Catch up on the biggest stories in Moorestown this week.
One of the Nipper dog statues is returning to town, and council discussed the state of the town’s finances. Catch up on everything from the past week in the Weekly Roundup.
Money matters: Council address upcoming budget, Kings Highway delays
Fiscal responsibility was the subject of much discussion at last Monday night’s council meeting. From a preliminary budget presentation to questions about the cost of delayed work at the Kings Highway water treatment plant, council addressed an array of the township’s financial issues. Township Manager and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Merchel provided council with a brief overview of the 2018 budget the council will discuss in the coming weeks. He said the township is in “a very good financial position right now.”
MFS junior ‘takes ownership’ through her poetry, wins national award
Serena Lin, a junior at Moorestown Friends School, has recently been recognized for her work, having won a silver medal at the national level of the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards and 10 regional awards through the 2018 Southern NJ Regional Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards competition. For Lin, writing is something of a recent passion. Originally from Marlton, she moved to Moorestown with her family her freshman year, which was around the same time she started writing on a regular basis.
“That has nothing to do with us”
Nearly one month since more than 40 Moorestownians received legal summonses, a handful of residents approached council at Monday night’s meeting to explain the actions they are taking in response to the summons and inquire about the township’s role in the litigation. Resident Carol Radomski informed council she and several of her neighbors are in the process of trying to obtain legal representation. She said several of her neighbors have still not been served, which has made it difficult to guarantee their support in obtaining an attorney.
A new dog joins the pack along Main Street
There’s about to be a new dog in town — a Nipper dog to be exact. A sweater-adorned Nipper dog is joining the pack along Main Street, as BAYADA Assistive Care is receiving the Hanrahan family’s “The Gentleman” Nipper statue. Recently, Brian and Jodie’s two sons, Connor and Brayden, left for school, so the Hanrahans decided to move to a townhome closer to their sons’ private school. Hanrahan said the new home doesn’t have room for the five-foot statue, so they decided as a family they wanted to find a way to give the statue back to the Moorestown community.
