Camden Top Stories
By NEILL BOROWSKI
August 22, 2025
CAMDEN – NJ Transit unveiled the first electric bus in its fleet nearly three years ago. The bus, covering a Camden route, foreshadowed the eventual conversion of the state-operated system to electric vehicles.This week, Gov. Phil Murphy, who signed legislation five years ago mandating that by the ...
NEWARK - Automation is rapidly increasing its prevalence in education, as more and more students are using ChatGPT to complete schoolwork, according to a Pew Research Center study, and AI-first models like Alpha Schools are expanding nationally this fall. But at St. Benedict’s Prep – a Catholic ...
CAMDEN – Seedy, prostitute-ridden motels and a strip club that dominated the south side of Admiral Wilson Boulevard fell to demolition 25 years ago and today the acres are covered by trees and grass, reborn as the Camden County Gateway Park.But historical aerial photography spanning the same ...
CAMDEN – An area of the city that has not seen new development in decades will get 14 new townhouses which will be sold to income-eligible homeowners, according to plans by the nonprofit Parkside Business & Community in Partnership (PBCIP).City Council last week gave preliminary approval to an ...
Esiyah Dixon-Waheed was not supposed to come back to Camden in a casket.The 26-year-old was killed on July 24, 2025, when, authorities say, a drunken driver moving in the wrong direction hit a car she was traveling in head-on near Hannibal, Missouri. Dixon-Waheed was planning to return to her ...
CAMDEN – Some things take on a life of their own, even after their useful lives are over. Like that old couch you put in the garage for now. Or the set of four long-forgotten tires leaning against the house. Or the desktop computer that was obsolete 15 years ago.Getting rid of that trash isn't ...
NEWARK - U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is requesting the dismissal of federal assault charges against her, claiming immunity from prosecution as a member of Congress and that she is the target of “selective and vindictive” prosecution by the government.Paul Fishman, a former U.S. Attorney who is ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – George Bakey, gerente de proyectos de la Autoridad de Mejoras del Condado de Camden, está acostumbrado a que los escombros y el polvo sean parte del trabajo de cualquier trabajador de demolición. Sin embargo, ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Olvídate de lo que podrías haber escuchado acerca de que el siete es un número de la suerte. Ashly Estévez-Pérez, una residente de Camden que fundó el Movimiento Tricolor, que brinda servicios y recursos para ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Forget what you might have heard about seven being a lucky number. Ashly Estevez-Perez, a Camden resident who founded Movimento Tricolor, which provides services and resources to address barriers to the city’s Dominican community, told TAPinto Camden that six is her lucky ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - After nearly a decade of painstaking research, a new tomato variety is ready for its moment in the sun.Scarlet Sunrise, a bicolor grape tomato developed through a long collaboration between Rutgers researchers Peter Nitzsche and Tom Orton, is a sweet, crack-resistant tomato with a ...
CAMDEN – It's a sure sign that summer vacation is almost over: the book bag and school supply giveaways for the fall have begun.Two are scheduled in Camden on Saturday.Former Camden High School basketball star DJ Wagner, who now plays for Arkansas University, is sponsoring a book bag and school ...
CAMDEN – Aging city firehouses will be upgraded, and new fire equipment purchased, with $6,462,000 in a loan repayable with charges against future federal Community Development Block Grant allocations, elected officials announced Thursday.The loan is the single largest amount of funding in the ...
Have you ever gone to make a right-hand turn, only to have an e-bike zoom past at 25 mph — from a bike lane, or no lane at all? You’re not alone. The surge in electric bicycle use — especially among teens — is outpacing the laws meant to keep riders and pedestrians safe. Now, following a fatal ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A principal with 38 years of experience as an educator and administrator, including stints as principal at New Brunswick High School and Woodrow Wilson Elementary School.An English teacher who advocated for continuing education by leading generations of high school students on tours ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The 68-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a New Brunswick police officer after authorities said she was walking around the halls of her apartment building with a knife was a mother of three who worked as a bus driver before retiring.Deborah (McCalla) Terrell is remembered by ...
CAMDEN – Despite angry protests from city residents and community activists, City Council members on Tuesday evening unanimously approved an agreement with EMR (USA Holdings) Inc.Heavy smoke from a fire at EMR’s scrapyard, sparked by a damaged lithium-ion battery, in February sent residents fleeing ...
PATERSON, NJ - A New Jersey-based nonprofit is hitting the road this summer with a unique and compassionate mission: using the power of a haircut to uplift lives.Cuts 4 Unique Minds, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting underserved populations, is launching a traveling community event ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – George Bakey, project manager at the Camden County Improvement Authority, is used to debris and dust being part of any demolition worker’s job. His task of overseeing the demolition of Eastside High School, however, has led to something else. That “something” was a time ...
Newark Public Library Executive Director Christian Zabriskie was given his pink slip on Friday, without explanation from the Library Board of Trustees or comment from the director. The Library Board of Trustees voted 5-3 to provide Zabriskie with a 90-day notice of termination, effective Nov. 6, ...
CAMDEN – A public hearing and vote on a stiffer illegal gambling law in Camden is scheduled for the City Council meeting on Tuesday.The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in City Council chambers in City Hall. The amendment to the current ordinance is sponsored by Council member Falio Leyba-Martinez.“No ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers has tapped a longtime administrator with an extensive background in state government for a newly created executive position charged with overseeing the administrative functions at the school.The University Finance and Administration department, which includes University ...
High school seniors can now apply for the Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship; online applications opened on Friday, Aug. 1.High school seniors must be United States citizens and plan to enroll in a four-year undergraduate program at an accredited college or university in ...
CAMDEN – Licensed cannabis retailers in Camden may be permitted to set aside separate space for cannabis consumption by their customers, according to an amendment to city law being considered by City Council.The cannabis consumption lounges are the next step in the statewide rollout of the ...
BRIDGEWATER - The 26-year-old Somerville man who had all the right answers during a 16-game winning streak on the Jeopardy! TV game show last month threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Somerset Patriots' game at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday night.Scott Riccardi, a 2021 graduate, ...
CAMDEN – Howard Stanley moved into the new $24 million Oliver Station building next to the Ferry Avenue PATCO Speedline station lot the day after his 63rd birthday last month.The 58-year Camden resident, who works at Walmart on Route 38 in Cherry Hill, said he won't be budging.“I'm not going ...
CAMDEN – A $9 million center aimed at people with substance-abuse problems or facing homelessness is expected to open a year from now at what today is a vacant lot at Broadway and Liberty Street.Camden County recently awarded the building contract to Newport Construction for the Multi-Agency Center ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – El asambleísta estatal William W. Spearman recuerda haber escuchado a una empleada en una tienda de Camden ansiosa por terminar su día: "Tengo que tomar el Loop para poder llegar a casa".Spearman, un ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Los dos hombres pasan dos horas moviendo concreto viejo y otros desechos de un lote vacío de la ciudad a la acera. Uno lucha por empujar una pesada carga de basura de construcción de una renovación de la casa ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – State Assemblyman William W. Spearman recalls overhearing a clerk at a Camden store eager to finish her day: “I've got to catch the Loop so I can get home.”Spearman, a Democrat who represents Camden, said that comment shows how essential the 2-year-old Loop public transit ...