A lofty plan to honor the musical legacy of Camden’s Victor building is being scrapped as a recycling firm, EMR Eastern, is moving in. Located at Front and Cooper Streets, the historic recorded music building is where the Victor Talking Machine Company built a music dynasty in downtown Camden, churning out records and legendary artists such as Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday recorded for the label. Entrepreneur Graham Alexander, who launched a Victor-themed musical venue and archive Vault at Victor Records in Berlin, was among the tenants who had hoped to lease space in the Victor building. Alexander now plans to open a manufacturing facility in Merchantville this spring.
Riverton CC Bookkeeper Sentenced
A former office manager of the Riverton Country Club was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $200,000 from the club, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday. Donna Bucia, 59, of the 200 block of Main Avenue in Cherry Hill, Camden County, was sentenced to 364 days in jail and two years of probation by Judge Philip E. Haines at the Superior Court in Mount Holly on Friday. http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/20180925/former-bookkeeper-sentenced-for-stealing-from-riverton-country-club
Maple Shade apartment fire
Fire crews from Moorestown, Pennsauken and Merchantville were all called to the scene to assist the Maple Shade department, which left 50 people homeless. read more
Boom Music Town Hall
New Jersey residents are invited to a Community Town Hall meeting on Thursday March 21, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. inside Saint Dominic's Church 8504 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136, to voice their concerns regarding illegal nuisance boom music parties on the Philadelphia side of the Delaware River impacting the quality of life for numerous New Jersey residents. The Philadelphia Police Department, known by many as the PPD, is the nation’s fourth largest police department, with more than 6,500 sworn and 800 civilian
University merger plan gets a legislative hearing
Preservation Activist Wins Award
Dolly Marshall, a Camden native and historical preservation activist, was selected by the National Trust for Historic Preservation for a 2024 National Preservation Award, one of the industry’s highest honors. Marshall was described as a "historian and preservationist committed to interpreting hidden African American history through education, community engagement, and partnerships across the State of New Jersey and nationally". She helped to restore Mount Peace Cemetery, a place where African Americans in 1900
Dishing On Recipes
Recently, Chef Joe Brown who owned the popular Melange Café on Chapel Avenue in Cherry Hill released a new book “Melange: The Story, The Recipes, The Faith” - filled with about 75 recipes - which dishes on both of his former restaurants, including the highs and lows of business ownership. Over the years, his cafe restaurant was known for its crab cakes, jambalaya, bread pudding, crab cheesecake and his unforgettable pan-smoked tomato bisque and sweet crab soup. He served up Creole-style cuisine with an Italian flare. His recipes have been featured in "Cooking Light" "Culinary Trends," "Ebony," "Black Enterprise" and his appearances include the Food Network, National Geographic Channel and the Discovery Network.