All-America by USA Today. He was All-State and All-Burlington County. McKenzie competed in the discus and shot put on the track team, serving as captain for two seasons."
  131. Nark, Jason. "From here to Scientology: Worldwide leader David Miscavige's Philly-area roots", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 3, 2012. Accessed April 9, 2013. "Miscavige's middle-class Catholic upbringing in Willingboro, N.J., abruptly changed four decades ago when his childhood asthma led the family to another utopian vision - that of L. Ron Hubbard."
  132. Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. "Robert Marella, 62, Wrestler Known As 'Gorilla Monsoon'", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 7., 1999. Accessed February 27, 2008. "Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella, 62, a professional wrestler whose demeanor in the ring resembled Atilla the Hun's but whose deeds and personality were more akin to those of Santa Claus, died yesterday at his Willingboro home after being ill for the last month."
  133. http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/moses_dezman00.html Dezman Moses
  134. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=502117 Kristopher Negron
  135. Guenther, Alan. "Willingboro revives corridor", Courier-Post, April 1, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "The town's history dates to 1682, when Thomas Olive became its first colonist and named the town Wellingborough, according to township records."
  136. Trebay, Guy. "Fashion Diary; The Promotion Tour Known as Fashion Week", The New York Times, March 19, 2002. Accessed December 2, 2013. "'It's about the ignorance,' Steven Stoute, the executive vice president of Interscope Geffen A&M, the record company, explained the other day. Mr. Stoute was referring to Claudette Ortiz, a young singer from Willingboro, N.J., whose group, City High, was nominated for a Grammy Award this year."
  137. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/gregory-pardlo Gregory Pardlo
  138. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/08/03/entertainment/main221396.shtml "Gervase Gets Booted Off"
  139. http://chargers.com/team/roster/shaun-phillips.htm Shaun Phillips player profile
  140. Pizarro, Max. "The PolitickerNJ.com Interview: LD 8 Republican hopeful Maria Rodriguez Gregg", PolitickerNJ, March 28, 2013. Accessed December 2, 2013. "'I want to see more young people get involved,' said the 31-year-old of Puerto Rican descent who grew up in Willingboro and Burlington, whose parents both served in the military, and whose husband is a veteran of the Iraq War due for redeployment."
  141. Staff. "Bombers Sign Two Defensive Linemen", Our Sports Central, February 27, 2009. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Saunders (6-3, 240, Alabama '08, DOB: Dec. 23, 1984 in Willingboro Township, NJ) is a big-bodied defensive end that was a two-year starter with the Crimson Tide."
  142. Caywood, Kurt. "Caywood: Can Schurig engineer WU success?", The Topeka Capital-Journal, December 30, 2001. Accessed January 2, 2018. "When he graduated from high school, Schurig went more than halfway across the country, from Willingboro, N.J., to Colorado School of Mines, where he earned a degree in petroleum engineering."
  143. Krebs, Rose. "Assemblyman Troy Singleton returns to teach for a day in Willingboro", Burlington County Times, December 21, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "He said the visit to his former school district offered him hands-on experience that he will use in his work on the Assembly's budget and education committees. Singleton is a 1991 graduate of Willingboro High School and a schoolmate of Newman's."
  144. http://www.assemblymansingleton.com/singleton_sworn_in_as_newest_assembly_member "Singleton Sworn In As Newest Assembly Member"
  145. Green, Joe. "Olympic gold medalist from Willingboro launches foundation to help students", Burlington County Times, April 23, 2015. Accessed March 19, 2018. "LaMont Smith had come a long way from Willingboro High, where he'd won nine state track championships. But among the thousands of voices he heard that day during the 1996 Summer Olympics, he could still make out that of his high school coach.... 'I'm proud to be from Willingboro ... and I just want to do my part,' Smith said."
  146. Nazareno, Analisa. "Cartoonist Spirited On By Lifelong Yen To Draw Mark Tatulli's Angelic Comic Strip, Bent Halos, Now Runs In 12 Papers.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 14, 1996. Accessed September 20, 2016. "Growing up in Willingboro, cartoonist Mark Tatulli was no angel, no devil, just a sharp-witted kid who had his hands in everything - like Mort and Harold, the devilish angels in his syndicated comic strip, Bent Halos."
  147. Lowe, Herbert. "Standing Tall, In And Out Of Character Ryan Toby, 17, Wants The World To Judge Him 'Not By My Money, Not By My Status.'", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 26, 1994. Accessed October 31, 2015. "'Honestly,' said Toby, dressed in jeans and a white crewneck sweater in his parents' living room in Willingboro, 'I think he (Ahmal) just started wanting to know more about his heritage and... was rebellious in that 'I'm going to do something different than what my friends are doing.'... A student at Willingboro High School, Toby began his singing in school and church choirs."
  148. http://wrestlingnewscenter.blogspot.com/2009/02/wrestler-of-week-boogie-woogie-man.html "Wrestler Of The Week 'The Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant"
  149. Tannewald, Jonathan. "Willingboro native Peter Vermes has the soccer world on his doorstep", Philly.com, January 12, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "I know that many of you already know a thing or two about Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes. For some of you, one of those things might be that he's a native of Willingboro, N.J., and still has the accent to prove it."
  150. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=zaguni000mar Mark Zagunis

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