Burlington County Times

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A federal prosecutor criticized a New Jersey police chief for writing a letter of leniency for a man who had a small arsenal of illegal firearms. Full Story »

Authorities say the driver of a car lost control and crashed, killing a fighter pilot who was trimming a tree outside his New Jersey home. Full Story »

It's time to pile the kids and the dog into the SUV and head out to search for the best and the brightest holiday displays in and around Burlington County. The following list will help you get started. Full Story »

Ilya, the wayward manatee, is being released into the South Florida waters. Full Story »

A nutrition professor, the head of a university nutrition center, and an obesity researcher are finalists to run the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge. Full Story »

To understand what the Phillies ought to be doing and not doing in their attempts to acquire Roy Halladay, the first thing you have to do is stop thinking of Halladay and Cliff Lee as two pitchers. Think of them as one. Full Story »

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Eastampton Township Council on Monday night passed a memorandum of agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 146 and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees establishing three furlough days for nine public works and clerical employees and capping overtime pay for 13 police officers at $25,000 for 2010. Full Story »

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Hideki Matsui is headed west. Full Story »

Glenda L. Leap of Burlington passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at her home. She was 59. Full Story »

BOSTON (AP) - The retooling Red Sox made two key moves in one day, reaching tentative agreements with pitcher John Lackey and outfielder Mike Cameron. Full Story »

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The University of South Florida plans to look into a report that football coach Jim Leavitt struck one of his players in the face during halftime of a game last month. Full Story »

MLB ROUNDUP Full Story »

SCHOOL ROUNDUP - Jeannie Chambers rolled 268 in the second game of her 589 series that led Pemberton High School to a 4-0 win over Delran in girls bowling Monday. Claire Hejnas had the high game and series (172, 476) for Delran. Full Story »

Britain's Cadbury PLC kicked off a robust defense against Kraft Foods Inc.'s 9.8 billion pound ($16.3 billion) hostile takeover offer on Monday, urging shareholders not to let the U.S. maker of cheese, cookies and macaroni dinners "steal your company with its derisory offer." Full Story »

TRENTON - A Pemberton Township tax preparer pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of income tax owed by his clients, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said. Full Story »

MOUNT HOLLY - When the warden at the Burlington County Jail told Gerald Donovan to come out to the parking lot Monday, the young corrections officer didn't know what to expect. Full Story »

MOUNT HOLLY - A second Burlington County jury has convicted a Bordentown Township man for sexually assaulting a girl he met through her friendship with his own young sons. Full Story »

WESTAMPTON - The US Gas station on Route 541 was robbed about 10:45 p.m. on Sunday by three men, including one armed with a handgun, police said Monday. Full Story »

The holidays are a difficult time for the less fortunate, whether they're humans or animals. Full Story »

NEW HANOVER - Members of the township's tiny police force are giving up some of their earned sick and compensation time to help the family of an injured comrade from Lakehurst, Ocean County. Full Story »

MOUNT HOLLY - A 58-year-old Burlington Township man will go to trial in March for allegedly firing a gun from his apartment into a neighbor's residence in 2007. Full Story »

WESTAMPTON - The Burlington County Health Department will hold a seasonal flu vaccine clinic for adults 18 and older Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Burlington Center Mall on Route 541. Full Story »