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Delran in Burlington County is poised to make its parks smokefree (Burlington County Times, Todd McHale)

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The Burlington County Times reported that Delran’s Township Council has passed on 1st reading an ordinance to make their municipal parks and rec areas smokefree.  The 2nd reading is on November 10, 2015.

To date, more than 220 of the 566 municipalities in New Jersey have instituted bans in parks. In Burlington County, the list includes Beverly, Bordentown Township, Burlington Township, Cinnaminson, Delran, Edgewater Park, Evesham, Mansfield, Maple Shade, Mount Holly and Palmyra, along with all county parks.