Camden Top Stories
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
January 16, 2025
NEW BRUNSWICK – Meals on Wheels in Greater New Brunswick has been delivering hot food planned by a registered dietitian each weekday since 1973. On weekends, it has been able to arrange for relatives and neighbors to step up and prepare meals for a few seniors who have needed a helping hand.But ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – If you're illegally dumping on the streets of Camden, you may hear a voice from above warning you to stop.The admonition won't come from the heavens, but from high on a light pole as part of the city's participation in a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ...
NEW JERSEY — The Garden State’s cannabis industry has become a billion-dollar-a-year business, according to the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC), which says it has generated over $2 billion in revenue since its April 2022 inception.State officials announced that New Jersey’s legal ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Judge Esther Salas, who led the charge to safeguard judges’ personal information following a 2020 home attack that resulted in the death of her son, is among the new class of Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni.Salas, the first Hispanic woman appointed to the position of ...
CAMDEN – Parishioners of St. Joseph’s Church have worshiped at a Liberty Street location in South Camden for more than a century. For more than a half-century, Henry Szychulski of Haddon Heights has been one of those parishioners. “I have been involved with the church my entire life,” said ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Wenjun You, visiting from central China, speaks just enough English to say that her English isn’t very good. Luckily, she speaks the international language of dance. Her balletic version of a traditional fan dance set to what sounded like a gently plucked guzheng was one of the ...
CAMDEN – No cost estimate. No disclosure of who would pay the bill. And, because of “scheduling conflicts,” a major public announcement on Tuesday of plans for a 25-story office building downtown was canceled about a half hour before it was to take place.What is known is that local government and ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Se está proponiendo un edificio de oficinas de 25 pisos para el centro de Camden como parte del nuevo Centro de Transporte Walter Rand, según un anuncio del condado de Camden y NJ Transit programado para el ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Las tasas de criminalidad drásticamente más bajas y una ciudad más segura como resultado están en el corazón de los logros de Camden en los últimos años, dijeron el martes los líderes del gobierno.Los ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – María Pérez, de la Junta Escolar de Camden, ofreció a los asistentes panderetas y maracas.Karla Torres, copropietaria de La Ingrata Camden, ofreció a los asistentes hogazas de pan de reyes, un pastel en forma ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Wenjun You, visiting from central China, speaks just enough English to say that her English isn’t very good. Luckily, she speaks the international language of dance. Her balletic version of a traditional fan dance set to what sounded like a gently plucked guzheng was one of the ...
NATIONWIDE – Kohl's superstores announced on Thursday a significant reduction in its retail footprint with the closure of 27 stores, including one in central Jersey. There are currently 38 Kohl's stores in New Jersey with a total of 1,150 stores nationwide. The East Windsor store located at 72 ...
NEW YORK — The U.S. Attorney for New York's Southern District wants former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey put behind bars for 15 years when he gets sentenced on Jan. 29th, after being convicted of taking bribes for misuse of his political clout.Menendez, who turned 71 on Jan. 1, 2025, ...
The Camden High School Panthers put a sluggish start behind them, vanquishing Paul VI 68-56 on Jan. 9, 2025, with the help of three new transfer players.David Munro, Torrey Brooks, and Aiden Gazaway made their debuts for the Panthers, with the 6-8 Munro - who played for College Achieve Asbury Park ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Maria Perez of the Camden School Board offered attendees tambourines and maracas. Karla Torres, co-owner of La Ingrata Camden, offered attendees loaves of king bread – a wreath-shaped cake containing nuts and candied fruit that were indicative of the three kings', or ...
NEW JERSEY — The state Department of Environmental Protection has officially removed bald eagles and ospreys from its list of endangered species, changing their status from “threatened” to “stable” avian populations.The Garden State’s number of bald eagles and ospreys dwindled to critical lows in ...
CAMDEN – Detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office and local police departments are looking for a missing 14-year-old girl. Search efforts are focused on the city of Camden, especially in the Centerville section, according to the prosecutor's office.Synesha Reyes was reported missing ...
Camden Eastside High School's boys basketball team fell to Paul Vi in an away game 51-26 on Jan. 7, 2025 . Eastside's record is now 4-5; Paul VI, ranked #2, now stands at 7-1. Judah Hidalgo was the top scorer for Paul VI with 14 points; Tyrone Washam had 8 points for Eastside.Next up for Eastside ...
CAMDEN – Several Camden County residents who have been active in serving the city of Camden community are among the 13 people who will be recognized for their contributions with 2025 Camden County Freedom Medal awards next Wednesday.The Freedom Medal was established 24 years ago to recognize those ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Sharply lower crime rates and a resulting safer city are at the heart of Camden’s achievements in recent years, government leaders said Tuesday.The local, county and state politicians, joined by community and business leaders, used the occasion of a low 2024 crime rate to ...
Earlier versions of this article stated the number of homicides in Camden in 2023 totaled 28. However, the total was increased by two by the Camden County Police Department to 30 in 2024 to reflect aggravated assaults in which the victims died in 2024.CAMDEN – Crimes that include murder and other ...
New Jersey teachers are no longer required to pass basic skills proficiency tests to stand in front of Garden State classrooms under a new law that took effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1. 2025.Gov. Phil Murphy signed the measure (A-1699) into law in June 2024. It lifts a requirement for New Jersey ...
Lenape High School, led by Nolan Barnes with 24 points, defeated the Camden High Panthers 63-59 in boys basketball on Jan. 4, 2025 for the first time since 2016. The high scorer for the Panthers was Taavi Mateen with 14 points. Next up for the Panthers, now 2-2 on the season, is an away game ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers will review its discrimination policies after it reached a settlement Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education over civil rights complaints alleging the university created a hostile environment for Jews, Palestinians and others based on their national origin or shared ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – El Día de los Reyes Magos, una fiesta cristiana también conocida como Epifanía, se celebrará el jueves en lugar del lunes debido al clima nevado, anunció la ciudad durante el fin de semana.El evento gratuito ...
CAMDEN – Three Kings Day, a Christian feast day also known as Epiphany, will be celebrated on Thursday rather than Monday because of the snowy weather, the city announced over the weekend.The free event in Camden will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on January 9 at Malandra Hall Community Center, 1200 ...
CAMDEN – Removing old, hazardous lead paint from homes – a high priority in recent years – has been extended to the city’s historic firehouses.Why firehouses?They are “your home away from home,” Camden Fire Chief Jesse Flax told TAPinto Camden in an interview on Thursday. Firefighters sleep, eat ...
The year 2025 brings good news for hard-working New Jerseyans and business owners.The state’s hourly minimum wage rose to $15.49 as of Wednesday, Jan. 1. It is the first inflation-adjusted increase in five years. Meanwhile, Garden State employers will see lower premiums for workers’ compensation ...
NEW JERSEY — Motorists will pay more for gasoline at the pump on Jan. 1st, and thousands of commuters will soon face toll hikes on state highways plus fare increases for the pleasure and delays of riding public trains and buses. New Jersey’s gasoline tax will increase 2.6 cents on New Year’s Day to ...
EAST WINDSOR — The convenience store slogan “Gottahava Wawa” took on new meaning in this Mercer County community.A guest at a Route 33 hotel was arrested on Dec. 23 after he allegedly made 17 calls to 9-1-1, insisting that East Windsor police chauffeur him to a nearby Wawa store in Hightstown to ...