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(Woodrow Wilson High School, in Camden. File photo)

Camden School District Trims Hundreds of Jobs Just Ahead of State Takeover

The school board voted to trim more than 200 jobs, including 96 teachers.

2013/05/08

(Produce is sold from the new "Mobile Market" trailer in Camden. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

Fresh-Deprived Camden Gets a Mobile Fruits-and-Veggies Store

A new mobile produce van made its first stop on Wednesday, selling fruits and vegetables on the streets of Camden, NJ.

2013/05/08

A Supermarket For Camden, NJ, At Long Last

The planned Shop Rite store, on the Admiral Wilson Boulevard, will be 75,000 square feet and will anchor a retail strip of stores in the East Camden neighborhood that Mayor Dana Redd believes is long overdue.

2013/03/19

(A Camden Police Department cruiser. File photo)

Camden City Council Rubberstamps Layoff of City’s Entire Police Department

There was no debate during the special meeting. The vote was 6-1.

2013/01/04

(A Camden police car may soon be a thing of the past when the county takes over policing duties. File photo from CBS3)

NJ Agency OKs Layoff of Camden’s Entire Police Force

The City of Camden, NJ has received the go-ahead to lay off all of its uniformed police officers, in a step toward creating a new, county-run police force.

2013/01/03

Details Announced On Camden, NJ Police Transition Plan

Officials in Camden, NJ have shared their plan to transition the Camden Police Department from a city-run to a county-run organization.

2012/11/30

Camden Mayor Working On Plan That Would Lay Off City’s Entire Police Force

The move toward the formation of a Camden County police department, with the City of Camden its sole participant, continues with word that the city’s mayor is working on a plan to lay off the city’s entire police force as soon as the end of the year.

2012/08/08

NJ Judge Says No Camden Vote Necessary to Regionalize The Police Department

The “show cause” hearing before Judge Daustino Fernandez-Vina pitted opponents of the regionalized police force against those in favor of it, including Camden mayor Dana Redd.

2012/06/11

Camden’s Absentee Superintendent Has Many Outraged

The Camden City School District’s Superintendent Bessie LeFra Young makes more than $240,000 a year. But lately, she hasn’t been showing up for work.

2012/05/15

Camden Officials, Residents Spar Over Proposed County Police Department

The city of Camden wants to be the first participant in a Camden County police department.

2012/05/03

Camden, NJ Turns To Secret Video To Catch Illegal Polluters

Authorities in Camden have a warning for illegal dumpers: you are being watched.

2012/04/23

Hundreds Attend Rally to Keep Battleship New Jersey At Its Camden Berth

Phil Rowan, president of the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial, says a North Jersey group has engaged in a letter-writing and publicity campaign, trying to get the historic ship relocated to New York Harbor.

2012/04/03

Groundbreaking On Transitional Facility For Homeless Vets In Camden

It’s barely six months from yesterday’s groundbreaking to the expected September opening of a transitional facility for homeless veterans in Camden.

2012/03/28

Transition From Citywide to Countywide Policing in Camden, NJ Moves Ahead

Camden County will take control of the Camden city police department by early spring if everything plays out as planned, and other communities could join in later.

2011/12/21