Camden Top Stories
By FRED J. AUN
November 14, 2024
Roxbury Mayor Jaki Albrecht was forced this week to face the limits of her authority when some of her younger constituents requested she outlaw homework.The verbal exchange took place on Nov. 12, when girls from Brownie Troop 98652, and some of their siblings, visited the municipal building right ...
EVESHAM TOWNSHIP – A Burlington County teenager has been charged with arson in connection with a forest fire that consumed 52 acres of land over several days, according to a Wednesday announcement by the Evesham Police Department. At approximately 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Evesham Police ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Mid Penn Bank, una unidad de Mid Penn Bancorp Inc. en Harrisburg, Pensilvania, anunció la semana pasada que ha recibido la aprobación regulatoria para continuar expandiéndose a Nueva Jersey, con una oficina ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – A medida que se dan los toques finales al Plan Maestro del Centro de Camden, algunos miembros de la comunidad se preguntan si los residentes han tenido suficiente voz y voto.El proceso del plan, que delineará ...
CAMDEN - New Jersey American Water has issued a conservation notice for customers across the state. The notice follows a drought warning issued on Wednesday by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, which asked New Jersey residents to limit use.“We are dedicated to responsible water ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – As final touches are put on the Downtown Camden Master Plan, some community members are wondering if residents have had enough say.The process for the plan, which will outline the vision for downtown into the future, kicked off in 2022 and is scheduled for completion in ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has grown from its humble roots in New Brunswick into a nationwide philanthropic organization with billion-dollar coffers that focuses on providing grant funding for health equity endeavors – even as the role of health care facilities continues to ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey residents are being asked to reduce water use, as the state has declared a drought warning. Previously, the state was under a drought watch, which was issued last month.Gov. Phil Murphy and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) say the warning, issued Wednesday, ...
SHORT HILLS — Former Rutgers football tackle Eric LeGrand – now a Woodbridge entrepreneur – pledges to continue support for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a Short Hills nonprofit that raises money to find new spinal cord injury treatments.LeGrand, 34, owns LeGrand Coffee House at 10 ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Mid Penn Bank, a unit of Mid Penn Bancorp Inc. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, announced last week that it has received regulatory approval to continue expanding into New Jersey, with an office at the Camden Waterfront.The consumer and business banking company has financial ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Parte de Kaighn Avenue cerca de Camden High School estará completamente cerrada de martes a viernes de 9 a.m. a 3 p.m., según el condado de Camden.La sección está entre los bulevares Baird y Park."Los ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Tanto los veteranos de la zona como el acorazado New Jersey fueron honrados en una ceremonia del Día de los Veteranos el lunes a bordo del buque de guerra que está amarrado en el río Delaware.Se dedicaron ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – El martes, los residentes y las partes interesadas tendrán la oportunidad de revisar y comentar sobre el Plan Maestro del Centro de Camden, un proyecto de tres años que está programado para completarse en ...
New Jersey certified teachers will now have a faster, less expensive and more flexible path to obtaining a special education endorsement under a new online learning course that seeks to address the shortage of special education teachers statewide. The first phase of the course was built by the New ...
NEW BRUNSWICK and HIGHLAND PARK – The roar of the fire trucks, the skirl of the bagpipes and a red, white, and blue swirl of sights and sounds moved past Joan Calo on Monday afternoon. Standing with a little help from her walker at the corner of Raritan Avenue and Memory Lane, Joan’s thoughts ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Residents and stakeholders on Tuesday will have a chance to review and comment on the Downtown Camden Master Plan, a three-year project that is scheduled for completion in February.A remote meeting will be held from 3-4 p.m. and an in-person meeting is scheduled from 6-7 ...
CAMDEN – Part of Kaighn Avenue near Camden High School will be fully closed from Tuesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to Camden County.The section is between Baird and Park boulevards.“Motorists should plan ahead to take alternate routes and give themselves plenty of time to get to ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Both area veterans and the Battleship New Jersey were honored in a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday aboard the warship that's moored in the Delaware River.Banners dedicated to individual local veterans and military service members that are sponsored by the Battleship Museum ...
The Camden High School Panthers dominated Willingboro in a Group 2 semifinal sectional football game 41-6 at home on November 8, 2024. The Panthers' fourth straight win was powered by quarterback Mahki Brunson's 173 passing yards and his three touchdown passes to Malik Redd-Hubbard, Christian ...
NEW JERSEY — The world's most expensive cars, such as Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce, are not on the Garden State’s list of most stolen vehicles.Why? Few New Jerseyans own them. Those who do often take extreme precautions, experts say. Cars like those are rarely parked in driveways ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - All of New Brunswick Public School District’s high schools, middle schools and elementary schools have met the requirements to achieve the highest level of Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification. This recognition marks the district’s schools as examples of sustainability ...
CAMDEN – Although it took 15 months, a state Superior Court grand jury in early October indicted City Councilman Arthur Barclay of causing serious bodily injury while driving with a suspended license.Since the alleged crime, a fourth-degree offense that happened in July 2023, Barclay – a former ...
CAMDEN – The City of Camden’s three 10,000-gallon underground fuel tanks at the Department of Public Works must be shut down and removed, according to an order from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.The tanks at 101 Newton Avenue do not comply with the DEP’s anti-corrosion ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A judge declined a motion to exclude or suppress blood-draw evidence in the case of a New Brunswick councilwoman who is facing DWI charges during a hearing held one day after she was re-elected to the City Council.Joseph Surman, a Freehold-based attorney representing Suzanne ...
Five candidates for the Camden Advisory Board of Education ran unopposed on Tuesday.The unofficial results, according to Camden County:Wanda Garcia, an incumbent, received 9,533 votes. Election Day voting totaled 5,883 (62%) and the rest was early voting or vote by mail. Write-in votes cast: ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Gerald Pomper, who wrote the book (or, actually, 19 of them) on American elections, is telling the students assembled in his Election of 2024 class that he doesn’t believe there is such a thing as undecided voters.“They may not know what they decided,” he said. “I’ll give you my ...
Camden, NJ - Camden Education Fund (CEF) announced today that nominations are now open for the Fifth Annual RISE (Resilient, Inspirational, Solutions-Oriented Educator) Awards!This year, the RISE Awards will recognize and reward up to six PK-12 teachers citywide with a $5,000 cash prize."We need ...
NEWARK – Although Newark has the largest number of homeless people of any municipality in New Jersey, the city reports progress in cutting the number of those who are unsheltered.The city administration continues to introduce initiatives to combat unsheltered homelessness and has new ones planned ...
CAMDEN - It is not every day that the owner of an eatery provides tips to the public about cooking. But that is what Roland Neal, a chef whose Rolls Bowls business operates within the Kroc Center, did during the Camden Community Partnership's Healthy Cooking Challenge that was held at the Salvation ...
CAMDEN – A stretch of Ferry Avenue near the waterfront will be fully closed on Thursday, Camden County reported on Monday.Ferry Avenue from Mechanic Street to Carl Miller Boulevard will not be passable from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.PSE&G will be working on the road.“Motorists should plan ahead to take ...