New schedule as of 2/18/19. AM Rush Hours: Two westbound Woodcrest local trains added. Due to these two added trains, the 7:38 a.m. & 8:29 a.m. westbound departures from Lindenwold will now operate as express trains. A 9:02 a.m. eastbound departure from 16th & Locust was also added. Weekday Daytime Service: Remains the same with no changes. PM Rush Hours: One eastbound departure from 16th & Locust between 4:55 p.m.-5:10 p.m. was added to the schedule. Departures from 16th & Locust between 4:32 p.m. 6:44 p.m. have been modified to allow for increased service to better meet ridership demands. Almost all departures have been modified between these times. The departure times of several westbound trains from Lindenwold have been altered. Evening Hours: Remains the same with no changes. Owl Service/Early: Remains the same with no changes. Weekends: Remains the same with no changes.
Recycling firm moves to The Victor
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.
University merger plan gets a legislative hearing
Blood Drive January 16th
Pennsauken’s first responders will once again complete to see who can recruit the most eligible blood donors in the community during an American Red Cross Battle of the Badges blood drive on Thursday, Jan. 16, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Marco’s at Pennsauken Country Club, 3800 Haddonfield Road. Presenting donors will have the opportunity to cast a vote for Pennsauken’s police or fire departments,
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
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