Mount Laurel is ready for a new generation of leaders who will fight for change. Lori Leonard, Dennis Riley and Earle Goldstein have a proven record of volunteer service to the residents of Mount Laurel. With more than 18 years of combined community service, the Team of Leonard, Riley and Goldstein will bring that same level of dedication and commitment to the Township Council.

- Leonard, Riley & Goldstein

5 Point Plan for a Better Mount Laurel

1. Make fiscal responsibility a priority by reining in wasteful spending, increasing government accountability and developing real financial benchmarks.


2. Implement an open, proactive government dedicated not to just maintaining the status quo, but to improving it.


3. Develop a first class parks and recreation program that meets the needs of our growing community.


4. Enhance our police department by providing law enforcement with the resources they need to fight rising crime rates.


5. Improve Township services so that we can all receive a fair return on the taxes we pay.

November 2, 2008

Burlington County residents have plenty of decisions to make

From the race for the White House to contests for seats in Congress, county and municipal offices, Burlington County residents will have a full slate of decisions to make when they go to the polls Tuesday. Full coverage http://media.phillyburbs.com/bct/news/election/index.html Topping the ballot is the race between Democrat Barack Obama and John McCain to become the nation's 44th president. Congressional district seats that represent Burlington County are also up for grabs as well as two county freeholder seats, the county clerk's office and municipal offices in 32 towns.

November 2, 2008

N.J. Democrats hope to extend gains

With Democratic victories forecast in New Jersey in the presidential and U.S. Senate races, party leaders hope to make gains farther down the ballot.

The state's seven Democrats in the U.S. House appear to be safe Tuesday, but polls show close races for two of the six Republican seats.

Democratic winds also are blowing through county and local races, with party officials aiming to pick up municipal seats from Mount Laurel in Burlington County to Pitman in Gloucester County.

September 4, 2008

Burlco contractors back GOP by backing loans

Insurance company Anderson Jackson Metts last year wrote two checks to the Burlington County Republican Committee totaling $37,000, the maximum allowed under state election law.

Then, in the midst of a fiercely competitive campaign season, company president Tony Mahon joined 19 others guaranteeing $15,000 each on one large bank loan taken out by the Republican organization.

August 21, 2008

Democrats' video hits GOP on campaign funding

The Burlington County Democratic Party attacked the county Republican Party yesterday, saying it funds campaigns through a group of politically connected individuals with taxpayer-funded jobs.

The attack came in the form of a nine-minute video that outlined 20 individuals who hold or have held government jobs or contracts and who have also made contributions to the GOP.