Camden Top Stories
By APRIL SAUL
November 9, 2025
Camden High School defeated Manasquan, 46-6, in the Central Jersey Group 2 semifinal football game on Nov. 7, 2025.Panther quarterback Ahmad Jones, who transferred from Pleasantville this year, threw for 304 yards for five touchdowns, passing to seven receivers in total. The win propels the ...
NEWARK – William F. Tate IV’s inauguration ceremony address Friday spanned the lakes of LSU to Cook Campus’ Passion Puddle, by way of the Chicago River. And even if it momentarily meandered like the old Raritan (River), it often circled back to one word: opportunity. So, the Chicago-born, LSU-honed ...
CAMDEN – A public hearing to help identify the most pressing needs of the city will be held next Wednesday, Nov. 12, by Camden city government. Information gathered will go into a 2026 plan to allocate federal Community Development Block Grant funds in the city.The meeting will be from 5-6 p.m. at ...
CAMDEN – A 26-year-old Camden man died Thursday after police found him unconscious on the porch of a house after being shot, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.The victim, Premire Wilson, was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he died at 7:25 a.m. Camden County Police ...
WASHINGTON, DC - The Federal Aviation Administration is scheduled to cut back on the number of flights at 40 major airports across the country, including Teterboro Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, starting Friday, Nov. 7.Along with Teterboro and Newark, LaGuardia and John F.
CAMDEN – About 70 KIPP Lanning Square Middle School students on Thursday morning learned how they could one day become veterinarians, and they broke into applause when the speaker said Rowan University's new vet school is the only one in New Jersey.The profession has few Black veterinarians – only ...
NEWARK - Just four months ago, the sound of construction equipment echoed through the hollow space at 23 William St. in Newark’s Teachers Village, which has been vacant for a decade, as laborers smoothed over the new concrete floor in the 10,000-square-foot building. This would soon become the new ...
Tanaja Hill had just had her straightened brown hair cut into a cute pixie style shortly before her graduation from Rutgers University-Newark in 2018. However, on the morning of the ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark, she didn’t have the hair products to make her hair photo-worthy, and ...
Camden City Council member Sheila Davis was shunned by her own party in the Democratic primary in June, yet voters on Tuesday gave her more votes than any other Council candidate.The Camden County Democratic Committee failed to endorse Davis in the primary. She ran as part of the Community First ...
Democrat Mikie Sherrill was elected New Jersey governor over Republican Jack Ciattarelli on Tuesday to become the first woman from her party to lead the Garden State. With almost 90% of ballots counted, Sherrill had 56% of the vote to Ciattarelli’s 44%, according to the Associated Press, which ...
CAMDEN – When Virtua Health took over Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital six years ago, one “true gem” that was not obvious is today shaping the future of Virtua’s workforce.Virtua has been able to build an expansive training program around the Lourdes nursing school and has produced hundreds of new ...
CAMDEN – Raymond Delgado, 29, of Camden died Saturday after his 28-year-old brother allegedly shot him, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.Anarkis Delgado was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, second-degree possession of a weapon for an ...
The Camden High School Panthers defeated Voorhees High, 53-0, in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 quarterfinals on October 31, 2025. Panthers' quarterback Ahmad Jones went 15 for 19 for 340 yards and five touchdowns. It was the top-ranked Panthers' third straight victory, leaving their record at ...
CAMDEN – The Trump Administration said today it will comply with a federal court order and partially fund the SNAP food benefit program during the government shutdown, according to the Associated Press, which is providing live updates today.“It’s not clear how much beneficiaries will receive, nor ...
NEWARK - The Democratic Party, just days from Election Day, pulled out its big guns to give Rep. Mikie Sherrill a boost in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race. Former President Barack Obama came out to Newark in support of Sherrill for a get-out-the-vote rally at Essex County College on Saturday, Nov.
NEW BRUNSWICK - Two years ago, student and veteran Nadia Elieff was struggling to find ways to alleviate her PTSD, until she attended a panel on service dogs and discovered she qualified for such help.After just three months with her golden lab mix service dog Truffle by her side, she can’t imagine ...
CAMDEN – Elizabeth Robles was among the first in line for a “Food Distribution and Resource Festival” on Saturday at the Salvation Army Kroc Center.Robles, who is raising her four grandchildren in East Camden, had checked the balance in her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) account ...
CAMDEN – Eight-year-old Maliyah Antrom was asked a question at the Camden County Police Department’s Open Gym on Thursday at Morgan Village Middle School that she likely has never been asked so close to Halloween."Chocolate, vanilla or strawberry?"That's because Antrom was there when the police ...
CAMDEN — Veterans were honored last Saturday at the Salvation Army Camden Kroc Center's appreciation luncheon and resource fair at the Harrison Avenue complex."This luncheon reflects the Salvation Army’s long-standing commitment to serving veterans across New Jersey through year-round programs such ...
TRENTON – New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's administration announced today that the state is accelerating the delivery of food and hunger grants to Emergency Food Organizations, or food banks, ahead of the expected Nov. 1 halt in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the ...
Parkside Business & Community in Partnership Inc.'s plan to build 13 affordable single-family homes for sale was approved this month by the Camden Zoning Board of Adjustment.Zoning variances for use, height, subdivision and site plans for the nonprofit organization's eight lots were passed by ...
Amazing grace, oh, how sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like meI once was lost, but now am foundWas blind, but now I seeNEW BRUNSWICK – The woman who was moments away from leaving for hospice care wanted to hear “Amazing Grace.” Since her cancer had spread to her brain, however, remembering ...
CAMDEN – Over the years, Mayor Victor Carstarphen has enlisted an army of residents and business and nonprofit workers to join him in sprucing up the city during his warm weather clean-ups.Armed with rakes, bags, barrels and other gear, the volunteers spruce up parks, cemeteries and other public ...
CAMDEN – Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not be available on November 1 because of the federal government shutdown.The Trump administration notified New Jersey of the issue with SNAP, which formerly was the food stamp program, according to a Tuesday afternoon ...
CAMDEN – Since the Latin American Economic Development Association first offered the Entrepreneurial Development Training Program and Women’s Business Academy’s sessions in 1990, approximately 1,500 students have completed those training programs, Raymond Lamboy, the organization’s president and ...
CAMDEN – As the state searches for a new superintendent to lead the Camden City School District, the district on Monday announced it is hiring a national data analysis firm to help determine if the way it is allocating resources is in line with student and district needs.“This is a critical ...
CAMDEN – Investigators say they know a murder was committed during June in Camden, but they can't find the body.The Camden County Prosecutor's office wants help from the public in locating the remains of Harold “Hal” Miller Jr., 48, of Deptford, who went missing after June 12 on a visit to a home ...
CRANBURY – The 175-year-old Cranbury Township farm in the heart of Central New Jersey that has spurred a national debate over the development of farmland will remain untouched under an agreement struck between the local government, The Henry Family Farm and state and federal agencies. According to ...
Newark’s University Hospital is a 500-bed medical facility that is also ground zero for health care during a catastrophic event, an institution rich with history, and a testament to the state’s commitment to Newark, said elected officials and local stakeholders at a groundbreaking ceremony on ...
NEW JERSEY — For many New Jersey voters weighing their choice for governor in the Nov. 4 general election, the high cost of living is the key factor, and Republican Jack Ciatterelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill have offered specific plans to make living in the Garden State less expensive. But while ...