Camden Top Stories
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
November 29, 2024
NEW BRUNSWICK – The first in a series of town hall meetings convened to elicit feedback in the search for a new university president will be on Tuesday, Dec. 3.The meeting at the Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering will run from 3:30-5 p.m., followed by similar meetings on Wednesday (Newark Campus’ ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Early admission to Rutgers University in Camden was presented to 78 seniors at LEAP Academy University Charter School at scholarship ceremonies this week.The surprise on Tuesday for the Grade 12 students was part of the LEAP Academy's annual induction ceremony under the ...
It’s standing room only at Third Thursday Jazz at the Camden waterfront’s Hilton Garden Inn on a chilly November night.Mary Arthur is at a table celebrating a friend’s birthday, and moving to the music. She says only business trips or illness keep her from the monthly event she calls “absolutely ...
This feature is sponsored by the Camden Education Fund.CAMDEN – One of the scarcest teachers in public education is the Black male educator who has devoted himself to teaching.But many who find themselves in an education career cite the same underlying drive: a commitment to the community, the ...
CAMDEN – Lt. Elias Pizzirusso walked to the podium ringing a tiny red bell on Tuesday at the Salvation Army Camden Kroc Center.“Follow this noise,” the Salvation Army official advised everyone in the audience. With that, Pizzirusso kicked off the area's Red Kettle campaign, a 133-year-old Salvation ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Sue Pitt Anderson, who had just turned 15, was painfully skinny and coming off a terrible performance in a distance freestyle race.The next night, July 27, 1963, she regained her form and broke the world record in the 200-meter butterfly.Fifty-nine years later, she still recalled ...
Armando Fontoura may be stepping down after 34 years as Essex County Sheriff, but he's not going anywhere. He's still busy giving back to the community. Fontoura, 80, showed that on Monday when he and other police officers visited 44 different locations across the city to distribute 515 turkeys as ...
Bayonne Councilman Lloyad Booker was driving along Avenue C on Friday when he noticed smoke pouring from an apartment. His next action, Fire Chief Keith Weaver said, may have saved lives. Weaver reported that Booker, a retired member of the Bayonne Police Department, immediately called 911, then ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Olivette Simmons Simpson, quien ha supervisado la remediación ambiental y la recuperación de tierras para docenas de proyectos en todo Camden, fue nombrada este mes directora ejecutiva de la Agencia de ...
CAMDEN – The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s Thanksgiving Drive-Thru started at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 23. However, Lieutenant Elias Pizzirusso, a corps officer at the center, told TAPinto Camden the first cars were lining up to receive food at 8 a.m.Pizzirusso said seeing people from the ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – El poderoso corredor demócrata George E. Norcross III y los miembros de su familia han pagado más de 26 millones de dólares por el 6,27% de las acciones ordinarias de Mid Penn Bancorp, la compañía bancaria ...
CAMDEN – The weather during the city’s Turkey Giveaway on Saturday, November 23, was sunny, much like the weather that almanac.com stated the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians experienced on the first Thanksgiving in 1621. As the name of Saturday’s event in the city implied, the main food item given ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, whose 250 or so pediatricians practice across two dozen pediatric specialty services to treat children from birth through young adulthood, has been recognized by a leading industry referral resource.The hospital has been ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III and his family members have paid more than $26 million for 6.27% of the common stock of Mid Penn Bancorp, the Harrisburg-based banking company that has been expanding into New Jersey through acquisitions.On November 4, Norcross’ ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Josiah, all 2-foot-something of him, was swaying and swinging to the DJ’s music. His tiny clip-on tie was coming undone and part of his shirt had become untucked, but all he wanted to do was wave his hands in the air and bounce to the beat.“Go Josiah!” yelled someone from the crowd ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy are inviting New Jersey residents to visit Drumthwacket during the holidays.“This beautiful property, appropriately known as the People's House, is a historical and cultural treasure that becomes even more remarkable at this time of year,” ...
CAMDEN – Marquay Moody, a recent Camden Prep High School graduate and now a freshman at The College of New Jersey, said his workload is usually light on Thursdays.“I have one class in the morning and then … I might go to my room and chill for a little bit or go to the library or the student ...
This article is sponsored by the Camden Education Fund.When Edward Reuben left a technology career in 1997 to begin teaching, a support system for him as a rare Black male educator did not exist.They pretty much said “Here's the classroom,” Reuben recalls of his entry into classroom ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Olivette Simmons Simpson, who has overseen environmental remediation and reclaiming land for dozens of projects across Camden, this month was named executive director of the Camden Redevelopment Agency (CRA).Simpson has served in an interim role since 2017. She was named by ...
TRENTON, NJ — With much of New Jersey receiving between three-quarters of an inch and an inch of rain or more in the past 24 hours, The New Jersey Forest Fire Service announced Thursday that fire restrictions statewide have been lifted.The Forest Fire Service lists the fire danger as “low” on its ...
EVESHAM, NJ – A second teenage boy has been arrested on Tuesday, November 19 in connection with the October 30 forest fire that sent 53 acres of land up in flames, according to a Wednesday announcement by the Evensham Township Police Department.Similarly to the initial suspect, the boy is ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Some of the hundreds of businesses in and around French Street will be banding together and getting a head start on the holiday shopping season.About 20 businesses ranging from New Millennium Bank on Handy Street to Minor Fine Jewelry on French Street to Beauty Boutique on Jersey ...
CAMDEN – 'Tis the season for giving back and the Camden community does it in a big way with turkeys, vegetables and other food for the holiday a week from Thursday. About 160 bags of food were distributed on Tuesday to residents of Ablett Village in an event organized by the nonprofit Camden ...
CAMDEN – Hopeworks, the Camden-based nonprofit that offers a variety of training programs that prepare young people to earn a livable wage in the workforce, has received a $660,000 grant to support students with scholarships as they learn to be EMTs and medical assistants.The Haines Family ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Ablett Village, el proyecto de viviendas de ladrillo oscuro que es el más antiguo de la ciudad y data del comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, ha comenzado a desaparecer mientras un desarrollador se prepara ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Ablett Village, the squat, dark brick housing project that's the city's oldest and dates to the beginning of World War II, has started to disappear as a developer prepares to build a new Ablett Village of 222 new townhouses.A bid to demolish eight of the old Ablett Village's ...
The Camden High School Panthers fell to Point Pleasant Borough in the NJSIAA Group 2 South Jersey football final on Nov. 15, 2024.The 15-7 loss eliminated the Panthers - who had won the sectional title the last two years - from further competition for a state championship. Camden is now 8-3 and can ...
EDISON — People, police and state wildlife agents are on the lookout for a big black bear last seen wandering in a neighborhood off Oak Tree Road.Homeowners near Doris Court and Jean Place told authorities they saw a big black bear meandering in their area, not far from Plainfield, where a ...
NEW JERSEY — The race to replace Gov. Phil Murphy in 2025 got more crowded on Friday when Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller and U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer announced their plans to run.Democrats Spiller and Gottheimer join a field of candidates that already includes former state Sen. Stephen Sweeney, ...
CAMDEN – Charter school growth has resulted in the city’s six charter or renaissance schools now educating more than six out of 10 schoolchildren.The traditional Camden City School District accounts for 38%, or 6,525, students, according to the latest data recently released by the New Jersey ...