Camden Top Stories
By NEILL BOROWSKI
July 17, 2025
CAMDEN – EMR Eastern Division, the operator of the Camden metal scrapyard where a fire in February sent choking smoke over part of the city, plans a major redesign and rebuilding of its operations at Ferry and Atlantic avenues.EMR is scheduled to appear before the city Zoning Board of Adjustment on ...
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series sponsored by the Camden Education Fund about remarkable students of the Class of 2025 from some of the city’s high schools.CAMDEN – Although there are many students in Camden who help their contemporaries, not all of them will make a career out of it, ...
CAMDEN – Have a great idea to build or expand a food-related business in Camden but can't get the bank to listen?The second round of funding from the Camden Food Fund for Camden businesses has begun and the deadline to apply for loans is July 31.Character-based microloans ranging from $500 to ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – In a parlor room just inside the front door, a tall clock is silently passing time until a craftsman finishes fabricating its new striker.The storm windows that were installed not too long ago stand sentinel against the threat of drafts and the din of Route 18 traffic.The sturdy ...
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series sponsored by the Camden Education Fund about remarkable students of the Class of 2025 from some of the city’s high schools.CAMDEN – Many high school students work for somebody else’s company. That’s not the case with Shanyah Blackshear. The recent Big ...
The National Weather Service has issued a “flood watch” to start at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, for Middlesex County and six other counties, with another round of showers and thunderstorms expected to bring heavy downpours.Wednesday’s storms may drop up to 2 inches of rain or more, within a 1- to ...
CAMDEN – A Philadelphia woman who was caring for an infant in a Camden home has been charged with second-degree desecration of human remains and second-degree witness tampering in connection with the death of the 4-month-old male.A witness tipped off authorities to an unconscious infant and the ...
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series sponsored by the Camden Education Fund about remarkable students of the Class of 2025 from some of the city’s high schools.CAMDEN – Journee Davis was involved in many cross country, volleyball, basketball and flag football events during her time at ...
CAMDEN – The Camden County Department of Corrections had the second-highest number of major discipline reports among New Jersey's law enforcement agencies in 2024, according to data collected by the state Office of the Attorney General and released last week.The 96 cases self-reported by the ...
CAMDEN – A rite of passage that dozens of city children perform annually – getting ready for kindergarten – took a dramatic and unexpected turn for 5-year-old Melony Hunter on June 17, her mother told TAPinto Camden. “I was taking her for her physical so she could attend LEAP Academy (University ...
CAMDEN – In the last 39 years, the Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society has placed buyers or sellers into more than 1,000 homes that the nonprofit has renovated in the city.The Society’s influence broadened last year – it began to serve as the project manager for the city of Camden’s business façade ...
CRANFORD — Adam Sandler has returned to New Jersey, this time not in front of the camera but behind it, producing a new Netflix film starring his teenage daughter, Sunny Sandler. Production on “Don't Say Good Luck” is underway in Cranford, with filming expected to continue over the next two ...
NEWARK - Three major nonprofit entities – Newark Alliance, the Newark Downtown District (NDD) and the Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau (GNCVB) will unite under the Newark Alliance to streamline economic development, tourism and strategic initiatives, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced this ...
Kabir Moss, described as “a man of stature,” "a kind soul" and a “talented rising star in New Jersey politics” by his colleagues, died suddenly on Wednesday, July 9. He was 37.Moss most recently served as Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka's campaign manager during his Democratic run for governor. Standing ...
CAMDEN – After 14 years and relegated as a cold case, the stabbing death of a Camden man now has a suspect charged with first-degree murder because of a 2023 DNA match.The case involved a DNA sample from the victim's girlfriend in 2011 and years of waiting for a positive match.The Camden County ...
CAMDEN – Nearly all types of crime continued to decline in Camden during the first six months of this year compared with the same period in 2024, according to Camden County Police Department statistics.The total number of violent crimes in the six-month period was down 8% and non-violent crimes ...
CAMDEN – City Council wants to clarify the law that prohibits gambling in Camden's private and public places.“No person shall set up, keep, maintain or permit to be set up, kept or maintained in any house, room, hall, place of business or other premises any faro table, faro bank, roulette, craps, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Tuition for in-state Rutgers undergraduate students will rise 5%, and out-of-state students will see a 6% increase in their tuition bills.Additionally, mandatory student fees will increase 5% for all students.The hikes were unveiled Tuesday as the Rutgers Board of Governors voted to ...
KERRVILLE, TEXAS – A New Jersey native who joined the U.S. Coast Guard while still a student at Rider University is being hailed as an “American Hero” for his efforts to rescue victims in the tragic flash flooding in Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Scott Ruskan was on ...
CAMDEN – To Camden City Council member Jannette Ramos, the restoration of the 291-year-old Benjamin Cooper House near the city's Delaware River northern waterfront is a milestone for Camden.“We're reclaiming a piece of Camden's soul,” Ramos told community leaders, elected officials and the news ...
CAMDEN – Davida Coe-Brockington, a city educator for more than 30 years, was Wednesday formally appointed interim superintendent of the state-run City School District by the New Jersey Board of Education.Coe-Brockington has worked at all levels of the City School District, having served as a ...
CAMDEN – A proposed amendment to a city law that would target special events, especially those in parks and ball fields where organizers do not clean up trash, goes before City Council next Tuesday for a vote on first reading.Any special event requires a city permit, according to the law, and ...
CAMDEN – Two Camden residents were charged in the state's crackdown on an alleged prostitution ring that operated brothels in Camden and Trenton, according to the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General.Flavio R. Navarrete-Reyes, 45, and Wilmer E. Pinargote-Chimbiligua, 29, both of Camden, ran ...
CAMDEN – Two juveniles were charged on Tuesday in the shooting death of Camden resident Xyere Brooks, 16, a promising athlete who was killed last month.Police officers responded on June 6 to a report of a shooting in the 1500 block of Thorn Street at 12:30 p.m. They found Brooks in the residence ...
NEWARK - GlassRoots, after a nearly 10-year search, has landed at a new glassblowing studio space at 23 William St. in Newark’s Teachers Village, with the vision of expanding access to art programs and enlivening the neighborhood. Last week the Newark glass art center celebrated its expansion ...
A letter from “Camden City Leadership” eight months ago requested that the New Jersey Department of Education not renew the contract of Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs, who for seven years had overseen the state-operated school district.Five elected leaders, including City Council President Angel ...
TRENTON — Gov. Phil Murphy signed a record $58.8 billion fiscal-year 2026 budget into law late Monday night.“This budget exemplifies our dedication to fiscal responsibility, affordability, and opportunity for all New Jerseyans," Murphy's office said in a news release early Tuesday morning.The ...
CAMDEN – Normally, dozens of Jeeps adorned with the Puerto Rican flag and other red, white and blue items are not seen at Cooper’s Poynt Park on a Sunday morning, nor is the aroma of roasting pork present, either. But then this was not just any Sunday – it was the day of the 68th Annual Puerto ...
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series sponsored by the Camden Education Fund about remarkable students of the Class of 2025 from some of the city’s high schools.CAMDEN – Janiyah Goodmen appears to be an example of how one can turn obstacles into opportunities. The recent Camden Prep ...
Editor's Note: This article is part of a series sponsored by the Camden Education Fund about remarkable students of the Class of 2025 from some of the city’s high schools.CAMDEN – Shamyra Taylor barely hesitated to answer a TAPinto Camden reporter’s question about what she liked best about her ...