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November 3, 2024

The Camden High School Panthers easily won their South Jersey Group 3 football quarterfinal match against Middle Township on Nov. 1, 2024 at home.The 48-13 victory was fueled by Panther Christian Braxton, who had 171 rushing yards and scored four of Camden's touchdowns, and by Mahki Brunson, who ...

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NEW JERSEY — People really like to share ‘selfies’ on social media, but you shouold avoid this temptation on Election Day when voting at your local polling place. It’s illegal in the Garden State to take ‘selfies’ with your ballot. So are a few other things that New Jersey law considers to be ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – The emergency nurses at Saint Peter’s University Hospital who dress wounds, perform diagnostic tests and care for patients in myriad other ways were recently recognized for their work. The hospital’s Robert and Joan Campbell Adult Emergency Department has been selected as a ...

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SAYREVILLE - The Educational Services Commission of New Jersey (ESCNJ) has hired a new Business Administrator/Board Secretary to help chart the future for the largest educational services commission in the state.Timothy Havlusch will oversee all business affairs of the specialized school district, ...

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HOBOKEN - The Hoboken PATH station will be closed for 25 days starting from Jan. 30, 2025 until Feb. 25 to facilitate critical safety repairs and improvements across several elements of the system.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the plan on Thursday as part of the agency’s ...

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Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Las personas sin hogar duermen en los edificios abandonados en la estación de gasolina cerrada en Admiral Wilson Boulevard. Los vehículos se detienen en su estacionamiento para arrojar basura ilegalmente. Las ...

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Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Dos viejas piezas de aparatos del Departamento de Bomberos de Camden están siendo retiradas a medida que la ciudad agrega equipos nuevos al departamento.El miércoles, durante una demostración del Mes de la ...

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EDISON - Middlesex College and Rutgers–New Brunswick have signed an agreement offering students the opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Rutgers after they complete an associate degree at Middlesex College.Officials at the schools gathered at an event Thursday on the Edison Campus of ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – An 18-year-old Rutgers-New Brunswick student is facing charges after he allegedly used his cellphone to record other students while they were in the shower.Michael Williams, of Philadelphia, has been charged with three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy and one count of ...

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MONTVILLE – The Star-Ledger newspaper will cease to publish a print edition early next year and will shut down its Pine Brook printing facility, it was announced Oct. 30.The Newark Morning Ledger Company, owner of the Star-Ledger, said the decision to shut down was due to rising costs, decreasing ...

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MONTVILLE – Montville resident Joe Huber has made it to 149 marathons, and is ready to run his 150th marathon on Nov. 3 in New York City.The 74-year-old has been running since he made friends with some runners in 1982, he recently told TAPinto Montville. He had quit smoking and had gained 30 ...

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CAMDEN – The nonprofit Camden Community Partnership announced Wednesday that Bank of America has given it $50,000 to support its Connect the Lots program and the revitalization of neighborhood parks.“Camden Community Partnership’s Connect the Lots programs are an excellent example of how ...

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Leer en españolCAMDEN – Two old pieces of Camden Fire Department apparatus are being retired as the city adds equipment that's new to the department.The department on Wednesday, during a Fire Prevention Month demonstration, celebrated the addition of a 2024 Pierce Saber engine pumper and a 2009 ...

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NEW JERSEY — The Garden State apparently has plenty of haunted places. And it’s that time of year when folks seek out “the spooky,” to visit haunted venues, or tell ghost stories that set the mood for trick-or-treating.Our news sites have received a half-dozen media releases peddling spooky surveys ...

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Leer en españolCAMDEN – Homeless people sleep in the abandoned buildings at the closed gasoline station on Admiral Wilson Boulevard. Vehicles pull into its parking lot to illegally dump trash. Walls are covered with graffiti.The now-closed property on the westbound side of the Admiral Wilson has ...

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CAMDEN – Jacqueline M. Santiago-Vicente said she knows not everyone in Camden had the same experience growing up in the city as she did.  “Our block has always been pretty clean and pretty family-oriented,” she told TAPinto Camden. Upon returning to Camden in 2017 after living in Chicago for many ...

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WOODBRIDGE — Two Democrats from the state's 19th District are condemning a comedy routine that called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage” at a Manhattan rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.Leading the local outrage is state Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez – joined by Assembly ...

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Camden's Kipp Cooper Norcross Academy Titans secured their first-ever berth in the football playoffs by defeating Bishop Eustace 44-25 in Pennsauken on Oct. 26, 2024.“There’s not a Kipp team that ever put on these jerseys that did what we’re doing right now,” coach James Tompkins told his players ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Glen Burtnik is talking from his yard in Asbury Park, using words like humbling to describe his emotions about being included in a mural honoring recording legends who have graced the State Theatre New Jersey stage.He was ticking off the names of some of the other musicians who are ...

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Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – Cuando alrededor de cinco docenas de estudiantes de último año en Mastery High School of Camden se gradúen el próximo mes de mayo, ya tendrán pasantías o programas de capacitación del mundo real detrás de ...

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Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.Si usted es un votante registrado de Nueva Jersey, puede emitir su voto a partir del sábado, cuando el estado comienza la "votación anticipada en persona" para las Elecciones Generales de 2024. La votación anticipada ...

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Leer en españolCAMDEN – Sounds of chopping will come from the Salvation Army Kroc Center this Saturday, November 2, from the Third Annual Camden's Healthy Cooking Challenge, as four families, including children, compete in cooking.Each family will have 45 minutes to prepare a chopped-style healthy ...

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HILLSBOROUGH - Halloween candy is being collected by Operation Shoebox New Jersey, a volunteer, non-profit organization that ships personal care packages to members of the US military stateside and those deployed overseas.The candy is a welcome addition to packages that also include snack and food ...

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NEW JERSEY — Step aside “Happy Gilmore. Here comes “The Boss.”An upcoming movie about Bruce Springsteen’s early career means amateur actors from the Garden State have more shots to be paid “extras.”Manhattan-based Grant Wilfley Casting has announced calls for “1980s type” extras for an upcoming ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – The granddaughter of Rutgers alumnus Paul Robeson said she hopes a new mural will educate further generations about her grandfather’s legacy and inspire others to be vocal in support of worthy causes.“For me, the most important thing is our responsibility is to live his legacy — ...

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Leer en españolIf you are a registered New Jersey voter, you can cast your ballots starting on Saturday as the state begins “early in-person voting” for the 2024 General Election. Early in-person voting is available in the city of Camden and elsewhere in Camden County starting Saturday, Oct. 26, ...

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WESTFIELD — A father’s selfless drive to provide for his family not only inspired a Westfield business owner to bolster his efforts, but also motivated the Westfield community to support the cause. Today, gas station attendant Sukhdev Sing, who rode his bike to work while saving up to buy a car, is ...

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Leer en españolCAMDEN – When about five dozen seniors at Mastery High School of Camden graduate next May, they will have real-world internships or training programs already behind them and will ease into the workforce.The students are part of the charter school’s Career Pathways Program, sponsored ...

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Leer en españolCAMDEN – Camden ranks third this year among New Jersey municipalities in the number of homeless people, according to a nonprofit’s annual estimates of homelessness.Newark ranked first in the state with by far the largest number of homeless people at 2,089, according to nonprofit ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Field Day Fox bounded off the back of a utility vehicle and began to frantically wave to the Roosevelt Elementary School students who had gathered on the steps of City Hall.The New Brunswick High School Marching Band played loud and proud, cheerleaders twirled their pompoms and the ...

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