Camdenbase
CamdenBase contains selected citations of journal, book and newspaper articles about the city of Camden, New Jersey. The documents cover economic, political, and social events in the city from 1945 to June 2003. This website provides bibliographic access to the database of over 6,000 articles.
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Article Title:
Hospitals on hunt for new nurses
Publication Date:
October 1, 2001
Subject:
Hospitals
Abstract:
Like other hospitals in the region, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden is willing to go to great lenths to hire new nurses - even if that means crossing the border or an ocean. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 4A
Article Title:
Women train for Camden's fire department
Publication Date:
October 1, 2001
Subject:
Fire Department
Abstract:
Renee Muhammad hoists a thick red hose over her shoulder and rushes in a burning building as she shouts, Let's go! Let's go!" Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post."
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 8A
Article Title:
Just what has Camden's scholl board been doing?
Publication Date:
October 9, 2001
Subject:
Board of Education
Abstract:
What does the Camden School Board do with all its time? The answer to that question evades even some folks who sit on the school board. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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10A
Article Title:
Boys & Girls Club nears completion
Publication Date:
November 28, 2001
Subject:
Community Development
Abstract:
In a moment of canfor, 11-year-old Antoinette Giles admitted she hates homework. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 10A
Article Title:
Allenbach rejects proposal to retire for pension deal
Publication Date:
November 29, 2001
Subject:
Police
Abstract:
Police Chief Robert Allenbach an Mayor Gwendolyn Faison remain at odds, despite attempts by both sides to reach a compromise in a ongoing feud over the chief's contract. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 17A
Article Title:
McGreevey says he won't OK bailout
Publication Date:
November 29, 2001
Subject:
State Takeover
Abstract:
Already feuding with legislators over state spending, Gov.-elect Jim McGreevey now says he will not pay for progams they approve in the final weeks of their lame-duck session, including a state bailout of Camden. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A
Article Title:
Dumping of the poor
Publication Date:
November 19, 2001
Subject:
St. Lawrence Cement Company
Abstract:
In March 2000, New Jersey Governor Christie Todd Whitman attended the ground-breaking ceremony for a $50 million cement manufacturing plant in Camden. It was a momentous occastion-the first economic investment the troubled city had seen in decades. "Company officials had their pick of a number of sites along the East Coast, but they chose Camden," Whitman boasted at the dedication ceremony. Abstract courtesy of Business Week.
Source:
Business Week
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120-121
Article Title:
Mischief Night Passes quietly
Publication Date:
October 31, 2001
Subject:
Mischief Night
Abstract:
Except for a few ghosts and goblins, South Jersey enjoyed a relatively quiet Mischeif night as police stepped up patrols and communities found ways to keep children out of trouble. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B, 3B
Article Title:
Parking official thinking of resigning
Publication Date:
October 31, 2001
Subject:
Camden Parking Authority
Abstract:
City Parking Authority Comissioner Linda Jones said Tuesday she may resign because she is tired of harassment" over her job as a sales agent for a private company that oversees a money-losing program for the agency. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post."
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B, 3B
Article Title:
Faison Cabinet at center of controversy in Camden
Publication Date:
October 31, 2001
Subject:
Faison, Gwendolyn
Abstract:
The city Council is threatening to remove members of mayor gwendolyn Faison's cabinet because it never approved their appointments. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B, 3B
Article Title:
Camden kids caught in politcal dispute
Publication Date:
November 1, 2001
Subject:
City Council, Faison, Gwendolyn
Abstract:
Wearing orange practice jersey's and T-shirts, nearly a dozen players from the Whitman Park football team crowded around the microphone in the City Council chambers and began chanting. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8B
Article Title:
Parking official quits amid controversy
Publication Date:
November 13, 2001
Subject:
Camden Parking Authority
Abstract:
Camden Parking Authority Comissioner Linda Jones resigned Friday, just two weeks after the City Council president suggested holding a hearing to remove her from the volunteer board. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B
Article Title:
Policy issues bedevil Camden school board
Publication Date:
October 5, 2001
Subject:
Board of Education
Abstract:
school board members in Camden are wrestling with A conflict involving charter school athletes because there is no district policy on the matter. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B, 4B
Article Title:
Aquarium honors Chinese culture
Publication Date:
January 22, 2001
Subject:
New Jersey State Aquarium, Asians
Abstract:
Hank Black and his wife, Maggie Bell, brought their 3-year-old daughter, Melia to the New Jersey State Aquarium on Sunday, bt not just to see fish. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B
Article Title:
Council tables Rutgers bid vacant building
Publication Date:
June 22, 2001
Subject:
City Council, Rutgers University-Camden
Abstract:
The city if prepared to sell vacant apartment building downtown to Rutgers as the universtiy looks to spend an estimated $5 million to help steer redevelopment back to the city. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B, 2B
Article Title:
Camden names new interim schools chief
Publication Date:
June 30, 2001
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
For the second time in two years, South Jersey's largest public school district has a new interim superintedent. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Local garden gets its due praise
Publication Date:
June 9, 2001
Subject:
Camden Children's Garden
Abstract:
Since The Victory Garden show cases unique garden spots around the world, it was only a matter of time until the TV cameras showed up on the Camden Waterfront. Less than one year after opening, the Garden will be featured on the popular and award-winning PBS show next month.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
10A
Article Title:
Firm hired to begin designing Camden Co. center
Publication Date:
June 9, 2001
Subject:
Camden Civic Center
Abstract:
The Camden County Improvement Authority on Thursday hireda team of architects and builders for $53
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A, 4A
Article Title:
Demolition begins in Camden
Publication Date:
June 9, 2001
Subject:
Westfield Acres
Abstract:
The gritty brick low-rises stood along Westfield Avenue, most vacant and boarded-up, as the city on Thursday began bulldozing its worst public-housing community. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Churches in vacated stores mixed blessing for Camden
Publication Date:
June 8, 2001
Subject:
Churches
Abstract:
As the city attacks a potentially dangerous inventory of condemned buildings with its most ambitious demolition effort ever, storefront churches are springing up in spaces abandoned by retailers. Abstract courtesy of Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
Regional districts spend less on schools in tri-county area
Publication Date:
March 6, 2001
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
Regional high school districts in Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties dominate the list of lowest per-pupil spenders this year in New Jersey, figures released Thurday show. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
River dredging still mired in spolis issue
Publication Date:
March 18, 2001
Subject:
Dredging Project
Abstract:
Of the many complex questions surrounding the plan to deepen the Delaware River, one remains murkier than most: No one can say for sure what will happen to the millions of tons of sediment to be dredged from the river's bottom. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A
Article Title:
Walker files suit to appear on ballot
Publication Date:
March 20, 2001
Subject:
Elections, Camden Government -Politics
Abstract:
Mayoral hopeful Keith A. Walker turned to Superior Court iin an effort to secure a spot on the ballot in the May 8 municipal election. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
It's time to press GAO for a review of dredging
Publication Date:
March 18, 2001
Subject:
Dredging Project
Abstract:
President Bush wants to cut funding for wasteful U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's projects. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6B
Article Title:
A majestic spectacle to celebrate the millennium
Publication Date:
June 22, 2001
Subject:
Tall Ships
Abstract:
They're on their way. Nineteen tall ships and a guided missile destroyer have left Norfolk, Va., and are on their way to the Philadelphia and Camden waterfronts for Opsail Philadelphia 2000, a week-long festival celebrating the new millennium. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1F, 4F
Article Title:
President to honor camden civic group
Publication Date:
June 9, 2001
Subject:
Community Activists
Abstract:
St. Joseph's Carpenters Society, a nonprofit organization that buys and rehabilities old homes for sale to low and moderate-income families, will recieve one of the nation's top honors for volunteer service at a White House ceremony next week. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A
Article Title:
Camden clergy present vision for city's future
Publication Date:
June 14, 2000
Subject:
Camden Churches Organized for People (CCOP)
Abstract:
With the help of lively bunch of 1,200 parishioners, church leaders attempted Tuesday to rally the states around their vision for this fading city. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B, 2B
Article Title:
Tall ships sail in today
Publication Date:
June 23, 2001
Subject:
Tall Ships
Abstract:
Hello, New Jersey! As a small launch arrived Thursday evening to take a photographer Avi Steinhardt and me away from the Piction Castle, our home away from home, the crew and young sailing trainees talked about how much they looked forward to today's Parade of Sail. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 11A
Article Title:
Destroyer USS Stout Arrives in Camden
Publication Date:
June 23, 2000
Subject:
Waterfront
Abstract:
The USs Stout, a 505 foor guided-missile destroyer, berthed thursday on the Camden Waterfront, making it the first ship to arrive on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River for Opsail2000. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
Camden takeover bill to be introduced today
Publication Date:
June 23, 2000
Subject:
State Takeover
Abstract:
The Whitman administration is expected today to unveil a bill that would give the state the power to take over this financially ailing city. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A
Article Title:
DRPA authorizes $8 million for battleship pier
Publication Date:
March 2, 2001
Subject:
Battleship USS New Jersey, Delaware Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
The Delaware River Port Authority, which holds the purse strings for turning the USS New Jersey into a museum, authorized spending $8 million Thursday to begin construction on a permanent home for the historic ship. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Ship panel seeks meeting site
Publication Date:
March 3, 2001
Subject:
Battleship USS New Jersey
Abstract:
The group turning the battleship USS New Jersey into a museum is searching for a new location for its meetings, which will be open to the public beginning April 11. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B, 2B
Article Title:
Official wants parking chief to step down
Publication Date:
March 1, 2001
Subject:
Camden Parking Authority
Abstract:
Parking Authority Comissioner William Jenkins announced Wednesday he intends to ask fellow board members to join him in requesting that Executive Director Anthony Scarduzio resign. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A, 4A
Article Title:
Census shows greater diversity in S.J.
Publication Date:
March 9, 2001
Subject:
Population, Statistics
Abstract:
From the weathered ranchers of Pennsauken to the sprawling new subdivisons of Winslow and Burlington Township, minorities are finding new homes outside the cities and bringing increased diversity to South Jersey. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 10A
Article Title:
Effects of Hispanic influx expected to ripple through region
Publication Date:
March 9, 2001
Subject:
Population, Statistics, Ethnic Groups
Abstract:
A larger-than-expected rise in Hispanic-pwned businesses in this area like Franklin Hernandez's Luz Grocery. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A, 12A
Article Title:
Census to alter S.J. political map
Publication Date:
March 10, 2001
Subject:
Population, Statistics
Abstract:
Shifts in population away from Camden's urban orbit may have a profound effect on the political map of New Jersey. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A, 8A
Article Title:
Camden official may lose job over report on city finances
Publication Date:
March 15, 2001
Subject:
Camden, Government and Politics
Abstract:
Camden's embattled chief financial officer may be in danger of losing his job after a state official issuesed a harsh report Wednesday on the city's accounting practices. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
5B
Article Title:
S.J. lawmakers puch for new U.S. judicial district
Publication Date:
March 15, 2001
Subject:
Camden, Government and Politics
Abstract:
A local congressional delegation will meet with federal court administratiors in Washington next week in hopes of convincing them of the need for a new U.S. judicial district in South Jersey. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
4B
Article Title:
Burlco, agencies join in dreding project
Publication Date:
March 15, 2001
Subject:
Dredging Project
Abstract:
The Burlington County Board of Freeholders is teaming with other agencies to recycle dredge material from the Delaware River. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Ballpark rising in Camden
Publication Date:
March 17, 2001
Subject:
Campbell's Field Baseball Park, Riversharks
Abstract:
Progress on the construction of Campbell's Field is on schedule, despite the view from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
Theater comapny moving to E-Centre
Publication Date:
March 31, 2001
Subject:
Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
Abstract:
A theater company plans to leave its home at the landmark Westmont Theatre here for Camden's e-Centre. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B, 4B
Article Title:
Tramway base work on track
Publication Date:
March 29, 2001
Subject:
Waterfront, Tramway
Abstract:
For a solid month, working 16-hour days six days a week, crackerjack crane operators dug deeply into the bedrock beneath Penn's Landing to anchor a base for a cable car tramaway that will link Camden and Philadelphia. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B, 3B
Article Title:
Battleship guided to new Camden pier
Publication Date:
March 29, 2001
Subject:
Battleship USS New Jersey
Abstract:
The tug Z-One tooted and churned water as it hugged the hull of the black and gray battleship USS New Jersey. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A, 12A
Article Title:
Walker is again ruled ineligible for election
Publication Date:
March 28, 2001
Subject:
Elections, Camden Government -Politics
Abstract:
After winning a second chance to get his name on the ballot, mayoral hopeful Keith A. Walker lost the opportunity to sun in the May 8 election after all. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A,9A
Article Title:
Walker eligible for city mayora; race
Publication Date:
March 27, 2001
Subject:
Elections, Camden Government -Politics
Abstract:
Mayoral hopeful Keith A. Walker emerged from Superior Court victorious Monday after a judge ordered the city clerk to accept Walker's nominating petitions for the May 8 election. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
C
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Camden neglects to collect $2 million payment
Publication Date:
March 16, 2001
Subject:
City Council
Abstract:
A City Council member is wondering why officals havn't executed a months-old agreement that would bring $2 million into the city's coffers. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
U.S. judge to rule if cement plant can operate
Publication Date:
March 24, 2001
Subject:
St. Lawrence Cement Company
Abstract:
A federal judge will decide within two weeks whether a cement plant can begin operations in the city's mostly black and Hispanic Waterfront South neighborhood. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Hundreds apply for jobs with Camden Riversharks
Publication Date:
March 25, 2001
Subject:
Riversharks, Campbell's Field Baseball Park
Abstract:
The line outside the offices of the Camden Riversharks baseball team at 8:55 a.m. Saturday was longer than a Mark McGuire home run. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Article Title:
Work begins in Camden on Boys & Girls Club
Publication Date:
March 24, 2001
Subject:
Community Development
Abstract:
A $6 million Boys & Girls Club that has been in the planning stages for more than two years is finally taking shape in the city's Parkside section. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 4A
Article Title:
Developer expresses his faith in Camden
Publication Date:
March 23, 2001
Subject:
Riversharks, Waterfront
Abstract:
South Jersey developer and Camden Riversharks owner Stephen Shilling said Thursday he plans further investment in Camden. paticularly along the Waterfront. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
4B
Article Title:
Psychologists keep negotiating with Camden district officials
Publication Date:
March 22, 2001
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
District officials continue to negotiate a contract with the school psychologists' union following troubling allegations made by the group earlier this week. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Different judge requested for cruz retrial
Publication Date:
March 21, 2001
Subject:
City Council
Abstract:
City Council basically has a "symbolic, rubber stamp role" in government because it doesn't have enough resources or support staff to do its job effectively, a new study said. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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3B
Article Title:
Camden revising pupil-search policies
Publication Date:
March 18, 2001
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
In the wake of national school shootings and locial threats of violence, education officials are revising their search-and-seizure policy to allow the use of metal detectors in schools. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B, 2B
Article Title:
DRPA spends toll cash to confirm the obvious
Publication Date:
March 19, 2001
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
Leave it to the keepers of the bridges to hype a new World Trade Center for Philadelphia. The DRPA is tooting the horn of a real estate company looking to build what boils down to a behemoth of an office complex just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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6A
Article Title:
At funerals, tell the truth about victims of violence
Publication Date:
March 8, 2001
Subject:
Crime
Abstract:
No one has to tell any of us about the agony caused by violence in our country, in our cities and in our own communities. Violence is a fact of our lives-a sad fact. The numbers of families that have been marred by it are staggering.
Source:
Courier-Post
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11A
Article Title:
CCC plans expansion, tech center
Publication Date:
March 8, 2001
Subject:
Camden County College
Abstract:
Camden County College hopes to break ground in August on a new $14.7 million, seven-story structure to occupy a city block across from its current Camden branch. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 8A
Article Title:
5th District legislators handily win re-election
Publication Date:
November 7, 2001
Subject:
Election
Abstract:
Fifth District incumbents in the state Assembly and Senate had no problem fending off their Republican challenges Tuesday, according to preliminary results. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
7A
Article Title:
New leadership unlikely to pass Camden bailout
Publication Date:
November 8, 2001
Subject:
State Takeover
Abstract:
The prospects of passing legislation that would give this financially devastated city at least $150 million grew dinner tuesday after Democrats won control of the governor's seat and the Assembly. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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7A
Article Title:
Determined family made a dream come true
Publication Date:
March 8, 2001
Subject:
History, Camden
Abstract:
Dr. Richard M. Cooper always dreamed of a hospital for Camden , but he didn't live to see his dream come true. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1E
Article Title:
Invention helps Waterfront
Publication Date:
March 8, 2001
Subject:
Waterfront
Abstract:
Five year ago, Joseph Balzano, executive director of the South Jersey Port Corp. decided to go after the cocoa bean trade with a vengeance. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
5B
Article Title:
Knox gives Camden her proposals for schools
Publication Date:
March 8, 2001
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
Superintendent Annette Knox promised changes for the school district, including the installation of metal detectors, at her first town meeting Wednesday night. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
School board wraps probe of basketball team
Publication Date:
March 6, 2001
Subject:
Camden High School
Abstract:
District official have completed an investigation of donations made to Camden High School's basketball team but have not made the report public. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B, 2B
Article Title:
Camden has ambitious schools plan
Publication Date:
March 11, 2001
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
Imagine swimming pools for Camden and Wodrow Wilson high schools. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A, 11A
Article Title:
Camco plans to hold line on 2001 taxes
Publication Date:
March 12, 2001
Subject:
Camden, Government and Politics
Abstract:
The 2001 budget for Camden County is expected to call for more spending than the current year's but not mean a tax increase. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B, 2B
Article Title:
Milan lawyer requests release until sentencing
Publication Date:
March 13, 2001
Subject:
Milan, Milton
Abstract:
Citing "humanitartian concerns" and the financial inability to flee, the court-appointed attorney for former Camden Mayor Milton Milan has asked that Milan be released on bail until his June 15 sentencing for corruption. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B
Article Title:
Camden vehicles towed from lot in effort to end legal dispute
Publication Date:
March 13, 2001
Subject:
Admiral Wilson Boulevard
Abstract:
The city took a step toward resolving a long-running legal dispute Monday by removing dozens of municipal vehicles from storage at a privately owned lot. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Program director hopes to attract funds, vistors
Publication Date:
March 12, 2001
Subject:
Battleship USS New Jersey
Abstract:
John Shaw has what may be the most important job for the USS New Jersey. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A, 5A
Article Title:
DRPA banks on trade center
Publication Date:
March 13, 2001
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
Can a single building improve the region's image as a international business mecca? Abstract courtey of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8B, 5B
Article Title:
Nipper conversion a tough task
Publication Date:
March 14, 2001
Subject:
Nipper Building
Abstract:
Converting a nest of derelict, buildings into a tower of luxury apartments requires a developer who is part gambler, part salesmen, part architect, and, in today's market, an environmental wizard. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
7B, 11B
Article Title:
Roberts poised to take powerful Assembly post
Publication Date:
March 15, 2001
Subject:
Camden, Government and Politics
Abstract:
After a nasty fight, in which longtime friends betrayed each other and regions of the state grappled for power, it appears South Jersey has captured a piece of the state Assembly leadership. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A, 6A
Article Title:
Faison stands fast on question of Allenbach's future
Publication Date:
November 22, 2001
Subject:
Faison, Gwendolyn, City Council
Abstract:
Mayor Gwedolyn Faison stood firm against signing a contract to protect the police chief's pension and keep him in camden despite City Council's attempts to broker an agreement between the two sides Wednesday. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Camden council won't renew tow contract
Publication Date:
November 22, 2001
Subject:
City Council
Abstract:
City Council chose not to award a controversial towing contract Wednesday because it would need to waive a bid requirement to do so. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
4B
Article Title:
Tougher animal control laws urged
Publication Date:
December 29, 2001
Subject:
Animal Welfare
Abstract:
The folks in Brooklawn figured it was a simple solution. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Leaders are inept in Camden
Publication Date:
November 5, 2001
Subject:
State Takeover
Abstract:
How can the "leaders" of Camden run the cit when they can't even get a bunch of football uniforms? That's the latest in a series of questions state taxpayers ought to be asking themselves. Afetall, state tax dollars pay a huge portion of the city's budget, and the state has little control over the city's affairs. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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6A
Article Title:
Hodgepodge of success and failure stymies
Publication Date:
November 4, 2001
Subject:
State Takeover
Abstract:
The revitalization of Camden" was on the agenda. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post."
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Camden's CFO gets chance to plead case
Publication Date:
February 15, 2001
Subject:
Camden, Government and Politics
Abstract:
The state offered Camden's embattled chief financial officer a chance Wednesday to prove the city's fiscal books are in order before considering any action against him. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 4A
Article Title:
Housing prices soar in North Jersey towns
Publication Date:
February 15, 2001
Subject:
Housing
Abstract:
More buyers looking for feewer properties means much higher housing prices in North and Central Jersey, while South Jersey homme prices lag behind. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6A
Article Title:
Cost of 'Big J' pier has risen to $10M
Publication Date:
February 16, 2001
Subject:
Battleship USS New Jersey
Abstract:
The pier cost for the battleship USS New Jersey has risen to at least $10M more than twice as much money as the Hone Port Alliance now has to construct a dock on the downtown Waterfront. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 9A
Article Title:
Suit filed over cememnt plant
Publication Date:
February 14, 2001
Subject:
St. Lawrence Cement Company
Abstract:
Armed with bullhorns and with federal courthouse as a backdrop, competing community groups faced off across Cooper Street on Tuesday, trying to out-shoot each other about the pros and cos of a riverfront cement plant. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B
Article Title:
Fish exports could help port
Publication Date:
February 13, 2001
Subject:
Port - Facilities
Abstract:
Dockworkers began to load 3,500 tons of frozen mackerel at Beckett Street terminal Monday into the hold of a Panamanian cargo chip destined for the west coast of Africa. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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8B
Article Title:
Camden educator moving on
Publication Date:
February 14, 2001
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
After 34 years in the city's schools, Marion Profit says goodbye today. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A, 7A
Article Title:
Fued between Milan, City Council puts grant at risk
Publication Date:
August 15, 2001
Subject:
Milan, Milton, City Council
Abstract:
A federal grant application that would fund nearly $5 million for social service programs in the city could be jeopardized if Camden Mayor Milton Milan and City Council can't agree on a plan to submitby this afternoon. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B
Article Title:
'Big J' moving today to former shipyard
Publication Date:
August 15, 2001
Subject:
Battleship USS New Jersey
Abstract:
Tugboats will tow the battleship USS New Jersey to the former site of the New York Shipbuilding Corp. in the South Camden today at about 2 p.m. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B
Article Title:
'Big J' towed to Broadway Terminal for renovation work
Publication Date:
August 16, 2000
Subject:
Battleship USS New Jersey
Abstract:
The battleship USS New Jersey arrived Tuesday at the South Camden site where it will be renovated into a floating memorial and musuem. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Camden council, Milan agree on social services grant application
Publication Date:
August 16, 2000
Subject:
Milan, Milton, City Council
Abstract:
City Council and Mayor Milton Milan agreed Tuesday on the wording of a federa grant apllication for nearly $5 million for social service programs, averting a showdown that could have cost the city the money. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Article Title:
Haddon Bindery produced long list of fine publications
Publication Date:
August 17, 2001
Subject:
History, Camden
Abstract:
At one time, the Haddon Bindery in Camden bond two-thirds of all the Bibles printed in the United States. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3A
Article Title:
C-P jumped gun writing about Camden BOE's travel policy
Publication Date:
August 17, 2000
Subject:
Board of Education
Abstract:
Re: "Camden BOE missed boat again on travel-policy fix" (editorial, 8/10). Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
13A
Article Title:
Problems still plague city police: report offers tips for making improvements in Camden
Publication Date:
September 1, 2002
Subject:
Police
Abstract:
Problems ranging from overtime and sick-time abuse, unreasonable fiscal controls and shoddy 9-1-1 service plague the Camden Police Department and hamper the way emergency services are provided in this crime-ridden city, a state report says. Issued by the state Division of Criminal Justice, the report indicates that many of today's problems date as far back as 1996 when a similar audit was conducted. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 10A
Article Title:
Crime-mapping technology aids Camden police
Publication Date:
September 2, 2002
Subject:
Police
Abstract:
Over the past two months, the city's police department has added a high-tech weapon to its crime-fighting arsenal. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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2B & 4B
Article Title:
Bryant to revise Camden aid bill: Gov. McGreevey promises appeal of judge's ruling on school district
Publication Date:
September 3, 2002
Subject:
Public Schools, Camden Recovery Plan
Abstract:
State Sen. Wayne Bryant is amending the Camden recovery plan so that other municipalities may be included under the law. The action is in response to a judge's ruling that sections of the legislation stripping power from the city's school district are unconstitutional because they apply exclusively to Camden. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A & 7A
Article Title:
Battleship passes inspection
Publication Date:
September 7, 2002
Subject:
Battleship USS New Jersey
Abstract:
The USS New Jersey, a retired battleship that is now a floating museum on the city waterfront, recently received accolades from a Navy inspection team. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B
Article Title:
Camden holds off on layoffs
Publication Date:
September 10, 2002
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
Almost 200 employees of the city's school district who were targeted for layoffs are off the hook -- for now.
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Panel: Two Camden officials violated law
Publication Date:
September 12, 2002
Subject:
Public Schools, Board of Education
Abstract:
The board of education President Sara T. Davis and Vice President Rosemary Jackson violated the law when they voted to appoint an attorney who had represented them on board matters, the state School Ehtics commission has ruled. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Lawsuit seeks ban on Camden aid plan
Publication Date:
September 5, 2002
Subject:
Camden Recovery Plan
Abstract:
Following the school board's lead, city activist Frank Fulbrook filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to have the entire Camden recovery plan thrown out. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 3B
Article Title:
Loss by [Jersey Joe] Walcott marked end of era: Camden fighter was last champ from S.J.
Publication Date:
September 22, 2002
Subject:
Walcott, 'Jersey Joe' (1914-1994)
Abstract:
Fifty years ago, South Jersey's last real connection to boxing's heavyweight championship was lost, and the history of spoort's most cherished individual prize was forever altered by one, memorable punch. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A & 6A
Article Title:
Grandson recalls Walcott as boxing trendsetter
Publication Date:
September 22, 2002
Subject:
Walcott, 'Jersey Joe' (1914-1994)
Abstract:
When Vincent Cream watches the video of his grandfather battling Rocky Marciano, he sees jazz in motion. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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6A
Article Title:
Clean air for South Camden
Publication Date:
September 22, 2002
Subject:
Air Pollution
Abstract:
Well, the state seems set to do, uh, something about the air in South Camde. It's sending investigators door-to-door in the waterfront neighborhood to measure up to 40 carcinogenic chemicals in the air. They'll take a micro-inventory of pollution from such places as auto body repair shops, scrapyards, the St. Lawrence cement plant and other industrial facilities, of which Waterfront South has an embarrassing abundance. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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6B
Article Title:
State tells board to pay for travel
Publication Date:
September 20, 2002
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
A state official has told city school board members they must pay their own way for trips outside New Jersey until the district resolves its budget woes. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B
Article Title:
Camden food bank receives $35,000 donation
Publication Date:
Subject:
AIDS (Disease)
Abstract:
The Positively Nutritious Program's food bank makes its home in an unassuming garage with white flaking paint, a smattering of graffiti and some weeds in the yard. But every day, the bank's small staff delivers meals to more than 700 Camden residents stricken with AIDS or HIV. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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5B
Article Title:
Camden school talks at standstill
Publication Date:
September 21, 2002
Subject:
Public Schools
Abstract:
The Camden Education Association and the Camden Board of Education have asked the state to mediate contract negotiations. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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2B