(Gloucester Township, NJ) – Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, advises municipalities that Camden County will be under a Code Blue Alert beginning tonight, Feb. 27, from 7 p.m. until tomorrow morning, Feb. 28, at 7 a.m. The alert will resume Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, evenings beginning ... More
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – The Camden County Department of Health is continuing to closely monitor reports and guidance regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the New Jersey Department of Health. While there are currently no confirmed cases of coronavirus in New Jersey, public health officials are ... More
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – The Camden County Freeholder Board passed a resolution this month approving the creation of a new memorial to honor victims of overdose and addiction in Timber Creek Park in Gloucester Township. The memorial is one more way the Board is fighting to defeat the stigma surrounding addiction. “We want to offer ... More
(Lindenwold, NJ) – The Camden County Department of Public Works, in conjunction with Cherry Hill Township, is currently preparing for a major restoration project along Kresson Road in Cherry Hill. The Freeholder Board approved an agreement for shared services with the Township during its February meeting to combine a county project along the road with ... More
Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. joined local officials and developers to cut the ribbon on Whitman Manor, an affordable senior rental residence in Laurel Springs. Now completed, the $1.8 million project brings 12 affordable units to Camden County seniors. “The Freeholder Board is proud to have been a partner in this development, expanding the stock ... More
Students from the Camden County Technical Schools Pennsauken Campus, Gloucester City High School, Sterling High School, and Winslow Township High School, competed in the 2020 Camden County Consumer Bowl. The event, one of several hosted statewide, is an educational competition for high school students created to educate young adults on a variety of consumer issues. ... More
(Lindenwold, NJ) – Freeholder Barbara Holcomb, liaison to the Camden County Department of Public Works, has been informed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) that it will be closing the I-295 southbound ramp to Route 42 southbound and I-295 southbound as the Direct Connection project advances. The Department will also be closing lanes ... More
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – The Gloucester Township and Pennsauken campuses of Camden County Technical Schools (CCTS) have been awarded the prestigious distinction as 2020 New Jersey Schools of Character (NJSOC). The NJSOC recognition program is sponsored by the New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development, which includes the Character Education Partnership (CEP), the ... More
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has linked the significant increase in overdose deaths since 2013 to synthetic opioids, particularly Fentanyl, in what it calls the “Third Wave” of the opioid epidemic. In New Jersey, drug-related deaths increased by 75 percent between 2015 and 2019, during which period 66 percent of ... More
(Gloucester Township, NJ) – Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, advises municipalities that Camden County will be under a Code Blue Alert for tonight, Feb. 19, beginning at 7 p.m., until 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. The Alert will remain active overnight on Thursday and Friday, beginning ... More
