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Cherry Hill adopts law blocking any large-scale data center development in town.

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Updated Jul 28, 2026

Like other communities, Cherry Hill Township Council on Monday evening unanimously made it a law banning large-scale data centers from building in town. Read moreCherry Hill adopts law blocking any large-scale data center development in town.

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Developer wants to build medical offices on former bank site at Wexford Leas on Route 70 in Cherry Hill.

Updated Jul 24, 2026

A vacant bank building at the entrance to the Wexford Leas development in Cherry Hill would be demolished and a 6,000-square-foot medical building constructed in its place, according to plans filed with the Planning Board. Read moreDeveloper wants to build medical offices on former bank site at Wexford Leas on Route 70 in Cherry Hill.

More NJ workers beginning Friday will be eligible for family leave job protections.

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More NJ workers beginning Friday will be eligible for family leave job protections.

Updated Jul 20, 2026

Thousands of New Jersey employers will have to provide protected family leave beginning Friday under an expansion of the state's family leave law signed by then-Gov. Phil Murphy shortly before he left office in January. Read moreMore NJ workers beginning Friday will be eligible for family leave job protections.

Cherry Hill

Proposed Cherry Hill housing inspection law could hurt short-term rentals; officials pull it for a closer look.

Updated Jul 20, 2026

Standing by authentic Windsor chairs and a 1500's-era communion table, Martha Wright shows the meticulously furnished addition to her Munn Lane home in Cherry Hill where her late mother lived after breaking her hip and giving up the family ho… Read moreProposed Cherry Hill housing inspection law could hurt short-term rentals; officials pull it for a closer look.

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Cherry Hill report: data centers huge consumers of electricity and water, provide no community benefits.

Updated Jul 15, 2026

When Cherry Hill prepared to prohibit data centers in its zoning law, Township officials turned to two damning reports that the town commissioned about the large-scale facilities prepared by a New Jersey infrastructure consulting company. Read moreCherry Hill report: data centers huge consumers of electricity and water, provide no community benefits.

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Cherry Hill Council introduced zoning law change Monday evening that would ban data centers in town.

Updated Jul 14, 2026

Cherry Hill Mayor David Fleisher has made it clear that data centers have no place in his town and a change in Cherry Hill's zoning law to ban them was introduced Monday night at a Township Council meeting. Read moreCherry Hill Council introduced zoning law change Monday evening that would ban data centers in town.

Gov. Sherrill's new initiatives aim to expand affordable housing in New Jersey.

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Gov. Sherrill's new initiatives aim to expand affordable housing in New Jersey.

Updated Jul 14, 2026

New Jersey is taking several major new steps to address its housing shortage by helping towns move from planning affordable housing to actively getting it built, while a federal, bipartisan housing bill also becomes law in Washington. Read moreGov. Sherrill's new initiatives aim to expand affordable housing in New Jersey.

Virtua Health names women and children health expert to head its hospitals in Voorhees and Marlton.

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Virtua Health names women and children health expert to head its hospitals in Voorhees and Marlton.

Updated Jul 10, 2026

Dr. Nicole Lamborne, who most recently was Virtua Health's vice president of clinical operations for women's and children's services, has been named president of Virtua Voorhees Hospital and Virtua Marlton Hospital where she will lead operations, strategy and patient experience, according to… Read moreVirtua Health names women and children health expert to head its hospitals in Voorhees and Marlton.

Holiday weekend heat deaths in New Jersey labeled 'mass casualty event' by advocates.

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Holiday weekend heat deaths in New Jersey labeled 'mass casualty event' by advocates.

Updated Jul 10, 2026

Heat-related deaths in New Jersey appear to have shot up roughly fivefold over last summer following a holiday weekend with record-high temperatures, prompting advocates to urge the state to do more to protect vulnerable residents. Read moreHoliday weekend heat deaths in New Jersey labeled 'mass casualty event' by advocates.

Half of the land at site of controversial Lumberton development will be preserved as farmland.

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Half of the land at site of controversial Lumberton development will be preserved as farmland.

Updated Jul 10, 2026

More than half of a 411-acre Lumberton site that will be partly developed with a controversial 857-unit townhouse project will be preserved as open space by Burlington County, the County Commission has decided. Read moreHalf of the land at site of controversial Lumberton development will be preserved as farmland.

Evesham Planning Board approves age-restricted apartments at old DPW site on Evesboro-Medford Road.

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Evesham Planning Board approves age-restricted apartments at old DPW site on Evesboro-Medford Road.

Updated Jul 10, 2026

The Evesham Planning Board has approved a preliminary plan for 57 units of senior-restricted affordable housing at the former Department of Public Works yard on Evesboro-Medford Road. Read moreEvesham Planning Board approves age-restricted apartments at old DPW site on Evesboro-Medford Road.

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Eight energy-reform bills hit desk of Gov. Sherrill, who ran on fixing the electrical power needs of NJ.

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Eight energy-reform bills hit desk of Gov. Sherrill, who ran on fixing the electrical power needs of NJ.

Updated Jul 6, 2026

Lawmakers have sent Gov. Mikie Sherrill eight measures designed to improve the energy supply and prevent ratepayer cost spikes like the 20% one that hit a year ago. Read moreEight energy-reform bills hit desk of Gov. Sherrill, who ran on fixing the electrical power needs of NJ.

NJ legislators approve bills on data centers, voting rights and more.

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NJ legislators approve bills on data centers, voting rights and more.

Updated Jul 2, 2026

New Jersey legislators pondered and passed more than 100 bills in voting sessions that stretched into the night Tuesday on their race to summer recess. Read moreNJ legislators approve bills on data centers, voting rights and more.

Cherry Hill

Exterior redesign, expansion of Cherry Hill Hindu temple goes before zoning board on Thursday.

Updated Jun 24, 2026

A massive exterior redesign of a Hindu temple, transforming a drab office building into an exotic place of worship with tall spires, is scheduled to go before the Cherry Hill zoning board on Thursday. Read moreExterior redesign, expansion of Cherry Hill Hindu temple goes before zoning board on Thursday.

Medford

Medford Council to consider law banning data centers, driven by the AI boom, at Tuesday meeting.

Updated Jun 24, 2026

Joining many other New Jersey municipalities, Medford Township Council on Tuesday will decide on a law to ban data centers from town. Read moreMedford Council to consider law banning data centers, driven by the AI boom, at Tuesday meeting.

Cherry Hill

Residential memory-care plan for Evesham Road in Cherry Hill clears first hurdle before zoning board.

Updated Jun 19, 2026

A memory-care residential facility won unanimous approval from the Cherry Hill zoning board this month for a use variance that would allow construction on a 1.3-acre vacant lot on Evesham Road. Read moreResidential memory-care plan for Evesham Road in Cherry Hill clears first hurdle before zoning board.

Gov. Sherrill signs law to boost subsidized school meal participation.

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Gov. Sherrill signs law to boost subsidized school meal participation.

Updated Jun 19, 2026

Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed bipartisan legislation on Thursday that requires public schools to place a link for the application for subsidized school meals prominently on their websites. Read moreGov. Sherrill signs law to boost subsidized school meal participation.

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Cherry Hill's Juneteenth celebration scheduled for Saturday at Croft Farm.

Updated Jun 17, 2026

Cherry Hill will hold its sixth annual Juneteenth Parade & Festival on Saturday at Croft Farm, 100 Bortons Mill Road. Read moreCherry Hill's Juneteenth celebration scheduled for Saturday at Croft Farm.

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Bumpy Springdale Road in Cherry Hill north of Route 70 soon will be under reconstruction.

Updated Jun 17, 2026

The particularly harsh winter left a battered Springdale Road north of Route 70 in Cherry Hill, but Camden County aims to make a major fix before next winter. Read moreBumpy Springdale Road in Cherry Hill north of Route 70 soon will be under reconstruction.

Who is behind $5 million in dark money spent on NJ primary races?

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Who is behind $5 million in dark money spent on NJ primary races?

Updated Jun 11, 2026

Rebecca Bennett, fresh from winning the 7th Congressional District Democratic primary, stood before her supporters and took a jab at a shadowy political action committee that had paid for ads in an effort to defeat her. Read moreWho is behind $5 million in dark money spent on NJ primary races?

Critics say bias is behind New Jersey car insurance rates, urge lawmakers to act.

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Critics say bias is behind New Jersey car insurance rates, urge lawmakers to act.

Updated Jun 9, 2026

For almost a decade, consumer and civil rights advocates have urged New Jersey lawmakers to bar companies from basing car insurance rates on socioeconomic factors they deem discriminatory and that have nothing to do with driving — things like… Read moreCritics say bias is behind New Jersey car insurance rates, urge lawmakers to act.

Evesham/Marlton

Developer plans 57 senior affordable housing rental apartments on former Evesham DPW property.

Updated Jun 9, 2026

Fifty-seven affordable apartments for seniors would be built on the site of the long-vacant Evesham Department of Public Works yard on Evesboro-Medford Road under a developer's proposal. Read moreDeveloper plans 57 senior affordable housing rental apartments on former Evesham DPW property.

Cherry Hill's mayor says data center developers shouldn't consider town as potential home.

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Cherry Hill's mayor says data center developers shouldn't consider town as potential home.

Updated Jun 9, 2026

Echoing sentiments in many communities about power-hungry data centers, Cherry Hill Mayor David Fleisher says center developers shouldn't even think of his town. Read moreCherry Hill's mayor says data center developers shouldn't consider town as potential home.

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Cherry Hill adopts law blocking any large-scale data center development in town.

Developer wants to build medical offices on former bank site at Wexford Leas on Route 70 in Cherry Hill.

More NJ workers beginning Friday will be eligible for family leave job protections.

Proposed Cherry Hill housing inspection law could hurt short-term rentals; officials pull it for a closer look.