Camden Top Stories
By NEILL BOROWSKI
February 4, 2026
CAMDEN – Proposals by EMR Eastern LLC to revamp and develop two of its scrapyard properties at Ferry and Atlantic avenues were unanimously approved last week by the Camden County Planning Board.The county approvals were the latest since the smoky blaze at an EMR yard in February 2025 sent ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Joe DeBlasi celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday at a local Italian restaurant where the aroma of clam sauce and the laughter of 50 or so loved ones filled the room.Each one came with gifts and a theory to explain DeBlasi's remarkable longevity.One thing that surely has played a ...
CAMDEN – The city wants to sharply cut a landlord's annual potential rent increase for senior citizens or disabled tenants.Rent increases for the two groups at many of the city's rental properties would be limited to 2% in a year under the ordinance before City Council for a second reading at its ...
CAMDEN – When the New Jersey Department of Transportation demolished the roughly 250-year-old Hugg-Harrison-Glover House in Bellmawr in the middle of a 2017 night, Jack O’Byrne, executive director of the Camden County Historical Society, said the group made a promise.“We said something like that ...
CAMDEN – The state court Appellate Division announced Friday that it has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss the New Jersey Attorney General’s criminal charges of alleged racketeering and other crimes by political power broker George E. Norcross III and his associates.The state had appealed ...
The Paul VI High School Eagles dominated the Camden Eastside Tigers, 66-37, in boys basketball on January 29, 2026. Leading scorers were Bryce Hillman for the Tigers with 11 points, while Will Spross had 16 points for the Eagles.The loss left the TIgers with a 8-7 record. Next up for Camden ...
CAMDEN – Despite a decline in the number of suspected drug overdose deaths in 2025, Camden County has moved into first place among New Jersey's 21 counties in the number of deaths, according to statistics from the New Jersey Office of the State Medical Examiner.Essex County had been No. 1, but the ...
Powered by a 25-point performance by Keyshawn Franklin, the Camden High School Panthers defeated Bishop Eustace at home on January 28, 2026, by a score of 53-47. The Panthers, now 9-6, will next face Camden Catholic in an away game at 5:30 p.m. on January 29.
CAMDEN – The board that's made up of community members to direct the spending of $3.25 million from EMR Metal Recycling met Tuesday in their first meeting, Mayor Victor Carstarphen announced.In a Memorandum of Understanding with the city, the scrapyard operator agreed to make payments to the ...
CAMDEN – Education in Camden is on the rise and because of that, Camden Education Fund has decided to start a Leadership Cohort to continue the advancement of education in the city. Some of Camden’s principals in the first group, such as George Farmer, Jessie McDonald and Danielle Montague say they ...
CAMDEN – Plans to reconfigure the Eastern Metal Recycling (EMR) scrapyard on the waterfront in Camden are scheduled to go before the Camden County Planning Board on Tuesday evening.The yard has been the scene of several fires, including a smoky one in February that drove neighbors from their homes ...
CAMDEN – At least one of the two-dozen adults who recently completed a six-week art-themed workshop at the Salvation Army Kroc Center titled “Piñatas y Flores” (“Piñatas and Flowers") is now a fan of the papier-mâché objects. “I'm going to take this to my daughter,” one of the adults said. “I think ...
CAMDEN – Rowan University and its partners this spring plan to open a new-venture development center in the city to spur the introduction of medical technology products.The New Jersey Accelerator for Innovation (AIM) will operate from the Joint Health Sciences Center in downtown Camden and Rowan ...
Sunday's winter storm brought snowfall amounts New Jersey hasn't seen in quite a few years, along with wind and freezing temps that made being outside even more unbearable.Most New Jersey residents are heeding the calls to stay inside and hunker down, allowing road crews, emergency workers, and ...
Snow is blanketing the state, giving TAPinto readers a good reason to stay inside, cuddle up under a blanket, and catch up on local news.With more than 90 news sites covering more than 145 municipalities in New Jersey, we want to see how our readers are handling the winter weather from Camden to ...
Mother Nature is giving new Gov. Mikie Sherrill her first challenge, hurling a major winter storm at the Garden State this weekend with heavy snow, ice, dangerous cold, and strong winds.Sherrill has declared a State of Emergency for New Jersey that begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24th, for all 21 ...
CAMDEN – Cesily Cannon has little downtime. That’s why taking the classes for the Latin American Economic Development Association’s Entrepreneurial Development Training Program remotely during the COVID-19 Pandemic was such a blessing. “It was convenient, since I could be in the kitchen and have ...
PATERSON - Florio “Floyd” Vivino, the Paterson native best known to generations of fans as Uncle Floyd, has died after a lengthy battle with health issues, his family announced early Friday. He was 74.Vivino’s brother, Jerry Vivino, shared the news in a Facebook post, saying Floyd died peacefully ...
CAMDEN – While New Jersey's public schools have yet to fully rebound from the pandemic and reach pre-COVID test scores, some schools in Camden have shown recovery and even improvement, according to a Camden Education Fund analysis of the scores.Scores for the English Language Arts and Math tests ...
CAMDEN – When the reporter from the Spanish-language television station held a microphone in front of Camden's new school district superintendent on Wednesday and asked a question in Spanish, Alfonso Q. Llano Jr. quickly answered in detail, also in Spanish.Llano, scheduled to begin work in the ...
TRENTON — Students will be required to put pen to paper again after more than a decade of clicking keyboards as cursive writing makes a comeback in public schools. Gov. Phil Murphy in his final hours in office on Tuesday signed S1783/A3865 into law, requiring all school districts to reintroduce ...
CAMDEN – Four community leaders in Camden will be honored Wednesday evening with the 2026 Camden County Freedom Medal “for their selfless contributions to improving their community,” the county announced.“The individuals selected for this prestigious award embody the values Dr. Martin Luther King ...
NEWARK – On an overcast November morning, a man in a well-tailored black suit rose to his feet in the pews of a Plainfield church to offer prayers for Lt. Gov.-elect Dale Caldwell.He drew a parallel between Caldwell and the Biblical Joseph, whose actions saved ancient Egypt from famine. Only, ...
TRENTON — Gov. Mikie Sherrill has reappointed Camden County political insider Kris Kolluri as NJ Transit president and CEO, and to also take on a dual role as NJ Turnpike Authority executive director. At the Woodbridge-based Turnpike Authority, Kolluri will replace current Executive Director James ...
Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a utility-costs state of emergency in an inauguration speech filled with New Jersey pride on Tuesday, as she moved to take on the affordability crisis in the Garden State and “shake up the status quo.”Standing before state lawmakers in the N.J. Performing Arts Center ...
Something happens to people when they enter the row home at 753 Walnut Street in Camden, where a young Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in 1950.For seven months under the supervision of Pastor Amir Khan, justice-impacted staffers at Khan’s New Beginnings nonprofit felt it as they renovated the ...
CAMDEN – Before she grabbed a shovel to clear a resident's sidewalk in the city's Fairview section, Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill on Monday morning vowed to move state government along urgently, with an eye toward affordability for all residents.Sherrill – on her birthday and the day before her ...
NEWARK - Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, will salute her Essex County roots through her decision to hold her inauguration in Newark on Jan. 20, an unorthodox move that has been welcomed by city stakeholders but questioned by Trenton representatives. Sherrill’s press office did not specify ...
CAMDEN – The Battleship New Jersey, with an overall length of more than 887 feet and a weight that can reach 57,540 tons, looms large where she is moored along Camden’s waterfront. But even giants like it occasionally show wear and tear, making the $750,000 grant the New Jersey Historic Trust ...
The Camden High Panthers boys basketball team defeated Woodbury High on January 17, overwhelming the Thundering Herd 73-44.Next up for the Panthers (6-5) is a home game against Samuel Fels High of Philadelphia on January 20 at 5 p.m.