Cathy Mercogliana, who spent 20 years working for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and then 23 tears working for the federal government, died on September 7 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Bruce Beattie, who was the Burlington County Emergency Management Services coordinator during 9/11, died on September 6. He was 76. Beattie served in the U.S. Army, including active duty in Vietnam. He was active in local Republican politics.