On Monday, June 17th, Camden County, City and State officials joined representatives from across the political spectrum to reflect upon the abhorrent and violent nature of the country’s slave trade. Together with the Camden County Historical Society, the group unveiled the second of three planned historical markers, at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Federal Street in Camden City, to be installed at former slave auction block sites in Camden City where African slaves were sold during the 1700s. “These markers offer a quiet but constant reminder of the dark and inhumane legacy of slave trading along the Delaware River,” said Merchantville resident and Freeholder Carmen Rodriquez. “My hope is that when people come face-to-face with the reality that this was a practice which took place in their own backyard that they’ll pause to reflect on slavery’s lasting effect on this county and its people.”

Camden County’s Early Voting Center in Gloucester Township is open to residents to cast their votes early in the 2019 primary election - as an alternative for those who can’t get to the polls on election day. Camden County’s Early Voting Center is located in the Elections and Archives Center, located at 100 University Court in Gloucester Township and open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Center is also offering the following extended hours: May 28th and 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and June 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information visit this page.

The Camden County ADRC Division of Senior Citizen and Disabled Citizen Services can serve as your doorway to connect you with all of the above and more. The aim of this program is to connect both seniors and adults with disabilities with a full range of the services – public and private - needed to independently live and thrive within their community. It also strongly supports each individual’s right to be in control of making their own personal care decisions based on assessed need, informed choice and community service availability.Events and programs “Just for Seniors” and for those with disABILITIES and special needs are available in our event calendar. Click here to view the calendar.

Camden County Library System welcomes you to join their 2019 Summer Reading Program! Sign up as a family - and add up to 12 readers - to keep track of your reading this summer. Along the way, you'll reach digital badges and earn small prizes to encourage your family to read more. At the end of summer, each branch will be drawing grand prizes winners and the more badges you've earned, the more chances you'll have to win. The program runs from June 24 - August 3. To begin, you'll need to create a household account, and then add a profile for every reader who will log their points this summer.

A new smartphone app in Camden County will allow citizens to quickly send police tips about anything they see or hear that might be suspicious. County Police Lt. Zsakhiem James said STOPit is not intended to replace calling 911, but is "another supplementary tool so that you can contact us to relate things that are not necessarily emergency nature but something that you want us to know about." Through the app, a user can describe an incident and notify police. The user can include a video or picture, and it goes directly to Camden's Real Time Crime Intelligence Center.

The Camden County Board of Freeholders is proud to be sponsoring the Camden County Miracle League for our 5th year! Games take place on Saturday morning at Boundless Field in Challenge Grove Park in Cherry Hill. Our spring session begins on April 13th and runs through June 1st. Players from ages 5 through 12 years old will play from 10 AM to 11 AM and players ages 13 years through adult will play from 11:15 AM to 12:15 AM. Registration will be open beginning on March 1st. For more information and to register for the spring session go to https://www.ccnjml.org/. If you are interested in participating in any of these activities or know someone who might be, please contact Karen Weidner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at 856-216-2127.