Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, Residents Applaud Temporary Reprieve For Rescue Squad After Tense Meeting

CBS Philadelphia

September 16, 2025

Residents packed a Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, meeting Monday night, pleading with Mayor Joseph Barton and other committee members to save the Tabernacle Rescue Squad, known locally as TRS. The ambulance company has served Tabernacle, Shamong, and Woodland Townships in Burlington County for more than 70 years.

Township leaders issued a 90-day eviction notice to TRS last month, signaling the squad should be disbanded by Nov. 9. But after more than an hour of outcry from residents during a public comment period in Monday's meeting, the committee announced it would temporarily postpone that decision.

Barton told CBS Philadelphia his committee was concerned that TRS was missing 30% of their calls, which put pressure on ambulance companies from neighboring towns.

Click here for the full story via CBS Philadelphia

CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.