Camden Top Stories
By APRIL SAUL
March 6, 2025
The Camden High Panthers defeated Cinnaminson 64-44 in front of an enthusiastic home crowd in the NJSIAA Group 2 sectional semifinal on March 5, 2025. Panther Torrey Brooks, Jr. led all scorers with 15 points in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament game.Panthers ...
New Jersey's average property tax bill surpassed $10,000 for the first time in 2024.That data became public in Gov. Phil Murphy’s “Budget in Brief” summary of his $58.1 billion annual spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1.New Jerseyans now on average pay $10,095 in property taxes, ...
CAMDEN – Although Asiyah Kurtz of Haddon Heights owns a car, over the winter she decided to commute to her office in the Waterfront South neighborhood on an NJ Transit bus."A lot of what I do with my work in Camden is really observing, noticing and figuring out if there is an art response to any ...
EAST ORANGE/ORANGE — TAPinto East Orange/Orange, a trusted source for hyperlocal news, is seeking talented reporters and interns to help expand its coverage.As part of TAPinto.net, a network of nearly 100 digital news platforms across New Jersey and beyond, TAPinto East Orange/Orange is committed ...
PISCATAWAY – Bernie Ray, a 2024 Piscataway High School graduate and first-year student at Rutgers University, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor in the Boy Scouts of America.Ray, who has been a scout since first grade, was formally recognized in January at an Eagle Scout Court of ...
The city of Camden is cracking down on the fire hazard of lithium-ion batteries just two weeks after a difficult-to-fight blaze at the EMR scrapyard sent heavy smoke over its neighborhoods.“The city of Camden has experienced a devastating fire within the city that has been at least partially ...
CAMDEN – The Camden County Technical School in Pennsauken has room for dessert: The school last week celebrated a $7.6-million expansion that added a culinary arts area exclusively for baking and pastry arts.Over the next four years, the expansion will allow the school to add 80 new spots for ...
The Camden High School Panthers, powered by David Munro's 25 points, easily defeated Lower Cape May 85-58 in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 boys basketball quarterfinals on March 3, 2025. Emmanuel Joe-Samuel contributed 19 points, and Taavi Mateen scored another 17 points in the victory.The ...
NEWARK - Eleven young adults, ages 18 to 26, graduated from the inaugural class of the Newark EMS Corps on Feb. 27 after completing a five-month, paid emergency medical technician (EMT) job-training program.The 11 Newark EMS Corps Program graduates are Anthony Andrews, David Yousef Arce, Tanajah ...
WOODBRIDGE — The NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has removed 25 exotic animals from SeaQuest at Woodbridge Center to give them better living conditions elsewhere.State environmental authorities confirmed that 25 exotic and endangered animals were removed from ...
Director and screenwriter Sean Baker, who made history on Sunday by winning four Oscars at the 97th Academy Awards for his film "Anora," is a New Jersey native and the son of Somerville attorney Steve Baker.Baker won Oscars for writing, editing, directing and producing “Anora.” His wife, Samathan ...
CAMDEN - Charlysse Graham said she wears many educational- and extracurricular-hats at KIPP Lanning Square Middle School. On Thursday, as the organizer of the institution's Black History Month Block Party, she said the event seemed different from the year before. “We were able to incorporate more ...
CAMDEN - The sign outside H.B. Wilson Family School on Thursday read “We love our history.” Perhaps appropriately, roughly 50 students from around the Camden City School District (CCSD) spent about 60 minutes that day showing that love by either singing, dancing or acting as part of the district's ...
Haddon Heights defeated Camden Eastside in overtime by a score of 56-49 in the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 playoffs on February 27, 2025. Bryce Hillman scored a team-high 18 points in the game, which left Eastside's record at 10-15 for the season.After the game, Eastside coach ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Algunos autobuses de NJ Transit y trenes de River Line llegan tarde, mientras que muchos trenes de PATCO parecen estar a tiempo.Y algunas estaciones de transporte público son "sucias" e inseguras.Esos fueron ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Some NJ Transit buses and River Line trains are late, while many PATCO trains appear to be on schedule.And some transit stations are “filthy” and unsafe.Those were some of the comments made by Camden focus group participants from last year appearing in “Outlining the ...
CAMDEN – A state Superior Court judge on Wednesday cut the legal legs out of the New Jersey Attorney General's indictment of George E. Norcross III and others for alleged racketeering and corruption by dismissing the case.“In the end, this was a question of law," Judge Peter E. Warshaw Jr. said at ...
WASHINGTON – Board Members of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) made a special visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Ceremony on Feb. 25, laying a wreath to remember and honor those unidentified service members who made the ultimate ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a record $58.1 billion state budget with more than $1 billion in new taxes and fees, a continued commitment to property-tax relief, and a raft of socially progressive initiatives that may collide with what he called “the noise of chaos and confusion” of ...
After defeating Paul VI twice earlier in the season, the Camden High Panthers suffered a stunning loss to an energetic Eagles squad, 58-54, in the final of the Camden County basketball tournament at Rutgers-Camden on February 24, 2025.After trailing through most of the game, the Panthers became ...
CAMDEN – An incubator and laboratory space for emerging biotech companies at the Coriell Institute for Medical Research in Camden will mean jobs and a new driver of economic growth in the region, according to a Coriell announcement.The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA), with Coriell, ...
CAMDEN – A Camden County Police Department officer late Sunday night was in critical but stable condition after a suspect stabbed the officer during a business check near Broadway and Chestnut Street, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.The officer, Josh McKnight, 23, was checking on ...
CAMDEN – A smoky blaze from the EMR scrapyard and recycling facility in South Camden that could be seen for dozens of miles on Friday night sent about 100 Waterfront South residents from their homes to spend the night in area hotels.The first started at about 5 p.m. Friday and was not under control ...
Led by David Munro's 17 points and 12 rebounds, the Camden High Panthers defeated Bishop Eustace, 63-50, in the semifinal game of the Camden County tournament on February 21, 2025.The win gives the Panthers an 18-7 record on the season. They'll face Paul VI in the tournament final at Rutgers Camden ...
This is the sixth and final article in a series about first-year educators sponsored by the Camden Education Fund.CAMDEN – Nicole Peters said she knows she does not look like the typical first-time seventh-grade English Language Arts teacher.”I told my students I was in college when 9/11 happened.
CAMDEN – The phrase “actions speak louder than words” has likely taken on new meaning for about 50 Creative Arts Academy students. On Thursday, they either participated in or attended Jamille Horne’s Blacks in Wax Museum, an event named after a former Creative Arts Academy teacher that has taken ...
CAMDEN – The man who shot Nuquan Reddick of Camden seven times outside a city corner store in 2018 will spend his life in prison after a Camden County jury returned a guilty verdict, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday. Reddick died two months later.Shomari Kinard, 44, was ...
This is the fifth in a series sponsored by the Camden Education Fund on first-year educators.CAMDEN – Kyra Mannix said she is not the first person in her family to pursue a career in education. “My grandmother was an educator her entire career. And then my aunt was also an educator for a lot of her ...
The Camden High Panthers defeated Camden Eastside 70-50 in the quarterfinals of the Camden County boys basketball tournament on February 19, 2025. Fueled by a 23-point performance by Zion Green and a double-double by David Munro with 17 points and 13 rebounds, the Panthers now have a record of ...
CAMDEN – For decades, the Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing has trained nurses who got their RN licenses from clinical training at the hospital and an associate’s degree from Camden County College.This fall, Virtua will debut an additional RN program in partnership with Rowan ...