Community Happenings
By TAPINTO CAMDEN STAFF
June 26, 2025
CAMDEN – The City of Camden's rescheduled Juneteenth event will be celebrated this Saturday.Featuring family fun, music, vendors and food, the event will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at Roosevelt Plaza Park, in front of City Hall. It would move to the North Camden Community Center, 600 Erie Street, ...
The outpouring for a Camden child who died following a severe asthma attack was unexpected, even for those who loved 14-year-old Isaiah “Zay Zay” Smith.So much did the ninth grader affect others that his own mother, Iris Rivera, said she didn’t know many of the people who lined up at Smith’s June ...
Leer en españolCamden's Puerto Rican community has multiple traditions that must be maintained and preserved, several speakers at Parada San Juan Bautista's Distinguished Citizens Luncheon said last week at the city's Cathedral Hall, off Market Street.“Many of you have been here for years, if not ...
CAMDEN – It won't be only the Battleship New Jersey for visitors this Saturday – the nonprofit has organized a Family Fun Day with fire truck tours, face painting, free hot dogs and popcorn and other extra features.Admission to the event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. is free with the purchase of general ...
CAMDEN – Long before Woodrow Wilson High School was renamed Eastside High School, and long, long before workers began hauling trash from the site in preparation of the building’s demolition, Yocontalie “Connie” Jackson ('76), said Doris Brooks, a music teacher, was skeptical about starting a school ...
On May 23, 2025, students from five Camden high schools spent a cool, rainy night making memories at two proms: one at the Adventure Aquarium for almost 200 students from Camden High, Creative Arts, Brimm Medical Arts, and Big Picture Academy, and a smaller, but no less festive celebration for ...
For New Jersey Assemblywoman Melinda Kane, every day is Memorial Day.“Every day reminds me of my son, and the life he did not get to live,” she said at a ceremony to mark the occasion at Camden’s Harleigh Cemetery on Friday.Kane’s son, Jeremy, she said, “died a hero” in Afghanistan in 2010 while ...
CAMDEN – With a sigh, Iris (Irizarry) Roscoe, a massage therapist and national account manager for The Chef's Warehouse, acknowledged that the place she called her “safe haven” during her teenage years will not be saved from a wrecking ball. “Between peer leadership, softball and cheerleading ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Pageant watchers do not often hear event contestants say they want to be SpongeBob SquarePants when they grow up. They also do not often use the talent competition to show off their cooking skills in a toy kitchen.But the Parada San Juan Bautista’s Little Miss Reina ...
EAST RUTHERFORD - Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) New Jersey hosted its 16th annual New Jersey Neighborhood Achievement Awards ceremony on Friday, April 25 at MetLife Stadium.The annual event celebrates individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to ...
CAMDEN – Some water mains that date back to early in the last century and provide drinking water to the city will be replaced by New Jersey American Water beginning next week and through the end of June."Through these essential upgrades, we are significantly enhancing service reliability to help ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Rejoiceful football fans heading to and from Philadelphia for the Eagles' Super Bowl victory parade on Friday are expected to quadruple the normal passenger load for the commuter rail line.“To manage the increased demand, PATCO will implement a dedicated parade schedule ...
CAMDEN – A special celebration for Black History Month will be observed by the Battleship New Jersey on Thursday when newly donated artifacts are unveiled from Adm. J. Paul Reason, the first Black four-star admiral in U.S. history.Besides other postings, Adm. Reason was a flag officer on the USS ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – The phone at La Ingrata Camden has rung more than usual the past few weeks and its inbox has had more emails than usual, Karla Torres, the restaurant’s co-owner and a first-generation American from Mexico, told TAPinto Camden.“I have friends and customers who are afraid,” ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Although the Trump Administration has broken with past practices and authorized immigration agents to enter schools, the superintendent of the Camden City School District this week told parents that city schools remain safe havens for students.“Let me be clear and reiterate ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – When local clergy members were recognized at a Monday night meeting to discuss immigration raids across the nation, about 15 spiritual leaders from Camden and the area stood and introduced themselves.Their presence in packed City Hall Council chambers spoke to the depth of ...
CAMDEN – Three Kings Day, a Christian feast day also known as Epiphany, will be celebrated on Thursday rather than Monday because of the snowy weather, the city announced over the weekend.The free event in Camden will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on January 9 at Malandra Hall Community Center, 1200 ...
Skaters now have a dedicated, $900,000 skateboarding park in Camden County's Cooper River Park.The concrete hills, quarterpipes and other skateboarding challenges officially opened Wednesday in the Cherry Hill section of the park on Park Boulevard, across from the DoubleTree Hotel and next to the ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Beginning Monday, the city will kick off free holiday parking at meters.No tickets for parking at meters will be issued between Monday and January 1, 2025, according to the city.“Illegal parking in handicap parking areas, along yellow no-parking curb lines, in tow-away ...
CAMDEN – Santa Claus will join city residents, government officials and community stakeholders on Saturday to kick off the holiday season with a Christmas tree lighting.A motorcade starts at 4 p.m. from Haddon and Newton avenues, followed by the tree lighting at 5:30 p.m. at the Camden Waterfront, ...
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 ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – Community members are invited to a celebration of Public Archeology Day on Friday that includes tours of the Cooper Street historical buildings, which Rutgers-Camden University will restore as part of a major campus development.Tours include the chance to screen soil for ...
Leer en españolCAMDEN – The Camden County Historical Society is scheduled to appear on Thursday before the city Planning Board to propose renovations to the 290-year-old Benjamin Cooper House, near the Delaware River, to turn it into a museum.The boarded-up, three-story brick building at the corner ...
CAMDEN – Shop small and shop local on Saturday, September 21, in a free community event in the Haddon Avenue corridor sponsored by nonprofit Parkside Business & Community In Partnership Inc. “This dynamic event will feature a showcase of businesses of color in a lively marketplace atmosphere,” ...
CAMDEN – WaterFest, a community event with family activities, will be held on Saturday, August 24, and sponsored by Camden-based New Jersey American Water. Free outdoor activities and games, including the splash pad that was donated in 2017 by the American Water Charitable Foundation, will be at ...