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:
DRPA again hears foes of toll, fare increases
Publication Date:
June 23, 1999
Subject:
Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Abstract:
For the second night in a row, Delaware River Port Authority officials on Tuesday told an audience they had cut expenses to the bone, but still must raise bridge tolls and train fares to maintain aging facilities. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 5A
Article Title:
Many questions raised on plan to repaint bridge
Publication Date:
June 3, 1999
Subject:
Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Abstract:
The turnout was light, but the 10 or so people who attended a public meeting Wednesday night about plans to strip the Benjamin Franklin Bridge of 83 years' worth of lead paint asked a litany of tough questions. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Opinions mixed on Milan's gambit
Publication Date:
July 25, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
Mayor Milton Milan knew going in the risk of declaring his city bankrupt. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 8A
Article Title:
Fallout from bankruptcy fight may come back to haunt city
Publication Date:
July 25, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
Some people think Julian Toneatto is crazy to move his engineering firm from the cozy South Jersey suburbs to the economically shaky city of Camden, Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8A
Article Title:
Milan, State moving closer to showdown
Publication Date:
July 17, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
The city government will run the risk of a state takeover if Mayor Milton Milan makes good on a pledge to file for bankruptcy protection in response to the state's withholding of an estimated $44 million in aid payment. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 4B
Article Title:
Camden files for bankruptcy: action brings showdown with state over aid
Publication Date:
July 20, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
Saying the city would run out of money in two weeks, Camden officials filed for bankruptcy protection Monday in a showdown with the state over financial aid. Gov. Christie Whitman called the action reckless." Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post"
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 5A
Article Title:
Credit agency thought city was making progress
Publication Date:
July 20, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
Camden's filing for bankruptcy protection came as a shock to Moody's Investors Service, the agency that assigns credit ratings to businesses and governments. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
5A
Article Title:
Business owners expect big slowdown
Publication Date:
July 20, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
San Plaza, co-owner of Cuts and Curls at 7th and State streets, thought he was close to getting approval for a city loan that would help him open another business in his North Camden neighborhood. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
5A
Article Title:
Endgame gambit by mayor will burn Camden taxpayers [editorial]
Publication Date:
July 21, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
Milton Milan inherited a city already reeling and down on one knee. On Monday, he drop-kicked Camden in the gut. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
10A
Article Title:
Camden wants state to assume control of city: PNC Bank says it may have to freeze the account payroll
Publication Date:
July 21, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
A day after filing for bankruptcy protection, the city asked the court to force the state to run Camden for a year. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 8A
Article Title:
Bankruptcy clouds city's road to recovery
Publication Date:
July 22, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
News this week that officials here had filed for bankruptcy created yet another public relations hurdle for business owners and economic development agencies fighting to rekindle the city's economic base. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8B
Article Title:
Camden told to account for every cent spent
Publication Date:
June 15, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
In an effort to head off a projected 24.7 million deficit in the city's budget, the state as asked for a complete and detailed accounting of every cent the city spent in the past year. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 4A
Article Title:
City wins more time to explain its spending
Publication Date:
June 18, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
The city has been granted a 10-day extension on the state's request for a complete an detailed accounting of city spending during the past year. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3B
Article Title:
Gateway project will start soon in Camden
Publication Date:
June 18, 1999
Subject:
Admiral Wilson Boulevard
Abstract:
State officials are taking the first steps toward transforming Camden's Admiral Wilson Boulevard from a seedy stretch to a green gateway into the Garden State. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3B
Article Title:
Camden's fiscal rescue plan revealed
Publication Date:
July 10, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
A state-mandated plan to steer the city's financial course for the next three years says Camden needs more ratables, better collection of property taxes and belt-tightening by city departments. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 3B
Article Title:
If Camden wants autonomy it should cover its own bills [editorial]
Publication Date:
July 15, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
Camden leaders are tired of the state looking over their shoulder. They want their fiscal freedom back, and their suing to get it. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
14A
Article Title:
Milan won't give state control of city finances
Publication Date:
July 15, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
Mayor Milton Milan refused Wednesday to sign over control of the city government in exchange for the millions needed from New Jersey taxpayers to balance the city's books. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
Council Oks draft of plan that would save 10.3M
Publication Date:
July 15, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
City council [Camden] voted Wednesday to approve the draft of a three-year financial plan that would reduce the annual cost of running the city by 10.3 million. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Camden site will be readied for battleship, just in case
Publication Date:
July 15, 1999
Subject:
USS New Jersey
Abstract:
The Home Port Alliance and Camden County freeholders are proceeding as if Camden has been selected as the home port for the USS New Jersey. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Cannot run Camden like it's Haddonfield [editorial]
Publication Date:
June 27, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
There may be some inappropriate or illegal spending going on in Camden, and the oversight board probably will ferret it out. However, neither the board nor the state has begun to address the more basic problem in Camden. The problem is: How do you run a city with 87,000 people with the pocketbook (ratable base) of a Haddonfield, which has a little more than 11,000 people? It simply cannot be done. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
9B
Article Title:
Camden wants county to pay for using police, fire services
Publication Date:
August 25, 1999
Subject:
Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
In its continuing push for cash, the city plans to look to the county government for help shoring up its ailing finances. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Camden County 1999 taxes
Publication Date:
March 27, 1999
Subject:
Camden County
Abstract:
Camden County freeholders on Friday introduced a 1999 spending plan with a 3.8-cent tax rate increase for homeowners across the county. The following chart shows the expected tax increase for property owners based upon an average home assessment in their town. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
3B
Article Title:
Camden County freeholders unveil tax-hike proposal: increase of 3.8 cents would be first in five years after a series of cuts since 1994
Publication Date:
March 27, 1999
Subject:
Camden County
Abstract:
After four years of touting decreases in the county tax rate, Camden County freeholders on Friday swallowed hard and introduced a 1999 budget with a 3.8-cent tax-rate increase. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 5A
Article Title:
U.S. Water fights to salvage sewage deal: CCMUA to review proposal Tuesday. Authority members are unsure of savings
Publication Date:
July 1, 1999
Subject:
Camden County, Municipal, U.S. Water of Chicago
Abstract:
Chicago-based U.S. Water is fighting to salvage a deal to run Camden County's sewage treatment plant, as county officials grow skeptical of the cost savings privatization of those services could provide. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
20A
Article Title:
CCMUA postpones talks on privatization issue
Publication Date:
August 24, 1999
Subject:
Camden County, Municipal, U.S. Water of Chicago
Abstract:
County officials are rejecting the notion that protecting political patronage jobs is behind their reluctance to let a private firm run the county-wide sewage treatment system. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
Residents feel frustrated in dealings with Camden Housing Authority
Publication Date:
August 19, 1999
Subject:
Housing Authority of the City of Camden (HACC)
Abstract:
Embarrassing revelations have tumbled out one after another at the city's housing authority, even with the federal governments running the agency that has gone through three directors since the takeover in August of 1997. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Three killings are recorded in Camden
Publication Date:
August 19, 1999
Subject:
Homicide
Abstract:
It took less than 24 hours on Tuesday for the city's murder rate to jump from 9 to 12 this year. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Charter school gets more space: LEAP Academy moving to renovated building
Publication Date:
August 23, 1999
Subject:
Charter Schools
Abstract:
Virginia Castro says her 12-year-old son will have more space to learn and prepare for college at a $6.8 million renovated brownstone, scheduled to open as a school Sept. 1. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 2B
Article Title:
1999 tri-county charter school applications
Publication Date:
August 20, 1999
Subject:
Charter Schools
Abstract:
Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6A
Article Title:
Two charter school operators seek to expand
Publication Date:
August 20, 1999
Subject:
Charter Schools
Abstract:
Of the 11 charter schools applicants in Camden and Burlington counties, two applicants already operate schools in the city of Camden. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, the founder of LEAP Academy, which is entering its third year, wants to open a high school. So does Joseph Conway, one of the founders of the year-old Camden's Promise Charter School. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6A
Article Title:
Former Camden official indicted for extortion: ex-prosecutor [Joseph S. Caruso] allegedly promised a city job in exchange for a political contribution
Publication Date:
June 30, 1999
Subject:
Corruption, Political
Abstract:
A federal grand jury has indicted a former Camden municipal prosecutor on charges he extorted a $5,000 contribution for a political action committee with close ties to Mayor Milton Milan. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 4A
Article Title:
Financial Review Board's success questioned
Publication Date:
July 7, 1999
Subject:
Financial Review Board, Budget, Municipal, Milan, Milton
Abstract:
With the city sinking deeper into a financial hole, some are questioning whether the past year was time well spent for the board appointed by the state to oversee spending and contracts in the city. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 2B
Article Title:
Eminent domain fight won for new River Authority
Publication Date:
April 11, 1951
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
12
Article Title:
Dr. Wiggins says Brunner stalled on U.S. housing
Publication Date:
April 13, 1951
Subject:
Housing, Wiggins, Ulysses S. (1893-1966)
Abstract:
Dr. Wiggins was a candidate for City Commissioner
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6
Article Title:
Langston Hughes speaks at YMCA in So. Camden
Publication Date:
May 2, 1951
Subject:
African Americans
Abstract:
Langston Hughes appears in Camden
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2
Article Title:
Firm seeks six schools for Camden
Publication Date:
August 17, 1999
Subject:
Charter Schools
Abstract:
The nation's largest for-profit school management company, known as the Edison Project, wants to open three elementary schools and three middle schools in the city. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 6A
Article Title:
Accept Edison Project's offer to teach children in Camden [editorial]
Publication Date:
August 19, 1999
Subject:
Charter Schools
Abstract:
Sixteen hundred students are on a waiting list to get into a Boston schoool run by the Edison Project. Immediate seating , and then some, is available in Camden public schools. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
14A
Article Title:
Camden Council hires firm to clean streets
Publication Date:
August 6, 1999
Subject:
City Council
Abstract:
A company from New York could soon be cleaning the city's trash-strewn streets each week, taking the place of less frequent sweepings by the city's Public Works Department. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Camden's referendum generating controversy
Publication Date:
May 6, 1999
Subject:
City Council
Abstract:
A question on the ballot for next Tuesday's city council election is shaping up as a highly charged politial issue. It asks voters whether candidates running for public office should be required to get more than 50 percent of the votes to win. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Catholic Health East's growth may aid Cooper
Publication Date:
August 7, 1999
Subject:
Cooper Health System
Abstract:
Behind the proposed take-over of Cooper Health System is a fast-growing giant in the hospital industry -- a 10-state health care network based in Delaware County, Pa. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 6A
Article Title:
Lourdes' owner plans to buy Cooper; deal could affect workers, patients
Publication Date:
August 5, 1999
Subject:
Cooper Health System
Abstract:
The parent firm of Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center plans to acquire the fnancially ailing Cooper Health System -- a takeover that could dramatically affect hospital workers and patients alike. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 6A
Article Title:
Cooper to sell then lease back building, garage: The hospital lost $16 million last year
Publication Date:
July 17, 1999
Subject:
Cooper Health System
Abstract:
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, has agreed to sell a five-story office building and 1,000-car parking garage across from the hospital to the Camden County Improvement Authority for $20 million, the authority said. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6B
Article Title:
Special Report: The Delaware's Revival, a river of opportunities
Publication Date:
August 8, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
Once a cesspool of sewage and factory waste, the Delaware River has made one of the nation's most remarkable ecological comebacks. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 7A
Article Title:
A river renewed: problems remain, but the Delaware's recovery from pollution has been remarkable
Publication Date:
August 8, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
Lew and Diane Stout paddle their canoes past floating carpets of pond lilies and willows draped over the banks of Camden County's Newton Creek. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
9A
Article Title:
An early focus of pollution cleanup
Publication Date:
August 8, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
The Delaware River's pollution problems were actually well recognized as early as the late 1700s when crude log pipes would funnel sewage right into the creeks and river. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
9A
Article Title:
Major pollutants in the Delaware River
Publication Date:
August 8, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
A recent study by the federal Environmental Protection Agency concludes that the Delaware River and Bay have some of the highest concentrations of chemicals in the nation, although overall levels appear to be decreasing. Pollution levels are highest in the stretch of river from Chester, Pa., to the mouth of Rancoccas Creek in Burlington County. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8A
Article Title:
DDT, past pollution still make fish unsafe: Delaware River officials must now grapple with historic toxins, including mercury and chlorinated pesticides
Publication Date:
August 8, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
The cruelest irony concerning the ecological rebound of the Delaware River is that while fish may be back in strong numbers, they are unsafe to eat. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
9A
Article Title:
Uniting diverse interests to provide river leadership
Publication Date:
August 8, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
Who's going to lead the Delaware River into the 21st Century? Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
10A
Article Title:
Far too many in dark on dredging [editorial]
Publication Date:
August 29, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
A Gannett New Jersey Poll released today uncovers some interesting points about a proposed $311 million Delaware River dredging project. Most notably, few people know about the project. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
10B
Article Title:
River dredging faces backlash: a plan to deepen the channel by five feet incurs the wrath of environmentalists
Publication Date:
August 10, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
The last time the Delaware River was dredged by five feet, it was a patriotic thing to do. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 8A
Article Title:
Deeper channel means more oil on fewer ships
Publication Date:
August 10, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
For Darryl Harris, plant manager of Valero Refining Company of Gibbstown, the dredging of the Delaware River's navigational channel from 40 to 45 feet is a no-brainer: More water means the ability to move more crude oil upriver for processing for less money. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
7A
Article Title:
Shipping needs dredging to compete
Publication Date:
August 10, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
Large or small dredging projects have been going on around the globe since Noah. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
7A
Article Title:
Views differ on the dredging plan
Publication Date:
August 10, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
As the Army Corps of Engineers prepares to dredge the Delaware River navigational channel next year; groups on both sides of the issue are weighing in. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
9A
Article Title:
Dump site 'an abysmal use of land': Army Corps wrestles with dumping spoils
Publication Date:
August 10, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
Standing atop a 50-foot mound of dirt scooped from the Delaware River during years of routine dredging, Anthony DePasquale ruefully shakes his head and calls the site an abysmal use of prime land." Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post"
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
9A
Article Title:
Dredging river channel won't help South Jersey [editorial]
Publication Date:
June 27, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
If the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) moves ahead with plans to help fund dredging of the Delaware River, it will undo all of the good it has done for South Jersey. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8B
Article Title:
Two port agencies essential to Delaware River dredging [editorial]
Publication Date:
August 16, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution, Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) Dredging Project
Abstract:
Two government agencies and area politicians play key roles in not only the proposed $311 million Delaware River dredging project, but also in any future plans to develop South Jersey riverfront property. It's time for them to stand and deliver for area residents. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
6A
Article Title:
Predicate dredging of river on four key considerations [editorial]
Publication Date:
August 15, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
The government wants to spend hundreds of millions of your tax and toll dollars to dredge the Delaware River to a depth of 45 feet, stirring up toxins and dumping millions of cubic yards of river bottom muck on prime South Jersey real estate. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8B
Article Title:
Special report: the Delaware's revival, visions of the future
Publication Date:
August 9, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
It may not be Pebble Beach, but the tree-blanketed bluff along the Delaware River in West Deptford provides an impressive view. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 5A
Article Title:
Next year is pivotal one for Camden revitalization projects
Publication Date:
August 9, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River
Abstract:
The Camden Waterfront has been struggling for more than 15 years to reinvent itself from a gritty eyesore to a popular tourist destination. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
7A
Article Title:
Brownfield Act gets test in Camden
Publication Date:
August 9, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River, Pollution
Abstract:
State officials hope to spur redevelopment of urban areas through a 1998 law that marks a significant change in the way contaminated industrial sites are viewed. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
8A
Article Title:
City's mayoral hopefuls fill war chests
Publication Date:
August 22, 1999
Subject:
Elections, Mayoral
Abstract:
More than 20 months before Camden voters go to the polls, city political leaders are gearing up for what they expect to be the most hard-fought, expensive and suspenseful contest of the next political season. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 5B
Article Title:
DRPA should end habit of staking risky deals with commuters' money [editorial]
Publication Date:
June 29, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
Anyone who says that riverboat gambling is illegal in New Jersey and Pennsylvania ought to check ou the high-stakes wagers that the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) has been making on the Camden-Philadelphia Waterfront -- using chips bought with tollpayers' money. And now, its asking commuters to ante up even more. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
7A
Article Title:
Glitches stalling E-Zpass
Publication Date:
March 11, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
It was supposed to be so easy: a coinless, electronic toll system that would allow motorists to zip through highways, bridges and tunnels without stopping to fish for change. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
14D & 11D
Article Title:
DRPA approves $30M for Adm. Wilson Blvd.
Publication Date:
August 19, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), Admiral Wilson Boulevard
Abstract:
The Delaware River Port Authority on Wednesday authorized selling $30 million in bonds to help pay for the cleanup and restoration of Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A
Article Title:
Toll, fare hikes OK'd: price to cross DRPA bridges rising to $3
Publication Date:
June 30, 1999
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), Benjamin Franklin Bridge, PATCO
Abstract:
In less time than it takes to get from Collingswood to Westmont aboard the PATCO Hi-Speedline, commissioners of the Delaware River Port Authority voted Tuesday to raise train fares by more than 50 percent and bridge tolls from $2 to $3. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 8A
Article Title:
Camden councilman suggests review board get out, meet people: a bus tour and monthly meetings held at sites throughout the city have been proposed
Publication Date:
July 24, 1999
Subject:
Financial Review Board, Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
With the cash needed from the state now flowing into the city accounts, the two levels of government are expected to start making up for tensions that brought state aid to the city to a stop. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
Deal averts city bankruptcy
Publication Date:
July 23, 1999
Subject:
Financial Review Board, Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
The city and state cut a deal Thursday that rescued Camden from bankruptcy and ended a bruising power struggle over the millions in state aid the city needs to pay its bills. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 4A
Article Title:
Camden residents, workers hope for the best
Publication Date:
July 23, 1999
Subject:
Financial Review Board, Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
News that the financial standoff between the city and state had ended brought mixed reaction from city residents and employees Thursday. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
4A
Article Title:
Camden faces a waiting game on board: a three-judge panel will hear arguments on the status of the state-appointed board in 3 weeks
Publication Date:
July 16, 1999
Subject:
Financial Review Board, Budget, Municipal
Abstract:
The city will have to wait at least three weeks to find out if the state-appointed board trying to fix its finances will be disbanded. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B & 4B
Article Title:
New garden opens as Aquarium companion
Publication Date:
July 3, 1999
Subject:
Waterfront
Abstract:
A garden never is done, but after five years of planning, Friday proved a good day to plant hundreds of kids in the Children's Garden on the Waterfront and to open the $7 million attraction to the public. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
2B
Article Title:
Many folks helped make Camden Children's Garden a sure success
Publication Date:
July 1, 1999
Subject:
Waterfront
Abstract:
The Camden Children's Garden will be dedicated at noon Friday and open to the public at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Today, Camden resident Mike Devlin, a driving force behind establishing the garden, takes a look at last-minute preparations and recognizes some of the many people who have made this project a success. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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23A
Article Title:
Park acts as gateway to Aquarium: Camden Children's Garden debuts
Publication Date:
July 1, 1999
Subject:
Waterfront
Abstract:
Most public gardens aren't very kid friendly. Don't touch. Don't run. And definitely don't dig in the dirt. The Camden Children's Garden at the New Jersey State Aquarium is designed to turn that notion on its ear by encouraging kids to grit their hands dirty, dig for dinosaur fossils and make music by hopping on sidewalk chimes.Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A & 4A
Article Title:
Camden Waterfront begins to stir
Publication Date:
July 6, 1999
Subject:
Waterfront
Abstract:
Travel to the Camden Waterfront these days and you will see more than a tank of brown fish. Indeed, the Waterfront still has a way to go, but there's definite progress. People should be excited. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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4A
Article Title:
Former bodyguard for Milan testifies
Publication Date:
February 17, 2000
Subject:
Milan, Milton, Corruption, Political
Abstract:
One of Mayor Milton Milan's former bodyguards appeared Wednesday before the federal grand jury investigating mob influence and corruption extending to the highest reaches of city government. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1B & 3B
Article Title:
Defense rests in Camden drug ring trial
Publication Date:
February 17, 2000
Subject:
Narcotics and Crime, Milan, Milton
Abstract:
Testimony in the federal trial of two alleged leaders of a city drug syndicate came to an abrupt end before lunch Wednesday when defense attorneys rested their cases. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A & 9A
Article Title:
State orders Mayor Milan to withdraw appointment
Publication Date:
February 9, 2000
Subject:
Milan, Milton, Corruption, Political
Abstract:
The state has demanded that the administration of Mayor Milton Milan immediately terminate the appointment of former Fire Chief Herb Leary as the city's new planning director. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A & 4A
Article Title:
Two witnesses ID Milan as dealer: Saul Febo testifies that he and the future mayor sold drugs together.
Publication Date:
February 10, 2000
Subject:
Milan, Milton, Corruption, Political, Narcotics and Crime
Abstract:
Saul "Gordo" Febo, operator of the biggest drug market in city history, testified Wednesday that he once worked as a drug dealer alongside Milton Milan, now the city's mayor. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1A & 6A
Article Title:
Febo: Milan warned me of drug probe
Publication Date:
February 11, 2000
Subject:
Milan, Milton, Corruption, Political
Abstract:
The city's biggest drug dealer for nearly a decade testified Thursday that Milton Milan tipped him to a federal investigation during a party celebrating Milan's election as mayor in May 1997. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
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1A & 4A
Article Title:
Forecast upbeat for Aquarium: Officials are counting on Waterfront development
Publication Date:
February 28, 2000
Subject:
New Jersey State Aquarium, Waterfront
Abstract:
The New Jersey State Aquarium is betting that profits and attendance will rise dramatically as development arrives on the city's Waterfront. Abstract courtesy of the Courier-Post
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1B
Article Title:
July 4th again proves need for a new bridge NOW
Publication Date:
July 4, 1950
Subject:
Walt Whitman Bridge
Abstract:
Third article of the series
Source:
Courier-Post
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16
Article Title:
Experts studied five sites for new bridge
Publication Date:
July 6, 1950
Subject:
Walt Whitman Bridge
Source:
Courier-Post
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7
Article Title:
Commission acts on wider power for housing unit
Publication Date:
July 13, 1950
Subject:
Housing Authority of the City of Camden (HACC), Urban Renewal
Abstract:
An ordinance to establish the Camden Housing Authority as a combined redevelopment and housing body to attack slum areas and reclaim worthless land was introduced and acted upon favorably at today's meeting of the city commission.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1 & 20
Article Title:
Legislature passes Port Authority bill by unanimous vote: measure met pattern set by Discroll
Publication Date:
July 18, 1950
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
By an unanimous vote in both houses, the Legislature on Monday approved the Delaware River Port Authority bill after ammendments, to which Governor Driscoll objected in vetoing it conditionally, had been removed.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1 & 4
Article Title:
Redevelopment powers for Housing
Publication Date:
July 18, 1950
Subject:
Housing, Urban Renewal
Abstract:
Increased powers are to be granted to the Camden Housing Authority under an ordinance passed on first reading by the city commission last week.
Source:
Courier-Post
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10
Article Title:
Driscroll signs bill creating new Port Authority
Publication Date:
July 28, 1950
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
The halfway goal for wider development and expansion of the Camden-Philadelphia port area was reached today when Governor Driscoll signed into law the bill creating the Delaware River Port Authority.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1
Article Title:
Window smashing, robberies bring probe by City
Publication Date:
August 21, 1951
Subject:
Vandalism, Crime
Abstract:
Aroused by a number of robberies, most recent of which was Sunday night when a Broadway show window was smashed and a quantity of jewelry removed, Camden merchants have appealed to Commissioner Aaron for additional police protection.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1 & 3
Article Title:
Strange case of Howard Unruh
Publication Date:
September 16, 1950
Subject:
Unruh, Howard
Source:
Saturday Evening Post
Page/Section Location:
24-5, 90, 93, 95, 98, 100, 102, 107, & 110
Article Title:
Wolverton wins 13th term over Crean by 20,513
Publication Date:
November 8, 1950
Subject:
Elections, Congressional, Wolverton, Charles
Abstract:
Emerging victorious with a 20,513 unofficial majority over his Democratic opponent in the First Congressional District, Representative Charles A. Wolverton proved himself in Tuesday's balloting to be the strongest Republican vote-getter in South Jersey.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1 & 3
Article Title:
Bridge Commission moves to condemn 21 homes
Publication Date:
November 15, 1950
Subject:
Delaware River Joint Commission (DRJC), Bridge Plaza
Abstract:
The Delaware River Joint Commission this afternoon took the initial steps leading to the condemnation of 26 parcels of real estate which it contends are needed for expansion of the toll house area and the construction of a new police building for the Camden bridge.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1 & 7
Article Title:
Span Board oks crossing at N.Y. Ship
Publication Date:
December 27, 1950
Subject:
Walt Whitman Bridge, Delaware River Joint Commission (DRJC)
Abstract:
The Delaware River Joint Commission today approved the report of its transportation committee recommending that the site of a new bridge or tunnel be from Oregon avenue, Philadelphia, to the vicinity of the Camden plant of the New York Shipbuilding Corp.
Source:
Courier-Post
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1
Article Title:
Leadership by design;
Publication Date:
May 4, 1905
Subject:
Local Companies, Langston Corporation, Businesses, Camden
Abstract:
87 p. Description of Langston Co.
Article Title:
A blueprint of projects and programs for 1951
Publication Date:
January 2, 1951
Subject:
Camden Chronology, City Planning
Abstract:
Ten important projects which should be planned, set in motion or completed: civilian defense preparation, blood bank contribution; paving of Broadway; sale of old courthouse; creation of DRPA which needs only Pa. legislature approval; completion of connec
Source:
Courier-Post
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10
Article Title:
Harold A. Stretch dead; publisher of Courier-Post
Publication Date:
February 2, 1951
Subject:
Obituaries, Courier-Post, Stretch, Harold
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 3
Article Title:
New York Shipyard gets $46 million contract: will construct 5 high speed cargo vessels
Publication Date:
March 25, 1951
Subject:
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1
Article Title:
Delaware River Port Authority fight must be won - NOW
Publication Date:
April 7, 1951
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
DRPA bill was again before the Pa. legislature which tried to change provision for eminent domain powers of Authority
Source:
Courier-Post
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6
Article Title:
Brunner ticket wins City Commission vote
Publication Date:
May 9, 1951
Subject:
Brunner, George E., Elections, City Commission
Abstract:
Brunner and his administration were returned to office for the fifth successive term
Source:
Courier-Post
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1 & 14
Article Title:
Phila. wage tax relief bill is killed: move to exempt non-residents is 'recommitted'
Publication Date:
June 6, 1951
Subject:
Philadelphia Wage Tax, Taxation - Exemption
Source:
Courier-Post
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1
Article Title:
Cannon fodder for this country
Publication Date:
March 3, 1991
Subject:
Persian Gulf
Abstract:
Camden soldiers in the Persian Gulf
Source:
Courier-Post
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G1
Article Title:
Port Authority bill passed by Pa.
Publication Date:
June 27, 1951
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Source:
Courier-Post
Page/Section Location:
1 & 4
Article Title:
Port Authority assured: opens new expansion era
Publication Date:
June 28, 1951
Subject:
Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA)
Abstract:
DRPA bill, which had been passed by the New Jersey Legislature and was soon to be passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature, was seen as the 'preface to the greatest era of expansion this area has ever known'
Source:
Courier-Post
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