Camden Top Stories
By TAPINTO STAFF
June 2, 2026
TRENTON - The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) today announced a statewide Goal Zero enforcement initiative scheduled for Saturday, June 6, to honor New Jersey State Police Trooper Marc K. Castellano, killed in the line of duty on Interstate 195 in Howell. The all-day ...
CAMDEN – When parents of students at Mastery Schools of Camden get report cards, they can also expect a separate notification.A postcard focusing on only the child’s attendance goes home to show the student’s standing and whether adjustments need to be made before goals are missed at the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Alexander the Great stood with the kind of regality reserved for one of history's great military commanders.Marilyn Monroe’s radiant beauty and grace could not mask a vulnerability on her face.Michelangelo’s voice crackled with excitement as he talked about painting the Sistine ...
CAMDEN – A new national survey and report has named Virtua Health as among the most trusted and compassionate healthcare brands in the nation. The healthcare provider – with a presence across South Jersey including Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden – ranked eighth in the nation for most ...
CAMDEN – Following another smoky blaze at the EMR scrapyard in Camden, elected officials from the city, county and state are calling for state and federal regulators to shut down the company’s operations.“We will not stand idly by while residents are exposed to fires on a regular basis and have to ...
CAMDEN – A total of 123 young women graduating from Camden public high schools over the last nine years have received Women of the Dream scholarships and this year many are graduating or already are in the workforce, according to the nonprofit.“We continue to witness the incredible outcomes that ...
CAMDEN – City streets turned into streams by stormwater drainage and pollution pouring into the Delaware River from combined sewer overflows have been a way of life for decades in Camden. While utilities are working to rehabilitate the aging sewer and stormwater systems, two Drexel University ...
CAMDEN – A session on how to administer naloxone (Narcan) to drug overdose victims was one of the most popular social service programs at last year's The Village Spring Fling.After learning how to use the treatment, residents picked up all the samples brought by the New Jersey State Police's ...
NEWARK — Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants federal authorities to allow state inspections at Delaney Hall after roughly 300 immigrant detainees went on a Memorial Day weekend hunger strike to protest its reportedly deplorable, inhumane conditions.“I’m deeply disturbed by reports of the poor conditions at ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – John “Gary” Yurkovic’s 73-year-old knees groaned as he stood up and wiped the soil from his hands.He had been neatly arranging geraniums that had just been planted at the tombstone of James F. Lynch, a Port Authority cop who was last seen on 9/11 carrying air tanks up to ...
CAMDEN – Camden High School students in 2024-25 had the worst attendance record of more than 2,300 public district, charter and renaissance schools in the state, according to data released Thursday by the New Jersey Department of Education.About 54% of Camden High students were absent 20% or more ...
CAMDEN – The rooftop deck of a municipal parking garage at Camden’s waterfront is a strange location for a business. But the operation is also one of the more unique ones to approach the city for approval in some time.Cloud 9 Luxe Waterfront Sky Lounge LLC, Robbinsville, New Jersey, on June 1 is ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jerseyans are being reminded to use water wisely as drought conditions continue across the state with temperatures expected to climb into the mid-90s this week and Memorial Day weekend.To reduce strain on water resources, New Jersey American Water offered several practical ...
CAMDEN – From California to New York City, governments are cracking down on smoke and vape shops for a variety of reasons. Some are unlicensed, some sell black market cannabis, and others are just viewed as nuisances.In Camden, City Council last week enacted a law that slams the door to future ...
HOBOKEN — Gov. Mikie Sherill stepped behind the bar at Mulligan’s Pub on First Street on Monday not to pour a pint but to sign a proclamation allowing New Jersey municipalities to temporarily modify the hours alcohol sales are permitted during the World Cup to accommodate visitors and local ...
CAMDEN – Plans are coming together for two pedestrian/bicycle bridges over the Cooper River near Admiral Wilson Boulevard as part of the eventual construction of the 34-mile LINK trail from the Ben Franklin Bridge to the county line in Winslow.Camden County commissioners are scheduled this week to ...
CAMDEN, NJ – The cheers came in waves.One by one, seniors from Camden Prep High School walked across the auditorium stage Thursday, grabbed the microphone, and announced where they will spend the next four years of their lives.Each announcement brought another eruption from classmates, family ...
CAMDEN – Dozens of seniors from public schools in the city will be honored by Camden County on Tuesday evening with the 2026 “Best of the Class Awards.”In total, more than 200 seniors from 33 schools in the county will be recognized at the event at Camden County College.“These outstanding seniors ...
PISCATAWAY – Christopher Markus has pitted Captain America against the Red Skull in a fight for the Tesseract, teamed Thor with Loki to defend the Nine Realms from the Dark Elves, and has the Avengers and their allies in pitched battle against Thanos and his minions.What the Emmy Award-winning ...
CAMDEN – Holtec International, the nuclear energy technology company based in Camden, wants to expand its 7.7-acre headquarters and manufacturing campus on the Delaware River waterfront.Holtec is scheduled to seek approval from the city Planning Board in June for a 71,680-square-foot warehouse ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Ashley Caldwell was elected vice president of the club tennis team at Rutgers, explored her love of photography at the Targum and joined a sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha.She joined the New Brunswick Board of Education, grieved after her grandmother, Grace, died and held the Bible when ...
CAMDEN - PSE&G’s focus on Camden runs deep and this Spring, that long-standing partnership was on full display.Building on years of service and collaboration with the community, PSE&G welcomed more than 47 residents and a local veterinary business to a workshop focused on upcoming ...
CAMDEN – A vacant building and lots next to the Islam Study Center on Haddon Avenue will be converted to a coffee shop, bookstore and office space as part of the center, according to plans approved last week by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.The property is at 1165 Haddon Avenue, next to the center ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The varsity jacket draped over the back of a chair in New Brunswick High School athletic director Garret Conger’s office had some scuff marks on the sleeves and some bits of straw wedged into its fibers.It didn’t look too bad, though, considering it had been lying on a patch of ...
CAMDEN – A high-speed jet of water on Wednesday afternoon deeply soaked a tall pile of junked cars destined for shredding at the EMR scrapyard near Camden’s waterfront.The newly installed $4.5-million firefighting system, including six remotely controlled water guns aided by thermal imaging, was ...
ROXBURY — A much-anticipated federal court hearing on the state and township’s effort to halt a proposed immigration detention facility in Ledgewood was canceled Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agreed to pause conversion work at the site and conduct an environmental ...
CAMDEN – When it comes to measuring how New Jersey's children are faring, standout progress has been made with the sharp increase in preschool children heading to the classroom, reports a statewide child advocacy nonprofit.Propelled by New Jersey Education Department funding, the number of ...
CAMDEN – Pastor Keith Davis, with a father who was a television repairman and an uncle who worked for RCA, acknowledges that he had a different upbringing than many other Black youth in Camden.“Back in those days, to be a Black man working at RCA was a big deal, big deal,” Davis told TAPinto Camden ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Final exams at the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus scheduled for Friday were postponed following a worldwide cyberattack targeting a learning management system.A cyber hacking organization known as ShinyHunters took credit for the attack on Instructure, the parent company of the ...
CAMDEN – Camden Works, a 7-year-old program that helps city residents ready themselves for employment and connects them to employers, reported that it helped 315 residents get jobs last year, according to its annual report.The initiative, launched as a pilot project, has continued through the ...