Chesterfield Township: Recklesstown Historic DistrictArchived 2006-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 26, 2007. "What is now the unincorporated village of Chesterfield was known as Recklesstown in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Its name derived not from the behavior of its inhabitants, but from one of its founders, Joseph Reckless. The name was changed in 1888, when the then Congressman for the district, himself a resident of the village, thought it an object of ridicule."
O'Sullivan, Jeannie. "Chesterfield governing body to increase by 2 seats", Burlington County Times, November 6, 2013. Accessed February 14, 2015. "Residents have won their quest for wider representation on the Township Committee, but the change won't go into effect for more than a year. In Tuesday's election, voters approved a special question to expand the number of seats on the governing body from three to five. Citizens will have the opportunity to file petitions for the two new seats, along with one expiring term held by Committeeman Jeremy Liedtka, in the primary election in June."
Zimmaro, Mark. "Sharp tax increase included in Northern Burlington budget", Burlington County Times, April 8, 2013. Accessed November 10, 2014. "The $35.6 million budget represents a 2.7 percent increase from last year's spending plan.... Tax rates in sending districts are determined using a state equalization formula that takes into account factors such as population and assessed values. Based on the formula, Chesterfield taxpayers fund 21.6 percent of Northern Burlington's tax levy, Mansfield 46.5 percent, North Hanover 14.2 percent and Springfield 17.7 percent."
Bodnar, Jason. "State upholds Chesterfield's seat on school board", Burlington County Times, March 7, 2003. Accessed October 25, 2012. "It benefits Chesterfield, where 3,341 of 5,955 residents are in either Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility or Garden State Youth Correctional Facility."
NJ Turnpike Interchange 6 to Widening program Overview, New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Accessed November 21, 2013. "The NJ Turnpike Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program (Widening Program) consists of approximately 35 miles of road widening and associated interchange improvements from the vicinity of Interchange 6, in Mansfield Township, Burlington County (Milepost 48) to just south of Interchange 9 in East Brunswick Township, Middlesex County (Milepost 83)."
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Caldwell, Dave. "Sprinter Turned Driver Is a Quick Study in Acceleration", The New York Times, August 30, 2009. Accessed November 26, 2013. "Brown, a 33-year-old native of Chesterfield, N.J., could become the first African-American to win a major N.H.R.A. championship.... Brown lived in Trenton until he was 6. When his grandfather died, his family moved to his grandmother's 10-acre farm in Chesterfield, in the rural part of Burlington County."
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"Andrea Katz", Bucks County Courier Times, September 23, 2015. Accessed December 1, 2023. "Community and/or professional organizations with which you are affiliated: Chesterfield Township Board of Education, member"
Chesterfield Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Chesterfield School District. Accessed July 31, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the Chesterfield Township School District. Composition: The Chesterfield Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Chesterfield Township."
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The Cast Iron Plow, Today in Science History. Accessed November 26, 2013. "Charles Newbold, born in Chesterfield, NJ (1980), spent his teenage years investigating the use of cast iron to improve on the heavy iron-clad wooden plow then available. He was issued the first US patent for a plow on 26 June 1797."
"Judge: Rita Romeu Takes Twp Committee, Will be Sworn in Thursday", WBNC News, January 2017. Accessed September 15, 2019. "A judge today declared Rita Romeu a winner in the 2016 Chesterfield Township Committee Election. 2 more votes from Chesterfield residents whose ballots did not originally count was all it took Wednesday afternoon to end the long-standing tie between Democratic Candidate Rita Romeu and Republican Ron Kolczynski."
Chesterfield Township: Recklesstown Historic DistrictArchived 2006-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 26, 2007. "What is now the unincorporated village of Chesterfield was known as Recklesstown in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Its name derived not from the behavior of its inhabitants, but from one of its founders, Joseph Reckless. The name was changed in 1888, when the then Congressman for the district, himself a resident of the village, thought it an object of ridicule."
Walsh, Jim. "School repair plan rejected in Deptford", Courier-Post, December 12, 2007. Accessed July 19, 2011. "But residents approved a $37.7 million plan for a new elementary school in fast growing Chesterfield, Burlington County..."
Roberts, Julia. Women, Men, and Taverns in Tavern-Keeper Ely Playter's Journal, York University. Accessed July 31, 2022. "Playter was also a Loyalist. Born in the midst of Revolution, on November 30, 1776, in Chesterfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, he never actually chose his allegiance, but had Loyalism and its repercussions thrust upon him."
