Moorestown, New Jersey Explained

Moorestown, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Township
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Pushpin Label:Moorestown
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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:Nicole Gillespie (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[1]
Leader Title2:Manager
Leader Name2:Kevin Aberant[2]
Leader Title3:Municipal clerk
Leader Name3:Patricia L. Hunt[3]
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1682
Established Title1:Incorporated
Established Date1:March 11, 1922
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:38.70
Area Land Km2:38.15
Area Water Km2:0.55
Area Total Sq Mi:14.94
Area Land Sq Mi:14.73
Area Water Sq Mi:0.21
Area Water Percent:1.43
Area Rank:175th of 565 in state
16th of 40 in county
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:21355
Population Rank:131st of 565 in state
7th of 40 in county[5]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:1449.9
Population Density Rank:339th of 565 in state
20th of 40 in county
Population Est:21577
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:69
Coordinates Footnotes:[7]
Coordinates:39.9787°N -74.9427°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08057[8] [9]
Area Code:609 and 856[10]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400547880[11] [12]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0882095[13]

Moorestown is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia and geographically part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 21,355, an increase of 629 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 20,726, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,709 (+9.0%) from the 19,017 counted in the 2000 census.[14] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[15]

Moorestown was authorized to be incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Chester Township (now Maple Shade Township), subject to the approval of voters in the affected area in a referendum. Voters approved the creation on April 25, 1922.[16] [17] The township is named for a Thomas Moore who settled in the area in 1722 and constructed a hotel[18] though other sources attribute the name to poet Thomas Moore.[19]

Chester Township had banned all liquor sales in 1915, and Moorestown retained the restrictions for more than 70 years after Prohibition ended in 1933. Referendums aiming to repeal the ban failed in both 1935 and 1953. In 2007, the township council approved a referendum that would allow the sale by auction of six liquor licenses (the state limit of one per every 3,000 residents), with estimates that each license could sell over $1 million each.[20] The referendum did not receive enough votes to pass. In 2011, voters repealed the liquor ban; however, liquor sales in the township will be restricted to the Moorestown Mall.[21]

In 2005, Moorestown was ranked number one in Money magazine's list of the 100 best places to live in America.[22] The magazine screened over a thousand small towns and created a list of the top 100 for its August 2005 issue, in which Moorestown earned the top spot.

History

Main Street is located along a ridge historically occupied by the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. Two natural springs, one to the west (off Main Street before reaching the Perkins Center for the Arts, just by Roberts Elementary School) and one to the east (off North Stanwick Road) drew Native Americans and traders to the area.

In 1682, John and Sarah Roberts became the first English-speaking residents of Moorestown when they established their home. Their residence is now marked by the Roberts Monument at the intersection of County Route 537 and Route 73.[23] [24] In May 1686, three years after the founding of Philadelphia, John Rodman bought 500acres on the west side of Chester Township, and Thomas Rodman bought 533acres in the same area; this soon became known as the Village of Rodmantown. The growing area around the eastern spring was known as the Village of Chestertown.[25]

In 1700, the first Society of Friends' Meeting House, built of logs, was erected on the King's Highway. Originally known as Meeting House Lane, Chester Avenue was laid out in 1720. The community at that time probably consisted of a few farmhouses along the King's Highway from Stanwick Road to Locust Street.[26]

Thomas Moore and his wife Elizabeth settled here in 1722. In 1732, Moore purchased 33acres of land on the north side of the King's Highway. The land ran from the west side of the Friends' graveyard on the northwest corner of the King's Highway and Meeting House Lane on the east, and west to Locust Street on the western boundary of his property and north to Second Street. Moore set up a hotel on the northwest corner of the King's Highway and Union streets (Cornerstone Bank and the Wawa now occupy opposite corners there). Given Moore's extensive property ownership, the name Moorestown gradually replaced Chester informally in the center of town. Finally, Moorestown formerly split off from Chester and became a Township.[16]

The Coles Hotel, east of the corner of Main and Chester, was a stop on the stagecoach route connecting Camden with Trenton and Philadelphia. Construction of the railroad in 1867 superseded the stagecoaches and connected Mount Holly Township and Camden.[27]

A tavern built in 1745 by John Cox at what is now Main and Schooley streets was taken over in 1778 during the Revolutionary War by Hessian officers retreating from Philadelphia. In the years after the war, it was used for a town hall before 1812, when what is now called "Old Town Hall" was constructed.

A house constructed in 1742 by John Cowperthwaite at King's Highway and Lenola Road is listed in the Library of Congress with details of the house recorded in 1937 by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the United States Department of the Interior.[28]

Quakers built Moorestown's first two schools in 1785. A brick schoolhouse was located near what is now the intersection of Route 73 and the Kings Highway overpass. A stone schoolhouse was located adjacent to the present Friends Meeting House at the intersection of Chester Avenue and Main Street. The first district school was opened in 1810. The first free Moorestown public school was established in 1873.[29]

Vernon Hill's mansion Villa Collina—Italian for "Hill House"—the largest private residence in New Jersey, is located in Moorestown.[30]

Moorestown's Quaker heritage is discussed in Moorestown resident and native historian William H. Kingston's book, Moorestown's Third Century: The Quaker Legacy.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 14.94 square miles (38.70 km2), including 14.73 square miles (38.15 km2) of land and 0.21 square miles (0.55 km2) of water (1.43%).[4]

The township is located in southwest Burlington County and borders Maple Shade Township to the south, Cinnaminson Township, and Delran Township to the west, Willingboro Township on the north and Mount Laurel Township to the east.[31] [32] [33] Moorestown Township is approximately east of Philadelphia.

Moorestown-Lenola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Moorestown, which had a 2010 population of 14,217.[34]

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bortons Landing, North Bend, Stanwick and West Moorestown.[35]

Climate

The climate in the Moorestown area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cooler winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Moorestown Township has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[36]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 20,726 people, 7,450 households, and 5,625 families in the township. The population density was . There were 7,862 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 84.50% (17,513) White, 6.42% (1,331) Black or African American, 0.09% (18) Native American, 6.00% (1,244) Asian, 0.02% (5) Pacific Islander, 0.81% (168) from other races, and 2.16% (447) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.48% (721) of the population.

Of the 7,450 households, 38.1% had children under the age of 18; 61.7% were married couples living together; 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.5% were non-families. Of all households, 21.8% were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.21.

27.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.1 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $108,655 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,347) and the median family income was $129,217 (+/− $6,334). Males had a median income of $100,266 (+/− $4,901) versus $60,057 (+/− $11,139) for females. The per capita income for the township was $58,458 (+/− $3,172). About 1.4% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.[37]

2000 census

At the 2000 census, there were 19,017 people, 6,971 households, and 5,270 families residing in the township. The population density was 1287.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 7,211 housing units at an average density of 488.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 89.19% White, 5.69% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.[38] [39]

There were 6,971 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.[38] [39]

Age distribution was 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.[38] [39]

The median household income was $78,826, and the median family income was $94,844. Males had a median income of $74,773 versus $39,148 for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,154. About 2.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.[38] [39]

Economy

Several notable businesses house offices and operations in Moorestown. National and international corporations located in Moorestown Township include Destination Maternity,[40] Lockheed Martin,[41] Comcast Cable, Coca-Cola, and the United States Navy.

Otis Elevator has its largest U.S. branch in Moorestown outside of the Otis Elevator headquarters located in Farmington, Connecticut.

BAYADA Home Health Care, which employs over 18,000 nursing support staff in 250 offices throughout the United States and India, has its international headquarters in Moorestown.[42]

Government

Local government

Moorestown's municipal government operates within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under Council-Manager plan E, which was implemented as of January 1, 1967, based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission.[43] This form of government is used in 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide.[44] The Township Council is comprised of five members, who are elected at-large in partisan elections to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election in even-numbered years.[45] [46] At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the council selects a mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members. The township manager, a full-time professional administrator, is appointed by the council. Under the township's administrative code and the Faulkner Act, the manager has the township's executive and administrative authority and responsibility. The township manager is Kevin Aberant.[2]

In 2004, Moorestown elected a majority Democratic council for the first time in its history. In 2008, the Moorestown Republicans won back three seats, giving them a 4–1 majority starting in 2009. On Election Day 2012, Republicans Victoria Napolitano (5,580 votes), and Phil Garwood (5,467 votes), along with Democrat J. Greg Newcomer (5,345 votes), won election to the three open seats on the township council, outpacing Republican Pete Palko (5,321 votes) and Democrats Brian Sattinger (4,899 votes) and Mark Hines (4,869 votes).[47] Republicans maintained a 4–1 majority, and Stacey Jordan was sworn in as Moorestown's first female mayor on January 7, 2013.[48]

During summer 2007, the township hall suffered smoke and water damage caused by an electrical fire.[49] The township offices were temporarily located at 2 Executive Place, Moorestown Township with council meetings held during that time at the William Allen Middle School Auditorium and court sessions are conducted in Maple Shade.[50] On December 10, 2012, Town Council members John Button, Greg Gallo, Stacey Jordan, Chris Chiacchio, and Mike Testa, along with Councilmembers-elect Victoria Napolitano and Greg Newcomer, broke ground on the new Town Hall, which was completed in 2014 [51] [52]

In the 2014 elections, Stacey Jordan was re-elected to council along with her Republican running mate, Manny Delgado, who made history by becoming Moorestown's first Hispanic Councilman when he took office in January 2015. During the same reorganization meeting, Victoria Napolitano became Moorestown's youngest mayor ever at the age of 26, and may also be the youngest female to ever hold the office of mayor statewide.[53] [54]

In December 2015, the township council selected Lisa Petriello from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in 2016 that was vacated by Greg Newcomer when he left office the previous month.[55]

In November 2016, Republican incumbent Victoria Napolitano won re-election along with her Republican running mate Mike Locatell and Democrat Lisa Petriello, continuing the Republican Party's 4-to-1 majority. At the township's January 2017 reorganization meeting, Manny Delgado was elected by his peers as Moorestown's first Hispanic mayor.[56]

In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $11,241, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.[57]

In January 2021, the Township Council selected Quinton Law to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Brian Donnelly until he resigned from office. The appointment made Law the youngest and the first Black councilmember in township history.[58] Law served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.

, the Moorestown Township Council is comprised of Mayor Nicole Gillespie (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2026; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Quinton Law (D, term on committee ends 2026; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Sue Mammarella (D, 2024), Jake Van Dyken (D, 2024) and David Zipin (D, 2024).[59] [60] [61] [62] [63] The 2022 council was the first time in the 21st century that Moorestown has had a fully Democratic Council.

Mayors

See main article: List of mayors of Moorestown, New Jersey.

Federal, state, and county representation

Moorestown is located in the 3rd Congressional District[78] and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.[79] [80] [81]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 13,978 registered voters in Moorestown Township, of which 3,955 (28.3% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 5,126 (36.7% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 4,887 (35.0% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[82] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 67.4% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 92.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[82] [83]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 5,789 votes (50.1% vs. 58.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 5,656 votes (49% vs. 40.5%) and other candidates with 102 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 11,623 ballots cast by the township's 14,801 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.5% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).[84] [85] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 6,099 votes (51.9% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 5,435 votes (46.3% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 98 votes (0.8% vs. 1.0%), among the 11,746 ballots cast by the township's 14,274 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.3% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).[86] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 5,792 votes (50.4% vs. 46.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 5,576 votes (48.6% vs. 52.9%) and other candidates with 66 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 11,482 ballots cast by the township's 13,714 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.7% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).[87]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,683 votes (66.4% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 2,210 votes (31.3% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 71 votes (1.0% vs. 1.2%), among the 7,058 ballots cast by the township's 14,925 registered voters, yielding a 47.3% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).[88] [89] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,128 votes (53.4% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 3,166 votes (40.9% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 345 votes (4.5% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 53 votes (0.7% vs. 1.2%), among the 7,736 ballots cast by the township's 14,206 registered voters, yielding a 54.5% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[90]

Historic district

Moorestown Historic District
Nrhp Type:HD
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Maple Avenue, Chestnust Avenue, Main Street from Zelley Avenue to Locust Street, and Mill Street
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Added:August 30, 1990
Refnum:89002295
Designated Other1 Name:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Abbr:NJRHP
Designated Other1 Link:New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Date:November 28, 1989
Designated Other1 Number:836[91]
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Color:
  1. ffc94b

The Moorestown Historic District is a 47acres historic district encompassing the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1990, for its significance in architecture, commerce, community development, and exploration/settlement from 1720 to 1940. The district includes 351 contributing buildings and four contributing sites. Breidenhart, Moorestown Friends School and Meetinghouse, Smith Mansion, and Town Hall, which were previously listed individually on the NRHP, contribute to the district.[92]

Education

The Moorestown Township Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[93] As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,884 students and 345.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.[94] Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics)[95] are George C. Baker Elementary School[96] with 397 students in grades PreK-3, Mary E. Roberts Elementary School[97] with 313 students in grades PreK-3, South Valley Elementary School[98] with 392 students in grades PreK-3, Moorestown Upper Elementary School[99] with 853 students in grades 4-6, William Allen Middle School[100] with 616 students in grades 7-8 and Moorestown High School[101] with 1,267 students in grades 9-12.[102] [103] [104]

Students from Moorestown, 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.[105]

Moorestown Friends School is a private Quaker school located at East Main Street and Chester Avenue. The school serves approximately 700 students from preschool through twelfth grade.[29]

Our Lady of Good Counsel School, which operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, is attached to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish; located behind the church on Prospect Avenue, it was founded in 1927 and has about 480 students from nursery through eighth grade.[106] [107] In 2015, the school was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of six private schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category by the United States Department of Education.[108] [109]

Additionally there are students from Moorestown who attend Resurrection Catholic School in Cherry Hill.[110] This school is under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

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.[111]

The most prominent highway serving Moorestown is Route 38.[112] County Route 537 also passes through the town.[113] Both roads run east–west and parallel to each other with no intersection.[114]

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on routes 317 (from Asbury Park), and during rush hours weekdays, on the 414. Other buses such as the 407, 413 and 457 run between the Moorestown Mall and the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden, from which there are connecting buses into Philadelphia and a station on the PATCO Speedline with service between Center City Philadelphia and Lindenwold. Burlington County provides rush hour public transit van service on the Burlink B9 route on weekdays from the Palmyra River Line station to the Moorestown Mall and some intermediate points.[115]

Moorestown does not have its own train station, though the original plan of the PATCO line had a station in Moorestown.[116] Residents can drive to train stations in the nearby communities of Haddonfield and Lindenwold for access to the PATCO Speedline, and to Palmyra for NJ Transit's River Line service which connects to New York Penn Station through Trenton. NJ Transit Rail Operations still owns the single-track railway in the township, running from Pennsauken Township to Mount Holly, as a rail trail.

Miracle on the Hudson

On June 5, 2011, J. Supor & Son transported the fuselage of US Airways Flight 1549 through Moorestown en route to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The convoy spent over 1.5 hours working to negotiate a single right turn in the center of the town. This was the most difficult maneuver on the entire seven-day, 788-mile journey. The difficulty of this one turn was known in advance. In order to negotiate the turn the team had to temporarily remove a street light and the corner of a grave yard fence.[117]

Notable people

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

Moorestown in fiction

See also

External links

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.moorestown.nj.us/235/Township-Manager Township Manager
  3. https://www.moorestown.nj.us/149/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 8, 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=moorestown&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Moorestown, NJ
  9. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  10. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Moorestown Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Moorestown, 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://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  15. 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
  16. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 97. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  17. Staff. Acts of the One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Legislature of the State of New Jersey, pp. 123-127. New Jersey Secretary of State, 1922. Accessed October 17, 2015. "Chapter 68 - An Act to incorporate the township of Moorestown, in the county of Burlington"
  18. http://www.moorestown.nj.us/190/About-Moorestown About Moorestown
  19. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.
  20. Jones, Richard G. "A New Fight for a Holdout on Prohibition", The New York Times, July 17, 2007. Accessed July 19, 2007.
  21. Hefler, Jan. "Moorestown repeals liquor ban", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 9, 2011. Accessed February 11, 2012. "After months of heated debate, Moorestown voters decisively approved a proposal to allow restaurants at Moorestown Mall to sell liquor in the historically dry community.... Voters in the community of 19,000 people were asked two questions: whether to permit liquor sales, and then whether to restrict the sales to mall restaurants. Unofficial tallies show the vote on the first question was 4,138 to 2,740, and on the second, 3,750 to 2,876."
  22. https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2005/index.html Best places to live 2005
  23. DeCou, George (1929). Moorestown and Her Neighbors; historical sketches. Philadelphia: Harris & Partridge, Inc., pp. 7-9.
  24. Lamborn, Suzanne Parry (2006). John and Sarah Roberts, with many related families. Morgantown, Pennsylvania: Masthof Press, pp. 1-3.
  25. Chaplin, Philippa J. "All about King George's 'Great Road'", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 3, 2004. Accessed June 26, 2012. "To the northeast, the Lenni Lenape had settled near two springs in what is now Moorestown. It is not known exactly when the Indians left, but sometime after Kings Highway came through in 1682, two white settlements sprang up near the springs - Rodmantown on the west end, around today's Church and Main Streets, and Chestertown on the east, around Chester and Main, according to Stephanie Herz, librarian for the Moorestown Historical Society."
  26. Pray, Rusty. "A little bit country and a little bit ritzy", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 20, 2004. Accessed June 26, 2012.
  27. Staff. "Moorestown's buildings tell centuries of tales", Courier-Post, June 23, 1999. Accessed June 26, 2012. "For most of the 1800s, the stagecoach traveled Kings Highway from Camden to Trenton. Moorestown was divided by the coming of the railroad -- residents welcomed the convenience, but shopkeepers feared local business would suffer with the access to Philadelphia.... John T. Evans had a real estate office, and the Coles Hotel, demolished in 1925 to make room for the Burlington County Trust Company, was located at 91 East Main Street."
  28. http://www.moorestown.nj.us/content/193/2212.aspx About Moorestown (1722 to 1922)
  29. http://www.mfriends.org/07/about_history.php History
  30. Smith, Eileen and Walsh, Jim. "Hill's climb took bank to heights of industry", Asbury Park Press, June 30, 2007. Accessed July 25, 2007. "Hill and his wife Shirley built Villa Collina, literally Hill House, a 46000-2NaN-2 Tuscan-style mansion in Moorestown that is the biggest private residence in the state."
  31. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085128/touches.html Areas touching Moorestown Township
  32. http://chnj.njpn.org/burlington-county/ Burlington County Map
  33. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  34. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3447895 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Moorestown-Lenola CDP, Burlington County, New Jersey
  35. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
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  37. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400547880 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Moorestown township, Burlington County, New Jersey
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  48. Scott, Rob. "Councilwoman Tapped to be Moorestown's First Female Mayor; Stacey Jordan is expected to be chosen as the new mayor at township council's reorganization meeting on Jan. 7.", Moorestown Patch, December 25, 2012. Accessed June 3, 2013.
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  50. Comegno, Carol. "Moorestown extends town hall timetable", Courier-Post, January 26, 2010. Accessed April 12, 2011. "Court offices have moved to Maple Shade, most township offices are on Executive Drive and council has been meeting at the William Allen Middle School."
  51. Scott, Rob. " Moorestown Town Hall Construction Will Start by Month's End; Construction crews are expected to install a fence today blocking off the library parking lot, which will remain up throughout construction.", Moorestown Patch, December 10, 2012. Accessed June 3, 2013.
  52. Lepore, Sam. "New Town Hall In Moorestown Opens May 19th", Moorestown Patch, May 12, 2014. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Moorestown has announced that the Township Administrative Offices that are currently located at 2 Executive Drive, will be relocated to the new Town Hall at 111 West Second Street on May 19, 2014."
  53. Bauma, Brigit. "Moorestown Township Council decides Mayor and Deputy Mayor", The Moorestown Sun, January 12, 205. Accessed January 16, 2015. "On that night, Councilwoman Victoria Napolitano, at the age of 26, became the youngest Moorestown mayor, and perhaps the youngest female New Jersey mayor ever, while newly-elected Councilman Manuel Delgado became the council's first member of Hispanic descent."
  54. McHale, Todd. "Municipal reorganizatons continue with some firsts", Burlington County Times, January 6, 2015. Accessed January 16, 2015. "Moorestown appointed the youngest mayor ever to serve in the post, and swore in the first Hispanic council member to serve on the Township Council during the annual reorganization meeting Tuesday night. By a majority vote, the Township Council appointed 26-year-old Victoria Napolitano as mayor."
  55. Bauma, Brigit. "Lisa Petriello is chosen to fill Newcomer's term on Moorestown Council", The Moorestown Sun, December 23, 2015. Accessed June 21, 2016. "Lisa Petriello was unanimously approved as the newest member of council during the Dec. 23 special meeting. She will fill the unexpired term of Greg Newcomer, who resigned on Nov. 30 due to health reasons."
  56. Everett, Rebecca. "Moorestown swears-in township's first Hispanic mayor", NJ.com, January 4, 2017. Accessed January 6, 2017. "But his swearing-in as mayor at Moorestown's council reorganization Tuesday did mark a first: He is the first Hispanic mayor in the township. Delgado will now lead the town council, which he was first elected to in 2014.... Also at Tuesday's reorganization, according to the Burlington County Times, Jordan became deputy mayor and two council members, Republican Mike Locatell and Lisa Petriello, the only Democrat on the council, were sworn in."
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  58. Flynn, Kelly. "Law is youngest and first Black Moorestown council member", Moorestown News, January 29, 2021. Accessed July 11, 2022. "Quinton Law made Moorestown history on two fronts at the Jan. 27 township council meeting. Upon his official swearing in, he became the first Black and youngest person appointed to town council. Law was appointed to fill the seat left vacant by former Deputy Mayor Brian Donnelly."
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  72. Pray, Rusty. "Moorestown's Sanyour decides not to run again After two years as mayor and 16 on the council, he will not seek reelection. He hopes to write a play.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 2004. Accessed February 5, 2018. "Michael Sanyour, a member of the Township Council for 16 years and mayor for the last two, said yesterday that he would not seek reelection."
  73. Fuhrer, Diane. " Moorestown Remembers Walter MaahsThe Lenola Fire District pays tribute its longtime member.", Morrestown Patch, April 27, 2011. Accessed February 5, 2018. "Services for Walter T. Maahs were held Tuesday in Moorestown. Maahs, a Moorestown resident and former mayor, died April 20. He was 84.... Lenola Fire Company Board of Fire Commissioners from 1961 to 1979; serving as president from 1961 to 1979; Moorestown town council from 1977 to 1996; mayor of Moorestown from 1988 to 1996"
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  125. http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=4420 Assembly Member Francis L. Bodine
  126. Pace, Eric. "Hugh Borton, 92, Expert on Japan and Ex-College President, Dies", The New York Times, August 9, 1995. Accessed February 11, 2012. "Dr. Borton was born in Moorestown, N.J., graduated from Haverford in 1926 and received an M.A. in history from Columbia in 1932. He was awarded several honorary degrees and was decorated by the postwar Japanese Government."
  127. Donnellon, Sam. "Sam Donnellon / Moorestown's.", Philadelphia Daily News, June 22, 2007. Accessed March 1, 2011. "His future lay 1,805 miles away, on the easternmost point of an island nearer the Arctic Circle than his Moorestown home. This is where the National Hockey League would discover T.J. Brennan."
  128. Miller, Randy. "Moorestown native scores in debut for Buffalo Sabres", Courier-Post, November 25, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2011. "Moorestown native T.J. Brennan showed what he can bring in his NHL debut for the Buffalo Sabres."
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  130. Luicci, Tom. "Rutgers to name Boston College assistant Dave Brock as new offensive coordinator", The Star-Ledger, February 7, 2012. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Dave Brock, a Moorestown native who was the interim offensive coordinator at Boston College last fall and has held that position at Kansas State, Temple and Hofstra, will be named the Scarlet Knights' offensive coordinator, replacing Frank Cignetti, possibly by the end of the week, according to a person familiar with the situation."
  131. Elane, Patricia. "Sports' Rookie Athletes - Too Much, Too Soon? Sports Agent and Former NFL Player Sees an 'Achilles Heel' in Toay's Recruiting Practices", Yahoo! Voices, August 9, 2006. Accessed June 3, 2013. "Dr. Lem Burnham, a resident of Moorestown, New Jersey, has seen more than his fair share of action both on and off the field in the NFL."
  132. Gardner, Amanda. "Theater; Tony Awards' New Jersey Ties", The New York Times, June 3, 2001. Accessed July 23, 2008. "Kevin Chamberlin (best performance by a leading actor in a musical, Seussical) also traces his childhood and early career to New Jersey. Mr. Chamberlin moved to Moorestown (exit 4) when he was 7 years old and worked summers as a singing waiter at the Show Place in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island."
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  135. Traughber, Bill. "Josh Cody, a College Football Hall of Famer", Vanderbilt Commodores football, September 30, 2009. Accessed March 1, 2011. "In 1959, Cody retired to his 190-acre farm across the Delaware River in Moorestown, N.J. He died on his farm in 1961 at age 69."
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  137. Staff. "Conaway and Singleton get our nod for 7th District", Burlington County Times, October 23, 2015. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Vying for two Assembly seats in the 7th Legislative District in New Jersey are Democratic incumbents Herb Conaway of Moorestown and Troy Singleton of Palmyra and Republican challengers William Conley and Robert Prisco."
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  139. Staff. "Phil Costa", The Baltimore Sun. Accessed September 8, 2015. "Phil Costa; Junior offensive lineman Phil Costa is expected to start at right guard for the Terps in 2008. Costa, a junior from Moorestown, N.J., appeared in all 13 games as a junior."
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  141. Pennington, Kimberly. "Elisabeth Elliot, wife of martyred missionary Jim Elliot, has died at 88", Christian Examiner, June 15, 2015. Accessed August 9, 2019. "Born Elisabeth Howard in Belgium to missionary parents on Dec. 21, 1926, she came to the United States with her siblings and parents the following year. After spending the majority of her childhood in Germantown, Pennsylvania and Moorestown, New Jersey, she attended Wheaton College where she majored in Greek to facilitate her desire to use linguistics on the mission field and serve as a Bible translator."
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  143. Hunt, Donald. "Hampton finds another star in QB Shepherd", ESPN, September 27, 2006. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Dereck Faulkner, Hampton's senior slot receiver, played with Iowa's star running back Albert Young at Moorestown High School in Moorestown, N.J. Faulkner and Young talk to each other at least twice a week."
  144. Johnson, Brent. "NJ.com Lucinda Florio, former N.J. first lady and wife of Gov. Jim Florio, dies just weeks after husband’s passing", MSN.com, November 16, 2022. Accessed July 24, 2023. "The couple lived in Metuchen for years before returning to South Jersey, in Moorestown, later in life."
  145. Waggoner, Walter H. "Edwin Forsythe, congressman, dies", The New York Times, March 30, 1984. Accessed March 2, 2011. "Representative Edwin B. Forsythe, a New Jersey Republican who served in the House of Representatives for 14 years, died of lung cancer yesterday at his home in Moorestown, N.J. He was 68 years old."
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  148. Staff. "Ex-Judge Gaskill Dies Suddenly, 84; Served-on Burlington County, N. J., Common Pleas Bench Many years Ago", The New York Times, November 26, 1935. Accessed August 28, 2018. "Judge Gaskill, a native of Mount Holly, was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1873 and became a counselor in 1877.... After his retirement from the bench, Judge Gaskill opened law offices in Camden. In 1910 he moved from Mount Holly to Moorestown."
  149. Holloway, Lynette. "John F. Gerry, 69, Chief Judge Of Federal Court in New Jersey", The New York Times, March 12, 1995. Accessed June 3, 2013. "John Francis Gerry, the chief United States district judge in New Jersey for seven years and a former top official of the policy-making arm of the Federal bench, died on Friday at his home in Moorestown, N.J. He was 69."
  150. Laday, Jason. "As Wawa celebrates 50th anniversary, CEO remembers Vineland store", South Jersey Times, April 15, 2014. Accessed October 8, 2015. "'My dad would have a bunch of change from the car wash, and he was like the banker for everyone over there at the Wawa,' said Gheysens, a graduate of both St. Mary's in East Vineland and St. Augustine College Preparatory School. 'South Jersey is a big part of Wawa, and it is definitely part of me — I grew up in Vineland, and my parents had a summer house in Sea Isle. I moved to Washington Township — or 'Township' as they call it — after marrying my wife, and we raised our four children there.' Gheysens, who currently resides in Burlington County, will be spending Wednesday morning at Wawa's very first store, which opened in 1964 in Folsom, Pa., for a ceremony at 6 a.m."
  151. Monostra, Mike. "Wawa Planned to Open Near Moorestown Mall; The convenience store will be located at the former location of Classic Chevrolet.", Moorestown Patch. Accessed October 8, 2015. "Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens is a resident of Moorestown."
  152. Staff. "Guerin to Flyers? Speculation Bruin", Philadelphia Daily News, November 30, 2001. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Guerin spends his offseasons in Moorestown with his wife, Kara, and their three kids."
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  154. Staff. "Moorestown tells Hill that gate must go, Elaborate entrance at banker's estate violates zoning, officials say.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 18, 2002. Accessed March 1, 2011. "The drive-through lane at Commerce Bancorp chairman Vernon Hill's home will move a little faster starting today. Moorestown's zoning officer ordered Hill to remove the elaborate entrance gate at his 44.2-acre estate because it violates last month's zoning board decision that disallowed a tall fence that would have separated a portion of Hill's land from neighboring property."
  155. Friedman, Sally. "One neat arrangement Music producer Leon Huff's Moorestown home is a serene, orderly getaway. The Sound of Philadelphia? 'I'm a guy who really needs quiet.'", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 2010. Accessed April 27, 2016. "Leon Huff admits it - he's a neat freak, and it shows in his elegant Moorestown home, a place so immaculate it's hard to imagine anyone even lives in it."
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  165. Staff. "E.R. Johnson buyer of original 'Alice'; Pays $150,000 for Manuscript and Two Copies of Carroll's Famous Story. Will sent it on tour Former Head of Victor Talking Machine Company Will Never Sell It, He Says.", The New York Times, October 15, 1928. Accessed August 28, 2018. "Eldridge R. Johnson, founder and former President of the Victor Talking Machine Company and a resident of Moorestown, N.J., is the purchaser from Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach of Philadelphia of the original manuscript of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, for which Dr. Rosenbach paid $75,259 at an auction at Sotheby's in London in April."
  166. Klein, Michael. "Inqlings: Throwback plan for Striped Bass", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8, 2008. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Former Eagle Jevon Kearse has cut the asking price of his Moorestown five-bedroom from $3.1 million to $2,699,993."
  167. Lulgjuraj, Susan. "Many Philadelphia Flyers past and present call Cape May County home", The Press of Atlantic City, May 24, 2010. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Tim Kerr has a huge presence in the Avalon and Stone Harbor area. The three-time All-Star played in Philadelphia for 11 seasons from 1980 to 1991 and holds Philadelphia's team record for the most 50-goal seasons with four. He owns Tim Kerr's Powerplay Realty on Dune Drive, which sells and rents homes in the Avalon and Stone Harbor area. For several years, Kerr also has run a charity run that bears his name. Kerr splits time between his homes in Avalon and Moorestown, Burlington County, said Tim Kerr Realty sales associate Ann Delaney."
  168. Williams, Robert L. History of the Association of Black Psychologists: Profiles of Outstanding, p. 483. AuthorHouse, 2008. . Accessed September 3, 2019. "Ruth G. King, Ed.D. - 9th and 10th ABPsi President... My hometown of Moorestown, New Jersey is known as a Quaker town and is located ten miles outside of Philadelphia."
  169. Walsh, Jim. "C. Harry Knowles, founder of Metrologic Instruments, dies at 91", Courier-Post, January 8, 2020. Accessed July 1, 2022. "C. Harry Knowles, an inventor and entrepreneur who helped popularize the use of bar codes, has died.... Knowles served as a Moorestown councilman from 1980 to 1988 and was a former president of Moorestown Rotary Club."
  170. Ronaldson, Tim. "From the courts to coach", The Moorestown Sun, April 26, 2011. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Moorestown-native Matt Langel has etched his name into history books as a basketball player, now he'll do it as a coach."
  171. Staff. "Great leap rightward? Nah, just finding balance", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 15, 2006. Accessed March 2, 2011. "Folks meet Jonathan V. Last. He was born in Camden 31 years ago grew up in Woodbury and Moorestown and now works as online editor for the Weekly Standard."
  172. LeConey, Bill. "1924 gold medalist in family spurs press writer's search", The Press of Atlantic City, September 27, 2000. Accessed March 1, 2011. "J. Alfred LeConey was a great American sprinter of his time achieving local fame at Moorestown and then at Lafayette in the early 1920s."
  173. New Jersey Mirror, March 2, 1938: "Death of William G. LeConey." "Surviving are his wife, Laura Haines LeConey, a very active worker in the First Baptist Church; and two sons, Everett LeConey, of Moorestown; and J. Alfred LeConey, of Plainfield. The latter was a winner in the Olympics at Paris in 1924 and upon his return to Moorestown, a great reception was held on the lawn of the LeConey home here to do him honor."
  174. https://mentalitch.com/kathy-linden-the-woman-with-a-childish-voice/ "Kathy Linden – The Woman with a Childish Voice"
  175. https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-07-11-nj-town-best-place-to-live_x.htm "Moorestown, N.J., named best town to live"
  176. http://www.burlcohistorian.com/NewViewsVIINarrative New Views VII - 2008 Literary Burlington County
  177. http://www.southernskies.com/bio.asp The Life of Stephen W. Meader
  178. Jones, Gordie. "Don't buy Andy's spin: draft sent Iggles a message", The Morning Call, April 24, 2005. Accessed February 11, 2012. "It was hard to hear him, because it sounded like somebody was hammering a 'For Sale' sign into the lawn in front of Freddie Mitchell's Moorestown, N.J., home."
  179. Boyer, Dave. "Hear this, T.O.: There are plenty of hoppin' spots in Moorestown Who needs a liquor store when you have the town dump and a Friendly's?", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 11, 2004. Accessed April 23, 2015. "And wide receiver Freddie Mitchell has lived in Moorestown the last few years, although he's moving. Mitchell got into a dispute with a neighbor over trees, and has been looking for a place that is - repeat after me, T.O. - quieter than Moorestown."
  180. Williams, Sharrie. "26-year-old Moorestown mayor sworn in", WPVI-TV, January 6, 2015. Accessed November 29, 2017. "A new year means new leadership in Moorestown, New Jersey. Victoria Napolitano was sworn in as the town's new mayor. At the age of 26, she's the youngest mayor in Moorestown's recent history."
  181. Guenther, Alan. "Feud roils race for Saxton's seat", Asbury Park Press, November 24, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "The next day, he touted the candidacy of Moorestown resident David A. Norcross, who's been active with the national Republican Party."
  182. https://web.archive.org/web/20110105120529/http://www.moorestown.nj.us/pubs/140/2669.pdf Proclamation honoring Master Sergeant Brendan O'Connor at July 28, 2008, Meeting of the Township Council of Moorestown Township
  183. http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=3669 Brendan W. O'Connor
  184. via The Washington Post. "GOP candidate Christine O'Donnell's stunning Senate primary win raises questions about her past", The Plain Dealer, September 19, 2010. Accessed March 1, 2011. "O'Donnell, 41, grew up in Moorestown, N.J., and attended Fairleigh Dickinson University, though she did not earn her degree until this year."
  185. https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2216703 Reid: T.O. will not play for Eagles this season
  186. Fiorillo, Victor. "ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio Was a Nobody in High School; Plus, the Moorestown-based sports broadcast personality and former Inquirer reporter tells us why Donovan McNabb is misunderstood, his summer chasing Russian subs, and how the Beatles saved the USA.", Philadelphia, October 25, 2013. Accessed January 11, 2018.
  187. Aleardi, Marianne. "Ten Questions: Sal Paolantonio; The ESPN correspondent talks sports, politics and Uncle Bill’s Pancake House", South Jersey Magazine, July 2013. Accessed January 11, 2018. "A resident of Moorestown, Paolantonio spends the NFL season watching, talking, breathing football."
  188. http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=313 Alice Paul House, Moorestown
  189. Web site: Eagles hiring Chiefs OC Doug Pederson as head coach. NFL.com.
  190. Anastasia, Phil. "Football preview: Moorestown", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, 2013. Accessed September 8, 2015. "But Lisa is not even a lock to start as Horton insists that junior Drew Pederson, the son of Eagles assistant coach Doug Pederson, is a strong contender for the job."
  191. Cuellar, Dann. "Doug Pedersons' neighbors ready to welcome him back home", WPVI-TV, January 19, 2016. Accessed November 29, 2017. "New Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and his family are excited about moving back to the area.... Before moving to Kansas City in 2011, the Pederson family lived on a cul-de-sac in the unit block of Hamilton Court in Moorestown, New Jersey."
  192. Frambes, Doug. "Jimmy Picken, Ex-Star and Coach, Back in S.J. to Stay", Courier-Post, October 20, 1971. Accessed August 9, 2019. "Living in happy retirement in a beautiful new home in colonial Moorestown is a gentleman who belies the immortal words of author Thomas Wolfe."
  193. Staff. "Would Succeed Watkins.; Senator Robbins Out for His Place as Jersey Commissioner of Banking.", The New York Times, December 26, 1908. Accessed August 28, 2018. "Senator Samuel K. Robbins of Moorestown, Burlington County, is expected to succeed David O. Watkins of Woodbury as State Commissioner of Banking and Insurance."
  194. via Associated Press. "Pageant life teaches new Miss N.J. Moorestown woman learns about competition, herself", Burlington County Times, June 20, 2005. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Julie Robenhymer, the reigning Miss Burlington County and the newly crowned Miss New Jersey, isn't entirely comfortable with being called beautiful. 'It's very weird,' she said. The 24-year-old Moorestown native would rather talk about how competing in beauty pageants gave her confidence and self-worth."
  195. Ginsberg, Wendy. "New Magazine Aims to Be Social Guide for Southern New Jersey Suburbs", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 17, 2002. Accessed March 8, 2008. "The monthly magazine, which aims to be a social guide for South Jerseyans, was relaunched this month with the toothy grin of Philadelphia Flyer Jeremy Roenick, a Moorestown resident, gracing the cover."
  196. http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/sports&id=5749333 "Inside Jon Runyan's New Crib"
  197. Zap, Claudine. "Former Congressman and NFL Star Jon Runyan Buys Smaller Place in Jersey", Realtor.com, December 10, 2015. Accessed February 5, 2018. "From NFL offensive lineman to two-term New Jersey congressman, Jon Runyan has had an action-packed career.... He has since purchased a more modest home in nearby Moorestown, NJ, for $1,375,000. We're sure he'll adjust to his smaller manse."
  198. https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/jon-runyan/19070 Jon Runyan
  199. Staff. "Sabol's seen many Super moments", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 3, 2008. Accessed March 1, 2011. ""Steve Sabol, president of the Mount Laurel-based NFL Films and a resident of Moorestown, has been at all of these title games, documenting the events..."
  200. Samuelsson, Ulf. "Ulf Samuelsson's Blog: The transition to coaching", The Hockey News, October 24, 2008. Accessed March 1, 2011. "I got into a number of things, like restaurants and car dealerships. For a while, we had three dealerships going in Pittsburgh and we sold a lot on eBay. It was fun to go out and try many things that I couldn't when I was playing hockey. My family and I stayed in New Jersey, in a great town called Moorestown Township."
  201. https://web.archive.org/web/20160718054752/http://www.teamusa.org/us-rowing/athletes/Lauren-Schmetterling Lauren Schmetterling
  202. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB32F096FA2E5E0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "A S. Jersey girl takes the crown of Miss America, but she's Miss Illinois."
  203. Marcus, Joan. "Author Alison Bechdel and actor Katherine Shindle dish on the Tony winning musical Fun Home opening Tuesday in Philly", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 2017. Accessed November 29, 2017. "A critical and commercial hit when it opened in 2015 on Broadway, the show kicked off a national tour in October and stars former Miss America Katherine Shindle (Legally Blonde on Broadway, Cabaret national tour), who grew up in New Jersey, in Brigantine and Moorestown, and attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken."
  204. Tanenbaum, Michael. "Ben Simmons' Moorestown mansion features gaming and candy rooms", Philly Voice, October 22, 2021. Accessed October 24, 2021.
  205. Scott, Rob. "Moorestown's Scott Terry to Rock Letterman; Moorestown High School alum Scott Terry and his band, Red Wanting Blue, will perform on the Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday night.", Moorestown Patch, July 18, 2012. Accessed November 7, 2015. "But Scott said he didn't take music seriously until he moved to Moorestown and began singing in the choir at the and later joined the Madrigals at Moorestown High School."
  206. Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. "Episcopal Bishop Albert W. Van Duzer", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 30, 1999. Accessed November 8, 2015. "A longtime New Jersey resident, he lived in Moorestown for five years, Medford for 10 years, Trenton for 20 years, and Merchantville for 20 years."
  207. Staff. "Vanbiesbrouck ready for spotlight - The new goalie knows he was no. 3 on shopping lists during the free-agent period. He's eager to show that the flyers picked the right one", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 8, 1998. Accessed March 1, 2011. "He has three sons - Ian, Ben and Nicholas - and lives in Moorestown."
  208. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/1999/010699.shtm "Governor Swears in James Weinstein as Commissioner of Transportation"
  209. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/183213949/ "Milestones"
  210. Staff. "Wilson, Helen Van Pelt", Westport News (Connecticut), October 24, 2003. Accessed November 17, 2013. "Born in Collingswood, N.J., Oct. 19, 1901, she grew up in nearby Moorestown, went to the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr and graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College in 1923."
  211. http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=esther-yanai&pid=1497100 "Obituary: Esther Yanai"
  212. http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/young_albert00.html Albert Young
  213. Pucin, Diane via The Philadelphia Inquirer. "U.S. rowers put 3 boats into finals", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 27, 1996. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Young, from Moorestown, has chosen to row in the quad, a sculling boat in a country where the sculling boats are always of lowest priority."
  214. http://www.versedaily.org/2010/aboutmarthazweigml.shtml About Martha Zweig

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