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Politicians in seven Camden County towns have requested a feasibility study to explore a merger of upper-level police management. Audubon, Collingswood, Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Mount Ephraim and Oaklyn, collectively known as the Colonial Alliance, will investigate potential savings in paying a smaller administrative force to manage police operations. …
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Beginning July 19, the DOT will be closing Interstate 76 eastbound (Exit 1A) ramp connection to Interstate 295 southbound in conjunction with the Direct Connection project. Be aware that the closure will start around 11 p.m. and PKF Mark III, the contractor, is scheduled to close the left-lane ramp connection…
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Camden County Health Officer, Carmen Rodriguez, has issued a Heat Alert for Camden County through Friday, July 19, effective noon to 8:00 P.M. each day. The weather forecast for this week calls for the temperatures above 95° and heat indexes over 100°. Municipalities were notified to open municipal cooling centers…
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The Camden County Board of Freeholders sponsor their 22nd Annual Sunset Jazz Series beginning on Monday, June 24th at 8:00 p.m. with artist Point Blank. Don't miss some great music with awesome waterfront sunset views! Full series schedule.
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The Camden County Board of Freeholders, through Camden County’s Office of Veterans Affairs, is sponsoring a Veterans Workshop in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Philadelphia Regional Office on Thursday, June 27th from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. at Camden County College’s Regional Emergency Training Center
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The Camden County Board of Freeholders is sponsoring a Hazardous and Electronic Waste Recycling event at Camden County College on Saturday, June 22, from 8:30 a. m. - 3 p.m. at the Blackwood Campus in the parking lot off Peter Cheeseman Road in Blackwood.
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Begun in 2007 as a temporary stopgap for the animal services needs of several towns along the Camden and Burlington County border, the Pennsauken-based Almost Home Animal Shelter is in dire financial straits, says Executive Director Nancy Welsh. The shelter needs volunteers for any number of tasks. It's not just…
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea may cause flash flooding in our area from late tonight through 4 a.m. Saturday morning. The storm is expected to merge with a frontal system tonight and bring our region an extended period of moderate to heavy rainfall. The County’s Public Works Department has…
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Do you have gardening questions, sick plants or insects eating up your garden that you can’t seem to get rid of, or other gardening questions? Chances are Camden County’s monthly Plant Clinics hosted by the County’s Master Gardeners can answer them. The clinics are held from 9 a.m.-noon on the…
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The DVRPC will unveil the final draft of the Camden County Bicycling & Multi-Use Trails Master Plan on Wednesday, May 29th from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at The Camden County Boathouse, 7050 North Park Drive, Pennsauken. A light dinner will be served and the public is invited. The plan will guide…
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This week, more than 30 Metro Division Officers were deployed into streets of Camden City. These officers are beginning their eight weeks of field training. The field training is being given by former members of the Camden City Police Department now employed in the Metro Division. The practical field training…
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