The Latest Camden County News http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/index.html Design work has begun on expansion of the countys animal shelter to be operated by a consortium of municipalities in an initiative Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. called a great exercise in the concept of shared services. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/102208.html Camden County has finalized the largest single preservation project in its history with acquisition of development easements on four parcels totaling 246 acres owned by farmer Gaetano Matro. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/101508.html Camden County has opened a new $10 million regional emergency training facility for firefighters and other first responders at the Countys Lakeland complex in Gloucester Township. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/100908.html Prospects for expansion and new business development are the focus of the 3RD annual Tri County Economic Development Summit co sponsored by Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties on Friday, Oct. 3. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/1001a08.html A member of an NBA championship team, an Olympian and a 1000 point scorer in girls basketball are among 14 outstanding athletes who made their mark in Camden County and will be inducted into the four year old Camden County Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 18. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/100108.html The Camden County Freeholders have scheduled 29 site locations for the 2008 Influenza and Pneumonia Immunization Program. As is the tradition, the program begins at the annual Senior Health Fair, which this year takes place on Wednesday Oct. 15 in Cooper River Park starting at 10 a.m. and continuing through 2 p.m. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/092508.html The Bellmawr Fire Department will be recognized by State and County officials as a safety and health Leader in South Jersey. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/092308.html More than 100 municipal officials and county employees will participate in a training seminar on ethics in government conducted by New Jerseys leader in ethics reform, U.S. Atty. Chris Christie. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/091508.html Citing limited seating for the Oct. 7 Camden County Conference on Caring for Aging Love Ones, Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez has urged interested persons to register quickly by calling (800) 955 2446 http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/091208.html Bring your friends and neighbors for stimulating discussion and hands-on activities at one of the four Black Horse Pike Visioning Workshops that will be held during September 2008 http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/bhpsep3.pdf To mark National Hispanic Heritage Month in October, the Camden County Freeholder Boards Office of Hispanic Affairs is now seeking nominations for the 13th Annual Prominent Hispanic Awards. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/082208.html Camden County Clerk Jim Beach drew the names of 240 World War II veterans from a rotating container on Friday morning and announced each would receive a $50 card to fill gas tanks at a filling station in Haddonfield on Aug. 28. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/081508.html The Camden County 4-H Association and the Camden County Freeholders welcomes the general public to celebrate the 50th Anniversity 4-H Fair http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/4HFair.pdf Puerto Rican culture and pride will be on full display in Camden Countys Cooper River Park as the famed University of Puerto Rico Carolina Choir performs on Friday, July 18, at 10 a.m. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/071508.html The Black Horse Pike Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy project, being managed by the Camden County Improvement Authority, is well underway and has reached an important milestone in the planning process http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/071408.html Camden County has found a way through its One-Stop Career Center to save a quality training program for about 50 aspiring licensed practical nurses (LPNs) that had been facing cancellation due to cutbacks within the Camden School District http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0710a08.html Approval by the New Jersey Mortgage Financing Authority to allow $500,000 in tax credits has paved the way for Camden County officials to plan the Gateway Village family housing project on the White Horse Pike, at Evesham Avenue, in Somerdale http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/071008.html Scores of displaced Jevic Trucking Co. employees will meet with prospective new employers at a job fair co-sponsored by the Freeholder Boards of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/070908.html The Camden County Freeholder Board has assembled an all-star panel of Shared Services leaders to speak to the concerns of mayors and municipal decision-makers http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/070808.html Camden County freeholders are co-sponsoring a regional job fair on July 11 at the Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill to help workers left unemployed by the sudden shut-down of Jevic Transportation, Inc., in the Burlington County community of Delanco http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/061808.html The new Camden County Golf Academy opens on Fathers Day, Sunday, June 15. Formerly the Cooper River Driving Range, located on the Cooper River and adjacent to Route 130 in Pennsauken, Sundays grand opening is welcome news to golfers throughout the region http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/061308.html In a vote of confidence from Wall Street, Standard and Poors, one of the three major bond rating agencies, upgraded Camden Countys bond rating from A to AA http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/060508.html Training will be provided later this month at the Camden County Boathouse to help rowing enthusiasts with disabilities launch adaptive shells on the Cooper River and enjoy the popular sport http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/060408.html The Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey honored Camden County freeholders for cutting taxes for the second year in a row, by presenting Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. with its Public Service Award http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0530c08.html Camden Countys success with recruiting mentors was outlined by Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. at the Governors Conference on Volunteerism and Service on Wednesday, May 28 in Trenton. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0530b08.html The Black Horse Pike Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy project, being managed by the Camden County Improvement Authority, is underway and community input is important to this initiative. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0530a08.html The Camden County Freeholder Board is a proud participant in Summer HEAT (Help Employ Area Teens), the program that gives at-risk youth between the ages of 14 and 25 the opportunity to get real-world work experience http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/053008.html Camden County Clerk James Beach, in coordination with the Commissioners of the Board of Elections, Superintendent of Elections Phyllis Pearl and Board of Freeholders, will now offer registered voters in Camden County the opportunity to vote on-site by absentee ballot http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/051208.html Camden County freeholders have announced a wide ranging commitment to adopting renewable energy sources and conserve energy through new technology. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/051308.html Exhibits on recycling, alternate fuels for automobiles, environmentally friendly options for household cleaning, hybrid cars, cleaning solutions and energy-saving techniques are among tips and ideas available at the Camden County EcoFair in Haddon Lake Park on Sunday, May 18. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/052108.html The Camden County Freeholders on May 14 will honor 196 high school seniors as the Best of Class 2008. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/050808.html The Camden County Freeholder Board, on the recommendations of the Camden County Open Space Advisory Committee, approved the acquisition of Atco Lake and land adjacent to New Brooklyn Park http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/042308.html The Camden County Freeholder Board will open a facility dedicated to improving the quality of care for patients with suspected or confirmed cases tuberculosis (TB) disease at the Bellmawr Regional Health Center at 35 Browning Road http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/041808.html The Camden County Freeholders introduced a 2008 spending plan today that reduces the tax levy by $1 million without a single employee layoff or reduction in any of over 200 services provided by county government http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/041508.html Camden County government, acting through its economic development arm, the Camden County Improvement Authority (CCIA), has initiated the process of developing a new courthouse facility for the Camden Vicinage of the Superior Court of New Jersey http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/041008.html The CCIA today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop a four acre site on the former Pennsauken Mart site in the township http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0410a08.html Each year, Camden Countys Special Household Waste Collection Program keeps over 400,000 pounds of hazardous material from the county waste stream http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/032008.html A total of 95 radon detectors will be distributed on a first-come basis at the Ninth Annual Camden County Womens Health Conference on Saturday. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/022708.html