Camden Top Stories
By COLETTE DOUDIN
September 9, 2024
WESTFIELD — Francesca Mani, a Westfield High School sophomore who has been advocating for stronger laws regarding AI-generated pornography after learning last October that she was one of several WHS girls who had fallen victim to it, has been named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most ...
The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office recently released body-worn camera (BWC) footage of a March 31, 2024 incident in Hightstown showing the response of Borough Officers Daniel Abbatemarco and Kenneth Larsen saving the life of a choking infant. The footage, a statement said, is being shared with ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A 13-foot-tall work constructed of high-grade aluminum and finished with a powder coating to ensure it remains pristine is the newest outdoor sculpture at Rutgers’ Zimmerli Art Museum on Hamilton Street.“Past is Prologue” by artist Patrick Strzelec was recently installed on the ...
Of the three honorees inducted into the Camden Walk of Fame on September 6, it was Lola Falana, the singer/dancer/actress known as the “Black Venus” who drew the most attention.Petite and elegant in a white dress and wheelchair, Falana, now 81, was also the most emotional, wiping away tears as she ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Working as a member of the raising gang might be the hardest job among all the grueling and gritty jobs involved in the construction of the Health and Life Science Exchange (HELIX) project.It’s gotta be.Look, these ironworkers are tethered to the structure, nine, 10, 11 floors up, ...
WESTFIELD — A favorite of art lovers and photo takers, the temporary “Reflections of Ordinary Life” exhibition of five sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson has also inspired darker motives, with some of the artworks falling victim to vandalism recently. In separate incidents reported to ...
CAMDEN – The cost of water service will increase by 7% for New Jersey American Water’s 6,318 residential customers in the city beginning a week from Sunday.Rates also are increasing for 997 commercial accounts in the company’s Camden service territory, which is in East Camden and Cramer Hill.The ...
CAMDEN – After dealing with public disruptions and protests at the last two school board meetings, the superintendent of the Camden City School District has called on Advisory Board President Wasim Muhammad to resign.“It is important that the business of the district proceeds without further ...
NEWARK – Two well-known philanthropists in Newark, and one key social services provider in the city, recently joined together for a TAPinto Roundtable focusing on the ways in which they are directly impacting the lives of those in need.The panel included Mary Ellen Harris, the president of the ...
MILWAUKEE – The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee has immortalized Rutgers mascot Sir Henry as a bobblehead.Sir Henry makes hundreds of appearances a year at football games, home men's and women's basketball games, tournaments, bowl games, numerous on-campus and off-campus ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN – El Concejo Municipal tiene programado considerar la próxima semana una exención de impuestos a la propiedad por 30 años para un desarrollo de $21 millones de 73 unidades de alquiler en dos sitios en la ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – City Council next week is scheduled to consider a 30-year property tax exemption for a $21 million development of 73 rental units on two sites in the Cramer Hill section.Part of the project would be at East State Street and Pierce Avenue, across the street from Ablett ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Seventy-six-year-old identical twin sisters Eleanor and Elaine James have become BFFs with hundreds of schoolchildren during their 11 years as crossing guards in New Brunswick. “The kids always say, ‘Good morning, Miss.’ And then they’ll say, ‘Have a good day, Miss,’ Elaine ...
PATERSON - Community members, activists, and city leaders gathered at Barbour Park, once notorious for drug use and previously nicknamed “Syringe Central,” to celebrate the completion of its $1.2 million renovation on Tuesday.The renovation was made possible by the dedicated efforts of local ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – It was a day of firsts for Donna, a freshman with her eye on studying history at Rutgers. As the new school year kicked off Tuesday, she took her first Rutgers bus ride, went to her English class and stumbled upon The Yard. “You mean they do that all here?” she said, when told that ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Despite its impressive size and multinational reach, Goya Foods is still a privately held family business; fiercely devoted to family, quality, and its Hispanic roots.“My first day with the company was in 1964,” recalls Robert (Bob) Unanue, President and CEO of Goya Foods. “Our ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea.CAMDEN - Un traslado multimillonario de los Philadelphia 76ers al sitio de la antigua Prisión Estatal Riverfront junto al puente Ben Franklin fue propuesto en un correo electrónico desde Nueva Jersey el lunes, según ...
CAMDEN – A major construction project to replace aging cast iron natural gas mains in the Liberty Park neighborhood is scheduled to begin next Monday.The PSE&G work will be completed in phases along South Ninth, Mechanic and South 10th streets and Mount Ephraim and Ferry avenues, according to ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – A multibillion-dollar move of the Philadelphia 76ers to the state-owned site of the former Riverfront State Prison in Camden next to the Ben Franklin Bridge was proposed in an email from New Jersey on Monday, according to a report on business news site roi-nj.com.Reporter ...
PHILLIPSBURG – Antonio Vidal was hooked on hockey from the moment he first laced up his skates at just 4 years old. Now, the 2021 Phillipsburg graduate has taken his passion for the sport to international heights, becoming a key player on the Cuban American men’s team that recently clinched the ...
Con artists are getting bolder and more creative, with new ways to cheat people out of money, according to the NJ Sheriff’s Association and police departments. The Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ) issued a recent warning about a "significant increase" in these fraud cases across the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The newest weapons in the city’s efforts to handle trash and curb litter are a little more than 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide, run on solar power and can tell you if they are full of cast-off food wrappers and crumpled cigarette packs. Fifty new high-tech trash cans that were ...
WOODBRIDGE — Animal rights activists held another protest outside Woodbridge Center on Saturday, decrying the alleged “inhumane treatment” of reptiles and other animals at SeaQuest, the mall’s popular indoor aquarium. Saturday’s protest was the second since Aug. 11th. It comes days after news ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Jose, who is just a few days from entering second grade, was overjoyed with his new purple backpack that featured images of Spider-Man spinning webs, climbing walls and watching out for the bad guys. “I got the best one,” he said, with the backpack already slung over his ...
CAMDEN – Camden’s lead water-line replacement program, now in the inventorying stage, would begin a pilot project replacing pipes as part of a $6,536,400 federal grant, which City Council in August voted to pursue.The pilot project would replace 450 property owner’s lead lines free of charge this ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea. CAMDEN – Un constructor de viviendas asequibles sin fines de lucro ha recibido una subvención federal de $1 millón para limpiar ambientalmente un lote de la ciudad, que, después de la remediación, se utilizará ...
Este artículo fue traducido con Microsoft Word y servicios de traducción en línea. CAMDEN - Un incendio el miércoles en el techo del Centro Kroc del Ejército de Salvación seguía bajo investigación el jueves, dijo el jefe de bomberos de Camden, Jesse Flax, a TAPinto Camden. Nadie resultó ...
Leer en español CAMDEN - A Wednesday fire in the Salvation Army Kroc Center roof remained under investigation on Thursday, Camden Fire Chief Jesse Flax told TAPinto Camden. No one was hurt. The preliminary investigation showed the fire may have started in an electrical box near a solar panel ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Ashley Caldwell, weeks from her 20th birthday, is ready to join the New Brunswick Board of Education. And no one knows that more than her best friend, who has known her going back to when they would run around together in the playground during kindergarten recess. “Ashley will be ...
Leer en español CAMDEN – A nonprofit builder of affordable housing has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to environmentally clean a city lot, which, after remediation, will be used to build 15 affordable single-family townhouses for purchase. For years, Camden Lutheran Housing Inc. has ...