A day in the life of Camden County's first Latina deputy police chief
Janell Simpson is a hometown hero, and she affirms making history means never losing sight of where she came from.
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Janell Simpson is a hometown hero, and she affirms making history means never losing sight of where she came from.
Camden is among many counties and drug chains now offering the new COVID-19 booster.
Police say Joseph Robinson was arrested on Tuesday.
There was a special kind of reunion Tuesday at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden on Tuesday.
Each fair will feature community vendors, free vaccination clinics and physicals for student-athletes.
Local authorities and the US Marshals Service are offering a $5,000 reward for information regarding the whereabouts of 21-year-old Victor Bennett, of Camden. He has several distinctive facial tattoos.
Police say an officer was following a suspicious vehicle when two people jumped out and one fired at the patrol car.
The book giveaway is the brainchild of 14-year-old Alexa Grabelle of Voorhees, NJ, who for four years has collected more than 50,000 donated books and given them away to needy children.
Dubbed "Rutgers 2030," the plan aims to expand the school's footprint within the city of Camden by one-third.
At police headquarters on Federal Street, three new captains and ten new lieutenants took the oath of office.
Schools superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard was going door-to-door, handing out pamphlets and getting the word out.
The program at Isabel Miller Community Center includes skill-building tips on health and wellness, career readiness, and family bonding.
The focus of the president's visit is the city's two-year-long effort to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the community.
Camden schools superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard says the evaluation and budget process had been going on since January, and all those who will lose their jobs at the end of this academic year were notified yesterday.
One statistic: more than 3,800 calls for a "person with a gun," and not one shot was fired by an officer.
Glenn Straub, who is being fined $5,000 a day while the building's emergency fire suppression system is without power, wanted to bring in diesel generators temporarily.
Executives and businesspeople gathered today in a conference room at Campbell's Soup Co. to talk about the steps necessary for revitalizing Camden.
The Holy Thursday mass, behind the walls of the Camden County Correctional Facility, included foot-washing of inmates by a Catholic priest.
The basement at the Leap Academy building, on Cooper Street, is now a full-service health clinic, run by the school of nursing of Rutgers-Camden.
The students, who are being hosted by Collingswood High School and were in Camden today, will be flying back home on Tuesday.
Dee Bailey, executive director of the business consulting firm Each One Teach, led the activities honoring three local community change makers.
Former Camden firefighter Shane Streater went on disability in 2010, citing two on-the-job vehicle accidents that injured his back and neck. Investigators say he was later engaging in mixed martial arts.
Investigators say it's been 12 years since Angel Pinto shot and killed John Rodriguez Jr. at the Chateau Bar, in Camden, after an argument.
The seniors -- five from Woodrow Wilson High School and five from Camden High -- have been selected for paid apprenticeships at Cooper, Lourdes, or Virtua hospitals.
Camden schools superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard noted that the district's five-part strategic plan, launched last year, addresses safety, facilities, quality of education, family engagement, and efficient use of resources.
