The Latest Camden County News http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/index.html A trivia contest and the first in a series of golf tips is now available on www.camdencounty.com to celebrate installation of a new putting green and sand trap at the Camden County Golf Academy in Cooper River Park. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/063009.html Directors of the Philadelphia based Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) have elected Camden County Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. chairman of the agency that funnels millions of federal dollars into transportation projects throughout nine counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/062509.html Directors of the Camden County Improvement Authority have promoted Jim Blanda to the position of executive director to oversee the countys economic development efforts. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/061709.html Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr. administered the oath of office to Ian Leonard on Tuesday night to serve the unexpired term of Freeholder Joseph Ripa on the Camden County Board of Freeholders. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0616a09.html Golfers can now use every club in their bag with the opening in time for Fathers Day of the new putting green and sand trap at the renovated Camden County Golf Academy. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/061609.html Ian Leonard, 32, of Camden will be sworn in as a member of the Camden County Board of Freeholders by his mentor and friend, Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr. The ceremony will take place on June 16 at 7 p.m. at the Camden County Boat House. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/061509.html Joseph Ripa a long-time public servant and activist in the labor movement was sworn in as the new County Clerk today by Gov. Jon Corzine at a ceremony at the Blackwood Campus of Camden County College. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/060309.html Gov. Jon Corzine swears in Joseph Ripa as Camden County Clerk replacing James Beach who now serves as member of the State Senate representing the Sixth Legislative District. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0602a09.html Camden County has launched a plan to replace and install guide rails at scores of severe gradation drop points throughout the countys road network. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/060209.html Fifteen veterans most of whom have served in the Middle East have been hired to work as sheriffs officers in the Camden County Sheriffs Department. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/052909.html Approximately 600 out of school people between 16 and 24 will be hired for summer jobs under a 1,438,855 grant funded by federal stimulus money awarded to Camden Countys One Stop Center http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/052709.html James W. McNamee Sr. of Gloucester City is one of many Camden County veterans with magnificent stories to tell that document the nations leadership in the battle for freedom throughout the world. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0522b09.html Camden County announces receipt of 1.4 million in Stimulus funds to administer and operate a summer jobs program for 600 eligible young people ages 16 to 24. Hiring priority is for hard to serve economically disadvantaged out of school youths. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0522a09.html The Camden County Freeholders cut property taxes for the third consecutive year as they adopted a 326 million operating budget for 2009 that avoids layoffs and does not reduce any of the more than 200 services provided by the county. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/052209.html The Freedom Chronicles series will be announced during a solemn and patriotic ceremony observing Memorial Day. The Freedom Chronicles series will feature a number of Camden County veterans telling their personal stories in 10 to 15 minute episodes that will be posted on the Countys website. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/052109.html Despite extremely tough economic times the Camden County Board of Freeholders plans to adopt a 2009 budget that cuts property taxes for the third consecutive year without layoffs or reduction in services. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/052009.html Camden County has scheduled a hazardous household waste collection day on Saturday, April 25, in Collingswood as part of a series of Earth Week events in the region. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/041609.html Camden County Freeholders urged employers in and around Camden to participate in the campaign to put trained young people to work this summer under the Summer Help Employ Area Teens (HEAT) program. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0415a09.html Worn out computers scanners DVD players telephones radios and other electronic items that threaten the environment will be safely collected on Saturday, April 18 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Camden County Public Works Complex 2311 Egg Harbor Road, in Lindenwold. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/041509.html The Camden County Freeholders introduced a 2009 budget today that cuts property taxes for the third consecutive year without layoffs or a reduction in any of over 200 services provided by county government. The 2009 tax rate will be the lowest in nearly 50 years http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/040709.html This month the Camden County Freeholder Board is launching a collaborative effort to provide children with the tools they need to succeed. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Month of the Young Child. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/040209.html The Camden County Freeholder Board, lead by Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr., was joined today by Senator Dana Redd, City Council President Angel Fuentes and members of the North Camden Activist Group, SAVE OUR WATERFRONT, in calling on the US Attorney to investigate alleged criminal activity and alleged fraudulent use of US HUD dollars by the owners of Northgate 1, located on 7th Street and the Ben Franklin Bridge. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/033009.html Camden County residents facing recession related problems can obtain help finding solutions with a call or a click to information on job seeking and coping with home foreclosure among many other issues. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0323c09.html In an effort spearheaded by the Camden County Board of Freeholders County firemen will now be provided with vital safety information when responding to a fire scene. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0323b09.html Camden County Restaurant inspectors will be trained on new software that will allow them to share their findings with Camden County residents. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0323a09.html Camden County will host a Family and Medical Leave Summit entitled FMLA Challenges for NJ Public Employers for personnel representatives from various public employers in the state. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/032309.html Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez has invited active participation by county residents in a survey that will help shape public policy in Camden County with regard to providing services to the disabled. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/031809.html Nearly 2000 women attend the 10th annual Womens Health Conference featuring 64 workshops and seminars on a variety of health related topics ranging from breast cancer and incontinence to belly dancing and yoga. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/030509.html There is no such thing as a free lunch and the creation of a living trust is no substitute for a Last Will and Testament, Camden County Surrogate Patricia Egan Jones has warned senior citizens. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/030409.html Representatives of the Camden County Fire Marshals Office will distribute free smoke detectors, check batteries in installed smoke detectors, and provide emergency evacuation information to residents of the Penn Mobile Home Park. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/022609.html Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. said the county administration will use a 45,000 grant from the state Department of Community Affairs to assess current data and telephone technology networks in facilities throughout Camden County Government and in buildings in two of the countys school districts. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/0223a09.html Taxpayers in Camden and Gloucester Counties as well as other jurisdictions in South Jersey will save a projected 1.5 million over a two year period because of an innovative new bidding process. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/022309.html The warming center operated by Camden County government on code blue nights has been recognized by the National Association of Counties in its publication County News which circulates among thousands of county officials and workers throughout the United States. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/021709.html Camden County Freeholders have asked interested citizens to comment on a proposed Bicycle Trail Plan starting on Wednesday Feb 18 at the Somerdale Municipal Building. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/021309.html Camden County has scheduled another round of competitive bidding on Feb 19 to get the best fixed rate for electric service through a reverse auction in which proposals will be submitted via the Internet and in real time.. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/021109.html State Senators Dana Redd of Camden and Loretta Weinberg of Bergen County will share the keynote speakers podium at the 10th annual Womens Health Conference. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/021009.html Camden Countys Senior Snow Removal Program is ready to deal with significant snow accumulations to help infirm elderly and disabled residents get out of their homes for necessities such as prescriptions or doctors visits. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/012709.html Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. pledges a 2009 budget that will not increase property taxes as he takes the oath of office for a fourth one-year term as director of the seven-member board. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/011309.html Twenty two Camden County residents have been chosen to receive the 2009 edition of the Camden County Freedom Medal honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on January 23 for their unselfish contributions to improving their community. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/122408.html Camden County Freeholders have authorized acquisition of 78.2 acres adjoining New Brooklyn Park in Winslow Township. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/121908.html Veterans living in Camden County will soon have better health care access at a new Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Annex CBOA located in the new Camden County Improvement Authority garage retail space on Broadway in Camden NJ http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/120808.html Camden County will continue providing free flu shots through February in order to help protect the health of Camden County residents for the remainder of this flu season http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/1205a08.html Veterans living in southern N.J. will soon have better health care access at a new Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Annex (CBOA) located in the new Camden County Improvement Authority garage retail space on Broadway in Camden NJ. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/120508.html Each year since 2001 the Camden County Freedom Medal has been presented to honor extraordinary Camden County citizens who have unselfishly contributed their time and effort to better their community while espousing those ideals indicative of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/120208.html Woman Two Thousand One a community organization committed to positive change in the City of Camden will honor Freeholder Riletta Cream for her lifetime of public service to city residents as both an educator and an elected official. http://www.camdencounty.com/happenings/press/112008.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