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(Camden, NJ) – The Freeholder Board has approved the recommendations of the Open Space Preservation Trust Fund Advisory Committee to award the 2016 Recreation Facility Enhancement Project Grants. The grants, totaling $750,000 this year, are funded through the Camden County Open Space Preservation Trust Fund, are presented to existing publicly owned recreation facilities planning to […]
(Camden, NJ) Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced urgent new legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that will provide emergency mental health care for veterans seeking assistance. “So many of our veterans suffer in silence. Tragically, some see no way out other than to take their own lives. In fact, 22 U.S. military veterans commit […]
The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office is urging residents to be alert following reports of a telephone phishing scams. Telephone phishing scams are attempts by “scammers” to trick you into giving them your personal information such as date of birth, social security number, bank account number and credit card numbers. In this latest incident, a […]
The Save the Hugg Harrison House Committee invites the public to attend a special program about Bellmawr’s Revolutionary War house on Thursday, October 6 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Anthony P. Infanti Bellmawr Branch Library Community Room, 35 E Browning Rd, Bellmawr, N.J. Special Presentation from the Camden County Historical Society Camden County Historical Society […]
Following an Executive Session at its September 28 meeting, the Bellmawr Board of Education (BOE) approved a three year contract with the Bellmawr Administrators’ Association (BAA), Business Administrator/Board Secretary, Amy Capriotti confirmed. Aside from the 2016-2019 time frame that the contract will be in effect, additional details are unknown. When SJO contacted Capriotti on September […]
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – The Camden County Health Department has been notified by the state Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that a raccoon removed from a yard in Clementon has tested positive for rabies. On September 19, a Clementon homeowner was attacked by a raccoon in his yard. The animal was killed by […]
(Voorhees, N.J.) The Camden County Library System began rolling out its innovative Books and Cooks initiative this month. The initiative is designed to promote food literacy, particularly in communities such as Camden, that are considered ‘food deserts’ by the US Department of Agriculture. The library won a grant from the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce […]
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – A 65-year-old man has been confirmed as Camden County’s second case of West Nile Virus this year. On Sept. 12, he was admitted to a Camden County hospital with typical symptoms and was transferred to a Pennsylvania hospital on September 20. The Camden County Mosquito Commission regularly checks several thousand suspected […]
Bellmawr Mayor Frank Filipek and Council honored Bellmawr Baseball’s Babe Ruth team for clinching their 13-15 age division. The team received their jackets at last week’s council meeting. Bellmawr Baseball President, Rick Dougherty, said that the team went undefeated in their regular season and that it was “pretty amazing that they won every game.” Anthony […]
Sgt. Chris Cummings of the Bellmawr Police Department was awarded a Medal of Valor, along with a Proclamation, in recognition of his heroic actions stemming from an incident that took place at the Tanger Outlets (The Walk) in Atlantic City on September 1. That day, a suspect shot and killed another person and then proceeded […]