Catch up on the biggest stories in Moorestown this week.
Residents inundated Moorestown Council with questions related to affordable housing, and MooreUnity is trying to bring the community together. Catch up on everything from the past week in the Weekly Roundup.
Residents seek answers regarding ongoing affordable housing litigation
Concerned residents filled the Council Chambers of Moorestown Town Hall at the Monday, Sept. 25 Township Council meeting to inquire about the township’s affordable housing obligation. The standing-room only crowd inquired about the impact additional affordable housing could have on residents, but due to ongoing litigation, council members were largely unable to respond to residents’ questions with any specificity. Resident Rob Paglione began the hot topic of conversation by presenting council with a petition circulating on change.org. The petition — that had more than 400 signatures when it was presented to council — calls for the township to put a halt to the development of the Nagle Tract on Hartford Road.
Moorestown native bringing ‘absurd’ humor to new stage
Comedian and former Moorestown resident Blake Rice is taking on his biggest theater to date, headlining the Triad Theater in New York City on Saturday, Oct. 14. Following his departure from his Moorestown home, Rice said the headlining gig marks a new phase of his career as he embarks on his mission to make the people of New York and beyond share in his laughter. Rice, 27, said after graduating from Rowan University, he began travelling back and forth to New York auditioning for commercials and other acting roles until he had gained enough traction to make the permanent move two years ago. He said since then, he feels like his career has taken off.
MooreUnity: ‘A group of citizens that want to make a difference’
MooreUnity is a civic group whose vision is to “raise awareness of divisive forces in our community and promote inclusion by building bridges across those divides,” according to their vision statement. Reiner said the group is not affiliated with any religious group or political party and is not a nonprofit. She said they’re simply “a group of citizens that want to make a difference.” “The gist of it was we saw so much happening and knew that we had to speak up and say something and to do something that we can unite,” said MooreUnity member Meredith Butts. “We wanted to show solidarity for those who felt marginalized in our community and surrounding communities.”
