"Singleton Sworn In As Newest Assembly Member", Assemblyman Troy Singleton, November 21, 2011. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Born in Philadelphia, Singleton was raised in Willingboro, NJ, and currently resides in Palmyra with his wife Megan and their three children."
McHale, Todd. "Rebecca Perrone", Burlington County Times, July 6, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Willingboro appoints Rebecca Perrone to fill an unexpired term on the Township Council on Wednesday, July 5, 2017."
O'Sullivan, Jeannie. "Notable Women of New Jersey honored at The Merion", Burlington County Times, March 23, 2012. Accessed April 20, 2020. "The honorees were New Jersey Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver, D-34th of East Orange, Essex County; Shelley Adler, a Cherry Hill attorney who is running for the 3rd Congressional District seat her late husband, John, had held; Priscilla B. Anderson, who formerly served as a 7th District assemblywoman, Willingboro’s mayor and the Burlington County Bridge Commission’s vice chairwoman..."
"Meet the Author: Pat Cleveland", Burlington County Times, October 23, 2016. Accessed April 7, 2024. "Daughter of the noted artist and longtime Willingboro resident Ladybird Strickland, Pat Cleveland was born and raised in Harlem, New York."
McHale, Todd. "Entertainer and Educator supports our youth", Burlington County Times, December 31, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2013. "Marilyn Marshall, a retired teacher and current program director of Hold On To Education, poses in her home in Willingboro on Wednesday afternoon."
Green, Joe. "Olympic gold medalist from Willingboro launches foundation to help students"Archived August 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, April 23, 2015. Accessed March 19, 2018. "LaMont Smith had come a long way from Willingboro High, where he'd won nine state track championships. But among the thousands of voices he heard that day during the 1996 Summer Olympics, he could still make out that of his high school coach.... 'I'm proud to be from Willingboro ... and I just want to do my part,' Smith said."
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"Gervase Gets Booted Off", CBS News, August 3, 2000. Accessed May 25, 2007. "For weeks the buzz, fueled by Internet rumors, was the Willingboro N.J., resident had won the million-dollar prize, even prompting a Philadelphia newspaper to feature Peterson on one of its covers."
Shaun Phillips player profileArchived July 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, San Diego Chargers. Accessed July 20, 2007. "Shaun grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey, not far from Giants Stadium where the New York Jets play their home games....all-state, All-South Jersey and all-city at Willingboro High School in Willingboro, New Jersey"
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Caywood, Kurt. "Caywood: Can Schurig engineer WU success?", The Topeka Capital-Journal, December 30, 2001. Accessed January 2, 2018. "When he graduated from high school, Schurig went more than halfway across the country, from Willingboro, N.J., to Colorado School of Mines, where he earned a degree in petroleum engineering."
Willingboro Township Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed March 10, 2020. "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 twelve in the Willingboro Township School District. Composition: The Willingboro Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Willingboro Township."
Township Code Article II - Township Council, Willingboro Township. Accessed March 10, 2020. "Ordinance. § 3-5 Selection of Mayor. The Mayor shall be elected by a majority vote of all members of the Township Council. The selection of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor shall be made at the annual reorganization meeting of the Township Council."
Eisen, Michael. "Giants Sign OL Kareem McKenzie: Signing is second major addition in two days for Big Blue", new York Giants, March 4, 2005. Accessed May 25, 2007. "McKenzie played only two years of football at Willingboro High School, but was still named an All-America by USA Today. He was All-State and All-Burlington County. McKenzie competed in the discus and shot put on the track team, serving as captain for two seasons."
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Jenkins, Sally via The Washington Post. "Faucette, Maryland Linebacker, a Wild but Not Crazy Guy", Los Angeles Times, September 20, 1986. Accessed November 3, 2017. "The son of a steel worker and music teacher from Willingboro, N.J., Faucette was a two-sport blue-chipper out of Willingboro High School who played running back and linebacker for the football team and outfielder for the baseball team, and who also could dabble with guitar, piano, drums and clarinet."
City High: Top of their classArchived February 3, 2002, at the Wayback Machine, MTV Music. Accessed January 9, 2011. "And for a young trio from the suburb of Willingboro, New Jersey, who go by the name of City High, those dreams left the rec room and back yard and came true. Big time."
"Carl Lewis Sweeps Triple In National Championship", The Miami Herald, June 20, 1983. Accessed July 20, 2007. "Lewis, a 21-year-old from Willingboro, N.J., who had won the 100 in 10.27 Saturday night, leaped a remarkable 28 feet 10¼ inches in capturing the long jump and was clocked in an American record 19.75 seconds in the 200 on the final night of the USA- Mobil Outdoor track and field championships."
Staff. "Deaths Elsewhere", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 8, 1994. Accessed May 24, 2012. "Mr. Marella, a resident of Tampa, Fla., grew up in Willingboro and played baseball at Holy Cross High School, Delran."
Coppock, Kristen. "No strings", Burlington County Times, November 13, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2012. "DJ Tim Marshall, a Willingboro resident who has been providing music for Champps customers since the establishment opened in 1995..."
Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. "Robert Marella, 62, Wrestler Known As 'Gorilla Monsoon'", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 7., 1999. Accessed February 27, 2008. "Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella, 62, a professional wrestler whose demeanor in the ring resembled Atilla the Hun's but whose deeds and personality were more akin to those of Santa Claus, died yesterday at his Willingboro home after being ill for the last month."
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Duhart, Bill. "Willingboro trio lands in Grammy spotlight", Courier-Post, February 27, 2022. Accessed July 5, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "It's a single from the group's debut album, City High. Claudette Ortiz, 20, Robby Pardlo, 22, and Ryan Toby, 24, the group members, are all Willingboro High School graduates. They may be hobnobbing in Tinseltown tonight, but their hearts belong to Willingboro."
Martin, Douglas. "Fannie Lee Chaney, 84, Mother of Slain Civil Rights Worker, Is Dead", The New York Times, May 24, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Fannie Lee Chaney, a $28-a-week bakery worker who became a target of racial hatred herself after her son James Chaney and two other civil rights workers were killed by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi during the Freedom Summer of 1964, died on Tuesday in Willingboro, N.J. She was 84."
Gansberg, Martin. "Townships Seeking Status To Qualify for U.S. Funds", The New York Times, February 19, 1974. Accessed April 20, 2020. "Mayor Barbara Kalik of Willingboro, one of the communities affected by the classification, declared: 'You are using either Midwestern or 1910 vintage terminology.'"
Yannis, Alex. "Lewis, a New Jerseyan, Is Drafted by Cosmos", The New York Times, January 24, 1978. Accessed July 11, 2019. "The Cosmos; with Coach Eddie Firmani on hand at the Plaza Hotel, became the first club to draft a black American. He is Cleveland Lewis, a forward from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. Lewis, who found out through a reporter that he had been selected, attended Willingboro High School in New Jersey."
Trebay, Guy. "Fashion Diary; The Promotion Tour Known as Fashion Week", The New York Times, March 19, 2002. Accessed December 2, 2013. "'It's about the ignorance,' Steven Stoute, the executive vice president of Interscope Geffen A&M, the record company, explained the other day. Mr. Stoute was referring to Claudette Ortiz, a young singer from Willingboro, N.J., whose group, City High, was nominated for a Grammy Award this year."
Staff. "Bombers Sign Two Defensive Linemen", Our Sports Central, February 27, 2009. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Saunders (6-3, 240, Alabama '08, DOB: Dec. 23, 1984 in Willingboro Township, NJ) is a big-bodied defensive end that was a two-year starter with the Crimson Tide."
Hefler, Jan. "Willingboro primary will likely decide council seat", The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2, 2014. Accessed August 25, 2014. "A one-year unexpired term became available when longtime Councilman Jim Ayrer resigned last month after 34 years in office.... Mayor Eddie Campbell said Darvis Holley will be sworn in Tuesday to serve on the council for the rest of the year, until an election can be held to determine who will serve the remainder of Ayrer's term."
Hunt, Donald. "Tom Davis Sets Sights On Nba", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 25, 1991. Accessed December 2, 2013. "When Tom Davis was an all-South Jersey basketball star at Willingboro High four years ago, he definitely wanted to play Division I basketball."
Lowe, Herbert. "Standing Tall, In And Out Of Character Ryan Toby, 17, Wants The World To Judge Him 'Not By My Money, Not By My Status.'", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 26, 1994. Accessed October 31, 2015. "'Honestly,' said Toby, dressed in jeans and a white crewneck sweater in his parents' living room in Willingboro, 'I think he (Ahmal) just started wanting to know more about his heritage and... was rebellious in that 'I'm going to do something different than what my friends are doing.'... A student at Willingboro High School, Toby began his singing in school and church choirs."
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Hefler, Jan. "N.J. court asked to settle yet another political dispute in Willingboro", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 27, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017. "Councilman Chris Walker, who was named mayor by the five-member council in January, is the latest casualty. He resigned abruptly last month, opening the door for Harry Walker — they are not related — to go to court to lay claim to his seat.... After Chris Walker's resignation, the town's Democratic committee chose Rebecca Perrone to fill the council vacancy."
Tannewald, Jonathan. "Willingboro native Peter Vermes has the soccer world on his doorstep", Philly.com, January 12, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "I know that many of you already know a thing or two about Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes. For some of you, one of those things might be that he's a native of Willingboro, N.J., and still has the accent to prove it."
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Krebs, Rose. "Willingboro appoints new council member, names deputy mayor", Burlington County Times, October 3, 2013. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Chris Walker was appointed Tuesday to the Township Council to fill the seat left vacant by former Deputy Mayor Ken Gordon — a seat he was primed to assume in a few months anyway. Last month, a Superior Court judge declared Gordon's seat vacant because of his lack of attendance at recent meetings.... Also Tuesday, the council appointed longtime member and former Mayor Eddie Campbell Jr. to serve as deputy mayor until it reorganizes in January."
Krebs, Rose. "Assemblyman Troy Singleton returns to teach for a day in Willingboro", Burlington County Times, December 21, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "He said the visit to his former school district offered him hands-on experience that he will use in his work on the Assembly's budget and education committees. Singleton is a 1991 graduate of Willingboro High School and a schoolmate of Newman's."
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Rys, Richard. "Exit Interview: Gary Dourdan", Philadelphia magazine, June 8, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Exit Interview: How old were you when you moved to Willingboro from West Philly? Gary Dourdan: Ten or something. There was nothing in the suburbs but a house to live in."
Gregory Pardlo, Poetry Foundation. Accessed May 24, 2012. "Gregory Pardlo was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey."
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Pizarro, Max. "The PolitickerNJ.com Interview: LD 8 Republican hopeful Maria Rodriguez Gregg", PolitickerNJ, March 28, 2013. Accessed December 2, 2013. "'I want to see more young people get involved,' said the 31-year-old of Puerto Rican descent who grew up in Willingboro and Burlington, whose parents both served in the military, and whose husband is a veteran of the Iraq War due for redeployment."
Staff. "Griggs helps Steelers focus on life's issues", Courier-Post, November 7, 2004. Accessed October 31, 2015. "For Anthony Griggs it's all about giving back. Growing up in Willingboro Griggs excelled in track and field as well as football."
Guenther, Alan. "Willingboro revives corridor",
Courier-Post, April 1, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "The town's history dates to 1682, when Thomas Olive became its first colonist and named the town Wellingborough, according to township records."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
Cusack, Bob. "Answer these questions: CNN's Michelle Kosinski", The Hill, March 12, 2014. Accessed October 31, 2015. "Born in: Willingboro, N.J., a suburb of Philadelphia; Grew up in: Cinnaminson, N.J., yet another suburb of Philadelphia"
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Wawrow, John. "Sabres select Brennan 31st", Toronto Star, June 23, 2007. Accessed October 31, 2015. "'Once I started, I didn't want to stop,' said Brennan, a Willingboro, N.J. native, of his interest in hockey."
Dezman MosesArchived April 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Tulane Green Wave football. Accessed December 27, 2012. "High School: Four-year letterman at Willingboro High where he played wide receiver and inside linebacker for coach Nelson Hayspell... Personal: Born Dezman Mirrill Moses on Jan. 4, 1989, in Willingboro, N.J."
City High: Top of their classArchived February 3, 2002, at the Wayback Machine, MTV Music. Accessed January 9, 2011. "And for a young trio from the suburb of Willingboro, New Jersey, who go by the name of City High, those dreams left the rec room and back yard and came true. Big time."
James Green, United States Olympic Committee. Accessed August 9, 2016. "Residence: Willingboro, N.J.... As a senior at Willingboro High School, became first wrestler in school history to win state championship after perfect 29-0 season... Closed prep career with 148-8 overall record"
Dezman MosesArchived April 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Tulane Green Wave football. Accessed December 27, 2012. "High School: Four-year letterman at Willingboro High where he played wide receiver and inside linebacker for coach Nelson Hayspell... Personal: Born Dezman Mirrill Moses on Jan. 4, 1989, in Willingboro, N.J."
Shaun Phillips player profileArchived July 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, San Diego Chargers. Accessed July 20, 2007. "Shaun grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey, not far from Giants Stadium where the New York Jets play their home games....all-state, All-South Jersey and all-city at Willingboro High School in Willingboro, New Jersey"
Green, Joe. "Olympic gold medalist from Willingboro launches foundation to help students"Archived August 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, April 23, 2015. Accessed March 19, 2018. "LaMont Smith had come a long way from Willingboro High, where he'd won nine state track championships. But among the thousands of voices he heard that day during the 1996 Summer Olympics, he could still make out that of his high school coach.... 'I'm proud to be from Willingboro ... and I just want to do my part,' Smith said."
Township Council, Township of Willingboro. Accessed May 3, 2024. "The Township of Willingboro is governed within the Faulkner Act, under the Council-Manager form of government (Plan E). The five-member Township Council is elected in partisan elections to serve four-year terms in office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election as part of the November general election during odd-numbered years. At a reorganization held during the first week of January after each election, the council selects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among its members."
"Wrestler Of The Week 'The Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant", Wrestling News Center, February 15, 2009. Accessed October 31, 2015. "Jimmy Valiant was born in Franklin County, Tennessee. He later moved to Willingboro, New Jersey, hometown of WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler Gorilla Monsoon, WWE referees Joey Marella and Mike Chioda, and Olympian Carl Lewis."
