Camden County News

The bishop of the Diocese of Camden is expected to issue a decree on Friday formally announcing the merger of two South Jersey parishes into one, newly named Our Lady of Peace in Williamstown.

A Camden County man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role running a Ponzi scheme that took nearly $6 million from investors.

Twenty-six small school districts that do not operate schools most likely will be eliminated under legislation signed yesterday by Gov.

GLOUCESTER TWP. Two 17-year-old boys and an adult have been charged in connection with the explosion of two bottle bombs in Blackwood, police said Friday.

Nearly 40 friends and family members gathered on a city street Friday, joining hands and singing near the spot where Kevin Wiggins was gunned down on his way from work one year ago.

An unidentified woman attempted to rob three banks within an hour Tuesday in Camden and Burlington counties, authorities said.

A 16-year-old Sicklerville teen was shot and killed outside the Ablett Village Apartments in Camden early this morning, authorities reported.

GLOUCESTER TWP. -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine drew a standing ovation with a speech in South Jersey on Monday, but his remarks steered clear of the state's fiscal woes and his re-election bid.

Allen A. Etish, a partner in the Bankruptcy and Litigation departments of the Haddonfield law firm of Archer & Greiner, was reappointed a trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting law-related education and giving all New Jersey residents a basic understanding of the legal system.

Additional charges have been brought against two Camden County women accused of using false vehicle insurance papers.

Officials are confident that Friday's announcement of $25 million in federal funds secured for Gloucester County will lead to the creation of thousands of jobs.

Jim Blanda to Lead Camden County Improvement Authority For Immediate Release: June 17, 2009 Contacts: KEN SHUTTLEWORTH 472-8837 Directors of the Camden County Improvement Authority have promoted Jim Blanda to the position of executive director to oversee the county's economic development efforts.

Ian Leonard, a 32-year-old Camden resident, was sworn in Tuesday to the Camden County Board of Freeholders.

MERCHANTVILLE -- A man was hit with a jolt from a power line while trimming tree limbs Monday in this Camden County community, police said.

GLOUCESTER TWP - Authorities said a victim was able to identify the masked robber who was assaulting him in his Gloucester Township apartment late Sunday.

Camden County College students, students enrolled at other institutions and anyone else wanting to get a head start on college or bank extra credits before the fall semester can sign up for CCC's Summer 2009 semester.

The reputed four-star general of a Bloods gang was sentenced to 22 years in state prison Friday for ordering the murders of two county men while locked up in the Camden County Jail.

Tarell 'Trigger' Ambrose, a Camden gang leader who was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for ordering two shootings while in his jail cell.

A Camden County jury has convicted two men for running a drug ring that sold cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription narcotics in southern New Jersey.

Levittown - The Burlington City Board of Education voted 7 to 3 in favor Monday of appointing Dr.